Share: Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) party, emphasized that the LF’s positions are not populist. He expressed regret over the remarks made by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam—though he noted they were “to be expected”—adding that the pinnacle of populism was the Taif Agreement, the cos»»»

Capitol Hill reacts to Starshield disruptions impacting Ukraine's drone operations WASHINGTON: Recent efforts to throttle Ukraine’s access to satellite systems have created a blame game of sorts among Trump administration officials and their allies, who have offered mixed messages about what led to»»»

NEW YORK: A New York woman accused of receiving weapons training from the Daesh group was tricked by her father into traveling to Syria, where she became an unwilling teen bride to a militant fighter, her lawyer told a jury Thursday. Halima Salman, a US citizen born in Brooklyn, was 17 when her fat»»»

Ministry says odours reported in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain pose no health risks UAE: All beaches and coastal areas in Umm Al Quwain have been temporarily closed following an oil spill from a tanker, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has confirmed. The spill was detected by the U»»»

LONDON: Maysa Yousef’s husband went to a market in central Gaza on Thursday evening to buy food for the weekend but found little to bring home. “All I can find is a couple of grapefruits,” he told her. For Yousef, an artist and mother of three, shopping has become an exercise in timing and improvis»»»

Lagos: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that Africa's Ebola outbreak was more "complex" after cases spread to Nigeria. Nigeria on Tuesday announced an imported case of the Bundibugyo strain behind a major DR Congo Ebola outbreak in a woman, a wife of a diplomat who had a history »»»

France’s leading police union has announced that it is set to sue the state, accusing it of leaving officers “betrayed and abandoned” during a wave of violent nationwide protests. The union’s planned legal action comes in the wake of unrest last week, when around 550,000 people took to the streets »»»

ADEN: Yemeni government forces carried out 780 strikes against Houthi targets over a 24-hour period, ‘neutralizing’ more than 500 militia fighters in an operation that spanned several fronts, the Yemeni Armed Forces said on Thursday. Spokesperson Col. Majed Al-Nuzaili said in a message posted on so»»»

GENEVA: Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji met with Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al-Nahyan, UAE minister of state, on the sidelines of the Sixth Consultative Meeting on Enhancing Coordination of Peace Initiatives and Efforts in Sudan, in Geneva on Wednesday. During the meetin»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar is set to host the final three matches of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup for a third consecutive year, bringing together some of the world’s greatest football clubs to compete in the 2026 edition in December. The annual competition will crown the best club in world fo»»»

Agencies Tesla reported a drop in third-quarter profits Wednesday but topped analyst estimates as multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker invested heavily in new technologies. Texas-based Tesla reported profits of $787 million, down 42.7 percent from the year-ago period. Besides margin»»»

QNA Doha Participants at a seminar titled “Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation in National Security”, held on the final day of Milipol Qatar 2026, called for closer integration of cybersecurity and corporate operations. They also stressed the need for stronger risk management and response mechan»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani visited the Milipol Qatar 2026 exhibition on Thursday. The exhibition is organised by the Ministry of Interior at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. The prime minister was accompan»»»

QNA Doha The Milipol Qatar Committee hosted a ceremony at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) to honour the companies and institutions that sponsored and supported the 16th edition of the Milipol Qatar Exhibition and Conference, as well as the Doha International Conference on Artificia»»»

QNA Doha The Family Consulting Center (Wifaq), a member of Qatar Foundation for Social Work, in cooperation with QatarDebate, organised a youth debate titled “Marriage Costs: Between Realistic Requirements and Societal Expectations.” This initiative is part of ongoing efforts to raise awareness reg»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Design District, powered by Msheireb Properties, has invited designers, creatives, technology enthusiasts and members of the public to attend Tech Talk, the latest instalment in its monthly talks series, taking place on October 27, from 4 pm to 5 pm at Sada, Doha Desi»»»

QNA Doha The Lawyers Admission Committee held its meeting chaired by Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Committee HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi on Thursday. During the meeting, the committee discussed the items on the agenda. Three new lawyers took t»»»

QNA Tokyo Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi held high-level meetings with senior Jepanese officials to discuss ways to bolster Qatar-Japan relations in Tokyo on Thursday. The minister met with Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign »»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Ambassador of Vietnam to Qatar HE Nguyen Huy Hiep has highlighted the enduring diplomatic legacy of President Ho Chi Minh emphasising peace, independence, respect for sovereignty, equality and friendship among nations during a documentary screening at the state-of-the-art Katar»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Qatar and Hungary are looking to further strengthen their longstanding friendship, with bilateral cooperation expanding across education, culture, trade, investment, research, food security and environmental protection since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1990. Chargé »»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Qatar’s role in promoting international dialogue, mediation and conflict resolution came under the spotlight as the eighth edition of the Global Security Forum 2026 concluded in Doha on Wednesday, following three days of high-level discussions on the future of alliances and collecti»»»

QNA Doha Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Minister of Security and Interior in the Kingdom of Belgium Bernard Quintin signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on police cooperation between the Ministr»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Community College of Qatar (CCQ) welcomed a delegation from the Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Qatar. The visit provided the delegation with an insight into Qatar’s leading educational and academic practices. Both sides also explored »»»

QNA Doha The fourth Educational Guidance Forum for 2026, organised by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), reviewed the key achievements of the Educational Guidance Department during the 2025-2026 academic year. The forum also examined the results of the department’s self-evaluat»»»

Tribune News Network Doha A shared commitment by higher education institutions across Qatar to provide the nation’s university students with the services and support systems that help them to excel has been signalled at the inaugural edition of a conference held under the patronage of the Ministry »»»

