Dubai: Dr Mohammed Al Qudsi, a veteran media figure and adviser who spent more than three decades accompanying the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, died on Thursday, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of documentation, memory, and service to the nation. Al Qudsi, w»»»

Council of Ministers has approved the appointment of Marjeta Përlala as Director General of the National Environment Agency, according to an official government decision on Thursday. The decision was adopted in accordance with Article 100 of the Constitution and Article 61 of Law No. 10431 on envir»»»

Iranians participated in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. The rally was held in Tehran in response to the recent anti-government unrest, expressing opposition to the U.S. and Israel, and showing support for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Iranian Leader's Press Off»»»

Ethiopian police say they have seized thousands of rounds of ammunition sent by Eritrea to a violent armed rebel group, stoking fears of renewed armed conflict. Eritrea has denied the allegation and accused Ethiopia of "floating false flags to justify the war that it has been itching to unleash for»»»

Cairo: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit emphasised the great importance the League attaches to developing relations between Arab states and India, particularly within the framework of the Arab-Indian Forum, which has witnessed remarkable progress in various fields. This came during A»»»

A US-backed plan to end the war in Gaza has entered its second phase despite unresolved disputes between Israel and Hamas over alleged ceasefire violations and issues unaddressed in the first stage. The most contentious questions remain Hamas's refusal to publicly commit to full disarmament, a non-»»»

Having worked as a singer-songwriter and visual artist in Myanmar, Kyar Pauk used his voice to speak out against the military junta that led a coup in 2021. Speaking to FRANCE 24, he describes how, when he learned that military authorities wanted his arrest, he was able to escape through the jungle»»»

Continue the Change (CC) leader Assen Vassilev Thursday commented the third government-forming mandate and the latest inflation statistics. "This is a clear sign by President Rumen Radev against Peevski," said he in a comment of the announcement earlier on Thursday that the head of State will manda»»»

Venezuelan Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace Diosdado Cabello said Wednesday that a series of operations succeeded in “pulverizing” corridors used by drug traffickers, especially those linking Colombia’s Catatumbo region with Lake Maracaibo and the Caribbean, leading to the arrest of numerous»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met on Thursday with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, who is on an official visit to Belgrade. "Delighted to welcome the first Foreign Minister to visit Belgrade in 2026, my dear colleague and friend Peter Szijjarto. The Serbia-Hung»»»

US President Donald Trump said he had been told that killings in Iran’s crackdown on protests were easing and that he believed there was no current plan for large-scale executions, adopting a wait-and-see posture after earlier threatening intervention. After Iran's foreign minister said Tehran had »»»

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks with protesters against transgender athletes competing in women's sports outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The Department of Education opened investigations into 15 K-12 sc»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more challenging elements will be carried out. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tar»»»

The Syrian government army could use further force against Kurdish militants after a flare-up in violence in northern Syria, the foreign minister of neighboring Türkiye, a strong backer of the Syrian authorities, said on Thursday. More than 150,000 people have fled from two Kurdish-run pockets of S»»»

Dubai: The UAE's Minister of Family, Sana bint Mohammed Suhail, said large-scale projects in the UAE must be designed around families and communities, describing the family as a central pillar of social cohesion and sustainable development. She was speaking on Wednesday at the 11th Dubai Internatio»»»

US President Donald Trump revealed on January 14 he held a lengthy telephone conversation with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, lavishing praise on the Chavista administrator as a "terrific person" with whom he is working "very well,” a striking endorsement delivered one day before re»»»

US President Donald Trump revealed on January 14 he held a lengthy telephone conversation with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, lavishing praise on the Chavista administrator as a "terrific person" with whom he is working "very well,” a striking endorsement delivered one day before re»»»

US President Donald Trump revealed on January 14 he held a lengthy telephone conversation with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, lavishing praise on the Chavista administrator as a "terrific person" with whom he is working "very well,” a striking endorsement delivered one day before re»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron in calling for Europe to restart relations with Russia. Merz has been an ardent supporter of Ukraine, but n»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron in calling for Europe to restart relations with Russia. Merz has been an ardent supporter of Ukraine, but n»»»

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen, left, and Greenland Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Motzfeldt speak to the media following a meeting with members of the Senate Arctic Caucus in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Several NATO countries have announced sending troops to G»»»

DOHA: The Qatari force has completed its readiness to participate in securing the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy, armed with its accumulated expertise in securing major tournaments. In a social media post, Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Kh»»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met today with India's Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, who is currently visiting Cairo, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. During the meeting, the two ministers affirmed their commi»»»

House Speaker Nabih Berri, on Wednesday met Jordanian Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan and his accompanying delegation at the Second Presidency headquarters in Ain al-Tineh, in the presence of the Jordan’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid al-Hadid, and Minister of Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamny.»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Qatar has taken part in celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States, held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with senior officials highlighting education as a moral and strategic priority for the region. Qatar's delegation was led b»»»

Continue the Change leader Assen Vassilev Thursday commented the third government-forming mandate and the latest inflation statistics. "This is a clear sign by President Rumen Radev against Peevski," said he in a comment of the announcement earlier on Thursday that the head of State will mandate th»»»

