Tunis, Oct. 7 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti met Greek Ambassador Olga Anagnostopoulou at the ministry on Wednesday for a farewell meeting marking the end of her mission in Tunisia. Nafti...»»»

Iran and Oman finalise safe transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz Iran and Oman have agreed on the geographical coordinates of designated "safe" transit routes for ships entering and leaving the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday (Oct. 7, 20»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday urged Western nations to return to what he called their civilisational roots and ensure the West "maintains its place at the head of the world" in a speech delivered against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens. The top US diplomat called on Europe »»»

Thousands of people joined a student march in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday to protest against Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil's October 25 presidential runoff. Bolsonaro led Sunday's first-round vote, prompting demonstrators to rally behind incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and oppose th»»»

In tonight's edition: Kenya records its first Ebola death after a man travelled there from the DR Congo via Uganda. Also, Comoros is tightening its rules on who can do business. And in South Africa, concerns are growing that xenophobia and hostility toward foreign nationals could be drivi»»»

Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing ​protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Massive protests following Abascal's eviction spiralled into a political crisis, eventually leading Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap election»»»

IZMIR, Turkiye: More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir on Wednesday, angered by the defection of the city’s mayor to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP. The move was a huge symbolic victory for the Turkish leader, who has long wanted to control the secul»»»

BEIJING: The European Union’s top commerce official was due in China on Thursday for talks aimed at bringing both sides back from the brink of a mutually damaging trade war. The EU last year ran a trade deficit of around a billion euros ($1.1 billion) a day with China, caused by what many in the bl»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has praised Iceland for allowing Washington to “project power” from the North Atlantic island nation into the Arctic. Iceland is strategically positioned to help the Pentagon monitor Arctic airspace and conduct missions tracking Russian submarines in the Atlantic, »»»

NEW YORK: US authorities on Wednesday charged a man who allegedly planned a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Minnesota in support of the Daesh group. The FBI arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, after he bought an AK-47 rifle and ammunition from an undercover agent in a sting operation tha»»»

MILAN: Foreign workers building the vast new US consulate compound in Milan signed agreements at a Milan hotel Wednesday securing payouts averaging 45,000 euros ($50,400) each for alleged labor abuses while working for an American construction company. More than 60 laborers, mostly from India, sign»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani honoured 80 government school teachers on Wednesday for their contributions to Qatar’s education sector as the country marked World Teachers’ Day 2026. The Ministry of Education and Higher»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the launch of the Human Tissue Biobank, implemented in collaboration with the Qatar Precision Health Institute (QPHI). This strategic step builds on the achievements»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the re-awarding of delayed infrastructure projects, with the remaining eight projects re-awarded to new contractors, in preparation for the resumption of work. This follows the resumption of work on 13 projects since April»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced the launch of the National Seasonal Influenza Vaccination and Awareness Campaign, running through March 2027, in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC), as well as public,»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) hosted a workshop to highlight the key developments and outcomes achieved under the current 2024-2026 cycle of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Competition Framework Review and Update, launched by CRA in Octob»»»

QNA Doha The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is marking Global Ergonomics Month throughout October, with a campaign focused on creating safer workplaces, preventing musculoskeletal disorders and improving employee wellbeing and performance. This year’s international campaign encourages worke»»»

QNA Dar es Salaam Qatar’s Shura Council is taking part in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) 153rd Assembly and 218th Governing Council meetings in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania. The gatherings are being held under the theme ‘Enhancing good governance and empowering communities through»»»

Liaqat Nawaz Malik Doha Halqa-e-Ahbab, Qatar recently organised a special “Back to School” programme across dual locations in Al Khor and Al Wakra, welcoming children into the new academic year with fresh minds, renewed confidence, and a positive attitude towards learning. The engaging initiative b»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable real estate developer, has opened Msheireb Foodhall at Msheireb Galleria in partnership with TGP International, the award-winning concept creators and operators, in the presence of a select group of prominent figures and rep»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Design District (DDD), powered by Msheireb Properties, has launched Azal, an innovation programme and open call inviting start-ups, entrepreneurs, companies, universities, research teams, creatives and practitioners to present ready or near-ready solutions to real urb»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) welcomed Minister for Social and Family Development of Singapore Masagos Zulkifli and his accompanying delegation to the Innovation Lab, where they were introduced to some of the lab’s key initiatives and pro»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Department of Social Sciences at Qatar University’s (QU) College of Arts and Sciences, in collaboration with the Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (QNCECS), organised the Fifth Student Forum on Human Rights under the theme “Human Rights: A Da»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Breast cancer awareness took on a deeply personal and community-focused dimension in Doha as Qatar Cancer Society (QCS), Doha Women Forum, Golden CMC Events & Management and Grand Hyatt Doha brought people together for “Beyond the Ribbon: Awareness, Stories & Wellness”. He»»»

QNA Doha More than 12,000 people are expected to register for Qatar’s 2027 Hajj season, according to the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs. Speaking to the Qatar News Agency (QNA), Ali Al Misifri, the ministry’s director of Hajj and Umrah Affairs Department, said registration had i»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is set to launch a new website of the Official Gazette and the Al Meezan Legal Portal on Sunday, introducing what it describes as the country’s first AI-powered comprehensive national system for legal knowledge. The new platform will provide legal information »»»

