DOHA: Weather inshore until 6pm on Wednesday will be relatively hot to hot and partly cloudy, with a chance of light rain at places at times, according to the Department of Meteorology’s daily forecast. Offshore conditions will also be partly cloudy with a chance of light rain, while strong winds a»»»

Abu Dhabi, April 29 (SANA) Syria’s agriculture minister on Tuesday called for the creation of a regional center to combat the red palm weevil, a pest that threatens date palm production across the region. Speaking at a ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi, Agriculture Minister Amjad Badr said the propo»»»

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) has issued a comprehensive set of regulations governing labour accommodation, mandating free internet access and enhanced health and welfare facilities as part of efforts to improve living standards. According to the new guidelines, employer»»»

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth will make his first testimony before Congress on the Mideast war Wednesday, as efforts to end the conflict stalled with the United States reportedly skeptical of Tehran's latest offer to unblock the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has blockaded the waterway -- a vital conduit for»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has introduced amendments to the public procurement rules for state-owned enterprises and companies with more than 50 percent state participation. The changes concern Resolution No. 301 of June 10, 2022, and are aimed at supporting the garment industry and cre»»»

Ferry services nationwide will be suspended and public transport in Athens disrupted Friday as labor unions mark May Day. Greece’s PNO umbrella seamen’s federation has called a 24-hour strike that will keep all ferries moored in port. Athens buses and trolley buses will only run between 9 a.m. and »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Mitsubishi crossover SUV Eclipse Cross offers dynamic performance and enjoys an overall enhanced exterior design, extended body length, upgraded sleek and elegant interior, advanced technology, and intelligent safety features. The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross and full line up of Mitsub»»»

Jakarta: Military prosecutors on Wednesday indicted four Indonesian soldiers on charges including premeditated assault for their alleged role in an acid attack on an activist critical of the armed forces' perceived expanding role in government. Andrie Yunus of the Kontras rights group, suffered ser»»»

Doha, Qatar: The MG HS brings a bold new vision to the segment, building further on its international success. It is an exceptional mid-size SUV that redefines style, performance and technolo-gy in the sector. It is presented in Qatar at Auto Class Cars, in MG Qatar showrooms on Salwa Road and in L»»»

The EU is in a slow-moving identity collapse crisis. Disunity in the EU is growing more obvious each month and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is casting about for ways to rebuild a consensus without much luck. Last week she called on Turkey to step up as a strategic partner, but»»»

The EU is in a slow-moving identity collapse crisis. Disunity in the EU is growing more obvious each month and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is casting about for ways to rebuild a consensus without much luck. Last week she called on Turkey to step up as a strategic partner, but»»»

The EU is in a slow-moving identity collapse crisis. Disunity in the EU is growing more obvious each month and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is casting about for ways to rebuild a consensus without much luck. Last week she called on Turkey to step up as a strategic partner, but»»»

The EU is in a slow-moving identity collapse crisis. Disunity in the EU is growing more obvious each month and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is casting about for ways to rebuild a consensus without much luck. Last week she called on Turkey to step up as a strategic partner, but»»»

The EU is in a slow-moving identity collapse crisis. Disunity in the EU is growing more obvious each month and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is casting about for ways to rebuild a consensus without much luck. Last week she called on Turkey to step up as a strategic partner, but»»»

The EU is in a slow-moving identity collapse crisis. Disunity in the EU is growing more obvious each month and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is casting about for ways to rebuild a consensus without much luck. Last week she called on Turkey to step up as a strategic partner, but»»»

Europe endured a historic heatwave across Nordic countries, shrinking glaciers and record sea temperatures in 2025 as the fast-warming continent faces more frequent climate extremes, a new report showed Wednesday. "The climate indicators ... are quite worrying," Mauro Facchini, a European Commissio»»»

The EU is in a slow-moving identity collapse crisis. Disunity in the EU is growing more obvious each month and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is casting about for ways to rebuild a consensus without much luck. Last week she called on Turkey to step up as a strategic partner, but»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Russian citizen who was recruited by the Ukrainian special services and planned terrorist attacks using explosives at gas and electricity supply facilities in Crimea has been detained, the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia said on Wednesday. "The Federal Security Service»»»

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has ordered all licensed financial institutions to stop using instant messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, to communicate with customers, citing customer protection and data security concerns. In a circular issued to banks, insurers, exchange houses and finan»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s plan to deploy tens of billions of dollars into the US natural gas sector marks a wider shift in Gulf energy strategy, with ADNOC’s overseas investment arm XRG moving to build a gas platform that can serve both global LNG demand and the fast-rising power need»»»

Doha, Qatar: All New Mazda CX-60 with 3.3 litre inline 6-cylinder MHEV has been introduced by National Car Company (NCC), the sole agent for Mazda vehicles in Qatar celebrating 50 years of their partnership in excellence with Mazda Corporation-Japan. The model now available in the state-of-the-art »»»

The Lebanese health ministry said Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed eight people, including civil defense rescuers, and wounded two soldiers in the country's south, despite an ongoing ceasefire. The Israeli military, meanwhile, announced it had found and destroyed a large Hezbollah tunnel network u»»»

Among the hundreds of climbers hoping to scale Everest this season, 27-year-old Australian Oliver Foran began his journey far away, cycling and then walking all the way from the sea. Foran is seeking to break the 67-day "sea-to-summit" record, first pedaling 1,150 kilometers (715 miles) from the wa»»»

On April 29, 1945, troops of the U.S. Seventh Army liberated 32,000 prisoners at the Nazi regime's Dachau concentration camp near Munich, Germany. 1 of 5 | Workers present the stolen iron gate with the slogan "Arbeit macht frei" ("Work will set you free") after its return to the site in Dachau, Ger»»»

