The Israeli military has carried out a new round of air strikes in southern Lebanon, less than a day after Israel and Lebanon held their first direct talks in decades. Residents of the towns of Mjadel, Baraachit, Jbaa and Mahrouna were told to evacuate areas around locations that the Israeli milita»»»

Bulgarian institutions sent a strong, coordinated signal on Thursday that progress on North Macedonia’s EU path depends on real guarantees for the rights and security of citizens with Bulgarian identity. At a regular sitting, Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee adopted a declaration condemning th»»»

DOHA: Omar Khribin smashed a sensational late equaliser with a powerful strike from outside the box to earn Syria a dramatic 1-1 draw against hosts Qatar at Khalifa International Stadium on Thursday. The draw leaves Qatar’s Arab Cup hopes hanging by a thread. With just one point from two matches, t»»»

Hellenic Train has announced that an Intercity train operating the Athens-Thessaloniki route was forced to stop at 6.12 p.m. at Agioi Anargyroi station after experiencing a technical problem. Two backup engines were immediately dispatched to replace the malfunctioning units, and once the process is»»»

Fitch has kept its outlook for Poland’s GDP growth unchanged at 3.2% in 2026 and 2.9% in 2027, expecting stronger investment activity once EU-funded KPO projects accelerate. The agency notes improving bank lending and forecasts 3.3% growth for 2024. Inflation fell to 2.4% in November, with core inf»»»

Tunis, Dec. (TAP) - The Assembly of People's Representatives approved the entire Finance Bill on Thursday evening during a plenary session, with 89 votes in favour, 23 against, and 12 abstentions.»»»

Pakistan has confirmed Field Marshal Asim Munir as the country’s first Chief of Defence Forces, a newly created post designed to strengthen coordination between the Army, Navy and Air Force. The appointment marks another major step in Munir’s rise, months after he became only the second officer in »»»

Damascus, Dec. 4 (SANA) Members of the United Nations Security Council delegation, during the visit to Damascus on Thursday, reaffirmed the Council’s support for Syria’s sovereignty, unity, independence, and territorial integrity.At a press conference held at the Semiramis Hotel, Slovenia’s Permane»»»

1 of 3 | House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., shakes hands with Rep. Matt Van Epps, R-Tenn., during a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol on Thursday morning. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Rep. Matt Van Epps, R-Tenn., was sworn in by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on th»»»

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely arrives in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, in late October to conduct military exercises over several days as part of Washington's naval deployment in the Caribbean Sea. File Photo by Andrea de Silva/EPA Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kaml»»»

Damascus, Dec. 4 (SANA) Members of the United Nations Security Council delegation, which visited Syria on Thursday, were briefed by the National Committee for Investigating the Events in Sweida on its working methodology and operational framework, as part of efforts to support the course of justice»»»

All public and private primary and secondary schools in the Attica basin will remain closed on Friday due to Storm Byron. Night schools in the region will also remain closed on Thursday. The closures were ordered to protect students and staff and prevent travel-related risks in areas affected by se»»»

Hamas is increasingly bracing for what it sees as a looming Israeli assassination attempt against senior figures operating outside Palestinian territory. Senior officials in the movement told Asharq Al-Awsat that concern has been mounting over a potential strike targeting Hamas’s top echelon, parti»»»

Dubai: India’s IndiGo has apologised to passengers after three days of widespread disruption that has severely impacted flights and operations across its domestic and international network. In a statement issued on Thursday, the airline said it “deeply regrets the inconvenience caused” and acknowle»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Serbia would have no problems with gas supplies and that he expected a short-term gas agreement with Russia to be signed soon, and added that there would be no problems with gas supplies until the summer. "Serbia will have no problems w»»»

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Poland’s housing market is shifting as smaller cities become increasingly attractive for buyers and developers. In 2024, they accounted for 47% of new residential projects, driven by high land prices in major cities, remote-work migration, and lower construction costs. Large price disparities inten»»»

