Damascus, Nov. 9 (SANA) Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi renewed his country’s readiness to stand with Syria with all its capabilities in the reconstruction process and in protecting its security, stability and sovereignty. In a post on X on Monday, Safadi»»»

NEW YORK CITY: When American voters went to the polls in the midterm elections last week, more than twice as many of them wanted Washington to shield them from rising prices, compared with those who wanted to see US military goals fully met in Iran, according to a survey completed the night before »»»

LONDON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump did not wait for Israel’s coalition negotiations to end before demanding movement on Gaza. In a phone call on Thursday, Trump told Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s caretaker prime minister, that he wanted Israel to begin implementing the next stage of his Gaza pe»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was “positive momentum” toward a deal to end the Iran war after meeting Qatar’s prime minister at the White House. Trump added in a post on Truth Social that a resumption of US military strikes on Iran was “quite unlikely,” saying that Gulf»»»

Tunis: The General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers strongly condemned the ongoing hostile practices by Houthi group against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as their recent attempts to target civilian and economic facilities in the Kingdom. In a statement issued on Monday,»»»

New York: Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations (UN) HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, met with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees HE Dr. Barham Salih, at the Permanent Mission headquarters in New York. The meeting reviewed the strategic partnership »»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said he believed Iran and the United States wanted to negotiate, but called for a "concrete deal" to prevent another escalation. He also said Cairo was still "counting" on US President Donald Trump to "move forward" with the s»»»

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that artificial intelligence should be banned wherever it poses a risk to the mental health of children. Macron, who is also pushing for a ban on certain social networks for those under 15, said: “If there is a risk for children with certain us»»»

Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie moved on Monday to force a vote in the House of Representatives to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, putting pressure on his fellow Republicans to decide whether to remove one of the Trump administration’s most prominent figures following the party's cr»»»

AMMAN — Jordanian technology companies are increasingly well positioned to develop competitive artificial intelligence (AI) products and services and expand into regional markets, industry representatives said, highlighting the importance of innovation, skilled human resources and intellectual prop»»»

AMMAN — Jordan and Syria on Monday signed 11 cooperation agreements, covering transport, investment, agriculture, water, civil aviation, education, food security, public administration, environmental protection and youth.The signing took place at the conclusion of the third session of the Syrian-Jo»»»

Pawan Kalyan and Anna Konidala prioritize children after mutual separation Dubai: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan and his wife, Anna Konidala, have announced their decision to part ways after 13 years of marriage, saying they will continue to remain friends and devoted p»»»

Áron Orbán, the younger brother of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, was among four people arrested in a suspected human-smuggling and corruption case involving more than 100 Vietnamese nationals. Photographs published by HVG on Monday evening showed him arriving at the Gyorskocsi Street detentio»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a telephone call on Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. At the beginning of the call, the Canadian prime minister expressed Canada’s condemnation of Houthi attacks against the Kingdom. He also affirmed Canada’s solidarity with the Kin»»»

Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced via Telegram, “By the grace of God, our armed forces have succeeded in downing an armed reconnaissance drone—a CH-4 model belonging to the Saudi enemy—using an appropriate weapon, while it was carrying out hostile operati»»»

By Staff, Agencies French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday that the government would bring forward a planned minimum wage increase to December instead of January, seeking to ease mounting public anger over the cost of living amid weeks of protests and unrest. The government will»»»

On the same day that he led his Republican Party into a midterm electoral slaughter, US President Donald Trump told Fox News that he would move to Israel to “become Prime Minister” if Americans “got tired” of him. This sounds like one of those “I’m moving to Canada if I lose” things. Except that he»»»

Damascus, Nov. 9 (SANA) Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Murhaf Abu Qasra met Monday with Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Majdi al-Harasis and Director of Jordan’s General Intelligence Directorate Maj. Gen. Ahmad Husni. The high-level meeting took place in the presence of Chi»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan took part in an expanded session of the G7 and invited partners on artificial intelligence in Paris on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.The session discussed the implications of rapid advances in technology and frontier AI models for th»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Vice Minister of Finance Abdulmuhsen Al-Khalaf met Norway’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Kjersti Tromsdal at the Ministry of Finance in Riyadh on Monday. They discussed economic and financial issues of mutual interest, as well as ways to strengthen cooperation in international developme»»»

Lompoul, Senegal: The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Senegal rose to 39 on Monday, authorities said -- one of the country's deadliest migration tragedies in recent years. Thousands of would-be migrants have died recently trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands from west Africa. Th»»»

More than EUR 610 million has been allocated in the 2026 state budget to fund social services, Social Affairs Minister Nataliya Efremova said at the opening of the international conference "Autism Spectrum: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scientific Approaches" at St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia Univ»»»

“We unanimously approved the Public Social Insurance budget,” Labour Minister Nataliya Efremova told journalists following a meeting of the Supervisory Board of the National Social Security Institute (NSSI), at which the draft budget for 2027 was discussed. “All parties represented - employer organ»»»

Tunis, Nov. 9 (TAP) -Strategies for the preservation and sustainable management of forest and pastoral ecosystems in the face of climate and socio-economic challenges will be the focus of a scientific day to be held in Tunis on Tuesday, November 10,...»»»

