Damascus, Jan. 15 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister Mohammad Yasser Barnieh discussed on Wednesday with Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two ministries, with a focus on supporting development projects, during a virtual meeting. According to a »»»

The topics of the upcoming elections and the euro changeover dominate Thursday's news media. POLITICS 24 Chasa has an interview with sociologist Evelina Slavkova, who argues that if President Rumen Radev does not run in the upcoming snap elections with a political formation, he will suffer politica»»»

Curiosity, perseverance and an unshakeable belief in knowledge formed the common thread as three leading Arab scientists were honoured at the Great Arab Minds 2025 awards in Dubai, the largest initiative of its kind in the Arab world. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Preside»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah urged a Ministerial Committee to speed up implementation of development projects in line with instructions of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.His Highness the Prime Minist»»»

Tunis, January 15, 2025 (TAP) – Tunisie Catering, the airline catering subsidiary of the Tunisair Group, has achieved dual ISO certifications: ISO 9001:2015 for quality management and ISO 22000:2018 for food safety, the national air carrier said...»»»

Lio Metal, a Romanian company in the metallurgy industry, has announced a fundamental shift in its portfolio by aiming to fully replace conventional galvanized steel with Magnelis® coated steel over the next few years. This transition is supported by a direct partnership with ArcelorMittal – the de»»»

Skopje, 14 January 2026 (MIA) - The Ministry of Economy and Labor, supported by the European Union, will present the National Strategy for Small and Medium Enterprises 2025-2030 on Wednesday. The strategy defines the key areas to improving business environment, increasing competitiveness and innova»»»

Imagine Greenland: vast icy tundras, polar bears chilling like they're at a spa, and... a thriving Filipino community? According to the latest stats, the top foreign nationalities calling this frozen paradise home are led by none other than the Philippines with a whopping 921 residents. Also In Thi»»»

Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts. Voting began Thursday in Uganda’s presidential election despite a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticised as »»»

Libya’s largest (state) bank, Jumhouria Bank, announced yesterday the launch of the country’s first-ever e-payment service at petrol stations. This service is available through the “OnePay – Mini Pay” platform, accessible via the “Masrafi Plus” application. The service will be provided without the »»»

France and Germany announced Wednesday they will deploy troops to Greenland as part of a European security mission, following renewed threats by US President Donald Trump to take control of the Arctic island. The move, made at Denmark’s request, comes after high-level talks in Washington involving »»»

Emmanuel Macron is convening an ⁠emergency defence cabinet to discuss Donald's Trump's intent to acquire Greenland and Iran's brutal ​crackdown on mass protests. For in-depth analysis and insight, Oliver Farry welcomes Dr Alexandre Vautravers, Expert in Strategy and Security and Editor-in-Chief of »»»

Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has imposed limits on its Grok chatbot’s image editing capabilities after hyper-realistic sexualised images – including depictions of minors – circulated online. The restrictions apply to all users, including paid subscribers, and block image generation in juris»»»

Regional weaponry and ammunition conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has confirmed plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) plan in Amsterdam, where it wants to emit €750mn in stock through CSG B.V. “We think tha»»»

Moscow is intensifying its rhetoric towards the Baltic region, casting a senior Orthodox figure as a hostile force allegedly seeking to undermine religious life in Lithuania and neighbouring states. In a statement on Janua»»»

Russia is trying to freeze Ukraine into submission. As temperatures plunge to -20°C in Kyiv, the Armed Forces of Russia (AFR) has stepped up its barrage of drones and ballistic missiles to take out key heating and power infrastructure. Half of Ukraine’s capital is now in subzero darkness and the ci»»»

Moscow is intensifying its rhetoric towards the Baltic region, casting a senior Orthodox figure as a hostile force allegedly seeking to undermine religious life in Lithuania and neighbouring states. In a statement on Janua»»»

A new Estonian technology venture is entering the fast-growing market for carbon reporting, promising to make verified emissions data easier and cheaper for manufacturers to produce. The startup, Lodestar, has developed a »»»

Regional weaponry and ammunition conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has confirmed plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) plan in Amsterdam, where it wants to emit €750mn in stock through CSG B.V. “We think tha»»»

A severe cold wave has tightened its grip on large parts of northern India, with temperatures hovering near zero in several states. On Thursday, the capital Delhi recorded its coldest morning so far this winter, with the temperature dropping to 2.9C. In neighbouring Haryana state, temperatures in s»»»

Doha: Qatar Calendar House announced on Thursday the start of the 'Al-Shabat' Season, known as the coldest period during winter. According to the update, the 'Al Shabat' season will last for 26 days, starting today, January 16, 2026. It is expected to herald colder temperatures, continued cloud for»»»

Consumer price inflation in Romania (chart) eased marginally to 9.69% year on year in December from 9.76% in November as prices rose by only 0.22% month on month at the end of the year, according to data published by the national statistics office INS. The reading was in line with the Bloomberg con»»»

Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Chiveri said supporting citizens living in the separatist Transnistria region would be “relatively simple” if the authorities in Tiraspol accept Chisinau’s reintegration proposal, NewsMaker.md reported. »»»

It’s a classic proxy for economic growth: Russia’s demand for power in 2025 turned negative for the first time in four years underscoring a self-inflicted economic slowdown that threatens to turn into a recession this year. »»»

Russia is trying to freeze Ukraine into submission. As temperatures plunge to -20°C in Kyiv, the Armed Forces of Russia (AFR) has stepped up its barrage of drones and ballistic missiles to take out key heating and power infrastructure. Half of Ukraine’s capital is now in subzero darkness and the ci»»»

