Beirut, Oct. 9 (SANA) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun discussed with Chargé d’Affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon, Iyad al-Hazzaa, on Friday Lebanese-Syrian relations and joint issues of mutual interest. The Syrian Embassy in Lebanon stated in a post on the platform “X” that President Aoun rec»»»

NMA coordinates with platform to take action against account and content creator Abu Dhabi: The UAE's National Media Authority has taken legal action against an individual who published social media content involving the bullying of a child with disabilities and inappropriate gestures that violated»»»

DOHA:The Gulf Football Federation (GFF), in collaboration with Qatar’s Local Organising Committee (LOC), has announced the launch of ticket sales for the GFF U-17 Gulf Cup Qatar 2026, taking place in Doha, Qatar, from October 16 to November 4. Fans can purchase tickets online from roadtoqatar.qa fo»»»

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has detected a secondary outbreak of sheep and goat pox at a livestock farm in the village of Tatarevo, Mineralni Bani Municipality, Haskovo Region. The farm has 15 sheep and 19 goats, the agency said. The owner reported the case after clinical signs of the d»»»

The US Embassy in Jordan on Friday called on American citizens in the Middle East to exercise caution “due to the complex security environment.” “Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise heightened vigilance due to the complex security environment. “Be aware of potential flight cancel»»»

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia is looking to Algeria, Azerbaijan and the United States for a potential long-term contract for about 1 billion cubic meters per year ⁠of gas supplies after a ⁠European Union ban on Russian gas takes effect late next ⁠year, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova said on Friday. She said»»»

The growing activity of Polish capital is one of the most important signals emerging from this year’s EXPO REAL. While some investors from Western Europe continue to look for investment opportunities outside Poland, domestic investors are becoming increasingly confident in pursuing transactions. Re»»»

Doctors used emergency resuscitation, 60 doses of antivenom and three days of ventilation Dubai: A 40-year-old Egyptian man was brought back from the brink of death after a venomous snakebite caused his heart to stop, with doctors reviving him before administering 60 doses of antivenom and placing »»»

Avi Gil, former military secretary to the prime minister of the occupation government, Benjamin Netanyahu, decided to break his silence three years after the October 7 attack, revealing details regarding the intelligence warnings that preceded the attack, the decisions made during that phase, and w»»»

BusinessFinlandFinland, the world's happiest nation, faces a glum winterNik MartinFinns have many reasons to feel content, but the country's pile of debt is not one of them. Russia's war in Ukraine has added to the fiscal burden. Can the Nordic nation absorb another shock? https://p.dw.com/p/5Nl7MF»»»

It took a bungled kidnapping for Germany’s former spymaster to be charged with espionage and treason, but August Hanning’s ties to Israeli spies and criminals should have set alarm bells ringing in Berlin long ago. READ MORE: Mossad-linked ex-German spy chief arrested for treason Hanning, who led G»»»

RIYADH: Messages of tribute, honor, and deep condolences have poured in following the death of Saudi pilot Capt. Hamoud bin Ali Alkalthami, who lost his life on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. Alkalthami was killed in the line of duty at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, where he served as a cap»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States on Friday added the International Criminal Court (ICC) to its sanctions list. "The following entity has been added to OFAC's SDN List: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, Oude Waalsdorperweg 10 2597 AK, The Hague, Netherlands; Organization Established Date 01 Jul »»»

Passengers injured as turbulence disrupts Avianca flight from Colombia to New York Eight people were hospitalised after severe turbulence struck an Avianca flight travelling from Medellin, Colombia, to New York, forcing the aircraft to divert to Miami, US authorities said. Avianca Flight 42 was hea»»»

NAIROBI: Preliminary laboratory results on a sample from a Kenyan patient who was suspected of having Ebola have come back negative, the governor of the county where he is being treated said on Thursday. Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola case on Tuesday after a citizen who had traveled from Democ»»»

Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a "war of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethiopian officals estimate that up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels who last month launched attacks against federal forces.»»»

As international aid to Africa dries up, what does it mean for women and children on the ground? We report from Kenya on the impact of cuts to US-aid backed health programmes for women. Annette Young also talks to Nana Zulu from the African Women's Development Fund on what it means for th»»»

Two ⁠Renoir paintings worth millions ​of dollars that were stolen from a ​museum on the French Riviera a month ago have been recovered and six suspects have been arrested, the ​local ‌mayor said on Friday. The thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and initally stole four pai»»»

The high school protests that have rocked France for more than a week are experiencing a “marked slowdown”, with momentum now “highly localised” in certain areas, a government source said Friday. The United Nations earlier said its was following the protests “with concern”, with nearly 7,000 p»»»

France's student protests have sparked a wave of misleading content online. A viral TikTok falsely claimed the French army had deployed an armoured vehicle against protesters, when it was actually returning to a nearby military base. Other posts recycle 2023 footage of retirement protests as curren»»»

This year, China released new rules for funeral practices. The government is putting an emphasis on affordable and environmentally friendly funeral services. It's part of a decades-long reform to promote cremation. But in a country where burials are deeply rooted in local traditions, how are these »»»

India recorded 5,737 dowry-linked deaths in 2024, an average of around 16 women a day. Despite being outlawed more than six decades ago, the practice of dowry – the transfer or money or valuables from a bride's family when she gets married – remains deeply entrenched across Indian society. Our corr»»»

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said Bulgaria was not involved in any consultations aimed at revising the commitments North Macedonia made as part of its path toward European Union membership. Petrova made the statement during parliamentary questioning at the National Assembly about th»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 9 (TAP) – The number of savers with the Tunisian Post reached 4.713 million at the end of September 2026, while the institution’s contribution to total national savings stood at around 25%, according to figures presented on the occasion...»»»