British comedian and TV star Russell Brand was Monday jailed for more than 10 years for a string of sex offences including rape, as the judge told him he had been a "sexual predator" whose fame had protected him. Brand, 51, showed no emotion as judge Joel Bennathan said he had acted with "staggerin»»»

KRAKOW: A Polish man accused of carrying out a deadly shooting spree in Krakow died in hospital on Monday, two days after he was critically wounded in a gun battle with police, authorities said. But after he had originally been linked to the far right, prosecutors said that his reasons for killing »»»

Damascus: Israeli occupation forces opened direct live fire at several journalists while they were documenting Israeli violations in the village of Bariqa in the Quneitra countryside, with no casualties reported among them. Additionally, a person was wounded by occupation forces' gunfire during an »»»

By Staff, Agencies Chinese Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs Zhai Jun has reaffirmed Beijing’s interest in strengthening relations with Tehran during talks with Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. Zhai stressed the importance of pursuing political sol»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Ministry of Public Works and Housing and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East discussed strengthening cooperation on reconstruction projects and the rehabilitation of public service facilities during a meeting in Damascus on Monday. The talks brou»»»

Tunis, Nov. 9 (TAP) - Tunisia will take part in three major international trade fairs in Germany from November 10 to 19, 2026, as part of a broad initiative to strengthen its position in global markets and boost exports in strategic sectors,...»»»

By Staff, Agencies India’s largest state-owned oil refiner, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), is considering purchasing its own crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers as freight costs continue to rise amid the Middle East conflict. Owning shipping capacity would give the company greater co»»»

DAMASCUS: Advanced technology schools have opened in Damascus, Homs and Aleppo, beginning classes for the 2026 academic year under a new educational pathway to combine theoretical learning with practical training and prepare specialized personnel for modern digital and industrial sectors. The progr»»»

One United Properties enters this joint venture as a partner alongside Fortune International Group, the project’s developer. ONE and its co-investors are investing USD 43 million in the project company. The investment is made mainly through a Romania-based vehicle controlled by ONE, with ONE’s US m»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran has shortened the deadline for implementing its proposal from seven days to two, demonstrating what it describes as its seriousness and good faith in pursuing a diplomatic solution, Foreign Ministry spokesperson and negotiating delegation member Esmaeil Baghaei said. Baghaei»»»

By Staff, Agencies US artificial intelligence company Anthropic has reportedly reached a $3.4 billion agreement to secure gas-powered generators for its data centers, allowing it to generate electricity independently of public power grids. The Financial Times reported over the weekend that the deve»»»

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WASHINGTON: Facing an expected impeachment resolution in Congress, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s eager to litigate the military actions that he and President Donald Trump have taken against Iran, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militia and Venezuela’s previous leaders. “If you want to take»»»

By Staff, Agencies More than 1,000 people have reportedly contacted Ukrainian investigative journalist Diana Panchenko following the exposure of an alleged torture facility near Kiev, providing information about the locations of other suspected secret detention sites across the country. In a Telegr»»»

A leading commentator on Iran says the country sees the results of the US midterm elections as giving them a golden opportunity for a sweet deal. Paymon Azmoudeh from Forward Global was speaking amid conflicting statements from the key players about whether there will be further US military action »»»

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Shaina Low, Communication Adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Thirteen months into what she describes as a "so-called ceasefire," the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deepen, exposing the profound gap between diplomatic commitments and the li»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei instructed officials to end the current state of “neither war nor peace” with the United States, while pursuing a dignified resolution through dialogue. “The L»»»

AMMAN — Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) said on Monday that it is implementing a series of projects to increase port capacity, improve operational efficiency and expand the handling of oil derivatives, strengthening Aqaba’s role as a regional logistics, transit trade and energy hub.Chief Execut»»»

An internal EU assessment has uncovered a Russian network that aimed to exploit ​last month's riots in France by using social media to blame the unrest on uncontrolled immigration. The assessment, seen by Reuters, offers an insight into how external actors have been exploiting France's domestic tur»»»

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics ECARES at Lancaster University. France's 1.6% minimum-wage increase, in response to the countrywide protests, may offer a temporary reprieve from social unrest, but it does little to resolve the deepe»»»

How can the nation of haute couture and high speed rail have an affordability issue? On paper, France boasts the planet’s seventh largest economy. Its top diplomat started the week hosting a Group of Seven Industrialized Nations foreign ministers meeting inside the regal setting of its landmark Lef»»»

Hungary’s Orbán government reportedly held discussions with China over a financing framework worth up to EUR 5 billion in the weeks before the country’s parliamentary elections, according to investigative outlet Átlátszó, which obtained a draft agreement between the Hungarian Ministry of National E»»»

WASHINGTON: Facing an expected impeachment resolution in Congress, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s eager to litigate the military actions that he and President Donald Trump have taken against Iran, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militia and Venezuela’s previous leaders. “If you want to take»»»

Doha: The German Press Agency (DPA) on Monday inaugurated an office at Media City Qatar, in a move that reflects Qatar's growing standing as a regional and international media hub, alongside the supportive environment it provides to attract global media organizations, bolster their presence, and ex»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned that the United States’ “Israel First” approach could lead to disastrous consequences for Washington and its allies, declaring that the policy risks ushering in “a dark age.” In a post on X on Monday, Qalibaf accused the»»»

RIYADH: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Monday it had destroyed three facilities used by Yemen’s Houthi militia to assemble and produce components for ballistic missiles. Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Malki said the operation targeted a factory used to assemble and man»»»