Mumbai, India: Drought has hit three-quarters of India's richest state of Maharashtra, the government said on Saturday, after prolonged low rainfall in the region home to the megacity of Mumbai. The declaration in Maharashtra came after the national weather department forecast India would end its a»»»

UAE and Bangladesh leaders explore deeper ties on UN General Assembly sidelines Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Tarique Rahman, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the Uni»»»

Secretary-General of Iraq’s Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq Movement Sheikh Qais Al-Khazali on Saturday categorically rejected Iraq’s participation in or acquiescence to what he described as a blockade of Iran. In a statement, Sheikh Al-Khazali said it was “deeply painful to see the Islamic Republic of Iran besi»»»

The National Network for Children (NNC) has launched a travelling exhibition tracing more than 150 years of civic initiatives for children in Bulgaria, with the exhibition due to visit 24 cities across the country in the coming weeks, the organization said. The exhibition, titled 150 Years of Child»»»

Paris pushes Security Council action to safeguard vital Hormuz shipping lane France is working on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution backing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a UN diplomat said. The resolution would reaffirm the need to respect freedom of navigation in »»»

Doha, Qatar: The ongoing situation in the Strait of Hormuz was described as "very difficult" and "challenging" by the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, who called on the world to come together to put an end to the "manipulation" of the waterways. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign»»»

Global progress on WHO Pandemic Agreement as nations bolster health defenses World leaders meeting at the United Nations General Assembly renewed their commitment to strengthening global preparedness for future pandemics, calling for sustained investment and international cooperation in pandemic pr»»»

President Sadyr Japarov has signed a decree on measures to provide schools with textbooks and teaching materials. At least 8.5 billion soms will be allocated from the state budget for their publication, the presidential press service reports. According to it, the Cabinet of Ministers has been instr»»»

Chinese executives hail Dubai as launchpad for AI-driven international growth Senior executives from leading Chinese companies have highlighted Dubai’s growing role as a key hub for the regional and global growth of the Chinese business community. They noted that the emirate serves as an internatio»»»

Washington, United States: China and the United States agreed to set up a "communication channel" for artificial intelligence incidents, both sides said, after a Washington summit short on breakthroughs. Presdient Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discussed matters ranging from AI and trade to the stalle»»»

German-Russian stage director and adviser to the Bolshoi Theatre’s CEO Hans-Joachim Fry called Russia’s cultural education system one of the best in the world, saying attempts to “cancel” Russian culture should end. “Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia’s system of musical and cultural»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov opened a new academic building of the B. Beishenalieva Kyrgyz National University of Culture and Arts in Bishkek, the Culture Ministry’s press service reported. According to the ministry, 990 million soms was allocated from the presidential fund for constructio»»»

On the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Jeenbek Kulubaev, met with his counterpart from Niger, Bakary Yaou Sangaré, and signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. Accordin»»»

US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the proposal to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff a day earlier on the sidelines of a UN gathering in New York. The plan stipulated that the impor»»»

AI voice-cloning scam tricks Italian bank into €95 million overseas transfers Fraudsters used AI-generated messages and a cloned voice to impersonate senior executives and a top lawyer, tricking an Italian private bank into transferring about €95 million ($108 million) to overseas accounts, Reuters»»»

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping capped a state visit to Washington on Friday with pomp and pageantry but no real breakthroughs. Trump said he discussed the Iran war with Xi during his two-day visit, with both men confirming they will meet twice more before the end »»»

For Hungary’s economy and energy minister, flying carries an unusually personal meaning. Asked about aviation while travelling on board a plane, István Kapitány recalled his father, a Malév chief pilot who died in a crash near Paris when the future minister was not yet one year old. Decades later, »»»

DOHA: ​The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) concluded the 12th Qatar Patient Safety Week, held from September 17 to 23 under the theme 'Safe Care for Non-communicable Diseases'and the slogan 'Safe Care for Life!'. The week brought together governmental, semi-governmental and private healthcare inst»»»

Warning follows Umm Suqeim Street crash after motorist suddenly lost consciousness Dubai Police has warned motorists not to drive when severely fatigued, drowsy or experiencing health problems that could suddenly affect their ability to control a vehicle. The warning covers conditions including low»»»

Iran has relocated part of its Armed Forces’ strategic capabilities to secure environments and underground infrastructure as part of measures to protect the country’s defense capacities, the Defense Ministry’s spokesman said on Saturday. Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik said that geopolitical obje»»»

First, fighting continues between the Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front as fears of a regional spillover continue to mount. Then, both the opposition and the ruling UDPS party continue to blame each other for the violence in the latest mass protest. And, the Authenticity and»»»

Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election, taking 97 of 395 seats in the House of Representatives, according to final results announced by the Interior Ministry on Friday. The party, founded by a royal adviser close to King Mohammed VI and»»»

Fighting appears to be worsening in Ethiopia after the TPLF said it was in a "full blown" blown war with federal forces this week, days after the Tigrayan rebels declared a coalition with six other armed groups across the country, all with the objective of overthrowing prime minister abiy ahmed's g»»»

A driver holds a fuel nozzle at a truck stop in Tracy, California, on September 11. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images An official source revealed that the Fuel Automatic Pricing Committee (FAPC) will meet during the first week of October to review developments in petroleum product prices and»»»

Pope Leo XIV said on a visit to France on Friday that "authentic secularity" should not exclude religion, in a country where law has for more than a century separated church and state. "An authentic secularity, then, consists not in excluding religion from the public sphere or from education, but i»»»

Pope Leo XIV is to celebrate an open-air mass for some 600,000 believers on Saturday on the French capital's Place de la Concorde and adjoining Champs-Elysees.»»»

