“2025 is shaping up similarly to 2019 – a year that was not particularly strong in terms of volumes, but was followed by two strong years that prepared the ground for the peak of activity seen in 2022. In the same way, in the first three quarters, we are seeing in the market a number of transaction»»»

The first Syrian livestock ship departed Thursday from Tartous port, bound for Brazil, following its local conversion from a commercial ship into a dedicated livestock carrier, which is a first-of-its-kind achievement in the region. Tartous port director Muawiya Hafyan said that the ship, built and»»»

Protesters opposing the expansion of Sofia’s blue and green parking zones briefly blocked the intersection near the Central Military Club in downtown Sofia on Thursday evening. Among the vehicles caught in the blockade was that of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications G»»»

Police operate Thursday in central Abuja, Nigeria. Police prevented a march for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, a British political activist and founder and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra in custody since June 2021. Photo Provided by Emmanuel Adegboye/EPA Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A court in Nigeria »»»

The goal of the agreement between the two leaders in the paint industry, with complementary portfolios of recognized brands, is to better serve customers in key markets and increase value for shareholders, employees, and all other partners. Building on the strong history and extensive expertise of »»»

Geneva: Minister of Labour, HE Dr Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met on Thursday with Secretary-General of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), HE Roberto Suarez Santos and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Employers, HE Mathias Thurnes, on the sidelines of the Board of Directors meet»»»

DOHA: The US Embassy in Doha has announced an immediate change to its visa application procedures, restricting application eligibility to individuals who reside in Qatar. Under the updated policy, only applicants who can prove Qatari residency will be able to submit visa requests in Doha. Those who»»»

Bulgaria’s parliament approved at first reading the 2026 state social security budget, with GERB, DPS-New Beginning, BSP and TISP backing measures that raise social security contributions for all private-sector employees. The vote went ahead despite objections from business groups, economists and o»»»

Nearly EUR 120 million has been allocated in the 2026 State Budget for funding the non-governmental sector. This became clear during a meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society (CDCS), which convened on Thursday to review the Council of Ministers’ draft 2026 State Budget, the gove»»»

A total of EUR 260 million are provided for the remuneration of healthcare workers, according to the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) 2026 draft budget adopted at first reading by Parliament on Thursday. Of this amount, EUR 230 million is for staffing healthcare facilities and EUR 30 million i»»»

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met with a group of UAE National pilots serving with Emirates Airline during his visit to the Dubai Airshow 2025. Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, organized a series of awareness workshops under the Digital Transformation Program for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The workshops targeted SMEs opera»»»

President Ahmad Al-Sharaa received on Thursday Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon, Tarek Mitri, at the People’s Palace in Damascus. The two sides discussed means of enhancing bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest. Mazen»»»

On Thursday, Starbucks Workers United said an ongoing strike has escalated and expanded to 65 cities. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Starbucks Workers United escalated its strike against the coffee giant, adding more than 25 cities and a distribution center to its »»»

The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, reacts during the America Business Forum inaugural U.S. edition, taking place at the Kaseya Center in Miami on Nov. 6. Photo by Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevuch/EPA Nov. 20 (UPI) -- IMPSA, the first state-owned company sold under Argentine President Javier Mil»»»

Doha, Qatar: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), an initiative of Qatar Foundation, in collaboration with the Institute of International Education (IIE) in the United States, announced the release of a newly published research study entitled “Navigating Skills Adaptation: Integrating »»»

Horizon City is developed on a 23,000 sqm plot and includes 699 apartments, along with 926 parking spaces and over 40% green and community areas. The total investment amounts to €130 million. Its location on Pipera Boulevard, close to major business hubs, international schools, private medical cent»»»

A Florida congresswoman has been charged with stealing $5m (£3.8m) in federal disaster funds. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of laundering some of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) money into her 2021 election campaign. The 46-year-old Democrat is under investigation by the Hous»»»

1 of 2 | An RSPCA officer was called to an Amazon depot in Derby, England, when a delivery driver found a fox trapped in the engine of his van. Photo courtesy of the RSPCA Nov. 19 (UPI) -- An animal rescuer in Britain was dispatched to an Amazon depot to remove a fox found trapped in the engine dep»»»

Long COVID can follow one of eight different symptom paths, as patients suffer for months past their initial infection, a new study reports. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo Long COVID can follow one of eight different symptom paths, as patients suffer for months past their initial inf»»»

Microspheres that sense gastrointestinal disease are suspended in solution (L), and then attracted to the side of a test tube by a magnet (R) so researchers can easily retrieve them from biological samples. A study published this week touts the process as a possible alternative to invasive colonosc»»»

Probes into Zelensky's inner circle over embezzlement and bribes totaling over $100 million continue. Zelensky will meet a faction of his Servant of the People party on Thursday evening, said Zelensky's communications advisor Dmytro Lytvyn, to discuss their demand that Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak »»»

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the illegal entry of the Israeli prime minister into Syrian territory, stating the move is a deliberate attempt to deepen the occupation and threatens regional stability. In a statement on Thursday, spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei denounced the recent»»»

The Lebanese council of ministers convened on Thursday at Baabda Palace to discuss and approve an ordinary agenda. Before the session he chaired, President Joseph Aoun hosted Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Health Minister Rakan Nasseredin called on the cabinet to convene in the South in response to th»»»

A US-proposed peace plan to resolve the Ukraine conflict, reportedly developed with Moscow, requires concessions from Kiev and would amount to it giving up its sovereignty, sources have told Axios and the Financial Times. Russia has neither confirmed nor denied the proposal. The 28-point draft fram»»»

This move reinforces Sanofi’s long-standing relationship with Skanska. The company is transitioning from Green Court Bucharest, another landmark office project developed by Skanska, underscoring the trust in the developer’s ability to deliver sustainable, future-ready workspaces that reflect Sanofi»»»

Balance sheet and development prospects dm Romania’s performance in the financial year just ended confirms a solid strategy and a consistent relationship of trust with customers and partners. The company recorded over 12,000 more purchases per day than in the previous year, and turnover increased b»»»

Doaha, Qatar: The FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 currently taking place at the Competition Complex in Aspire Zone, has brought together a total of 450 volunteers from the community to support in the delivery of the historic 48-team tournament. For first-time volunteers such as Simran Namchu, a 19-y»»»

Tunis, Nov 20 (TAP) – The Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of First Instance on Thursday examined the case involving Borhen Bsaies and Mourad Zeghidi, who are both in custody, along with a third defendant who remains at liberty, in addition to...»»»

