WASHINGTON, United States: Donald Trump, knowing that the US president’s party almost always loses seats in midterm elections, launched an unprecedented push last year for states to redraw congressional district lines in favor of Republicans. The redistricting gambit — a costly endeavor that provok»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities demolished nearly half of a Palestinian Bedouin community in an area designated for the controversial E1 project in the east of occupied Jerusalem, displacing about 20 residents and threatening the rest with eviction, three Israeli rights groups warned on Thursday. In a »»»

Brussels, Nov. 5 (SANA) Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Qutaiba Kadish discussed prospects for cooperation between Syria and the European Union with Hélène Le Gal, Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the E»»»

IRBIL: One of Iraq’s two main Kurdish parties withdrew from the government in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region Thursday, threatening to form a rival administration as a long-running power struggle between the parties intensified. The political crisis comes at a delicate moment for the»»»

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian top security official Mohsen Rezaei at the Kremlin, ​Iran's state media reported on Thursday, after Iranian negotiators met with mediators to discuss proposals to end hostilities with the US.Rezaei delivered a message from Iran's Supreme Leader A»»»

ISTANBUL: A Turkish soldier was killed at the weekend during a cross-border fire incident along its border with Iran, the defense ministry said Thursday indicating both countries were investigating the incident. “On October 31, while intervening in an illegal crossing in the area of the Engin Mayin»»»

Emerson executives explain how automation is helping the industry withstand disruption Emerson executives explain how advanced automation, artificial intelligence and local engineering capabilities are helping the UAE’s energy sector withstand disruption, accelerate recovery and prepare for its nex»»»

LONDON: On Oct. 22, just 12 days before the US midterm elections, a pro-Israel lobby group in America announced that it was stopping endorsing candidates or making direct contributions to their campaigns. But everything was not quite what it seemed. In a letter to its members, the American Israel P»»»

DOHA The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched a national initiative aimed at supporting domestic industries and sustainability amid plans to localize supply chains and strengthen self-sufficiency. The National Product Week campaign is held under the slogan 'From Us, For Us – The Story Beg»»»

TOKYO — Japanese car giant Toyota raised its full-year profit forecasts on Thursday on the back of strong demand for hybrid vehicles and the weak yen, despite fierce competition from Chinese rivals.For the current year to March 31, 2027, the firm said it expected net profit of 3.57 trillion yen ($2»»»

AMMAN — The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organisation (JSMO) on Thursday launched the Jordanian Eco-label (JO-Ecolabel), a national environmental certification scheme aimed at promoting green growth and encouraging sustainable production and consumption.Developed over two years in cooperation wit»»»

AMMAN — The Ministry of Labour and the Maan Development Company (MDC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to activate employment support incentives at Al Rawda Industrial City, located within the Maan Development Area.The agreement implements two Cabinet decisions concerning a pa»»»

DOHA The State of Qatar and the Hellenic Republic held their first policy dialogue, where they announced plans to launch an annual strategic dialogue as a framework for deepening bilateral cooperation and advancing shared priorities. The Qatari side was co-chaired by Director of the Policy Planning»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The death of a Yemeni UN employee who had been detained by the Houthis for more than two years raised “serious concerns about possible ill-treatment,” the organization said on Thursday, warning that it could amount to a serious violation of international law. Mohammed El-Shami, who w»»»

From emergency landings to aircraft searches, here's how airlines respond to threats London: Hundreds of airline passengers in Europe had their flights diverted or given military escorts this week after a series of bomb threats that officials have said were malicious hoaxes. It was not immediately »»»

Ousted prime minister says she is prepared to face arrest or death after exile in India Dhaka: Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ousted in a mass uprising in 2024, has told The Associated Press that she remains committed to returning to Bangladesh from exile in India next month, despite being se»»»

The National Assembly Legal Affairs Committee decided unanimously on Thursday, with 18 votes in favour, that all Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) candidate members nominated by parliament should be put forward for consideration and successive votes by the full Assembly. A total of 21 magistrates were»»»

