Dutch demonstration
Clashes erupt between police anti-riot officers and anti-vaxxers affiliated to far-right parties near Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on January 2. With riot police expected to be on strike, authorities banned the Covid-19 lockdown protest in the Dutch capital. The postponed police protest is part of a series of strikes by police union members to draw attention to police capacity problems and conditions of work. Getty Images
Flooding in North Aceh
Aerial picture shows flooding in Lhoksukon, North Aceh. AFP
Iraqi vigil for Suleimani
Iraqis light candles during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the killing of Iranian general Qasem Suleimani and his Iraqi lieutenant, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, at the spot where they were killed, near Baghdad's International Airport. AFP
Migrant workers
Migrant workers at a brick factory in Pharping, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. Indian and Nepali seasonal migrant labourers started to arrive at brick factories around the Kathmandu valley with the beginning of the winter season. EPA
Bulgarian wedding
Muslim bride Kimile Avdinova has make-up applied to her face during her wedding ceremony in the village of Ribnovo, in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. The remote mountain village in south-west Bulgaria has kept its traditional winter marriage ceremony alive despite decades of Communist persecution and poverty that forces many men to seek work abroad. The highlight of the wedding ritual is the painting of the bride's face – a private rite open only to female in-laws – when the bride's face is covered in thick, chalky white paint and decorated with sequins. Reuters
Covid testing in Israel
People in cars queue to be tested for Covid-19 as Israel faces a surge in Omicron variant infections in Ashdod, Israel. Reuters
Citadel: Honey Bunny first episode
Directors: Raj & DK
Stars: Varun Dhawan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kashvi Majmundar, Kay Kay Menon
Rating: 4/5
Timeline
2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
Jeff Buckley: From Hallelujah To The Last Goodbye
By Dave Lory with Jim Irvin
AI traffic lights to ease congestion at seven points to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Street
The seven points are:
Shakhbout bin Sultan Street
Dhafeer Street
Hadbat Al Ghubainah Street (outbound)
Salama bint Butti Street
Al Dhafra Street
Rabdan Street
Umm Yifina Street exit (inbound)
A Long Way Home by Peter Carey
Faber & Faber
The biog
Name: Capt Shadia Khasif
Position: Head of the Criminal Registration Department at Hatta police
Family: Five sons and three daughters
The first female investigator in Hatta.
Role Model: Father
She believes that there is a solution to every problem
