Beijing: China and the European Union reached an "understanding" on hybrid vehicles on Friday, as their commerce chiefs concluded talks with an agreement to strengthen dialogue, dispelling fears of a full-blown trade war. The EU's Maros Sefcovic and China's Wang Wentao agreed both sides would adher»»»

Cashless transactions reach 90.1%, while government digital payment readiness hits 100% Dubai: Dubai Finance announced that the Dubai Cashless Strategy, launched by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and»»»

DOHA: Qatar's former Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) secretary-general, HE Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah, has strongly condemned attacks by Yemen's Houthi group against Saudi Arabia, describing them as a violation of the kingdom's security, stability and sovereignty. In a statement to the Qatar N»»»

Tunis, Oct.9 (TAP) - A partnership agreement was signed, Thursday in Gammarth, between the Tunisian Post Office and the Pan African Postal Union (UPAP) so as to boost cooperation and the exchange of expertise and experience between African postal...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO): A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile 13 nautical miles west of the UAE, causing a»»»

A moratorium on military hostilities in the Black Sea and an agreement among its six coastal countries would help ensure safe shipping, Presidential Candidate Iliana Iotova said on Friday. She described a moratorium on all military hostilities, alongside consultations and an agreement among Bulgari»»»

Real estate platform unifies sales tools, letting agents retain 90% commission from day 1 Dubai: Insiders of Dubai, a real estate platform for agents, has opened registration to agents across the UAE, offering access to property inventory, AI-powered sales and marketing tools, and an option to rece»»»

LUBAN AL-SHARQIYA, West Bank, Oct 9 : Israeli settlers ‌have planted dozens of Israeli flags at the entrance of a streetside Palestinian cafe in the occupied West Bank, obscuring it from one ​side in what its owner described as a blatant act of intimidation. The coffee shop in the small village of »»»

MEKELLE, Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s federal police fanned out Friday across the regional capital of Tigray after anti-government forces pulled out, calling on residents over loudspeakers to help establish a new administration following the rebels’ withdrawal. Over the weekend, government-allied fighters »»»

Continue the Change (CC) has collected the signatures needed to convene an extraordinary Legal Affairs Committee meeting on a bill requiring publication of presidential pardon decrees, the party said on Friday. The proposed meeting would be held in Parliament on October 14, 2026, at 14:30 to consid»»»

It makes sense to have an active, strong, and transparent presidential institution that would keep the Executive in check, said presidential candidate Andrey Gurov at a meeting with citizens here on Friday. “I will work for Bulgaria’s independence and security, and I will fight for a country where »»»

BRUSSELS: Hundreds of youths faced off with riot police in the streets of Brussels Friday in chaotic scenes on the sidelines of a workers’ march, with officers firing water cannon and tear gas at the crowd. Some 30,000 people turned out for the national strike against government austerity measures,»»»

KHDA’s new approach will use AI, school performance data to tailor assessments Dubai: Dubai’s private schools will undergo a new round of quality assurance visits from the first term of the 2026-27 academic year, with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) introducing a more flexible,»»»

The race to develop more capable AI models is outpacing efforts to test and control the rapidly growing technology, according to the European Commission’s digital chief. For Henna Virkkunen, the next step must be a coordinated international response rather than isolated national rules. BRUSSELS (Eu»»»

Seven months after the start of Operation Epic Fury and the Iranian attacks that followed, Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi has a clear message for those questioning the unity of the six-member bloc: The Gulf is more united than ever. “What we have been going thro»»»

85-year-old also denounced attacks on international legal institutions Nurenberg: The 2026 Nobel peace prize winner, South Africa’s Navi Pillay, on Friday dedicated her award to “survivors of international crimes,” and called on world leaders to respect international legal institutions. “Let me ded»»»

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former military secretary Maj. Gen. Avi Gil has disclosed an attempt to alter the recorded time of a key phone call in the morning of October 7, 2023 attacks. In an interview with Channel 12 on Thursday, Gil said a stenographer in the Prime Minister’s Office told»»»

The third wave of a Myara survey on mental health problems shows a return to previous levels of visibility, significance, and public awareness regarding these issues, the agency reported. The 2026 survey, commissioned by the KOJA Mental Health Platform foundation, tracks these and other attitudes i»»»

New Delhi: The State of Qatar and the Republic of India have held the sixth round of political consultations between their foreign ministries in New Delhi, focusing on bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen ties. The talks were co-chaired by HE Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-Genera»»»

RIYADH: Enthusiasts and aficionados of fine timepieces are set to come together at The Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh when Timeology Nights opens on Friday, Oct. 9.The five-day event, being held alongside Jewels of the World Luxe, is being brought to life in partnership with 10tenLabs, a company special»»»

The government will terminate the contract for Budapest’s Southern Railway Ring and order Lőrinc Mészáros’s V-Híd to leave the construction site, citing suspected collusion in the tender process that could put HUF 320 billion (EUR 0.88 billion) in EU funding at risk. Hungary’s government has announ»»»

ADGM regulator identifies major deficiencies in fraud risk assessment, audit documentation Abu Dhabi: The Registration Authority (RA) of ADGM, the international finance centre of Abu Dhabi, has taken enforcement action against PKF Accountants and Business Advisers LLP (PKF), an ADGM-registered audi»»»

Tokyo: The El Nino phenomenon has intensified to the strongest level on record, Japan's weather agency announced on Friday, adding that the condition is expected to last through the winter. The naturally occurring weather pattern warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Paci»»»

