TAIPEI: Most shops and schools were shut across Taiwan on Friday as Typhoon Champi neared the island, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes ahead of the powerful storm. The typhoon is expected to sweep past Taiwan’s northeast as it moves toward China and Japan, triggering the cancelation »»»

Washington, Oct. 23 (SANA) Oil prices climbed above $113 a barrel on Friday amid concerns over potential disruptions to Middle Eastern energy supplies following attacks by the Houthi militia on Saudi Arabia, while gold headed for its steepest weekly decline in more than four months. Brent crude fut»»»

Bulgaria's Interior Ministry honoured nine schoolchildren on Friday for acts of honesty and civic responsibility that assisted law enforcement authorities, as part of its Little Big Heroes campaign. Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev presented awards to four boys from Blagoevgrad who found and retu»»»

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea voiced his support for President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and called for immediate judicial action regarding Hezbollah's confiscated explosives, in an interview on Thursday night on MTV’s Sar El Waqt. "The Lebanese Forces considers itself in the»»»

Bucharest: Romania launched a rescue operation on Friday after a ship sent a distress signal, the latest in a spate of incidents in the Black Sea, where suspected Russian drones have hit several vessels off Romania and Bulgaria. “Rescue vessels have managed to recover nine people alive, and one bod»»»

Major General Emil Tonev, head of Bulgaria’s National Service for Protection (NSP), has expressed his willingness to resign from his post, the service said in a press release on Friday. Earlier in the day, President Iliana Iotova said she would seek Tonev’s resignation. An internal inquiry ordered »»»

The project is designed to protect population centers, critical infrastructure, and troop deployment sites from drone attacks. The system is multilayered, comprising:Airspace surveillanceUAV electronic suppression and engagement systemsAn automated command-and-control frameworkA geoinformation syst»»»

Three days of art, history and adventure left my children asking to go back "He who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future, for it is from the past that we learn." That is a famous quote from Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and one that was at the forefront of my mi»»»

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev has called for realistic budget planning and financial discipline in the coming years, citing a 2025 budget deficit of 4% of gross domestic product and the consequences of accumulated fiscal imbalances. Speaking ahead of a meeting of »»»

Police shared advice on cybersecurity, road safety, crime prevention, official services Dubai: Dubai Police joined around 5,000 members of the Filipino community at the opening of Al Rigga night market in Dubai, using the gathering to promote public awareness of online scams, road safety and crime »»»

Leaked melanoma trial data shows the vaccine works but falls short of investor hopes Dubai: Moderna shares plunged 18 per cent on Thursday after full results from its personalised melanoma vaccine trial leaked online before the official release. Shares of Merck, its development partner, fell 1.8 pe»»»

President Iliana Iotova said on Friday that she would seek National Service for Protection (NSP) Chief Emil Tonev's resignation following an incident involving the service and journalist Sonya Koltuklieva. She cited shortcomings in the handling of the incident and said she expected resignations. “A»»»

DOHA: Weissmuller made a winning start to his new season, capturing the feature Sealine Cup at Al Rayyan Racecourse as Hamad Al Jehani enjoyed an outstanding day with four winners at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s fourth meeting. Ridden by Szczepan Mazur, the four-year-old bay gelding made »»»

Doha: Qatar’s Ali Al-Mohannadi won gold in the men’s 50m rifle prone event at the Kazakhstan Open Grand Prix Shooting Championship yesterday. Al-Mohannadi topped the standings with 623.1 points after six rounds, beating Kazakhstan’s Islam Satbayev, who scored 621.5 points to take silver. Arseniy Le»»»

Iconic tradition was loved by tourists but opposed by animal welfare activists New York: The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfa»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A tanker with Russian diesel fuel left the port of Primorsk and is heading to New York, according to vessel tracking data seen by Sputnik on Friday. There are 326,800 barrels of petroleum products on board the vessel, and the tanker has a displacement of 50,000 tonnes.Russian Pre»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has postponed the sixth UN World Data Forum and the second Saudi Statistics Forum, both due in Riyadh next month, until 2027. The General Authority for Statistics said new dates will be announced later through official channels. It gave no reason for moving the events, which we»»»

