The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon for just the second time since the Sept. 11 attacks, with officials citing “extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications problems at regional air traffic control centers. The nation’s top homeland security»»»

The downfall of Nvidia founder Jensen Huang in a scandal involving a suspected Chinese spy has raised a politically explosive question: who benefits from the removal of one of Washington’s most influential critics of chip restrictions on China? Huang resigned on Thursday following revelations of ex»»»

WASHINGTON: Abdul El-Sayed has proposed “TrumpCare,” a golden insurance card providing universal health care, dangling the president’s name on the ambitious Democratic plan. James Talarico has suggested Donald Trump could become a man of history like Lyndon B. Johnson, who was seen as a master of c»»»

BUDAPEST, Hungary: Hungarian authorities said Friday that they’d recovered about $19.5 million in hidden cash, some of which they found buried underground, as part of an investigation into an ex-minister who served under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The National Asset Recovery and Protection»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Iran has fired more than 7,000 missiles and drones at Gulf Cooperation Council member states since Feb. 28, the organization’s secretary-general told the UN Security Council on Friday. Jasem Mohammed Albudaiwi also warned that disruptions to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormu»»»

DUBLIN: Russia is “not in a position” to seek new security arrangements from Europe, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs told AFP on Friday, after Moscow demanded Europe’s broader security framework be made part of Ukraine talks. US leader Donald Trump’s team has proposed including discussions o»»»

GENEVA: ‌UN health officials on Friday hailed progress in the Ebola response six months after the outbreak ​first prompted global concerns, but cautioned that the disease continues to spread to more remote and dangerous parts of Congo. With the number of confirmed cases now surpassing 11,000, the o»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Health Ministry has confirmed a third polio case in Mayadin, eastern Deir Ezzor province, leading authorities to intensify vaccination and surveillance to prevent further spread. The ministry said vaccination remains its top priority and urged parents to ensure their children rece»»»

JEDDAH/RIYADH: If you ever wondered what life would be like without email — now you know. Disruption to Microsoft 365 left up to 450 million users worldwide without access to the Outlook email client and the Teams collaboration app from late on Thursday and throughout Friday. The chaos reached clas»»»

LONDON: US air force personnel at the RAF Lakenheath base in Britain responded to “suspected unauthorized drone activity” on Friday evening, although no personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected, a US air force spokesperson said. “We continue to work closely with our host nation counterpa»»»

Explore exclusive menus and vibrant vibes at the annual food fest, which is on until Sun There’s always room for more you’ll find when you walk the Taste of Abu Dhabi. Past vendors who serve up delectables from farms and other local businesses, past grills that sigh with smoke at each slap of red m»»»

Doha: The 28th Asian Bowling Championships opened in Doha today, bringing together 168 male and female athletes from 18 Asian nations, including some of the sport's leading players. Hosted by the Qatar Bowling Federation at its bowling center, the tournament will run until November 23. Teams from Q»»»

At least four people have been killed after heavy rain flooded camps sheltering tens of thousands in Gaza, according to UN agencies. Much of the enclave, including its sewage system, has been reduced to rubble by Israeli bombardment. Heavy rain and strong winds, which are unusually intense for earl»»»

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to issue a stark warning Friday to the International Criminal Court against trying to enforce rules that Washington does not recognize. Rubio’s planned remarks to the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention — excerpts of which were seen in»»»

Amman: The Arab Book Award has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abdul Hameed Shoman Cultural Forum in Jordan to strengthen cooperation in scientific, intellectual, and cultural fields, expand the exchange of expertise and publications, and organize specialized events and seminars»»»

A 38-year-old Hungarian man was shot by police in Lower Austria on Thursday morning after allegedly attacking officers and a railway emergency coordinator. He was taken to hospital and is not in a life-threatening condition. The incident took place near the Westbahn railway line in Michelhausen, in»»»

LONDON: On Dec. 18, 2009, Houthi fighters in northern Yemen fired several artillery rockets across the border into Saudi Arabia. No casualties were recorded in what may have been the group’s first cross-border projectile attack on the Kingdom. Yet 17 years later, that strike stands as the opening s»»»

BRUSSELS: AstraZeneca said on Friday a European medicines committee had backed its hypertension pill baxdrostat, branded as Baxfendy, for marketing authorization, potentially making it the first drug of its class to reach patients in the European Union. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Huma»»»

Istanbul: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani departed Istanbul this evening, following his leadership of the Qatari delegation at the 12th meeting of the Supreme Strategic Committee between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Turkiye. Seeing His Highness and his accompanying delegation »»»

BEIRUT: The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that more work was needed to reach an agreement on restructuring Lebanon’s banking sector, one of the steps toward unlocking billions of dollars in financial assistance. An IMF staff-level agreement reached in April 2022 laid out conditions to »»»

RIYADH: As the Saudi Green Initiative moves from setting targets to delivering results, a central challenge remains: How can the Kingdom grow more than 600 million trees by 2030 without placing further pressure on its scarce water resources? More than 159 million trees had been planted and 1 millio»»»

Tunis, Nov. 13 (TAP) - The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) will take part in the World e-Parliament Conference, scheduled to be held in Brussels from November 16 to 18, 2026, at the initiative of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in...»»»

