Why Dubai student’s roadside death is eye-opener for UAE drivers
Experts explain what stranded motorists and other drivers must do to prevent such crashes Dubai: Naifa Balkies Hameed was dealing with a flat tyre, something any motorist can face. The 21-year-old final-year architecture student at Canadian University Dubai called her father, who, according to her »»»
Tens of thousands attend Polish nationalist march days afer shootings
Tens of thousands of Polish nationalist sympathisers gathered in Warsaw Wednesday for an annual Independence Day March, just days after a deadly shooting spree in Krakow that shook the country. The event is held each November 11 to commemorate the ending in 1918 of 123 years of partition by Russia,»»»
Tens of thousands attend Polish nationalist march days after shootings
Tens of thousands of Polish nationalist sympathisers gathered in Warsaw Wednesday for an annual Independence Day March, just days after a deadly shooting spree in Krakow that shook the country. The event is held each November 11 to commemorate the ending in 1918 of 123 years of partition by Russia,»»»
Trump defends Iran war in Veterans Day address
WASHINGTON, United States: President Donald Trump defended the war against Iran Wednesday at a US Veterans Day commemoration that saw his defense secretary publicly admonished for a lack of decorum. “The bravery and skill of our amazing American warriors has absolutely been incredible,” Trump said »»»
Syria trials probe military hospitals’ role in detainee deaths
DAMASCUS: Trials of former forensic officials are examining allegations that military hospitals helped conceal detainees’ identities and falsify causes of death under Syria’s deposed regime, a senior transitional justice official said Wednesday. Radif Mustafa, director of the Accountability Departm»»»
Poland celebrates Independence Day, highlights strong partnership with Qatar
Ashraf Siddiqui Poland celebrated its National Independence Day on November 11, commemorating the restoration of its sovereignty in 1918 after 123 years of partition, with Ambassador of Poland to Qatar HE Tomasz Sadzinski highlighting the growing friendship and expanding partnership between Poland »»»
Cabinet reaffirms support for US-Iran negotiations
QNA DOHA The Cabinet on Wednesday reviewed key regional and international developments, reaffirmed Qatar’s support for diplomatic efforts to secure a comprehensive US-Iran agreement, and condemned continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The Cabinet also approved a series of draft laws, agreements»»»
Minister of Justice meets Egyptian, Syrian counterparts
Algiers: HE Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi held separate meetings with HE Minister of Justice of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mahmoud Helmy El Sherif and HE Minister of Justice of the Syrian Arab Republic Mazhar Abdulrahm»»»
Suspect faces terrorism charges over deadly police stabbing in Jordan
AMMAN: Prosecutors in Jordan have charged a suspect with two terrorism-related offenses in connection with a stabbing attack in Amman last week in which one police officer was killed and another injured. The State Security Court’s attorney general, Brig. Gen. Military Judge Ahmed Talat Shahaltough,»»»
Finance minister, IMF review progress on economic and fiscal reforms
Damascus, Nov. 11 (SANA) Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh met with an International Monetary Fund team led by Ron van Rooden to review economic and fiscal reforms, the macroeconomic outlook, growth estimates and progress in preparing the state budget. The Finance Ministry said on Telegram on »»»
Qatar participates in 42nd session of Council of Arab Ministers of Justice
Algiers: The State of Qatar has participated in the 42nd session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice, held Wednesday in Algeria. HE Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi headed Qatar's delegation to the session. Addres»»»
Authorities Move to Improve Coordination for Better Road Safety
Improving information sharing between the Situation Centre of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), the National Toll Administration and the National Coordination Centre for Safe Road Traffic at the Interior Ministry, as well as establishing clear response protocols, were the key topics discussed a»»»
Iraq to send delegation to Lebanon over ex-MP killing
BAGHDAD: Iraq will send a delegation to Lebanon to support the probe into the killing of a former lawmaker in Beirut, a security official told AFP on Wednesday. Former Sunni Iraqi politician Ahmed Al-Alwani was found strangled to death in a Beirut apartment on Monday night. “A specialized security »»»
EU explores deeper Syria partnership, flags concern over Russia role
BRUSSELS/DAMASCUS: The European Union is weighing a broad upgrade in ties with Syria, including security sector reform, investment and a revival of a long-frozen trade accord, according to an EU document seen by Reuters, as the bloc seeks to draw Damascus closer to Europe and counter lingering Russ»»»
South Sudan’s elections next month risk unraveling a fragile peace, envoys warn
JUBA: The African Union’s top representative for South Sudan urged the United Nations to help ensure that a critical election in the conflict-torn East African nation next month passes peacefully and without violence. Despite a 2018 peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war, South Sudan stil»»»
Egypt allocates Red Sea land to cut public debt as Madbouly reviews 2030 debt target
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has issued a decree allocating about 26,690 feddans of state-owned land in the Red Sea governorate to the finance ministry to reduce public debt and issue sovereign sukuk, as Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed progress towards the government’s debt targ»»»
Brother of Hungary's Orban held in people-smuggling probe
Aron Orban accused of aiding Vietnamese migrants with fraudulent visas A court in Hungary on Wednesday ordered the brother of the country's former leader Viktor Orban to be held in custody for a month as part of an investigation into trafficking migrants. A court in Budapest said in a statement tha»»»
Dh30m UAE Lottery: Two win Dh100,000 each in latest draw
Three Lucky Chance winners also secure Dh50,000 each in Wednesday's draw Dubai: Two participants have each won Dh100,000 in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Wednesday, November 11, while three others secured Dh50,000 each under the guaranteed Lucky Chance category. In Lucky Day Draw No»»»
Lebanon:Sheikh Qassem Rejects Framework Agreement, Reaffirms...
