By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday implementing a new Russia sanctions law while waiving the tariffs and many of the sanctions measures outlined in the legislation. The order implements the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, wh»»»

Heavy missile strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of northwestern Yemen have drastically intensified this week. Saudi-led coalition jets carried out successive waves of airstrikes after first warning residents of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, to keep away from two key oil facilities. Meanwhile, governm»»»

RIYADH: A joint European-Gulf statement emphasized the importance of energy security and diversifying energy sources in consolidating economic stability and supporting sustainable development paths, calling for strengthening Gulf-European cooperation to ensure the reliability and sustainability of »»»

Naidiri, Fiji: It had been decades since sharks last patrolled the reef off the coast of Fiji's Naidiri Village, but they returned this year following a community-led effort to protect the fishery and plant thousands of corals. Manoa Duwai convinced his village in 2009 to create a protected area wi»»»

The issue of reconstructing affected areas in Lebanon has ignited a political debate over who should bear the costs, with Hezbollah placing the primary responsibility for housing, reconstruction, and supporting displaced persons on the government. While Hezbollah stated that it is "working on a pro»»»

By Staff, Agencies A super tanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil burst into flames after striking a sea mine in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz while attempting to navigate an unauthorized route, according to the Islamic Revolution Guards [IRG] Navy. In a statement, »»»

Washington, United States: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was pushed out Friday after less than a week in the high-profile job following a series of blunders that added to distractions for her embattled boss, President Donald Trump. "Can confirm," a White House official told AFP, after »»»

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia's energy revenues, marking a new low in Washington's ties with war-torn Ukraine. The move came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU lead»»»

About 80 Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees and threw stones at Palestinians in a West Bank village Friday, injuring at least two people, including a US photojournalist with The Washington Post. The coordinated attack came as violence by settlers is on the rise during the olive harvest in the»»»

US President Donald Trump on Friday put a sweeping package of sanctions and tariffs targeting Russian energy revenues on hold, saying the waiver was in the country's national interest. The relationship between Washington and Kyiv has been fraying since Trump struck a deal with Moscow easing sanctio»»»

Washington, Oct. 17 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the implementation of sanctions, restrictions and tariffs targeting Russian oil revenues, after signing into law last month legislation authorizing him to impose such measures on buyers of Russian oil an»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 16: French papers look ahead to Saturday's call for mass protests, which will bring together a number of social movements. Next, climate change has devastating consequences on communities in Afghanistan. Also, Libération publishes a special edition written in the styl»»»

Translated by Al-Ahed News, Hezbollah Media Relations Hezbollah’s Media Relations has clarified the circumstances surrounding an incident in the Gallery Semaan area, rejecting misleading media reports and stressing that the party has no connection to the warehouse at the center of the case or its c»»»

Trump waives Russia sanctions as Saudi coalition targets Houthi weapons smuggling Dubai: US President Donald Trump has waived new Russia sanctions as Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles and drones and steps up strikes against Yemen's Houthis. The coalition has also released footage of alleged weapons-»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar expressed his satisfaction on Friday in Brussels, as — according to a video message he shared on his social media page — at the two-day EU summit "we achieved success on every issue important to our country," with Hungarian interests prevailing on every key que»»»

The operation to tow the motor vessel Chelsea 3 was carried out in bad weather conditions and was unprecedented, Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev told journalists after the vessel arrived at the Port of Burgas. “This was a rescue operation, and we are extremely pleased that it s»»»

Arab Finance: Ayman Abbas, CEO of Intro Holding Group, has acquired a 10% stake in the Aqar Exit platform, bringing its valuation to EGP 100 million ($2 million), Founder and Chairman Mahmoud Ammar told Al Arabiya Business. The platform will utilize the capital increase to launch new products and s»»»

BANGKOK: Many delegates to the International Monetary Fund’s steering committee walked out of a meeting on Saturday when Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov addressed the group in Russian, three sources familiar with the matter said. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has roiled the »»»

Hungarian billionaire Dániel Jellinek has been granted release from pre-trial detention under strict conditions in a major corruption investigation involving the country’s former state-owned bus operator. Hungarian billionaire to be placed under house arrest in major corruption case Hungarian billi»»»

She aims to encourage reuse and a more sustainable approach to consumption Dubai: Noticing how much clothing was discarded at the end of the academic year prompted Dubai student Azura Lal to consider how items still in good condition could be put to use rather than thrown away. The 17-year-old, who»»»

SINGAPORE: Ongoing fires in Indonesia that have blanketed parts of Southeast Asia with toxic haze have triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc’s climate and fire monitor. “Activation of Alert Level 3 for the Southern ASEAN region,” the Singapore ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Cente»»»

Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers. There’s no electricity, heat or running water. Roads leading from town are mined and dotted with burned-out cars. Menacing drones buzz »»»

Tracing 7,000 Years of Camel History at Zayed National Museum Abu Dhabi: More than 6,000 years ago, a wild camel died on the coast of what is now Abu Dhabi. Its bones lay in the ground at Baynunah until archaeologists dug them up. This December, they will go on public display for the first time. Th»»»

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing that a number of sanctions, restrictions, and tariffs, stipulated by the recently enacted law on sanctions against Russia and Iran, not be applied. "As described further in section 4 of this order, I am hereby waiving the application»»»

Reversal on the Russia sanctions comes in after a controversial deal with Putin President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia's energy revenues after signing them into law last month. The Lindsey Graham Act -- named after the »»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia’s energy revenues after signing them into law last month. The Lindsey Graham Act — named after the deceased US senator who sponsored the bill — allowed Trump the author»»»

