Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) HE Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari met with Head of the British Office for Sudan and UK Special Representative to Sudan, Richard Crowder, on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation bet»»»

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met with Ambassador of Norway to Qatar (non-resident) HE Olav Myklebust on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them, in addition to several t»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has honoured Qatar Charity (QC) in the non-profit institutions category in recognition of the housing initiatives delivered by Alaqraboon Center for families in Qatar. The recognition was presented during the fo»»»

Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie metwith Ambassador of Turkiye to Qatar HE Yakup Caymazoglu on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of cooperation between the two countries in environment and climate change as well as ways to»»»

QNA Riyadh The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Social Development and Family, is participating in the second Global CSR Forum held under the theme “From Commitment to Impact.” The forum opened on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, bringing together ministers, officials, experts and spec»»»

QNA Doha The Third National Forum for Social Workers, organised by the Ministry of Social Development and Family, began on Monday under the slogan Professional Responsibility and Social Impact. The two-day forum is being held under the patronage of Minister of Social Development and Family (MSDF) H»»»

MANAMA: The 31st meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council Electricity and Water Cooperation Committee was held in Manama on Monday, chaired by Bahrain’s Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs Yaser bin Ebrahim Humaidan, with the participation of GCC member states, including Saudi Arabia. GCC Secr»»»

A 15-year-old student protesting in the northern French town of Lens had ‌his hand blown ‌off on Monday after he picked up a ‌police grenade. Demonstrations across France disrupted 589 schools, with at least 190 students injured, as calls mounted for a “black week” of protests against underfun»»»

Damascus, Oct. 5 (SANA) Syria’ s Finance Minister Mohamed Yisr Barnieh discussed with a delegation from the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), an arm of the World Bank, ways to provide investment risk guarantees in Syria, in a move aimed at boosting confidence in the business environm»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has thanked teachers for their dedication and their role in nurturing future generations on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day. In a post on his official X account, the prime minister said t»»»

A US envoy met over the weekend with Sudan’s top general as the Trump administration pushes for diplomatic efforts to end a war that has created what many describe as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, met Sa»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria on Monday signed a framework agreement with an Emirati company for two huge property development projects as the country boosts efforts to attract foreign investment to finance reconstruction after years of war. The accord was signed by Dubai real estate tycoon Mohamed Alabbar, chai»»»

Hungary will not block the launch of the next, technical stage of European Union accession talks with Ukraine, according to the Financial Times. The London-based business daily reported on Monday, citing EU sources, that Prime Minister Péter Magyar has instructed Hungarian diplomats not to prevent »»»

AI-driven strategy to position UAE as a global hub for advanced technology Abu Dhabi: The UAE has launched a major project to develop its digital infrastructure both domestically and internationally, with plans to increase international connectivity capacity to more than 500 terabits per second by »»»

CAIRO: In 2023, the Suez Canal earned $10.2 billion. A year later, after many of the world’s biggest shipping lines abandoned the Red Sea, it earned $4 billion. Now the ships, and the money, are coming back. Suez Canal revenues rose 23 percent to $4.67 billion in fiscal year 2025/26, as vessels ret»»»

Tunis, Oct. 5 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti received on Monday at the ministry headquarters Dacian Cioloș, adviser to the Romanian president and Romania’s candidate for secretary-general of...»»»

Tunis, Oct. 5 (TAP) - Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Sofiene Tekaya inaugurated on Monday at the Kram Exhibition Centre the third edition of the professional handicrafts trade fair “ArtiCrea.” The third edition of “ArtiCrea” features 228...»»»

LONDON: Saudi Arabia is to begin rectifying the status of Yemeni nationals living in the Kingdom without legal residency documents, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The move follows a directive from King Salman after Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, request»»»

Tunis, Oct. 5 (TAP) - Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ben Ayed, reaffirmed Tunisia’s commitment to strengthening the fraternal relations between Tunisia and Mauritania and enhancing...»»»

MADRID: Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called a snap election for Nov. 29, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government amid nationwide protests. The defeat on Friday was just the latest political setback for Sanchez, one of the few»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye on Monday agreed to immediately implement collective-defense commitments under the previously agreed Makkah Defense Alliance, including the swift deployment of agreed forces and other military capabilities to the Kingdom amid ongoing threats. The decision »»»

Frank Gehry’s architectural masterpiece set to redefine Saadiyat Island The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has shared the architectural vision behind Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, a landmark cultural institution located within Saadiyat Cultural District and designed by the la»»»

GAZA STRIP: Five civilians, including two children, were injured on Monday, as a result of Israeli gunfire and shelling targeting various areas of the Gaza Strip. A medical source reported that a woman sustained a head injury from gunfire originating from an Israeli naval vessel in the Al-Sudaniya »»»

A souvenir shop in Bulgaria has caught attention with an unusual collection of mugs featuring notorious historical figures and authoritarian leaders – including North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and for some reason, former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and current Hungarian prime minister Péter Ma»»»

