Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar has expressed its categorical rejection of Israeli statements regarding the annexation of areas in southern Lebanon and areas extending to the 'Yellow Line' in the Gaza Strip, describing them as a blatant challenge to international law and resolutions of internationa»»»

Since 2023, the UAE has delivered more than 130,000 tonnes of aid to Gaza Abu Dhabi: Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, honoured the Operation Gallant Knight 3 team in recognition of their dedicated humanitarian efforts and continued con»»»

The UAE's vice president will visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday following an invitation from the defense minister, state media said, for a rare high-level meeting amid a months-long rift over Yemen. In July, top officials and ministers from both countries began posting messages on social media about fr»»»

The number of dwellings completed nationwide rose to 31,958 units in the first six months of this year, compared with 24,609 in the same period of 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data.By area of residence, most dwellings were completed in urban areas in the first half »»»

The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a 630 million euros financing agreement with Romania for the upgrade of the Brasov-Sighisoara railway, alongside EU funds and state contribution, according to a release issued by the international financial institution.The project, with a total cost of 2.25»»»

The number of passengers travelling by air increased by 7.8% in the second quarter of this year compared with the same period of 2025, to 7,730,600 passengers from 7,173,400, according to data compiled by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The largest shares of passenger traffic were record»»»

Air freight transport (including postal one) increased by 11.6% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, rising to 15,841 tonnes from 14,193 tonnes, according to data compiled by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The largest shares of freight transport were reco»»»

Romania's pig population as of 1 May 2026 increased 11.6% compared with the same date in 2025, while the breeding stock rose 18.9%, according to provisional data the National Institute of Statistics (INS).As of 1 May 2026, Romania had 3,260,589 pigs, an increase of 337,642 head compared with the sa»»»

Romania is already a very important market for Thessaloniki, with Romanian tourists generating 92,955 overnight stays in the city in 2025, putting Romania in sixth place among the city's international markets, Thessaloniki Mayor Stelios Angeloudis said while visiting Bucharest. 'Romania is already »»»

More than three-quarters (76.4%) of tourism operators report declining revenues in 2026, with nearly half of the respondents reporting decreases of over 20%, according to the "White Paper on Romanian Tourism 2026" study launched by IMM Romania."Almost half of the respondents?specifically 49.5%?repo»»»

About 7.5% of vehicles checked by carVertical Romania users, over September 2024- August 2025 presented signs of mileage changes. In come cases the mileage had been reduced by about 95,100 km, according to the study. According to data centralized by the platform reporting vehicle histories – carVer»»»

The turnover volume in the motor vehicle and motorcycle trade fell by 2.4% as gross series, in the first seven months of this year compared with the same period in 2025, and by 1.3% as series adjusted according to the number of working days and seasonality, according to the National Institute of St»»»

Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally (RN) and an allied party have won enough seats in the French Senate to form a group for the first time. The breakthrough comes months before a presidential election in which polls currently put Le Pen in the lead. RN and the Union of the Right for the Repub»»»

General Manager Lucas Xie shares how Keeta expanded across all 7 emirates in just one year As Keeta UAE completes its first year of operations, we sit down with General Manager, Lucas Xie, to discuss the growth and expansion of the global on-demand food delivery platform from Chinese technology lea»»»

Defence officials hold talks to expand bilateral cooperation and Indo-Pacific security New Delhi: India and the United States have examined avenues to expand bilateral defence collaboration alongside deliberating upon shifting security imperatives across the Indo-Pacific region. The talks took plac»»»

DAMASCUS: ‌Syria early on Tuesday said an explosion caused by sabotage on an eastern gas pipeline the night before halted the flow of gas to power stations. "A fire broke out Monday evening in a gas pipeline between the Al-Shoula area and Deir Ezzor due to the explosion of a sectional valve caused »»»

Lusail, Qatar: The FIA World and Middle East Baja Cups and the FIM Bajas World Cup are hotting up in advance of the Qatar International Baja on October 28th-31st. The Lusail-based event is the penultimate round of both the FIA World and Middle East Baja Cups and round five of the FIM Bajas World Cu»»»

Nagoya: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Carlos Alcaraz are all obsessed with it, and yesterday the fast-growing racquet sport of padel made its Asian Games debut with officials hoping a place at the Olympics is getting closer. Padel, a cross between tennis and squash on courts surrounded by gla»»»

The material is designed for use in social and industrial facilities and can prevent fire from spreading through engineering communications, even at very low temperatures, according to Rostec. The protection works in a smart way:It remains completely inert under normal conditionsIn the event of a f»»»

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani met with H E Prime Minister of Mongolia Nyam-Osoryn Uchral on the sidelines of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, yesterday. During the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen sports cooperation and support the deve»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s national chess team won the gold medal in Category E at the 46th World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, held from September 15-28, with 206 countries participating. The team comprised Hamad Al Kuwari, Irfan Mohammed, Turki Al Kuwari, Khalid Al Jumaat and Mohammed Jerbi.»»»

Nagoya: Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won javelin gold at the Asian Games yesterday to add to his growing collection and then set his sights on world and Olympic domination. The 23-year-old rising star has taken the javelin world by storm this year, winning at the Commonwealth Games, Diamon»»»

The National Directorate of Cybersecurity (DNSC) has published the schedule for the 2026 edition of the Bucharest Cybersecurity Conference (BCC2026), a reference event for the international dialogue on cybersecurity, to be organised with Bitdefender on October 20-22, 2026, in Bucharest.BCC2026 will»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Monday called for the further implementation of a framework agreement with Israel in his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. Hezbollah attacked Israel in March this year, the latter responded with massive airstrikes and a ground invasion tha»»»

September 28, 2026 The United States and Romania celebrated the delivery of the first nine Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) to Romania, ...»»»