Commander of the Qatar Amiri Guard HE Major-General Staff Mohammed bin Sultan Al Suwaidi met with Chief of the National Guard of Cyprus Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Thodorou and his accompanying delegation at Barzan Camp on Thursday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed aspects of joint milit»»»

QNA Doha The Public Prosecution, represented by the Institute of Criminal Studies, concluded a five-day Training of Trainers (TOT) course for members of the Public Prosecution held in cooperation with the Public Prosecution of Egypt. The programme aimed to build participants’ capacities and equip t»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Department of Hajj and Umrah Affairs, on Thursday announced that more than 12,000 citizens and residents have submitted applications to perform the Hajj pilgrimage for the 1448 AH season following the close of regis»»»

QNA Vienna The Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has adopted Qatar as the 12th Partner for Co-operation. The decision was made following a silence procedure, drawing approval from the organisation’s 57 participating states. In a statement on Thurs»»»

LONDON: The British government is committed to the full restoration of the UK diplomatic mission in East Jerusalem that serves Palestinians, Sir Vincent Fean, a former consul general in the city, told Arab News. It came after the diplomatic facility’s status was downgraded this month following thre»»»

The Iliana Iotova - Kiril Valchev ticket closed its presidential campaign in the Saedinenie (Unification) Hall at the Regional History Museum in Plovdiv on Thursday. Iotova said the national ideal of Unification had begun to be realized in this hall. She stressed that Unity Makes Strength was not j»»»

TOKYO/BEIJING/AMSTERDAM: Global firms and governments rushed on Thursday to patch critical ​flaws in the PHP programming language that underpins much of the Internet, as a cloud firm reported millions of hacking attempts after vulnerabilities were disclosed. The push came after governments in Europ»»»

Doha: Technology is increasingly influencing national security, economic competitiveness and relations between countries. Access to semiconductors, AI, computing infrastructure and critical minerals is becoming an important consideration in strategic partnerships, said a senior official from Malays»»»

A US judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in civil penalties for deceiving Facebook users about the privacy of their personal data, in a landmark ruling stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which exposed the harvesting of personal information from millions of Americans for political »»»

RIYADH: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen has “categorically denied” Houthi allegations that Saudi Arabia was threatening to target tribal and civilian gatherings.The claims are false and completely baseless and reflect continuous attempts to mislead public opinion, a coalition statement»»»

DHAHRAN: Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian and energy infrastructure killed four people in the Eastern Province on Wednesday, underscoring the growing threat posed by the Iran-backed militia’s widening terror campaign against the Kingdom. With airports, residential areas and energy facilities increa»»»

BEIJING: A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China’s Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 32 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said. A major magnitude 7 earthquake recently struck northern Tibet. The epicentre of the w»»»

JAKARTA: Indonesia remains on high alert ​for wildfires despite a decline in hotspots over the past week, with the sporadic rainfall still not enough to put them out, a disaster agency official said on Thursday, as students on Borneo island staged protests against the government’s handling of the c»»»

N’DJAMENA: A drone strike in Chad on the border with Sudan killed four people earlier this week, a government official said on Thursday. The civil war in Sudan, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been fighting the Sudanese army since April 2023, regularly spills over into Chad. »»»

Tunis, Oct. 22 (TAP) – Secretary-General of the Arab Road Safety Organisation, Bilel Ounifi, has announced the establishment of a regional centre for road safety studies and training in Tunisia, in a strategic step aimed at strengthening the...»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar paid tribute to the demonstrators of 1956 and their yearning for freedom in an address at a ceremonial wreath-laying on Bem Square in Budapest on Thursday, held to mark the 70th anniversary of the Revolution and Freedom Fight. Magyar also announced the establishment of a»»»

WASHINGTON: The United Nations’ climate loss and damage fund moved Thursday to provide $20 million in aid sought by flood-stricken Nepal, the first time it has set aside money for any country, in a key test of the body’s credibility. In an extraordinary meeting, the fund’s board agreed to earmark t»»»

In response to the use of the phrase “Iranian conflict” in the positions of certain parties—including the joint statement by Qatari and French officials—the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Esmail Baghaei, stated: “Do not distort the truth by calling the ‘aggressive war on »»»

How noble a quality it is to mention people's good qualities and worthy deeds First Sermon (Khutbah One) All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the earth and the heavens, who has commanded us to mention virtues and good deeds. We bear witness that nothing is worthy of worship except Allah, and we bea»»»

The Iliana Iotova - Kiril Valchev ticket closed its presidential campaign in the Saedinenie (Unification) Hall at the Regional History Museum in Plovdiv on Thursday. Iotova said the national ideal of Unification had begun to be realized in this hall. She stressed that Unity Makes Strength was not j»»»

Bulgaria's National Service for Protection (NSP) has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation into the actions of security officers involved in an incident with a journalist from the PIK news agency, the service's press office said on Thursday. The NSP said it had reviewed video footage of t»»»

Tunis, Oct. 22 (TAP) – The National Council of Regions and Districts (CNRD) reviewed amendments to its internal regulations on Thursday to bring them into line with the requirements of parliamentary work and improve the functioning of its various...»»»

Damascus, Oct. 22 (SANA) Foreign Minister and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani discussed ways to develop bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation in various areas of mutual interest with his UAE counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during a phone call. The two ministers also discuss»»»

Tunis, Oct. 22 (TAP) – Wage expenditure in Tunisia’s 2027 state budget is projected to reach TND 27.349 billion, up 8.2% from the 2026 estimate of TND 25.267 billion, according to a document on the 2027 draft Finance Law.This allocation would...»»»

CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, and his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, on Thursday reaffirmed their nations’ rejection of the ratification by the Libyan parliament on Tuesday of a 2019 maritime agreement with Turkiye on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean. Ambassador»»»