DOHA His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at his office in the Amiri Diwan President of Bavaria, Federal Republic of Germany HE Dr Markus Söder, and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of their visit to the country. During the meeting, they r»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector expanded for a seventh consecutive month in October, with output growth accelerating, although input cost inflation reached its highest level since June. The Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by S&P Global, fell to 54 in Octob»»»

DHAKA: Paramilitary forces were deployed in industrial suburbs around the Bangladesh capital as protests by garment sector workers demanding a wage hike stretched into their fourth day on Tuesday, defying calls to return to factories. Protesters are still on the streets despite the government’s ann»»»

Occasion brings Emiratis, residents together to celebrate national pride, unity, belonging Dubai: The UAE marked Flag Day on November 3 with celebrations across the seven emirates, as the national flag was raised above ministries, government entities, schools, universities, homes, and buildings. Th»»»

Washington, Nov. 3 (SANA) Americans headed to the polls Tuesday in midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and could shape the final two years of President Donald Trump‘s term, with governorships and major policy proposals also at stake. Held halfway through a president’s four-yea»»»

The next round of trilateral negotiations between Russia, the US and Ukraine will take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11. Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky will remain Russia's chief negotiator. On Ukrainian Torture ChamberThe scandal with the discovery of a torture chamber near Kiev g»»»

Republicans entered the November 3 midterms with a 53–47 Senate majority, while Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take control. Six Republican-held seats and one Democratic-held seat are at the center of the battle for the chamber. Maine: Republican Senator Susan Collins, a former public a»»»

Three-quarters (75%) of Romanian SMEs intend to increase their revenue over the next five years, whilst 72% aim to attract new customers. Over a third (38%) want to expand into new locations, the highest proportion of the four markets. When asked to select the three most important overall business »»»

The investment marks a new step in OSCAR Downstream’s development, moving from the development of an integrated national fuel distribution infrastructure and business-focused services towards complex road infrastructure projects that combine fuel supply, traveller services, facilities for hauliers »»»

TEHRAN: Iran unveiled a massive billboard and banners pledging to kill US President Donald Trump across Tehran on Tuesday, bringing to a new level the official rhetoric displayed in the capital. “We will kill Trump,” read the billboard towering over the busy Enghelab Square in Tehran, which depicte»»»

Tabea MergenthalerCadmium, arsenic and other toxic metals are turning up in farmland. Researchers used AI and numerous studies to uncover a pattern stretching across continents. What can be done? https://p.dw.com/p/5Op36AdvertisementNew research has shown that up to 17% of the world’s cropland exce»»»

Settlers escalated their attacks against Palestinian citizens and their property across various parts of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on Tuesday, in a series of assaults targeting farmers, schoolchildren, and agricultural assets that resulted in several injuries and the burning of two vehic»»»

A man who kicked and killed a dog in Sofia will be detained and taken under escort to Precinct 4 Police Department for the necessary procedural actions, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. Around the time Demerdzhiev posted his message, the suspect was at the Sofia Dire»»»

Funding, industry partnerships and market access are essential to scaling new technologies Many of the technologies that could transform energy systems are already taking shape in university laboratories. The harder task is getting them into use at scale. Around the world, researchers are making ad»»»

Advisers and allies push competing strategies on war, diplomacy and economic pressure Dubai: Why does US President Donald Trump keep threatening Iran with devastating military strikes one moment and suggesting a peace deal could be within reach the next? The answer may lie partly in a three-way div»»»

The United States reportedly struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as President Donald Trump signalled progress in negotiations with Tehran to end the eight-month-old conflict. The reported attack was the latest in a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out in recent weeks»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it had intercepted a drone in the region of Makkah, Islam's holiest city, following repeated waves of attacks by the pro-Iran militants on the kingdom. "Interception and destruction of a drone in the Mecca region," Turki al»»»

An EU in which Brussels approved member states annulling elections, jailing their political opponents, and replacing their citizens with migrants, would have been unimaginable when Slovenia joined the bloc in 2004, the country’s Prime Minister Janez Jansa has argued. Polish President Donald Tusk’s »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) has forecast continued chances of local rain cloud formation until the end of the week, with some areas potentially experiencing thunderstorms and strong downdraft winds. In its latest weather chart update, the department advised the public to rem»»»

The coalition fighting to restore legitimacy in Yemen intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Makkah region, coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said on Tuesday.»»»

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it had intercepted a drone in the region of Mecca, Islam's holiest city, following repeated waves of attacks by the pro-Iran militants on the kingdom. "Interception and destruction of a drone in the Mecca region," Turki al-Malki, the coalition's»»»

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had no involvement in reported U.S. strikes on an Iranian island, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent threats to resume war with Tehran. Asked if Israel was involved in secret attacks reported by U.S. media outlets on Qeshm Island, which lies i»»»

LONDON — Oil prices sank around seven per cent on Monday, the eve of crucial midterm elections in the United States, as signals that Tehran and Washington were renewing dialogue boosted hopes of ending the Middle East war.Iran on Monday said "intensive" exchanges were underway with Washington and o»»»

