Times Developments has launched Avelin Boutique in New Cairo in partnership with Lemon Spaces, a company specialising in the management and development of hospitality spaces. Under the partnership, Lemon Spaces will operate and manage 150 serviced apartments within the Avelin project, combining res»»»

Pair fined RO100 each and handed suspended one-month jail terms over incident Dubai: An Omani court has handed two Ukrainian tourists suspended one-month prison sentences and fined them RO100 each after they were convicted of disturbing nesting sea turtles at Ras Al Hadd Turtle Reserve and publishi»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as head of a new White House task force on artificial intelligence, amid increasingly vocal warnings from researchers about the technology's potential dangers. Under Clayton, the new Sup»»»

NEW DELHI: When they lock their gates to the outside world every Sunday, residents of Mawlynnong get to enjoy a mandatory day of rest from overwhelming crowds, remembering how life used to be before they shot to fame as India’s cleanest village. Located in India’s mountainous state of Meghalaya, ne»»»

MANILA: The Philippines accused China’s military and coast guard on Sunday of harassing Filipino government aircraft and boats in two areas of the disputed South China Sea. A J-16 fighter interfered with a Filipino Cessna 208 turboprop that was conducting a “routine military patrol” near Scarboroug»»»

Thrill rides, concerts, and culinary delights await at Dubai's Global Village Mark your calendars — Dubai’s favourite seasonal outing is back. Global Village Season 31 opens on October 14, bringing more than 90 cultures together through international food, shopping, live entertainment, cultural exp»»»

Manila: Philippines authorities arrested more than 200 "mostly Chinese" foreign workers in the country's largest crackdown on illegal online gaming operators this year, the immigration bureau said. Manila banned Philippine online gaming operators, known locally as POGOs, in 2024 on the grounds that»»»

More than 300 organisations to participate as Dubai moves towards cleaner transport Dubai: More than 300 companies, government authorities and organisations from around the world will converge on Dubai next month for a major new electric vehicle exhibition as the emirate steps up its drive towards »»»

WASHINGTON: Sipping tea from beer mugs with his coworkers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January. At the grocery store, five items cost as much as a full cart once did. And on Wednesday, Bos and nearly 1,400 other people were laid off from»»»

BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry accused a US congressional committee on Saturday of “fabricating claims” after its chairman called on Starbucks to shutter two newly opened cafes in Xinjiang over alleged rights abuses. John Moolenaar, chairman of the US House Select Committee on China, called the »»»

ATHENS: Floods after heavy storms trapped some people in their cars and forced the evacuation of some tourists on the Greek holiday island of Crete, local officials said Saturday. The force of the flooding washed some cars and trees into the sea. “We had to evacuate a few tourists and a woman had t»»»

Beijing: Big-serving Alexander Zverev trounced home hopeful Shang Juncheng 6-0, 6-3 at the China Open on Saturday to set up a quarter-final clash with Novak Djokovic in Beijing. The German top seed needed just 55 minutes to brush aside the Chinese wildcard, ranked 250th, firing nine aces along the »»»

Wizz Air launched its new scheduled direct service between Sofia and Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on October 1, the airline said in a statement dated October 2, 2026. The new route will operate twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, through October 22, before switching to three weekly flights on Monday»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Chinese football has "a fantastic future" after winning their first Asian Games medal in nearly three decades on Saturday, their men's under-23 coach said. Football's great underachievers have only qualified for the World Cup once, in 2002, and the senior side were hammered 5-0 at ho»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Japanese judo officials said they had never seen anything like it after eventual champion Rin Maeda appeared to be bitten by her Chinese opponent at the Asian Games. Maeda was awarded victory in the quarter-final bout in Nagoya when Tang Jing was disqualified just over a minute into »»»

The parliament's national security committee would hear former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on Monday, where he would be questioned about BYD — the Tisza parliamentary group announced to MTI on Friday. They wrote that Péter Szijjártó had led Hungary’s foreign affairs and fo»»»

GABORONE: Botswana's government authorized the killing of 23 elephants for its independence day celebrations this week, drawing criticism from conservationists and one of its former presidents. The licenses to hunt the elephants were issued in districts across the country, with each receiving a por»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to join the informal Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen in November, the Chinese Foreign Ministry told Sputnik. "China welcomes President Putin's participation in the informal me»»»

European Union countries discussed a French proposal on Friday to release diesel stocks in response to US pressure to help cool surging fuel prices linked to the Iran war, Reuters reported, citing three sources familiar with details of the discussion. The proposal, discussed on a call involving EU »»»

Kyrgyz athlete Aiperi Medet kyzy won a bronze medal at the Asian Games in Japan. In the bronze-medal bout in the 76kg weight category, she defeated Uzbekistani Sevinchoy Polvonova 10–0. Aiperi began her participation in the Games with a 6–1 victory over India’s representative Priya. In the quarterf»»»

Singapore/New York, Oct. 2 (SANA) The U.S. dollar climbed to a 17-month high on Friday while oil prices edged higher, as rising energy costs and a global bond selloff heightened concerns over inflation and the outlook for interest rates. The dollar was headed for a third consecutive weekly gain, wi»»»

Nagoya, Japan: China's Wang Xiyu, fresh from conquering top seed Alexandra Eala, toppled Zhang Shuai to win Asian Games women's tennis singles gold on Friday -- and a ticket to the Los Angeles Olympics. The 25-year-old Wang breezed past her compatriot 6-2, 6-1 in 66 minutes at the Higashiyama Park »»»

POLITICS Trud argues that the Radev cabinet faces three key constraints: time, personnel and money. Time is particularly limited, as the government must tackle a long list of urgent domestic and foreign-policy issues while institutional procedures slow down decision-making. Personnel is another maj»»»

