Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani affirmed that the State of Qatar was attacked on its territory by Iran, in a blatant violation of its sovereignty, the provisions of international law, and the principles of good-neighborly relations. In his speech today at the opening of the»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani emphasized that investing in human capital is the foundation of national progress, as they are both the goal and the means of development. In his speech today at the opening of the Shura Council's second ordinary session of the second legisla»»»

EXPLAINERNew inspections, timelines, ratings and eligibility, appeals, and final decision factors Dubai: Dubai parents were relieved when school fees were frozen for the 2026-27 academic year. With the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) bringing back school inspections, the big questi»»»

"Breaking Bad" actor RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. in the hit US television series, has died aged 34, his representatives said Monday. The actor, who lived with cerebal palsy, also becam»»»

New York: US actor Selma Blair was charged with assault on Monday after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City, according to court documents. The "Legally Blonde" and "Cruel Intentions" star was detained at John F Kennedy Airport after her Delta Air Lines flight landed»»»

Abu Dhabi school sets sustainability milestone with LEED Platinum certification Abu Dhabi: Some school buildings are judged on their classrooms. This one has also been judged on its energy bills, its water use and the air its students breathe. Emirates National Schools (ENS) has received LEED Plati»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker and Acting President of the Republic Ana Brnabic met on Tuesday in Belgrade with a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) delegation comprised of members of a committee that will be observing the October 25 early parliamentary elections in Serbi»»»

Qatar Airways, EaseMyTrip ordered to refund tickets and pay compensation Dubai: What happens when a serious medical emergency forces you to cancel an international flight, but the airline refuses to refund your ticket? An Indian passenger who was diagnosed with a brain tumour just weeks before trav»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said Tuesday that the recent events that have impacted Qatar and the region had demonstrated the strength of state institutions, the cohesion of Qatari society and the country's ability to respond to crises efficiently and responsibly. Addres»»»

Romania’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market recorded 212 transactions in the first nine months of 2026, down slightly from 215 deals in the same period last year, according to an analysis by EY. Despite the 1% decline in transaction volume, the estimated value of the market increased by 33% to »»»

  Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila announced a new political-military alliance with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Monday, despite being sentenced to death in absentia for alleged complicity with the group. The move comes as debate grows over constitutional changes ahead of President Felix»»»

France prepared for nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday as students continued protesting poor classroom conditions. Supported by trade unions and the far-left France Unbowed party, the mobilisation includes a march in Paris and rallies in other cities. Blockades had already disrupted central Paris»»»

Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, is expected to arrive in Beirut on Thursday, and will begin a series of meetings with several officials on Friday, media reports said. He is scheduled to meet with President Joseph Aoun, Parl»»»

Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova strongly condemned the latest drone attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea close to the country's coastline in a statement released by her press secretariat on Tuesday. The President described as "a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and inter»»»

Interior Ministry Secretary General Lyubomir Nikolov told journalists on Tuesday that a rescue operation was carried out in very rough seas near the coastal town of Byala after authorities received a report of a ship in distress in the Black Sea. He noted that, as a result of the immediate action t»»»

The Bulgarian passport ranks 21st among the passports of the 29 Schengen Area countries and 20th in the global ranking published Tuesday by international research platform Passport Reports. Ahead of Bulgaria in the Schengen ranking are Romania and Croatia, in 20th and 19th place, respectively. Bulg»»»

At a briefing at the National Assembly on Tuesday, in response to a question about the latest drone attacks on two ships in the Black Sea, Continue the Change Chair Assen Vassilev said: "Following the two attacks, it is clear that normal shipping in the Black Sea will no longer be possible, with a »»»

During a meeting between Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova that took place on Tuesday, Radev said that while Bulgaria lacks conclusive evidence regarding the origin of the drones used in the attacks in the Black Sea, the results of these strikes benefit Russia, »»»

Doha, Qatar: The third Qatar International Medical Devices and Healthcare Exhibition and Conference (QMED 2026) will open Wednesday at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC), bringing together 55 companies and institutions from 12 countries to showcase medical technologies and explore opportun»»»

Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Forum brings together 1,000 leaders in Dubai Dubai: Artificial intelligence (AI), economic uncertainty, and the need to build more sustainable, people-centred cities were among the key issues highlighted by global leaders at the Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Forum, w»»»

Yellow alert in place for parts of the UAE until 9pm today Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police have urged motorists to drive carefully as rain hit parts of the country on Tuesday, with the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) issuing a yellow alert for convective cloud formation across several areas. In a »»»

Eleven crew members of the merchant ship AZOV CONCORD are missing and five have been rescued after the vessel was reported struck 17 miles east of Krapets, while three sailors evacuated from the CHELSEA 3 were hospitalized in Varna, Bulgarian officials said Tuesday. Most of the AZOV CONCORD crew ar»»»

A sailor aboard the Chelsea 3 said a Russian drone had struck the vessel three times during an attack in the Black Sea near Bulgaria’s territorial waters, BNT reported. “A drone hit us three times. A Russian drone!” the sailor said. Two ships were hit in the latest attacks. The Azov Concord was str»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova at the Council of Ministers on Tuesday to discuss drone attacks on two commercial vessels near Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, saying that although the drones’ origin had not been conclusively established, the outcome»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The agreement between Moscow and Washington on diesel fuel meets the interests of the United States, global energy markets and Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "In fact, this is a very mutually beneficial element of Russian-US cooperation. And this is in t»»»

