The ruling Socialist Party is moving quickly to advance its controversial territorial reform, despite strong objections from opposition parties and local groups. The parliamentary process begins Monday in the Conference of Chairpersons, followed by the Legal Affairs Committee, which is expected to »»»

London: Arsenal's perfect start to their Premier League title defence came off the rails in a 3-0 trouncing by Brighton, while Tottenham remain winless after a 3-2 defeat to Aston Villa. Mikel Arteta's men arrived on the south coast in formidable form having won all seven games in all competitions »»»

Annualised revenue expected to exceed $100 billion by year-end up from $65 billion in July San Francisco: Anthropic is on track to exceed $100 billion in annualised revenue by the end of 2026, a remarkable acceleration that could strengthen the artificial intelligence company’s case for what may be»»»

The OSCE office in Tirana has criticized new regulations adopted by Albania’s Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKKO), warning that they impose disproportionate restrictions on journalists. The rules, in force since September 1, ban the use of cell phones and electronic devices»»»

Banks and mortgage finance companies participating in the mortgage finance initiative for low- and middle-income customers provided EGP 111.131bn in financing to around 723,604 customers as of July 2026, according to a report issued by the Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund. The report showed»»»

Police acknowledged investigative errors after bank records helped clear Angela Lipps A Tennessee woman who spent nearly six months behind bars after facial-recognition technology helped wrongly identify her as a suspect in a North Dakota bank fraud case is suing the City of Fargo and a police dete»»»

The government’s goal is to double the number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria by the end of its term, from around four million to eight million a year, while maintaining the current level of domestic tourism, Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov said on Saturday. Dimitrov participated in the LongSu»»»

US President Donald Trump said Friday that his eldest son had repaid a Kremlin-linked Russian businessman who funded two days of lavish wedding celebrations in the Bahamas, after the gift raised questions over foreign influence and ethics. US President Donald Trump said Friday that his eldest son h»»»

The Ukrainian army is suffering 27,000 casualties a month in the conflict with Russia, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said, offering a rare public assessment of Kiev’s losses. Neither Ukraine nor Russia provides regular updates on its battlefield casualties. Kiev’s Western backers also large»»»

DOHA, QATAR: Lusail International Circuit (LIC) reaffirms its commitment to community engagement and inclusivity by delivering tailored motorsport experiences for attendees of all demographics. In alignment with this strategic initiative, LIC has announced the return of ‘F1 Family Friday’ for the F»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has delivered a sharp response to billionaire Lőrinc Mészáros after the company behind a controversial 35-year motorway concession signalled that it could pursue legal claims over the government’s plan to end the agreement. The latest exchange comes just a day after Buda»»»

Maritime threats, UN warnings and travel advisories unsettle Gulf passengers Dubai: The regional security situation continues to shape daily life, from flight schedules to airport operations across the Gulf. Here's a round-up of today's key developments and what they mean for residents. Regional de»»»

Former Japanese PM Noda continues his early-morning station routine after four decades Former Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has returned to a familiar routine: standing at a railway station and handing political leaflets to commuters. On September 18, Noda was at Minami-Funabashi Station i»»»

DOHA: Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), HE Sheikha Hanouf bint Abdulrahman Al Thani, affirmed that the State of Qatar's participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) aligns with its policy of supportin»»»

Doha, Qatar: Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikha Hanouf bint Abdulrahman Al-Thani, affirmed that the State of Qatar's participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) aligns with its policy of supportin»»»

The FBI temporarily suspended some cooperation with its Canadian counterpart this month after the country’s public broadcaster instructed journalists not to refer to the 9/11 attacks as terrorism without attribution to experts or authorities, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing officials »»»

Dubai secures two spots in top 15 as Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab jumps to No.15 Dubai: Dubai's Atlantis The Royal has reached its highest ranking yet, climbing to fourth place on The 50 Best Hotels 2026 list just three years after making its debut on the ranking. The hotel also picked up two special awa»»»

“I want GERB to return to where it was. The party should return to the conservative principles on which it was founded in 2009 — zero deficit, support for entrepreneurs, and rejection of populism,” GERB leader Boyko Borisov said in Burgas, adding that in recent years GERB itself had also participat»»»

MR.DIY aims to build a network of at least 1,000 stores in Poland, according to Magdalena Nazarewicz, its European business development director. The retailer currently operates 35 Polish stores and plans to open its 50th in December 2026 at BIG Konstantynów. Expansion will span retail parks and sh»»»

Inter Cars sees annual sales of €10 billion as achievable but has set no deadline, Deputy CEO Krzysztof Soszyński said. First-half revenue rose 12% in euro terms to €2.684 billion, surpassing LKQ’s €2.642 billion. However, Soszyński noted that including LKQ’s stake in Meko would change the ranking.»»»

Polish universities face growing cybersecurity responsibilities under changes to the national cybersecurity law and the EU’s NIS2 directive. Experts led by the University of Silesia and Silesian University of Technology propose a coordinated network linking institutions through shared standards, th»»»

Poland is falling behind the global shift toward industrial robotics. Factories installed nearly 2,400 new robots in 2025, up just 2% from a year earlier, according to International Federation of Robotics data cited by Rzeczpospolita. Worldwide installations rose 15% to 621,000, preliminary figures»»»

Spielberg, Austria: Jorge Martin pipped MotoGP title rival Marc Marquez to pole for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, while Pedro Acosta completed an all-Spanish front row at the Red Bull Ring. Martin secured his third pole of the season, beating Marquez by just 0.015 seconds in a closely fought qualif»»»

