MONTREAL: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the European Union’s top official pushed Thursday to make Canada the bloc’s first “associate member” and build a broader alliance open to other countries as they warned of threats to sovereignty from economic coercion during US President Donald Trum»»»

US envoy highlights Qatar, Pakistan's role in easing US-Iran tensions US envoy Tom Barrack has credited Qatar and Pakistan with helping bring the United States and Iran closer to renewed diplomacy, urging both sides to pause hostilities before tensions escalate further. Speaking to CNN on Thursday,»»»

WASHINGTON: A Syrian man was sentenced to 42 months in prison on Thursday for his role in computer hacking on behalf of the regime of former Syrian president Bashar Assad, the US Justice Department said. Ahmad Umar Agha, 32, and co-conspirators hacked Western media outlets, businesses, non-governme»»»

LONDON: Lebanon’s leaders are looking to US-mediated diplomacy in an effort to avert another war with Israel, even as Israeli forces remain in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah refuses to surrender its weapons. This leaves authorities in Beirut with little control over the decisions that could plunge »»»

Presidential candidates Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gurov clashed over the budget, security, pardons and presidential powers in Thursday's Bulgarian National Television (BNT) debate ahead of the November 1 presidential runoff. Both appealed for higher turnout but offered competing descriptions of the »»»

Presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said during Thursday's televised debate that he wanted to be able to look back in five years on a job well done. He was debating presidential candidate Iliana Iotova on Bulgarian National Television (BNT) ahead of the presidential runoff. Addressing citizens, Gur»»»

A deadly high-speed train collision in Spain has deepened a political crisis engulfing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government ahead of next month’s general election, as opposition parties demand accountability. The disaster, which killed at least 69 people, has sparked angry protests and calls f»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Qatar’s real estate market is entering a phase in which sustainable growth, investor confidence and the quality of developments will play an increasingly important role in determining its future, according to Alexander Heuff, Group Director of Cityscape. In an interview with »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Fire Station will present the inaugural edition of Artists Intensive Study Programme (AISP)exhibition, curated by Fire Station Artistic Director Wael Shawky. On view from November 8, 2026 to February 6, 2027, the exhibition will feature new projects developed by 22 artists»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Film Festival (DFF) 2026 will launch Cinema Alkhaleej, a programme honouring the diversity of storytelling from across the Gulf, bringing together seven films that represent the region’s cultural heritage, evolving identities and contemporary realities. From personal »»»

Tribune News Network DOHA Qatar Museums Chairperson Her Excellency Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on Thursday inaugurated the new office of UTOPIA at M7,epicentre for innovation and entrepreneurship in fashion, design and technology, in Msheireb Downtown Doha, alongside minister»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Back 2 Business, a longstanding networking platform for Doha’s international business community, reaffirmed its role in fostering professional connections and commercial opportunities, bringing together 300 participants at Pullman Hotel Doha West Bay. Now in its 19th year, the event»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Katara Hospitality, a global hospitality asset owner and manager based in Qatar, has won the Qatar Private Sector Nationalisation Award (Himmah) in the tourism sector in recognition of its contribution to developing Qatari talent and advancing nationalisation efforts in th»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Austria and Qatar are strengthening their longstanding partnership in diplomacy, trade, culture and education, Austrian Ambassador to Qatar HE Erika Bernhard said, highlighting Doha’s growing role in regional and international mediation and its commitment to promoting peace and secu»»»

Tribune News Network Manama Qatar secured three awards at the GCC Digital Government Award 2026, presented during a ceremony held in Bahrain in recognition of outstanding Qatari government projects in artificial intelligence, digital government services, and digital inclusion. The Council of Minist»»»

QNA Doha The Council of Ministers Secretariat General received the 2026 GCC Digital Government Award in the “Best Use of Artificial Intelligence” category for its Smart Legislative Advisor Programme. This was announced during the awards ceremony for the 7th edition, held in Manama, Bahrain, in the »»»

