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»»»

Volkswagen plans to halt production of vehicles at its Dresden plant on Tuesday, marking the first time in the company’s history that a Germany-based factory has been shuttered. With an installed capacity to build up to 37,500 cars a year, and the flagship of VW’s EV lineup, the Dresden plant’s clo»»»

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»»»

Tunis, Dec 14 (TAP) - The weather Sunday night will be partly cloudy across most regions.The wind will blow south over the north and centre, and east in the south, moderate to strong, locally strong along coastal regions in the south, where isolated...»»»

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»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- Prince Turki bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Saudi Arabia's Minister of State and Cabinet Member, arrived in the country on Sunday on an official visit.Prince Turki and his entourage were received by the Minister of Defense and Acting Minister of Interior, Sheikh Abdullah »»»

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»»»

Tunis, Dec 14 (TAP) - Three innovative project proposals dedicated to combating food waste were awarded top honours at the “Zéro Gachi Challenge” hackathon, co-organised on December 8, 2025 in Tunis by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC)...»»»

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»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has affirmed that combating corruption is a global responsibility that requires concerted efforts of international organizations and initiatives by individuals of integrity. Posting on his official X account, HH the A»»»

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 »»»

On Sunday night, much of Bulgaria will experience calm weather, with fog or low clouds forming in many plains and valleys, while other areas will remain largely clear. Temperatures overnight will drop to between minus 3° and 2°, reaching as low as minus 4° in some valleys. Sofia is expected to see »»»

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 »»»

DOHA, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- Iraq and Saudi Arabia on Sunday qualified to the finals of the U-23 Gulf Cup Football Tournament.Iraq beat Qatar in penalty kicks (6-7), and Saudi Arabia beat the UAE 0-2.The championship that started on December 4 would end on December 16. (end) sss.rk»»»

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»»»

The Israeli military said it targeted three members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in strikes on southern Lebanon on Sunday. The Lebanese health ministry said on Sunday that two people had been killed in separate Israeli strikes in the south of the country, which came despite a ceasefire betwee»»»

Tunis, Dec 14 (TAP) - Private agricultural investments totalling TND 344.5 million were approved by the Agricultural Investments Promotion Agency (APIA) by end-October 2025, marking a 13% year-on-year increase compared with the same period in 2024,...»»»

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»»»

Tunis, Dec 14 (TAP) — The three border posts in the governorate of Jendouba registered a record number of Algerian visitors on Friday; the highest daily figure recorded in 2025 to date.Over 13,000 Algerian nationals crossed on that day alone,...»»»

Sydney: An attack by two gunmen on Sydney's Bondi Beach targeted a Hanukkah celebration, killing 11 people and drawing international condemnation. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the shooting -- which ended with one gunmen killed and another wounded and in custody -- an act of terror, a "tar»»»

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»»»

No Bulgarian citizens have been reported among the casualties in the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, Australia, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on Facebook on Sunday. The Bulgarian Embassy in Canberra is monitoring the situation and remains in constant contact with local authorities, the Minist»»»

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»»»

The operation to secure the Russian tanker “Kairos” near Ahtopol has progressed successfully, the Maritime Administration Agency director Zhivko Petrov confirmed. Emergency teams restored the vessel’s key systems and supplied power, preparing it for towing. The left anchor was released and moved, a»»»

Doha: Under the patronage of Egypt’s Ministries of Youth and Sports and Environment, the second edition of the Regional Sustainable Development Forum (RSD) recently concluded in Cairo. Organized by Aspire Community Transformation, affiliated with Aspire Consulting International, and hosted at Helio»»»

Belgrade, 12 December 2025 (MIA) – The gas interconnector linking Serbia and North Macedonia is slated for completion by the end of 2027, with gas delivery in early 2028, announced energy and mining ministers of both countries, Dubravka Đedović Handanović and Sanja Bozhinovska, following their meet»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- The Arab Energy Organization (AEO) on Sunday appreciated member states' continued support for efforts to advance and restructure the pan-Arab bloc's business and activities.This came in a final communique issued by the organization during the wrapping-up of its 115th minist»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Acting Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Sabeeh Al-Mukhaizeem on Sunday held talks with the United Kingdom's Trade Commissioner to Kuwait.The minister's discussions with Lord Iain McNicol dealt with ways to enhance bilate»»»

If your idea of winter fun involves fresh air, good food and a calendar that’s actually worth clearing, Hatta Winter 2025 is calling. And to make sure no one misses a moment, Brand Dubai has just launched an interactive guide, so you can make the most out of the season. Created by Brand Dubai, the »»»

A harrowing video showed a shocking footage of how a man saved multiple lives on Bondi Beach, as it captured raw chaos in a sun-drenched parking lot fringed by palm trees on Sunday (December 14, 2025) in Australia. Also Read: UAE condemns terrorist shooting at gathering in Sydney, AustraliaThe vide»»»

Riyadh, Dec. 14 (SANA) The third edition of “Made in Saudi 2025” will kick off on Monday in Riyadh, marking the Kingdom’s flagship industrial event and aligning with Vision 2030’s objectives to diversify the economy and strengthen local industries. This year, the exhibition takes on a regional dime»»»