Tunis, Jan 24 (TAP) - The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy announced the renewal of two exploration permits for mineral substances, according to decrees published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia (JORT) No. 169 of January...»»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast partly cloudy to cloudy skies across parts of the UAE on Sunday, with a chance of rain in coastal, northern and eastern areas. The outlook comes as a weak surface low-pressure system moves in from the east, accompanied by a weak upper-air»»»

Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook on Turkey’s credit ratings to positive from stable, the rating agency said on January 23 following a scheduled country review. Moody’s Ratings conducted a scheduled review on the »»»

Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook on Turkey’s credit ratings to positive from stable, the rating agency said on January 23 following a scheduled country review. Moody’s Ratings conducted a scheduled review on the »»»

US President Donald Trump has confirmed American forces used an experimental energy weapon system called the "Discombobulator" during the operation that captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in Caracas earlier this month, the New York Post reported on January 24. »»»

US President Donald Trump has confirmed American forces used an experimental energy weapon system called the "Discombobulator" during the operation that captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in Caracas earlier this month, the New York Post reported on January 24. »»»

The United States and European Union have drawn up a long-term plan to mobilise up to $800bn in public and private investment to pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine should a peace deal be agreed. The strategy, outlined i»»»

The US will offer "more limited" support to allies, according to the Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy. In a significant shift to its security priorities, the US Department of Defense now considers security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere - not China - as its primary concern. Previ»»»

Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov called on parties to act responsibly in the national interest and make sensible compromises, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) press service said here on Saturday. He made the comments at a meeting with members and supporters in Targovishte, and also »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in his address in Davos, said that pro-Russian politicians in Europe were acting against the European Union while benefiting from it financially, which could be seen as a public rebuke of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Te»»»

The United States and European Union have drawn up a long-term plan to mobilise up to $800bn in public and private investment to pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine should a peace deal be agreed. The strategy, outlined i»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Quoz Arts Fest on Saturday, as the festival marks its 14th edition. The visit underlined the event’s importance as a key platform for contemporary art, creativity,»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah authorities have warned that hefty fines and strict legal action will be imposed on any vehicle entering Mleiha National Park without official authorisation. The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) stressed that the park is a protected national site established b»»»

Damascus, Jan. 24 (SANA) Syria has begun extracting oil from fields in northeastern Syria that were recently recaptured from the SDF organization, transporting the crude to refineries in Homs and Baniyas, the Syrian Petroleum Company reported on Saturday. The company’s communications director, Safw»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 18,000 people in a week-long nationwide campaign targeting violations of residency, labour and border security laws. The Ministry of Interior said the joint field campaigns, carried out across all regions between January 15 and January 21, resulted in the »»»

Abu Dhabi: The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC), an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, has announced the signing of a strategic concession agreement with Yas Driving Academy to manage and operate driver training and testing services in Abu Dhabi. The agreement is part of »»»

New Delhi, India: Scotland will replace Bangladesh at next month's T20 World Cup, cricket's governing body said Saturday. "Scotland has been called up to take Bangladesh's place in Group C, joining England, Italy, Nepal and the West Indies," the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that if it concludes a trade deal with China, he will impose a 100 percent tariff on all goods coming over the border. If Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a 'Drop Off Port' for China»»»

China's defence ministry says it has opened an investigation into the country's highest-ranking general over "grave violations of discipline and the law". The ministry gave no further details about accusations against General Zhang Youxia, who has widely been seen as President Xi Jinping's closest »»»

Member of Loyalty to Resistance Parliamentary Bloc, MP Hasan Fadlallah, stated: “It seems some competent state authorities have neither read nor heard the voices of those violating the constitution, the national pact, and coexistence and inciting sedition by encouraging the Israeli enemy to kill an»»»

Abu Dhabi: The trilateral talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine concluded today (Saturday) in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. The discussions brought together the United States, Russia and Ukraine, as part of ongoing efforts to encourage dialogue and seek a political solution to the crisis. T»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Asian Winter Games, due to be held in Saudi Arabia in 2029, have been postponed, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee said in a joint statement on Saturday. "The Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the (OCA) have agreed on an upd»»»

Etihad Airways and Emirates have cancelled multiple flights to and from the United States as Storm Fern, a powerful snow and ice system, continues to disrupt air travel across the country. The storm is expected to bring heavy snow, freezing rain, and dangerously low temperatures across much of the »»»

The delegations of Russia and Ukraine communicated directly during the two-day negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Key points from the ministry's statement, obtained by Sputnik: The UAE highly values Trump's efforts to facilitate negotiations on Ukraine The negotiat»»»

DOHA: International Olympic Committee (IOC) Honorary President Dr Thomas Bach and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Doha Tour Organizing Committee HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani attended part of the competitions of the Third Tour of the HH The Father Amir Grand Prix 2»»»

By definition, an investment aims to generate economic benefits. Unfortunately, this is sometimes only theory, while in practice an asset in our investment portfolio may be nothing more than frozen capital with no prospect of profit. Capital which, with the right approach, could instead be put to w»»»

Tunis, Jan. 24 (TAP)- The Financial Market Council (CMF) issued a new regulation laying down implementing measures in connection to money laundering, terror funding and proliferation of arms. The regulation, published in the Official Gazette of...»»»

