LONDON: Recent satellite imagery has revealed the sheer scale of destruction in Gaza. But beneath the rubble covering large swathes of the enclave, what remains hidden is harder to quantify — and far more consequential. The latest UN estimates put the amount of rubble at about 61 million tonnes — r»»»

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces and settlers carried out 26 incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque in September, while authorities prevented the call to prayer 150 times and closed Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque for six days, the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs said on Tuesday. The ministry said the»»»

WASHINGTON: Most families of the six soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war will not be attending a major White House event for Gold Star families hosted by President Donald Trump. Only one family member of those killed in an Iranian drone strike March 1 on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait c»»»

Raqqa, Oct. 6 (SANA) In the cotton fields of northern Raqqa countryside, the day begins for women cotton pickers with the first light of dawn. Carrying their bags, they head into the fields to harvest what is locally known as Raqqa’s “white gold,” embarking on a long workday, or “sarwa,” that stret»»»

LILLE, France: French authorities said Tuesday they have arrested four Ukrainians suspected of carrying out daring highway heists that involved them jumping onto moving trucks to rob them of consumer electronics. The suspected gang were arrested last week, the prosecutor for the northern city of Be»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Social Development and Family, participated in the 12th meeting of the GCC committee of Undersecretaries of the Ministries of Social Affairs and Development, held via videoconferencing. The State of Qatar was represented at the meeting by Und»»»

MANILA: The Philippines is recording a boom in the number of halal-certified businesses as the government expands the local industry to tap into the multi-trillion-dollar global halal market. In the predominantly Catholic Philippines, Muslims make up around 10 percent of the country’s 120 million p»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Supreme Judicial Council and the General Tax Authority signed a memorandum today aimed at strengthening institutional integration between the two entities and developing electronic connectivity procedures. The memorandum was signed by HE President of the Court of Appeal Judge Dr. M»»»

CARACAS: Venezuela’s Cardon refinery, in the northwest of the county, has been halted amid a fire at one of its units, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. One source said the blaze was already under control, while two reported personnel had been evacuated. Other sources saw »»»

Paris, France: At least 488 people were arrested and 43 members of the security forces wounded Tuesday as tens of thousands massed in France to protest against poor conditions in schools, the interior ministry said. Most of the day's demonstrations were peaceful but there were sporadic clashes acro»»»

Hungary and Croatia have agreed to launch a joint natural gas exploration and production project, Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán and Minister for Economic and Energy Affairs István Kapitány announced following talks in Zagreb. The ministers held discussions with Croatian Economy Minister An»»»

The State of Qatar participated in the 113th session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), held in The Hague, the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Qatar's delegation to the session was headed by Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Netherlands HE»»»

IRKUTSK, Russia: Reports of a plague laboratory worker’s death in Siberia have caused waves of speculation outside Russia, but in the city where she worked, many appeared unfazed. The laboratory worker’s death was first reported on Friday. Several Russian media outlets reported she had died from pn»»»

Residents in Irkutsk questioned whether the laboratory worker had died of plague at all Irkutsk: Reports of a plague laboratory worker's death in Siberia have caused waves of speculation outside Russia, but in the city where she worked, many appeared unfazed. The laboratory worker's death was first»»»

The European Commission has proposed up to 15 years of post-accession safeguards to punish new member states in case of bad behaviour, in a long-delayed pre-enlargement policy review out on Tuesday (6 October). The reforms were initially requested by the European Council in June 2024 to be ready by»»»

Hungary can only be a truly European country if it remains true to itself, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in Gyula on Tuesday, 6 October, at a commemoration marking the 177th anniversary of the execution of the Martyrs of Arad. Magyar delivered his speech at the memorial to the military officers »»»

Police said officers responding to the incident opened fire on the man Stockholm: Swedish police said Tuesday they shot an armed man outside the Royal Palace in central Stockholm after receiving reports of a disruptive individual carrying a weapon. Police said officers responding to the incident op»»»

London: Stock markets firmed Tuesday as oil prices retreated on easing supply worries, helping to temper concerns about rising government borrowing costs. On Wall Street, the technology-focused Nasdaq index advanced 0.8 percent, coming off a record high set on Monday driven by AI enthusiasm. That b»»»

After 28 years and 29 countries, British adventurer Karl Bushby finally reached UK soil London: A British adventurer on a 50,000-kilometre, 28-year trek home from South America without using any transport has set foot on UK soil after swimming the Channel, his publicists said Tuesday. Karl Bushby, »»»

MADRID: A Spanish judge on Tuesday lifted an arrest warrant for exiled former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, paving the way for his return to Spain ahead of a general election in November. Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium after Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid, hailed the decis»»»

Two lanes open in each direction between University City and the Exhibition Grounds Sharjah: Sharjah has partially reopened traffic between University City and the Exhibition Grounds as work advances on roads providing access to the Etihad Rail station. The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority sai»»»

World Teachers’ Day drive supports teachers in remote communities across 10 countries Sharjah: Sharjah Charity International has launched an initiative to sponsor 100 teachers across 10 countries, as part of its efforts to support educators working in schools and classrooms in remote areas. The “Sp»»»

The NCS said an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck Chamoli in Uttarakhand at 10.22 pm IST Earthquake tremors were felt across the Delhi-NCR region on Tuesday, with the epicentre of the quake located in Uttarakhand, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The NCS said an earthquake of»»»

Doha: The Qatar Photography Center under the Ministry of Culture is hosting a solo exhibition featuring 43 photographs taken at Katara's Katmai National Park in Alaska by Qatari photographer Khalifa Al Mansouri at Katara's Building 18, running through November 4. The exhibition documents the brown »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani met on Tuesday with Minister of Interior of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Eskandar Momeni. The meeting discussed several topics of mutual interest, particular»»»

