EXPLAINERAll the updates after UAE authorities linked odours to tanker spill and closed beaches Dubai: The UAE began a massive clean-up in the sea and closed multiple beaches over the weekend after unexplained odours had residents across several emirates wondering what was going on for days. Beache»»»

Trump highlights US-Libya partnership against terrorism and backs national elections US President Donald Trump called on Libya to stop serving as a "route" for illegal migration while pledging American support for the country’s unification and national elections. "The Libyan people are proud, resil»»»

Hydropower projects face backlash over weak community engagement The Philippines wants cheaper electricity, more renewable energy, and greater energy security. Yet every time a major pumped-storage hydropower project is proposed, it meets a familiar wall: angry residents, worried church groups, env»»»

UPDATELula edges past Bolsonaro in one of Brazil's closest presidential elections Brasilia, Brazil: Brazilian media has projected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) to win the country's presidential runoff election, holding an unassailable lead over right-wing challenger Flávio Bo»»»

From mountain rebels to missile power, how Iran’s support and Yemen’s war fuel attacks Dubai: Why are Yemen’s Houthis intensifying attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting airports, oil installations and major cities despite the danger of triggering a wider regional war? The question became more urgent o»»»

Madrid: A bus accident in Spain's province of Barcelona left at least 20 people severely injured on Sunday, said Catalonia's Medical Emergency System (SEM). The accident occurred on the BV-5114 road in the municipality of Fogars de Montclus, where a bus reportedly plunged down an embankment. The SE»»»

Deadly attack on health workers hampers Ebola response in eastern Congo BUTEMBO, Congo (AP) — A nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured after being attacked while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo, according to the World Health Organization. It was the latest in a series of attack»»»

Share: File photo of US envoy Tom Barrack “Diplomacy demands accuracy, not reckless generalizations that compromise human lives.” “Tom Barrack’s comments and “lack of understanding” of the region have “brought a lot of damage to the whole Middle East”, experts say Israeli Druze figures and regional»»»

Death toll in Nigerian bandit attack rises to 50, survivors recount horror The death toll from an attack by gunmen in a rural eastern Nigerian town has risen to at least 50, survivors and Amnesty International told AFP Sunday, after more bodies were discovered. Both police and Amnesty said some of »»»

SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday, the country’s electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and global anti-incumbent sentiment to put ​the brakes on a wave of right-wing election victories across Latin Amer»»»

Lula and Bolsonaro face off in chaotic Brazil runoff vote Brazil's election stood at a virtual tie halfway through counting on Sunday, with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holding a razor-thin lead over right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro. With a seesawing lead, Lula had 50.7 percent of votes a»»»

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won reelection as Brazil’s president, defeating right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of US President Donald Trump. With 99.76% of polling stations counted, Lula secured 51.75% of valid votes against Bolso»»»

BELGRADE, Serbia: The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government. It was a seismic political shift in th»»»

Paris, France: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and the country's two education ministers will meet with student leaders on Monday before addressing journalists, the prime minister's office announced in Paris on Sunday. Sunday's announcement came after another weekend of protests over the st»»»

Government Faces Mounting Pressure Over High School Reforms and Living Costs France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's office announced that he and the country's two education ministers would meet student leaders Monday before speaking to journalists. Sunday's announcement came after another week»»»

The Central Election Commission has published partial results of the Sunday presidential elections with 17.86% of tally sheets processed by the district election commissions. The results are as follows: Ilana Iotova/Kiril Valchev - 35.5% Andrey Gurov/Georgi Kandev - 30.5% Kostadin Kostadinov/Petar »»»

DOHA The Ministry of Justice affirmed that the enactment of Law No. 17 of 2026 on international treaties and agreements, together with the issuance of Amiri Decision No. 39 of 2026 regulating their conclusion, establishes an integrated framework for managing this vital area. The framework promotes »»»

