Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Media: Around 650,000 double-voting envelopes remain uncounted and could affect the final distribution of seats 28-10-2026 15:42 PM»»»

Israeli occupation forces entered the village of Majduliyah in the Quneitra countryside on Wednesday, setting up a temporary checkpoint at the village entrance to search passersby and check their identification documents. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an Israeli patrol consi»»»

Eight landmarks that tell the story of the UAE's founding father Abu Dhabi: In the United Arab Emirates, you can hardly travel a day without crossing a piece of the founding father's legacy. His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the country’s founding father and first president. When h»»»

Israel election, Iran blockade, $47.1b war cost and UAE flight disruptions Dubai: Israel faces uncertainty over its next government after an inconclusive election, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has raised the prospect of renewed cooperation with US President Donald Trump against Iran. Dip»»»

Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday in a closely contested parliamentary election that could end the nearly four-year rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s current coalition, following years of war, political scandals, mass protests, and deepening divisions within Israeli society. The vote »»»

President Joseph Aoun called on Wednesday for dialogue and moderation to resolve the country's crises and said only diplomatic negotiations can achieve sustainable peace. "Lebanon's problems cannot be solved except by adopting the language of moderation and dialogue, away from confrontation," Aoun »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yemeni Armed Forces issue a final evacuation warning for Aden Airport, citing a Saudi military cargo plane allegedly transporting weapons t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Qatar Presents Iran New Peace Plan to End War with US: Reuters 28-10-2026 14:53 PM Flags of Qatar and Iran Qatari mediators presented Iran »»»

Health secretary’s comments made while campaigning in a state with a large Arab population Washington: US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s broad assertions about Arab contributions to humanity’s scientific and literary discoveries at a Republican campaign event in Grand R»»»

Police launch investigation into crash in Beni Suef as injured are taken to hospitals Dubai: Two people were killed and 42 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck in Egypt's Beni Suef governorate, north of Cairo. Security authorities received a report of the accident and dispatche»»»

Asen Vassilev, leader of We Continue the Change (PP) and a former finance minister, said on Nova TV on Wednesday morning that he expects Bulgaria’s 2027 budget to be significantly worse than the 2026 version, questioning Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s promise to submit it by the end of the month, bef»»»

DUBAI: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi was received by Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at Damascus International Airport on Wednesday, as the two countries seek to strengthen political, economic and security cooperation. Al-Sharaa said Syria was committed to achieving the highest levels of»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: Premium German carmaker Mercedes-Benz will restart a voluntary redundancy programme and is in discussion with unions over further cost-cuts, its chief executive Ola Kaellenius said Wednesday after the firm warned on full-year profits. "Germany accounts for roughly 15 percent of »»»

British Treasury chief John Healey faces a fine balancing act when he delivers his first budget statement Wednesday, with the economic backdrop made more difficult as a result of the turmoil caused by the Iran war. Healey, who was appointed chancellor of the exchequer in July when Andy Burnham beca»»»

The Council of Ministers has proposed that the President of the Republic of Bulgaria issue a decree relieving Admiral Emil Eftimov of his post as Chief of Defence and discharging him from military service, effective January 2, 2027, the government’s press service said here on Wednesday. The proposa»»»

By Staff, Agencies American rapper Macklemore has reaffirmed his unwavering support for the Palestinian people, pledging to stand up for their rights and freedom until his “last breath,” amid reported tensions with English singer Ed Sheeran over his outspoken pro-Palestinian stance. Speaking at the»»»

It is the first visit by an Iraqi prime minister since Sharaa took power DAMASCUS Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi arrived in Damascus on Wednesday and was met by President Ahmed Al Sharaa, Syrian state media said, as the neighbours seek to bolster economic and energy cooperation. It is the first »»»

President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have not received any “official guarantees” from Hezbollah regarding not engaging in a new war in support of Iran, an official source said. Speaker Nabih Berri also has not received “any pledge of this kind," the source told the Nidaa al-Watan ne»»»

Passengers paying up to $440,000 for cabins ordered off ship within hours Dubai: A dream of travelling the world aboard a floating home has ended abruptly for around 200 passengers stranded in Cambodia after soaring fuel costs linked to the Iran war forced a US-based cruise operator to suspend oper»»»

Retirees and workers homeless after cruise company runs out of funds Around 200 passengers who paid to live on a cruise ship while travelling the world were abruptly left in a Cambodian port after the company ran out of money, an official said on Wednesday. US-based operator Villa Vie Residences an»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot on Wednesday both pledged to form a government after an election left neither bloc with a parliamentary majority. Record voter turnout followed a divisive campaign dominated by the October 7, 2023 attack, while Arab Israeli part»»»

Human rights groups on Tuesday urged countries to reject UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh’s bid to become United Nations secretary general citing allegations that Abu Dhabi funds Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The UAE denies the accusations. Nusseibeh, 48, is seeking to become the first woma»»»

Voter turnout in the first round of Bulgaria's presidential election, held on October 25, 2026, was 22.98%, Central Election Commission (CEC) Spokesperson Stoyanka Balova told a news briefing on Wednesday. A total of 1,525,034 of the 6,584,025 eligible voters cast their ballots in the presidential »»»

Continue the Change (CC) Chair and former Finance Minister Assen Vassilev Wednesday disputed Prime Minister Rumen Radev's explanation for why the 2027 draft budget prepared by the government, has not been released yet. Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the Cabinet was still work»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stressed that the United States is backing away from its diplomatic pledges. In a post on X on Wednesday, Baghaei wrote: “Washington’s contempt for diplomacy is once again laid bare. President Trump’s admission that he never b»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is not currently in talks with US companies regarding their return to Russian oil and gas projects, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday. “There are no such negotiations at the moment,” Novak told reporters on the sidelines of the Russia–Africa E»»»