Prime Minister-designate Siegfried Muresan met unaffiliated MPs on Monday as part of efforts to secure the votes needed for the investiture of his proposed government."We invited our unaffiliated colleagues to a meeting with ...»»»

Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) leader George Simion announced on Monday that his party would not vote for the Muresan Cabinet and said he had appointed a team to negotiate with all political parties with a view to forming a stable ...»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center. She describes the US-Iran conflict as a dangerous combination of military escalation, diplomatic ambiguity and political calculation. Slavin sees an absence of true diplomacy: The recent indirect conta»»»

Toronto, Canada: The State of Qatar participated today in the Second International Conference on Returning Ukrainian Children, Detained Civilians, and Prisoners of War, held in Toronto, Canada, from September 28-29. The State of Qatar was represented at the conference by HE Minister of State for In»»»

Doha, Qatar: The National Planning Council (NPC), in collaboration with the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau, held its periodic Planning, Quality and Innovation Forum yesterday providing a platform for directors of planning, quality and innovation departments across government entiti»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara), in collaboration with the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Centre in Doha, has inaugurated the exhibition “From Roots, Across Cultures, to the Future.” Hosted in Gallery 47, the exhibition runs from September 27 to October 3, 2026, and is open daily»»»

Doha: Doha Festival City, Qatar’s leading retail, leisure, and lifestyle destination, in collaboration with the Qatar Sports for All Federation (QSFA), operating under the umbrella of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, welcomed nearly 800 runners representing more than 40 nationalities to RunFest 20»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) proceeds with its efforts to provide access to life-saving health and nutrition services in Yemen, with a new humanitarian project launched for the benefit of over 50,000 vulnerable people in Abs District, Hajjah Governorate. With a total funding of $6»»»

Nagoya, Japan: South Korea were victims of another Asian Games transport mix-up in Japan when the bus carrying their men's volleyball team went to a venue an hour away from where they should have gone. The Games in Aichi-Nagoya have been dogged by organisational problems, with accommodation and tra»»»

Hublot and Jeff Koons, two visionary forces renowned for transforming the ordinary, unveil a revolutionary collaboration that seamlessly merges watchmaking art with contemporary art; objects, time and symbols, transforming them into cultural icons. Available in three editions – mirror-polished stai»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar University (QU) signs a cooperation agreement with Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services to enhance student support and strengthen collaboration in training, community engagement, and volunteer initiatives. The agreement was signed by Vice President for Student »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Deputy Minister for International Trade of Finland, Under-Secretary of State H E Jarno Syrjälä, is visiting Qatar from September 28-30 to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between Qatar and Finland, in investments, education, security and defense. Deputy Minister Syrjälä will be»»»

Doha, Qatar: Bassem Hemeida lived up to expectations by winning the 400m hurdles gold while Zakaria Ibrahim claimed bronze in the 3,000m steeplechase as Qatar’s athletics campaign produced two medals at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 yesterday. The two athletics medals took Qatar’s tally to seve»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has recognised the valuable contributions of members of its Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) and Person-Centred Care (PCC) Ambassadors, honouring their commitment to strengthening patient and family engagement, and advancing a culture of compas»»»

Minister of State for Interior Affairs H E Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al-Thani met yesterday with Minister of Home Affairs of the friendly United Republic of Tanzania H E Patrobas Paschal Katambi. During the meeting, both sides discussed avenues for cooperation in areas of mutual inte»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on financial cooperation, on the sidelines of the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), hosted by the State of Qatar in Doha. The MoU was signed by Minister of Financ»»»

Doha, Qatar: The sixth edition of the Qatar National Dialogue on Climate Change was launched yesterday under the theme “Strengthening Climate Adaptation in Qatar: From Planning to Implementation.” Organised by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in partnership with Earthna Centre for a S»»»

Doha, Qatar: First Vice Chairman of Qatar Chamber (QC), Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar Al Kuwari received a delegation from the Port City Colombo Economic Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, headed by Harsha Amarasekera, Chairman of the Commission. Also attending the session w»»»

Switzerland has shown that it is “not a neutral state anymore” by rejecting a proposal to tighten the country’s neutrality rules, Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov has said. Swiss voters on Sunday rejected the ‘Safeguard Swiss Neutrality’ ini»»»

Canada’s expanded Trans Mountain pipeline sends more Alberta heavy crude to Asia Canada is moving faster to send heavy crude to Asia to fill the gap left by the US-Israel war with Iran that saw a prolonged tanker squeeze in the Strait of Hormuz. The government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) wh»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Finance H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari said the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has the potential to support projects that enhance connectivity and integration among the Gulf states, stressing the importance of expanding the bank’s contribution to development proje»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari underscored the importance of scaling up climate finance to support resilient and sustainable growth, highlighting the need for stronger policy frameworks, risk-sharing mechanisms and greater mobilisation of private sector investment. Mini»»»

Doha, Qatar: In recognition of World Heart Day, Sidra Medicine is highlighting a recent milestone in complex congenital heart surgery following the successful treatment of three-year-old Dana, who was born with an exceptionally complex heart condition. Dana was referred to Sidra Medicine with a con»»»

Doha, Qatar: From a growing rental market to new ways of investing in property, Cityscape Qatar 2026 will give buyers and investors a first-hand view of where the country’s real estate market is heading. Taking place from 27–29 October at the Doha Exhibition & Convention Center (DECC), the event wi»»»

Lufthansa, SWISS, Wizz Air and Singapore Airlines plan Dubai returns before 2027 Dubai: Air Canada has extended the cancellation of its flights to and from Dubai until the end of March 2027, the airline announced last week. The announcement comes as many international airlines prepare to restart se»»»