The Bulgarian Finance Ministry on Wednesday denied allegations that the month-long euro and lev dual circulation period will be prolonged beyond its statutory expiry on January 31, 2026. The Ministry's press release responded to queries prompted by claims circulating in public that such an extensio»»»

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Doha, Qatar: “We feel at peace in (in traditional Qatari homes like Bayt Al Khater) precisely because they work with the grain of nature rather than against it. This sense of ease is not a coincidence; it is in resonance with the principle of mizan or balance – a universal law found in all wisdom t»»»

Children play in the Royal Parc in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday. Snowfall was expected to continue in the coming days, with cold temperatures forecast to persist across the region as winter Storm Goretti hits the Atlantic coast of Europe. Photo by Olivier Matthys/EPA Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Flights and tra»»»

Doha, Qatar: This weekend promises a number of rejuvenating activities for everyone. City Speaks exhibition January 9, 2026 6pm Building 18, Katara Cultural Village The Qatar Photography Center will host the GPU Photography Exhibition 'City Speaks' in its headquarters in the Cultural Village Founda»»»

Doha: The second round of the HH The Father Amir's Equestrian Prix will begin on Thursday at the Longines Arena in Al Shaqab, with the participation of more than 240 riders, as part of the Doha Equestrian Tour 2026. The first day of competition will begin with a three-star class at a height of 135 »»»

A teenager believed to be the first person to be charged with endangering others during a sea crossing to the UK without valid entry clearance said he was "forced to do so". Aman Naseri, 18, is accused of piloting a small boat with 46 people on board during the first Channel crossing of the year on»»»

Antartica: Emirati mountaineer Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi has achieved a historic milestone for the Arab world after reaching the summit of Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, on Tuesday, 6th January 2026. Standing at 4,892 metres, the ascent makes Al Awadhi the youngest and first Arab »»»

Fierce fighting in Syria's northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters killed at least four people on Wednesday and drove thousands of civilians from their homes, with Washington reported to be mediating a de-escalation. The violence, and statements trading blame over who»»»

London: The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed Wednesday that British military plans are currently being prepared to determine the number of forces that would be deployed to Ukraine, should a peace agreement with Russia be reached. Speaking before the UK Parliament, Starmer affirmed that he wo»»»

Donald Trump wants to take Greenland - and the White House has confirmed that all options are on the table, including the use of force. While a military operation is just one of a range of economic and political options being considered, since it would be an attack by one Nato member on another, su»»»

Antartica: Emirati mountaineer Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi has achieved a historic milestone for the Arab world after reaching the summit of Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, on Tuesday, 6th January 2026. Standing at 4,892 metres, the ascent makes Al Awadhi the youngest and first Arab »»»

The United States needs to control Venezuela's oil sales and revenue indefinitely to drive the changes it wants to see in the country, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. The comments reflect the importance of the South American country's crude oil reserves to President Donald Trump's »»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of its ongoing efforts to regulate the private tutoring sector and enhance the quality of educational services provided to students, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced the issuance of the first official identification card for licensed private tutoring»»»

The US will control sales of sanctioned Venezuelan oil "indefinitely" as it prepares to roll back restrictions on the country's crude in global markets, the White House said. Officials said sales were expected to start with 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil and the revenue would be controlled»»»

Mexico City: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday her country had become a "major provider" of oil to Cuba as the island's traditional supplier Venezuela has struggled under US sanctions. "Clearly Mexico has become a major provider" of oil to Cuba, which relies on cut-price supplies f»»»

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is seeking a new meeting with US President Donald Trump as their officials revisited the two most problematic issues in peace talks aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Kyiv is under US pressure to secure peace quickly but wants security guarantees from a»»»

Head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aidrous Al-Zubaidi has been expelled from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) for high treason, announced PLC Chairman Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi on Wednesday. In a decree, Al-Alimi referred Al-Zubaidi to the general prosecutor for committing high »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter: Israeli enemy soldiers, stationed at the newly established occupation site in Aitaroun, South Lebanon, fire mortar shell»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter: Zionist artillery bunkers in Beit Hillel target the vicinity of a house in Kfarkila border town, South Lebanon, with 155»»»

Damascus, Jan. 7 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barniyeh discussed on Wednesday with a delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development, currently visiting Syria and headed by the Fund’s CEO, Sultan bin Abdul Rahman Al-Murshid, ways to finance a number of priority projects for the Syria»»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, Wednesday, discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties across various fields, in addition to exchanging assessments on regional issues of mutual concern. In a statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs »»»

PoliticsGermanyGermany: Local governments face financial collapseSabine KinkartzMany cities and municipalities in Germany are facing bankruptcy and no longer know how they can fulfill their responsibilities. They are blaming the federal government. https://p.dw.com/p/56TX8Municipalities lack money »»»

Security in Yemen’s interim capital, Aden, was stable on Wednesday, a senior official said, after security forces moved swiftly to deploy across the city and secure key government institutions. Jaber Mohammed, a presidential adviser and director of the office of Presidential Leadership Council memb»»»

