Doha: Qatar Tourism and Visit Qatar delivered a strong performance and sustained strategic momentum in 2025, reinforcing Qatar’s position as a year-round tourism destination. Total visitor arrivals grew 3.7 percent to 5.1 million, with the country welcoming 674,000 visitors in December, a near 16 p»»»

Saudi Arabia sharpened its push into artificial intelligence infrastructure on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the National Infrastructure Fund, known as Infra, unveiled a framework agreement for up to $1.2 billion in strategic financing with HUMAIN, a Public Investment Fund-»»»

Ajman: Ajman Transport Authority implemented 260 initiatives over the past year as part of its annual plan aligned with the UAE’s Year of Community, underscoring its commitment to social cohesion, employee wellbeing and sustainable institutional development. The initiatives reflected the Authority’»»»

The family of a young Canadian backpacker who was found dead on an Australian beach this week are remembering her for "her infectious laugh and her kind spirit" - and her sense of adventure. Her father said in a Facebook post that he had supported his daughter taking the trip to Australia, knowing »»»

The ruling Socialist Party has requested an extraordinary session of parliament on Thursday to approve, under an accelerated procedure, a draft law ratifying an international agreement. The request concerns the draft law on the ratification of the agreement for the accession of the Republic of Alba»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama accused Albania’s Special Prosecution against Corruption (SPAK) of failing for years to address the January 21, 2011 killings, saying the case was effectively ignored despite being widely described as a state crime. Speaking at a conference attended by relatives of the victi»»»

President Donald Trump speaks during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos in Switzerland, on Wednesday. His threats to add more tariffs to the EU over Greenland have prompted the EU to suspend the vote to approve the trade agreement reached last summer. Photo by Benedikt von Loebell/Wor»»»

Doha, Qatar: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and the Qatar Sports For All (QSFA) Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two parties across a number of fields, contributing to the achievement of shared objectives, and promoting and »»»

Abu Dhabi: The Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Türkiye, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the State of Qatar welcome the invitation extended to the»»»

US President Donald Trump pledged to resume mediation of the long-standing dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Wednesday. He described the project as a “dangerous” issue that has effecti»»»

Egypt has paid approximately $5bn of outstanding arrears to foreign partners in the petroleum sector and remains committed to settling regular monthly invoices, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday. Speaking during a weekly cabinet meeting at the government headquarters in the New Admi»»»

The Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) has launched a new mobile application that allows taxpayers to pay real estate transaction tax electronically and obtain tax clearance certificates in a fast and convenient manner, according to Rasha Abdel Aal, the ETA chairperson. Speaking at a meeting organised by»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Iranian women's rights activist and journalist Masih Alinejad said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "is scared of" US President Donald Trump and called for the Iranian leader's targeted killing. "Kill Ali Khamenei the way that you kill[ed] Qassem Soleiman»»»

Peru interim President Jose Jeri has come under scrutiny amid suspicions that he may have sought to favor a businessman of Chinese origin in award contracts without a public bidding process. Photo by Vicente Costales/EPA Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Peru's interim president, Jose Jeri, is facing a preliminary »»»

Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs endorsed at second reading draft Election Code amendments introducing optical devices for scanning paper ballots, after a sitting that lasted more than 13 hours and ended in the early hours on Wednesday. The committee rejected a BSP – Unite»»»

US President Donald Trump for the first time ruled out using force to take Greenland as he addressed world leaders in Davos Wednesday, but demanded "immediate negotiations" to acquire the island from Denmark. Trump's quest to take control of Greenland from a NATO ally has deeply shaken the global o»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has reiterated its ban on the use of outdoor loudspeakers for prayers throughout the holy month of Ramadan. Sheikh Abdullatif Al Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, confirmed that mosques will not be permitted to broadcast prayers through external speakers d»»»

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From flavour-packed food festivals and family-friendly outdoor attractions to live music and high-energy sporting events and defence events, Qatar’s weekend calendar continues to deliver memorable days for everyone. Several popular events are carrying on into the weekend, while new events are set t»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on European nations not to accept a new global order ruled by those with the “bigger stick,” amid rising tensions with US President Donald Trump over his push to acquire Greenland. Trump has warned that he’ll take the Danish overseas territory the “easy w»»»

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US President Donald Trump faced a setback at America's top court on Wednesday over his unprecedented move to fire a central bank governor. Justices questioned why they should speed through a decision with potentially major implications for central bank independence and the wider economy. Trump in A»»»

Tunis, Jan. 21 (TAP) - Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ben Ayed, on Wednesday met with Nadia Hai, Ambassador and French Ministerial Delegate for the Mediterranean.The meeting reviewed...»»»