JERUSALEM: There was growing anger among Arab political parties in Israel on Thursday after unsubstantiated claims by Prime ​Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that unprecedented Arab gains in this week’s Knesset elections were driven by foreign funding. Parties representing Israel’s 21 percent Arab minor»»»

LONDON: Israel’s Arab parties have emerged as potential kingmakers after securing a record 19 seats in the Knesset, but turning their electoral gains into political influence may prove far harder than winning the votes. A surge in turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel has complicated the cal»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, recently organised a capacity-building workshop on using the Strategic Tool for Assessing Risks (STAR) to strengthen health emergency preparedness. The workshop aimed to equip partic»»»

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani participated in the Global Perspectives: In Doha event, held at the Rosewood Doha on Thursday. The event was organised by CNN in collaboration with Media City Qatar. In his remarks, the Prime Minis»»»

QNA Doha Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani affirmed on Thursday that culture serves as a tool for resilience in the face of crises, a bridge for communication between peoples, and a mechanism to create safe spaces for dialogue and mutual»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Labour organised on Thursday the First Gulf Forum for Labour Market Skills, in strategic partnership with Executive Bureau of GCC Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs and the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST). The forum convened senior govern»»»

QNA Doha CNN’s flagship “Global Perspectives” events series made its Middle East and Gulf debut in Doha on Thursday with the launch of “Global Perspectives: In Doha,” bringing together prominent international leaders and experts to examine the forces reshaping politics, the global economy, technolo»»»

NEW YORK: Viral meningitis is spreading in the Gaza Strip, the UN warned on Thursday. Overcrowding, battered water and sanitation networks and shortages of essential treatments are driving up the risk of transmission across the enclave. Acute respiratory infections remained the most prevalent healt»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party Likud on Thursday sought to amplify unproven claims that Arab parties had received foregn funding ahead of the country's national elections as Netanyahu's opponents accused him of seeking to "delegitimise" the results of the vote.&nb»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The continuing detention by the Houthis of 71 members of UN staff renders humanitarian operations in parts of Yemen controlled by the militia “untenable,” the UN said on Thursday. It came as more than 800,000 people in and around the besieged city of Taiz remained cut off from delive»»»

As France continues to pick up the pieces after riots and looting broke out on the fringes of nationwide peaceful demonstrations on October 17, the government is pushing forward a bill that would make protesters have to pay up to €10,000 in reparations for damage caused during public unrest – even »»»

They have left everything behind to get away from US President Donald Trump's America. Entrepreneurs, academics, scientists and students: tens of thousands of US citizens have moved to Ireland in recent years. Last year alone, some 10,000 Americans settled there and nearly 100 even applied for asyl»»»

Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced six new operations in response to the ongoing Saudi aggression on Yemen. According to General Saree, the operations targeted Ras Tanura refinery, Aramco facility in Abqaiq, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Kin»»»

Presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said on Thursday she would focus first on the incomes of the poorest and most vulnerable people and investment funding when reviewing the next budget. She was debating presidential candidate Andrey Gurov on Bulgarian National Television (BNT) ahead of the Novemb»»»

Presidential candidate Andrey Gurov pledged on Thursday to veto any budget that harmed Bulgarian citizens' incomes or violated their rights if elected president. He was debating presidential candidate Iliana Iotova on Bulgarian National Television (BNT) ahead of the presidential runoff. Gurov said »»»

By Staff, Agencies Europe’s largest oil companies more than doubled their profits over the latest quarter as households across the continent faced soaring energy bills amid the US-“Israeli” war on Iran, according to quarterly earnings figures compiled by Germany’s Der Spiegel. Eight months after US»»»

MOGADISHU: The United Nations’ political mission in Somalia ends Saturday, closing more than three decades of successive UN missions that helped rebuild a country shattered by civil war and leaving no agreed replacement to help rival leaders resolve disputes. The government calls the closure a mile»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The continuing detention by the Houthis of 71 members of UN staff renders humanitarian operations in rebel-controlled areas of Yemen “untenable,” the UN said on Thursday. It came as more than 800,000 people in and around the besieged city of Taiz remained cut off from deliveries of f»»»

