DUBAI: The UN has warned that escalating Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters in the West Bank are contributing to the displacement of communities and the loss of people’s land. Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said the viol»»»

H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will host the R4 (Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia) and the R4+E3 (France, Germany, the United Kingdom) meetings of Foreign Ministers to be held in İstanbul on 23 October 2026.»»»

Bulgarian MEPs with limited political legitimacy at home are using the European Parliament to wage a national election campaign doomed to fail, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Thursday. He described this as undignified. He was speaking to journalists at Progressive Bulgaria's headquarters after »»»

DOHA The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) signed contracts to allocate government land for the construction and operation of four private schools with national companies that won the bids previously issued and evaluated by the Public Works Authority, the Ministry of Commerce and I»»»

RIYADH: The dean of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Saudi Arabia, Djibouti Ambassador Dya-Eddine Said Bamakhrama, on Thursday stressed his firm stance against Houthi attacks on holy sites and civilian areas and emphasized the importance of regional security. In an interview with Arab News, Bamak»»»

UAE lender's assets reach Dh890 billion, with customer loans rising Dh66b in nine months Dubai: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) reported a 27 per cent increase in net profit after tax to Dh10.296 billion for the first nine months of 2026, supported by higher lending, deposit growth and stronger no»»»

TOLEDO, Ohio: US House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries listened from the front row at the old Ohio church as the Sunday congregation heard of scripture’s guidance for calming a gathering storm. “Wind, hush!” the speaker advised, describing the power to bring about change. Jeffries nodded along, t»»»

GENEVA: A Swiss woman and an Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger more than a year and a half ago have been freed, Bern and Vienna announced Thursday. Swiss national Claudia Abbt, 69, arrived in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi together with 76-year-old Eva Gretzmacher, Libyan media outlets reported e»»»

DOHA The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs represented by the Department of Hajj and Umrah Affairs, announced that more than 12,000 citizens and residents have submitted applications to perform the Hajj pilgrimage for the 1448 AH season following the close of registration on the of»»»

Hambar has launched in Romania with more than 4,000 products from over 200 local producers, offering a digital sales channel for small food businesses, Economedia reports. Alin Șerban, founder of EuCeMananc and former CEO of Tazz by eMAG, and Călin Costinaș, former deputy CEO of Profi, have launche»»»

LONDON: Flour stocks in warehouses across Gaza have run out, leaving the territory’s seven remaining operational bakeries at risk of closing within 48 hours unless fresh supplies are allowed in, the head of Gaza’s Bakeries Association said on Thursday. Abdul Nasser Al-Ajrami told the Palestine News»»»

CAPE TOWN: A foreign citizen was beaten to death by a group of around 50 people during a protest march in South Africa’s east coast city of Durban, police said Thursday, as anti-immigrant tensions continue to flare in Africa’s most advanced economy. Police said the group approached the man, who was»»»

MoHESR flags non-compliant adverts, issues corrective plans after AI-enabled inspections Dubai: The UAE is stepping up its scrutiny of universities, technical and vocational institutions and training centres that fall short of the rules. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoH»»»

Doha, Oct. 22 (SANA) Qutaiba Kadish, director of the International Cooperation Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met on Thursday with Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s humanitarian funds, »»»

Yerevan: Nearly all of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Thursday. In the first global assessment of its kind, the world authority on threatened wildlife class»»»

AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Thursday condemned Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and reaffirmed his country’s support for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The king made the remarks during a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani in Jordan’s Aqaba, where they »»»

Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to human-driven climate change Yerevan: Nearly all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs face an “extremely high risk” of collapse by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Thursday. In th»»»

BERLIN: German police on Thursday arrested a Ukrainian man accused of spying for a Russian intelligence service with a focus on “militarily relevant information,” federal prosecutors said. The man, partially named as Vadym Y., allegedly collected “details regarding the production of armored vehicle»»»

DOHA QatarEnergy has signed two long-term Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with Cheniere for the purchase of up to 4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi facilities in the States of Louisiana and Texas, respectively, located along the United State»»»

JAKARTA: Indonesia should reconsider its involvement in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan because it is being shaped by Israel and the US and lacks a Palestinian voice, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories told Reuters on Thursday. »»»

The European Commission will not revive a proposal to seize Russian sovereign assets immobilized at the Belgium-based clearing house Euroclear to finance Ukraine, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has said. Approximately €210 billion ($236 billion) in Russian central bank assets have been frozen»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump could hold a “historic” three-way meeting at the APEC summit in China, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is scheduled to take place in Shenzhen, China, »»»

The US military has quietly begun withdrawing troops from bases across the Middle East, while Washington is ordering diplomatic personnel to leave several missions in the region, NBC News reports. The moves come as President Donald Trump considers launching a new wave of attacks on Iran, and the wi»»»

RIYADH: Operations at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam resumed and air traffic returned to normal on Thursday after an attack killed two people, Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said. The strike on Wednesday evening took place after two workers at an oil field in the Eastern Provinc»»»

KYIV: Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted over 800 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities. At least four people were killed in Ukraine and dozens of others were wounde»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has signed contracts with four national companies to build and operate private schools on government-allocated land, providing 5,000 additional student seats as part of efforts to expand private education in Qatar. The four schools»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker FM Marko Djuric congratulated on Thursday Dan Neculaescu on his appointment as Romania's new FM, expressing the belief the two countries would continue to develop their traditionally friendly and brotherly relations. "Warmest congratulations to the newly appointed Minis»»»

