A protester who climbed onto the roof of Iran's embassy in London and removed a flag was arrested with several others, police said late on Friday, adding multiple officers were injured in the demonstrations, said AFP. "During the ongoing protest at the Iranian Embassy this evening, a protester ille»»»

Dubai: Finding a parking space in a fast-growing city like Dubai can be a daily challenge, and Parkin says its updated system is designed to make that experience fairer and more manageable for everyone. The company explained that its parking reservations now fall into two main categories. The first»»»

Patna: Police in Bihar are investigating the death of a newlywed woman after her body was found outside her parents’ home in Vaishali district, triggering allegations of dowry harassment against her in-laws. The woman had been married recently and died under what police described as mysterious circ»»»

Doha: The Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Holy Quran Competition, under the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, in cooperation with Qatar Charity, announced the launch of a new branch of the competition called “Rofaqa,” specifically for orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity in various cou»»»

Doha: The Ministry of Labour (MoL) underlined the pivotal role of the private sector in attracting graduates and driving economic and social development by providing quality job opportunities that contribute to harnessing the potential of young people and developing their practical skills. This cam»»»

Doha, Qatar: Raziq Masoud Bin Riyas, a Kindergarten student of MES Indian School, has made history by securing a place in the India Book of Records as the youngest participant to accomplish this remarkable feat of demonstrating exceptional memory, at the tender age of 4 years. With his exceptional »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Navigation (Milaha), the industry-leading provider of maritime and logistics solutions in the region, has announced its participation as an exhibitor at the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX), taking place in Doha from January 19 to 22, 2026. Thi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Press Centre (QPC) has signed a partnership agreement with Al-Riyada Medical Centre aimed at providing distinguished healthcare services to QPC members and their families, including one free comprehensive medical checkup annually. The signing ceremony took place at the Centre»»»

Doha, Qatar: On a quiet Saturday morning, classrooms at Loyola International School’s Oasis Campus filled not with textbooks, but with sketchpads, colours, and concentrated silence. By mid-morning, that silence had turned into conversations about ideas, strokes, and stories, as young artists from a»»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of the inauguration of Safari’s new outlet at Ezdan Mall, Gharafa, Safari Hypermarket— one of Doha’s leading hypermarket chains—launched the ‘Visit & Win’ promotion, offering visitors a chance to win two Tesla cars through a coupon lucky draw without any purchase. The first Tes»»»

Doha: The Saluki Championships held within the 17th Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival (Marmi 2026) were capped off yesterday. The festival is held under the patronage of H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, with support from the Social and Sport Contribution Fund (Daam), at Marmi Sab»»»

Doha, Qatar: Aafoor and Lippo De Carrere clinched top honours, capturing the prestigious Rifle and Trophy titles on an action-packed H E Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Rifle Day at Al Rayyan Racecourse yesterday. Ten high-profile races were held on one of the major race days on the Qatar Racing an»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Municipality, participated in The 18th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) and the Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference under the theme “Water. Harvests. Our Future” and the Green Week International Trade Fair, a leading g»»»

Yerevan: President of Armenia H E Vahagn Khachaturyan received the credentials of H E Mansour bin Abdulla Al Sulaitin as Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Qatar to Armenia. The Ambassador conveyed the greetings of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to the President of Armenia, a»»»

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has stressed the UAE’s commitment to social development, saying the country will continue investing in policies and initiatives that deliver lasting progress for everyone who lives in the nation. In a message posted on X to mark t»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 18 (KUNA) -- 2003 --Kuwait National Museum inaugurated the Planetarium, Al-Muhallab traditional Boom (Ship) and Traditional Village, depicting Kuwait's history before 1940s. 2009 -- United Nations House opened new headquarters, which housed five Kuwait-based UN agencies and internationa»»»

Doha: QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa region, has announced the launch of its newly redesigned cards, introducing a modern design that enhances innovation and sustainability, reflecting a forward-looking and progressive brand vision. Rooted in QNB’s ‘Think»»»

Doha, Qatar: The newly launched Lusail Institute, the academic arm of the upcoming Lusail Museum, aims to generate advanced research in history and art while contributing to global cultural dialogue, positioning itself as an international research centre dedicated to producing original scholarship »»»

A dividing line, at times invisible, can mean life or death for Palestinians in Gaza. Those sheltering near the territory's “yellow line” that the Israeli military withdrew to as part of the October ceasefire say they live in fear as Israeli soldiers direct near-daily fire at anyone who crosses or »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s construction sector is poised for sustained expansion, underpinned by infrastructure spending, energy investments, and economic diversification efforts, according to Mordor Intelligence. The Qatar construction market is valued at QR198.44bn this year, up from QR190.54bn in 2025»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Millie Bobby Brown, known globally for her turn in Stranger Things, was named Personality of the Year at the Joy Awards. Her acceptance speech began on a vanilla note, but soon it became clear that it would become one of the most powerful manifestos for young women to dream bi»»»

The Syrian army announced early on Sunday that it has seized control of the strategic al-Tabqa city and the Euphrates Dam in the country’s north as it makes advances against Kurdish forces. The Kurds have held control of those regions and ruled them autonomously for ten years. The army also capture»»»

Doha, Qatar: In a significant initiative that underscores community responsibility and partnership in education, 46 private schools and kindergartens have provided more than 4,000 free and discounted educational seats, reinforcing efforts to enhance educational equity and support eligible families »»»

The conflict in Sudan continues unabated, with over 100,000 killed. Millions more are displaced and suffer from food insecurity and the collapse of basic services. The humanitarian situation has become catastrophic, especially after the October conquest of el-Fashir, where the paramilitary Rapid Su»»»

