The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved the licensing of the Distressed Factories Restructuring Investment Fund under Licence No. 1033, with subscription for its units set to open on Sunday, 4 October. Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), and Khaled Hashem, Min»»»

In a strategic step reflecting tangible integration between monetary and industrial policies, Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla and Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem announced the launch of the Distressed Factories Restructuring Fund with initial capital of EGP 1bn. The significa»»»

The launch of the Distressed Factories Restructuring Fund, with total capital of EGP 1bn, marks a shift in the approach to industrial distress. It places existing assets and production capacities at the heart of the solution, rather than focusing solely on addressing debts or providing short-term f»»»

NAIROBI: A crash involving multiple vehicles on the highway to the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Saturday killed 17 people, most of them pilgrims on the way to a prayer site, officials said. The crash in the Salama area happened after midnight when a truck driver tried and failed to overtake an»»»

Istanbul, Oct. 3 (SANA) Türkiye’s goods exports rose 15.4% year on year to nearly $26 billion in September, marking the highest export value ever recorded for the month, according to official figures released Saturday. The Turkish Trade Ministry said exports reached $25.976 billion, while imports i»»»

GENEVA: The United Nations has released $160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving assistance in 12 of the world's most underfunded humanitarian crises. A statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the all»»»

RIYADH: Regional investors across the region deployed capital across sectors includling industrial robotics, alternative financing, and beauty as September came to a close. Shorooq and Presight join Maven Robotics’ $100m series A UAE-based Shorooq and Presight, a G42 company, participated in US ind»»»

Commenting on the return of Tsar Samuel's remains to Bulgaria on Saturday, President Iliana Iotova said that Samuel's soul found its way to its motherland. Iotova said: "I am sure that he is at peace now, because he is in Bulgaria. It is as though his blinded soldiers had regained their sight to sh»»»

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s federal military has recaptured the main airport in the capital of the northern Tigray region, three sources said on Saturday, dealing a major setback to an opposition alliance in its stronghold. Clashes pitting a rebel alliance led by Tigray’s ruling party against the gover»»»

Kyiv's Northern Bridge across the Dnipro river was hit by a Russian air attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Saturday, amid an escalation in strikes ​on ‌infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. The attack comes a day after the city's Southern Bridge was hit by several strikes that officials sa»»»

Greek media gave extensive coverage to Saturday's ceremony in Thessaloniki marking the handover of the remains of Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria and the return of 48 ecclesiastical relics to Greece, with the main focus being on the historical significance of the agreement, the origin of the relics and the»»»

Muscat: By the end of September, the market capitalization of the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) had risen to OMR39.23 billion, an increase of about OMR590 million, driven by higher market capitalization among closed companies and publicly traded joint-stock companies listed on the parallel market. Me»»»

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday issued a new call for diplomats and foreigners to leave Kyiv, warning the Ukrainian capital of new “massive” strikes, in a statement by its foreign ministry. Moscow has been pummelling Ukraine with drone and missile barrages throughout its offensive and in the past weeks »»»

Media in North Macedonia linked Saturday's transfer of Tsar Samuel's remains from Greece to Bulgaria to disputes over shared history and what they described as political pressure on Skopje. "Tsar Samuel's Remains Arrive in Bulgaria: Messages of 'Shared History' and Blackmail against (North) Macedon»»»

Beijing: Big-serving Alexander Zverev trounced home hopeful Shang Juncheng 6-0, 6-3 at the China Open on Saturday to set up a quarter-final clash with Novak Djokovic in Beijing. The German top seed needed just 55 minutes to brush aside the Chinese wildcard, ranked 250th, firing nine aces along the »»»

KYIV: Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people and damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital. The strike came after two days of Russian assaults forced the full or partial »»»

NEW DELHI: India’s crude oil imports from the Middle East reached 3 million barrels daily in September, latest shipping data showed, indicating a return to levels before the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted global fuel shipments. India is heavily reliant on imported crude and fuel, and surging ener»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Water Authority will hold the inaugural Water Regulation Exchange in Riyadh on Nov. 1, bringing together representatives from four international organizations and 25 global regulatory bodies, along with industry experts and decision-makers, to discuss regulatory frameworks that ke»»»

Argentina offers citizenship to foreigners who invest at least $350,000 in the country Buenos Aires: Argentine President Javier Milei's government said Friday that the country would offer citizenship to foreigners who invest at least $350,000 in the country. South America's second-largest economy a»»»

Wizz Air launched its new scheduled direct service between Sofia and Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on October 1, the airline said in a statement dated October 2, 2026. The new route will operate twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, through October 22, before switching to three weekly flights on Monday»»»

Paris, France: The International Energy Agency said Saturday that member countries had so far released 325 million barrels of oil and oil-derivative products from strategic reserves, from 400 million barrels promised in March. The update came a day after G7 countries, in coordination with the IEA, »»»

The man accused of murdering former UK Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe has also been charged with preparing a terrorist attack on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire was charged on Friday under the Terrorism Act 2006 and will appear in court on Wednes»»»

JEDDAH: Creative professionals from Saudi Arabia and abroad will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping their industries at a major Riyadh forum. The Creative Summit, which kicked off in Diriyah’s JAX District on Saturday and will run until Oct. 5, is being held in strategic partnership w»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The head of the safety systems transparency team at the US artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, David Robinson, resigned last week amid ongoing reshuffling within the team responsible for AI safety, media reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Robinson ran»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is ready to offer Niger a full range of services in the energy sector, namely, exploration, production, processing, and transportation of energy resources, and construction of power plants, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev said on Saturday. Tsivilev held talks with »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Vladimir Zelensky's regime must be destroyed, Vitaly Mosin, a captured Ukrainian armed forces soldier, said in a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday. "This Zelensky regime must be destroyed, destroyed. I’m not afraid, I’m telling it like it is," Mosin said.»»»

