Tunis, Nov. 13 (TAP) - The sixth round of Tunisian-Polish political consultations was held on Thursday in Warsaw, as part of the two countries' shared commitment to further strengthening their existing ties of friendship and cooperation.The meeting...»»»

LONDON: A man wanted in Germany over an alleged antisemitic plot and who is reportedly an ex-Hamas bodyguard was convicted by a UK court Friday of a knife attack on a bailiff. Mohammed Alfatih, 40, also known as Mohammed Naim, was found guilty by a jury in Birmingham, central England, of a violent »»»

Judicial employees across the country Friday expressed their dissatisfaction with the parametres of the 2027 State Budget Bill as part of The Invisible Ones in the Judicial System initiative. Protests were held in Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Kardzhali, Kyuste»»»

Talks focus on strengthening collective Arab action and regional stability Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Excellency Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, who is visiting the UAE. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed and th»»»

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army announced on Friday that it seized a large number of arms and ammunition from a depot in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, adding that it arrested one person. The army conducted “a special security operation after close monitoring of the transportation and»»»

Global study measures passport strength, wellbeing, personal freedoms and quality of life Dubai: The UAE has secured 23rd place in the 2026 Happy Passports Index, scoring 73.4 points out of 100 in a global ranking that assesses quality of life, personal freedoms, international mobility, prosperity,»»»

GDRFA Dubai becomes the first in its sector worldwide to earn the top rating. Dubai: Dubai’s General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA Dubai) has become the world’s first residency and foreigners affairs authority to receive a 7-star rating in future planning, securing the highe»»»

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army announced on Friday that it seized a large number of arms and ammunition from a depot in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, adding that it arrested one person. The army conducted “a special security operation after close monitoring of the transportation and»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia remained the third-largest supplier of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union in September, according to Eurostat data reviewed by Sputnik on Friday. The total value of Russian pipeline gas and LNG supplies to the EU stood at 1.28 billion euros »»»

NAIROBI: Six people died near Kenya’s capital Nairobi after the top floor of a building under construction collapsed on Friday, a police official said, the latest in a string of construction accidents to hit the country recently. “So far we have confirmed six bodies, but also five people have been »»»

UNDP: Delaying action could double costs as extreme weather threatens vulnerable nations Acting now to counter the devastating effects of the El Nino phenomenon will cost half as much as waiting, the head of the UN Development Programme told AFP Friday. Alexander De Croo spoke to AFP at the UN clim»»»

In their most recent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner apparently secured a place for ‘Europe’ at the negotiating table with Russia. European leaders will have to overcome deep factional divides and square away their most ideologically-driven fan»»»

An overwhelming majority in the European Parliament has agreed that MEPs can delegate their vote to another member in the months before and after childbirth, retaining their say in key files. The statute change, passed with 578 votes for, 25 against, and 4 abstentions on Thursday (12 November) will»»»

RIYADH: The Arab Parliament has launched a comprehensive action plan to isolate the Iran-backed Houthi militia politically, financially and judicially, and classify them as a terrorist organization. In a statement posted on X on Friday it said: “The Arab Parliament has launched an expanded regional»»»

The parliamentary Environment and Water Committee has approved at first reading three bills amending the Water Act. The proposed changes mark a major step in the Ministry of Environment and Water's broader reform aimed at modernizing environmental administration, eliminating overlapping responsibil»»»

GENEVA: The ‌World Health Organization warned on Friday of surging respiratory illnesses in Gaza, with worse expected after heavy rains flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians. “The numbers already show the pressure. Acute respiratory infections are 33,000 cases higher tha»»»

The judicial investigator into the Beirut port explosion case, Judge Tarek Bitar, on Friday interrogated a new defendant in the file, Lebanese Army chief warrant officer Roudy F., who had been tasked by the army with inspecting Hangar 12 prior to its explosion, the National News Agency said. NNA re»»»

