Geneva, Switzerland: Around 50,000 people have fled fighting in southern Ethiopia and crossed into Kenya since last week, the United Nations confirmed Wednesday, drawing on estimates from local border authorities. The figure represents a sharp jump from the 36,000 recorded on Tuesday by UNHCR, the »»»

CentCom denies reports of sea mines disrupting oil shipments in Hormuz The US Central Command (CentCom) has rejected Iranian media claims that commercial ships are striking sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, saying American forces have cleared the waterway’s internationally recognised primary trans»»»

Shang Summit aims to redefine Quezon City's skyline with towering ambitions MANILA: The under-construction Shang Summit is poised to transform the skyline of Quezon City, a suburb of Metro Manila, and this Asian capital. It's been dubbed as as the "tallest residential twin towers" in the Philippine»»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s government has laid out a 2-trillion-rupee ($6.01 billion) capital expenditure plan for 2027 to prioritizing national infrastructure and attract major domestic and development projects related to investment. Fernando said the allocation would focus on roads, railways, rural con»»»

Tunis, Oct. 28 (TAP) - Tunisia will face total public debt servicing costs estimated at 21.275 billion dinars in 2027, including 13.3 billion dinars in principal repayments and 7.968 billion dinars in interest payments, according to figures in the...»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) and Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Dr Mohamed Farid Saleh have discussed ways to expand bilateral investment, develop joint projects and strengthen private sector cooperation, with Egypt announcing plans to establi»»»

Tribune News Network Lusail A Prologue of 11.12km will kickstart proceedings in the Qatar International Baja before the official ceremonial start at the Lusail International Circuit on Thursday afternoon. An impressive field of cars, motorcycles and quads, competing in the penultimate rounds of the»»»

The Embassy of Pakistan in Doha hosted an exclusive exhibition of paintings by Pakistani artist Maryum Shahid, titled Whispers of the Eternal — A Journey Through Spirit and Soul, bringing together diplomats, art enthusiasts and members of Qatar’s local and expatriate communities for an evening of a»»»

Punjab Six Packs emerged champions of the 8th Sohni Dharti Volleyball Tournament, defeating Kashmir Net Masters 2–0 in an exciting final organised by the Sohni Dharti Welfare Forum in Al Khor. The two-week tournament brought together 70 players, divided equally into five teams representing Pakistan»»»

QNA Doha Cooperation and coordination among government entities and institutions have enabled Qatar to develop an integrated system for staging major events, strengthen the exchange of experience and expertise, and accelerate planning and preparations, Jassim Abdulaziz Al Jassim, acting secretary-g»»»

QNA Doha Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC) convened the third edition of the Leadership Innovation Forum 2026 on Wednesday under the patronage of Chairperson of the QLC Board of Directors HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani. Held under the theme “Strategy Before Execution: Building Institutions T»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) and Sidra Medicine, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and Hamad Medical Corporation, have found that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was associated with substantially more severe illness than influenza»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC) has laid the foundation stone for a rehabilitation and training village for children with disabilities in Nouakchott, Mauritania, with support from donors in Qatar. In cooperation with Mauritania’s Ministry of Social Action, Childhood and Family, the pro»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Sidra Medicine and Qatar Museums are leading a multidisciplinary research project that brings together archaeology, advanced medical imaging, and molecular research to investigate the lives and health of Qatar’s prehistoric populations. The project has identified skeletal »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Design District (DDD), powered by Msheireb Properties, has opened ‘Designed to Last’, a fashion exhibition by award-winning Moroccan designer Artsi Ifrah, founder and Creative Director of Marrakech-based Maison ARTC. The exhibition opened on October 27 with a gala eve»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has achieved two significant milestones, with Al Wakra Hospital receiving Gold Certification and Heart Hospital receiving Silver Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care from Planetree International. The certificate was received »»»

Tribune News Network Doha talabat, the leading everyday app in the MENA region, has announced the launch of talabat grow in Qatar in collaboration with Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP). The launch brought together local media, restaurant partners and local entrepreneurs to introduce the progr»»»

QNA Yerevan Qatar participated in the High-Level Segment of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) held in Yerevan, Armenia, on October 27 and 28. The segment was held as part of the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference hosted by Armenia f»»»

Alvin Hellerstein, a top US judge who was handling the trial against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and previously oversaw lawsuits stemming from the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and multiple cases involving President Donald Trump, died on Wednesday aged 92. Alvin Helle»»»

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro insisted Wednesday he is his country's rightful leader after arriving in the United States to start a self-imposed exile. Bolsonaro's defiance on fleeing to Florida signaled continued upheaval for Brazil, where leftist President L»»»

With Halloween just around the corner, digital parenting coach Dr Elizabeth Milovidov gives us some expert tips on managing your child's digital safety while still letting them have fun during the spooky October holiday.  »»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to woo African leaders and government delegates on Wednesday as they gathered in Moscow for the third Russia-Africa Summit to discuss trade, security, arms deals and grain supplies as part of the Kremlin's strategic efforts to expand its footprint in Africa. »»»

QNA Doha The Cabinet has approved a draft law amending certain provisions of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority law, aiming to modernise financial market regulations, strengthen investor protection, and enhance transparency. The Cabinet also commendedHis Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar S»»»

Tribune News Network Doha With the generous and continued support of benefactors, Qatar Charity (QC) field teams have distributed food baskets to thousands of people from the conflict-hit families in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. The humanitarian assistance was widely appreciated by humanitarian autho»»»

