The first injectable flu vaccines are expected to arrive in Bulgaria by the end of October, Health Minister Katya Ivkova told reporters in Veliko Tarnovo, where she attended the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2026 at the Veliko Tarnovo branch of Varna's Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov Medical Uni»»»

SportsRwandaFormula One in Rwanda: More sportswashing or opportunity for Africa?Jonathan HardingFormula One will return to Africa for the first time since 1993. There is concern Rwanda are using it as another sportswashing opportunity, but there is also hope the event's legacy can impact wider Afri»»»

MANILA: Philippine authorities are preparing to bring home seven Filipino nationals injured in last weekend’s deadly Houthi strike in Riyadh, the Department of Migrant Workers has said. Filipinos are among more than 300 people injured when a Houthi missile struck King Khalid International Airport l»»»

GENEVA: Gains ‌in tackling malnutrition in Gaza remain fragile and could be undermined by disruptions to supplies entering the Palestinian enclave, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday, urging that all crossings remain open. Israel said on Wednesday commercial goods were no longer enterin»»»

Iraq has lost around $60 billion during the Middle East war, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Thursday, with Iran blockading a waterway that is crucial to global energy flows. OPEC member Iraq was producing about four million barrels of oil per day before the conflict, exporting about 3.5 mill»»»

Reliance says it welcomes competition, after Musk blamed ‘oligarchs’ for Starlink’s delay Dubai: It all started in early October, when Elon Musk decided to vent out his frustration on his social media platform X. But what really was bothering the world’s richest man, that he had to publicly call it»»»

A 17-year-old Hungarian girl says a plain-clothes police officer promised to make her misdemeanour case disappear before taking her to a secluded street and asking whether he could kiss her. Her mother reported the incident to prosecutors the same day, and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee is provid»»»

Tunis, Oct.16 (TAP interview by Yosr Belkhiria) - Spain, Tunisia's fourth-largest trading partner in Europe, has the potential for economic cooperation that could see figures double over the coming years if the current trend continues, Spain's...»»»

On the night of October 16, 1946, 10 individuals were hanged in the Nuremberg prison. These were the main Nazi criminals who had been captured and brought to trial. Despite the horrifying scale and brutality of the crimes, the Nuremberg Trials remain one of the most controversial proceedings in wor»»»

DHAKA: Abul Monsur Reaz was standing in a line to collect his boarding pass last Saturday, when a Houthi strike hit the Riyadh airport. Moments after the explosion, believing he was near his life’s end, the 38-year-old Bangladeshi pilgrim tried to remember the faces of his family back home: his 3-y»»»

LONDON: The security of the West is being fought over in the mountainous region surrounding the Yemeni city of Taiz, the country’s former prime minister has warned. If the key city falls to the Iran-backed Houthis, Western security will suffer enormously, said Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, now adviser to»»»

Riyadh airport remains closed as Indian carriers extend Saudi flight suspensions The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has issued a fresh advisory urging Indian nationals to follow local authorities’ instructions and exercise caution as flight disruptions continue across the Kingdom. In an update issu»»»

US President Donald Trump has accused Ukraine of selling American-supplied missiles on the black market, questioning the whereabouts of billions of dollars in military and financial aid provided to Kiev under his predecessor, Joe Biden. In an interview with Newsmax aired on Thursday, Trump lashed o»»»

More than 75% of polling stations will use voting machines under the amendments to the Election Code, and the system is ready for the elections, Information Services Executive Director Ivaylo Filipov said here on Friday after a public demonstration of the vote-processing system for the October 25, »»»

ROME: Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from lung surgery has progressed so normally that the Vatican on Friday stopped providing morning updates confirming he had woken up and had breakfast, even as questions swirled about what his cancer means for the future of his young pontificate. In the near term, Vati»»»

There will be 11 F-16 fighter pilots by the end of the year, Major General Nikolay Rusev, Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, told journalists on Friday. He was attending a ceremonial wreath- and flower-laying event at the Monument to the Aviator in Sofia to mark Bulgarian Aviation and Air Force »»»

