DOHA: Qatar's hosting of the 21st Asian Games, Doha 2030, has garnered widespread attention from Asian and international media following the official handover of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) flag at the conclusion of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Games in Japan. The handover marks the beginning of a n»»»

DOHA: Qatar brought the curtain down on their campaign at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026in Japan, with a historic haul of 18 medals - six golds, six silvers and six bronzes - setting a new benchmark in the nation's history of appearances at the continental Games after surpassing their previ»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker FM Marko Djuric met on Monday in Belgrade with Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, minister of state at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with whom he opened the first bilateral political consultations between the Serbian and UAE MFAs. Djuric said he believed the political consulta»»»

Almost 150 European politicians have become targets of AI-generated deepfake pornography, 50 of whom are MEPs. The EU’s Green party has now taken the fight to the upper echelons of EU authority to push a ban on ‘nudifying’ apps. Research by the think tank Agora Digital Transformation (ADT), publish»»»

DOHA: FREELANDER, jointly developed by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chery, held its Global Brand Launch at the iconic Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, under the theme Beyond the Legend. The brand presented the international left-hand drive variant of FREELANDER 8»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe General Abdollahi: Any New War against Iran Would Engulf Entire Region 05-10-2026 18:56 PM Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and C»»»

Homs, Oct. 5 (SANA) Fifty-six olive presses in Homs are ready to receive the olive crop as the harvesting and pressing season is scheduled to begin in the province on October 10, the Directorate of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection in Homs said Monday.It stressed the need to comply with food s»»»

BusinessEuropeEuro plummets against US dollar: has the next crisis begun?Arthur SullivanThe euro has fallen to a 17-month low against the dollar. That will make inflation worse in the EU, where political worries and concern over French debt are already troubling investors. Is a fiscal crisis at han»»»

The Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation that is redrawing the region’s map of alliances and conflicts, as traditional rivalries give way to new calculations driven by security, economic interests, technology, and military power. That is the assessment of prominent British historian »»»

NAGOYA: Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, said Qatar's participation in the 20th Asian Games - Aichi-Nagoya 2026, which concluded Sunday in Japan, was positive and achieved its intended goals, both on the sporting front, through the national teams»»»

Péter Szijjártó was questioned for three hours by Parliament’s National Security Committee over his new senior position at Chinese carmaker BYD, with a Tisza MP saying the former minister repeatedly insisted that his conscience was clear. Szijjártó questioned for three hours Former Hungarian Foreig»»»

The Yemeni military, backed by Saudi jets, began a broad set of strikes on Monday against Iran-backed Houthi targets in an attempt to retake lost territory. The Houthis launched an offensive in September, which killed hundreds of combatants on both sides, according to UN figures, and has since»»»

Brazil’s veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva trailed Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of his far-right predecessor, in the first-round presidential vote on Sunday. Some analysts suggest that the sweeping anti-poverty measures Lula put in place over two decades may have helped give rise t»»»

Family members of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro won big in Sunday's general election, including the right-wing lawmaker's eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro, who surpassed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first-round presidential vote. During the campaign, Flavio Bolsonaro promi»»»

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Felipe Krause, the head of Oxford University's Brazilian Studies Programme. Brazil's election reflects a political landscape that has become increasingly polarized, explains Krause. And he describes the current mood as one of “tired polarization: People ar»»»

Far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has pulled off a surprise win in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. He defied most polls to win with 47 percent, compared to 45 percent for leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva. We spoke to Thomas Zicman de Barros, a research fellow at CEV»»»

LONDON — Global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the US-Iran war, Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday, days after G7 nations agreed to release more of their inventories to ease supply concerns."The system is already straining," Nasser, who leads a key oil producer that »»»

Cairo: The State of Qatar participated in the launch of the 14th Arab Cultural Development Report, issued by the Arab Thought Foundation under the title 'Arab Food and Water Security: Accumulated Crises and Promising Initiatives,' at an event held today at the headquarters of the General Secretaria»»»

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court said on Monday it would unseal arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender persecution against women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021. The court said in a statem»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Justice Minister Nenad Vujic received on Monday in Belgrade Armenian Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan to discuss key Justice Ministry activities aimed at further advancement of human rights protection and strengthening of standards in enforcement of criminal sancti»»»

Outstanding teachers awarded Golden Visas under Dubai’s Education 33 strategy Under the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, a select group of »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yemeni military source: All field reports circulated by “aggression” channels are false, baseless, and unworthy of attention by any rationa»»»

A 15-year-old student protesting in the northern French town of Lens‌ had ‌his hand blown ‌off on Monday after he picked up a ‌police stun grenade. Demonstrations have disrupted 589 schools across the country with at least 190 students injured, said French Education Minister Édo»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 5: More than 400 schools are closed across France, as the government fails to assuage the anger of protesting high school students. In other news: Boulder, Colorado takes on ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy, demanding billions for damage caused by wildfires. Fin»»»

The high school protest movement that's erupted over the past week here in France is showing no signs of slowing down. Demonstrations have raged at more than 1,200 high schools, and more than 5,000 people – most of them minors – have been arrested. Students are furious at what t»»»

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's military. The launch comes amid renewed tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul, with the latter demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three S»»»

