Rostec’s TOPBAT power sources are built to take a beating and withstand extremes, as proven by durability tests. The batteries were:pierced with a power drill running on the battery itself - punctured repeatedly, yet still functionedset on fire and partially cut apart, yet it retained its charge an»»»

The “Gauleiter of Ukraine” and his entourage refuse to end the conflict, “having gone mad from easy money” and lining their own pockets, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) says. Other statements:The new leadership of Ukraine's security agency SBU organized a scheme to steal money on the»»»

Police suspect man’s wife shared location with gang; five arrested Dubai: A woman who checked into a lodge in Kerala with a male friend was allegedly abducted and raped by a gang posing as police officers, with investigators suspecting that the man’s wife may have hired the attackers after tracking»»»

The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the last American troops had left Iraq, more than two decades after the US invaded the country. A handover ceremony at Erbil Air Base in the northern Kurdish region marked the end of the US military presence. The administration of then-President George W. Bu»»»

Daily A350 service from Dubai gives the UAE its only year-round direct link to Finland Dubai: Emirates operated its first flight from Dubai to Helsinki, introducing the only year-round direct link between the UAE and Finland on October 1. Flight EK167 departed at 7.30am with a near-full passenger a»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4991 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is down by 0.1 pct against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.3 pct y-o-y and down by 0.2 pct»»»

Child disappeared while swimming in rough seas at Shiya Beach in Sur Dubai: Omani authorities are continuing a search for a 10-year-old boy who went missing while swimming off a beach in Sur amid rough sea conditions, the Royal Oman Police said. The Omani child went missing at Shiya Beach in the Wi»»»

Canada Revenue Agency employee’s killing prompts tributes from Prime Minister Mark Carney Dubai: A 45-year-old Tunisian woman was killed inside her Montreal apartment while taking part in a virtual work meeting, with a colleague reportedly witnessing part of the attack and alerting emergency servic»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has arrived in Los Angeles, where he will take part in events marking the launch of the country’s first national satellite, the presidential administration reported. The Kyrgyz satellite is scheduled to be launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX launch vehicle. At »»»

Doha, Qatar: Mwani Qatar received 160 vessels during September, marking a growth of 20% from August 2026. In a post on X on Thursday, Mwani Qatar announced that it handled more than 54 thousand standard containers, up 10%, around 40 thousand tons of general cargo, more than 17 thousand tons of bulk»»»

Autumn is being preserved in jars Cabbage sales have risen by 58% in volume, and cauliflower by 80%, compared with the same period in 2025. At the same time, the rise in jar sales indicates that the products needed for making home-made pickles are also finding their way into shopping baskets. As fo»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's caretaker FM Marko Djuric condemned on Wednesday an attempted terror attack aboard a flydubai flight, which he noted had targeted Israeli passengers and Israeli-UAE relations. "Serbia strongly condemns the attempted terror attack aboard the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv»»»

France's public debt has climbed to a record during the two terms of President Emmanuel Macron, unsettling investors and emerging as a defining issue ahead of next year's presidential election. With France already gripped by deep social tensions, the candidates vying to succeed Macron are under pre»»»

The Chairman of the Kara-Suu City Council, Zhanybek Polotov, has reportedly been detained, according to preliminary information. Several other officials were also reportedly detained along with him. The Interior Ministry has not yet made any official comments regarding the detention. The reasons an»»»

A new administrative building has been opened on the grounds of State Residence No. 1. The opening ceremony was attended by Kanybek Tumanbaev, head of the Presidential Affairs Department of Kyrgyzstan. A two-story administrative building constructed in 1967 previously stood on the site. It had a to»»»

A newly published 444.hu investigation says Áron Orbán contacted a former political acquaintance in Graz just weeks before Hungary’s 2026 election, asking whether an incoming Ukrainian shipment could be “caught” in Austria. Áron Orbán, the younger brother of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor O»»»

BREAKING NEWSDubai’s private school enrolment up 4.6% as 26 new institutions open this year Dubai: Dubai is set to add around 18,000 affordable seats to its private education sector over the next two academic years, as the emirate widens access to affordable education options for families. The expa»»»

