Kinshasa: The worst Ebola outbreak ever in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 9,000-case mark, with the number of deaths exceeding 4,000 since early October, health authorities said Tuesday. The DRC officially declared the 17th Ebola outbreak in its history in mid-May, but experts beli»»»

Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Forum unveils future-focused initiatives 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, today attended the Mohammed bin Rashid Leadershi»»»

Warsaw: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi participated in a high-level panel discussion entitled "Negotiating Peace in the Middle East: Lessons from the Frontlines of Diplomacy," during the Warsaw Security Forum in the Republic »»»

By Staff, Agencies Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has unveiled a sweeping immigration plan that would suspend Britain’s asylum system for up to five years, deport tens of thousands of migrants, and remove key legal protections for asylum seekers. Speaking Monday, Farage described illegal immigration»»»

Appointment represents international recognition of Emirati leaders The World Economic Forum has appointed Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chairperson of Frontier25, The Climate Tribe, Aurora50, Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS), and Reset MENA, as the Executive Fellow of t»»»

WARSAW: A Polish court will decide on Wednesday whether to keep in custody a man suspected of planning an attack on the prime minister and defense minister after improvised explosive materials were found in his apartment, prosecutors said. The 66-year-old man, identified only as Krzysztof N. under »»»

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a watchdog’s lawsuit seeking public records about trillionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The high court is intervening for a second time in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s case, which see»»»

Dubai's Dh30 billion Tasreef project will lift rainwater drainage capacity by 700% by 2033 Dubai: Dubai plans to construct 40 per cent of its new buildings using advanced, fully smart construction technologies by 2033, expand its green spaces to 187 square kilometres and plant 3.5 million trees by »»»

Doha, Qatar: Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council HE Dr. Hamda bint Hassan Al Sulaiti affirmed that the speech delivered by the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the opening of the second ordinary session of the second legislative term, serves as a fundamental guide for national action in t»»»

Big performances, fun foods and more will be available, starting 6pm Global Village is back for Season 31 with a cracker of a 'we are back' campaign tomorrow evening. The family-friendly annual entertainment hub, which is known for drawing all the best things from around the world, is returning at »»»

By Staff, Agencies Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi has accused the United Arab Emirates of interfering in Somalia’s internal affairs, fueling political divisions, and supporting opposition figures challenging President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s federal government. Fiqi said foreign actors »»»

RIYADH: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen issued on Tuesday a warning for civilians to evacuate a site in Sanaa ahead of a targeted operation. The coalition’s joint forces command called on civilians to evacuate the Yemen Petroleum Company’s Al-Sabahah central fuel station in Sanaa, in a»»»

Kabul: Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Caretaker Government of Afghanistan HE Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi met on Tuesday with Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Afghanistan HE Dr. Mirdef bin Ali Al Qashouti. During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan and ways to sup»»»

Bulgaria needs an independent president who can set the direction and act as a check on those in power, presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said at a meeting with citizens in Razgrad. He noted that the presidency should not only oversee the actions of the executive branch but also propose solutions»»»

VARNA, Bulgaria: Suspected Russian drones struck two cargo ships off Bulgaria Tuesday, sinking one vessel and leaving 11 sailors missing in the latest spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev summoned the Russian ambassador after drones struck a Ukrainia»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker PM Djuro Macut met on Tuesday with Serbian Orthodox Bishop Heruvim of Osijek-Polje and Baranja and a group of Serb students from Croatia who are studying at Serbian state universities free of charge thanks to the Serbia For Serbs From The Region scholarship programme. M»»»

Almost half of workers helping families care for children, older people, and people with disabilities, who provide vital domestic support in Europe, have considered quitting due to low pay and bad working conditions, a labour-union report found on Tuesday (13 October). The 2026 personal and househo»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday that displaced residents of a Palestinian refugee camp would not be allowed to return to their homes, after the supreme court ordered the government to provide a timetable for their return. In a video statement filmed in the vicinit»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Yemen Petroleum Company’s facility in al-Sabaha, west of Sanaa, contained no petroleum products and had no military value, according to a company source cited by Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree. The statement came after Saudi Arabia threatened t»»»

Low voter turnout calls the legitimacy of the president into question, presidential candidate Ivan Hristanov told journalists in Burgas. He was accompanied by vice-presidential candidate Stoyanka Cherkezova. Hristanov called on the media to provide candidates with greater opportunities to present t»»»

"We have coordinated a statement with our colleagues from Romania and Turkiye. Tomorrow, I also have an additional discussion scheduled with the President of Romania. In the statement, we outline all the risks and dangers we are observing as the war escalates, particularly in the Black Sea basin," »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday commended the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen for its military operations against the Houthis, and warned that the group would face consequences for its repeated attacks on the Kingdom. The Council of Ministers also pledged to protect freedom of na»»»

Doha, Qatar: A phone call was held on Tuesday between Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud. During the call,»»»

Two merchant ships were struck by drones in the Black Sea just outside Bulgaria's territorial waters early on Tuesday, leaving one vessel sunk, 11 crew members missing and several sailors injured. Bulgarian authorities launched rescue operations, while Prime Minister Rumen Radev sought support from»»»

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s Social Democratic party leader Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday she had failed to form a government with the three other parties in the left-wing bloc following last month’s election. “My overall assessment is that progress has been made, but at the same time, the conditions are»»»

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian government troops have advanced to a town on the border with Eritrea previously controlled by Tigrayan rebels, people in touch with residents said on Tuesday, as diplomats scrambled to avert war between the Horn of Africa neighbors. Witnesses and a conflict monitor said Eritr»»»

BENGALURU: An influential Hindu nationalist group close to India’s ruling party urged the government on Tuesday to block Elon Musk’s Starlink from launching satellite Internet services in the country, citing national security concerns. Starlink’s four-year wait to launch in India has come under ren»»»

Warsaw: The Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign HE Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi participated in a panel discussion entitled "Negotiating Peace in the Middle East: Lessons from the Frontlines of Diplomacy," during the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland. The session »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s development finance system is turning strategic energy projects into tangible economic gains, with the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project demonstrating what public and private capital can achieve together, the governor of the National Development Fund said on Tuesday. Speaking at a »»»

TUNIS, Oct. 13, 2026 (TAP) - Tunisia plans to conduct the first Digital General Agricultural Census in 2026-2027, with a view to completing it before the 2027-2028 agricultural season. The aim is to establish a reference database and modern digital...»»»

