Americans warned to avoid crowds during South Africa protests The US Mission to South Africa has warned American citizens about protests and unrest at various locations across the country. In a security alert issued on October 9, the mission said it was monitoring the situation nationwide and urged»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar has strongly condemned attacks by Yemen's Houthi group targeting King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia and a Saudi Airlines aircraft, causing deaths, injuries and material damage. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Doha denounced the attacks "in the strongest »»»

Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree said, via Telegram, “By the grace of God, His assistance, and His support, our armed forces were able—for the second time in hours—to confront and repel the reinforcements belonging to the Saudi enemy that attempted to advance from»»»

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Navy Commander Rear Adm. Kiril Mihailov said an inspection of the merchant ship Able, damaged in a drone attack in the Black Sea on the night of October 6, found no drone debris that could establish the origin of the unmanned vehicle. The vessel remai»»»

US President Donald Trump signals diplomatic progress, but risks persist in the region Dubai: UAE residents are watching fresh developments in the US-Iran standoff this evening, with President Donald Trump signalling a possible diplomatic opening even as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and attac»»»

It has been dubbed "the PISA shock". Countries that had been used to their school pupils performing well in test scores are seeing a plunge in standards. The PISA test is an international assessment led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which measures how well 15»»»

ATHENS: Two workers were seriously injured in an explosion at a major oil refinery outside Athens Friday, authorities said. The two men were hospitalized after the blast at the Motor Oil refinery in Agioi Theodoroi some 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of Athens. The explosion did not cause a fire at »»»

DOHA:The Gulf Football Federation (GFF), in collaboration with Qatar’s Local Organising Committee (LOC), has announced the launch of ticket sales for the GFF U-17 Gulf Cup Qatar 2026, taking place in Doha, Qatar, from October 16 to November 4. Fans can purchase tickets online from roadtoqatar.qa fo»»»

The growing activity of Polish capital is one of the most important signals emerging from this year’s EXPO REAL. While some investors from Western Europe continue to look for investment opportunities outside Poland, domestic investors are becoming increasingly confident in pursuing transactions. Re»»»

Doctors used emergency resuscitation, 60 doses of antivenom and three days of ventilation Dubai: A 40-year-old Egyptian man was brought back from the brink of death after a venomous snakebite caused his heart to stop, with doctors reviving him before administering 60 doses of antivenom and placing »»»

Avi Gil, former military secretary to the prime minister of the occupation government, Benjamin Netanyahu, decided to break his silence three years after the October 7 attack, revealing details regarding the intelligence warnings that preceded the attack, the decisions made during that phase, and w»»»

BusinessFinlandFinland, the world's happiest nation, faces a glum winterNik MartinFinns have many reasons to feel content, but the country's pile of debt is not one of them. Russia's war in Ukraine has added to the fiscal burden. Can the Nordic nation absorb another shock? https://p.dw.com/p/5Nl7MF»»»

It took a bungled kidnapping for Germany’s former spymaster to be charged with espionage and treason, but August Hanning’s ties to Israeli spies and criminals should have set alarm bells ringing in Berlin long ago. READ MORE: Mossad-linked ex-German spy chief arrested for treason Hanning, who led G»»»

RIYADH: Messages of tribute, honor, and deep condolences have poured in following the death of Saudi pilot Capt. Hamoud bin Ali Alkalthami, who lost his life on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. Alkalthami was killed in the line of duty at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, where he served as a cap»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States on Friday added the International Criminal Court (ICC) to its sanctions list. "The following entity has been added to OFAC's SDN List: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, Oude Waalsdorperweg 10 2597 AK, The Hague, Netherlands; Organization Established Date 01 Jul »»»

Passengers injured as turbulence disrupts Avianca flight from Colombia to New York Eight people were hospitalised after severe turbulence struck an Avianca flight travelling from Medellin, Colombia, to New York, forcing the aircraft to divert to Miami, US authorities said. Avianca Flight 42 was hea»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli air raids target the towns of Al-Mansouri and Haddatha in addition to Wadi Al-Hujeir area, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 09-10-2»»»

Bulgaria is developing a unified tourism information system portal entitled Discover Your Bulgaria to help tourists discover the country’s attractions and events. The platform was presented at a meeting of tourist information centres at the 21st International Cultural Tourism Exhibition in Veliko T»»»

Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a "war of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethiopian officals estimate that up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels who last month launched attacks against federal forces.»»»

As international aid to Africa dries up, what does it mean for women and children on the ground? We report from Kenya on the impact of cuts to US-aid backed health programmes for women. Annette Young also talks to Nana Zulu from the African Women's Development Fund on what it means for th»»»

Two ⁠Renoir paintings worth millions ​of dollars that were stolen from a ​museum on the French Riviera a month ago have been recovered and six suspects have been arrested, the ​local ‌mayor said on Friday. The thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and initally stole four pai»»»

France's student protests have sparked a wave of misleading content online. A viral TikTok falsely claimed the French army had deployed an armoured vehicle against protesters, when it was actually returning to a nearby military base. Other posts recycle 2023 footage of retirement protests as curren»»»

This year, China released new rules for funeral practices. The government is putting an emphasis on affordable and environmentally friendly funeral services. It's part of a decades-long reform to promote cremation. But in a country where burials are deeply rooted in local traditions, how are these »»»

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said Bulgaria was not involved in any consultations aimed at revising the commitments North Macedonia made as part of its path toward European Union membership. Petrova made the statement during parliamentary questioning at the National Assembly about th»»»

