Damascus, Nov. 13 (SANA) Minister of Finance Mohammed Yisr Barnieh discussed Friday with a visiting mission from the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB Group) the initial outcomes of the 2027–2029 Country Partnership Framework, which the Group is tasked with drafting to guide its upcoming develop»»»

Abu Dhabi, Nov. 13 (SANA) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani met Friday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on the sidelines of the Sir Bani Yas Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The meeting addressed issues of mutual interest and ways to strength»»»

Abu Dhabi, Nov. 13 (SANA) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani met Friday with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the Sir Bani Yas Forum in Abu Dhabi. The meeting addressed avenues for bil»»»

Istanbul: The Amir Sheikh HH Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and HE President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkiye have signed in Istanbul a joint defense agreement aimed at strengthening military cooperation between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Turkiye. The agreement was signed on Fr»»»

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army announced on Friday that it seized a large number of arms and ammunition from a depot in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, adding that it arrested one person. The army conducted “a special security operation after close monitoring of the transportation and»»»

AL-MUKALLA: Houthi forces launched ballistic missiles targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Yemen’s interim capital Aden on Friday, Yemeni military spokesperson said. Majed Al-Nuzaili described the attack as a “serious escalation” that threatened the safety of residents and held the Ir»»»

BELGRADE - Speaking to reporters after consultations held in the National Assembly building on Friday ahead of a November 17 constitutive session of the new Serbian parliament, the United Serbia list's candidate for MP Milenko Jovanov said that, after initial discussions, it could be said that "rev»»»

Global study measures passport strength, wellbeing, personal freedoms and quality of life Dubai: The UAE has secured 23rd place in the 2026 Happy Passports Index, scoring 73.4 points out of 100 in a global ranking that assesses quality of life, personal freedoms, international mobility, prosperity,»»»

GDRFA Dubai becomes the first in its sector worldwide to earn the top rating. Dubai: Dubai’s General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA Dubai) has become the world’s first residency and foreigners affairs authority to receive a 7-star rating in future planning, securing the highe»»»

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army announced on Friday that it seized a large number of arms and ammunition from a depot in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, adding that it arrested one person. The army conducted “a special security operation after close monitoring of the transportation and»»»

Tunis, Nov.13 (TAP) - The Tunisian Textile and Clothing Federation (FTTH) called for the introduction of tax incentives for industrial companies, exemption of social security contributions on transport and catering services provided by companies to...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces hit two electrical substations in Ukraine's Sumy region, which ensure the functioning of military industry enterprises, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. "As a result of the strike, power substations PS-110 and PS-330 were damaged in ... the Su»»»

ANTALYA, Turkiye (Sputnik) - Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom will need up to 40 different ice-class vessels for the Northern Sea Route, and the first block of orders will be placed at Russian shipyards, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Friday. "We understand that, in general, Rosatom »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia remained the third-largest supplier of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union in September, according to Eurostat data reviewed by Sputnik on Friday. The total value of Russian pipeline gas and LNG supplies to the EU stood at 1.28 billion euros »»»

Damascus, Nov. 13 (SANA) The Syrian Arab Republic extended its sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of the Republic of Türkiye following the crash of a military helicopter and the deaths of its crew members. In a statement issued Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and »»»

NAIROBI: Six people died near Kenya’s capital Nairobi after the top floor of a building under construction collapsed on Friday, a police official said, the latest in a string of construction accidents to hit the country recently. “So far we have confirmed six bodies, but also five people have been »»»

UNIDO ranking assesses standards, accreditation and quality systems across economies The UAE has ranked fifth globally in the 2026 Quality Infrastructure for Sustainable Development Index (QI4SD) within the group of economies with GDP between USD 100 billion and USD 1 trillion, issued by the United»»»

No employees performing core policing duties in the field will be laid off, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said during a meeting of the Interior Ministry’s Social Partnership Council, the Ministry said in a press release on Friday. The Ministry's political leadership discussed the parameters al»»»

Istanbul: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and President of the Republic of Turkiye HE Recep Tayyip Erdogan co-chaired the 12th meeting of the Qatar-Turkiye Supreme Strategic Committee at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul on Friday evening. At the outset of the meeting, HE President Erdogan »»»

Tunis, Nov.13 (TAP) - Tunidex closed Friday's session up 0.79% to 18,989.99 points with a traded volume of TND 20.7 million, said broker Tunisie Valeurs.TPR shares were the best performers after rising by 4.3% to TND 13.390, trading for TND 1.9...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US Boeing RC-135U Combat Sent reconnaissance aircraft spent more than three hours flying near Russia's Kaliningrad Region, according to flight data reviewed by Sputnik on Friday. The aircraft departed from RAF Mildenhall in the UK at approximately 9:17 GMT and headed east. Arou»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Pentagon on Friday announced it has renamed its Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to reflect the government's transition to the term "super intelligence." "The Department of War announced today the official redesignation of the Chief Digital and Artificial »»»

UNDP: Delaying action could double costs as extreme weather threatens vulnerable nations Acting now to counter the devastating effects of the El Nino phenomenon will cost half as much as waiting, the head of the UN Development Programme told AFP Friday. Alexander De Croo spoke to AFP at the UN clim»»»

Tunis, Nov.13 (TAP) - There is need to speed up the implementation of cooperation projects between Tunisia and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), especially those aiming at supporting continental logistical connectivity and...»»»