President Rumen Radev will mandate the parliamentary group of the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) to nominate a prime minister-designate on January 16, the head of State's Press Secretariat said here on Thursday. If the third and last cabinet forming mandate fails as well, the President will»»»

Food aid in Sudan is set to run out by the end of March unless new funding is secured, the United Nations said Thursday, raising fears for millions caught up in the world's largest hunger crisis. Nearly three years of fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have left tens of»»»

Deputy Foreign Minister Elena Shekerletova on Thursday said Bulgaria would welcome any progress in the Republic of North Macedonia, but at present, unfortunately, none is visible. She attended a joint meeting of two parliamentary committees, on Foreign Policy and on European Affairs and Oversight o»»»

Greenland isn’t for sale, but its future hangs in the balance as Washington keeps pushing to seize the island, former Greenlandic prime minister Kuupik Kleist tells Sputnik. NATO Drills The planned NATO exercises in Greenland have failed to ease doubts about the island's fate, as Washington sends m»»»

Russian forces have destroyed a large energy facility in Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv, the mayor said on Thursday, the latest target of a winter air campaign by Moscow that has plunged millions of Ukrainians into darkness and cold. Russia has attacked the power grid and other energy facili»»»

Skopje, 14 January 2026 (MIA) - The Ministry of Economy and Labor sees no reason to intervene regarding foor prices for the time being, considering the 0.4-percent drop in December. Minister of Economy and Labor Besar Durmishi said Wednesday there is no reason to restrict the profit margins or cap »»»

The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) said it will not be extending its controversial drug decriminalisation project, allowing it to expire at the end of January. The programme began in 2023 as a three-year pilot agenda. It was a landmark policy meant to help tackle the province's deadly o»»»

The outgoing Government will apply the more favourable regime for Bulgarian citizens and will carry out a one-off indexation, as provided for by law, increasing the wages of all employees in the public sector by 5%, said outgoing Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova at a briefing at the Ministry of »»»

RIYADH, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- The Muslim World League (MWL) strongly condemned on Thursday the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by an Israeli minister and hundreds of settlers under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.In a statement, the MWL's Secretary General and Chairman of the Organization of »»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski sees a risk that the likely early parliamentary elections this spring can be "stolen" as political forces try to push through changes to the voting methods. "We will not allow the elections to be stolen. If something new i»»»

"This is a clear sign by President Rumen Radev against Peevski," said Continue the Change leader Assen Vassilev on Thursday in the halls of Parliament, commenting on the third government-forming mandate. Earlier on Thursday, the president’s press secretariat announced that on Friday the head of Sta»»»

US president Donald Trump appears to have dialed back threats of an imminent strike on Iran. Despite the shift in rhetoric, the airspace over the Islamic Republic has closed to commercial flights. Story by Delano D'Souza.»»»

Riga: The European Union has "a strategic responsibility" in Greenland, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday, after President Donald Trump insisted Washington needed the autonomous Danish territory for security reasons. Barrot spoke after Denmark said the United States still aimed»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Justice has announced significant reductions to a range of service fees, alongside the expansion of fee exemptions for many transactions for the first time, in a move aimed at easing access to government services and strengthening the country's investment environment. The chan»»»

A construction crane and concrete beam collapsed during the construction of an expressway in the Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand, on Thursday. Two people were killed and several others injured after a concrete beam fell from an overhead launcher, crushing two vehicles passing below, according to lo»»»

Dimitar Belichev, Mihaela Raidovska and Plamen Petkov were nominated for a new European Prosecutor from Bulgaria, the Justice Ministry said on Thursday. The decision was taken by a special seven-member commission appointed by outgoing Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev and chaired by his Deputy Minis»»»

On Thursday, MPs debated a bill on the early termination of the parliamentary ad-hoc Committee to establish facts and circumstances regarding the activities of George Soros and Alexander Soros and their Foundations on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, financing Bulgarian natural and legal »»»

Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev announced the start of preparations for a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Kyrgyzstan. He made the announcement on January 15 at a press conference in Bishkek. The Foreign Minister noted the high level of cooperation between the two countries, emphasi»»»

London, United Kingdom: London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday joined the chorus of warnings on the impact of artificial intelligence for jobs, saying that the UK capital risks "an era of mass unemployment". The Labour mayor's comments are to be included in a London speech late Thursday outlining the »»»

US President Donald Trump has singled out Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky as the main obstacle to a peace agreement to end the conflict with Russia, in an Oval Office interview with Reuters. Trump has repeatedly expressed frustration that his attempts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine ov»»»

Bangkok: Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday ordered the transport ministry to terminate its contracts and pursue legal action against a contractor who was involved in two fatal construction crane accidents. Speaking after chairing an urgent meeting, Anutin said that his gover»»»

Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan met Thursday with President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Palace. Hassan had arrived Wednesday in Beirut where he met with his Lebanese counterpart Nawaf Salam. The two countries signed at the Grand Serail twenty-two agreements and Memoranda of Understanding for in»»»

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By: Salman Al-Mutairi KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs Dr. Amthal Al-Huwaila stressed the importance of localizing charitable work within Kuwait, in line with the directives of the political leadership.This came in remarks to KUNA by Dr. Al-Huwaila w»»»