Investment market: Quarterly volume up more than 11-fold In Q3 2026, the volume of property investment in Romania reached €353 million, marking an increase of more than eleven times compared with the €31 million recorded in Q3 2025. This represents the strongest quarterly result reported since the »»»

Damascus rejects troop deployment claims as Saudi-Houthi fighting intensifies Dubai: Syria on Monday denied sending troops to Yemen or planning any deployment there, even as an Associated Press report said Damascus was preparing to send about 600 special forces fighters to Saudi Arabia to help secu»»»

Voters have sent a strong election-year message to the new Democratic congressional majority and President Donald Trump: Repair the damage inflation has done to the economy. Trump, who campaigned on the idea that a Democratic victory in the midterms would trigger a 1929-style economic depression, h»»»

Tunis, Nov.9 (TAP) - The draft 2027 Finance Law provides for a 10% reduction in customs duties on imports of solar panels for the Energy Transition Fund (FTE) to be extended to finance environmental upgrading projects for businesses, Prime Minister...»»»

ABHA: The mountains and plains of the Asir region have become a destination for paragliding enthusiasts, benefiting from the area’s expansive views, which provide ideal conditions for the sport and promote adventure tourism. Paragliding at Jabal Hada in the Tihama Billasmar area, northeast of the M»»»

Emaar Properties to acquire remaining shares compulsorily if holding crosses 90% Dubai: Emaar Development shareholders have until December 10 to accept a Dh15-per-share cash buyout offer from Emaar Properties, which plans to compulsorily acquire the remaining shares if its ownership reaches 90% plu»»»

DHAHRAN: Sixteen teams gathered in Dhahran on Sunday for Saudi Arabia’s first Childhood Hackathon, developing innovative solutions to challenges affecting children across the Kingdom. The four-day hackathon will bring together participants who will help solve a pressing issue in the community in re»»»

Dubai Police warn motorists against using phones behind the wheel Two people sustained minor injuries after a driver distracted by a mobile phone caused a four-vehicle collision on Dubai–Al Ain Road, prompting Dubai Police to renew warnings against using phones while driving. Preliminary investigat»»»

DUBAI: The Syrian Arab Republic’s foreign minister on Monday insisted that his country has no troops deployed in Yemen and was not planning on sending any, after Yemeni sources told AFP that Syrian soldiers were in Yemen. “There is no deployment of troops to Yemen nor is there a plan for such deplo»»»

Makeshift shelters in Deir al-Balah became deadly traps after heavy rains inundated hundreds of tents and a sand embankment collapsed onto a displaced family’s shelter. Emergency responders struggled to manage the disaster amid a critical shortage of rescue equipment and an absence of safe alternat»»»

Kerala student, 21, heading to university spoke to father minutes before fatal crash Dubai: It began as a routine phone call about a flat tyre. Minutes later, an Indian expat family’s world had been turned upside down. Naifa Balkies Hameed, a 21-year-old architecture student at Canadian University »»»

CAIRO/ABU DHABI: US President Donald Trump will meet the ​prime minister of key mediator Qatar on Monday as efforts to end the Iran war ramp up following last week’s midterm elections, though senior US and Gulf officials cast doubt on the chances of an imminent deal. With no victory in sight more t»»»

Thick smoke and flames engulf factory after deadly blast in Izmir Six people were killed and around a dozen injured on Monday when an explosion ripped through an iron and steel factory near Turkey's western resort city of Izmir, the governor's office said. The governor's office initially gave a tol»»»

Authorities close Al Luluyah Beach to address environmental hazard Al Luluyah Beach in Khor Fakkan has been temporarily closed to the public after oil spills were detected along its coastline, with municipal authorities launching cleanup operations to address the environmental hazard. Khor Fakkan C»»»

By Staff, Agencies Victoria's Labor Party is facing mounting internal criticism and concern after a new opinion poll placed it third behind the Coalition and One Nation ahead of the November 28 state election, with its primary vote falling to a record low of 18%. The DemosAU/PremierNational poll, p»»»

Emirates ID is the only document needed, Tabby says, as a business account enters testing Dubai: More than 1 million UAE residents have opened a Tabby Cash account since the product was launched to all residents on September 1. The fintech platform announced that it achieved this milestone in just »»»

