Q Developments’ total investments across its four real estate projects have reached approximately EGP 24bn, supported by a land portfolio of 220 to 260 feddans, CEO Ahmed Thabet said. The company is pursuing projects across Alexandria, the North Coast and West Cairo, while targeting the delivery of»»»

Egypt plans to launch a national housing programme targeting approximately one million residential units over four years, with estimated investments of EGP 1trn, as the government seeks to expand housing supply and provide alternatives to conventional homeownership. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly »»»

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided more than €1.2bn in financing for water investments in Egypt since 1989, supporting wastewater treatment, sanitation and water-quality improvement projects, EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti said on Sunday. Speaking at the opening of Cairo Water »»»

JERUSALEM: Billionaire American investor Bill Ackman on Sunday said that ​Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich should not serve in Israel’s next government, saying the two far-right politicians had caused enormous damage to the country’s reputation. The public intervention by the prominent hedge fu»»»

ALGIERS, Algeria: Algeria’s upper house of parliament on Sunday approved a proposal to deploy troops to neighboring Niger to “protect energy facilities,” a senator speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP. Any overseas deployment would mark a first since Algiers sent troops to support Egypt duri»»»

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on Sunday that she has returned to her homeland following almost a year in exile, after covertly leaving Venezuela in late 2025 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She returns as doubts about her country’s democratic future and the role of t»»»

AMMAN — Jordan’s Agriculture Resilience Enhancement, Value Chain Development and Innovation (ARDI) programme has strengthened the capacity of 111,508 people to cope with climate risks and provided agricultural services and assets to 63,812 farmers, while developing sustainable rainwater harvesting »»»

A major protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken place in Tel-Aviv just days ahead of the Israeli parliamentary election on October 27. A square outside the Museum of Art in the country’s largest city was packed on Saturday evening, with the demonstrators holding national flags a»»»

Progressive Bulgaria is currently in first place in Bulgaria's presidential election, but the party had expected a stronger result, Floor Leader Petar Vitanov told Bulgarian National Television (BNT) on Sunday, commenting on the initial election results. "The main conclusions are yet to be drawn. A»»»

TEL AVIV: The Israeli military pressed ahead on Sunday with a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians and placed major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. T»»»

Bulgaria's presidential election proceeded calmly, without the usual practices of vote-buying and electoral manipulation, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told a news conference on Sunday after voting ended. Demerdzhiev said the Interior Ministry had not been inundated with reports of electoral i»»»

Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal visited Britain on October 22 and 23, 2026, at the official invitation of his British counterpart, Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton. During the visit, Haykal attended the 10th annual meeting of the Dragon Group and hel»»»

Developer must refund Dh1.8m plus interest after property sale failed to proceed Dubai: A Dubai court has ordered a real estate developer to refund more than Dh1.8 million to a property buyer in The Heart of Europe project, along with Dh150,000 in compensation after finding that the developer faile»»»

From walking clubs and coffee mornings to feminist book discussions, women’s communities in Budapest are bringing people together beyond traditional social gatherings. At the first two gatherings of The Girlie Walk Club Budapest, around 20 to 30 women turned up. By the third, more than 90 had joine»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said on Sunday that she is in contact with the leadership of the Kherson Region, the regional ombudsman, and the relatives of individuals who remain in the city of Aleshki (Oleshky). A humanitarian mission to provide aid to the re»»»

One of three men arrested for the Saturday murder of former politician and Taekwondo Federation Chair Slavi Binev, has been charged with premeditated murder, Sofia City Prosecution Office spokesperson Nikolay Nikolaev said Sunday. According to him, the evidence gathered so far indicates that one ma»»»

Gargash says UN was established to promote dialogue, resolve disputes, not settle scores Dubai: Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, has criticised remarks by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf concerning the nomination of Lana Nusseibeh for the Unite»»»

Rome: Inter Milan climbed back to the top of Serie A after staging a dramatic late rally at San Siro on Sunday, scoring twice in stoppage time to secure a 2-1 comeback victory over Fiorentina. Alex Jimenez's rocket strike had the struggling visitors heading for a shock win, but Marcus Thuram levell»»»

LONDON: Dozens of refugee families in the Syrian Arab Republic returned on Sunday to their home villages after living in camps in the northern Idlib governorate. A convoy transporting 220 displaced families returned to their communities in Hama, Homs, Aleppo, Deir Ezzor, Latakia, Damascus, and the »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Trilateral talks on Ukraine will take place soon, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday without disclosing a specific timeframe. "They are going to be happening some pretty soon," the US leader told reporters at the White House, referring to the trilateral talks on Ukraine»»»

Here is a sound-bite of what top government officials, parliamentary party leaders and presidential candidates said as they cast their vote in the election for President and Vice President on Sunday: Top government officials: "Voting today means determining our own future! My choice is experience, »»»

Maritime security threats persist across Middle Eastern waterways Maritime security risks remain elevated across the Middle East, with a new attack reported on a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker near Oman and continued threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Joi»»»

Riyadh airport set to reopen as UAE airlines extend Saudi flight suspensions UAE residents are following fresh regional developments as Riyadh airport reopens amid Houthi threats, airlines adjust Saudi Arabia services and US President Donald Trump warns of possible new strikes on Iran. Tehran, mean»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces entered Syria’s northern Quneitra countryside on Sunday, setting up a temporary checkpoint and searching passersby, as work continued on a military barrier further south, Syria’s state news agency Sana reported. Several military vehicles advanced along the road linking the to»»»

By Alex PigmanWASHINGTON, United States — Companies and government agencies rushed this week to patch two critical flaws in PHP, the programming language that runs a large share of the world's websites.The vulnerability to potential hackers was found by using a powerful model from OpenAI in one of »»»