BERLIN: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged US President Donald Trump not to spring any surprises during expected talks on Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China next week. “Some here in Dublin fear this could turn into a ‘second Anchorage moment’,” said Merz, referring»»»

BELGRADE - At consultations held in the parliament building on Friday ahead of a November 17 constitutive session of the new Serbian parliament, Student List representatives said the new parliament speaker, the number of deputy speakers and their names would be decided upon by majority vote at the »»»

This week’s efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict yielded “meaningful progress,” US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner has said. He announced plans to address the Russia-Ukraine territorial dispute and wider European security order in parallel. In a statement on X on Frid»»»

In their most recent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner apparently secured a place for ‘Europe’ at the negotiating table with Russia. European leaders will have to overcome deep factional divides and square away their most ideologically-driven fan»»»

Tunis, Nov.13 (TAP) - Tunindex ended the week (November 9-13) up 1.4 % to 18,989.99 points, taking its year-to-date performance to +41.2 %, Broker Tunisie Valeurs said.The week was characterised by a marked pick-up in the pace of trade, with a total...»»»

Hungary’s former foreign minister Péter Szijjártó reportedly coordinated with the Kremlin to bring Russian intelligence documents to Budapest, detailing efforts to discredit Tisza politician István Kapitány ahead of the 2026 election. The revelations come from a new book by investigative journalist»»»

A temperature of 27.4 C was recorded in Ruse on November 13, while wind gusts reached speeds of up to 16 metres per second, the hydrometeorological station in the Danube city told the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). The station said that the previous highest temperature recorded in Ruse on November 13»»»

ADEN: Yemen’s armed forces have carried out 943 air and ground strikes against Houthi positions, military sites and equipment over the past few hours, the army’s spokesperson said on Friday. In a statement, the spokesperson said the operations were part of the “Dawn of Yemen” campaign and included »»»

Two figures that best illustrate this transformation. They relate to GDP per capita, adjusted for purchasing power (Purchasing Power Standard, PPS), and to actual individual consumption respectively. The first shows us how much the economy produces, relative to the population and price levels. The »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah strongly condemns the terrorist and brutal aggression carried out by the Zionist enemy, which targeted the Nasser Medical Hospita»»»

An overwhelming majority in the European Parliament has agreed that MEPs can delegate their vote to another member in the months before and after childbirth, retaining their say in key files. The statute change, passed with 578 votes for, 25 against, and 4 abstentions on Thursday (12 November) will»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot called on Friday for respect for the country’s Arab minority after caretaker premier Benjamin Netanyahu and other right-wing figures sought to delegitimize the community’s lawmakers by linking them to Hamas. Two Arab-majority parties, Raam »»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement on Friday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office said, after ‌the ‌president met ‌the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Istanbul. “President Erdogan stated that we would continue ‌working together to ‌prevent the ‌resurg»»»

Tunis, Nov.13 (TAP) - Tunisian olive oil expert Professor Imene Trabelsi Trigui has been selected as a member of the jury for the 5th Buenos Aires International Olive Oil Competition (BAIOOC), to be held on November 13-14 in Argentina, Argentia's...»»»

AL-JIB: Looking tiny in his adult-size grey prison jumpsuit, 15-year-old Palestinian Ezzedine Al-Lahalia appeared stunned as his mother embraced him after a month in an Israeli jail. His first request was a child’s wish for his favorite food: stuffed cabbage and shawarma. The teenager, who had been»»»

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that he would not be cowed by Iranian threats ​against his life, after recently moving from his Washington, DC, residence to a US military base. “Why am I going to be afraid when our, the brave military personnel in the Gulf, President »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump does not see the need for a peace settlement with Iran and prefers applying economic pressure on Tehran, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said on Friday. "President Trump does not think we need a deal, and we will just keep squeezing them,” Be»»»

Investigators examine brakes, speed records, road safety measures after deadly collisions Abu Dhabi: The UAE Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of a truck driver and launched a detailed investigation into a devastating crash in Fujairah that killed 14 people and injured around 30 others, »»»

Tunis, Nov.13 (TAP) - A partnership agreement was inked Thursday in Tunis between the Tunisian Federation of Travel and Tourism Agencies (FTAV) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), represented by its Area Manager for Morocco,...»»»

Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov, in his address to the personnel of the Varna Naval Base on the occasion of the 129th anniversary of its establishment, said that in the context of a changing security environment, the role of the base will continue to grow, the Defence Ministry said on its web»»»

Putin’s remarks comparing European plans to send troops to Ukraine after a settlement to an anecdote about logical loops is an apt characterization of the situation European countries have created for themselves – calling for peace while supporting measures that will prolong the conflict, CIPI Foun»»»

MOSCOW: A car bombing on Friday in Moscow injured an adviser to Ukraine’s former prime minister in the second such attack in as many days and part of a series linked to the conflict with Russia’s neighbor. The explosion struck a car driven by Sergei Zavorotnyi, who previously worked as an adviser t»»»

Exams will run from 25 November to 11 December for pupils in Grades 3 to 12. Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Education has approved the timetable for first-term examinations for the 2026–2027 academic year, with pupils in Grades 3 to 12 required to attend school in person for exams running from 25 N»»»

Istanbul: Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela HE Delcy Rodriguez met Friday with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, at her residence in Istanbul. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation between»»»

LONDON: The world oil market will return to a surplus in the fourth quarter of this year, the International Energy Agency said on Friday, as Middle East exports recover faster than global oil demand despite continued attacks on shipping. The agency also gave more details of remaining volumes to com»»»

Airline reassures travellers that bookings are secure despite delayed confirmations Dubai: Emirates has warned passengers that booking confirmation emails may take longer than usual to arrive because of a global disruption affecting email delivery services. In an advisory published on its website, »»»