By Staff, Agencies Australian Environment Minister Murray Watt has urged Labor colleagues to stop undermining Treasurer Jim Chalmers, as the government faces mounting pressure over its budget and considers cutting popular clean energy subsidies to ease inflationary pressures. Cabinet ministers met »»»

Syria's foreign minister on Monday insisted that his country has no troops deployed in Yemen and was not planning on sending any, after Yemeni sources told AFP that Syrian soldiers were in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. "There is no deployment of troops to Yemen nor is there a plan for such deployment in »»»

DHAKA: More than 200,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar will have safe access to water and hygiene under a new program funded by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center. KSrelief, the Saudi Arabian aid agency, signed a cooperation agreement with the UN’s International Orga»»»

Kraków, Poland: A Polish man accused of carrying out a deadly shooting spree in Krakow died in hospital on Monday, two days after he was critically wounded in a gunbattle with officers, police said. "We inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died this morning in the hospital," regiona»»»

Airbnb says short-term rentals account for only a tiny share of Hungary’s housing stock, while making a significant contribution to tourism and the wider economy. According to the platform’s latest analysis, Hungarian hosts welcomed 1.4 million guests in 2025, with Airbnb-related activity contribut»»»

From desert nights to madfoon feasts: The charm of Al Ain's simplicity Abu Dhabi: There is a particular hour in Al Ain, somewhere after the last light has drained from the dunes and before the cold has fully settled, when the desert along Airport Road becomes a kind of living room without walls. A »»»

More than 30 firms took part in the project, receiving credits on their electricity bills Dubai: Abu Dhabi has issued new rules for licensing energy aggregator companies to help manage electricity use during peak periods, following a trial that reduced power demand by up to 401 megawatts (MW). The »»»

The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined Kaufland Bulgaria €75,653,706 for three violations of rules prohibiting unfair commercial practices against Bulgarian food producers, the regulator announced. The retailer has categorically rejected the allegations, said it would challeng»»»

JEDDAH: Four days after claiming third place in the 10th Arab Reading Challenge, Saudi student Rayan bin Adeeb Al-Zakeri is still reflecting on the journey that took him from a kindergarten reading habit fueled by candy rewards to one of the Arab world’s biggest literary stages. The 11-year-old fro»»»

ATLANTA: Former US President Joe Biden writes in his White House memoir that Donald Trump, at once his predecessor and successor, has deeply damaged the country and world with an administration determined to “tear down institutions and inflame hatreds.” And the 83-year-old Democrat said the 80-year»»»

LONDON: Russell Brand faces a reckoning Monday for sexual abuse that occurred just offstage from a public life built around boasts of his erotic exploits. Brand, 51, could receive a significant prison term after being convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. The British a»»»

A video showing an Israeli tourist pushing a Sri Lankan tour guide off a boat into the sea and laughing while he was filmed has gone viral, prompting widespread condemnation on social media. The footage captures a group of Israeli tourists on a boat in Sri Lanka, with one of them suddenly shoving t»»»

Israel's ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot was tapped by President Isaac Herzog to try to form a government Sunday evening. But his lack of a clear majority in parliament will make trying to forge a coalition alongside the country's divided minor parties an uphill struggle. Israeli President Isaac He»»»

A communications professional and cultural advocate from Barcelona, with extensive international experience, her career has moved across the music industry from several angles: as a journalist, a communications and PR lead in music festivals, a spokesperson on equity and social responsibility, and »»»

US President Donald Trump said his administration's mass deportation campaign may have been "too tough" in a television interview aired Sunday, days after Republicans suffered heavy losses in midterm elections. US President Donald Trump said that his mass deportation of undocumented immigrants was »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia supports the US's approach on security guarantees to be one of the key issues of talks in Abu-Dhabi on the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. "I heard [US State Secretary] Marco Rubio's statement that security issues are becoming cruci»»»

Heavy rains flood 70,000 tents as displaced families face worsening winter crisis Dubai: Heavy rains have flooded at least 70,000 tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, leaving an estimated 350,000 people exposed to the elements and deepening fears of a humanitarian catastro»»»

