The Central Election Commission has formally removed four political formations from the coalition “BSP-United Left”, following requests submitted by the parties themselves to end their participation in the alliance. The parties leaving the coalition are the Movement for Radical Change “Bulgarian Sp»»»

United Arab Emirates forces are accused of running a secret prison in Yemen's Dabba area in the eastern city of Mukalla. Asharq Al-Awsat toured the facility, bearing witness to the dire conditions in which the detainees were held as they waited in despair for their fate. The walls themselves tell a»»»

Doha: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs) yesterday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their strategic partnership. QIA will target committing a combined total of $25bn to funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Manage»»»

Doha, Qatar: Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC), one of the leading logistics providers in the region, has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025. The company reported total annual revenues of QR1.38bn, operating profits of QR232m, and a net profit of QR120m, while earning»»»

Doha, Qatar: QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has become the first bank in the region to exceed a banking brand value of $10bn, a major milestone driven by constant strong financial performance and robust sustained growth. QNB has seen the value of i»»»

Doha, Qatar: Commercial Bank launched CB Multi, a unique and fully digital Multicurrency Mastercard Platinum Prepaid Card, across Qatar. The new payment product will enable customers to load multiple currencies onto a single card, making it easier to manage their expenses when traveling abroad. Any»»»

Governor of the Qatar Central Bank (QCB), H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani, took part yesterday, in a panel discussion titled “Banking Accelerated,” alongside a select group of senior officials from the global banking and financial sector. The session was held on the sidelines of t»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ahli Bank (ABQK) announced a net profit of QR932m for the year ended 31 December 2025, reflecting an increase of 4.6% compared to the previous year 2024 (2024: QR892m). This underscores the Bank’s solid financial performance and resilience of its business model. These results are based»»»

Dubai: Pakistan’s state-owned Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has announced a fresh oil and gas discovery in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, underscoring renewed momentum in the country’s domestic energy exploration efforts. In a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, OGDCL said its ex»»»

China's first domestically developed tandem high-energy hydrogen ion implanter (POWER-750H), independently developed by the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), successfully achieved beam extraction recently, with key performance indicators reaching internationally advanced levels, according to»»»

Muscat, Oman: Jebel Sifah by Muriya has unveiled Phase Two of Olive Farms by Raya, its newest residential community, with rapid sell-out of its first phase in record time, with 1-bedroom farmhouses starting at OMR 77,250 and 2-bedrooms options starting from OMR 123,600. The exceptional response mar»»»

In the first 11 months of 2025, the volume of construction works increased both as gross series and as adjusted series by over 8% compared with the same period last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data published on Tuesday.The official data revealed that, between 1 Jan»»»

IT software was still the main driver of hiring in 2025, with 9,225 jobs published and net pay of between RON 5,513 and RON 8,270, which reflects a strong competition for specialists with advanced digital skills, reveals a specialist analysis published on Tuesday.Second in the ranking of the areas »»»

A series of measures were taken in December to support the economy, and these could take effect in the last quarter of this year, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare said on Tuesday in a press conference."In December, we took very important steps through which we tried to support the economy. And we »»»

Maintaining the key interest rate at 6.5% confirms that the Romanian economy is entering a consolidation phase, being a signal of balance from the National Bank of Romania, after the tax increases, according to an analysis carried out by a specialized platform.Practically, maintaining the current l»»»

Romania's cash deficit in 2025 came in lower than forecast, at around 7.7% of GDP, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare said in a conference on Tuesday."We are starting from a credible basis and sending an important message: the cash deficit recorded in 2025 is lower than forecast, although Romania ha»»»

The budget deficit target for 2026 is around 6%, announced Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare in a press conference on Tuesday."Regarding the deficit target, as we discussed in each individual rectification, it is around 6%, it is also under discussion during the budget preparation and after we cont»»»

