MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez said on Sunday that his country has been under attack by the United States for 66 years and is ready to defend itself to the last drop of blood. Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump said that Cuba would no longer receive Venezue»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Energy cooperation between Russia and India goes beyond fuel trade and includes nuclear energy projects and infrastructure development in the Arctic, Sammy Kotwani, president of the Indian Business Alliance (IBA) in Russia, told Sputnik. "We are already seeing deeper layers [of e»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hawkish former Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas should be replaced as the European Union's foreign and security policy chief, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday. "I will say this out loud for the first time: … we need to replace the EU's high representative fo»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would now stop. The communist-run island near Florida has been a US foe and ally of Caracas for decades, but Trump has ramped up »»»

DOHA: Qatar Research, Innovation, and Development (QRDI) Council has been named a Startup Ecosystem Star in 2025, a prestigious global award bestowed annually by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mind the Bridge. The recognition reflects QRDI Council's leadership in building a dynamic»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The role of American companies in Venezuela's oil sector will be expanded, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday. The statement came amid a meeting between US President Donald Trump and representatives of major oil companies in Venezuela at the end of the week. The Amer»»»

Tunis, Jan. 11 (TAP) - The number of road traffic fatalities from the beginning of the year until January 9, 2026, decreased by 18.52% compared to the same period last year, said the National Observatory for Road Safety (under the Ministry of...»»»

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has expanded the Qatar Player App (QPA), originally designed to measure and unpack players' performance in league and national team matches, to include the evaluation of elite referees' performance during match management. The QPA technology is leveraged t»»»

Dubai: A Facebook post on the Rak Pet Group shares information about a missing pet baby gazelle that has gone missing today Al Riffa, in Ras Al Khaimah around noon. Also Read: Watch: How Dubai celebrated its beloved giraffe’s 25th birthday at Safari ParkThe post reads: "Missing baby gazelle!!!! Aro»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Research, Innovation, and Development (QRDI) Council has been named a Startup Ecosystem Star in 2025, a prestigious global award bestowed annually by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mind the Bridge. The recognition reflects QRDI Council’s leadership in building a »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s oldest known man,Nasser bin Radan Al Rashid Al Wadaei, has died at the age of 142, according to local reports. Funeral prayers were held inDhahran Al Janoub, in the southern region of the Kingdom, before he was buried in his home village ofAl Rashid. More than7,000 peopleatte»»»

US President Donald Trump would not "land on Greenland and take it by force", Lord Mandelson has said. The former UK ambassador to the US told the BBC he admired Trump's "directness" in political talks but said he was not a "fool", and advisers would remind him that taking Greenland could spell "re»»»

Lord Mandelson has said he never saw girls at Jeffrey Epstein's properties, and declined to apologise to the late paedophile's victims for maintaining his friendship with the American because he was not "knowledgeable of what he was doing". In his first interview since being sacked as the UK's amba»»»

Donald Trump has urged Cuba to "make a deal" or face consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money would now stop. The US president has been turning his attention to Cuba since US forces seized Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro in a 3 January raid on its capital, Caracas. Venezuel»»»

Thiruvananthapuram: Protests broke out across Kerala on Sunday after Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was arrested in connection with a rape case. Also Read: Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil arrested over third rape caseActivists from youth organisations staged demonstrations outside the Pathanamthitta»»»

SpaceX early Sunday launched a new rideshare series for the first time -- Twilight -- which carried 40 small missions to space atop a Falcon 9 rocket flying from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket is pictured on the launchpad, ready for its pre-dawn launch. Photo by SpaceX/X Jan.»»»

With a stroke of a pen, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s veto of ₱4.32 billion ($72.85 million) for the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) programme (and its RACE successor) in the 2026 budget, dealing a huge blow to wasteful spending. The CARS/RACE scheme would have meant billions »»»

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday oversaw the signing of agreements and contracts for two integrated renewable energy projects worth more than $1.8bn, marking Egypt’s formal entry into the domestic production of solar energy components and battery storage systems. The first project»»»

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inaugurated four major industrial projects on Sunday with total investments exceeding $153m, marking a significant expansion of manufacturing capacity in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). The projects, which span the renewable energy, home appliance, te»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli war jets strike the threatened building in KfarHatta, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 11-01-2026 17:48 PM Latest News Urgent News »»»

GAZA, Jan 11 (KUNA) -- Some 21 displaced Gazans, including children, have died as an intense cold wave grips swathes of the Palestinian enclave, local media reported on Sunday.The fatalities come at a time of "catastrohpic" humanitarian conditions across the Gaza Strip, where the "mass genocide" pe»»»

US President Donald Trump is weighing the possibility of ordering new strikes against Iran in response to Tehran’s crackdown on protests and riots triggered by soaring inflation, the New York Times reported on Saturday, citing American officials familiar with the discussions. According to the newsp»»»

DOHA: Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, QatarEnergy will host the 21st International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG2026) in Qatar. From February 2 to 5, the iconic Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) will b»»»

Under the supervision and organization of the General Union of Libyan Chambers of Commerce, and in the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Director General of the General Union, the Libyan International Maritime Economy Forum (10 to 11 January) commenced yesterday in Misrata »»»

Montreal: Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday will begin a state visit to China, the first in eight years for a Canadian leader, with aims to talk trade and rebuild ties after years of diplomatic tensions. Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Carney last October during a meeting on the sidelines »»»

