NAHARIYA, Israel: On Israel’s border with Lebanon where Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets and drones, previous backers of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they are rethinking how they will vote in the first election since the war. “Many I know were right-wing and were Bibi supporters, and t»»»

Low vaccination rates fuel Pennsylvania's alarming measles surge NEW YORK: Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades. The US is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991, with ne»»»

Low vaccination rates fuel Pennsylvania's alarming measles surge NEW YORK: Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades. The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991, with »»»

Putting people first is strengthening communities and creating long-term value The UAE’s most compelling investment story begins with a clear principle: create exceptional conditions for people to live, work, grow, innovate and belong, and economic value will follow. Across the country, this princi»»»

US Navy intensifies blockade, redirects 130 vessels in Iran trade crackdown US Central Command (CentCom) says its warships have now redirected 130 commercial vessels since resuming a naval blockade of Iranian ports in mid-July, as part of a sustained campaign to choke off maritime trade with Iran a»»»

Milorad Dodik, the former president of Republika Srpska, the Serb-majority entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has celebrated his party’s performance in Sunday’s general election. The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) is set to retain its lead in the Republika Srpska parliament, keep th»»»

Stanford professor balances Nobel honour with making lunches for his kids STANFORD, California (AP): Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning early Monday that he had won a Nobel Prize for medicine for helping to open a new field of brain science called optogenet»»»

G7 reserves and Gulf oil flows weigh on crude prices, Brent at $100.30 Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Tuesday, with Brent crude hovering just above $100 a barrel as markets weighed improving Middle East oil flows against persistent security risks around the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices f»»»

Iran has forced the US fleet to retreat more than 1,000 km from its borders, leaving no American warships in the Strait of Hormuz or surrounding waters, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander claims. Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi made the remarks in a televised interview, Iran’s Pres»»»

EVs and hybrids surge as petrol-only vehicles drop below 50% of new car sales Petrol-only vehicles accounted for just 49% of new car sales worldwide in the first half of 2026, marking the first time on record that pure internal-combustion models have slipped under half of the global market, accordi»»»

Yemen’s Houthis have claimed a direct missile strike on Riyadh’s main international airport as part of a large-scale barrage targeting airports, military bases and oil infrastructure across Saudi Arabia. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Monday night that the group had carried out three»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday warned foreign financial institutions that if they conducted any business with Iran or its banking sector they could be sanctioned by Washington. “Foreign financial institutions continuing to transact with sanctioned Iranian financial institutions could be ta»»»

LONDON: British author Jeffrey Archer, who penned a series of best-selling novels, served as a Conservative MP and was convicted of perjury, died suddenly at 86, his publisher HarperCollins said. Archer died “suddenly and peacefully at his home between writing sessions” on Monday, HarperCollins sai»»»

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday as a measles outbreak spreads through under-immunised rural communities, with 108 cases reported this year. The order expands who can administer MMR vaccines and comes as neighbouring Pennsylvania battles an outbreak t»»»

Tribune News Network Doha A pan-Qatar inter-school and inter-college championship to create awareness, change mindsets and build a more inclusive generation has been launched by HOPE Qatar Centre for persons with disabilities. The initiative is designed to reach more than 200,000 school and college»»»

STOCKHOLM: American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control individual nerve cells in the brain. The Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s ​Karolinska Institutet »»»

France’s student protests have become the target of a wave of false and misleading videos shared by far-right figures, including Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson. Old footage and unrelated videos have been shared to portray the demonstrations as evidence of an “anti-white” or Islamist uprising linked »»»

A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade amid nationwide school protests demanding better funding and classroom conditions. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ariane Bogain, Senior Lecturer in French Politics at Northumbria University, says that "there is a definite issue w»»»

Abu Dhabi, Oct. 5 (SANA) The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned Monday the Israeli occupation’s completion of work on the so-called “Sufa 53” line in Quneitra, emphasizing that it constitutes a violation of Syrian sovereignty and a threat to regional security and stability. In a statement post»»»

LONDON: King Abdullah of Jordan and the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed Al-Nahyan, oversaw the laying of the foundation stone for the Aqaba-Shidiya-Maan railway on Monday. The UAE-Jordan Railway Company is carrying out the transport project, which officials say will be capable»»»

Geneva: The World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemned the attack in Sudan's South Kordofan that targeted two trucks carrying food aid, which led to the death of its driver, calling for an immediate and unbiased investigation and holding people accountable. WFP stated on Monday that the investig»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

Riyadh: The Political and Defense Strategic Committee of the Mecca Defense Alliance has decided to immediately execute its mutual defense commitments, deploying agreed military forces to Saudi Arabia to enhance readiness and counter regional threats. The decision came during an emergency meeting he»»»

