KUWAIT, Jan 24 (KUNA) -- Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi affirmed on Saturday that robotic surgery has become a cornerstone of the surgical development system in Kuwait, given the improved control it offers, particularly in complex surgeries and oncology procedures.This came in a speech he d»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), has announced the opening of registration for the 62nd edition of the Annual School Qur’an Memorisation Competition, to be held under the patronage of Ministe»»»

3271717 WASHINGTON -- Kuwait Embassy in Washington vigilance for a massive winter storm in mid-west and eastern coastal states this weekend. 3271620 WASHINGTON -- The US government formally withdraws from the World Health Organization and suspends all funding to the global health body. 3271723 RABA»»»

Two of China's top-ranking generals have been removed amid President Xi Jinping's continued purge of military generals who are accused of corruption. File Photo by Daniel Torok/The White House/UPI | License Photo Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Gen. Zhang Youxia no longer is Chinese President Xi Jinping's top mil»»»

A man is under arrest and might be charged after driving a vehicle into a Detroit Metro Airport terminal and injuring six on Friday night. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 24 (UPI) -- An unidentified man has been arrested after he drove a vehicle into a Detroit Metro Airport termi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Under the patronage of the Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Joint Tactical Exercise of the security agencies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Arabian Gulf Security 4), hosted by the State»»»

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the deployment of an international stabilisation force, and an immediate humanitarian truce in Sudan during separate calls with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Gaza Representative Nickolay Mladenov. I»»»

The Egyptian government intends to offer treasury bills, bonds and sukuk worth a combined EGP 2.703trn during the third quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, according to data published by the Ministry of Finance. The planned issuances, which will be executed by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on »»»

ABU DHABI (Sputnik) - The first day of trilateral talks on Ukraine was held at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, a residence where the UAE president frequently receives high-level foreign guests, a Sputnik correspondent reported. The delegations met at Al Shati Palace, located on the coast of a canal f»»»

Donald Trump has praised UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan after comments made by the president that allied forces avoided the front lines prompted criticism from veterans and politicians. Earlier this week Trump angered US allies by downplaying the role of Nato troops in the war and doubted wh»»»

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Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha addressed supporters on Saturday during a protest held in front of the Prime Minister’s Office, accusing the ruling majority of corruption and calling for the government’s removal. In his speech, Berisha listed what he described as major scandals involving the c»»»

Minor students honored, in presence of Minister of Justice Nasser Al-Sumait»»»

Singapore: Singapore will invest more than Sg$1 billion ($785 million) in public research on artificial intelligence through 2030 to bolster its capabilities and enhance global competitiveness, the government said Saturday. The fund will enable Singapore to establish "world-class" research centres,»»»

China will “eat up” Canada if Ottawa refuses to cooperate with Washington, US President Donald Trump said on Friday. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said Canada opposes his planned Golden Dome missile defense system, which is inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome. “Canada is against The Golden»»»

Dakar: Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko will begin an official visit to Morocco on Monday, after fans from his country were detained in incidents there at the Africa Cup of Nations football final, officials said. Eighteen Senegalese supporters remain in pre-trial detention in Morocco, where t»»»

DOHA: Under the patronage of Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Joint Tactical Exercise of the security agencies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Arabian Gulf Security 4), hosted by the State of Qatar, i»»»

US President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 100% tariff on all Canadian goods if the country's prime minister strikes a trade deal with China. "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.," Trump »»»

Tunis, Jan 24 (TAP) - An exploitation concession for fourth-group mineral substances (salt), known as “Sabkhet El Brigua,” located in Medenine, was instituted under an order issued by the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy dated January 15,...»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that if it concludes a trade deal with China, he will impose a 100 percent tariff on all goods coming over the border. Relations between the United States and its northern neighbour have been rocky since Trump returned to the White Hou»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, announced the opening of registration for the 62nd edition of the Annual School Qur'an Memorization Competition, held under the patronage of Minister of Endowment»»»

CARACAS — Venezuelan lawmakers last week gave their initial backing to plans to throw open the oil sector to private investors, paving the way for the return of US energy majors — a key demand of President Donald Trump.Less than three weeks after the US ouster of Nicolas Maduro, MPs endorsed on fir»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Canada allows China to use it as a transit point for exports to America, Trump wrote on January 24. "If G»»»

Nasser Social Bank (NSB) has announced the launch of a new one-year “Sanad” savings certificate, offering an annual return of 18% paid yearly, or 17% paid monthly, as part of its efforts to provide highly competitive returns in the banking market. The move reflects the bank’s commitment to strength»»»

Unveiled with fanfare in Davos, US President Donald Trump’s newly minted Board of Peace (BoP) is being billed as a game-changer for Gaza and the wider Middle East. Backed by 25 states and armed with a formal legal mandate, the body aims to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction, guarantee Israel’s security,»»»

Another deadly night in Ukraine saw continued Russian bombardments, including strikes on the capital that killed one person and wounded four, while the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, was also hit by drone attacks injuring 27. The attacks coincided with the conclusion of the second day of t»»»