Former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to international law, the Nobel jury announced on Friday. The Nobel committee denied it was taking a stance on whether Israel is committing ge»»»

“Logical assumptions point towards one country, but we have no evidence to say it with certainty,” Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists in response to a question about whether the origin of the drones responsible for the attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea had been established. The »»»

LONDON: Britain’s disgraced former prince Andrew received compensation of 302,000 pounds ($400,000) for giving up his lease on a mansion on the royal family’s Windsor estate, the body that manages royal property said Friday. Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was forced out of his lon»»»

JOHANNESBURG: The South African government said Friday it had withdrawn an order on the processing of asylum applications that led to clashes between foreign nationals and anti-migrant locals. Violence erupted in Johannesburg’s Soweto and the east coast port city of Durban on Thursday, with several»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has called for the consistent application of international law without selectivity or double standards, stressing that the credibility of the international legal system depends on how its rules are enforced. The remarks were delivered by Second Secretary at Qatar's Perm»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US administration has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and will ban transactions with it, Reuters reported on Friday, citing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "That is why, today, the United ‌States is sanctioning the International Criminal Cou»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US reconnaissance aircraft circled around Russia's Kaliningrad region for over three hours, according to flight data studied by Sputnik on Friday. The Bombardier ARTEMIS II aircraft took off from the Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase in Romania at around 5:53 GMT. It entered a circul»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Top AI firms are preparing plans for how to respond to a social and political revolt that could happen after a possible major incident involving the technology, Axios reported on Friday. The plans are being prepared by executives at Anthropic and OpenAI, the report said, addi»»»

No one can yet say whether the drone-damaged ship "Able" will sink, Bulgarian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov said at a briefing on Friday. On October 6, two commercial vessels came under attack from aerial and sea drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, approximat»»»

KHARTOUM: A drone strike launched by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 26 women and four children on Friday, an official and eyewitnesses told AFP. The attack occurred in the Wad Al-Mahi governorate of Blue Nile state, near Sudan’s southeastern border with Ethiopia, according to Wad »»»

A Romanian national is facing charges of human trafficking and forced labour after allegedly assaulting, threatening and exploiting a vulnerable Hungarian man, including forcing him to work for little or no pay in Hungary and abroad. Romanian man abused his victim in Hungary As MTI stated, a Romani»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Gaza has been turned into “the world’s largest concentration camp” and that international law is “almost suspended,” calling the war in the enclave “a test of humanity for the whole world” on Friday. “Thousands of children lost a hand, a foot, a part of t»»»

US President Donald Trump’s top negotiators are preparing to pitch “new ideas and proposals” aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Ukraine conflict, with talks involving representatives of Kiev and its European backers scheduled to begin in Miami on Friday, according to Reuters and Axios. US Specia»»»

KYIV: Russian strikes killed three people and wounded at least eight across Ukraine, officials said Friday, as Ukraine struggles to counter escalating Russian bombardments that have killed more than 50 people over the past three days. One man was killed and five people were wounded in Russian strik»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won ​the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The Trump administration has long been h»»»

City's oldest landmark, a living story for locals to revisit and travellers to discover Abu Dhabi- When a resident thinks of introducing the city to a tourist, and when a tourist thinks of ‘authenticity of the nation’, they all find themselves making way to Qasr Al Hosn, the oldest building structu»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has reaffirmed its commitment to combating drug trafficking, promoting integrity, preventing and fighting corruption, and strengthening transparency worldwide. This came in a statement delivered by Third Secretary at Qatar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations Amina»»»

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: Peace negotiations with Iran would only succeed without “pressure and threats,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday, amid deadlocked efforts to end months of fighting in the Middle East. Diplomatic efforts to end the seven-month conflict, which began with US-Isra»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe General Saree: Humanitarian flights to and from Riyadh Airport will be permitted for all flights holding a permit issued by the Humanitaria»»»

MEKELLE, Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s federal police fanned out Friday across the regional capital of Tigray after anti-government forces pulled out, calling on residents over loudspeakers to help establish a new administration following the rebels’ withdrawal. Over the weekend, government-allied fighters »»»

OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa’s Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. The 85-year-old, who is currently a judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a case»»»

LONDON: Christian Bittar, a former star Deutsche Bank trader jailed in Britain for conspiring to rig benchmark interest rates, won an appeal to clear his name on Friday in a fresh blow to the Serious Fraud Office prosecutor. Bittar was sentenced to five years and four months after pleading guilty i»»»

IIMA brings its AI-integrated leadership programme to Dubai for senior professionals Dubai: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad) has launched a 2-year Executive MBA at its Dubai Campus, expanding its offering in the UAE to prepare senior leaders for the Gulf’s AI-driven econ»»»

German defence group Rheinmetall has acquired the Damen Mangalia shipyard at auction for EUR 138.03 million, excluding VAT, according to CITR, the judicial liquidator of Damen Shipyards Mangalia. The asset was awarded to Rheinmetall Real Estate România SRL following the public auction held on Octob»»»

FAO recognises Khadija Alqubaisi among 100 Women Heroes in agrifood systems Dubai: The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has selected Emirati farmer Khadija Darwish Alqubaisi for its “FAO 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development” initiative, launched to»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar and the Republic of India held the sixth round of political consultations between their foreign ministries in New Delhi, focusing on bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen ties. The talks were co-chaired by HE Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of the M»»»