MADRID: The cancelation of La Liga’s plan to hold a Barcelona match in Miami in December is a “missed opportunity” for Spanish football, the league’s president said Wednesday, while elsewhere its collapse was celebrated. Champions Barca were set to face Villarreal in the United States on December 2»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the 8th Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2025) in the presence of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). The event, held at the Al Jawaher»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Finance, HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, met with the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF) during their visit to Doha. The meeting included a review of cooperative relations and prospects for strengthening them in the fields of investment, finance, and the economy, in ad»»»

KHARTOUM: Paramilitary drones targeted Khartoum International Airport on Wednesday for a second consecutive day, a Sudanese military source told AFP. The source, who spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to brief the media, said “drones targeted Khartoum airport once again at dawn” on Wed»»»

RIYADH: Sustainable tourism has become a key measure of Saudi Arabia’s transformation, as the Kingdom seeks to balance economic growth with cultural preservation and environmental sustainability. Speaking to Arab News, a media partner at Athar Festival, Abdulrahman Al-Jefri, destination and live as»»»

LONDON: The health “catastrophe” in Gaza will last for “generations to come,” the World Health Organization’s chief has told the BBC Radio 4 “Today” program. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for a substantial surge in aid to the enclave in order to meet the needs of Palestinians. Despite Israe»»»

Doha: Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) warns of poor visibility this weekend. The Department stated that mist to fog formation is expected to form in some areas of the country from tomorrow, October 23, until Sunday, October 26. "This may lead to reduced horizontal visibility to less than 2km," Q»»»

MADRID: Spanish police have busted a criminal group dedicated to stealing your seat. Literally. Spain’s National Police said Wednesday that they had arrested seven people suspected of stealing more than 1,100 chairs from outdoor seating areas at restaurants and bars in Madrid and another nearby mun»»»

Paramilitary drones targeted Khartoum International Airport on Wednesday for a second consecutive day, a Sudanese military source told AFP. The source, who spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to brief the media, said "drones targeted Khartoum airport once again at dawn" on Wednesday. He»»»

By Staff, Agencies The British government has officially removed the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [HTS] from its list of proscribed terrorist organizations, a move it says is necessary to engage with Syria’s new regime following the fall of the government of Bashar al-Assad. An order was laid in parliament»»»

The European Commission said in a statement released on October 21 that it was “doubling down on its efforts to lower energy prices and effectively bring quick relief to industrial and household consumers” by recommending a series of actions that its Member States should consider in order to lower »»»

Manila: Tropical Depression Salome could intensify into a tropical storm, raising the possibility of Signal No. 2 in affected areas like Batanes, weathermen warned. Also In This Package Storm kills 10 as flood ravages central Philippines Tropical storm kills family of five in Philippines Viral typh»»»

RIYADH: The opening of the Riyadh Metro has transformed the Saudi capital’s housing market, with villa prices near stations jumping as much as 78 percent since 2023, according to a new report. An analysis by Knight Frank found that apartment prices increase by about SR96 ($25.60) per sq. meter for »»»

POLITICS – HOME SCENE Mediapool: There will be no reshuffle of Bulgaria’s governing coalition, said Boyko Borissov, the leader of GERB, which holds the cabinet-forming mandate, confirming that GERB–UDF, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), and There Is Such a People (TISP) will continue to govern, »»»

GERB leader Boyko Borissov, visibly unsettled during interactions with the press, explained that his call last week for a reformatting of the government composition was postponed because “there was no desire from the other two parties.” He specifically thanked Delyan Peevski, leader of DPS-New Begi»»»

Pop star Kylie Minogue and former Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will be among celebrities joining Britain's Prince William for the next month's awards ceremony in Brazil for his multi-million-dollar environmental prize. The British heir to the throne launched the Earthshot Prize in 20»»»

On Oct. 22, 1797, the first silk parachute jump from a high altitude was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who dropped in a basket released from a balloon at 3,300 feet over a Paris park. 1 of 7 | A parachute jumper from the U.S. Army decends on downtown St. Louis prior to the start of the V.P. Parad»»»

