Iran believes the war or negotiations dilemma is false because one should both fight and negotiate, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a statement. He added that Iran must fight wisely from a position of strength and negotiate at the right time.This means repelling the enem»»»

Hungary’s open chess team continued its unbeaten run at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan on Saturday, defeating Israel to secure a fourth consecutive match victory. With three of the four games ending in draws, Benjamin Gledura’s game proved decisive. Hungary’s women’s team, meanwhile, suffered the»»»

Four bridges, two tunnels boost road capacity and connectivity across key Dubai corridors Dubai: Motorists travelling along Oud Maitha Road can now complete journeys in as little as five minutes instead of 20 after Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) completed a major road development proje»»»

The lions were found dead in the Ndutu area of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Dar Es Salaam: Ten lions have been found dead in a suspected poisoning incident at Tanzania's UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Conservation Area, according to the authorities. "The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) »»»

Idlib, Sept. 20 (SANA) The second edition of the Idlib Markets Festival 2026 since liberation opened Saturday evening at al-Tahrir Park in Idlib city, northwest Syria, with the participation of 96 companies across 160 exhibition booths. Festival director Hamdo Harmoush told SANA that the event prov»»»

Doha, Qatar The 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 will be in full swing today following yesterday’s opening ceremony, with Qatari athletes beginning their campaigns across several sports as the country targets another strong showing at the continental event. Leading Qatar’s charge will be the men’»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Embassy of Nigeria in Doha has recorded a major improvement in passport service delivery, with newly produced passports from its recent intervention exercise being completed and returned to applicants within about two weeks of biometric capture. The development marks a significant »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli occupation forces carry out widespread detentions of local Palestinian citizens in the village of Al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramalla»»»

Doha, Qatar: Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva H E Dr. Hend Abdulrahman Al Muftah affirmed that the role the State of Qatar plays in the field of mediation reflects a well-established approach in its foreign policy, built on prioritising dialogue »»»

Nagoya: Japanese Emperor Naruhito declared the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 officially open at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium yesterday. The ceremony, also attended by Empress Masako, Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino and International Olympic Committee President Kirsty C»»»

Egypt is intensifying its pharmaceutical localization drive as part of a broader strategy to strengthen healthcare resilience, reduce reliance on imports, and ease pressure on foreign currency reserves. With global supply chain disruptions exposing vulnerabilities in access to essential medicines, »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has introduced a new e-commerce licence allowing eligible businesses to conduct approved commercial activities through their own websites, in a move aimed at supporting the growth of the digital economy and creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors. In a post on »»»

Doha, Qatar: Old Doha Port has announced that tickets are now on sale for Qatar Boat Show 2026. The event returns for its third edition from November 4 to 7, 2026, under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Across f»»»

NAGOYA: Bayt Qatar (Qatar House) has opened in Nagoya ahead of the Aichi- Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, offering visitors an interactive showcase of Qatar’s culture, heritage and sporting achievements. Located at the TIAD Nagoya hotel, the initiative will run throughout the Games until October 4. It fea»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs H E Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani met French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs H E Catherine Vautrin and her accompanying delegation, during her visit to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, topics »»»

Authorities arrested 14,782 people during joint inspections carried out from Sep 10 to 16 Dubai: Saudi Arabia deported 12,635 people found in violation of residency, labour and border security regulations over the past week, as authorities continued nationwide inspection campaigns, the Ministry of »»»

Arab Finance: In an economy where headline stabilization can obscure underlying pressures, understanding what sits behind the numbers is becoming increasingly important for businesses and investors. In this interview with Arab Finance, Nada Massoud, Founder and CEO of Cairo Compass, discusses the i»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s agricultural sector is undergoing a high-technology transformation as reports project to surge to $600.1m (QR2.1bn) by 2034. According to a market analysis by the IMARC Group, the market, which was valued at $226.9m (QR828.3m) last year, is expected to expand at a robust compou»»»

