Speaking at the capsule-laying ceremony for the construction of a maternity hospital in Chui region, the head of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS), Kamchybek Tashiev, commented on the recent detentions of Chinese citizens in Kyrgyzstan. He noted that thanks to sound gov»»»

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Riyadh: The Riyadh Metro has been officially certified by Guinness World Records as the longest fully driverless train network in the world, covering 176 kilometers. The metro system, part of Riyadh’s wider public transport network, operates across six lines and includes 85 stations. All services r»»»

Sofiyska Voda, the Sofia water company, announced on Thursday that the company expects to complete more than 95% of its 2025 investment programme, emphasizing continued infrastructure improvements, digitalization, and sustainable initiatives. CEO VassilTrenev highlighted that the company's initiati»»»

MPs on Thursday approved at first reading amendments to the Trademarks and Geographical Indications Act with 109 votes in favour, 28 against and six abstentions. The bill was introduced by the Council of Ministers. The bill introduces measures to implement Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 and establishes »»»

Turkey’s state-run energy company Botas reported a record loss of USD 1 billion (around 1.85 billion BGN) in 2024, as government policies kept natural gas prices below market levels, according to the 2024 Public Enterprises Report from the Treasury and Finance Ministry. The report shows that losses»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin is on a state visit to Kyrgyzstan from November 25–27. The Russian leader held a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and took part in the Collective Security Treaty Organization meeting. Sputnik is live from Bishkek as Russian President Vladimir P»»»

A senior US official warned European diplomats in Kiev last week that Russia’s ability to produce long-range weaponry is increasing, and that failing to rapidly resolve the Ukraine conflict would only raise the chances of escalation, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. According to the newspa»»»

Bamboo scaffolding remains a ubiquitous sight across Hong Kong's skyline. They blanket skyscrapers, renovation sites, and even pop-up cultural venues. However, the deadly fire on Wednesday (November 26, 2025) in Tai Po, which has killed dozens and scores still missing, brought renewed scrutiny to t»»»

Lyon: Two detainees at a French prison saw through the bars of their cell and escaped using bed sheets overnight, a prosecutor said Thursday, in the second such incident in recent weeks. Guards noticed that they had escaped from the prison in the eastern city of Dijon shortly before dawn, the priso»»»

CTP, Europe’s largest listed developer, owner, and manager of industrial and logistics properties by gross lettable area (GLA), has signed an 11-year lease agreement with LPP Logistics for a new nearly 60,000 sqm distribution centre to be developed at CTPark Bucharest West. The new facility strengt»»»

At the capsule-laying ceremony for the construction of a maternity hospital, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, Kamchybek Tashiev, spoke about the work being carried out in Chui region. He noted that some provocateurs are spreading false information regarding the r»»»

A 35-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after a woman living in the same migrant centre in northern Greece reported him for sexual harassment. The 39-year-old woman allegedly told police the suspect “repeatedly sought in an abusive manner, to perform sexual acts.” According to the same complaint»»»

Parliament Thursday adopted at first reading amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act with 95 votes in favor, no votes against, and 57 abstentions. The bill was submitted by the Council of Ministers to regulate the conditions for applying special schemes for small enterprises established in Bulg»»»

BELGRADE - Srbijagas CEO Dusan Bajatovic said in the parliament on Thursday Serbia's oil company NIS must keep operating and that "both the Russians and the Americans must know that." NIS is under US sanctions due to its Russian-majority ownership. "We have sufficient reserves, do not frighten the »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, H E Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi met with Ambassador of the French Republic to the State of Qatar HE Arnaud Pescheux. The meeting discussed legal cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and the French Republic, as »»»

Dubai: British families are flocking to the UAE, and it is not just about the tax relief and yearlong sunshine anymore, it has been revealed amidst recent £26 billion tax hikes that include several measures set to raise personal tax burdens for UK residents while leaving overseas nationals largely »»»

The Israeli army carried out Thursday a series of airstrikes on the heights of the Iqlim al-Tuffah region in south Lebanon. The strikes targeted al-Jarmaq and al-Mahmoudiyyeh, heights that Israel frequently targets despite a ceasefire reached last year. The Israeli army said it was attacking "weapo»»»

State-owned PrivatBank will start international enforcement proceedings to seize the assets of jailed oligarch and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy former business partner Ihor Kolomoisky, after he missed a court-imposed deadline to pay $3bn in damages. Kolomoisky and his business partner He»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani attended the conclusion of the 'Watan 2025' exercise. The exercise included preliminary desk-based phases, followed by field exercises simulating realistic scenarios for dealing with security»»»

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a federal decree appointing Hasan Jasem Nasser Al Nowais as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology. Al Nowais previously held several leadership roles, including Chairman of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, »»»

As a powerful storm system named Adel continued to pound mostly western and northwestern Greece on Thursday, flooding streets and homes, and causing landslides and road closures, the weather service EMY said in an updated alert that the rain will affect most parts of the country in the next 48 hour»»»

A request by public water utility EYDAP to declare Attica in a state of emergency to allow for the faster tendering and licensing of projects that will upgrade the network will be examined on Thursday by the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water (RAAEY). The authority was called upon to »»»

A woman was lightly injured on Wednesday when the car she was driving crashed into an electrical goods store in Nafplio, southern Greece. According to eyewitnesses, the driver attempted to park the car, which has an automatic transmission, but lost control of the vehicle which swerved and crashed v»»»