The 2nd Turkic World Youth Forum, under the auspices of TURKSOY, will be held at the Jusup Balasagyn Kyrgyz National University in Bishkek from October 23 to October 26. The organization’s Secretary General, Sultan Raev, said. According to him, the event, held under the motto «The Future is You,» w»»»

By Staff, Agencies The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards [IRG] said Iran is prepared to deliver a decisive response to any future aggression, warning that the country “will unleash hell against the enemy.” General Pakpour made the remarks in a Tuesday meeting with Iraqi Nationa»»»

Gaza is experiencing a health "catastrophe" that will last for "generations to come", the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that a massive increase in aid is needed to begin to address the complex nee»»»

Israeli airstrikes over the past three days in various parts of the Gaza Strip were not entirely random and targeted several key Hamas operatives, killing five “influential” field commanders and seriously wounding another, sources within Palestinian factions, including Hamas, told Asharq Al-Awsat. »»»

In something that seems out of a sci-fi flick, we have just learned that the Earth has two moons… kind of. Nasa has confirmed that our planet has had a second moon since the 1960s — and it will stay with us until 2083. (The discovery was made this year by the University of Hawaii.) Our first moon i»»»

Gold held steady and silver slipped in early Asian trading after both metals plunged from record highs Tuesday, while a rally in US stocks showed signs of fatigue. Also In This Package Gold hits new record, silver rises on credit fears Dubai gold prices suddenly plunge Dh30 after Diwali Dubai gold »»»

BusinessGermanyNew study shows widespread AI misinformationAI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Copilot routinely distort the news and struggle to distinguish facts from opinion. That's according to a major new study from 22 international public broadcasters, including DW. https://p.dw.com/p/528zpImage:»»»

Ramiz Mehdiyev served as Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration head for 24 consecutive years, making him arguably the most powerful unelected official in post-Soviet Azerbaijan until his dramatic fall in October 2025. Known as the country's "grey cardinal" or éminence grise, he wielded near-abso»»»

Kiev’s Western European backers are “developing measures” that would allow them use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, the European Commission (EC) has said in a statement. The US and its European allies blocked an estimated $300 billion of Moscow’s funds after the escalation of the Ukraine conflic»»»

Russian kamikaze drones struck a UN aid convoy in southern Ukraine on October 14, damaging two trucks carrying humanitarian supplies. A few hours later, Russian bloggers triumphantly published a video of the attack. We used this footage to understand the techniques used by the Russian drone operato»»»

With Nicolas Sarkozy now incarcerated and behind bars at the “Prison de la Santé”, we take a look at what makes this Parisian prison unique. We also dive into the different kinds of French prisons and how they are plagued by overcrowding. Finally, we find out what the former French president took w»»»

US President Donald Trump threatened Hamas on Tuesday with "FAST, FURIOUS & BRUTAL" force if it does not "do what is right" as he pushes for the next, more complex, stage of a Gaza ceasefire that has already been repeatedly tested. Increasing the pressure on the Palestinian group, Trump said in a s»»»

“The two decades of Romania’s Brearii reflect the profound transformation of a sector that today looks very different from 20 years ago. The level of production has increased as producers have invested, and the diversity has expanded dramatically: more than ten times as many different types of beer»»»

Under Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, the "yellow line" - which Israel withdrew to earlier this month - is the first of three stages of Israeli military withdrawal. It leaves it in control of about 53% of the Gaza Strip. One Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, referred to it as "effectively th»»»

Bulgarian Ombudsman Velislava Dencheva and UNICEF Representative in Bulgaria Christina de Bruin have signed a new 2025–2027 Work Plan under the existing 2023–2027 Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation, UNICEF said in a press release on Tuesday. The plan envisages expanding opportunities for c»»»

Russia has reaffirmed its support for Egypt’s ongoing mediation efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza while announcing a landmark initiative to establish a cross-border media center that will connect African and Asian nations, a move reflecting Moscow’s growing interest in strengthening its partne»»»

Ecuador has released the survivor of a US strike on a submarine alleged to have been smuggling drugs in the Caribbean. US military forces captured the Ecuadorean national along with a Colombian citizen after they attacked the submarine the two were on. US President Donald Trump said they would be r»»»