SHANGHAI - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has been knocked out of the Shanghai Masters tournament after a 6-4, 6-3 second-round defeat to Pole Hubert Hurkacz on Friday. Hurkacz, who chalked up his first-ever victory against Djokovic, won after an hour and 28 minutes of play. This was Djokovic»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Successful negotiations between the United States and Iran are possible only if they are conducted based on mutual respect, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday. "Iran constantly emphasizes that dialogue and diplomatic solutions are necessary to establish lasting pe»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The neutral status of Ukraine and its refusal to participate in any military alliances must be the basis for settling the ongoing conflict, US analyst Andrew Napolitano said. "The ultimate objective should therefore be Ukrainian neutrality, not Ukrainian subordination to eith»»»

Minister of Energy and Water Joe Saddi has seriously started to consider resigning from the government because the cabinet majority is “dumping the crisis on him and does not want to pursue a genuine, effective solution” for the electricity file, informed sources said. Asked by MTV about the possib»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 9 (TAP) - The Tunis International Centre for Environmental Technologies (CITET) organised a national information and awareness day on the Digital Product Passport (DPP).The initiative was held as part of the "PATE-IM" Project to Support...»»»

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg leads sweeping procurement overhaul after Iran conflict drains U.S. stockpiles U.S. media reports, citing multiple sources, indicate that Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg is spearheading a major reorganization of defense procurement, aimed at accele»»»

A moratorium on military hostilities in the Black Sea and an agreement among its six coastal countries would help ensure safe shipping, Presidential Candidate Iliana Iotova said on Friday. She described a moratorium on all military hostilities, alongside consultations and an agreement among Bulgari»»»

KHDA’s new approach will use AI, school performance data to tailor assessments Dubai: Dubai’s private schools will undergo a new round of quality assurance visits from the first term of the 2026-27 academic year, with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) introducing a more flexible,»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of condolences to his brother, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, following the death of three Saudi citizens in the two attacks targeting King Khalid Internati»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are expected to hold a phone call shortly, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov also said Moscow would welcome US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner if they decide to share the results of their talks with Ukrainian represent»»»

Daughter of South African bus driver became pioneering judge and global human rights voice Before Navanethem “Navi” Pillay became one of the world’s most prominent human rights jurists, she was a young girl growing up in a poor Indian neighbourhood of Durban, South Africa, where racial discriminati»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel on Friday slammed the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to jurist Navi Pillay, saying it legitimized “anti-Israel hatred” and that Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels must be “applauding from hell.” Pillay headed the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied»»»

Tunis, Oct.9 (TAP) - More than 60 researchers, plant health experts and representatives from the main agricultural sectors took part in a workshop held on Thursday to launch the process of updating the national list of quarantine pests, which was...»»»

No drone debris had been found near the ship sunk in the Black Sea, Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov said at a briefing on Friday. The briefing was held at the Chaika naval base in Varna, with representatives of the Air Force and the Navy also taking part. Stoyanov said they had been unable to »»»

Saudi Arabia will not agree to a truce or a ceasefire with the Houthis until the Yemeni government that it backs regains all the territory it has lost in recent weeks, a regional source told AFP on Friday. Saudi Arabia will also not bow to the Houthis' "military blackmail", the source added, speaki»»»

Iraq has rejected Syria's request to repatriate thousands of suspected Islamic State members transferred from Syrian detention centers to Iraqi custody earlier this year, a senior Iraqi security official said. Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Aboudi said Wednesday that a meeting had been he»»»

Ágnes Forsthoffer welcomed a delegation led by Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx to Hungary’s Parliament, where discussions focused on strengthening bilateral parliamentary ties and addressing the country’s key challenges. Hungarian National Assembly Speaker Ágnes Forsthoffer met an American d»»»

Running a red light carries a Dh1,000 fine, 12 black points and 30-day vehicle impoundment Sharjah: Sharjah Police have warned motorists against running red lights after sharing a video showing a car jumping a traffic signal and crashing head-on into another vehicle, highlighting the potentially de»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday hydropower plants were returning to the energy map due to their enormous potential for storing energy, and noted that Danube, identified as a strategic resource of the EU, had a crucial role in th»»»

GENEVA: Almost all of Gaza’s population need tents or help with shelter ahead of winter, with the El Niño weather phenomenon expected to bring heavier rainfall, while supplies remain scarce due to Israeli restrictions, the UN migration agency said on Friday. The El Niño — which could be the stronge»»»

TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (Sputnik) - The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) plans to continue contributing to a new architecture for Eurasian security, a statement by the heads of CIS member states on the occasion of the organization's 35th anniversary read on Friday. "The Commonwealth of I»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Coalition, Opposition Tie at 52 Seats as Netanyahu’s Likud Gets Closer to Eisenkot’s Yashar 09-10-2026 15:14 PM Dual image showing »»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov is awaiting a response from Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova before deciding whether to nominate a candidate for acting Prosecutor General, the Justice Ministry press service said on Friday. On October 7, Naydenov sent Stefanova a letter requesting the nam»»»

Violations and unjustified payments exceeding EUR 1 million have been identified at 21 pharmacies in 12 regions in connection with dispensed medicines for which the national medicinal product number did not match the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), the press centre of the National Health Insurance»»»

Saudi Arabia and the UAE back a Japan-led initiative to strengthen Asia's oil reserves Dubai: Saudi Arabia and the UAE will support a Japan-led initiative to strengthen oil supplies and strategic stockpiles in Southeast Asia, as disruptions linked to the US-Iran war expose vulnerabilities in Asia’s»»»

The European Union has received an official request from Lebanon to deploy a European security mission on its territory and the EU foreign ministers will approve the deployment of this mission on Monday, a European diplomat said. The source told Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel that the security miss»»»

Tunis, Oct.9 (TAP) - The Tunisian Investment Agency (TIA) and the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) agreed, during a meeting held Thursday in Tunis, to further boost bilateral cooperation, particularly in...»»»