PARIS: An Iranian woman sentenced to death over protests earlier this year has begged the international community to save her life and others facing the death penalty, according to an audio message from prison shared by rights groups on Wednesday. The plea by Mahboubeh Shahbani, 33, from her jail i»»»

London: Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and leading French President Emmanuel Macron to declare in English "Welcome back". Burnham reopened the divisive Brexit debate by saying his centre-left Labour government c»»»

Most healthcare organizations don’t fail compliance audits because they ignored the rules. They fail because the rules kept changing and nobody noticed in time. Healthcare compliance platforms exist to close that gap, but picking the wrong one means your team is still tracking policy updates in spr»»»

Polish homebuyers are increasingly favoring larger apartments over studios, according to Ronson Development sales chief Małgorzata Maziarz. Developers sold about 4,300 apartments across Poland’s seven largest markets in August, up 25% y/y. Studios are now often among the last units to sell, while t»»»

Robyg’s revenue rose 50% y/y to more than PLN 727 million in the first half of 2026, while net profit increased 25% to over PLN 102 million. The developer contracted nearly 1,300 apartment sales, up 25%, and handed over about 620 units, up 33%. It targets sales of 2,800–3,000 homes this year and ai»»»

Unibep has signed a contract to serve as general contractor for a residential development in Wrocław, valued at approximately PLN 127.3 million net. The project involves converting former hospital buildings and constructing a new apartment building on the site of the former Lower Silesian Specialis»»»

Ghelamco Poland has signed a conditional agreement to sell the Chopin Tower project in Warsaw to a special-purpose company owned by an international investor for €54.4 million net. Ghelamco will remain responsible for design, construction and possible commercialization, while the project will be fu»»»

Poland’s deposit-return system for beverage containers reaches its first anniversary on October 1, with public opinion still divided. In a PBS survey, the share of respondents who return packaging and plan to continue rose from 62% in April to 75% in late summer, while a separate poll found nearly »»»

The Bank of England warned that AI-related assets remain vulnerable to a sharper correction than the market decline in July. A sell-off could spread beyond technology stocks, affecting global growth and government bond markets, especially if investors lose confidence in AI’s expected productivity g»»»

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Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs is mapping local companies and organizations with expertise in open-source software, as part of efforts to reduce public administration’s reliance on paid proprietary tools, including Microsoft Office. The initiative will inform a planned pilot of open-source so»»»

Poland’s goods exports rose 7.3% y/y in the second quarter of 2026, driven by a 3.7% increase in volume and 4.2% higher transaction prices, according to the National Bank of Poland. Export volumes grew at their fastest pace since 2021, led by computer equipment, likely reflecting increased assembly»»»

LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday said there were “strong indications” Iran was involved in suspicious activity at a UK airbase that triggered a major security incident this weekend. “There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RA»»»

PARIS: An Iranian woman sentenced to death over protests earlier this year has begged the international community to save her life and others facing the death penalty, according to an audio message from prison shared by rights groups on Wednesday. The plea by Mahboubeh Shahbani, 33, from her jail i»»»

Amman, Sep. 30 (SANA) Jordan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 3.0 percent during the second quarter of 2026 at constant prices compared to 2.8 percent in the corresponding period of 2025, according to preliminary estimates released by the Department of Statistics on Wednesday. The De»»»

AnimaWings has initiated the judicial reorganization proceedings, a step taken by the company with the aim of accessing the necessary legal framework to continue its business, stabilize its operations, and restructure its obligations in a sustainable manner. AnimaWings continues its business and fl»»»

The Interior Ministry's official registers contain no information about reports, complaints or alerts submitted by Plovdiv-based businessman Ilian Filipov raising concerns for his safety. Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has ordered a full check of reports held by ministry structures, the ministr»»»

Bulgaria has a long history in space research, science and technology and deserves a place in today’s joint efforts to develop European space capabilities, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Wednesday at the Euronews Summit on Defence and Space in Brussels, the government said in a press release. R»»»

CCTV captured the alleged abduction, but the woman said she left with the man willingly A 19-year-old woman allegedly taken away from outside her home in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain has appeared in a video claiming that she left with the man voluntarily and that the couple had married, adding a twist t»»»

U.S. Ambassador Eric Wendt met with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to discuss strengthening cooperation between the United States and Albania, the U.S. Embassy in Tirana said. In a statement posted on Facebook, the embassy said the talks focused on deepening cooperation in defense, expanding trad»»»

Expats who spent more than 12 months in Kingdom can transfer under specified conditions Dubai: Expatriate Workers in Saudi Arabia whose employment status has been changed to “absent” may transfer to a new employer through the Qiwa platform under certain conditions, including having spent more than »»»

Discussion covers Middle East developments and efforts to advance lasting peace UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from King Willem-Alexander of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The call discussed strategic cooperation between the two countries »»»

WASHINGTON: A US ceasefire proposal to pause Sudan’s civil war could push the country towards a Libya-style partition in its current form, a top adviser to Sudan’s army-led authorities told Reuters, in some of the strongest criticism by a Sudanese official of the plan so far. The remarks come a wee»»»

Presidential candidates Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev have the support of 41.4% of voters who intend to cast a ballot in Bulgaria's October 25 presidential elections, while Andrey Gurov and Georgi Kandev are backed by 21.9%, according to a Market Links poll released on Wednesday. The nationally r»»»

KYIV: Russia hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure in a wave of deadly drone and missile strikes on Wednesday, prompting an urgent call for civil contingencies as freezing winter approaches. Kyiv said it was Moscow’s opening salvo in an expected campaign to try to knock out heating and power as the t»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker PM Djuro Macut said on Wednesday Serbia had the potential, know-how and desire to design microchips, and noted that more than a thousand Serbian engineers were working on designing microchips at local companies as well as at development centres of global companies. Serb»»»