Doha: The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) presented Sounds of Mexico at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) on Friday, bringing Mexico’s music and cultural heritage to Doha as part of the Qatar-Canada and Mexico 2026 Year of Culture. The concert was led by acclaimed Mexican conductor Enr»»»

The Russian army carried out coordinated strikes on Ukrainian targets using high-precision air-launched weapons and attack drones, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense. In Kiev, the strikes hit The Radionix radio electronics enterprise, which manufactures guidance systems for the Flamingo, Nep»»»

Is there a resolution on Greenland? President Trump’s pressure campaign began in December 2024, right after he won re-election, when he began talking about the need for U.S. ownership and control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. “It was absolutely necessary,” he said. By early 2025, in his »»»

Doha, Qatar: The second edition of the BilAraby Annual Gathering 2026 begun yesterday under the theme ‘With Our Ideas, We Build’ at Multaqa (Education City Student Center). The gathering brings together senior dignitaries, alongside thinkers, creators, and experts from various sectors, to discuss w»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has published a 14-volume edition of Matalib Uli Al-Nuha fi Sharh Ghayat Al-Muntaha, a comprehensive work of Hanbali jurisprudence that brings together detailed rulings on worship and transactions and draws on the established scholarly traditio»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Aquatic Research Centre is playing a growing role in strengthening the country’s food security by increasing local fish production, supporting private aquaculture projects and replenishing marine stocks, with around 64,000 young seabream recently prepared for release into Qatar»»»

Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 distributes school bags and stationery to Gaza pupils Gaza: The UAE has launched a new education campaign in Gaza, distributing school bags and stationery to pupils as the new academic year begins after a “catastrophic” year for education in the enclave. The campaign, »»»

Nagoya, Japan: The first gold medal of the 20th Asian Games was won on Sunday by host nation Japan as a 13-year-old swimmer from China started in blistering form on the opening day of the multisports extravaganza. Japan's Takumi Hojo won the men's individual triathlon in Gamagori city near Nagoya w»»»

US President Donald Trump has decided to change his plans and return to the White House from his country retreat at Camp David on Saturday rather than Sunday. "The White House has updated President Trump’s schedule. He’s now set to return to the White House this evening from Camp David," reporters »»»

The body cameras will document transactions and strengthen transparency and accountability The Philippines' Bureau of Immigration (BI) will equip all immigration officers assigned at airports with body-worn cameras that record audio by the end of October 2026, as it investigates the attempted depar»»»

Arab Finance: The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) recorded 63 new oil and gas discoveries and refined around 28 million tons of crude oil during fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, meeting the domestic market’s petroleum product needs, as per a statement. The discoveries comprised 48 oil find»»»

Arab coalition's air defense systems shot down a ballistic missile launched by forces of the Yemeni movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) on Saturday morning, oalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said in a statement. "The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces successfully intercepted and destroyed a ball»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The largest drone attack on Moscow and the neighboring region has been repelled, more than 1,600 UAVs have been intercepted across all defensive lines since Saturday, with 450 of them stopped as they approached the capital, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. "The most massive enemy dron»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar was targeted by a man who threw wine at him during a visit to a harvest festival in Szekszárd on Saturday. Magyar shared footage of the incident on Facebook and accused the man of being an Orbán supporter, responding to the confrontation with a sarcastic remark»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) and National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) have ordered social media platforms to prohibit independent accounts for children under 13 and introduce mandatory safeguards for users aged 13 to under 15, as per a stateme»»»

The Philippines earmarks 1,620 hectares in New Clark City for an AI data centre parts hub Capas, Philippines: Tribal leader Petronila Munoz walked across the sweeping Philippine grasslands she has called home for generations, uncertain about its future, as a sprawling tech hub for a US-led initiati»»»

AI agents acting without oversight 'would rank very high' among Beijing's biggest concerns Beijing: While AI researchers in the United States fret over out-of-control superintelligence wiping out humanity, Chinese policymakers have until now been more focused on immediate risks, from deepfakes to c»»»