Damascus, Sept. 26 (SANA) Syria is moving through a political and institutional transition aimed at rebuilding state institutions, strengthening the rule of law and restoring public trust after decades of authoritarian rule under the ousted regime. The process began after Syria’s liberation with a »»»

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Qatar Chamber (QC) explored ways to boost trade and investment ties with Malaysia and enhance the role of the Qatar-Malaysia Joint Business Council during its participation in the Global Halal Summit (GHaS) 2026 in Kuala Lumpur. The QC delegation was headed by Dr. Mohamed bi»»»

India has the second-largest road network in the world, spanning over 6 million kilometres. But these roads are silent killers, with one death reported every three minutes. Every day, headlines are filled with horror stories: drunk drivers mowing people down, school buses hit by speeding trucks kil»»»

Thailand’s capital Bangkok declared a flood disaster on Saturday after more than 300 millimetres of rain in less than 48 hours, leaving canals overflowing and streets submerged. “It’s like at my waist level now,” a local said. The governor has urged people not to panic, saying the situation is stab»»»

Palestinian Culture Minister Emad Hamdan discussed the possible involvement of Russian specialists in the rehabilitation of residents of the Gaza Strip and their families affected by the conflict through art therapy. “We proposed creating a project for people from Gaza whose families have suffered »»»

European Union countries have agreed to release €6.6 billion from a fund meant to reimburse member states that have  provided arms to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv earlier in the day, accordin»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam insisted at the U.N. on the need to "avert the vacuum" that would be caused by withdrawing the peacekeeping mission deployed in the country's south without a viable replacement. Under U.S. pressure, the U.N. Security Council decided last month to fix December as the end o»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - United States President Donald Trump called for trilateral arms control talks involving Moscow, Beijing and Washington during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House has said. "The President advocated for trilateral arms control negotiations between the Unite»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday ruled out a meeting with US President Donald Trump before trust between Iran and the United States is restored. In an interview with CBS, Pezeshkian was asked if he is ready to meet with Trump or invite him to Iran. "As long as th»»»

ANA Boeing 737 makes emergency landing in Okinawa after engine vibration scare An All Nippon Airways (ANA) passenger flight made an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa after pilots detected severe vibration and unusually high oil temperatures in one of its engines. The incident occurred on»»»

UAE leads UN crime forum, pushing global justice reforms for the digital era Abu Dhabi: The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice officially opened in Abu Dhabi with the election of a new President and the establishment of organizational procedures. The Secretary Gen»»»

The Israeli enemy army renewed its attacks on southern Lebanon on Saturday, striking several areas in continued violations of Lebanese sovereignty and international law. Al-Manar TV’s correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes attacked Sujud and Jabal Al-Rafie, while another strike targeted the »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlements of Petropavlovka and Lozovaya in the Kharkov Region and the settlement of Maryino in the Sumy Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "In the course of expanding the outer control zone, the settlements »»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - The military in China and the United States have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding as soon as possible to strengthen communication during crises and to prevent them, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday. The memo was part of agreements reached duri»»»

Hungary has recorded another sharp fall in the number of births, while deaths slightly increased in August compared with a year earlier. The latest figures add to a long-running demographic trend that has seen the country’s population decline for decades, even as fewer deaths have somewhat moderate»»»

Estimated spending by UAE visitors reached about Dh851 million in July and August Dubai: Thailand welcomed more than 89,000 Emirati tourists in July and August, with UAE visitor numbers rising sharply during the peak summer travel period and accounting for about one-third of all arrivals from the M»»»

Dubai’s overall population grew by 1.1 million in four years to 4.58 million Dubai: More than four in five Dubai residents are between the ages of 20 and 59, with the emirate’s working-age population reaching nearly 3.68 million at the end of 2025, according to the latest statistics from the Dubai »»»

The Iraqi government said Saturday it was holding talks with the United States to secure an exemption from then ban on Iranian airlines, which has disrupted travel for patients, students and pilgrims. All Iraqi airports enforced the ban this week, resulting in major disruption at the airport of the»»»

Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, according to a classified US intelligence assessment that has fueled concerns in Congress over President Donald Trump’s nuclear cooperation agreement with Riyadh, the Washington Post reported on Friday. The assessment was included in classi»»»

Tunis, Sept.26 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti participated, Friday in New York, in the High-level Dialogue on the 5th Anniversary of the Global Development Initiative (GDI), launched by China in...»»»

The CEO of Egypt’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) Mostafa Hassan held talks on Thursday, September 24, 2026, with a delegation from the Arab Women Investors Union headed by its President, Hoda Galal Yassa. The meeting aims to discuss future cooperation in supporting »»»

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Red aviation alert issued after Etna eruption shuts key Sicilian air hub Italy’s Catania Airport has suspended all incoming flights until 4pm local time after renewed activity from Mount Etna sent volcanic ash several kilometres into the atmosphere. The airport operator said the suspension was impo»»»

Sheikh Sultan previously studied at Arkansas State University, University of Detroit Mercy Sharjah: Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, has earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Management Studies from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. The doctorate ma»»»