Dubai: India’s Union Budget 2026–27 is approaching at a time when global uncertainty remains high and India’s growth story is still holding firm. For UAE expats and NRIs, this Budget matters most for how it shapes taxes, investment flows, and long-term economic direction. Sign up for our daily busi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As the countdown to race day begins, Doha Marathon by Ooredoo 2026 will officially open its Marathon Village at Hotel Park from 13 to 16 January, welcoming runners, families, and supporters to the beating heart of the marathon experience. Operating daily from 3:00 pm to 9:»»»

Riyadh: Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah, a five-time Dakar Rally champion, retained the overall provisional lead in the 48th edition of the Dakar Rally, currently taking place in Saudi Arabia, after finishing 11th in Stage Seven. Al Attiyah, driving for the Dacia team alongside his Belgian co-drive»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) 2026, organised by Visit Qatar, the marketing and promotional arm of Qatar Tourism, the governing and regulatory body of tourism in the State of Qatar, returns this week as one of the country's flagship cultural events, serving as a platform»»»

Donald Trump has urged Cuba to "make a deal" or face consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money would now stop. The US president has been turning his attention to Cuba since US forces seized Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro in a 3 January raid on its capital, Caracas. Venezuel»»»

With a stroke of a pen, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s veto of ₱4.32 billion ($72.85 million) for the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) programme (and its RACE successor) in the 2026 budget, dealing a huge blow to wasteful spending. The CARS/RACE scheme would have meant billions »»»

News report by Alaa Al-Huwaijel BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (KUNA) -- As Iraqis await government formation after the November 11 elections, caretaker Prime Minister Mohammad Shia' Al-Sudani imposed rapid austerity measures, prompting mixed reactions and conflicting economic assessments, despite Iraq holding th»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom is holding talks with other European NATO allies about deploying NATO troops in Greenland to protect the island from annexation by the United States, The Telegraph newspaper reported. UK officials have recently met with their French and German counterparts to b»»»

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The Bulgarian government has taken a significant step toward completing the Hemus Highway, with construction permits now issued for approximately 36 km of the route. This development paves the way for major construction activities to commence in 2026, according to documents published in the State G»»»

Doha, Qatar: A Board Member of the Qatar Society of Engineers Eng Saud Abdullah Al-Dulaimi highlighted the concept and benefits of smart homes, emphasizing their role in improving energy efficiency and reducing consumption compared to traditional homes. Speaking to Qatar TV recently, Al-Dulaimi exp»»»

By Friday, January 9, the war in Sudan had accumulated 1,000 days of human tragedy. Over this bloody journey, numbers are no longer cold statistics; they have become an explicit political indictment of the ruling authority and all parties to the conflict. A thousand days of failure, negligence, and»»»

Kristy Hallowell had just lost her job when her energy bill unexpectedly tripled to $1,800 a month. Unable to pay, her gas and electricity were cut off and she, her two children and her mother spent six months of last year relying on a generator to light and heat their house. The 44-year-old is one»»»

Five hundred people in a small Canadian province were diagnosed with a mystery brain disease. What would it mean for the patients if the disease was never real? In early 2019, officials at a hospital in the small Canadian province of New Brunswick noticed that two patients had contracted an extreme»»»

By Friday, January 9, the war in Sudan had accumulated 1,000 days of human tragedy. Over this bloody journey, numbers are no longer cold statistics; they have become an explicit political indictment of the ruling authority and all parties to the conflict. A thousand days of failure, negligence, and»»»

When it comes to home maintenance, many homeowners often overlook the significance of their windows. While the immediate concern might be the energy bills associated with heating and cooling, the true cost of keeping old windows extends far beyond that single expense. In this article, we will explo»»»

Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the government acknowledging ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown. The Islamic Republic remains largely cut off from the rest of the world. Authorities have maintained an internet blackout amid a crackdown tha»»»

Xushui, China: Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei province are struggling to afford their heating bills with most gas subsidies now phased out. In 2017, Beijing mandated that dozens of northern areas wind down the use of coa»»»

GERB leader and chair of the GERB parliamentary group Boyko Borissov said his party would accept and then return the mandate to form a government, warning that this would be followed by even greater political chaos and deepening hostility between parties. Speaking in a live Facebook broadcast from »»»

