Burgas Deputy Regional Prosecutor Miroslav Iliev told reporters on Thursday that the prosecution service is investigating whether certain companies were given preferential treatment in winning public procurements in the municipality of Sungurlare, in exchange for which they were required to pay bet»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met on Thursday in Belgrade with the Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) Director General for the Middle East and Europe Kotaro Tanaka to discuss progress on the implementation of a Bistrica reversib»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran’s top security official, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, has said the country did not deploy all its military capabilities during previous wars and possesses additional means to respond to any renewed aggression. In an interview with US-based investigative outlet Drop Site News»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron has slammed as “stupid” and “unacceptable” remarks by foreign leaders about the unrest gripping France, in an apparent swipe at US President Donald Trump, who blamed the violence on Paris’ lax border policies. France has been rocked by some of its worst riots in yea»»»

Dutch authorities cite security concerns after protests over detention of Egyptian man Dubai: The Netherlands has temporarily closed its embassy in Cairo until further notice following demonstrations outside the diplomatic mission protesting the detention of an Egyptian man, the Dutch Foreign Minis»»»

Budapest’s District I council has proposed a complete ban on short-term accommodation rentals in the Buda Castle district from 2028, following a local survey in which two-thirds of respondents from the historic neighbourhood backed the measure. Stricter rules, substantial fines and new powers to te»»»

RIYADH: Arab countries and the Muslim World League on Thursday condemned Houthi attacks the previous night on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and the Shaybah oilfield in the Eastern Province that killed four people and injured 10. The UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Egypt d»»»

TRIPOLI: Libya’s central bank on Thursday said unidentified individuals raided its headquarters in Tripoli, hours after parliament said it had accepted a request from its governor to resign. The incident comes more than two months after bank governor Naji Issa first announced his resignation, which»»»

MELBOURNE: A man was charged on Thursday with threatening an Australian lawmaker’s staff with nunchucks days after another legislator was critically injured when a man repeatedly hit her with a car. Nunchucks are a controlled weapon used in martial arts consisting of two or more batons joined by a »»»

DAKAR: The World Health Organization was not told that Nigeria’s Ebola patient had traveled to Congo, the WHO’s representative in Nigeria said on Thursday, after Uganda said she had visited ⁠the country. Nigeria’s government ⁠has said the country’s first Ebola case in more than a decade involved a »»»

Addressing potential voters on Thursday, presidential candidate Kostadin Kostadinov said that a head of State should be able to talk to everyone, listen to everyone, and respect everyone, even those who do not like them. Both Kostadinov and his running mate, Petar Volgin, stated that they have the »»»

DUBAI: Gulf economies are heading for a strong rebound in 2027 after the war tested their resilience, with years of reform and long-term investment helping maintain stability across the region, according to Jihad Azour, director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Mo»»»

CAIRO: Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least ​four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said. In Gaza City, a strike on a car killed at least one person, medics said. They earlier said there had been two deaths. A crowd gathered around th»»»

Berlin: Der Divan – The Arabic Cultural House and the German Orient Institute Beirut presented the inaugural Riwaq Prize for Science and Culture on 16 October 2026, as part of the fourth Arab Book Fair in Berlin. The prize recognises outstanding scholarly monographs on Arab cultures and societies, »»»

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran was ‌doing ‌all it ‌could to drive up the price of oil before the US ‌midterm ‌elections. “They are ‌even ‌making up fake hits, mines, ‌and everything else,” he said in a Truth Social post.»»»

KYIV: Russia-linked hackers used the volunteer-run Yggdrasil network to conceal communications during an attack on a Ukrainian grain logistics company, marking the first documented use of the technology by a state-linked hacking group, cybersecurity firm ESET said on Thursday. The attack culminated»»»

Bainah Al Ali’s father receives her academic excellence certificate at graduation event Al Ain / Ras Al Khaimah: The father of an Emirati student who died in a road accident before completing her university studies attended her graduation ceremony to accept an academic excellence certificate in her»»»

JERUALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing small right-wing parties to withdraw from next week’s tight election over fears they could siphon off votes. Ahead of the October 27 election, polls show Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc neck and neck with that of his main center-right rival»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is set to host the final three matches of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup for the third consecutive year, bringing together some of the world’s greatest football clubs to compete in the 2026 edition in December. The annual competition will crown the best club in world football for »»»

Kiev/Moscow: Two people were killed and 34 suffered injuries in Ukraine during Russian missile and drone attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Twelve Ukrainian regions came under Russian strikes, Zelensky said, adding that Kiev was targeted by 21 ballistic missiles launched in three»»»

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NEW YORK CITY: The UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday condemned continuing Houthi attacks on civilian targets in Saudi Arabia as “totally unacceptable,” and warned that the escalation and spread of conflicts around the world was acting like “an El Nino of war,” sending economic sho»»»

Aramco evacuates HQ, four killed in separate incidents as US pulls embassy staff Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s confrontation with Yemen’s Houthis has entered a dangerous new phase, with attacks on airports and energy facilities killing civilians, forcing oil giant Aramco to evacuate its remaining headquart»»»

Capital Market Authority says review is underway, with updates through official channels Dubai: The UAE’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) is reviewing the activities of AIX Financial Consultations after receiving information about the company, the regulator said in a statement. The announcement foll»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration is on track to deport about 660,000 people over the past year, a new report released Thursday shows, as arrests ramp up across the country fueled by billions of dollars meant to supercharge his immigration agenda. The report by the Migration Polic»»»

Hormuz tensions rise as Iran warns of strikes on US bases in the Middle East From the Houthi attack on King Fahd International Airport to fresh Iranian threats over the Strait of Hormuz, it has been a tense day across the region. Here’s a quick look at the key developments and what they mean for UA»»»

Indian family considers leaving Australia after racist attack and safety concerns An Indian-Australian family in Brisbane is considering leaving their apartment and returning to India after a 19-year-old man allegedly hurled racist abuse at them and threatened to blow up their residential building.»»»