By Staff, Agencies Hezbollah Secretary-General His Eminence Sheikh Qassem, speaking at the Martyrs’ Day ceremony on November 11, called on the Lebanese authorities to withdraw from the framework agreement, describing it as a series of unilateral concessions that grant the "Israeli" entity its deman»»»
US Judge Allows Trump's Defamation Lawsuit Against BBC to Proceed
A federal judge in the state of Florida on Wednesday allowed further consideration of US President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the UK's BBC television channel over its alleged distortion of his speech in a documentary about the 2021 Capitol attack. Trump demanded a total of $10 billion from the »»»
Authorities Move to Improve Coordination Following Deadly Pile-Ups on Trakia Motorway
Improving information sharing between the Situation Centre of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), the National Toll Administration and the National Coordination Centre for Safe Road Traffic at the Interior Ministry, as well as establishing clear response protocols, were the key topics discussed a»»»
The most hacked country in Europe? Why is France the target of so many cyberattacks
The “unprecedented” hacks of French supermarket refrigerators were the latest in a series of major cyberattacks that have made the country the most hacked in Europe, according to some analysts. Cyberattacks are on the rise globally, but why is France such a ready target? Hundreds of Fre»»»
120 Indonesian lawmakers seek vice president’s impeachment after education credentials questioned
JAKARTA: A total of 120 Indonesian lawmakers moved Wednesday to challenge the vice president’s eligibility to remain in office, launching a parliamentary process that could lead to his impeachment after recent court rulings raised doubts about his educational credentials. Vice President Gibran Raka»»»
Talking Europe - Exclusive: EU's Kallas says US 'can't negotiate on our behalf' on lifting Russia sanctions
In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas discusses the war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and a possible change in US President Donald Trump's foreign policy following the US midterm elections. The former Estonian prime minister, who is now the »»»
UK universities advertise sharia-compliant student loans amid ‘two-tier’ row
Six UK universities have begun advertising “interest-free” student loans designed to comply with Islamic law. The government-backed scheme is drawing sharp criticism over fears it could create a “two-tier” system, the Telegraph has reported. The planned scheme, known as Alternative Student Finance,»»»
Russian security services arrest two Poles for alleged spying
MOSCOW: Russia’s security services have arrested two Polish citizens accused of spying for Warsaw in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland, Russian officials said Wednesday. The FSB security services alleged the pair were part of Poland’s internal security agency and had been col»»»
Lebanese singer Al-Walid Al-Hallani detained after fatal car accident in Beirut
Lebanese singer Al-Walid Al-Hallani was in police custody on Wednesday after his car struck and killed a 50-year-old Palestinian refugee on a road in Beirut the previous evening. In a statement outlining the 26-year-old singer’s account of the incident, his office said he was driving in an area wit»»»
China tells US ready to strengthen cooperation
Beijing: China's top diplomat Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday Beijing was "willing to strengthen" cooperation with Washington, the Chinese foreign ministry said. Wang and Rubio spoke by phone ahead of an expected meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese Pres»»»
Karama Holding case: Eight-year prison sentences for two former directors-general
TUNIS, Nov. 11, 2026 (TAP) - The Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of First Instance on Tuesday evening handed down eight-year prison sentences to two former directors-general of the company Karama Holding.According to a judicial source cited by...»»»
Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah faces prison as trial sparks international outcry
Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, head of independent news outlet Mada Masr, faces a criminal court retrial Wednesday over charges of operating without a licence and publishing false news. The UN criticised Egypt’s “widening assaults on press freedom” Tuesday. Attalah was previously handed a one-ye»»»
Brussels’ Rulebook as a Shield: How Bulgaria's PM Used the Deficit Procedure to Sit Out Ukraine Aid
When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen came to Varna on November 10, the visit was presented as solidarity with a member state whose coastal waters have become a target. Drones have struck merchant ships in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone since early October and von der Leyen ar»»»
Tight security as thousands gather for far-right Polish march
WARSAW: Poland deployed extra police in the capital Warsaw as thousands of far-right supporters, expected to include many from across Europe, gathered for an annual march on Wednesday against a backdrop of political tension over a mass shooting in Krakow. The Independence Day march has long caused »»»
Political motives suspected in killing of former Iraqi MP in Beirut
BEIRUT: Lebanese security and judicial investigations into the killing of former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed Suleiman Al-Alwani are focusing on the possibility that he was deliberately lured to Beirut and that political motives may have been behind his murder. Al-Alwani’s body was discovered in an apartme»»»
After the midterm bloodbath, what is Trump ready to concede?
