MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Rassvet satellite constellation designed by Russian aerospace company Bureau 1440 is fully protected from physical, political and economic impact, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Monday. "Vertical integration and localization of production of all comp»»»

President Donald Trump vowed a political comeback on Sunday after Republicans lost control of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterms, as incoming Democratic leaders pledged to hold his administration to account, and the attorney general promised to defend officials against threatened prosecutions. Don»»»

Doha, Qatar: Temperatures across Qatar are expected to drop noticeably towards the end of the week, the Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) forecast on Monday. In a social media post, the department said the expected change in temperatures is due to strengthening northwesterly winds, according to th»»»

Renovation work on one of Hungary’s busiest railway lines has reached Kőbánya-Kispest station, where tracks and platform canopies are being upgraded. The works are also expected to remove several existing speed restrictions, helping to shorten journey times and reduce delays. Transport and Investme»»»

Tunis, November 9 (TAP) – A slight rise in temperatures is expected on Monday, November 9, 2026.Maximum temperatures will range between 23°C and 28°C, reaching around 21°C in the western highlands.Local mist is expected in the morning, followed by...»»»

By Staff, Agencies Nearly 50 countries are preparing a coordinated diplomatic initiative against the "Israeli" occupation entity over its genocidal war on Gaza, with a joint statement expected this week demanding an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid entering the besieged Palestinian territory»»»

Damascus, Nov. 9 (SANA) Syria’s General Farmers Union has established nearly 125 agricultural production cooperatives across the country since liberation, aiming to reduce production costs, increase farmers’ incomes and strengthen the agricultural economy. The initiative seeks to give farmers a gre»»»

Antalya, Turkiye: The world is entering a new reality where climate extremes are the norm, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, urging leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Turkiye to "get serious". "A supersized El Nino is colliding with a planet already superheated by man»»»

The Election Commission of the General Assembly of Judges has announced the six judges elected to the new composition of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The elected members are Maria Terziyska, Deputy Chair of the Varna District Court; Svetlana Kalinova, a judge at the Supreme Court of C»»»

The EU leadership is actively exploring ways to push Ukrainian men living in Europe back to their homeland, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) stated. Brussels views more than 1 million Ukrainian men residing in the EU as a potential pool of manpower that could give European governments' c»»»

Israeli President Isaac Herzog formally gave opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government Sunday evening. Complex coalition negotiations still lie ahead, but it marked a significant step in the former military chief's effort to oust Israel's longest-serving prime»»»

RIYADH: Joudi Al-Ahmadi and Lena Al-Shanafey have won the prestigious Rhodes Scholarships for Saudi Arabia this year. The duo will head to the University of Oxford in the UK in October next year to undertake post-graduate studies, joining a cohort of more than a hundred other scholars from around t»»»

HONG KONG: China is willing to pursue stronger ties with Iran, China's ​special envoy to the Middle East Zhai Jun said in talks with Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. Zhai met Kani in Iran, according to ‌a readout ‌from China's foreign ministry ​on ‌Mon»»»

PARIS: French ‌far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon consolidated their lead in voting intention ahead of next year’s presidential election, a poll showed on Monday, as political polarization in the country intensifies. Le Pen would top the first-round vote with betw»»»

Muscat: The 2025 energy sector indicators for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, released by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-STAT), show that global demand for GCC crude oil grew at an average annual rate of 3.1% over the period »»»

By Staff, Agencies “Israel’s” former military chief Gadi Eisenkot started the tough task of forming a government on Sunday, reaching out to Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies as he said the veteran prime minister had brought the entity to a historic crisis. Eisenkot, 66, the leader of the “Yashar” party, »»»

Meta, TikTok and Snap warn the bill could give regulators too much power over content Google has warned that Australia's proposed online safety legislation could force it to introduce age checks and potentially block users under 18 from Gmail, messaging services and private file storage. Rachel Lor»»»

Syria is preparing to send fighters to Saudi Arabia to deploy along its border and potentially help it fight Iranian-backed rebels in neighboring Yemen, three officials with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press. Syrian military advisers have already deployed to Saudi Arabia, but no figh»»»

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran even if it was not "necessarily popular" to safeguard the world from the country's nuclear ambitions. He would not comment directly about the Republican wipeout in Tuesday's elections, which deliver»»»

Romania will eliminate the minimum turnover tax on companies starting January 1, 2027, as ...»»»

Banks face new potential fines following the sanctions imposed in the ROBOR case, as part of a separate investigation into the exchange of information used to determine FICO scores and assess credit applicants. The Competition Council suspects a breach of law and expects to conclude the inquiry wit»»»

Raiffeisen Bank Romania recorded a net profit of 1.26 billion lei in the first nine months of this year, a period during which it also reported a 35% increase in new clients compared to the same period last year, the bank announced in a press ...»»»

Romania's insurance market grew 15% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, reaching 14.2 billion lei, while assets managed by the private pension system totalled 246.2 billion lei, according to Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) President Alexandru ...»»»

Romania's central bank is likely to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged for several more quarters, potentially setting a European record for an extended period of monetary policy stability, according to National Bank of Romania (BNR) Deputy Governor Cosmin ...»»»

Three in ten Romanians intend to take out both compulsory and optional home insurance over the next year, according to a sociological survey conducted by IRES at the request of the National Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies of Romania ...»»»

Mandatory private pension funds registered assets worth 236.8 billion lei at the end of September 2026, up 29% compared with the level recorded on the same date last year, according to the report of the Financial Supervisory Authority ...»»»

