Digital transformation and digital services for citizens and businesses, artificial intelligence (AI), development opportunities for companies in the space sector, cybersecurity, promoting innovation and EU funding for small and medium-sized enterprises were among the topics discussed at a meeting »»»

Bulgaria’s “polluter pays” principle has increased household waste collection fees but distributed costs more fairly, according to several mayors speaking at a forum held as part of the Annual Meeting of the National Association of the Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria here on Monday. Muni»»»

DHAKA: Moments after a Houthi strike hit the Riyadh airport where he was transiting, Nasrullah Badar called his family in Dhaka but could not utter a word. A day later, his brother learned he did not survive the attack. A 37-year-old teacher and imam, Badar was leading a group of 44 Bangladeshis on»»»

MARSEILLE: The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture recently participated in a joint committee meeting with the World Water Council to coordinate preparations for the 11th World Water Forum in 2027. The meeting reviewed preparations for the forum, scheduled to take place in Riyadh from Ma»»»

JEDDAH: The Saudi Red Sea Authority issued Saudi Arabia’s first beach operator license on Monday to Emaar, The Economic City, for Yam Beach in King Abdullah Economic City. The license was issued through the unified coastal tourism platform, in accordance with the Beach Operators’ Requirements and C»»»

Riyadh: The recent developments playing out in the region and Saudi Arabia had reaffirmed that energy security can't be taken for granted, amid mounting pressure on supply routes and the targeting of infrastructure, said Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. Speaking at t»»»

When it came, the visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the United States last month was more pomp and pageantry than substance. That did not make it irrelevant. Across Asia, symbolism matters, whether to the Chinese audience at home or to political figures in India, Japan, Taiwan, and the Middle E»»»

Damascus, Oct. 12 (SANA) The Central Bank of Syria has issued 755 warnings to shops and businesses conducting currency exchange and money transfer activities without licenses, following inspections in several provinces carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior. The Anti-Money Launder»»»

GENEVA: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi, participated in the opening session of the Geneva Peace Forum. In hisremarks during the session, the minister highlighted the importance of the rules and standards governing mediation for »»»

NEW DELHI: India has become the 10th country whose nationals were killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport over the weekend, after a man from Hyderabad died of his injuries at the hospital. Mohammad Yousuf Ali was traveling with his family for Umrah when a Houthi missi»»»

San Francisco, United States: Microsoft said Monday it will roll out its in-house Maia artificial intelligence chips on a massive scale starting in 2027, making them the main hardware for running AI across its products -- a move that could reduce its reliance on Nvidia. Chips like Maia are the tech»»»

Damascus, Oct. 12 (SANA) The price of a gram of 21-karat gold in Syria rose by 250 Syrian pounds ($2.05) compared with Sunday’s rates, according to the General Authority for Precious Metals Management. The authority set the selling price of a gram of 21-karat gold at 16,700 Syrian pounds ($136.89)a»»»

Paris mourns loss of beloved Enfants Rouges food market A fire early on Monday has destroyed the French capital's oldest covered food market, a popular street food venue named after red-clad orphans, authorities said. The Marche Couvert des Enfants Rouges in the Marais district, which has existed s»»»

RIYADH: The chairman of the Islamic Development Bank Group met with the managing director of the International Monetary Fund on the sidelines of the 2026 World Bank Group and IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok. Muhammad Al Jasser and Kristalina Georgieva discussed expanding cooperation in Islamic finan»»»

The Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies (BAIT) participated in the regular annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Information Services AD on October 9 in its capacity as a minority shareholder holding 46 shares, the BAIT said Monday. The Association voted on all eight items on the »»»

Delayed payments, tight project preparation deadlines and uncertainty over available funding are hampering municipal investment projects, officials said at a forum held as part of the Annual Meeting of the National Association of the Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria here on Monday. During»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief has delivered thousands of food baskets to vulnerable families across Yemen as the country continues to grapple with one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Nine trucks carrying 3,240 food baskets recently arrived in Aden governorate under KSrelief»»»

All Abu Dhabi-Riyadh flights cancelled until October 19, with further changes possible Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways has cancelled a number of flights between Abu Dhabi and three Saudi cities, Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah, warning that the situation remains fluid and further changes to its flight schedule»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: One person killed and 19 injured in the Yiftah area near the Lebanese border following the explosion of an unexploded bomb 1»»»

Abdullah Al Hamed says that attempts to exploit Riyadh airport tragedy only serve Houthis Abu Dhabi: Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the UAE National Media Authority, has expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia following attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on King Khalid Internatio»»»

STARA PAZOVA - Title holders Red Star Belgrade were on Monday drawn to face Jedinstvo Ub in the Round of 32 of the Serbian football cup. The other Round of 32 matches are Jedinstvo 1936 v Javor, Dubocica v Radnicki Nis, Teleoptik - Mladost Lucani, Vozdovac v Novi Pazar, FAP v Spartak, Zemun v Radni»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced the commencement of construction works for the second package of the Roads and Infrastructure Development Project in Izghawa and Al Thumaid, at a cost of about QR418 million. This package comes as part of Ashghal's plan to develop road and»»»

Between September 21 and October 9, experts from the Sofia Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water carried out a total of six inspections at the Republika Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in Pernik and identified violations, the inspectorate said. The inspections covered the two companies operating»»»

