A meeting comprising Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian and Jordanian officials will be held in February with the aim of facilitating the exportation of electricity and gas from Jordan and Egypt to Lebanon via Syria, a Lebanese ministerial source told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.

The meeting will review previous agreements signed during the era of the Bashar al-Assad regime, as part of the Lebanese authorities' steps to improve electricity supply in Lebanon.

India and the UAE finalised a series of agreements on Monday, hoping to double bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032.

The United Arab Emirates president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital as part of a visit aimed at bolstering bilateral and strategic partnership.

Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the Islamic Republic — one that has not only restricted their access to information and the outside world, but is also throttling many businesses that rely on online advertising.

Authorities shut down internet access on Jan. 8 as nationwide protests led to a brutal crackdown that activists say has killed over 4,000 people, with more feared dead. Since then, there has been minimal access to the outside world, with connectivity in recent days restored only for some domestic websites. Google also began partially functioning as a search engine, with most search results inaccessible.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday vowed Europe's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated threats on Greenland and tariffs will be "unflinching".

"Plunging us into a downward spiral would only aid the very adversaries we are both so committed to keeping out of the strategic landscape. So our response will be unflinching, united and proportional," von der Leyen said in a keynote speech at a gathering of the global elites in Davos.

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat against Europe over Greenland has hit its top economy Germany just as hopes are growing for a modest recovery after years of stagnation.

Germany's government and its export-reliant businesses were blindsided when Trump again wielded the tariffs axe at the weekend -- this time sparked by his anger over a geopolitical rather than an economic dispute.

U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne are "unacceptable" and "ineffective," a source close to French President Emmanuel Macron told AFP on Tuesday.

"Tariff threats to influence our foreign policy are unacceptable and ineffective," the source said after Trump made the threat over France's intentions to decline his invitation to join his "Board of Peace."

China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter of the year, the government said Monday. That was the slowest quarterly growth since late 2022, when China was beginning to loosen stringent COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The economy, the world's second largest, grew at a 4.8% annual pace in the previous quarter.

Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and outside observers are converging in the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.

Here's a look at the latest edition of the elite affair in the Alpine snows:

The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move, warning that his threats "undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral."

The joint statement by some of America's closest allies signaled a possible turning point in the recent tensions over sovereignty and security nearly 24 hours after Trump's threat.

A court in Moscow on Friday began considering a lawsuit filed by the central bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing house that holds the bulk of Russian assets frozen by the European Union.

The lawsuit seeks to recover 18.2 trillion rubles ($232 billion) in damages incurred when Russia was barred from managing and disposing of its Euroclear funds and securities, the bank said. The case is being heard behind closed doors.