The US will offer "more limited" support to allies, according to the Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy. In a significant shift to its security priorities, the US Department of Defense now considers security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere - not China - as its primary concern. Previ»»»

Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov called on parties to act responsibly in the national interest and make sensible compromises, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) press service said here on Saturday. He made the comments at a meeting with members and supporters in Targovishte, and also »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in his address in Davos, said that pro-Russian politicians in Europe were acting against the European Union while benefiting from it financially, which could be seen as a public rebuke of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Te»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Quoz Arts Fest on Saturday, as the festival marks its 14th edition. The visit underlined the event’s importance as a key platform for contemporary art, creativity,»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that if it concludes a trade deal with China, he will impose a 100 percent tariff on all goods coming over the border. If Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a 'Drop Off Port' for China»»»

China's defence ministry says it has opened an investigation into the country's highest-ranking general over "grave violations of discipline and the law". The ministry gave no further details about accusations against General Zhang Youxia, who has widely been seen as President Xi Jinping's closest »»»

US President Donald Trump should apologize for downplaying the role of America’s allies in the war in Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. In 2001, the US invoked NATO’s Article 5 after the 9/11 attacks, and requested that member states support the invasion of Afghanistan. Tru»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO must recognize that Russia will not allow the alliance to approach its borders and agree on how Ukraine can once again become a buffer state, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday. "I see no other solution than to recognize that NATO and the European Union c»»»

Brussels: India and Europe hope to strike the "mother of all deals" when EU chiefs meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi next week, as the two economic behemoths seek to forge closer ties. Facing challenges from China and the United States, India and the European Union have been negotiatin»»»

The Iranian regime’s recent crackdown on protests in Tehran and the country’s central region featured the use of military weapons, such as automatic or semi-automatic machine guns, that were previously only deployed in the remote northwestern Kurdish areas, according to Amnesty International. For I»»»

A cow in a herd in the Republic of Ireland has the bluetongue virus (BTV). The case in County Wexford is the latest confirmed case of the virus, after cases were found in Northern Ireland in December. The Irish Minister for Agriculture said the news is unwelcome but unsurprising, "given the spread »»»

Copenhagen: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday slammed US President Donald Trump for saying NATO allies had shied away from the front line in Afghanistan. "I fully understand that Danish veterans have said no words can describe how much this hurts," she said on Facebook. "It is una»»»

Rome, Italy: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday voiced outrage after the co-owner of the Swiss bar destroyed in a New Year fire that killed 40 people was released on bail. In a statement, Meloni and her Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said they asked Rome's ambassador to Switzerland »»»

Skopje, 22 January 2026 (MIA) - Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, posted on Facebook Thursday evening that he held a bilateral meeting today with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Council of Ministers Chairwoman Borjana Krišto, followed by numerous meetings with»»»

Skopje, 22 January 2026 (MIA) - Minister of Culture and Tourism, Zoran Ljutkov, who is leading the Macedonian delegation on a working visit to the Kingdom of Spain, attended the official opening of the 46th international tourism fair FITUR 2026 in Madrid on Thursday. At the FITUR 2026 fair in Madri»»»

Libya will sign a 25-year oil development agreement on Saturday with France's TotalEnergies and US-based ConocoPhillips, involving more than $20 billion in foreign-financed investment and aimed at boosting production capacity by up to 850,000 barrels per day, Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah ‌s»»»

Bordeaux: France's health minister on Friday sought to reassure consumers that all suspicious infant formula had been withdrawn, as an investigation began into the deaths of two babies who drank possibly contaminated powdered milk. The infant formula industry has been rocked in recent weeks by seve»»»

Greenland and Denmark have formed a united front to face down US President Donald Trump, momentarily setting aside the troubled history between them. The Arctic island, a Danish colony for three centuries, still has a complicated relationship with Denmark, which now rules it as an autonomous territ»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 24 (KUNA) - The Amiri Diwan on Saturday mourned the demise of Sheikha Badriah Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah at the age of 82.The funeral service is set to take place on Sunday and Monday afternoon. (end) mk.seo»»»

CAIRO, Jam 24 (KUNA) - Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty on Saturday held a phone call with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the latest developments in Gaza and Sudan, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.During the call, Abdelatty reviewed the situation »»»

Amid rising tensions surrounding Iran, the US Navy’s Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its strike group entered the Indian Ocean on Tuesday after transiting the Malacca Strait, according to navigation data from Marine Traffic. The naval fleet is heading westward toward the Middle East. The strik»»»

Atanas Atanassov, leader of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), which is part of the Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) coalition, Saturday told Bulgarian National Television that "the entire old red nomenklatura and parts of the new one have lined up behind [former president Rumen]»»»

Ankara, Jan.24 (SANA)– Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan has affirmed that recent developments in Syria reveal an unprecedented international and regional consensus to take concrete steps toward improvement, expressing optimism about the country’s future. Speaking to British Sky News channel on»»»

Washington, United States: US Vice President JD Vance will travel to Armenia and Azerbaijan in February, President Donald Trump said on Friday, with the intention to "build on" recent peace efforts. Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a US-brokered agreement in August to end a decades-long conflict over »»»