Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared Sunday that his country was not intimidated by the US naval deployment in the Gulf, two days after talks with Washington's envoy. US President Donald Trump's lead Iran negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday visited the USS Abraham Lin»»»

Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japan's popular Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.»»»

Voters in Thailand came out in numbers ⁠on Sunday for a general election defined by a three-way battle between conservative, progressive and populist camps, with no single party expected to secure a clear majority and prolonging the spectre of political instability. Report by Justin McCurry, Consta»»»

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is ​set to secure a big majority in ​Japan's lower house in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK forecast, based on exit polls. Her Liberal Democratic Party is expected to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in the chamber, ‍well above the 233 nee»»»

Vote counting is underway in Thailand's early general election, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. The battle for support from 53 million registered voters came against a backdrop of slow economic growth and heightened nat»»»

Dubai: The Dubai Court of Misdemeanours has acquitted a European woman of a fraud linked to a fake online rental advertisement, citing insufficient evidence, while convicting three other defendants involved in the same case. A complaint was filed by a victim who said that he had been defrauded afte»»»

In the early hours of February 8, an abandoned camper was discovered in a forested area above the town of Vratsa. According to unofficial information, three bodies were found inside the vehicle. The signal was submitted by a shepherd who was moving through the area near Mount Vola. In a difficult-t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe PM Salam in Marjeyoun: Lebanon’s state has abandoned the South for a long time 08-02-2026 12:01 PM Latest News Urgent News PM Salam in Marj»»»

Authorities on Crete said Sunday that another 27 migrants have reached the island’s southern shores after making the long and dangerous journey from north Africa. The Coast Guard said one of the migrants required hospitalization for an unspecified condition. The 26 men and one woman were found Satu»»»

More than 11,000 people have been driven from their homes in Spain's southern Andalusia region as Storm Marta hammers the Iberian Peninsula with heavy rain, snow and gales. Farmers say that the storm has already caused millions of euros of damage to crops across Spain and Portugal. Farmers in ⁠Spai»»»

Canada and France opened diplomatic consulates on Friday in the capital of Greenland, showing support for NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island in the wake of US efforts to secure control of the semiautonomous Danish territory. Story by Jennie Shin.»»»

Gold prices remained relatively stable worldwide at the close of trading on Friday, ahead of the international stock exchange holiday on Saturday, following a week of sharp rises and falls. Anticipation abounds over trade resuming on Sunday with the opening of Asian markets, where experts predict a»»»

Kuwait: The Amir of the sisterly State of Kuwait, HH Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, received on Sunday, February 8, 2026, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. His Excellency the Prime Minister conveyed the greetings of th»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington, insisting it will not be intimidated by the threat of war with the United States. The minister, Abbas Araghchi told a forum in Tehran attended by AFP, that Tehra»»»

A Greek Air Force colonel held since Thursday for allegedly selling NATO military secrets to China was under surveillance for a year and a half before his arrest, officials told Kathimerini. Greek authorities first became suspicious of the 54-year-old telecommunications specialist in 2024 when he f»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation yesterday evening with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, thanking him for cooperation between the intelligence services and for the assistance in detaining the suspect involved in the terrorist attack against Lt. Gen. Vladimir Ale»»»

Tunis, Feb.8 (TAP)- Tunisia and Algeria are observing Sunday the 68th anniversary of Sakiet Sidi Youssef (governorate of El Kef) events (February 8, 1958). The French colonial powers bombed the border village in retaliation for the Tunisian support...»»»

Russia says it has identified three suspects involved in the shooting of high-profile military general Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev. They include the man said to have carried out the attack, who has been named as Russian citizen Lyubomir Korba. Russia's Investigations Committee (SK) said Korba arrived »»»

Dubai: Telangana Police have launched an investigation into a fire that broke out at the state’s Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Hyderabad, even as senior officials firmly denied claims that crucial evidence linked to high-profile cases was destroyed in the incident. The fire erupted at the FS»»»

Dubai: Kuwait has added eight hospitals in Lebanon to its national sanctions list, a move taken under measures implementing United Nations Security Council resolutions issued under Chapter VII, which relate to counterterrorism and the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. »»»

“They don’t want peace. With peace, they will stop receiving Western arms and money, which are currently being plundered, and will disappear from the global spotlight,” Russian military expert Viktor Litovkin told Sputnik, commenting on the attempted assassination of Gen. Alexeyev, the deputy of GR»»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Education has announced that registration for public schools for the 2026–2027 academic year will open on Monday, 9 February, and run until 6 March 2026. The ministry said the registration window will be opened once only during this period. It also stressed that timely regist»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Energy Affairs, HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, met in Doha on Sunday, February 8, 2026, with HE Javier Martínez-Acha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama. Discussions during the meeting covered energy relations and cooperation between Qatar and Pa»»»

During the Cold War, few negotiations proved as complex as those between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit and reduce their vast nuclear arsenals. They required trust between adversaries who had little reason to believe each other’s words, and they relied on intricate, constant system»»»

During the Cold War, few negotiations proved as complex as those between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit and reduce their vast nuclear arsenals. They required trust between adversaries who had little reason to believe each other’s words, and they relied on intricate, constant system»»»