Metropolitan Court has reduced the prison sentence of German national Maja T., who was convicted over a series of antifa attacks on people perceived to be far-right supporters in Budapest in February 2023. Maja T.’s sentence was cut from eight years to seven years by the Metropolitan Court on Wedne»»»

BEIRUT: The Lebanese military said on Wednesday that the explosion of an unknown object wounded a soldier and three civilians, after initially saying it was an Israeli strike. “A soldier and three civilians were wounded in the Nabatieh Al-Fawqa area as a result of an explosion while the army was es»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that Lebanon wants “a state-to-state relationship with Iran based on mutual respect,” adding that “this is what we asked of the Iranians” during his meeting with the Iranian delegation in New York. As for the trilateral agreement with Israel, Salam told Asharq Bl»»»

Culture Minister Evtim Miloshev told reporters in Sopot on Wednesday that he would instruct the Inspectorate Directorate at the Ministry of Culture to conduct monthly inspections and monitor all activities related to the restoration of the Liberty Memorial on Shipka Peak. Miloshev said the monument»»»

BUCHAREST: The Romanian parliament on Wednesday rejected a pro-European liberal as prime minister, prolonging a political crisis seen as fueling an already rising far right. Liberal European Parliament member Siegfried Muresan failed to get lawmakers’ backing with just 182 of the 233 votes needed t»»»

American officials believe US President Donald Trump could order a resumption of major combat operations against Iran after the midterm elections in November, as renewed indirect negotiations produced no results, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Qatari mediators, w»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Working in the interests of every nation while respecting those interests — this is how Majid Ehsan, president of the Institute of Policy Studies (Islamabad), describes Pakistan's pragmatic foreign policy course in a multipolar Asia. Such a course serves Islamabad's interests, si»»»

Advanced scanning detects drugs hidden in vehicle tyre at land border crossing Dubai: UAE Customs authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle 16.2kg of crystal methamphetamine hidden inside the tyre of a vehicle entering the country through a land border crossing, authorities said. Customs inspec»»»

BEIRUT: Hezbollah denied on Wednesday any connection to a cell that Syrian authorities said they had dismantled in the country’s south and which they accused of being affiliated with the Lebanese militant group. A statement from the Iran-backed movement’s media office said it “categorically denies »»»

Kadim, Palestinian Territories: Hundreds of Israelis marched Wednesday between newly rebuilt settlements in the northern West Bank to celebrate a Jewish holiday, a symbolic show of their return to an area until recently almost fully Palestinian. Settlers of all ages carried traditional bundles of f»»»

Bulgaria's accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) remains a key political priority, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova told Parliament's Subcommittee on support for Bulgaria's OECD accession process. She presented an update on the progress towards OECD member»»»

Muscat: Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of the Sultanate of Oman met on Wednesday with Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is visiting Oman. The meeting discussed the rapidly evolving developments in the region »»»

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Wednesday work was under way on rebasing Russian-made missile-defense systems from Turkiye to another country, a move that could pave the way for Ankara to regain access to the US F-35 fighter jet program. Turkiye bought the S-400 air defense systems from Russia in 2017, du»»»

Only eligible Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cards are supported initially Apple Pay has officially launched in India, more than a decade after Apple’s digital payment service debuted in the United States. The service launched on Wednesday through a partnership with Axis Bank, giving Apple it»»»

Tunis, Sept.30 (TAP)- A programme to support Tunisian businesses in their transition to Industry 4.0 was launched Wednesday in Tunis, said Acting Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Slah Zouari said.Speaking at the launch event, the minister...»»»

RIYADH: Saudi-Italian business ties have been strengthened after an agreement was signed to improve access to each other’s markets. The Federation of Saudi Chambers and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Italy’s national promotional institution, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday to strength»»»

A minor bump on the French far right's road to power, or a car crash that wipes out years of rebranding? Bombshell allegations of past anti-Semitic tropes by the man Marine Le Pen has touted as her future prime minister could test her years-long effort to convince French voters that the National Ra»»»

Jakarta: The death toll from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in Indonesia's Java Sea has risen to 78, the country's National Search and Rescue Agency said on Wednesday. The rescue teams are still looking for 57 missing people, while 108 others have been evacuated safely. The Virgo Transport»»»

A plane heading to Tel Aviv from Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after one of the pilots allegedly tried to crash the plane and kill everyone onboard. Flight FZ 1703 took off from Dubai at 0305 GMT. Here's what we know about what unfolded on board: - 0521»»»

The war in Ukraine is creating not only security and economic challenges for Europe, but also waves of political instability and growing populism across the continent, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Wednesday. “We need to understand what the outcome will be if we do not change our app»»»

BEIJING - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the second round of the Beijing ATP tournament after a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) first-round victory over world number 49 Nuno Borges of Portugal on Wednesday. Djokovic, who is 11th in the ATP rankings, won after an hour and 51 minutes o»»»

At least five people, including a 14-year old child, have died after Russia launched another round of strikes on Kyiv and its surrounding regions overnight to Wednesday, officials said. Several people were also wounded in the attacks. In Poland, two airports, in Lublin and Rzeszow, were briefly shu»»»

DOHA: Invest Qatar, the country's Investment Promotion Agency, has concluded a high-level roadshow across New York and Boston in the United States, strengthening engagement with leading US investors, businesses and industry stakeholders while showcasing Qatar's growing investment opportunities acro»»»

Israeli leaders said on Wednesday that a "jihadist" pilot had aimed to crash a flydubai plane with mostly Israeli passengers, who overpowered him and prevented a "major disaster". "During the flight, as they approached the country, one of the pilots stabbed the other pilot, and apparently tried to »»»