The Abu Dhabi energy event recorded more than 50,000 deals, up 26.4% on 2025 Abu Dhabi: A record-breaking ADIPEC 2026 concluded on Thursday with more than 50,000 deals worth an estimated $67 billion recorded over four days, a 26.4% increase on 2025. Held under the patronage of President His Highnes»»»

Doha, Qatar: Assets Group, a subsidiary of Power International Holding and a global destination developer, and Azimut Yachts, a leading name in luxury yacht design and manufacturing, have announced the expansion of their strategic collaboration through a new agreement positioning Azimut Yachts as t»»»

By Staff, Agencies Ukraine’s efforts to join the European Union are falling behind those of other candidate countries due to insufficient progress in tackling corruption, according to the European Commission’s latest enlargement assessment. In its annual enlargement package published on Wednesday, »»»

WASHINGTON: US first lady Melania Trump brought Russian and Ukrainian officials together at the White House on Thursday and urged both sides to choose “humanity over war” ahead of talks next week in Abu Dhabi. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev was among the officials »»»

RAKTA and RAK Properties partner to test autonomous vehicles at Mina. Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah is set to host real-world trials of self-driving vehicles, with residential communities and mixed-use developments at Mina chosen as testing grounds under a new partnership between the Ras Al Khaima»»»

Tunis, Nov. 5 (TAP) - The 28th edition of the "Réalités" magazine’s International Forum opened on Thursday in Hammamet under the theme “Tunisia-European Union: The New Pact for the Mediterranean Tested by Global Shocks.”The forum brings together...»»»

The president is weighing his next move as the war fuels economic and political concerns Washington: As he takes stock of his Republican Party's midterm drubbing, President Donald Trump now faces the difficult question of what to do about his unpopular 8-month-old war against Iran. For weeks, Trump»»»

Billionaire faces potential investigations as Democrats secure major election victories Austin: Elon Musk spent at least $445 million in a gambit to help Republicans keep control of Congress, an amount roughly equivalent to someone on a $100,000 annual salary saving every penny for 4,400 years. To »»»

The leaders of the Visegrád Group (V4) have called for closer regional cooperation and further European Union enlargement, while acknowledging differences over the war in Ukraine. Hungarian President András Baka said Hungary wanted to become an even more committed partner in building a common Europ»»»

Emails show officials worked to arrange flights for more than 100 Iranians Washington: President Donald Trump's administration held secret talks with Iran on deporting Iranians even as the war there dragged on, court documents show. The court documents unsealed Thursday show the Republican administ»»»

Three German soldiers have been hospitalized after two military trucks traveling in a convoy collided with each other on a highway in southwestern Poland, the Polish Gendarmerie has said. The collision on the A4 highway near Kostomloty, 27 km from Wroclaw, left three German soldiers injured on Wedn»»»

TALLINN: A Roman Catholic priest, who has opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and helped Ukrainian refugees, has been sentenced to three years in prison in Belarus, the latest move in the authorities’ crackdown on critical voices, a rights group said Thursday. A court in Belarus convicted Anatoly »»»

Election losses have intensified calls for investigations into the defence chief US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under growing pressure, with victorious Democrats planning to target him in Congress and Republicans blaming the Iran war he championed for their election losses. Hegseth, a former »»»

CARACAS: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday backed a US proposal to declare her country’s presidency vacant and hold elections next year. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate made a dramatic return from exile late last month, almost one year after the US seized president Nicola»»»

Shares of Tesla and SpaceX dropped after the Democratic party swept to power in America's midterm elections. Their founder, tech titan Elon Musk, poured over $440 million into Republican candidates and causes, the single biggest campaign donor in the election cycle. But his investment fell flat, as»»»

By Staff, Agencies US Vice President JD Vance is seeking to distance himself politically from President Donald Trump following the Republicans’ midterm defeat, according to a CNN analysis, which interprets his recent remarks as an effort to protect his presidential ambitions and influence the party»»»

