A team of 16 staff members from the Interior Ministry's Institute of Psychology provided assistance at the scene of the multiple-vehicle pile-ups on Trakia Motorway, the Ministry said in a press release on Wednesday. Eleven people were killed and more than 50 injured in the accidents, which involve»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality closed 57 food establishments and recorded 6,088 violations across Qatar during the third quarter of 2026, according to its latest Municipal Operations Report. Figures released by the Ministry showed that municipalities conducted 81,611 health inspections a»»»

BEIRUT: Initial findings indicate that a body found in Lebanon belongs to former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed Al-Alwani, Iraq’s ambassador to Beirut said Wednesday. Mohammed Reda Al-Husseini told the Iraqi News Agency that an examination at Zahle Government Hospital, attended by a relative of Al-Alwani, an»»»

DUBAI: G7 foreign ministers condemned continued Houthi strikes inside Yemen and against Saudi Arabia, and urged all actors, including Iran, to stop arming and supporting the group. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday after their meeting in Paris on Nov. 9 and 10, ministers from Canada, France,»»»

Tunis, Nov. 11 (TAP) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is oganising next November 16 a launch ceremony of the Green Economy Financing Facility in Tunisia programme in Tunis. The event is expected to gather...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Korea, India and China plan to use the Northern Sea Route as a regular shipping corridor, Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister Alexei Chekunkov said. "China, India, and South Korea plan to use the Northern Sea Route as a regular trade route," Chekunkov said at a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The scandal around Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a woman whom US intelligence suspects of working for China underscores the need to stay diligent, but will not undermine US contacts with China, US Ambassador to China David Perdue said. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman G»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO countries could take part in the Eurasian security architecture, Alexey Drobinin, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Foreign Policy Planning Department, said on Wednesday. "Within the framework of the composition of participants in this architecture, we do not rule o»»»

Arab Finance: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decree transferring full ownership of the shares of two maritime companies from the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport to the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), as published in the Official Gazette. The two companies are Canal Mooring and»»»

PARIS Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr Maryam bint Ali Al Misnad held talks with Under-Secretary-General and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Vanessa Frazier. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum »»»

Antalya: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated in the opening session of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), held Wednesday in Antalya, the Republic of Turkiye. The opening session was attended by a number of Th»»»

"Today, on the Day of National Mourning, we bow our heads in memory of those who lost their lives in the serious road accidents on the Trakia Motorway." Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova extends her sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to t»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar's Cabinet, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, held its regular meeting on Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan, discussing key regional developments and approving a series of legislative initiati»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation to the East Asian Summit in Manila on November 17, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "On November 17, the 21st East Asian Summit in Manila begins its work. The Russian de»»»

Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom is preparing for the physical start-up of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Wednesday. "We are just one step away from the physical start-up. It is a construction project of a cosmic scale, with the whole world w»»»

Large crowds gathered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday to mourn the deaths of dozens of people including children, killed last week in strikes blamed on Saudi Arabia. Mourners prayed at the Mosque of the People in Sanaa, renamed by the Iran-backed Houthis after they took over the capital, c»»»

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz will visit Beirut early next week to discuss the issue of UNIFIL and the proposed solutions for the period that will follow the end of its mandate, Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported. The G7 foreign ministers had agreed Tuesday on "the need to avoid a security»»»

Rome: Schools were evacuated across Italy on Wednesday following a series of hoax bomb threats, but Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said there was no "concrete danger". Similar hoax threats were reported in schools in Britain and Ireland, which prompted some evacuations. Meloni said she had c»»»

The Palestinian people and their resistance will not stand idly by in the face of escalating Israeli settler attacks, the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas declared on Wednesday, following a large-scale assault by Israeli settler gangs on a West Bank village. In a statement, Hamas described the att»»»

Saudi Arabia has intensified its attacks across Yemen, shelling residential areas in Saada province and launching airstrikes in Taiz and Lahij, as the cumulative toll from its latest escalation reached 355 killed and 757 injured. Saba News Agency in Sanaa reported on Wednesday that Saudi artillery »»»

By Fatima Salameh On November 11, 2023, the Sayyed of the Nation’s Martyrs, martyred Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, appeared in what would be his final speech marking Hezbollah Martyr Day. At the time, few could have imagined that this would be his last appearance on an occasion for which they had grown »»»

Tunis, Nov.11 (TAP) - Applications for the 2027 National Crafts Innovation Competitions was launched by the National Crafts Office (ONAT). These competitions aim to encourage creativity, promote innovation and foster the renewal of craft products....»»»

Tunis, Nov.11 (TAP) - A training sesion on communication during plant health crises and the development of interpersonal skills, as part of the ASCO project (Support for official control services for animal and plant products in Tunisia), funded by...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Any new US attacks on Iran will have serious consequences for the entire region, Afshin Parchizadeh, minister-counselor at the Iranian Embassy in Russia, said. Speaking at the International Collective Security Forum, the diplomat said the situation has not stabilized in the eight»»»

SEOUL (Sputnik) - North Korea has published an updated text of its constitution, which recognizes South Korea as a separate state bordering the DPRK in the south, for the first time since amendments were made in 2024, according to the document reviewed by Sputnik. The presented version was amended »»»

The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has stressed in an interview on al-Mayadeen television that "any new U.S. attack will be met by targeting distant American military bases as well." He also pointed out that "ending the war on all fronts in West Asia (the Midd»»»

