By Mohamad Hammoud A Market Against Destruction In Lebanon, where repeated wars have uprooted families and devastated livelihoods, a bottle of olive oil or a jar of honey can signify more than commerce. At Beirut’s Souk Ardi exhibition, farmers, artisans, and small producers brought the fruits of t»»»

DHAKA: Paramilitary forces were deployed in industrial suburbs around the Bangladesh capital as protests by garment sector workers demanding a wage hike stretched into their fourth day on Tuesday, defying calls to return to factories. Protesters are still on the streets despite the government’s ann»»»

Three-quarters (75%) of Romanian SMEs intend to increase their revenue over the next five years, whilst 72% aim to attract new customers. Over a third (38%) want to expand into new locations, the highest proportion of the four markets. When asked to select the three most important overall business »»»

The investment marks a new step in OSCAR Downstream’s development, moving from the development of an integrated national fuel distribution infrastructure and business-focused services towards complex road infrastructure projects that combine fuel supply, traveller services, facilities for hauliers »»»

A man who kicked and killed a dog in Sofia will be detained and taken under escort to Precinct 4 Police Department for the necessary procedural actions, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. Around the time Demerdzhiev posted his message, the suspect was at the Sofia Dire»»»

Funding, industry partnerships and market access are essential to scaling new technologies Many of the technologies that could transform energy systems are already taking shape in university laboratories. The harder task is getting them into use at scale. Around the world, researchers are making ad»»»

Advisers and allies push competing strategies on war, diplomacy and economic pressure Dubai: Why does US President Donald Trump keep threatening Iran with devastating military strikes one moment and suggesting a peace deal could be within reach the next? The answer may lie partly in a three-way div»»»

The United States reportedly struck Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as President Donald Trump signalled progress in negotiations with Tehran to end the eight-month-old conflict. The reported attack was the latest in a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out in recent weeks»»»

LONDON — Oil prices sank around seven per cent on Monday, the eve of crucial midterm elections in the United States, as signals that Tehran and Washington were renewing dialogue boosted hopes of ending the Middle East war.Iran on Monday said "intensive" exchanges were underway with Washington and o»»»

By Staff, Agencies Americans head to the polls on Tuesday in congressional midterm elections, as the fallout from the US war on Iran and mounting living costs put President Donald Trump's Republican Party under pressure to defend its narrow majorities in Congress. All 435 seats in the House of Repr»»»

He was on IndiGo flight 6E6884 and was seated in seat 19D, next to the emergency exit Pune: A passenger travelling on an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Pune allegedly attempted to open the emergency door lever cover shortly after takeoff, triggering an alarm on the aircraft, police said on Tuesday. Fo»»»

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For BMF GRUP, the acquisition marks the move to a new scale of activity: from managing buildings and technical infrastructure to operating systems on which entire communities depend. Public lighting, traffic management, infrastructure monitoring and electric vehicle charging will complement the gro»»»

Bulgaria's budget deficit reached 5.2 billion euros, or 4% of gross domestic product, by the end of October, according to preliminary figures released by the Ministry of Finance, while economists and political representatives offered differing assessments of the country's fiscal policy and the meas»»»

Intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine again picked up after a rare ceasefire allowed for a humanitarian mission to reach the war-torn, Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region. While Russia accused Kyiv of sending hundreds of drones toward Moscow overnight int»»»

Sofia Municipality signed new five-year contracts with the three licensed packaging waste recovery organizations, providing nearly 900 new collection points with colour-coded containers and more than 3.6 million litres of additional capacity for separate collection of packaging waste, the municipal»»»

WUZHEN, China (Sputnik) - China opposes the erection of a digital iron curtain, Premier of the State Council of China Li Qiang said on Tuesday. On Internet"We oppose the overgeneralization of the concept of national security and the erection of a digital iron curtain," Li said at the 2026 World Int»»»

Police arrested 15 foreign and Bulgarian nationals suspected of involvement in a criminal group smuggling migrants through Bulgaria, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Those detained included the group's mastermind, an Afghan national, and two of his accomplices. The arrests were made in the re»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Europe’s gas inventories are at their lowest levels in years, which could prolong the global gas market deficit through the end of the year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. "Europe is entering the winter heating season with its lowest natural gas storage le»»»

Bulgaria now takes part fully in Eurosystem decision-making and shares responsibility for the euro area's common monetary policy, Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev said at the opening of the OMFIF Sofia Forum 2026. The introduction of the euro was not simply a historic milestone for th»»»

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran, affirmed on Tuesday that his country is fully prepared for war, stating that Iran has delivered a strong and rational response to the American side and that “the ball is now in America’s court to p»»»

France has opened a judicial investigation into a war crimes complaint over an Israeli strike on a residential building in Lebanon in 2024, lawyer Clemence Bectarte told AFP on Tuesday. French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, whose parents were killed in the Beirut strike, filed the complaint as a civil»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's Aramco announced on Tuesday a 9% year-on-year increase in adjusted net income to SAR117billion in Q3 2026, compared with SAR107.2 billion in the same quarter last year, attributing the growth to operational excellence, rapid recovery capabilities, resilience and»»»

Shares in Asia were mixed Tuesday as markets like South Korea and Taiwan that are heavily weighted toward technology shares fell to their lowest levels in three months following a sell-off on Wall Street. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices moved higher. South Korea's benchmark Kospi fell 4% to»»»

The furnaces are cold, the factory floor deserted, and twisted metal litters the grounds of Kamet Steel, a vast industrial complex that once helped power Ukraine's economy but closed after a Russian attack. Across the country, grain — a key export — piles up in fields and silos as farmers struggle »»»