1 of 2 | NASA's four SpaceX Crew-11 members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off southern California on Thursday after the first ever medical evacuation from the ISS after an astronaut developed a non-emergency medical condition. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) --»»»

In the presence of the Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgasem Khalifa Haftar, and the Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, Harry Theoharis, the Libyan Greek Development and Reconstruction Forum commenced in Benghazi yesterday. The Fund reported that the one-day forum»»»

The parliamentary group "Greatness" launched today’s plenary session with a direct critique of the current constitutional rules governing caretaker governments. Speaking from the rostrum, Juliana Mateeva called for a full “return to normality,” a phrase the party uses to demand that the president r»»»

Mount Olympus is no longer the mountain of the gods but of visitors. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, crowding has spread from roadside tavernas to high elevations, with tents filling the Plateau of the Muses and bottlenecks forming on the trail to the summit, raising safety risks. In an attempt to pre»»»

Radostin Vasilev, leader of the Morale, Unity, Honour (MECh) party, spoke to journalists in the corridors of Parliament on Thursday regarding the mandating of the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) to nominate a prime minister-designate. Vasilev stated that the party sees this as a negative sig»»»

Russia said Thursday it was expelling a British diplomat, calling him an undercover spy in the latest espionage accusation between Moscow and London. The Kremlin has long singled out Britain as one of the most hostile Western states -- with relations virtually frozen even before Moscow's full-scale»»»

US President Donald Trump has described a “great” conversation with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez, as Washington signals a willingness to work with the post-Maduro leadership while pressing for access to the country’s oil and continued political concessions. US President Donald Trum»»»

Enery, an independent renewable power producer in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) announces the start of the Ogrezeni hybrid project, combining photovoltaic (PV) generation with battery storage, in Giurgiu County, Romania. With an installed capacity of 761 MWp / 534 MW AC and more than 1 GWh of ba»»»

Dubai: The UAE has joined Pax Silica, a US-led initiative aimed at securing artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains, as Washington moves to formalise a small bloc of partners around the critical inputs powering the AI economy. The UAE became the ninth signatory this week, joining a »»»

Dozens of Palestinian citizens were detained or kidnaped and one was injured as the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed various areas of the West Bank last night and on Thursday morning. According to local sources, clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and Israeli occupation forces in th»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3323 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and steady relative to the b»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbia men's national water polo team defeated Israel 19-9 (4-3, 5-3, 3-1, 7-2) at the European Championship in Belgrade on Wednesday evening to clinch the top spot in the competition's Group C. With four goals, Strahinja Rasovic led the scoring for Serbia, which was without suspende»»»

The Kremlin agreed with US President Donald Trump's statement that Vladimir Zelensky is delaying the resolution process in Ukraine, according to Russian President's spokesman Dmitry Peskov. "You can agree with this. It is indeed the case," Peskov said to journalists in response to a question about »»»

The Kremlin said on Thursday that the United States had not responded to President Vladimir Putin's proposal to informally extend for ‌a year ‌the ‌provisions of ⁠the last ‌remaining nuclear arms pact between Moscow and Washington, the New START treaty, which is ⁠due to expire ‌in three weeks. Krem»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in partnership with Yango Group, has rolled out a pilot shared luxury school transport service designed to make daily commutes safer, faster, and more affordable. The initiative uses luxury SUVs to pick up students from nearby areas and schools al»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- The Public Authority of Manpower launched the "Multiple-Trip Departure Permits" service on Thursday, which allows authorized persons to grant automatic approval for workers without needing to approve each request individually.In a press statement Thursday, the Authority sai»»»

Real estate developer Park Properties, led by Alexandru Mănăilă, has partnered with entrepreneur and investor George Peltecu, known for landmark projects in the private healthcare sector in Romania, to plan the future construction of SunLake Snagov Signature Collection, an exclusive development of »»»

Tunis, Jan. 15, 2026 (TAP) – The Tunisia Investment Authority (TIA) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) agreed on January 14, 2026, to strengthen their strategic investment partnership during a high-level working meeting...»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has announced new gold resource additions totalling 7.8 million ounces across four sites in the Kingdom, supporting the company’s accelerating push to expand domestic mineral reserves and build a world-class gold franchise. The growth is driven by target»»»

Western diplomats have reportedly failed to secure a firm promise from Hezbollah to stay out of a potential conflict between the U.S. and Iran. A media report claimed that diplomats have sought guarantees from Hezbollah in recent weeks but only received a vague answer and no guarantees. Hezbollah s»»»

The National Development Agency (NDA) signed an MoU yesterday with FarmTech, Valley Valmont, and New Holland Agriculture to supply and deploy 1,000 centre pivot irrigation systems across the southern region of Libya. It will be recalled that the project was discussed in a December 2025 in Benghazi »»»

On January 16, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will mandate the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) Parliamentary Group to nominate a prime minister-designate, the head of State's Press Secretariat said here on Thursday. Under the Constitution, after a cabinet resigns, the President must begin a»»»

The announcement of a conference to support the Lebanese Army, scheduled to be held in Paris on March 5, has gathered notable international momentum, bolstered by the backing of the so-called “Quintet” comprising Saudi Arabia, the United States, France, Egypt, and Qatar. The conference is widely se»»»

The US is the main enemy of the dollar, prominent Brazilian economist and former International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive director, Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., has told RT. Washington has increasingly weaponized its national currency, undermining trust in the greenback and the broader Western fi»»»