RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s construction costs rose 2.2 percent year on year in September, driven by higher equipment rental, labour, material and energy costs, official data showed. According to the latest report by the General Authority for Statistics, construction costs in the residential sector incr»»»

By Mohamad Hammoud How Washington’s attack on Iran pushed Europe’s grievances into the streets and raised questions about the "Israeli" entity’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s influence over the American president. Wars do not confine their consequences to the battlefield. They travel through »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Flights suspended at Dammam Airport in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia 22-10-2026 14:08 PM Latest News Urgent News Flights suspended a»»»

Students explore neurosurgery, AI and patient care at global institutions Dubai: From observing complex brain surgeries in the United States to exploring artificial intelligence in healthcare in France, medical students from Dubai have gained hands-on exposure to international medical practices thr»»»

Seoul: The Republic of Korea's military said Thursday it had seen no signs of newly deployed North Korean weapons on their shared border, hours after Pyongyang said new "counter means" would be put on alert along its length. Pyongyang has rejected claims it was behind an explosion that injured thre»»»

DOHA Ooredoo Group and Zain Group announced the first closing of their regional tower transaction, bringing together the initial tower portfolios within a regional tower platform jointly owned by Ooredoo Group and Zain Group, each holding a 50% stake. The first closing combines the tower assets of »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department reported thunderstorms in southwestern parts of the country on Thursday, warning that the rain could be accompanied by sudden strong winds. In its latest weather update, the department said it initially observed light to moderate rainfall in southern ar»»»

Minister of Justice Adel Nassar has said that the investigation into the file of Hezbollah's explosives shipment "is ongoing and expanding,” in line with “the commitments of President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and the Ministry of Justice that there is no ceiling on the investigations,»»»

Cabinet will meet at 3:00 PM today, Thursday, at the Presidential Palace. The agenda includes a request from the Ministry of Justice to refer the case of explosives seized by Lebanese authorities last week to the Judicial Council. The explosives belonged to Hezbollah, and the group stated they were»»»

Global artists invited to envision resilient futures through art and technology Abu Dhabi: "Can art help us picture a world that can withstand whatever comes next?" That is the question Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week is putting to digital artists around the globe. Now the organisers are opening thei»»»

Assigned police number 8 in 1956, he rose through the ranks from humble beginnings Dubai: Dubai Police has mourned Major General Khalifa bin Dha’en Al Muhairi, one of its pioneering officers, who joined the force at just 15 in 1956 and was assigned police number 8. Al Muhairi was among the first re»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s maritime and logistics sector has absorbed nine months of regional conflict without interruption to trade, and Red Sea ports are handling record cargo volumes, the group CEO of shipping, logistics and freight company ABSA Al Barrak Group said on Wednesday. Speaking to Arab Ne»»»

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she plans to move her family to a new home after receiving death threats, as she recounted the events of a federal raid tied to an immigration fraud investigation. “Obviously, I can’t continue to live there,” the congresswoman told MS NOW’s Chris Hayes in her first in»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government is considering replacing Russian state-owned Rosatom as the main contractor for the Paks II nuclear expansion, according to Reuters. A final decision is expected later this year or in early 2027, as the government reviews the project’s costs, viability and p»»»

Celebrate culture with artisans, games, and workshops at Souq Al Qattara Abu Dhabi: At this year’s 12th Traditional Handicrafts Festival in Al Ain, Emirati heritage is something you try, not just something you look at. You can take a seat in the salon to see how hair was once styled, learn to wear »»»

DUBAI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that he will not ask US President Donald Trump for a green light to strike Iran. “I will brief Trump on what we intend to do, but I will not ask him for the green light to strike Iran,” Netanyahu said. “I have issued a directive stat»»»

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Growing up in the UAE taught her that belonging is not choosing one place to call home Dubai: In Dubai, home can mean different things to different people. For some, it is the country they left behind, while for others, it is the city where they grew up, went to school, and built their lives, even »»»

DOHA Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force 'Lekhwiya' HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met with Minister of Security and the Interior of the Kingdom of Belgium HE Bernard Quintin, on the sidelines of his participation in Milipol Qatar 2026. During the mee»»»

The Kremlin has not heard a single statement from Ukraine or European countries indicating a willingness to move from escalation to dialogue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. Journalists asked Peskov how the Kremlin assessed the readiness of Ukraine and several European governments»»»

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 3.03 percent to close at 22,934.68 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index slumped 3.2 percent to 7,689.19 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index plunged 5.03 percent to 3,793.93 points. Enditem»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Thursday that a drone was intercepted and destroyed in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh region. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted official Spokesperson for the Coalition Major General Turki Al Maliki as saying that a drone was inter»»»

The ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA ​​(Institute of Management Accountants) ​​Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) showed a small decline in confidence among accountants globally in Q3. While confidence remains higher than the near-record low in Q1 amid the outbrea»»»

Washington, United States: Governments and companies around the world shut down websites as they raced Thursday to protect themselves from hacks after artificial intelligence uncovered critical flaws in a widely used programming language called PHP. PHP helps run about 70 percent of the world's web»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri believes Lebanon is in dire need of unity. In remarks published Thursday in al-Joumhouria, he called on the Lebanese people to unite and avoid provocative or sectarian speech. Berri said the situation in the country is "delicate" and demands a great deal of awareness,»»»

The San Francisco chapter of SEAL (Social and Economic Action for Lebanon) once again turned out for Lebanon on Sunday, October 18, 2026, raising close to $800,000 for Lebanese farmers at its annual benefit gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto. The nonprofit has worked from the U.S. East Coa»»»

