NAGOYA: The State of Qatar received the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) flag during the closing ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Japan, marking the official handover ahead of Doha's hosting of the 21st edition of the Games in 2030. The ceremony began with the lowering of the OCA »»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's relentless violations in Syrian territory, the latest of which was the completion of work on the so-called 'Sufa 53' line. It described the move as a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the brotherly Syrian Arab Republic,»»»

Brazilians began casting their votes on Sunday in a closely watch presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Mara Nogueira, Senior Lecturer in Urban Geography at Birbeck, University»»»

The woman who alleged that she was drugged and raped by seven male students at a Cornell University fraternity house has been the target of threats, her lawyer told CNN on Sunday. Cornell's president earlier voiced support for an external review of the Ivy League institution facing widespread »»»

AMMAN — The Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) on Sunday launched its 2026–2027 training year, with new trainees beginning their programmes at 34 institutes and centres of excellence across the Kingdom, amid strong demand for vocational education and training.A total of 5,134 male and female tra»»»

AMMAN — The American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan (AmCham-Jordan) hosted a panel discussion titled "Strengthening the Jordanian-American Economic Partnership," coinciding with a visit from a US Chamber of Commerce trade delegation.The event brought together public and private sector leaders, inves»»»

AMMAN — The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organisation (JSMO) signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding with the GCC Standardisation Organisation (GSO) covering key areas of quality infrastructure, including standardisation, metrology and conformity assessment.They have agreed to deepen coope»»»

AMMAN — Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), Jordan’s preferred gateway to the world, the Levant and beyond, set a new record for the third consecutive month in September 2026, handling 107,803 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) across 53 vessels.September marks the third consecutive month in which the»»»

Tunis, Oct.4 (TAP) - The weather will be cloudy on Sunday night with local storms and scattered showers expected in western-northern and midland regions, and partly cloudy elsewhere.The wind will blow south in the north and midland and east in the...»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's relentless violations in Syrian territory, the latest of which was the completion of work on the so-called "Sufa 53" line. It described the move as a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the brotherly Syrian Arab Republic,»»»

Nagoya: The State of Qatar received the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) flag during the closing ceremony of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Japan, marking the official handover ahead of Doha's hosting of the 21st edition of the Games in 2030. The ceremony began with the lowering of the OCA »»»

French police have arrested a teenager on suspicion of using an aerosol can to direct a jet of flames at a woman’s face during student protests, which are sweeping the country. The altercation was filmed on Thursday in the southern port city of Marseille, where protesters attacked public transport,»»»

Albania’s opposition Democratic Party (DP) has announced plans to hold a nationwide protest on the day Parliament discusses the government’s proposed territorial reform. Former Prime Minister and Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha called on supporters to mobilize for what he described as the most»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces bombed a private school, set fire to homes and carried out airstrikes and artillery attacks across southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanese media reported. In the border town of Houla in the Marjayoun district, Israeli troops planted explosives inside a private school and deton»»»

The German president’s warning that the Federal Republic must not repeat the fate of the Weimar Republic, and attack on “extremist forces” over their “intolerable political demagoguery” and “thirst for destruction” is inappropriate from a historical perspective, Germany expert Alexander Kamkin told»»»

Tiny signature leads collector to a long-lost masterpiece unseen for 75 years Dubai: He went to a Michigan estate sale looking for the sort of things he usually collected — vintage furniture, vinyl records and other interesting finds. Then a small painting caught his eye. It was hardly imposing: An»»»

LONDON: The UK’s left-wing Green party on Sunday voted to define Zionism as racism at the party’s annual get-together, drawing sharp backlash from British Jewish groups and the Israeli government. Members of the Green party, which has five MPs in Britain’s 650-seat parliament and which enjoyed a bo»»»

In the debate about how best to regulate artificial intelligence, what about its role in development and aid? Warnings about the potential for exacerbating inequality are rife – but the World Bank argues that the technology could be harnessed for good. Paschal Donohoe, Managing Director and Ch»»»

New Delhi: India is seeking a greater role in brokering an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Sunday, as New Delhi steps up contacts with both sides. "Our position on that conflict has been very clear, which is that we'd like to see an end to this confli»»»

Pair fined RO100 each and handed suspended one-month jail terms over incident Dubai: An Omani court has handed two Ukrainian tourists suspended one-month prison sentences and fined them RO100 each after they were convicted of disturbing nesting sea turtles at Ras Al Hadd Turtle Reserve and publishi»»»

Actor, educator and longtime supporter of UAE theatre dies after prolonged illness Dubai: Beloved UAE theatre veteran and educator Eric Dury, also known as Roslee Abdullah, died on Saturday, his wife Shereen Shabnam confirmed to Gulf News. Dury, who spent more than 25 years in the UAE as an actor, »»»

Indian expat devotees and priests sing bhajans, offer puja for pilot undergoing treatment Abu Dhabi: Songs of devotion filled the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi as priests and devotees came together to pray for Captain Smit Machchhar, the flydubai pilot hailed as a hero for his courage during a coc»»»

DOHA: The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Aqarat) announced that some real estate market indicators in the State of Qatar declined during the past week. The data put out on Aqarat's X account on Sunday showed that the total value of sale contracts during the 40th week of 2026 (the period from Sep»»»

DOHA: Under the patronage and in the presence of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education will hold its World Teachers’ Day 2026 celebration on Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton Doha. The event,»»»

An Israeli strike on a civilian vehicle in Gaza on Sunday killed one Palestinian and wounded at least 11 others. Israel’s military said it was targeting a Hamas militant. Palestinians have reported a surge in Israeli fire and airstrikes across Gaza over the past month, with more than 75,000 people »»»