Between late July and late October, three well-known Bulgarian businessmen were killed. Vladimir Yankov, a coffee and vending machine importer, was found burned in his home in Bankya on July 27. Iliyan Filipov, owner of the transport company PIMK and the football club Botev Plovdiv, was shot dead i»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration held secret talks with Iran on deporting Iranians even as the war there dragged on, court documents show. The court documents unsealed Thursday show the Republican administration as recently as mid-October said it had plans to deport the Iranians »»»

ISTANBUL: Eight people were shot dead in three villages in western central Turkiye on Thursday, local officials said, as a major manhunt was underway to find the gunman. “Unfortunately, eight of our citizens have lost their lives, and one has been seriously injured in armed attacks in our province,»»»

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia and Sudan closed each other’s consulates near their shared border, officials from the two countries said on Wednesday, marking a further deterioration in relations over allegations each side is supporting the other’s enemies. Sudan accuses Ethiopia of supporting the paramilita»»»

LONDON: A British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the UK, the government said Thursday. The man, believed to be a health care worker, is the first British patient evacuated from the current outbreak of the deadly virus, and the third person to have tested positive to retu»»»

A 9,000-title library and 150 courses support inmate rehabilitation in Ras Al Khaimah. Ras Al Khaimah: More than 5,000 inmates at Ras Al Khaimah's Correctional and Rehabilitation Institution have benefited from an education programme offering over 150 courses since 2011. Its prison library, with mo»»»

Damascus, Nov. 5 (SANA) Finance Minister Mohammad Yisr Barniyeh met with a delegation from the Türkiye-Syria Business Council, affiliated with Türkiye’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), headed by chairman Mahsum Altunkaya, to discuss opportunities to expand economic and investment cooperati»»»

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met Thursday with the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, the Kremlin said. Rezaei delivered a message from the ‌country's ‌Supreme ​Leader Mojtaba ‌Khamenei, Iranian state ⁠media said.Images released by the Kremlin showed that Kremlin »»»

DHAKA: Garment workers staged fresh protests in Bangladesh on Thursday, forcing factories to suspend operations despite a wage board move to introduce a revised pay structure from December. The protests, which began on Saturday, have forced the closure of hundreds of factories, disrupting productio»»»

NICOSIA: Natural gas deposits off the southern coastline of Cyprus are an opportunity for the European Union to bolster its own energy security by diversifying its supply, the island nation’s president said Thursday. President Nikos Christodoulides told The Associated Press in an exclusive statemen»»»

Tunis, Nov. 5 (TAP) - The fourth session of the Tunisia-European Union Joint Parliamentary Committee was held on Thursday at the European Parliament in Brussels, co-chaired by Riadh Jaïdane on the Tunisian side and Ruggiero Razza on the European...»»»

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has slammed Europe’s “disorderly” approach to Ukraine negotiations and demanded the EU decide who speaks on its behalf, in a letter seen by AFP Thursday. In the message to European Council chief Antonio Costa, who chairs summits of EU leaders»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is ready for further cooperation with the Vatican on humanitarian issues, including family reunification, search of missing people and exchange of prisoners of war, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. "We are open to further cooperation w»»»

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he planned to visit Azerbaijan on Sunday, as a dispute over Baku’s new rules restricting Islamic headscarves in schools strained ties between the regional allies. “November 8 is Azerbaijan’s Victory Day. Unless there are extraordinary circumst»»»

Searching for vacant medical residency positions and applying for them can now be done electronically, the Ministry of Innovation and Digital Transformation's press centre said. The new portal brings together vacant medical residency positions across the country and allows doctors to apply entirely»»»

CHICAGO: President Donald Trump’s election-day pledge to end almost $4 billion in annual US military aid to Israel has come under renewed scrutiny after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress and Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Senate candidate Trump singled out over the issue, defeated hi»»»

NEW YORK: Six people died in a fire that barreled through a two-story home in New York early Thursday and seven others were injured, including three firefighters, the city’s fire department said. More than 200 first responders quickly got to the fire in the row house in Brooklyn, in the borough’s S»»»