EXCLUSIVEPublic records detail advisory permissions, a UK company’s dissolution, past liabilities Dubai: Investors seeking repayments from Hedge & Sachs have reported stopped payments, while the company’s Dubai offices have closed, according to Financial Times reporting. Public disclosures also det»»»

Voting in the second round of Bulgaria’s presidential and vice-presidential election has ended at all polling stations in Europe, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. According to Bulgaria’s diplomatic and consular missions, all stations closed successfully and submitted their results to the Centra»»»

Libreville, Gabon: Four of the five workers missing after an offshore drilling platform collapsed off the coast of Gabon last weekend have been identified and their bodies recovered from the underwater ruins, state broadcaster Gabon24 reported Sunday. A coroner identified the four bodies, three Gab»»»

Sweden’s Andreas Almgren made his marathon debut in style by winning the men’s race in New York City on Sunday. Almgren clocked 2 hours 6 minutes and 1 second after breaking away in the final kilometre. It was his first marathon, but the Swede came into the race as an already accomplished runner wi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The younger generation needs understanding, empathy and proper guidance rather than criticism, particularly as it faces growing cultural and behavioural challenges, observed retired police inspector, author and social activist MPMohammed Rafi. He was speaking while inaugur»»»

Tribune News Network Doha In partnership with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), the representation mission of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Bangladesh has launched a new project to improve shelter, protection and living conditions for the most vulnerable families at refugee camps in C»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha The Sanya Tourism Board has showcased the Chinese coastal city’s tourism attractions and investment potential in Doha, bringing together representatives of Visit Qatar, tourism professionals and members of the media to explore opportunities for stronger cooperation between Chin»»»

Tribune News Network Doha TAAMEER Holding Group LLC and Artan Holding LLC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of education projects across several international markets in a move aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation between the two parties and e»»»

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met with Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy of Finland Outi Holopainen in Doha on Sunday. During the meeting, they reviewed relations between the two countries, in addition to a numb»»»

QNA Doha The Public Prosecution received a delegation of participants in the foundational investigations training course organised by the Military Police Command, as part of an educational and training visit aimed at strengthening institutional cooperation and exchanging expertise between the legal»»»

QNA Doha Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) announced the launch of an inaugural award for social researchers, specialising in the social work sector at a press conference on Sunday. The award aims to stimulate the production of knowledge and scientific evidence and translate them into practic»»»

Minister of Transport HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani met with Minister of Civil Aviation of Egypt Captain Dr. Sameh Ahmed Zaki El Hefny at the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. The two ministers discussed bilateral cooperation ties in civil aviation»»»

Tribune News Network Doha On Sunday, November 1, Al Jazeera Media Network launched a new ecosystem of news channels under the slogan “Now. Meaning. Humanity.” The launch forms part of a strategic transformation in response to rapid changes in how audiences consume news and media. It will give viewe»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Foundation (QF), in partnership with the Reina Sofía School of Music, organised the second Conference of the Chair of Arab Studies in Madrid, Spain, bringing together academics, musicians and experts from around the world to explore the historical connections between»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has begun publishing on its website preliminary results from the November 1 presidential and vice-presidential runoff. With 17.39% of tally sheets processed by the district election commissions, the results are: Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev - 57.94%, or 182,»»»

Minister of Labour HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met with Regional Director for Arab States at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Dr. Ruba Jaradat on Sunday. The meeting reviewed areas of cooperation between Qatar and the ILO, as well as ways to support and strengthen the cooperation. (QN»»»

Minister of Municipality HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met with Ambassadorof Cyprus to Qatar HE Elpidoforos A. Economou on Sunday. During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries in areas of mutual interest, particularly regarding food security and recycling. »»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Finland and Qatar are exploring new avenues of cooperation in education, artificial intelligence (AI), technology, defence, comprehensive security, trade and cultural exchange. Both countries have also reaffirmed their shared commitment to diplomacy, peace mediation and interna»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) has successfully concluded the third Gulf Universities Championship (GUC) bringing three days of university sporting competition to a close with a celebration of athletic achievement, teamwork and sportsmanship. The »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The State of Qatar is seeking election to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council from Region E (Asia and Australasia) for the 2027–2030 term building on its longstanding partnership with the organisation, advanced telecommunications and information and com»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity has concluded a campaign to treat heart defects in children, in cooperation with Somalia’s Ministry of Health, the Somali Sudanese Specialised Hospital and the Mogadishu Heart Centre. Held under the “27th Night of Ramadan” initiative, part of the “Dafa‘Al Bal»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Global Institute for Population Health (GIPH) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) hosted the ninth edition of Lifestyle Medicine Week, an initiative designed to raise awareness of the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle. The annual weeklong initiative featur»»»

Minister of Labour HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met with Ambassador of Mali to Qatar HE Dedeou Ousmane Sidibe. The meeting discussed areas of joint cooperation on a number of matters relating to the labour sector. (QNA)»»»

Abu Dhabi, Nov.1 (SANA) The United Arab Emirates expressed its solidarity with the Syrian Arab Republic over the victims of flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in eastern Syria, which resulted in several deaths and injuries, with others reported missing. In a statement issued on Sunday, the UAE M»»»

LONDON: Maj. Gen. Murhaf Abu Qasra, the Minister of Defense of the Syrian Arab Republic, discussed regional and international developments with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. The meeting in Doha on Sunday focused on strengthe»»»

