Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) shared a step-by-step video guide explaining how candidates can apply for the Qatar Education Excellence Award through its online application system. The video outlines the registration process, selection of nomination categories, »»»

London: The BBC announced plans on Tuesday to slash over 100 jobs and shut down two channels as part of a sweeping strategy to save £500 million ($668 million) over the next two years, the UK broadcaster confirmed. BBC News announced the "net closure of just over 100 roles" according to an internal»»»

Tunis, Oct. 20, 2026 (TAP) - The steering committee overseeing the project to establish a “Made in Tunisia” label for Tunisian products approved the national label’s graphic charter on Tuesday, at a meeting chaired by Minister of Public Works and...»»»

Halley's Comet debris will light up UAE skies, but bright moonlight may limit the display Dubai: Residents across the UAE could witness up to 20 meteors an hour on Wednesday night as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its annual peak, with glowing fragments of Halley's Comet expected to streak acros»»»

People gathered to protest in front of the president's administration on Tuesday night against President Iliana Iotova and Prime Minister Rumen Radev. The protest was held under the slogan "Your 'peace' is capitulation! Your 'diplomacy' is isolation! How much longer will we pretend not to see what »»»

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Allrounder Arafat Minhas struck a maiden half-century and grabbed a career-best six wickets to anchor Pakistan's convincing 87-run win over England in the tri-series in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. Minhas hit 59 off 58 balls and was ably assisted by Hasan Nawaz, whose 74-ball 79 lif»»»

WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance said he would not be following Donald Trump in endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wanted to stay on the sidelines. “I’m not anti-endorsing him. I’m not pro-endorsing him. I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections,” Vance said of Netany»»»

BAGHDAD: Iran’s ambassador to Iraq said on Tuesday that Baghdad had agreed to “expel” or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups who have taken refuge on the Iraqi side of the border. The announcement came after senior Iraqi security officials repeatedly told AFP that Baghdad was ref»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and 17 other countries have called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to review the mechanism for investigating possible uses of chemical and biological weapons, according to a joint statement published on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website on Tuesday. "We call u»»»

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he had discussed with US President Donald Trump on Sunday the change of leadership in Iran. "However, we must complete the elimination of the Iranian regime – that is the main thing. I have discussed this with Presi»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said two oil tankers caught fire and were halted after mines planted along an unauthorized passage south of the Strait of Hormuz exploded. In a statement on Tuesday, the IRGC said its naval forces had reported the incidents, warning t»»»

By Staff, Agencies Petroleum product prices in Germany surged in September, with motor fuels nearly 49% more expensive year-on-year and heating oil prices almost doubling, according to official figures released by Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The increase comes as Europe’s large»»»

NEW YORK: A food importer on Tuesday sued to stop the Trump administration’s latest tariffs on imports from Canada, saying that the duties represent another attempt to claim an unfettered presidential tariff power that has been roundly rejected in court. Republican President Donald Trump imposed 50»»»

LONDON: Prince Harry has said he wants his disagreements with his brother Prince William and his father King Charles III to “work out.” In an interview with GQ magazine about grief and family, recorded in New York in late September and published on Tuesday, Harry was asked if he grieves his “compli»»»

LONDON: Jordanian and Turkish officials discussed on Tuesday enhancing cooperation on rail transport and freight transit at a meeting in Amman between Jordanian Minister of Transport Nidal Qatamin and Turkish Ambassador to Amman Hakan Karacay. The two officials also discussed preserving the histori»»»

Police tracked her to Nagpur after she 'fled' to Nepal and denied murder charges online Dubai: She allegedly fled across borders, changed locations to evade police and posted videos on social media insisting she was innocent. But after days on the run and a Rs 50,000 reward on her head, influencer »»»

TUNIS, Oct. 20, 2026 (TAP) - President of the executive bureau of the Arab Organisation of Electoral Management Bodies (ArabEMB) Abdul-Hakim Belkhair pointed out the importance of regional meetings in strengthening cooperation and coordination among...»»»

The European Parliament has called for more spending to build affordable houses — using funds for regional development that currently make up a third of the EU budget. Cohesion funds should be used to protect the ‘right to stay’ in rural areas or in small cities, a principle that the parliament wan»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran has warned that it will respond to any renewed military attack while remaining open to diplomacy, identifying what it described as excessive US demands as the main obstacle to progress in negotiations. “The hit-and-run era is over,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 20, 2026 (TAP) - The stock market closed Tuesday's session on a positive note. The benchmark index of the Tunis Stock Exchange recorded a slight progression of 0.12% to 18,578.54 points, in a modest volume of TND 6 million, according...»»»

Petroleum product prices have soared in Germany, with gasoline and diesel nearly 49% more expensive and heating oil nearly doubling over the past year, according to official figures. The surge comes as Europe’s largest economy continues to grapple with the fallout from its break with Russian energy»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force “Lekhwiya” HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met with HE Jean-Didier Berger, Minister Delegate to the French Minister of the Interior, on the sidelines of Milipol Qatar 2026, held at the Doha Exhibition an»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and India are expected to conclude a trade deal in several weeks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday. "We are weeks, not months away from, I think, finalizing it. I think 99 percent of the work is done," Rubio told The Indian Express. Separate»»»

Sputnik, the international news agency and radio broadcaster, opened two multifunctional editorial centers in Africa on October 20—one in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the other in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ceremony inaugurating the Dar es Salaam hub kicked off with a video address by Russian »»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls in Serbia, said on Tuesday that, if he lost the elections, he would admit defeat on Sunday evening and immediately go into a fight against his political opponents. "»»»

