BEIRUT - Serbian aid worth more than 1.1 mln dollars was ceremonially handed over to Lebanon in the Port of Beirut on Monday. The aid is primarily intended for the displaced population from southern Lebanon, the Serbian embassy in Lebanon announced in a statement. The ceremony was attended by Serbi»»»

Explosive team called after car crash near presidential mansion The White House was briefly placed on lockdown on Monday after a man crashed his car into the sidewalk of a park across from the presidential mansion. The driver of the vehicle was "quickly placed under arrest" after he "became combati»»»

Diplomat reportedly praised 1983 Beirut bombing that killed 241 US military personnel Dubai: The United States has ordered Lebanon's consul general in Detroit to leave the country over social media posts attributed to him that praised the 1983 bombing of US Marine barracks in Beirut, which killed 2»»»

How much do elections change foreign policy? Sometimes democratic elections have strong foreign policy components. In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower promised to end the Korean War and arranged an armistice soon after taking office. In 2019, Boris Johnson pledged to “Get Brexit Done” and signed a deal t»»»

GENEVA: Civil society organizations on Monday slammed Washington’s expected boycott of its regular UN review of human rights, urging the international community to hold the United States accountable for what they described as serious rights violations. Rights advocates, civil society organizations »»»

ISTANBUL: An explosion ripped through a steel plant in western Turkiye on Monday, killing 16 people and injuring 13, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, announcing investigations into the tragedy. Eight workers were trapped at the HABAS steel factory about 60 kilometers north of the port city of I»»»

Tunis, Nov. 9 (TAP) - Several MPs stressed the importance of shifting towards a productive economic model based on stimulating investment, expanding the production base and creating wealth, in a way that would strengthen the State's own resources...»»»

Saudi Arabia reports 93% Hajj pilgrim satisfaction following extensive reforms Dubai: Saudi Arabia has secured more than 1.3 million beds for the 2027 Hajj season, licensing thousands of accommodation buildings in Mecca and Medina while removing around 400 properties that failed to meet safety and »»»

A 62-year-old Austrian woman was allegedly kidnapped, tied up and held captive in a modified van for three days during a short trip to Hungary with a 41-year-old Hungarian acquaintance. Woman reportedly lured across the border by Hungarian acquaintance The woman, from the Innviertel region of Upper»»»

Three suspects arrested in Kenya's latest anti-narcotics crackdown Kenyan authorities have seized 454 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth $27 million (about Dh99 million) in a multi-agency operation, the police said Monday. Kenya has long served as a transit route for narcotics because of it»»»

PARIS: France on Monday said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind “unprecedented” cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran. Swathes of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the te»»»

Brussels, Belgium: The EU will clamp down on influencer marketing and ban online features that trick Europeans under plans to overhaul the bloc's consumer protection rules, according to documents seen by AFP on Monday. The European Union already has multiple laws covering data protection, artificia»»»

Doha, Qatar: Passengers travelling through Hamad International Airport can enjoy a selection of Made in Qatar short films and complimentary popcorn at a dedicated screening room, as part of an initiative organised in collaboration with the Doha Film Institute (DFI). The Screening Room offers travel»»»

Annual meetings bring together 500 senior officials to review national priorities Abu Dhabi: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has reaffirmed the UAE's commitment to progress and development, stressing that the count»»»

PARIS: France on Monday said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind “unprecedented” cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran. “I can confirm that this attack was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Is»»»

ADEN: Yemen’s armed forces said they had carried out 982 strikes against Houthi targets as part of the “Dawn of Yemen” operation, claiming that 127 commanders and fighters had been killed or wounded. The military spokesperson said the strikes over the past hours included 17 air raids by combat airc»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, essential for bypassing the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, was targeted on Monday and caught fire but operations were unaffected, the official Saudi Press Agency said. It cited an official from the energy ministry who said the pipeline was targeted in the»»»

Tunis, Nov.9 (TAP) - The weather will be partly cloudy nationwide on Monday.The wind will blow south relatively strong near coasts and light to moderate inland.The sea will be very choppy in the gufl of Hammamet and a bit choppy to choppy...»»»