GENEVA: Suspected cholera cases tripled in three weeks in Yemen, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning that the growing disease burden was straining hospitals already treating war casualties. The country’s escalating war, combined with mass displacement, is fueling the risk of infecti»»»

By Staff, Agencies Statement by Hezbollah Executive Council Chairman Sheikh Ali Damoush at a press conference announcing the housing assistance program at the Ghobeiry Municipality Center in Beirut’s southern suburbs on October 13, 2026. The Chairman of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Sheikh Ali Dam»»»

“We have coordinated a statement with our colleagues from Romania and Turkiye. Tomorrow, I also have an additional discussion scheduled with the President of Romania. In the statement, we outline all the risks and dangers we are observing as the war escalates, particularly in the Black Sea basin,” »»»

MIAMI: A Florida prisoner who claimed he killed his cellmate so he could be moved to death row is set to be executed Tuesday, nearly 18 years after the fatal attack. James Robertson, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and waived all appeals in the 2008 strangling of Frank Hart. Robertson is »»»

BRUSSELS: The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday that Palestinian legislative elections should be held “as soon as possible,” after they were delayed to 2027. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed the polls — due to be held on November 28 — to September next year, officia»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s religious affairs minister on Tuesday strongly condemned Houthi attacks hitting civilian infrastructure and Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, saying Islamabad considers any attack on the Kingdom as an attack on Pakistan under its defense agreements with Saudi Arabia. Religious A»»»

LONDON: Egypt will provide “any kind of support” to Saudi Arabia, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, amid a wave of attacks on the Kingdom by the Houthi militia in Yemen. Asked if his country would offer military support to its Gulf ally, Badr Abdelatty told Bloomberg TV: “Whatever is »»»

Prayers pour in as Pope Leo faces first surgery since taking office Pope Leo XIV entered a Rome hospital smiling and waving Tuesday ahead of surgery to remove a nodule on his lung. The Vatican said the operation to remove a pulmonary nodule, a small growth of tissue in the lung, would be carried ou»»»

CAIRO: In a Cairo cemetery shaded by palms and tangled shrubs, pale graves are packed so tightly that in some places only narrow strips of sand and broken pavement separate one family’s plot from the next. This is the last remaining burial place of Egypt’s Baha’i community, a religious minority lon»»»

LONDON: An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane bound for Israel returned to Addis Ababa overnight on Sunday after Israeli authorities denied it permission to land because its pilot was an Indonesian citizen, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. The decision followed tighter restrictions on foreign airline»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s religious affairs minister on Tuesday strongly condemned Houthi attacks hitting civilian infrastructure and Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, saying Islamabad considers any attack on the Kingdom as an attack on Pakistan under its defense agreements with Saudi Arabia. Religious A»»»

HAMBURG: Jordan’s state grain buyer is believed to have made no purchase in an international tender to buy 120,000 tonnes of milling wheat which closed on Tuesday, ⁠European traders said. ⁠Two houses had participated in Tuesday’s tender, Cargill and Buildcom. Shipment was sought ⁠in a series of pos»»»

RAMALLAH: Israeli army fire wounded two Palestinians on Tuesday during a raid in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry. A hospital in the city received “a young man with a serious gunshot wound to the lower back and a 14-year-old with a live bu»»»

International hotel group IHG Hotels & Resorts is bringing its Holiday Inn Express & Suites brand to Debrecen, with a new 120-room hotel scheduled to open in 2029. The project, developed in partnership with Hungarian property group Xanga, will be the chain’s first hotel in eastern Hungary. A new in»»»

Al Tayer outlines 3-dimensional transport vision spanning roads, skies and underground Dubai: For the first time, Dubai is exploring plans to develop an integrated underground transport network that could carry passengers, goods and services beneath the city. Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chai»»»

MoI advises families to monitor interactions with strangers and protect personal info Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Interior has urged parents to take a more active role in protecting children online, issuing safety tips aimed at reducing risks ranging from interactions with strangers to online fr»»»

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Tuesday Pristina - and not Belgrade - was to blame for non-implementation of an Agreement on Cadastral Records, and noted that Pristina had rendered the entire agreement pointless in order to legalise it»»»

Facilities involved in weapons production for Ukrainian forces — such as the Pulp Mill Print plant in Kiev — will also be hit by Russian precision strikes. As Russia has repeatedly stated, any investment in Ukraine's defense industry is a legitimate target, military expert and air defense historian»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s religious affairs minister on Tuesday strongly condemned Houthi attacks hitting civilian infrastructure and Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, saying Islamabad considers any attack on the Kingdom as an attack on Pakistan under its defense agreements with Saudi Arabia. Religious A»»»

LONDON: King Abdullah of Jordan met Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles in Canberra on Tuesday to discuss enhancing security cooperation. The two leaders also discussed efforts to achieve stability and de-escalation in the Middle East through dialogue and diplo»»»