DOHA: Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Doha hosted the charity football event “Match for Hope 2026”, where Team Chunkz edged past Team AboFlah in a thrilling 8–7 encounter, featuring an elite lineup of football legends and global content creators. Match for Hope is an annual initiative that raises funds to»»»

President Donald Trump has said Iran wants to make a deal rather than face US military action, despite Tehran's insistence that its missile and defence systems will "never" be up for negotiation. "I can say this, they do want to make a deal," Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday when a»»»

1 of 3 | Ice builds up in the Hudson River along the edge of the Manhattan skyline Friday as sub-freezing temperatures continue after the past weekend's major snow storm. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo New York City was buried under 11.4 inches of snow last weekend during the biggest w»»»

Donald Trump has been calling for change at the US central bank. Now, with Jerome Powell's term as Federal Reserve chairman poised to end in May, he could be about to get his wish. On Friday, the US president announced Kevin Warsh - a conservative whom he had passed over for the post, to his regret»»»

DOHA: The Supreme Committee for the joint tactical exercise for security agencies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, 'Arabian Gulf Security (4)', is organizing a security exhibition to accompany the exercise at Qatar Mall, until February 4. The exhibition was inaugurated by Vice Chair»»»

Families of Islamist prisoners at Roumieh prison carry pictures of their beloved ones during a protest outside the government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday after a group of prisoners at the prison announced an open-ended hunger strike. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. »»»

Millions of new files relating to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released by the US Department of Justice, the largest number of documents shared by the government since a law mandated their release last year. Three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos were posted publicly on»»»

Catherine O'Hara, the comedic actress best known for her starring roles in the Home Alone and Beetlejuice films, as well as her Emmy-winning turn in Schitt's Creek, has died aged 71. The Canadian star rose to fame through Toronto's Second City improvisation troupe and on SCTV, before making a name »»»

1 of 5 | Flowers, candles and photographs are left at a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis, Minn. The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division will join the FBI's investigation into Pretti's shooting death. Photo by Craig Lassig/EPA Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Jus»»»

3272568 KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti and UAE pilots arrive at Kuwait International Airport from the UAE as part of a joint air show. 3272573 KUWAIT -- Bahrain win the trophy of the 22nd Asian Handball Championship after 29-26 victory over Qatar in the final. 3272548 KUWAIT -- Kuwait beat Japan 33-32, securing»»»

Clifford CoonanChina's new five-year-plan is an economic blueprint for the country's long-term development. Analysts say it will likely set out ambitious targets for technological advances and high-end manufacturing. https://p.dw.com/p/57mXOAdvertisementClifford Coonan Irish-born journalist and ana»»»

Interviewed on the Panorama talk show on the Bulgarian National Television on Friday, Bulgaria's former President Rumen Radev (2017-2026) said he intends to form a political party after the snap parliamentary elections, stressing that this would not be possible in time for the vote which is expecte»»»

Increased machinery and equipment wholesale prices accounted for about 40% of the 0.5% rise in the nation's Producer Price Index in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday sa»»»

BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- The European Union on Friday expressed deep concern over the deterioration of the security situation in the Republic of South Sudan, particularly in Jonglei State.EU spokesperson Anouar El-Anouni called on all parties to return to compliance with the provisions of the 201»»»

EU member states will need to take on more joint debt to fund expanding military spending, Seamus Boland, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), has warned, saying the bloc’s next seven-year budget is too small to cover the costs. European NATO members last year agreed to r»»»

ISLAMABAD, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- Pakistan's Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir received Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu on Friday to discuss prospects for strengthening defense cooperation.During their meeting at the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Pakistani Army in Rawalpindi »»»

Damascus, Jan. 30 (SANA) Finance Minister Mohamed Yisr Barnieh met with a delegation from the U.S. consulting firm Oliver Wyman, led by the company’s regional director Matteo De Clercq, to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation and opening new opportunities for the firm’s work in the Syrian mark»»»

Dubai: Fuel prices in the UAE for February 2026 will be announced today. After petrol and diesel became cheaper in January, global oil prices have started rising again late in the month. This shift could influence what motorists pay at the pump. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & »»»

KUWAIT, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Air Sports Club and Jazeera Aviation Club, of the United Arab Emirates, co-organized a ceremony on Friday to honor the participants in the March of Affection, a joint airshow from the UAE to Kuwait.Yesterday's air sports event materialized the depth of the sisterly t»»»

"Today I will work in Indiga," governor of the Nenets Autonomous District Irina Gekht reported in a social media video post that showed her helicopter landing in the remote settlement. It is hard to reach the far northern settlement of Indiga without using a helicopter. The small town with a popula»»»

An official investigation has confirmed that 19-year-old Rafail Galyfianakis did not handle the grenade that killed him during a military training exercise at a firing range on the island of Rhodes in November, a lawyer for his family said. “It was confirmed that the late Rafail never handled the g»»»

The government approved Friday an agreement to transfer Syrian prisoners serving their sentences in Lebanon back to their home country. The issue of prisoners has been a sore point as the neighboring countries seek to recalibrate their relations following the ouster of former Syrian President Basha»»»

Doha: Kristen Vanderveen stamped her authority in the final round of the H H The Father Amir’s Prix, delivering a standout victory in the CSI5* Table A jump-off over 155cm at Al Shaqab yesterday. The American rider proved untouchable in a high-speed barrage, guiding 12-year-old gelding Bull Run’s J»»»

Palestinian militant group Hamas called on Friday for Israel to reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing to Egypt immediately in both directions. In a statement, the group called for the "immediate transition to the second phase" of the U.S.-brokered truce in Gaza, namely its provision for the reopening of Raf»»»