Márton Nagy, a former minister in former PM Viktor Orbán’s government, has reportedly moved to Switzerland and has been working for a Zurich investment bank since the summer. Márton Nagy, who served as Hungary’s national economy minister before the April 2026 election, has moved to Switzerland and »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China has canceled some October exports of petroleum products, including diesel and gasoline, to ensure domestic demand, Bloomberg reported, citing sources Buyers were not provided with further details, including the exact reason for the cancellation of supplies, the report said »»»

First published in Respekt. In Germany’s recent state elections, voters as young as 16 could cast ballots. The results confirmed a global trend of political division between young women and men. “On 1 January, we both deleted Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. And whichever of us would be the first to»»»

US President Donald Trump and leaders of major AI companies signed a voluntary accord Tuesday to strengthen safety as the technology faces growing public concern. The agreement calls for internal controls, independent audits and board oversight while Trump rejected calls for government restrictions»»»

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program offers vital alerts for Americans abroad The US Mission to the UAE has urged American citizens travelling from or living in the UAE to enrol in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP), a free US government service that provides safety and security updates whil»»»

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»»»

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»»»

Hungary has voted in favour of new EU rules designed to make the return of people without a legal right to stay more effective, including stricter measures and the possibility of return hubs outside the bloc. EU approves new return framework The Council of the European Union has given its final app»»»

The video was shared on X by Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chang Hua Chinese humanoid robots dressed in traditional Saudi attire have performed the country’s famous Ardah sword dance at a reception in Riyadh, creating a striking blend of heritage and futuristic technology. The robots performed»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the APEC summit in China could take place, but there are no plans yet, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. On Putin-Trump Meeting"There are no plans yet for a bilateral meeting with »»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Rescuers recovered eight more bodies on Thursday from the area of a Himalayan avalanche that buried 16 expedition workers, in one of the worst mountain disasters in recent years. The avalanche swept through the base camp of the 7,126-metre (23,345-foot) Himlung peak early on Sunda»»»

The pilot of the FlyDubai flight is suspected of having stabbed his copilot midflight in an apparent attempt to crash the plane. The incident has turned focus to similar incidents in the past, where deliberate crashes or near crashes have been instigated by on or off-duty crew. A pilot on a plane t»»»

The men’s volleyball team of Kyrgyzstan played a consolation match against Chinese Taipei as part of the classification tournament for 9th—16th places at the Asian Games, currently taking place in Japan. The Kyrgyz team lost to their opponents 0–3. They will now continue competing for 13th—16th pla»»»

The Sofia City Court on Thursday handed a Chinese national a three-year suspended prison sentence with a five-year probation period on charges related to espionage. The man was accused of attempting between July 2025 and June 18, 2026, in Sofia to collect information constituting a state secret wit»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will provide assistance to Abkhazia in its development across all areas, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. "We will assist independent Abkhazia in its development across all areas without exception: domestic development, external relations, and coord»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Philippines tennis star Alexandra Eala saw her bid for Asian Games gold end in Thursday's semi-finals after a stunning 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to China's world number 85 Wang Xiyu. Top seed and world number 18 Eala, who skipped the prestigious China Open to play in Nagoya, was looking to »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko has congratulated Chinese legislators on the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, noting the high level of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China. "On behalf of »»»

Bipartisan Bill to Block Chinese Cars Faces Post-Election Roadblock WASHINGTON: Legislation to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled out on Wednesday as senators struggled to seal an agreement, virtually guaranteeing that the bill will have to wait until after th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Beijing stands ready to work with Doha to advance their strategic partnership to new heights, Ambassador of China H E Cao Xiaolin said yesterday as the Chinese Embassy marked the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Speaking at a reception attended by the»»»

MOSCOW, October 1 (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin sent congratulations to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, according to a telegram published on the Kremlin website. Putin said that under Xi's leaders»»»

Full purchase price and buyback terms determine how far the metal must rise to break even Dubai: Gold prices can rise and you can still lose money when selling your jewellery. For UAE residents and tourists buying with future resale in mind, making charges can absorb a substantial part of any gain.»»»

Culture, happiness and sport at the heart of Abu Dhabi’s long-term vision Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, sat down with Gulf News editor-in-chief Mark Thompson for an exclusive interview on how Abu Dhabi continues to invest in growth throug»»»

Bangkok: Thailand's economy remained broadly unchanged in August on a monthly basis, as higher private investment and a slight rise in private consumption offset declines in manufacturing output and service-sector activity, the central bank said on Wednesday. According to the Bank of Thailand, merc»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Qatar-China relations have developed into a broad strategic partnership supported by strong political trust, expanding economic cooperation and growing coordination on regional and international issues, Ambassador of China to Qatar HE Cao Ziaolin has said. The ambassador was sp»»»

MILWAUKEE: The United States is pushing for action against excess industrial capacity that drives prices down unfairly, Washington’s top trade envoy said Wednesday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, with some countries — excluding China — agreeing to a plan that includes reducing subsidies. The dev»»»

A 15-meter-high bronze memorial towers over the Amur River embankment: a Soviet soldier swings his rifle butt, smashing a Japanese border marker bearing the Imperial Chrysanthemum emblem – a symbol held sacred in Japan. On September 4 – the day following Victory Day over Militaristic Japan and the »»»

The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) is seeking to strengthen regulatory cooperation with China and expand partnerships in pharmaceutical manufacturing, vaccines, and technology transfer, according to a statement issued by the authority on Wednesday. EDA Chairperson Ali El-Ghamrawy met with Yang Xing,»»»