Bulgarian customs officers and organized crime police seized 20 kg of cocaine and 26 kg of cannabis worth more than EUR 2.2 million from a truck at the Lesovo border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Turkiye, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said on Saturday. The drugs were found concealed in a specia»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yemeni Military Media: Stay tuned this afternoon—at 4:00 PM—for new footage showing strikes on Saudi regime troop concentrations and vehicl»»»

Drivers in Hungary faced a difficult Saturday as a series of crashes disrupted traffic on major motorways and roads across the country. The latest collision occurred on the M1 near Tatabánya, one of the main routes between Budapest and the Austrian and Slovak borders, while other accidents affected»»»

SAN FRANCISCO: Artificial intelligence technology from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI probed U.S. government websites including the Departments of Education and Commerce, researchers said Friday, adding to the growing list of incidents in which OpenAI’s AI agents acted without the company’s knowledge. The co»»»

NEW YORK: The State of Qatar participated in the fourth high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative (GDI), held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad»»»

MBRGI and Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 are preparing food aid for people in Gaza Dubai: More than 10 million meals are being prepared in Dubai for people in the Gaza Strip under a new humanitarian initiative launched at Dubai World Trade Centre in memory of the late Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Makt»»»

EqualitySouth KoreaSouth Korea's gender pay gap grows as women get olderYousra DriouaA new report shows how in South Korea, women on average earn less and have fewer employment opportunities throughout their lives. https://p.dw.com/p/5NHhlCaregiving responsibilities still fall on women, pushing the»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Anees Qatar has officially expanded into the premium fragrance market, introducing an extensive collection of popular perfume brands to shoppers across the country. The strategic expansion marks a major milestone in the retailer’s evolution beyond consumer electronics into the wider»»»

UN Congress framework covers cybercrime, AI, organised crime and illicit finance The draft “Abu Dhabi Declaration” is among the key anticipated outcomes of the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, which opened in Abu Dhabi today (Saturday). The draft comprises 18 a»»»

Abu Dhabi, Sept. 26 (SANA) Syria pledged Saturday to adopt a five-year national strategy on crime prevention and criminal justice as it seeks to rebuild law enforcement institutions and expand international cooperation against organized and cybercrime. Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced the p»»»

Saint-Denis, France: Waving a homemade sign reading, "I can't, I've got the pope," 17-year-old Marie Mabre joined tens of thousands of young Catholics who flocked to see Pope Leo XIV at a stadium near Paris on Friday evening. "It's so cool to think we're lucky enough to meet the Pope," the teenager»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Former Israeli military intelligence officer Barak Seri says Netanyahu “doing everything” to prevent inquiry into Oct. 7 attacks 26-09-2026»»»

Experts say moving up the career ladder requires more than years of experience Dubai: What does it really take to get promoted? For professionals looking to move into their next role, having more years of experience may not be enough. Career and education experts have noted that promotion readiness»»»

New York, USA: The State of Qatar on Saturday participated in the fourth high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative (GDI), held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. HE Minister of State for International Cooperation, Maryam bint Ali b»»»

A controversial photo of a bus near Hungary’s Austrian border sparked speculation about illegal migration – but the passengers were actually Stipendium Hungaricum students. One of them now explains what happened and why the incident matters. Around mid-August, a bus stopped at a rest area near Fert»»»

New York, USA: The State of Qatar hosted a high-level event on accelerating Global Action on Autism. The event was organized in partnership with the United Republic of Tanzania, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Georgia, Qatar Foundation, UNICEF, the International Labour Organization (ILO), Auti»»»

After more than eight years under the control of Yemeni government forces, the fall of the strategic Red Sea port of Mokha represents a serious setback. Its significance lies partly in the area’s geopolitical importance and the loss of more than 140km of territory. More troubling is that Mokha fell»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese shepherd injured as Israeli occupation forces open fire towards him in the outskirts of Khiam, Al-Manar correspondent in southern »»»

City leaders need to explain what they are trying to achieve Few city leaders have attempted to change the way people move around their city as extensively as the former Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo. It is this relationship between mobility and the experience of a city that Hidalgo will bring to LIV»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Zhang Ziyu played a starring role to drag China to women's basketball bronze at the Asian Games on Saturday, with her coach predicting the teenager standing 223cm (7ft 4in) will one day be "invincible". The 19-year-old is already taller than NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal and she made f»»»

New mega projects across emirates boost UAE’s tourism, culture and leisure The UAE is accelerating investment in major tourism and leisure projects, strengthening the sector’s contribution to economic growth and enhancing the country’s competitiveness as a global destination. The momentum in 2026 h»»»

Mumbai, India: Drought has hit three-quarters of India's richest state of Maharashtra, the government said on Saturday, after prolonged low rainfall in the region home to the megacity of Mumbai. The declaration in Maharashtra came after the national weather department forecast India would end its a»»»

Police say leaving a running vehicle unattended can make it an easy target for thieves Sharjah: Police recovered a stolen car within just two hours of receiving a theft report after the vehicle was left unattended with its engine running, Sharjah Police said on Saturday. Officers located the vehicl»»»

The National Network for Children (NNC) has launched a travelling exhibition tracing more than 150 years of civic initiatives for children in Bulgaria, with the exhibition due to visit 24 cities across the country in the coming weeks, the organization said. The exhibition, titled 150 Years of Child»»»