Raiffeisen Bank has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Garanti BBVA Romania Group, following receipt of all the necessary approvals from the relevant authorities. The transaction marks the entry of Garanti BBVA Romania into the Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) Group, the bank ...»»»

Voluntary pension funds had assets worth 8.75 billion lei at the end of September, an increase of 30% compared with the level recorded on the same date a year earlier, according to a report by the Financial Supervisory Authority ...»»»

Savings and investment accounts designed to accumulate additional income for retirement will be available starting January 1, 2027, and the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) is tasked with drafting the implementing regulations, stated Gabriela Horga?chair of the Senate's Committee on Budget, Fi»»»

Bucharest residents and people in Transylvania pay the highest average prices for homes and take out the largest mortgage loans in Romania, according to an analysis by Ipotecare.ro based on 25,336 loan applications processed nationwide between January and September 2026.The average value of a prope»»»

ANTALYA: The world is entering a new reality where climate extremes are the norm, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, urging leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Turkiye to “get serious.” “A supersized El Nino is colliding with a planet already superheated by manmade clim»»»

UAE rejects Iranian control of Hormuz, demands respect for sovereignty and credible action Dubai: Dr Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, has said dialogue with Iran is a strategic necessity rather than a concession, warning that Tehran must rebuild shattered trust through concre»»»

By Mohamad Hammoud The Nuclear Threshold No country has used nuclear weapons in combat since the United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Despite decades of wars and confrontations between nuclear powers, the fear of catastrophic consequences has helped preserve that restraint. Now, all»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center organised two lectures for the Malayalam-speaking Muslim community, which were attended by nearly 1,600 people in total. The Center aims to enhance religious knowledge among non-Arabic speakers and to provide programmes tha»»»

Doha, Qatar: In the presence of a group of students from the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST), the Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center held a lecture on “The Environment in Islam.” This initiative comes within the framework of the Center’s ongoing cooperat»»»

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states took a new step toward completing the railway interconnection project by signing the project's general agreement in Bahrain on Sunday. This comes as part of efforts to establish an integrated transport network linking the six nations and boosting the»»»

Dubai 24-karat price rises to Dh496.75 a gram, up Dh26.50 in a week, just after Diwali Dubai: Gold climbed on November 9, erasing Friday’s decline, as oil extended its slide and the AI tech stock rout deepened with Nvidia CEO now being probed. Spot gold rose 1.02 per cent to $4,110 an ounce at 11:0»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatari designer Hissa Al-Khuzaei has expressed pride in showcasing Qatar’s rich cultural heritage on the global sporting stage after being selected to design Formula One driver Pierre Gasly’s helmet for the Mexico City Grand Prix as part of the Qatar, Canada and Mexico 2026 Year of Cul»»»

Doha, Qatar: Vodafone Qatar and AGIBOT have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on embodied AI robotics solutions across the public, enterprise and education sectors in Qatar. The MoU was formally signed by Chief Operating Officer at Vodafone Qatar, Baran Yurdagul, and General»»»

Albania’s two main political parties, the ruling Socialist Party (SP) and the opposition Democratic Party (DP), are expected to hold talks today within the framework of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform, as the country prepares for local elections scheduled for May 9, 2027. Th»»»

Minister of Municipality H E Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah, met yesterday with Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Honduras in the State of Qatar, Sophia Escobar Lanza. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation relations, in addition to several topics of mutual interest.»»»

Doha, Qatar: The third edition of Qatar’s international Quran competition, ‘Awwal Al-Awael’, will begin its first stage today, November 9, bringing together 42 contestants representing 19 countries to compete for the title of the best among the best Quran memorisers. Organised by the Ministry of Aw»»»

Retail trade turnover (except for motor vehicles and motorcycles) fell in the first nine months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, both in gross terms, by 4.6%, and in terms of business day and seasonally adjusted data, by 4.9%, according to figures released on Friday by the National »»»

Romania is taking part for the first time in the China International Import Expo (CIIE), held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, 2026. Romania is participating in the event's ninth edition with two exhibition pavilions showcasing 15 companies, according to a press release from the Consulate General»»»

Prime Minister Luca Niculescu convened the Interministerial Committee for the Protection of State Interests in Liberty Galati SA and Liberty Tubular Products Galati SA at Victoria Palace on Friday to identify solutions to safeguard jobs and maintain production ...»»»

Romania has received two bids for the construction of an AI Gigafactory, and the selection process is in its final stage, with authorities hoping to be able to announce the outcome by the end of this year, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare stated on Friday at the Concordia Summit ...»»»

Diversifying energy sources, developing storage capacities, improving transmission and regional interconnections, alongside the Neptun Deep project, are the primary solutions being considered by the Government to reduce the vulnerabilities of the energy system and increase Romania's energy independ»»»

Romania has capital, resources, savings that can be channelled into investment, and access to European funds. However, economic development also requires another kind of capital: trust between the state and the business community, and between institutions and citizens, Prime Minister Luca Niculescu»»»

91% of the state aid granted by Romania went to companies running on Romanian capital, and only 9% went to those with majority foreign capital, Chairman of the Competition Council, Bogdan Chiri?oiu, said on Friday at a specialist event."Yesterday we presented the report. We periodically present the»»»

Property taxation based on market value will not be introduced starting in 2027, instead this measure will be evaluated gradually toward the end of the fiscal consolidation period, when Romania returns to its 3% budget deficit target, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare announced on Friday while atte»»»