The Central Election Commission has published preliminary results of the Sunday presidential elections with 17.86% of tally sheets processed by the district election commissions. The results are as follows: Ilana Iotova/Kiril Valchev - 35.5% Andrey Gurov/Georgi Kandev - 30.5% Kostadin Kostadinov/Pe»»»

DOHA The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has affirmed that issuing Amiri Decision No. 38 of 2026, which regulates the drafting of legislation, marks a qualitative leap in the development of the State of Qatar's government legislative processes. It embodies the General Secretariat’s »»»

BELGRADE - With 75 pct of votes counted, the Student List-The Students Will Win electoral list has 52.4 pct of votes after Sunday's early parliamentary polls in Serbia, while the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia list has won 39.2 pct of votes, IPSOS and the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (Ce»»»

QNA Doha A panel discussion, held as part of the 9th World Investment Forum (WIF), being held in Doha, explored the prospects for economic cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as the ASEAN experience in attract»»»

Agencies Larnaca (Cyprus) The 52nd Cyprus Rally delivered one of the most dramatic finishes of all time on Sunday as Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah beat Simos Galatariotis by just 4.63 seconds, securing the victory and being crowned Middle East Champion for the 21st time in his career, as well as winnin»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has announced the launch of its Warm Winter Campaign 2026–2027. Under the theme of “Warmth and Serenity”, the three-month drive involves a wide range of winter-aid projects and aid for the benefit of more than 57,000 people in many vulnera»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) completed 2,259 requests across 32 radiation-protection services in the first eight months of 2026, substantially bolstering processing efficiency and streamlining regulatory oversight. In a statement on Sunday, MECC said average proce»»»

QNA Paris The Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne hosted a graduation ceremony for the first cohort of Qatari students from the Sorbonne programme in Qatar. The nine graduates represent a milestone that transcends the mere awarding of diplomas. It’s a celebration of a journey of educational and cu»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC) has distributed 250 copies of the “Baseera Mushaf”—a Braille edition of the Holy Quran to people with visual disabilities in Kosovo and Albania, helping them read, listen to, and memorise the Quran more independently. The initiative delivered 160 copies »»»

The Indian Women Welfare Organization (IWWO) successfully conducted the preliminary round of Spell Bee Season 2 on October 23, 2026, with over 360 students from schools across Qatar participating. The competition promotes spelling skills, vocabulary, language proficiency, confidence, and healthy co»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), in collaboration with Earthna Centre for a Sustainable Future, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), announced details of the 11th edition of Qatar Sustainability Week (QSW) 2026, scheduled to take place from October 31 »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), continuing its commitment to serving the Indian expatriate community in Qatar, successfully organized its Fifth Blood Platelet Donation Camp in consecutive months in association with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) at the Qatar»»»

Tribune News Network Doha MIE-SPPU Institute of Higher Education celebrated cultural diversity through an Indology Models and Posters Exhibition titled “Global Heritage: India & the World” on October 15, 2026. Organised by the Department of Management Sciences and the Department of Commerce, the ex»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Maharashtra Mandal Qatar (MMQ), an affiliated organisation of the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) under the aegis of the Embassy of India in Qatar, organised a farewell and felicitation ceremony in honour of Dr Vaibhav Tandale, Counsellor (Political) and Head of Chancery at t»»»

The cover of the 13th volume of Vijayamanthrangal, a motivational book series authored by Dr. Amanulla Vadakkangara, was unveiled at Radio Malayalam Studio in Doha. Radio Malayalam CEO Anwar Hussain, who unveiled the cover, described Vijayamanthrangal as one of the station’s flagship programmes, in»»»

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met with Ambassador of Turkiye to Qatar HE Yakup Caymazoglu on Sunday. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation between the two nations and ways to strengthen and expand it, as well as a range of ma»»»

QNA Berlin HM King Felipe VI of Spain has awarded HE Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Hamar, Qatar’s former ambassador to Spain, the Order of Civil Merit in recognition of his diplomatic efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between Qatar and Spain during his tenure from 2019 to 2024. Ambassador Al Hama»»»

