Bulgarian chilli-eating champion Nikolay “Papaworm” Filipov won the League of Fire world title after defeating three-time world champion Stephen “Fiery Redd” Kurgan in a title bout held in Sofia on October 3. The contest took place before an audience at Sofia Chilli Fest 2026 held October 3-4, and »»»

The European Commission has approved a €170 million Bulgarian state aid scheme for farmers facing higher fuel and fertilizer costs linked to the crisis in the Middle East, the EC press service announced. The scheme was approved under the Temporary Crisis Framework for the Middle East, known as METS»»»

Ivan Kunev, executive director of Avtomagistrali EAD, has resigned for personal reasons and was not pressured to step down, Regional Development Minister Ivan Shishkov told reporters in Vratsa. The resignation was confirmed by Shishkov after the Institute for Road Safety announced earlier that Kune»»»

Geneva: Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres warned on Monday of an "alarming surge" in Ebola cases in the North Kivu region of eastern DR Congo and called for more treatment capacity. In mid-May, already several weeks late, the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its 17th Ebola outbreak, an »»»

Fog warning runs from 10.30pm Monday until 9am Tuesday across coastal and inland areas Abu Dhabi: Dense fog could reduce visibility to zero in parts of the UAE overnight, with motorists facing potentially difficult conditions through Tuesday morning before the possibility of rain later in the day. »»»

403km Jordan-UAE railway to create 5,000 jobs and carry 16 million tonnes a year Aqaba: King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan, and Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, have witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Aqaba–Al-Shidiyeh–Maan Railway Project »»»

Tunis, Oct 5, 2026 (TAP) - Local thunderstorms with rainfall are expected over the north-western and central highlands late in the day and early Monday night, then temporarily cloudy over most regions, according to forecasts from the National...»»»

Ten people have been detained by the police in an investigation under the supervision of the Plovdiv District Prosecution Office. Under investigation is an organized crime group established for the purpose of unlawfully obtaining funds from the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund through f»»»

Artificial intelligence insiders are quitting their jobs, saying the technology could mean the end of humanity. Pope Leo, on his recent visit to France, warned of a "paradise of machines". And The New York Times reported this week that one of AI firm Anthropic's co-founders spent months lobbying re»»»

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»»»

TUNIS, Oct 5, 2026 (TAP) - The Financial Market Council (CMF) is participating in the World Investor Week held on October 5-11, 2026, alongside numerous regulatory authorities, organisations, and stakeholders worldwide.Celebrating its 10th edition...»»»

Ankara, Oct. 5 (SANA) Head of the Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidency, Burhanettin Duran, demanded Monday that Israel cease its violations of Syrian territory and immediately withdraw from occupied areas. In a post on Turkish social media platform Nsosyal, Duran stated that Israel’»»»

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday reiterated that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, despite neighboring countries saying at a summit Sunday that responsibility for the sea rests with states along its shores and warning of the risk of regional»»»

The fight against corruption and organized crime remains a key priority for the United States in Albania, as newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Eric Wendt held talks with the country’s top officials overseeing the fight against organized crime and corruption. Wendt met with Klodjan Braho, head of Alba»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's public debt amounted to 41.93 bln euros at end-August, accounting for 43.3 pct of GDP, according to figures released by the Ministry of Finance. Relative to December 31, 2025, Serbia's public debt was up from 39.34 bln euros, while its share in the GDP was down from 43.7 pct. Se»»»

Oil prices ease but shipping risks and energy pressures persist for UAE UAE residents are starting the week with a mixed picture from the Middle East war: more oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz and crude prices have eased slightly, but attacks on tankers are increasing and heavy fighting i»»»

TUNIS, Oct 5, 2026 (TAP) - The draft 2027 state budget provides for the generalisation of the installation of water-saving taps and the construction of rainwater collection devices within ministries, their central and regional services. This...»»»

TUNIS, Oct 5, 2026 (TAP) - The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) announced on Monday that applications to participate in the recall vote in the Mosrata constituency, in the delegation of El Aroussa (Siliana), will be open from October...»»»

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»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Zionist occupation forces storm Azmout town in eastern Nablus, West Bank: reports 05-10-2026 19:20 PM Latest News Urgent News Zionist occup»»»

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»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Public Health HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud emphasized Monday the importance of the role played by the National Committee for Health Research Ethics in strengthening the country's health research system. During the committee's first meeting, His Excellency emphasized th»»»

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»»»