Hungary has joined Italy, Poland and Czechia in demanding a delay to the EU’s planned carbon pricing scheme for heating and transport, triggering a three-hour argument at a Brussels summit. Most member states rejected the proposal, raising questions about the future of one of the bloc’s key climate»»»

Applications open October 19 for camping in Al Aqran and Al Thaniya with November 1 start Umm Al Quwain: Umm Al Quwain Municipality will begin accepting applications for temporary winter camping permits on October 19, ahead of the new season starting on November 1. Applications will remain open unt»»»

By Staff, Agencies The foreign ministers of Turkey and 18 other countries on Friday strongly denounced Colombia’s inauguration of its embassy in occupied Al-Quds [“Jerusalem”], declaring that the move violates international law and undermines efforts to achieve a lasting peace based on a “two-state»»»

Russia could make a major return to the Olympics in 2028 under its national flag for the first time in years, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Paolo Zampolli, has said. Russian athletes were barred from numerous international competitions following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict i»»»

Self-contained communities help people reclaim time while promoting connection Seven hundred night-blooming jasmine plants might seem an unusual contribution to neighbourhood life. For Tariq Fahim, a resident of DAMAC Hills 2, the explanation was simple: he wanted the community to smell better in t»»»

Marra rises early to sweep the yard, feed the chickens and then have her favourite coffee Kugova: At 117, Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world’s oldest woman - or even persuading Albanian pension officials that she is not dead. For a woman born under Ottoman »»»

The ban protects native vegetation and natural grazing lands until May 14, 2027 Abu Dhabi's annual camel grazing ban takes effect on October 16 and will remain in force until May 14, 2027, as authorities seek to protect the emirate's natural vegetation and desert ecosystems. The Environment Agency »»»

Romania faces a difficult path to economic recovery as weak household consumption, elevated energy costs, and fiscal consolidation weigh on growth, according to the World Bank’s October 2026 Macro Poverty Outlook. The institution expects economic activity to recover gradually from 2027, but warns t»»»

The United States has extended the exemption allowing four Bulgarian companies in the Lukoil group to continue certain operations despite US sanctions until April 24, 2027, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Pulev said. The Bulgarian entities have received another six-month extension under a general l»»»

Bulgaria's government is moving away from trusting what companies report and towards watching what they do. In the space of two weeks, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has announced plans for a central registry of food prices and published draft rules that would require gambling operators to feed betting»»»

Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria Chair and Democratic Bulgaria (DB) MEP Radan Kanev, speaking to reporters in the parliamentary lobby on Friday, described Bulgaria’s position in negotiations on the European Union’s long-term budget as "absurd, dangerous and inexplicable". The Bulgarian government sa»»»

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held talks Friday at the Baabda Palace with President Joseph Aoun. Speaking after the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed said the discussions covered "bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to implement joint projects t»»»

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - The European Union increased imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 60% in September compared to August, despite existing restrictions and Brussels' policy of abandoning Russian energy resources, according to a report by the Finland-based Centre for Research on Energ»»»

Syrian authorities have announced the arrest of a former paramilitary leader who is the main suspect in a massacre of nearly 250 civilians by Assad-allied forces during the country's civil war. A Syrian security source told AFP that Ali Kayali was apprehended in Lebanon during an operation coordina»»»

The digital platform HomeMed.bg, which connects patients and their relatives in need of medical care at home with healthcare professionals, was presented at a press conference at the BTA press club in Sofia. During the event, the Bulgarian Union of Physician Assistants and Feldshers (BUPAF) and the»»»

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told President Joseph Aoun in a phone call that he should not return several hundred kilograms of explosives seized by Lebanese authorities from Hezbollah, a U.S. official said. "He urged President Aoun to hold accountable all those who ordered, financed, and dir»»»

Major parties reject Arab-led coalition partners despite the prospect of election gridlock Baqa Al Gharbiyye: Mansour Abbas has done nearly everything Israel asks of its Palestinian citizens. The leader of a small Arab political party condemned Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. He rarely speaks about th»»»

