Doha, Qatar: Hamad International Airport (HIA) has joined the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program, that uses a sunflower as a simple, voluntary way for passengers to share that they have a hidden disability. By wearing the sunflower, passengers can quietly signal that they may need more time, cle»»»

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has renewed a retroactive demand for compensation from Iraq’s federal government for crimes committed by the regime of the late president Saddam Hussein against the Kurds. The move is widely seen as a calculated bid for leverage as calls grow to scrutinize th»»»

DUBAI, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- Dubai Press Club announced on Sunday that a UAE media delegation will visit Kuwait, aimed at strengthening media cooperation and exchanging expertise between media institutions in the two countries.In a statement to KUNA, the Dubai Government Media Office said the visit comes»»»

Doha, Qatar: First Vice Chairman of the Qatar Chamber, H.E. Mohamed bin Twar Al Kuwari, met on Sunday, with CEO of the Palestinian Trade Center, PalTrade, Ruwa Jabr, and her accompanying delegation. During the meeting, both sides reviewed economic and investment relations between Qatar and Palestin»»»

Taipei: Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has insisted the US tech giant will make a "huge" investment in OpenAI and dismissed as "nonsense" reports that he is unhappy with the generative AI star. Huang made the remarks late Saturday in Taipei after the Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia's »»»

Gaza: A trial operation of the Rafah border crossing began Sunday, marking its first reopening after more than a year and a half of near-total closure. According to Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA), media officer at the European Union office in Jerusalem Shadi Othman said the crossing i»»»

Syria's interior ministry said Sunday that its forces had dismantled a cell that was responsible for recent attacks targeting Damascus's Mazzeh district, saying the weapons came from Lebanon's Hezbollah group. Security forces carried out operations that "targeted a terrorist cell involved in severa»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly highlighted the unprecedented progress Egypt achieved in localizing food industries and processing agricultural crops. He pointed to the ongoing efforts to attract both domestic and foreign investments, which boost the country’s export capacity, improve its competiti»»»

Dubai: From February 1, 2026, all advertisers and content creators in the UAE must hold a valid Advertiser Permit, the UAE Media Council has confirmed. The rule applies to all paid and unpaid promotions on social media, websites, blogs, and other digital platforms. The goal is to ensure a professio»»»

GAZA, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- Health authorities in the Gaza Strip on Sunday warned of a rapid deterioration in the health situation, saying that around 6,000 patients and wounded civilians in "critical condition" urgently require medical evacuation to save their lives.The warning came after official infor»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority, Ashghal, announced a temporary closure on Naga Al Sahla Street, for traffic coming from Gharrafat Al Rayyan Street towards Bani Hajer area. The five hours road closure, in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic, will start on Friday, February 6»»»

Bulgaria is among the EU countries that experienced a notable drop in the use of renewable energy for heating and cooling in 2024, with the share declining by 1.9 percentage points compared to the previous year. This information comes from the latest Eurostat data on gross final energy consumption »»»

Dubai: Indian expatriate business leaders based in the UAE broadly welcomed India’s Union Budget 2026, describing it as stable, continuity-driven, and strategically aligned with long-term growth. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Their reactions underline support for NRI»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Russia's Security Council Chairman Sergey Shoigu said on Sunday that he intends to discuss important issues of bilateral relations and the global agenda with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. "On the instructions of the Russian president [Vladimir Putin], we will discuss a numbe»»»

Cairo is seeking a role for Egyptian companies in projects to be implemented under Angola’s Lobito Development Corridor, while also coordinating to convene the next edition of the Egyptian–Angolan Business Forum at the earliest opportunity. The move came during a phone call on Saturday between Egyp»»»

Rubelle Banguis, a 35-year-old Filipina expat in Dubai, was eagerly preparing to welcome her first child when her pregnancy took an unexpected and life-altering turn. Pregnancy takes alarming turnDuring her third trimester, she began experiencing pain, redness and noticed a rapidly growing lump in »»»

KUWAIT, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- The KUNA media development center and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) on Sunday launched a training program titled "uses of Artificial Intelligence in news writing and purposeful media content production." The program is being hel»»»

Dubai: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday warned that any US military strike would trigger a wider regional conflict, even as US President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran were in talks aimed at averting escalation. “The Americans should know that if they start a war, thi»»»

Lieutenant General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General of the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai, marked the 18th anniversary of the appointment of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as Crown Prince of Dubai and Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid »»»

"My idea is for the next caretaker prime minister to respond to the expectations of Bulgarian citizens," President Iliana Iotova told reporters in the village of Delchevo, Gotse Delchev Municipality, on Sunday. Iotova said she will announce the appointment of a caretaker prime minister after holdin»»»

Doha, Qatar: Venture capital investment in Qatar reached a record QAR 214 million, representing an 81 percent year-on-year increase, according to the annual venture capital report for the year 2025, issued by Qatar Development Bank (QDB), in cooperation with the MAGNiTT research platform. QDB said »»»

Cairo is seeking a role for Egyptian companies in projects to be implemented under Angola’s Lobito Development Corridor, while also coordinating to convene the next edition of the Egyptian–Angolan Business Forum at the earliest opportunity. The move came during a phone call on Saturday between Egyp»»»

Dubai: The United States on Sunday strongly condemned a wave of coordinated terrorist attacks across Pakistan’s Balochistan province and reaffirmed its support for Islamabad, after security forces killed at least 145 militants in nearly 40 hours of operations following assaults that left 17 securit»»»