The ​leader of ​Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a ​major ‌military ⁠operation against the Iran-backed Houthis ‌on Sunday aimed at ⁠recapturing territory under their control. The announcement came as Houthi forces cut off a vital supply route to the besieged government-hel»»»

Twelve candidates are on the ballot, but the presidential race is centred on two rivals: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro. Lula is seeking a fourth and final term, warning that Brazil’s sovereignty is at stake amid pressure from Donald Trump. Bolsonaro, meanwhile, has highli»»»

Oil prices soar as regional tensions disrupt energy markets Hopes of a quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have suffered another setback, while a major new military operation in Yemen threatens to widen the regional conflict. For UAE residents, the key issues to watch are shipping through Hormu»»»

Ethiopian federal forces have entered the capital of the northern Tigray region and seized its airport, witnesses said Saturday, reversing a takeover by rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that prompted the suspension of commercial flights last month. The TPLF has been fighting »»»

In a week that’s seen the heroism of the captain, crew and passengers on board FlyDubai flight 1073 heralded, eye witnesses report seeing the co-pilot trying to kill the pilot and destroying the cockpit controls in order to crash the plane. Despite being stabbed repeatedly, Captan Smit Machchh»»»

LONDON: A UK immigration court has overturned government decisions preventing two Palestinian families in Gaza from joining their husbands and fathers in Britain, ruling that the Home Office acted unlawfully in applying its policy on biometric checks. The immigration court known as the upper tribun»»»

The security incident aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 on 30 September is still under investigation, and that fact should discipline every serious discussion of it. UAE authorities have confirmed that the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv experienced a security incident, was diverted and landed safely at »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Around 200 foreign delegates from 69 countries saw Russia's newest weapons at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk Region during the Center-2026 drills, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Representatives of foreign defense ministries visited an exhibition»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) announced that it has completed more than 50 percent of the new designs for its permanent facilities project, which includes the Courts Complex in Lusail City and the headquarters of the Court of Cassation in the Wadi Al Sail area, as part of the nat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday the formation of the Super Intelligence Force tasked with ensuring US leadership in artificial intelligence development. "Following the Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence ... I am announcing the formation of the Super I»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov on Sunday assumed command of the International Space Station (ISS), taking over the role from NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. "It has a special meaning for me today, because 69 years ago on this day, the first Sputnik was launched," Dubrov said dur»»»

New Delhi intensifies efforts to broker peace in Russia-Ukraine conflict New Delhi: India is seeking a greater role in brokering an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Sunday, as New Delhi steps up contacts with both sides. "Our position on that conflict »»»

Measures also apply to people who obtained Kuwaiti nationality through dependency Dubai: Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of 415 people under six decrees published in the official gazette, with the measures also applying to those who acquired nationality through dependency. The decrees form part »»»

WASHINGTON: The woman who has alleged that she was drugged and raped by Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Sunday. Thomas Giuffra, who represents the woman identified as “Jane Doe,” told CNN that people have threatened to silence or harm her if she does n»»»

Thousands rush to secure tickets for Glastonbury's post-fallow year event London: Tickets for next year's Glastonbury music festival in the UK sold out in 45 minutes on Sunday, organisers said, with thousands rushing for sought-after tickets despite the hefty price tag. "Tickets for Glastonbury 202»»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Ghanaian President John Mahama discussed expanding trade, investment, and economic cooperation as Ghana prepares to assume the African Union (AU) presidency in 2027, with Egypt seeking closer coordination with Accra within the continental bloc. The meetin»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) revealed that terrestrial protected areas cover almost 25 percent of the State of Qatar's land area, with a target of increasing the share of protected terrestrial and marine areas to 30 percent by 2030, strengthening the protection of ec»»»

Four-member team led by Jay Clayton will coordinate Washington’s AI efforts Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced the creation of a new federal task force called the Super Intelligence Force (SIF) to centralise executive branch policies and lead national efforts in advanced artificial»»»

The Strategic Political and Defence Committee established under the Makkah Agreement for Joint Defence will convene in Riyadh on 5 October 2026, with the participation of H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Yaşar Güler, Minister of National Defence, and Ge»»»

NAJAF: Iranian airlines resumed flights to Iraq’s Najaf on Sunday after the United States granted Baghdad an exemption allowing sanctioned Iranian carriers to operate to the city holy to Shia Muslims, an AFP correspondent said. Najaf airport official Hussein Muhanna told AFP that “flights between I»»»

RIYADH: Yemeni and Gulf analyst Baraa Shiban recently returned from Taiz with a firsthand account of a conflict that has intensified after years of relative stalemate. He described artillery fire, children being killed and the effects of Houthi positions overlooking the city. “I went to a hospital »»»

Manama: The State of Qatar participated in the 36th meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) justice ministers, held Sunday in Manama, Bahrain. Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi, chaired Qatar's delegation. The meeting discussed seve»»»

DOHA: The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) announced that it has completed more than 50 percent of the new designs for its permanent facilities project, which includes the Courts Complex in Lusail City and the headquarters of the Court of Cassation in the Wadi Al Sail area, as part of the national i»»»

A 45-year-old man wanted under a European Arrest Warrant issued by the Stara Zagora District Court in July this year in connection with the misappropriation of vehicles was detained during a police check on Sunday in the Greek city of Polygyros, the press service of the Plovdiv Appellate Prosecutio»»»

LONDON: Eight Israeli soldiers were wounded on Saturday when two military vehicles collided in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said. The crash took place near the Lebanese village of Rab Al-Thalathine, according to an initial military investigation cited by Israeli media. Six of the soldiers»»»