Convective clouds to bring rain to eastern areas today, with fog possible overnight in UAE Abu Dhabi: The UAE could see rainfall in eastern areas on Saturday afternoon, October 17, with humid conditions overnight bringing a chance of fog or mist in some coastal and inland areas, according to the Na»»»

Indian ambassador to the UAE will inaugurate the two-day event Dr Deepak Mittal, Ambassador of India to the UAE, will inaugurate Gulf News Edufair Abu Dhabi today, as the two-day event opens at Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort Abu Dhabi. The event brings together more than 20 universities, education pro»»»

Vladimir Zelensky has emerged from the EU summit in Brussels with fresh promises of support but no deal on the additional €70 billion ($79 billion) he is demanding for Ukraine. Instead, European leaders tasked the European Commission with finding ways to meet Kiev’s growing financial needs, leaving»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense has urged the public to exercise caution and stay away from valleys and flood-prone areas as thunderstorms are expected across most regions of the Kingdom, with heavy rain potentially triggering flash floods. The General Directorate of Civil Defense advised resi»»»

Bangladeshi mum and son were inseparable, daughter says in tribute after Al Ain cremation Abu Dhabi: Anushua Biswas, a young Bangladeshi expat, has opened up about her mother and brother, who were killed in a car crash in the capital on Monday night, and spoken of her father’s escape, which family »»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday blamed the involvement of “foreign hands” for escalating protests, which he said are aimed at hindering Albania's bid to join the European Union. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Albania's capital since Tuesday, demanding Rama’s resi»»»

SOFIA, Bulgaria: A string of drone attacks on at least seven cargo vessels in the Black Sea this month, off the coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria, has some members of the alliance wondering if Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking escalation to test their support for Ukraine in its »»»

ISLAMABAD: When 7-year-old Rumaisa Khan set off for school on Thursday she was wearing a ​brand-new pair of shoes her father had just bought for her. Within hours she was dead, one of 34 students killed when the roof of her school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. “I had got»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government has released aerial footage dated Oct. 16 showing what it described as strikes targeting a Houthi weapons-smuggling operation in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.The nearly six-minute black-and-white video, be»»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers carried out 34 attacks targeting Palestinian farmers, their lands and crops in six West Bank governorates on Friday, injuring at least 19 people, the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said. The incidents included beatings, detentions, the theft of olives and equip»»»

Brussels: The State of Qatar, under leadership of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, has attached great importance to its strategic relationship with the EU and continued to pursue diplomatic initiatives to support peace and stability, HE Shura Council Speaker Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghani»»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli settlers on Friday attacked an American photojournalist working for The Washington Post while she was covering violence against Palestinian olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Heidi Levine, a veteran photographer, was taken to hospital in Ramallah fol»»»

Ankara, Oct. 16 (SANA) Türkiye expects economic growth to accelerate to 4.2% in 2027 from a projected 3.3% this year, while inflation is forecast to decline to 21% by year-end, Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said Friday as he presented the government’s proposed budget.The government aims to raise ann»»»

TIRANA: Protesters clashed with police in Albania’s capital for the fourth day Friday as Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed “foreign hands” for mounting unrest. Police used tear gas and water cannons while protesters hurled stones at security forces, burning garbage bins to block roads across the city.»»»

An online movement against rising fuel prices has gained momentum ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations on October 17 with former Yellow Vest figures set to join the protests in support of high-school students. Some are drawing parallels between the latest action and the 2018 cost-of-living pr»»»

In India, the Cockroach movement felt the crushing boot of the state this week. Thousands of Gen Z protesters were rounded up and detained in sports stadiums and community halls turned into makeshift detention centres, while the movement’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, was arrested on arrival. A mass de»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities were investigating how a former Syrian militia commander suspected of committing crimes during the government of ousted President Bashar Assad was abducted in Lebanon and taken to Syria, judicial and security officials said Friday. Syria’s intelligence department said T»»»

Damascus, Oct. 16 (SANA) Syria and the International Monetary Fund discussed expanding technical assistance to improve tax administration, public spending and budget planning, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh met with senior officials from the IMF’s Public»»»

LONDON: More than 340 children in Gaza have been killed and hundreds injured since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was announced on Oct. 10, 2026, the UN Children’s Fund, also known as UNICEF, said on Friday. For those families “mourning the loss of their children, those terrible s»»»

LONDON: The renewed offensive by the Houthi militia in Yemen has raised fresh concerns about the fate of a cultural heritage already battered by more than a decade of war, destruction and looting. The impact of the latest fighting on archaeological sites and museum collections remains to be establi»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has called for stricter border controls and the swift return of irregular migrants, backing a tough proposal during heated talks between EU leaders in Brussels. Prime Minister Péter Magyar has backed tougher European measures against irregular migration, arguin»»»

Strategic partnership hinges on reciprocal obligations and sustained cooperation. Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), affirmed that Gulf and European security can no longer be treated as separate issues, stressing that the strategic partnership between the Gulf Cooperation »»»

The Sofia Military District Prosecution Office has opened a pre-trial proceedings following a report alleging a criminal offence involving the Malta-flagged vessel Chelsea 3 in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, the prosecution service said on Friday. The general cargo ship Chelse»»»

Hezbollah’s Media Relations Department issued a statement to clarify the incident in Gallery Semaan area near Beirut’s Dahieh, stressing that the security forces’ patrol and raid of a warehouse took place without following the agreed-upon procedure between Hezbollah and the security authorities. Wh»»»