MIKHMAS, Palestinian Territories: Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and graffitied its outside walls on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank village of Mikhmas, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said. Atta Kanaan, a Palestinian resident of Mikhmas who lives 50 meters from the mosque, »»»

JEDDAH: Talal Al-Dhani, a 63-year-old Palestinian father of six who was born and raised in Saudi Arabia, was returning to his family in Jeddah after visiting sick relatives in Riyadh and Hafr Al-Batin when he was killed in the attack on King Khalid International Airport on Oct. 10. Described by his»»»

NCM issues flood alert as Abu Dhabi Police urge drivers to follow variable speed limits Rain began falling across parts of the UAE’s eastern emirates on Wednesday afternoon, as convective clouds built up over the region in line with a weather alert issued earlier by the National Center of Meteorolo»»»

Damascus, Oct. 14 (SANA) Stabilizing the Syrian pound will require stronger domestic production and exports, tighter control of inflation and the money supply, and increased foreign currency inflows through official channels, economists told SANA, warning that exchange rate measures alone cannot en»»»

Tunis,Oct.14 (TAP) - The circular economy and standardisation are now key pillars of industrial competitiveness, supply security and economic sovereignty, participants in a seminar organised Wednesday in Tunis by the National Institute for...»»»

Kermani LLP handles personal injury cases. Attorneys Ray Kermani and Mohamad Ahmad founded the firm in 2011, and it now has five offices across California, Georgia, Illinois, and Arizona. In Georgia, the Kermani law firm meets clients at its Atlanta office on Peachtree Street. It accepts only serio»»»

Arab Finance: Sha7en EV Solutions, a subsidiary of MB Engineering, has signed an EGP 119 million contract with the Egyptian Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Company for charging systems serving the Ring Road project, as per a disclosure. Under the agreement, Sha7en will procure, supply, install, and operate»»»

UAE-WEF partnership launch AI challenge, an opportunities centre, young leaders programme Dubai: The UAE has launched three initiatives with the World Economic Forum (WEF), including a $1 million Global Innovation Challenge focused on agentic artificial intelligence, a centre to turn emerging techn»»»

Initiative helps advance vision to build AI innovations from the UAE for a global audience Businesses, entrepreneurs and first-time builders can now turn ideas into working software, automate everyday operations and build AI-powered solutions without needing extensive technical expertise. With this»»»

Doha: HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, met on Wednesday with HE Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Eduardo Ramirez, who is visiting the country. During the meetin»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar's Cabinet has called on government ministries and institutions to use the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani's address to the Shura Council as a guiding framework for their work in the coming period, as it approved draft legislation on children's rights and digital protectio»»»

Ukrainian forces encircled in the Kharkov region lost up to 40 troops over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. “Fighting continues for Nikolayevka and Varvarovka within the encircled area. The encircled Ukrainian forces lost up to 40 servicemen over the past 24 hours,” the min»»»

The diesel deal between Russia and the US benefits both countries and the global market, Kirill Dmitriev, Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, told journalists on the sidelines of the International Russian Energy Week forum. Russia will continue its ec»»»

RIYADH: Syria is seeking to build on $493 million in World Bank grants already received to support electricity, healthcare, and water, as well as education, public finances and the financial sector. Finance Minister Mohammed Barnieh discussed the funding with officials from the World Bank, Arab Mon»»»

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State has reiterated that the funds Hezbollah claims to have received from Iran simply do not exist. The spokesperson added that the money that Hezbollah does get comes from criminal activities, such as drug trafficking and partnerships with drug cartels in»»»

Thailand has become one of Asia's leading fertility hubs. Every year, thousands of foreign patients travel to Bangkok's state-of-the-art private clinics for IVF, egg donation and other fertility treatments. They come from China, South Korea, Europe and across Southeast Asia, looking for what may be»»»

The Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union (BPhU), the Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Association for the Development of Parallel Trade in Medicines, the Bulgarian Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Retailers, and the Bulgarian Generic Pharm»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Ukraine had renewed its request to buy the reactors intended for the unbuilt Belene Nuclear Power Plant and had also discussed gas supplies through Bulgaria during his meeting with Kyrylo Budanov, former head of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence at»»»

President Iliana Yotova has called for an immediate halt to hostilities in the Black Sea and a moratorium on drone attacks against commercial and civilian infrastructure, as two ships were struck in the area, BNT reported. Yotova thanked the rescue teams that worked throughout the night to save sai»»»

Bulgaria plans to request membership in a NATO initiative to counter low-altitude aerial threats by October 30, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told Parliament during a hearing prompted by a question from MP Hamid Hamid about the country's participation in allied air defense and anti-drone progra»»»

Traveller faces legal action for attempting to smuggle protected snakes into Oman Dubai: Omani authorities have seized several royal pythons at Muscat International Airport after foiling an attempt by a traveller to smuggle the protected snakes into the country. The Environment Authority said the s»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent reports an Israeli drone dropped several explosive devices on Zibqin Valley, southern Lebanon 14-10-2026 13:45 PM La»»»

The airline's debut financing in Japan, structured as a Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option, covers three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways Group has marked a major milestone in aircraft financing with the signing of its inaugural Japanese Operating Lease with Call O»»»

After recent Ukrainian bombings of Russian data centres belonging to Yandex, internet users claim to have noticed a sharp reduction in pro-Russian and far-right populist social media content. They suggest the reduction is a direct result of the strikes cutting off Russian disinformation "bots". We »»»

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration was slated to begin in Greenland. The US, Denmark and Greenland last month signed a security agreement after Trump's repeated threats to seize control of the island. US President Donald Trump&nbs»»»

President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed Lebanon’s wish to keep the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in south Lebanon, as he met with U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Aoun hoped that the U.N. Security Council would approve Lebanon’s request to renew UNI»»»

By Staff, Agencies Clashes between demonstrators and police continued in Paris on Tuesday as high school and university students took part in the fifth round of nationwide protests, demanding improved learning conditions. The most intense confrontations in the capital occurred at Place Vauban, near»»»

A future memorandum of understanding on energy, focusing on nuclear power, natural gas supplies and renewable energy sources, was a central topic at a meeting between Bulgarian Energy Minister Iva Petrova and Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Denisa Sakova. The meeting was also atte»»»

Bulgaria’s draft 2027 budget provides for spending restraint, a smaller government deficit and a lower nominal amount of new government debt compared to 2025 and 2026, as well as higher pensions, increased support for families and children, more funding for healthcare, education and defence, and me»»»

The Vazrazhdane parliamentary group is firmly opposed to the extradition of Iva Mihaylova to the Republic of North Macedonia, saying it would be unjust, according to a declaration read from the parliamentary rostrum by MP Kosta Stoyanov. A human life takes precedence over all procedures and legal d»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV following his successful surgery, wishing him continued good health and well-being.»»»

New bridge connects Al Yalayis Rail station to Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Dubai: Etihad Rail passengers will be able to transfer directly to the Dubai Metro from Thursday, October 15, when a new pedestrian bridge connecting Al Yalayis railway station to Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station opens, a»»»

BELGRADE - A televised debate on Serbia's EU integration, hosted by the RTS on Tuesday evening, featured Ana Brnabic from the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list, Dunja Simonovic Bratic from the Ivica Dacic-Stabiity Factor list, Aleksandar Baucal from the Student List-The Students Will Wi»»»

Damascus, Oct. 14 (SANA) Syria’s first letter of credit in 14 years could open a formal channel for financing strategic imports, but its broader economic impact will depend on whether the transaction can be repeated and extended to other sectors, economists say.The Central Bank of Syria announced o»»»