Geneva: The Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva participated in the third consultation of the Workstream 3 of the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law, focusing on International Humanitarian Law and Peace, c»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) announced the launch of the Discounted Goods Initiative, offering more than 1,000 products at reduced prices, in liaison with major retail markets countrywide. The initiative will run until the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The initiative refle»»»

Dubai: Three people were killed and three others injured in a multi-vehicle road collision in the Wilayat of Liwa, in Oman’s North Al Batinah Governorate, authorities said on Sunday. According to the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority, the crash involved three vehicles and occurred earlier in th»»»

In a December 2025 article we have discussed the links between regional economic, fiscal, and political developments in the Irkutsk and Kemerovo Regions, where a severe fiscal crisis had already developed. In this second part, we take a closer look »»»

Traffic police in the Greater Athens region stopped tens of thousands of motorists over the past three days for spot checks, fined more than 4,000 for a series of traffic violations and arrested 16, police said Sunday. A police statement said 33,449 people were stopped between early Friday and earl»»»

The annual campaign for filing personal income tax returns under Article 50 of the Personal Income Tax Act is underway. This declaration covers a wide range of income, including salaries and civil contracts, sole trader activity, farming, authorship and licensing rights, crafts, freelance work, ren»»»

PoliticsGermanyGermany news: SPD urges reset in US ties amid Trump eraRichard Connor with AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters, KNA, SID, epaGermany’s Social Democrats want a rethink on US relations, arguing that Donald Trump's approach raises doubts about the reliability of the transatlantic alliance. Meanwhile,»»»

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Aljadaan stressed Sunday that the world economy is going through a “profound transition,” saying emerging markets and developing economies now account for nearly 60 percent of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in purchasing power terms and over 70 percent of»»»

Krum Zarkov described his election as Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader on Saturday evening as "a victory over apathy and over the sense of surrender" rather than a victory of one leader over another. After his election during the 51st BSP Congress, Zarkov said in a statement that the party st»»»

Farmers protesting high production costs will hold a rally outside Parliament in central Athens on Friday with their tractors and remain on the spot overnight, a protest organizer said. Sokratis Aliftiras, head of a farmers’ association in the Larissa area of central Greece, told state ERT televisi»»»

New Delhi: Italy have won the football World Cup four times, but when it comes to cricket they are minnows making a historic debut among the game's elite. The Italians play Scotland in the T20 World Cup at Kolkata's famous Eden Gardens on Monday and will be the lowest-ranked team in the competition»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the Discounted Goods Initiative for the holy month of Ramadan. It said that price reductions will be applied on more than 1,000 goods. This initiative is part of its efforts to ease the cost of living during the holy month of Ramadan. The»»»

France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation. Lang was summoned to appear at the French Foreign Ministry, which oversees the Arab World Institu»»»

Mumbai, India: India's wicket-taking hero Mohammed Siraj said "it felt like a dream" after a whirlwind 24 hours that saw him called into the T20 World Cup squad and force him to change holiday plans to watch Real Madrid. Siraj took a wicket with his fourth ball of his first T20 international for 19»»»

Former caretaker justice minister Krum Zarkov has been elected as the new leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party following a vote at the party’s 51st Congress, held in Sofia on Saturday. According to Madlen Stoyanova, chair of the BSP leadership election commission, Zarkov secured 416 of the 721 v»»»

DOHA: The Amiri Diwan has announced that on the occasion of the National SportDay, which falls on the second Tuesday of February every year, 22 Sha’ban 1447 AH, corresponding to February 10, 2026, will be an official holiday.»»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Interior’s General Directorate of Residency Affairs has unveiled a sweeping set of procedural changes governing residency permits for expatriates with family ties to Kuwaiti citizens, as part of ongoing efforts to reform immigration and tighten oversight of long‑standing depe»»»

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Sunday that world growth still lacks pre-pandemic levels, expressing concern as she expected more shocks amid high spending and rising debt levels in many countries. Georgieva spoke at the AlUla Conference for Emerging Ma»»»

Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will travel for the first time as Egypt’s president to the UK on Thursday to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss regional and international issues. British ambassador to Egypt John Casson announced on Monday that the pair would discuss security issues in the Mi»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cyber Security Council has warned that financial data remains one of the most sought-after targets for online fraudsters, urging individuals and organisations to strengthen protections as digital threats continue to evolve. The council said that around 60 per cent of financial cy»»»

Dubai: A 26-year-old bodybuilder and gym trainer died allegedly by suicide at his home in Bengaluru’s Mahalakshmi Layout after learning that his girlfriend’s marriage had been fixed with another man, Indian media reports said. The deceased, identified as Kiran, had been in a relationship with the w»»»

Police in central Athens have arrested two people for allegedly trying to defraud a woman of cash and valuables, using an increasingly widespread scam where criminals target vulnerable people posing as power company employees. Authorities said the suspects, aged 27 and 28, were arrested on February»»»

The German authorities have repeatedly tightened screws on AfD, which hits out at the EU’s migration policy and stands for a “good, partner-like dialogue” with Russia. Two MPs are from the AfD (Alternative for Germany) faction, while the five other members support individual lawmakers. Salaries of »»»

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Doha, Qatar: The Amiri Diwan announced that on the occasion of the Qatar National Sport Day, which falls on the second Tuesday of February every year, February 10, 2026, will be an official holiday.»»»