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Dubai: A Dubai misdemeanours court has fined a 24-year-old Asian driver Dh5,000 after convicting him in absentia of causing injuries to several people and damaging multiple vehicles in a traffic accident in the Jebel Ali area. According to the court’s findings, the defendant was driving a private v»»»

Milan, Italy: The Winter Olympics main ice hockey rink will be ready for the start of competition next month, the IOC's sport director said on Friday, ahead of a key test event for the arena. Asked whether there was any possibility that the Santa Giulia venue would not be ready for the Milan-Cortin»»»

US President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the United States must take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a semiautonomous region that's part of NATO ally Denmark. Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States met Thursday »»»

Dubai: A Dubai misdemeanours court has fined a 24-year-old Asian driver Dh5,000 after convicting him in absentia of causing injuries to several people and damaging multiple vehicles in a traffic accident in the Jebel Ali area. According to the court’s findings, the defendant was driving a private v»»»

Nickolay Mladenov, the man chosen to serve as the director-general for US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace in Gaza, discussed arrangements for the second phase of the ceasefire agreement with Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh. The meeting, which took place a day after Mladenov met»»»

It may still be premature to say Iran’s ruling system is nearing collapse. Yet the unrest that has gripped the country in recent weeks has pushed Tehran into its most severe internal crisis in years. Protests triggered by economic freefall and the collapse of the national currency have rapidly spre»»»

As Yemen’s government, led by the Presidential Leadership Council, moves to consolidate military and security authority in the south under the defense and interior ministries, it is seeking to contain the fallout from recent turmoil, prevent a return to rebellion, and avert a slide back into violen»»»

An unknown species of shark attacked and killed a Minnesota woman while she was swimming along a beach in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Thursday. File Photograph by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A shark attacked and killed a Minnesota woman while she swam in waters along »»»

We are entering a transformative era in banking, driven by artificial intelligence (AI), which is profoundly impacting financial entities’ ability to hyper-personalise their customer offering. Banks are harnessing AI to deliver meticulously tailored experiences that meet the unique needs and prefer»»»

US President Donald Trump met with oil executives in Washington on Friday, as he pushed for major investments in Venezuela. But no major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming from the meeting, with the head of ExxonMobil warning the South American country was currently "un-investable".»»»

Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge counted 1,012 bald eagles during a bird survey on December 30. The previous record was 833 eagles. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo A record-setting wave of bald eagles descended on a small area of northwestern Missouri right before the start o»»»

US President Donald Trump has openly set his sights on Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, claiming Friday that US oil giants were going to invest upward of $100 billion in the country’s gutted industry. But analysts warn that relaunching Venezuela’s oil production could cost dearly in both time and mon»»»

3269854 KUWAIT -- Foreign Ministry: The OIC foreign ministers strongly condemn the visit by Israeli occupation official to Somaliland region of Somalia. 3269834 CAIRO -- EU High Representative affirms that Egypt is "an indispensable partner" to the EU. 3269810 GAZA -- At least three Palestinians ar»»»

Pope Leo XIV urged greater communication amid rising global tensions and an increased potential for nuclear war while delivering his State of the World address in Vatican City on Friday. Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI | License Photo Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV warned that "war is back in vogue" in»»»

Fuel subsidies remain on the chopping block as protests continue. People walk down a street blocked by members of the Bolivian Workers' Union in La Paz, Bolivia, on Thursday. Centrist Rodrigo Paz marks two months in office in Bolivia amid a simmering conflict over the decree that withdrew fuel subs»»»

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his risky US gamble on Argentina's currency has paid off. Bessent said American financial support had been repaid and the US no longer held any Argentine pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund. The US had purchased the then-plunging currency last year in a»»»

US President Donald Trump has said he supports a bipartisan bill in Congress that would authorize him to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia’s trade partners. Trump made the remarks after Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said the president had “greenlit” legislation that would allow tariffs of up »»»

The MRF - New Beginning parliamentary group held a series of meetings related to the group's bill on maximum price markups of essential products, the group's press service reported on Friday. The bill aims to help the poorest citizens, who are faced with unreasonably high food prices, to be relieve»»»

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships launched a week of naval drills with host South Africa off the Cape Town coast Friday as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States' intervention in Venezuela and its move to seize tankers carrying Venezuelan oil. The Chinese-led drills were organize»»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»

The EU has given provisional backing to a sweeping trade agreement with a bloc of South American nations, clearing the way for the accord to be signed next week despite fierce opposition from France and protests by farmers across the continent. »»»