LONDON: King Abdullah II of Jordan and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim discussed ways to strengthen Jordanian-Malaysian relations during a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. King Abdullah stressed the need for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to strengthen coordination to halt Israel’»»»

It was supposed to be a safe space for all the Karens and institutionally-backed wine moms who spend their days policing public discourse like it’s neighborhood Block Watch fodder. Instead, this year’s EU #Disinfo2026 confab in Lithuania turned into a bust. What happened was basically the equivalen»»»

Pope Leo has condemned capital punishment as an attack on human dignity amid growing criticism of the US military’s plans to livestream the execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced last week that Nidal Malik Hasan would face a military firing squad on»»»

WASHINGTON: US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, officials said, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump’s confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker. The search was conducted by agents fr»»»

The most common mistake in public discussion is to confuse price indices with retail markups or profits, the Association for Modern Trade (AMT) said in a statement on Monday. The statement come in response to Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) Chair Maya Manolova’s claim that markups on some »»»

Google Maps shows heavy Dubai-Sharjah traffic, with some journeys taking over 80 minutes Dubai: Commuters travelling between Dubai and Sharjah are facing a difficult Monday evening rush, with Google Maps showing journey times of more than an hour on some routes and heavy congestion around the Dubai»»»

The most common mistake in public discussion is to confuse price indices with retail markups or profits, the Association for Modern Trade (AMT) said in a statement on Monday. The statement come in response to Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) Chair Maya Manolova’s claim that markups on some »»»

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ignored allegations of “very well-documented” NATO war crimes brought before it, former Libyan Information Minister Moussa Ibrahim has told RT. In an interview on Saturday, he argued that the US-led military bloc has never been held accountable for what he»»»

Synarchy Consulting targets growing demand for AI adoption, digital transformation Dubai: As African governments and businesses accelerate their adoption of artificial intelligence and digital technologies, a Dubai-based advisory firm has established a permanent presence in Kenya to tap into growin»»»

MARSEILLE: The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture recently participated in a joint committee meeting with the World Water Council to coordinate preparations for the 11th World Water Forum in 2027. The meeting reviewed preparations for the forum, scheduled to take place in Riyadh from Ma»»»

When it came, the visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the United States last month was more pomp and pageantry than substance. That did not make it irrelevant. Across Asia, symbolism matters, whether to the Chinese audience at home or to political figures in India, Japan, Taiwan, and the Middle E»»»

GENEVA: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi, participated in the opening session of the Geneva Peace Forum. In hisremarks during the session, the minister highlighted the importance of the rules and standards governing mediation for »»»

San Francisco, United States: Microsoft said Monday it will roll out its in-house Maia artificial intelligence chips on a massive scale starting in 2027, making them the main hardware for running AI across its products -- a move that could reduce its reliance on Nvidia. Chips like Maia are the tech»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: One person killed and 19 injured in the Yiftah area near the Lebanese border following the explosion of an unexploded bomb 1»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced the commencement of construction works for the second package of the Roads and Infrastructure Development Project in Izghawa and Al Thumaid, at a cost of about QR418 million. This package comes as part of Ashghal's plan to develop road and»»»

Aviation experts say technology alone cannot restore trust after major disruption Dubai: Passenger confidence can take far longer to recover than airport operations after a major disruption, aviation experts said at the Dubai Airport show on Monday. This highlights the growing importance of clear c»»»

Ukraine’s parliament has approved legislation protecting the education rights of national minorities, including Hungarian-language education. The decision removes a major obstacle to further progress in Kyiv’s EU accession talks, although Hungary says it will closely monitor how the new rules are i»»»

Advanced AI systems unveiled to boost readiness and anticipate future developments Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, attended a meeting of the Advanced Technology Re»»»

The extension will add approximately 800 square metres to the factory’s current floor area of 21,000 sqm. Work is scheduled to be completed by mid-December 2026, and the new space will include an area dedicated to the dispatch of finished products, additional storage capacity, as well as expanded f»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for an investigation into the anonymous sources featured in the award-winning Gaza war documentary "NAZA". The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival last month, is based on testimony from 24 unnamed Israeli mili»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space and Technology Commission Gov. Haytham AlOhali called for stronger international cooperation to protect orbital resources as he opened the Global Space Connectivity and Sustainability Events 2026 in Riyadh on Monday, highlighting projections that the glo»»»

SEOUL — A South Korean container ship returned on Sunday from a trial voyage through the Arctic, testing an alternative route opened by melting sea ice as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global shipping.The "PanStar Acro" made the round trip to Europe in less time than the conventional route t»»»

LONDON — Benchmark oil prices topped $105 a barrel Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched strikes on Saudi Arabia, heightening worries about tight global supplies heading into the northern hemisphere winter.Doubts surrounding US President Donald Trump's claim of an "energy ceasef»»»

“The adversary helping Ukraine in the war against us is attempting to adapt military AI systems for battlefield use across various conflicts, testing them against Iran and, of course, against us in both ground and air operations,” military analyst Alexei Leonkov told Sputnik, commenting on the Russ»»»

Bulgaria is ready to promote investments that bring high added value and introduce successful business models into the Bulgarian economy, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said at a meeting with a US business delegation, the Government Information Service said on Monday. The meeting was organized by the U»»»

