US President Donald Trump on Monday pledged a $1 million reward for information on voter fraud leading to conviction ahead of the upcoming 2026 US midterms on November 3. The president gave no details of how the reward would be funded or administered. The comments follow his repeated false cla»»»

As young people protest poor school conditions and the rising cost of living across Europe, misleading videos are spreading online. Footage from Poland in 2017, military preparations in Portugal and a protest in Argentina have all been falsely presented as recent demonstrations in Europe, painting »»»

US dangles up to $5 billion in loans as Manila eyes 1,200 MW from nuclear power by 2032 Manila: The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) said the US could make available a financing package of up to $5 billion to support nuclear power development in the Asian nation. The terms discussed run up t»»»

Predictable policies and long-term commitments can help restore consumer confidence By Damyana Bakardzhieva, Special to Gulf News This year Stockholm awarded the economics Nobel prize to Robert Hall of Stanford and Michael Woodford of Columbia for the “microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic sta»»»

UNITED NATIONS: Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine by intentionally attacking energy infrastructure, leaving millions of people without electricity and heat in freezing temperatures, a UN-backed inquiry reported Monday. The inquiry also found evidence that Russia rec»»»

Two days shy of his 81st birthday… Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerging as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula becoming the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential runoff»»»

QUETTA, Pakistan: Thousands of trucks remain stranded on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border despite the resumption of limited overland trade between the two countries, southwest Pakistan business representatives told AFP on Monday. Mir Naveed Jan Kalmati, president of the chamber of commerce fo»»»

Italy's diesel-price protest halts buffalo mozzarella production, with producers estimating €3 million in losses in just 24 hours as milk fails to reach dairies and finished cheeses cannot reach customers. In banking, Barclays announces it will cut around 5,000 jobs – roughly 5 percent of its »»»

Algeria’s parliament on Sunday approved a resolution to send troops to Niger, making the first time Algerian soldiers will be deployed abroad since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Niger faces persistent attacks by armed groups, including near its border with Algeria, and the deployment comes as Algiers »»»

On October 25, Serbia's student-led protest movement won a historic victory in parliamentary ⁠elections, defeating outgoing President Aleksandar Vucic's party. Supporters of the student list explained to FRANCE 24 how they mounted a massive mobilisation to fight electoral fraud and monitor the elec»»»

Asia's $15-trillion energy shift keeps coal at the forefront of power generation Asia is expected to power global energy demand to the tune of $1 trillion a year in fresh investment, according to a McKinsey & Co analysis published Oct. 22. This is equivalent to $15 trillion, driven by a ramp in bat»»»

SAO PAULO: US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Brazil’s elections were “rigged,” as his ally Flavio Bolsonaro called for the annulment of the poll won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday, pulled off a dramatic comeback after losing to to Bolson»»»

QNA Doha Chairperson of Qatar Museums (QM) HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani has announced the establishment of the Qatar Fashion and Crafts Council (QFCC), an initiative spearheaded by creative hubs through joint efforts by the public and private sectors. The council will serve as an advis»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Dr. Safwan Masri has been appointed Senior Advisor and Executive Director of Cultural Diplomacy at the Office of Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums and founder of Qatar’s cultural exchange initiative, Years of Cu»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable real estate developer, and Inc. Arabia, the Middle East edition of the global media brand Inc., have disclosedthe expanded speaker line-up and agenda for the second edition of the Downtown Tech Summit, featuring headline spe»»»

QNA Doha Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a cooperation agreement between their respective air navigation service providers. The signing took place in the presence of In Charge of Managing Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) Mohammed Faleh Al Hajri and Director-General of the »»»

LONDON: Syrian Airlines announced on Monday that direct flights between Berlin and Damascus will resume next month. The first nonstop flight is scheduled to take off on Nov. 10, marking the airline’s first service connecting Germany with the Syrian Arab Republic in more than a decade. It halted fli»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $1 million reward for information about voter fraud, in a fresh bid to sow doubt ahead of the US midterms and push his false claim about winning the 2020 election. “Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has been recognised as the Safest Islamic Bank in Qatar, ranking 3rd among Islamic financial institutions in the GCC in Global Finance’s World’s Safest Banks 2026 rankings. The recognition reinforces QIB’s position as»»»

Regarding the promotion of equal opportunity, she emphasised that social responsibility programmes have contributed to expanding access to free or reduced-tuition education for students, particularly those from low-income families, with the number of beneficiaries rising from approximately 40 a yea»»»

QNA Doha Minister of Municipality and Chairman of Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company His Excellency Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah on Monday met with Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of Egypt Mohamed Farid Saleh, currently visiting the country to participate in World Inv»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Academic Bridge Programme, part of Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education, in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar - a Qatar Foundation partner university- is to host the ‘Building Bridges to Higher Education: Advancing STEM Readiness and Global Compete»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar’s ambassador to Mauritania HE Shaheen bin Ali Al Kaabi hosted a ceremony honouring doctors and healthcare professionals who participated in Qatar Charity’s medical campaigns in the country, recognising their efforts to provide specialised care for children. Attendees»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Municipality (MoM) has announced the adoption of new regulations for the subdivision of farms in Qatar, which include reducing the minimum area for a farm resulting from a subdivision from 100,000 square metres to 50,000 square metres. This measure aims to strike a balance »»»

QNA Doha Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States Dr. Abdallah Al Dardari, on the sidelines of the ongoing World Investment Forum in Doha. »»»

QNA Doha Minister of State for International Cooperation, HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, on Monday hosted a panel discussion on the role of the private sector in funding development in developing countries as part of the World Investment Forum (WIF) in Doha. Addressing a panel, HE Dr.»»»

