Doha, Qatar: The third, penultimate round of the 2025-2026 Freestyle Drifting Championship capped off with great fanfare. Organised by the Qatar Racing Club, the three-day tournament featured strong competition and a record audience turnout. The action spanned three hours, at the end of which Saud »»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, met today at Zabeel Palace with a group of prominent individuals including business leaders, dignitaries, Sheikhs, members of the Federal National Council, traders, investors, ministers, an»»»

Dubai: The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai has announced comprehensive new standards for health, safety and quality of life in early childhood centres across the emirate, a significant step in the regulation of early years care and education. Published as part of KHDA’s re»»»

The Ministry of Finance announced that it will offer eight treasury bill and bond tenders this week with a combined value of EGP 190bn, as part of its ongoing financing plan. The offerings include four treasury bill tenders worth EGP 160bn and four treasury bond tenders totaling EGP 30bn. According»»»

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that elite US special forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores in a high-stakes nighttime raid. During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump declared that the United States will “run” Venezue»»»

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Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its praise and appreciation for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's initiative to hold a comprehensive conference in Riyadh, in response to the request of the President of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, with the participation of»»»

Paris: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) revealed today that it may have to end its operations in the Gaza Strip next March if the Israeli occupation does not reverse its decision to ban its work, along with 36 other international humanitarian organizations. President of MSF in France, Dr. Isabelle Def»»»

Nearly two years after the war began on October 7, 2023, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has only deteriorated further amid Israel’s military campaign in the enclave. What was once described as the world’s largest open-air prison is now increasingly seen as an open-air graveyard. The scale of de»»»

The FBI and local law enforcement have disrupted a New Year’s Eve terror attack planned by a North Carolina teen, the agency has announced. Christian Sturdivant, 18, allegedly planned to use a firearm, knives, and hammers to carry out a violent attack at a local grocery store and a fast food restau»»»

London: Aston Villa bounced back from a chastening defeat at Arsenal to beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 on Saturday and climb to second in the Premier League as West Ham collapsed against basement club Wolves. Unai Emery's Villa are now just three points behind the table-topping Gunners, who are in acti»»»

US President Donald Trump on Saturday brushed aside Nobel Peace Prize-winning opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as a potential interim leader of Venezuela, as he said Washington was working with deposed Nicolas Maduro's vice president. "I think it would be very tough for her to be the leader. »»»

Tunis, Jan. 3 (TAP) – Tunisia is entering its economic year amid cautious anticipation and high ambition, following the release of the economic balance document and parliamentary discussions that outline a comprehensive strategy to improve the...»»»

Damascus, Jan. 3 (SANA) The Syrian Arab Republic has welcomed on Saturday the call by Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council to convene a comprehensive Yemeni dialogue conference in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, considering it an important step toward prioritizing dialogue as a means to resolve the c»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: West has planted ‘Israel’ in Palestine in order to sustain the educational and economic dominance over the region 03-01-2026»»»

Riyadh: Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah finished fourth in the prologue stage of the 48th edition of the Dakar Rally 2026, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the seventh consecutive year, with the participation of 812 competitors. The rally got underway today from the city of Yanbu on the Re»»»

The US military operation to extract Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a nighttime raid in Caracas took "months of planning and rehearsal," and more than 150 US aircraft were used, top US General Dan Caine told reporters Saturday. "The word integration does not explain the sheer complexity of »»»

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US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would allow American oil companies to head into Venezuela to tap its massive crude reserves after a US military operation to seize the country's leader Nicolas Maduro. "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in»»»

Tunis, Jan. 3 (TAP) - Net foreign exchange reserves stood at TND 25,164.4 million as of January 2, 2026, equivalent to 106 days of imports, according to provisional data published by the Central Bank of Tunisia.Compared with the same period in 2025,...»»»