Doha Qatar Museums (QM) on Monday unveiled Al Khor Urban Futures, the first public milestone of the Al Khor Heritage Trail, a long-term project to regenerate the coastal town's historic centre, in the presence of Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad»»»

ISTANBUL: A blast at a steel factory in western Turkiye on Monday killed 16 people, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, raising the toll. The explosion, apparently an industrial accident, occurred at the HABAS Demir Celik plant in Aliaga, about 60 kilometers north of Izmir. Erdogan’s figure update»»»

Spain's ruling Socialists have narrowed the gap but continue to trail the conservative People's Party, who would need to team up with the far-right Vox party to secure a majority of seats in parliament, pollsters say with three weeks to go before the country's general election. Spain's conservative»»»

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of being behind a recent cyberattack on French supermarket fridges, saying there would be consequences for the country. The Paris prosecutor's office said it had opened an investigation into an Iranian »»»

STARA PAZOVA - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Veljko Paunovic announced on Monday Dusan Vlahovic, Strahinja Pavlovic and Aleksa Terzic would miss Serbia's remaining UEFA Nations League games against Germany and Greece and that Gyor defender Miljan Krpic had been called up»»»

Istanbul: An explosion ripped through a steel plant in western Turkiye on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 others, officials said, as rescuers hunted for those trapped under the rubble. Izmir governor Suleyman Elban said eight workers were still trapped at the HABAS steel factory about 60 »»»

DEIR AL-BALAH: Aisha Al-Zain heard the news between the sunset and evening prayers on Sunday. People were shouting that a tent had fallen on Tahrir and her children. Then came the names, one by one. Habiba. Salah. Mariam. Tahrir. Ibrahim. Reem. She ran out barefoot, her head uncovered. Where the te»»»

Ramallah: The Palestinian National Council (PNC) demanded urgent protection for civilians and displaced Gazans and global action to halt the humanitarian cataclysm they are enduring, in the wake of a sand embankment collapsing onto tents sheltering displaced people in Deir Al-Balah, killing and inj»»»

Zagreb: Police in Croatia have arrested four nurses suspected of causing the death of a patient at a psychiatric hospital in the capital by using excessive force, a court spokesman said on Monday. The four men are suspected of "using excessive force in violation of medical standards, resulting in t»»»

Tunis, Nov. 9 (TAP) - Tunis-Afrique-Presse (TAP) news agency on Monday received a delegation of second-year journalism students from the Institute of Press and Information Sciences (IPSI), as part of a field visit aimed at enhancing their academic...»»»

Anant Singh plans daughter's wedding before court-ordered surrender in murder case Dubai: A wedding feast for 400,000 guests, Bollywood celebrities, a 100-foot stage and even a luxury SUV as a prize. Bihar strongman Anant Singh is preparing a spectacular celebration for his daughter's marriage on N»»»

Limited fire on Saudi pipeline extinguished, cause under investigation Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, essential for bypassing the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, was targeted on Monday and caught fire but operations were unaffected, the official Saudi Press Agency said. It cited an official fro»»»

DOHA Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah and his accompanying delegation visited the National Museum of Qatar on Monday. Accompanied during the tour by Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums HE Sheikh Th»»»

RIYADH: The East-West pipeline in the Madinah region was targeted on Monday and the incident resulted in a limited fire which emergency teams extinguished, Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry reported. There were no injuries or fatalities, and the pipeline’s operational activities remained unaffected, t»»»

The lawyer representing Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj has formally requested that Albania’s Prison Administration and Ministry of Health immediately release his client’s complete medical records, citing concerns over delays in accessing examination results that reportedly indicate the need for urgent s»»»

Opposition lawmakers walked out of a parliamentary committee meeting on electoral reform after failing to reach an agreement with the ruling majority over the agenda. Democratic Party co-chair Oerd Bylykbashi called for discussions to prioritize OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, particularly measures to »»»

