The document’s dismissal of Europe “as a power of no significance signals that there are three truly great powers left: the United States, Russia and China,” military expert Alexei Borzenko told Sputnik. The US is also “well aware that we’ve outpaced them on certain types of weapons,” the observer »»»

Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Majed Mohammed Al Ansari, met on Saturday with HE Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan, Dr. Ismatulla Irgashev, on the margins of the 23rd Doha For»»»

KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Director General of Civil Aviation of the French Republic in Paris. KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Minister of Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood Affairs Dr. Amthal Al-Huwailah affirmed on Fri»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 6 (KUNA) -- The third edition of Kuwait Hackathon 2025, organized by CODED Academy and the National Cybersecurity Center, concluded on Saturday under the patronage of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yosef Saud Al-Sabah.The event aimed at supporting yout»»»

The ANSES has found that 92% of the country's drinking water contains forever chemicals known as PFAS. The report analyzed more than 600 tap water samples and an equal number of untreated water samples over a two-year period.  Meanwhile another study has found that breakfast cereals, and bread»»»

Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Dr. Majed Mohammed Al Ansari emphasized the importance of enhancing cooperation between the Gulf countries and the European Union (EU) politically, economically, and in terms of security, noting that suc»»»

Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said he had a "very constructive" phone call with Donald Trump's peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the US president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Zelensky said they had discussed how to ensure that Russia stuck to any potential deal to end its war with Ukra»»»

Are there any adults left at the Pentagon to stop War Secretary Pete Hegseth (aka Kettlebell Kegseth) from unilaterally raining death on guys in boats and then making cartoons about it for social media? “Franklin targets narco-terrorists,” Hegseth tweeted, featuring Franklin the turtle standing on »»»

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas responded Saturday to a new US National Security Strategy accusing Europe of facing "civilisational erasure" due to its immigration policies by saying that Washington remained the bloc's main ally. The strategy also called for the US to aggressively maintain domi»»»

DOHA, Dec 6 (KUNA) -- The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassem Al-Budaiwi affirmed Saturday that GCC countries are keen on Iran's stability and prosperity, stressing, "no one in the GCC wants Iran to collapse." The remarks came during a session at the Doha Forum 2025, which was»»»

The US National Park Service (NPS) is removing Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth from its list of fee-free entrance days. The move is part of President Donald Trump's "modernisation" of the park service, which, beginning in 2026, also includes changing the parks' cost structure to favour Ame»»»

Tunis, Dec. 6 (TAP) - During his address at a ministerial roundtable organised on Saturday by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Geneva, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, reiterated...»»»

AMMAN — The Kingdom’s major telecommunications and industrial companies said the Amra City project will be a "cornerstone" of the country’s digital and economic modernisation efforts, calling it a national undertaking that will require advanced infrastructure and broad private sector coordination.T»»»

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review US President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship. Several lower courts have previously blocked Trump's bid to restrict the law that states anyone born on US soil is automatically an American citizen.  The Supreme Court agreed on Friday»»»

Qatar’s prime minister warned Saturday that the nearly two-month-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip cannot be considered complete until Israeli forces fully withdraw under a peace plan backed by Washington and the UN.  Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “crit»»»

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told the Doha Forum Saturday that Israel's continued insistence on a demilitarised zone in the country's south could lead the two nations to a "dangerous place". Israeli troops continue to occupy a UN-patrolled area in the Golan Heights and have repeatedly launched mil»»»

Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire along their shared border on Friday, officials from both countries said, after peace talks between the South Asian neighbours ended without a breakthrough earlier this week. Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire along their border late on Friday»»»

Four civilians and one soldier were killed in an overnight exchange of fire at one of the key Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossings, an Afghan official said on Saturday. Both sides blamed each other despite a truce after deadly clashes in October. Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have»»»

The death toll from cyclone-driven floods and landslides across three Indonesian provinces on Sumatra rose to 908 people on Saturday, with over 400 listed as missing, government data showed. The disaster has also claimed around 200 lives in southern Thailand and Malaysia. Indonesia’s environment mi»»»

Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., said she was pushed and pepper-sprayed by federal agents during an immigration-enforcement action outside a Tucson restaurant on Friday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pushed and pepper-sprayed Rep.»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet leaders from Ukraine, Germany and the UK in London on Monday to take stock of the ongoing US-mediated peace negotiations, the French president said on social media. Macron condemned Moscow’s overnight drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, saying that Russi»»»

Right-wing politician Nigel Farage is set to address supporters in Falkirk on Saturday, aiming to capitalise on Reform UK’s unexpected rise in Scotland ahead of May’s devolved parliament elections. The anti-immigration party, once marginal north of the border, is now polling second behind the SNP, »»»

Italy is set to open the Mediterranean’s first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity, offering a natural but supervised home for the animals as marine parks across Europe close. Located off Taranto, the San Paolo Dolphin Refuge is expected to receive its first dolphins by mid-2026 and»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz supported US President Donald Trump's plan for a Middle East settlement during a phone conversation with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said. "Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has held a detailed phone co»»»

