DOHA: The State of Qatar and Japan have issued a joint statement following the third Qatar–Japan Strategic Dialogue, held in Doha on Tuesday. The statement reads as follows: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Minister of Foreign Af»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, on the death of the mother of HRH Prince Shaqran bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.»»»

Dubai: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has taken a step to make travel smoother for its international passengers by partnering with rail services in Canada and the United Kingdom (UK). The move aims to provide seamless connectivity from airports to final destinations across these countries. U»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE is assessing the impact of new US tariffs on Iran and political upheaval in Venezuela, even as the country presses ahead with an aggressive push to expand trade ties across Africa, Asia and Latin America, Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, Government of the UAE, said»»»

Riyadh, Jan.13 (SANA) Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir met with Jordan’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh al-Kharabsheh, on the sidelines of the Fifth International Mining Conference in Saudi Arabia, as the two countries seek to deepen cooperation in the energy sector. The M»»»

The Tripoli based Libyan government reported today that the Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Hwej, held a meeting on the same day with a delegation of Turkish businessmen and industrialists at the Ministry’s Tripoli headquarters. The meeting discussed prospects for strengthening economic a»»»

At the request of the Sofia District Prosecution Office, a court has ordered the pre-trial detention of a Nigerian national who presented a forged document to an official at Vasil Levski Sofia Airport, the prosecution said on Tuesday. The man, identified by the initials I.A., has been charged with »»»

Tunis, Jan. 13, 2026 (TAP) — The Administrative Court has launched the first issue of its quarterly electronic bulletin, titled “Al-Moujaz fi Moustajiddat al-Qadha al-Idari” (Summary of Developments in Administrative Justice) for 2026. This...»»»

Vienna: Freezing rain led to travel disruptions in Central Europe on Tuesday, including flights being temporarily suspended at several airports. Snow and freezing temperatures buffeted Europe last week, with gale-force winds and storms claiming some 15 lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools»»»

Sydney, Australia: A leading Australian arts festival cancelled its annual writers' event Tuesday after sparking uproar by disinviting a Palestinian-Australian author while citing sensitivities over the Bondi Beach mass shooting. Scores of participants, including former New Zealand Prime Minister J»»»

Karachi is set to move towards a modern piped water system as the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) announced plans to end the city’s reliance on water tankers and hydrants, promising more reliable and sustainable water delivery to residents. According to reports, the KMC has decided to discon»»»

The US dollar broke the LD 9 mark on the black-market foreign exchange yesterday for the first time since December 2017. This has happened despite the efforts by Naji Issa, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), to counter this by the payment of imports to those paid for through official »»»

Dubai: Iranian authorities have for the first time acknowledged a sharply higher death toll from the nationwide protests gripping the country, with an Iranian official telling Reuters that about 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed during an intense crackdown over the past t»»»

An Athens Court sentenced two former protected witnesses in the Novartis corruption case to more several months in jail for false testimony and false accusation against prominent politicians. The sentences are suspended for three years. Maria Marangeli, a former secretary of Novartis executive Kons»»»

Greek authorities are examining the possibility that a 16-year-old girl who disappeared from a town near the southwestern city of Patra on January 8 had actually planned her departure herself. The idea was floated after examining new evidence that has emerged in the investigation and the testimony »»»

Abu Dhabi: To support its long-term growth ambitions, Abu Dhabi is channelling over $300 billion in capital expenditure over the next decade to expand and modernise its energy and water systems. Each year, the emirate invests about 35 billion dirhams in operating, developing, and advancing the sect»»»

The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Summit 2026, running for two days at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), will feature over 100 speakers and more than 30 specialised sessions. The summit unites leaders from governments, industries, investors and innovators to strengthen collab»»»

Doha, Qatar: As Qatar’s population continues to age, the Sarcopenia Clinic at Rumailah Hospital is playing a vital role in helping older adults stay strong, mobile, and independent. A total of 641 older adults have been treated at the specialist Sarcopenia Clinic since opening in 2023, with new pat»»»

Tunis, Jan. 13, 2026 (TAP) — The number of visitors to Tunisia’s golf courses rose from approximately 67,000 in 2024 to nearly 83,000 in 2025, marking a 24% increase, according to figures released by the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts.The data...»»»

Tunis, January 13 (TAP) – The Tunisian-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CTICI) on Tuesday called on Tunisian industrial and technology companies interested in taking part in the leading international trade fair for the manufacturing...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of condolences to his brother, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, on the death of the mother of HRH Prince Shaqran bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.»»»

Bengaluru: Investigators probing the suicide of a 23-year-old dental student in Bengaluru have found that she was allegedly subjected to repeated humiliation by her lecturers over her skin tone, dressing style and classroom attendance, police said on Tuesday. The victim, Yashaswini, a third-year st»»»

Two Greek citizens were found dead in Hisarya (Central Bulgaria), the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry in Plovdiv said on Tuesday. Both men were about 70 years old, with an initial examination not finding any signs of violence before death, which leads the police to assume that they di»»»

The Sofia Inspectorate will provide information on the quantities of waste being cleared in the boroughs of Sofia in the coming days, aiming for transparency on how much work is being completed, Sofia Inspectorate Director Nikolay Nedelkov said at a briefing regarding garbage collection in Sofia on»»»

BELGRADE - Transport of crude oil to the NIS refinery in Pancevo began via the JANAF pipeline on Tuesday, Tanjug learns. Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Monday that, after almost a hundred days, the first quantities of crude oil for NIS were due to arrive»»»

Tunis, Jan. 13 (TAP) – A training workshop to enhance the financial management of municipalities took place recently in Hammamet.The initiative was part of the Municipal Development Project, funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) and...»»»

