With the US midterm elections approaching, Republicans in Texas are being accused of changing electoral rules in their favour. In Tarrant County, near Dallas, they've cut the number of election-day polling places by nearly 30 percent. The decision is being challenged in court and adds to last year'»»»

BEIRUT: A judge at a Lebanese military court charged 13 people over a truck carrying explosives belonging to the Hezbollah militant group that was seized by authorities earlier this month, state media reported Friday. Two of the defendants were arrested when the shipment was seized and are in custo»»»

A Budapest court has sentenced former Fidesz MP István Boldog to five years in prison for his role in a corruption scheme involving EU-funded projects in Hungary. The former politician was also banned from public affairs for five years, fined and ordered to forfeit HUF 6.6 million (approximately EU»»»

Lusail: Local hero Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his French navigator Max Delfino managed tyre wear carefully to storm into a 6min 15.3sec lead after the gruelling opening 336.45km selective section at the Qatar International Baja on Friday. Poland’s Konrad Dąbrowski and Emirati Khalifa Al-Bastaki le»»»

A long-term rental in Dubai should be steady income, but it rarely runs itself. Tenants need vetting, rent cheques bounce, Ejari contracts expire and the AC always seems to fail in the hottest week of the year. For landlords who live abroad or own more than one unit, these small tasks add up to a p»»»

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Union leaders are set to conclude a two-day summit Friday as the EU's top official presses to make Canada the bloc's first "associate member" and both sides seek to reduce their dependence on the United States. European Commission President Ursula vo»»»

Solon highlighted UAE diplomat’s vision for conflict prevention, held talks with ADNOC Dubai: A senior Philippine senator has voiced support for UAE ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh’s candidacy for United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, while also pursuing closer energy cooperation between the Philip»»»

Defendants accused of securing exemptions and falsifying proof of national service duties Abu Dhabi: The Military Attorney General has ordered a number of defendants to stand trial before the Military Criminal Court over allegations of abusing their positions to obtain exemptions and exceptions to »»»

Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Claude Ghanem has charged 13 individuals in the case of the Hezbollah explosives truck that was stopped in Dahr al-Baidar, the National News Agency reported on Friday. MTV identified some of the individuals as Hezbollah members Haytham Amhaz and A»»»

Kataeb leader Sami Gemayel demanded on Friday the referral of Hezbollah's explosives case to the Judicial Council, urging the President and Prime Minister not to yield to any threats or blackmail. "Any threat to civil peace is a threat to the state itself," Gemayel said. Last week, Cabinet decided »»»

The Internal Security Forces announced Friday the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Father Samir Daou in the Jbeil district. “The investigation is ongoing under the supervision of the competent judiciary,” ISF added. MTV identified the suspect as Arkan al-Naddaf, 22, who hails from the Syrian go»»»

MANILA: The Philippines’ autonomous Muslim-majority region of BARMM marked a historic milestone on Friday with the election of its first chief minister, following a decades-long struggle for self-determination. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao convened its first parliament sessio»»»

By Staff, Agencies Families of 37 artisanal miners who died while in the custody of Nigerian security authorities have demanded justice, accountability and the return of their confiscated belongings, insisting that no financial compensation can make up for the loss of their loved ones. The miners, »»»

Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Claude Ghanem has charged eight individuals in the case of the Hezbollah explosives truck that was stopped in Dahr al-Baidar, MTV reported on Friday. The TV network identified the individuals as Hezbollah members Haytham Amhaz and Ali al-Kurdi, wh»»»

By Staff, Agencies Swedish climate scholar Andreas Malm has been barred from entering the United Kingdom ahead of his scheduled participation in a conference in London, with immigration authorities stating that his presence “may not be considered to be conducive to the public good,” The Guardian re»»»

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is stirring up trouble at home during a controversial trip to Montreal, turning what should have been a straightforward trade mission into a petty argument over Canada’s fictional “membership” in the bloc. The EU mandarin traveled to Montreal for the 21s»»»