Phyllo dough has a hold on me - its grip stems from the revelation I had as a young child biting into my first spanakopita at a Greek church festival in Queens. My beloved Aunt Linda had handed me a piece of the savory pie saying, "Would I steer you wrong?” (She never once steered me wrong.) When I»»»

The US will effectively control Greenland’s security under an agreement reached with Denmark and the self-governing Arctic territory, President Donald Trump has announced. In a Truth Social post on Friday, Trump said the agreement “gives the United States permanent control over security, and all ot»»»

The Deputy Mayor and Secretary of the Municipality of Kardzhali have been detained for up to 24 hours, Kardzhali Mayor Erol Myumyun told BTA, adding that the detentions took place on Friday and, according to information available to him, were still in effect on Saturday. According to Myumyun, they »»»

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho admitted his team does not know how to control matches ahead of Sunday's La Liga derby clash against Atletico Madrid. Before the first major test of Mourinho's second spell at the helm, Los Blancos have shown attacking dynamism the coach called "frenetic", bu»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Bank (QNB) said the Spanish economy has transformed itself from crisis casualty to growth leader, with structural reforms in recent years reshaping the economy's prospects. In its weekly commentary, QNB explained that Spain, once considered one of Europe's most vulnerabl»»»

Here’s your roundup of the top trending stories making headlines this weekend This weekend, the UAE and the region saw a mix of major developments, travel updates and stories making headlines. Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Maharaja’ is set for a Hollywood remake, while Pakistan’s passport has slipped to 183r»»»

Atlantis The Royal remains UAE’s only Three Key hotel in 2026 Michelin list Dubai: The MICHELIN Guide has released its 2026 hotel Key selection, with the UAE featuring 82 hotels across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah. Of these, 58 are new additions, and 25 hotels received a MICHELIN Key. Get up»»»

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the era in which US F-35 and F-15 fighter jets could operate without facing the threat of being hunted down has ended. In a message posted on his X account, Ghalibaf described the US fighter jets damage as a new daily reality for Washington. »»»

Washington, United States: Protesters formed a human chain on Friday around the Kennedy Center, the Washington arts hub that US President Donald Trump threatened to demolish unless his name is restored to it. The complex's main building has been shuttered since Wednesday -- temporarily, according t»»»

Suicide now top killer of Argentines aged 15–34, sparking public outcry Buenos Aires: Bereaved relatives and mental health specialists are trying to start a conversation about suicide in Argentina as more people than ever are choosing to end their own lives. Suicide is currently the leading cause o»»»

Uncertain future for $100,000 H-1B fee as courts weigh challenges US President Donald Trump has extended an executive order that would impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B non-immigrant visas for another year, the White House said on Friday, Reuters reported. The policy, first introduced in September 2025»»»

Twenty-nine enterprises are currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings in Kyrgyzstan. Deputy Director of the Bankruptcy Affairs Department under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce Kamil Chotkaraev said on Birinchi Radio. According to him, since the beginning of 2026, the department has received »»»

Ombudsman files graft complaints against Villar family over PrimeWater deals Manila: Members of the billionaire Villar family have been slapped with two counts of criminal and administrative complaints over allegedly "disadvantageous" joint venture deals involving a major water utility and infrastr»»»

Share: An Anthropic logo is displayed at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California, US, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions i»»»

Share: French President Emmanuel Macron, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pose ahead of a meeting on support for Lebanon’s armed forces in Paris The leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan on Thursday met in Paris to drum up international support for the cash-strapped Leba»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that significant progress had been made toward establishing a US military base in Poland. In a post on his Truth Social, Trump attributed the progress toward establishing a US Army base in Poland to the bold leadership of Polish President »»»

Share: HERE IS THE LATEST: A U.K. navy agency said a second tanker was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz early Friday, hours after reporting another vessel coming under attack in the vital waterway. Iran claimed to have struck a ship attempting an “illegal crossing” of the strait. Preside»»»

Munich, Germany: Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane has become the fastest player to score 100 Bundesliga goals, achieving the mark in his 98th league match on Friday against Union Berlin. Kane beat goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow to score Bayern's second goal of the evening from the penalty spot after 39»»»

More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the Defense Department’s internal casualty accounting data, The Washington Post reported. Five of the officials said there h»»»

New Pentagon hormone policy sparks debate over science, readiness and risk The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older, a policy that leaves out women for now and faces questions from medical experts about the need and efficac»»»

Community-wide challenge advances Dubai’s 2033 sports and quality of life goals Under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, the second editio»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Justice has embraced the State of Qatar's accession to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) as a reflection of the country's keenness to foster international legal and judicial cooperation. Qatar on Thursday deposited its instrument of acceptance of »»»

French far-right politician Éric Zemmour said on Friday that he would run in next year's presidential election, joining far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who was runner-up to President Emmanuel Macron in the last two elections. Zemmour is campaigning on a crackdown on immigration, i»»»

Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University’s Management School in the UK. According to Foucart, France’s energy and economic crises expose a deeper collision between economic constraints, political accountability and an approaching»»»

Polls opened in Russia's Far East on Friday as the country began three days of voting for its parliamentary election, the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power alongside other parties aligned with»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 2026 Police Padel Championship, organised by the Qatar Police Sports Federation from 14 to 17 September 2026 at the 1969 Padel Courts at Al Sadd Club, concluded. More than 90 teams representing the Ministry of Interior, the Internal Security Force “Lekhwiya,” and the Qatar Armed Fo»»»

HUTA, Ukraine - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of a Carpathian Initiative summit in Huta, Ukraine, on Friday to discuss issues important for the two countries and the entire region. "Grateful to President Zelenskyy for the hospit»»»