“The impact is devastating when we’re talking about the infrastructure underpinning all this,” military expert Alexei Sukonkin told Sputnik, commenting on the Russian MoD’s announcement that it would intensify strikes after Zelensky declared he would “double down” on attacks on Russian energy sites»»»

Students must learn to work with AI with critical thinking, curiosity, human skills Dubai: Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the skills students need across almost every field, but educators say the answer is not just about learning how to use the latest AI tools. Students also need to know »»»

Zayed National Museum brings UAE history to life for students Abu Dhabi: When students walk into Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi, history is no longer confined to their textbooks. But turning a collection spanning more than 300,000 years into something children can learn from took more than cura»»»

RIYADH: Gulf Cooperation Council countries recorded the highest value of outward workers’ remittances globally in 2025, with transfers reaching about $161 billion, official data showed. The figure rose 13.6 percent from 2024, marking a second consecutive year of growth after remittance outflows dec»»»

President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi announced the launch of military operations to recapture the country’s remaining territories controlled by the Houthis. “Today we are embarking on a decisive phase in the history of our nation,” Al-Al»»»

Ahmed Ragab races beneath five-year-old and catches him moments before impact Dubai: A young Egyptian man has been hailed for a split-second rescue after catching a five-year-old boy who fell from a balcony in Giza, in a dramatic moment captured on video. Ahmed Ragab was standing near a shop in the»»»

Gulf producers remain well below pre-war output as OPEC+ delays its next major move Dubai: OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to keep its oil production targets unchanged for November, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to keep output from key Gulf producers well below pre-war levels. Sign up for our»»»

Energy Minister Iva Petrova said Bulgaria must build on its decades of nuclear expertise to develop new capacity and modernize its technology, identifying Units 7 and 8 at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant as a specific priority. Speaking at the opening of the Fifth International Nuclear Conference,»»»

Farmers in Bulgaria are reporting strong and in some areas record sunflower yields this year, but industry representatives told BNT that higher production has not significantly increased their profits because of rising fertilizer, fuel and service costs. They said the purchase price for sunflower i»»»

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Hasan Fadlallah said the Lebanese government must establish an effective state presence in southern Lebanon before addressing the monopoly of arms or decisions concerning war and peace. “Give me a state presence in the south before discussing the »»»

Jakarta: Two critically endangered Sumatran rhinos have fallen pregnant at an Indonesian sanctuary, boosting hopes for the survival of one of the world's rarest and most threatened mammals, the government said on Sunday. Ratu, a female Sumatran rhino at the Way Kambas National Park on Sumatra islan»»»

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday urged African leaders to pursue “dialogue, not confrontation” in addressing cross-border challenges, ahead of talks in Egypt involving Ethiopia’s neighbours as concerns grow that escalating violence could spill across borders. Speaking at the»»»

Nationwide support for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU alliance has collapsed to a historic low following a series of defeats in regional elections, a new poll suggests. The bloc’s popular backing stood at just 18%, its worst in German postwar history, according to a survey conducted by »»»

A passenger on Flydubai flight 1073 has described the actions of on-duty crew members who rushed into the cockpit to stabilise and land the plane after the co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe. The flight carrying 182 people en route to Israel was able to make an emergency landing in»»»

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. Nearly 160 million voters will also pick lawmakers, senators and governo»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran has decided to increase the range of its missiles due to the conflict with the United States, Iranian army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said. "In this war we concluded that we must definitely upgrade the range of our missiles, and we have now moved in that direction," Akr»»»

Bosnians head to the polls Sunday in elections that ​could impact how much influence Russia has over the small Balkan nation, with separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik dominating the campaign despite his ban from public office. Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country marred by ethnic tensions, has s»»»

Muscat: Data from the report "Outward Workers' Remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, 2025," issued by the Statistical Center for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat), showed that the GCC countries collectively recorded the world's highest total of»»»

Clear skies, calm winds and moisture from the Arabian Gulf can sharply reduce visibility Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s outdoor season is beginning to stir back to life, with cooler mornings and evenings drawing residents towards barbecues, desert trips and time outside. But the same seasonal shift is also b»»»

Damascus, Oct 4 (SANA) Syria’s mushroom farming sector is expanding from small household operations into a potentially scalable agricultural activity, but high production costs, marketing challenges and the short shelf life of fresh mushrooms are constraining its growth, farmers and specialists say»»»

Criminal probe reopened as university faces questions over handling of 2024 case Dubai: Cornell University’s president has called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house “deeply disturbing” and pledged greater transparency as new questions emerge over evidence gathered in the 2024 »»»

Qatar’s climate has a direct influence on the way homes are maintained throughout the year. From dusty conditions and strong summer heat to periods of higher humidity, the environment can affect how quickly dust accumulates and how frequently different areas of a home require attention. For homeown»»»

Bulgaria is entering a situation in which people will spend their entire lives paying only interest and loans, GERB leader Boyko Borissov told reporters in Ruse Region on Sunday, commenting on the current Government’s raising of new public debt. He met with party activists near the village of Mechk»»»

MANILA: The Philippines accused China’s military and coast guard on Sunday of harassing Filipino government aircraft and boats in two areas of the disputed South China Sea. A J-16 fighter interfered with a Filipino Cessna 208 turboprop that was conducting a “routine military patrol” near Scarboroug»»»

Thrill rides, concerts, and culinary delights await at Dubai's Global Village Mark your calendars — Dubai’s favourite seasonal outing is back. Global Village Season 31 opens on October 14, bringing more than 90 cultures together through international food, shopping, live entertainment, cultural exp»»»