Hamdan Foundation in Dubai, UNESCO launch research project on lessons from past laureates Dubai: Three teacher development initiatives from Türkiye, Ethiopia and Indonesia have shared $300,000 at the ninth edition of the UNESCO–Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development, honoured at a ceremony at UNESCO »»»

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council voted Tuesday to extend its monitoring of abuses in Russia, citing the “continued significant deterioration” of rights. The UN’s top rights body voted 21-5 to prolong by a year the mandate of its special rapporteur on rights violations in Russia. Ireland presente»»»

Membership connects Emirati researchers with international Antarctic science programmes Abu Dhabi: The UAE has joined the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) as an associate member, becoming the first Arab state to join the international body in its 68-year history. The UAE’s membersh»»»

DAMASCUS: Kurdish forces still hold around 2,200 foreign relatives of suspected Daesh group fighters in a northeast Syria camp, an official there told AFP, despite an integration agreement between the Kurds and Damascus. Two government officials also told AFP that transferring the administration of»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday reaffirmed the Kingdom’s full support for Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council and internationally recognized government as fighting intensified against the Iran-backed Houthis. The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, said Sau»»»

Etihad touches down at Red Sea International Airport, opening new Saudi route Etihad Airways has launched direct flights from Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, opening a new year-round connection to one of the kingdom’s fastest-growing tourism destinations. The airline’s inaugural Airbus A»»»

UAE's AI initiative targets workforce transformation and global competitiveness Abu Dhabi: The UAE is training about 80,000 government employees to become "super users" of artificial intelligence, capable of building AI agents and working with advanced models, the Minister of State for Artificial I»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed mass student protests in France on “mass migration” and Islam, pushing his global right-wing narrative ahead of tough midterm elections at home. “What’s happening in France is nothing less than out-of-control mass migration. This isn’t about s»»»

BERLIN: Ever since the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party won a regional election last month, not a day goes by without Ola Akhras and her husband discussing whether they should go back to Syria. The couple live with their two young daughters in Magdeburg, where Saxony-Anhalt’s»»»

Oil prices dip below $100 but shipping disruptions persist in the Gulf UAE residents face another day of uncertainty over regional travel and shipping as attacks hit two Saudi airports and fighting intensifies around one of the Middle East’s most important maritime routes. There are, however, signs»»»

RIYADH: Egypt and Jordan reaffirmed their support for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday amid renewed Houthi attacks targeting the Kingdom. The statements of solidarity came during separate telephone conversations between the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and his Egyptian and Jordanian cou»»»

Doha, Qatar: Director of the Media and Communication Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi affirmed Tuesday that mediation efforts between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are ongoing and uninterrupted. He noted that these efforts aim to achiev»»»

US lawmakers hail Captain Smit Machchhar and crew for courage aboard flydubai Flight 1073 The heroism of flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar and those aboard Flight 1073 has been recognised in the United States Congress, with a House resolution praising their courage during a terrifying mid-air emergen»»»

Paris: Some 256,000 people took part in student-led protests over calls for better school classroom conditions across France on Tuesday, including 56,000 in the capital, Paris, according to the interior ministry. Organisers gave a higher figure of 450,000 demonstrators across the country and 100,00»»»

Moscow: Russian authorities denied Tuesday that they were imposing anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly died of the disease, as Washington called on Moscow to be "transparent" about the situation. It was reported last week that a worker at an anti-plague institute in Siberi»»»

NAIROBI: Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. Kenya is the third country to record a case linked to the Ebola epidemic in eastern Congo, the second largest on record with more than 8,000 cases.»»»

Majid Al Futtaim says THAT’s footprint will support Mall of the Emirates’ next chapter Dubai: THAT Concept Store, the UAE-born retail concept developed by Majid Al Futtaim, is set to close its Mall of the Emirates footprint as the Dubai mall undergoes a Dh5 billion transformation. Sign up for our d»»»

Crash axe attack on captain reportedly caused head and hand injuries and heavy bleeding Abu Dhabi: The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday issued a health update on flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who was seriously injured on September 30 when his co-pilot attacked him in what the UAE Att»»»

Abu Dhabi to pioneer post-quantum encryption for secure government systems Abu Dhabi-Abu Dhabi is moving towards developing post-quantum encryption across government systems, embedded across their technology systems. Officials view this as an early step towards gaining greater visibility and contro»»»

Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore tonight until 6am on Wednesday will be humid and hazy with some clouds at times, becoming misty to foggy at places later, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of expected poor horizontal visibility at places later. Offshore, it will be»»»

Israel on Tuesday said that Hamas and the Palestinian population in Gaza would pay a "heavy price" if any of Israel's armed forces were harmed on the three-year anniversary of the militant group's October 7 attack.  Israel's defence minister on Tuesday said he had put the military on high aler»»»

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to ease limits on tax-free red-dyed diesel as fuel prices put pressure on Republican candidates. Trump said the move would save farmers millions of dollars and lower the cost of goods, though analysts said the change would not benefit farme»»»

ِAbu Dahbi, Oct. 6 (SANA) Governor of the Central Bank of Syria Mohammad Safwat Raslan and Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE Khaled Mohamed Balama signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in financial, supervisory and technical areas of mutual interest. »»»

LONDON: The World Health Organization said it urgently required $31 million to expand its health response in war-torn Yemen, where the latest escalation in hostilities has killed almost 1,000 people, displaced nearly 198,000 and overwhelmed already strained medical services. The appeal for humanita»»»

A runoff in Bulgaria's presidential election appears certain, with 38% of adult citizens saying they will definitely vote on October 25 and another 20% still undecided, according to a Trend poll commissioned by 24 Chasa. The survey shows the presidential ticket of Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev le»»»