Without immediate and robust accountability, chemical weapons could be used again in Sudan, a newly published study by Veracity Papers warns, emphasizing that impunity threatens to normalize the use of banned substances in the ongoing conflict. The research concludes that the Sudanese Armed Forces »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has reinforced its commitment to protecting children in Yemen through a new $1.55 million partnership between the Saudi aid agency KSrelief and the World Health Organization to provide lifesaving nutrition and medical care for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition w»»»

NAIROBI: Kenya confirmed ‌four new cases of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus on Saturday, including three health workers who treated the country’s first patient, bringing the total number of ​confirmed cases to seven, the Health Ministry said. The other new case is a male relative of the index patient, w»»»

Nairobi: Kenya has intensified contact tracing, quarantine measures, screening at airports and border crossings, and infection prevention efforts as the number of Ebola cases in the country rises to three. On Friday, Kenya confirmed its third case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease. Patrick Amoth, d»»»

PARIS: Protesters clashed with police in Paris and other cities in France on Saturday during nationwide rallies over high prices as the country heads toward a presidential election. Protesters broke into the town hall of France’s second-largest city of Marseille before being forced out by police. I»»»

Identified victims of labor exploitation in the Netherlands rose 13% in 2025. Reports of exploitation doubled in hospitality and nearly tripled in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Romanians were the largest victim group in those sectors, followed by Poles. Hospitality cases most often involved B»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Law enforcement officers in the Paris region carried out 40 detentions in the French capital and its suburbs ahead of upcoming large-scale protests, the Paris Police Prefecture said on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the BFMTV television channel reported that French authorities exp»»»

Paris, France: French authorities detained dozens on Saturday at the start of nationwide protests against the cost of living, in what is likely to be a key indicator of the social climate heading toward elections to replace President Emmanuel Macron. With just months to go before the two-round elec»»»

Mohammed bin Rashid says mercy is the foundation of society in a new letter from his book Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has shared a new letter stressing the importance of mercy and compassion, describing »»»

Mecca executions, Muscat housing ban and MrBeast surprise among top stories Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s nationwide crackdown on residency violations, the execution of two Bangladeshis in Mecca and BR Shetty’s $15 billion lawsuit lead this weekend’s digest. Elsewhere, Muscat tightens housing rules, while »»»

CJP’s Ratna Singh calls Dipke’s arrest a violation of fundamental rights New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke, who was detained by Delhi Police ahead of the planned ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ rally in the national capital, is scheduled to be produced before the Special Executive M»»»

Tokyo: Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an ageing and shrinking population. Data showed 4.28 million foreigners staying in Japan as of the end of June, exclu»»»

TOKYO: Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an aging and shrinking population. Data showed 4.28 million foreigners staying in Japan as of the end of June, exclud»»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers carried out 34 attacks targeting Palestinian farmers, their lands and crops in six West Bank governorates on Friday, injuring at least 19 people, the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said. The incidents included beatings, detentions, the theft of olives and equip»»»

An online movement against rising fuel prices has gained momentum ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations on October 17 with former Yellow Vest figures set to join the protests in support of high-school students. Some are drawing parallels between the latest action and the 2018 cost-of-living pr»»»

LONDON: The renewed offensive by the Houthi militia in Yemen has raised fresh concerns about the fate of a cultural heritage already battered by more than a decade of war, destruction and looting. The impact of the latest fighting on archaeological sites and museum collections remains to be establi»»»

PARIS: After weeks of student protests, France is set to be swept by broader, nationwide demonstrations Saturday over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught period ahead of presidential elections next year. The prospect of the two movements merging, perhaps with outbreaks of violence,»»»

Nearly 14,000 unemployed people started work in September with the assistance of labour offices, while vacancies reported by employers rose by 12% from the previous month, the National Employment Agency said on Friday. A total of 10,800 vacancies were announced on the primary labour market, 1,141 m»»»

A historic monastery complex in southern Slovakia, purchased with Hungarian public money under the former Orbán government, remains unusable despite HUF hundreds of millions of being spent on its renovation. The Orbán administration paid approximately EUR 219,000 for the properties in Šahy (Ipolysá»»»

US: The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centers. No commercial nuclear reactor is known to have resumed generating electricity after beginning the decommissioning process that tak»»»

Only 400 million jobs are forecast for 1.2 billion new workers, leaving a major shortfall Abu Dhabi: The world faces a potential shortfall of nearly 800 million jobs over the next 10 to 15 years, with 1.2 billion young people expected to enter the labour market but only 400 million jobs projected t»»»

Iran-linked espionage networks raise concerns across Gulf and Arab nations Abu Dhabi: Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee at the Federal National Council (FNC), said the UAE faced multiple security challenges during the Iranian missile and drone »»»

MANILA: Philippine authorities are preparing to bring home seven Filipino nationals injured in last weekend’s deadly Houthi strike in Riyadh, the Department of Migrant Workers has said. Filipinos are among more than 300 people injured when a Houthi missile struck King Khalid International Airport l»»»

DHAKA: Abul Monsur Reaz was standing in a line to collect his boarding pass last Saturday, when a Houthi strike hit the Riyadh airport. Moments after the explosion, believing he was near his life’s end, the 38-year-old Bangladeshi pilgrim tried to remember the faces of his family back home: his 3-y»»»

Peshawar, Pakistan: The families of children killed in a roof collapse at a school in northwest Pakistan called for "justice" on Friday, the day after more than 30 pupils and a teacher were crushed to death. A woman teacher and 32 students, mostly younger than 14, died in the building collapse in t»»»

Romania faces a difficult path to economic recovery as weak household consumption, elevated energy costs, and fiscal consolidation weigh on growth, according to the World Bank’s October 2026 Macro Poverty Outlook. The institution expects economic activity to recover gradually from 2027, but warns t»»»

