GENEVA, Switzerland: The number of women in top leadership jobs at companies worldwide has risen since 2013, but inequalities remain at lower managerial levels, the International Labour Organization said Tuesday. The share of companies with a female board chair surged from 13.1 percent in 2013 to 3»»»

TEHRAN: What appeared to be a limited strike by the United States on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz hours before Tuesday’s midterm US elections is raising questions about what’s coming next. For weeks now, US President Donald Trump has said he was considering launching a new wave of strike»»»

Democrats are preparing to launch a flurry of investigations into President Donald Trump’s administration and business dealings if they retake one or both chambers of Congress, devising strategies to circumvent obstruction from the White House and avoid the impeachment deadlock that consumed the US»»»

AMMAN — Jordanian mobile game publisher Tamatem Games has ranked first in The Top 30 MENA Game Makers 2026, a list published by international gaming industry platform PocketGamer.biz, placing the company at the top of the regional ranking.According to a company statement issued on Tuesday, the reco»»»

AMMAN — Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Yarub Qudah on Tuesday stressed that safeguarding national food security, ensuring the continuity of supply chains and maintaining adequate strategic reserves of basic food commodities remain top government priorities to meet citizens’ needs under all »»»

THE HAGUE: The top United Nations court will on November 19 deliver a landmark ruling on whether Myanmar’s crackdown against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority constituted a genocide, officials said on Tuesday. Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have for seven years been weighing a»»»

Tribune News Network Doha China’s Olympic champion Sheng Lihao secured his first men’s 10m air rifle gold medal at the ISSF World Championships Doha 2026 after edging compatriot Ma Sihan by a single point in a thrilling final at the Lusail Shooting Range on Tuesday. China dominated the 10m air rifl»»»

He said Qatari negotiators were currently engaged in the exchange of proposals, which were being examined. Regarding the targeting of the Qatari gas carrier ‘Al Mayeda’, Al Ansari affirmed that Qatar has condemned this act. He emphasised that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Ar»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums’ Teen Hub and Earthna have announced a strategic partnership to deliver Youth Fest 2026, bringing together more than 35 partners and sponsors and over 120 community contributors to deliver one of Qatar’s largest collaborative platforms for young people. The f»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has announced the launch of the updated Qatar Domains Registry policies, which came into effect on October 22, 2026, alongside the launch of the new domain registry system. The policies aim to enhance the security and reliabili»»»

Tribune News Network Alexandria – Egypt Minister of Transport HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani headed Qatari delegation to the 39th Session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Transport held at the headquarters of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AA»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar University (QU) has concluded the inaugural Qatar–UK Fellowship on AI in Humanitarian Action, supported and funded by the British Embassy in Doha. The fellowship was part of the “Strengthening AI Capacity for Humanitarian Organisations in Qatar” project, implemented »»»

Andrey Gyurov lost Sunday's runoff by 18 points, yet he finished with almost twice the votes that the PP-DB coalition received in April. Gyurov and his running mate Georgi Kandev won 750,251 votes, or 39.48%, according to final CEC data. That is 264,000 more than in the first round and far above th»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Reads, an initiative of Qatar National Library, organised an educational visit to Mazzraty for families subscribing to its Family Reading Program (FRP). The trip offered children a firsthand look at local dairy and juice production and the importance of sustainable f»»»

King Charles III told the heads of 56 Commonwealth countries on Tuesday that he has a greater understanding of the horrors of slavery, calling it a "shameful chapter of history". This comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was open to the United Kingdom apologising for the transatlantic »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week heralded the success of Operation Veles, during which Kyiv sent troops deep into a disused gas pipeline in the Kupiansk region to confront Russian troops. These underground tactics, which Russian forces have been using for more than two years to slip»»»

North Korea has accused the US of a “grave political provocation” after the FBI blamed Pyongyang for a massive cryptocurrency theft from Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. The FBI alleged over the weekend that a North Korean “state-sponsored” hacking group known as TraderTraitor was resp»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s attorney general on Tuesday called on intelligence agency Shin Bet to share the progress of its investigation into claims of electoral fraud by Arab Israeli parties, stating that no evidence had yet been submitted. “If the Shin Bet or any other authority holds evidence that woul»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party of trying to stage a “pogrom against democracy,” after the attorney general raised doubts about an investigation into suspected poll fraud involving Arab parties. “In their di»»»

MADRID: Spain’s transport minister handed in his resignation on Tuesday following a train crash that killed 69 people last week, one of the worst railway disasters in Europe this century. Oscar Puente, who had earlier pledged to work “tirelessly” to restore confidence in the world’s second-largest »»»

WASHINGTON: The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. The Republican president told Fox News Channel during a phone call on Election Day for the midterms that»»»

BUTEMBO, Congo: Whenever Jerkis Mahamba hears a child cry out in the Ebola ward in Butembo, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, he puts on ​protective gear and rushes to their side. He has a very good idea of what they are going through. Mahamba caught the highly infectious disease himself in Sep»»»

A music video mocking French politicians’ attempts to blame Russia for the violent cost-of-living protests in France has gone viral, garnering over a million views across social media platforms. A computer-generated double of former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, the ‘hero’ in this particular»»»

By Staff, Agencies North Korea has accused the United States of a “grave political provocation” after the FBI blamed Pyongyang for a massive cryptocurrency theft targeting Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The FBI alleged over the weekend that a North Korean state-sponsored hack»»»