Unilever is investing nearly PLN 100 million to overhaul logistics at its Poznań factory, building a fully automated high-bay warehouse and a new shipping hall. The 36-meter facility will store 9,600 pallets and feature advanced autonomous retrieval systems, including three 34-meter self-driving li»»»

NBP President Adam Glapiński said inflation is expected to remain within the bank’s target range, with core inflation dropping below 3%, its lowest in six years. Although a slight price increase may occur early next year, falling electricity tariffs could further ease inflation. Glapiński pointed t»»»

Fitch has kept its outlook for Poland’s GDP growth unchanged at 3.2% in 2026 and 2.9% in 2027, expecting stronger investment activity once EU-funded KPO projects accelerate. The agency notes improving bank lending and forecasts 3.3% growth for 2024. Inflation fell to 2.4% in November, with core inf»»»

Orange Polska’s new 2026-2027 social agreement allows up to 1,000 employees to take voluntary departures, representing about 12% of the workforce. The company estimates the program’s cost at roughly PLN 150 million, reflecting higher expected severance per employee. The deal includes salary increas»»»

OpenAI has acquired Poland-based Neptune.ai, a startup specializing in tools for monitoring and analyzing AI model training. Neptune, originally spun out of Deepsense in 2018, had already been working closely with OpenAI, and its technology will now be fully integrated into OpenAI’s training ecosys»»»

FinQbit, a Polish deep-tech startup, raised PLN 3 million to build a SaaS platform that lets financial institutions run complex risk-analysis models on quantum computers and GPU accelerators. Founded by industry veterans Tomasz Ćwik and Rafał Pracht, the company converts mathematical problems into »»»

Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs has launched a PLN 3 million grant program to support fact-checking, debunking, and anti-disinformation education after Meta ended its global fact-checking partnerships. NGOs can receive between PLN 50,000 and PLN 500,000 for training, materials, and online outr»»»

Legal proceedings come on anniversary of shooting death of UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson 1 of 3 | Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for an evidentiary hearing in the murder case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Thursday. Pool Photo by Curtis Means/U»»»

Sources in Gaza said the killing of Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of an armed militia opposed to Hamas, unfolded against the backdrop of a tribal confrontation, with two members of his own Tarabin clan implicated in the attack. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the two assailants, from the Deba»»»

Tunis, Dec. 4 (TAP) - The Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) adopted, in a plenary session Thursday, the article proposed by the government within the framework of the 2026 Finance Bill, concerning the procedures for settling agricultural...»»»

Democratic Party's leader Sali Berisha has dismissed Ervin Salianji’s public meeting with dissatisfied party members in Durrës, describing it as a “private gathering with a personal agenda,” despite the hall being filled with supporters. Speaking to the media, Berisha intensified his rhetoric, accu»»»

Dubai: The UAE has welcomed an Iraqi woman — affectionately known as the Mother of the Iraqis — after her touching gesture during the Iraq–UAE football match won the hearts of thousands. Her visit was arranged through a personal initiative by Emirati journalist and content creator Jassim Al Shuhaim»»»

Germany's president has drawn a parallel between his country's ties with the UK post-Brexit to the recent reunion of the famously feuding Oasis brothers. Frank-Walter Steinmeier told MPs and peers that after the UK split from the EU there was disappointment and uncertainty - but that both sides had»»»

Farmers and livestock breeders in Central and Western Macedonia continued intermittent blockades of border crossings into Greece on Thursday, disrupting international freight and passenger traffic. The Promachonas customs checkpoint on the Greece-Bulgaria border reopened in the afternoon, with prot»»»

Mongolia has faced several major crises over the past five years. It has survived and has adapted to some or is in the process of adapting to others. Today, the country is more stable, both politically and economically, than it has been for a long time. The outlook for 2026 looks favourable both fo»»»

