BusinessUnited States of AmericaAI company Anthropic files its IPO in hopes of raising $100 billionRoshni Majumdar with AP, ReutersAnthropic has filed paperwork for an initial public offering that could be one of the biggest in history. The company has yet to turn a profit. https://p.dw.com/p/5OhWm»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon has formally brought the ports of Beirut and Tripoli into the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor initiative through the newly established IMEC Ports Club, in a move officials hope will strengthen the country’s position as a regional logistics hub. Marwan Naffi, chairman and »»»

The aim is to develop a national framework that sets out clear criteria for assessing employers, recognises companies that invest in families’ well-being, and encourages the expansion of these practices, including within the public sector. The initiative could include a certification scheme, a nati»»»

TradeGermanyWhat Germany thinks of carmaker Audi's $4 billion deal with TrumpNik MartinThe luxury carmaker is set to open its first factory in the United States — a move Trump credits to his tariffs. DW examines the German reaction amid a massive auto industry cull at home. https://p.dw.com/p/5OfLL»»»

InterContinental Athénée Palace Bucharest announces the appointment of Angelo Zuccala as General Manager of the hotel. Mr Zuccala will continue to also serve as Area General Manager IHG Hotels & Resorts Southern Europe Luxury & Lifestyle, combining the leadership of the Bucharest landmark with a re»»»

The 1990s were a high point for ‘Euro-optimism’ – a positive belief by supporters of the European Union (EU) in the future integration and success of European states. The decade began with Germany reuniting, ended with the launch of the Eurozone, and in the middle saw many former Communist countrie»»»

PoliticsAsiaSteinmeier in China: A state visit in uncertain timesRosalia RomaniecPresident Frank-Walter Steinmeier is traveling to China on a state visit in a period of political and economic uncertainty. Germany is seeking alternative partners in the region, but also wants good ties with Beijing. »»»

Andrey Gyurov leads in Sofia and among Bulgarian voters across most of Europe, while presidential candidate Iliana Yotova dominates in most Bulgarian provinces and Kostadin Kostadinov tops the vote in Russia, according to Central Election Commission (CEC) results from Bulgaria’s October 25 presiden»»»

Europe's naval mission hinges on peace to secure vital oil shipping lanes Britain is co-leading planning with France for a "Multinational Military Mission" meant to give commercial ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The solution has an autonomous mine countermeasures capability alread»»»

PoliticsGermanyGermany news: Audi boss slammed over Trump rally appearanceRichard Connor with AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters, SID, KNA, epdAudi's boss is facing a backlash in Germany after appearing alongside Donald Trump at a campaign rally. Meanwhile, Germany's chancellor and president are heading to Asia»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the upcoming presidential runoff would be a choice between peace and war, democracy and corruption, urging voters to support Iliana Yotova and warning against complacency, this was reported from his remarks to journalists at the Sofia Economic Forum. Radev »»»

BusinessGermanyCan Germany fix its economy amid far-right AfD's rise?Nik MartinConflicts, rising costs and Chinese competition are testing Germany's economic model like never before. Can new growth sectors create jobs and ease voters' economic fears, thereby helping contain the far-right AfD? https»»»

Berlin: HM King Felipe VI of Spain has awarded H E Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Hamar, Qatar’s former ambassador to Spain, the Order of Civil Merit in recognition of his diplomatic efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Spain during his tenure from 2019 t»»»

QNA Berlin HM King Felipe VI of Spain has awarded HE Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Hamar, Qatar’s former ambassador to Spain, the Order of Civil Merit in recognition of his diplomatic efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between Qatar and Spain during his tenure from 2019 to 2024. Ambassador Al Hama»»»

Bulgaria’s presidential election is heading for a runoff between Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov on November 1, with completed parallel vote counts showing a narrow race and turnout of about 22%, according to polling agencies cited by BGNES and NOVA. The final parallel count by the Market Links Age»»»

