Doha, Qatar: Commercial Bank and Invest Qatar, the country’s Investment Promotion Agency, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in support of foreign investment, business establishment, and economic growth in Qatar. The agreement establishes a framework for coo»»»

IRBIL: The parliament in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region elected a speaker on Wednesday, more than two years after elections were held, with the chamber still riven by party divisions. Politics in the region of northern Iraq has for decades been gripped by a power struggle between two major part»»»

Doha, Qatar: H.E. Jassim bin Sultan Al Rumaihi, Secretary General of the Gulf Football Federation (GFF), presented the Egyptian U-17 national team with the GFF U-17 Gulf Cup Qatar 2026 trophy. Egypt claimed a 3-1 win against the UAE in the final match held at Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The»»»

MANILA: Philippine authorities seized 200 kg of methamphetamine from a container at a Manila port, the country’s anti-drug agency said on Wednesday. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency estimated that the drugs seized at the Manila International Container Port were worth around 1.4 billion pesos »»»

Damascus, Nov. 4 (SANA) Director of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Mohammad al-Omar met Wednesday with South African Ambassador to Syria Ashraf Yusuf Suleiman in Damascus to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations and expand consular cooperation. The talk»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud held a phone call. The call discussed the cooperation relations between the two»»»

Democrats have seized control of both chambers of the US Congress in a sweeping midterm victory, flipping seven Republican-held Senate seats and 25 House districts in a stinging defeat for President Donald Trump and his party. According to the latest tally, Democrats hold 54 Senate seats to 44 for »»»

Some artists become familiar faces on screen, while others transcend their roles to become part of the collective memory of generations. Veteran Egyptian actor Ahmed Bedier belongs to the latter. With an artistic career spanning more than 55 years and over 300 works across cinema, theatre, televisi»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Pakistani counterpart, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, urged pursuing diplomatic solutions to regional crises to reduce tensions and strengthen security and stability, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. During a phone call, the two mini»»»

Damascus, Nov. 4 (SANA) Director of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Sally Shobat met Wednesday with Austrian Chargé d’Affaires Christoph Weidinger in Damascus to discuss ways to develop political relations between the two countries. The meeting also included an e»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Almost 310,000 people in Yemen have been driven from their homes since the start of August, the UN said on Wednesday. It warned that the besieged city of Taiz was running out of basic goods as renewed fighting blocked roads and choked supply lines, and the prices of essential items h»»»

The Commander of the Quds Force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, warned American leaders against committing a “grave miscalculation,” stressing that the Resistance today forms a single front with unified arenas, and that Washington’s continued “gambling on w»»»

The report on Türkiye issued by the European Commission under the 2026 Enlargement Package once again reveals the European Union’s (EU) prejudiced and unfair approach toward Türkiye. We reject the unfounded allegations contained in the report, particularly those concerning the political criteria, j»»»

The stolen funds were then converted into cryptocurrencies on specialised platforms French regional bank Credit Mutuel Arkea said Wednesday it had been the victim of a cyberattack that allowed fraudulent transactions amounting to around 100 million euros ($112 million). It said in the attack, which»»»

Corruption in government was high on the minds of US voters as they dealt US President Donald Trump’s party a chastening defeat in midterm elections, toppling Republican strongholds like dominoes and flipping both chambers of Congress. Triumphant Democrats have warned the Trump administration to “l»»»

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Adam Jentleson, President of the Searchlight Institute and author of Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power, For Jentleson, the Democrats' sweeping midterm victory represents far more than the familiar backlash against an incumbent president. "This »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa called for intensified diplomatic efforts to prevent further military escalation, warning that renewed hostilities could have serious consequences for regional security, international shipping, energy supplies and t»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 4, 2026 (TAP) - The bioclimatic map of Tunisia, dating back to 1976, no longer accurately reflects the country's current climatic characteristics in the face of the accelerated climate change of recent decades, Minister of Agriculture,...»»»

JERUSALEM: A leading Arab-Israeli party on Wednesday said it would recommend that opposition bloc leader Gadi Eisenkot form the next government following last week's election. "The parliamentary group of the United Arab List has decided to recommend Eisenkot to form the next government," the party »»»

Protesters against animal abuse gathered outside the National Assembly in Sofia on Wednesday evening, calling for more timely action in cases of animal abuse and killing, and for a functioning animal police unit. The demonstration was organized on social media following the killing of a dog in Sofi»»»

In Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, a fresh scandal has erupted. And while the Zelensky regime has a long and imposing record of spectacular misdeeds, this one has a quality all of its own. For what has happened in the town of Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka, effectively a suburb of the capital, brings»»»

Four Nordic nations, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, have announced their refusal to play against Russia at the upcoming world hockey championship, despite a court ruling clearing Russia’s return to international sports. The boycott campaign follows a ruling last week by the Court of Arbitrat»»»

A young roe deer has ‘miraculously’ survived a harrowing ordeal after becoming trapped in ice on the Amur River in Russia’s Far East, where an Emergency Ministry rescuer risked his life to pull it to safety. The animal was spotted stranded about five meters from the shore of the Amur River in Khaba»»»

RIYADH: Saudi education officials have recognized 659 public, private, and international schools for achieving the excellence level in the National Program for School Evaluation, Classification, and Accreditation. Yousef Al-Benyan, the minister of education, and Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Sabti, the ch»»»

RABAT, Nov. 4, 2026 (TAP) - The creation of a fund dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) on a North African scale, and mechanisms facilitating the start-ups' access to computing power, are essential levers to accelerate AI development in...»»»