By Staff, Agencies At least 30 Yemeni civilians have been martyred or wounded over the past 24 hours in a fresh wave of airstrikes and artillery attacks by Saudi Arabia and its affiliated forces targeting residential areas in the provinces of Taiz and Hajjah, according to Yemen’s Al-Masirah network»»»

Dubai-based platform brings bookkeeping, payroll and inventory into one AI-powered system As the UAE accelerates its digital economy, Dubai-based tech innovator XYRA has launched an AI-powered accounting and bookkeeping platform to simplify e-invoice management and tax compliance for growing enterp»»»

DAKAR: The Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, did not travel to Democratic Republic of Congo, the Swiss government said in a statement to Reuters on Friday, contradicting accounts from Uganda. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs had on Th»»»

Tunis, Oct. 23 (TAP)- The weather on Friday is partially cloudy across the country with scattered showers in southern coasts. Rain will move to the far north and eastern coasts overnight, turning into rainstorms, according to the National Institute...»»»

Around 40% of eligible voters, or between 2.6 million and 2.7 million people, are expected to vote in Sunday’s presidential election, according to a survey by polling agency Alpha Research. The projected turnout represents a slight increase from the 37% recorded at the start of the campaign. The su»»»

DOHA: Alia Hamad Al Thani and Rami Younes won the Amateur class and Silver class respectively as the third leg of the 10th edition of the Longines Hathab Qatar Equestrian Tour began yesterday at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s indoor arena. Alia topped the 100cm Amateur class in 34.72 seconds on »»»

Kiryat Shmona has long been a bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. But that loyalty is no longer ironclad. Once a bustling commercial center, Israel's northernmost city was temporarily evacuated three years ago after being battered by rockets from nearby Lebanon, »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel had prevented a "major attack" after soldiers killed two armed Palestinian assailants in a firefight that left five wounded near the West Bank city of Hebron. "I commend our heroic fighters, who acted resolutely and prevented a major»»»

NORTH KORDOFAN: Across Sudan, farmers who have struggled to harvest their crops since a civil war flared in 2023 are now battling a new enemy that could plunge the nation back into famine: the weather. El Niño, the climate pattern threatening parts of Africa with floods, is bringing higher temperat»»»

New York's city council voted Thursday in favor of a measure to ban horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, a tourist attraction that has been controversial for years. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to sign the ban into law which would go into effect starting in June 2028 New York's city»»»

One-stop-shop initiative to bring Philippine government agencies together to serve OFWs Dubai: Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the UAE will have another opportunity to access Philippine government services locally when the fourth "Bagong Bayani ng Mundo: OFW Serbisyo Caravan" takes place in Dub»»»

Hungary’s 23 October national holiday began with a traditional military flag-raising ceremony outside the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on Friday morning, marking the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence. President András Baka, Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Speaker o»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent reports constant buzz of Israeli drones over Beirut’s southern suburbs (Dahiyeh) 23-10-2026 10:56 AM Latest News Urg»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sources to Al-Manar: Saudi-Backed Forces Use Schools, Government Buildings as Bases in Taiz 23-10-2026 11:12 AM Smoke rises after an airstr»»»

In a position published Friday, the Democratic Bulgaria coalition called for the resignation of National Service for Protection (NSP) head Emil Tonev and Parliament Chair Mihaela Dotsova. "A government that has lost touch with reality cannot ensure the unity of the nation," reads the position, prom»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), represented by the Department of Specialized Licensing and Market Control, organised training workshops for food suppliers and major retail outlets to introduce its electronic services and systems and demonstrate how to use them to streamline proc»»»

Doha: Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) participated in the UK-GCC Strategic Dialogue, organised by The Business Year, under the patronage of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), held in London on 20 October 2026. The participation reinforced QFZ’s commitment to strengthening economic cooperation, at»»»

