WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an office of religious affairs, the latest of his faith-related reforms at the Pentagon. He announced in a speech Wednesday that the office will help offer “first-class religious support” and will report directly to him. “Our department is, yo»»»

Vance assails H-1B visa program, voiced support for its elimination Washington, DC [US], October 2 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance has branded the H-1B visa programme as “completely broken”, indicating he would back its total abolition on the grounds that corporations exploit the framework to sub»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has introduced a pilot funding regime for Ala-Archa State Nature Park and the State Center for Vehicle and Driver Registration. Under the presidential decree, the new funding procedure will be in effect from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. During this pe»»»

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on European countries to make additional fuel supplies available as the United States struggles with a global diesel shortage and rising pressure on farmers, truckers and businesses. “American farmers, truckers, and businesses should not be left carrying t»»»

US President Donald Trump predicted that the United States would achieve victory over Iran either before or shortly after the November midterm elections, speaking at a campaign rally in Texas on Wednesday. “I believe right after the election we'll win, but maybe before the election,” Trump said.The»»»

President Sadyr Japarov described the launch of Kyrgyzstan’s first national satellite as a historic event and said the country would now be able to obtain data on its territory independently, without requesting it from other states. The first national satellite of the Kyrgyz Republic was launched i»»»

Oud Metha mall is set to reopen as The Plaza, but there's no word yet on its famous clown Dubai: For anyone who grew up in Dubai in the late 1990s and 2000s, one image of Lamcy Plaza tends to come to mind first. It isn't a shop or a restaurant. It's a clown. The figure, dressed in a patterned costu»»»

Blockade forces Iran into economic and production crisis New tanker data points to a striking reversal: Iran’s exports are collapsing under the blockade even as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other Gulf producers rebuild routes to global markets. Iran’s oil lifeline appears to be running out of room. Ne»»»

RIYADH: The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces said today, Friday, that the Air Force's warplanes carried out 20 precise airstrikes during the past three hours, targeting "movements, reinforcements, gatherings, elements, vehicles, and military equipment" belonging to the Houthis in Taiz Gover»»»

The US Treasury has announced a new round of measures against the A7 Network under its “Operation Economic Outcast,” saying the financial network has been used by Iran to circumvent US sanctions and move funds through the international system. FinCEN proposed blocking fund transfers involving A7 su»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has called on the Catholic Church to publicly distance itself from priest Zoltán Osztie after he strongly criticised Tisza voters during a Mass and called the party morally corrupt. Priest attacks Tisza voters during Mass Catholic priest Zoltán Osztie has come under fire»»»

Redfoo and Party Rock Crew from LMFAO will headline the B.A. DAY festival, which will take place on October 5 as part of the opening of Bishkek Arena in the capital, the event organizers announced on social media. Guests will hear LMFAO’s global hits and see a show in the Party Rock style. The offi»»»

Kyrgyzstan views Ghana as a reliable partner on the African continent. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Jeenbek Kulubaev, stated during a meeting with the country’s President, John Dramani Mahama. He conveyed greetings to the Ghanaian leader on behalf of the President of Kyrg»»»

PoliticsTurkeyTurkey: All you need to know about the stock market scandal Burak Ünveren | Pelin ÜnkerNearly half a million investors are affected, arrests have been made, and a female politician from the ruling party has resigned. What is behind the stock market manipulation scandal in Turkey? http»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM), the nation’s preeminent institution for art and culture,released new details about ‘Giuseppe Penone: The Inner Flow of Life’, a major survey at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) focused on the career of the pioneering Italian artist. On view from Octo»»»

Minister of Interior, Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Police Academy, HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, attended the graduation ceremony of 22 officers of the second batch of the second-line leadership programme at the »»»

QNA Doha Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College has concluded an exercise for the 22nd batch of cadets, conducted in cooperation with the main branches of the Armed Forces and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya). The exercise was held under the patronage and in the presence of Chief of Staff of the»»»

QNA Montevideo President of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi met with Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi in Montevideo on Thursday. At the outset of the meeting, HE Al Khulaifi conveyed the greetings of the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM) has released its October 2026 public programme, featuring a new photography exhibition, talks, workshops, creative courses, storytelling sessions, book clubs, and family activities across its museums and creative hubs. The programme also includes activit»»»

QNA New York Qatar and Uganda discussed bilateral relations and current issues before the United Nations. Permanent Representative to the UN HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani met with Adonia Ayebare, Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs at Qatar’s permanent mission to the UN in New York, on T»»»

QNA Geneva The State of Qatar has reaffirmed support for the Federal Republic of Somalia’s government institutions and efforts to strengthen security and stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity. Speaking during an interactive dialogue on a UN human rights report on assistance to Somalia, Q»»»

QNA Doha Minister of Culture HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday opened the fifth edition of the country’s annual Season of Seminars, bringing together researchers, academics, diplomats and cultural figures to discuss contemporary intellectual and political issues. The programme, h»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Labour has announced that the Second Doha Dialogue on Labour Mobility, titled “From Commitment to Action: Advancing Fair and Sustainable Labour Mobility between Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)+ Countries”, will be held in Tanzania on October 5 and 6. The initi»»»

Doha Hamad International Airport (HIA) has announced that Air Algerie has resumed scheduled nonstop flights between Doha and Algiers. In a post on its X account, HIA said the arrival of Air Algerie’s flight in Doha would enhance global connectivity.This brings the total number of partner airlines o»»»

Starting Thursday and lasting until 31 December at the latest, police have ordered a restricted zone around the Parliament building and its underground car park: the measure affects designated areas around the building, as well as the riverside, Balassi Bálint Street, and the ramps leading to Antal»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar identified the settlement of Budapest's finances, the preservation of its operational capacity, and the establishment of a partnership with the capital and its districts as the most important goals, speaking after Thursday's session of the Metropolitan Public Development»»»

