WASHINGTON: The White House aims to use this week’s talks with Ukrainian and Russian officials in part to persuade Moscow to agree to broader negotiations that would include key European officials on how to end nearly five years of war, US officials said. US President Donald Trump’s aides Steve Wit»»»

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»»»

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»»»

According to Al Jazeera, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and US President HE Donald Trump held a meeting at the White House.»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

An anti-Israel activist has hoisted a Palestinian banner outside Germany’s parliament building, the Reichstag, in Berlin after climbing a nearly 30-meter flagpole, removing the national flag and throwing it to the ground. The 22-year-old man scaled the pole while two accomplices, aged 20 and 32, fi»»»

JERUSALEM: President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” said Monday that Israel needed to act immediately to help war-battered Gaza cope with impending winter, saying measures ahead of deadly floods had been insufficient. “The situation no longer represents simply a threat posed by the approaching win»»»

Paris vows European sanctions after cyberattack disrupts supermarket operations France on Monday blamed Iran for last month's massive cyberattack on supermarket fridges, summoned the Iranian ambassador and said it would seek European sanctions against those responsible for the attack. The Oct. 12 a»»»

Diplomat reportedly praised 1983 Beirut bombing that killed 241 US military personnel Dubai: The United States has ordered Lebanon's consul general in Detroit to leave the country over social media posts attributed to him that praised the 1983 bombing of US Marine barracks in Beirut, which killed 2»»»

How much do elections change foreign policy? Sometimes democratic elections have strong foreign policy components. In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower promised to end the Korean War and arranged an armistice soon after taking office. In 2019, Boris Johnson pledged to “Get Brexit Done” and signed a deal t»»»

Saudi Arabia reports 93% Hajj pilgrim satisfaction following extensive reforms Dubai: Saudi Arabia has secured more than 1.3 million beds for the 2027 Hajj season, licensing thousands of accommodation buildings in Mecca and Medina while removing around 400 properties that failed to meet safety and »»»

PARIS: France on Monday said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind “unprecedented” cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran. Swathes of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the te»»»

Annual meetings bring together 500 senior officials to review national priorities Abu Dhabi: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has reaffirmed the UAE's commitment to progress and development, stressing that the count»»»

PARIS: France on Monday said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind “unprecedented” cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran. “I can confirm that this attack was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Is»»»

Spain's ruling Socialists have narrowed the gap but continue to trail the conservative People's Party, who would need to team up with the far-right Vox party to secure a majority of seats in parliament, pollsters say with three weeks to go before the country's general election. Spain's conservative»»»

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of being behind a recent cyberattack on French supermarket fridges, saying there would be consequences for the country. The Paris prosecutor's office said it had opened an investigation into an Iranian »»»

Zagreb: Police in Croatia have arrested four nurses suspected of causing the death of a patient at a psychiatric hospital in the capital by using excessive force, a court spokesman said on Monday. The four men are suspected of "using excessive force in violation of medical standards, resulting in t»»»

Anant Singh plans daughter's wedding before court-ordered surrender in murder case Dubai: A wedding feast for 400,000 guests, Bollywood celebrities, a 100-foot stage and even a luxury SUV as a prize. Bihar strongman Anant Singh is preparing a spectacular celebration for his daughter's marriage on N»»»

DOHA Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah and his accompanying delegation visited the National Museum of Qatar on Monday. Accompanied during the tour by Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums HE Sheikh Th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah and his accompanying delegation visited the National Museum of Qatar on Monday. Accompanied during the tour by Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums HE S»»»

Indian community showcases cultural heritage during Diwali festivities in UAE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, attended the Festival of Lights (Diwali) celebrations at the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening, 8 November. He inaugurated the Uni»»»

Tunis, Nov. 9 (TAP) - A budget of 786.1 million dinars will be allocated to financing water infrastructure projects under the 2027 State Budget, Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri announced on Monday.She said the projects include the continuation...»»»

The resumption of direct flights between Sofia and Yerevan contributes to the development of bilateral cooperation between Bulgaria and Armenia and creates additional opportunities for expanding contacts in business, culture, academic exchange and tourism. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanka »»»

DOHA: Qatar’s rapidly expanding maritime infrastructure, growing interest in luxury yachting and transformation of waterfront destinations are strengthening its position as a major boating and marine tourism hub in the Gulf, according to Gulf Craft Chief Executive Officer Erwin Bamps. Speaking to T»»»

French judo star Teddy Riner announced on Monday that he would run in next year's high-stakes presidential election, pledging to be a "president who brings people together". France's five-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner announced on Monday that he would run in the country's high-stakes presi»»»

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday that a planned 1.6% increase in the minimum wage would be brought forward from January to December after holding talks with trade unions and business leaders over the cost-of-living crisis that has fuelled weeks of unrest across France. Th»»»