Dubai: Dubai’s gold market opened higher on Tuesday, extending its rally to fresh historic highs as global political tensions lifted demand for safe-haven assets. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign up for our daily bu»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has issued a new rule increasing Saudisation requirements to 60 per cent across 18 marketing and sales professions, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced, in a move aimed at expanding employment opportunities for Saudi nationals. Also Read: Saudi Arabi»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved a resolution to support state-owned enterprises and business entities implementing projects of national importance. The document is aimed at ensuring the effective implementation of the all-season mountain cluster Ala-Too Resort project in Issyk-K»»»

Enhancing sustainable growth and expanding its operations in the real estate sector Doha: SK Holding announced its full acquisition of SK Properties and Ariane Holding, including Ariane Properties and Ariane Assets, in a strategic move aimed at unifying institutional decision-making, enhancing admi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council held its regular weekly session yesterday at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall at the Council’s headquarters, under the chairmanship of Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim. At the outset of the session, Secretary-General of the Council H E Nayef bin »»»

President of the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) H E Eng. Abdulrahman bin Ali Al Farahid Al Malki received yesterday Director General of the Malaysian National Security Council H E Raja Dato’ Nushirwan bin Zainal Abidin and NCSA Chief Executive H E Dr. Megat Zuhairy bin Megat Tajuddin and the»»»

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani; Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of the State of Libya H E Abdulhamid Mohammed Dbeibah; and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation o»»»

Political analysts broadly agree that President Rumen Radev’s resignation is a calculated step tied directly to his expected entry into electoral politics. According to Dimitar Ganev from Trend agency, the timing leaves no practical window for registering a new political party. Instead, Radev is ex»»»

Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) member and Governor of Yemen's eastern Hadramout province Salem al-Khanbashi accused on Monday the United Arab Emirates of exploiting its participation in the coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen to pursue its own agenda. Speaking at a press conference in M»»»

The Abu Dhabi Commercial Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by a employee seeking to reduce her monthly loan repayments, ruling that the deductions made by each of the four banks involved did not exceed the legally permitted threshold. In its ruling, the court said that while the woman had accumula»»»

Films by Kyrgyz directors have won awards at the 24th Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh, the festival’s official website says. In the Asian Competition section, Kurak, directed by Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev, was named the Best Film. The award for Best Screenplay went to Ot»»»

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Indiana are hunting for a suspect after a Sunday shooting left a state judge and his wife injured. The police in Lafayette, located about 63 miles northwest of Indianapolis, said in a statement Monday that officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1700 bloc»»»

The Abu Dhabi Labour Court of First Instance has ordered a company to pay Dh113,611 in compensation to a former employee after ruling that he had been dismissed without receiving his legal entitlements following more than two decades of service. The court found that the employee, who had worked for»»»

The Regional Headquarters for Combating Influenza and Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in Burgas has proposed declaring a flu epidemic across the entire Burgas region, covering all 13 municipalities. Authorities point to the current incidence rates as justification for strict measures to control »»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump discussed guaranteeing Kurdish rights in a phone call on Monday, Syria's presidency said, a day after Damascus reached a deal with Kurdish forces including a truce. Sharaa met Mazloum Abdi, head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forc»»»

Bengaluru: Karnataka has suspended senior IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao, the Director General of Police (Civil Rights Enforcement), after an alleged inappropriate video surfaced online and spread rapidly on social media, triggering a political storm and prompting the state government to order an of»»»

The United States must consider the consequences of an attack on Iran, the Islamic Republic's armed forces are on full alert and have become much stronger than they were during the June 2025 attacks on nuclear facilities, Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security and for»»»

Reconstruction of the Sports Palace in Bishkek will begin at the instruction of the country’s president. This was announced at a meeting of the Committee on Science, Education, Innovative Development, Information Technology, Culture, Sports, and Youth Affairs of Parliament. MP Bolot Sagynaev raised»»»

Doha, Qatar: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani inaugurated the ninth edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2026) at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) yesterday. The opening ceremony commenced with the national anthem, followed by a doc»»»

Doha, Qatar: Senior Consultant at the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education Dr. Mona Sabah Al-Kuwari, has outlined the key objectives of the National Plan to Support Students with Hearing Disabilities, emphasizing its role in empow»»»

European NATO allies are withholding intelligence from Washington due to US President Donald Trump's claims to Greenland and a decline in trust within NATO, The i Paper newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources in the Western intelligence community. European intelligence officials are "not talki»»»

Dubai: Sharjah’s real estate market reached a new peak in 2025, recording the highest trading value in its history at Dh65.6 billion, up 64.3% compared to Dh40 billion in 2024. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The latest performance reflects a broader trend of rising de»»»

The government has not only fulfilled but significantly exceeded its pledge to preserve the real value of pensions, Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás said in a video posted on Facebook on Monday. Minister Gulyás said that one of the many organisations linked to George Soro»»»

Prime Minister Orbán told local leaders that the 2026 parliamentary election will be decided not by political theatrics, but by organization, discipline, and voter mobilization, calling on mayors and municipal representatives to take personal responsibility for victory. Speaking at the National Mun»»»

Dubai: I’ve interviewed Oscar-winning music composer and one of India's biggest cultural exports AR Rahman several times over the past 19 years of my career, and if there’s one thing I can say with absolute certainty, it’s this: Rahman gives the most measured responses of any artist I’ve encountere»»»