Donald Trump promised an “America First” foreign policy and pledged to keep the US out of foreign wars. But since returning to the White House, his administration has been deeply involved in conflicts around the world. From the war in Ukraine and threats to Greenland and Canada, to the US intervent»»»

Deadly collision in Nepal's Solukhumbu district highlights aviation risks Two helicopters collided and crashed while attempting to land in Nepal's Everest region on Tuesday, killing a foreign national and injuring another person, police told AFP. Small helicopters are widely used in the Himalayan n»»»

The United States launched limited strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, U.S. media reported, hours after President Donald Trump signaled diplomatic progress with Tehran. The strikes, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, hit Qeshm Island, where Iranian state media r»»»

Iran and the ‌United States are far from reaching a deal to end the war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, despite heightened diplomatic efforts to prevent a potential return to active conflict after the US midterm ​elections. The US carried out "defensive" strikes on Iran's Qeshm »»»

His mother hopes to encourage families to nurture abilities of children with autism Dubai: At seven years old, Tatum Lafuente told his mother he wanted to become a CEO. Today, at 14, the Grade 9 student is taking steps towards making his dreams a reality, with his artwork selected for two exhibitio»»»

Damascus, Nov. 3 (SANA) Gold demand faces mounting pressure from elevated prices and expectations of higher interest rates, despite continued purchases by central banks and inflows into gold-backed investment funds, according to the World Gold Council (WGC) and commodities analysts at ING. The WGC »»»

A riot in Ukraine over torture chambers was a matter of time: this is a systemic phenomenon that the Ukrainian authorities are perfectly aware of, Rodion Miroshnik, ambassador-at-large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Sputnik. The fact that within a few hours both the head of Ukraine's Nationa»»»

Israeli Forces Intensify Attacks on Southern Lebanon, Shell Several Towns and Burn Homes in Zawtar Israeli occupation forces pressed ahead with their attacks on villages and towns in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, continuing their violations of the ceasefire agreement reached months ago while Lebanon»»»

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) among Romanian companies is widespread, but its integration into business operations remains superficial, according to a study released on Thursday evening.The study, titled "How Do Romanian Companies Use Artificial Intelligence?", was based on a survey condu»»»

Romania's food and livestock trade deficit decreased by 13.5% in the first seven months of 2026, year-on-year, with exports advancing 8.1%, to about EUR 4.5 billion and imports declining 1.4%, to about EUR 6.7 billion, the Ministry of Agriculture reported on Monday citing data with the National Ins»»»

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With control of Congress hanging in the balance, the upcoming US midterm elections are being watched less for what they might change and more for how deeply they could entrench the paralysis and polarization already defining Washington. Sputnik spoke to American experts across different fields to b»»»

Under the Slogan ‘A Window of Hope’, it brings Qatar and Japan together to promote health awareness and cultural communication Doha, Qatar: Under the patronage of HE Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Cancer Society, and as part of the Pink October»»»

The Ministry of National Defence (MApN) informed that, on Monday night into Tuesday, the radar surveillance system detected two aerial targets near the border with Romania, in the vicinity of Izmail and Kiliia, on Ukrainian territory.Furthermore, Ukraine's Air Operations Centre confirmed the presen»»»

Event lays groundwork for the Muscat Maritime Resilience Framework The Muscat Maritime Resilience Forum 2026 concluded under the patronage of Abdulsalam bin Mohammed Al Murshidi, President of Oman Investment Authority (OIA). In his closing remarks, Al Murshidi praised the constructive engagement an»»»

Damascus, Nov. 3 (SANA) Syria and China are seeking to expand economic cooperation beyond trade and into joint investment and reconstruction projects, as a two-day economic forum opened Tuesday in Damascus with representatives of 16 Chinese companies. The Syrian-Chinese Economic Development Forum, »»»

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities on Tuesday hanged two men after convicting them of involvement in the killing of four police officers during January protests in central Iran, the judiciary said. “Amirhossein Maleki and Amirhossein Ebrahimi, two armed perpetrators of the January 2026 crime in Isfahan wh»»»

Paris, France: Europe is entering winter with its lowest level of natural gas reserves since 2013, which could extend pressure on the international market into 2027, the International Energy Agency warned Tuesday. Europe's natural gas storage reservoirs were 75 percent full at the end of October, w»»»

As Americans head to the polls, analysts are divided on whether a Democratic takeover of Congress would alter the trajectory of US foreign policy — with some warning it could make matters worse. Daniel Kovalik, a former adjunct professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh, warns that Democrats »»»

Rome: An elegant woman gazes out from her portrait with expressive eyes, a gilded wreath worn in her hair and a gentle, questioning look on her face. She is one of the 2,000-year-old "Faces of Fayum", startlingly realistic funerary -- or mummy -- portraits painted after Egypt became part of the Rom»»»

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Damascus, Nov 3 (SANA) A trade festival featuring 50 Syrian companies opened Monday evening at the Barzeh Complex in Damascus, offering discounts of up to 50% on locally manufactured products as organizers seek to expand domestic markets and strengthen direct sales between producers and consumers. »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe West Bank: Israeli occupation forces shut down the entrance to the town of Karma, southwest of Hebron, blocking Palestinian traffic in both»»»

Resilient systems and local capability stand as key to AI-driven energy transformation Abu Dhabi: As energy companies move from digitalising operations to running AI-powered applications, two executives say the sector’s priorities are shifting to the infrastructure and industrial capability beneath»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, H E Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi, affirmed that the State of Qatar gives the legal profession an overriding priority, as demonstrated in the nation’s move to make amendments to the Law Regulating the Lega»»»