Tunis, Nov. 4 (TAP) - Tunisia and Switzerland signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday to implement the “Himayatuna” (Our Protection) programme, aimed at strengthening the Tunisian Civil Protection’s capacities in disaster prevention,...»»»

DOHA Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait HE Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah held a phone call. The call discussed relations between the two countries and ways to support an»»»

A total of 237 air ambulance missions have been carried out since the beginning of 2026, Bulgaria Heli Med Service EAD said in a Facebook post. In October, Bulgaria Heli Med Service EAD crews carried out 33 emergency medical services missions by air. The reported figures reflect the steady developm»»»

Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) and Oracle have agreed to provide training in the latest cloud computing technologies for Egyptian entrepreneurs and authority employees as part of the company’s initiative to train 150,000 Egyptians. The agreement was reached during a »»»

Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, met with Tiberio Chiari, Director of the Italian Cooperation Office in Cairo, and an accompanying delegation from the EU-funded Integrated Rural Development Programme in Egypt (EU-ZIRA3A) to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and expand»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Bahrain’s National Security Advisor Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa in Riyadh on Wednesday. Prince Mohammed and Sheikh Nasser reviewed the historic relations between their countries and topics of common interest, the Saudi Press Agency repo»»»

Tunis, Nov. 4 (TAP) - The number of bank accounts in Tunisia fell by 1.8% at the end of 2025 compared with 2024, standing at 10.5 million accounts, according to the 15th edition of the Annual Report on Banking Supervision for 2025, published...»»»

Tunis, Nov. 4 (TAP) - Tunisia’s banking sector recorded an improvement in several financial indicators in 2025, particularly in profits, deposits and net banking income, alongside stronger solvency and liquidity ratios, according to the 2025 Annual...»»»

KYIV: A Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire at a logistics hub belonging to Russian e-commerce group Ozon in southern Russia, the company and a regional official said on Wednesday. It was the second time that Ozon’s facility in the town of Adygeysk had been targeted — part of a wider campaign in w»»»

Brussels, Nov. 4 (SANA) Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Qutaiba Kadish, discussed areas of joint cooperation and prospects for implementing programs and projects in Syria with Jean Van Wetter, CEO of the Belgian development age»»»

But he says he'd do it again US President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that the Iran war was the key factor in his party's sweeping midterm election losses, after Vice President JD Vance urged Republicans to be "honest" about the unpopular conflict's impact. Asked if he agreed with Vance'»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that the Iran war was the key factor in his party’s sweeping midterm election losses, after Vice President JD Vance urged Republicans to be “honest” about the unpopular conflict’s impact. Asked if he agreed with Vance’s remark that the»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, following the Republicans' defeat in the congressional elections, that the conflict with Iran had been justified, despite its political consequences. Earlier in the day, Trump admitted that the conflict with Iran influenced the res»»»

Damascus, Nov. 4 (SANA) The visit of President Ahmad al-Sharaa to Saudi Arabia marked a significant step toward strengthening the longstanding ties between the two countries and advancing bilateral relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said Wednesday. In a statement posted on i»»»

The 85-year-old singer-songwriter, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, is currently in Italy Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday received Bob Dylan in the Vatican at an audience for which the US folk music legend wore a black hooded sweater. The 85-year-old singer-songwriter, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, is current»»»

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Wednesday issued fresh sanctions against companies and individuals based in India and Turkiye for their ties to Iran, warning that it would continue to go after anyone who supported the Iranian regime. The sanctions are part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Ec»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump spoke at length about his new White House ballroom on Wednesday, delivering his first public remarks since the midterm election from the construction site."It's going to be not only one of the biggest, but it'll be the most beautiful ballroom I t»»»

Tunis, Nov. 4 (TAP) - Outstanding loans to the economy reached nearly 123 billion dinars at the end of 2025, posting an increase of 3.1%, compared with 2.8% a year earlier, according to the 15th edition of the Central Bank of Tunisia’s (BCT)...»»»

Tunis, Nov. 4 (TAP) - The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) on Wednesday published its 15th annual report on banking supervision for 2025, providing an overview of its main activities in banking regulation and microprudential and macroprudential...»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 4, 2026 (TAP) - Speaker of the National Council of Regions and Districts (CNRD) Imed Derbali presided on Wednesday over the first meeting of the council's bureau within the framework of the 2026-2027 ordinary parliamentary session,...»»»

PARIS: A cyberattack has targeted cold stores housing donated blood supplies in France, authorities said Wednesday, the latest in a series of suspected hacks that has raised alarm across Europe. A “cybersecurity incident” targeting a refrigeration service provider on Monday affected monitoring and »»»

Indian companies face US sanctions over alleged links to Iran's shadow oil trade The United States on Wednesday issued sanctions targeting what it described as a "vast criminal network" run by two Indian nationals that was aiding Iran's shadow fleet of oil tankers in committing maritime fraud. In a»»»

Cairo, Egypt: The State of Qatar, represented by Qatar Media Corporation (QMC), participated in the 56th regular session of the Council of Arab Information Ministers, held Wednesday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The Qatari delegation was headed by Director of the International Cooperati»»»

MADRID: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to Madrid on Wednesday for talks with Spain’s Pedro Sanchez and other leaders as Latin American heads of state met there, Spanish government sources said. Madrid is hosting a two-day summit of the Ibero-American Community, a 22-na»»»

Democrats’ control of Congressional appropriations could make the passage of a $1.5T defense budget highly unlikely, and will shift foreign spending priorities from Iran to Ukraine, former senior DoD policy analyst Michael Maloof has told Sputnik, commenting on the GOP’s electoral blowout in the mi»»»