Severe difficulties are affecting “a major part of German industry,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged in press conference following the final meeting of the Christian Social Union (CSU) regional group. This also concerns “much of the small and medium-sized business sector, as well as small-sc»»»

Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a Portland, Oregon hospital on Thursday, authorities said, a day after an officer killed a driver in Minnesota. Hundreds protested at an ICE building, as Oregon’s attorney general vowed to investigate and refer charges if»»»

Venezuela has begun releasing a "large number" of political prisoners, including high-profile opposition figures and several foreigners, in what US President Donald Trump described as a move requested by Washington following its capture of ruler Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela released a number»»»

DOHA: Nadja Peter Steiner and Nice Van’T Zorgvliet claimed top honours with an outstanding performance at Longines Outdoor Arena yesterday as Tour 2 of H H The Father Amir’s Prix 2026 got underway. The Swiss star and the 13-year-old mare displayed blistering speed to win the feature CSI5* 1.50m Fau»»»

The Swiss National Bank made a profit of around 26 billion Swiss francs ($32.52 billion) in 2025, the central bank said on Friday, thanks to big increases in gold prices as investors headed for safe-havens assets last year. The provisional figures were a decline from the record 80.7 billion franc p»»»

Bishkek ranks third in the World Air Quality ranking of the world’s largest cities by air quality as of 12:50. The city’s status is marked as «very unhealthy.» According to the website, the Air Quality Index (AQI) is 227. The information is available in real time. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is div»»»

The youth national team of Kyrgyzstan will play against Vietnam on January 9. The Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU) reported. According to it, the match will begin at 8 p.m. Bishkek time. The game will be broadcast live on the NTRK Sport TV channel. The Vietnamese national team is a finalist of the 2018 »»»

Washington, Jan. 9 (SANA) The United States has welcomed the ceasefire announced by Syria’s Ministry of Defense in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, and Bani Zaid in the city of Aleppo. In a post on the social media platform X, U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said Washington »»»

More than $9.5m (£7m) from "tainted property" held in a Jersey bank account is to be returned to the Government of Nigeria to support an infrastructure project. His Majesty's Attorney General for Jersey Mark Temple KC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in December to return the money. The M»»»

News report by Mohammad Abdulaziz KHARTOUM, Jan 9 (KUNA) -- Sudan's conflict is showing no signs of imminent end in 2026 as the country is further sliding into a state of military stalemate and political fragmentation, accompanied by an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in its modern history.Since »»»

DOHA: Qatar Fuel Company (WOQOD) announced that based on the Board of Directors’ decision issued on 16/11/2025, and the approved Timetable of Nomination and Election Processes, effective from 12 noon, Thursday, January 8, 2026, the nomination door has closed. In this regard, Saad Rashid Al Mohannad»»»

Vice President of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Abdul Rahman Al-Mahrami, also known as Abou Zaraa, held talks in Riyadh on Thursday with United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on the latest developments in the country. They tackled UN and international efforts to advance th»»»

Lebanon's moves to remove weapons from all non-state groups and assert full state control are as important as financial reforms if the economy is to recover after years of crisis, the economy minister said Thursday. “You need economic reforms, but you also need security and political reforms,” Amer»»»

At the world’s largest technology exhibition CES 2026, Kyrgyzstan presented its own artificial intelligence development capable of competing with leading global solutions, the High Technology Park reported. The highlight is KaniTTS, a breakthrough open-source text-to-speech (TTS) model developed by»»»

The ADFF Asian Deaf Futsal Championship will be held in Bishkek on March 20-30. The Raatbek Sanatbaev Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve reported. The tournament is a qualifying round for the 2027 Winter Deaflympics in Austria.»»»

Dubai: A number of schools in the emirate of Fujairah ended the school day early on Friday, dismissing students at 9:30 am as heavy rainfall continued to affect the area and water levels rose on surrounding streets. Also Read: UAE weather update: Heavy rain hits Fujairah and Sharjah, more showers e»»»

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Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed the current week up 1.920 percent, adding 206.820 points to its tally, to stand at 10,969 points compared to last week’s closing. Data issued by the QSE indicated that the real estate sector achieved the highest gains at 3.28 percent, followed by th»»»

DOHA: The real estate market in Qatar is witnessing remarkable growth with increased sales transactions and continued strong performance in the sector. The number of sale transaction activity during the first nine months of 2025 remained consistently higher than the same period in 2024. It increase»»»

DOHA: Minister of State for Foreign Trade H E Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed met yesterday, with H E Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade of Canada, and the accompanying delegation, during the latter’s current visit to the country. The meeting reviewed the trade and investment cooperati»»»

In this edition of Entre Nous, we take a look at the new, tougher requirements to obtain French citizenship and multi-year visas. We go through what's on the new tests and we also dive into why Hollywood star George Clooney and his family didn't need to take them!»»»

