DHAHRAN: Sixteen teams gathered in Dhahran on Sunday for Saudi Arabia’s first Childhood Hackathon, developing innovative solutions to challenges affecting children across the Kingdom. The four-day hackathon will bring together participants who will help solve a pressing issue in the community in re»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe MP Fadlallah: Resistance and Army Are the Guarantee of Liberation and Stability 09-11-2026 15:47 PM Member of the Loyalty to the Resistance»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese officials are waiting to see whether the political changes produced by elections in the US and Israel will improve the prospects of resuming direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. A planned eighth round of talks was suspended amid disagreements over the withdrawal of Israe»»»

RIYADH: More than 37,000 research projects have been registered by Saudi students for the research track, known as Ibdaa, of the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity 2027, setting a new record for the competition, organizers announced. The figure represents a 7.83 percent increase compared t»»»

Emirates ID is the only document needed, Tabby says, as a business account enters testing Dubai: More than 1 million UAE residents have opened a Tabby Cash account since the product was launched to all residents on September 1. The fintech platform announced that it achieved this milestone in just »»»

Concern over the state of health and human rights prompted Democratic Bulgaria (DB) MP Elisaveta Belobradova to attend Monday's court hearing in Kocani in the case against Iva Mihaylova, she told Bulgarian journalists following the proceedings. "The European Commission's report clearly identified t»»»

Kraków, Poland: A Polish man accused of carrying out a deadly shooting spree in Krakow died in hospital on Monday, two days after he was critically wounded in a gunbattle with officers, police said. "We inform you that the perpetrator of the tragic events died this morning in the hospital," regiona»»»

The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined Kaufland Bulgaria €75,653,706 for three violations of rules prohibiting unfair commercial practices against Bulgarian food producers, the regulator announced. The retailer has categorically rejected the allegations, said it would challeng»»»

LONDON: Russell Brand faces a reckoning Monday for sexual abuse that occurred just offstage from a public life built around boasts of his erotic exploits. Brand, 51, could receive a significant prison term after being convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. The British a»»»

Tunis, November 9, 2026 (TAP) – Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri said on Monday that the government is committed to implementing a comprehensive administrative overhaul and pursuing efforts to establish a more efficient public administration.She...»»»

Nvidia’s board said Sunday it would investigate reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. The New York Times reported Huang had an affair with an executive US intelligence believed was gathering information for Beijing. Huang will remain CEO during the inquiry »»»

Three French police officers will go on trial Monday over the 2020 beating of Black music producer Michel Zecler in Paris. The assault, which was captured on camera, sparked nationwide outrage and renewed scrutiny of police violence and racism in France. Three French policemen are to go on trial on»»»

While English is widely used as a second language in Saudi Arabia, communicating professionally in your non-native tongue is not as simple as learning grammar and vocabulary — you need to be able to recall what you know when speaking under pressure. To address this, Mohammad Al-Mansaf founded Shagh»»»

Six judges have been elected to the new composition of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the Election Commission of the General Assembly of Judges announced. The elected members are Maria Terziyska, Deputy Chair of the Varna District Court; Svetlana Kalinova, a judge at the Supreme Court o»»»

Iva Mihaylova, a 23-year-old Bulgarian woman facing legal proceedings in Kočani over a fatal traffic accident, has asked to take part in the latest court hearing remotely, telling BNT that she believes two expert reports support her innocence and that she continues to suffer permanent health proble»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday during a ministerial meeting that protecting Lebanon and avoiding any involvement in a new war represent the government's foremost priorities during the current phase. U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN it was "hi»»»

Poland faces a week of political tensions after its deadliest shooting in decades left six people dead and dozens wounded in Krakow on Saturday. The attack has heightened concerns over rising far-right extremism ahead of a major nationalist march. Poland is facing a week of political tensions after»»»

