MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US reconnaissance aircraft conducted patrols near the borders of the Kaliningrad region for approximately four hours and then landed in Romania, according to flight data analyzed by Sputnik on Monday. The Bombardier ARTEMIS II aircraft took off from the Mihail Kogalniceanu airb»»»

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) will conduct a phased withdrawal of peacekeepers and equipment, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday. On Saturday, MINURSO's mandate expired after not being renewed by the UN Security Counc»»»

Emirates Red Crescent campaign to support refugees, displaced people and families in need Abu Dhabi: Under the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the ERC today launched its 2026–2027 winter aid»»»

Weekly service will connect Chinese ports with key markets in East and Southern Africa Dubai: DP World's Shipping Solutions AMEA business ("Shipping Solutions") is expanding its China–Africa shipping network with the launch of the China Africa Link, a new weekly service designed to strengthen conne»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Fighting in Yemen has closed every road into the southwestern city of Taiz, cutting off deliveries of goods and pushing its healthcare system toward collapse, the UN said on Monday, as the number of people forced from their homes since August neared 300,000. “The situation in Taiz ci»»»

Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry has held talks with Airbus Helicopters to explore opportunities to expand the company’s activities in the local market and broaden the use of helicopters across several sectors. Civil Aviation Minister Sameh El-Hefny met with Maxime Nicolas, Airbus Helicopters’ Area »»»

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, announced on Monday that it had invested $100m in the initial public offering (IPO) of Egypt’s Banque du Caire, securing an approximately 7% equity stake. The investment aims to strengthen the bank’s capaci»»»

Egypt’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) plans to establish an “Innovation Support Unit” and an integrated database as part of a strategic shift to help small businesses comply with mandatory green transition and sustainability requirements, the agency’s chief execut»»»

Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) said on Monday that the nearly 750,000 votes won by Andrey Gurov and Georgi Kandev in the presidential election were a success for reformist democratic forces, showing that a broader democratic majority was possible. DSB is part of the parliamentary opposition »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held a telephone conversation with French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin on Monday to discuss defense ties and regional developments. During the call, the two ministers reviewed strategic relations between Saudi Arabia and France in t»»»

He and 13 other men are accused of conspiring to abuse the woman A man who drugged and raped his wife over two decades and allegedly invited strangers to participate had "over a million photographs and videos" on his phone cataloguing the abuse, a UK court heard Monday. The court in Manchester, nor»»»

Doha: The Shura Council held its weekly session on Monday at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall at the Council's headquarters, chaired by HE Speaker of the Shura Council Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim. At the beginning of the session, the Shura Council hailed the participation of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin »»»

BISSAU: Guinea-Bissau’s National Guard has intercepted 168 would-be migrants aiming to flee their home countries via the Atlantic Ocean over the last three days, AFP learned Monday. Dangerous sea routes along northwestern Africa have for years been used by thousands of Africans trying to reach Euro»»»

A shipping container has washed ashore near the Black Sea town of Tsarevo, while an empty tanker has been spotted at sea off Ahtopol in Tsarevo Municipality, about two kilometres from the coast. Both objects are believed to be part of the cargo of the sunken vessel Contship Jet, the Burgas Regional»»»

According to a statement by the Public Relations Department of the Quds Headquarters of the IRGC Ground Force, precise intelligence information allowed forces to set an ambush for a terrorist team that had been previously identified and placed under intelligence surveillance before executing a terr»»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha will host the 2026 Asian Men's Emerging Teams Cricket Cup from November 19 to 29, featuring eight teams competing for the continental title. Organized by the Qatar Cricket Association under Asian Cricket Council (ACC) supervision, the tournament will be held at West End Internatio»»»

Dark skies around the November 9 new moon will help observers see faint stars and clusters Dubai: Three meteor showers, a new moon and the appearance of some of the brightest winter stars will give UAE residents several opportunities to observe the night sky this November, according to a leading as»»»

Thirty-eight trucks took 343 tonnes of aid to Gaza under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 Al Arish: Four UAE humanitarian aid convoys comprising 38 trucks carrying 343 tonnes of food and shelter supplies entered the Gaza Strip this week under 'Operation Chivalrous Knight 3', as part of the UAE's ongoi»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev was informed Monday by the Bulgarian National Audit Office (BNAO) that it had found no flaw in the failure of Delyan Peevski, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), to declare hefty foreign travel expenses. In a position circulated by his Minist»»»

RIYADH: Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward the Kingdom’s southern region, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Monday morning. The civil defense authority had issued alerts for the southern and western cities of Kha»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe General Saree Reports More Saudi Attacks on Yemen 02-11-2026 19:45 PM Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree a»»»

BELGRADE - Insured deposits are protected, the banking sector is stable and the dinar's stability will be preserved, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) said on Monday. "The NBS assures citizens and businesses that the banking sector of the Republic of Serbia is stable, well-capitalised and highly li»»»

NAZARETH: The leader of the largest Arab-majority party in the incoming Israeli parliament told AFP on Monday that it was time for reluctant opposition members to accept “political reality” and join forces to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yousef Jabareen, head of the Joint List, pointed»»»

LONDON: A fire broke out on Monday at a warehouse storing fireworks in Jouret El-Ballout, near Broummana in Lebanon’s northern Metn district, triggering explosions and sending thick plumes of smoke over the area, local media reported. The smoke was visible from surrounding areas, including near Dba»»»

Tunis, Nov. 2 (TAP) - Tunisia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Dhia Khaled, took part on Monday in a dialogue session, in his capacity as Vice-Chair of the African Group,...»»»