RAWALPINDI: Veteran debutant spinner Asif Afridi took two crucial wickets to restrict South Africa to 185-4 and leave the second Pakistan Test in the balance on Tuesday in Rawalpindi. Tristan Stubbs was unbeaten on 68 at the close on day two having added 113 runs for the third wicket with Tony de Z»»»

BAKU: Azerbaijan has removed all restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia, President Ilham Aliyev said on Tuesday, in a sign of warming ties between the former foes following nearly four decades of conflict. Aliyev told Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at a meeting in Astana that a shipment o»»»

Zueitina Oil Company’s announced last Sunday (19 October) the successful testing of the new well B1-106/4 in the “Lower Sabil” layer of concession (103) with a production rate exceeding 3,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). Zueitina said these are promising results that set a precedent in this layer »»»

Athens/Istanbul, 19 October 2025 (dpa/MIA) – Presidential elections were held Sunday in Northern Cyprus, which is only recognized as an independent state by Turkey, with seven candidates contesting the first round. Incumbent Ersin Tatar and opposition leader Tufan Erhürman are seen as the main cont»»»

Rio de Janeiro, 20 October 2025 (dpa/MIA) - Bolivia is set for a political shift after Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira won the presidential run-off on Sunday, according to preliminary results. The candidate of the centrist Christian Democratic Party secured around 55% of the vote after nearly all ballo»»»

The topics of the Government’s future and Bulgaria’s upcoming entry in the eurozone dominate Tuesday’s news media. POLITICS Trud has an interview with Assoc. Prof. Stoycho Stoychev, political scientist, who comments that there will not be a governance crisis in the country. “The Cabinet is doing it»»»

Dubai: Once envisioned as a line of calm, the so-called Yellow Line in Gaza has instead become a deadly boundary — one that separates Israeli forces from Palestinian civilians, and life from lethal danger. Established under a US-brokered ceasefire deal, the line was meant to mark Israel’s partial w»»»

US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday, as Washington tries to stabilize the first, shaky, phase of the Gaza ceasefire and push Israel and Hamas towards the harder concessions asked of each side in coming talks. The two sides have accused each other of repeated breaches of the ceas»»»

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: US Vice President JD Vance will arrive in Israel on Tuesday, as Washington tries to stabilize the first, shaky, phase of the Gaza ceasefire and push Israel and Hamas toward the harder concessions asked of each side in coming talks. The two sides have accused each other of repeated »»»

Giorgos Psomopoulos, musician, songwriter and longtime manager of the Greek rock band Magic De Spell, has died, the band announced in a social media post. Psomopoulos had been an influential figure in the Greek rock scene since the early 1990s. As both manager and collaborator, he played a key role»»»

President Rumen Radev sharply criticized the current political leadership in Bulgaria, describing the government and parliament as “paralyzed” and overly dependent on a politician sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act (referencing DPS-New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski). Speaking to journalists, Rade»»»

Tributes are pouring in for Indian actor Govardhan Asrani, who died this week at the age of 84. Asrani, popularly known by his last name, was suffering from a brief illness and died at a hospital in Mumbai city on Monday, his manager told BBC Hindi. Over a career spanning more than 50 years, Asrani»»»

ABU DHABI: When the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi signed its long-term partnership with the UFC in 2019, it did so with a vision to establish the city as the world capital for combat sports. Since then, DCT Abu Dhabi has staged more than 20 UFC events, introduced the world to Fight »»»

Norofert, the leading producer of organic agricultural inputs and biotechnology provider for agriculture in Romania, listed on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB symbol: NRF), has announced the opening of the fertilizer production line Norofert Brasil LTDA in Chapecó, Brazil. The »»»

The Minister of Finance, Alexandru Nazare, led the Romanian delegation to the Annual Meeting of the IMF and the World Bank Group, in Washington DC, between October 14-18, 2025, according to a press release from the institution.The agenda of the visit included numerous events and high-level meetings»»»

At first glance, the tiny plastic pellets appear relatively harmless. No bigger than a lentil, these "nurdles" are destined to be melted down to make everything from car bumpers to salad bowls. But when tens of millions of them spill from trucks or cargo ships they are devilish to clean up, blighti»»»