BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met on Wednesday in Belgrade with the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Peter Sorensen and pointed out the scale of potential consequences for Serbs in the province in case Pristina started enf»»»

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated from his residence in Canberra for several hours Tuesday after a bomb threat was received by a U.S.-based performing arts group linked to China's Falun Gong movement. File photo by Lukas Coch/EPA Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Australian police evacuated P»»»

Problems in well-run organisations rarely stem from incompetence. In fact, intelligence often creates confidence — confidence that systems are sound, risks are contained, and decisions are well thought through. Yet many workplaces struggle not because leaders are careless, but because some choices »»»

Dubai Police’s mobile Iftar cannon, Al Rahal, has continued its Ramadan tour across the emirate, welcoming community members at Al Meydan hotel on the 9th and 10th days of Ramadan before heading to Hatta dam from the 10th to the 12th day of the holy month. The initiative gives citizens, residents, »»»

Ala-Too Resort and Doppelmayr have signed a contract to build four more cableways at Jyrgalan resort. The document was approved by Valery Yashin, Head of Doppelmayr Russia and CIS Division, and Zharkynbek Maksutov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC. The new contract continues a large-scale »»»

Speaking at a news briefing at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, caretaker Health Minister Michail Okoliyski said that significant overpricing had been identified in two public procurement procedures at the Ministry of Health. The minister said that both finalized public procurement procedures»»»

Dubai: The Dubai International Holy Quran Award announced the selection of the late reciter Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil Al Husary, as the Global Quranic Personality for its 28th edition. This recognition comes in appreciation and gratitude for his enduring scholarly Quranic legacy, which left a profound »»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov told journalists in the parliamentary lobby on Wednesday, after the president's veto on changes to the Election Code related to polling stations in countries outside the European Union was rejected, that with the vote, Bulgarian people achieved victory in defe»»»

Miroslav Rashkov on Wednesday categorically rejected all reasons cited for his proposed removal as Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Interior. He made the statement from the parliamentary rostrum during a hearing of the caretaker Minister of Interior Emil Dechev and heads of departments in the Min»»»

The Israeli army dropped overnight into Wednesday stun grenades on the southern border town of Aita al-Shaab and detonated houses in Marwahin and Odaysseh. Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon despite a November 2024 ceasefire that sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbol»»»

The Supreme Court's ruling to limit President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs is forcing the administration to look to different statutory authorities to carry out its trade policy. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court's ruling to limi»»»

Dubai: Passengers travelling through Dubai International Airport may be surprised to learn that they can carry up to 15 mobile phones in their luggage — but only under strict conditions. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Moreover, as passenger numbers continue to rise — »»»

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Tunis, Feb. 25 (TAP) - As part of efforts to consolidate a more responsible and green economy, the Tunis stock market organised in partnership with the German Konrad Adenauer Foundation a series of meetings and practical workshops focused on...»»»

Paris, France: The president of France's famed Palace of Versailles took over as head of the Louvre following a litany of problems at the world's most-visited museum including a $100-million jewellery robbery. Christophe Leribault, who replaced Laurence des Cars, was appointed president of the icon»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Wednesday with Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic to the State of Qatar HE Paulo Neves Pocinho, on the occasion of the end of his tenure. HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs thanked HE the Ambassado»»»

Dubai: The Dubai International Holy Quran Award announced the opening of public voting for participants who qualified for the final stage of its 28th edition for the year in search of the most beautiful Quran recitation for 2026. Following two qualifying rounds, the judging panel has selected the t»»»

Dubai: At least 17 people lost their lives during Lahore’s recently revived Basant festival, the Punjab home department informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday, highlighting the human toll of the historic kite-flying event’s return after nearly two decades. The three-day festival, held fr»»»

The Council of Ministers has approved a bill to amend and supplement the so-called budget extension law (formally the Act on the Collection of Revenues and the Commitment of Expenditures in 2026 until the Passage of the 2026 State Budget Act, the 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget Act and the 2026»»»

The Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (APS) will refer the matter to the Constitutional Court, Deputy Chair of the parliamentary group Tanner Ali told journalists on Wednesday after Parliament rejected President Iliana Iotova’s veto on amendments to the Election Code earlier in the day. "What happen»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will be on a two-day official visit to Kazakhstan on February 26-27. While in Astana, Vucic will met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and PM Olzhas Bektenov, with several bilateral agreements to be signed as well, the press office of the pres»»»

A fertiliser plant in western Russia has come under attack by Ukrainian drones, killing seven people and injuring at least ten. Russia's Investigative Committee said 30 drones had struck the plant in the region of Smolensk, around 290km (180 miles) from the border with Ukraine. Regional governor Va»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, known the world over as Fazza, marked a deeply personal milestone today as he celebrated his son Mohammed's third birthday. »»»

Dubai: As Ramadan begins, the UAE is defined by a spirit of compassion. Mosques fill, communal tables are set, and charitable giving reaches its annual peak. However, authorities warn that this surge in generosity, driven by the obligations of Zakat and Sadaqah (charity), is increasingly being targ»»»

The Prosecutors Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) unanimously elected prosecutor Marin Malchev as administrative head of the Sofia District Prosecution Office on Wednesday, with eight votes in favour. For nearly half a year, Malchev had been serving as acting district prosecutor. /RY/»»»