Former Prime Minister and opposition leader Sali Berisha on Monday accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of protecting senior government officials and said their defense should prompt Albanians to rise up in protest. Speaking at a news conference, Berisha said Rama’s support for Deputy Prime Minister Bel»»»

Syrian and Israeli officials are set to resume U.S.-mediated talks in Paris in hopes of reaching a security agreement to defuse tensions between the two countries, a Syrian official said Monday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, told »»»

Beijing: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the recalcitrant North on the agenda. Lee is the first South Korean leader to visit Beijing in six years and his meeting with Xi comes a day after the nucl»»»

On the first working day of 2026, media coverage in Bulgaria focused primarily on the introduction of the euro in the country and the passing of the legendary football coach Dimitar Penev. EURO, PRICES Mediapool.bg cited Nova TV as reporting alerts about price hikes following the introduction of th»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Greenland is open to dialogue with the United States as long as communication occurs through the proper channels, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in response to US President Donald Trump's repeated claims to the island. Trump told The Atlantic on Sunday that the US "abs»»»

Big Ticket, the region’s longest-running guaranteed raffle draw for cash prizes, is kicking off 2026 in a big way, with 27 prizes up for grabs in January alone. One of its most exciting promotions yet will see six guaranteed millionaires crowned. Also Read: ‘Perfect time’: Indian techie in UAE wins»»»

Dubai: “Even Durandhar… you might call it a very commercial film, which it is, of course, but it’s a very complex film. Every character is very layered,” Chitrangada Singh tells me, leaning into her idea of what makes a role worth taking. “Just because it’s commercial doesn’t mean it’s not complex.»»»

Dubai: Dubai will host the Middle East debut of PropTech Connect in February 2026, bringing one of the world’s fastest-growing real estate technology conferences to the emirate at a time when digital transformation is reshaping property markets globally. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, C»»»

President Joseph Aoun’s latest reassurance that “specter of war has become distant” was based on “information received by the Lebanese official authorities from high-ranking international parties and Western embassies,” a prominent Lebanese official said. “During their Dec. 29 meeting in Florida, U»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday chaired a Cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, during which ministers reviewed the journey of the UAE Cabinet over the past 20 years. 16,000 decisions and »»»

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW), in cooperation with the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve Development Authority, has released 124 endangered wildlife species into the reserve as part of programs to breed and reintroduce them into their natural habitats. The release included 100 rhim gaz»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Monday with the Ambassador of the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt to the State of Qatar, HE Walid Fahmy Al Faqi. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of condolences to HM King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the death of former Prime Minister of Jordan Ali Abu Al-Ragheb.»»»

BELGRADE - Representatives of the Hungarian oil company MOL have arrived in Serbia to carry out a due diligence analysis of the operations of the Serbian oil firm NIS, Tanjug learns. As planned earlier, the MOL representatives began a tour of key NIS facilities on Monday. Since this morning, they h»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday three topics had been discussed at a National Security Council session earlier in the day and that certain conclusions had been adopted. Speaking to reporters after the session, Vucic said the global situation was complex, that the UN ord»»»

Dubai: Emirates Post has issued a commemorative stamp on Monday set to mark the formal integration of Artificial Intelligence into the UAE’s national school curriculum. The release follows the nationwide rollout of AI as a core subject across government schools for the 2025–2026 academic year. Stud»»»

China and Pakistan pledged on Monday to further deepen ties and expand cooperation, reaffirming to each other their historically "ironclad" friendship as signs of rapprochement between Islamabad and Washington grow. Pakistan is one of China's closest partners, diplomatically supporting Beijing on a»»»

Widening protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are putting new pressure on its theocracy. Tehran is still reeling from a 12-day war launched by Israel in June that saw the United States bomb nuclear sites in Iran. Economic pressure, which has intensified since September »»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

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 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»»»

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»»»

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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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»»»

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»»»

Dubai: Veteran actor Hema Malini says returning to work helps her cope with the loss of her husband, Dharmendra, who died on November 24, 2025. In an exclusive interview with The Times of India, she shared how she’s navigating life after his death and why resuming her professional life feels right »»»

President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered a hunt for the assailants who killed more than 40 people in an attack on a Niger State village over the weekend. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 5 (UPI) -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has ordered police and military to »»»

France on Monday expressed its "solidarity" with Denmark following US President Donald Trump's fresh threats to take over the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. "Borders cannot be changed by force," French foreign ministry spokesman Pascal Confavreux told television channel TF1. "Greenland b»»»

"That's enough now," Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen said after repeated threats from US President Donald Trump to annex the autonomous Danish territory. "No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of annexation. We are open to dialogue. We are open to discussions. B»»»

This is a developing story Copenhagen: "That's enough now," Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen said after repeated threats from US President Donald Trump to annex the autonomous Danish territory. "No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of annexation. We are open to »»»