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Paris, France: Two paintings by impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, stolen from a museum in southern France and later discovered hidden behind a wall, have sustained slight damage, prosecutors said on Monday. In September, thieves broke into the museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and escaped with two»»»

At least 72 workers were killed in air strikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border on Saturday, a Sudanese rights group said on Sunday. The Emergency Lawyers organisation accused Egypt’s air force of the attack. AFP could not independently verify the account and Egypt has issued no official co»»»

Saudi Arabia has launched an investigation to determine how its air defenses failed to intercept a barrage of missiles and drones fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, including an attack on Riyadh airport that killed at least 13 people and wounded over 300, two regional officials said Monday. The of»»»

Showers hit Sharjah and Hatta, with more rain forecast across the country until Thursday Dubai: Rain and hail lashed parts of the UAE on Monday, October 12, sending water rushing through valleys as unstable weather brought showers to several eastern and mountainous areas of the country. Rainfall wa»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 12: Widespread protests in India are met with detentions judged "illegal" by the country's Supreme Court. But first: Lebanese papers report as Hezbollah prepares for a new regional flare-up. Finally, Citroën hopes to win hearts and minds with an electric reboot o»»»

KHARTOUM: Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday ordered an investigation into what he described as a “painful incident” involving Sudanese miners. The announcement came a day after a rights group said an Egyptian airstrike on an area on the Sudanese border with Egypt had killed 72 peopl»»»

IENE Participation East Mediterranean Gas Forum Meeting in Athens - Institute of Energy for South-East Europe About UsMission and VisionBackgroundAnnual ReportArticles of AssociationBoard of GovernorsOrganizationExecutive CommitteeScientific CommitteesResearchInternational Advisory GroupCo-operatio»»»

RIYADH: The General Entertainment Authority has been named among Saudi Arabia’s top 70 brands for social responsibility and sustainability in 2026, in a ranking by Forbes Middle East and the National Center for Responsibility and Studies. The authority was included among leading Saudi government in»»»

Dubai completes preparations to secure the popular attraction as visitor numbers rise Dubai: Dubai’s Event Security Committee (ESC) has confirmed that preparations are complete to secure Global Village’s 31st season, with officials stressing the importance of coordinated efforts to ensure the safet»»»

The 2026 Nobel economics prize has been awarded to US economists ⁠Robert Hall ​and Michael Woodford, the Royal Swedish Academy of ‌Sciences said on Monday. ⁠US academics ​Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up»»»

The Paris Motor Show opens its doors today, and with it come mounting economic and diplomatic issues. The European Union has just announced that it has secured a commitment from China to moderate the flow of hybrid vehicles into the block's market. It opens the prospect of cutting China's export by»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media reports 12 injured in the Yiftah area near Lebanese border in an explosion that “may have been caused by unexploded ordnance”»»»

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced the start of construction works for the second package of the Roads and Infrastructure Development Project in Izghawa and Al Thumaid, at a cost of about QR418 million. This package comes as part of Ashghal's plan to develop road and infrastructur»»»

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s army chief has ordered an investigation on Monday into the airstrikes on a gold mine near the Sudan-Egypt border that killed at least 72 workers, according to a Sudanese rights group. The Emergency Lawyers rights organization accused the Egyptian air force of carrying out the atta»»»

ANKARA: Militants from the ‌outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have withdrawn from four camps in northern Iraq in the first step of an intended disbandment, Turkish security sources said on Monday. Turkiye’s parliament in August passed a law to set out parameters for the PKK’s dissolution as p»»»

Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen is threatening to push its economy into contraction, widen its budget deficit, and undermine efforts to diversify beyond oil, as mounting military pressure takes an increasing toll on the kingdom, The Wall Street Journal reported. The repercussions extend far beyond the »»»

Paris, France: Major French supermarket chains Intermarche and Cooperative U were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers told AFP Monday. Some 150-200 Intermarche shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, in the attack, they said. »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Vladimir Zelensky does not deserve a respite on the battlefield, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. "His [Zelensky's] theatrical amazement at US President Trump's statement, it reflects only one thing, that he really wants to use any words, any initiatives, an»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia believes that the use of force by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Lebanon grossly violate international law, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. At a press conference with Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji, Lavrov said that they discussed Israel'»»»

Actress discusses breaking stereotypes and redefining parenthood with Raghav Chadha Dubai: “The majority of this world thinks that the mother is the default parent and the only parent or the one that has to make all the changes in her life, as if the father had nothing to do with this child.” Bolly»»»

Pakistan imposes governor’s rule amid terrorism concerns, detains PTI leaders Dubai: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan faces a fresh political setback after the federal government imposed governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), stripping his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe MP Moussawi: No one should resort to threats, make unacceptable remarks, level accusations, or insinuate links to assassinations or other s»»»

ZEITGEIST Asset Management, a real estate asset management company with a presence in five European countries, has achieved a BREEAM In-Use environmental certification with a Very Good rating for the HOME by ZEITGEIST Górskiego commercial rental development in Gdańsk-Oliwa. This is the first PRS pr»»»

DUBAI: The Lebanese army said on Monday it had seized about 200 kilograms of explosives in the Al-Qasr area of Hermel, northeastern Lebanon, as smugglers fled into Syrian territory. The army said the explosives had been intended for smuggling from Syria into Lebanon. Salam vows firm action Lebanon »»»