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Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar expressed its deep concern over the current developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, calling in this context for restraint, de-escalation, and the adoption of dialogue as the appropriate means to address all outstanding issues. In a statement released on»»»

President Donald Trump posted a photo Saturday of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custody on a US naval ship and wearing both a blindfold and handcuffs. "Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, along with a picture showing Maduro hours after he was s»»»

President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States will "run" Venezuela until a political transition can occur, after the US military operation to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro from the country. "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious »»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Martyr Suleimani’s main target was supporting the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli enemy 03-01-2026 18:44 PM Lates»»»

The first Lucky Day live draw of the UAE Lottery revealed the winning numbers for Dh30,000,000 Grand Prize and announced three Lucky Chance winners, each taking home Dh100,000.In the Draw 260103, the winning numbers from the Days set were 15, 30, 7, 31, 27 and 2, while the winning number from the M»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Friday and reaffirmed the strong economic ties between the two nations. The meeting at the Miraflores Palace on Friday comes as Venezuela faces escalating tensions with Washington. Qiu Xiaoqi, th»»»

Tunis, Jan. 3 (TAP) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, in collaboration with the Tunisian Television, released a video marking the 80th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations (UN).Drawing on rare...»»»

Doha, Qatar: HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Saturday with a delegation of United States Congress members, on the occasion of their visit to the country. The meeting discussed the close strategic relations between the Stat»»»

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, who has been seized by US special forces after more than a decade in power, ruled with an iron fist while seeking to portray himself as a humble man of the people. During months in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump, who accused him of being a drug trafficker, t»»»

On January 3, the US military launched large-scale strikes against targets in Venezuela, after which the country’s president Nicolas Maduro was captured as US President Donald Trump stated. Sputnik brings you a live broadcast from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, the US, where Donald Trump speaks to the p»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem starts his televised address on the sixth martyrdom anniversary of General Qassem Suleimani »»»

Anna Lee Gayongan, a Filipino expat based in Dubai, won the Dh30 million Big Ticket Grand Prize in draw series 282, held in Abu Dhabi. It was the first jackpot draw of the year. The winning ticket number, 074090, was purchased on December 21. Related Topics:UAEAbu DhabiPhilippinesBig Ticket»»»

One of two high-voltage lines supplying electricity to the Russian-controlled ​Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been disconnected, the Russian management of the station said on Saturday. The 330-kilovolt (kV) Ferosplavna-1 line was disconnected ‌by a protection ‌system but ‌the ⁠plan»»»

A New Year’s Eve celebration at a popular Swiss ski resort bar ended in tragedy when a fire, likely ignited by sparklers on top of champagne bottles, tore through the crowded basement venue, killing at least 40 people. Swiss authorities confirmed Friday that preliminary evidence points to “sparkler»»»

Tunis, Jan. 3 (TAP) – The terrorist classified as “dangerous,” Seddik Ben Moncef Ben Amara Labidi, who was neutralised by security units on Saturday morning during a preemptive security operation in the vicinity of the weekly market in Feriana...»»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population provided 362,662 medical services through hospitals and health facilities in Port Said governorate between January and December 2025, the ministry announced in a statement. The services were delivered under the directives of Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Pri»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Palestinian Resistance Committees strongly condemn US aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro, calling it the h»»»

Statement by Lieutenant General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri on the accession anniversary of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai: On the 20th anniversary of the accession of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum»»»

Tunis, Jan. 3 (TAP) - Security units on Saturday morning foiled a terrorist plot after tracking a group of extremist elements, as part of a preemptive security operation, said the Interior Ministry.The operation resulted in the neutralization of...»»»

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain was not involved in ​the United States' strikes on Venezuela on Saturday and that it was important to uphold international law, and that he wanted to speak to US President Donald Trump and find out exactly what had happened. Trump said in a post on social»»»

The BBC has reached an agreement with an Israeli family who survived the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks, after a team of journalists entered their badly-damaged home without permission. A BBC News crew, including International Editor Jeremy Bowen, entered the home of an Israeli family on the Gaza bor»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Trump: We will engage strongly in Venezuela’s oil sector, and Maduro’s loyalists still face a grim future if they remain loyal to him 03-01»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday proposed moving his current defence minister into the role of energy minister, the latest top job to switch hands in a widening wartime reshuffle. In a post on X, Zelensky said he had proposed "Denys Shmygal's appointment as First Deputy Prime Mini»»»

New York: US Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will "soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts" after he was captured in Venezuela. CNN quoted Bondi in a social media post today, saying that the indictment against Madur»»»

The kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, executed by US personnel and sanctioned by Trump, was an illegal and unwarranted act that was not sanctioned congressionally or constitutionally, former US Department of Defense analyst Karen Kwiatkowsky tells Sputnik. “It implies as well that Trump ha»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Trump: If there is a good relationship with the Chinese president, Beijing will have no problem with operations and will obtain oil 03-01-2»»»