On April 29, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at Ata-Beyit Historical and Memorial Complex, attended by Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Togolese Republic. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Togo arrived in Kyrgyzstan on an official visit. During the»»»

Construction managers in Romania expect an increase in activity over the next three months, while the number of employees is set to remain relatively stable in construction, retail trade and services, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data published on Tuesday.According to the»»»

Romania's registered unemployment rate stood at 3.25% at the end of March 2026, down 0.09 percentage points compared to the previous month and 0.07 percentage points lower compare to March 2025, the National Employment Agency (ANOFM) announced on Tuesday.The total number of registered unemployed pe»»»

Romania is achieving a solid and credible correction, in an international context marked by interest rate increases, pressures on financing costs and economic slowdown in many European countries, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare said on Tuesday."Today we published the budget execution figures for »»»

The Action for Europe's Security (SAFE) programme must be completed by 2030, Mihai Jurca, head of the Prime Minister's Chancellery, told a joint session of Parliament's defence committees, which gave a favourable report on 15 projects."The SAFE programme must be completed by 2030. We are talking ab»»»

The budget deficit was reduced in the first three months of this year by more than half compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 1.03% of GDP, compared to 2.28% of GDP in the first quarter of last year, according to data published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Finance."The execution of the gen»»»

Defence Minister Radu Miruta on Tuesday reported that an acquisition package worth over EUR 8 billion cleared Parliament, adding that it includes almost ten anti-drone projects."The entire list of projects for which the Ministry of National Defence proposed the technical specifications cleared Parl»»»

Exim Banca Romaneasca, acting as Romania's Export Credit Agency (ECA), and Bank Pivdenny of Ukraine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under the InvestEU Export Credit Pilot, an initiative of the European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) aimed at supporting European exporter»»»

The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to lift the immunity of MEP Diana Iovanovici Sosoaca for all the alleged crimes for which she is being investigated in Romania, with one exception, the one related to a speech delivered to a plenary session of the European Parliament in which she praised the»»»

Romania's 10-year borrowing rate has risen rapidly to 7.3% in recent days, from about 6.7% in mid-April, amid worsening perception of investment averages generated by internal tensions, and there are clear signs that political instability is already starting to be included in the cost of financing,»»»

AUR currently has no coalition with the PSD, the leader of the party, George Simion, reiterated on Tuesday, adding that it would be risky to say that he would form a coalition with a certain party or another."We have no coalition with the Social Democratic Party", Simion told a press conference hel»»»

Romania urgently needs real reform, to continue the well-started steps to reorganise towards a more competent state and to narrow the government deficit, it is not the time for a new political crisis, according to the Romanian Business Leaders Foundation (RBL)."Let's not spoil what started to work!»»»

The parliamentary groups of PSD (Social Democratic Party), AUR (Alliance for the Union of Romania) and PACE - Intai Romania (Romania First) tabled a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in Parliament on Tuesday.The motion is signed by 251 MPs, AUR leader George Simion said.Th»»»

Iratxe Garcia Perez, the S&D group leader of the European Parliament reiterated on Tuesday her full confidence in PSD and said that party leader Sorin Grindeanu had told her there was no accord made with the far right wing in Romania, to form a government. “I reiterate my full confidence in PSD. Ye»»»

Romania has actively and successfully participated in the transatlantic effort, coordinated by the US Department of State, that led to freeing two Moldovan officers held captive in the Russian Federation, according to President Nicusor Dan."The diplomatic and intelligence approaches, concluded with»»»

The strategic partnership with the United States remains essential for Romania's security, Foreign Minister Oana Toiu said, after discussing on Monday with the US Secretary of the Army, Daniel P. Driscoll.'We addressed very important issues for Romania's security, from the importance of the America»»»

President Nicusor Dan met Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the Three Seas Initiative Summit, where they discussed bilateral, European and economic cooperation."Austria is the second-largest investor in Romania's economy, and our cooperation continues to develop.»»»

President Nicusor Dan declared, on Tuesday, at the opening of the Three Seas Initiative (I3M) Summit, that the states in the region must have the will to function as a single market and to have regional champions."On the security side, we have the opportunity to build dual-use mobility infrastructu»»»

Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on linking the ports of Constanta and Rijeka (Croatia), and on Romania's accession to the Infrastructure Fund of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) were signed by Romanian representatives on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the 3SI Summit.President Nicusor Dan was a»»»

New drone attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine took place on Wednesday morning in the town of Ismail, near the river border with Romania, in Tulcea County. Residents in the area were warned via a RO-ALERT message.According to the Ministry of National Defence, on Wednesday morni»»»

With a highly diverse international student body and a uniquely collaborative academic ecosystem, Qatar Foundation is redefining education diplomacy Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation has positioned itself as a powerful hub for education diplomacy, where international students are not just learners but »»»

New Delhi: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday a proposed $9 billion megaport and city project on the strategic Great Nicobar Island is "destruction dressed in development's language". The island, nearly 3,000 kilometres (1,860 miles) from New Delhi, sits at the entrance to one of »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a phone call with HE Ali Al-Zaidi, the Prime Minister-Designate of the sister Republic of Iraq. At the beginning of the call, His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has launched an innovative training programme titled “Leadership in Crises Using Virtual Reality (VR)”, marking a significant step toward adopting advanced training methodologies to enhance leadership capabilities. Supervised by the Training an»»»

Doha: Vodafone Qatar has been recognised by Huawei Headquarters with the prestigious Industry Excellence Partner Award in Education. The award recognises the successful deployment of the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless network at the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST). The solution delive»»»

Mali's military ruler Assimi Goita made his first public appearance since coordinated insurgent assaults over the weekend, pledging to “neutralise” those responsible as jihadist and separatist groups escalated attacks across the country. The leader of Mali's military government, Assimi Goita, on Tu»»»