MAIDUGURI: Gunmen killed at least 40 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Friday afternoon, Amnesty International said. A large group of gunmen carried out ⁠the attack on ⁠Binnari village, police said in a statement on Saturday. Amnesty International strongly c»»»

The Palestinian Authority has called for international pressure on Israel after a Palestinian official said around 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank were forced to leave their homes following an attack on Friday which killed two Israeli soldiers. The head of Hebron's municipality s»»»

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels said they launched attacks at Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday while Yemen’s Saudi-backed government ​said the ‌group also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in ⁠the port city of Aden. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi aut»»»

AMMAN — Jordan’s moderate inflation, continued economic growth and resilient export performance are supporting a stable investment environment despite regional uncertainty, economists told The Jordan Times, highlighting opportunities to strengthen the Kingdom’s competitiveness and attract further i»»»

LONDON — Oil prices traded at five-month highs last week, with benchmark crude contract Brent North Sea rising above $116 a barrel, as the Middle East conflict raged on.Global markets were contending "with concerns around surging oil prices and the sustainability of AI spending", noted AJ Bell's he»»»

A total of 410,000 people took part in demonstrations across France on Saturday – including 110,000 in Paris – as part of a day of rallies focussed on purchasing power and the defence of public services, the Interior Ministry told AFP. The turnout was slightly lower than last week, which saw 550,00»»»

A coalition of the “Yellow Vests” movement, trade unions and students will march across France on Saturday with demands over studying conditions and purchasing power. Some 70,000 police are expected to be deployed as authorities fear looting and vandalism similar to last Saturday's unrest.»»»

Ukraine has regained a "stable" connection to the Starlink and Starshield satellite communications systems, Kyiv's defence minister said on Saturday. Recent disruptions to the connection led to tensions with Washington over the SpaceX-made network crucial to the Ukrainian army's operations. The Sta»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary said on Saturday that its chief held a rare meeting with the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to appear in public since being appointed. Mojtaba was chosen in March to succeed his father and longtime ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-I»»»

Nagoya: The State of Qatar has formally received the Asian Para Games Flag at the Closing Ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, marking the transition to Doha as the next host of the Asian Para Games in 2030. The Handover follows Qatar's receipt of the Asian Games Flag earlier this mo»»»

Cairo: The State of Qatar, represented by HE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari, a member of the Shura Council, has won the presidency of the Foreign, Political, and National Security Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament. This victory came by acclamation during the procedural session of the Arab Pa»»»

RIYADH: Survivors of the Oct. 10 Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have recounted scenes of explosions, smoke and bloodshed, describing how they tried to help fellow passengers despite suffering serious injuries. Their accounts feature in a documentary titled “Before Boar»»»

US President Donald Trump made “totally false” statements when he blamed rising diesel prices in America on Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, Vladimir Zelensky has claimed, accusing him of “deflecting the focus away from Iran.” Zelensky’s remarks came amid a growing spat with Trump, who has »»»

Doha: The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) has concluded its 2026 training program on international commercial courts, featuring lectures, panel discussions and applied workshops on relevant legislation. The program highlighted the procedures and practices of QICDRC »»»

Rome: Security forces deployed massively in Italy on Saturday for protests, which turned out to be small and mostly peaceful after a sweeping crackdown in the wake of violent clashes last weekend. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government approved tough security measures this week and p»»»

JUBA: New armed raids by cattle rustlers in a troubled South Sudan state have left at least 10 people dead, local authorities said Saturday. Clashes over stolen cattle also left three wounded in Tonji North county of Warrap state on Friday evening, according to local commissioner Agany Lok Agany. “»»»

Lucky Day Draw No. 261024 delivers cash prizes to multiple participants Dubai: Several participants have won cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw, which has taken place on Saturday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 261024, the winning numbers in the Days section were 18, 30, 5, 6, 13, and 4, w»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: An Israeli airstrike targeted the Wadi al-Hujair area, and there has been artillery shelling on the town of al-Mans»»»

Fire engulfs Sorsogon City Public Market; BFP works to contain the blaze Manila, Philippines: A fire was reported at the Sorsogon City Public Market late on Saturday (Oct. 24) and into Sunday (Oct. 25), with firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) working to contain the blaze, accordi»»»

Masoud Pezeshkian urges a way out of the impasse as economic pressure on Iran intensifies Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that many Iranians were struggling to put food on the table, as the economic pressure from the Middle East war with the United States mounts. Washingto»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 24, 2026 (TAP) - Partly cloudy Saturday night, getting sometimes very cloudy over most regions with isolated thunderstorms and showers in the far north and southeast, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).The wind will...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Europe Swept by Wave of Protests: From Paris to Tirana, Housing and Cost of Living Fuel Unrest 24-10-2026 19:58 PM Hundreds of thousands of»»»

TEL AVIV: Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday for a large anti-government demonstration, three days ahead of a general election that is widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protest was organized by the October Council, a group founded by the families of vic»»»

MOSCOW: Latvia, a member of the European Union and NATO, has emerged as one of the top five countries used to ship Russian grain this marketing season despite strained political ties, as Moscow redirects exports from the Azov-Black Sea basin to Baltic ports. Some 431,700 tonnes of Russian grain wer»»»

NAGOYA: The State of Qatar has formally received the Asian Para Games Flag at the Closing Ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, marking the transition to Doha as the next host of the Asian Para Games in 2030. The Handover follows Qatar's receipt of the Asian Games Flag earlier this mo»»»

Cairo, Oct. 24 (SANA) UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday called for Middle East crises to be addressed through political and diplomatic means, urging an end to the expansion of war and the protection of civilians. In a post on X after arriving in Egypt, Guterres said: “Amid intensify»»»

