US President Donald Trump withdrew an invitation to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to join a newly established Board of Peace, originally set up to oversee the implementation of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, as the White House moves to broaden the body into what it envisions as»»»

BAGHDAD, Jan 22 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani discussed with US Ambassador to Turkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack the situation in Syria and the joint efforts to combat terrorism.During the meeting, Al-Sudani underscored the importance of security in neighboring Syri»»»

LONDON, Jan 22 (KUNA) -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen and held phone talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss the security in the Arctic region, including around Greenland.He hosted Frederiksen at Chequers - his country residence in»»»

3271526 KUWAIT -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah chairs the 44th meeting of the ministerial committee on major development projects. 3271508 DAVOS -- US President Donald Trump signs the Board of Peace charter, formalizing a framework to support stability »»»

Tunis, Jan 23 (TAP) - Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Ezzeddine Ben Cheikh and Iran's Ambassador to Tunisia Mir Masoud Hosseinian underscored at a meeting on Friday, their shared determination to scaling up bilateral...»»»

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland's capital Nuuk for talks with the territory's leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a rollercoaster week that saw US President Donald Trump roll back his threats to forcibly take over the Arctic island and agree to further negotiations. Tensions had »»»

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition by 49 MPs challenging the constitutionality of a January 16, 2025 National Assembly resolution electing Rosen Zhelyazkov as Prime Minister and the structure and name list of his Cabinet, according to a statement published on the Court's websi»»»

Davos: Saudi Arabia officially announced Friday that it will host the World Economic Forum International Meeting on Cooperation and Growth, in Jeddah on 22-23 April. The announcement was made at the conclusion of the 56th WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, where Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al»»»

Sir Keir Starmer has described President Donald Trump's remarks about British troops in Afghanistan as "insulting and frankly appalling". On Thursday, Trump said that US allies stayed "a little off the front lines" in the conflict and claimed he was not sure Nato "would be there" if the US needed i»»»

Italian leader Giorgia Meloni said Friday she hoped US President Donald Trump would end the conflict in Ukraine so she could nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Meloni revels in her cordial ties with Trump, who has expressed frustration at failing to win the prize. "I hope that one day we can a»»»

The president of Somaliland has held separate talks with his Israeli counterpart, as well as the second son of the US leader, as the breakaway region continues to seek international recognition and foreign investment. Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi met Isaac Herzog and businessma»»»

Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement action march after groups from competing protests confronted each other in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday. The people of Minnesota are participating in a one-day strike to protest federal enforcement in the state. Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | »»»

The issue of ISIS detainees transferred from prisons in northeastern Syria to Iraq has moved to the forefront of Baghdad’s security and political agenda, coinciding with intensified efforts to form a new government and determine the next prime minister. Long confined to narrow security and technica»»»

A fracture in a straight section of track "occurred prior to the passage" of a high-speed train that derailed, causing last Sunday's rail disaster in which 45 people died, an initial report has found. A train run by private company Iryo derailed last Sunday and its rear carriages crossed on to the »»»

Rumen Radev has ceased to perform the duties of President after the Constitutional Court terminated his powers following his resignation, making him the first democratically elected head of state in Bulgaria to step down before the end of his term. Radev served as president from January 22, 2017, t»»»

The United Nations called Friday on Iranian authorities to immediately end their "brutal repression", after a crackdown on nationwide protests left thousands dead, including children. Speaking at an urgent UN Human Rights Council meeting on the situation in Iran, UN rights chief Volker Turk voiced »»»

Dubai: The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature opened on Thursday at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City, bringing together senior officials, cultural leaders and global literary figures for one of the region’s largest celebrations of the written and spoken word. The opening was attended b»»»

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has blasted Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, saying his criticism of European nations that support Kiev shows a lack of gratitude. Zelensky accused Europe of being indecisive on Thursday, contrasting it with the US under President Donald Trump, who made similar r»»»

National Bank of Greece has complied with a court order to provide data on transactions made with a pre-paid bank card allegedly linked with the Predator phone spyware scandal that targeted politicians, journalists and others. The judge presiding over the ongoing trial in Athens said the card had b»»»

Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs and Foreign Policy has discussed and approved on Friday amendments to the Criminal Code in the absence of opposition lawmakers, who were in the field preparing for Saturday’s protest. Under the approved changes, double parking of vehicles — previously pun»»»

The relationship between the EU, NATO, and the Trump administration can be summed up briefly: America is severing its military, economic, and political ties with Europe, while Europe scrambles to maintain those connections. Negotiations, flattery, endless meetings, summits, and declarations come in»»»

The UAE Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the start of the negotiations between the delegations of Russia, the United States, and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, adding that the talks will continue on January 24. "The talks commenced today in Abu Dhabi and are scheduled to continue over two days, as part »»»

The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by 49 members of Parliament challenging the constitutionality of the decision of the legislature to elect a Prime Minister, as well as the structure and composition of the Council of Ministers, adopted on January 16, 2025, according to a stateme»»»

A criminal investigation by Spain's High Court into the targeting of senior Spanish politicians with Pegasus spyware made by Israel software firm NSO was shelved Thursday due to Israeli authorities refusal to provide any cooperation. File photo by Atef Safadi/EPA-EFE Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A judge in Spa»»»

After nine years, Rumen Radev officially left the presidency, passing the office to Iliyana Yotova, his former vice president. The handover followed a ceremony at the grand entrance of the presidential building at “Dondukov” 2 street, where Yotova, now officially the first female President of Bulga»»»

