NEW YORK CITY: More than 281,000 people have been forced from their homes by fighting in Yemen since the start of August, the UN said on Wednesday. The conflict has also cut main supply lines into Taiz and pushed aid convoys onto narrow mountain tracks. More than half of the displaced were shelteri»»»

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US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering removing sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), according to a New York Times report cited by Polish media. The fund, headed by Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, has reportedly requested relief as part of talks involving potent»»»

A weaker euro is creating a potential earnings tailwind for European exporters as companies report third quarter results. The currency has declined more than 5 percent against the dollar this year and about 2 percent over the past month. Dollar denominated revenue becomes more valuable when convert»»»

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Poland plans to submit its request for more than EUR 6 billion in loans under the European Union’s SAFE defense financing program on Friday, October 30. Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak Czarnecka said Warsaw will also provide a report on progress in implementing supported projects. Polan»»»

Yemeni Military Media posted a footage that shows the expulsion of Saudi-aligned reinforcements from the Al-Dhabab and Al-Jabal al-Aswad fronts in Taiz Governorate, and the securing of these areas – October 28, 2026. Yemeni Military Media: Footage shows the expulsion of Saudi-aligned enemy reinforc»»»

The Ministry of Environment and Water said on Wednesday that it was checking for pollution in the Black Sea following the incident involving a container ship near Cape Kaliakra. No visible signs of pollution were detected during the initial inspection. Laboratory tests of seawater are due to be car»»»

BASEL - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has got off to a successful start at the Basel ATP 500 tournament after a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Frenchman Ugo Humbert in the opening round on Wednesday. Djokovic, who won after two and a half hours of play, will next face German Jan-Lennard Struff, »»»

Base rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) stays at 3.9% Dubai: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced late Wednesday it has decided to keep the base rate on overnight deposit facilities at 3.9%. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click»»»

Fed kept rates unchanged between 3.75% to 4.00% a month after raising rates by 0.25% Dubai: The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, days ahead of crucial midterm elections, despite inflation surging in the world's largest economy. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday announced the precautionary recall of three batches of Arla Protein Pudding products from the local market over concerns that they may contain small glass fragments posing a risk to consumers' health. In a statement, the Ministry said t»»»

Base rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) stays at 3.9% Dubai: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced late Wednesday it has decided to maintain the Base Rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) at 3.9%. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces are reportedly positioned about 27 km from Damascus, and analysts say they may not need to advance any farther to constrain Syria’s government. Their foothold in the south, reinforced by repeated incursions and the threat of airstrikes, already gives Israel leverage over its »»»

Hungary is planning stricter rules for electric scooters, including minimum age limits, compulsory helmets and driving licence requirements for more powerful models. Electric scooters will be regulated more strictly Prime Minister Péter Magyar outlined the proposals in a video posted on Facebook on»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: An Israeli enemy tank, positioned in Al-Bayada, is targeting the town of Al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon 28-10-2026»»»

Russian banks and their foreign partners are already processing international payments without relying on Western financial systems, Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff Maxim Oreshkin told President Vladimir Putin at the Russia-Africa forum in Moscow. "Just five years ago, we, like many countries, relied»»»

AMMAN Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, met in Amman with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan HE Ayman Safadi. The meeting discussed relations between the two co»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a phone call today from the President of the Republic of South Africa, HE Cyril Ramaphosa. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to support and strengthen them across various fields. Th»»»

PARIS: France will continue to push for a two-state solution regardless of the outcome of Israel’s election, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Wednesday. “Our course will not change,” whether the coalition led by outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins or the opposition bloc under Gadi»»»

Lucky Day Draw No. 261028 awards cash prizes to several participants Dubai: Several participants have won cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw, held on Wednesday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 261028, the winning numbers in the Days section were 31, 21, 9, 7, 2, and 28, while 4 was drawn as»»»

NAZARETH: The leader of a key Arab party said on Wednesday that he was willing to cooperate with an opposition-led Israeli government to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but was not open to joining such a coalition outright. “We do not see the possibility of being part of an Israeli govern»»»

Moscow – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi arrived in Moscow on Wednesday to lead his country’s delegation at the third Russia-Africa Summit, where Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined plans to double bilateral trade with the continent to $50 bn. Al-Sisi is scheduled to hold bilateral ta»»»

