Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would introduce legislation this year to limit the prime minister's term to a maximum 10 years, fulfilling one of his campaign promises. Speaking to ministers and civil servants after a cabinet meeting, Anwar cautioned against clinging»»»

Dubai: Hamad Almheiri does not describe himself as a typical tech founder. There was no pitch deck, no early investor interest and no launch buzz when he started building BrainScroller. What he had instead was time, curiosity to work quietly without reassurance that anyone would ever use what he wa»»»

As the GCC looks ahead to 2026, healthcare leadership in the region will no longer be measured by the number of hospitals built or beds added alone. Instead, it will be defined by how effectively healthcare systems connect data, doctors, and patients into a seamless, responsive continuum of care. T»»»

Contrary to reports circulating in the media today, January 5, there have been no changes to the paid parking zones or prices in Sofia. The Center for Urban Mobility confirmed that both the hourly rates and the territorial scope of the zones remain the same. Citizens are urged to verify information»»»

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Iran accused Israel on Monday of trying to undermine its national unity after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for protests in the Islamic republic. "The Zionist regime (Israel) is determined to exploit the slightest opportunity to sow division and undermine our national »»»

Chinese and South Korean companies signed nine cooperation agreements, authorities said on Monday, during a state visit by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, their second meeting in just two months. Lee's visit to China's capital is the first since he»»»

Tunis, January 5 (TAP) — The weather, on Monday, will be generally cloudy. It will become partly to very cloudy over the extreme northwest, with light rainfall spreading to the southwest at night.Winds will blow from the southwest. They will...»»»

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A documentary film about Sadyr Japarov President has been made and is being prepared for release. Journalist and film author Aibek Biybosunov announced on his social media account. According to Biybosunov, the film features Sadyr Japarov discussing in detail the key political events of the past 4-5»»»

A new highway will be built to replace the old railway in Manas. The City Hall’s press service reported. In accordance with an order from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the southern division of Kyrgyz Temir Zholu state enterprise is dismantling the railway track from 406th to 421st k»»»

Tokyo: A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo's main fish market, smashing the previous all-time high. Dave Gershman at the Pew Charitable Trusts' international fisheries team used news of the aucti»»»

President Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe observe the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during Operation Absolute Resolve on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. On Sunday, Cuba said 32 of its citizens were killed in the U.S. military operation. Pho»»»

Kyrgyzstan is among the top five countries actively importing sparkling wine from Russia, the Federal Center for Export Development Agroexport reported. According to the data, from January to November 2025, Russia exported more than 2,000 tons of sparkling wines to foreign markets, valued at over $»»»

The volume of remittances from labor migrants to Kyrgyzstan increased by $436 million, the National Bank’s data say. Monitoring shows that from January to October 2025, Kyrgyzstan received $2,958.8 billion in remittances. For the same period in 2024, the figure was $2,522.2 billion. More than 90 pe»»»

The Cuban government has said 32 of its nationals were killed during the US operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. It said the dead were members of its armed forces and intelligence agencies, with two days of national mourning declared. A short statement did not elaborate on the rol»»»

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Russia bombarded Ukraine early Monday, killing two people in the Kyiv region, authorities said on the eve of a diplomatic summit in France. A countrywide siren was issued just after midnight, while Ukraine's military said air defenses were operating in several places. In the capital, a private medi»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel stood in solidarity with the people of Iran as protests rocked several Iranian cities, according to AFP. “We stand in solidarity with the struggle of the Iranian people and with their aspirations for freedom, liberty and justice,” Ne»»»

Doha, Qatar: OPPO Mobiles has officially launched the OPPO Reno15 series in Qatar with a First Sale Ceremony held at Lulu Hypermarket, D-Ring road. The event was attended by key representatives from OPPO, Prime Distribution, and Lulu Hypermarket, marking the official commencement of sales and the b»»»

Qatar participates in the 1st Gulf Forum for the Blind in the Sultanate of Oman. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Development and Family, Khalifa bin Issa Al-Kubaisi, headed the State of Qatar’s delegation at the forum.»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - The events in Venezuela have attracted significant international attention. China believes that no country can act as an international policeman or judge, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. "We do not believe that any country can act as an international policeman, and we do »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has rejected claims by the Trump administration that the US military intervention in Venezuela was a law enforcement operation, calling it an "act of war" that required congressional approval. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on S»»»

A yellow weather warning has been issued for a total of 16 regions across Bulgaria due to hazardous conditions expected today, according to information published by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. Fourteen of the regions are under alert for strong winds. These include Burgas, V»»»

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New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a "world-leading action" to tackle childhood obesity. The ban -- targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar -- is expected to remove up to 7.2 bi»»»

Türkiye will begin its 2026 domestic borrowing on ​Monday with auctions for a 1-year zero-coupon bond and a 4-year floating rate note, with first quarter domestic borrowing set ‌to total ‌1.32 trillion ‌lira ($30.7 ⁠billion). The ​zero-coupon ‌bonds will mature on January 6, 2027. The floating rate»»»