Agencies Humanoid robots danced, somersaulted, dealt blackjack and played ping-pong at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but some in the industry are impatient for them to become more useful, not just a promise of things to come. As robots take their usual spotlight at the annual CES gadget »»»

The Libyan Business Council (LBC) reported on 22 December that it had hosted a high-level delegation from major Chinese companies at its headquarters in Tripoli to strengthening private sector economic partnership. It said this comes as part of its efforts to open new horizons for investment and en»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Cuba does not do mercenarism, blackmail or military intervention in the affairs of other countries, unlike the United States, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Sunday. US President Donald Trump said earlier on Sunday that Cuba would no longer receive oil or money for»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior highlighted on Sunday the Metrash authorisation service, which allows users to authorise their family members (wife and children) to activate the Metrash application on their mobile phones, particularly in cases where family members do not have a registered pho»»»

The Israeli army issued an evacuation warning on Sunday for the village of Kafr Hatta in southern Lebanon ahead of air strikes on Hezbollah targets in the area, AFP reported. "The Israeli (army) will soon, and once again, strike terrorist Hezbollah military infrastructure in the village, in order t»»»

Dubai: Mohamed Alabbar, the founder of Emaar Properties and one of the UAE’s most influential entrepreneurs, rarely pulls his punches. Speaking at Dubai’s 1 Billion Followers Summit on Saturday, Alabbar offered a candid assessment of global leadership, economic priorities and why he believes the UA»»»

Swiss author Erich von Daeniken, who helped popularize the idea that astronauts from outer space visited Earth ​to help lay the foundations for human civilization, has died aged 90. Swiss media including national broadcaster SRF reported his death, and a note on his website said it occurred on Satu»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia suspended access to Elon Musk's chatbot Grok over AI-generated pornographic content, the country's tech regulator said on Sunday. The decision follows global backlash after it emerged that Grok's image creation feature allowed users to make indecent pictures of women and chil»»»

Kyiv, Ukraine: Braving sub-zero temperatures, her heat cut off by Russian strikes on Kyiv, Natalia has to go to special tents set up in the Ukrainian capital to get warm -- but has no plans of leaving. Nearly four years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians are enduring another gruelling wi»»»

DOHA: Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs HE Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed has met in Doha with US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs HE Jacob Helberg, with the participation of representatives from several relevant entities in both countries. The meeting addressed trade and inv»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 11 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah, in the presence of Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi, visited those injured in the General Department of Correctional Institutions (GDCI) building fire, who are receiving the ne»»»

Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha accused Prime Minister Edi Rama on social media of attacking the justice system in order to protect his own interests and those of his close associates. Berisha said that while hundreds of citizens from southern Gjirokastra to northern Shkodra are suffering t»»»

Khartoum: Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced on Sunday the government's return to Khartoum, after nearly three years of operating from its wartime capital of Port Sudan. In the early days of the regular military's war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023, the army-alig»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli enemy issues an evacuation warning with a map which locates residential buildings in KfarHata, South Lebanon 11-01-2026 16:28 PM La»»»

Dubai: On the sixth anniversary of his accession to the throne, Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman has issued a series of royal directives aimed at strengthening social welfare and supporting citizens’ living conditions, reaffirming his commitment to the prosperity and wellbeing of the Omani people, »»»

Israel has drawn up plans for a new ground operation in parts of Gaza controlled by the Palestinian armed group Hamas, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing informed sources. Gaza is currently split fifty-fifty between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas, in line with US President Dona»»»

The Undersecretary of the Tripoli based Ministry of Economy and Trade, Suhail Abu Shiha, confirmed that the campaign launched by the Tripoli government to control prices and goods in the local market has achieved positive results. A clear decrease in the prices of basic commodities has been recorde»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Nordic countries have refuted US President Donald Trump's claims about Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Greenland, which he cited to justify his plans to take control of the island, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing two senior Nordic diplomats with access t»»»

In a Facebook post on Sunday, There Is Such a People (TISP) leader Slavi Trifonov called on Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev to resign. The post was related to Sunday's protest by Sofianites over the waste collection issues in the capital. "Sofia has been buried in waste for several months. It looks like»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia is set to be hit by the coldest, deepest and strongest low-pressure system since the start of winter, beginning from Monday, according to the National Centre for Meteorology (NCM). The centre forecast cold conditions at night and in the early morning hours across the northern re»»»

DOHA: A record number of visitors are pouring into the State of Qatar's booth at the New Delhi World Book Fair, as the nation is participating as a guest of honor, underscoring the increasing interest in its culture as well as the thoughtful and literary showcases. The Ministry of Culture's booth p»»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that the US and ‘Israel’ are ordering riots and unrest in Iran after their failure to defeat the Islamic Republic militarily. President Pezeshkian denounced the destructive role of the US and the Zionist regime in upsetting international peace, security »»»

Tunis, January 11, 2026 (TAP) – The Tunisia–Africa Business Council (TABC) will organize a conference-debate on Saturday, January 17. It will focus on funding mechanisms for the expansion of Tunisian companies in Africa, in partnership with the...»»»

DOHA: The Organising Committee of Qatar-UAE Super Cup on Sunday announced the release of tickets for tournament’s third edition, which will be held from January 22 to 25, 2026. The competition will see Qatari and UAE teams compete for four titles – Super Cup, Challenge Shield, Super Shield and Chal»»»

The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that the investigating authority has ordered the detention of the head of the Materials Department at the Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO) in Misrata. The prosecutor at the Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office within the Misrata Court of Appeal in»»»