JERUSALEM: Who are the mystery pilots who stepped in to stabilize the FlyDubai flight as it hurtled toward disaster? As of Saturday, three days after the uniformed crew members rushed to the cockpit to steady the Israel-bound plane carrying 182 people after a sickening plummet, they still haven’t b»»»

LONDON: Britain will scrap plans ​to remove the historic right to trial by jury for defendants in less serious criminal cases, the government announced on Sunday, in response to sustained criticism of the proposals by many lawyers and politicians. The decision by Andy Burnham, who became prime mini»»»

First names of Dh100,000 and Dh50,000 winners also revealed as Dh30m jackpot rolls over Dubai: The UAE Lottery has revealed the first name of its latest Dh5 million winner, who took the second prize in the Lucky Day draw held on Saturday, October 3. Only the winner's first name and the initial of t»»»

CAIRO: The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of an Israel-bound flight with an ax and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who had been barred from flying on his country’s airline because of concerns about extremist views, officials said Saturday. The co-pilot has been identif»»»

DAYTON, Ohio: US President ​Donald Trump shared online the supposed phone number of a Republican US senator on Saturday in an escalating dispute over making daylight saving time permanent. In a social media post, the president urged people to call a phone number he said belonged to Senator Tom Cott»»»

Are multipurpose dams the key to solving the Philippines' water, food, power challenges? MANILA — Could the Philippines turn its floodwater problem into a multi-billion water, food and long-term energy opportunity? National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Eddie Guillen has argued that»»»

BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry accused a US congressional committee on Saturday of “fabricating claims” after its chairman called on Starbucks to shutter two newly opened cafes in Xinjiang over alleged rights abuses. John Moolenaar, chairman of the US House Select Committee on China, called the »»»

President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections — this time, to more than 20 million seniors, giving them $90 each to help pay for Medicare premiums. The announcement, made late Friday night by Trump on social media, comes after the president l»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s ‌rial continued its decline on Saturday, as the central bank announced an injection of up to $2 ​billion to support the currency while the economy faces US sanctions and a naval blockade. The US dollar was sold around 2.688 million rials, up from 2.632 million on Friday, according to »»»

QNA Doha The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) handled 3,163 complaints received through various communication channels during the first half of 2026, among which 94 percent were resolved within 25 business days, while four percent were closed after more than 25 business days and two percent r»»»

Tribune News Network Nagoya (Japan) Team Qatar celebrated a golden double on Saturday as Rashid Nawaf and Mishari Nawaf claimed a historic triumph in the men’s padel while Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan completed a golden hat-trick in beach volleyball at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. H.»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has hosted the ShakeSmart Regional Communication Workshop organised by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) with support from the Japanese Red Cross Society. Held under the title “From Toolkit to Acti»»»

HE Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of Al Faisal Global for Culture and Knowledge, visited the Library of Congress in the United States following the inclusion of his book, “Qatar Through My Eyes”, in its collections. During the visit, Sheikh Faisal explored historical collections relati»»»

QNA Doha The Qatar Calendar House (QCH) has announced that Saturn, the ringed planet, will appear brighter than usual tonight, Sunday, October 4, when it reaches opposition to the Sun. Dr. Bashir Marzouq, an astronomy expert at QCH, said Saturn will reach its closest point to Earth during this oppo»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States has “kicked out” two members of the Iranian delegation who attended the recent UN General Assembly after they ignored an order to leave the country, the State Department said Saturday. “Two more members of the Iranian delegation were found still in (New York) long afte»»»

SAO ‌PAULO/SANTA BARBARA D’OESTE, Brazil: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro wrapped up their ​campaigns on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s first-round presidential election, each expressing confidence of victory despite polls pointing to a likely runoff. Lula end»»»

Jeddah: Qatar's national football team lost to Saudi Arabia 3-2 on penalties after the teams played to a scoreless draw through regulation and extra time in their Gulf Cup 27 semifinal on Saturday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia advanced to the final, scheduled for Oct.»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s ‌rial continued its decline on Saturday, as the central bank announced an injection of up to $2 ​billion to support the currency while the economy faces US sanctions and a naval blockade. The US dollar was sold around 2.688 million rials, up from 2.632 million on Friday, according to »»»

JEDDAH: Qatar's national football team lost to Saudi Arabia 3-2 on penalties after the teams played to a scoreless draw through regulation and extra time in their Gulf Cup 27 semifinal on Saturday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia advanced to the final, scheduled for Oct »»»

RIGA: Exit polls from Latvia’s parliamentary election published Saturday evening favored Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party, suggesting the country will maintain its pro-European and pro-Ukrainian course. But populist parties also had a good night after an election campaign dominated by fears ov»»»

Nablus: A 27-year-old Palestinian man sustained bruises and other injuries Saturday after being assaulted by settlers in the town of Osarin, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, and was subsequently hospitalized, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported, citing medical sources. WAFA added »»»

The head of Tennessee's prison system has resigned in the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike, who is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who previously denied Pike clemency, has halted further executions thr»»»

PARIS, France — The International Energy Agency (IEA) said Saturday that member countries had so far released 325 million barrels of oil and oil-derivative products from strategic reserves, from 400 million barrels promised in March.The update came a day after G7 countries, in coordination with the»»»

GAZA CITY: Israel said on Saturday that it attempted to kill Hamas’s top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local officials said killed five people, four of them women. The pre-dawn strike came on the anniversary according to the Jewish calendar of the October 7, 2023 att»»»

