After the French protests turned into riots last weekend, the curfews, and then the alleged racist mass shooting yesterday on the outskirts of Paris, there has been much anxiety, planning and preparation ahead of today's protests. Intelligence reports had predicted up to 500,000 people taking to th»»»

The Eagle’s Nest mountainous retreat built for Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps has been devastated by a blaze, the German police have said. The former tea house for the leader of the Third Reich, which was constructed on the peak of the Obersalzberg in southern Germany in 1938, sits»»»

RIYADH: King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh will reopen two terminals on Sunday, two weeks after a deadly Houthis missile strike. Terminal 1 will be designated for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights operated by national carriers, the airport said on Saturday evening. »»»

Tunis, Oct. 24 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti will take part on Saturday, October 25, in Algiers in a meeting of the Tripartite Consultation Mechanism on Libya, on the instructions of President...»»»

Damascus, Oct. 24 (SANA) Director-General of the Syrian Investment Authority (SIA) Ahmad Ruwad Ramadan met Saturday with Saudi Ambassador to Syria Ghazi al-Anzi to discuss expanding bilateral investment cooperation and launching a strategic food security project in Hama Governorate. In a statement »»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha hosted on Saturday the 50th Congress of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), bringing together representatives of member national associations to discuss hockey's development and governance and strengthen cooperation across the sport. Addressing the Congress, HE Secretary Ge»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan urged Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Saturday to take verifiable action against militants it says operate from Afghan territory, dismissing Kabul’s assertion that Islamabad was shifting blame for its own security failures. In a separate statement on X, Pakistan’s Informatio»»»

BAGHDAD: ​An explosive-laden drone ‌attacked ‌an Iranian ​Kurdish ‌opposition ⁠camp ​northeast ⁠of ⁠Iraq’s ‌Irbil ‌on Saturday, ​security ‌sources said.»»»

KYIV: Elon Musk said on Saturday that his company SpaceX had throttled the Starlink satellite Internet service in Ukraine, disrupting operations that the country relies on to defend itself against Russia. Musk’s admission on social media came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that U»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday sent cables of condolences to Jordan’s King Abdullah II following a terrorist attack on a church in the southern governorate of Karak that killed nine people and injured at least 40 others. The Saudi leaders condemn»»»

ROME — Truck drivers recently ended protests that have paralysed southern Italy for the past week as the last picket lines in Campania were dismantled, allowing deliveries to supermarkets to resume.The protests had left parts of southern Italy facing shortages of food and fuel, impacting the produc»»»

CAIRO: The State of Qatar, represented by HE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari, a member of the Shura Council, has won the presidency of the Foreign, Political, and National Security Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament. This victory came by acclamation during the procedural session of the Arab Pa»»»

Riot police use tear gas and batons as demonstrations over the cost of living turn violent Paris: Clashes broke out Saturday in Paris and other French cities amid demonstrations held a week after others that degenerated into street violence and prompted a robust security backlash as President Emman»»»

RIYADH: They call themselves “Ansar Allah,” meaning “Supporters of God.” Their reality, however, could not be further from the truth. For what do the Houthis support? Not God. Not Islam, for sure. The Houthis have committed the ultimate transgression by attacking the holiest sites in Islam. They ha»»»

Doha: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs said 1,073 Qataris- 454 men and 619 women- have registered for the Categories Division of the Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Noble Qur'an Competition. The division covers five levels of Qur'an memorization: five, 10, 15, 20 and 25 p»»»

JEDDAH: Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre arrived in Jeddah on Saturday. He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi and several officials. The two countries aim to further boost their relations at all levels. The Kingdom has af»»»

Representatives of Bulgaria's Central Election Commission (CEC) met on Saturday with members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) to discuss the organisation of elections in Bulgaria, the CEC press office said. The meeting focused on Bulgaria's electoral syst»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs said 1,073 Qataris - 454 men and 619 women - have registered for the Categories Division of the Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Noble Qur'an Competition. The division covers five levels of Quran memorization: five, 10, 15, 20 and 25 »»»

MAIDUGURI: Gunmen killed at least 40 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Friday afternoon, Amnesty International said. A large group of gunmen carried out ⁠the attack on ⁠Binnari village, police said in a statement on Saturday. Amnesty International strongly c»»»

The Palestinian Authority has called for international pressure on Israel after a Palestinian official said around 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank were forced to leave their homes following an attack on Friday which killed two Israeli soldiers. The head of Hebron's municipality s»»»

The Palestinian Authority has called for international pressure on Israel after a Palestinian official said around 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank were forced to leave their homes following an attack on Friday which killed two Israeli soldiers. The head of Hebron's municipality said a»»»

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels said they launched attacks at Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday while Yemen’s Saudi-backed government ​said the ‌group also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in ⁠the port city of Aden. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi aut»»»

AMMAN — Jordan’s moderate inflation, continued economic growth and resilient export performance are supporting a stable investment environment despite regional uncertainty, economists told The Jordan Times, highlighting opportunities to strengthen the Kingdom’s competitiveness and attract further i»»»

LONDON — Oil prices traded at five-month highs last week, with benchmark crude contract Brent North Sea rising above $116 a barrel, as the Middle East conflict raged on.Global markets were contending "with concerns around surging oil prices and the sustainability of AI spending", noted AJ Bell's he»»»

Beijing: China launched two new groups of remote-sensing satellites Saturday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwest. The Yaogan-53 group's satellites 07, 08 and 09 and the Yaogan-56 group's satellites 19, 20 and 21 lifted off aboard a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 3:2»»»

A total of 410,000 people took part in demonstrations across France on Saturday – including 110,000 in Paris – as part of a day of rallies focussed on purchasing power and the defence of public services, the Interior Ministry told AFP. The turnout was slightly lower than last week, which saw 550,00»»»

A coalition of the “Yellow Vests” movement, trade unions and students will march across France on Saturday with demands over studying conditions and purchasing power. Some 70,000 police are expected to be deployed as authorities fear looting and vandalism similar to last Saturday's unrest.»»»

