The Polish government has approved a draft law that reduces benefits for Ukrainian migrants amid growing public frustration over their privileged status and the cost to taxpayers. In a post on X on Tuesday, Poland’s Interior Ministry said the proposed legislation would gradually phase out the Speci»»»

Thursday's news that Bulgaria has joined the Gaza Board of Peace under the patronage of the United States and President Donald Trump met with contrasting reactions in Bulgaria. The announcement was made from Davos, Switzerland by Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, quoted by the go»»»

Tunis, Jan 22 (TAP) - Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Fatma Thabet Chiboub on Thursday held a working session with a delegation from the World Bank Group led by its Country Manager for Tunisia Alexandre Arrobbio.The discussion focused on...»»»

Israel has failed to complete its obligations to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip under the first phase of US President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Palestinian enclave, retaining its presence on 60% of newly occupied Palestinian territories, Palestinian General Supervisor of Official Media»»»

Stealing Russian assets frozen in the EU would amount to a “declaration of war” against Moscow, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has said. Western nations froze an estimated $300 billion in Russian central bank assets following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022. The bulk o»»»

1 of 3 | President Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. Photo by World Economic Forum/Jason Alden/UPI | License Photo Jan. 22 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump held a signing cerem»»»

Tunis, Jan. 22 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, held a working session on Thursday with the UN Resident Coordinator and representatives of UN agencies, funds, and programmes accredited in...»»»

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, at Qasr Al Shati, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Pri»»»

In a Facebook post on Thursday, There Is Such a People (TISP) leader Slavi Trifonov said that falsification and manipulation of optical voting scanners are impossible. He said that these devices are the best option for voting in Bulgaria, as with this type of voting, the machine prints a paper prot»»»

BELGRADE - Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said on Thursday the Serbian oil company NIS had been in a very complicated situation but that a joint solution had been found thanks to good cooperation between Serbia and Russia. NIS is under US sanctions due to its Russian maj»»»

Tunis, Jan. 22 (TAP) - Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Abdelhafidh, took part, on behalf of President Kais Saied, in the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, held from January 19 to 23 under the theme “A Spirit of...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe ‘Hands on Trigger’: IRGC Chief Warns US and ‘Israel’ against Any Miscalculation 22-01-2026 19:21 PM The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic R»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Greenland’s Prime Minister: We are ready to negotiate a better partnership with the United States, but sovereignty is a red line that canno»»»

Davos: The Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani held meetings with several ministers on the sidelines of the 2026 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. HE Sheikh Faisal met with Minister of Commerce of Saudi Arabia, HE Dr. Maj»»»

An organisation that provides 'patriotic education' and military training to children and youth in the Kola Peninsula is sending its instructors to the front line in Ukraine. Battlefield experiences are of major importance for the teachers, according to the VOIN Centre. Five of the instructors who »»»

US President Donald Trump has said that the Greenland deal currently being worked out by his administration and NATO would grant American forces “total access” to the territory at zero cost to Washington. Earlier this month, Trump promised to seize Greenland from Denmark “the easy way” or “the hard»»»

Saer Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), praised an intervention by FNC member Mona Hammad calling for family empowerment programmes to include the empowerment of men, rather than being limited solely to women as is currently the case. He described her remarks as a valid and con»»»

Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni has become the second municipality in Attica, after Glyfada, to declare a state of emergency following Wednesday’s destructive storm. Heavy rainfall and strong winds caused flooding, landslides and extensive material damage across the area, which, like Glyfada, lies on Athens»»»

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said a 30% tariff would apply to certain Colombian imports starting Feb. 1. Photo by Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Ecuador and Colombia have initiated a tariff dispute after a decision by Ecuador's government to impose a 30% duty on imports from Colombia, a»»»

Libya’s second largest state mobile telecoms company, Almadar Aljadid, announced today that it has reached the final stages and technical preparations for launching 5G services, becoming the first Libyan national operator to offer this service. The company said this comes as part of its ongoing eff»»»

Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) said Thursday that the government decision to join President Trump's Board of Peace is "the biggest foreign policy blunder of the past two decades". "We at Democrats for Strong Bulgaria are convinced that today’s appearance of outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelya»»»

DOHA: Nebras Energy (a Qatari public joint-stock company), through one of its subsidiaries, has been awarded two contracts to develop gas-fired combined-cycle power generation plants in the Sultanate of Oman. The projects include the Misfah Power Plant, with a total capacity of 1,700 megawatts, and»»»

French member of the European Parliament Manon Aubry (lower left), gestures during the vote to refer the Mercosur trade deal case to the Court of Justice of the European Union, Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday. Photo by Yoan Valat/EPA Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The governments of Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay»»»

US President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new US-led "Board of Peace" to oversee the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and shape Gaza’s future, pitching it as a potential rival to the UN – even as several close US allies declined to take part. US President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board»»»

The US is actively searching for Cuban government insiders to help orchestrate regime change in Havana by the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US officials familiar with the matter. The newspaper stated that the administration of US President Donald Tru»»»