Bulgaria’s decision to back the creation of US President Donald Trump’s Peace Council was taken during a confidential session of the Council of Ministers this Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications in resignation Grozdan Karadzhov confirmed. Further reading: A»»»

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting: "Building Common Ground and Reviving Growth" in Jeddah on April 22-23, 2026. The announcement came during the closing day of the 56th Annual Meeting of the forum in Davos, Switzerland. Mini»»»

A new luxury watch themed on a private zoo run by the family of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani has been unveiled in India - complete with a hand-painted figurine of the tycoon's youngest son, Anant, in the centre. Designed by luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co, the bejewelled timepiece has sculpted fig»»»

Damascus, Jan. 23 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh met Friday with Noureddine Mabrouk, regional director of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), in Damascus to explore ways of strengthening cooperation. According to a statement by the Finance Ministry on its Telegram channel, ta»»»

Dubai: The UAE has concluded its participation in the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, which ran from January 19 to 23. The annual gathering brings together more than 3,000 leaders and senior officials from government and business across the world to disc»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than 3,000 people died as a result of the recent armed unrest that took place in Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday. "Mayhem of the recent terrorist operation in Iran: ... Total death toll: 3,117... Civilians and security forces: 2,427... Terrorists»»»

Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will continue to flow and international»»»

The head of South Sudan's armed forces has given soldiers seven days to "crush the rebellion" in the east that is a potential threat to the capital, Juba. Recently, the Sudan People's Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) has attacked and captured several areas in Jonglei state, a local journalis»»»

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has compared the EU to a massage parlor, saying its problems can only be fixed by changing the staff. He specifically called for the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, to be removed. In a video posted on Facebook on Thursday, Fico described the EU as being i»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has branded Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky a “confused clown,” accusing him of openly encouraging Western-backed regime change in the country. In a post on X on Friday, Araghchi said Zelensky had been “rinsing American and European taxpayers to fill the pockets »»»

The US expects a share of Greenland’s natural resources as compensation for providing the island with military “protection,” Vice President J.D. Vance has stated, referring to a supposed threat posed by Russia and China to the Danish autonomous territory. Moscow and Beijing have repeatedly denied a»»»

EU leaders will plunge member states further into debt if they back programs worth $1.5 trillion to cover Ukraine’s expenses, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned on Friday. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Orban said he had received an internal EU document he cannot disclose pub»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Federal Supreme Council of the Judiciary has announced the launch of an integrated legislative and regulatory framework for mediation and conciliation in civil and commercial disputes, in implementation of Federal Decree-Law No. (40) of 2023 concerning Mediation and Conciliation in C»»»

Sri Lanka is stepping up its pitch to UAE investors, highlighting strong bilateral ties and a stock market that has risen among Asia’s best performers, officials said at the Invest Sri Lanka Investor Forum in Dubai on Thursday. UAE: Key partner across sectorsArusha Cooray, Sri Lankan Ambassador to »»»

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday that European countries should repatriate IS detainees that were transferred from Syria to Iraq as part of a US operation. During a telephone call, Sudani "stressed the importance of countries around the wo»»»

Modern cities with sleek high-rises, a pristine coastline that attracts tourists, and a state-of-the-art port that juts into the Mediterranean. This is what Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East adviser, says Gaza could become, according to a presentation he gave a»»»

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off three new Amrit Bharat Express trains and a passenger service for Kerala, marking a significant expansion of rail connectivity in the state during his visit, before launching a sharp political offensive against the ruling Left Democratic Fr»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and China jointly oppose attempts by Western countries to militarize the Asia-Pacific region and deploy their military infrastructure there, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "Russia and China stand in solidarity in opposing the actions and plans by the collecti»»»

The launch of the so-called Peace Council caught many in Bulgaria by surprise. Former Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynski commented on NOVA NEWS, questioning whether Bulgaria’s participation represents an international agreement requiring ratification or merely a unilateral decision by the US executi»»»

President Joseph Aoun said he is incessantly urging the international community to pressure Israel to halt its attacks on Lebanon, and that Lebanon's priority is the return of the residents to their border villages and the release of detainees from Israeli prisons. "Lebanon cannot be safe without t»»»

Madrid: An investigation into last weekend's high-speed train collision in Spain that killed 45 people suggests the track was cracked before the catastrophe, according to a preliminary report published on Friday. The shellshocked country is searching for answers to one of Europe's deadliest such ac»»»

Abu Dhabi: A UAE-based company has signed a Dh1 billion lithium supply agreement with German carmaker Mercedes-Benz. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad) – based Titan Lithium Industries said in a statement that it has entered a long»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia plans to generate more than 340,000 additional jobs for its citizens in the private sector over the next three years, as the government rolls out a new phase of its flagship labour market localisation programme. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced on»»»

Dubai Police marked the graduation of a new batch of male and female cadets during a ceremony held at the Dubai Police Academy. Lieutenant General Abdulla Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, presented graduation certificates to the cadets at the Academy’s main graduation field. Th»»»

The topics of Bulgaria joining President Trump’s Board of Peace, President Rumen Radev’s potential new party, and Election Code amendments dominate Friday’s news media. BULGARIA JOINS TRUMP’S BOARD OF PEACE 24 Chasa’s front-page story highlights three major reasons for Bulgaria to join US President»»»