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate phone calls on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed as Cairo intensified diplomatic contacts aimed at containing regional tensions and preventing further escalation. Abd»»»

Nahdet El Mahrousa (NM), the first incubator for early-stage social enterprises in Egypt and the Middle East, hosted the GreenShift Summit on Tuesday, 27 October, bringing together more than 150 industry leaders, policymakers, investors, development partners and entrepreneurs to discuss how promisi»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Civil Aviation Sameh Elhefny discussed opportunities for Japanese companies to participate in the development of Egyptian airports, including a programme to offer several airports to the private sector for management, operation, and development, in cooperation with the Internati»»»

Beyti has invested more than EGP 7bn in Egypt and has an investment plan worth EGP 8.7bn for 2025-2027, the company announced, highlighting its contribution to local manufacturing, employment and sustainable economic development. The company provides around 6,000 direct jobs and 19,000 indirect job»»»

The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will hold its seventh scheduled meeting of the year on Thursday to decide on its key policy interest rates, a major indicator of the direction of short-term interest rates on the Egyptian pound, amid strong expectations that rates wi»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem inspected the facilities of Arab International Optronics (AIO), reviewing its manufacturing capabilities and technological solutions supporting infrastructure, energy and smart city projects. During the visit, Hashem toured the company’s factories and prod»»»

Sofia Prison Governor Svetoslav Penov has submitted a negative opinion to the Sofia City Court in the proceedings concerning the early conditional release of Kristian Nikolov, who was convicted of causing the death of prominent journalist Milen Tsvetkov, the Ministry of Justice reported on Wednesda»»»

DOHA Estithmar Holding QPSC announced its financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2026, reporting a 15.4% year-on-year increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to QR1.248 billion and a 5.9% increase in net profit to QR744 million. EBITDA m»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and his Malaysian counterpart Mohamed Khaled Nordin on Wednesday discussed ways to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation. During a phone call, the two ministers reviewed regional developments and condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and»»»

Amman: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, met Wednesday in Amman with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan HE Ayman Safadi. The meeting discussed cooperation relat»»»

LIBREVILLE, Gabon: At least 72 Chadian soldiers wounded in clashes in a northwestern gold-mining province have been taken to hospital since fighting broke out two weeks ago, a military source told AFP Wednesday. The central African country’s military has been locked in running battles since October»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday Tehran remained ​in close contact with intermediaries on discussing ideas for ensuring implementation of an Iranian proposal aimed at ending ‌the war ‌in ​the ‌Middle ⁠East. Foreign ​Minister Abbas ⁠Araqchi said Iran continued to give diplomacy a ch»»»

London: Experts and researchers have called for climate change to be recognized as a global health emergency, warning of accelerating health impacts, including a 36 percent rise in heat-related deaths worldwide. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report, released Wednesday, found tha»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Milos Vucevic condemned on Wednesday a storming of the offices of the Srbijavode water management public enterprise and called on the Student List to assume responsibility and call on its supporters to stop their violence against people in Serbia. "»»»

Hungary’s government has unveiled a four-year economic and budgetary plan aimed at accelerating growth, cutting the budget deficit and preparing the country for eurozone membership by 2030. The Finance Ministry expects economic growth to pick up gradually, reaching 3.1% by the end of the decade, wh»»»

"We feel like we’re being watched all the time." In the occupied West Bank, Palestinian farmers are speaking out against the extensive use of drones by Israeli settlers and the Israeli military. According to activists and researchers, this practice is aimed, in part, at monitoring new Palestinian c»»»

Uncertainty hung over Israel’s election Wednesday as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing, religious bloc nor that of his centrist rival, Gadi Eisenkot, appeared to be heading for a majority in the Knesset. But there was a surprise: an unusually strong showing by Arab parties coul»»»

The agreement follows a national tender launched by Carrefour Property for the development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic carports across its nationwide portfolio. This partnership involves approximately 25 MWp of installed capacity and is expected to comprise a»»»

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem, emphasized that the resistance continues under the legitimate right of resistance and what is guaranteed by the Taif Agreement, and that it will confront any aggression against it and against Lebanon. He stressed that “there is no room for discussion »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Our resistance is our only path to liberating our entire land, even if it takes time 28-10-2026 18:20 PM Latest News Urgent »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: The resistance continues, grounded in the legitimacy of the right to resist—a right also enshrined in the Taif Constitution—»»»