Doha, Qatar: QNB affirmed that the US economy is reaching an inflection point following a long period of weak productivity caused by chronic structural constraints, particularly following the rapid progress achieved in artificial intelligence applications, which have opened the way for a new growth»»»

It may still be premature to say Iran’s ruling system is nearing collapse. Yet the unrest that has gripped the country in recent weeks has pushed Tehran into its most severe internal crisis in years. Protests triggered by economic freefall and the collapse of the national currency have rapidly spre»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah, a five-time champion, secured his first victory in the 48th edition of the Dakar Rally, held in Saudi Arabia, after winning Stage 6 and taking the lead in the provisional overall standings. Al Attiyah, driving for the Dacia team, along with his»»»

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has proposed extending the temporary ban on the export of ferrous metal scrap and waste from Kyrgyzstan. A draft document has been submitted for public discussion. According to the proposed Cabinet of Ministers’ resolution on the temporary ban on the export of f»»»

In the wake of the devastating fire at a bar in Crans-Montana, many Swiss citizens are asking themselves if their political system is fit for purpose. Switzerland, often praised for its efficiency, has a very devolved system of government, in which villages and towns are run by local officials elec»»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (KUNA) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said that Syria is on the path to success, calling for putting an end to the crisis between Kurdish people and the Syrian government."I believe Syria is on the path to success, the crisis has just begun, and we want to see it end," Trump said»»»

CARACAS (Sputnik) - Qatar helped obtain the first evidence that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who were kidnapped during the US attack, were alive, Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez said. "I want to highlight and express my gratitude to Qatari Emir [Tamim bin Hamad bi»»»

The EU’s persistent portrayal of Russia as a looming threat – complete with warnings of a possible conflict by 2030 – serves to justify an ever tighter European Union, says Karel Vereycken, Vice President of the French Solidarity and Progrès party, which cooperates with the LaRouche Organization. I»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom has allocated about $270 million to prepare for the possible deployment of troops to Ukraine, the UK Defense Ministry said. "The Defence Secretary [John Healey] confirms today that £200 million [around $270 million] has been allocated for this year and will spe»»»

Minneapolis: Local officials in Minneapolis slammed federal agencies Friday for excluding them from the probe into an immigration officer's fatal shooting of a woman, as public outrage grew ahead of planned weekend protests. Officials in the midwestern state of Minnesota said their law enforcement »»»

KUWAIT, Jan 10 (KUNA) -- 1962 -- Al-Arabi SC won the first Amir Football Cup after beating Qadsia SC 7-1. 1966 -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) was proclaimed to aid people in crises in line with Geneva Conventions. The society joined the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (IRCR»»»

Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors on Saturday in the shadow of a mountain of garbage that buried dozens of landfill employees in the central Philippines, killing at least four. About 50 sanitation workers were buried when refuse toppled onto them»»»

Dubai: The laughs started early and they barely stopped. When Max Amini took the stage at Dubai’s 1 Billion Followers Summit, the Iranian-American stand-up comedian didn’t just deliver punchlines. He delivered perspective. The kind that lands harder than a viral clip and lingers longer than applaus»»»

A memorial evening dedicated to artist Chingiz Aidarov will take place on January 24 at the Gapar Aitiev Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts, the museum announced. «We invite everyone, in an open-microphone format, to remember Chingiz—share stories and memories, and talk about him both as a person »»»

Paris, France: France's World Cup squad will be based in Boston, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Friday. The two-time World Cup winners will train at Babson College, a private business school located "about thirty minutes from downtown Boston where they will be staying," the FFF s»»»

Washington, United States: The United States added fewer jobs than expected in December, government data showed Friday, capping the labor market's weakest year since the Covid-19 pandemic amid growing concerns about hiring. US employment rose by 50,000 last month, slowing from a revised 56,000 in N»»»

As Yemen’s government, led by the Presidential Leadership Council, moves to consolidate military and security authority in the south under the defense and interior ministries, it is seeking to contain the fallout from recent turmoil, prevent a return to rebellion, and avert a slide back into violen»»»

