Iran's rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the U.S. dollar, deepening the currency's collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid sanctions pressure and regional tensions. Currency traders in Tehran quoted the dollar above 1.3 m»»»

Shares opened higher in Europe after a retreat Monday in Asia following Wall Street's worst day in three weeks. The price of bitcoin sank as traders braced for an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan, expected later in the week. Germany's DAX gained 0.3% to 24,254.58 and the CAC 40 in Paris was »»»

Since he started growing cannabis at 14, Mohamed Makhlouf has lived in the shadows, losing sleep while bracing for a knock on his door from authorities that could mean prison or his entire harvest confiscated. But after decades of operating in secret, Makhlouf finally has gained peace of mind as Mo»»»

A quarterly survey of major Japanese manufacturers released Monday shows business sentiment improving to its best level in four years, even after President Trump raised tariffs on goods from the U.S. ally to a baseline level of 15%. The Bank of Japan is bound to take the results of its quarterly "t»»»

The U.S. administration is currently preventing Israel from escalating its strikes in Lebanon, pressing it to settle for limited attacks, Israel’s Channel 12 said. Quoting reports issued in Washington and Jerusalem, the channel said the Israeli security establishment is pushing for a broad operatio»»»

Paris, France: The Louvre closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a rolling strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery. Staff assembled outside the museum's world-famous glass pyramid, blocking the main »»»

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney as an “act of evil anti-Semitism,” vowing a decisive response to the attack. The incident left at least 12 people dead and more than two dozen wounded. The attack on Sunday was perpetrated by two gunmen who »»»

Dubai: A day after a screening of a film starring Malayalam actor Dileep was halted mid-way aboard a KSRTC public bus following protests by a woman passenger, the actor has been dropped from a public religious event in Kochi amid mounting backlash after his acquittal in the high-profile Kerala acto»»»

Neuchâtel, Switzerland: John Howe, the illustrator who brought J.R.R. Tolkien's universe to life, is now inviting the world into his mind's eye by setting up his studio in a medieval prison-turned-museum in Switzerland. The 68-year-old is famed for his interpretation of Tolkien's literary work, whi»»»

Paris: The Louvre closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a rolling strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery. Staff assembled outside the museum’s world-famous glass pyramid, blocking the main entrance»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has told President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam that he is against postponing the parliamentary elections from spring to summer, pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper reported Monday. The daily said Aoun and Salam proposed to delay the elections to the summe»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has opened the 11th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (COSP11) in Doha. The conference, which runs from December 15 to»»»

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev will continue government-forming consultations with representatives of parliamentary groups in the 51st National Assembly on Tuesday, the head of State's Press Secretariat said. The consultations follow the resignation of the Cabinet, announced by Prime Minister Ros»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian Public Prosecutor's Office for Organised Crime indicted on Monday Culture Minister Nikola Selakovic and three other people for illegal actions in the process of abolishing the status of cultural good attributed to the army General Staff building in central Belgrade. In a stat»»»

In an exciting development within the world of football, Egyptian businessman Amir Garranah has successfully acquired a 90% stake in Spanish football club CF Badalona through his company, M2A Sports Management. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for Garranah, who has long dreamed of own»»»

Tunis, Dec. 15 (TAP) – The Tunisian Judges Association said on Monday that the Ministry of Justice, through the General Inspectorate, has issued summonses to several judges to question them about their opinions and critical positions regarding the...»»»

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack will arrive Monday in Israel for talks with top officials on preventing escalation in Syria and Lebanon, media reports said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the cancellation of a trial session scheduled for Monday to allow him to meet with the U.S. officia»»»

For BASF, green transformation, sustainable agriculture, and competitiveness are the most important topics where progress in research and development is essential. “Innovation has always been part of BASF’s DNA. Especially in these volatile times, it is crucial to leverage our innovative strength t»»»

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Amman: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jordan’s Amman Monday afternoon as he kicked off his three-nation tour which will also include visits to Ethiopia and the Sultanate of Oman - all countries with which India shares both age-old civilisational ties, as well as extensive contemporary bila»»»

Beginner’s luck struck big time as a Chinese expat in Dubai bagged Dh100,000 in the Big Ticket Series Draw No. 281 on her very first try. Fortune smiled on Lin Zhao, a 40-year-old homemaker and part-time property agent, who has been calling Dubai home for the past 17 years. Also Read: Indian expat »»»

Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal and a delegation of Arab and foreign ambassadors and military attachés arrived Monday at the Tyre barracks at the start of a tour organized by the Lebanese Army to brief them on the implementation of the disarmament plan in the South Litani sector and Israel’s»»»

Bondi Beach is almost unrecognisable. The sun is out but the surf is empty. The usually heaving main street is hushed. Helicopters track overhead. Forensic investigators - bright blue figures in the distance - comb over the crime scene from Sunday afternoon when two gunmen opened fire at an event m»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at his office in the Amiri Diwan, the credentials of five new ambassadors to the State. His Highness received the credentials of HE Leila Adhieu Martin Manil, Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan; HE Bil»»»

Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee criticized "Hezbollah's supporters" who attacked Lebanese President Joseph Aoun after the latter condemned a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event that killed at least 11 people in Sydney. Adraee said those who "live on the rhetoric of death see a threat i»»»

The European Union has contributed about 90% of foreign funding in Bulgaria since the communist regime was overthrown at the end of the 80's and the beginning of the 90's, according to a study on foreign aid in Bulgaria. The study, conducted by the Institute for Market Economics (IME), was presente»»»

