ABU DHABI (Sputnik) - There are no European representatives at the negotiation table between Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, with the event being held in a trilateral format, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday. The negotiations were opened by the UAE Foreign Minister Ab»»»

ABU DHABI: Talks between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by the US, on ending more than four years of war began in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, a source in Moscow’s delegation said. Russian state media published a photograph of Ukraine’s and Russia’s delegation sitting opposite each other, with US envoys at the»»»

Rare insights into Sonia Gandhi's interactions with PM Modi unveiled in new book Dubai: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has offered a rare insight into her relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that he tends to avoid eye contact when the two meet at official gatherings. In»»»

Doha, Qatar: United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands, is bringing The Pearl Food Festival back to Porto Arabia from 11 to 21 November 2026. Sponsored by Qatar Airways Privilege Club, with Snoonu as National Delivery Partner, the third edition will build»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Albania and Croatia, under the supervision of Washington, are focusing their efforts on establishing full-fledged armed forces for Kosovo and further integrating the self-proclaimed republic into NATO, Russian Ambassador to Tirana Alexey Zaitsev said. "The entire range of activit»»»

On the border between Italy and Switzerland is Testa Grigia, a summit in the Alps 3,480 metres above sea level, where skiers flock. Among the attractions is a celebrated mountain refuge, the Rifugio Guide del Cervino. Its name leaves little doubt about its origins. Built by Italians in 1984, it has»»»

ABU DHABI: Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States will hold talks in Abu Dhabi Tuesday on ending Europe’s worst conflict since World War II in the first such meeting in more than nine months, as another winter of war approaches. Europe — alarmed by US President Donald Trump floating»»»

Tribune News Network Doha United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands, is bringing The Pearl Food Festival back to Porto Arabia from November 11 to 21, 2026. Sponsored by Qatar Airways Privilege Club, with Snoonu as National Delivery Partner, the third edit»»»

Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States are set to meet in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday for a new round of talks aimed at ending nearly five years of full-scale war triggered by Moscow's invasion of its neighbour. Security guarantees for the warring sides »»»

WASHINGTON: The White House aims to use this week’s talks with Ukrainian and Russian officials in part to persuade Moscow to agree to broader negotiations that would include key European officials on how to end nearly five years of war, US officials said. US President Donald Trump’s aides Steve Wit»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan took part in an expanded session of the G7 and invited partners on artificial intelligence in Paris on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.The session discussed the implications of rapid advances in technology and frontier AI models for th»»»

The Venetian lagoon is home to "barene" – salt marshes made of vegetation and mud, which play an important role against the effects of climate breakdown. They absorb CO2 and can store it long term in the soil, even more efficiently than land forests. But erosion and rising sea levels are threa»»»

Maserati-branded island on The Worlds Islands offers a new dimension of luxury living Maserati and SAMANA COLLECTA, SAMANA Developers’ newly launched ultra-premium real estate brand, today unveiled Maserati Island, a flagship destination in The World Islands, Dubai. Reinterpreting one of the world’»»»

RIYADH: A professor of cybersecurity at the center of excellence in information assurance at King Saud University, Mohammed Khurram Khan, has been elected a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences. Khan joins the TWAS Class of 2027, which brings together distinguished researchers from countries inc»»»

Doha, Qatar: Spain completed a brilliant double in Doha, winning both the men's and women's FIP World Cup titles at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex late Saturday night. The men's final, which stretched past midnight, saw Spain defeat defending champions Argentina 2-1 in a thrill»»»

PARIS: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies on Monday, with unresolved world crises on the agenda and questions about how President Donald Trump will approach foreign policy after his Republican Party’s massive losses in the mid»»»

A summit of the European Political Community on Thursday (12 November) followed a day later by an informal EU leaders’ gathering in Dublin will dominate next week. The EU summit, at least officially, is supposed to focus on AI. But the elephant in the room is Russia’s war in Ukraine. Delegations fr»»»