Tunis, November 9, 2026 (TAP) – Tunisia’s olive oil exports surged by 48.6% in volume during the first 11 months of the 2025–2026 season compared with the corresponding period of the previous season, reaching 399,300 tonnes, according to data...»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said that former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s brother, Áron Orbán, was detained on suspicion of human smuggling, citing press reports. However, authorities have not yet confirmed his alleged detention or the specific grounds for it. The announcement came on Monday, »»»

Creotech Instruments, a Polish space company listed on the Warsaw exchange, reported Q2 results well above analyst expectations. Revenue rose 56.5% y/y to PLN 67.3 mln, 31% above consensus, while operating profit doubled to PLN 9.5 mln and net profit climbed nearly 150% to PLN 8.7 mln. The improvem»»»

Antalya, Turkiye: The world is entering a new reality where climate extremes are the norm, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, urging leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Turkiye to "get serious". "A supersized El Nino is colliding with a planet already superheated by man»»»

RIYADH: Saudi energy giant Aramco retained its position as the world’s second-most valuable oil and gas brand in 2026, with its brand value rising 14 percent to $47.3 billion, its strongest growth in four years, according to a new Brand Finance report. The increase comes as the Saudi energy giant e»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Araghchi: Americans ‘Sick and Tired’ of ‘Israel’ Dragging US Into ‘Forever Wars’ 09-11-2026 12:26 PM Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghch»»»

HEADLINES The draft 2027 budget dominates the coverage, with debate over borrowing, inflation, social-insurance changes and spending reform. Disputed correspondence about private pension contributions prompts demands for the finance minister’s resignation, while GERB seeks a presidential veto if th»»»

Reports allege that Megaspeed executive Alice Huang was spying on Nvidia’s CEO for China Dubai: Alice Huang, a Chinese tech executive also known as Huang Le, sits at the centre of the scandal engulfing Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang. Media reports describe her as the woman accused of spying fo»»»

New Delhi, India: Toxic air in parts of India's capital New Delhi soared to more than 58 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit Monday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali, air monitor data showed. Millions celebrate the annual festival of lights with fireworks i»»»

By Staff, Agencies Argentine authorities have arrested a 49-year-old man accused of issuing death threats against Pope Leo XIV, just hours before the pontiff arrived in the country. According to Argentina’s State Intelligence Secretariat [SIDE], the arrest took place less than 24 hours after securi»»»

Proposed Dispute Resolution Oracle aims to bridge the gap between law and blockchain Dubai: The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts has published a new white paper proposing a global framework for resolving disputes in the on-chain economy and enforcing decisions directly against the»»»

With two major manufacturing facilities, a nationwide customer-care network, and a growing multi-brand commercial operation, Romania has developed into a major industrial and business hub for Beko in Europe. As the home appliances industry faces more cautious consumption, cost pressures, and accele»»»

Romania’s regional cities are entering a new phase of development, one in which large-scale urban regeneration projects are becoming powerful tools for economic transformation. Over the past decade, cities such as Iași, Timișoara, and Cluj-Napoca have evolved from secondary markets into increasingl»»»

Wizz Air is facing two separate lawsuits brought by its pilots and cabin crew over the calculation of their pay during annual leave and sick leave. The cases have now reached Hungary’s Constitutional Court, as the Budapest Court of Appeal has raised concerns that the relevant labour legislation its»»»

President Donald Trump vowed a political comeback on Sunday after Republicans lost control of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterms, as incoming Democratic leaders pledged to hold his administration to account, and the attorney general promised to defend officials against threatened prosecutions. Don»»»

Antalya, Turkiye: The world is entering a new reality where climate extremes are the norm, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, urging leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Turkiye to "get serious". "A supersized El Nino is colliding with a planet already superheated by man»»»

The Election Commission of the General Assembly of Judges has announced the six judges elected to the new composition of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The elected members are Maria Terziyska, Deputy Chair of the Varna District Court; Svetlana Kalinova, a judge at the Supreme Court of C»»»