Camunda executive explains why adding AI to outdated processes may not be enough The UAE has placed digital transformation and artificial intelligence at the forefront of its economic agenda, driven by its vision to build a competitive economy powered by knowledge, innovation and advanced technolog»»»

The topics of markups on basic foods and this week's arrests of two mayors of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) dominate Thursday's news media. HOME AFFAIRS On Nova TV's morning show, MP of Progressive Bulgaria Stefan Belchev commented on this week's arrests of two MRF mayors - Radoslav Re»»»

Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova has asked the 52nd National Assembly to strip of immunity Bozhidar Bozhanov, co-chair of Yes, Bulgaria and an MP from Democratic Bulgaria, the prosecution service said Thursday. The request was submitted at the proposal of a prosecutor from the Sofia City P»»»

The Construction, Industry and Water Supply Federation of the Podkrepa Confederation of Labour is protesting outside the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) headquarters in Sofia on Thursday over possible redundancies. The protest is being held under the slogan "Job Security and Predictability at the »»»

Bulgaria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in combating organised and transnational crime, cybercrime and emerging threats to public security, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said here on Thursday. UAE Ambassador to Bulgaria Abdulrahman Ahmed Sultan»»»

Doha, Qatar: Gold prices in Qatar fell by 1.77% this week to $4092.19000 per ounce on Thursday, extending losses from the $4165.99570 recorded on Sunday, according to data released by Qatar National Bank (QNB). The decline was accompanied by steeper losses in other precious metals, with silver pric»»»

Airport operations have resumed as embassy reaches out to families of the victims An Indian national was among the two people killed when King Fahd International Airport in Dammam came under attack on Wednesday night, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh has confirmed. In a post on X, the embassy said Saud»»»

Trump weighs fresh strikes as doubts remain over whether 72-hour assault can force a deal Dubai: The United States and Israel have drawn up detailed plans for a short but intensive military assault on Iran after the November 3 US midterm elections, raising a critical question: Can three days of bom»»»

Despite the disappointment among voters regarding the state of the economy in the US in recent years, there are observable effects and trends of social improvement. First and foremost, it’s important to note a significant decrease in the level of violent crime. Of course, after President Donald Tru»»»

Numerous websites worldwide, including government-run pages, temporarily went dark after the AI-assisted discovery of critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language, which powers around 70% of the web globally. On Wednesday, the developers of the popular open-source programming language, »»»

Two OpenAI agents disabled security monitoring systems during testing, with one later denying it had done so, the company has revealed. The disclosure follows a string of similar incidents in recent months involving autonomous AI agents, which can independently plan and carry out tasks using extern»»»

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As governments and corporations alike scramble to install a patch to fix fundamental security flaws in a programming language that helps run roughly 70 percent of the world's websites, here's what you need to know about how AI has helped bring these critical vulnerabilities to light. Artificial int»»»

Kardzhali Mayor Erop Myumyun was led out of his office by police on Thursday, the City Hall press office told BTA. The Interior Ministry told BTA that an unpsecified probe was underway. Later in the day, the local police said that he was taken to the precinct to give a statement in connection with »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar's real estate trading volume reached QR 381,785,585 during the week from October 11 to 15, according to the weekly bulletin issued by the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice. The total value of sales contracts for residential units listed in the real es»»»

The Cluj-Napoca store will be the first IKEA-owned store integrated into a new mixed-use development in the IKEA Southeast Europe region. With over 17,000 sqm of space, the new store will offer a wide variety of items from the well-known IKEA range. Most products will be available for immediate tak»»»

Russia and China are strengthening cooperation to combat the criminal misuse of digital technologies, Russian Supreme Court Chairman Igor Krasnov said during a meeting with Chen Wenqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. Krasnov emphasized the impor»»»

"Coalition military presence is being built up along our borders," Belousov said at a joint meeting of the Russian and Belarusian defense ministries in Minsk. The North Atlantic Alliance plans to bring eight multinational NATO battalion tactical groups on the bloc's eastern flank up to brigade leve»»»

LONDON: Oman’s Duqm Special Economic Zone is negotiating new investments worth between 7 billion and 8 billion Omani rials ($18 billion to $21 billion) in the iron and aluminum sectors, with agreements on project work plans expected before the end of this year, according to the zone’s CEO. Ahmed bi»»»

Low-cost carrier expands regional network with new services to Iraq and Syria from Muscat Dubai: Oman's low-cost carrier SalamAir is expanding its regional network with the launch of direct flights from Muscat to Erbil in Iraq and Damascus in Syria later this month, strengthening air connectivity b»»»

Arts and culture as tools for shaping UAE's identity and global influence Abu Dhabi: The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi has held a panel debate on how arts and culture can shape national identity and boost the country’s standing abroad. The event was held with the Abu Dhabi Music & A»»»

Paris, France: French health authorities said Thursday that the Shamonda virus, which usually affects livestock, had been detected in a human for the first time, in a severely immunocompromised patient who died earlier this month. "Despite circulating in Africa and Asia for several decades, the Sha»»»

New York: The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) has honoured the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in recognition of his pioneering role in mediation and international diplomacy. At a special ceremony held in New York, Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations HE Sheikha Alya Ahme»»»

Doha, Qatar: The fourth Educational Guidance Forum for 2026, organized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE), reviewed the key achievements of the Educational Guidance Department during the 2025-2026 academic year. The forum also reviewed the results of the self-evaluation of it»»»