Bulgaria has now completed its transition to the euro, closing a chapter that began more than 28 years ago with the introduction of the currency board. That system was born out of crisis. The banking collapses and hyperinflation of 1996–1997 erased household savings and pushed the country to the ve»»»

Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) signed two cooperation agreements with QNB Group and Doha Bank as part of its efforts to enhance integration between the public and private sectors and to develop the services provided to investors through the Single Window platform. The agreements»»»

With the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has demonstrated more powerfully than ever his belief in the power of his will, backed by raw US military force. On his orders the US has Maduro behind bars and now will "run" Venezuela. The US president made the announcement in a r»»»

Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone has triggered a wave of consumer alerts over suspected price manipulation, with watchdog groups warning that some traders are exploiting confusion during the early days of the transition. Speaking on Nova TV, Bogomil Nikolov from the “Active Consumers” association»»»

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Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed higher on Sunday by 22.85 points, or 0.21 percent, to reach 10,785.36 points. During the session, a total of 127,273,828 shares were traded, with a value of QR 275,353,881.326, through 16,733 transactions across all sectors. The session saw the shar»»»

Damascus, Jan. 4 (SANA) The Central commission for Inspection and Control said its oversight investigations revealed a corruption case at the Syrian Railways Corporation dating back to the ousted regime, with total financial damage estimated at more than 19 billion Syrian pounds. In information pro»»»

London: Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has posted on social media for the first time since a fatal car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends. The 36-year-old British fighter was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a busy highway link»»»

Athens: Flights at Greek airports were cancelled or delayed Sunday after a technical problem knocked out airspace radio frequencies, the country's civil aviation authority said, calling the outage "unprecedented". At Greece's main airport, Eleftherios Venizelos in Athens, passengers were stuck in l»»»

Temperatures are expected to continue falling across several regions of Saudi Arabia, accompanied by active winds, as a cold wave intensifies over large parts of the Kingdom, according to the National Centre for Meteorology. The centre said the temperature drop will affect a wide range of areas, in»»»

Dubai: Protests driven by Iran’s deepening economic crisis have spread rapidly across the country, reaching the capital Tehran and dozens of other cities in what observers describe as the most significant unrest in Iran in three years. What began as strikes over prices has evolved into demonstratio»»»

Thousands of passengers are stranded across Europe after a communications failure forced Greece to close its airspace, causing widespread cancellations and delays. Officials are working to understand why radio communications were disrupted on Sunday morning, prompting the temporary suspension of ar»»»

BEIJING: Chinese scientists have successfully achieved the first direct mass measurement of a free-floating object, confirming that it is a planet with a mass comparable to that of Saturn. This key research finding, led by the Department of Astronomy research team at the School of Physics, Peking U»»»

How is it possible that a young man with a video camera has done more to expose exorbitant fraud and corruption in one American state than all the giant billion-dollar legacy media combined? For days after a 42-minute viral video by independent journalist Nick Shirley exposed widespread fraud in Mi»»»

Doha: The Council of Ministers Secretariat General has announced the launch of the first phase of its innovative national project, the "Smart Legislative Advisor" program. The program has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in an outstandin»»»

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Brazil has condemned the United States’ military attack on Venezuela, calling the raid that captured President Nicolas Maduro a dangerous breach of sovereignty and international law that threatens to destabilize Latin America. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared that the bombings and captu»»»

Motorists traveling toward Athens began encountering traffic disruptions on Greece’s highways on Sunday after farmers reinstated road blockades to protest delayed European Union subsidies and other grievances. Farmers had temporarily eased their tractor blockades during the festive period to facili»»»

Washington has sharply escalated its military campaign against Caracas, carrying out an operation on January 3 during which US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and removed them from the country. The US government has charged Maduro with drug trafficking and t»»»

Tunis, Jan. 4 (TAP)- The Ministry of Defence announced on Sunday the death of a Tunisian man from a gunshot wound and the arrest of two others, during the interception by military units operating in Remada (Tataouine governorate) on Saturday evening...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon: For the second time on Sunday, an Israeli drone dropped a new stun grenade over the town of Addais»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 4 (KUNA) -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya met on Sunday with the United Arab Emirates' Ambassador to Kuwait, Dr. Matar Al-Neyadi, and discussed the close bilateral relations and topics of mutual interest. (end) nma.dss»»»

Cairo, Jan. 4 (SANA) The Arab Parliament on Sunday welcomed an initiative by Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi, President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, to convene a comprehensive conference in Saudi Arabia aimed at addressing the crisis in southern Yemen, emphasizing the importance of wisdom a»»»

Seoul: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul's military said, a day after a major US military operation against Pyongyang's socialist ally Venezuela. The first launch of the year came just hours before South Korea's leader headed to China for a summit tha»»»