InnVolve 2026 is an event developed by Innobyte, a Romanian company specializing in eCommerce services and solutions. Participants in the conversations included Sergiu Neguț – FintechOS, Dr. Carlos Davidovich – Neuromanagement Expert, Radu Georgescu – Gecad Ventures, Marius Ghenea – Catalyst Romani»»»

DUBAI: Yemeni government forces said on Thursday they were engaged in fierce fighting with Iran-backed Houthi forces across several fronts in Taiz province, as they reported artillery exchanges and air strikes targeting Houthi positions. The fighting was reported in Bani Bakari, Jabal Habashi and H»»»

Wolf Theiss advised Nordic Tyre Group on the Romanian legal aspects of the transaction, including assistance with the due diligence process, the structuring of the transaction and the transfer of the entire share capital of Dinamic92 Distribution S.R.L., as well as coordinating with the client and »»»

MoU covers 10 plots and 5.4m sq ft of floor area for homes, commercial, retail and dining Dubai: TARAF, the real estate division of Yas Holding, and Mubadala Investment Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a major mixed-use waterfront development on Al Reem Island. The propo»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Vysokaya Yaruga in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Additionally, the Russian armed forces have liberated the settlements of Nesternoye and Rublenoye in the Kharkov region, the stat»»»

The Bishkek City Hall said work to determine the amount of damage caused by the fire at Madina market is ongoing. The issue of compensation payments to affected entrepreneurs will be considered after investigative and verification procedures are completed, the city authorities said. According to th»»»

Organisers call it the world's largest AI-first expo, with over 400 companies taking part Microsoft, VDURA and IFS will present working AI applications for government, research and heavy industry at Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, which runs on 6-7 October at the ADNEC Centre. Their examples include »»»

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Thursday announced June 30 as a new deadline for armed factions to turn over their weapons to the state, following the end of the US-led coalition’s mission in the country. “October 1 is considered a serious beginning to address the issue of weapons out»»»

“The results need to be read in the economic context in which they were collected. Romania entered 2026 with the highest inflation rate in the European Union, and the effect shows directly in household budgets. The good news is that, in a difficult year, motivation has risen rather than fallen, and»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Doha Asian Games organisers "are ready" if the continent's premier sporting event is moved back a year to 2031 in a major shake-up to the calendar, a top official said Thursday. The Games, currently ongoing in Japan, are typically held every four years and on even years. Doha is the »»»

Doha, Qatar: Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College concluded the exercise for the 22nd batch of cadets, conducted in cooperation with the main branches of the Armed Forces and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), under the patronage and in the presence of HE Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forc»»»

The Trump administration is removing Syria from a list of countries that are not allowed to purchase or import U.S. weaponry, a step that is part of a monthslong process of easing sanctions on the new government in Damascus and its leaders. In a notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register, t»»»

Officers from the Manas Customs of the State Customs Service of Kyrgyzstan, together with employees of the Interior Ministry’s Service for Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking, have disrupted a channel for the illegal import of marijuana on an especially large scale. As a result of operational and in»»»

Artificial intelligence (AI) should be approached neither with fear nor with boundless admiration, but with the understanding that the usefulness of any technology is determined by the benefits it brings to society, President Iliana Iotova said in a message to students at the national forum “Buildi»»»

Modernization is a top priority for the Ministry of Defence and is related to both the fulfillment of Bulgaria's commitments under NATO and ensuring national security, said Deputy Minister of Defence Lyubomir Monov, who was in Stara Zagora on Thursday for the Armed Forces Capabilities Demonstration»»»

In Kyrgyzstan, state support allows a motorist to save over 4,600 soms per month with a consumption of 150 liters of AI 92 gasoline. This calculation was provided by the Antimonopoly Regulation Service. According to the service, the state subsidizes each liter of AI 92 by 30.88 soms, diesel fuel by»»»