Nvidia’s board said Sunday it would investigate reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. The New York Times reported Huang had an affair with an executive US intelligence believed was gathering information for Beijing. Huang will remain CEO during the inquiry »»»

Three French police officers will go on trial Monday over the 2020 beating of Black music producer Michel Zecler in Paris. The assault, which was captured on camera, sparked nationwide outrage and renewed scrutiny of police violence and racism in France. Three French policemen are to go on trial on»»»

While English is widely used as a second language in Saudi Arabia, communicating professionally in your non-native tongue is not as simple as learning grammar and vocabulary — you need to be able to recall what you know when speaking under pressure. To address this, Mohammad Al-Mansaf founded Shagh»»»

Shareholders will get one right per 34.14 shares held; Shares to start trading on Dec 18 Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) opens subscriptions for its Dh1.75 billion or roughly $476 million rights issue on November 10. The window for subscription will close on November 24, inclusive of both »»»

Six judges have been elected to the new composition of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the Election Commission of the General Assembly of Judges announced. The elected members are Maria Terziyska, Deputy Chair of the Varna District Court; Svetlana Kalinova, a judge at the Supreme Court o»»»

Iva Mihaylova, a 23-year-old Bulgarian woman facing legal proceedings in Kočani over a fatal traffic accident, has asked to take part in the latest court hearing remotely, telling BNT that she believes two expert reports support her innocence and that she continues to suffer permanent health proble»»»

Protests against Bulgaria’s proposed 2027 budget are planned in seven cities on November 11, while opposition leader Asen Vassilev has described the government's financial framework as a recessionary plan that will make people poorer. The demonstration, organized through Facebook by the group “Regr»»»

Andrey Gyurov, who lost the presidential runoff, has not decided whether he will remain active in politics but says he would not launch an independent project that could split Bulgaria’s right-wing political community, he told NOVA in an interview. “I have not yet made a final decision on whether I»»»

By Staff, Agencies Pope Leo XIV has criticized Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity policies, insisting that economic growth must benefit the entire population rather than come at the expense of vulnerable communities. Speaking in Buenos Aires on Sunday, shortly after arriving in Argentina »»»

A skyscraper housing offices of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco has been damaged in a missile and drone attack by Yemen’s Houthis. The group claimed the Sunday strike came in retaliation for Saudi-led attacks over the weekend that reportedly killed more than 50 people, including women a»»»

from our special correspondent in Ukraine – Daryna, 25, entered adulthood in a country at war. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, her days have been shaped by air raid alerts, power outages and nights spent sheltering in the subway. Despite the uncertainty that shadows every da»»»

Poland faces a week of political tensions after its deadliest shooting in decades left six people dead and dozens wounded in Krakow on Saturday. The attack has heightened concerns over rising far-right extremism ahead of a major nationalist march. Poland is facing a week of political tensions after»»»

CAIRO: Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein on Monday extended condolences to the family of security officer Cpl. Jawad Ali Khalaf Al-Salayta, who was killed in a stabbing attack in Amman last Thursday. Al-Salayta was on duty on Medina Munawara Street when he was stabbed by an assaila»»»

Heart-warming video from Anbar draws six million views and sparks debate over bystanders Dubai: An Iraqi boy has captured hearts across social media after a touching video showed him carrying his little sister through a rain-soaked, muddy road in Anbar province, shielding her from the cold and wet »»»

Holistic approach to obesity takes centre stage at the iCON Summit by Novo Abu Dhabi: When the discussion is about obesity, the conversation usually starts and ends with the numbers and scale, said Dr Durra Mohammed Al Blooshi, Acting Executive Director of the Community Health Sector at the Abu Dha»»»

European real asset investment platform MetaWealth signed the purchase agreement on November 4th for the third project in its Romanian battery energy storage (BESS) program, a standalone 50 MW / 100 MWh system located in Dolj County. Total investment in the new project is estimated at approximately»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said that former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s brother, Áron Orbán, was detained on suspicion of human smuggling, citing press reports. However, authorities have not yet confirmed his alleged detention or the specific grounds for it. The announcement came on Monday, »»»