The European Union's parliament voted on Wednesday to refer a freshly signed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur to the EU's top court, casting the hard-fought accord into legal limbo. The vote deals a blow to the European Commission, whose president Ursula von der Leyen had given a speech»»»

Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of deposed Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad and dubbed the "Butcher of Hama" for suppressing an uprising in the 1980s, has died aged 88, two sources close to the family said Wednesday. Once a pillar of the Assad family's dynastic rule, Rifaat "died after suffering from influenza »»»

Two tumultuous weeks saw the fall from power in Syria of the Kurdish-led force that was once the main US partner there, as Washington shifts its backing to the country's nascent government. Analysts say the Syrian Democratic Forces miscalculated, taking a hard stance in negotiations with the new le»»»

Escorted by a Russian naval vessel, the Mys Zhelaniya sailed to the Libyan port of Tobruk, satellite images show. The ship is suspected of having delivered weapons. The Mys Zhelaniya is well known in the Russian North. The 143-metre-long cargo ship has its home port in Arkhangelsk and it is regular»»»

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The US military has launched a mission to transfer up to 7,000 Islamic State (IS) group fighters from prisons in north-eastern Syria to Iraq, as Syrian government forces take control of areas long controlled by Kurdish-led forces. US Central Command said it had already moved 150 IS fighters from Ha»»»

Three Palestinian journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike in central Gaza, first responders say. Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said their car was hit in the al-Zahra area and named them as Mohammed Salah Qeshta, Anas Ghunaim and Abdul Raouf Shaath. They are understood to have been»»»

London: Manchester City's players will refund ticket costs for fans who flew all the way to the Arctic Circle only to witness a humiliating 3-1 defeat to Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League. City suffered one of the most chastening results in their history on Tuesday as the Norwegian minnows claimed»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan and Qatar have accepted an invitation to join the 'Board of Peace' formed by US President Donald Trump. The seven governments announced their acceptance in a joint statement on Wednesday. The move marks a significant diplomatic alignme»»»

Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), and Angelina Eichhorst, European Union (EU) Ambassador to Egypt and the League of Arab States, inaugurated the 9th Steering Committee Meeting of the EU-funded regional initiative to support African central banks through capacity building,»»»

US President Donald Trump has said he issued “very strict” instructions for the United States to “wipe Iran off the face of the earth” if the country attempts to carry out threats to assassinate him. In an interview with News Nation to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration, a portion of wh»»»

Egypt’s fresh and processed agricultural exports reached a record $11.5bn in 2025, according to Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, underscoring the sector’s growing contribution to the national economy. Agricultural exports accounted for nearly 24% of Egypt’s total exports, »»»

The Engineering Export Council of Egypt (EECE) has launched a trade mission to Kuwait, following the conclusion of a successful visit to the Qatari market, as part of its efforts to strengthen Egyptian engineering exports and expand their presence in high-potential regional markets. The mission is »»»

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, has directed the ministry’s agencies to update preparedness plans for the 2026 peak summer water demand season, stressing the need for full operational readiness of irrigation and drainage systems and the use of modern monitoring tec»»»

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Hamad Medjedovic has failed to qualify for the Australian Open third round after a 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 defeat to Australian Alex de Minaur in the second round on Wednesday. World number six De Minaur won the encounter against Medjedovic - who ranks 90th in the»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Wednesday the Serbian government had sent a letter to the US administration in support of a request for an extension of an operating licence for the Serbian oil company NIS, as well as a potential transaction betw»»»

For the Europeans, the takeaway from Trump’s speech at WEF was “we own you, because we have done so much for you, starting with winning WWII singlehandedly, and Europe needs to appreciate ‘Daddy’ for bailing you out of decades of bad decisions,” retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski says.»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector posted record-breaking performance in 2025, welcoming more than 122 million domestic and international visitors and generating around SR300 billion in spending, according to preliminary estimates released by the Ministry of Tourism. The figures represent a 5 per»»»

1 of 9 | NASA astronaut Suni Williams retired Wednesday from NASA after 27 years and three space flights. File Photo by NASA/UPI | License Photo Jan. 21 (UPI) -- NASA astronaut Suni Williams retired from the agency after 27 years of service, including one nine-month stint when she was stranded on t»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses have caught the eye, with social media users debating his choice of a "Top Gun" look as he criticized US President Donald Trump over Greenland during his speech in Davos. As he spoke at the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain resor»»»

Dubai: The UAE Cybersecurity Council has called on individuals to reduce their digital footprint as a key measure to limit online fraud and data theft, warning that personal digital footprints continue to expand with every new app download, login to a digital service, or instance of information sha»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan and Qatar have accepted an invitation to join the Gaza Peace Council formed by US President Donald Trump. The seven governments announced their acceptance in a joint statement on Wednesday. The move marks a significant diplomatic align»»»

A wave of severe weather sweeping across Greece since early Wednesday has brought heavy rain, thunderstorms, snowfall and gale-force winds, disrupting road traffic and maritime transport. No injuries or casualties have been reported. Heavy snowfall in central Greece, exceeding half a meter in some »»»

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – New Beginning parliamentary group urged President Rumen Radev on Wednesday to submit to the National Assembly an invitation for Bulgaria to join the Peace Council initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump. MRF asks MPs to vote on the proposal and then for»»»

DAVOS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Davos Wednesday was a good day for Serbia and for development of the Serbian economy, and noted that he had had substantially good meetings with EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, Swiss President Guy Parmelin, Czech PM Andrej Babis and European»»»

A fresh transatlantic trade confrontation triggered by US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs on European allies over Greenland is raising concerns about economic fallout across the European Union, with Central and Southeast European member states likely to feel the impact in»»»