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC the UK should move towards closer alignment with EU markets "if it's in our national interest". Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, Sir Keir said it would be "better looking to the single market rather than the customs union for our further alignment", in »»»

The assassination of Major General Haj Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, in 2020 was far from a fleeting event in the trajectory of regional conflict. Rather, it marked a pivotal moment that, even by the acknowledgment of his adversaries, revealed the limited impact of the US strike»»»

Dubai: The second term of the 2025–2026 academic year will begin on Monday, January 5, without centralised examinations, as government and private schools following the curriculum of the Ministry of Education welcome around 1.1 million students from kindergarten to Grade 12. According to the approv»»»

The US attack on Venezuela further proves that the post-World War II world order is breaking down, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday. Just hours earlier, US forces conducted air strikes on the oil-rich South American country and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife.»»»

A video has appeared showing Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro wishing bystanders a “Happy New Year” after being abducted by American forces and flown to New York to face criminal charges. The short clip, which was posted by the White House’s official rapid response account on Sunday, describes the »»»

President Donald Trump issued veiled warnings to the governments of Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba following a US special forces raid in which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured. Trump’s comments came Saturday as he defended the Venezuela operation, characterizing Maduro as a “narco-terro»»»

Crans-Montana, Switzerland: Painfully aware of the fire tragedy in Crans-Montana, ski tourists said they had opted to stay in the Alpine Swiss resort whose tourism-dependent community remains open for business as it mourns the many victims. The shellshocked town has toned down the party vibe out of»»»

TOKYO: The Chinese Embassy in Japan has issued a notice to urge Chinese citizens in the country to stay vigilant following a series of violent incidents reported in several parts of Japan. In the notice on Saturday, the embassy said that public security conditions in some regions of Japan have rece»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Battlegroup Zapad has taken control of the Podoly settlement in the Kharkov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "As a result of active actions, units of Battlegroup Zapad took control of the settlement of Podoly in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — US President Donald Trump’s national security team is drafting a plan to govern Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces, media reported, citing senior officials. The plan may reportedly involve a land incursion by US troops to take complete control over»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States launched an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, spearheaded by a cyberattack that caused power outages in many areas of Caracas, a newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials familiar with the mission details. On»»»

Nigerian officials have announced that schools in Niger state will start reopening later this month, following a mass abduction in November that forced their closure as part of emergency security measures. From 12 January, public and private schools "in safe and secure areas" will be allowed to reo»»»

Doha, Qatar: QatarEnergy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the Arab Republic of Egypt to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector, with special focus on the supply of LNG from QatarEnergy to Egypt. The agreement was signed by HE Sa»»»

London: Keir Starmer insisted in an interview Sunday he will complete his five-year term as UK prime minister amid speculation his centre-left Labour party could oust him after upcoming local elections. Starmer, who won power in July 2024, also argued Britain should pursue further alignment with th»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Oman’s foreign ministry on Venezuela developments: We reaffirm our commitment to international law and respect for the sovereignty and inde»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel stood in solidarity with the people of Iran as protests rocked several cities in the Islamic republic this week. "We stand in solidarity with the struggle of the Iranian people and with their aspirations for freedom, liberty and just»»»

At least 80 troops from Yemen's secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) have been killed in fighting with Saudi-backed forces and strikes since Friday, a military official from the group told AFP on Sunday. At least 152 members of the UAE-backed STC forces were wounded and 130 were taken c»»»

A 62-year-old bar owner in Thessaloniki has been detained after a minor was served alcohol at his establishment on Saturday night, became intoxicated, and required emergency medical treatment at a hospital. The legal drinking age in Greece is 18. Authorities have stepped up enforcement against busi»»»

Flight operations across Greece are gradually resuming following a technical problem with the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) that disrupted arrivals and departures at Athens International Airport and regional airports on Sunday morning, Athens International Airport has announced. Prioritizi»»»

Sydney: Australian Test great Damien Martyn has woken from an induced coma following meningitis, with ex-teammate Adam Gilchrist on Sunday calling it "a miracle". The 54-year-old Martyn, who played 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006 and 208 one-day internationals, fell seriously ill late last month and»»»

In what authorities have described as a chilling example of superstition-driven violence, officials in Bengaluru Rural district, Karnataka, intervened just in time to stop the ritualistic sacrifice of a one-year-old boy. The child was reportedly to be buried alive as part of an attempt to unearth h»»»

Tunis, January 4 (TAP) – Nearly 270 Tunisian exporting companies benefited from the promotional program implemented by the Centre for the Promotion of Exports (CEPEX) in 2025. These companies showcased their products and services in 20 national...»»»