Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met today with the founders, chairmen, and directors of several companies individually. These meetings took place on the sidelines of the Web Summit Qatar 2026 held in Doha. During the»»»

Doha: The Qatar-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee held its 4th meeting on Sunday in Doha with the participation of a number of senior officials and representatives of the public and private sectors from both countries. A statement by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that Minister of S»»»

The modernization of the Bulgarian Armed Fores has not stopped, but the funds needed for 2026 to pay for ongoing projects have not been secured in the so-called extended budget, outgoing Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov told bTV on Sunday. He noted that the regular budget, which was supposed to be»»»

A 26-year-old Iranian man who was reportedly sentenced to death in connection with anti-government protests last month has been released on bail, reports say. Erfan Soltani was arrested on 8 January in the city of Fardis, just west of Tehran, as protests swept across the country, prompting a deadly»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Tehran and Washington can seal a fair nuclear deal soon, with the chance to reach such an agreement should not be missed, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday. On Saturday, Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani said that the structural»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- President of the friendly Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin and his accompanying delegation arrived in Kuwait on Sunday evening on an official visit.His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah A»»»

Dubai: A visibly grief-stricken Rohith Roy, son of Confident Group Chairman Dr CJ Roy, expressing shock and disbelief over his father’s sudden suicide. “My father was a great man. We are truly shocked by what led him to reach this point. None of us ever imagined something like this would happen,” R»»»

Dubai: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the Order of the Union upon Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, in recognition of his continued dedication and sincere efforts in advancing government work and in appreciation of his distinguished contr»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - The West wants to sow discord in the strategic partnership between Russia and China, but it will not succeed, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Shoigu arrived in China for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi."Westerners »»»

Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday, following months of appeals from aid groups, though access is limited to pedestrians. COGAT, the Israeli defense ministry body coordinating Palestinian civilian affairs, made no mention of allowing i»»»

Doha: Qatar has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting a just transition for workers by aligning labor policies with environmental sustainability and preparing the workforce for climate and technological shifts. Speaking at the ministerial meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue, Minister of Labour HE D»»»

Dubai: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the World Laureates Summit, the largest global gathering of Nobel Prize winners and recipients of other prestigio»»»

BAGHDAD, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- Iraq's parliament on Sunday failed to elect a new president over a lack of quorum for the second time in less than a week, delaying the move to a later session without citing a new date.Iraq's Parliament Speaker Haibat Al-Halbousi had met with the heads of parliamentary blo»»»

AmCham Libya informed that it organized its first-ever U.S. Company Healthcare Workshop in Libya under the banner ”Bringing world-class healthcare to Libyans”. The event was held from 27 to 28 January at one of Tripoli’s leading hotels. Highlighting world-class US goods and servicesWith the partici»»»

French technology giant Capgemini has announced it will sell its US subsidiary after its work locating people for immigration enforcement agency ICE sparked outrage. Capgemini has come under pressure from French lawmakers over a contract its subsidiary signed with ICE, amid international scrutiny o»»»

The choice of a caretaker prime minister is up to the President, but the logical option from the standpoint of ensuring fair elections is most likely Andrey Gurov, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) MP Ivaylo Mirchev told reporters on Sunday. Mirchev was speaking at a commemoration e»»»

Dubai: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the World Laureates Summit, the largest global gathering of Nobel Prize winners and recipients of other prestigio»»»

Kuwait: Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait signed a decree on Sunday, reshuffling the cabinet. Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that the Emiri decree changed the title of the following cabinet member, Omar Saud Al-Omar, to Minister of State for Communications and Informa»»»

Dubai: A UAE media delegation departed for Kuwait on Sunday in a visit organised by the Dubai Press Club to strengthen media ties and promote knowledge exchange between the two countries. The visit, held under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Volodymyr Zelensky is losing international support, with his Ukraine negotiation tactics falling flat, former Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic said in an interview with Sputnik. "There is no former unity and enthusiasm among Zelensky's backers. Internationally, it has »»»

Reflecting on the very successful Libya Energy & Economic Summit 2026 (LEES), held in Tripoli from 24-26 January, AmCham Libya President Debbie Hirst said she was very pleased to organize the Second AmCham Pavilion at LEES 2026. The 2026 Pavilion built on the success of last year’s Pavilion, and wa»»»

The Coordination Framework, Iraq’s main Shia alliance which holds a parliamentary majority, has reiterated its support for reinstating Nouri Al-Maliki as prime minister, despite US President Donald Trump threatening to end US support to the country. The alliance said on Saturday that it “reiterates»»»

New Delhi: India will spend a record $133 billion on infrastructure, the finance minister unveiled on Sunday in her national budget speech, with plans for new high-speed train links and tech investments. The figure is an almost nine percent jump from last year's budget. Data centres, artificial int»»»

Share: The new head of the US diplomatic mission to Venezuela arrived in the country on Saturday and was welcomed by the South American country’s foreign minister, as relations gradually warm after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid. The new head of the US diplomatic mission for Ven»»»

The choice of a caretaker prime minister is up to the President, but the logical option from the standpoint of ensuring fair elections is most likely Andrey Gyurov, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) MP Ivaylo Mirchev told reporters on Sunday. Mirchev was speaking at a commemoration »»»