H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will host the R4 (Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia) and the R4+E3 (France, Germany, the United Kingdom) meetings of Foreign Ministers to be held in İstanbul on 23 October 2026.»»»

UAE lender's assets reach Dh890 billion, with customer loans rising Dh66b in nine months Dubai: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) reported a 27 per cent increase in net profit after tax to Dh10.296 billion for the first nine months of 2026, supported by higher lending, deposit growth and stronger no»»»

TOLEDO, Ohio: US House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries listened from the front row at the old Ohio church as the Sunday congregation heard of scripture’s guidance for calming a gathering storm. “Wind, hush!” the speaker advised, describing the power to bring about change. Jeffries nodded along, t»»»

MoHESR flags non-compliant adverts, issues corrective plans after AI-enabled inspections Dubai: The UAE is stepping up its scrutiny of universities, technical and vocational institutions and training centres that fall short of the rules. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoH»»»

Yerevan: Nearly all of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Thursday. In the first global assessment of its kind, the world authority on threatened wildlife class»»»

AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Thursday condemned Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and reaffirmed his country’s support for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The king made the remarks during a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani in Jordan’s Aqaba, where they »»»

Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to human-driven climate change Yerevan: Nearly all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs face an “extremely high risk” of collapse by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Thursday. In th»»»

KYIV: Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted over 800 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities. At least four people were killed in Ukraine and dozens of others were wounde»»»

Andrey Sushentsov, dean of the Faculty of International Relations at MGIMO and a member of the Scientific-Expert Council under the Security Council of the Russian Federation, discusses why Western Europe is so afraid of a direct confrontation with Russia, how the US is shifting the burden of the Uk»»»

Most shops in Hungary will close on Friday, 23 October, for the national public holiday, but normal Saturday opening hours will resume the following day. Here is what residents, expats and visitors need to know about shopping, pharmacies, post offices and rubbish collection over the three-day weeke»»»

97 competitions and 5 festivals enhance engagement with the agricultural community The Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Agricultural Excellence Award is participating in the Sheikh Zayed Festival 2026–2027, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, d»»»

The more Russia degrades Ukrainian military logistics and drone-targeting infrastructure, the sooner Ukrainian forces will be forced to surrender, military journalist Alexey Borzenko tells Sputnik. “Russia is not striking abstract ‘warehouses,’ but specific links in a single supply chain,” says the»»»

If presidential elections had been held in mid-October, Iliana Iotova and running mate Kiril Valchev would have won 43.4% of the votes and Andrey Gurov/Georgi Kandev 28.9%, according to a nationally representative poll by the Myara Agency made public Thursday. The poll was commissioned by the Bulga»»»

Indian missions help stranded pilgrims as Dammam airport attack kills one, injures two New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah are working with airlines and tour operators to bring stranded Umrah pilgrims home from Saudi Arabia, where continuing attacks on civilian infra»»»

Translated by Al-Ahed News The Yemeni Armed Forces announced four military operations targeting sites in Saudi Arabia over the past 48 hours, in response to what they described as an intensified Saudi campaign against Yemen. The forces reported strikes on locations in Riyadh, Dammam, Yanbu and Abha»»»

RIYADH: The grand mufti of Malaysia has strongly condemned the Iran-backed Houthis’ targeting of holy sites — including pilgrims heading to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah — and civilian facilities in various parts of the Kingdom, along with the killing of innocent pe»»»

YANGON, Myanmar: The son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi told AFP she sounded “fairly healthy” after speaking to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the first time in more than five years. Suu Kyi, 81, is under house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw, according to Myanmar authorities, wh»»»

Students should check visa rules, post-study work options and residency pathways Students planning to study abroad should consider post-study work rights and long-term residency options before choosing a destination, as immigration policies can influence career opportunities after graduation, says »»»

CAIRO: Israeli fire killed one person in a car in Gaza City and at least two others in ​other parts of the enclave on Thursday, health officials there said. A ‌crowd gathered around the burning wreckage in Gaza City's Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood as orange-vested emergency workers sprayed it with wate»»»

Oil giant tells remaining essential staff to work remotely until further notice Dubai: Saudi oil giant Aramco has ordered the immediate evacuation of its headquarters in Dhahran, eastern Saudi Arabia, instructing all remaining essential employees to work from home until further notice amid escalati»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) will return from January 13 to 23, 2027, at Lusail Stadium, featuring more than 240 restaurants from around the world. The dates and venue for the latest edition were announced on social media by QIFF and Qatar Calendar, teasing visitors wit»»»

The Islamic State (IS) has been defeated in its original core territories, Syria and Iraq. Despite the US military withdrawal from those states, the United States, its international Anti-IS Coalition, Iraq and Syria have powerful capabilities to keep the terrorist group suppressed. But many of the »»»

PARIS: A first known human case of Shamonda virus infection has been detected in France, the country’s health authorities said on Thursday. The virus was detected in a severely immunocompromised patient who was being treated for a serious illness in Lyon and died in early October. France’s health m»»»