Ali Al-Zaidi, Iraqi prime minister and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, on Wednesday officially announced the conclusion of the US-led international coalition’s mission in Iraq. He made the announcement during an official ceremony in Baghdad marking Iraq’s Sovereignty Day and the conclusion »»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Greco-Roman wrestler Asan Zhanyshov won a silver medal at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. The athlete competed in the up-to-87kg weight category. In the quarterfinals, Zhanyshov defeated Uzbek athlete Jalgasbay Berdimuratov 4-0. In the semifinals, he defeated Kazakh athlete Shamil Oz»»»

Clarios, a global leader in advanced low-voltage energy storage solutions, and Piaxo, a Romanian high-expertise automotive engineering company, are strengthening their strategic engineering partnership in Romania to support innovation, international engineering collaboration and future mobility sol»»»

Hezbollah denied on Wednesday any connection to a cell that Syrian authorities said they had dismantled in the country's south and which they accused of being affiliated with the Lebanese group. A statement from the Iran-backed group's media office said it "categorically denies any relationship or »»»

It appears that the political leaderships of Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement have intervened to “contain the fallout and prevent a deeper rift,” following the latest war of words between the two parties, Asharq al-Awsat newspaper has reported. Sources close to Hezbollah told the daily tha»»»

The Lebanese military said on Wednesday that the explosion of an unknown object wounded a soldier and three civilians, after initially saying it was an Israeli strike. "A soldier and three civilians were wounded in the Nabatieh al-Fawqa area as a result of an explosion while the army was escorting »»»

Actis-backed Rezolv Energy, through its project subsidiary West Power Investments, has signed an up to €561 million project financing package for Dama Solar, a 1.3GWp solar project in Arad County, western Romania. Dama Solar will become the largest onshore renewable energy project in the European U»»»

A test launch of a RIM-162 ESSM missile has been carried out by a frigate in the Norwegian Sea. The test launch of an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 was successfully carried out near Andøya, about 300 km north of the Arctic Circle. The US-made missile was launched from the Norwegian fri»»»

Jobs, borrowing and household spending can offer clearer clues than market headlines Dubai: Talk of a US recession has returned amid the Middle East conflict, higher energy costs and renewed inflation pressure, but the economic data does not currently point to an imminent downturn, according to ana»»»

Redesigned document aims to boost security and showcase American symbolism Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled a redesigned US passport, along with plans to make first-time passport applications fully digital from December. The new passport, called “Flight of the Eagle”, is e»»»

LONDON: Purported arms sales, military training and growing contacts between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis and Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab are raising alarm over a partnership that could strengthen both groups and widen the threat to international shipping. US Africa Command has warned th»»»

Family Food Centre is celebrating its 48th anniversary with a Shop & Win campaign offering QR300,000 in total cash prizes, with three lucky shoppers each winning QR100,000. Running from 30 September 2026 to 9 January 2027, the promotion gives customers one e-raffle entry for every QR50 spent. Every»»»

Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva Wednesday called on the government to pay heating assistance to all eligible households in a single installment, allowing people to buy firewood and coal at the start of the heating season. Speaking during a citizens’ reception in Pavlikeni, Delcheva recalled»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality today announced the sixth Recycling Towards Sustainability Conference & Exhibition 2026, to be held on October 6-7 at Raffles Doha. The event will bring together government entities, private companies, experts and specialists to discuss waste management, re»»»

An Israel-bound flight from Dubai was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a brawl broke out in the cockpit, with the pilots hospitalised due to injuries upon arrival, the airport in the Saudi city of Tabuk said Wednesday. The FlyDubai plane transmitted an emergency alert shortly after takeoff. A co»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Ian Bremmer, the American political scientist, author, and founder and president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. According to Bremmer, we may now be entering the autumn of the “Donroe Doctrine” and the MAGA era: an “America First” isolationist approach in whi»»»

The White House calls them public service announcements, like those used in past administrations. But almost everyone else doesn't agree, with three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify US President Donald Trump drawing criticism from across the partisan divide. Legal experts say the ads vio»»»

Al Ain City Municipality presents ORA platform and upgraded Al Ain Oasis at LIVEX 2026 Abu Dhabi: Al Ain City Municipality has opened a night-time light and sound experience called Sura at Al Ain Oasis, which drew almost 100,000 visitors in its first two months of launching. The municipality also p»»»

The fifth edition brings AI, creator tools, and social impact into sharper focus Dubai: The UAE’s 1 Billion Followers Summit is returning for its fifth edition in January, with artificial intelligence, creator wellbeing, and the social impact of digital content set to take centre stage. Organised b»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education on Wednesday launched the fifth edition of the Student Awareness Community Team (SACT) competition for the 2026–2027 academic year, with the participation of students from 106 government preparatory and secondary schools for boys and girls»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has achieved a significant medical milestone by successfully performing Qatar’s first advanced jaw implant and reconstruction procedure using virtual planning and three-dimensional simulation technology. This achievement reflects HMC’s commitment in adop»»»

The emergency landing Wednesday of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight was due to a "terrorist" who wanted to crash the plane and kill Israelis, Israel's far-right national security minister said. "The naive notion that our enemies cherish life and that we should pity them received another reminder th»»»

Arab Finance: Madinet Masr has awarded construction contracts worth approximately EGP 1.38 billion to several contractors for Origami, part of its Taj City development, as per a disclosure. The work covers 271 buildings with a combined built-up area of approximately 78,760 square meters. Origami in»»»

DAKAR - State Secretary at the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Damjan Jovic met on Tuesday in Dakar with Senegal's Minister of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad Cheikh Niang. "The interlocutors noted that Serbia and Senegal are marking the 65th anniversary of diplomatic»»»

Sidi Bouzid, Sept.30 (TAP) - Olive harvest in Sidi Bouzid governorate, due to kick off mid-October, is expected to reach 350,000 tonnes for the 2026–2027 agricultural season.The region has 119 olive oil mills with a processing capacity of 6,274...»»»