DOHA: Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister and President of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) Dr Saeed Khatibzadeh has praised the opening of the 23rd Doha Forum, commending the Qatari leadership for its "successful and skillful" organisation. Talking to Qatar Tribune on the si»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani on Saturday met separately with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye HE Hakan Fidan; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs of the Arab Re»»»

Dubai: The UAE Cybersecurity Council has urged families to take a more active role in protecting children online, stressing that real online safety begins at home — where parents, not technology, remain the first and most important line of defence against harmful content, scams and cyberbullying. T»»»

DOHA, Dec 6 (KUNA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday that a democratic Palestinian committee, responsible for providing essential services such as security, justice, and healthcare, must carry out daily administration of Gaza's population.Speaking at an annual diplomat»»»

DOHA: Iraq progressed to the last eight of the tournament as they held out against sustained Sudan pressure early in the match before snatching victory with two goals in the closing stages. After being on the back foot for much of the first half of the match played at Stadium 974, Graham Arnold’s s»»»

Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Dr. Majed Mohammed Al Ansari met on Saturday with HE Director General for Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden Mikael Lindvall, on the margin of the Doha Forum 2025.»»»

The Iranian judiciary says two organisers of a marathon have been arrested for allowing women who were not wearing hijabs to take part. The move comes after images appeared online of unveiled women competing in the race on Friday. Two thousand women and 3,000 men took part separately in the maratho»»»

Tunis, Dec. 6 (TAP) - A number of representatives of political parties, associations, and civil society organisations took part in a march that departed on Saturday afternoon from Bab El-Khadra, heading toward Habib Bourguiba Avenue in the capital,...»»»

Police and local authorities deployed multiple teams around Tsarevo and Sozopol to monitor flooded roads and rivers after heavy rain in the area, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. The downpours cut traffic on several road sections, briefly flooded streets and campsites, and prompted Tsarevo M»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and HE President of the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic Ahmed Al Sharaa, witnessed Saturday evening the World Arabian Horse Championship. The tournament is organized by Katara Cultural Village in partnership with the National Centre for Agricultural E»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, met on Saturday with a parliamentary delegation from the French Republic, which included HE Deputy Estelle Youssouffa, HE Deputy Laurent Mazure, HE Deputy Romain Daubie, HE Deputy Belkhir Be»»»

Attempts to seize sovereign assets in the West pose risks for all states whose funds are held in Western jurisdictions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "Attempts to expropriate the sovereign assets of central banks create risks for all states that have funds in Western jurisdictions," the minist»»»

The United States has told the European Nato allies that it will hand over responsibility for conventional defence capabilities by 2027 and no longer act as the automatic security guarantor, Reuters reports on December 6. The report comes one day after the White House released its latest National S»»»

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) surged to a record $65bn in 2024, marking a 154% year-on-year increase despite a global downturn in investment flows, according to the inaugural COMESA Investment Report 2025, jointly launched by UN Trad»»»

A drone attack on the town of Kalogi, in Sudan's South Kordofan region, is said to have hit a kindergarten and killed at least 50 people, including 33 children. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group battling the army in Sudan's civil war, was accused of Thursday's attack by a medic»»»

The United States has told the European Nato allies that it will hand over responsibility for conventional defence capabilities by 2027 and no longer act as the automatic security guarantor, Reuters reports on December 6. The report comes one day after the White House released its latest National S»»»

Is the former head of Zelenskiy’s presidential administration, Andriy Yermak, going to skip the country before formal corruption charges are brought against him? That is the question being asked on the streets of Kyiv over the weekend after reports emerged that Yermak, until recently the second mos»»»

Overzealous air pollution officials in Uzbekistan used excavators to demolish tandoor ovens, upsetting locals, according to a Gazeta.uz report. As disquiet over the disproportionate action mounted, the khokim (mayor) of Shakhrikhan district in the eastern region of Andijan, Khikmatillo Dadakhonov, »»»

Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Elisa Spiropali, has welcomed the decisions by Belgium and Denmark to open embassies in Tirana, calling the moves a significant signal of confidence in Albania’s progress toward European Union integration. In a message posted on X, Spiropali expres»»»

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, said the desert was the first school of the forefathers — a place where earlier generations learned patience, resilience and self-relianc»»»

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Saturday that Turkey is prepared to fulfill its responsibilities and contribute to ongoing peace efforts in Gaza. His remarks came during a session at the 2025 Doha Forum, which opened in Qatar’s capital and will run for two days. Responding to ques»»»

Doha: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met today separately with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus HE Dr. Constantinos Kombos, Secretary to the Presidency of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay HE Alejandro San»»»

Share: Photo: Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun ( L) is shown during meeting at the Baabda presidential palace with a visiting United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation to discuss escalating tensions with Israel and efforts to disarm Hezbollah A United Nations Security Council delegation on S»»»

A National Guardsman is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say "his head wound is slowly healing and that he's beginning to 'look more like himself,'" said West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey. The»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai on Saturday met with a delegation of African business and philanthropic leaders visiting the UAE. The meeting was attended by Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy »»»

A United Nations Security Council delegation on Saturday urged all parties to uphold a year-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, expressing support for a state weapons monopoly at the end of a Lebanon visit. "We came to Beirut at a pivotal time for the implementation of... the cessation of h»»»