LONDON: Storms battered northern Europe on Sunday cutting power to more than 150,000 homes, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and silencing phone networks. Winds of up to 84 miles (135 kilometers) an hour were recorded in Argyll and Bute in western Scotland and fallen trees and power c»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia ranked first among Gulf Cooperation Council states and 12th globally among 55 pension systems in the 2026 Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index, with its overall score rising to 73.2 out of 100 from 67.6 in 2025. The Kingdom has advanced 15 places since 2022, moving from 27t»»»

BERLIN HM King Felipe VI of Spain has awarded HE Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Hamar, Qatar's former ambassador to Spain, the Order of Civil Merit in recognition of his diplomatic efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Spain during his tenure from 2019 to »»»

Bulgarian citizens are voting on Sunday to elect the country's seventh president. Some 6.59 million eligible voters can choose between 27 presidential and vice-presidential candidate pairs, with 46,001 people eligible to vote for the first time. Polling stations open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m., »»»

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»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s foreign minister will tell his Yemeni counterpart on Saturday that Houthi attacks on civilians are “unacceptable” and express hope the conflict can be resolved through dialogue, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is due to meet Yemen’s Afrah Al-»»»

Berlin, Oct. 24 (SANA) Germany’s national oil stockpiling agency has begun offering quantities of diesel, heating oil, and crude oil from its strategic reserves for sale, as part of efforts to bolster supplies and calm energy markets. Reuters reported on Saturday, citing a document on the matter, t»»»

BERLIN: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Saturday that Germany was facing pressure from extremist parties and from foreign enemies, including a “massive threat” from Russia, which he said was seeking to destabilize Germany. Speaking at a party conference of the Christian Social Union (CSU»»»

BERLIN: The retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest built for Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps was almost completely destroyed in a fire, and work to extinguish the blaze was still in progress Saturday, authorities said. A suspect was detained. The local tourism authority said it wasn’t immediately clea»»»

The spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Nader Zaki, said on Friday that the region is experiencing a state of anxiety and anticipation regarding signs of a potential additional escalation, noting intense diplomatic efforts to contain it before it occurs. He emphasi»»»

Daylight shifts as UK returns to Greenwich Mean Time on October 25 The UK will switch back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on Sunday, October 25, as clocks go back by one hour, marking the end of British Summer Time (BST). At 2am on Sunday, clocks will move back to 1am, giving people an extra hour in »»»

WASHINGTON: The US Defense Department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses known as Confucius Institutes as a threat to US national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. Washington has long accused Confucius Institutes of being Chinese propaganda »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe General Saree: Over the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes have launched 124 airstrikes and missile attacks on Yemen 23-10-2026 22:21 PM Latest»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has urged protesters in Western countries to remain focused on accountability and resist efforts to divide them along identity lines, linking the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Gaza, the war on Iran and corruption to what he described a»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) met with international observers from the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) on Friday and with observers from the Electio Lab organization on Thursday, the CEC press office said. CEC members and representatives from the US, Belgium, Norway, Ital»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Reuters cites the German Foreign Minister: France, Britain, and Germany are prepared to negotiate with Iran 23-10-2026 20:44 PM Latest News»»»

You can usually tell how many countries a company employs in by how it talks about compliance. With one country, people talk about it as a state: we are compliant, we had an audit, it went fine. With six, that language stops working. Somebody asks whether you are compliant in a particular market an»»»

BusinessGermanyCan Germany revive its economy before the AfD gains ground?Nik MartinConflicts, rising costs and Chinese competition are testing Germany's economic model like never before. Can new growth sectors create jobs and ease voters' economic fears, thereby helping contain the far-right AfD? »»»

Oil spill shuts Umm Al Quwain beaches; residents urged to follow official updates UAE residents are being urged to follow the latest official updates this Friday evening, October 23, as an oil spill affects beaches in Umm Al Quwain, regional security concerns persist and flight disruptions continue»»»