The US has demanded that Venezuela cut economic ties with Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba if it wants to pump more oil, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the White House’s plan. US commandos abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) issued a public warning on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, advising consumers in Qatar not to use or consume specific batches of infant milk products marketed under the Nestle brand. In a post on X, the ministry said the warning relates to selected batc»»»

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Beijing next week, marking the first trip by a Canadian head of state to China in nearly a decade. Carney will visit from 13 to 17 January. He plans to discuss trade, energy, agriculture and international security with Chinese officials, his office sai»»»

Rob Reiner and Michelle Reiner arrive for the Medallion Ceremony honoring the recipients of the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in 2023. Their son Nick Reiner is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday for their alleged murders. File Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI | License Photo Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Nick Reiner,»»»

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm on Wednesday after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy during a protest by thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators against a law seeking to draft them into Israel’s military. “I call for restraint to prevent the mood from bec»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter: Israeli artillery strikes Al-Ezzeye Hill, South Lebanon 07-01-2026 18:27 PM Latest News Urgent News Al-Manar reporter: I»»»

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Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev should immediately declare a state of emergency in the five boroughs of Sofia which are experiencing a waste management crisis, said Boris Bonev, chair of the Save Sofia group in the Sofia Municipal Council, on Wednesday. He stressed that currently there is no normal wast»»»

Damascus, Jan.7 (SANA) The Syrian Government affirms that a statement released by SDF organization regarding the situation in Aleppo—particularly in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods—includes fundamental inaccuracies and descriptions that do not reflect the reality on the ground, and contr»»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher discussed the humanitarian conditions arising from a variety of crises in the region, particularly in the Gaza Strip and Sudan, in the ph»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says European allies have not given him sound guarantees that they will protect his country in the case of a new Russian agreession. "I am asking this very question to all our partners and I have not received a clear, unambiguous answer yet," he told reporters»»»

The general in command of Venezuela's presidential honour guard, Javier Marcano Tábata, has been sacked days after Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces in a raid in Caracas and taken to New York to stand trial on narco-terrorism charges. The presidential honour guard is the mili»»»

Dubai: Fresh clashes erupted in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday after hundreds — and later thousands — of civilians fled two predominantly Kurdish neighbourhoods through corridors opened by government forces, with the Syrian army launching shelling once a deadline for evacuations expir»»»

The EU should stop considering the US its main ally, the bloc’s former top diplomat Josep Borrell says, as Washington and Brussels are at loggerheads over digital policies and control over Greenland. In an interview with Spain’s Antena 3 broadcaster last week, Borrell said he “doesn’t know what mor»»»

A teenager was killed and three others were injured when a bus crashed into a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting conscription in Jerusalem on Tuesday. A disturbing video shows the bus dragging the 14-year-old victim as bystanders scream in horror as they run after the vehicle. The protesters h»»»

A spell of freezing weather bringing heavy snowfall and ice has caused transport disruption across western Europe. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at several airports, while Eurostar services and haulage have also been affected. More than 700 flights were cancelled at Schiphol Airport in Am»»»

Dubai: Aircraft de-icing and runway clearing operations are underway at Paris Orly Airport as a prolonged snowstorm continues to disrupt travel across northern and western France, causing widespread delays and cancellations. Airport authorities said around 40 flights were cancelled at Orly on Wedne»»»

Wall Street's hot start to the year is cooling a bit on Wednesday. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in early trading, coming off its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 18 points, or less than 0.1%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.1»»»

TradeUnited States of AmericaWhat US's $3B deal with Venezuela means for world oil tradeNik MartinUS President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Ira»»»

Sharjah Cooperative has launched its internal radio station — the first cooperative radio of its kind in the UAE — in a move aimed at strengthening institutional communication and modernising corporate engagement. The station was inaugurated during an official ceremony on Wednesday at Rahmania Mall»»»

The Warner Bros. Discovery board announced Wednesday that it unanimously believes the Netflix offer is superior to the one offered by Paramount Skydance. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The board of directors at Warner Bros. Discovery announced Wednesday that it unanimo»»»

A pair of twin mountain gorillas has been born in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - a rare occurrence for the endangered primates, conservationists at Virunga National Park say. The community trackers, who discovered 22-year-old Mafuko hugging her newborns on Saturday, said the mother and »»»

The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) is urging drivers who plan to travel tomorrow and in the coming days to set off with vehicles prepared for winter conditions, the Agency said in a press release on Wednesday. Weather forecasts indicate that in North Bulgaria and mountainous areas rain will turn »»»

The FBI, Homeland Securit and the U.S. Coast Guard, with Defense Department support, execute a seizure warrant off the Venezuelan coast on Dec. 10 against an oil tanker allegedly used to ship sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. File image via U.S. Attorney General/UPI | License Photo Jan. 7 (UP»»»

Dubai Police have commended the efforts of thousands of volunteers who supported crowd management and organisation during the New Year’s Eve 2026 celebrations, saying their contribution played a key role in ensuring the smooth and safe delivery of one of the city’s largest annual events. Brigadier »»»

The United States has started an operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic after it evaded a partial blockade around Venezuela, multiple US media said Wednesday. US officials say the tanker is part of a so-called shadow fleet that has carried oil for countries such as Ve»»»