Germany can’t provide Ukraine with any more US-made Patriot air defense systems because it would dangerously deplete its own stocks, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said. In an interview with the newspaper Berliner Morgenpost published on Friday, Pistorius noted that Berlin had already deliver»»»

Paris, France: Carlos Alcaraz gained a measure of revenge on Ben Shelton on Sunday as the seven-time Grand Slam champion beat the American 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 to win the Paris Masters for the first time. In defeating the man who ended his US Open title defence earlier this season, the 23-year-old claime»»»

Hungary has expanded its regional energy cooperation with Poland and Czechia, which have joined a broader coalition involving Italy and several Central and Southern European countries. The agreement was signed in Zagreb, where energy ministers also discussed access to Black Sea natural gas, supply »»»

JERUSALEM: Israel said on Sunday it had deported 14 Western activists who had gone to the occupied West Bank on solidarity missions with Palestinians facing violence from Israeli settlers. Israeli authorities arrested them on Friday near Ramallah after an altercation between the activists and settl»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) brought the curtain down on the 10th edition of the Katara European Jazz Festival yesterday, with captivating performances from Malta and Spain providing a fitting finale to four days of musical celebrations. Held at the Katara Corniche near Gat»»»

More than 413,000 workers across Germany’s crisis-hit industrial sector have taken part in strikes and rallies this week, demanding higher pay and job security, trade union IG Metall announced on Friday. Germany’s largest union reported more than 2,800 actions nationwide since Sunday, hitting carma»»»

Socks drawn by children now fund inclusion scholarships, and ASICS has joined their cause Abu Dhabi: Meet Eli Loehmer. He is five years old, attends FS2 at a school in Abu Dhabi and, according to his mother Estelle, loves socks more than anything. “He loves wearing socks,” she says. Eli was born wi»»»

QNA Doha The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) brought its 10th European Jazz Festival to a close on Saturday with an awe-inspiring musical evening combining Maltese jazz and Spanish flamenco, drawing a large audience. The evening opened with a performance from Malta by guitarist Sandro Zerafa, »»»

RIYADH: When Alejandro Diaz-Patch left France for the Middle East, he intended to stay for just one year to study Arabic. Instead, he stayed for decades. “The only problem is that I left and never came back. It was a one-way ticket,” he told Arab News. Diaz-Patch’s life has unfolded across cultures»»»

MILAN: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Saturday that his personal data had been disseminated on the dark web, an encrypted part of the Internet, and that he has been exposed to “threats and intimidation.” Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers for the leak. Tajani ma»»»

Hungary has taken another significant step in its political transformation. Communist-era secret police files have finally been made public after 36 years, a new chief public prosecutor has taken office, and Budapest has seen an exceptionally busy week of diplomatic activity. The latest edition of »»»

Rho, Italy: Just as with electric cars, Chinese motorcycle brands are roaring into European markets, with high-performance, cut-price models starting to make a name for themselves. At EICMA in Milan, Europe's biggest motorcycle show, visitors were jostling on Friday around the stand of CFMoto, one »»»

Rome: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday he was being targeted by "cybercriminals" who were sharing his personal data online because of Italy's support for Ukraine. "For several days, cybercriminals have been spreading my personal data on the dark web and seeking to obtain fur»»»

By Staff, Agencies More than 100 protesters broke into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam's Sloterdijk district on Friday as part of a two-day European campaign against the expansion of large-scale data centers, denouncing the industry for enabling AI warfare, mass surveillance,»»»

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first international trip since the midterm elections that dealt Republicans a severe blow and raised questions about how the Trump administration will respond after policies like the Iran war helped Democrats seize control of Congress. The St»»»

UAE airlines adjust schedules amid Middle East tensions and security concerns Airlines operating from the UAE continue to adjust schedules amid renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, security concerns across the Middle East and ongoing regional disruptions. Etihad, Emirates, flydubai and Air»»»

A growing wave of discontent is sweeping across Europe. What began in France as student protests over deteriorating school conditions, teacher shortages and an education system under pressure has quickly grown into something much bigger: a groundswell of discontent over the rising cost of living, u»»»

