Doha, Qatar: Al Arabi thrashed Al Sadd 5-0, while Umm Salal blanked Al Duhail 3-0 in the 10th and final round of the QSL Cup yesterday, boosting confidence ahead of the knockout stage. Al Arabi delivered a dominant first-half performance, taking a 4-0 lead at halftime against a second-string Al Sad»»»

Annual inflation across the eurozone eased further in December, slipping below the European Central Bank’s 2 percent benchmark, according to updated data released by Eurostat. Consumer prices in the single-currency bloc rose by 1.9 percent year on year in the final month of 2025, down from 2.1 perc»»»

Strong winds and heavy snowfall forced the cancellation of dozens of airline flights headed ​to and from Japan's northwestern coast, the country's largest airlines said on Tuesday, including popular skiing regions. As of 1 p.m. local time (0400 GMT) ANA Holdings had cancelled 56 flights, affecting »»»

More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off an interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The massive pileup prompted the Michigan State Police to close both directions of Interstate 196 Monday morning just southwest of Grand Rapids while »»»

An order by President Donald Trump to the US military to invade Greenland would trigger a "war", a Danish politician said. Danish MP Rasmus Jarlov said that if the US military invades Greenland, "it would be a war, and we would be fighting against each other." Also Read: Military aircraft to arrive»»»

Remittance inflows to the Kyrgyz Republic increased by 17.2 percent from January to November 2025, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) reported. The growth of the indicator was mainly formed due to inflows from Russia (+16.7 percent). The increase in inflows in dollar terms was facilitated by the s»»»

A large fire that broke out at a vehicle service station in Balban-Taimash residential area of Bishkek’s Leninsky district has been brought under control. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire was localized at 8:29 a.m. Six fire crews, a task force, and a headquarters team fro»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed the draft law «On the Budget of the Social Fund for 2026 and the Planned Period of 2027–2028.» According to the document, the Social Fund’s budget for 2026 is formed as follows: For the planned period of 2027–2028, the budget parameters are approved in a»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved amendments to Resolution No. 301 of 2022, which regulates procurement procedures for state and municipal enterprises, as well as companies in which the state owns 50 percent or more of the authorized capital. The amendments are aimed at simplifyin»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan will continue importing electricity in 2026 to cover the deficit. Deputy Energy Minister Altynbek Rysbekov announced at a meeting of the Committee on Industrial Policy, Transport, Fuel and Energy Complex, Architecture and Construction of the Zhogorku Kenesh du»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan amended Resolution No. 189 of April 4, 2022, which approved standard qualification requirements for administrative positions in the state civil and municipal service. According to the resolution, proficiency in the state language at the level established by Ca»»»

A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark Tuesday in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days. The shark attacked the man's surfboard at Point Plomer, 460 kilometers (290 miles) north of the New South Wales state capital, around 9 a.m., officia»»»

Lebanese army chief General Rodolphe Haykal is gearing up for an official visit to Washington in early February, after the US cancelled meetings with him in November. The visit comes at a sensitive time, preceding the Paris conference to supporting the Lebanese army in March. Ministerial sources to»»»

On the evening of January 18, as the lights dimmed at Dubai’s 22nd Global Fusion concert, the music carried a weight far deeper than sound. Just a day earlier, Rohit Walia – the 65-year-old founder of Alpen Capital, its Executive Chairman and CEO, and the soul behind Global Fusion, had passed away »»»

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»»»

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»»»