Bulgarian authorities identified the two German citizens suspected of setting fire to Starlink antennas near Sofia on October 10, a day after the incident, but their detention in Germany required a European Arrest Warrant issued on October 19, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev and Prime Minister R»»»

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said Bulgaria would propose a joint security coordination mechanism with Romania and Turkey to respond more quickly to threats in the Black Sea, as the disabled cargo ship Khoryv drifted into Bulgaria’s maritime zone following a drone attack off the Roman»»»

China's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it has taken footballstar Kylian Mbappé's apology "seriously" for comments considered to be disrespectful of Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as the fallout over the issue continues. Mbappé faced a backlash Tuesday over comments he made in »»»

At least 30 people have been killed on Wednesday after two high-speed trains collided in Spain's central Toledo province, El Pais reported. High-speed rail services between Madrid and Andalusia have been suspended.  At least 30 people have died in a crash between two trains in the province of »»»

The topics of rising food and fuel prices and the upcoming presidential runoffs between Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gurov on November 1 dominate Wednesday's news media. POLITICS Bulgarian National Television's morning show hosted a presidential debate between Dr. Emil Stoimenov, co-chair of Iliana Iot»»»

DUBAI: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi arrived in Syria on Wednesday at the head of a high-level delegation for an official visit, as the two countries seek to strengthen political and economic cooperation. Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa said Syria and Iraq had a historic opportunity to deepen »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iran’s Pezeshkian: Committed to directives by Leader of the Islamic Revolution to move beyond “no war, no peace” phase 28-10-2026 12:30 PM »»»

An Israeli online advertising company implicated in spyware attacks targeting internet users was heavily active on SpaceX’s Starlink service, Japanese researchers have found, bolstering claims that the firm was running a “targeting and tracking” operation masquerading as a commercial advertising bu»»»

Damascus, Oct. 28 (SANA) Gold prices in Syria fell by SYP 200 per gram for 21-karat gold compared with Tuesday evening, according to a bulletin issued Wednesday by the General Authority for Precious Metals.The bulletin listed 21-karat gold at SYP 16,300 per gram for selling and SYP 16,000 for buyin»»»

By Mohamad Hammoud Eight months after the United States and “Israel” launched their war against Iran, senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey arrived in Tehran on October 26 to discuss regional security. Their visit raised a question that battlefield assessments cannot answer: What»»»

Tehran expected to respond this week as US keeps military options open and Israel warns Dubai: Qatar has presented Iran with a new peace proposal aimed at averting another major military confrontation, even as US President Donald Trump refused to rule out fresh strikes and Israeli Prime Minister Be»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump said early Wednesday that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky could be arranged “very soon,” while refusing to rule out further US military strikes against Iran after the November 3 midterm electio»»»

SHENDI, Sudan: More than 100 people were killed in a Sudanese military drone strike on a busy market in Nyala, the capital city of the South Darfur province in southwestern Sudan, said Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence in the country, in a statement Tuesday. The strike, which it s»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said that potential trilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky would not necessarily take place in person, but assured that the meeting would happen soon. "I would say it would be a meeting. They'd like to have a meetin»»»

SHENDI, Sudan: More than 100 people were killed in a Sudanese military drone strike on a busy market in Nyala, the capital city of the South Darfur province in southwestern Sudan, said Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence in the country, in a statement Tuesday. The strike, which it s»»»

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat told L'Orient-Le Jour that neither the Lebanese Parliament nor the Cabinet was consulted before the signing of a tripartite framework deal with Israel. "I have the right to express my opinion," he said, in an interview on Tuesday. His remarks »»»

Sihanoukville, Cambodia: Around 200 passengers who paid to live on a cruise ship while travelling the world were abruptly left in a Cambodian port after the company ran out of money, an official said on Wednesday. US-based operator Villa Vie Residences announced on Tuesday it had "suspended operati»»»

By Staff, Agencies Egypt has held discussions with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on efforts to reduce regional tensions and prevent further escalation, highlighting the importance of coordination through a four-country ministerial mechanism that also includes Turkey and Pakistan, accord»»»

The US has warned several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for a short but intense military operation against Iran after the November 3 US midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the WSJ, US President Donald Trump is leaning»»»

LONDON: The average Houthi fighter, dressed in a traditional futah wraparound skirt, carrying an ancient AK-47 and brandishing a curved jambiya dagger, might look like an unsophisticated throwback to another era. But behind the ranks of the sandal-clad militia is a modern financial network, dealing»»»

By Staff, Agencies Germany’s elite special forces are preparing for a potential large-scale war with Russia, the unit’s commander told Bild. The remarks come amid tensions between Moscow and NATO over the Ukraine conflict, with German officials warning that the armed forces must be ready for a conf»»»

A group dressed in Ku Klux Klan (KKK)-style robes and pointed hoods has sparked outrage in Texas after videos of the Halloween stunt went viral, prompting a police investigation. The footage shows several people dressed in the white supremacist group’s distinctive attire walking through a residenti»»»

Prosecution cites high alcohol levels, CCTV footage in crash that killed three youngsters A court in Kerala on Wednesday rejected the bail applications of four young men accused in a high-speed Mini Cooper crash near Kochi airport that killed three people earlier this month. The Ernakulam Additiona»»»

COMMENTWhen banks start barring the door to a new technology, what are they actually protecting? Dubai: There was a recent report that Citigroup and Bank of America have restricted AI agents’ access to customer accounts. JPMorgan has also signalled restrictions. Their concerns include security, lia»»»