Europe could face a significant Arctic cold spell in early December, potentially putting further pressure on the continent’s already low natural gas reserves. Signs of an unusually early disruption of the polar vortex have appeared in weather models, raising concerns that Arctic air could reach par»»»

Rome is still not fully accepting the return of prospective asylum seekers from countries such as Germany even though they first entered Europe on Italian territory, in a simmering dispute that could potentially erupt and place further pressure on the EU’s border-free travel zone. A document releas»»»

DUBLIN: Ireland’s government said Friday that hoax bomb claims sent to Irish media outlets amid a spate of threats against Europe-wide flights were “likely” part of a “co-ordinated campaign of disruption.” A host of commercial flights in Europe have been hit by false bomb threats this week, forcing»»»

Two aircraft arriving in Sofia from London and Brussels were inspected by Border Police teams after bomb threats were received by email, with no suspicious findings reported. Both planes landed safely at Sofia's Vasil Levski Airport and were checked by the authorities, who found nothing concerning.»»»

Belgium's King Philippe on Friday rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Bart De Wever and sent him and the governing coalition back to work on a long-running crisis over the country's budget. De Wever had handed in his resignation on Monday after budget talks broke down. But the king, who over»»»

Several Irish media outlets reported receiving bomb threats on Friday as a wave of hoax alerts that had so far mainly targeted airlines continued across Europe, with more than a dozen new flights affected. A host of commercial flights in Europe have been hit by false bomb threats this week, forcing»»»

Prague: New bomb threats have targeted multiple flights to and from Prague and Sofia, authorities said on Friday, as flights across Europe have been hit by hoax alerts this week. Four flights arriving at Prague airport and five flights leaving Prague were targeted by new bomb threats on Friday, air»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, November 6: Italian, British, French and Bulgarian papers discuss the bomb threats that diverted multiple flights across Europe on Thursday. British papers discuss Russell Brand's rape and sexual assault conviction. Finally, kids in Hanoi chase tourists – not for money, »»»

Authorities report fresh threats, but airport operations remain normal in Prague New bomb threats have targeted multiple flights to and from Prague and Sofia, authorities said on Friday, as flights across Europe have been hit by hoax alerts this week. Four flights arriving at Prague airport and fiv»»»

Lisbon: A Ryanair flight scheduled to depart from Lisbon for Rome on Friday was targeted by a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, the Portuguese police said. Later a ​Wizz Air flight from Prague ‌to ‌Rome ​was ‌diverted ⁠to ​Venice, where ⁠it landed safely, after ⁠Italian air ‌traffic ‌contro»»»

A string of bomb threats has affected dozens of passenger flights across Europe this week, prompting diversions, emergency landings and security checks, as well as military escorts in some cases. At least 27 incidents were reported on Thursday alone, bringing the total number of affected flights th»»»

Mass demonstrations over wages, rising living costs, and government spending cuts have swept France, with crowds facing off with police during a nationwide strike on Thursday. The CGT union estimated that nearly 1.6 million people took part in the latest wave of unrest. Initially sparked by student»»»

By Staff, Agencies Hoax bomb threats have disrupted at least 34 flights across Europe this week, with some forced to make emergency landings, as questions mount over an apparently coordinated effort to cause chaos for travelers. At least 25 bomb threats affected flights on Thursday between Italy, I»»»

RIMINI, Italy, Nov. 6 (TAP) – (By TAP correspondent Naima Aouichaoui) – Anis Gharbi, Director of National Structures at the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), said efforts are currently underway to establish a unified African...»»»

Emails sent to several Sofia Airport addresses claimed that explosives had been placed aboard three Ryanair aircraft bound for Bulgaria and were signed in the name of the Russian extremist movement "Fighters of the Male State," according to messages reviewed by operator, while an identical threat w»»»

Doha: Defending champions Argentina, along with title-contenders Spain stormed into the men’s semi-finals with commanding wins on Day 4 of the FIP World Cup in Doha, yesterday. Argentina, chasing a 13th men’s title, secured an easy 3-0 victory over Germany in the quarter-finals at the Khalifa Inter»»»