BRUSSELS: The secretary-general of the Muslim World League, Mohammed Al-Issa, met leaders and other figures from Belgium’s Muslim community in Brussels on Monday. Al-Issa, who also chairs the organization’s Association of Muslim Scholars, praised the contributions of the country’s Muslim community »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye on Monday agreed to immediately implement collective-defense commitments under the Makkah Defense Alliance, including the swift deployment of agreed forces and military capabilities to the Kingdom amid ongoing threats. The decision was announced following »»»

Three years after the outbreak of the Israeli occupation war on Gaza, data from the Israeli Clalit Health Services, based on records from around five million insured members, reveal mounting physical and psychological health consequences, with children and residents of areas from which people were »»»

”My proposal for the post of Prime Minister is Luca Niculescu. Luca Niculescu is a diplomat, that is to say, a man whose profession is to reconcile differing positions. Over the last four years, he has been responsible for My proposal for the post of Prime Minister is Luca Niculescu. Luca Niculescu»»»

Tunis, Oct. 5 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti affirmed Tunisia’s readiness to host various initiatives and consultations, as part of the UN initiative to advance the political process in Libya,...»»»

DOHA: The Third National Forum for Social Workers, organised by the Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF), began on Monday under the slogan Professional Responsibility and Social Impact. The two-day forum is held under the patronage of Minister of Social Development and Family HE Buthain»»»

Hungary’s central budget deficit increased by HUF 92.8 billion in September, significantly less than the HUF 303.2 billion deterioration recorded in the same month last year, according to a preliminary report from the Ministry for National Economy. Improved year-over-year, but the situation is stil»»»

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and Chevron have signed a new agreement with a minimum investment of $88m to explore and exploit natural gas and crude oil in the Mediterranean Sea’s offshore Lotus block. The agreement, signed by EGAS Executive Managing Director Sayed Selim and Chevr»»»

Ivan Kunev, executive director of Avtomagistrali EAD, has resigned for personal reasons and was not pressured to step down, Regional Development Minister Ivan Shishkov told reporters in Vratsa. The resignation was confirmed by Shishkov after the Institute for Road Safety announced earlier that Kune»»»

Ten people have been detained by the police in an investigation under the supervision of the Plovdiv District Prosecution Office. Under investigation is an organized crime group established for the purpose of unlawfully obtaining funds from the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund through f»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker FM Marko Djuric met on Monday in Belgrade with Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, minister of state at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with whom he opened the first bilateral political consultations between the Serbian and UAE MFAs. Djuric said he believed the political consulta»»»

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday reiterated that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, despite neighboring countries saying at a summit Sunday that responsibility for the sea rests with states along its shores and warning of the risk of regional»»»

The fight against corruption and organized crime remains a key priority for the United States in Albania, as newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Eric Wendt held talks with the country’s top officials overseeing the fight against organized crime and corruption. Wendt met with Klodjan Braho, head of Alba»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker FM Marko Djuric met on Monday in Belgrade with Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, minister of state at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with whom he opened the first bilateral political consultations between the Serbian and UAE MFAs. Djuric said he believed the political consulta»»»

DOHA: FREELANDER, jointly developed by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chery, held its Global Brand Launch at the iconic Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, under the theme Beyond the Legend. The brand presented the international left-hand drive variant of FREELANDER 8»»»

BusinessEuropeEuro plummets against US dollar: has the next crisis begun?Arthur SullivanThe euro has fallen to a 17-month low against the dollar. That will make inflation worse in the EU, where political worries and concern over French debt are already troubling investors. Is a fiscal crisis at han»»»

Péter Szijjártó was questioned for three hours by Parliament’s National Security Committee over his new senior position at Chinese carmaker BYD, with a Tisza MP saying the former minister repeatedly insisted that his conscience was clear. Szijjártó questioned for three hours Former Hungarian Foreig»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Public Health HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud emphasized Monday the importance of the role played by the National Committee for Health Research Ethics in strengthening the country's health research system. During the committee's first meeting, His Excellency emphasized th»»»

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court said on Monday it would unseal arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender persecution against women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021. The court said in a statem»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Justice Minister Nenad Vujic received on Monday in Belgrade Armenian Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan to discuss key Justice Ministry activities aimed at further advancement of human rights protection and strengthening of standards in enforcement of criminal sancti»»»

Outstanding teachers awarded Golden Visas under Dubai’s Education 33 strategy Under the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, a select group of »»»

A 15-year-old student protesting in the northern French town of Lens‌ had ‌his hand blown ‌off on Monday after he picked up a ‌police stun grenade. Demonstrations have disrupted 589 schools across the country with at least 190 students injured, said French Education Minister Édo»»»

The high school protest movement that's erupted over the past week here in France is showing no signs of slowing down. Demonstrations have raged at more than 1,200 high schools, and more than 5,000 people – most of them minors – have been arrested. Students are furious at what t»»»

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's military. The launch comes amid renewed tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul, with the latter demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three S»»»

Spanish ​Prime ​Minister ​Pedro Sanchez on Monday called an early ​election ‌for ‌November ​29. Facing the electorate now could be risky, as Sanchez's Socialist Party is trailing in opinion polls.  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he would call an early election on Novembe»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday slammed Russia's increased strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. In a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Macron said he reviewed "the concrete support" Europe can provide Ukraine to defend itself against the attacks. French Pre»»»