Hungarian wages grew faster than expected in August, with the average gross salary exceeding HUF 740,000 and real wages rising by 8.6% year on year as inflation remained low. But the median salary reveals a more modest picture of what workers actually earn. Hungary’s average gross monthly earnings »»»

SECURITY Capital Weekly has a story titled "How Bulgaria Became Target of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare." The article argues that Bulgaria is particularly vulnerable to Russian hybrid warfare, including suspected sabotage, cyberattacks, disinformation and economic pressure. "This country has a strategica»»»

NEW DELHI: Climate change is threatening livelihoods and forcing people from their homes across South Asia, but technology and government action could help limit the damage, the UN migration chief told AFP on Friday. Rising seas, flooding and drought threaten homes and farmland, Amy Pope, Director »»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Layla Abdelké Yakoub, Tax Justice and Inequality Advocacy Officer at Oxfam France. "Today in France a billionaire pays less taxes proportionally than a nurse or a firefighter," explains Yakoub. She challenges the foundations of France's fiscal system, arguing t»»»

A teacher and at least 32 pupils were killed when a school roof collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, authorities said. At least twenty people were injured, three of them severely. The roof of a school collapsed in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, killi»»»

PESHAWAR: The families of children killed in a roof collapse at a school in northwest Pakistan called for “justice” on Friday, the day after more than 30 pupils and a teacher were crushed to death. A woman teacher and 32 students, mostly younger than 14, died in the building collapse in the city of»»»

Cash sent home by overseas Filipinos reached $3.03 billion in August 2026 Dubai: Cash remittances to the Philippines rose 1.9 percent year-on-year to $3.03 billion in August 2026, up from $2.98 billion in August 2025, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The figures have showcased th»»»

Why national coordination is vital for sustainable industrial growth in the Philippines Debate over Pax Silica in the Philippine has reached fever-pitch. All shades of people — from the left to the right, the clergy, greens, industrialists, policy makers, academics, indigenous people advocates — ha»»»

Doha: Illegal visa trading in Qatar can result in imprisonment for up to three years and fines of up to QR50,000 for a first offence, rising to QR100,000 for repeat violations, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI). The penalties were outlined during a webinar yesterday organised by the Searc»»»

By Staff, Agencies Thousands of students, graduates, professors and university employees marched to Argentina’s Congress in Buenos Aires on Thursday, demanding that President Javier Milei’s government enforce a law guaranteeing funding for public universities. “We demand that the government comply »»»

By Staff, Agencies Saudi airlines are urgently relocating aircraft worth up to $4 billion from Riyadh Airport amid escalating military tensions with Yemen, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the threat posed by renewed attacks. The number of aircraft on the ground at the airport reportedly fe»»»

LONDON: Israel has hidden or failed to announce the results of investigations into more than 254 incidents in which its military was accused of killing or injuring civilians in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank, the BBC has found. The failure to disclose the results of incident probes — some almost t»»»

ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, the security of Saudi Arabia is often described as a “red line,” a position rooted in religious devotion, the sanctity of Islam’s holiest sites and decades of close ties. But the relationship goes far beyond faith and sentiment; the stability of the Kingdom is closely linked»»»

By Staff, Agencies French authorities have detained 7,950 people since high school students began protesting last month, with minors accounting for approximately 85% of those taken into custody, UA.News reported Wednesday, citing figures from the Ministry of Justice. Of those detained, 6,773 were m»»»

At least 28 children and a teacher were killed when the roof of a private school collapsed during lessons in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday. More than 50 others were injured, some critically. The roof of an upper floor at the three-story Al-Khair School gave way, bringing down»»»

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At least three people have been killed as torrential rains unleashed devastating floods across Istanbul, submerging streets, sweeping away vehicles and bringing much of Türkiye’s largest city to a standstill. The storm battered the city overnight on Wednesday, flooding residential neighborhoods, bu»»»

MAKKAH: As shocked travelers fled in search of safety during the evacuation of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh following the Houthi attack on Oct. 10, Saudi airport employee Abeer Al-Ajmi remained at her post, guiding travelers through the terminal and helping them to make their way out»»»

JERUSALEM: No commercial goods have entered the Gaza Strip for two days, Israeli authorities said on Thursday, blaming the suspension on merchants angered by taxes imposed by Hamas — a claim that Palestinian importers deny. The halt to commercial shipments, including fruit and winter clothing, cuts»»»

MoHRE urges employers to report absences within five days through approved channels Dubai: Employers in the UAE must report a domestic worker's absence within five days if the worker stops reporting for duty without a valid reason and their whereabouts are unknown, the Ministry of Human Resources a»»»

PESHAWAR: The roof of a school collapsed in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, killing a teacher and 32 students, mostly aged under 14, health officials said on Thursday, as residents and rescuers scrambled to pull children from the rubble. Twenty more students were taken to hospital after t»»»

LONDON: Israel is refusing to allow the construction of a critical military outpost for the Board of Peace in Gaza, The Guardian reported. The international organization, authorized last year by the UN and chaired by US President Donald Trump, issued its first construction contract for Gaza in earl»»»

More than four in ten Romanian employees aged 55 and over are willing to continue working beyond the statutory retirement age, compared with approximately one-third of their European counterparts, according to a study by HR solutions provider SD Worx. The findings also suggest that older Romanian w»»»

Burqa: With a black eye and a bandage covering his face, Palestinian farmer Abdellatif Bazzari looks out at his rows of olive trees that are half harvested before the season has even started. Bazzari, who was injured in a raid on the fields by Israeli settlers that killed his cousin, is afraid to r»»»