One quarter of Romanians (25.5%) have a great deal or fairly high trust in the justice system (9.5% a great deal, 16% say they have fairly high trust), while 70.5% state that they have little, very little or no trust at all (25.7% fairly little and 44.8% very little or none), while, 4% do not know »»»

Chief of Defense Staff General Gheorghita Vlad announced on Tuesday in a press conference that Romania will soon deploy the U.S.-made Merops anti-drone system to defend its airspace, and that the teams that will operate it have already been trained."We have received a Merops anti-drone system. The »»»

General Alexus G. Grynkewich, NATO Supreme Allied commander Europe (SACEUR), said on Tuesday in Sibiu that he is confident Russia has been deterred from attacking a member of the Alliance thanks to the preparedness of the Romanian Army, but stressed that the outcome of the war in Ukraine and the po»»»

Romania will continue to support the Moldova, including militarily, in order to strengthen its defence capacity, the Romania's Chief of Defence Gheorghita Vlad told a news conference on Tuesday when asked what would happen in the event of a conflict in neighbouring Moldova.Vlad said that Moldova co»»»

Romania has the largest and most significant delegation to Davos it has ever had, presidential advisor Radu Burnete said on Tuesday.The Romanian delegation participating in the World Forum in Davos is made up of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Toiu, the Minister of Investments and European Pr»»»

The decision to join the Board of Peace will be made in the Supreme Council for Country's Defense (CSAT), Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare told a Tuesday's press conference."This decision is a strategic one, related to foreign policy. It is very important and will be discussed in the forum in whic»»»

President Nicusor Dan welcomed, on Tuesday, the initiative of the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, to promote international peace and security and announced that he had started "an in-depth process of analyzing the content and implications of the Board of Peace Charter" in o»»»

Personnel changes have taken place within the Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Kyrgyzstan. Erik Moldokulov, previously acting as mufti’s representative in Naryn region, has been appointed as the new mufti’s representative in Jalal-Abad region through rotation. The corresponding order was sig»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Gharafa will open their title defence against Al Kharaitiyat after the Round of 16 draw for the 54th Amir Cup, held yesterday, set up a series of exciting clashes scheduled from February 12 to 15. Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain, club preside»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s shooters claimed the silver medal in the men’s team trap event on the penultimate day of the Asian Shotgun Championship at the Lusail Shooting Complex yesterday. The Qatari trio of Saeed Abu Sharib, Mohammed Al Rumaihi and Angelo Scalzone finished second with a total of 352 tar»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Shamal registered a dominant 4-1 victory over Al Kharaitiyat in their Round 10 match of the QSL Cup at the Grand Hamad Stadium yesterday. The victory fetched Al Shamal three valuable points and took their tally to 15 while Al Kharaitiyat remain on 13 points. Tamer Seyam, Mohammed Wa»»»

Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev described President Rumen Radev’s resignation as a major turning point for Bulgaria’s political landscape, saying the move had been anticipated for a long time and has now become reality. Speaking on the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Kotsev said the step marks a s»»»

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stressed on Tuesday that his country has "cleaned vast areas south of the Litani River of illegal weapons". Speaking to the diplomatic corps, he added that the plan to impose to state monopoly over arms and control over all of Lebanese territories "has been unpreceden»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe West Bank: Israeli occupation army continues its large-scale offensive in the southern area of Hebron 21-01-2026 09:32 AM Latest News Urgen»»»

In Bulgaria's region of Montana, authorities reported another case involving counterfeit euros after a man attempted to pay his water bill with a fake 100-euro note. The incident occurred in the village of Zamfirovo, where a collector from the Berkovitsa Water and Sewerage Service received the frau»»»

Systematic work to upgrade and expand public transport fleet continues in Bishkek. Mayor Aibek Dzhunushaliev announced in a podcast by Kabar news agency. He stated that, based on 2021 estimates, the capital needed approximately 2,500 buses to provide high-quality passenger service. Currently, over »»»