27-year-old was sentenced to death last month by Saudi court for blasphemy over FB post Saudi Arabia's highest court has overturned the death sentence imposed on a Sri Lankan man for blasphemy against Islam, the government in Colombo said on Wednesday. Anojan Sivarasa, 27, was sentenced to death la»»»

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Wednesday that Israel is prepared to expand its “permanent” security zone in south Lebanon, evacuate Beirut’s southern suburbs and displace more than one million Shiites in Lebanon if Hezbollah joins any Iranian attack on Israel. “As the prime minister an»»»

By Staff, Agencies An OpenAI engineer has been arrested for planting a recording device inside a conference room at the company’s California office where executives discussed highly confidential information, the US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. FBI Director Kash Patel identified the s»»»

MI5 chief Ken McCallum has urged the public not to exaggerate the impact of alleged Russian attempts to influence the outcome of the UK’s 2016 Brexit referendum. McCallum’s comments came after some pro-Brexit politicians accused Prime Minister Andy Burnham of questioning the legitimacy of the vote »»»

A bipartisan group of 12 US senators has urged President Donald Trump to abandon a diesel deal with Russia, arguing that it will betray Ukraine while doing little to curb surging energy prices. The decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, announced on October 9, reportedly blindsided U»»»

Professor Dr Goran Talić, the longtime director of the Dr Miroslav Zotović Institute for Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Surgery in Banja Luka, has died at the age of 67, ATV reports. Talić was a specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology and served for many years as head of the »»»

Montenegrin citizens will need visas to travel to Russia once Podgorica introduces visa requirements for Russian nationals, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. “Accordingly, Montenegrin citizens will also have to obtain visas to travel to Russia,” Zakharova said. She said Po»»»

The Commission for Consumer Protection (CPCo) will fine retailers between €10,000 and €50,000 for each product found to have an unjustified price increase, its chairwoman, Maya Manolova, said on Nova TV. The inspections focus on food prices, with the commission seeking to bring down costs for consu»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria faces no risk of diesel shortages through the end of the year, accusing GERB leader Boyko Borissov of spreading panic as the government responds to attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea. Speaking during a parliamentary hearing on the attacks on commerci»»»

The National Revenue Agency (NRA) sealed a restaurant in Sofia overnight after inspectors uncovered 11 violations, including unrecorded sales, discrepancies in cash balances and suspected unauthorized access to the establishment's sales management software, the agency's press office reported. Inspe»»»

New bridge connects Al Yalayis Rail station to Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Dubai: Etihad Rail passengers will be able to transfer directly to the Dubai Metro from Thursday, October 15, when a new pedestrian bridge connecting Al Yalayis railway station to Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station opens, a»»»

Bangkok, Oct. 14 (SANA) Syria’s finance minister and central bank governor discussed ways to strengthen the country’s economic management capacity with an official from the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday, focusing on training programs, economic forecasting and statistical development. Fin»»»

Saint-Gervais les Bains, France: France's tallest mountain was nearly two metres higher last month than its last reported measurement in 2023, surveyors said Wednesday, putting the Alpine peak at 4,807.47 metres (15,772.5 feet). Mont Blanc's "summit is constantly shifting", said Jean des Garets, ch»»»

By Staff, Agencies Former War Minister Avigdor Lieberman has warned that “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may launch a military operation against Iran, Hezbollah or Hamas ahead of the October 27 general election in an attempt to secure his political future. Speaking at an event in the ce»»»

Parliament passed on Wednesday at first reading a bill amending the Veterinary Practices Act, which prohibits the rearing, breeding and killing of animals for the purpose of obtaining valuable furs and provides for penalties in the event of a breach. The amendments propose that the exemption provid»»»

Leadership Redefined by InsuranceMarket.ae and Gulf News will take place on 22 October The UAE workplace has never been so mixed. Traditionalists, baby boomers, Gen X, millennials and Gen Z now work side by side, each shaped by different experiences and carrying different expectations of what good »»»