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UN warns of record rates of hunger in Syria 27 Jan 2023 - 10:23 pm
File Photo: A child pushes a cart selling cooked sweetcorn in Douma, outside Damascus, Syria, September 17, 2018. (REUTERS/Marko Djurica)
Lebanon lawmaker sit-in enters second week 27 Jan 2023 - 07:52 pm
Lebanese deputies Melhem Khalaf (left) and Najat Saliba giving a statement to the press at the end of a session in the parliament building, in the capital Beirut, in this handout photo provided by the Lebanese Parliament on January 19, 2023. (AFP)
Iran: One person dies in attack on Azerbaijan's embassy 27 Jan 2023 - 01:34 pm
Police stay guard in front of the Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran on January 27, 2023, following an attack. Photo by AFP
Nine killed in Israeli raid in West Bank 27 Jan 2023 - 08:30 am
Palestinian women mourn at the funeral of one of the victims killed during an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, yesterday. (AFP)
Lebanon central bank says freezes accounts of US-sanctioned individuals 26 Jan 2023 - 08:47 pm
A view shows a logo of Lebanese money exchanger Hassan Moukalled's company CTEX on the exterior of the company, in Beirut, Lebanon January 26, 2023. (REUTERS/Aziz Taher)
Saudi Arabia amends nationality law; prime minister to grant citizenship 26 Jan 2023 - 07:47 pm
A view shows vehicles driving on a street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Egypt unveils ancient 'secret keeper' tomb, golden mummy 26 Jan 2023 - 05:46 pm
Workers stand behind a collection of pharaoh statues during a press conference at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including of an ancient king's
Iraq to hang 14 people for IS massacre of cadets 26 Jan 2023 - 05:15 pm
Rusafa Central Criminal Court in Baghdad, above, is hearing most of the cases against foreigners. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Beirut blast victims' relatives rally for embattled probe judge 26 Jan 2023 - 12:58 pm
Families of the victims of the 2020 port blast take part in a protest against Lebanon's top public prosecutor who charged the judge investigating the blast and ordered the release of those detained in connection with the explosion in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Iran slaps new sanctions on EU and UK in tit-for-tat move 25 Jan 2023 - 10:03 pm
An Iranian man walks past an anti-U.S. mural on the wall of former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on January 25, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
US to pay Lebanon army, police salaries for six months 25 Jan 2023 - 06:58 pm
Lebanon's Army chief General Joseph Aoun, speaks during a news conference to launch a Livelihood Support Program for the Lebanese army and Internal Security Forces (ISF) hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the US Embassy in Beirut, at the UN headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon on January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks $1.6bn 24 Jan 2023 - 08:17 pm
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini arrives to a press conference in Geneva on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
US sanctions Lebanon money exchanger for alleged ties to Hezbollah 24 Jan 2023 - 07:38 pm
The Treasury Department is pictured in Washington, US, on April 25, 2021. File photo / Reuters
Lebanese blast investigator charges former PM, top public prosecutor 24 Jan 2023 - 04:58 pm
File Photo: A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon, August 5, 2020. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Lebanon blast investigator charges public prosecutor, sources say 24 Jan 2023 - 01:48 pm
A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Beirut blast probe resumes after 13 months: judicial source 23 Jan 2023 - 07:21 pm
This file combination of pictures shows UGC footage filmed from an office building at the moment a massive explosion rocked Beirut the previous day shows a fireball exploding while smoke is billowing at the port of the Lebanese capital on August 4, 2020. (Photo by GABY SALEM/ESN / AFP)
Saudi Arabia to offer 96-hour visa through Saudia Airlines 23 Jan 2023 - 11:35 am
Saudia Airlines plane, is seen at the airport of the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, August 9, 2021. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany.
Turkish consumer confidence rises to 79.1 points in January 23 Jan 2023 - 10:43 am
People shop at a open market in Istanbul, Turkey, June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

Asia

Police officials transfer the remains of a student, killed in a building collapse at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school, to a morgue at the Bhayangkara hospital in Surabaya, East Java province on October 4, 2025. (Photo by Juni KRISWANTO / AFP) Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 17, dozens still missing
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4, 2025. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon / POOL / AFP) China hawk Takaichi set to be Japan's first woman PM
Image for representation One dead, one missing in Japan after bear attack
Peninsula New direct flight route links China's Shenzhen with Indonesia's Manado

Europe

This handout photograph, taken and released by the press service of Ukrainian Railways on October 4, 2025, shows a burning train carriage following a drone attack in Shostka, Sumy region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.(Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN RAILWAYS / AFP) Ukraine says Russia intensifying railway strikes to cut off civilians near front
This handout picture taken and released by The Finnish Border Guard on March 2, 2025 shows the Border Guard ship Turva (front) escorting Cook Islands registered oil tanker Eagle S out to sea near Porvoo (Borga), Finland. Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP Finnish court throws out Eagle S cable damage case for lack of jurisdiction
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march during the protest on the Milan's highway against the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, on October 3, 2025. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) Protests, strikes across Italy for Gaza flotilla
Peninsula Dutch Supreme Court orders government to review policies on weapons exports to Israel

Africa

Peninsula WFP slashes emergency food aid to Somalia by two-thirds amid severe funding shortfall
Residents sit in a pool of water due to the flooding of the Nile river in the Sudanese village of Wad Ramli north of Khartoum on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP) Sudan's capital confronts Nile's wrath in record flood
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File photo for representational purposes only. Ghana raises cocoa prices following Ivory Coast hike

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Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs, H E Dr. Ahmed bin Mohamed Al-Sayed and Secretary of State for Economy of the Portuguese Republic, H E João Rui Ferreira with other officials.

Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs co-chairs second session of Qatari–Portuguese Joint Committee