The Cabinet also commended HH the Amir’s meetings in Moscow on Tuesday with President Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Dr Masoud Pezeshkian. Furthermore, the Cabinet noted His Highness’s meeting in Tashkent with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat M»»»

United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands, is bringing together its residential portfolio at Cityscape Qatar 2026, highlighting two distinct offerings that reflect the evolving needs of homeowners and investors. One is Perlita Gardens, a new villa communi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), in collaboration with the RIPE NCC, is delivering a six-week training programme to strengthen national technical capabilities in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) deployment and Internet routing security. The programme brings»»»

Tribune News Network Doha United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan Islands, will participate in the 11th edition of Qatar Sustainability Week (QSW) 2026, bringing together six environmental, educational and community-focused initiatives across its destinations f»»»

Questions are being raised about Spain's rail safety as authorities launch an official investigation into the cause of Wednesday's high-speed train collision, which killed at least 68 people and wounded around 100 more, in the country's second fatal rail crash this year.  At least 68 ​people d»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Vitalii Kim, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. “If Europe will not support us, we also will fight because it's our motherland,” says Kim, insisting that Ukraine's determination to resist Russian aggression will endure regardless of the outcome of negoti»»»

WILMINGTON, Delaware: A Trump administration initiative to deploy hundreds of investigators to hunt for noncitizen voters is illegally intimidating naturalized US citizens and subjecting them to possible disenfranchisement, according to a lawsuit filed by civil rights groups that seeks to end the p»»»

GENEVA, Switzerland: Fighting in southern Ethiopia has caused some 50,000 to flee over the border to Kenya since clashes erupted last week, the United Nations said on Wednesday, citing local authorities. The figure represents a sharp jump from the 36,000 recorded on Tuesday by UNHCR, the UN refugee»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia's net profit for the first nine months ended Sept. 30, 2026, rose 13.46 percent year on year to 214.81 million ringgit (about 52.68 million U.S. dollars), while revenue increased 19.48 percent to 641.46 million ringgit, driven by stronger mark»»»

The Central Election Commission's (CEC) decision that there was no violation of election rules and its refusal to rule on the merits of more than 105 complaints regarding the use of the Government Information Service and the official channels of the Council of Ministers to support the candidacy of »»»

Moscow — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Egypt hopes to expand its nuclear cooperation with Moscow, including the potential for new reactors after 2030, during a meeting at the Kremlin on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa Summit»»»

Tunis, Oct. 28 (TAP) - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri visited the Tunisian pavilion at the Moscow exhibition on Wednesday, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti, following her visit to...»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) found no administrative violation of the Election Code in Prime Minister Rumen Radev's statement that he made on Monday. The CEC dismissed the complaint with 8 votes in favour and 7 against. The Gurov-Kandev nomination committee referred a case of electioneerin»»»

Sophie Wilmes, the Vice-President of the European Parliament, highlighted the significance of the changes under way in Hungary since the election, at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. Wilmes is leading a delegation from the EP’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIB»»»

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday slammed a “shameful” decision by a judge dismissing accusations against a campaigner arrested on terrorism charges for allegedly seeking to organize violent protests. The man, 30-year-old Youssef Siher, was arrested on October 24 and accused »»»

WASHINGTON: Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former President Barack ​Obama head to Ohio and Georgia on Wednesday, the sites of critical contests in the November 3 midterm election that will determine which party controls the US Congress for the next two years. The final week of the»»»

At least 68 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided near Toledo, Spain, Castilla-La Mancha regional President Emiliano Garcia-Page has said, according to Spanish newspaper ABC. More than 179 people have reportedly been injured. The crash occurred at 8:54 AM local time on Wednes»»»

In Israel, the surprises only start with election night: they're still counting ballots in a vote that featured the highest turnout in decades, historic inroads by Arab parties, Benjamin Netanyahu’s worst result since 1999 and yet Israel’s longest-serving prime minister still has a path to staying »»»

NEW YORK CITY: Attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis on airports and other civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia raise the question of possible war crimes, the UN’s top human rights official told Arab News, as he also condemned the detention of dozens of UN staff in Yemen by the Iran-backed militia.»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar maintained its top regional ranking in political stability and rule of law in the World Bank's 2026 update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), reinforcing its position as a regional model for stability, the rule of law, and security. According to a statemen»»»

KHERSON, Ukraine: A planned six-day ceasefire brokered by US first lady Melania Trump and tied to a humanitarian aid mission in a Russian-occupied town has brought rare quiet to the Ukrainian-held city of Kherson across the water. Four years ago, crowds filled the central square of this southern po»»»

Tunis, Oct. 28 (TAP) - Tunisia has strongly condemned the Zionist entity’s continued blatant attacks on the cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, most recently the arrests and raids carried out by occupation forces and settlers on Sunday, October 25.In a...»»»

France’s Senate has backed a sweeping “vandals pay” bill that could force people involved in violent gatherings to cover up to €10,000 ($11,100) in damage caused not only by them, but also by other members of the group. The vote follows weeks of nationwide protests which spiraled into looting, arso»»»

Influential US labour union co-founder, feminist, and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta died on Wednesday in Bakersfield, California, her family said. Credited with coining the enduring "Si, se puede!" rallying cry later adapted by former US president Barack Obama, Huerta continued her activism on r»»»

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday after fleeing his country in defiance of a court order to surrender his passport. Bolsonaro, who lost a runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, is under inves»»»

DOHA The State of Qatar maintained its top regional ranking in political stability and rule of law in the World Bank's 2026 update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), reinforcing its position as a regional model for stability, the rule of law, and security. According to a statement issued»»»