DOHA Chairman of Qatar Media Corporation HE Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani met on Wednesday with Minister of Communication, in charge of Posts and Telecommunications of the Republic of Djibouti, HE Mohamed Abdoulkader Moussa. During the meeting, the two sides discussed areas of cooperation and co»»»

Romania’s economy is expected to contract by 0.5% in 2026 before returning to modest growth over the next two years, according to ING’s latest Global Outlook 2027 report. The bank forecasts GDP growth of 2.2% in 2027 and 2.4% in 2028, as inflation gradually eases and domestic demand recovers. The o»»»

First phase brings 244 charging units into operation across the emirate The Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, announced the completion and commissioning of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations as part of the EV charg»»»

Sheikh Sultan and Sheikha Bodour attend project announcement at Sharjah Book Fair Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Ahmed bin sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and CEO of Kalimat Group, attended the announcement of a collaboration between Kalimat Group,»»»

US flags rare vision loss risk as UAE studies raise questions over patient safety, advice Dubai: A new US warning about a rare eye condition associated with popular diabetes and weight-loss medicines has raised fresh questions for UAE patients, as recent local research highlights gaps in medicine c»»»

The Constellation is art and heritage that unite at Abu Dhabi’s iconic landmark Abu Dhabi: On a quiet evening in Abu Dhabi, families drift across the grounds of the Founder’s Memorial. Children point upward, couples pause for photographs, and visitors fall silent in front of the centrepiece. It is »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Labor HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met with Minister of Labor and Employment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria HE Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi. The meeting discussed cooperation between the two countries in the labor sector.»»»

Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered condolences after two pile-ups on Trakia Motorway killed 11 in Bulgaria, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported on Tuesday. Serbia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered condolences on x.com on Tuesday, and so did Turkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs»»»

Doha, Qatar: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, met on Tuesday with non-resident Ambassador of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the State of Qatar, HE Tony Salim Joudi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the cooperative relations bet»»»

Paris: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali Al Misnad held talks with HE Under-Secretary-General Vanessa Frazier, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Foru»»»

Visitors share the books they came looking for and the unexpected titles they found A stack of manga filling gaps in a young reader's collection. Five books from a children's series new to another reader. A self-development title first spotted on social media. And a literary classic getting another»»»

Doha, Qatar: The United Arab Emirates announced easing of precautionary measures introduced in June 2026 in response to developments related to the Ebola virus. The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP»»»

Doha, Qatar: Chairman of Qatar Media Corporation HE Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al-Thani met on Wednesday with Minister of Communication, in charge of Posts and Telecommunications of the Republic of Djibouti, HE Mohamed Abdoulkader Moussa. During the meeting, the two sides discussed areas of cooperatio»»»

By Fatima Haydar On November 11, thousands will gather at the Sayyed Al-Shuhada (AS) Complex for Hezbollah’s annual Martyr’s Day. But this year, the gathering carries a particular meaning. The complex has risen again after being destroyed, while the memories of those who once filled it remain with »»»

Tunis, Nov.11 (TAP) - The Presidency of the Republic's 2027 budget is estimated at TND 248.576 million, reads a joint report by the committees of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP) and the National Council of Regions and...»»»

Over 300 schools targeted in Italy bomb threat scare, officials respond Schools were evacuated across Italy on Wednesday following a series of hoax bomb threats, but Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said there was no "concrete danger". Meloni said she had called a government meeting later on W»»»

Kataeb Party Leader MP Sami Gemayel said Wednesday that Hezbollah has "lost its way to the south," ending up in Fanar, Bsharri, Tannourine, and Dahr al-Baidar. The remarks, posted Wednesday on the X platform, come after security forces arrested five Hezbollah members on the outskirts of Batroun and»»»

One-third of Hungarian consumers have scaled back the frequency of their purchases from Asian webshops since the introduction of a European Union customs duty on low-value parcels on July 1, a survey commissioned by delivery company DODO shows. The representative survey, conducted by Ipsos, shows 2»»»

Russia and Ukraine have resumed US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi for a second day, Kyiv's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Wednesday.»»»

At least 300 Italian schools on Wednesday were evacuated after receiving emailed bomb threats, the country's education minister said.  At ⁠least 300 ​schools in Italy were evacuated on ​Wednesday after receiving the same bomb alert message, the education minister said. The security ​alert ‌cam»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's energy firm Principal Buyer has opened qualification for Round 8 of its solar and wind projects, with a combined capacity of 3,200 megawatts. The Saudi Power Procurement Co.'s round comprises the 900-MW Tamir solar photovoltaic project in the Riyadh region, the 1,000-MW Sharq»»»

The Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), Rasha Abdel-Aal, announced that the tax risk-assessment system has generated approximately LE 14 billion, noting that the ETA received around 750,000 voluntary disclosures, which contributed to a total tax yield of LE97 billion. Speaking at a seminar or»»»

ANTALYA: Developed countries must take bigger responsibility for the financing of measures to tackle ‌climate ‌change, President ‌Tayyip Erdogan told the COP31 summit in Turkiye on Wednesday. Harmony shown in decisions in ‌the ‌battle against ‌climate change ‌have not been reflected in action, Erdo»»»

By Staff, Agencies An Indian national was injured after a Liberia-flagged commercial tanker came under attack in the Gulf on Tuesday while heading towards Dubai, India's Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced. The very large crude carrier MT Fujairah Energy was struck by a projectile, leavi»»»