Jeddah: Qatar's national football team lost to Saudi Arabia 3-2 on penalties after the teams played to a scoreless draw through regulation and extra time in their Gulf Cup 27 semifinal on Saturday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia advanced to the final, scheduled for Oct.»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s ‌rial continued its decline on Saturday, as the central bank announced an injection of up to $2 ​billion to support the currency while the economy faces US sanctions and a naval blockade. The US dollar was sold around 2.688 million rials, up from 2.632 million on Friday, according to »»»

JEDDAH: Qatar's national football team lost to Saudi Arabia 3-2 on penalties after the teams played to a scoreless draw through regulation and extra time in their Gulf Cup 27 semifinal on Saturday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia advanced to the final, scheduled for Oct »»»

RIGA: Exit polls from Latvia’s parliamentary election published Saturday evening favored Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ party, suggesting the country will maintain its pro-European and pro-Ukrainian course. But populist parties also had a good night after an election campaign dominated by fears ov»»»

BEIRUT: Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Fahd Al-Dosari met Lebanese Presidency’s Director General Antoine Choucair at the ambassador’s residence in Beirut on Friday. The meeting covered current developments and several issues of mutual interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. In a separat»»»

Nablus: A 27-year-old Palestinian man sustained bruises and other injuries Saturday after being assaulted by settlers in the town of Osarin, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, and was subsequently hospitalized, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported, citing medical sources. WAFA added »»»

RIYADH: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen described Houthi claims on Saturday that they had targeted the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as misleading. Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition, told Asharq Al-Awsat: “What the Houthis are experiencing in Taiz, and what we are witness»»»

The head of Tennessee's prison system has resigned in the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike, who is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who previously denied Pike clemency, has halted further executions thr»»»

PARIS, France — The International Energy Agency (IEA) said Saturday that member countries had so far released 325 million barrels of oil and oil-derivative products from strategic reserves, from 400 million barrels promised in March.The update came a day after G7 countries, in coordination with the»»»

GAZA CITY: Israel said on Saturday that it attempted to kill Hamas’s top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local officials said killed five people, four of them women. The pre-dawn strike came on the anniversary according to the Jewish calendar of the October 7, 2023 att»»»

DUBAI: Israeli authorities received the crew list for a FlyDubai flight allegedly targeted by its co-pilot in an attempted hijacking before the aircraft departed for Tel Aviv, raising questions over whether existing security checks failed to identify him as a potential threat, according to Israeli »»»

Baghdad, Oct. 3 (SANA) The Iraqi Oil Tanker Company announced on Saturday that it transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil aboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC) beyond the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in decades. The operation is aimed at strengthening Iraq’s capabilities in trans»»»

SANAA: Yemeni armed forces carried out 71 targeted operations against Houthi gatherings, military positions and reinforcements across Taiz province, the forces said Saturday. The operations targeted Houthi movements and military buildups in several areas of the province, destroying transport and su»»»

DUBAI: Israeli authorities received the crew list for a FlyDubai flight allegedly targeted by its co-pilot in an attempted hijacking before the aircraft departed for Tel Aviv, raising questions over whether existing security checks failed to identify him as a potential threat, according to Israeli »»»

CAIRO: Egypt will host the leaders of Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia for talks on Sunday in the northern coastal city of El-Alamein as renewed fighting in Ethiopia and a rapidly escalating diplomatic dispute raise fears of a wider conflict across the Horn of Africa. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will »»»

PARIS: French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said she had full confidence in her top ally Jordan Bardella, accused by an investigative news website of making antisemitic comments in 2013, in a statement published Saturday. “I have complete confidence in Jordan,” Le Pen said in the b»»»

Bucharest has a new dedicated space for dirt jumping and freestyle cycling. The National Dirt Park in Parcul Național, Sector 2, officially opens this weekend as part of the Come2Play sports event, adding two dirt-jump lines, a mini flowtrail, a skills area and a dedicated children’s zone to the ca»»»

Chandigarh: Skipper Shai Hope overcame a groin injury to produce a memorable century and orchestrate a record chase as West Indies secured a consolation five-wicket victory over India in the final one-day international on Saturday. Having already taken a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series, »»»

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UAE leaders extend warm wishes to Germany on Unity Day UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany on the occasion of his country's Unity Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, »»»

RAMALLAH: Israeli soldiers on Saturday backed settlers who seized Palestinian olive groves at the start of the harvest season, with injuries reported in several places across the occupied West Bank, witnesses and medics said. October is the traditional start of the harvest for Palestinians, many of»»»

TEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday invited to Israel as a guest of honour the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai flight who offered a dramatic account of how he saved the plane after being attacked. Netanyahu said he wanted Captain Smit Machchhar and Indian Prime Minis»»»

Captain Smit Machchhar hailed as hero by Netanyahu after averting cockpit incident Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday invited the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight to Israel as a guest of honour after the pilot gave a dramatic account of how he helped save the ai»»»

TENNESSEE, USA: The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa Pike’s stunning failed execution left her unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital. Frank Strada, commissioner of the Department of Correction, wil»»»

ISTANBUL: Rescuers recovered another body from the ferry tragedy that occurred off northern Cyprus in late August, raising the death toll to 19 with nine people still missing, officials said Saturday. The update came in a statement from the office of Unal Ustel, prime minister of the Turkish Republ»»»

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NAGOYA: The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) showcased the legacy of its Qatar Volunteer Programme at Bayt Qatar, as part of the Asian Games 2026, which took place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4. Former volunteers, who worked on mega-events including FIFA World C»»»

NEW YORK: The U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching for a missing plane with six people on board off Nantucket, an island in the state of Massachusetts, early Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration notified the Coast Guard that the jet had lost contact early Saturday morning during a flight»»»

The lizard feeds on plants and small arthropods, including spiders Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in the Peruvian Andes, the Natural History Museum of San Marcos University said Saturday. The lizard measures between six and eight centimeters (2.4-3.2 inches) and has distinct col»»»

Lucky Day Draw No. 261003 sees several participants walk away with cash prizes Dubai: A new Dh5 million second-prize winner has been crowned in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Saturday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 261003, the winning numbers in the Days section were 12, 17, 4, 5, 18, 14, wh»»»