TIRANA: Thousands rallied in Tirana on Saturday at a fresh anti-government rally after days of violent unrest in the Albanian capital, with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd. Since mid-October, protesters and police have routinely clashed. Several government buildings have been attacked,»»»

HEBRON: The Israeli military forced about 1,500 Palestinians to leave their homes in Hebron after sealing off two neighborhoods, with 1,000 more facing displacement as part of a large-scale operation that continued a day after Palestinian gunmen shot two soldiers dead at a military checkpoint. Yous»»»

ISLAMABAD: Iran remains open to talks with the US under a Pakistan-brokered interim deal reached in June to end the conflict, Tehran’s ambassador to Islamabad said Saturday, accusing Washington of undermining diplomacy and prolonging the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. Ambassador Reza Amiri Mog»»»

Amman: The death toll from an attack on a church in Jordan's southern Karak Governorate has risen to nine after one of the injured victims died while receiving hospital treatment. Jordanian Health Minister Dr. Ibrahim Al Bdour said one critically injured victim remained under treatment at Prince Al»»»

London: Qatar Foundation (QF) organized its Alumni Forum 2026, with the participation of 65 graduates from the United Kingdom (UK) and across Europe, as part of its efforts to share their stories and experiences, build and strengthen connections with each other as well as learn, support, collaborat»»»

During an online meeting with Dmytro Lubinets, head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, both sides discussed the mission in Alyoshki, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said. "We discussed the previously agreed details; everything is proceeding in line with the worked-out agreements. »»»

WASHINGTON: Two former FBI officials were charged Friday with lying to Congress about their involvement in investigating Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, the latest in a series of splashy and politically charged actions the Justice Department has undertaken ahe»»»

Voting has ended in the election of members of Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors' quota, the SJC said on Saturday. Prosecutors are electing four members of the Council from a total of 25 candidates. The opening of ballot boxes at the polling stations, the counting and v»»»

Canberra, Australia: Two rest areas in remote South Australia have been newly built or upgraded under a 4.25-million-Australian-dollar (about 2.77 million U.S. dollars) project aimed at reducing driver fatigue and improving road safety, the federal government announced on Friday. According to a joi»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that many Iranians were struggling to put food on the table, as the economic pressure from the Middle East war with the United States mounts. Washington has in recent weeks dialed back military operations in favor of economic pressure, while»»»

The Budapest Central District Court on Friday remanded Gyorgy Matolcsy, the former governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH), into custody for one month. The court ordered the detention on suspicion of graft and use of forged documents, Anna Madarasi, a spokesperson for the court, said. Madara»»»

A new awareness video urges passengers to follow simple steps for safer train journeys Abu Dhabi: Etihad Rail has launched a new phase of its national rail safety campaign following the official launch of the UAE’s passenger rail network, urging passengers and communities to help keep train travel »»»

Rezera, formerly NodThera, is preparing for a Nasdaq listing with an oral NLRP3 inhibitor entering Phase III trials for atherosclerosis. The drug originated in a small research project at Kraków-based Ryvu Therapeutics, then called Selvita. Ryvu contributed about PLN 1.3 mln in grant and company fu»»»

Swedish property company Eastnine plans to expand its office portfolio in Warsaw and Poznań over the next three to five years, with no plans to enter new markets. In late September, it acquired Warsaw’s The Bridge for €241 mln, below its €285 mln valuation after adjustments for vacancies, rent disc»»»

Panattoni is preparing to re-enter Romania’s industrial and logistics property market, which its executives see as having potential similar to Poland’s market during its earlier growth phase. The developer has registered Panattoni Romania Development SRL in Bucharest with share capital of 100,000 R»»»

“Housefishing” is the use of heavily edited or AI-generated property photos that make a home look better than it is. Images may show larger windows, different furniture, removed flaws or features that do not exist. The misleading listings can attract more viewers, but the gap between photos and rea»»»

HP Poland managing director Andrzej Sowiński expects laptop demand to dip slightly in 2027 as higher prices make quality computers less affordable. He says businesses may buy more selectively but will continue to need computers. RAM and SSD prices may rise by low single digits as manufacturers prio»»»

Polish businesses can apply for new grants and low-interest loans for renewable energy, biogas, heat storage, green upgrades and truck-charging infrastructure. From Nov. 2, energy-intensive firms can seek PLN 5 mln to PLN 300 mln in loans covering up to 100% of eligible renewable-energy project cos»»»

Seoul: Minister of Public Health HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud met with President of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) of the Republic of Korea, Dr Seungkwon Hong on the sidelines of His Excellency’s participation in the World Bio Summit, held in Seoul, Republic of Korea»»»

Cut through the corporate damage-control flimflam – ‘technical’ issues and ‘mistakes’ but no politics, they say – and the Oversight Board of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has just had to deny but really admit that its platforms have been caught trying to influence B»»»

NAIROBI: Uganda’s health ministry said late on Friday that travelers with a history of travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been battling an Ebola outbreak for months, will not be permitted to transit through the East African nation. The announcement came after an Ebola patient in »»»

ROME: Five Italian activists detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank returned to Italy on Saturday, Italy’s foreign ministry said. The five were detained on Thursday while accompanying Palestinian farmers who were collecting olives. Israel said the activists were in an area where there had been»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s foreign minister will tell his Yemeni counterpart on Saturday that Houthi attacks on civilians are “unacceptable” and express hope the conflict can be resolved through dialogue, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is due to meet Yemen’s Afrah Al-»»»

The Interior Ministry has received 168 reports of violations of election law and citizens' political rights since the start of the one-month campaign for the Bulgarian presidential election due on Sunday, the Ministry's press office said. The figures are from its Situation Centre as of 2 pm on Satu»»»