Gold Tops $5,000; Saudi Arabia Postpones Winter Games | Horizons Middle East & Africa 1/26/2026

THIS IS HORIZONS MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA. THE YEN STRENGTH UNDER JAPANESE STOCKS FALL AS TRADERS REMAIN ON ALERT FOR MARKET INTERVENTION. GOLD HITS $5,000 PER OUNCE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SILVER RALLIES AS A GLOBAL UPHEAVAL FEELS HAVEN DEMAND.DEMOCRATS THREATENED TO BLOCK THE U.S. SPENDING PACKAGE AND LESS FUNDING FROM -- FOR HOMELAND SECURITY IS STRIPPED AFTER ANOTHER KILLING IN MINNESOTA RAISING THE RISK OF A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. I'M A JOUMANNA BERCETCHE IN DUBAI KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON DOMESTIC DE ...