Pope Leo XIV has been admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for surgery to remove a small lung nodule discovered during recent medical checks. The 71-year-old pontiff said the growth was detected at an early stage. The procedure marks his first hospitalisation since becoming pope in May 2025. FRANCE »»»

France faces fresh nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday as students, unions and opposition groups rally over poor school conditions, including teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has joined protesters outside a blockaded high school near Paris, boosting the »»»

Bulgaria is facing a security crisis and Parliament should hold an emergency sitting later Tuesday to hear the Prime Minister, the foreign and defence ministers, and the civilian and military intelligence services, Democratic Bulgaria (DB) MP Yordan Ivanov said at a briefing in Parliament. Ivanov s»»»

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he had spoken with Prime Minister Rumen Radev following the latest attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea on Tuesday. “NATO will continue to work closely with our Allies in the Black Sea,” Rutte wrote on X. He added that NATO had already strengthened its p»»»

New feature supports photo sharing, file transfers, cloud-based AI on compatible devices Dubai: Etisalat UAE has launched a smartphone network upgrade that it says can deliver up to three times faster uploads, helping users send high-resolution photographs, videos and large files more quickly. “In »»»

Manila: A Philippine impeachment court on Tuesday granted prosecutors' request to drop two charges against Vice President Sara Duterte, including an alleged assassination threat against the president, leaving accusations of unexplained wealth the sole remaining count against her. Prosecutors, who l»»»

Egypt Forum 2026 will discuss ways to improve the transition from in-kind subsidies to cash support, including linking subsidy values to price movements and inflation rates to protect beneficiaries’ purchasing power, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Monday, October 12, 2026 . The proposed me»»»

Six Flags closes 9 rides after several others injured Six Flags temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks on Monday after one person died and several others were injured in an incident involving a coaster in Georgia. Officials did not confirm how the person died, nor how th»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in southern Lebanon reports Israeli airstrikes on Froun, Kfar Tibnit and Al-Hujeir Valley 13-10-2026 12:33 PM Latest»»»

By Staff, Agencies A new UN report Global poverty has risen for the first time since 2010, with 1.2 billion people facing acute deprivation. The study, released on Monday by the UN Development Program [UNDP] and the University of Oxford, found that the number of people living in acute poverty has i»»»

DUBAI: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including a strike on King Khalid International Airport, during a phone call with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on Tuesday. Bin Zayed reaffirmed the UAE’s support for any measures Saudi Arabi»»»

Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPCo) has found retail markups of up to 141% on food products, including butter and white brine cheese, prompting a demand for economic justifications from major supermarket chains, while the Association for Modern Trade has challenged the commission’s int»»»

Installing iron bars on upper-floor windows that obstruct rescue operations is prohibited Dubai: The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority has warned that installing iron bars on windows of upper floors in buildings could result in a Dh30,000 fine if they obstruct emergency rescue and firefighting oper»»»

Homs, Oct. 12 (SANA) The Jandar quarry and crusher in Syria’s Homs Governorate produce about 400 cubic meters of aggregate materials daily for road construction and maintenance, with plans to expand capacity to meet infrastructure needs. Fadi Kheder, director of the Jandar Production Center, told S»»»

The IMF has raised its 2026 global growth forecast slightly to 3.1%, citing the resilience of advanced economies despite rising energy prices caused by the Iran war. But it warned that poorer countries that are not benefiting from the AI boom remain particularly vulnerable to energy shocks, economi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said the North Field Gas project is progressing according to the set plans, with the aim of increasing the country’s LNG production capacity. The Amir stated this on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, while opening the second ordinary session of the »»»

Parliament did not sit on Tuesday due to a lack of quorum. Only 80 members of the 240-seat National Assembly registered at the second attempt to open an extraordinary sitting called at MPs’ request in connection with the pardon of drug dealer Ognyan Atanasov. They included three MPs from Progressiv»»»

In conversations that took place over the phone with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev called for joint efforts to put a stop to the attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea. Von der Leyen and Rutte expr»»»

The drone attack on commercial vessels and the unexpected arrival in Bulgaria of Iva Mihaylova, a woman of dual citizenship of Bulgaria and North Macedonia, who is on trial in North Macedonia over a fatal road accident, dominate the news media on Tuesday. DRONE ATTACK IN THE BLACK SEA All media out»»»

Global poverty has risen for the first time since 2010, with 1.2 billion people facing acute deprivation, according to a new UN report. The study, released on Monday by the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the University of Oxford, found that the number of people living in acute poverty has increa»»»

European countries should expand their own arms production because American factories will largely be occupied with supplying the US military, Washington’s envoy to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, has said. US defense spending could reach $1–1.5 trillion in 2026, leaving limited manufacturing capacity for »»»

Humanitarian initiative and Operation Galant Knight 3 aims to deliver more than 10m meals Al Rish: Food aid provided under the Ahmed bin Rashid Humanitarian Bridge, implemented by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) in cooperation with Operation Galant Knight 3, has entered th»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3785 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change relative to Monday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to »»»

Hundreds attend the 53rd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off Half Moon Bay: A Rhode Island pumpkin grower appears to have broken the world record for the heaviest pumpkin, with his giant squash topping the current record by nearly 136 kilograms. Ron Wallace of Greene, Rhode Island, weighed his pum»»»

Washington, Oct. 13 (SANA) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its global economic growth forecast for 2026 to 3.1%, from 3% previously, citing strong investment in artificial intelligence (AI) that is helping offset the economic impact of rising energy prices and the war in the Middle»»»