U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East again are urging restraint from both the United States and Iran as the Trump administration warns of a possible strike and builds up its military presence in the region, according to an Arab diplomat familiar with the matter. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Oman an»»»

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, the US deputy attorney general has said. Todd Blanche said he did not want to "overstate" the move, calling it "a standard investigation by the FBI when ther»»»

The head of the Democratic Party parliamentary group, Gazment Bardhi, reacted after Special Prosecution against Corruption (SPAK) refused to meet with the parliamentary commission known as “Xhafaj 2.” In a social media post, Bardhi said the government’s attempt to intimidate prosecutors had been fi»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) on Friday announced China ended its sanctions on six ministers of Parliament a day after arriving for a state visit to China in Beijing. Photo by Lauren Hurley/EPA Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Six British ministers of Parliament, including two peers, no longer are sancti»»»

The Yemeni government welcomed a European Union decision to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, saying the move marked a long-awaited shift toward confronting a central driver of instability and security threats across the region and beyond. In an official statement, »»»

Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call from Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, during which they discussed the strong strategic relations between the two countries, as well as key regional developments. During th»»»

Lagos: Nigeria's Afrobeat king Fela Kuti will this weekend be posthumously recognised by the Grammys with a Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the distinction. After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers in Nigeria, the recognition comes nearly three dec»»»

Russian military production worth over $15B was exported to over 30 countries over the past year, giving the defense industrial base additional resources for modernization, R&D and the expansion of it is production capabilities, President Putin said in a briefing Friday. In 2026, military export vo»»»

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1 of 5 | Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attends the 126th Army-Navy Game in Baltimore, Md., on Dec. 13. On Friday, two lawmakers demanded that she answer questions about her involvement at an FBI raid on a Georgia election facility. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan»»»

A statement by the US embassy in Beirut has cut through weeks of Lebanese speculation over the fate of the committee monitoring the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, following delays in its meetings. The statement also signaled that no French civilian member would be added to the»»»

President Donald Trump said Thursday he believed Tehran wanted to make a deal to avoid military action, adding that the US "armada" near Iran was bigger than the one he dispatched to topple Venezuela's leader. "We have a large armada, flotilla, call it whatever you want, heading toward Iran right n»»»

A circular issued by Lebanon’s Justice Minister Adel Nassar, now in force, has placed notaries public on the front line of the country’s fight against money laundering, requiring them to verify the source of funds and the identities of parties involved in sales contracts, purchase agreements, and p»»»

As momentum builds around efforts to advance the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, the risk of a broader confrontation between the United States and Iran is resurfacing, threatening to upend regional priorities amid Israeli moves that are fueling growing concern. Experts speaking to Ash»»»

Tunis, Jan 30 (TAP) - The cooperation programme between Tunis Afrique Presse agency (TAP) and the Media Support Programme for Tunisia (PAMT2) was formally concluded on Friday at a ceremony attended by representatives of the European programme, TAP...»»»

Dubai: The death of Dubai-based businessman Dr CJ Roy has sent shockwaves through the Indian expat community in the UAE, particularly those hailing from his native place Kerala, and business and film circles across south India. The 57-year-old chairman of Confident Group died by suicide at his offi»»»

BusinessGermanyGerman economy grew in latest quarter, but challenges remainMatt Ford with Reuters, dpaGermany's struggling economy grew toward the end of 2025, but the good news was tempered by simultaneous rises in inflation and unemployment. https://p.dw.com/p/57lKwConsumer prices were 2.1% highe»»»

Ahead of the Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime on February 1, parliamentary groups issued declarations in Parliament on Friday, focusing on the preservation of historical truth, the lessons of political violence, the need for reconciliation, and the remembrance of o»»»

Houthi militants in Yemen removed UN equipment and assets and took them to an undisclosed location without explanation, the world body said Friday, the latest in a series of restrictions by the Iran-backed group. Julien Harneis, the United Nations' resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, s»»»

Transfers of ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq by the US military have slowed this week, seven sources familiar with the matter said, following calls by Baghdad for other countries to repatriate thousands of foreign extremists. The US military said on January 21 it had started to transfer the detai»»»

Argentina has authorized private companies to import and sell liquefied natural gas -- a move that removes the state from those operations. File Photo by Olivier Hoslet/EPA BUENO AIRES, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The Argentine government authorized private companies to import and sell liquefied natural gas -»»»

1 of 5 | NASA's Space Launch System rocket stands on Complex 39B on Monday. Engineers and technicians are preparing the rocket for its upcoming launch which is scheduled for no earlier than February 8 after a weather-related delay. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Frigid tem»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Iran over its crackdown on protesters, while still for now appearing to leave the door open for negotiations over the country’s controversial nuclear program. But should Trump, after weeks of American threats and counter-threats from »»»

Iran is ready for dialogue to resolve tensions with the United States but that there are no concrete plans for talks with Washington, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday, even as Tehran faces the threat of US military action in response to the killing of peaceful demonstrators and over poss»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to “decertify” aircraft made in Canada and hit Canadian plane sales with a 50% tariff amid rising tensions with Ottawa. Trump made the comments in a post on Truth Social on Thursday, tying it to Canada’s refusal to certify several types of Gulfstream busines»»»

Hospitals are no longer places of safety as Iran's crackdown on anti-government protests impacts all aspects of life, rights groups say, with authorities arresting wounded protesters and even the medics who treat them. Activists accuse security forces of killing thousands of people and wounding mor»»»