Israeli airstrikes targeted Monday Wadi Burghoz, Ansar's outskirts, al-Mahmoudiyeh, and al-Mourouj, with the Israeli army claiming it struck Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon. The strikes come weeks after the Lebanese military said it had completed disarming Hezbollah south of the Litani River, th»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al Manar correspondent: Israeli warplanes strike Wadi Burghuz South Lebanon 19-01-2026 11:59 AM Latest News Urgent News Al-Manar correspond»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Enemy warplanes strike Al-Mahmoudiya area in southern Lebanon 19-01-2026 12:03 PM Latest News Urgent News Al-Manar »»»

The hustle and bustle of buyers and sellers has returned to Khartoum's central market, but "it's nothing like before," fruit vendor Hashim Mohamed told AFP, streets away from where war first broke out nearly three years ago. On April 15, 2023, central Khartoum awoke to battles between the Sudanese »»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, is set to arrive in India this afternoon for a historic official visit that underscores one of the most dynamic bilateral relationships in the world, one built on centuries-old cultural ties and powered by modern economic»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "Yes, indeed, president Putin has also received an invitation through diplomatic channels to join the Board of Peace," Peskov told repo»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States will surround Canada and could annex part of its territory after acquiring Greenland, retired US Army Lt. Col. Earl Rasmussen told Sputnik. "I would not be surprised if parts of Canada will be annexed also," Rasmussen said. The expert called what is happenin»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The silver exchange price climbed more than 5% on Monday morning after reaching $94 per troy ounce for the first time in history, according to the trading data. As of 05:18 GMT, March silver futures on the New York Comex were up 5.33% from the prior close, at $93.243 per ounce. M»»»

Families of the Beirut port blast victims protested Monday the appointment of Gracia Azzi as the Director General of Customs in front of her office at the Beirut port. Azzi was summoned for questioning by Judge Tarek Bitar in relation to the 2020 Beirut Port explosion. Some members of Parliament in»»»

Dubai: A 29-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru was allegedly cheated of ₹15.2 million by a man she met on a matrimonial website, who posed as a wealthy businessman and promised marriage, NDTV reported. The accused, Vijay Raj Gowda alias Vijeth B, allegedly ran a “matrimonial-cum-investment” sc»»»

Dubai: Saudi authorities have officially introduced advanced smart counting systems at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, a move aimed at strengthening crowd management ahead of the sharp rise in worshippers expected during Ramadan and the upcoming Hajj season, local media reported The new technology trac»»»

An unexpectedly sturdy world economy is likely to shrug off President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies this year, thanks partly to a surge of investment in artificial intelligence in North America and Asia, the International Monetary Fund said in a report out Monday. The 191-nation lendi»»»

A technical glitch pushed back the restart of the world's biggest nuclear reactor in Japan, its operator said on Monday, a day before local media reported it would go online. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it would need another day of two to check the equipment at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa »»»

Several key European NATO members pushed back against US President Donald Trump in a joint statement on Sunday, accusing Washington of putting “transatlantic relations” at risk with his threat of tariffs over their position on Greenland. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherl»»»

The annexation of Greenland by US President Donald Trump would go down in US history as a “huge” achievement, political risk consultant and lawyer Adriel Kasonta has told RT. Trump has escalated his push to take the Danish overseas territory in recent weeks. He has argued that European NATO states »»»

Dubai: Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, celebrating the best women tennis players from across the world, is returning once again to the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, from January 31 to February 7 2026. One of the year's most family friendly sporting events, is offering free entry on the f»»»

Abu Dhabi: In 2025, the UAE recorded a series of landmark achievements across the energy, infrastructure, maritime transport, housing and digital transformation sectors, highlighting its ability to balance long-term planning with on-the-ground delivery in support of its vision to build a leading de»»»

Dubai: The global economy is expected to grow faster than earlier projected, supported by strong investment in artificial intelligence and improved financial conditions, according to the International Monetary Fund’s January 2026 World Economic Outlook update. Sign up for our daily business newslet»»»

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Officers of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) have shut down an illegal rehabilitation center Path to Life in Bishkek. Although the facility presented itself as a clinic for addiction treatment, it was in fact a place where patients were subjected to abuse, the SCNS pre»»»

The ten voluntary private pension funds (Pillar 3) recorded the highest investment return in the system’s nearly 19-year history in 2025, at 19.6%, while net assets under management rose to 7.4 billion RON (1.45 billion EUR), up 33% compared to the end of 2024, according to figures released by APAP»»»

China's population dropped for a fourth straight year in 2025, as it experienced a negative growth rate of 2.41 per 1,000 people. File Photo by Mark R. Cristino/EPA Jan. 19 (UPI) -- China's population dropped for a fourth straight year in 2025, according to statistics released Monday that show a na»»»

The Seoul Eastern District Court on Monday posthumously acquitted Kang Eul-seong, who was executed 50 years ago for alleged ties with North Korea. File Photo by Yonhap A Seoul court on Monday posthumously acquitted a man executed 50 years ago for allegedly attempting to rebuild an underground pro-N»»»

Penco, Chile: Uncontrolled wildfires tore through communities in southern Chile, leaving charred ruins in their wake and at least 19 dead, authorities said, announcing the latest toll on Sunday. More than 50,000 people have been displaced by blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio r»»»