Dubai: A Dubai civil court has ruled that it lacks jurisdiction to hear a new civil claim seeking to clear a debtor of liability for a bank transfer worth about Dh4.5 million, after finding that the dispute had already been conclusively settled by a final court judgment. The Dubai Court of First In»»»

DOHA: The Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities (RACA) and the Regional Network for Social Responsibility (RNSR) have discussed prospects for bilateral cooperation in the areas of institutional social responsibility and charitable work. Both sides also explored opportunities for forging ou»»»

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour H E Sheikha Najwa bint Abdulrahman Al-Thani, met with Head of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Firas Adel Al-Budairi yesterday. During the meeting, they discussed areas of cooperation between the State of Qatar and the IOM, and w»»»

The border between Bulgaria and Greece remains heavily affected as Greek farmers continue their protests for the second consecutive day. Traffic at key crossings remains restricted, with heavy trucks unable to pass at “Kulata” and “Ilinden,” while the “Kapitan Petko Voivoda” crossing is fully close»»»

The unemployment rate in November 2025 was, in seasonally adjusted form, 6%, up 0.1 percentage points compared to that recorded in the previous month, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the cited source, the unemployment rate for men was 0.2 perce»»»

The return of the US company Chevron to Romania, should it take over Lukoil's assets in the country, would be a very strong political, strategic and regional message from the US, Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan believes."I believe it would be a very strong political, strategic, regional message from th»»»

The exit from the stagflation situation will be slow, with the anticipated economic growth rate for next year still being below 1%, while the inflation rate will remain high in the following year, and the expected budget deficit is 6.7%, CFA representatives estimate. ' According to the anticipation»»»

Industrial producer prices overall (domestic and external markets) rose by 4.8% in November 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, while increasing by 0.3% compared to the previous month, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Thursday.On the domestic marke»»»

The Ministry of Finance borrowed 1.98 billion lei from banks on Thursday, through an issue of state bonds and a discount treasury certificates, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).The ministry borrowed 986.5 million lei through an issue of bonds with a residual maturit»»»

Romania has fully and on time met the commitments pledged under Target 267 of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), marking a major milestone for the country's economic development and integration into strategic European industries, the Ministry of European Investments and Projects (MIP»»»

Romania's admission to the Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee is an important step in aligning environmental and public health protection with the standards of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu explained."Romania's admission int»»»

The Romanian Navy on Thursday handed over the command of the Mine Countermeasures Black Sea Task Group (MCM BS TG) to the Turkish Navy during a military ceremony organised in the port of Umuryeri, Istanbul.According to the Romanian Defence Ministry, a biannual meeting of the MCM Black Sea Committee»»»

The Ministry of Justice announced on Thursday that it has launched the selection procedure for the Prosecutor General of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) and the Chief Prosecutor of the»»»

New Delhi: The Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of India H E Mohammed bin Hassan Al Jaber has hailed Doha’s engagement as guest of honour at this year’s New Delhi World Book Fair as a move aimed at strengthening cultural dialogue and knowledge exchange between the Arab world and Ind»»»

Doha: The Doha Institute (DI) for Graduate Studies in cooperation with the American Political Science Association (APSA) organised a four-day workshop entitled ‘Engaged Research in the Middle East and North Africa.’ The programme convened 20 advanced doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and ear»»»

Dubai: If you've been putting off that trip to Global Village this season, tonight might just be the nudge you need. The park is hosting what organisers are calling Season 30's most spectacular drone show yet, and it's happening at 7.15pm on Friday, January 10. Dubai's favourite winter destination »»»

Abu Dhabi: A man in Abu Dhabi has been ordered to pay Dh25,000 in compensation to another man after finding that he had photographed him in a public place without consent and published the images on Snapchat, violating his privacy. The ruling was issued by the Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administra»»»

Abu Dhabi: A man has been ordered to repay Dh396,058 to another man after finding that he had fraudulently obtained the money by persuading him to invest in a fake trading scheme operated through an unlicensed company. The court also awarded the victim Dh50,000 in compensation for material and mora»»»

Following recent heavy snowfalls, road conditions across Bulgaria continue to be difficult, with winter hazards affecting travel nationwide. The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) has deployed 490 snowplows to clean and treat the republican road network, applying anti-icing mixtures to prevent accide»»»

A detailed investigation into a Christmas Day avalanche that killed four climbers on Mount Vardousia in Central Greece has revealed they triggered the slide early in their ascent. The volunteer team from the Hellenic Mountaineering Federation concluded the climbers’ weight caused a weak snow layer »»»

AMMAN, Jan 9 (KUNA) -- The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday a ceasefire in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, and Bani Zaid in Aleppo, aiming to end the military situation there and pave the way for the restoration of law and official institutions."Out of full concern for»»»

Dubai: Young innovators from schools across the UAE will compete in designing and programming autonomous robots at the upcoming FIRST LEGO League, a prominent educational technology competition running throughout January and into early February. The event, taking place in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Shar»»»

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital, setting apartment buildings ablaze and killing at least four people, Kyiv’s mayor said on Friday, after Moscow rejected a proposed post-war peacekeeping plan. Ukraine and its Western allies agreed this week that European troops would deploy»»»

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ordered the state's National Guard to be ready amid protests in Minneapolis. File Photo by Al Drago/ UPI | License Photo Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday said he authorized the state's National Guard to be "staged and ready" amid protests against the Tru»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Chief of the UK Defense Staff Richard Knighton warned UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer that the country's defense budget deficit could reach $37.59 billion over the next four years, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources. In December, the Financial Times newspaper reported th»»»