President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have reached a conclusion that they should soon place the issue of referring the Dahr al-Baidar case to the Judicial Council on the agenda of an upcoming cabinet session, MTV reported on Friday. A Hezbollah truck has been stopped at the Dahr al-B»»»

Heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 12 tonnes will face temporary traffic restrictions on the Hemus Motorway between the Sofia exit and the Botevgrad road junction on Friday, Sunday and Monday due to major repairs to the Topli Dol Tunnel, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) said. On Friday, No»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The eurozone's foreign trade deficit amounted to 10.3 billion euros ($11.4 billion) in September, following a revised August deficit of 16.6 billion euros ($18.3 billion), the European statistical agency Eurostat said on Friday. "The first estimates of euro area balance showed a »»»

MANILA: Southeast Asian leaders are expected to discuss new measures to deal with the energy crunch triggered by the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran during their upcoming annual summit, the Philippines said on Friday. As chair of the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Philip»»»

Aliaga, Turkiye: Turkiye’s security forces on Friday detained at least nine people protesting a ban on bringing mobile phones into a steel plant that was hit by a deadly explosion this week, a workers’ collective said. Workers arriving for their morning shift at the HABAS steel factory were told to»»»

UPDATECourt sentences 8 to prison and fines 10 over the incident involving MMA fighters' camps Abu Dhabi: An Abu Dhabi court has convicted 10 people over a brawl outside a hotel, sentencing six defendants to six months in prison and fining each Dh300,000 for offences including disturbing public ord»»»

Preserving the central role and adequate funding of cohesion policy and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is crucial for Bulgaria, National Assembly Chair Mihaela Dotsova said at a meeting of parliamentary speakers from the Visegrad Four (V4) countries and the Friends of Cohesion group, held as »»»

Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov said at Parliament's Question Time on Friday he would insist on setting a deadline for completion of the south-eastern bypass of Plovdiv at the end of 2027. "A second agreement is forthcoming, in which I will insist that the deadline be s»»»

Iran told the U.N. nuclear watchdog this month that discussions on nuclear monitoring cannot proceed while it is under threat from military attacks. According to a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, circulated to member states on Friday and seen by The Associated Press, »»»

The Plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) announced Friday that it has sent the Justice Minister and the Finance Minister proposals for a comprehensive overhaul of the way state fees collected by the courts are determined. The proposals are based on a report prepared by SJC member Daniela Ma»»»

BREAKING NEWSCourt also orders deportations and confiscation of phones used to film the fight Abu Dhabi: An Abu Dhabi court has convicted 10 people over a brawl outside a hotel, sentencing six defendants to six months in prison and fining each Dh300,000 for offences including disturbing public orde»»»

HEADLINES Bulgarian media on Friday focus on the aftermath of the deadly pile-ups on the Trakia Motorway, the debate over the 2027 state budget and proposed changes affecting personal assistants. Other prominent topics include healthcare, pensions, food prices, defence and the mounting financial di»»»

Hezbollah has tasked MP Hussein Hajj Hassan with contacting judicial authorities— specifically Public Prosecutor Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj — to request that the five Hezbollah men arrested earlier this week in Bsharri be handed over, MTV said in a report Friday. Hajj Hassan said the five detainees w»»»

Lebanese authorities have requested that Damascus arrest and extradite two Syrian nationals suspected of involvement in the murder of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut, media reports said. A judicial source had said that the two suspects fled to Syria, while preliminary investigations revea»»»

There are plans for establishment of integrated health and social residential care services for 43 elderly people in Montana Region who are unable to care for themselves and require ongoing medical care. The services will be provided in the municipalities of Lom, for 12 people, Montana, for 23 peop»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC] Major General Ahmad Vahidi warned that even the slightest aggression against Iran would be met with devastating and painful blows. Speaking on Friday at the funeral ceremony for 110 unidentified martyrs of the Sacred Def»»»