Dubai RTA advises drivers to plan ahead amid cycling race disruptions Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) warned drivers of delays on several roads on Sunday, October 4, via social media. The authority pointed to the ‘Proud of the UAE’ cycling race, saying that during the competition between»»»

The French government is seeking €54 billion in savings in its 2027 budget proposal, as it faces pressure over its ballooning public debt. But it's likely to face opposition, especially on proposals that would cap pension increases. Meanwhile, protests by high school students over resources and con»»»

Nagoya (Japan): Team Qatar's Rashid Nawaf and Mashari Nawaf clinched the gold medal for the first time in history after defeating their Malaysian counterparts in straight sets today. The final was held as part of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, currently taking place in Japan and set to conclude»»»

During the solemn ceremony of receiving the mortal remains of Tsar Samuel on Saturday, Bulgarian Patriarch and Sofia Metropolitan Daniil said that it is with reverence and filial honour that Bulgaria welcomes the sarcophagus containing the mortal remains of one of the greatest and most worthy ruler»»»

Doha, Qatar: An international brand of custom luxury devices has introduced Black Edition of the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro in black titanium, with no cameras. Caviar has unveiled the limited-edition phones "without unnecessary details," removing the rear cameras and disabling the front cameras a»»»

PARIS: Five people have been charged in France on suspicion of sending funding via humanitarian groups to a third party seeking to collect money for Hamas, the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) said Saturday. The PNAT told AFP the five were taken into custody on Tuesday by i»»»

Sydney: The state government of Australia's New South Wales (NSW) on Friday reported a second government website breach involving an OpenAI agent. The NSW Premier's Department said it was notified by the AI giant on Thursday that a rogue agent in June entered a National Parks and Wildlife Service w»»»

Tunis, Oct. 3 (TAP)- Cumulative workers' remittances and tourism revenues exceeded the TND 13.2 billion mark over the first nine months of 2026, monetary and financial indicators released by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) show, reflecting a...»»»

Captain Machchhar applauded for helping bring the mid-air emergency under control Dubai: Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have praised Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar for his courage and quick thinking during a serious security incident on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Captain Mach»»»

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Damascus, Oct. 3 (SANA) Deir Ali, Tishreen and al-Nasiriyah power plants form a key trio within Syria’s electricity-generation system because of their installed capacity, geographic distribution and links to the national transmission grid. Their recent temporary shutdown highlighted the strategic i»»»

Melbourne, Australia: Prevention measures including mosquito control, vaccines and efforts to limit global warming are critical to counter the growing burden of mosquito-borne diseases in a changing climate, according to an Australian review. The review by Monash University researchers, published i»»»

RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 11,819 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations. A total of 5,793 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,307 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 2,719 for labor-related issu»»»

Riyadh, Oct. 3 (SANA) Saudi Arabia ranked first globally in date exports by value for the fourth consecutive year, with exports reaching SAR 1.938 billion (about $517 million) in 2025, according to data from the International Trade Centre. The National Center for Palms and Dates said the figure rep»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Vivian Salama from Washington. An attorney and staff writer at The Atlantic, Salama has reported from more than 85 countries. Her latest investigation takes us back to September 26, 2023. As Israel's national security establishment gathered to commemorate the 5»»»

Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain who was attacked by his co-pilot onboard the Flydubai flight 1073 in an apparent attempt to crash the plane, on Friday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that although he was severely injured in the altercation, “I could not let all those people die”. Although coll»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned that any country or organisation found to be responsible for the violent clash on board an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight would "pay a very heavy price". While Netanyahu has alleged the co-pilot who stabbed his captain mid-flight had undergon»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said the US continues to be "a very significant partner", despite owing $3 billion to peacekeeping. With the UN forced to cut about 25 percent of its capacity, Lacroix defended missions that cost just 0.2 percent of»»»

The first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday pits two well-known names in the political ring: Lula vs. Bolsonaro. But it’s not former president Jair Bolsonaro facing off against the incumbent head of state – it’s his eldest son, Flavio Bolsonaro. He’s less charismatic than his father»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 2: We look at reactions in the French papers after high school blockades turned violent across France. We also look ahead to Brazil's two-round presidential election, which begins this weekend. The electoral campaign culminated with the cancellation of a presiden»»»

The mudslinging between Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his election rival, Flavio Bolsonaro, has heated up ahead of what is expected to be an extremely close vote this weekend. From stating loose rumours as facts, to taking comments completely out of their context, they »»»

Over the past five years, applications for residence permits submitted by Brazilians in Paraguay have more than doubled. Many of them are Bolsonaro supporters who are afraid October's presidential election will be won by incumbent leader Lula – whom they accuse of plunging the Latin American g»»»