Aramco site hit, flights disrupted after Houthi strike on Saudi capital Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Saturday that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn, after a fire broke out near the Saudi capital's international airport. Firefighters »»»

Doctors declared the 8-year-old girl Raghni Ghanshyam Yadav dead upon arrival Mumbai: A tragic incident marred the Ganesh festival celebrations in Mumbai’s Lalbaug area after an electric shock near the pandal left two people dead and four others injured early on Sunday, officials said. An 8-year-ol»»»

Marjan says RAK is on track for recovery as major tourism projects advance Dubai: Ras Al Khaimah is pressing ahead with its tourism expansion despite the disruption caused by the regional conflict, with Marjan Hospitality expecting the emirate to return to pre-conflict tourism numbers in 2027 as Wy»»»

Police charge 47-year-old man known to victim with domestic violence murder Sydney: Australian police charged a man on Sunday for allegedly stabbing a 90-year-old woman to death near Sydney's Bondi Beach. Emergency services were called around 5:15 PM (0715 GMT) after a reported stabbing on Chambers»»»

Cases come as thousands of suspected Islamic State members are transferred from Syria Baghdad: Six French nationals are due to stand trial in Iraq on Sunday, as the country assumes responsibility for prosecuting thousands of suspected Islamic State group members. Iraq's prisons, already packed with»»»

The time for national resistance has come, patience is over, goodwill is over, every unilateral gesture is over — the gauntlet must be picked up and the fight must be joined, the president of Fidesz declared in a speech at the Kötcse gathering of the party's intellectual circle, based on an audio r»»»

The government will terminate the contract concluded on the motorway concession, will file a criminal complaint, and criminal proceedings will be launched, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced at a government press conference in Budapest. Péter Magyar stated that, based on the facts and the minist»»»

The detailed regulations governing the subsidy for diesel-powered vehicles were published in the Magyar Közlöny on Friday evening. The government is providing a 20,000-forint subsidy to private individuals who use a passenger car powered exclusively by diesel with a maximum output of 110 kilowatts.»»»

Pop star breaks silence after backlash over Macklemore’s removal from his tour Philadelphia: Pop star Ed Sheeran said Saturday the situation in Gaza is "unjustifiable," following a wave of criticism that he had failed to back his opening act who was booted from the tour after making pro-Palestinian»»»

Their journey to the finale marks a major moment for the Chinese team Chinese dancer Wu Yufei and his team of robots have danced their way into the finale of the hit US television show America’s Got Talent. The unusual act has attracted attention with a mix of tightly synchronised dance routines, a»»»

Maldives says Middle East disruption hit Western arrivals as island spots seek recovery Dubai: Island nations, including the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Seychelles, are counting the cost of a disrupted Middle East travel corridor, as fewer international tourists make their way through the Gulf to some »»»

Liwa is forecast to reach 47°C on Sunday, while Abu Dhabi hits 44°C and Dubai 42°C Abu Dhabi: Temperatures are forecast to reach as high as 47°C in parts of the UAE on Sunday, with humid conditions expected overnight and a chance of fog or mist forming across some coastal and inland areas, particul»»»

Kinshasa: Ebola vaccination was expanded Saturday to Ituri Province, the epicenter of the outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with more than 3,700 people having received the Ervebo vaccine in the country. The latest phase comes with the launch of a vaccination study known as»»»

Qatar conveys Tehran’s terms as Iran separately outlines three demands to end the war Dubai: Dubai: Iran has conveyed seven conditions to Washington for the start of negotiations, its top security official said on Saturday, opening a potential diplomatic path even as President Donald Trump weighs w»»»

Share: National News Agency reported that the Israeli army set fire to the Mays al-Jabal Governmental Hospital in the Marjeyoun District. Israeli forces set fire to the Mays al-Jabal Governmental Hospital in southern Lebanon on September 18, 2026. The facility, located in the Marjayoun district, ha»»»