Abu Dhabi: The UAE capital will host the IAAPA Expo Middle East 2026 for the first time, marking a major milestone for the region’s attractions and leisure industry. The premier global trade show and conference will take place from March 30 to April 2, 2026 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Cent»»»

Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and outgoing Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev congratulated Nickolay Mladenov on his election as High Representative for Gaza, the Government Information Service reported Thursday. The three spoke in Davos before the establishment of the US Preside»»»

Abu Dhabi: AppliedAI, the Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence startup focused on regulated industries, has secured new investment from Mubadala Investment Company and Arbor Ventures to accelerate global expansion of its enterprise platform, Opus. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Chequ»»»

President Ahmed al-Sharaa has made significant advances in his efforts to unify a deeply fractured Syria, reclaiming large swathes of territory in the north-east that had been under the control of a Kurdish-led militia alliance for more than a decade. What happens next will be a test for a governme»»»

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, email newsletters have stood the test of time as a potent tool for engagement and conversion. Despite being one of the oldest forms of digital communication, their efficacy remains unmatched, providing a crucial touchpoint between brands and thei»»»

Health authorities in Bulgaria have reported a slight decline in the coverage of mandatory childhood vaccinations, with the percentage of unvaccinated children ranging between 3 and 18 percent depending on the region. The variation reflects differences in parental attitudes and local reporting, acc»»»

Davos: Chairman of Qatar Tourism and Chairman of the Board of Visit Qatar HE Saad bin Ali Al Kharji, participated in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. He joined a high-level panel discussion hosted by the Financial Times at the Invest in Qatar pavilion, which addre»»»

Tokyo: The restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday, with the operator saying it does not know when the problem would be solved. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province had been closed since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but operations to relaunc»»»

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US President Donald Trump kicked off his new "Board of Peace" at Davos on Thursday, with a signing ceremony for a body with a $1 billion membership fee and a controversial list of invitees. A group of leaders and senior officials from 19 countries -- including Trump allies from Argentina and Hungar»»»

Dubai: TECOM Group has acquired an integrated university campus in Dubai International Academic City for Dh125 million, expanding its education real estate portfolio as demand rises from international higher education providers. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The camp»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s First-Time Home Buyer program has helped more than 2,000 residents purchase their first home within six months of its launch, generating over Dh3.25 billion in residential property sales, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department. Sign up for our daily business newsl»»»

Damascus, Jan. 22 (SANA) A diplomatic source at Syria’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that SDF is responsible for breaching ceasefire agreements, adding that the Syrian government reserves the full right to protect national sovereignty and security. The source told SANA that the developments east »»»

Washington, United States: If there's one material that defines modern life more than any other, it's plastic: present from the moment we're born in newborn stool, in product packaging, in the soil beneath our feet and the air we breathe. Hard as it is to imagine, it wasn't always thus -- and doesn»»»

Paris, France: Trading in French video game giant Ubisoft was briefly suspended Thursday following a dramatic fall in its share price, a day after the firm announced it expected to make huge losses this year. Shares plummeted 33 percent -- a record drop for the firm -- to 4.46 euros in early Paris »»»

Rafael Tudares, the son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González, has been released from prison, his wife has said, more than a year after he was detained as part of a crackdown on Maduro government critics and their relatives. Mariana González said her husband had returned home a»»»

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday warned Israel and the US against "miscalculations" in the wake of mass protests, saying the force had its "finger on the trigger". US President Donald Trump has repeatedly left open the option of new military action against the Iranian republ»»»

When Dubai’s population surged by 134,000 residents through October 2024, reaching approximately 3.95 million by mid-2025, the emirate faced a challenge that required more than concrete and steel. The solution lies in the sophisticated technology infrastructure that transforms metal rails and aspha»»»

Military authorities in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau have scheduled presidential and legislative elections for 6 December, despite calls for a swifter transition to civilian rule. Transitional President Horta N'Tam signed a decree on Wednesday after meeting members of the National Transitional Council,»»»

Bulgaria has become a member of US President Donald Trump’s newly established Peace Council, despite leading European Union countries refusing to participate. Outgoing President Rumen Radev received an invitation from Trump but provided a cautious response. Nevertheless, outgoing Prime Minister Ros»»»

Five Palestinians were injured Wednesday after Israeli soldiers beat them in Hebron, said Palestinian medical officials, as the Israeli occupation went ahead with its multi-day military operation in the southern West Bank city. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said crews transported five people»»»

2026 begins in a geopolitical climate marked by a level of uncertainty comparable to the most tense moments of the past decade, from the global financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic to the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. While financial markets appear, for the time being, to overlook the escal»»»

At the start of the year, Romanians are taking a cautious view of their personal finances. According to a study conducted by Raiffeisen Bank Romania in partnership with Appinio, more than half of respondents (53%) say they intend to manage their spending more carefully in 2026, while over 30% plan »»»

The U.S. military said Wednesday it has started transferring detainees from the Islamic State group being held in northeastern Syria to secure facilities in Iraq. The move came after Syrian government forces took control of a sprawling camp, housing thousands of mostly women and children, from the »»»

Asman Airlines has launched subsidized flights on Bishkek—Talas route starting January 4, 2026, the airline reported. The ticket price has been fixed at 2,100 soms. Previously, price of tickets on this route ranged from 2,100 to 3,100 soms. According to the airline, flights on this route had long b»»»

