Yemen's rebels seek advanced weaponry amid escalating regional tensions Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels are attempting to build a new advanced medium-range ballistic missile system with the help of Chinese parts, according to a new report released Wednesday by a group that tracks the use of weapo»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced 22 films for the International Short Film Competition at Doha Film Festival (DFF) 2026, taking place from November 19 to 27. Spanning cultures, continents and cinematic approaches, the selection of two world premieres and 19 MENA pre»»»

The Nord Stream gas pipelines were a political and economic “weapon” for Russia, the lawyer for former Ukrainian officer Sergei Kuznetsov said Wednesday. The first to appear in the high-profile case, Kuznetsov is accused by German prosecutors of having led the plan to sabotage the in»»»

Lawyers for a Ukrainian ex-military officer accused of leading the bombing of Russia's Nord Stream ​pipeline in September 2022 argued at the start of his trial in Germany on Wednesday that "an aggressor's infrastructure" may have been a lawful target. FRANCE 24's Juliette Brown reports.»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s army chief said on Wednesday that the military was reinforcing troop levels “across all fronts,” citing an increased risk of escalation as the country heads into elections this later month. On a visit to the occupied West Bank, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the potential for incident»»»

Poland is mulling reintroducing compulsory military service that was abolished in 2009, Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka has said. Her comments came shortly after an opinion poll indicated that over a half of Poles under 24 were against the reinstatement of conscription. In an »»»

KYIV: Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv’s military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on US tech billionaire Elon»»»

Bulgaria has received an average score of 3.28 for its care for children over the past 15 years, according to the Report Card 2026, published by the National Network for Children. The report was presented and discussed at a meeting of the National Assembly’s Committee on Labour, Demographic and Soc»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he does not support launching a preemptive strike against Iran before the Israeli elections scheduled for October 27. However, he simultaneously warned Tehran—and what he termed allied armed groups—against launching any attack on his »»»

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian officials said Israeli strikes killed four people in Gaza on Wednesday, days after the anniversary of the declaration of a US-mediated ceasefire. Two young men died when Israeli forces struck a vehicle near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, civil»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Six Palestinians have been killed in various parts of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday as a result of Israeli occupation violations and ongoing »»»

Qaani to the International Quds Foundation: The Cause of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque is Always Present in Iran’s Calculations and Priorities The Commander of the Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, emphasized in a message to the International Quds Foundation that the cause of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque will a»»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi urged citizens to “fortify your country against this conspiracy.. and I do not say fortify the president,” while asserting Egypt harbours no hidden ambitions following recent remarks by an Israeli official regarding Sinai. Speaking at the 44th Educational Sem»»»

Egypt currently accounts for 20% of global date production and 25% of Arab production, Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem announced on Monday as the government outlined plans to update its sector strategy to boost exports and value-added manufacturing. The figures were presented during the 9th Inte»»»

Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Rostom and Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty met with Yuko Mitsui, First Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in Bangkok to discuss enhancing economic cooperation and attracting Japanese investment»»»

Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir has inaugurated Amreya Dry Port in Alexandria, in the presence of Magdy Anwar, Director of the National Service Projects Organisation; Amira Yassin, Deputy Governor of Alexandria; and Sayed Metwally, Head of the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports. The ministe»»»

Egypt and Djibouti have signed a framework agreement protocol aimed at enhancing bilateral trade and opening new avenues for companies from both nations, the Egyptian Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade announced on Wednesday. The agreement was signed by Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Fore»»»

BOGOTA: Thousands of Colombians marched in major cities on Wednesday against the right-wing government’s hard-line policies, the first day of a nationwide campaign. The government “is going to fall!” trade unionists, Indigenous people, students and feminists yelled, led by former president Gustavo »»»

BEIRUT: UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to begin negotiations on the future of peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon, as Beirut campaigns for an extension to the mandate set to expire at the end of this year. A UN peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL ha»»»

Bulgaria’s security requires concrete action, not wishful thinking, presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said at a campaign event in Dobrich on Wednesday. Against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Black Sea, the country should request the activation of Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty»»»

From our special correspondent in Phoenix – More than a year after the assassination of far-right influencer Charlie Kirk in September 2025, young activists from the organisation he co-founded, Turning Point USA, are working tirelessly to honour his legacy by rallying the youth »»»

US President Donald Trump asked his ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign on Tuesday after reports alleged she sought $100,000 from a Trump supporter to pay personal credit card debt and accepted luxury trips and hotel stays from wealthy Greek businessmen. Guilfoyle denied wrongdoing an»»»

LONDON: Israel on Wednesday signed a deal with the US to acquire 12 twin-turboshaft attack helicopters, according to Israeli media. Under the deal, Israel’s Defense Ministry will acquire 12 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, with deliveries expected to begin in the early 2030s, the Times of I»»»

The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has discussed regional developments with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, stressing the need to halt Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Araghchi held a phone conversation with Aoun on Wednesday to discuss developments in Lebanon and the wider region. During the c»»»

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments, and Industry Alexander Pulev discussed security, defense cooperation, and expanding economic ties in high-tech sectors with US State Department officials during a visit to Washington, where he also signed a joint declaration on c»»»