BAMAKO, Mali: A weekend attack by militants affiliated to the Daesh group killed 48 people in the Menaka region of eastern Mali, a lawmaker told The Associated Press Tuesday. Fighters from the Islamic State in Sahel Province, or ISSP, attacked on Sunday night into Monday morning and casualties incl»»»

The visit will focus on shared priorities as the UAE and Greece mark five decades of ties Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, will begin an official visit to Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, on 21 October 2026, at the invitation of Kyriakos »»»

The Government will pay as much attention as possible to ensure that doctors have adequate and modern working conditions and can provide the most advanced forms of treatment in Bulgaria, which are on par with those provided in other countries, Prime Minister Radev said here on Tuesday. He was speak»»»

Bulgaria hosted a meeting of the Board of Directors of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) for the first time since the programme was established in 2022. Opening the meeting at Sofia Tech Park, Innovation and Digital Transformation Minister Ivan Vasilev highlighted»»»

The Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Constitutional Case No. 15 and the related Cases Nos. 17 and 18. The Court declared unconstitutional the amendments to Article 355, paragraphs 1 to 4, of the Labour Code and to Article 218, paragraph 2, of the Judicial System Act, as contained in the Tran»»»

Pyongyang: North Korea’s state media published photographs on Saturday showing Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attending the completion of a fertilizer factory in Sunchon, the BBC reported. This picture taken on October 19, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on»»»

ANAKARA: Turkiye will keep its own troops in Syria and Iraq until border security with its two neighbors has been fully ensured, Defense Minister Yasar Guler told AFP. “We are maintaining our military presence in Iraq and Syria,” he said in a written answer to AFP questions. “When we assess that th»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia carried out a strike on a container ship, delivering cargo to the port of Odessa for the purposes of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "In addition, a container ship type was struck by the sea at the crossing, which was delivering ca»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife was an unprecedented Western gamble, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "The West will never again be the main player calling the tune. It is resorting to all sorts of extreme measures, embark»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The arrest warrant issued on Monday for former Cuban President Raul Castro is politically motivated, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday. "Well, I think it's political," Sheinbaum told reporters during a press conference when questioned on the decision. The presid»»»

Sheikh Khaled and Greece's PM will discuss ties and ways to expand bilateral cooperation Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, will begin an official visit to the Hellenic Republic on 21 October 2026, at the invitation of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos »»»

A diverse array of MEPs on Tuesday (20 October) expressed their enthusiasm for the UK ‘correcting the mistake’ of Brexit by rejoining the European Union 10 years after its people narrowly voted to leave. “Trump, Xi and Putin might form a troika of iliberalism standing in defiance of the achievement»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 20 (TAP) - Temporary thunderstorms are expected on Tuesday night in northwestern and central Tunisia, gradually spreading to the northeast, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).Rain is expected to be locally...»»»

DOHA: Qatar has reiterated that a peaceful, negotiated settlement between the United States and Iran remains the only viable path to preserving regional security and stability, urging Tehran to respect international laws governing freedom of navigation and to halt attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. S»»»

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has won seven awards from Global Finance magazine as part of the 2026 World's Best Digital Bank Awards, reaffirming its leadership in digital transformation and its commitment to delivering innovative solutions that support Qatar's economic development. In a state»»»

Paris, France: The police in Paris ordered a new curfew for select parts of the French capital for Tuesday, extending security measures after authorities said a previous night curfew restored calm following weekend riots and looting. The fresh curfew runs from 2100 GMT Tuesday to 0400 GMT Wednesday»»»

Doha, Qatar: Director of the Media and Communication Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi affirmed Tuesday that communications, visits, and the exchange of messages, as part of mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran, have remained ongoing. He emphasize»»»

TRIPOLI: Libya’s eastern parliament on Tuesday backed a maritime deal with Turkiye which will bring strategic advantages in economic, political and national security affairs, two lawmakers told Reuters, and which overturns a 2020 decision to cut political ties with Ankara. Control of Libya is split»»»

GENEVA: UN rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday condemned all acts of violence in the protests gripping France and other European countries, urging those involved to ratchet down the tensions. “The mass protests across Albania, Belgium, France, Italy and Portugal are raising human rights concerns,” »»»

Kingdom faces fresh missile and drone attacks on Tuesday as flight disruptions mount Dubai: Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia continued on Tuesday, with Saudi air defences intercepting two ballistic missiles, as Britain stepped up military support to the kingdom amid mounting disrupt»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 20, 2026 (TAP) - The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Scholarship Programme Africa Regional Forum held in Tunis on October 20-21, aims to enhance the effectiveness, relevance and impact of the IsDB’s scholarship programmes in Africa, a...»»»

Police seized 9,237 scooters in 10 months while stepping up safety advice and enforcement Abu Dhabi: Confiscating electric scooters is not the goal of Abu Dhabi Police's enforcement campaign, a senior officer has said, stressing that the priority is to prevent injuries and protect pedestrians and o»»»

Gulf tensions disrupt flights and push oil prices higher amid escalating attacks Tensions across the Gulf escalated on Tuesday, October 20, with new attacks reported on Riyadh, Iran claiming mine strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and oil prices climbing sharply. Here is what matters for U»»»

Dubai: The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) announced that there will be a ban on the use of ciprofloxacin in the UAE's veterinary sector from starting the first day of November 2026 (November 1, 2026). According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the ban of ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic belonging »»»

STRASBOURG - A 20-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Italian MP Piero Fassino, will be in Serbia from October 23 through 26 to observe the conduct of October 25 early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assemb»»»