The UN’s nuclear watchdog urged Iran to take “incremental steps” to allow inspectors to return to key nuclear facilities in the Islamic republic, adding such access was “critical” in a report seen by AFP Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not had access to key nuclear facilit»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - International investors doubt the ability of the European Union to uphold the rule of law, given the push to use frozen Russian state assets, Valerie Urbain, CEO of the Belgium-based Euroclear depository, said. "During my travels, I notice that many investors followed last year's»»»

US Vice-President told to target ‘corruption and crime’ at home Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Vice President JD Vance to shift his focus away from the Iran war and instead devote himself to fighting what the president says is corruption and crime in Democratic-controlled c»»»

The Ministry of Justice has announced a new selection procedure for one Bulgarian judge at the General Court of the European Union, under an order signed by Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov, the Ministry said on Friday. Applications will be accepted until November 27. The procedure concerns Bulgar»»»

The case centres on a 2020 video linked to Kerala's diplomatic gold-smuggling scandal Abu Duabi: “We welcome criticism, but won’t allow misinformation to go unchallenged,” LuLu Group has said as it presses ahead with a ₹10 crore (approximately Dh3.9 million) defamation case against Malayalam YouTub»»»

By Staff, Agencies New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is finalizing plans to disband a specialized police unit responsible for counterterrorism and crowd control, Politico reported citing people familiar with the matter. Mamdani pledged to dismantle the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group [SRG] during his 2»»»

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday affair raises national security concerns. The company named Colette Kress as interim CEO. She is the current executive vice president and chief financial officer. Huang faced growing calls to resign after his affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Late Wednesd»»»

By Staff, Agencies Settler attacks across the occupied West Bank on Thursday left several Palestinians injured, vehicles damaged, and livestock poisoned, as "Israeli" ooccupation forces [IOF] raided multiple towns and tightened restrictions on Palestinian movement. In Atara, north of Ramallah, doze»»»

DOHA: Japan coach Shingi Ono (pictured) is targeting the FIFA U-17 World Cup title in Qatar, saying his team are determined to challenge for global honours while gaining valuable experience for the future. Japan, who won the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, will enter the tournament with high ambitions whe»»»

Vazrazhdane Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said in a declaration in Parliament on Friday that his party will refer Kaufland Bulgaria CEO Mahail Petrov's "criminal statements" to the prosecution service if the institution does not launch an investigation on its own initiative. Speaking at the thir»»»

JEDDAH: Yazeed Al-Rajhi, Mohammed Al-Balooshi and Haitham Al-Tuwaijri topped the times in the car, motorcycle and quad categories on the opening 13km Prologue at the Jeddah Baja Toyota Rally yesterday. The second round of the 2026 Saudi Toyota Rally Championship attracted a starting list of 17 cars»»»

Indian Wells: Mirra Andreeva turned a 4-1 first-set deficit into a dominant 6-4, 6-0 win over Aryna Sabalenka in 62 minutes at Indian Wells, winning the final 11 games and 45 of the last 55 points to reach her first FAGE WTA Finals semi-final. As a result, Andreeva, with two straight-set wins, topp»»»

DOHA: Entities operating across Qatar’s Government Services Centres achieved a notable operational milestone last month, completing 49,271 transactions, according to monthly performance data published by the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB) yesterday. The figures highlight stat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Global outage of Microsoft Outlook, Teams and wider Microsoft 365 services has affected the Philippine judiciary, the Supreme Court of the Philippines said on Friday. "The Supreme Court informs the public that the ongoing worldwide Microsoft 365 service outage has affected the Ph»»»

OFWs in UAE set to benefit from streamlined digital services, continued assistance Dubai: The Philippines is stepping up efforts to make government services more accessible to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the UAE, combining digital services with medical, legal, and financial assistance for t»»»

DOHA: Qatar Foundation has been ranked as one of the best employers in the Middle East in an inaugural employee-driven survey of the top places to work across Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, compiled by Forbes Middle East. The regional arm of the global media compa»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to double tariffs on Mexico unless it can keep migrant caravans from reaching the common border, something the Mexican government has been regularly doing. The Mexican government has intervened to block several groups of migrants travelin»»»