SECURITY Capital Weekly has a story titled "How Bulgaria Became Target of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare." The article argues that Bulgaria is particularly vulnerable to Russian hybrid warfare, including suspected sabotage, cyberattacks, disinformation and economic pressure. "This country has a strategica»»»

NEW DELHI: Climate change is threatening livelihoods and forcing people from their homes across South Asia, but technology and government action could help limit the damage, the UN migration chief told AFP on Friday. Rising seas, flooding and drought threaten homes and farmland, Amy Pope, Director »»»

Lebanese authorities have released a famous TikTok content creator arrested for drug trafficking and smuggling, dropping the charges against him under a new amnesty law. Georges Dib, better known as "Doctor Food" to his more than eight million followers, was arrested in August after being sentenced»»»

Foldable iPhone Duo promises new features and hefty costs Dubai: Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, opens for pre-orders in the UAE at 4pm today, Friday, October 16. Prices start at Dh8,499 for 256GB, making it the most expensive iPhone Apple has sold. Closed, the Duo has a 5.4-inch»»»

LUGANO - Serbian football champions Red Star Belgrade lost 3-2 away to Swiss side Lugano in a UEFA Conference League Match Day 1 clash on Thursday evening. Albian Ajeti put the hosts in the lead in the 27th minute following a defensive error by Red Star's Stefan Gudelj and an assist by Renato Steff»»»

By Staff, Agencies Senior US Department of War officials are planning to postpone the release of an internal investigation into a deadly strike on an Iranian primary school in Minab until after the upcoming US midterm elections, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The investigation concerns the Fe»»»

JAKARTA: Four people died on Indonesia’s Java island fighting the blazes that have sent toxic smoke across southeast Asia, closed schools and fueled a surge of respiratory complaints, authorities said Friday. The impact of the months-long fires has also prompted Singapore’s leader to vow legal acti»»»

DUBAI: When Abdallah Al-Dardari travelled to Riyadh in April, the Gulf was caught in the middle of the US-Israeli war with Iran, which had shut down one of the world’s most important shipping lanes, the Strait of Hormuz. Talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council during that visit produced an idea tha»»»

Mansour Abbas has done nearly everything Israel asks of its Palestinian citizens. The leader of a small Arab political party condemned Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. He rarely speaks about the war in Gaza or Israel's occupation of the West Bank, instead focusing on local issues like crime. He broke a»»»

Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said on Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a "terrorist" organisation by the UK government in J»»»

EU Council President Antonio Costa on Friday warned against withdrawing support from Ukraine, maintaining that it was time instead to step up the pressure on Russia. His remarks came ahead of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow our liveblog fo»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump has alleged that American missiles delivered to Ukraine under his predecessor, Joe Biden, were sold on the “open market,” questioning the whereabouts of billions of dollars in US military equipment and financial assistance provided to Kiev. Trump made th»»»

The draft 2027 state budget envisages increases in a range of social benefits, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova told journalists in Varna on Friday. She said pensions will be increased in the middle of next year. All family benefits for children will rise, Efremova added, explain»»»

The Government should submit to Parliament a joint report by the Interior Ministry, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW), and the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) on rising road traffic deaths and injuries, along with urgent measures, responsible officials, and deadlines, V»»»

Zacharia says she had registered to take the bar exam but then moved to China Washington: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge Thursday that she had failed the bar exam, but argued she was accurate in presenting herself as »»»

There will be 11 F-16 fighter pilots by the end of the year, Major General Nikolay Rusev, Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, told journalists on Friday. He was attending a ceremonial wreath- and flower-laying event at the Monument to the Aviator in Sofia to mark Bulgarian Aviation and Air Force »»»

By Staff, Agencies The Deputy Commander in Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards [IRG] Major General Mostafa Izadi confirmed that Iran’s armed forces stand fully prepared to confront any enemy on land, at sea and in the air, stressing that the United States has suffered failure in Iraq just as it »»»