The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) detained a district police officer and a woman who conspired with him. The SCNS press center reported. It was reported that the woman T.A. and the district police officer of the Department of Internal Affairs of Oktyabrsky district, Pol»»»

A viral message is making the rounds again ahead of February 2026, claiming the month will be a once-in-a-lifetime calendar event — one that 'only happens once in 823 years.' The text is usually shared in group chats and social media captions with an urgent tone: February 2026 will have 4 Sundays, »»»

Dubai: Emirates Airline has signed an agreement to develop a new, purpose-built Cabin Crew Village at Dubai Investments Park, marking a multi-billion-dirham investment to support the airline’s expanding workforce and long-term operational plans. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & »»»

Damascus, Jan. 21 (SANA) Syrian and Swiss officials held talks on Tuesday to discuss ways to expand bilateral economic cooperation and support Syria’s economic recovery. Ayman Hamwiya, head of the General Department of Economy at the Ministry of Economy and Industry, met with a Swiss delegation led»»»

Csaba Dömötör, a Fidesz member of the European Parliament, sharply criticized Péter Magyar, president of the Tisza Party, in a Facebook post on Tuesday over the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. According to MEP Dömötör, Péter Magyar has accused the Hungarian government of failing to protect farmer»»»

Sovereignty must not be surrendered but reinforced, and this represents the Hungarian path, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s political director Balázs Orbán said on Tuesday in the online program Hour of Truth. Political Director Orbán said that following the appearance of former Prime Minister Gordon »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Artillery shelling targets outskirts of the border town of Yaroun, South Lebanon 20-01-2026 21:12 PM Latest News Ur»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Most EU countries have rejected the US invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, media reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the situation. Many in Europe fear that the initiative proposed by the United States is intended to sideline the UN as a forum for resol»»»

The Attorney General’s Office announced last Monday (19 January) that the investigating authority ordered the detention of two members of a criminal gang involved in smuggling illegal immigrants to the northern Mediterranean and manufacturing boats for their transport. The Public Prosecutor’s Offic»»»

Doha, Qatar: Bhavan’s Public School has once again brought laurels to the institution by securing First Place for the third consecutive year at Qatar’s largest Malayalam quiz competition, the prestigious Malayali Samajam “Bhasha Ratna Puraskaram”. The winning team comprised Malavika Unnikrishnan an»»»

Doha, Qatar: HEC Paris, Doha hosted its annual Graduated Class of 2025 Gala Dinner, celebrating the outstanding achievements of 148 graduates from the Specialied Master’s in Strategic Business Unit Management (SBUM) and the Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes. The evening brought together participants »»»

Doha, Qatar: Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Office in Qatar Dr. Rayana Ahmed Bou Haka, emphasised the critical role of human rights in addressing drug addiction and promoting public health. Speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of the Fourth National Human Rights Forum which o»»»

Doha: State Audit Bureau (SAB) participated in the meeting of the working team for monitoring and evaluating the strategic training plan for the financial and accounting audit bureaus of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which was held virtually yesterday. During the meeting, SAB was re»»»

Ferries will remain in port Wednesday due to the storms and strong winds hitting most of the country, following decisions by the Coast Guard. The ban on sailings will affect island ferries scheduled to depart the ports of Piraeus – with the exception of larger vessels serving the Saronic Gulf islan»»»

Lindsey Halligan, former attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, has left the office of U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. File Photo by Al Drago/EPA Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Lindsey Halligan has stepped aside from the U.S. attorney role, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday night»»»

Minsk: Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus H E Natalya Kochanova met yesterday with Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Belarus Homoud Saleh Al Saadi. During the meeting, they reviewed cooperation and relations between»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Education and Higher Education of Lebanon, H E Dr. Rima Karami visited Qatar Foundation (QF) to learn more about its vision, mission, and unique ecosystem of education, science and research, and community development. During the visit, the Lebanese Minister was given an ove»»»