Damascus, Jan. 18 (SANA) The Ministry of Economy and Industry announced on Sunday a set of measures to protect public property and factories in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria, following the withdrawal of the (SDF) from the area. The ministry said it has appointed a supervisor to manage the industrial ci»»»

LIKASI, DR Congo — Valery Kyembo was leading an inspection of his community's protected forest reserve deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining belt when two armed Congolese soldiers blocked their way.Behind the troops, a barrier restricted access to a developing mine site. One soldier bra»»»

AMMAN — The total public debt increased to approximately JD47.446 billion by the end of November last year, according to official statistics, raising the debt-to-GDP ratio to 108.8 per cent, up from 108.4 per cent at the end of October 2025, based on the latest figures published by the Ministry of »»»

BRUSSELS — European leaders on Sunday hit back at US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland, with far-right Italian leader Giorgia Meloni urging Washington against making a "mistake".Trump has made no secret of his desire to seize the vast Arcti»»»

Wildfires burning out of control in southern Chile have killed at least 15 people and forced more than 50,000 to evacuate, the government said Sunday. Security Minister Luis Cordero gave the tolls for 14 blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio regions about 500 kilometers (300 miles»»»

Trump's focus on Greenland stems from its rising strategic importance for the US National Security and its objective to establish a "defense umbrella" under his missile defense plan, Egyptian political analyst Dr. Ismail Al-Turki says. The Arctic Ocean has become a new defensive and offensive front»»»

Manila: The Philippine Congress has allocated 40 billion pesos (about 673 million US dollars) in capital outlays for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernisation program under the 2026 national budget, a senior lawmaker said Sunday. House of Representatives Minority Leader Marcelino Liba»»»

A former British police officer who has been living in Russia for more than a decade has been stripped of UK citizenship after being deemed a security threat, according to the Daily Mail. Mark Bullen, who worked for Hertfordshire Police for eleven years, received a letter from the Home Office last »»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused Brussels and Western European governments of “squeezing everything” out of their taxpayers while feeding them soothing lies to keep funding Kiev’s futile war effort. In an interview with Kossuth Radio on Friday, Orban expressed astonishment at the E»»»

A 40-year-old man was found dead at his residence in Kozhikode early Sunday morning, days after a woman posted a viral video accusing him of sexual harassment on a bus. According to media reports, the video, which garnered more than 2 million views, showed the woman alleging that the man deliberate»»»

The proposal to limit voting in countries outside the European Union (EU) to a maximum of 20 voting sections represents a gross form of discrimination that contradicts the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, the principle of equality of citizens, and the very logic of the democratic electoral»»»

Doha, Qatar: Zakat Affairs Department at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has accomplished incredible, unprecedented milestones throughout 2025. These achievements embody the corporate performance efficiency, the Sharia and administrative governance accuracy, as well as the ef»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani affirmed that he discussed with Prime Minister of Canada HE Dr. Mark Carney, avenues for advancing commercial and economic cooperation between the State of Qatar and Canada. Posting on his official X account, HH the Amir said he discussed today with»»»

The Libyan International Forum on Cooperative Partnerships and Funding Funds, organized by the Libyan Businessmen’s Council (LBC), concluded its work yesterday. The forum was held under the auspices of the Economic Committee of the High State Council and saw wide participation from representatives »»»

A small part of Florida is the Snowy State for the second year in a row. Snow briefly covered the grass and rooftops in parts of the western Florida Panhandle on Sunday morning as just enough frigid air rushed in behind a cold front to turn the last rain showers into snowflakes in the Sunshine Stat»»»

Iraq said on Sunday US-led coalition forces had finished withdrawing from bases within the country's federal territory, which excludes the autonomous northern Kurdistan region. "We announce today... the completion of the evacuation of all military bases and leadership headquarters in the official f»»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Sunday that any attack on the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei would mean a declaration of war. "An attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation," Pezeshkian said in a post on X in an apparent »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE), is implementing the "Consumer School 2026” initiative under the theme "Smart Consumer” for the second consecutive year. The program is part of the ministry’s effort»»»

Libya’s General Union of Chambers of Commerce hosted a multi-sector, high-level French delegation yesterday. The delegation consisted of directors of French companies, a representative from Business France, and a representative of French foreign trade experts. Libya is a promising investment destin»»»

Major European Union states decried US President Donald Trump's tariff threats against European allies over Greenland as blackmail on Sunday, as France proposed responding with a range of previously untested economic countermeasures. Trump vowed on Saturday to implement a wave of increasing tariffs»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday that he had accepted US President Donald Trump's invitation to join the Gaza Board of Peace. "President Trump has invited Hungary to join the work of The Board of Peace as a founding member. We have, of course, accepted this ho»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Nearly half of Americans disapprove of the United States' attack on Venezuela that resulted in the capture of the country's President Nicolas Maduro, a poll by The Wall Street Journal showed on Sunday. The survey found that 49% of respondents approved of the US operation in Venez»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Greenland and its citizens should themselves determine the future of the country, UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy said on Sunday, adding that the UK government's stance on this matter remains "non-negotiable." On Saturday, US President Donald Trump s»»»

Joshua Landis, the director of the University of Oklahoma's Centre for Middle East Studies, talks about how the Syrian military's advance across the country's north aims to end years of autonomy won by the country's Kurdish community – and why the US appears to be abandoning its former allies.»»»

Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office, official results showed Saturday, allowing the former guerrilla to extend his four-decade rule of the East African country. His main opponent, Bobi Wine, remains in hiding after security forces raided his home. Ugandan Presi»»»

The EU and the South American economic bloc Mercosur sealed a free trade agreement on Saturday, pushing ahead with the deal despite protests by EU farmers worried about cheap imports and opposition from several member states. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has described the deal»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in purchasing additional icebreakers to patrol waters off Canada, NBC News reported on Sunday, citing US officials. Trump has expressed interest in acquiring more icebreakers for maritime patrols off Canada, which could be funded t»»»

Santiago, Chile: Wildfires raging in southern Chile have killed at least 15 people and forced more than 50,000 to evacuate, the government said Sunday. Security Minister Luis Cordero gave the tolls for the blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio regions about 500 kilometers (300 mil»»»

Vazrazhdane MP Slavcho Krumov has requested information from the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) regarding chronic problems with electricity supply in the town of Novi Iskar, near Sofia, the party’s press office said here on Sunday. Krumov is seeking answers about frequent and prolong»»»

Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Economy Mohammed Al-Hwej, in an exclusive live interview yesterday with the Istanbul-based Libyan satellite TV station Libya Al-Ahrar, said more than 30% of Libyan citizens have reached the poverty line according to international standards. Hwej was conducting a cri»»»

Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva told NOVA TV here on Sunday that she has not yet been approached by President Rumen Radev regarding the position of caretaker prime minister. If she is invited to a meeting, she said she will present her arguments as to why the Ombudsman should not be appointed as caret»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron will ask the EU to activate its "anti-coercion" measure – dubbed its trade “bazooka” – for the first time ever if US President Donald Trump follows through with threats to impose new tariffs on European countries for opposing his plans for Greenland. An ex»»»

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces have identified and arrested the ringleaders and terrorist elements involved in recent foreign-linked riots in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan Province, confiscating various types of lethal weapons from them. In a statement released on Sunday, the deputy »»»

In his New Year's address to the armed forces, French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a plan to add €36 billion to the country's multi-year defence budget in its next update, as he said France needed to be more powerful in order to be feared amid rising geopolitical tensions. We take a closer lo»»»

US President Donald Trump wants countries to pay at least $1 billion to remain on the Gaza “Board of Peace” beyond a three-year limit, according to the text of the body’s charter obtained by multiple media outlets. Earlier this week, the White House formally launched Phase Two of the US-backed peac»»»

Thousands of people marched through Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, on Saturday to protest against US plans to annex the self-governing Danish territory. A similar rally was held in Copenhagen. The protests came in response to recent statements by US President Donald Trump, who has declared that Washing»»»

DOHA: The seventh meeting of the Primary Health Care Corporation's (PHCC) Partners and Family Advisory Group (PFAG) discussed innovative solutions to enhance the patient experience and provide modern care services that keep pace with the development of the healthcare sector in Qatar, which has achi»»»

The US attempts to seize Greenland represent a “throwback to the early 20th Century era of financial receivership” when the United States sought to deny European powers a foothold in the Western Hemisphere, Professor Joe Siracusa tells Sputnik. So what does this entail exactly for the US and the re»»»

Tunis, Jan. 18 (TAP) - The areas devoted to strawberry cultivation in the Nabeul governorate are decreasing, even though the region accounts for 90% of national production for the second consecutive season.This season, the planted areas did not...»»»

Doha, Qatar: Souq Waqif will host the 2026 Souq Waqif Equestrian Festival, bringing owners, breeders and fans of purebred Arabian horses together in a traditional setting, alongside heritage activities aimed at families and children. According to the festival programme shared by Souq Waqif on X, th»»»

Amman: HM King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan met in Amman on Sunday with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani. At the start of the meeting, HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs conveyed the»»»

The US Secret Service is on high alert following threats against President Donald Trump, highlighting the extraordinary measures required for presidential travel. Wherever the President goes, a fortified protective team accompanies him, supported by elite military and law enforcement assets. His sa»»»

Hohhot: An explosion at a factory in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sunday killed two people, left five others missing, and sent 66 to hospitals, according to local authorities. The blast occurred at around 3 p.m. on Sunday at a plate plant of Baogang United Steel in western Baot»»»

In a tragic accident on Sunday, five persons lost their lives and 80 others sustained injuries after a bus fell into a gorge near the Orsa Bangladara ghati on the Chhattisgarh-Jharkhand border. The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Mahuadanr police station, sending shockwaves through the »»»

Dubai: Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of the “Fountains of Mercy” project, an initiative that will see 50 dedicated fountains installed across the emirate to provide drinking water for birds and wild animals, reinforcing Dubai’s commitment to environmental sustainability, compassion an»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel on Sunday called US President Donald Trump's threats to introduce tariffs on several European countries over Greenland blackmail. On Saturday, Trump said he would impose a 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kin»»»

The US has moved away from the old “collective West” model of a transatlantic bloc of the US and Western Europe that once set global rules under American financial, military, and nuclear backing, and into a new phase of power politics, independent political analyst and former Russian Presidential A»»»

Bulgaria will face another day of severe winter conditions on Monday, January 19, with persistently low temperatures across the country and hazardous cold prompting a yellow weather warning nationwide. Morning temperatures will be particularly harsh, dropping to between minus 12 and minus 7 degrees»»»

Amman: Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, HE Dr. Jaafar Hassan, met in Amman on Sunday with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani. During the meeting, they discussed avenues for supporting and reinforcing bilateral coop»»»

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