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LONDON: Britain's Labour party said Monday it had ended cooperation and power-sharing arrangements with the Greens in 11 English local authorities after the smaller left-wing party adopted a motion defining "Zionism as racism". Members of the Greens, which has five MPs in Britain's 650-seat parliam»»»

LONDON: Floodwaters in the Syrian Arab Republic submerged about 2.5 sq. km of farmland in Deir Ezzor and damaged crops in neighboring Raqqa, where preliminary assessments showed losses exceeding 40 percent in some maize fields, agricultural officials said. Heavy rain over the past two days, accompa»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff General Fayyad Al-Ruwaili conferred the King Abdulaziz Medal on the Chief of Greece’s National Defence General Staff General Dimitrios Choupis in Riyadh on Sunday.The medal was awarded in recognition of Choupis’s outstanding efforts to strengthen bo»»»

Al Kay responds to a resident's complaint on the Direct Line programme broadcast Sharjah: Residents are free to visit and gather in open desert areas across Sharjah and will not be fined simply for sitting with friends or family, a senior police official has clarified in response to complaints abou»»»

Ningbo: Mohamed Younes of Egypt secured the men's 85kg gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships on Monday, edging out Colombia's Yeison Lopez in a contest marked by 11 shattered world records. Younes, 21, lifted 177kg in the snatch and 213kg in the clean and jerk for a winning total of 3»»»

An analysis by The New York Times, which used artificial intelligence to examine more than 6,500 excerpts from US President Donald Trump’s speeches since last year, has found that his rhetorical style has become more profane, less coherent, and more categorical in its judgments than it was when he »»»

Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Palestinian Territories: Employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees marched through Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp on Monday to protest expected job cuts by the vital service provider, AFP journalists reported. Dozens of men, women and children walked through the stree»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 2, 2026 (TAP) - The plenary sessions dedicated to considering the 2027 State budget are scheduled for November 9-10, the Bureau of the Assembly of the People's Representatives (ARP) announced.Meeting on Monday under chairmanship of...»»»

Tunis, Nov. 2 (TAP) - The Tunisian Embassy in Spain said it is currently coordinating with the competent Spanish authorities to complete the necessary legal and administrative procedures and expedite the repatriation of the body of Yassine Jaouadi,...»»»

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Ensuring fresh water for Jordan's population is a national priority on which Amman does not intend to make any compromises, Jordanian King Abdullah II said on Monday. "Water security is a national priority on which there can be no compromises or concessions. We will not allow [qu»»»

If US Democrats succeed in taking control of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate, there is a distinct possibility that they could play a “very negative role in world affairs,” Daniel Kovalik, a former adjunct professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh, warns Sputnik. The Demo»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US AI developer Anthropic's net loss for the first three quarters of the year quadrupled year-on-year to $104.039 billion, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The diluted loss per share attributable to Anthropic shareholders stood at $5»»»

Evidence of abuse uncovered in devices of German physician on trial A paediatrician in eastern Germany went on trial Monday accused of sexually abusing more than 70 children over more than a decade, crimes the physician largely admitted committing. The 46-year-old doctor is charged with more than 1»»»

Doha: Mexican craft is taking centre stage across Doha this fall, with a programme of exhibitions, design collaborations, and culinary experiences exploring how skills passed down through generations continue to shape contemporary life. Presented as part of the Qatar, Canada and Mexico 2026 Year of»»»

LONDON: Nearly 80,000 Palestinian students missed school last week amid an Israeli military operation in Hebron, the General Union of Palestinian Teachers said, shortly before an Israeli military official confirmed on Monday that troops had withdrawn from the occupied West Bank city. The military r»»»

Ádám Matolcsy, the son of former Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank, MNB) governor György Matolcsy, is now being sought by specialised police fugitive-hunting units amid an investigation into alleged economic fraud and corruption linked to the central bank’s foundations. An international »»»

TUNIS, Nov. 2, 2026 (TAP) - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tunis (CCIT) and the National Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Senegal (UNCCIAS) signed a partnership agreement on October 30, aimed at scaling up economic...»»»

Polish developers issued PLN 810 mln in bonds in the third quarter of 2026, down from PLN 893 mln a year earlier. Established issuers Arche and Okam paid margins of 3.7 to 3.9 percentage points above WIBOR, while smaller companies paid 4.4 to 6.0 points. As of September 30, PLN 1.8 bln in developer»»»

Poland’s Ministry of Sport and Tourism is preparing regulations for short-term rentals, including a central register and fire safety requirements. The ministry estimates that 30% to 35% of accommodation properties may operate outside existing registers, while as many as 100,000 apartments may be us»»»

Electrical equipment distributor Grodno is expanding its use of AI and logistics automation as it targets a rise in market share from about 10% to 20% through organic growth and acquisitions. The group reported revenue of PLN 1.22 bln and EBITDA of PLN 32 mln for fiscal 2025/26. Management targets »»»

Eco5tech subsidiary YourBIM has signed a contract worth more than PLN 2.2 mln gross to provide building information modeling and consulting services for phase IIA of the Warsaw cross-city railway project between Warszawa Wschodnia and Warszawa Zachodnia. YourBIM is also developing an AI platform in»»»

CI Games has secured a EUR 28.6 mln syndicated loan from Erste Bank Polska and Bank Ochrony Środowiska to complete production, marketing and the launch of “Lords of the Fallen II,” scheduled for the first quarter of 2027. The financing will also refinance the group’s existing bank debt. Export cred»»»

Poland’s military recommended Kongsberg’s Norwegian Protector RS4 weapons station for K2PL tanks after tests of a Polish alternative fell short of its requirements. In February tests, Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów’s A3B station achieved average hit rates of 26.7% at 500 meters, 10% at 1,000 meters and»»»

The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), which received €435m in taxpayer money in 2025, is the only EU agency out of a total of 43 whose accounts did not yield a “clean opinion” in the most-recent audit. The accounts of the innovation hub did not properly reflect an €8.7m recovery »»»