The president already has sufficient powers under the current Constitution, presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said during Thursday's debate on Bulgarian National Television (BNT). She was debating presidential candidate Andrey Gurov ahead of the November 1 presidential runoff. A president who wa»»»

Albania has imposed steep fines on people who take part in violent protests, citing a recent law imposed in France, in an attempt to quell weeks of clashes between police and protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Under measures adopted Wednesday, remaining at a demonstrat»»»

Ryanair is adding a 12th aircraft to its Budapest base and operating 54 routes this winter. But could lower airport charges help bring more flights to other parts of Hungary? Ryanair is expanding its operations in Budapest with a record winter schedule, but the airline believes Hungary could attrac»»»

Yes, Bulgaria Co-Chair Ivaylo Mirchev asked in a Facebook post on Thursday why the container ship Contship Jet, carrying 421 containers, had not been saved. Mirchev said an Enhanced Air Policing mission had been under way for a week following Russian aggression in the Black Sea. Despite that missio»»»

ConflictsEuropeRussia shadow fleet sanctions: Can the EU act if the US pulls back?Srinivas MazumdaruThe US is reportedly considering ways to convert "dark tankers" into legitimate vessels, allowing them to transport crude oil that is not subject to sanctions. https://p.dw.com/p/5OmFfPrefer DW on Go»»»

RIYADH: South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung condemned Houthi attacks targeting civilian facilities in the Kingdom during a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday. The two leaders also discussed Saudi-South Korean relations and ways to further develop them across variou»»»

Europe needs a genuine peace agreement involving both Ukraine and Russia, presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said during Thursday's debate on Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Debating presidential candidate Andrey Gurov, she said the agreement should set out how to end the war, what peace in »»»

The French proposal on North Macedonia protected Bulgarian citizens' interests and made Bulgaria's position part of the common European stance, presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said during Thursday's debate on Bulgarian National Television (BNT). He was debating presidential candidate Iliana Iot»»»

The President's administration was the first to raise the rights of Bulgarians in North Macedonia, presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said during Thursday's debate on Bulgarian National Television (BNT). She was debating presidential candidate Andrey Gurov ahead of the November 1 presidential run»»»

By Staff, Agencies Ansarullah leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddine al-Houthi accused the United States, the "Israeli" entity and Britain of overseeing the aggression against Yemen, reaffirming Sanaa’s commitment to the causes of the Islamic world, foremost among them the Palestinian cause. In a spe»»»

Doha: A delegation from the Bahraini Coast Guard, headed by Commander of the Bahrain Coast Guard Staff Navy Brigadier Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Ruwaie visited the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security at the Ministry of Interior as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation between »»»

Claims come as projections suggest his bloc has fallen short of a parliamentary majority Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party on Thursday amplified unsubstantiated allegations that Arab-led parties had "stolen" the election, potentially with foreign assistance, as final resu»»»

Hoping for a moratorium was not a defence strategy, and silence was not defence, presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said during Thursday's election debate with Iliana Iotova. Bulgaria should have identified the threat and its source, supported the UN resolution and joined systems for protection ag»»»

Doha, Qatar: H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi, Managing Director of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), and Chairman of the Film Committee at Media City Qatar, took part in CNN Global Perspectives summit in Qatar. Hosted by CNN Worldwide Chairman and CEO Sir Mark Thompson, in partnership with M»»»

Presidential candidate Iliana Iotova urged Bulgarians on Thursday to exercise what she called the most human of rights, voting and choice, ahead of the November 1 presidential runoff. She was speaking during a debate with presidential candidate Andrey Gurov on Bulgarian National Television (BNT). I»»»

Patterson was found guilty of murdering her husband's parents and an elderly aunt Melbourne: Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will learn Friday if she has succeeded in overturning her conviction for killing three people with a poisoned beef Wellington lunch. Patterson, 52, was found guil»»»