Andrey Sushentsov, dean of the Faculty of International Relations at MGIMO and a member of the Scientific-Expert Council under the Security Council of the Russian Federation, discusses why Western Europe is so afraid of a direct confrontation with Russia, how the US is shifting the burden of the Uk»»»

Most shops in Hungary will close on Friday, 23 October, for the national public holiday, but normal Saturday opening hours will resume the following day. Here is what residents, expats and visitors need to know about shopping, pharmacies, post offices and rubbish collection over the three-day weeke»»»

97 competitions and 5 festivals enhance engagement with the agricultural community The Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Agricultural Excellence Award is participating in the Sheikh Zayed Festival 2026–2027, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, d»»»

Damascus, Oct. 22 (SANA) Syria condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation forces’ crime of killing a disabled young man during an incursion into the village of Jamla in western Daraa countryside, affirming that targeting civilians constitutes a grave violation of international law and »»»

Shanghai: Alexandra Eala crashed out in the Ningbo Open last 16 on Thursday as the Philippine history-maker suffered a battling straight-sets defeat to Diana Shnaider. The Russian world number 13 won 7-5, 6-4 and will face the talented American teenager Iva Jovic in the quarter-finals in eastern Ch»»»

DOHA, Qatar: QatarEnergy signed two long-term Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with Cheniere for the purchase of up to 4 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi facilities in the States of Louisiana and Texas respectively, located along the United Stat»»»

The more Russia degrades Ukrainian military logistics and drone-targeting infrastructure, the sooner Ukrainian forces will be forced to surrender, military journalist Alexey Borzenko tells Sputnik. “Russia is not striking abstract ‘warehouses,’ but specific links in a single supply chain,” says the»»»

BUDVA - Serbian caretaker PM Djuro Macut said on Thursday Serbia remained committed to implementing reforms under a Growth Plan for the Western Balkans with the aim of gradual integration into the EU single market as an important step towards full EU membership, and added that this remained Serbia'»»»

RIYADH: Construction of three major parks in Riyadh’s Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Rimal and Al-Munsiyah neighborhoods has surpassed 85 percent completion as part of the Green Riyadh program, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The parks, being developed under the supervision of the Royal Commission for Riyadh Ci»»»

Tunis, Oct.22 (TAP) - The partnership agreement for the NASIJ project (New Sustainable Alternatives for the Integration of Young People in the Textile Sector) was signed on October 20 in Tunis. This agreement brings together the National Agency for...»»»

Smart cameras and drones help detect warehouse fires and speed up emergency response Sharjah: Sharjah’s ‘Aman’ early warning system has connected 13,700 buildings for round-the-clock monitoring and processed 3.3 million signals since 2022, with 500 confirmed fire incidents detected and reported to »»»

JERUSALEM: Nine of the 10 suspects arrested ‌in an investigation into militant settler attacks on a US journalist and European diplomats have been released from custody and placed under house arrest, a law ​firm that represents settlers said. Masked Israeli settlers were filmed last week assaulting»»»

LONDON: Two Syrian security personnel were killed and five others wounded on Thursday during an operation targeting a Daesh-linked cell in Rankous, near the Lebanese border, security sources said. The Internal Security Forces said they carried out the operation with the General Intelligence Service»»»

"For now, Abu Dhabi is being discussed," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media. Russian President Vladimir Putin informed US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, during their meeting in Saint Petersburg yesterday, that Russia was ready to resume negotiations on Ukraine in a trilateral format i»»»

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks in St. Petersburg. On the Russian side, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev also took part in the negotiations. "»»»

Indian missions help stranded pilgrims as Dammam airport attack kills one, injures two New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah are working with airlines and tour operators to bring stranded Umrah pilgrims home from Saudi Arabia, where continuing attacks on civilian infra»»»

Translated by Al-Ahed News The Yemeni Armed Forces announced four military operations targeting sites in Saudi Arabia over the past 48 hours, in response to what they described as an intensified Saudi campaign against Yemen. The forces reported strikes on locations in Riyadh, Dammam, Yanbu and Abha»»»

RIYADH: The grand mufti of Malaysia has strongly condemned the Iran-backed Houthis’ targeting of holy sites — including pilgrims heading to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah — and civilian facilities in various parts of the Kingdom, along with the killing of innocent pe»»»

Turnkey event to assess the region's growth, trade and investment outlook The Middle East is an increasingly important market for global steel, underpinned by nearly $2 trillion in infrastructure and industrial projects and a market forecast to grow from $44 billion in 2026 to $60 billion by 2031. »»»

YANGON, Myanmar: The son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi told AFP she sounded “fairly healthy” after speaking to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the first time in more than five years. Suu Kyi, 81, is under house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw, according to Myanmar authorities, wh»»»

Students should check visa rules, post-study work options and residency pathways Students planning to study abroad should consider post-study work rights and long-term residency options before choosing a destination, as immigration policies can influence career opportunities after graduation, says »»»

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) said on Thursday it will alert EU institutions and law enforcement authorities over what it described as "police repression and pressure, and the use of the security services as a political bludgeon" reminiscent of the communist-era political police. The p»»»

CAIRO: Israeli fire killed one person in a car in Gaza City and at least two others in ​other parts of the enclave on Thursday, health officials there said. A ‌crowd gathered around the burning wreckage in Gaza City's Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood as orange-vested emergency workers sprayed it with wate»»»