Iranians living in Germany are facing increased harassment from Iranian security services, including threats and pressure to inform on other exiles, German authorities and an Iranian opposition group said. German intelligence services have regularly reported Iranian pressure and spying conducted ag»»»

BELGRADE/TIRANA - Serbian PM Djuro Macut will attend a summit of Western Balkan leaders in Tirana on October 20-21, the government press service announced on Thursday. According to Tirana-based media outlets, the summit is aimed at boosting economic and political cooperation between the Western Bal»»»

Kenneth Bae, the Korean-American missionary who endured 735 days as a political prisoner in North Korea, is leading a renewed international effort to realize a unified Korean Peninsula. File Photo by Kim Hee-Chul/EPA SEOUL, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Kenneth Bae, the Korean-American missionary who endured 73»»»

Facebook and Instagram users under 16 in Australia will begin having their accounts shut down because of a new law. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Australian children under 16 will have their Facebook, Threads and Instagram accounts deactivated by Dec. 10, as Meta»»»

Sputnik's new Bangladeshis partner is the Deshkal News website. A memorandum of cooperation was signed on November 19 at the Moscow–Dhaka videoconference with the help of the Russian Embassy in Bangladesh. Sputnik Director of International Cooperation Vasily Pushkov stressed that the memorandum ref»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, held talks today to review bilateral relations and explore opportunities to enhance collaboration in line with both countries’ development ambitions. The Canadian Prime Minister, who »»»

Abu Dhabi is seeking partners to carry out infrastructure projects worth $54 billion over the next five years, and aims to double that amount by 2040, the head of Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC) said on a tour of Istanbul. Officials from ADPIC, which manages government capital »»»

The chairman of the Athens-Piraeus Hospital Doctors’ Association (EINAP) board of directors and the Attikon Employees’ Union, George Sideris, visited the Supreme Court prosecutor, Konstantinos Tzavellas, to file a complaint on behalf of the EINAP board regarding the general conditions of the Attiko»»»

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev has taken part in a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, his Ministry's press centre said on Thursday. The meeting opened with the traditional video conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, during which the EU’s top diplo»»»

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, pictured in the Cabinet Room at the White House in October, had to get involved with negotiations for next year's COP31 meeting, cutting a deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The»»»

A now hiring sign pictured Jan. 2021 in the window of a fast food restaurant in Orange Calif. On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said in September a higher number of jobs were added to the U.S. economy than initially anticipated. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Nov. 20 (UPI) -»»»

Skopje, 20 November 2025 (MIA) — The use of electronic cigarettes has increased by about 10% in the last five years partly because of social media advertising; to prevent young people from using them, schools need to promote healthy habits, public health expert Martin Petrovski told a forum titled »»»

Lebanon's most wanted drug trafficker was arrested Thursday after years on the run, authorities said. Noah Zeiter was taken into custody during a raid near the eastern city of Baalbeck, according to a high-ranking military official. Zeiter eventually turned himself in to military intelligence after»»»

Britain’s departure from the European Union reduced the country’s gross domestic product by as much as 8% by 2025, according to a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The decline was driven by sharp drops in investment, employment, and productivity, and was worse than»»»

In Ukraine, the front lines are crumbling and so is the Zelensky regime. While Kupyansk and Pokrovsk are falling, the shockwaves of the Energoatom Mafia scandal keep reverberating, internationally and at home in Kiev. At this point, two ministers have resigned. The former defense minister and head »»»

US President Donald Trump is attempting to revive a failed civil lawsuit that claimed then-rival Hillary Clinton tried to rig the 2016 election by linking his campaign to Russia. The 108-page suit, filed in 2022, alleged that Clinton violated federal racketeering law by joining a conspiracy to spre»»»

BusinessPortugalPortugal faces energy hurdles amid data center boomJochen FagetPortugal is attracting multibillion-euro data center projects that promise jobs and growth — but limited renewable power and rising environmental concerns threaten to derail the boom. https://p.dw.com/p/53pkdPortugal has»»»

The Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party condemned the entry of the Israeli Prime Minister, along with several ministers and officials, into southern Syria, affirming that it constitutes a blatant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and an assault on the unity of its territory. “This Israeli behavior »»»

Azerbaijan’s economic growth is now entirely driven by the non-oil and gas sector, Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov told a parliamentary committee hearing on the 2026 state budget on November 19 according to APA. The government is pushing to diversify the economy away from its traditional reliance»»»

The Kyrgyz Republic has reported average annual GDP growth of 9% for the past three years and will again be close to that growth in 2025. This has resulted in a doubling of the value of nominal GDP since 2022. The main reason for this strong growth is the over 120% surge in the price of gold, by fa»»»

U.S. military leaders traveled to Ukraine to disucss a peace plan drafted by the United States and Russia with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File Photo by President Ukraine Office/UPI | License Photo Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Senior U.S. military officials were due to meet Thursday with Ukrainian »»»