In Bulgaria, pharmacy prices are rising, but the increases are controlled and expected to continue into the early days of the new year, according to Nikolay Kostov, chairman of the Association of Pharmacy Owners. He explained to Bulgarian National Radio that suppliers are continuously raising costs»»»

Saudi Arabia enters 2026 amid an accelerating transformation driven by Vision 2030 targets, even as global economic growth slows to about 3.1% and global inflation eases to roughly 3.7%, according to IMF estimates. With geopolitical tensions and protectionist policies heightening global uncertainty»»»

Dubai: Saudi Aramco will introduce a new 98-octane gasoline grade to the Saudi market from early 2026, giving owners of sports and high-performance vehicles a fuel tailored to advanced engines while leaving existing grades unchanged. The launch is part of a broader effort, guided by the Ministry of»»»

Israel's decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups scrambling to grapple with what this means for their operations in Gaza and their ability to help tens of thousands of struggling Palestinians. The 37 groups represent some of the m»»»

Egypt’s equity market closed 2025 on a firm footing, capping one of its strongest years in decades and setting the stage for a potentially transformative 2026. On the final trading session of the year, Wednesday 31 December, the Egyptian Exchange ended mostly in positive territory, underscoring inv»»»

A consortium of leading Egyptian banks has arranged a $140 million syndicated loan to finance the first phase of a new silicon manufacturing complex in New Alamein City, underscoring a renewed push to deepen local manufacturing and expand export-oriented industries. National Bank of Egypt said it a»»»

Egypt has moved to deepen its state-asset partnership programme by offering 52 investment opportunities across tourism, heavy industry, chemicals, textiles, pharmaceuticals and automotive manufacturing, as it pivots away from outright asset sales toward joint ventures, concessions and operating par»»»

Egyptian companies are set to receive priority access to Sudan’s post-war infrastructure reconstruction under a new framework agreed by the Egyptian-Sudanese Joint Trade and Industry Committee, reflecting Cairo’s push to anchor its private sector in Sudan’s recovery effort. The agreement was reache»»»

Egypt recorded its lowest trade deficit in a decade during the first ten months of 2025, underscoring a marked improvement in external sector performance driven by robust export growth and moderated imports. Official data presented by Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib show t»»»

Kuwait has moved to revive a portfolio of state-owned real estate assets by launching a competitive tender for advisory services to prepare the reoffering of 23 projects built on public land, in a fresh push to expand private-sector participation under its public–private partnership (PPP) framework»»»

Cabinet will meet on Thursday to discuss the army's progress in disarming Hezbollah south of the Litani River. The ceasefire monitoring committee -- comprising Lebanon, Israel, the United States, France and U.N. peacekeepers -- is also set to meet this week. The meeting in Naqoura in south Lebanon »»»

A man in his 60s has died following a suspected assault near Ardara, County Donegal. Emergency services were called to a house outside the town at approximately 03:50 local time on Monday, where the man was later pronounced dead at the scene. An Garda Síochána (Irish police) said that a man in his »»»

The tourist boat Magellan, which operated sightseeing trips in the Sozopol Bay during the summer season, has run aground near Sts Quiricus and Julietta Island after its anchor broke due to rough seas and strong winds, the Sozopol Municipality told BTA on Monday. The vessel had been moored near a ha»»»

The legality of the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will top the United Nations Security Council agenda on Monday, though Washington is not expected to face strong condemnation from its traditional allies. The 15-member Council convenes following Saturday’s»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council held its regular weekly session on Monday in Tamim bin Hamad Hall at the Council's headquarters, under the chairmanship of the Speaker of the Shura Council, HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim. Following this, Secretary-General of the Shura Council, HE Nayef bin Mohammed»»»

The US military action in Venezuela breaches international law and the UK should make clear it is "unacceptable", the chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has said. Dame Emily Thornberry is the most senior Labour MP so far to criticise Donald Trump's strikes on the country over the weeken»»»

Dubai: Dubai-based real estate developer and a member of Dubai Holding Real Estate, Meraas, on Monday unveiled a major residential expansion at Dubai Design District (d3). Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Located between Downtown Dubai and Dubai Creek, the enhanced mast»»»

Despite Israeli strikes on the south of the country, people in Lebanon were enjoying winter weather and snow over the weekend. Lebanese and tourists took to the slopes to ski resorts northeast of Beirut, rode chairlifts and sleds over the snow-covered slopes in Faraya and Kfardebian, snowboarded an»»»

Sofia’s Chief Architect Bogdana Panayotova has submitted her resignation, she told BTA on Monday. “I have filed a request to be relieved of the position of Sofia’s Chief Architect,” Panayotova said in a post on her personal Facebook profile. On December 23, Sofia Municipality said it expected Panay»»»

CARACAS (Sputnik) - A Venezuelan family living in a Caracas suburb has told Sputnik that they have been left homeless and without means of subsistence after US airstrikes. "We have nowhere to live. We need to bury my aunt, but we also have no money for that — we are a poor family," the 62-year-old »»»

DONETSK (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian military command has been listing soldiers killed in battle as missing persons to avoid paying compensation to their families, Ukrainian prisoner of war Volodymyr Litkin says. "We have many casualties but they are declared missing to avoid compensation payments. Bo»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump believes the US will recoup a significant portion of the money invested in Ukraine through the minerals deal with Kiev. "I got a lot of it [money spent on Ukraine] back because we did a rare earth deal, and we'll going to get a lot of that money back»»»

Dubai: What should have been a joyful return from the winter holidays turned into a day of heartbreak and grief at Arab Unity School in Dubai on Monday, as students and staff learned that three brothers of five siblings attending the school had been killed in a road traffic accident in Abu Dhabi. T»»»

