Singapore: Singapore said on Friday it would issue warnings to seven companies in Indonesia it identified as responsible for fires that have sent toxic smoke across Southeast Asia, warning the worst may be yet to come. The city-state has beefed up measures to combat the months-long fires and had vo»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has welcomed Ukraine’s first steps towards strengthening the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia following talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels. The meeting also raised the prospect of a landmark visit to Budapest, where Zelensky h»»»

Abu Dhabi launches TAMM Global to take its AI-powered government services around the world Abu Dhabi: The Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi (DGE) has announced the establishment of Abu Dhabi Digital Services Company TAMM Global. The move follows the directives of Sheikh Khaled bin Moh»»»

Damascus, Oct. 16 (SANA) The foreign ministers of Syria and 18 other Arab and Islamic nations strongly condemned on Friday Colombia’s opening of an embassy in occupied Jerusalem, saying the move contradicts relevant UN Security Council resolutions and undermines international efforts to achieve a j»»»

US: The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centers. No commercial nuclear reactor is known to have resumed generating electricity after beginning the decommissioning process that tak»»»

Qatar will help revive Lebanon's ailing energy sector and solve its chronic problems in providing reliable electricity, the Lebanese and Qatari prime ministers said Friday. "We have agreed to establish a comprehensive framework for cooperation in the energy sector and to present viable solutions," »»»

Paris: The public prosecutor in La Rochelle, western France, confirmed that an investigation had been opened to determine the cause of death and said that an accidental death was currently the leading line of inquiry. An autopsy is due to be carried out, the source close to the investigation said. »»»

Israel said commercial goods usually delivered into Gaza by private merchants have not entered the beleaguered territory for days because of Hamas threats and a taxation scheme, an accusation the group rejected. Despite a fragile ceasefire observed since October 2025, the Gaza Strip remains engulfe»»»

Beirut: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has met Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal in Beirut to discuss bilateral cooperation and efforts to strengthen security and stability in Lebanon. The meeting took place on Fri»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Israeli enemy forces carried out a sweeping operation toward the towns of Hadatha and Aita al-Jabal in southern Leb»»»

Beirut: President of the Lebanese Republic HE Joseph Aoun has welcomed Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani in Beirut to discuss bilateral relations and efforts to reduce regional tensions. During the meeting on Friday, HE Sheikh Moha»»»

Bangkok: The State of Qatar has participated in a meeting of Arab central bank governors with World Bank Group President HE Ajay Banga, held on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand. Minister of Finance HE Ali bin»»»

RTA plans to expand Dubai's vehicle testing network from 30 to 35 centres by the year 2030 Dubai: More than 196,000 new vehicles were registered in Dubai during the first half of 2026, averaging over 1,000 a day, as population growth, urban expansion and economic activity continued to drive demand »»»

Sharjah says it diverts 93 per cent of waste from landfills, with plans to double capacity Sharjah: The UAE plans to produce half of its crops locally as part of efforts to strengthen food security, while Sharjah is preparing to double the capacity of a waste-to-energy plant after diverting 93 per »»»

Crammed with beds and stretchers, the dilapidated Al Jumhuri hospital in Yemen's besieged city of Taiz is running so low on fuel and medicine that it may have to close, officials warn. With pro-Iran Houthi fighters surrounding Taiz and blocking all supplies, the facility is symptomatic of a collaps»»»

Iraq's prime minister completed his cabinet line-up by appointing a U.S.-designated terrorist after receiving Washington's approval, in a bid to advance efforts to disarm Iran-backed groups in the country, diplomatic sources told AFP. On Thursday night, Zaidi announced the completion of his governm»»»

KABUL: Lying in her hospital cot, the 3-year-old girl roamed the room with her gray-green eyes, but her body was listless. Her mother sat by her bedside, quietly weeping. Just a few months ago, she lost her 5-year-old daughter, Khadija, to the same condition: malnutrition. Both girls had the same s»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has called for further diplomatic efforts to resolve the Middle East conflicts, warning that continued tensions and restrictions on vital maritime routes threaten regional stability and the global economy. Addressing a quarterly open debate of the United Nations Securit»»»

Iran-linked espionage networks raise concerns across Gulf and Arab nations Abu Dhabi: Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee at the Federal National Council (FNC), said the UAE faced multiple security challenges during the Iranian missile and drone »»»

BUCHAREST: Romania resumed a search on Friday for seven sailors missing from a chemical tanker hit by a drone near its Black Sea coast, the latest in a series of attacks highlighting risks to commercial shipping near NATO’s eastern flank. The missing crew were among 12 sailors aboard the San Marino»»»

Tirana, Albania: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama called for calm on Friday and blamed "foreign hands" for days of violent unrest as protesters again gathered in the capital and other cities. Since Tuesday, violent demonstrations have gripped Tirana, with thousands of protesters calling for Rama's »»»

SportsRwandaFormula One in Rwanda: More sportswashing or opportunity for Africa?Jonathan HardingFormula One will return to Africa for the first time since 1993. There is concern Rwanda are using it as another sportswashing opportunity, but there is also hope the event's legacy can impact wider Afri»»»

DUBAI: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Friday reiterated his country’s support to Lebanese army. Sheikh Mohammed, who is also Qatar’s foreign minister, made the remarks after meeting with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda. “Qatar»»»

Iraq has lost around $60 billion during the Middle East war, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Thursday, with Iran blockading a waterway that is crucial to global energy flows. OPEC member Iraq was producing about four million barrels of oil per day before the conflict, exporting about 3.5 mill»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei: Hegemony’s malicious network relentlessly perpetrates crimes against fr»»»

Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon resumed on Friday, with airstrikes, tank fire, artillery shelling, and ground incursions being reported by Al-Manar correspondents in several areas. Israeli warplanes struck southern towns of Al-Mansouri and Beit Yahoun, or reporter in southern Lebanon said. An I»»»

Possible solutions to the constitutional issue of the absolute ban on voting by prisoners and Bulgarian citizens under legal incapacitation, and the experience of other countries, were the main topics raised by Minister of Justice Nikolay Naydenov at a meeting with rapporteurs from the Venice Commi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Khamenei on Sayyeda Zeinab birth anniversary: Supporting nurses, health sector essential to ensuring community’s we»»»

A 17-year-old Hungarian girl says a plain-clothes police officer promised to make her misdemeanour case disappear before taking her to a secluded street and asking whether he could kiss her. Her mother reported the incident to prosecutors the same day, and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee is provid»»»

Lebanon’s central bank has this week canceled the local license of Bank Saderat Iran, one of Iran's largest banks, as the United States steps up pressure on countries to sever commercial ties with Tehran. In an interview with Bloomberg, Central Bank Governor Karim Souaid stated that the move aims t»»»

Sheikh Mansoor honours winners of the 14th Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport Dubai: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has awarded $100,000 to a bus project in Jordan's capital and given away Dh240,000 in cash prizes to six UAE student projects at the Dubai Award for Sustainable Trans»»»

On the night of October 16, 1946, 10 individuals were hanged in the Nuremberg prison. These were the main Nazi criminals who had been captured and brought to trial. Despite the horrifying scale and brutality of the crimes, the Nuremberg Trials remain one of the most controversial proceedings in wor»»»

Experts and people with disabilities discussed accessibility in Bulgaria as part of the international AccessibleEU project, which forms part of the European Accessibility Resource Centre and is funded by the European Commission. The forum took place here on Friday. Steli Peteva, Director of the Ins»»»

US President Donald Trump has accused Ukraine of selling American-supplied missiles on the black market, questioning the whereabouts of billions of dollars in military and financial aid provided to Kiev under his predecessor, Joe Biden. In an interview with Newsmax aired on Thursday, Trump lashed o»»»

President and candidate for president in the upcoming elections Iliana Iotova is portraying her opposition to sending Bulgarian troops to the front in Ukraine as the main dividing line between herself and her opponents, Anna Bodakova said on Friday in a declaration on behalf of Democratic Bulgaria »»»

The National Assembly approved amendments to the Waste Management Act at second reading on Friday to halve the required bank guarantees for waste recovery organizations. Under the amendments, the bank guarantee for organizations recovering packaging waste was reduced from BGN 1 million to EUR 250,0»»»

LONDON: A federal judge restricted how the Justice Department could access records seized from Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home before approving a search warrant, citing constitutional protections for members of Congress, CNN reported this week. US Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh required prose»»»

The ink had barely dried on an agreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump over Iran when events in Yemen placed fresh pressure on Beijing. The agreement nudges China gently off the fence, prompting Xi to press Tehran more than he has done to date, so the timing was»»»

Hungary has joined Italy, Poland and Czechia in demanding a delay to the EU’s planned carbon pricing scheme for heating and transport, triggering a three-hour argument at a Brussels summit. Most member states rejected the proposal, raising questions about the future of one of the bloc’s key climate»»»

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told Al-Jadeed TV on Friday that he met with a number of Lebanese officials over the past two days to exchange views and positions, describing the atmosphere of the meetings as good. He added that a recent meeting in New York with Lebanese officials»»»

A 21-year-old man has been charged with murdering a peer whose body was found with his hands tied behind his back in the Harmanliyska River on October 15, the District Prosecutor's Office in Haskovo announced. The suspect has been detained for up to 72 hours, and the prosecution plans to ask the co»»»

The couple reportedly fell in love a year ago and have held a ring ceremony An unusual relationship has attracted attention in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh, India, where 75-year-old Ramsugar is reportedly set to marry 30-year-old Rani Rajput, according to local reports. The couple reportedly f»»»

By Staff, Agencies The foreign ministers of Turkey and 18 other countries on Friday strongly denounced Colombia’s inauguration of its embassy in occupied Al-Quds [“Jerusalem”], declaring that the move violates international law and undermines efforts to achieve a lasting peace based on a “two-state»»»

Self-contained communities help people reclaim time while promoting connection Seven hundred night-blooming jasmine plants might seem an unusual contribution to neighbourhood life. For Tariq Fahim, a resident of DAMAC Hills 2, the explanation was simple: he wanted the community to smell better in t»»»

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry welcomed the UN Security Council’s condemnation of the Houthi militia’s attacks against the Kingdom, including strikes against civilian facilities, airports and energy infrastructure as well as the ongoing threats to navigation in the Red Sea and Bab Al-Mandab»»»

Romania faces a difficult path to economic recovery as weak household consumption, elevated energy costs, and fiscal consolidation weigh on growth, according to the World Bank’s October 2026 Macro Poverty Outlook. The institution expects economic activity to recover gradually from 2027, but warns t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian Army Spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami-Nia: US qarships have moved over 500km away from Gulf coast, will be pushed furthe»»»

Bulgaria's government is moving away from trusting what companies report and towards watching what they do. In the space of two weeks, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has announced plans for a central registry of food prices and published draft rules that would require gambling operators to feed betting»»»

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held talks Friday at the Baabda Palace with President Joseph Aoun. Speaking after the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed said the discussions covered "bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to implement joint projects t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Vladimir Zelensky does not want to take responsibility and reach a peaceful settlement, Russia agrees with US President Donald Trump on the matter, said Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. On Ukraine"With all the desire, it is impossible to discuss anyt»»»