Makassar: Rescuers on Sunday found the debris from a small plane that went missing in eastern Indonesia, but have yet to locate the 10 passengers who were on board, officials said. The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane lost contact with the air traffic controller on Saturday afternoon while »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Manfred Weber, the chairman of the European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament, said that Trump's tariff threats make approval of a trade deal with Washington impossible at this stage. US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he would impose a 10% t»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The administration of US President Donald Trump intends to continue implementing the Gaza peace plan regardless of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's objections, Axios reported citing a US official. Earlier, the Israeli Prime Minister's office said that the announcem»»»

“We are advocates of peace, goodness, and compassion… yet at the same time, we are people of resolve and determination when it comes to any threat to our security.” — His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates In the collective memory of nations, certain »»»

Makassar, Indonesia: Rescuers on Sunday found the debris from a small plane that went missing in eastern Indonesia, but have yet to locate the 10 passengers who were on board, officials said. The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane lost contact with the air traffic controller on Saturday after»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The administration of US President Donald Trump is asking countries to pay over $1 billion for the right to a permanent seat on the Gaza Board of Peace, Bloomberg reported citing the board's draft charter. Trump previously announced the formation of a Gaza Board of Peace, whi»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Pop icon and Roar hitmaker Katy Perry kicked off the Joy Awards 2026 night in Riyadh with full pop-star bravado, opening the ceremony in a sparkling gold blazer and a performance that left no room for subtlety. “Welcome to the Joy Awards,” she declared, as fireworks exploded i»»»

Conservatives are staggeringly underrepresented among Yale University professors, as evidenced by their donations to political causes in 2025, the Yale Daily News has reported. In an analysis of fundraising disclosures published on Wednesday, the student newspaper estimated that professors at the I»»»

Sharjah: Literary festivals rooted in culture play a key role in sharing knowledge and bringing communities closer, African publishers and booksellers said at the second edition of the Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL 2026). Participants said the event offers a rare space where African »»»

Washington: When President Donald Trump announced the audacious capture of Nicolás Maduro to face drug trafficking charges in the US, he portrayed the strongman's vice president and longtime aide as America's preferred partner to stabilize Venezuela amid a scourge of drugs, corruption and economic »»»

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded US President Donald Trump a "criminal" for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths. In a speech broadcast by state television, Khamenei said the protests had left "several thousand" peop»»»

The courtroom fell quiet as the judge read out the sentence: life imprisonment for a woman and her partner, convicted of murdering her husband in a case prosecutors said hinged on an account no one expected to carry such weight — the testimony of a seven-year-old child. The case centers on events f»»»

Vienna: An avalanche killed three Czech skiers in central Austria, police said, bringing the total to eight killed in the country's Alps on Saturday. Avalanches across the Alps have claimed victims since last week following heavy snowfall. An avalanche swept away three of a group of seven Czech ski»»»

Karachi: A massive fire swept through a multistory shopping mall in Pakistan's largest southern city of Karachi late Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring about a dozen others, police and rescue officials said. Firefighters and rescue workers rushed to the Gul Plaza shortly after 10 »»»

US President Donald Trump's apparently coercive threat to force Western allies not to oppose his proposed annexation of Greenland, or face further damage to their trade with the US, is without both parallel and precedent. We've had some unusual and unexpected economic threats from President Trump o»»»

Dubai: Residents across the UAE can expect a changeable spell of winter weather from today, with cloud cover, rising humidity and strengthening winds shaping conditions over the coming days, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Today (Sunday) will see partly cloudy skies, especial»»»

Four years have passed since the events of January 17, 2022, when Houthi militias launched drone and ballistic missile attacks targeting vital civilian facilities in Abu Dhabi. On that day, the UAE’s resolve was displayed in its strongest and most inspiring form, as the nation moved decisively to r»»»

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilized the state's National Guard on Saturdays to help maintain peace amid federal immigration law enforcement efforts and protests in Minneapolis and elsewhere. File Photo by Al Drago/ UPI | License Photo Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Ongoing altercations between protesters and feder»»»

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. Over almost 12 hours, the 98m-tall Space Launch System was carried vertically from the Vehicle Assembly Building on »»»

At least four Syrian soldiers and an unknown number of Kurdish-led troops have been killed in clashes that broke out during the agreed withdrawal of Kurdish fighters across the Euphrates River. The Syrian army says it has now entered the city of Taqba on the river's west bank, which the Kurdish-led»»»

As the Syrian army and Kurdish-led forces trade accusations of breaking a troop withdrawal agreement in the country's north, FRANCE 24 Damascus correspondent Dana Alboz breaks down how the Syrian military's advance has put part of the region's civilian population to flight.»»»

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday said authorities “must break the back of the seditionists” involved in nationwide demonstrations that prompted a brutal government crackdown. According to rights groups, at least 3,000 people have been killed in the protests. Read our li»»»

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said he cannot promise that the US will remain in the bloc in a recent interview with Der Spiegel. He added that European countries must take Washington seriously when it says it wants to take over Greenland. US President Donald Trump has recently »»»

In the year since US President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term, he has brought with him significant global shifts. Like many countries, Canada - America's closest neighbour to the north - has felt the impact and seen a change in the long-standing relationship with its close securit»»»

U.S. Central Command on Friday targeted and killed an al-Qaeda leader in northwest Syria who is directly tied to the ISIS sniper who killed two Iowa National Guardsmen and their U.S. interpreter on Dec. 13. U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Travis Knauss Jan. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Central Command»»»

The mourners had gathered in the small village of Vero, a half-hour drive from Ajaccio, the capital of the picture-postcard Mediterranean island of Corsica. In their midst was former nationalist leader Alain Orsoni, 71, who had flown in from exile in Nicaragua to bury his mother. Suddenly, with the»»»