Riga, Oct. 4 (SANA) Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs is expected to remain in office and form a pro-Ukraine coalition after his centrist United List emerged as the largest force in Saturday’s parliamentary election, Reuters reported. With 97 percent of votes counted, the United List had secur»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will use its entire arsenal of weapons in the event of a threat to the Kaliningrad region from foreign states, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. "They spoke about the fact that this is a Russian region, and in the event of any threat - and we have heard many »»»

Javier Milei is an unlikely champion of Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands. An admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (who fought and won a war against Argentina) and an international ally of Israel (which is working with the British on a nearby oilfield), the libertarian»»»

Tokyo: A US Marine stationed on Japan's southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Japanese woman, police said on Sunday. The suspect "killed the 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stole her wallet on Saturday", a local police spokesman told AFP. Crimes by US pers»»»

British livestock farmers are confronting an unprecedented spread of bluetongue, a virus carried by biting midges. Cases this season have exceeded the previous three seasons combined, according to UK government data updated on Saturday. The UK has recorded 2,579 cases so far in the 2026-27 bluetong»»»

Manila: Philippines authorities arrested more than 200 "mostly Chinese" foreign workers in the country's largest crackdown on illegal online gaming operators this year, the immigration bureau said. Manila banned Philippine online gaming operators, known locally as POGOs, in 2024 on the grounds that»»»

AI’s rapid growth brings new responsibilities, from accuracy, privacy to individual rights The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has affirmed that artificial intelligence is no longer a technology of the future, but has become an integral part of the present-day government workp»»»

Dubai: An attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz damaged its engine room, a British maritime agency said Sunday, without specifying when the incident occurred. An "unknown projectile" struck the ship but the crew were unharmed, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) said. N»»»

DUBAI: An attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz damaged its engine room, a British maritime agency said Sunday, without specifying when the incident occurred. Iran has sought to impose control over the vital shipping lane since the start of its war with the United States and Israel. It has rep»»»

Airplane mode: More than just a routine pre-flight instruction You hear it on almost every flight: please switch your phone to airplane mode. It is one of those routine instructions passengers follow almost automatically. A quick tap, a familiar icon on the screen, and you are ready for take-off. B»»»

UN (Sputnik) - A meeting between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and US President Donald Trump must "ripen," and a good substance is needed for it, which could be laid into agreements and subsequently implemented, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov told Sputnik. "The meeting must»»»

Tartous, Oct. 4 (SANA) Tartous expects olive production to reach about 127,000 tons this season, with agriculture officials urging farmers to harvest at the appropriate stage of ripeness and quickly deliver the crop to presses to protect oil quality. Tartous Agriculture Director Mohammad Ahmad told»»»

Claims by Yemen's Houthis to have attacked Riyadh are "misleading", the Saudi-led coalition battling the group said, after an AFP journalist saw flames at an oil facility near the Saudi capital. Fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognised government, which is sup»»»

Dh3.5b development offers homes as new residential communities expand across the emirate Sharjah: Families looking for larger homes in Sharjah are set to have more housing options as a major new residential community takes shape, bringing around 1,100 villas and town houses to the emirate. The Dh3.»»»

Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until all seven of Iran’s conditions under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding are fulfilled, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed on Sunday., stressing that Tehran’s position is “completely clear and definitive.” “The period of buying time »»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that there was no military solution to his country's conflict with the United States, with talks on ending the war apparently at an impasse. A campaign of heavy bombardment failed to bring a decisive close to the war launched by the U.S. and Israe»»»

Houthi rebels accused Saudi forces of launching 26 strikes on Sanaa on Saturday after loud explosions rocked the Yemeni capital. The Iran-backed group said it struck an oil facility south of Riyadh, where flames and a large plume of smoke were seen rising from a plant belonging to oil giant Aramco.»»»

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his main challenger Flavio Bolsonaro wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday in the powerhouse state of Sao Paulo, where a fifth of the nation's vote is based, seeking to rally supporters and convince the undecided on the eve of Sunday's nail-bit»»»

Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democratic favourite, is running for re-election in Georgia in the 2026 US midterms while Abdul El-Sayed is a Senate candidate in the battleground state of Michigan. The two Democrats have very different profiles and platforms, underscoring divergences within the party. They c»»»

Seoul: South Korea's Asian Games football captain apologised on Sunday for boasting that his gold medal meant he did not have to do military service. South Korea defeated hosts Japan 1-0 on Saturday in the men's final in Toyota, near Nagoya, for their fourth Games title in a row. Afterwards, Lee Gi»»»

AI Everything Abu Dhabi brings experts and tech firms together to explore AI in finance The UAE is looking to build and scale AI companies across key sectors, with finance emerging as a major area of opportunity as the technology reshapes how capital is deployed, investment decisions are made and b»»»

The singer from Hermel was building a career spanning traditional, popular Lebanese music Dubai: Lebanese singer Nada Dandash has died in a road accident, bringing an abrupt end to an emerging career in which she had been working to establish herself on the country’s music scene. News of her death »»»

Strait of Hormuz sees elevated maritime threats after vessel strike A crude oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile about 4 nautical miles east of Oman, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. The vessel was hit on its port side. All crew were reported safe, with no environmental impa»»»

MUSCAT: Data from the report "Outward Workers' Remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, 2025," issued by the Statistical Center for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat), showed that the GCC countries collectively recorded the world's highest total of»»»

Her images preserved old neighbourhoods, markets, faces before Dubai’s transformation Dubai: Long before smartphones put a camera in every pocket, Sheikha Jassim Al Suwaidi was photographing the people, neighbourhoods and everyday scenes of Dubai with a camera that cost her just Dh10. Her journey b»»»