Doha: As the opening of Cityscape Qatar 2026 nears, more than 400 live projects are set to take centre stage at the Doha Exhibition & Convention Center (DECC) from 27–29 October. The three-day exhibition will bring together more than 70 developers from Qatar and international markets, presenting a »»»

DOHA: The General Authority of Customs (GAC) and Qatar Chamber (QC) jointly organised a training programme on the Electronic ATA Carnet (e-ATA Carnet) for more than 35 customs officials as part of ongoing efforts to advance digital transformation and streamline customs procedures. Held at the GAC h»»»

Air Marshal Tony Davies says resignation results from errors of judgement made in the past Wellington: The head of New Zealand’s military has resigned over an “inappropriate relationship” he had while in charge of a unit, the Defence Force said Friday. “The resignation is for personal reasons, and »»»

Modern technology enhances cleanup and safeguards marine ecosystems from oil spills When oil spills into the sea, responders face a race against wind, waves, and time. Now modern satellite and AI tools can help detect spills faster. Cleanup sequence Cleanup, however, is not simply “removing oil”. I»»»

Arab Finance: Madinet Masr President and CEO Abdallah Sallam has ranked 13th in the Real Estate and Construction category of Forbes Middle East’s Sustainability Leaders 2026 list, according to an emailed press release. The recognition highlights the company’s efforts in sustainable urban developmen»»»

The curfew has been extended in certain areas of Paris, every night from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. until Monday morning. The measure has been in force since the violence and looting of the weekend, according to an order from the Paris police prefecture published Thursday. A Paris protest Thursday org»»»

DUBAI: US President Donald Trump has called for Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s immediate resignation, claiming she used a fake name to enter Congress. A federal court filing submitted Wednesday by the office of US Attorney Jeanine Pirro referred to the congresswoman as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a»»»

At least five Israelis were injured, two critically, in a heroic shooting operation carried out on Friday by two Palestinians in occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli media reported. The two Palestinians arrived at the so-called Yehuda Junction, southeast of Al-Khalil (Hebron), in a vehicle w»»»

Alpha Research puts the presidential ticket of Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev at 41.1%, ahead of Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev at 28.3%, while a separate survey by Trend also shows Yotova in the lead as Bulgaria approaches its October 25 presidential election. Alpha Research’s findings, publishe»»»

DOHA: Under the patronage of H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, NeXTfairs has announced that the seventh edition of Build Your House Exhibition will be held from 26 to 28 October 2026 at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index ended this week lower 2.26%, shedding 199.070 points from the previous week’s close to settle at the 8,611 points. The decline was driven by six sectors, with the telecommunications sector posting the largest gains, rising by 1.91%, while the transportatio»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that the United States’ negotiating behavior, marked by coercion and one-sided demands, rather than Iran’s religious beliefs, makes rational negotiations impossible. In a post on his X account, Baghaei questioned the re»»»

Unveils $1m in USDC rewards as 18-29-year-olds make up 50% of regional Binance users Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and number of registered users, has launched Qafila 2026, a regional initiative bringing eligible users across the Middle East and North Africa»»»

Dubai mum defies stereotypes, proving ambition thrives beyond marriage and motherhood Dubai: Ankita Jain Bhatia has a glittering, diamond-encrusted crown on her head, a six-year-old son at home and a husband who is her loudest cheerleader. But if you thought marriage and motherhood came with an exp»»»

Bulgaria’s General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) has dismantled an organized criminal group involved in smuggling goods from Turkiye and selling them in Bulgaria through a scheme designed to evade taxes, the Directorate said on its Facebook page. The operation was carried out on»»»

Israeli troops on Friday shot dead two suspected Palestinian assailants in the West Bank after a shooting that left at least five people wounded, officials said. Footage shared by rescuers showed a lifeless body in casual attire on the ground next to a petrol station as Israeli troops patrolled in »»»