Ankara, Nov. 13 (SANA) Qatar and Türkiye reaffirmed Friday their support for the Syrian government‘s efforts to restore stability and strengthen state institutions, urging the international community to take a firm stance against continued Israeli violations of Syria‘s sovereignty and territorial i»»»

THE HAGUE: Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten was to hold crisis talks with key partners Friday in a last-ditch bid to save his minority coalition government from collapse only nine months after taking power. An unseemly political row over tax policy has raised the spectre of snap elections in the Eur»»»

PRAIA: Cape Verde President José Maria Neves is expected to win a second term on Sunday, an outcome that would cement full control of government by the island nation’s oldest political party after its victory in legislative elections earlier this year. Situated more than 600 km (373 miles) west of »»»

KYIV: Ukraine is yet to receive an explanation for why access to the Starshield satellite communications network has been restricted, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday. Kyiv relies on the network for its frontline communications and operating drones, including interceptors that shoot down in»»»

The head of Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom has expressed confidence that Hungary’s Paks II nuclear power plant project will be completed, saying the company remains committed to the investment, primarily in Hungary’s interests. Speaking to the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) in Ant»»»

Doha: Qatar lost 3-0 to Australia in a friendly match at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium today as part of both teams’ preparations for upcoming competitions. Australia took a lead in the fifth minute when Riley McGree capitalized on a misplaced pass from Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada, intercepting »»»

DAMMAM: For the first time, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, or Ithra, a Saudi Aramco initiative, will transform Dhahran Expo into a winter wonderland. Arab News toured the family-friendly space with Munirah Alsafra, head of outreach programs at Ithra, who told us what to expect. “Ithra»»»

RIYADH: The 10th edition of the Future Investment Initiative will take place in Riyadh from Oct. 25 to 28, 2027, after being rescheduled from its original 2026 date. FII10 was set to take place on Oct. 26–29 of this year before being delayed, with organizers saying the move was intended to ensure t»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement on Friday aimed at strengthening collective defense and promoting regional security, ​and pledged a unified stance against any external armed attack targeting either country, according to a joint statement issued after talks between thei»»»

AMMAN: Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan and the US vice president, JD Vance, discussed efforts to restore regional security and stability during a phone call on Friday. They also reviewed the latest developments in the region and discussed ways in which the longstanding strategic partner»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Department of War could face significant funding cuts in 2027 amid potential renewed efforts to impeach Secretary Pete Hegseth, Thomas Weiss, presidential professor emeritus of political science at the City University of New York, told RIA Novosti on Friday. On Tuesday, t»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly praised the diplomatic efforts of US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to resolve the conflict in Ukraine on Friday, highlighting "encouraging progress" in negotiations. "Encouraging progress towards peace!" Kelly wro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The board of directors of US graphics processor giant Nvidia has approached Rene Haas, CEO of the UK-based chip designer Arm, as part of its search for a potential successor to Jensen Huang, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing sources. On Thursday, Nvidia announced tha»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani have signed a new mutual defense agreement, further cementing the military and political cooperation between the two countries, the NTV broadcaster reported on Friday. Top-level negotiations finalizin»»»

Istanbul, Nov. 13 (SANA) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani signed Friday a joint defense agreement between the two countries during a ceremony at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. Qatar’s Amiri Diwan said in a statement that the Qatari emir and the»»»

Sheikh Mohammed offers condolences as police mourn officer among 14 killed Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, has offered condolences to the families of victims of the horrific road accident that killed 14 people and injured 30 others in the emirate. The Crown Prince vis»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria has lifted restrictions on the entry of US citizens imposed several days ago, an official told AFP on Friday, after the limits sparked uproar online. The current Syrian government, in place since Islamist-led fighters overthrew Bashar Assad in December 2024, has allowed Westerners t»»»

Tunis, Nov. 13 (TAP) - Tunisair's revenues edged down by 1.2% to TND 1,254 million during the first nine months of 2026, compared with TND 1,270 million over the same period last year, according to the national carrier's business indicators...»»»

Doha: The 12th session of the Supreme Strategic Committee betweenthe State of Qatar and the Republic of Türkiye was held on 13 November 2026, in İstanbul, Türkiye, under the chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, and His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erd»»»

BASRA, Iraq: Outside a depot near Basra, hundreds of tanker trucks queue to load Iraqi crude oil bound for the Syrian port of Baniyas via an overland desert route which had been largely unused for decades. Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer, has been working to find alternative export routes for »»»

WASHINGTON, November 13 (Sputnik) – The United States has slapped terror designations on three Guatemalan criminal groups over suspected ties to Mexican cartels, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday. "The Trump Administration is imposing terrorist designations against Los Lorenzanas, Los»»»

RIYADH: Saudi customs authorities found 413,450 amphetamine pills hidden in a shipment of canned fava beans entering the Kingdom from Jordan through Al-Haditha border crossing, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Hamoud Al-Harbi, a spokesperson for the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, said the pills »»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin, with the two leaders discussing a possible meeting in person. Magyar said the meeting could take place in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region as early as the end of November. Speaking by phone to»»»

The Energy Ministry has identified highly concerning issues in the operation of the district heating network managed by Toplofikatsiya Sofia, particularly regarding the quantity and characteristics of make-up water used in the system, Energy Minister Iva Petrova said during Question Time in Parliam»»»

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s key garment labor unions called for restraint on Friday after the industry’s wage board agreed to raise the minimum wage following weeks of violent worker protests. The South Asian nation of 170 million people is the world’s second-largest garment exporter after China, producing»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Yemeni Armed Forces have targeted a gathering of Saudi officers at Jabal Hadid camp in Aden governorate, southern Yemen, a military source told the Sanaa-based SABA news agency on Friday, as Yemeni forces continued operations against Saudi military and strategic sites. Meanwh»»»

Tunis, Nov. 13 (TAP) - An agreement to train a group of young Libyan diplomats in French for diplomatic and international relations purposes was signed on Friday at the International Diplomatic Academy of Tunis, as part of efforts to strengthen...»»»

Translated by Al-Ahed News Hezbollah strongly condemns the terrorist and brutal aggression carried out by the "Israeli" enemy through targeting the Surgery Building at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of several civilians and injuries to»»»