ISTANBUL: A meeting between top European diplomats and counterparts from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt took place in Istanbul on Friday. The participants discussed latest developments in regional and international issues, most notably the situation in Yemen, the US-Iran conflict, the Pa»»»

Foreign ministers discuss threats to vital waterways and ways to contain regional tensions Istanbul: Foreign ministers from eight European and Middle Eastern countries met in Istanbul on Friday in an unprecedented format for talks on the Strait of Hormuz and crises across the Middle East. Ministers»»»

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov has accused the European Parliament of using a resolution on Bulgaria’s participation in a NATO anti-drone project to launch a political attack on the government, alleging that the effort was orchestrated by what he called “assembly arrangement 2.0.” Stoy»»»

Two leading Jewish groups want the EU’s next antisemitism tsar to also brief diplomats on foreign policy – despite the controversy it caused the last one, Katharina von Schnurbein. “EU external decisions have direct consequences for Jews living in Europe. Diplomats should hear from the person who s»»»

Turkey hosted meetings Friday with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and European nations — the UK, France, Germany and Italy — to discuss conflicts in the Middle East and efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to press for d»»»

ISTANBUL: A meeting between top European diplomats and counterparts from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt kicked off in Istanbul on Friday. The participants are set to discuss latest developments in regional and international issues, most notably the situation in Yemen, the US-Iran conflic»»»

BULGARIA VOTES FOR PRESIDENT ON OCTOBER 25 The election campaign ahead of Sunday's presidential elections in Bulgaria concludes at midnight on Friday, October 23. Saturday, October 24, is the official day of reflection, during which election campaigning is prohibited. Voting on Sunday will begin at»»»

Modern technology enhances cleanup and safeguards marine ecosystems from oil spills When oil spills into the sea, responders face a race against wind, waves, and time. Now modern satellite and AI tools can help detect spills faster. Cleanup sequence Cleanup, however, is not simply “removing oil”. I»»»

A total of 31,328 calls were registered to the 112 emergency hotline in Bulgaria from October 16 to 23, which is an increase by 10.7% from the same period of 2025, the Interior Ministry's National System 112 Directorate reported on Friday. Of these calls, 13,567 were referred to emergency medical c»»»

Higher steel costs may impact European infrastructure and global trade, says Goyal Berlin: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday criticised the European Union’s carbon tax on steel, saying the bloc was “inviting disaster” by imposing additional costs that could raise the cos»»»

TOKYO/BEIJING/AMSTERDAM: Global firms and governments rushed on Thursday to patch critical ​flaws in the PHP programming language that underpins much of the Internet, as a cloud firm reported millions of hacking attempts after vulnerabilities were disclosed. The push came after governments in Europ»»»

Berlin, Oct. 22 (SANA) – Syria’s Chargé d’Affaires in Berlin, Mohammed Baraa Shukri, met Thursday with Martin Blessing, the German Chancellor’s representative for investment, on the sidelines of the second day of the Berlin Global Dialogue. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to streng»»»

Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar invited dozens of foreign leaders to Budapest for the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, but several prominent European leaders will be absent. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and Moldovan Presi»»»

Berlin: Der Divan – The Arabic Cultural House and the German Orient Institute Beirut presented the inaugural Riwaq Prize for Science and Culture on 16 October 2026, as part of the fourth Arab Book Fair in Berlin. The prize recognises outstanding scholarly monographs on Arab cultures and societies, »»»

Berlin: Estrel Berlin became a meeting place for Arabic and German literature, scholarship and culture as Der Divan – The Arabic Cultural House held its fourth Arab Book Fair from 16 to 18 October. Bringing together more than 110 publishers from the Arab world and Germany, the fair offered visitors»»»

Hormuz tensions rise as Iran warns of strikes on US bases in the Middle East From the Houthi attack on King Fahd International Airport to fresh Iranian threats over the Strait of Hormuz, it has been a tense day across the region. Here’s a quick look at the key developments and what they mean for UA»»»