QNA Doha Officer candidates from Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College visited the Qatar News Agency (QNA) as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between government agencies and the country’s official media organisations. During the visit, the candidates watched a presentation outlining QNA’s w»»»

QNA Doha Attracting the wealth of talent in the nation, primarily citizens, those born in the country, and residents, is a foremost priority for the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in order to turbocharge the educational sector, Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint R»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecommunications provider, has signed a strategic agreement with McKinsey & Company, marking an important step in the next phase of the company’s transformation journey. The agreement was signed by Sheikh Ali bin Jabor bin Mohammad Al Thani, Chie»»»

LONDON: The chair of Jordan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, Maj. Gen. Majdi Mohammed Al-Harasis, and the commander of the US Army Central, Lt. Gen. Kevin Leahy, discussed military cooperation during a meeting at the Jordanian Armed Forces headquarters in Amman on Wednesday. Their talks included ways in wh»»»

LONDON: The longtime speaker of the Libyan parliament was ousted on Tuesday in a move likely to inject fresh tension into the country’s largely frozen political landscape. Aguila Saleh, a supporter of the Libyan National Army commander, Khalifa Haftar, was removed after 12 years in the post. Al-Sal»»»

DOHA: Lusail International Circuit (LIC) continued its support for community initiatives by hosting a special edition of the 'Track Day for All' evening, commemorating Pink October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The circuit was illuminated in pink for an evening blending sport, health, and awar»»»

WASHINGTON: Former Venezuelan President ​Nicolas Maduro and his wife are ‌expected ‌to ​face ‌new charges ⁠over ​alleged torture ⁠of Americans who were in ⁠the country’s ‌custody in ‌recent ​years, ‌CNN ‌reported on Wednesday, citing multiple ‌people familiar. The announcement could ⁠come as ⁠soon »»»

LONDON: Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents. Attacks, attempted attacks and harassment activity including drone overflights, surveillance and hailing using»»»

Al Marri says next phase will improve efficiency, customer experience and security Dubai: The UAE’s ambition in government services goes beyond keeping pace with change to actively shaping the future, Lieutenant General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General of the General Directorate of Identit»»»

Hero pilot who saved 174 lives honoured at event marking 25 years of PM Modi's service Dubai: More than 200 Indian expats rose as one at the Indian Consulate auditorium in Dubai on Wednesday to give flydubai’s ‘hero’ pilot Captain Smit Machchhar a standing ovation and a loud, heartfelt tribute to t»»»

Pregnant woman, two children among dead after residential building collapses in Seemapuri Dubai: Rescue teams searched through tonnes of rubble for survivors after a multi-storey residential building collapsed in northeast Delhi on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring eight, officials said.»»»

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NASA has released a striking image of dawn on the Martian surface taken by its Curiosity rover, ​showing sunlight bathing jagged crags formed billions of years ago as the car-sized vehicle continues to explore Earth’s planetary ‌neighbor. Curiosity landed in 2012 in Gale Crater near the Martian equ»»»

PRYKUKY, Ukraine: Russian attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday killed at least 28 people, including five children who died when a missile slammed into an apartment block in the north of the country as they slept. Windows shattered in the powerful blast in Pryluky, in the Chernigiv region, reducing h»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has been questioned by the Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office over a 2024 incident in which he is accused of taking a man’s mobile phone and throwing it into the Danube. Magyar said on Wednesday evening that he had been questioned at a pre-arranged»»»

THE HAGUE: The State of Qatar affirmed that the progress made in eliminating the remnants of Syria's chemical weapons program from the former regime era marks a milestone in the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and underscores the importance of multilateral ef»»»

DENPASAR: An Indonesian court sentenced dozens of Indian nationals to prison on Wednesday for their involvement in an online gambling operation on the resort island of Bali. Gambling is illegal in the Muslim-majority archipelago, with punishments extended to bookmakers, punters, those who promote g»»»

PARIS: Two Russian dissidents said in the French parliament on Wednesday that an EU move to lift sanctions on oligarch Alisher Usmanov was a mistake that showed Europe could be pressured by the Kremlin. Last month France drew ire from a number of EU nations, Ukraine and the Russian opposition by ge»»»

Doha, Qatar: From the legacy of the World Cup to the horizons of the Olympics, Qatar is writing a new chapter in its sporting journey as it pursues its ambition to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This bid builds on accumulated experience in organizing major global championships, as well»»»

Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations. The delay leaves Haitians without a democratic process as authorities struggle to reg»»»

ABUJA, Nigeria: Daesh group-affiliated militants attacked a military base in Nigeria’s northeast, killing several Nigerian soldiers, military officials said Wednesday. The Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP, attacked the base in the Kukawa area of Borno state on Tuesday, the Nigerian mili»»»

LAGOS: Nigerian police said Wednesday that 20 people abducted from two buses by gunmen in southeastern Imo state have been rescued after six days in captivity. The passengers were members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps, a one-year national service program for university graduates, who we»»»

NEW YORK: Oil prices went down on Wednesday. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery dropped 1.16 U.S. dollars, or 1.3 percent, to settle at 88.28 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for December delivery lost 38 cents, or 0.38 percent, to settle at 100.2 dol»»»

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic said on Wednesday it had foiled a smuggling attempt along the Lebanese border in the Damascus countryside, seizing two vehicles and their cargo after an exchange of gunfire. The smugglers opened fire on a patrol in the Jurd Al-Maarra area of Yabroud, prompting Syria»»»