The State of Qatar participated in the second meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Middle East Green Initiative, held in the city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the attendance of Their Excellencies the Ministers and representatives of the participating countries. Qatar was repr»»»

Dublin: The State of Qatar participated in the eighth meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two‑State Solution, held in Dublin, Ireland. In the meeting, the State of Qatar was represented by Director of Arab Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Nayef bin »»»

Vladimir Ivanov, Chairman of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets and head of the Coordination Center for the Euro Mechanism, said that Bulgaria successfully managed the transition to the euro. Speaking to BNT, Ivanov noted that the process went smoothly, with a noticeable drop i»»»

Bulgaria is currently experiencing a flu season that is spreading more moderately than initially anticipated, according to an analysis by Chief State Health Inspector Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev, presented on Nova TV. Influenza has emerged as the main cause of respiratory infections in the country. »»»

A 60-year-old farmer has been charged by the forest department after he killed a leopard while trying to save his adult son from a sudden attack, police said. The incident occurred Wednesday evening near the family’s home in Gir Somnath district, Gujarat, when a leopard emerged and attacked the man»»»

The National Assembly began its Friday sitting with three declarations delivered on behalf of the parliamentary groups of Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria, Vazrazhdane, and BSP – United Left. A total of 198 MPs registered their attendance in the plenary hall. The agenda for the day include»»»

Beirut: The Lebanese Army yesterday received 37 vehicles provided by the State of Qatar through the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), representing the first tranche of an overall grant comprising 162 vehicles designated to support the Lebanese military institution. During the ceremony marking the »»»

New York: The State of Qatar affirmed its continued efforts with international partners to consolidate security and stability in the region, as well as to continue supporting the brotherly Palestinian people until they obtain all their legitimate rights. The foremost among them their right to self-»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced the inclusion of three Egyptian universities in the list of approved universities for postgraduate studies (master’s and doctoral degrees only), for study abroad at the student’s own expense and on a full-time basis. The approved in»»»

DOHA: Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council has confirmed a comprehensive and engaging agenda for Web Summit Qatar, scheduled to take place from February 1 – 4, 2026. As the strategic partner of Web Summit Qatar and the exclusive partner of the Corporate Innovation Summit for t»»»

Dubai: Shah Rukh Khan is in Dubai to collect one of fashion's biggest honours. The Bollywood superstar receives the Global Style Icon Award tonight at the Dubai Mall Global Fashion Awards. The King of Bollywood arrived in the UAE this week for the inaugural Dubai Mall Festival of Fashion. The two-d»»»

For a fifth consecutive day, transport operators from Serbia and North Macedonia have been blocking Bulgaria’s border crossings, halting heavy truck traffic. As a result of the protests, dozens of trucks were forced to wait in the Kyustendil region, with around 50 vehicles directed to designated pa»»»

Fire service experts investigating the explosion at a biscuit factory near Trikala that killed five workers are trying to ascertain what caused underground pipes carrying flammable gas to the factory ovens to crack, leading to the blast. Based on preliminary findings, the fire service has said the »»»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed Thursday that the trial of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was closed a long time ago, and that Russia's partners are fully aware of the circumstances of his arrival in Russia, according to Sputnik. Asked about his position on requests for th»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- Price of Kuwaiti oil rose by USD 1.62 to USD 64.86 per barrel in Thursday's trading, compared to USD 63.24 pb the previous day, according to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Friday.Globally, the price of Brent crude rose by USD 2.31 to USD 70.71 pb, while West Texas In»»»

Cloudy weather will prevail. Rainfall is expected, locally significant in the southeastern half of the country. The northwestern regions will remain mostly without precipitation. With a moderate, and temporarily strong and gusty north–northwesterly wind in Eastern Bulgaria, colder air will move in.»»»

New York, Jan. 30 (SANA) Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Olabi, reiterated Damascus’ firm stance that it will not compromise on reclaiming its land or safeguarding its national rights. Speaking during a UN Security Council session on Middle East developmen»»»

A British Airways aircraft lost a wheel moments after take-off from Las Vegas, in an incident captured on a live airport camera that has since drawn widespread attention online. The footage shows Flight BA274, bound for London Heathrow, lifting off from Harry Reid International Airport when a wheel»»»

A C-130 military aircraft carrying the remains of seven PAOK soccer fans killed in a Romanian traffic accident arrived at Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Airport on Thursday. Grieving relatives and supporters gathered to receive the victims. A motorized procession was to escort the bodies from the airport»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has clarified key differences between freehold ownership zones and 99-year usufruct zones available to non-Qataris, highlighting the legal frameworks governing real estate ownership and use in the State of Qatar. The clarification was provided by Mohammed Hassan »»»

DOHA: Four former European Union Commissioners have called for a decisive shift from vision to implementation in relations between Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Nordic countries, urging deeper cooperation centred on people-to-people diplomacy, peacebuilding, and digitally driven fu»»»

Russia said on Thursday that there was still room for negotiation between Iran and the United States and warned that any use of force against Tehran would have dangerous consequences and cause chaos throughout the Middle East. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was commenting a day after US President »»»

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Omar Mohammad, Professor of Middle East History at Sciences Po. Throughout his childhood, he was not even aware a Jewish community ever existed in Iraq. As a historian, he now sees Jewish heritage as inseparable from their national identity. The Jewish presenc»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped to avoid military action against Iran, which has threatened to strike American bases and aircraft carriers in response to any attack. "I built (up) the military in my first term, and now we have a group headed out to a place called Iran,»»»