Dubai: A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz experienced an engine room fire after being hit by an unknown projectile on Monday, a British maritime agency said, hours after it reported another ship turning back in the face of Iranian threats. Iran has sought to assert control over the vital shipping rou»»»

US moves B-1 bombers from UK base amid security concerns, says Trump US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from the British airbase of RAF Fairford because of "some threats," without saying what they were. "There were some threats, and rather tha»»»

Doha: The Qatar Tourism Awards, organised in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), has announced the shortlist of nominees for its fourth edition, with public voting now open. This year's shortlist features 276 nominees selected from more than 1,623 submissions across 35 s»»»

JERUSALEM: A professor at an Israeli university has been indicted for allegedly planning attacks aimed at killing hundreds of Arab Israelis and Palestinians in a bid to force them to flee into neighbouring countries, prosecutors announced on Monday. The suspect, in his sixties, lives in the central»»»

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»»»

New alliance prompts swift military action in Gulf region Turkey and Pakistan will undertake a "rapid deployment" of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a new mutual defence alliance, the three countries said Monday, as the Gulf kingdom faces escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthis. The three countri»»»

Doha: The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) has officially granted Group 1 International status to HH the Amir Trophy, the flagship Thoroughbred feature of the HH the Amir Sword Festival. The decision was approved at the IFHA meeting in Paris, attended by a Qatar Racing and»»»

UAE denounces Israeli actions violating Syria's sovereignty and stability The United Arab Emirates has condemned Israeli forces’ resumption of excavation and bulldozing operations, as well as the construction of fortifications, in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic in the area referred to as»»»

DOHA: Visit Qatar will welcome Power Slap to Doha for the first time on November 19, as Power Slap 27: Quinones vs. Godfrey, presented by Monster Energy, takes over Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena (ABHA Arena) with two championship titles on the line. Held in partnership with Visit Qatar, the event »»»

New alliance prompts swift military action in Gulf region Turkey and Pakistan will undertake a "rapid deployment" of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a new mutual defence alliance, the three countries said Monday, as the Gulf kingdom faces escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthis. Following a meeti»»»

Occupied Jerusalem: Dozens of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday through Al-Maghariba Gate during the morning and afternoon incursion periods, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. The incursions are part of ongoing settler assaults on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, protected by occupation»»»

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 »»»

Authorities investigate cause of Sweden bus accident Dozens of people were injured, including 10 seriously, when a double decker bus in Sweden drove off a road and tipped over, officials said Monday. Images from the accident, which occurred between the towns of Vaxjo and Alvesta in the south of the»»»

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 »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) recorded 628,118 visits across its health centres in September 2026, according to figures the corporation released. Family medicine clinics accounted for the largest share, recording 307,621 visits, while dental clinics received 39,606 visits.»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday strongly condemned continued Houthi attacks targeting civilians and civilian and economic infrastructure in the Kingdom, as well as repeated attacks on Makkah and Madinah, Riyadh and other Saudi cities. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also condemned at»»»

Half of those tracked completed their departures before major UK tax reforms took effect Dubai: Britain is confronting one of the largest outflows of private wealth in its recent history, with billionaires and other ultra-rich individuals who have left the country or sharply reduced their ties to i»»»

Fire was brought under control after more than an hour, with no injuries reported Mumbai: A massive fire tore through a bus depot in central Mumbai on Monday, destroying 10 buses and sending thick columns of black smoke into the air before firefighters brought the blaze under control. According to »»»

AMMAN — Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) participated for the seventh consecutive year in several global stock exchanges in the "Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy" initiative and the activities of the "World Investor Week", held during the first week of October every year.This participation comes as p»»»

Riyadh: The 5th Annual International Conference of the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL) concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the theme Arabic Language and Culture: Intersections and Dimensions, with the participation of researchers and specialists in language and culture.»»»

Thirty-seven flights operated from Dubai to Ben Gurion Airport since October 2 Abu Dhabi: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced that it has completed the transfer of passengers to Tel Aviv, following the temporary suspension of flydubai flights to that destination. A total of 37 fli»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Center for Empowerment and Elderly Care (Ehsan) has announced the launch of a Holy Quran competition for the elderly as part of its efforts to provide programs and initiatives addressing their religious, cultural, and social needs and enhancing their quality of life and active part»»»

Germany could become “embroiled in a violent conflict with Russia,” the country’s foreign intelligence chief has warned, claiming that a mysterious drone incident at Leipzig airport is an example of the “real and imminent” threat posed by Moscow. Speaking to lawmakers at a parliamentary hearing on »»»

Geneva: Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres warned on Monday of an "alarming surge" in Ebola cases in the North Kivu region of eastern DR Congo and called for more treatment capacity. In mid-May, already several weeks late, the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its 17th Ebola outbreak, an »»»