CAIRO: Many Iranians are bracing for a return to all-out war as Israeli and US leaders sharpen their threats ahead of elections in both countries in the coming days, and as Iran’s leaders remain defiant despite mounting pressure. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a close vote Tue»»»

Even as the US diesel deal with Russia that was brokered by Donald Trump could help bring the price of oil down, the Democrats’ Russophobia “is leading them to try to sabotage the deal,” Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov, managing editor of CovertAction Magazine, tells Sputnik. “Trump may be making some steps at»»»

Lane closures in Al Dhafra will take place in stages from Monday until Tuesday night Dubai: Abu Dhabi Mobility has announced a partial closure of Sheikh Salama Bin Butti Road (E45) in the Al Dhafra region, affecting lanes in both directions over two days. According to an official traffic advisory, »»»

BEIRUT: Seven years after ​Lebanon’s devastating financial meltdown, a debate over a chicken sandwich has exposed an increasingly stark divide between those who can still spend ‌freely and those struggling to get by. A trendy health restaurant wanted to offer its calorie-conscious customers a healt»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Youth protests took place in ​​Spain's Barcelona on Saturday evening, with more than 100 people, including minors, detained by police, La Vanguardia newspaper reported on Sunday, citing Catalonia’s Interior Minister Nuria Parlon. The demonstration began at Placa de Catalunya in t»»»

Brazil’s 158 million voters decide between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro – the son of former president and Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro – following a highly charged run-off campaign period, with the candidates in a dead heat in poll»»»

Kerala man dies despite immediate CPR; third sports-related death reported in UAE in 2026 Dubai: An Indian expat collapsed and died after a weekend badminton game with his colleagues in Dubai, despite being given CPR within moments by trained co-workers and security staff on Saturday. It is the thi»»»

Meanwhile, France’s far-right National Rally is holding the second day of its party congress in Orléans, south of Paris. Marine Le Pen is expected to officially launch her presidential campaign in a speech later this afternoon, while Jordan Bardella is being re-elected as party leader. On Saturday,»»»

Serbia votes on Sunday in what is set to be its most contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as a student-led movement seeks to oust the party of populist leader Aleksandar Vucic. The vote comes after nearly two years of student-led protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a canopy »»»

LONDON: The second of two storms to hit the UK this weekend brought widespread travel disruptions and power outages to Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England on Sunday. The Met Office, the UK’s national forecaster, said Storm Boelo will bring a danger to life from flying debris and crashin»»»

SpiceJet faces backlash as passengers chant 'Shame on SpiceJet' at Delhi airport Passengers at Delhi airport were involved in a heated confrontation with SpiceJet staff, with one employee appearing to tell travellers they had chosen the airline because its fares were cheap. A video of the exchange,»»»

New non-stop service opens opportunities for tourism, trade and investment Abu Dhabi: Travelling between the UAE and Western Canada has become easier, with Etihad Airways launching the first-ever non-stop flight between Abu Dhabi and Calgary. The new air corridor promises to boost tourism, business»»»

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Events surrounding parliamentary elections in Israel could unfold according to one of three scenarios, with the possibility of a coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu securing a parliamentary majority being virtually ruled out, Zeev Khanin, a political scientist an»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Mutual tourist flows between Russia and China have increased by 1.5 times following the introduction of visa-free travel, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Sunday. "The results are already impressive, in principle. Tourist flows have increased by 1.5 times»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US entrepreneur Elon Musk has labeled those who wish to see the conflict in Ukraine continue, at the cost of the lives of Ukrainian men, as "pieces of sh*t" and "utter scum." Musk made the remarks in response to a post by Fox News reporter Josh Kraushaar, who shared a chart sugge»»»

Shehbaz Sharif says devices will be distributed on merit, including to seminary students Dubai: Pakistan will distribute 500,000 Chromebooks to students across the country over the next two years under a government initiative aimed at expanding access to digital education, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sh»»»

Economist Mohamed Fouad suggests that the US dollar exchange rate in Egypt will likely hover around the LE 52 mark for the time being. He sees it unlikely that the rate will drop below LE 50 in the near term, citing pressures from the outflow of foreign investments, rising financing requirements, a»»»

Paris, France: Rescuers were searching on Sunday for five people missing after an oil rig sank off the coast of Gabon, the operating company said. The Prospector 5 rig was preparing for a campaign of offshore drilling in the offshore waters of the fossil fuel-rich central African country when it ex»»»

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"Voting today means determining our own future! My choice is experience, a statesmanlike approach and consistency," National Assembly Chair Mihaela Dotsova wrote on her Facebook profile on Sunday after casting her vote in the Bulgarian presidential election. The post is illustrated with a photo of »»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the Council of Ministers would base its decision on the resignation of National Service for Protection (NSP) head Major General Emil Tonev on the findings of the ongoing investigation. He made the statement to reporters after casting his ballot in Sunday’s presidenti»»»

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, one of Europe's busiest hubs, cancelled dozens of flights Sunday because of strong winds caused by Storm Boelo. AFP counted some 90 flights cancelled on Sunday on the airport website departures page, mainly to European cities including Paris, Ro»»»

Mumbai airport redevelopment prompts flight relocations to Navi Mumbai UAE travellers flying to Mumbai could see changes to their arrival airport as IndiGo and Air India Express prepare to shift selected services from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to Navi Mumbai Internat»»»

Thousands marched against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv on Saturday – just three days before Israel's general election – demanding accountability for the failure to prevent a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, which led to the war in Gaza.   Thousa»»»

Brazilians are set on Sunday to choose between leftist incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in the runoff vote of a deeply polarizing presidential election, and one which will determine whether the US significantly expands its growing influence in L»»»