Illegal migration through Bulgaria has dropped by 40% compared with last year, Border Police Director Anton Zlatanov said. Migrants are mainly coming from Afghanistan, Syria and Morocco, while Bulgarian authorities are targeting both the migrants themselves and the trafficking networks involved in »»»

DUBAI: Yemeni government forces claim to have seized control of the strategic Bab Al-Mandab strait in a military operation targeting Houthi personnel and capabilities, their spokesperson said on Monday. The spokesperson said the Giants Brigades and Nation’s Shield Forces had taken control of the ar»»»

LONDON: Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have damaged an estimated 82 percent of all buildings in the coastal enclave since October 2023, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reported on Monday. The PCBS said about 201,290 buildings had been targeted from late 2023 through to J»»»

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Monday unanimously urged the Taliban to repeal all practices restricting the fundamental freedoms of women and girls, saying Afghanistan’s institutionalised discrimination should shock humanity. The United Nations’ 47-country rights body adopted the resolution»»»

Spanish ​Prime ​Minister ​Pedro Sanchez on Monday called an early ​election ‌for ‌November ​29. Facing the electorate now could be risky, as Sanchez's Socialist Party is trailing in opinion polls.  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he would call an early election on Novembe»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday slammed Russia's increased strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. In a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Macron said he reviewed "the concrete support" Europe can provide Ukraine to defend itself against the attacks. French Pre»»»

Britain's disgraced former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, filed a legal action on Monday to quash warrants that led to searches of his residences. The police arrested the 66-year-old on February 19 on suspicion of misconduct over his links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstei»»»

A 17-year-old Bulgarian national has been remanded in custody after allegedly attacking a police commander during protests in Belfort, France, with prosecutors charging him with violence against a law enforcement officer, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Belfort prosecutor Paul-É»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Tokyo's unfriendly attacks will not remain without proportionate countermeasures, and Russia will respond to Japan's new anti-Russian steps, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday. "Tokyo's unfriendly attacks will not remain without proportionate coun»»»

Fujairah Civil Defence visits family after child, domestic worker rescued from well Fujairah: Fujairah Civil Defence officials visited an Emirati family after a child and a domestic worker were rescued from an indoor well at their home, checking on their condition and stressing the importance of se»»»

TUNIS, Oct 5, 2026 (TAP) - The state aims, through the guidelines and assumptions set out in the 2027 draft state budget, to continue improving economic growth, preserve the stability of the dinar exchange rate, control the inflation rate, and...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei: Every miscalculation by the enemy regarding Iran has le»»»

The Bulgarian president should be a unifier, not a divider, Vazrazhdane presidential candidate Kostadin Kostadinov said in Haskovo on Monday as he met with supporters in the central city square. “The person who enters the presidential office will be given power that in recent years has been used to»»»

Continue the Change (CC) called on Iliana Iotova to provide documents and information explaining the grounds on which Ognyan Atanasov, known as the "Petrich Escobar" and convicted of serious crimes, was granted a pardon, the political party said on Monday. The party said that, following the "latest»»»

CAIRO: Egypt is aiming for economic growth of at least 5.4 percent in fiscal year 2026/27, with manufacturing, technology and a recovering Suez Canal expected to drive the expansion, according to the country’s planning minister. “What we should watch next is our continuing the momentum of our growt»»»

BANI NAIM: Israeli forces killed one Palestinian and injured two others in the occupied West Bank on Monday, Palestinian authorities said, while the military said troops fired at a car that had hit an army vehicle. AFP photos from the scene in Bani Naim near the southern city of Hebron showed a blu»»»

RIYADH: Businesses waiting to integrate artificial intelligence into their models are already falling behind, a professor of scenario planning has warned during a special event in Saudi Arabia focusing on the technology. Joachim De Vos, who is also founder of innovation and strategy consultancy fir»»»

LONDON: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that the US would honor its bilateral security commitments to Saudi Arabia amid renewed fighting between Yemeni government forces and Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. “The United States has a defense and security agreement with Saudi Arabia, and we i»»»

Doha, Qatar: Visit Qatar will welcome Power Slap to Doha for the first time on November 19, as Power Slap 27: Quinones vs. Godfrey, presented by Monster Energy, takes over Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena (ABHA Arena) with two championship titles on the line. Held in partnership with Visit Qatar, the»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls in Serbia, sent a message on Monday to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his upcoming birthday, expressing the confidence they would continue to strengthen Serbia»»»

Family-friendly activities and conservation take center stage at Dubai Safari Park Dubai: Dubai Safari Park will welcome visitors for its eighth season from October 12, with a week-long opening celebration offering families a mix of wildlife experiences, activities and entertainment. The new season»»»

LONDON: Syrian forces seized weapons, ammunition and explosives during a raid in the southern province of Daraa reportedly targeting a cell accused of killing three security personnel in an ambush last month. Internal Security Forces said on Monday that they recovered the materials from the home of»»»

The more military-industrial and logistics facilities Russia destroys in Ukraine, the sooner victory will come, retired colonel Anatoliy Matviychuk tells Sputnik. "Kiev ceased to be a subject of international law a long time ago; it is under the broader influence of the EU and certain individual co»»»

150 participants at Dubai Astronomy Group Saturn Opposition event during World Space Week Dubai: Dubai residents turned their lenses to the ringed planet on Sunday night (October 4), capturing Saturn from about 1.2 billion kilometres away at the Saturn Opposition event held by the Dubai Astronomy G»»»