Assen Vassilev, chair of the Continue the Change (CC) party, told journalists on Thursday that the decision to join the Board of Peace puts Bulgaria alongside Hungary in the "corner" of the European Union. Earlier in the day in Davos, Switzerland, outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced »»»

The Law Enforcement Department within the Interior Ministry’s General Directorate of Security Operations announced yesterday that squatters who had fled the fighting during Libya’s 2011 civil war will be evicted from the Savings Bank-owned apartments on Tripoli’s Airport Road. The Law Enforcement D»»»

The decision for Bulgaria to join the Board of Peace in no way contradicts the current general European consensus, GERB-UDF Deputy Floor Leader Denitsa Sacheva told reporters on Thursday. She was commenting on the news that outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov had signed US President Donald Tru»»»

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) described the announced joining by Bulgaria to President Trump's Board of Peace initiative as "act of unprecedented legal nihilism and outright encroachment on the country's constitutional foundations". In a statement put out Thursday, BHC calls for immediate »»»

Vampire horror film Sinners has broken the record for the most Oscar nominations received by a single film, after being nominated for 16 of Hollywood's most coveted honours. The film beat the previous record of 14 nominations, and emerged ahead of its nearest rival this year, Leonardo DiCaprio's th»»»

Dubai: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, a graduation ceremony was held today at the Dubai Police Academy. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairm»»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning Floor Leader Delyan Peevski said in a press release on Thursday that he welcomed outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and the Bulgarian government for taking a decisive step for the country’s future by joining the Charter of the US President Dona»»»

MP Bozhidar Bozhanov, co-chair of Yes, Bulgaria and deputy floor leader of the Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria (CC–DB) parliamentary group, called Bulgaria's accession to the Gaza Board of Peace a breach of the EU's common policy during a press conference on Thursday. The document which bro»»»

The charter for US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza was signed by 19 countries and the self-proclaimed state of Kosovo at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Board, announced by Trump on January 16, includes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve W»»»

Davos: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani signed Thursday a document regarding the State of Qatar's joining of the Board of Peace, during the signing ceremony of the charter establishing the council in Davos, Switzerland, in the pre»»»

MP Bozhidar Bozhanov, co-chair of Yes, Bulgaria and deputy floor leader of the Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria (CC–DB) parliamentary group, called Bulgaria's accession to the Gaza Board of Peace a breach of the EU's common policy during a press conference on Thursday. The document which bro»»»

Japan posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025, according to government data released Thursday, as exports were hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China. For the full year, Japan logged a 2.65 trillion yen ($17 billion) trade defici»»»

Record-breaking torrential rain across the north island of New Zealand was being blamed for at least two deadly landlides that claimed the lives of two people on Thursday in one of the country's most popular holiday regions. File photo by New Zealand Police/EPA-EFE Jan. 22 (UPI) -- At least two peo»»»

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has thanked Sir Keir Starmer for his "strong support" over US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland, as the pair met in the UK. Frederiksen said it was important to know "Europeans stand together" and "don't get divided" during what she describe»»»

US President Donald Trump formally launched his Board of Peace initiative at a signing ceremony in Davos on January 22, with representatives from more than 20 countries endorsing the charter for an international organisation originally conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction. »»»

Colombia retaliated swiftly against Ecuador on January 22, imposing matching trade penalties and cutting off electricity supplies a day after Quito announced a 30% “security charge” on Colombian imports, stoking a diplomatic standoff that threatens economic ties between the Andean neighbo»»»

Colombia retaliated swiftly against Ecuador on January 22, imposing matching trade penalties and cutting off electricity supplies a day after Quito announced a 30% “security charge” on Colombian imports, stoking a diplomatic standoff that threatens economic ties between the Andean neighbo»»»

US President Donald Trump formally launched his Board of Peace initiative at a signing ceremony in Davos on January 22, with representatives from more than 20 countries endorsing the charter for an international organisation originally conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction. »»»

US President Donald Trump formally launched his Board of Peace initiative at a signing ceremony in Davos on January 22, with representatives from more than 20 countries endorsing the charter for an international organisation originally conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction. »»»

US President Donald Trump formally launched his Board of Peace initiative at a signing ceremony in Davos on January 22, with representatives from more than 20 countries endorsing the charter for an international organisation originally conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction. »»»

US President Donald Trump formally launched his Board of Peace initiative at a signing ceremony in Davos on January 22, with representatives from more than 20 countries endorsing the charter for an international organisation originally conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction. »»»

US President Donald Trump formally launched his Board of Peace initiative at a signing ceremony in Davos on January 22, with representatives from more than 20 countries endorsing the charter for an international organisation originally conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction. »»»

US President Donald Trump formally launched his Board of Peace initiative at a signing ceremony in Davos on January 22, with representatives from more than 20 countries endorsing the charter for an international organisation originally conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction. »»»

US President Donald Trump formally launched his Board of Peace initiative at a signing ceremony in Davos on January 22, with representatives from more than 20 countries endorsing the charter for an international organisation originally conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction. »»»

US President Donald Trump formally launched his Board of Peace initiative at a signing ceremony in Davos on January 22, with representatives from more than 20 countries endorsing the charter for an international organisation originally conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction. »»»