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Special police forces & Civil Administration officials cooperate to combat this growing phenomenon....

Ruling BJP party's parliamentarian says Chinese forces 'abducted' a 17-year-old boy in the disputed border areas....

Police say two men have been arrested in Birmingham and Manchester as part of the investigation....

'We won't always agree, but we're not trying to be contrarian to you,' PM Bennett tells MK Meir Porush....

Police arrested a Palestinian Arab last night on suspicion of stealing three vehicles last night in Haifa. The police identified the three vehicles while driving near the Tishbi junction and began chasing them. The vehicles were stopped at a police ch...

Local: KUWAIT -- His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sponsors "Shamel-7" drill carried out by the fire force. International: RIYADH -- Kuwait plays against North Korea in the 20th edition of the Asian Men's Handba...

Spy agency's early findings say most cases of mysterious affliction affecting US diplomats explained by other factors....

Professor Cyrille Cohen says vaccine is not preventing transmission, and anyone who wanted to get vaccinated already did....

Behind the project Shawari'a Yafa ('Streets of Jaffa'), is a mix of Arab and Jewish residents, who seek to commemorate Arab street names that were Hebraized by putting up additional street signs. An enterprise of the utmost importance...

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (KUNA) -- United States President Joe Biden stated Wednesday that putting Houthi militias back on terrorists list is "under consideration". In a press conference on occasion of one year anniversary since assuming office, Biden s...

The UAE reported on Thursday 3,014 COVID-19 infections and four new deaths in 24 hours after conducting 504,831 tests.Developing...

On foreign policy, Biden talks like Obama, but walks like Trump....

UAE-based long-haul carrier Emirates said Thursday it would resume its Boeing 777 flights to the US amid an ongoing dispute over the rollout of new 5G...

KUWAIT, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- The US dollar was traded at KD 0.302 and the Euro climbed to KD 0.343 on Thursday. The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said in its daily bulletin the British sterling pound was also stable at KD 0.411, the Swiss franc as well at KD 0...

"I don't just think Netanyahu was wronged I'm convinced of it," says Shmulik Silman. "This man gave his life for the state."...

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- US Senate Republicans have blocked a voting rights legislation, which needed at least 10 Republican votes -- thus foiling bids by the president to ensure full voting rights for the minorities at states' level. The legislat...

The bank will deploy its crypto custody services on top of IBM Cloud, which are fully integrated with Metaco's solutions....

"I don't just think Netanyahu was wronged I'm convinced of it," says Shmulik Silman. "This man gave his life for the state."...

OSLO (Reuters) Norway's central bank said on Thursday it plans to raise its key policy interest rate in March, maintaining a campaign of tightening that began last year as the economy recovers from the pandemic....

Damascus, SANA- Temperatures will remain from 4 to 7 degrees lower than average as the country is affected by a high air pressure accompanied by northwestern air currents in the upper layers of the atmosphere. The Meteorological Department expected in its...

The blockchain protocol is definitively not having a good week and the team behind Multichain warns its users about the use of some tokens....

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) The foreign ministers of Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran will meet today in Moscow to discuss the promotion of economic projects....

Forensic investigators able to match samples from crime scene to suspect, who allegedly brutally raped a tourist in a Jerusalem park in 2009Forensic investigators able to match samples from crime scene to suspect, who allegedly brutally raped a tourist in...

Popular actress, Lindsay Lohan, is joining the Superfandom team as an adviser and is also launching her "experiential NFTs."...

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- The United States has anew warned Russia against invading Ukraine affirming that such an adventure would prompt it along with its allies to retaliate swiftly and severely. US President Joe Biden has been "clear" with R...

Tehran, IRNA A senior Iranian lawmaker said that Iran's expansion of ties with China and Russia serves as a serious opportunity to restore the country's economy....

(Reuters) Sterling held close to a 23-month high against the euro and rose versus a weakening dollar on Thursday, still supported by expectations of UK interest rate rises....

(Reuters) Italy's aerospace group Avio said on Thursday that French launch services company Arianespace had signed new launch contracts for the Vega C launcher vehicle, pushing the Italian firm shares up more than 4%....

BERLIN (Reuters) German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, had their first videoconference on Thursday and discussed topics including the countries' bilateral relations and global crises, the ministry said on Twit...

BUCHAREST (Reuters) The number of new coronavirus infections in Romania rose by a record high 19,105 in the past 24 hours, government data showed on Thursday, but hospitalisations were still relatively low compared to the October height of the previous pa...

Enjoy the winter with some interesting events happening around town. Read on to pick and choose your activity this weekend!As a note of caution, d......

JEDDAH, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- The Saudi-led coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen executed a military operation against Houthi militias' strongholds in Yemen. According to Saudi Press Agency's Twitter account, the coalition said the operation aimed ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) Taiwan's export orders grew faster than expected in December to a record high due to sustained technology demand, but the government warned of supply chain uncertainty that could affect the outlook....

Holocaust survivors urge action against increasing abuse, trivialization, and appropriation, of their suffering....

Holocaust survivors urge action against increasing abuse, trivialization, and appropriation, of their suffering....

BERLIN (Reuters) German producer prices rose 24.2% year on the year in December, with the record annual jump driven by higher energy prices, official data showed on Thursday....

DUBAI (Reuters) China, Russia and Iran will hold their joint naval drills on Friday, a public relations official from Iran's armed forces told semi-official ISNA news agency on Thursday....

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reported on Thursday 5,591 COVID-19 cases and two new deaths confirmed in 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.This...

The hostage-taker was known to British intelligence and assessed to no longer be a threat at the time he travelled to the United States, according to the BBC...

New information contradicts law enforcement officials' denials of report that Pegasus was used against non-suspects without oversightNew information contradicts law enforcement officials' denials of report that Pegasus was used against non-suspect...

Among the 26,000 donors: MK Bezalel Smotrich & the husband of Yamina MK Idit Silman....

NEW YORK, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait has affirmed its condemnation of Monday's terrorist attacks that targeted civilian installations in the United Arab Emirates. These offensives, carried out with drones unleashed by the Houthi militias, co...

Tehran, IRNA The Look to East, connection with neighbors and balanced foreign policies are basic principles of President Ebrahim Raisi's administration, as the foreign minister took a trip to China and Raisi paid a visit to Russia, the Iranian Parliam...