Ukraine is now living through its most difficult winter in recent memory. With January temperatures plummeting below -15C, Russia has been attacking energy infrastructure, leaving about a million Ukrainians without heating. The capital, Kyiv, is the main target of such attacks. Following the latest»»»

A man died Saturday morning on the Rio-Antirrio bridge connecting the Peloponnese to mainland Greece after a motorcycle collided with a truck, officials said. The crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m., and authorities said the circumstances of the accident are under investigation. Local reports said »»»

US President Donald Trump should apologize for downplaying the role of America’s allies in the war in Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. In 2001, the US invoked NATO’s Article 5 after the 9/11 attacks, and requested that member states support the invasion of Afghanistan. Tru»»»

Manila: A fire tore through a residential area in the Philippines' Makati City early Saturday, killing two elderly residents and injuring six others, the local fire protection bureau said. The blaze broke out on the second floor of a house and spread rapidly through the densely populated community »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO must recognize that Russia will not allow the alliance to approach its borders and agree on how Ukraine can once again become a buffer state, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday. "I see no other solution than to recognize that NATO and the European Union c»»»

House Speaker Nabih Berri’s press office issued a statement which categorically denied the report posted by Al-Akhbar newspaper on Saturday, January 24. “What was reported in Al-Akhbar newspaper regarding an alleged proposal by Speaker Nabih Berri concerning the negotiations is mere fabrication, mi»»»

The Burgas Administrative Court suspended the preliminary enforcement of the coercive administrative measure ordering the suspension of production at the Kronospan plant in Veliko Tarnovo, North Central Bulgaria, according to a statement released by Kronospan on Saturday. On January 16, the Regiona»»»

Washington is closely “watching” the situation in Iran, US President Donald Trump has said, apparently renewing his threats of using military force against the Islamic Republic over its handling of the violent unrest. Iran has been hit by mass protests lately over economic hardships and the collaps»»»

Kitzbühel, Austria: Italy's Giovanni Franzoni set himself up perfectly for next month's Winter Olympics on home snow by winning Saturday's World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel, considered the Holy Grail of alpine skiing. Franzoni clocked 1min 52.31sec for just his second victory on the circuit, pushing»»»

The US military conducted its first strike on a vessel suspected of drug-trafficking in the eastern Pacific since late last year, killing two people and prompting a US Coast Guard search for a third survivor, in an operation that follows the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged smuggling»»»

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Africa is no longer in the grip of a public health emergency over mpox though the viral infection "remains endemic in several settings", the head of region's disease monitoring centres said Saturday. The announcement by Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for »»»

Brussels: India and Europe hope to strike the "mother of all deals" when EU chiefs meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi next week, as the two economic behemoths seek to forge closer ties. Facing challenges from China and the United States, India and the European Union have been negotiatin»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Olympic Council of Asia is set to elect a new president at the General Assembly slated for Tashkent, Uzbekistan on January 26, 2026. In view of this, HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani is expected to emerge as the new president of the Olympic Council of Asia being the sole candidat»»»

Muscat: The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) recorded a decline last week after two consecutive weeks of gains, with the benchmark index closing the week at 6,214 points, down nine points. The services sector index fell by 23 points, while the industrial sector index continued its upward trend, rising b»»»

The Iranian regime’s recent crackdown on protests in Tehran and the country’s central region featured the use of military weapons, such as automatic or semi-automatic machine guns, that were previously only deployed in the remote northwestern Kurdish areas, according to Amnesty International. For I»»»

The United Nations announced it will assume control of the Al-Hol camp in north-eastern Syria, which houses thousands of people suspected of having links to the Islamic State group, after Kurdish-led forces that had been managing the facility withdrew amid an advance by Syrian government troops. Yi»»»

Dubai has launched its first Green Artificial Intelligence Conference and accompanying exhibition under the patronage of Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police. The event is organised by the Zayed International Environment Foundation in collaboration with the Du»»»

In tonight's edition, Human Rights Watch is warning that civilians living in Uvira, in the DRC, are at risk of abuse from militia groups that have taken over the city. Also in Mozambique, authorities say at least 13 people have been killed over the last two weeks due to devastating floods subm»»»

Coast guard officials have seized large quantities of cocaine and cannabis in the western port city of Patra and arrested two men in connection with the case. Authorities said the operation began when officers from the Patra port authority inspected a truck that had been unloaded at the port from a»»»

Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi have concluded, a Sputnik correspondent reports. The Russian delegation, led by military intel chief Igor Kostyukov, has returned to the hotel in Abu Dhabi after the negotiations on the Ukraine settlement, the correspondent added.WorldWhite House Hails ‘P»»»

The U.S. is pressing Lebanon to join a tripartite committee comprising Israel, Lebanon and the United States with the aim of holding meetings leading to agreements sponsored by Washington, al-Akhbar newspaper reported. "It has become known that Washington and Tel Aviv are demanding an increase in t»»»

A cow in a herd in the Republic of Ireland has the bluetongue virus (BTV). The case in County Wexford is the latest confirmed case of the virus, after cases were found in Northern Ireland in December. The Irish Minister for Agriculture said the news is unwelcome but unsurprising, "given the spread »»»

Paris: Air France resumed its Dubai service on Saturday after temporarily suspending it the day before due to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, the airline said. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened strikes on Iran over the crackdown on the protest movement that recently»»»