The chairman of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games has said he "deeply regrets" decades-old flirty emails with Ghislaine Maxwell - the jailed associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Casey Wasserman's messages to Maxwell, sent in 2003, were among millions of files published by the US De»»»

Severe weather has been affecting large parts of Greece since Saturday night, including the greater Athens area, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, with the risk of localized hail. According to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), adverse weather conditions are expe»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the village of Zelenoye in the Kharkov region and the settlement of Sukhetskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "As a result of the active offensive actions, the units of the Sever battlegroup »»»

Paris, France: French car sales in January fell 6.5 percent against the same month last year, extending a run of poor sales in the key European market, an industry group said Sunday. The 107,157 new cars registered in January was one of the lowest figures for the month in the past 15 years, the Pla»»»

Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike Iran. The comments from the 86-year-old Ali Khamenei are the most-direct threat he’s made s»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Mobility has announced a temporary road closure on Tunb Al Kubra Street, affecting traffic heading towards Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street. According to the advisory, the closure will remain in place until Monday, 2 February 2026, at 6:00am, and applies to a specific section of the »»»

Bengaluru, India: When India's comic book series Amar Chitra Katha was launched in 1967, its mission was simple: introduce children to the country's vast universe of gods, legends and history. Nearly six decades later, the comic, known simply as ACK and meaning "immortal illustrated stories", is st»»»

The Albanian government has announced compensation for 15 municipalities affected by wildfires during last summer, covering the period June 15 to September 15, 2025, Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday. Rama stated that the payouts have been processed through the National Agency for Civil Protectio»»»

Paris, France: French IT giant Capgemini said Sunday it was selling its subsidiary working for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency amid international controversy over the deaths of two people in ICE operations. "The divestiture process of this business will be initiated immediat»»»

Damascus, Feb.01 (SANA) Syria’s participation in the Gulfood 2026 international food exhibition in Dubai yielded positive results, as national companies held direct meetings and reached practical understandings with importers and international firms to export Syrian food products, reinforcing the r»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Imam Khamenei: Americans should understand that any war they initiate will inevitably expand into a regional conflict 01-02-2026 11:37 AM L»»»

The last rites of Dubai-based businessman and Confident Group chairman CJ Roy, who allegedly died by suicide on January 30, were held in Bengaluru on Sunday morning. Public viewing of his mortal remains took place at Nature's Cascade on Bannerghatta Road from 9 am to 2 pm IST, followed by funeral p»»»

Washington, United States: Travel misery was set to continue Sunday as a powerful snowstorm blasted southern US states, bringing subzero temperatures to regions not accustomed to the deadly winter conditions. The latest bout of extreme weather came about a week after a monster storm pummeled a wide»»»

President Trump has confirmed Iran is in "serious discussions" with the US following the steady build-up of American military forces in the Gulf. The US president said he hoped negotiations with Iran would lead to something "acceptable", as tensions between the two countries remain high. Iran's top»»»

Iran’s supreme leader warned the United States on Sunday that if “they start a war, this time it will be a regional war.” The comments from the 86-year-old Ali Khamenei are the most-direct threat he’s made so far. Iranian state television reported the comments online. It added that Khamenei said: “»»»

After more than a year of suspending most of its humanitarian activities in areas controlled by the Houthi movement, amid the arrest of dozens of local staff and the seizure of assets and property, the United Nations has declared that its relationship with the group has reached a dead end. The deve»»»

Israel said Sunday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organization failed to provide a list of its Palestinian staff. "The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism is moving to terminate the activities»»»

The medical team at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) has successfully treated a patient who sustained superficial and deep second-degree burns, providing comprehensive care using the latest therapeutic technologies alongside the dedicated efforts of multidisciplinary medical teams that supporte»»»

Question: I am a housemaid. I would like to know what procedures I should follow to file a case and claim my rights from my employer. Do I need to pay any court fees? Answer: To claim your rights, you must first file a complaint with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE). The Mi»»»

MUSCAT, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- Gulf countries ranked ninth globally in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current prices in 2024, reported GCC-Stat on Sunday, with a total output of approximately USD 2.3 trillion, confirming its position as an influential economic power at the international level.Th»»»

TEHRAN, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- Iranian authorities announced Sunday that a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Asaluyeh in Bushehr Province, southwest Iran, with no reports of casualties or damage.The Seismological Center of Tehran University said in a statement that the quake occurred at 8:41 a.m»»»

Qatari prime minister visited Tehran on Saturday and held meetings with Iranian foreign minister and a top security official, Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, who is also Qatar’s Foreign Minister, met with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme»»»

The Dacia Sandero has emerged as the best-selling new car in Europe for 2025, maintaining a strong presence at the top of retail sales charts since 2017. Last year, global sales of the model reached 289,295 units. In Europe, roughly one in every 55 cars sold is a Sandero, while in the retail segmen»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Iranian Parliament has recognized the armed forces of the European Union countries as terrorist organizations in retaliation for the EU's decision regarding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday. "Acco»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yedioth Ahronoth cites sources: Rafah Crossing was opened today on trial basis, people passage to be allowed on Monday 01-02-2026 10:24 AM »»»

Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday following months of urging from humanitarian organizations, though access is limited to the movement of people. The reopening comes as violence continues despite a ceasefire in the Palestinian territo»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, patronized and attended the flag hoist ceremony at Bayan Palace, marking the beginning of national celebrations.His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Ministe»»»