The permits of four private agencies facilitating the employment of citizens of Kyrgyzstan in Turkey have been reinstated. The Center for Employment of Citizens Abroad reported. Ramay Sayakat LLC, Golden Work Travel LLC, Aska Travel LLC, and Iris Travel LLC eliminated previously identified violatio»»»

Global risk appetite and competition among Indian states for capital set the backdrop as India’s Maharashtra government clinched record investment pledges at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 19, 2026. The opening day haul underscores investor interest in India’s manufacturing, infrastru»»»

Bhopal: The decomposed body of a 77-year-old man who had been missing for nearly 10 days was found inside the lift shaft of a residential complex in Bhopal, prompting police to open an investigation into how he fell into the duct and whether there was any negligence in maintenance and safety. Accor»»»

More than 8,000 traffic accidents were registered in Kyrgyzstan in 2025. The press service of the Main Traffic Safety Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported, summarizing its operational performance for the reporting period. The main causes of traffic accidents included speeding, im»»»

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has issued Alma Finance Bank CJSC a license authorizing it to conduct banking operations in national and/or foreign currencies. This is stated in a decision of the central bank of Kyrgyzstan. The document grants the new commercial bank the right to carry out»»»

US President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” two European officials said Monday. Trump's message to Jonas Gahr Stør»»»

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to ⁠prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive, according to reports. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Ilan Wurman, Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota, e»»»

The Syrian government and the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) traded blame Monday for fresh clashes in northeastern Syria as well as accusations over the fate of Islamic State (IS) group prisoners in Kurdish-run jails. The Syrian government and Kurdish forces traded accusation»»»

The leader of a group that aims to unite Iranian students amid the violence in the country has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her belief that the Islamic regime cannot hold its power just through terror. Aïda Tavakoli is founder of the group We Are Iranian Students. She spoke to us after Iran's supreme »»»

Iran's national police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan on Monday issued an ultimatum to young people "deceived" into joining the "riots" to turn themselves in for more lenient punishment. The protests constituted the biggest challenge to the Iranian leadership in years, with the full scale of»»»

A day after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed to quit large parts of Syria under a ceasefire, the Syrian army said "a number of" Islamic State (IS) group prisoners, who had been under SDF control, had escaped. The SDF said it ​lost control of a prison following an attack by»»»

What is the death toll from the protests in Iran? Since the demonstrations broke out against the theocratic regime late December, the number reported has continued to rise...though it has been harder than ever to verify an exact count with an internet blackout in the country hindering communication»»»

Morocco's Atlas Lions will face off against Senegal's Lions of Teranga in Rabat on Sunday night, where the host nation hopes to win its first Africa Cup of Nations title in half a century. The Africa Cup of Nations reaches its climax on Sunday with a showdown between host nation Morocco, looking to»»»

In tonight's edition, Senegal eagerly awaited the return of its champions on  Monday, with the population given a national holiday after the country's AFCON win over Morocco. Also, the Congolese army says it has regained control of the city of Uvira following the withdrawal of the M23 arm»»»

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A surfer was bitten by a shark in waters off Sydney on Monday evening, the second person to suffer critical injuries in a shark attack near the Australia's largest city in little more than 24 hours. Emergency services were notified of the most recent attack at about 6:20 p.m. AEDT »»»

A blast ripped through a Chinese restaurant in central Kabul on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than a dozen others, officials said, in an attack later claimed by the Islamic State group and reported to have targeted Chinese nationals. A blast at a Chinese restaurant in cent»»»

Italian haute couture designer Valentino Garavani died at his home in Rome, his foundation said Monday. He was 93. Universally known by his first name, Valentino was adored by generations of royals, first ladies and movie stars, from Jackie Kennedy Onassis to Julia Roberts and Queen Rania of J»»»

The EU said on Monday it wanted to engage with the United States after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on European countries in the standoff over Greenland, but was ready to act if needed. FRANCE 24's Brussels correspondent Dave Keating says that 'there are signs of split between European»»»

So much for appeasement: The same Europeans who held their nose and swallowed their pride when the EU agreed Donald Trump’s tariffs last summer can no longer ignore the obvious, that there are limits with a president of the United States who tends to treat them as vassals, not allies… even as adver»»»

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute at the University of Dublin, says that Europe must be 'ready to respond in kind' if the US proceeds with the threat of punitive tariffs for the eight European countries that oppose plans t»»»

The death toll from a high-speed train collision in southern Spain rose to 40 on Monday as the government vowed a full investigation into its causes. The crash late on Sunday is Spain's deadliest train accident since 2013, when 80 people died after a train veered off a curved section of track outsi»»»

US President Donald Trump's latest threat of tariffs on eight European nations if Greenland is not sold to the US has EU leaders in crisis mode. Meanwhile, Trump will be a marquee guest at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week amid a rapid increase in global wealth inequality.»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, in an interview with Kabar news agency, explained the reasons behind the situation with driver’s licenses, measures to combat forged documents, and technical issues affecting Tunduk digital platform. According to the president, the issue of driver’s licenses h»»»

The IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship, Division III B, continues in Bishkek, the sport’s federation reported. Kyrgyzstan defeated their counterparts from South Africa 7-2 in the second round. Earlier, the match against Hong Kong ended 4-1 in favor of the Kyrgyz team. Teams from Kyrgyzstan, Mex»»»

On 8 January, during ongoing tensions in northern Syria, the Syrian army launched an operation against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhoods of Aleppo. Within 10 days, the army had secured victory, and a 14-point Ceasefire and Full Integra»»»