On 28 October 2026, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced from Moscow, on the sidelines of the Russia–Africa Summit, that Ethiopia had received 12 Su-35 fighter jets and would subsequently take delivery of four batteries of the S-400 air defence system. He thanked Russian President Vladimir»»»

Damascus, Nov. 3 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Public Works and Housing, Mustafa Abdul Razzaq, said Tuesday that a Syrian-Chinese economic forum could open new opportunities for investment and partnerships with Chinese companies, helping accelerate reconstruction and economic recovery. Speaking to SAN»»»

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NEW YORK CITY: The UN on Tuesday likened the encirclement of the Yemeni city of Taiz by the Houthis to a “medieval siege,” and told Arab News it could not “shoot (its) way through” a blockade that is cutting off about 1 million people from food, water and medicine. “We’re in the 21st century and we»»»

Emergency measures ensure votes are secure despite machine glitch Ballot machines malfunctioned in a hotly contested House race in New York state Tuesday, prompting right-wing influencers to fling unfounded allegations of US midterms voter fraud even as local election officials insisted all ballots»»»

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Tuesday’s mid-term elections hang over the heads of the American voters like an executioner’s sword – halfway through President Donald Trump’s second term in office, the elections are not simply a referendum on the state of the union, but perhaps more importantly, a hearing on the fate of the presi»»»

Russia will not be drawn into an arms race with Europe and is instead pushing for a new security agreement, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Speaking at the Fourth Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security on Tuesday, Lavrov warned against further confrontation and urged European »»»

The West had long sought to turn Ukraine into Russia’s geopolitical adversary, as Zbigniew Brzezinski outlined in The Grand Chessboard – a strategy conceived long before him, Bogdan Bezpalko, a political analyst and member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of the Russian F»»»

Crypto exchange reveals how malicious code gave attackers access to internal systems New York: Binance released on Tuesday a detailed investigation into the $6 billion hack of its cryptocurrency platform, showing how attackers used fake job interviews and malicious code to steal the funds. The cryp»»»

Council clears T2 hotel split without expanding the approved floor area at Kuwait airport Dubai: Kuwait's Municipal Council has approved plans for two transit hotels at Kuwait International Airport's new terminal, alongside changes to a major beachfront development that would include a cinema, ice-»»»

Experts warn of rising cyber risks as fridges become entry points for hackers Mysterious cyberattacks on European supermarket fridges have sent officials around the continent scrambling to figure out the cold, hard facts. Supermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their »»»

Speaking at a seminar entitled "Strengthening Asset Freezing and Confiscation as Tools in the Fight Against Organized Crime and Corruption", Minister of Justice Nikolay Naydenov said that in a state governed by the rule of law, crime cannot be a path to wealth, nor can corruption be a means to powe»»»

Bellemonde Development opened the Bellemonde Residence showroom today, a fully furnished apartment designed by Hype Project in the Warm Nature collection, which presents to the public for the first time the Ready to Move In concept: homes delivered fully furnished and available exclusively to futur»»»

Following receipt of all necessary approvals from the competent authorities, Raiffeisen Bank has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Garanti BBVA Group Romania, comprising Garanti Bank S.A., the financial leasing company Motoractive IFN S.A., under the brand name Garanti BBVA Leasing»»»

Raiffeisen Bank Romania maintained its sustainable growth momentum in the first nine months of the year, delivering solid results supported by strong lending activity, an expanded customer base, and an active presence in the market. Total assets reached RON 98.6 billion at the end of September 2026»»»

Madrid, Nov. 3 (SANA) Director of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Qutaiba Kadish met Tuesday with Carmen Magariños Casal, director-general for the Middle East and North Africa at Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Madrid to discuss ways to strengthe»»»

On 30 October, Bucharest hosted Hart Consulting’s annual conference, “Setting the Global Leadership Standard: Insights from the Hogan Assessments Global Leadership Effectiveness Study”. The event presented the study’s findings on the characteristics employees expect from effective leaders, together»»»

Damascus, Nov. 3 (SANA) Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh affirmed Tuesday that Syria’s official return to the Arab groups at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group as of Nov. 1, 2026, represents an opportunity to strengthen coordination with Arab states. In a post on his Faceboo»»»

Voters weigh rising prices and Iran war as Democrats seek control of House and Senate Washington: Voters struggling with high prices and angry over the Iran war will decide Tuesday whether to drastically shift power in Washington in midterm elections that will serve as a referendum on President Don»»»

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s health and security officials said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes killed at least four people in the Palestinian territory, including a member of Hamas’s security service and a teenage girl. Nasser Hospital in Gaza said three people were dead on arrival, and several others were w»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Following the incident in the village of Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka in the Kiev Region where people were held in the basement of a house against their will, criminal proceedings have been initiated, Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) said on Tuesday. "In the event »»»

Police found the victim critically injured during a raid targeting her husband in Tunisia Tunisia: A 22-year-old mother of three has died after a violent assault allegedly carried out by her husband at their home in Tunisia, with the suspect also reported to have died after being taken into custody»»»

AMMAN – The government has signed a $4.2 million grant agreement with the World Bank to support the development and testing of artificial intelligence applications in public institutions and prepare for the expansion of the Sanad digital platform to include the business sector.The grant forms part »»»

LONDON: Lebanon has completed repairs to its section of a gas pipeline that runs from the northern coastal city of Tripoli to the Syrian border, the minister of energy and water, Joe Saddi, said. The work was financed by the Lebanese government and a Qatari grant, with the latter covering a substan»»»

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that Poland prevented an attempted "provocation" on its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad overnight. He gave few details but said Polish security forces prevented any incident from happening. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday th»»»