Speaker of the Zhogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan Marlen Mamataliev met with President of the French National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet in Paris, the press service of the Zhogorku Kenesh reported. The sides discussed the development of political, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties, as well as expa»»»

President Sadyr Japarov, as part of his working visit to the United States, attended the launch ceremony of the first national satellite of the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the presidential administration, the launch took place from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a Falcon 9 launc»»»

Kyrgyzstan and Russia will continue cooperation in combating drug trafficking. The relevant agreement was signed in Dushanbe by the countries’ Interior Ministers, Ulan Niyazbekov and Vladimir Kolokoltsev. The agreement on cooperation in combating illicit drug trafficking was signed to implement the»»»

General emergency code 7700 issued as Emirates flight reroutes to Frankfurt An Emirates flight from Dubai to London Heathrow diverted to Frankfurt on Thursday after a passenger suffered a medical emergency onboard, the airline confirmed. The passenger disembarked in Frankfurt and received further m»»»

UNICEF and the Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic have launched the third phase of the STEAM4Girls program «Girls Create the Present and the Future.» The official launch took place at the National History Museum in Bishkek. According to UNICEF, the third phase builds on six years of STEAM»»»

The issue of restricting sugar imports was discussed at a Food Security Council meeting, the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan reported. A draft resolution has not yet been prepared and is being coordinated with private-sector associations. The document may be submitted for public discussion on»»»

Abu Dhabi's Global Food Week introduces B2C model for the first time Abu Dhabi- Global Food Week returns to Abu Dhabi next week with 2,580 exhibitors and brands from 92 countries to ADNEC from October 6 to 8, in its largest edition to date. The event, held under the patronage of Shaikh Mansour bin »»»

JERUSALEM: An Arab Israeli politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew his candidacy for next month's parliamentary election on Thursday after the country’s Supreme Court indicated a majority of its judges supported barring him from the race. Arab Israeli parties are seen by political analysts as potenti»»»

General emergency code 7700 issued as Emirates flight reroutes to Frankfurt An Emirates flight from Dubai to London Heathrow diverted to Frankfurt on Thursday after a passenger suffered a medical emergency onboard, the airline confirmed. The passenger disembarked in Frankfurt and received further m»»»

JERUSALEM: Facing growing isolation over the war in Gaza, Israel is increasingly allying itself with Europe’s far right, despite some parties’ legacies of antisemitism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused foreign critics of Israel’s conduct in Gaza of fanning hate against Jews, but his go»»»

Minister of Education of Kyrgyzstan Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva met with a delegation from the Austrian parliamentary friendship group. According to the ministry, the parties discussed prospects for Kyrgyz-Austrian cooperation in vocational education, as well as the development of dual education systems »»»

US Energy Department employee accused of aiding Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen Washington: A US Department of Energy (DOE) employee has been arrested on charges of attempting to provide material support to the Houthis after allegedly travelling to Yemen and using his electrical engineering expertise »»»

Etihad Rail connects UAE cities with new passenger services and dazzling laser shows UAE skies are glowing as Etihad Rail marks a major milestone in the country’s transport network. Laser shows are lighting up stations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah as the national passenger service officially la»»»

MANILA: When Jenette Torres Odena’s three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination drive, his photograph quickly spread on Facebook alongside claims the inoculation had killed him. Doctors found no link between the boy’s condition and the measles-rubella »»»

The website Nyitottaktak.hu will launch on 4 November, on which the records of Hungary's former state security services — the so-called agent files — will become accessible and available for download, Gergő Bendegúz Cseh, Director General of the Historical Archives of the Hungarian State Security S»»»

Putin cites "very big potential" for economic collaboration with India beyond logistics Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has underscored that there is "very big potential" for economic collaboration with India that extends well beyond logistics, while expressing Moscow's strong intent to pa»»»

According to preliminary data, the deficit of the general government sector in the 1st half of 2026 was HUF 2,809.5 billion, 6.2% of GDP. The deficit of the 2nd quarter stood at HUF 758.2 billion, 3.3% of GDP. In the 1st half of 2026 the balances by subsectors are as follows. The central government»»»

RIYADH: Yemen’s army said it carried out attacks on high-value sites in the capital Sanaa hours after reports that the Houthi militia struck an electricity distribution station in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.The Iran-back Houthis used a drone to target the facility that provides power to the Prophet’s Mo»»»

Edufair features over 20 exhibitors offering courses, study abroad and career pathways Dr. Emmadi Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, Consul General of India to Dubai and the Northern Emirates, will inaugurate the 11th edition of Gulf News Edufair Dubai, which opens today at Shangri-La Dubai, bringing together m»»»

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Friday Seoul would take “further measures” if Ukraine refuses to publicly apologize over what he called its unilateral disclosure of North Korean POWs being sent to South Korea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed last week that his coun»»»

Knife and fireworks attack leaves one dead, three injured in northern Mexico school Two teenage brothers armed with knives and fireworks killed a female assistant principal and injured three other people in an attack Thursday at a school in northern Mexico, local authorities said. While several par»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot accused of attacking a flydubai flight carrying mostly Israelis had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”, as UAE authorities investigated a possible terror link. The captain and passengers overpowered the suspect before the»»»

Pilots and crew returned to UAE after their conditions improved; investigation underway Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has issued a clarification on the emergency landing of a flydubai aircraft at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk on September 30. “The competent author»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has warned of blowing dust, strong winds and reduced visibility in parts of Riyadh region, while forecasting continued thunderstorms and rainfall across several parts of the Kingdom. The advisories were carried by the Saudi Press Agency (»»»