Seoul: The Republic of Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday. Sales of smart glasses -- which allow the wearer to shoot photos and vide»»»

The Pentagon’s former top military planner allegedly leaked classified information about Iran and Ukraine to journalists, Axios reported on Thursday, citing an internal investigation. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fired Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia as head of strategy, plans, and policy »»»

Former Prime Minister and We Continue the Change (PP) leader Kiril Petkov plans to file a lawsuit against President Iliana Yotova over comments she made during a debate with Andrey Gyurov, the presidential candidate backed by the PP-DB coalition. The dispute concerns the so-called Macedonian issue »»»

POLITICS Dnevnik writes that presidential candidates Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gurov differ over Russia’s war against Ukraine, Black Sea security and relations between the presidency and the Government during their only televised debate. Iotova supports negotiations involving all six Black Sea count»»»

A Polish court has found Catholic Bishop Andrzej Jez guilty of deliberately failing to report two priests accused of sexually abusing children, in a landmark ruling against one of the country’s senior Catholic clerics. The District Court in Tarnow described Thursday’s verdict as “unprecedented,” no»»»

Tokyo: Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo with a neck injury on Friday, a day after she secured the year-end world number one ranking. The Moscow-born Kazakh was due to face Canada's Leylah Fernandez in the quarter-finals, but instead she came onto the court to address the c»»»

A 28-year-old Hungarian-Ukrainian dual national wanted in connection with robbery and drug possession has been arrested in the Czech Republic following a joint operation by Hungarian and Czech police. He was recently added to the Top 50 list The man, identified as Dániel B., was apprehended on 27 O»»»

By Staff, Agencies China expelled a record 33 officials from the Chinese Communist Party [CCP] during its fifth plenum this week, as President Xi Jinping continues an intensified campaign targeting senior figures across the party and military. The gathering was marked by an unprecedented number of »»»

Weapons and explosives have been seized by General Security in the northern city of Tripoli. “As part of proactive security efforts and under the supervision of the competent judiciary, the General Directorate of General Security executed a series of raids in the city of Tripoli. These operations r»»»

Court removes her chance of parole after ruling the 3 murders were 'cold and calculated' Melbourne: Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson failed to overturn a slew of convictions on Friday, and a judge instead imposed a heavier prison sentence for three "cold and calculated" poisoning murders. »»»

In an interview at Dubai Marina home, actor gets candid about moving children back to UAE Dubai: It's not often that you walk into a Bollywood star's apartment and find yourself in the middle of an extraordinarily ordinary father-son moment. No hovering publicist, no nanny whisking the child away, »»»

BANGKOK: A Thai court sentenced a leader of 2020 protests to an additional two years in jail on Friday, a rights group said, bringing his total term to more than 34 years. Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa was convicted on a fresh count of lese majeste, the strict law that shields the Thai royal fami»»»

COMMENTShifting focus from AI models to meaningful outcomes for society and business Dubai: Every major technological shift creates a temptation to focus on the technology itself. With artificial intelligence (or Super Intelligence as President Trump says), we talk about the size of our models, the»»»

Government points to human error, but railway unions blame deeper problems A malfunctioning railway safety system, a controversial decision by a traffic controller and mounting pressure on Spain's high-speed rail network have emerged as key factors under scrutiny after a devastating train collision»»»

Conservative US influencers James O’Keefe and Cam Higby are facing felony charges over a video on Minnesota voting practices that allow one to “vouch” for eight others from the same precinct, while not having to show any ID. Titled ‘I Wore Burqa To EXPOSE Election FRAUD In Minneapolis’, the stunt w»»»

PoliticsTurkey65 years on, many Turkish 'guest workers' in Germany face povertyOliver PieperOn October 30, 1961, West Germany and Turkey signed an agreement allowing the temporary recruitment of workers. Sixty-five years on, many so-called 'guest workers' cannot live from their pensions. https://p.»»»