Praise for Dubai Police and Dubai Municipality after Indian expats’ celebration on Sunday Dubai: Hundreds, if not thousands, of Indian expats celebrated Diwali in Dubai with firecrackers and fireworks on Sunday night, and by Monday morning the streets looked as though nothing had happened. There wa»»»

Doha, Qatar: Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah and his accompanying delegation visited the National Museum of Qatar on Monday. Accompanied during the tour by Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums HE S»»»

National Taxi lifts revenue to Dh735.5m, but weaker demand and higher costs hit profit Dubai: Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) reported a 25.7% increase in third-quarter revenue to Dh735.5 million, boosted by its acquisition of National Taxi, even as net profit fell 25.3% amid weaker passenger demand and h»»»

Dubai: A beach on the eastern coast of the UAE was closed after oil was detected, the Khor Fakkan municipality said on Monday, with tankers repeatedly coming under attack in the nearby Strait of Hormuz. "Al Luluia beach has been temporarily closed after oil patches were detected on the beach," the »»»

Indian community showcases cultural heritage during Diwali festivities in UAE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, attended the Festival of Lights (Diwali) celebrations at the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening, 8 November. He inaugurated the Uni»»»

PARIS: French officials suspect that Iranian state-backed hackers were behind the ​cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, two people familiar with the matter said Monday. That would make the hacks among the most disruptive cyberattacks of the w»»»

The Israeli enemy continued on Monday attacking South Lebanon town, launching more air raids, carrying out explosions and firing artillery shells. First: Hostile Artillery ShellingDawn artillery shelling targeting the outskirts of the town of Haris. Dawn artillery shelling targeting the outskirts o»»»

Discover Bali’s beauty, Lombok’s beaches and Jakarta’s shopping Whether you are planning a family holiday, a special getaway or an adventure-filled escape, Indonesia offers plenty of reasons to look beyond the usual beach break. The Southeast Asian country is home to tropical islands, traditional v»»»

Tunis, Nov. 9 (TAP) - A budget of 786.1 million dinars will be allocated to financing water infrastructure projects under the 2027 State Budget, Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri announced on Monday.She said the projects include the continuation...»»»

Tunis, Nov.9 (TAP) - The government is currently working on the development of an interactive national investment map to channel capital flows in line with the comparative advantages and priority sectors in each region, thereby strengthening the...»»»

RIYADH: The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Oman stressed ‌the need to press ahead with diplomatic ‌efforts ‌to contain the regional ‌crisis ‌and safeguard maritime ‌security and sea lanes on Monday.In ‌a phone ‌call, Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi also discussed the regi»»»

The resumption of direct flights between Sofia and Yerevan contributes to the development of bilateral cooperation between Bulgaria and Armenia and creates additional opportunities for expanding contacts in business, culture, academic exchange and tourism. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanka »»»

Kuwait: Kuwait's Chief of the General Staff, Lt Gen Khaled Al Shariaan met on Monday with Chief of Operations of the Saudi Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Misfer bin Suwailem Ghanim to discuss ways to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, the two sides also addresse»»»

DOHA: Qatar’s rapidly expanding maritime infrastructure, growing interest in luxury yachting and transformation of waterfront destinations are strengthening its position as a major boating and marine tourism hub in the Gulf, according to Gulf Craft Chief Executive Officer Erwin Bamps. Speaking to T»»»

Fishermen rescue cruise ship pianist adrift in Pacific Ocean for hours A pianist working on a cruise ship was rescued by two fishermen after drifting for nine hours in the Pacific Ocean about 30 kilometers (20 miles) off the coast of California, US media reported. The circumstances under which the »»»

French judo star Teddy Riner announced on Monday that he would run in next year's high-stakes presidential election, pledging to be a "president who brings people together". France's five-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner announced on Monday that he would run in the country's high-stakes presi»»»