The corruption case of Lebanon's former central bank governor, who is widely blamed for the country's economic meltdown, has been transferred to the country's highest court, judicial officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Riad Salameh was released on $14 million bail in September after a y»»»

Madrid: Striker Kylian Mbappe was absent as Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa took charge of his first training session on Tuesday, after replacing Xabi Alonso at the helm of the Spanish giants. Arbeloa was appointed on Monday and his first game is against Albacete in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, »»»

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox surveyed the top management of local, regional and global investors and developers, with a combined Romanian real estate portfolio valued at more than €15 billion, thus having a share of approximately 50% of the local modern real estate market. Most respondents foresee a»»»

Banks, insurers and asset managers across the world’s major financial services markets publicly disclosed 2,236 deals in 2025 – up slightly from 2,219 deals in 2024, which at the time was a 10-year peak. Total disclosed value for global financial services deals in 2025 rose significantly, from USD »»»

Lending appetite from banks is expected to grow, especially for SMEs and consumer credit, although banks show more limited willingness to extend credit to large companies and for mortgages. Such growing confidence around credit supply could help narrow the supply–demand gap that has persisted in re»»»

The BBC, Britain's publicly-funded TV and radio broadcaster, launched a bid to have a Florida court dismiss a $10 billion lawsuit President Donald Trump is bringing over edits to a speech he gave ahead of the Jan. 6 riots in Washington, D.C. in 2021. File Photo by Andy Rain/EPA Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The»»»

Organised crime prosecutors on the French island of Corsica are investigating the killing of former separatist leader Alain Orsoni, who was shot dead while attending his mother's funeral. Orsoni, 71, who had been living in exile for years in Nicaragua, was a well-known figure in Corsica. It is thou»»»

US threats to seize Greenland have reportedly prompted European countries led by Germany and the UK to consider the deployment of troops, ostensibly to 'ensure Arctic security' against external threats. Sputnik asked leading European geopolitical and security analysts to weigh in. Reports of Europe»»»

Iran’s top military commander on Tuesday affirmed the United States and ‘Israel’ of deploying members of the ISIL terrorist group inside the country to carry out attacks against civilians and security personnel. Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, said the move »»»

Paris, France: Social media harms the mental health of adolescents, particularly girls, France's health watchdog said Tuesday as the country debates banning children under 15 from accessing the immensely popular platforms. The results of an expert scientific review on the subject were announced aft»»»

Google is set to kick off a game-changing shift by developing and manufacturing its flagship high-end smartphones entirely in Vietnam starting this year, mirroring Apple's ambitious push to do the same for iPhones in India. This bold move accelerates US tech giants' scramble to build full supply ch»»»

As of November 30, 2025, over 4.3 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine were under temporary protection across the European Union, according to Eurostat. In Bulgaria, the number of Ukrainian refugees remains relatively stable, with 76,675 individuals registered under temporary protection. German»»»

New US Treasury data points to a realignment among foreign holders of American government debt amid escalating trade tensions. Japan remains the largest holder, while China has adjusted its reserve strategy and is no longer the second-largest by volume.At the same time, European countries and close»»»

Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri stated in an interview with the newspaper An-Nahar that criticisms leveled against the resistance are “unfair.” He emphasized that the resistance “arose as a result of the occupation and the state’s inability to protect the people of the South. It is unjust to deny»»»

The corruption case of Lebanon's former central bank governor, who is widely blamed for the country’s economic meltdown, has been transferred to the country's highest court, judicial officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Riad Salameh was released on $14 million bail in September after a y»»»

About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest. The Iranian official, speaking to Reuters, said th»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is set to pilot a new school transport pooling initiative in early 2026, in a bid to ease traffic around schools. The move is aimed at improving bus utilisation, reducing congestion in school zones and offering parents a safer, more efficient alter»»»

Dubai Police have issued a warning over the growing misuse of artificial intelligence to forge official and unofficial documents; a trend increasingly linked to financial fraud and attempts to evade the law. The alert was issued by the Anti-Fraud Centre at the General Department of Criminal Investi»»»

Familia Safir, one of Romania’s most respected poultry producers, with over 80 years of entrepreneurial tradition, announces the Packaging Design Competition, an initiative inviting designers and creatives from across Romania to help shape the brand’s visual future at a key moment in its evolution.»»»

Speaker Nabih Berri has said that he does not fear for Lebanon, noting that the country “has a strong weapon, which is unity.” “This unity is what immunizes and protects the country and prevents its violation by the Israelis as is happening during this period,” Berri said in remarks to al-Joumhouri»»»

After almost four years, the world's biggest boy band are gearing up for a huge world tour and a new album. K-pop megastars BTS went on hiatus in 2022 so all seven members could complete mandatory military service in their home country. After reforming last summer, they've a new album on the way an»»»

As Bulgaria phases out the lev at the end of January, the numismatic market is already responding to the change, though not all coins are attracting attention. Georgi Stoyanov, a numismatist from Kazanlak, explained that the lev is beginning its transformation from everyday currency into an exotic »»»