Chinese executives hail Dubai as launchpad for AI-driven international growth Senior executives from leading Chinese companies have highlighted Dubai’s growing role as a key hub for the regional and global growth of the Chinese business community. They noted that the emirate serves as an internatio»»»

US President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the proposal to Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff a day earlier on the sidelines of a UN gathering in New York. The plan stipulated that the impor»»»

AI voice-cloning scam tricks Italian bank into €95 million overseas transfers Fraudsters used AI-generated messages and a cloned voice to impersonate senior executives and a top lawyer, tricking an Italian private bank into transferring about €95 million ($108 million) to overseas accounts, Reuters»»»

Damascus, Sept. 26 (SANA) Syria is moving through a political and institutional transition aimed at rebuilding state institutions, strengthening the rule of law and restoring public trust after decades of authoritarian rule under the ousted regime. The process began after Syria’s liberation with a »»»

India has the second-largest road network in the world, spanning over 6 million kilometres. But these roads are silent killers, with one death reported every three minutes. Every day, headlines are filled with horror stories: drunk drivers mowing people down, school buses hit by speeding trucks kil»»»

Thailand’s capital Bangkok declared a flood disaster on Saturday after more than 300 millimetres of rain in less than 48 hours, leaving canals overflowing and streets submerged. “It’s like at my waist level now,” a local said. The governor has urged people not to panic, saying the situation is stab»»»

European Union countries have agreed to release €6.6 billion from a fund meant to reimburse member states that have  provided arms to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv earlier in the day, accordin»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam insisted at the U.N. on the need to "avert the vacuum" that would be caused by withdrawing the peacekeeping mission deployed in the country's south without a viable replacement. Under U.S. pressure, the U.N. Security Council decided last month to fix December as the end o»»»

ANA Boeing 737 makes emergency landing in Okinawa after engine vibration scare An All Nippon Airways (ANA) passenger flight made an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa after pilots detected severe vibration and unusually high oil temperatures in one of its engines. The incident occurred on»»»

UAE leads UN crime forum, pushing global justice reforms for the digital era Abu Dhabi: The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice officially opened in Abu Dhabi with the election of a new President and the establishment of organizational procedures. The Secretary Gen»»»

The Israeli enemy army renewed its attacks on southern Lebanon on Saturday, striking several areas in continued violations of Lebanese sovereignty and international law. Al-Manar TV’s correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes attacked Sujud and Jabal Al-Rafie, while another strike targeted the »»»

Hungary has recorded another sharp fall in the number of births, while deaths slightly increased in August compared with a year earlier. The latest figures add to a long-running demographic trend that has seen the country’s population decline for decades, even as fewer deaths have somewhat moderate»»»

Dubai’s overall population grew by 1.1 million in four years to 4.58 million Dubai: More than four in five Dubai residents are between the ages of 20 and 59, with the emirate’s working-age population reaching nearly 3.68 million at the end of 2025, according to the latest statistics from the Dubai »»»

Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, according to a classified US intelligence assessment that has fueled concerns in Congress over President Donald Trump’s nuclear cooperation agreement with Riyadh, the Washington Post reported on Friday. The assessment was included in classi»»»

The CEO of Egypt’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) Mostafa Hassan held talks on Thursday, September 24, 2026, with a delegation from the Arab Women Investors Union headed by its President, Hoda Galal Yassa. The meeting aims to discuss future cooperation in supporting »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli artillery shells Wadi Al-Slouqi near the border town of Shaqra: Al-Manar reporter 26-09-2026 11:48 AM Latest News Urgent News West »»»

Red aviation alert issued after Etna eruption shuts key Sicilian air hub Italy’s Catania Airport has suspended all incoming flights until 4pm local time after renewed activity from Mount Etna sent volcanic ash several kilometres into the atmosphere. The airport operator said the suspension was impo»»»

New Gulf News expo opens pathways to further study, skills, and career advancement Dubai: Gulf News has launched Gulf News LevelUP, a new two-day education and career-focused exhibition aimed at working professionals looking to strengthen their skills, explore new career pathways, and stay ahead in»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe West Bank: Israeli occupation forces raid Birzeit University, north of Ramallah 26-09-2026 11:49 AM Latest News Urgent News West Bank: Isra»»»

Heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok disrupts traffic and prompts evacuations Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents wading through deep water. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sit»»»

Restrictions vary by road, with some routes closed to trucks around the clock Dubai will begin enforcing restrictions on truck movements across roads in the emirate from October 1, 2026, under existing peak-hour traffic controls, with Emirates Road exempt from the decision. Dubai’s Roads and Transp»»»

Germany and Hungary plan to significantly deepen their defence cooperation, with training, logistics, joint military exercises and German-made weapon systems among the areas identified for closer coordination. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius made the announcement after talks with his Hungar»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Bank (QNB) said that Germany's weak economic performance is largely linked to mounting pressures on its export-led industrial model, which had been a key pillar of its economic strength for decades. Rising energy costs, intensifying competition from China and domestic st»»»

Here’s your roundup of the top trending stories making headlines this weekend Dubai’s 10-day mourning period and UAE-born Kaziah Liz Mejo’s Miss Universe bid lead the stories drawing attention this week. Also making headlines: how a stranger and ChatGPT helped a lost pilgrim travel 1,200km back hom»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli occupation forces used phosphorus munitions while shelling several towns in southern Lebanon on Friday: National News Agency 26-09-»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has outlined a seven-day plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, saying implementation would begin immediately if the United States accepted Iran’s conditions. Speaking at a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, the top I»»»