The sixteenth edition of the Ambassadors Conference will be convened in Ankara on 15-19 December 2025. This year’s Conference, organized under the theme “Foreign Policy Promoting Peace, Stability, and Prosperity”, will provide an opportunity for the Ambassadors to address regional and global issues»»»

DOHA: Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar launched the 6th Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development 2025, on Sunday. Minister of Social Development and Family HE Buthaina bint »»»

DOHA: Qatar Duty Free (QDF) announced that it has been named the World's Leading Airport Duty Free Operator 2025 at the World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala, held in the Kingdom of Bahrain. QDF said that this is the highest award in the category, recognizing Qatar Duty Free's outstanding performanc»»»

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed late evening on Sunday that services on the Dubai Tram have been suspended following an accident reported between Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) stations. The disruption affects the stretch of track connecting the Jumeirah Beach Residence 1 and »»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar participated on Sunday in the 11th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), held in the Saudi capital, under the theme, "UNAOC: Two Decades of Dialogue for Humanity — Advancing a New Era of Mutual Respect and Understanding in a Multipolar»»»

Doha: Qatar Fuel (WOQOD) has announced a new promotional offer allowing customers to obtain the WOQOD electronic fuel tag free of charge, starting January 1, 2026. Under the offer, both individual and corporate customers will be eligible to receive the WOQODe tag with free installation at stations »»»

A person of interest was in custody Sunday after a shooting during final exams at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, though key questions remained unanswered more than 12 hours after the attack. The attack on Saturday afternoon set off hours of chaos across the Ivy L»»»

Dubai: Veteran Filipino broadcaster and former Vice President Noli de Castro is in 'OK' condition following a recent surgery, his family confirmed on Sunday. The news was shared by his daughter, former ABS-CBN journalist Kat de Castro, who first took to social media to ask for prayers for her fathe»»»

The National Bureau of Investigation (BKH) has issued a statement rejecting claims made by Prime Minister Edi Rama regarding a security incident at the Prime Ministry. Earlier on Sunday, speaking at the opening of his podcast Flasim, Rama said that several BKH agents had knocked on the door of the »»»

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DOHA: FIFA has announced that Doha will host The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 on Tuesday. The prestigious event will be held on the eve of the final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2025, which will see Paris Saint-Germain of France face Brazil's Flamengo at the Ahmad Bin Ali World Cup Stad»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has called for a serious institutional review after what he described as a security incident involving agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH). Speaking on his weekly podcast 'Flasim', Rama said BKH agents had entered the Prime Minister’s Office without»»»

A person of interest has been detained after a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., late Saturday afternoon. File Photo by Justine Lane/EPA-EFE Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A person of interest has been detained after a shooter opened fire on Brown University's campus Saturday, killing two pe»»»

Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim at drawing more tourists to the country. The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled in a»»»

Riyadh: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met Sunday with Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Portugal HE Ana Isabel Xavier, on the sidelines of the 11th Global Forum of United Nations Alliance of Civilizati»»»

The victims of the shooting in Sydney were commemorated at the Central Sofia Synagogue with a minute of silence and a prayer, where on Sunday the ceremony for lighting the candles for the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, took place. At least 12 people were killed and 30 were injured in the shooting at»»»

Police officers work near the scene following a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. NSW Police confirmed at least ten deaths, including one alleged shooter, following the incident. Photo by Mick Tsikas/EPA Dec. 14 (UPI) -- At least ten people were killed after two gun»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- Chairman of the Public Authority for Civil Aviation Sheikh Humoud Mubarak Al-Humoud Al-Sabah on Sunday held talks with the United Kingdom's Trade Commissioner to Kuwait Lord Iain McNicol on ways to enhance cooperation in the field of civil aviation.The DGCA said in a statem»»»

DOHA: Aflag-raising ceremony has been held at the Sheraton Doha Hotel for the flag of the State of Qatar and the flag of the United Nations, signalling the start of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Doha is hosting the conference from December»»»

Last Friday (12 December), the Anti-Security Threats Agency, reported that criminal militiaman, Ahmed Omar Al-Fetouri Al-Dabashi, nicknamed “Al-Amu,” was killed during a security operation. This follows an armed attack by on one of the Anti-Security Threats Agency’s checkpoints, near the hospital i»»»

A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday after experiencing an engine failure shortly after takeoff, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed. United Flight 803, a Boeing 777-200 carrying 275 passengers and a tot»»»

Libya’s eastern-based National Development Agency (NDA) reported yesterday that its Director General received a delegation from US company Farm Tech at his office in Benghazi. The meeting discussed the NDA’s plan to unify several pivot irrigation projects in the deep southwest of Libya (Wadi Atba M»»»

By Salem Al-Methen ABU DHABI, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's national powerboat team finished fourth in the XCAT Powerboat World Championship 2025 in Dubai following a lot of fierce competition between world racers.Speaking to KUNA, Chairman of the Powerboats Committee at the Sea Sports Club Ali Al-Sham»»»

Damascus, Dec. 14 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Agriculture signed a cooperation agreement on Sunday with the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide a grant that includes wheat seeds, nitrogen fertilizers, urea fertilizers, and fuel to support agriculture in the Sweida Province. The agreement was si»»»