NEW YORK: Five outside groups significantly funded by dark money have poured more than $1 billion into the US midterm election campaign. With just over a week until voting day, the records in the notoriously expensive US election system have been shattered. An AFP analysis of federal data shows jus»»»

JERUSALEM: Over the past six decades, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have been a steady tenet of successive Israeli governments — but nothing compares to their exploding pace over the past few years. Almost half of the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory — all illegal un»»»

PARIS: French student leaders vowed to go on protesting despite government concessions on education, keeping pressure on President Emmanuel Macron as the movement spreads to unions and other activists, stokes unrest and deepens the economic damage. The measures included a commitment to cap the size»»»

By Staff, Agencies Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected objections from the European Union and other parties to Turkey’s maritime agreement with Libya, saying they “have no legitimate legal basis” and stressing that Ankara is not seeking gains at the expense of other countries in the»»»

Hungary has officially secured approximately HUF 92 billion (EUR 250.4 million) in funding through the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway Grants for 2021–2028, following an agreement signed in Budapest with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Hungary to secure a huge amount of funds The deal ma»»»

DOHA The third meeting of the Qatar-Uzbekistan Joint Committee on Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation was held on the sidelines of the 9th World Investment Forum 2026. The meeting was co-chaired by Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry HE Dr Ahme»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie affirmed that the State of Qatar is working to foster integration between the protection of natural resources and the achievement of sustainable economic development. This is being pursued »»»

Doha: Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho HE Samuel Matekane affirmed that strengthening partnerships between the private sectors in developed countries and their counterparts in developing nations contributes to supporting a balanced global economy. In a special address delivered during the 9»»»

AMMAN — A delegation from the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC), led by Daifallah Farajat, met on Monday with a Libyan Civil Aviation Authority delegation headed by Mohamed Shlibek to discuss cooperation in air transport.The meeting took place on the sidelines of the eighth meeting of dir»»»

AMMAN — A targeted market study has identified promising export opportunities for Jordanian products in Malaysia across the agri-food, confectionery, olive oil and pharmaceutical sectors, tapping into the country’s $339.5 billion import market last year.The study, which is prepared by Trade First J»»»

Around 120,000 supporters of GERB voted in Sunday’s presidential election, according to the polling agency Myara. Nearly half of them supported Andrey Gurov, while one-fifth voted for Iliana Iotova. An estimated 50,000 supporters of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) may have turned out to »»»

The annual Good Practice Awards under the theme "Science – Higher Education – Business and Society" were held in Sofia on Monday. The ceremony organized by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEAA) took place at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE). The attendees includ»»»

Top defence officials from Saudi Arabia,Turkey, and Pakistan met with Iranian leaders in Tehran on Monday to de-escalate the ongoing crisis between the United States and Iran and prevent further military confrontation. Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani Army Chief Marshal As»»»

Political parties and opposition figures in Bulgaria commented on the outcome of the October 25 presidential election on Monday, addressing the results of the first round, the candidates heading to the November 1 runoff, and Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s remarks ahead of the vote. The ticket of Move»»»

Emirates expects four more Airbus jets by year-end and Boeing deliveries from summer 2027 Dubai: Emirates has equipped 65 aircraft with Starlink satellite internet and plans to extend the service to between 10 and 12 more planes each month, as the airline prepares to receive new Boeing aircraft fro»»»

Doha, Oct. 26 (SANA) – Syrian Economy Minister Nidal al-Shaar met Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani in Doha to discuss ways to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two countries. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the World Inv»»»

EDGE plans to boost CMD production and research, with drone engines an immediate priority Abu Dhabi:EDGE has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in CMD S.r.l., a leading Italian company specialised in the design, prototyping and development of advanced propulsion systems for automotive»»»

Israelis head to the polls on 27 October—the first election since the October 7 2023 attacks—in what could very well end in a disappointing impasse. Many observers (and Israelis themselves) may want a decisive outcome, but the election setup and the deep polarisation that has plagued Israel in rece»»»

Doha, Oct. 26 (SANA) – Syria is seeking to attract international investment and strengthen economic partnerships as a delegation led by Economy Minister Nidal al-Shaar takes part in the World Investment Forum 2026 in Qatar. The ninth edition of the forum, organized by the United Nations Conference »»»

Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), met with Gelsomina Vigliotti, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), during her visit to Egypt to discuss areas of cooperation, future partnership plans and issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, Abdalla praised the»»»

Wave Hotels, a new company within the Green House Development group, is entering the Polish hospitality market. Its primary objective is to acquire existing hotels and resorts and unlock their business potential. The venture is led by Adam Sadowski and Andrzej Spychalski, who plan to draw on Green »»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers have carried out at least 482 attacks in October targeting the olive harvest across nine West Bank governorates, according to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. The report outlined restrictions imposed by the Israeli military that significantly hindered farmer»»»

Renovation work on a luxury service villa formerly used by Hungary’s current Defence Minister, Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, cost around HUF 650 million (EUR 1.77 million) despite the property already being largely complete, according to contracts obtained after more than a year of legal proceedings. Def»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 26, 2026 (TAP) - The downward trend continued on the Tunis stock exchange. The Tunindex shed 0.14% to 18,384.58 points on Monday, October 26, 2026, on a trading volume of TND 8 million, according to stockbroker Tunisie Valeurs.MPBS share...»»»