By Staff, Agencies Americans head to the polls on Tuesday in congressional midterm elections, as the fallout from the US war on Iran and mounting living costs put President Donald Trump's Republican Party under pressure to defend its narrow majorities in Congress. All 435 seats in the House of Repr»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani received at his office at the Amiri Diwan this morning the Minister- President of Bavaria in the Federal Republic of Germany, HE Markus Söder and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of his visit to the country. During the meeting, t»»»

He was on IndiGo flight 6E6884 and was seated in seat 19D, next to the emergency exit Pune: A passenger travelling on an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Pune allegedly attempted to open the emergency door lever cover shortly after takeoff, triggering an alarm on the aircraft, police said on Tuesday. Fo»»»

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For BMF GRUP, the acquisition marks the move to a new scale of activity: from managing buildings and technical infrastructure to operating systems on which entire communities depend. Public lighting, traffic management, infrastructure monitoring and electric vehicle charging will complement the gro»»»

Bulgaria's budget deficit reached 5.2 billion euros, or 4% of gross domestic product, by the end of October, according to preliminary figures released by the Ministry of Finance, while economists and political representatives offered differing assessments of the country's fiscal policy and the meas»»»

Intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine again picked up after a rare ceasefire allowed for a humanitarian mission to reach the war-torn, Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region. While Russia accused Kyiv of sending hundreds of drones toward Moscow overnight int»»»

"They say it takes a village. In this case, it took a world." After 28 years and some 50,000 kilometres, British explorer and adventurer Karl Bushby has returned to his hometown of Hull, completing an extraordinary life journey across four continents that illustrates not only the limits of human en»»»

Although French high schoolers may have taken the lead in the youth protests that have since spread to Belgium, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain, they acted like "a catalyst" for their shared concerns over their future, researchers say, pointing to higher living costs, unaffordable housing a»»»

Katharina BahnEurope and Canada are looking to deepen their ties — from trade and technology to a possible future defense partnership. https://p.dw.com/p/5OphhAdvertisementEurope and Canada are moving closer together economically, technologically and potentially in defence, building on the CETA fre»»»

Sofia Municipality signed new five-year contracts with the three licensed packaging waste recovery organizations, providing nearly 900 new collection points with colour-coded containers and more than 3.6 million litres of additional capacity for separate collection of packaging waste, the municipal»»»

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ‌agreed ‌at a ‌summit on Tuesday to expand cooperation in nuclear energy and defense, including on ‌Ankara’s plans ‌for the ‌Sinop ‌nuclear reactor project, Lee said. The leaders ‌also agreed to work closely in other a»»»

WUZHEN, China (Sputnik) - China opposes the erection of a digital iron curtain, Premier of the State Council of China Li Qiang said on Tuesday. On Internet"We oppose the overgeneralization of the concept of national security and the erection of a digital iron curtain," Li said at the 2026 World Int»»»

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - The potential resignation of Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever will not alter the country's stance on using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, as all Belgian political forces oppose this scheme regardless of their disagreements on other issues, the Rapporteur portal repo»»»

Aviation executive brings over 30 years of experience, including CEO roles at 3 airlines Dubai: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has appointed Adrian Hamilton-Manns as its new chief executive officer, bringing in an aviation industry veteran with more than three decades of experience to lead t»»»

Goldman Sachs has raised its oil price forecasts for the near future, citing escalating geopolitical risks and an increased likelihood of crude supply disruptions from the Middle East. The bank now expects Brent crude to reach US$ 105 per barrel by this coming December, up from its previous estimat»»»

By Staff, Agencies US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that Washington will mediate working-level negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11, as part of US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war. In a post on X, Witkoff said discussions would focus on post-»»»

Police arrested 15 foreign and Bulgarian nationals suspected of involvement in a criminal group smuggling migrants through Bulgaria, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Those detained included the group's mastermind, an Afghan national, and two of his accomplices. The arrests were made in the re»»»

Doha, Qatar: QatarEnergy has reaffirmed its support for research, knowledge sharing and informed dialogue on the challenges shaping the global energy industry and sustainable development by extending its membership of the Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustain»»»

Tunis, Nov. 3 (TAP)- "There will be neither tolerance nor concession over a single millime" due to the Tunisian people, President of the Republic Kais Saïed said. The Head of State was speaking as he met Monday in Carthage with President of the...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces struck two dry cargo ships delivering military equipment and dual-use cargo for the armed forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhny port and in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Last night, the Russian armed forces launched a massive stri»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran is at the highest state of military readiness amid the possibility of US strikes, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday. "The countries in the region should know that Iran, with its finger on the trigger, is ready for battle and has given the US»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Europe’s gas inventories are at their lowest levels in years, which could prolong the global gas market deficit through the end of the year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. "Europe is entering the winter heating season with its lowest natural gas storage le»»»

Bulgaria now takes part fully in Eurosystem decision-making and shares responsibility for the euro area's common monetary policy, Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev said at the opening of the OMFIF Sofia Forum 2026. The introduction of the euro was not simply a historic milestone for th»»»

Banks in Bulgaria will begin introducing a new service to verify payment recipients on December 1, 2026, with all banks and other payment service providers expected to offer it by January 1, 2027, the Association of Banks in Bulgaria (ABB) announced. The Verification of Payee (VoP) service checks w»»»

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran, affirmed on Tuesday that his country is fully prepared for war, stating that Iran has delivered a strong and rational response to the American side and that “the ball is now in America’s court to p»»»