On nearly all of the political fronts, the Republicans under Trump are in a steady retreat, backing away from core policies that have outraged their base and empowered the Democrats with an army of new supporters. The GOP suffered an extraordinary midterm repudiation – losing not just the House and»»»
From New York jail to UK airbase: How coded calls to a sister in Iraq helped plot an attack on US bombers
Coded prison calls allegedly directed attack on British airbase housing US bombers Dubai: An alleged Iranian-linked militant commander used coded telephone calls from a New York federal prison to help direct a terrorist plot against a British airbase housing American B-1 bombers, according to a US »»»
Sheikh Hasina vows Bangladesh return in December despite death sentence: What happens next?
Analysts question her December pledge as authorities warn she faces arrest Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return in December from self-imposed exile in India, where she has been in hiding since fleeing the uprising that toppled her government. The 79-year-old former prime min»»»
US envoys to meet Putin, Zelensky after war talks in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: US envoys will meet separately with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday as they seek to seize “openings” from two days of talks in Abu Dhabi on ending the Ukraine war. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel first to Moscow to meet the Russian preside»»»
Israeli courts deny release of 14 Gaza doctors and independent exam for Abu Safiya
LONDON: Two Israeli courts have rejected petitions seeking the release of 14 Palestinian doctors detained without charge or trial and an independent medical examination for a Gaza hospital director, Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Wednesday. The Supreme Court dismissed the group’s petiti»»»
[Interview] New dark-pattern rules are ambitious and will take time to become EU law, professor says
A proposal for the Digital Fairness Act (DFA) aims to tackle dark patterns designed to manipulate consumers online. Christoph Busch, an academic based at Osnabrück University in Germany, has researched consumer law and digital services. He reviewed draft leaks of the act before the European Commiss»»»
Sharjah Ruler raises marriage, furniture grants to Dh30,000 each
Salary cap raised to Dh50,000 for grant eligibility in Sharjah His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed the Ruler’s Court to increase the marriage grant to Dh30,000 and the furniture assistance to Dh30,000. This directive takes »»»
Middle East War: 8 things UAE residents need to know tonight, November 11
Four injured in Gulf tanker attack as insurer estimates $200bn in regional damage Dubai: Four crew members were injured when a projectile in the Arabian Gulf struck a tanker, while Iran has reported another tanker incident in the Strait of Hormuz. The maritime incidents come as insurer Allianz Trad»»»
Cabinet discusses regional developments, approves key international cooperation agreements
DOHA The Cabinet, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani, held its regular meeting on Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan, discussing key regional developments and approving a series of legislative initiatives and inte»»»
Between electric and hybrid: What are Romanian drivers looking for in their next car?
Across Europe, the shift is not simply about growing interest in a single technology. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), between January and September 2026, hybrid-electric vehicles accounted for 36.3% of new car registrations in the EU, while the share of petro»»»
Iraqi envoy says body found in Lebanon believed to be former lawmaker
BEIRUT: Initial findings indicate that a body found in Lebanon belongs to former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed Al-Alwani, Iraq’s ambassador to Beirut said Wednesday. Mohammed Reda Al-Husseini told the Iraqi News Agency that an examination at Zahle Government Hospital, attended by a relative of Al-Alwani, an»»»
Nvidia Affair Calls for Diligence, Work With China Continues - US Ambassador
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The scandal around Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a woman whom US intelligence suspects of working for China underscores the need to stay diligent, but will not undermine US contacts with China, US Ambassador to China David Perdue said. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman G»»»
Qatar Cabinet discusses regional developments, approves key int'l cooperation agreements
Doha, Qatar: Qatar's Cabinet, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, held its regular meeting on Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan, discussing key regional developments and approving a series of legislative initiati»»»
Gemayel: Hezbollah lost its way to the south, ending up in Bsharri and Tannourine
Kataeb Party Leader MP Sami Gemayel said Wednesday that Hezbollah has "lost its way to the south," ending up in Fanar, Bsharri, Tannourine, and Dahr al-Baidar. The remarks, posted Wednesday on the X platform, come after security forces arrested five Hezbollah members on the outskirts of Batroun and»»»
EU customs duty hits order from Asian webshops in Hungary
One-third of Hungarian consumers have scaled back the frequency of their purchases from Asian webshops since the introduction of a European Union customs duty on low-value parcels on July 1, a survey commissioned by delivery company DODO shows. The representative survey, conducted by Ipsos, shows 2»»»
UN chief urges world leaders to tackle fossil fuels at COP31
Antalya, Turkiye: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres railed against the oil and gas lobby on Wednesday, urging world leaders to "end the fossil fuel addiction" at a climate summit missing several prominent figures. The two-week COP31 talks kicked off in Turkiye earlier this week with governments»»»