The Israeli army has begun to permanently bolster its forces in the northern West Bank, as part of a broader plan to arm settlers with machine guns and small anti-tank missiles and to build new settlements, and revive others. Under the cover of war and shifting attention to multiple fronts, the arm»»»

Dubai: Sharada Iyer, 52, an Indian expatriate living in Muscat and a former manager with Oman Air, died in an accident while trekking with friends at Jebel Shams in Oman’s Al Dakhiliyah Governorate. Further details are awaited. Iyer was part of a group trekking along the marked paths of the rugged »»»

Dubai: When US forces swept into Venezuela before dawn on January 3, detained President Nicolas Maduro, and flew him out of the country in handcuffs, the internet didn’t react with shock alone. It reacted with déjà vu. Within hours, a six-year-old clip from Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 2 began cir»»»

London, United Kingdom: New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a "world-leading action" to tackle childhood obesity. The ban -- targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar -- is expecte»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Americans appear to be split over their assessment of the impact that the US military intervention in Venezuela may have on the South American country, a survey published by the YouGov pollster has showed. The poll, conducted on Sunday among 991 US adults, revealed that 35% o»»»

US President Donald Trump said to the press that Iran would be "hit very hard" if more protesters die during demonstrations triggered by the economic protests that entered a second week. "We're watching it very c»»»

Damascus, Jan. 5 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Nidal al-Shaar, and Central Bank Governor Abdelkader Husrieh conducted an inspection tour of several currency exchange centers in Damascus on Sunday to oversee the exchange of new banknotes and ensure compliance with official guideli»»»

Two prominent student activists in India have been denied bail after being held in prison for nearly five years without trial. India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who were arrested after the 2020 Delhi riots. Police accused them of conspiracy to incite d»»»

A resident of Primorye in Russia faces a fine of up to RUB100,000 ($1,088) for creating and distributing a fake video using artificial intelligence that depicted an Amur tiger attack, Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources reported on January 5. »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s cybersecurity market is set to witness significant growth in the coming years, driven by rapid digitalisation, rising cyber threats, and the expanding adoption of cloud computing across industries. Speaking to The Peninsula, analysts noted that increasing government focus on sa»»»

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (YPA) has reported a massive interference, of unprecedented dimensions, on almost all frequencies of the Athens flight information region (FIR). The interference meant that, earlier on Sunday, the Greek airspace was closed, resulting in the limitation of aircraft l»»»

Swiss authorities have identified one of the bodies of the fire at a bar in Switzerland on New Year’s Eve that killed 40 people as that of Alice Kallergis, a dual Greek-Swiss citizen, the Greek Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. State broadcaster ERT had reported earlier that the 15-year-old girl’s f»»»

Aegean Airlines announced that a regular flight schedule should resume Monday morning after cancellations and delays on Sunday. Because of a problem that affected communications systems of the Civil Aviation Authority, no domestic flights took place between 9:35 a.m. ans 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Aegean s»»»

Cloud cover will dominate across the country at the start of the first working week. Rain is expected in several areas, mainly in Northern Bulgaria and across the Rila and Rhodope mountains. In the far northwestern parts, precipitation will gradually mix with snow and may turn into snowfall. In the»»»

The Dubai Civil Court has declared a Gulf national insolvent after confirming his inability to repay outstanding debts owed to seven creditors, including banks, individuals and housing finance entities, amounting to a total of Dh2.56 million. The court accepted the insolvency application in form an»»»

A total of 32 Cuban nationals were killed during the US attack on Caracas that culminated in the capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro, the government in Havana said Sunday. "As a result of the criminal attack carried out by the government of the United States" against Venezuela, "32 Cuba»»»

North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent, as the country dials up weapons displays ahead of its major political conference. North Korea reported on the drill a day after its n»»»

Strategic Vision What are the key challenges and opportunities you see for the College of General Education at the University of Doha for Science and Technology today, and how are you working to align the College’s vision with Qatar’s national goals? The College of General Education (CGE) is the fi»»»

Authorities on Sunday said all 40 victims of the Le Constellation bar fire on New Year's Eve have been identified. Photo by Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA Jan. 5 (UPI) -- All 40 victims of a Swiss bar fire that erupted New Year's Eve have been identified, according to police, who continue to investigate »»»

In an interview with Kabar news agency, the President of Kyrgyzstan clarified the situation regarding housing being built by the State Mortgage Company (SMC). Sadyr Japarov responded to a question about Kurultai delegates, particularly migrants, believing SMC apartment prices are too high and wheth»»»

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After nearly two decades of building a life in the UAE and quietly holding on to hope, an Indian expat has finally had his moment of joy.Mohammed Javeed Rajbhary, a 45-year-old IT professional from Hyderabad, won Dh100,000 in the Big Ticket weekly e-draw, a prize he describes as arriving “at the pe»»»