Three years after the deadly Hamas-led October 7 attacks in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for political survival ahead of legislative elections later this month. Reports that Arab leaders warned him of the assault in advance have undercut his claims that Israel's se»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israeli former hostage Shoshan Haran said "we were naive" about Hamas before the October 7, 2023 attack on her kibbutz. Held in Gaza for 50 days, she recalled refusing to "show weakness" to her captors. She also called the accusations of genocide against Israel "a li»»»

Israel will mark the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Wednesday with memorial events across the country, as heightened security surrounds the commemorations and voters prepare for an election in which the deadliest day in Israel’s history is expected to remain a central issu»»»

Israelis on Wednesday began commemorations for the victims of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attacks, which killed 1,200 people and saw 251 hostages taken. This year – the third anniversary of the attacks – is the first time all the hostages or their remains are home. Follow our liveblog for the»»»

Young daughter lived alongside mother’s body after being told she was ill and sleeping Dubai: Egyptian police have arrested a 40-year-old man accused of killing his wife and keeping her body hidden inside their home in Shubra El Kheima for nearly three months while telling their young daughter that»»»

Former Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky said in an interview with bTV that Bulgaria has full grounds to request NATO consultations under Article 4 following the drone attacks in the Black Sea, stressing that the conflict has reached the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone and poses a national securi»»»

The search for the crew of the sunken cargo ship ALFA WATAN has been terminated and will not resume, the Bulgarian Maritime Search and Rescue Center announced. The vessel is believed to have sunk in about three minutes, according to initial reports. During the search, an overturned boat, three life»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the government will approve an investment expenditure plan for five additional air defense missile systems, while warning that developing capabilities against unmanned systems in the air and maritime domains requires time, funding and a systematic approach. Radev mad»»»

How a search for the perfect work bag sparked a sustainable fashion revolution in UAE Dubai: Angana Maheshwari wasn't trying to become a fashion entrepreneur when the idea for Veganologie first took shape. She just wanted a good work bag that could fit her computer, power bank and wallet. It was du»»»

Operation Gallant Knight 3 marks three years of relief for Palestinians The UAE has delivered 136,891 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza in 14,442 trucks since the launch of Operation Gallant Knight 3, as the humanitarian mission approaches its third anniversary. Figures released on the operation s»»»

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported death from plague of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the World Health Organization pressed Moscow for greater transparency and clarity over conflicting accounts of th»»»

DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has issued new instructions for insurance companies, exchange houses and financing companies to enhance access to financial services for persons with disabilities and the elderly, reinforcing its efforts to advance financial inclusion across Qatar. The instructions ar»»»

Tunis, Oct. 7 (TAP)- The weather on Wednesday is partly cloudy across the country, growing very cloudy during the afternoon in northwestern and central western regions. Rain is also expected, moving later to some areas in the east.The wind is...»»»

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Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index rose 0.04% at the opening of Wednesday's trading session, gaining 3.75 points from the previous session's close to reach 9,263 points, supported by gains across three sectors. QSE data showed positive performances in the sectors of Telecoms (+0.46%)»»»

Sofia, Bulgaria: No survivors have been found from a ship that sank after a drone strike off the coast of Bulgaria, rescuers said Wednesday, announcing the end of search operations. Drones hit two commercial vessels early Tuesday in the Black Sea, the latest fallout from the Ukraine-Russia war in r»»»

MAKKAH: Umm Al-Qura University has registered a new patent with the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, related to the invention of a technology to extract nano-iron oxide compound from steelmaking slag, in a step that promotes the use of industrial waste in the production of advanced materi»»»

Growtech Middle East 2026 puts UAE farmers, sustainable agriculture & growth centre stage Dubai: Growtech Middle East, formerly known as Agra Middle East, will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 26–28 October 2026, with the UAE National Agriculture Centre (NAC) joining as its Strategic Gov»»»

New agreement opens access in finance, technology, healthcare, logistics, other services Abu Dhabi: The Trade in Services and Investment Agreement (TISIA) between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Belarus on Wednesday officially entered into force, marking a significant new phase in bila»»»

DAR ES SALAAM: The State of Qatar launched the Second Doha Dialogue on Labour Mobility, hosted in Dar es Salaam in the United Republic of Tanzania, on Oct 5-6, under the theme 'From Commitment to Action: Advancing Fair and Sustainable Labour Mobility between Africa and GCC Countries'. The second ed»»»

Health Ministry urges vaccination as seasonal respiratory virus activity increases Dubai: Saudi Arabia has recorded a 30 per cent rise in intensive care admissions linked to respiratory infections over the past three weeks as seasonal viruses become more active, the Health Ministry said. The minist»»»

YAF declares Saudi airspace an operations zone after barrage of retaliatory strikes; downs CH-4 drone and repels border advance The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a series of operations targeting Saudi military and strategic sites early Wednesday, spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced.»»»

