Tunis, Jan. 29. (TAP) - President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed decried some ammonia distribution practices in several regions of the country, including Bizerte, Jendouba and Siliana, saying they amount to crimes. This was as he met on Wednesday...»»»

Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre faces a crucial test of his leadership this week, but what lies ahead is a bigger challenge: convincing Canadians that he is the best person to guide the country through its uncertain future. Party delegates will vote on whether Poilievre should remain »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel on Thursday called on Volodymyr Zelensky to stop issuing ultimatums on EU membership, saying it is not in his interest. "Zelensky said that they have to be members [of the European Union] next year. I am sorry I told him also several ti»»»

Head of the Social Fund of Kyrgyzstan Baktiyar Aliev presented a new automated information system to Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev during a meeting, marking a key stage in reforming the country’s pension system. The Cabinet’s press service reported. According to the statem»»»

Damascus, Jan. 29 (SANA) -Minister of Finance Mohamed Yisr Barnieh discussed with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Norwegian Embassy in Damascus, Hilde Haraldstad, ways to advance financial digitization and digital transformation as part of a comprehensive long-term strategy being developed by the mini»»»

Dubai: Confined to a medicalised prefabricated cabin in rural China, 36-year-old Li Xia can move only one finger and one toe — yet he runs a high-tech celery farm using sensors, cameras and computer programmes he created himself. Li suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an incurable genet»»»

Talks to avert a US government shutdown have intensified in Washington DC, with a deal reportedly edging closer - amid a political drama following the fatal shooting of a nurse by federal immigration agents. Prompted by the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Democrats are pushing to r»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Military actions in Iran can create chaos in the region and lead to the destabilization of the situation in the entire region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. "Any forceful actions can only create chaos in the region and lead to very dangerous consequences in te»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday he was very satisfied with the results of the Serbian army but that there was great concern over regional military alliances formed against Serbia, and noted that Serbia's defence capabilities had been boosted drastically as a result. "»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control over the settlement of Belaya Bereza in the Sumy region, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday. "Battlegroup Sever have established control over the settlement of Belaya Bereza, Sumy region," the ministry said in a statement.»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and Ukraine held a new exchange of bodies of their dead soldiers, and Moscow has transferred 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine and received 38 bodies of dead soldiers, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Thursday. "Within the framework of the Is»»»

Russia is still waiting for the United States to respond to President Vladimir Putin's proposal to informally extend for a year the provisions of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two ‌countries, the Kremlin ‌said on ‌Thursday. Kremlin ⁠spokesman Dmitry ‌Peskov told reporters that th»»»

Meeting of the Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan, Kanybek Dosmambetov, with Antje Grawe, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan, took place at the Ministry of Health. According to the press center of the Ministry of Health, Kanybek Dosmambetov expressed gratitude to the UN system for »»»

Dubai: “From the time you give birth to a baby girl, the fear starts." National Award-winning actress Rani Mukerji and mother of a ten-year-old girl doesn’t sugarcoat it. As a fellow mother, I tell her I live in Dubai largely because it feels safe for women and children. That sense of security, I s»»»

Loud explosions and heavy gunfire were heard early Thursday near Niamey International Airport. The cause of the gunfire and whether there were any casualties in unclear. Like its neighbours, Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger is grappling with an armed insurgency by jihadist groups.  A burst of heav»»»

Mozambique and TotalEnergies on Thursday relaunched a $20 billion gas project that was halted nearly five years ago after a deadly jihadist attack killed an estimated 800 people.  French energy giant TotalEnergies officially relaunched on Thursday a massive Mozambique gas project aft»»»

Cabinet will convene Friday with the reconstruction of war-hit regions on its agenda, Speaker Nabih Berri said in a parliament session. The World Bank estimates the costs of reconstruction and recovery at $11 billion. In August 2025, Lebanon signed a $250 million loan agreement with the World Bank »»»

What began in 1975 with just 59 students, three teachers and a headmistress operating from a humble space at the India Social and Cultural Centre on Mina Street has grown into one of the UAE’s most respected community schools. As Abu Dhabi Indian School (ADIS) marks its golden jubilee this year, th»»»

The Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD 2026), an event on humanitarian aid and development, will take place on May 5-7 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. This year it’s celebrating the bond between the UAE and Kuwait during seven days dubbed the UAE »»»

To mark the 5th anniversary of Sadyr Japarov’s presidency, the ElTR television channel presented a documentary in which former heads of state agencies and the government assessed the country’s development. According to former Secretary of State Miroslav Niyazov, Kyrgyzstan was in an extremely criti»»»

Dubai: VFS Global has issued a fresh alert for travellers applying for UK visas, stating that many applicants will now receive digital immigration documents rather than physical visas as the UK moves closer to fully digitised border controls. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bal»»»

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group boosted its financing in Bulgaria by 72% in 2025, reaching €646 million, supporting businesses, jobs, and innovation across the country. This increase from €375 million in 2024 accelerates Bulgaria’s economic, environmental, and social convergence with the E»»»

The Sicilian town of Niscemi has been declared a "red zone" after a four-kilometre (2.5-mile) long stretch of the hillside collapsed on January 25, forcing the evacuation of some 1,500 people. The town, built on unstable terrain, was battered by a powerful storm which hit southern Italy a few days »»»

Russia's oil giant Lukoil said on Thursday that it will sell its foreign assets to The Carlyle Group, a US investment firm. This comes as Russian drone strikes killed three people and wounded another person overnight in southern Ukraine, the governor of Zaporizhzhia said. Follow our liveb»»»

Dubai: Pakistan is positioning its agriculture and food sector as a long-term supplier to Gulf markets, with a focus on value-added exports, supply reliability and food security at a time when trade tensions and fragmented supply chains are reshaping global food flows. Sign up for our daily busines»»»

Over the past five years, the financial ecosystem across Central and Eastern Europe has undergone a quiet but profound transformation. What began as an urgent push for digitisation has evolved into a deeper reconfiguration of how finance is built, distributed, and experienced, from the unbundling o»»»

“This is the highest annual business volume recorded in Romania since the EBRD began investing here in 1992 – a truly amazing demonstration of our clients’ confidence, our team’s commitment and the strength of the Romanian economy,” says Victoria Zinchuk, EBRD Director for Romania. Green financing »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

The European Union will impose sanctions on Iran on January 29 in response to the violent suppression of protests, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced ahead of a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers, Interfax reported. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»

Economies long touted as the next wave of global growth engines have largely failed to deliver on that promise over the past quarter century, according to a new World Bank report, raising fresh questions about how developing countries can harness global capital while avoiding repeated debt crises. »»»