Bulgaria will not extradite Iva Mihaylova to North Macedonia without a ratified international treaty permitting it, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said after receiving an Interpol request for her international search, arrest, and extradition. The ministry’s Directorate for International Operationa»»»

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) does not rule out future acts of sabotage on Bulgarian territory, its chairman, Plamen Tonchev, told the National Assembly during a hearing on the suspected arson of antennas near Sofia intended to connect to the US satellite system Starlink. Sev»»»

RIO DE JENEIRO: Brazil is probing possible “deliberate criminal activity” behind surging fires in the Amazon, as well as possible links to a tense election period, Brazil’s environment minister told AFP. The northwestern state of Amazonas, home to a huge chunk of the world’s largest rainforest, has»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh arrived in Beirut on Wednesday at the head of a diplomatic delegation, with meetings planned with senior Lebanese officials, public figures, and academics, IRNA reported. According to the Iranian news agency, the visit aims to str»»»

BEIRUT: Yemen’s foreign minister warned on Wednesday that the Houthis would become “undefeatable” if the world allowed them the time to do so, and her government sought neither a ceasefire nor negotiations with the Iran-backed militia. “If the Houthis are given more time, they will become an undefe»»»

A Russian media outlet accused of spreading Kremlin-friendly narratives has moved its editorial address to Budapest, but its contact page lists a surprising name as editor-in-chief: Mária Schmidt, the former director of the House of Terror Museum, a close friend of former PM Viktor Orbán. She denie»»»

Bulgaria’s draft 2027 budget aims to curb spending, reduce the government deficit and lower the nominal amount of new public debt compared with 2025 and 2026, while increasing pensions, family and child support, and funding for healthcare, education and defense, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said at t»»»

Bulgaria ranks 21st among the 29 Schengen Area countries in the Passport Reports ranking published on October 13, 2026, while placing 20th in the overall global passport ranking, according to the platform. Romania is one position ahead of Bulgaria in the Schengen list, at 20th, while Croatia ranks »»»

By Staff, Agencies The Joint List and the United Arab List (Ra’am) have signed a surplus-vote agreement ahead of the next "Israeli" "Knesset" elections, while the Joint List has set conditions for supporting Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot in efforts to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fr»»»

KYIV: Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling its military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. President Volodymyr Zelensky framed the lack of notice about a wave of power»»»

Local Development and Environment Minister Manal Awad travelled to Yerevan on behalf of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to take part in the “Leaders for Nature” biodiversity summit on October 16-17, ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP17. T»»»

Egypt’s Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has announced the offering of 400 ready-to-operate industrial units across 11 industrial complexes in 10 governorates, with applications open from October 15 to 29, 2026, through the Egypt Industrial Digital Platform. The fully constructed units are eq»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 14 (TAP) - The project to create a call centre for the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) took centre stage at a working session on Wednesday, chaired by its President Farouk Bouasker, in the presence of representatives from...»»»

In the past 24 hours, Russian air defense forces shot down 23 drones over the territory of the Ryazan region and 68 drones over the Saratov region, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that despite US President Donald Trump's attempts to »»»

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DOHA: Al Shamal officially signed Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez yesterday, with the experienced winger joining the Qatar Stars League club for the ongoing season. Mahrez signed his contract in the presence of Al Shamal football department head Meshaal Al Ali after arriving in Doha last week to compl»»»

British troops have practiced retaking the disputed Falkland Islands in the event of another Argentine attempt to take over the territory, The Times has reported. The exercise comes as tensions rise between Britain and Argentina over a British-Israeli oil project near the islands, known in Argentin»»»

LONDON: Rescue teams in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Wednesday recovered the bodies of six people, including three children, from the rubble of a collapsed building after a 24-hour search. Seven others, including a child, were taken to Al-Zaitoun Hospital with injuries, the Egyptian newspaper Ah»»»

LONDON: The health of two Palestinian women prisoners held at Damon Prison is worsening due to inadequate healthcare provided by Israeli authorities, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said on Wednesday. The group said that Basmala Saad, 20, and Israa Huje, 31, are suffering from »»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is due to hold his first official one-to-one meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, following a major breakthrough on Hungarian-language education in Ukraine. Magyar announced the planned meeting in a Facebook post on Wednesday as he tr»»»

BANGKOK: A failure by the United States and Iran to agree within weeks on a UN-backed plan for moving fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz could cause a food security crisis in parts of Asia and Africa, an official overseeing the proposed scheme said on Wednesday. The United Nations set up a tas»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan stands firmly with Saudi Arabia in safeguarding its sovereignty, defense and regional security under the Makkah defense agreement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, as he met Makkah Alliance for Defense Secretary-General Lt. Gen. (retired) Nauman Mahmood. The stat»»»

Ukraine attacked two oil refineries in Russia’s Saratov and Ryazan regions on Wednesday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. “According to the Energy Ministry and the companies involved, two oil refineries in the Saratov and Ryazan regions were attacked by Ukraine today,” »»»

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LONDON: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh arrived in Beirut on Wednesday with a diplomatic delegation amid heightened regional tensions, Lebanese media reported. An Amal Movement delegation led by Khalil Hamdan, a member of the group’s leadership, received Khatibzadeh at Beirut Inte»»»