Damascus,Dec.4 (SANA) Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi, described the Security Council delegation’s visit on Thursday to Damascus as a historic moment, marking the Council’s first unified stance in support of Syria. In a statement to SANA, Olabi said that the ti»»»

NATO countries should spend at least €1 billion ($1.17 billion) a month on weapons for Ukraine next year, the military bloc’s secretary-general, Mark Rutte, has claimed. The call comes amid US-mediated peace efforts to settle the Ukraine conflict. Russia has repeatedly criticized Western arms deliv»»»

Students at a school in Poland have beaten up several of their Ukrainian classmates, after a teacher earlier called the boys “scum,” national media outlet Onet reported on Tuesday. The incident took place at a technical school in Slupsk in northern Poland, where Ukrainian teenagers are enrolled on »»»

Spain and The Netherlands will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete. They were among a number of countries who had called for Israel to be excluded over the humanitarian toll of the war in Gaza, and accusations of unfair voting practices. Despite calls fo»»»

A protest in front of the Ministry of Interior here on Thursday demanded the resignation of Interior Minister Daniel Mitov. The event was organized by the civic movement BOEC with support from the political party Continue the Change. Georgi Georgiev, member of the BOEC management board, said at the»»»

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan has unveiled a new statue of him in London's Leicester Square, saying it was like having a "life-size doll". "I think I'm looking very handsome. You're also looking very pretty," he told his co-star Kajol, who is also depicted in the statue. "It's like a second tho»»»

PoliticsGermanyGerman leaders plan cut red tape in just 200 stepsLouis Oelofse with dpaWhen it comes to tackling bureaucracy, why stop at just a measure or two? Premiers of Germany's 16 states want to go further — so they drafted a 200-point plan to ease the country's bureaucratic burdens. https://»»»

The Microsoft logo pictured Oct. 2016 on Sixth Avenue in New York City, N.Y. Irish authorities have been asked to investigate Microsoft over allegations the software giant unlawfully processed data for the Israeli Defense Forces to spy on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. File Photo »»»

US Navy Admiral Frank Bradley has begun giving classified briefings to top congressional lawmakers, after a recent controversial American double-strike on a boat that was allegedly transporting drugs in the Caribbean. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and others in the Trump administration have come u»»»

Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Elena Shekerletova held political consultations with Austria’s Minister for Europe, Integration and Family, Claudia Plakolm in Vienna on Thursday, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said in a press release. According to the statement, the talks focused on key issues on th»»»

Tunis, Dec. 4 (TAP) - The Banking and Financial Council (CBF) announced in a statement Thursday the launch of a platform for rating large exposures and high-risk commitments.A kick-off meeting was held on this occasion with the participation of bank...»»»

Tunis, Dec. 4 (TAP) – The Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) adopted in a plenary session at the Bardo Thursday, the proposed new Article 123 concerning the revision of privileges granted to Tunisians living abroad, with 103 votes in favour,...»»»

The New York Times filed suit against the Department of Defense and Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday for its new rules restricting the constitutional rights of journalists. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The New York Times filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Dep»»»

The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has signed a number of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with leading local and international companies to advance advanced manufacturing, support local content, and strengthen national supply chains, enhancing the regional and global competitiveness o»»»

When the call came in to the duty officer at MI6 headquarters on the evening of 4 March 2018, it was met with surprise and alarm. One of their agents was lying in a hospital bed, apparently poisoned. The realisation that Sergei Skripal had been targeted within the UK sent shockwaves through the wor»»»

Sofia District Court ordered four people detained during the Monday protest in the capital to remain in custody on Thursday. The four individuals are Zhulian Zhelyazkov, Kristiyan Yonchev, Lachezar Tuleshkov and Martin Ivanov, who have been charged with hooliganism during the protest. The decision »»»

Tunis, Dec. 4 (TAP) – The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) approved in a plenary on Thursday a new Article 9, as part of the 2026 Finance Bill, providing for a reduction in the tax rate on products intended for animal feed. The text was...»»»