Bissau: Guinea-Bissau's junta on Friday announced it was banning all unauthorised press conferences and public statements, some six weeks after coming to power in a post-election coup. After ousting leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo on November 26, just after the presidential vote, the army suspended the»»»

Washington, United States: NASA crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) could return to Earth as soon as Thursday, the US space agency said, after a medical emergency prompted the crew to return from their mission early. "NASA and SpaceX target undocking Crew-11 from the Internatio»»»

In November 2025, nearly 1.4 million guests spent 3.0 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments1. Tourist arrivals were up by 7.9% and tourism nights by 5.8% in number compared to a year earlier. In January-November 2025, the number of domestic a»»»

Brisbane, Australia: Aryna Sabalenka beat Karolina Muchova in straight sets to reach her third Brisbane International final in a row on Saturday, a week ahead of the Australian Open. Sabalenka looked in great touch against the tricky Czech, who had won their last three meetings and went into the ma»»»

Syria's army said its operation in a Kurdish neighborhood of Aleppo was nearing completion early Saturday and urged fighters from the minority to surrender themselves and their weapons. Government forces began striking the Sheikh Maqsud district overnight after the Kurdish fighters defied a deadlin»»»

Sydney: Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast. Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave blanketed the state of Victoria this week, with hot winds fanning some of the most dangerous»»»

Rabat: Hosts Morocco kept their dream of winning the Africa Cup of Nations in front of their own fans alive with a 2-0 victory over Cameroon in the quarter-finals on Friday, while Senegal saw off neighbours Mali to reach the last four. Real Madrid winger Brahim Diaz made it five goals in five games»»»

Dubai: Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of UAE Cabinet Affairs, reaffirmed the 1 Billion Followers Summit’s status as the largest global annual gathering of content creators, and a key platform for advancing the content economy. Growing its audience from 1 billion followers in its inaugural edition to»»»

Venezuela said Friday it had launched talks with the United States on restoring diplomatic ties, days after US forces deposed Nicolas Maduro as its president. It was the latest sign of cooperation following the leftist leader's capture and US President Donald Trump's claim to be "in charge" of the »»»

Caracas: Venezuela said Friday it had launched talks with the United States on restoring diplomatic ties, days after US forces deposed Nicolas Maduro as its president. It was the latest sign of cooperation following the leader's capture and US President Donald Trump's claim to be "in charge" of the»»»

United Nations, United States:The UN Security Council will meet Monday to discuss Ukraine, a revised scheduled showed, after Kyiv's mayor urged residents to leave the capital due to mass heating outages caused by Russian strikes. The latest strikes left half of the residential buildings in Kyiv wit»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed AlBudawi expressed his deep regret regarding the damage to the State of Qatar's embassy in Ukraine as a result of shelling. The GCC Secretary-General stressed in a statement the importance of respecting the laws guiding diplomatic relations,»»»

Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors on Saturday in the shadow of a mountain of garbage that buried dozens of landfill employees in the central Philippines, killing at least four. About 50 sanitation workers were buried when refuse toppled onto them»»»

An unknown species of shark attacked and killed a Minnesota woman while she was swimming along a beach in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Thursday. File Photograph by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A shark attacked and killed a Minnesota woman while she swam in waters along »»»

Manila: Murphy Oil just dropped a seismic update: their Hai Su Vang (HSV) “appraisal well” in Vietnam's Cuu Long Basin beat expectations, confirming up to 430+ million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE). Potentially, it could be the largest discovery since the early 2000s in the Association of South»»»

The income of Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev totaled 3,071,349.63 soms in 2024, according to his income declaration. The document contains no information on expenditures. In the declaration, the Cabinet Chairman listed furniture worth 90,000 soms; photo, audio»»»

A ring road will be constructed at the intersection of Mamyrov and Amir-Timur Streets in the city of Osh, the southern capital’s City Hall reported. According to the statement, traffic accidents frequently occur at this location. «In order to ensure the safety of all road users, a project to build »»»