DOHA: Qatar is set to host the 2026 FIATA Region Africa and the Middle East (RAME) Field Meeting and Conference for the first time, marking a significant milestone for the country’s logistics and freight forwarding sector. The two-day event, scheduled for May 11–12, 2026, will be held under the pat»»»

Thomas Rowekamp, the head of the German parliament’s defense committee, earlier claimed that Germany had the technical capacity which could “contribute to a joint European initiative” on nuclear deterrence. “These discussions [within the EU] are underway,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told repo»»»

Dubai: ASUS unveiled its next-generation ExpertBook Ultra, the pinnacle of the ExpertBook series, at a launch event during CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The event also highlighted intelligent technologies that enhance productivity, unlock creative potential, and improve daily routines. Designed for modern»»»

The funerals of the seven PAOK soccer fans killed in this week’s road accident in Romania will be held Friday and Saturday in northern Greece. The men’s remains were flown back to Thessaloniki Thursday in a military transport plane. Some 200 PAOK fans met it at the airport and accompanied them in a»»»

Industrial producer prices were 3.4% lower on average in December 2025 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices were cut by 1.9% and non-domestic ones by 4.1% compared to December in the previous year. Compared to the November level, domestic output prices lessened by 0.1% and non-domestic out»»»

The surplus was EUR 333 million, the balance decreased by EUR 28 million, year-on-year. The volume of export increased by 3.8% compared to the same period of the previous year, that of import grew by 7.9%. The seasonally and working-day adjusted volume of export increased by 1.3% compared to Novemb»»»

Delivery of the National Petition began on Thursday, with the document set to reach every household by early March, Hidvéghi Balázs, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office, announced in a Facebook post. Hidvéghi said postal workers will first distribute the petition in»»»

Hungarian families will receive a 30 percent price discount on additional January heating consumption as part of the government’s utility cost freeze introduced in response to the exceptionally cold winter weather. Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, said January consu»»»

The mother of a teenage girl killed when an explosion ripped through a service station has appealed to the Irish government to engage in "meaningful talks" with bereaved families about establishing a public inquiry into the tragedy. Donna Harper's 14-year-old daughter Leona was one of 10 people who»»»

Residents of Aegina island have been using brackish groundwater since December 20 after the underwater pipeline connecting them to Athens’ water supply failed for the third time since 2022. Regional authorities found the water inadequately chlorinated and containing microorganisms. Mayor Giannis Zo»»»

1 of 5 | Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference after weekly Senate caucus luncheons in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and ahead of a funding deal made on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 29 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and Senate »»»

Donald Trump says he has told Iran it has to do "two things" to avoid military action, as the US builds up its forces in the Gulf. "Number one, no nuclear. And number two, stop killing protesters," the US President said, adding that "they are killing them by the thousands". "We have a lot of very b»»»

Türkiye is intensifying efforts to mediate between Iran and the US, seeking to avert a new crisis on its eastern border that could also threaten regional stability, amid escalating threats of a US military strike aimed at toppling the Iranian government. Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday »»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he plans to hold talks with Iran amid intensive regional diplomatic efforts to reach a negotiating framework between the two sides on outstanding issues.Speaking to reporters, Trump said, "I plan to have talks with Iran, a»»»

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that 2026, although still in its early days, is shaping up to be "a year of chaos and continuous surprises," cautioning against the growing dominance of power over law.Guterres made the remarks during his final press conference»»»

TOKYO, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan in December rose 12.3 percent from a year earlier to 5.61 million barrels, or 181,000 barrels per day (bpd), up for the first time in two months, government data showed Friday.As Japan's fourth-biggest oil provider, Kuwait supplied 6.1 per»»»

Dubai has seen a remarkable shift in its labour market over the past five years, with the number of Emirati jobseekers falling to levels never recorded before. The change is not only attributed to a structural transformation in the economy, but also to the growing effectiveness of the systems conne»»»

Poverty rates in Kyrgyzstan are declining very slowly. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Edil Baisalov, stated at a joint meeting of Eldik and Ala-Too parliamentary groups. Eldik group leader Akylbek Tumonbaev noted that deputies invited Cabinet representatives to discuss the implementat»»»

An earthquake with an intensity of up to 4 points on the MSK-64 scale hit Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan today, January 30, at 8:54 a.m. local time. The Regional Department of Emergency Situations reported. Seismologists stated that the tremors were felt in several populated areas across the region: Ph»»»

Australian and Chinese authorities are cooperating on a rare cross-national investigation into a 2024 attack in which a man allegedly poured boiling coffee over a nine-month-old baby boy in a Brisbane park — an incident that left the child with serious burns and triggered an international manhunt a»»»

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order under which Washington may impose additional tariffs on imports from countries that supply oil to Cuba. The US leader also declared a national emergency due to a security threat, which allegedly emanates from Cuba. The US government i»»»

The abandonment of energy cooperation with Russia has provoked the greatest negative effect on the German economy, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyublinsky said in an interview with Sputnik. For political reasons, Germany has refused to purchase coal, oil, and natural gas from Russia, and »»»

The International Monetary Fund said emerging economies are showing exceptional resilience in the face of global volatility, as it cast the upcoming AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies as a key forum for recalibrating policy amid rapid financial and trade shifts. Days ahead of Saudi Arab»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- 1960 -- Moroccan King Mohammad V paid the first visit to the State of Kuwait during which he held summit talks with the Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. 1964 -- Kuwait Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a law regarding the succession p»»»