Two male leopard cubs are the newest residents of the Stara Zagora Zoo. They were born on July 28, 2026, and are in excellent health, the zoo reported. The cubs are the first offspring of the four-year-old leopards Leya and Dante, who arrived at the Stara Zagora Zoo from Slovakia in 2022. The leopa»»»

FlyDubai, the budget airline owned by Emirates Airlines, has temporarily suspended flights to and from Israel after one of its pilot stabbed his copilot midflight in what appears to have been an attempt to crash the Tel Aviv-bound passenger yet. Israel’s defence minister has labelled the incident a»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Germany Omurbek Tekebaev said citizens of Kyrgyzstan come to Germany primarily to study and work, and that the unemployment rate among Kyrgyz nationals in the country is now below the national average. The diplomat made the statement following a September 23 meeting with »»»

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that his department had cut 20 percent of US admirals, generals and officers who did not fit his vision. "Simple translation of that: no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors – just tough, ready,»»»

French teenagers on Tuesday set fire to rubbish bins and threw projectiles at police who responded with batons and tear gas, with hundreds detained across the country over the blockades and protests demanding better conditions at schools. Since last week, students have staged protests outside hundr»»»

Damascus, Oct. 1 (SANA) The Syrian Investment Authority held talks with Qatar’s ambassador on removing obstacles to Qatari investment and developing joint projects in priority sectors, the authority said. Authority Director Ahmad Rouwad Ramadan and Ambassador Khalifa Abdullah Saad al-Mahmoud al-Sha»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent reports Israeli air strike on Al-Manasouri, preceded by artillery shelling of the southern Lebanese town 01-10-2026 »»»

Sudanese former President Omar al-Bashir, 80, has been transferred from the northern city of Merowe to a hospital in the capital Khartoum for continued treatment and tests after he developed symptoms of an “unknown” medical case. His lawyer, Mohamed El-Hassan El-Amin told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesd»»»

Nagoya, Japan: World champions India will face arch-rivals Pakistan for the Asian Games cricket men's gold medal after both won their semi-finals with ease on Thursday. India hammered Sri Lanka by 124 runs after Pakistan beat Bangladesh by six wickets to set up a mouth-watering final on Saturday at»»»

FZ1073 diverted to Tabuk after a cockpit incident; UAE, Saudi authorities investigating Dubai: A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after what the UAE aviation regulator described as a security incident on board, leaving members of the flight crew injur»»»

President Donald Trump said South Korea plans to invest about $54 billion in a natural gas project in Alaska, an announcement he made in the Oval Office on Wednesday flanked by a Republican senator who has found himself in a tough reelection race in the state. But while Trump and Alaska Sen. Dan Su»»»

BREAKING NEWSNew policy to balance safeguarding and innovation, with standards, says education chief Dubai: Parents and teachers confused about when children should, and should not, use artificial intelligence (AI), mobile phones and other digital tools in class can expect clearer direction soon, a»»»

UAE and UNODC join forces to boost community safety and empower women globally Abu Dhabi: A new partnership has been sealed in Abu Dhabi, and its goal is to make communities safer, more aware and better protected. The General Women's Union (GWU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNO»»»

Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday welcomed the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq as a “historic victory” and called for American troops to leave the Middle East. The Revolutionary Guards “congratulate the proud nation of Iraq, the united front of the Islamic Resistance, and the revolu»»»

US President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had given him an account of the incident aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, in which the Israeli premier said a plumber saved the plane. “Now, this is the story that I don’t know if it’s »»»

A former employee of Bulgarian businessman Iliyan Filipov, who was shot dead in Plovdiv overnight, has been arrested in Sofia in connection with the killing, according to Bulgarian media reports. The suspect is a 51-year-old man identified by the initials S.M. He reportedly has a police record and »»»

Saudi Arabia turned down multiple requests by Israel to send its own planes to retrieve passengers from a diverted flydubai flight, a Saudi source with knowledge of the matter told AFP Thursday. "They asked to send military warplanes. 2 or 3 direct to Tabuk airport,” the source told AFP. "Turned do»»»