The National Assembly of Republika Srpska elected last night the new Government of Republika Srpska, led by Prime Minister Savo Minić. The new Government has five new ministers compared to the previous one, in the following departments: labor and veterans’ and disabled protection, science and highe»»»

Dubai: An Indian-origin couple and three others have been arrested in the United States for allegedly running a sex trafficking and drug distribution operation from a motel in Virginia, US prosecutors said. Tarun Sharma (55) and Kosha Sharma (52) were arrested for allegedly allowing prostitution an»»»

There's something uniquely agonising about having your cryptocurrency stolen. All transactions are recorded on a digital ledger, known as a blockchain, so even if someone takes your money and puts it in their own crypto wallet, it is still visible online. "You can see your money there on the public»»»

The independence of central banks is "paramount" for global economic stability and growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. It comes a week after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said he was the subject of an "unprecedented" US justice department criminal investigation over his »»»

A 38-year-old man has been arrested and detained in Thessaloniki on suspicion of breaking into 14 parked vehicles overnight, police said on Monday. According to authorities, the suspect smashed the windows of both privately owned cars and buses in the area surrounding the Kaftanzoglio Stadium in th»»»

Kuwait, Jan. 19 (SANA) Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Syria and the full integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces into the administration of the Syrian state. In a statement, the Ministry described the agreement as a long-sought step within eff»»»

Dubai: Dubai will host the largest edition of Gulfood ever in January 2026, with the global food and beverage exhibition running at two mega venues for the first time. The show will take place from January 26 to 30 at Dubai World Trade Centre and the newly expanded Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo C»»»

Serbia’s majority Russian-owned oil company NIS has restarted oil processing at its Pancevo refinery after securing a temporary waiver from US sanctions, Serbia’s energy minister said on January 18. Production of petroleum»»»

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in Serbia fell 53% year-on-year in January-November 2025 to €1.94bn, central bank data showed on January 16. The sharp decline in net FDI marks a significant slowdown from 2024, when Ser»»»

Bulgaria is heading to snap parliamentary elections after the third and final attempt to form a government failed, President Rumen Radev said on January 16. Radev handed the last mandate to form a cabinet to the Allia»»»

Average net wages in Romania (chart), expressed in real terms, fell by 4.5% between June and November 2025, following a sharp mid-year inflation shock triggered by electricity price liberalisation and a value-added tax increase, according to data published by the national statistics office INS on J»»»

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) and Agricover Credit IFN have signed a new EUR 12 million financing agreement aimed at supporting farmers and agribusinesses in Romania. The facility is intended to provide financing to agricultural producers across the country, supporting productivi»»»

The fourth quarter of 2025 was the weakest year-end for home sales recorded in Bucharest and Ilfov county in the past nine years, as well as the weakest fourth quarter for national residential transactions since 2019, according to a market report issued by SVN Romania. More than 159,500 residential»»»

Oslo: US President Donald Trump told Norway's prime minister he no longer needed to think "purely of peace" after failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in a message published Monday. “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer f»»»

Tokyo: A technical glitch pushed back the restart of the world's biggest nuclear reactor in Japan, its operator said on Monday, a day before local media reported it would go online. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it would need another day or two to check the equipment at the Kashiwazaki-»»»

Army chief Rodolphe Haykal will visit Washington from February 3 to 5, media reports said. Haykal will present to Washington detailed military maps, and a list of Hezbollah sites and tunnels, local TV network MTV said. According to the channel, Haykal will also give deadlines for the implementation»»»

France on Monday welcomed a ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces and stressed it remained loyal to the latter who spearheaded the battle against the ISIS group. "France is faithful to its allies," the foreign ministry said, urging all sides to respect the ceasefire deal, w»»»

President Donald Trump told the Norwegian prime minister in a message published Monday that the world would not be secure unless the US controlled the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland. "The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland," Trump said in the messag»»»

The goal of obtaining the island is not just Donald Trump’s "whim" but is part of the idea of "Making America Great Again" supported by around half of Americans, Russian political scientist Alexei Martynov tells Sputnik. "This is about America's greatness in the Arctic region; with the acquisition »»»

The move would be comparable to the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and symbolize an American "golden age", Russian political scientist Malek Dudakov tells Sputnik. "The timing is particularly apt because this year marks a significant anniversary in America — the 250th anniversary of the founding of the»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah has recorded its strongest tourism year to date, welcoming 1.35 million overnight visitors in 2025, a 6 per cent increase year-on-year, according to the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA). Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balance»»»

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s popularity has fallen again versus his two military rivals, according to a new survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), as corruption scandals, a Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy system and faltering progress on the battlefield weigh on his i»»»

Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) Kamchybek Tashiev held a meeting with citizens recognized as victims in the criminal case against Kyrgyzstani S.M. The meeting took place at the SCNS headquarters and was also attended by the detainee. According to the SCNS »»»

In 2025, foreigners registered businesses in Russia more often than in the previous year. These data were obtained by analysts from Rusprofile, a service for checking and analyzing counterparties. The materials studied do not take into account individual entrepreneurs where foreign citizens or orga»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister of Canada, Dr. Mark Carney, departed Doha this morning following a state visit to the country. He and the accompanying delegation were seen off at Doha International Airport by HE Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, and HE Karim Morcos, A»»»

Rabat: FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemned "some Senegal players" for the "unacceptable scenes" which overshadowed their victory in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final when they walked off the pitch in protest at a penalty awarded to Morocco. "We strongly condemn the behaviour of some 'suppo»»»