MOSCOW: A Ukrainian attack led to water and power cuts in occupied Crimea Saturday, as a barrage of drones in several regions inside Russia left several dead, according to Russian authorities. Ukrainian officials said Russian drone and missile strikes across eastern Ukraine killed at least five peo»»»

Yemeni military media released footage documenting sniping operations that targeted a number of Sudanese mercenaries on the border fronts. Source: Al-Manar English Website»»»

Ukraine has regained a "stable" connection to the Starlink and Starshield satellite communications systems, Kyiv's defence minister said on Saturday. Recent disruptions to the connection led to tensions with Washington over the SpaceX-made network crucial to the Ukrainian army's operations. The Sta»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary said on Saturday that its chief held a rare meeting with the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to appear in public since being appointed. Mojtaba was chosen in March to succeed his father and longtime ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-I»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 24, 2026 (TAP) - Minister of Tourism Sofiane Tekaya pointed out that the major challenge for the tourism sector lies in diversifying the Tunisian tourism offering and upskilling human resources, in order to convert existing potential...»»»

Nagoya: The State of Qatar has formally received the Asian Para Games Flag at the Closing Ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, marking the transition to Doha as the next host of the Asian Para Games in 2030. The Handover follows Qatar's receipt of the Asian Games Flag earlier this mo»»»

ADEN: Yemen’s armed forces said they had carried out 736 targeting operations against Houthi positions over the past 24 hours, claiming to have neutralized about 307 militia leaders and field personnel and destroyed or disabled 68 military assets. In a statement, the military spokesperson said the »»»

Cairo: The State of Qatar, represented by HE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari, a member of the Shura Council, has won the presidency of the Foreign, Political, and National Security Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament. This victory came by acclamation during the procedural session of the Arab Pa»»»

RIYADH: Survivors of the Oct. 10 Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have recounted scenes of explosions, smoke and bloodshed, describing how they tried to help fellow passengers despite suffering serious injuries. Their accounts feature in a documentary titled “Before Boar»»»

Tunis, Oct. 24 (TAP) - The Court of Auditors’ 2026 evaluation days, held on October 22 and 23, focused on the theme of “Strengthening Professionalism.”The event brought together judges, court clerks, executives and staff of the Court, as well as its...»»»

US President Donald Trump made “totally false” statements when he blamed rising diesel prices in America on Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, Vladimir Zelensky has claimed, accusing him of “deflecting the focus away from Iran.” Zelensky’s remarks came amid a growing spat with Trump, who has »»»

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence announced on Saturday, October 24, that debris from two intercepted ballistic missiles fell in several locations after the missiles were launched by Houthis towards Makkah and Madinah. In a statement, the Civil Defence spokesperson said emergency teams responded»»»

Doha: The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) has concluded its 2026 training program on international commercial courts, featuring lectures, panel discussions and applied workshops on relevant legislation. The program highlighted the procedures and practices of QICDRC »»»

Rome: Security forces deployed massively in Italy on Saturday for protests, which turned out to be small and mostly peaceful after a sweeping crackdown in the wake of violent clashes last weekend. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government approved tough security measures this week and p»»»

RIYADH: Debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia fell in several locations across Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the Civil Defense said. The missiles were intercepted as they headed toward their targets, according to the official spokesperson »»»

JUBA: New armed raids by cattle rustlers in a troubled South Sudan state have left at least 10 people dead, local authorities said Saturday. Clashes over stolen cattle also left three wounded in Tonji North county of Warrap state on Friday evening, according to local commissioner Agany Lok Agany. “»»»

Lucky Day Draw No. 261024 delivers cash prizes to multiple participants Dubai: Several participants have won cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw, which has taken place on Saturday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 261024, the winning numbers in the Days section were 18, 30, 5, 6, 13, and 4, w»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 24, 2026 (TAP) - A partnership agreement aimed at developing the digital systems and infrastructure of the tourism sector was signed on Friday, between Tunisie Telecom and the Agency for Training in Tourism Professions (AFMT).Signed by...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: An Israeli airstrike targeted the Wadi al-Hujair area, and there has been artillery shelling on the town of al-Mans»»»

Fire engulfs Sorsogon City Public Market; BFP works to contain the blaze Manila, Philippines: A fire was reported at the Sorsogon City Public Market late on Saturday (Oct. 24) and into Sunday (Oct. 25), with firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) working to contain the blaze, accordi»»»

Saudi Civil Defence says missile fragments landed in Mecca, Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh area Dubai: Debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi militia towards the Mecca and Medina regions fell at several locations in western Saudi Arabia on Saturday, October 24, t»»»

Masoud Pezeshkian urges a way out of the impasse as economic pressure on Iran intensifies Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that many Iranians were struggling to put food on the table, as the economic pressure from the Middle East war with the United States mounts. Washingto»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 24, 2026 (TAP) - Partly cloudy Saturday night, getting sometimes very cloudy over most regions with isolated thunderstorms and showers in the far north and southeast, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).The wind will...»»»