Against the backdrop of a 34% increase in average housing prices in Bucharest over the past two years and a tightening supply of new investment opportunities, SPEEDWELL launched the QUEENS District project in October 2025. According to the developer, around 40% of the units in the first two residen»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for "national unity" after a long day of violent Israeli strikes on south Lebanon and on crossings along the Syria-Lebanon border. "Statements of condemnation are no longer sufficient," Berri said, adding that only national unity can save Lebanon. The strikes o»»»

All print dailies report that Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs has adopted, at second reading, amendments to the Election Code providing for the introduction of optical devices for scanning paper ballots. The Council of Ministers is expected to supply the devices within a »»»

Relations between Russia and Palestine have deep roots and are of a special nature, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "Relations between Russia and Palestine have deep roots and are of a special quality," Putin said at a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow.Pu»»»

HONG KONG — Stocks rose on Thursday while safe-haven precious metals extended losses after Donald Trump rowed back on his threat to hit key European countries with tariffs over their opposition to a US takeover of Greenland.The gains were also fuelled by a surge in regional tech giants as the artif»»»

Bulgaria’s shift to the euro at the start of 2026 has changed more than price tags. It has quietly reshaped how people pay for everyday digital services, from subscriptions to cross-border shopping. Faster transfers and clearer fees are lowering friction in ways consumers notice immediately. For in»»»

Israel's President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday that "regime change" can be the only future for Iran, where mass protests against the clerical authorities have faced a deadly crackdown. Demonstrations initially sparked by economic grievances turned into a movement against the theocracy that has ru»»»

The US House Oversight Committee voted on Wednesday to advance resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in its probe into disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Nine Democrats joine»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he expects to reach the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine "pretty soon." "We have settled eight wars, and I believe another one is coming pretty soon. You know what that is? The one that I thought was going to be an easy one, it has turned out to »»»

OnmanoramaShimjitha was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the death of Deepak U, who died by suicide after a video she posted on social media — alleging misconduct by him during a bus journey — went viral. She has been charged with abetment of suicide and is currently lodged at the Manjeri s»»»

Dubai: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed both Hindus and Muslims to offer prayers at the disputed Bhojshala Temple–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar on Friday, January 23, when the Hindu festival Basant Panchami coincides with Friday prayers, NDTV and The Times of India report»»»

Dubai: Emirates’ decision to build a new Cabin Crew Village at Dubai Investments Park (DIP) is less about real estate — and more about the airline’s future. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.For years, most Emirates cabin crew have lived closer to Dubai International Air»»»

Davos, Switzerland: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had reached a framework of a deal that satisfies him on Greenland, as he backed down both on threats to seize the island by force from Denmark and on imposing tariffs against European allies. Trump made the startling turnaround after t»»»

Bitcoin prices recently faced a correction, with significantly increased market volatility. Data shows that this adjustment put pressure on the leveraged market, resulting in the forced liquidation of approximately $680 million in long positions. A large amount of highly leveraged funds were forced»»»

Dubai: Fourteen years after Bollywood movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara showed three friends finding freedom through skydiving, four real friends from India lived their own version of that iconic story, jumping out of a plane 13,000 feet above Dubai. Divyansh Tiwari, Shruti Jain, Parth Ghedia, and Shr»»»

The US Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown. The defense official, who spoke on condition of an»»»

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Bulgaria should make renewable energy its top investment priority, according to data from a survey on public attitudes and government policies in the country’s energy sector, Greenpeace Bulgaria said in a press release. The study was conducted by Policy Solutions in partnership with the Ipsos marke»»»

Vazrazhdane, the third-largest parliamentary group, on Thursday urged Parliament to debate as soon as possible a bill extending the month-long euro and lev dual circulation period beyond its statutory expiry on January 31. Vazrazhdane Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said from the rostrum that just»»»

A new controversy emerged in Sofia’s subway system after municipal councilor Simeon Stavrev received a video reportedly showing a police officer guarding the metro in an intoxicated state. Stavrev shared the alert on Thursday, emphasizing the seriousness of the claim. He noted that, based on the vi»»»

Asian shares mostly advanced on Thursday, tracking Wall Street, after US President Donald Trump walked back from imposing tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland and ruled out using military force to take control of the territory. The future for the S&P 500 gained less than 0.1% and that»»»

France's far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has maintained that her National Rally party did not have a "system" of embezzling millions of euros in European Union funds to pay its staff in France, claiming they were acting in good faith. Le Pen's ongoing appeals trial will determine whether she wil»»»

There’s hardly a person nowadays who hasn’t been advised to incorporate a probiotic supplement into their daily routine. Beneficial bacteria are truly our fellow assistants when it comes to maintaining a healthy gut and digestion – but do we really know why it’s so important to take care of our dig»»»

BIPA, the Austrian drugstore chain part of the REWE Group, officially entered the Romanian market on January 22 with the opening of its first store in Bucharest, located in Mega Mall. The launch marks the start of a long-term investment strategy in Romania, with the company positioning the local ma»»»

Several soldiers were killed in a suicide car bomb attack during a military operation against ISIS positions in the Timbuktu Triangle area of Borno State, a longstanding terrorist stronghold in northeastern Nigeria. The military said soldiers clashed with fleeing terrorists during an offensive to f»»»