PARIS: French ‌far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon consolidated their lead in voting intention ahead of next year’s presidential election, a poll showed on Monday, as political polarization in the country intensifies. Le Pen would top the first-round vote with betw»»»

By Staff, Agencies “Israel’s” former military chief Gadi Eisenkot started the tough task of forming a government on Sunday, reaching out to Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies as he said the veteran prime minister had brought the entity to a historic crisis. Eisenkot, 66, the leader of the “Yashar” party, »»»

Meta, TikTok and Snap warn the bill could give regulators too much power over content Google has warned that Australia's proposed online safety legislation could force it to introduce age checks and potentially block users under 18 from Gmail, messaging services and private file storage. Rachel Lor»»»

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran even if it was not "necessarily popular" to safeguard the world from the country's nuclear ambitions. He would not comment directly about the Republican wipeout in Tuesday's elections, which deliver»»»

ANTALYA: The world is entering a new reality where climate extremes are the norm, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, urging leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Turkiye to “get serious.” “A supersized El Nino is colliding with a planet already superheated by manmade clim»»»

Albania’s two main political parties, the ruling Socialist Party (SP) and the opposition Democratic Party (DP), are expected to hold talks today within the framework of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform, as the country prepares for local elections scheduled for May 9, 2027. Th»»»

Justice Minister Radu Marinescu met Israeli Ambassador to Romania Lior Ben Dor on Friday, stressing the importance of strengthening bilateral judicial cooperation, particularly in handling requests for international judicial assistance in civil and criminal matters, extradition, the transfer of sen»»»

The President of the Constitutional Court, Simina Tanasescu, says that the Constitutional Court's decision to annul the presidential elections in December 2024 was not an isolated case in Europe. She further notes that this ruling drew global attention to the risks posed by digital technologies and»»»

Doha, Qatar: The University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) announces that six of its academics have been recognised in the 2026 World’s Top 2% Scientists List, published by Stanford University Professor John P. A. Ioannidis in collaboration with Elsevier, highlighting their research cont»»»

Abu Dhabi: John Rahm completed a winning return to the European tour as he held off Tyrrell Hatton by two strokes yesterday to win the Abu Dhabi Championship. The Spaniard was playing in his first event on the DP Tour since leaving the bankrupt LIV Golf tour last month. “It means a lot,” Rahm, who »»»

Sao Paulo: Lando Norris picked his way through the rainstorms yesterday to claim a second consecutive victory for McLaren in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Mercedes clinched the constructors’ championship and a famous title double. The 26-year-old outgoing 2025 world champion came home 14.6 seconds cl»»»

London: Manchester United rescued an incredible 4-4 draw against Aston Villa as two stoppage-time goals gave Michael Carrick renewed hope of avoiding the sack, while Chelsea suffered a shock 1-0 loss at Sunderland yesterday. United boss Carrick was seconds away from heading into the international b»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Clasico lived up to expectations as Al Rayyan produced a sensational 4-3 victory over defending champions Al Sadd in a seven-goal thriller at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday to return to the top of the Qatar Stars League standings. The victory lifted Al Rayyan to 21 points»»»

Poland on Sunday launched a terror probe into the mass shooting in Krakow the day before, in which six people were killed and many more were injured. Authorities have said that the 24-year-old suspect, who used a semi-automatic rifle in his killing spree, was “fascinated by far-right ideologies”. H»»»

Poland has launched a terrorism investigation after a deadly shooting left six people dead and 16 injured. The 24-year-old Polish suspect was reportedly fascinated by far-right ideologies. Authorities are investigating the possible extremist motive as Krakow's main square remains sealed. Two days o»»»

The Election Commission of the General Assembly of Judges has announced the six judges elected to the new composition of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The elected members are Maria Terziyska, Deputy Chair of the Varna District Court; Svetlana Kalinova, a judge at the Supreme Court of C»»»