The first outlet of the state-owned retail chain "People Shop," affiliated with oligarch and politician, sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act, Delyan Peevski, opened today in Kuklen, Plovdiv region. Peevski, a controversial figure in Bulgaria known for his media and business holdings as well as his p»»»

Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century. Loaned out as part of China's "panda diplomacy" program, the distinctive black-and-white animals have symb»»»

On the second day of Hanukkah, Sydney’s Jewish community gathered at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a deadly shooting that struck Australia’s most famous shoreline during the Jewish festival a day earlier. Prayers were sung, and candles lit in a moving tribute to the 15 people killed and 42 o»»»

Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir has conducted a situation assessment at Israel's Northern Command. “In a short period, we eliminated the Hezbollah commander (Haitham Tabatabai) and the head of Hamas' manufacturing division. We will not allow the enemy to expand and will respond to any violation of th»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received the credentials of five new ambassadors to the State of Qatar this morning at his office in the Amiri Diwan. His Highness received the credentials of HE Leila Adhieu Martin Manil, Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan; HE Bilal K»»»

Damascus, Dec. 15 (SANA) Syria and Iraq held talks on Monday to explore ways to improve border crossing operations and further strengthen cooperation between the two countries. The meeting took place at the General Authority for Ports and Customs in Damascus, with Qutaiba Badawi, head of the Syrian»»»

Damascus, Dec. 15 (SANA) Following the fall of the Assad regime, Syria’s new leadership has committed to dismantling the extensive drug trafficking networks that flourished under the previous regime. For over a decade, the former regime turned Syria into a major hub for narcotics production, partic»»»

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Flash floods have killed at least 37 people in Morocco's coastal Safi region, according to state-owned television. Cars and mounds of rubbish were seen sweeping through the main port city of Safi after torrential rain hit on Sunday. Dozens of people have been receiving treatment in hospital for the»»»

The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukraine not joining the US-led NATO military alliance was a fundamental question in talks on a possible peace settlement and that it was the subject of special discussion. "Naturally this issue is one of the cornerstones and, of course, it is subject to special discu»»»

The Just Gold App, a UAE based digital gold savings platform, has achieved formal Shariah certification for its digital gold programme, marking a significant milestone for regulated and ethically structured gold savings in the UAE. The certification, issued by Panacea Consulting, Bahrain, follows a»»»

POLITICS Dnevnik: Sociologist Dimitar Ganev from the Trend polling agency commented that President Rumen Radev is facing an extremely difficult task in appointing a caretaker government, as all figures who meet the requirements for the post are linked either to GERB or to the Movement for Rights an»»»

CANBERRA - Serbian Ambassador to Australia Rade Stefanovic said on Monday there were no reports of Serbian nationals killed or wounded in Sunday's terrorist attack in Sydney. In a statement to Tanjug, Stefanovic added that, for the time being, neither the Serbian embassy in Canberra nor the consula»»»

An electronic platform is now available in the Kyrgyz Republic for foreign citizens to apply for Digital Nomad status. The online service is accessible at dnomad.e-gov.kg. The press service of the Ministry of Labor reported. According to the ministry, a foreign citizen must first submit an applicat»»»

Consultations between President Rumen Radev and political parties in the 51st National Assembly resumed today as Bulgaria continues its constitutional procedure following the resignation of the “Zhelyazkov” government. The government had stepped down under pressure from mass protests triggered by t»»»

By Sara El-Sayeh Given the amount of people living in the city, the poor quality of public transportation networks and the scarcity of parking lots and spaces in general, Cairo is fertile ground for commuting solutions like Uber and its regional competitor Careem – both stating that Egypt is their »»»

Datax Solution FZC, a leading distributor of advanced data and database technologies, announced that it has secured distribution rights for FalkorDB, a high-performance, open-source graph database built for AI, real-time analytics, and large-scale knowledge graph use cases. This collaboration will »»»

Rabat, Moroco: The death toll from flash floods that hit the Moroccan coastal town of Safi over the weekend rose to 37, local authorities said Monday. "Fourteen people are currently being treated at Mohammed V hospital in Safi, including two in intensive care," local authorities added in their stat»»»

President Rumen Radev met with GERB-UDF Deputy Floor Leader Denitsa Sacheva on Monday in the first government-forming consultation after the resignation of the Rosen Zhelyazkov Cabinet. The two exchanged barbs on various topics including the resignation, formation of caretaker governments and the p»»»

Former staff at the firm behind Grand Theft Auto have told the BBC that a "devastating" mass sacking took place allegedly because they tried to unionise. Some 31 employees were dismissed in October for what Rockstar North called "gross misconduct". The majority were based at the gaming giant's Edin»»»

When Becky ordered a Barbie doll for her daughter, she got a notification from delivery firm Evri saying it had arrived. There was just one problem: it was nowhere to be seen. There was no parcel at her front door, in the Hampshire village of Twyford, and the photo she was sent of its location was »»»

Damascus, Dec. 15 (SANA) Syria and Iraq held talks on Monday to explore ways to improve border crossing operations and further strengthen cooperation between the two countries. The meeting took place at the General Authority for Ports and Customs in Damascus, with Qutaiba Badawi, head of the Syrian»»»

Qassim Hamadeh woke to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in his village of Beit Jin in southwestern Syria last month. Within hours, he had lost two sons, a daughter-in-law and his 4-year-old and 10-year-old grandsons. The five were among 13 villagers killed that day by Israeli forces. Israeli tr»»»

Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of a top commander in Gaza, a day after Israel said it had killed Raed Saad in a strike outside Gaza City. The Hamas statement described Saad as the commander of its military manufacturing unit. Israel had described him as an architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack»»»