Türkiye's annual inflation slowed in December to 30.9 percent, a fourth straight month of declines and well below the 44.4 percent posted a year earlier, official figures showed Monday. The 12-month annual average for 2025 as a whole stood at 34.9 percent, down from 58.5 percent in 2024, Türkiye's »»»

The market for wildfire catastrophe bonds surged in 2025, with more than $5bn in new issuance — more than double the previous year’s total — as investors start to grapple with the accelerating Climate Crisis that is already causing tens billions of dollars of damage each year. »»»

The market for wildfire catastrophe bonds surged in 2025, with more than $5bn in new issuance — more than double the previous year’s total — as investors start to grapple with the accelerating Climate Crisis that is already causing tens billions of dollars of damage each year. »»»

Cuba declared two days of national mourning after 32 Cuban nationals were killed during a United States military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, Cubadebate reported on January 5. »»»

The US military operation that toppled Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has been warmly welcomed by Washington’s closest allies in the Western Balkans, but it has also revived uneasy questions across the region about international law, borders and whether great powers are once again setting dan»»»

Cuba declared two days of national mourning after 32 Cuban nationals were killed during a United States military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, Cubadebate reported on January 5. »»»

The market for wildfire catastrophe bonds surged in 2025, with more than $5bn in new issuance — more than double the previous year’s total — as investors start to grapple with the accelerating Climate Crisis that is already causing tens billions of dollars of damage each year. »»»

The market for wildfire catastrophe bonds surged in 2025, with more than $5bn in new issuance — more than double the previous year’s total — as investors start to grapple with the accelerating Climate Crisis that is already causing tens billions of dollars of damage each year. »»»

The US military operation that toppled Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has been warmly welcomed by Washington’s closest allies in the Western Balkans, but it has also revived uneasy questions across the region about international law, borders and whether great powers are once again setting dan»»»

The US military operation that toppled Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has been warmly welcomed by Washington’s closest allies in the Western Balkans, but it has also revived uneasy questions across the region about international law, borders and whether great powers are once again setting dan»»»

The US military operation that toppled Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has been warmly welcomed by Washington’s closest allies in the Western Balkans, but it has also revived uneasy questions across the region about international law, borders and whether great powers are once again setting dan»»»

The US military operation that toppled Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has been warmly welcomed by Washington’s closest allies in the Western Balkans, but it has also revived uneasy questions across the region about international law, borders and whether great powers are once again setting dan»»»

The US military operation that toppled Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has been warmly welcomed by Washington’s closest allies in the Western Balkans, but it has also revived uneasy questions across the region about international law, borders and whether great powers are once again setting dan»»»

The Egyptian Senate discussed during its plenary session on Sunday a report on a government-proposed bill to amend certain provisions of Law #196 of 2008 concerning the tax on built properties. The Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Financial, Economic, and Investment Affairs, Representative Ahm»»»

Vietnam said on Monday its economy grew 8.0 percent last year, thanks to gains in services, construction and exports and despite fresh U.S. tariffs taking effect. "GDP in 2025 is projected to grow significantly at an estimated rate of 8.02 percent compared to the previous year," the General Statist»»»

Ferry services in the Ionian Sea have been suspended due to adverse weather conditions. According to ferry operator Levante Ferries, several scheduled routes were cancelled Monday. These include the 7.05 a.m. service from Sami to Ithaca, the 7.40 a.m. departures from Ithaca to Sami and Patras, as w»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Russia has been increasing exports of machinery and electrical equipment to Iran, the acting Russian Trade Representative in Tehran, Alexei Yefimov, told Sputnik in an interview published on Monday. "We see rising deliveries of Russian machinery, pump equipment, and electrical pr»»»

CARACAS (Sputnik) - Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain are concerned about the US attempt to appropriate Venezuela's natural and strategic resources, a joint statement on the situation in the South American country read. "We express our concern regarding any attempts at state contro»»»

The US military operation that toppled Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has been warmly welcomed by Washington’s closest allies in the Western Balkans, but it has also revived uneasy questions across the region about international law, borders and whether great powers are once again setting dan»»»

The market for wildfire catastrophe bonds surged in 2025, with more than $5bn in new issuance — more than double the previous year’s total — as investors start to grapple with the accelerating Climate Crisis that is already causing tens billions of dollars of damage each year. »»»

Caracas, 05 Jan. (SANA) Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López strongly condemned a U.S. military operation that resulted in the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, describing it as a “cowardly kidnapping” and a flagrant violation of Venezuela’s national sovereignty. In a s»»»

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Mohamed Salim Ayadi, a Tunisian expat living in the UAE for the past five years, has finally got lucky in the UAE Lottery, winning Dh100,000. “I have been playing the UAE Lottery since the start,” Ayadi said, noting that he has been trying regularly every two weeks. Ayadi was optimistic that he wou»»»

In the early days of 2026, Bulgaria’s retail sector has smoothly transitioned to accepting euro payments, with customers adapting well to the new system, Nova TV reports. Albena Georgieva, executive director of a major retail chain in the country, said the introduction of payments in euros has proc»»»

OPEC+ countries have confirmed the suspension of the planned increase in oil production during the first quarter of 2026, as eight key producers reaffirmed their commitment to market stability amid a steady global economic outlook and what they described as healthy oil market fundamentals. During a»»»

Reports about the presence of “remnants of the former Syrian regime” in Lebanon have raised concerns that they could destabilize internal security or turn Lebanese territory into a platform for targeting Syria’s security and stability. Authorities and security agencies have launched a broad campaig»»»

Saudi Arabia has unveiled its annual borrowing plan for 2026, a move that underscores the growing maturity of its fiscal policy and its ability to align ambitious expansion under Vision 2030 with long-term financial stability. The plan seeks to strike a careful balance between financing large-scale»»»