Austria’s Constitutional Court has overturned a local regulation that effectively closed a border crossing between Hungary and Austria to vehicle traffic, ruling that the decision to create a pedestrian zone was unlawful. The border crossing was closed in 2023 The crossing connects Ágfalva in Hunga»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli occupation forces raid Kfar Malik near West Bank’s Ramallah, declare it closed military zone as Zionist settlers attack olive picke»»»

DOHA: Cyrine Cherif and Maryam Abdulkarim Abd won the Silver Tour and Amateur Class respectively as the fourth leg of the 10th edition of the Longines Hathab Qatar Equestrian Tour got underway yesterday at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s indoor arena. Khalid Sanad Al-Nuaimi, a member of the tourn»»»

Washington signals a diplomatic opening as Gulf shipping, aviation stay under pressure A mix of diplomatic movement and continued regional risk has emerged on Friday as US Vice President JD Vance has reportedly offered to meet Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei to disc»»»

DOHA: Francisco Barreto, Konrad Dąbrowski and Abdulaziz Al-Ahli topped the times in their respective car, motorcycle and quad categories on the 11.12km Prologue that officially got the competitive action underway at the Qatar International Baja yesterday afternoon. Thirty-seven cars, 45 motorcycles»»»

DOHA: Buoyed by their historic victory over Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal, Al Shamal will look to carry their continental momentum into the Qatar Stars League when they take on defending champions Al Sadd in the most intriguing of today’s three matches in Week 8. Al Shamal produced a memorable perf»»»

Israel's final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc lost its majority of parliamentary seats and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead. The results released early Friday showed N»»»

For Palestinian citizens of Israel, it was a rare moment of political triumph. Hundreds of thousands voted in record numbers, giving two Arab-led parties their largest-ever number of seats in Israel's parliament. Many boycotted past elections, seeing little point. But after years of their communiti»»»

84% of voters who have cast ballots early listed the economy as their biggest concern Fort Lauderdale: Soaring prices for gas, medicine and other cost of living essentials are preoccupying Americans as they start to cast their ballots ahead of next week’s midterm elections. A whopping 84 percent of»»»

Palestinian voters win record 19 seats, potentially holding the balance of power Sakhnin: For Palestinian citizens of Israel, it was a rare moment of political triumph. Hundreds of thousands voted in record numbers, giving two Arab-led parties their largest-ever number of seats in Israel’s parliame»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Top Russian diplomat arrives in US to attend G20 foreign ministers’ meeting 30-10-2026 09:15 AM Latest News Urgent News Top Russian diploma»»»

Brazilian senator faces backlash over bizarre leadership claims from abroad In a viral wave of mockery, Brazilian popstar Anitta declared herself free of cellulite, one influencer declared himself the "true president" of Twitter, and another social media user proclaimed himself the winner of the ne»»»

The Government Information Service will remove from the Council of Ministers’ website and from the institution’s Meta profile any posts relating to a statement made by Prime Minister Rumen Radev at a briefing on 26 October, which was criticized by the election campaign team of presidential and vice»»»

The majority of Romanians, specifically 77%, believe that Romania is heading in the wrong direction, while 18% consider the direction to be the right one, and 5% offered no opinion, according to a CURS * survey conducted in the context of the formation of the Luca Niculescu Government.According to »»»

FORT LAUDERDALE: Soaring prices for gas, medicine and other cost of living essentials are preoccupying Americans as they start to cast their ballots ahead of next week’s midterm elections. A whopping 84 percent of voters who have cast their ballots early listed the economy as their biggest concern »»»

Motorized scooters will become a separate vehicle category in the Hungarian Highway Code (KRESZ), their use will be prohibited under the influence of alcohol, and carrying a second person on them will also be banned — Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on his Facebook page on Wednesday late afte»»»

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for rapidly expanding the country’s drone technology and observed tests of various weapons, state media reported Friday, as his nation remains embroiled in a standoff with rival South Korea along their heavily fortified border. Acquiring advanced drones»»»

MELBOURNE: An Australian appeals court on Friday ordered Erin Patterson to never be released from prison because of the “shocking criminality” involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms. The three judges of the Victoria state Court of Appeal upheld pros»»»