Five African heads of state led a ground breaking ceremony Wednesday on a $16-billion oil refinery project in East Africa, following calls for the continent to boost its self-sufficiency in processing raw materials into finished products. Kenya's President William Ruto hosted his counterparts from »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s overall unemployment rate fell to 3 percent in the second quarter of the year, an annual drop of 0.2 percentage points as the economy pushes ahead with diversification and job creation. The rate, which covers Saudis and non-Saudis, also represented a 0.1 percentage point fall»»»

Two former ministers from Viktor Orbán’s governments have been caught up in a major corruption investigation, with one ordered into pre-trial detention and prosecutors seeking the detention of another. The cases involving former national development minister Miklós Seszták and former culture minist»»»

Presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said the belief that has always guided her work is "to seek what brings us together, rather than what divides us. I am a person of dialogue, reason, wisdom and consensus". She was speaking at an election campaign meeting in Lovech, accompanied by vice-presidenti»»»

A two-week on-site mission by assessors from the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) has concluded in Kyrgyzstan. Preliminary assessment findings were presented on September 30 at a meeting of the relevant commission at Yntymak Ordo. The meeting was chaired»»»

Spain is coordinating with Morocco to prevent a new mass crossing into Ceuta this week, Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares said ealrier in September in response to renewed encouragement to storm the Ceuta border crossing on social media. Warnings of a new wave of border crossings has caus»»»

The new asphalt mixing plant in Avrig is designed to supply high-quality asphalt mixes, operating efficiently and in strict compliance with the environmental requirements applicable in Romania and the European Union. ”The investment in this local production capacity represents a strategic choice. I»»»

The defence ministers of Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia, Dimitar Stoyanov and Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, discussed bilateral defence cooperation and opportunities for further deepening it in a telephone conversation, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence said here on Wednesday. Minister»»»

Parliament Wednesday adopted at second reading amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) introducing requirements from a European directive on protection of individuals who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings. The changes are aimed at s»»»

DOHA: His Highness Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister of Malaysia HE Dr Anwar Ibrahim have discussed the latest regional developments, including the situation in Gaza and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. During a telephone conversation, the two leader»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and the United States continue dialogue in many areas, including on energy issues, Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev said on Wednesday. "We are moving forward, the dialogue continues in many areas, including »»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russians on the Day of Reunification of the new regions with Russia. "I am glad to congratulate you, all citizens of our country, on the Day of Reunification. This holiday has become the embodiment of our people's irrepressible aspiration for the resto»»»

Representatives of Kyrgyzstan won three medals at the second stage of the international Cup of the First Motogymkhana Championship. The competition was held on September 28 in Konaev, Kazakhstan, the organizers reported. In the chopper and cruiser category, Kyrgyz rider Ilya Osipov took first place»»»

Officers of the Main Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a resident of Issyk-Kul region on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the ministry, a criminal case was opened against the suspect under »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the Prime Minister of Malaysia HE Dr Anwar Ibrahim have discussed the latest regional developments, including the situation in Gaza and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. During a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the two leaders di»»»

Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital said an Israeli airstrike targeting a vehicle killed five people on Wednesday, with the territory's civil defense agency confirming the toll. Al-Shifa reported that "five martyrs and 13 injured arrived to the hospital following an Israeli airstrike that targeted a vehi»»»

Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad group have agreed to form an unlikely electoral coalition with a former top Fatah official who has close ties to the United Arab Emirates, Israel's closest ally in the Middle East, Palestinian officials told The Associated Press. The alliance could be well positio»»»

The heads of six top US-based AI companies signed a pledge at the White House on Tuesday to introduce stronger controls to ensure that their technology does not go rogue. The document, titled the White House Accord on Super Intelligence – Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities, was signed by»»»

Sputnik brings you a live broadcast from Moscow, Russia where Russian President Vladimir Putin is addressing Russian State Duma deputies following elections. Russian State Duma elections were held on on September 18-20, with Russian authorities noting unfriendly nations tried intervening into the e»»»

NEGOTIN - Aleksandar Vucic, who leads the United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls, said on Wednesday Serbia was one of Europe's leading countries in terms of real wage growth but that there was still much work to do. Vucic was speaking to reporters before a visit t»»»

Russia’s strikes on data centers such as De Novo aim to disrupt the infrastructure underpinning the state, the military and the economy, retired Colonel Rustem Klupov, a decorated military intelligence veteran, tells Sputnik. The military analyst clarifies that:data centers store and transfer vast »»»

First female lawyer from Hazara community honoured for defending minorities Dubai: Pakistani human rights lawyer Jalila Haider, who has spent more than a decade defending some of the country’s most vulnerable communities despite death threats has won the 2026 Right Livelihood Award, widely known as»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev presented honorary titles and certificates of merit on September 30. The ceremony was held at Yntymak Ordo, the Cabinet’s press service reported. A total of 174 people received awards, including 93 who were presented with honorar»»»

DUBAI: A pilot suffered multiple stab wounds in a midair fight with a colleague onboard a FlyDubai aircraft enroute from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday, Israeli media have reported. Airport authorities quoted by AFP that the pilots had been injured and hospitalized. Flight FZ1073 transmitted sqawk »»»

Hezbollah categorically denied on Wednesday any connection to an alleged cell that the Syrian Interior Ministry claimed it had dismantled in the Yarmouk Basin area of Daraa, reiterating that the group has no presence on Syrian soil and no involvement in security or military activities there. In a s»»»