Geneva: Medicine and surgery are not the answer for overweight children, the World Health Organization has said . Releasing its first guidelines addressing the sharp rise in obesity among children and adolescents, the WHO instead strongly recommended structured diets, physical activity and behaviou»»»

Washington, USA: Google has launched Nano Banana 2.1, the latest iteration of its AI image generation and editing model, bringing sharper visual quality, more precise editing and stronger consistency for characters and objects across multiple images and successive edits. The model builds on Nano Ba»»»

There is an awkward moment in a crisis that most organizations would prefer to skip. The immediate danger has eased, teams have adapted, workarounds exist, things are moving again. Everyone wants to ask: so, what do we do next? The more useful answer may be: not so fast. Before moving from adaptati»»»

Travellers can change their flight date once without rebooking fee, subject to conditions Dubai: Planning a trip to Dubai just got a little more flexible for eligible Philippine Airlines (PAL) passengers. Flag carrier PAL is offering travellers the option to change their flight date once without pa»»»

Prosecutors allege at least 14 children were abused inside the California home A California couple who built a family of at least 21 children through surrogacy have been charged over the alleged abuse of children at their mansion, with prosecutors claiming surveillance cameras captured some of the »»»

“We are providing for higher salaries for young doctors in the 2027 [State] budget,” Prime Minister Rumen Radev said at the beginning of the regular Government meeting here on Wednesday. Radev said that his Government is working to ensure that young doctors in Bulgaria have faster opportunities for»»»

Paris, France: France has suspended the use of stun grenades in high school protests, the interior minister announced Wednesday, after a 14-year-old lost his hand to one fired by police. "I am suspending their use for the high school students' movement" until there was more clarity on what happened»»»

Israelis gathered on Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has left much of the territory in ruins and its 2 million people living in dire conditions. In southern Israel, families mourn»»»

It's perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel's military campaign over the past three years: The city of Rafah, once home to a quarter million people, has been erased. Satellite imagery shows the Israeli military has systematically razed the southern city and other town»»»

150 people to receive training in marketing, AI tools and business management Abu Dhabi: Families in Abu Dhabi who run businesses from their kitchens and living rooms are being offered a way to take the next step. The Authority of Social Contribution, Ma'an, part of the Department of Community Deve»»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Delyan Peevski on Wednesday welcomed President Iliana Iotova's decision to convene the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS), while stressing that his comments should not be interpreted as political support for her. "I am impressed with Mrs I»»»

Damascus, Oct. 7 (SANA) Syria is seeking to revive its cotton and textile industry as ginneries resume operations after years of disruption, but high production costs, water shortages and reduced cultivation remain obstacles to rebuilding the sector. The Mhardeh cotton ginnery in Hama province resu»»»

NASHVILLE, Tennessee: Death row inmate Christa Pike has regained consciousness after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection last week, and her attorneys are set to head to court Wednesday to seek more information about what went wrong. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobar»»»

Ecuador: Fishermen along Latin America's Pacific coast are reeling in half-empty nets as ocean warming aggravated by El Nino causes tuna, anchovies and other top catches to migrate to cooler waters. From Ecuador and Peru in South America, to Panama and Guatemala in Central America, some skippers ha»»»

The expansion comes as Sharmax marks ten years of international development Dubai: Sharmax Motors, an international motorcycle and powersports manufacturer, has expanded its presence in the United Arab Emirates with the opening of its largest showroom in the country in Ras Al Khaimah. The facility »»»

Government employees to gain AI expertise under new Abu Dhabi programme Abu Dhabi-Abu Dhabi Government has launched a major artificial intelligence training programme, ‘AiNative’ at the Ai Everything, Abu Dhabi, that aims to equip 20,000 government employees with practical AI skills by the end of 2»»»

Parliament rejected here on Wednesday four proposals for hearings concerning the attacks on two commercial vessels in the Black Sea economic zone, the presidential pardon of Ognyan Atanasov, rising prices of medical services and pharmaceutical products, as well as public procurement contracts for g»»»

SOFIA: Bulgarian rescuers have ended the search for the crew of a cargo ship that sank in the Black Sea after a drone attack, with no sailors found, they said on Wednesday. “There is no trace of the sailors,” Rumen Nikolov, the head of the country’s Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, t»»»

Singapore: The global AI boom is fast becoming the key driver of economies around the world but the boom is risking wider global inequality by leaving some nations behind, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Wednesday. She also lamented a lack of "decisive action" in heavily indebted advanced »»»

Paris, France: France's prime minister will make a public address on Wednesday evening on the school protests roiling the country and other issues including the country's finances, his office said. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday demanding better conditions »»»

Several flight cancellations and delays reported as airlines restore services. UAE travellers are facing a mixed picture on Wednesday, October 7, with flight cancellations and delays reported at Dubai International Airport (DXB), while airlines continue to restore some international services. Briti»»»

New rules require shared units to house either families or individuals Dubai has introduced new rules governing shared accommodation, banning families and individuals from living in the same residential unit and restricting shared housing to designated areas of the emirate. Dubai Municipality set o»»»

Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo opened the door for a return to the Portuguese national team yesterday and apologised for his walkout, while also accusing coach Jorge Jesus of twice breaking his word. “I will be available, as I have always been until today, to compete and win for our national team,” s»»»

Paris: Michael Olise starred as France stormed back from behind to thrash Belgium 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League on Monday, while Italy continued their resurgence with victory over Turkiye. Dodi Lukebakio’s first-half strike had Belgium on track for a first competitive victory over France since 198»»»

Lucknow: Captain Shreyas Iyer struck his maiden T20 international century to lead India to a convincing eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening match yesterday. With India chasing 172 for victory, Iyer hit an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls to steer his team home with 32 balls to spare in Lu»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Sports for All Federation concluded its “Summer of Sports for All 2026” race series, held at the Aspire Indoor Track, with 1,362 male and female participants of various ages and nationalities. The races drew strong participation, with 676 runners taking part in the open race,»»»

Doha, Qatar: Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage has been nominated for the 2026 Men’s World Athlete of the Year award alongside Brazil’s unbeaten 400m hurdles star Alison dos Santos and Sweden’s record-breaking pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, three of the standout performers in a remarkable season for athl»»»

The opposition Fidesz party said in response to Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s announcement regarding tax changes on Tuesday that the party does not support tax increases in any form. In a statement, Fidesz said the Tisza government wanted to take money from the people because it had “squandered Hun»»»