Chileans vote Sunday in a runoff presidential election that is likely mark the sharpest rightward shift of the South American country since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. Even detractors of ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast say the candidate whose radical views los»»»

Police in Providence said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody after a shooting that rocked the Brown University campus during final exams, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded at the Rhode Island Ivy League school. Police in the United States on Sunday detained a "»»»

The victims of the shooting in Sydney were commemorated at the Central Sofia Synagogue with a minute of silence and a prayer, where on Sunday the ceremony for lighting the candles for the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, is taking place. At least 12 people were killed and 30 were injured in the shooti»»»

Egypt signed a contract with Qatar's Al Mana Holding for a first-phase investment of $200 million to produce sustainable aviation fuel from used cooking oil in the Suez Canal Economic Zone at Ain Sokhna, Egypt's cabinet said on Sunday, Reuters reported. The project will be developed in three phases»»»

The result of last month’s parliamentary elections in Iraq was ratified by the Supreme Federal Court on Sunday, confirming that the party of caretaker prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani won the largest number of seats — but not enough to assure him a second term. The court confirmed that the vo»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the US push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with US envoys on ending the war. Zelenskyy sat down with US President Dona»»»

JEDDAH, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait on Sunday affirmed its faith in investing in the youth as the hinges for sustainable development and social peace.The renewed Kuwait stand on the issue was demonstrated by the diplomatic attache at the foreign ministry, Zainab Al-Mansouri, during a debat»»»

Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of a top commander in Gaza, a day after Israel said it had killed Raed Saad in a strike outside Gaza City. The Hamas statement described Saad as the commander of its military manufacturing unit. Israel had described him as an architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack»»»

Australians hailed on Sunday a "hero" whose daring struggle with a gunman may have saved many lives during the country's worst mass shooting in years. Following the shooting on Sydney's Bondi Beach, footage emerged on social media of a man grabbing one of the gunmen as he fired on civilians. The ma»»»

EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Russian central bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based depository which holds most of Russia’s frozen sovereign assets, calling it “speculative.” Kiev’s Western backers froze around $300 billion in Russian central b»»»

Nicosia: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Nikos Christodoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus, held discussions on Sunday focused on enhancing cooperation as part of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations. During talks at the Presiden»»»

Dubai: As gunfire tore through a Hanukkah gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, leaving 11 people dead, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner stepped forward in a moment of extraordinary courage. Ahmed Al Ahmed, a passerby at the scene, was among those who tackled and disarmed one of the attackers, police an»»»

The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the terrorist attack against people celebrating the first day of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah in Sydney, the Ministry said in a position published on its website. "This brutal crime, motivated by hatred, took the lives of 12 people and»»»

Kuwait: The State of Qatar participated in the 115th Ministerial Council meeting of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), which was held in the State of Kuwait. The Qatari delegation was headed by Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi. The »»»

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW) has launched the second phase of its initiative to regulate the status of unlicensed wildlife species in the Kingdom, representing one of the most prominent national efforts to control wildlife possession, document ownership, and ensure that all practices rela»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than half of Germans believe they cannot freely express their opinion, a poll conducted by Swiss company Tenor and published by a German newspaper on Sunday revealed. Fifty-seven percent of Germans feel it is currently better to "be careful" when voicing their views, the sur»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukraine was ready to abandon the goal of joining NATO if it received security guarantees from individual partner countries, including security assurances from the United States modeled on Article 5 of the NATO charter. "Ukraine's conditions »»»

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) released the route map of the upcoming Dubai Metro Blue Line on Dec 14. In a video tweet, it explained the finer points of the addition; for one thing, it’ll extend 14.5km above ground and 15.5km under ground, resulting in easier connectivity. The new line»»»

Beijing: Foreign banks in Beijing have supported Chinese enterprises in conducting businesses abroad, sharing in the benefits of the growth of Chinese companies, said the Beijing branch of the National Financial Regulatory Administration. In 2024, these banks provided financial assistance to overse»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a joint US and Syrian patrol near the city of Palmyra in central Syria, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of a number of US soldiers, as well as injuries among members of the Syrian security forces. In a statement, the Minist»»»

Skopje, 13 December 2025 (MIA) - Skopje is hosting Saturday the fourth edition of the Slow Food Salon 2025, held under the motto “Together With Nature.” As announced by the organizers, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy, explore, and taste at the Food Products Fair, getting to know local a»»»

JEDDAH, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Al-Duaij Al-Sabah, the Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights, held talks on Sunday with the Director of the Bahraini Foreign Ministry's Human Rights Depatment, Ambassador Dr. Arwa Al-Sayed, on boosting cooperation in the human rights»»»

DOHA:The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, represented by the Directorate of Chemicals and Hazardous Waste, has organized the third awareness forum for companies operating in the field of chemicals and hazardous waste, with the participation of representatives from the General Directorate»»»

Syria's interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism. Two US troops and a civilian interpreter died in what the Syrian government described as a "terror»»»

The administration of US President Donald Trump is willing to offer Kiev NATO-style and Congress-approved security guarantees if it agrees on territorial concessions to Russia, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources. Ukraine has rejected any concessions and has called instead for a ceasefire – »»»

Dubai: The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has introduced a new child safety initiative at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, issuing identification bracelets for children upon arrival. The bracelets include guardians’ contact details»»»