North Korea has accused South Korea of violating its airspace using drones more than once, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday. The South Korean Yonhap news agency said on Saturday, citing KCNA, that North Korea’s military struck a drone, which fell about 1,200 meters (0.7 mi»»»

American oil companies will receive US security guarantees when operating in Venezuela, US President Donald Trump said on a meeting with oil executives. "They will have those guarantees," Trump told reporters when asked if Washington would provide security guarantees to American companies working i»»»

The US oil embargo against Venezuela threatens the lives, health, and well-being of millions of Venezuelan citizens and should be condemned as an action that violates international law, Russian Ambassador to Caracas Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov said. "US actions in violation of international law cannot »»»

Dubai: Parts of the UAE are seeing unsettled weather today as a weak low-pressure system extending from the east meets a high-pressure system from the west, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The conditions are also influenced by a weak upper-air low-pressure system. Moderate to»»»

First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Daniyar Amangeldiev earned 2.5 million soms in 2024. This information is contained in his declaration. According to it, the official’s income amounted to 2,544,927 soms 75 tyiyns. Like many other civil servants, he did not disclose his»»»

Director of the State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports of Kyrgyzstan Kazybek Moldazhiev visited Alga sports complex in Bishkek, where he reviewed training sessions of the Kyrgyz national team preparing for the Ice Hockey World Championship. The agency’s press service reported. The U20 IIHF Wo»»»

The electricity consumption limit for residents of Naryn region has been increased, the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the statement, taking into account appeals from citizens living in high-altitude areas with challenging climatic conditions, a decisio»»»

Officers of the Bishkek Main Internal Affairs Department’s Service for Countering Extremism and Illegal Migration inspected the places of residence of foreign students as part of Illegal Migrant raid. The department’s press service reported. According to the statement, law enforcement officers chec»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s U23 national football team lost to Vietnam at the AFC U23 Asian Cup, the Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU) reported. The match ended 1–2. Marlen Murzakhmatov scored Kyrgyzstan’s only goal in the 44th minute. In the first round, Kyrgyzstan lost to Saudi Arabia and currently takes last place i»»»

Tragedy brought people together in Crans-Montana and brought the country to a standstill. On Friday, just down the road from the bar where 40 young people were killed by fire on New Year's Eve, church bells rang in their memory. They tolled right across Switzerland, to mark a national day of mourni»»»

The irrigation infrastructure on Alymbek Datka Street in Osh will be brought into proper condition, the press service of the southern capital’s City Hall reported. According to the statement, Mayor Zhenishbek Toktorbaev inspected the progress of work on removing rotten trees along Alymbek Datka Str»»»

On a recent January morning, tourists admired the rows of Balenciaga and Burberry handbags on display at Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship midtown Manhattan location. But a conversation on the second floor hinted at financial troubles at one of America's most iconic luxury department stores. Penelope Na»»»

Dubai: “When I land in Dubai, I wake up. I’m ready to create.” That’s Will Smith, not speaking from a movie set, but from the edge of possibility itself. I was there, watching it unfold firsthand at Dubai's Sustainable City ahead of his Middle Eastern premiere of his Nat Geo docu-series 'Pole To Po»»»

A man and woman who were shot by an immigration agent in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday had ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, officials said. In a news conference on Friday, Portland Police Chief Bob Day confirmed that both "do have some involvement" with the gang, but did not elaborate on»»»

Share: Lebanese and Iranian officials shown during their meeting in Beirut , Jan 9, 2026 Raggi asked Araghchi “whether Tehran would accept the presence of an illegal armed organisation on its own territory”. Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi on Friday urged his visiting Iranian counterpart to»»»

Share: Protests against the high cost of living have erupted in Iranian cities since Dec28, 2025 © ©AFP via UGC Iranian authories pressed a internet backout Friday as part of a crackdown on nationwide protests that have left dozens dead. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday vowed »»»