DUBAI: Israeli authorities received the crew list for a FlyDubai flight allegedly targeted by its co-pilot in an attempted hijacking before the aircraft departed for Tel Aviv, raising questions over whether existing security checks failed to identify him as a potential threat, according to Israeli »»»

SANAA: Yemeni armed forces carried out 71 targeted operations against Houthi gatherings, military positions and reinforcements across Taiz province, the forces said Saturday. The operations targeted Houthi movements and military buildups in several areas of the province, destroying transport and su»»»

DUBAI: Israeli authorities received the crew list for a FlyDubai flight allegedly targeted by its co-pilot in an attempted hijacking before the aircraft departed for Tel Aviv, raising questions over whether existing security checks failed to identify him as a potential threat, according to Israeli »»»

Chandigarh: Skipper Shai Hope overcame a groin injury to produce a memorable century and orchestrate a record chase as West Indies secured a consolation five-wicket victory over India in the final one-day international on Saturday. Having already taken a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series, »»»

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RAMALLAH: Israeli soldiers on Saturday backed settlers who seized Palestinian olive groves at the start of the harvest season, with injuries reported in several places across the occupied West Bank, witnesses and medics said. October is the traditional start of the harvest for Palestinians, many of»»»

TEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday invited to Israel as a guest of honour the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai flight who offered a dramatic account of how he saved the plane after being attacked. Netanyahu said he wanted Captain Smit Machchhar and Indian Prime Minis»»»

Captain Smit Machchhar hailed as hero by Netanyahu after averting cockpit incident Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday invited the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight to Israel as a guest of honour after the pilot gave a dramatic account of how he helped save the ai»»»

TENNESSEE, USA: The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa Pike’s stunning failed execution left her unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital. Frank Strada, commissioner of the Department of Correction, wil»»»

ISTANBUL: Rescuers recovered another body from the ferry tragedy that occurred off northern Cyprus in late August, raising the death toll to 19 with nine people still missing, officials said Saturday. The update came in a statement from the office of Unal Ustel, prime minister of the Turkish Republ»»»

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Blagoevgrad is a city of young people that connects the past with the present and future, President Iliana Iotova said at a historical re-enactment on Saturday. She spoke at the official opening of Gorna Dzhumaya Street: People, Houses and Pageantry, part of commemorations marking the 114th anniver»»»

Nagoya: President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani presented the gold medal to Qatar's Rashed Nawaf and Mishari Nawaf after they won the men's padel competition at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026. The »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is marking Customer Service Week 2026, an annual occasion that highlights the importance of customer service and its instrumental role in strengthening the patient experience and the quality of services provided to patients. This year's celebr»»»

Damascus, Oct. 3 (SANA) Representatives of Arab and foreign companies participating in the 360 Food Syria exhibition said the event provides a valuable platform for exploring the Syrian market, identifying its needs and pursuing investment and partnership opportunities with local companies. They sa»»»

SANAA: Yemeni armed forces carried out 71 targeted operations against Houthi gatherings, military positions and reinforcements across Taiz province, the forces said Saturday. The operations targeted Houthi movements and military buildups in several areas of the province, destroying transport and su»»»

ATHENS: Floods after heavy storms trapped some people in their cars and forced the evacuation of some tourists on the Greek holiday island of Crete, local officials said Saturday. The force of the flooding washed some cars and trees into the sea. “We had to evacuate a few tourists and a woman had t»»»

Violence erupts after journalist's death in Indigenous town A Guatemalan journalist was shot and killed in an attack that sparked unrest, leaving a police station in an Indigenous town in flames, police and local media said Saturday. Evelio Lopez was killed late Friday in the Mam Maya village of Sa»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Calendar House (QCH) announced that Saturn, the ringed planet, will appear brighter than usual on Sunday evening, Oct 4, when it reaches opposition to the Sun. Dr Bashir Marzouq, an astronomy expert at QCH, said Saturn will reach its closest point to Earth during this opposition, co»»»

AMMAN — The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) participated in the Annual Conference of the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM) Abu Dhabi 2026, held in the United Arab Emirates on 29 and 30 September 2026.The conference was organised in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, and was conv»»»

JERUSALEM: The Trump administration is considering measures against Israeli military units and restrictions on their use of US-made weapons over escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Haaretz reported on Friday. Senior US officials have issued an unusually sharp»»»

France’s decision to share defence documents with the Italian judiciary has raised hopes of a breakthrough in investigations into the 1980 crash of a passenger jet near the island of Ustica, which a former Italian president claimed was mistakenly shot down by a French fighter jet. Sceptics caution »»»

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable housing, fuelled by anger at lawmakers who narrowly rejected measures put forward by the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to strengthen protection for tenants. Fresh protests over »»»

Ajman resident crowned UAE’s latest millionaire during live Series 291 draw Dubai: An Ajman-based Filipino national is celebrating a life-changing windfall after winning the Dh20 million grand prize in Big Ticket’s Series 291 live draw in Abu Dhabi. Bernadette Azucena, from the Philippines, emerged»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Enemy detection systems lose track of North Korean missiles after the first climb following a wave-like flight path, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a department director at the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, said on Saturday. "Wh»»»

MADRID: A woman aged 102 died and firefighters rescued 90 people after flooding in the town of Madrigueras in southeastern Spain, regional authorities said on Saturday. The flooding follows the hottest summer on record in Spain, where almost 2,150 people are thought to have died from heat-related c»»»