As Democrats seek to regain control of Congress, divisions within the party are emerging over its future direction. A new wave of progressive candidates is pushing to shift priorities further to the left, challenging corporate money in politics and calling for universal healthcare, climate action a»»»

Bulgaria has elected a woman head of State for the first time in its history, and the Socialists are happy to have been part of that victory, said co-chair of the initiative committee backing Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev for president and vice president and Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader»»»

Ukraine’s military said it evacuated 167 people from threatened ‌areas of southern Kherson region on Sunday as a temporary local ceasefire neared expiry — two days after busloads of residents were brought out of the embattled Russian-held town of Oleshky. A six-day local ceasefire in ​Oleshky and t»»»

Voting in the second round of the presidential and vice-presidential elections for our compatriots abroad in Europe began at 6:00 a.m. Bulgarian time. The latter opened the polling stations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Iceland, Ireland and Portugal, as well as those »»»

Iliana Yotova has won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff against Andrey Gyurov by a wide margin, according to parallel vote counts reported by polling agencies, while record-low voter turnout has raised questions about the political weight of her mandate. Further reading: Presidential Candidate Iliana »»»

Violations, technical problems and unusual situations accompanied election day in various parts of the country. In Plovdiv, a living man was mistakenly removed from the voter lists after being mistaken for his deceased namesake.  Haskovo One vote was declared invalid due to recording of the vo»»»

Presidential candidate Andrey Gyurov said after losing the runoff that Bulgarian society must seek unity rather than division, while stressing that his political responsibility would continue beyond the end of the campaign. Gyurov thanked the citizens who voted, including those who supported other »»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria would not return to backroom political deals and the practices of the transition period after Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev won the presidential runoff, describing the result as confirmation of the government's political course and a mandate for more decis»»»

The longest truce of the war in Ukraine, localised in the region of Kherson, was set to end on Sunday evening after Russia refused to extend the ceasefire. The temporary pause in fighting, which began on Tuesday, enabled a humanitarian mission to the Russian-occupied town of Olechky. The longest tr»»»

CASABLANCA, Morocco: The UN’s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a US-Russia standoff at UN headquarters over the territory’s future. The end of the mission raises concerns about stability in the region. Rich in »»»

PARIS: French authorities expressed relief Sunday after mass protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends. But police expect new demonstrations as high schools at the heart of the movement reopen Monday after their autumn break. Germany faced its own challenges»»»

CASABLANCA, Morocco: The UN’s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a US-Russia standoff at UN headquarters over the territory’s future. The end of the mission raises concerns about stability in the region. Rich in »»»

Presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said on Sunday that he accepted the results of the presidential elections, however surprising they might be. The parallel counting of ballots show that Iliana Iotova and running mate Kiril Valchev are leading in the race with runoff opponents Gurov and running ma»»»

Doha: Visit Qatar has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening international tourism partnerships as the Sanya Tourism Board showcased the Chinese coastal destination's attractions and investment opportunities during a promotional event in Doha yesterday. The event brought together senior represe»»»

PARIS, France: The head of a student group said a campaign of high school blockades would restart from Monday, adding the government’s proposals did not go far enough. On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people, including high school and university students, took to the streets across France for »»»

In a statement after the polls closed on Sunday, Iliana Iotova thanked the voters who had exercised their right to vote. Parallel counting of ballots after the presidential election in Bulgaria showed that Iotova and her running mate, Kiril Valchev, had won the race against their runoff opponents, »»»

LONDON: For more than two years after Mohammad Al-Shami was detained by the Houthis, his family and colleagues were given virtually no indication of what had happened to him. There was no information about his condition and no proof of life, despite repeated requests from the UN. Then came word tha»»»

DOHA: A vessel was struck on Sunday by “an unknown projectile” in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime security agency said, after Qatari media reported an earlier attack on a gas tanker. Britain’s UKMTO maritime agency said “the master of a merchant vessel has relayed a Mayday call... stating »»»

The parallel counting of ballots after the Sunday presidential elections in Bulgaria show that Iliana Iotova and running mate Kiril Valchev are leading in the race with runoff opponents Andrey Gurov and running mate Georgi Kandev. Five agencies have been registered to do exit polls and parallel cou»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani praised Al Jazeera Media Network's ability in solidifying its position in the Arab and international media landscape over the past three decades. In a post on his official X account on Sunday, HH the Amir expressed his pleasure at attending the 30th»»»

NOUAKCHOTT: Mauritania’s navy has rescued 134 people on a boat trying to get to Spain’s Canary Islands, the military said in a statement on Sunday. The migrants — 118 men, 14 women and two children, of different nationalities — were picked up off the coast from the port city of Nouadhibou on Saturd»»»

JEDDAH: Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre departed Jeddah on Sunday following an official visit to Saudi Arabia. He was seen off at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi and several other officials. Meanwhile, Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin»»»

DETROIT: Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the US Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers after Democratic tensions boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill. Stevens e»»»

Damascus, Nov.1 (SANA) Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad, Adviser for Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met with the European Union’s Ambassador to Syria, Michael Ohnmacht, at the ministry’s headquarters in Damascus.The two sides discussed developments across the Arab region, Sy»»»

LONDON: Jordan named the village of Hmoud, the site of a deadly mass shooting in the Karak governorate last month, as the City of Culture for 2027, stressing national unity and solidarity. Culture Minister Mustafa Rawashdeh announced Sunday that Hmoud would be recognized for its cultural and educat»»»