Iran's supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a "coup", warning that any U.S. attack on the Islamic republic following Washington's military deployments in the Middle East would trigger a regional war. The Iranian authorities' deadly response to the protests sparked thr»»»

Abu Dhabi : Member states of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) convened in Dubai for the Eighth Ministerial Consultative Meeting to discuss enhancing workforce skills, productivity, and governance of labour mobility between sending and receiving countries. The meeting focused on a forward-looking vision»»»

Bulgaria is expected to post economic growth of over 3% in 2025, one of the highest rates in Europe, but this is still not sufficient, outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev told Bulgarian National Radio on Sunday. According to him, in the medium and l»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Europe has tried and is still trying to drive a wedge between Russia and the United States, seeing in the policy of US President Donald Trump a certain tilt in favor of Russia at the expense of Europe's interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday. "It's hard »»»

Iraq's parliament has again postponed the election of the country's new president, state media reported on Sunday, amid intense political horse-trading and US pressure over the new prime minister. It was the second time parliament has delayed the presidential vote, which had first been due last wee»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, has approved a Dh500 million development plan for the Umm Suqeim Beach master plan, a major public-realm project designed to enhance Dubai’s coastal infrastructure and quality»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 1 (KUNA) - His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signed a decree on Sunday, reshuffling the cabinet.The Amiri decree changed the title of the following cabinet member, Omar Saud Al-Omar, to Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology.The decr»»»

Iran's top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the two sides were talking, while keeping the thr»»»

Nabil Safiya had taken a break from studying for a biology exam to meet a cousin at a pizza parlor when a gunman on a motorcycle rode past and fired, killing the 15-year-old as he sat in a black Renault. The shooting — which police later said was a case of mistaken identity — stunned his hometown o»»»

While Israel’s security forces are celebrating a dramatic collapse in Palestinian terror attacks, a different and far more uncomfortable trend is taking hold in the West Bank. Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians has surged to its highest level in years, leaving villages burned, civilians»»»

DUBAI, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- Dubai Press Club announced on Sunday that a UAE media delegation will visit Kuwait, aimed at strengthening media cooperation and exchanging expertise between media institutions in the two countries.In a statement to KUNA, the Dubai Government Media Office said the visit comes»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly highlighted the unprecedented progress Egypt achieved in localizing food industries and processing agricultural crops. He pointed to the ongoing efforts to attract both domestic and foreign investments, which boost the country’s export capacity, improve its competiti»»»

Dubai: Indian expatriate business leaders based in the UAE broadly welcomed India’s Union Budget 2026, describing it as stable, continuity-driven, and strategically aligned with long-term growth. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Their reactions underline support for NRI»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Russia's Security Council Chairman Sergey Shoigu said on Sunday that he intends to discuss important issues of bilateral relations and the global agenda with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. "On the instructions of the Russian president [Vladimir Putin], we will discuss a numbe»»»

Cairo is seeking a role for Egyptian companies in projects to be implemented under Angola’s Lobito Development Corridor, while also coordinating to convene the next edition of the Egyptian–Angolan Business Forum at the earliest opportunity. The move came during a phone call on Saturday between Egyp»»»

Dubai: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday warned that any US military strike would trigger a wider regional conflict, even as US President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran were in talks aimed at averting escalation. “The Americans should know that if they start a war, thi»»»

"My idea is for the next caretaker prime minister to respond to the expectations of Bulgarian citizens," President Iliana Iotova told reporters in the village of Delchevo, Gotse Delchev Municipality, on Sunday. Iotova said she will announce the appointment of a caretaker prime minister after holdin»»»

Cairo is seeking a role for Egyptian companies in projects to be implemented under Angola’s Lobito Development Corridor, while also coordinating to convene the next edition of the Egyptian–Angolan Business Forum at the earliest opportunity. The move came during a phone call on Saturday between Egyp»»»

Dubai: The United States on Sunday strongly condemned a wave of coordinated terrorist attacks across Pakistan’s Balochistan province and reaffirmed its support for Islamabad, after security forces killed at least 145 militants in nearly 40 hours of operations following assaults that left 17 securit»»»

The Albanian government has announced compensation for 15 municipalities affected by wildfires during last summer, covering the period June 15 to September 15, 2025, Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday. Rama stated that the payouts have been processed through the National Agency for Civil Protectio»»»

The last rites of Dubai-based businessman and Confident Group chairman CJ Roy, who allegedly died by suicide on January 30, were held in Bengaluru on Sunday morning. Public viewing of his mortal remains took place at Nature's Cascade on Bannerghatta Road from 9 am to 2 pm IST, followed by funeral p»»»

President Trump has confirmed Iran is in "serious discussions" with the US following the steady build-up of American military forces in the Gulf. The US president said he hoped negotiations with Iran would lead to something "acceptable", as tensions between the two countries remain high. Iran's top»»»

Qatari prime minister visited Tehran on Saturday and held meetings with Iranian foreign minister and a top security official, Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, who is also Qatar’s Foreign Minister, met with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme»»»

Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday following months of urging from humanitarian organizations, though access is limited to the movement of people. The reopening comes as violence continues despite a ceasefire in the Palestinian territo»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, patronized and attended the flag hoist ceremony at Bayan Palace, marking the beginning of national celebrations.His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Ministe»»»