Withdrawing the budget will not delay payments in the agricultural sector, all payments are on schedule, said Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahov in the Albena resort complex before the start of the thirteenth national agri-seminar of the National Association of Grain Producers. He added »»»

Dubai. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, issued a resolution regulating petroleum products trading activities across the emirate. The measure covers import, manufacture»»»

Dubai: A shocking case of financial fraud has emerged from Mumbai, where a 72-year-old businessman was allegedly duped of nearly ₹35 crore (Rs350 million) by a prominent brokerage firm through years of unauthorised trading, NDTV reported. Bharat Harakchand Shah, a resident of Matunga West, has accu»»»

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — the third known object ever confirmed to come from outside our solar system — has been formally designated the subject of a global planetary-defence exercise by the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN), operating under the auspices of the United Nations Of»»»

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat condemned Thursday a statement by the advisor of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after other Lebanese politicians including LF leader Samir Geagea and Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji condemned what they described as an interferen»»»

Three people were detained during a protest outside the National Assembly on Wednesday, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir Nikolov, head of the Sofia Directorate of Interior, told journalists on Thursday. Five police officers were injured, he added. The protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget bill»»»

An army general has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau's new head of state a day after the military said it had seized power. Gen Horta N'Tam becomes the transitional head of state for a period of one year. The military had already suspended the electoral process and blocked the release of the results »»»

The 23-year-old son of a prominent businessman from Madan, Bulgaria, was violently killed and his body discarded in a local river, the Smolyan District Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Authorities received a report of the crime around 10:12 p.m. last night. According to unofficial sources, Kostadin K»»»

Kerala rapper Vedan has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Dubai after performing despite a high viral fever at his weekend concert, organisers confirmed. Also Read: Kerala rapper Vedan wows Dubai crowd despite battling high feverThe popular artist had delivered a hig»»»

An Amsterdam-bound KLM flight was forced to return to the gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday after a passenger allegedly opened the aircraft’s emergency exit door, creating a chaotic and frightening scene for travellers. Flight 622 had just pushed back for departure»»»

Varces-Allières-et-Risset, France: France will introduce a voluntary military service of 10 months beginning next summer, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, in the face of what he called a growing threat posed by Russia. The announcement comes more than three-and-a-half years into Russia's fu»»»

MRF - New Beginning Floor Leader Delyan Peevski commented Thursday on the protest against the 2026 draft budgets, which was held on Wednesday in Sofia. "No one will take power through the streets," he said. The protest was organized by the the opposition Continue the Change party, part of the Conti»»»

SUBOTICA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Hungarian PM Viktor Orban received Istvan Pastor Foundation awards in Subotica on Thursday. At a City Hall ceremony, Vucic and Orban were presented with the awards by Serbian MP and Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians leader Balint Pastor and his broth»»»

Head of Syria’s Investment Authority, Talal Al-Hilali, met with a delegation from the UAE’s BEEAH Group on Thursday to explore collaboration in waste management and recycling. The discussions, held in Damascus, focused on sectors for cooperation, potential challenges, and strategies for success. Al»»»

A holiday ferry trip between islands in Thailand turned into a nightmare when dozens of travellers saw their suitcases and backpacks swept into the sea. The journey — from Koh Tao to Koh Samui — turned chaotic after rough seas caused unsecured luggage stored on the upper deck to slide over the wet »»»

Sharjah: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has ordered the release of 366 inmates serving their sentences at the Punishment and Correctional Institution Department. The decision includes those who met the conditions of the pardon, ba»»»

Fujairah: His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, has ordered the release of 129 prisoners from punitive and correctional institutions in Fujairah, ahead of the UAE's 54th Eid Al Etihad. The inmates of various nationalities were selected based»»»

A limited form of military service will be re-introduced in France in response to growing fears of a confrontation with Russia. More than 25 years after conscription was phased out, the plan will see young men and women volunteering for a paid 10 months of military training. "The only way to avoid »»»

The Sputnik news agency and radio has begun cooperating with Pakistan's state-run APP news agency. The corresponding document was signed today in Islamabad within the framework of the Intergovernmental Russian-Pakistani Commission on Trade, Economic, and Scientific-Technical Cooperation.The agreeme»»»

The appeal trial of dozens of Tunisian public and opposition figures, jailed on charges of plotting against the state, resumed on Thursday, said an AFP journalist in the courtroom. Nearly 40 defendants were sentenced to prison in April on charges of "conspiracy against state security" and "belongin»»»

Dubai: Titan Company Limited, India’s foremost watchmaker and one of the largest producers of timepieces globally, elevated its presence in the UAE luxury watch segment with an exclusive preview of its luxury and premium timepieces in Dubai. The preview unveiled Titan’s iconic masterpieces, the Neb»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s founder community has gained a new operating base that removes many of the logistical frictions associated with early-stage company building. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The Dubai Founders HQ, a flagship initiative that aims to consolidate and streng»»»

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi has said that “Bkirki believes that the solution for the file of Hezbollah’s arms should be through diplomacy and not armed confrontation.” “This is what President Joseph Aoun has adopted and it is the right thing to do,” al-Rahi added, in an interview with An-Nah»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Hezbollah would not disarm amid Israeli occupation and Israel would not withdraw unless Hezbollah disarms, although the ceasefire stipulates that Israel withdraw. Salam told The New York Times, in remarks published Wednesday, that he had unsuccessfully urged Chairman»»»