Dubai Press Club to train about 30 creators to show the city beyond its towers and bling Dubai: The Dubai Press Club along with the Department of Economy and Tourism and the Dubai Media Office have launched a content creators programme to push authentic stories of the city beyond its skyscrapers an»»»

Aviation experts say technology alone cannot restore trust after major disruption Dubai: Passenger confidence can take far longer to recover than airport operations after a major disruption, aviation experts said at the Dubai Airport show on Monday. This highlights the growing importance of clear c»»»

Geneva: The UN refugees chief warned Monday about being "asked to do the impossible", with his agency over-stretched by a huge funding shortfall and heavy displacement. Barham Salih, the United Nations' high commissioner for refugees, said the UNHCR had slashed its workforce due to budget cuts, whi»»»

Ukraine’s parliament has approved legislation protecting the education rights of national minorities, including Hungarian-language education. The decision removes a major obstacle to further progress in Kyiv’s EU accession talks, although Hungary says it will closely monitor how the new rules are i»»»

Advanced AI systems unveiled to boost readiness and anticipate future developments Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, attended a meeting of the Advanced Technology Re»»»

Vatican says Leo will undergo surgery this week, with a week of recovery expected Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have an operation this week to remove “a localised nodule” in his lung that was “detected at a very early stage.” It is the first medical event of his 17-month papacy. Here i»»»

The extension will add approximately 800 square metres to the factory’s current floor area of 21,000 sqm. Work is scheduled to be completed by mid-December 2026, and the new space will include an area dedicated to the dispatch of finished products, additional storage capacity, as well as expanded f»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for an investigation into the anonymous sources featured in the award-winning Gaza war documentary "NAZA". The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival last month, is based on testimony from 24 unnamed Israeli mili»»»

A new attack hit Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, a day after another attack on the airport killed at least 12 people and injured over 300. This was the deadliest on Saudi soil in over a decade. Fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have been es»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space and Technology Commission Gov. Haytham AlOhali called for stronger international cooperation to protect orbital resources as he opened the Global Space Connectivity and Sustainability Events 2026 in Riyadh on Monday, highlighting projections that the glo»»»

Social media platform Meta has 48 hours to respond to claims by Brazil's leftwing candidate and incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign accusing the tech platform of blocking content on the company's platforms. Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Saturday gave the social medi»»»

As Global Village opens this week, direct buses and electric abras return for Season 31 Dubai: Visitors heading to Global Village for its 31st season will be able to travel directly from four major bus stations across Dubai, as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) resumes its dedicated bus servi»»»

SEOUL — A South Korean container ship returned on Sunday from a trial voyage through the Arctic, testing an alternative route opened by melting sea ice as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global shipping.The "PanStar Acro" made the round trip to Europe in less time than the conventional route t»»»

LONDON — Benchmark oil prices topped $105 a barrel Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched strikes on Saudi Arabia, heightening worries about tight global supplies heading into the northern hemisphere winter.Doubts surrounding US President Donald Trump's claim of an "energy ceasef»»»

BELGRADE- Between January and August this year, Serbia registered a 98.4 bln dinar budget deficit, which is 78 bln dinars better than a planned 176.4 bln deficit. According to figures released by the Ministry of Finance, a 0.6 bln dinar deficit was registered in August alone. August revenues totall»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls in Serbia, said on Monday lies were all that was left of the student blockaders' programme, and advised his supporters to remain absolutely focused on the United Ser»»»

“The adversary helping Ukraine in the war against us is attempting to adapt military AI systems for battlefield use across various conflicts, testing them against Iran and, of course, against us in both ground and air operations,” military analyst Alexei Leonkov told Sputnik, commenting on the Russ»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s small and medium-sized enterprises recorded their fastest growth in new orders in seven months in September, helping business conditions improve for a second consecutive quarter, an economic tracker showed. The overall Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia SME Purchasing Managers’ Index, c»»»

Tunis, Oct.12 (TAP) - The number of motorcycle insurance contracts in Tunisia is expected to reach 40,877 by the end of 2026, representing an estimated 100% increase compared with 2025.The number of motorbikes covered by insurance contracts showed a...»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad participated on Monday, via videoconference, in an interactive session with children from the Noor orphan care program in the Gaza Strip. During the session, Her Excellency learned about the chi»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic HE Asaad Al Shaibani, who is visiting the State of Qatar. The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation and ways»»»

Bulgaria is ready to promote investments that bring high added value and introduce successful business models into the Bulgarian economy, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said at a meeting with a US business delegation, the Government Information Service said on Monday. The meeting was organized by the U»»»

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RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia’s Masam project removed 1,291 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week. These include 1,253 items of unexploded ordnance, 26 anti-tank mines, 10 anti-personnel mines, and two improvised explosive devices, according to a recent report. The explosives »»»

Paris, France: Two paintings by impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, stolen from a museum in southern France and later discovered hidden behind a wall, have sustained slight damage, prosecutors said on Monday. In September, thieves broke into the museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and escaped with two»»»

At least 72 workers were killed in air strikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border on Saturday, a Sudanese rights group said on Sunday. The Emergency Lawyers organisation accused Egypt’s air force of the attack. AFP could not independently verify the account and Egypt has issued no official co»»»

Saudi Arabia has launched an investigation to determine how its air defenses failed to intercept a barrage of missiles and drones fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, including an attack on Riyadh airport that killed at least 13 people and wounded over 300, two regional officials said Monday. The of»»»