Abuja: Health authorities in Nigeria said Sunday that their ongoing Ebola contact-tracing operations in the capital city of Abuja were expanding, having traced an additional nine contacts. "As of now, we have 53 primary contacts," said Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) boss J»»»

Student-led protests end Aleksandar Vucic's 14-year political dominance in Serbia The dominant force in Serbian politics for over 14 years, Aleksandar Vucic, who conceded defeat in a snap parliamentary poll on Sunday, rose from the wreckage of strongman Slobodan Milosevic's cabinet to the centre of»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Birla Public School (BPS) Doha hosted the grand finale of BPS Pi Nova 2026, an inter-school mathematics competition, on October 17, 2026, at the Basant Kumar Birla Auditorium. The event brought together talented young mathematicians from Indian schools across Qatar to show»»»

Satyendra Pathak DOHA Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday attended the inauguration of the ninth World Investment Forum (WIF) 2026 bringing together more than 5,000 participants from around the world to explore investment o»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a series of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the World Investment Forum (WIF) held in Doha on Sunday. The prime minister met with Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Nat»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM) yesterday opened Beyti Beytak or My Home is Your Home, an exhibition exploring ideas of home, hospitality and belonging through architecture, art and design. Organised by the future Art Mill Museum and on view until May 29, 2027, the exhibition is presen»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global foundation working to expand access to quality education and economic opportunities, in collaboration with the Qatar Foundation (QF) Alumni Office, has launched Skills 4 Good, a volunteer-led initiative connecting students at »»»

Tribune News Network DOHA Qatar Museums (QM) on Sunday opened Wooden Doors of Qatar: From Storage to Stories and Atharna 2026: Life and Death in Pre-Islamic Qatar at Fahad Bin Ali Palace in Msheireb. On view until May 29, 2027, the exhibitions offer two distinct encounters with Qatar’s heritage thr»»»

BELGRADE - We have shown that changes are not only possible, but also that the will for them is there, Student List candidate for MP Radomir Saicic said on Sunday evening after early parliamentary elections in Serbia, adding that the Student List - which won the polls - now needed to demonstrate it»»»

Moscow: Russia's Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow welcomes the European Union's nomination of an envoy for negotiations on Ukraine, underscoring the importance of the envoy's credibility in paving the way for a settlement. Commenting Sunday on reports that Finnish President Alexander Stu»»»

Energy markets and diplomacy at stake as Trump issues stark warning on Iran's ambitions US President Donald Trump has renewed his warning that allowing Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon would create catastrophic security and energy consequences. Trump warned that a nuclear-armed Iran would create “e»»»

Bulgaria’s presidential election is heading for a runoff between Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov, with parallel vote counts placing the two tickets in the lead and turnout remaining low, according to polling agencies and reports by BGNES and NOVA. New exit poll puts Gyurov ahead of Yotova by 0.8% T»»»

According to Alpha Research’s exit poll, 39% of GERB voters who participated in the presidential election chose Andrey Gyurov, while turnout among the party’s supporters exceeded 30%, representing approximately 130,000 votes. Among these voters, 22% backed Iliana Yotova, 8% supported Kostadin Kosta»»»

Revival leader and presidential candidate Kostadin Kostadinov said the October 25 election results were predictable given low turnout, adding that his party’s voters could play a decisive role in the November 1 runoff. Speaking at a news briefing at the party’s headquarters in Sofia, Kostadinov sai»»»

Presidential candidates Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov outlined their positions ahead of Bulgaria’s November 1 runoff, with Yotova calling for a message of peace and stressing the importance of voting, while Gyurov invited her to an open debate. “Our message of peace must be heard, and that is wha»»»

Bulgaria’s presidential election is heading for a runoff between Iliana Yotova and Andrey Gyurov on November 1, with completed parallel vote counts showing a narrow race and turnout of about 22%, according to polling agencies cited by BGNES and NOVA. The final parallel count by the Market Links Age»»»