Former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to international law, the Nobel jury announced on Friday. The Nobel committee denied it was taking a stance on whether Israel is committing ge»»»

“Logical assumptions point towards one country, but we have no evidence to say it with certainty,” Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists in response to a question about whether the origin of the drones responsible for the attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea had been established. The »»»

LONDON: Britain’s disgraced former prince Andrew received compensation of 302,000 pounds ($400,000) for giving up his lease on a mansion on the royal family’s Windsor estate, the body that manages royal property said Friday. Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was forced out of his lon»»»

JOHANNESBURG: The South African government said Friday it had withdrawn an order on the processing of asylum applications that led to clashes between foreign nationals and anti-migrant locals. Violence erupted in Johannesburg’s Soweto and the east coast port city of Durban on Thursday, with several»»»

Evening rush slows major highways; drivers advised to consider alternate routes Dubai: Commuters travelling between Dubai and Sharjah this evening are facing significant delays along primary routes, with heavy congestion building up across major arterial highways. According to live Google Maps, the»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has called for the consistent application of international law without selectivity or double standards, stressing that the credibility of the international legal system depends on how its rules are enforced. The remarks were delivered by Second Secretary at Qatar's Perm»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US reconnaissance aircraft circled around Russia's Kaliningrad region for over three hours, according to flight data studied by Sputnik on Friday. The Bombardier ARTEMIS II aircraft took off from the Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase in Romania at around 5:53 GMT. It entered a circul»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US administration has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and will ban transactions with it, Reuters reported on Friday, citing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "That is why, today, the United ‌States is sanctioning the International Criminal Cou»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Top AI firms are preparing plans for how to respond to a social and political revolt that could happen after a possible major incident involving the technology, Axios reported on Friday. The plans are being prepared by executives at Anthropic and OpenAI, the report said, addi»»»

A second voting machine will be provided in 2,434 voting sections with more than 780 voters for the October 25 presidential election, the Central Election Commission (CEC) decided at its regular meeting on Friday. Voting machines will be used in a total of 9,311 sections in the country. Abroad, vot»»»

No one can yet say whether the drone-damaged ship "Able" will sink, Bulgarian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov said at a briefing on Friday. On October 6, two commercial vessels came under attack from aerial and sea drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, approximat»»»

KHARTOUM: A drone strike launched by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 26 women and four children on Friday, an official and eyewitnesses told AFP. The attack occurred in the Wad Al-Mahi governorate of Blue Nile state, near Sudan’s southeastern border with Ethiopia, according to Wad »»»

A Romanian national is facing charges of human trafficking and forced labour after allegedly assaulting, threatening and exploiting a vulnerable Hungarian man, including forcing him to work for little or no pay in Hungary and abroad. Romanian man abused his victim in Hungary As MTI stated, a Romani»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Gaza has been turned into “the world’s largest concentration camp” and that international law is “almost suspended,” calling the war in the enclave “a test of humanity for the whole world” on Friday. “Thousands of children lost a hand, a foot, a part of t»»»

US President Donald Trump’s top negotiators are preparing to pitch “new ideas and proposals” aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Ukraine conflict, with talks involving representatives of Kiev and its European backers scheduled to begin in Miami on Friday, according to Reuters and Axios. US Specia»»»

KYIV: Russian strikes killed three people and wounded at least eight across Ukraine, officials said Friday, as Ukraine struggles to counter escalating Russian bombardments that have killed more than 50 people over the past three days. One man was killed and five people were wounded in Russian strik»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won ​the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The Trump administration has long been h»»»

Sharjah experts detail crescent moon visibility for October astronomical event Sharjah: The Sharjah Space and Astronomy Hub (SSAH), affiliated with the University of Sharjah, announced that astronomical calculations indicate the crescent moon for Jumada Al Awwal 1448 AH will not be visible to the n»»»

City's oldest landmark, a living story for locals to revisit and travellers to discover Abu Dhabi- When a resident thinks of introducing the city to a tourist, and when a tourist thinks of ‘authenticity of the nation’, they all find themselves making way to Qasr Al Hosn, the oldest building structu»»»

Sharjah experts detail crescent moon visibility for October astronomical event Sharjah: The Sharjah Space and Astronomy Hub (SSAH), affiliated with the University of Sharjah, announced that astronomical calculations indicate the crescent moon for Jumada Al Awwal 1448 AH will not be visible to the n»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has reaffirmed its commitment to combating drug trafficking, promoting integrity, preventing and fighting corruption, and strengthening transparency worldwide. This came in a statement delivered by Third Secretary at Qatar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations Amina»»»

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: Peace negotiations with Iran would only succeed without “pressure and threats,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday, amid deadlocked efforts to end months of fighting in the Middle East. Diplomatic efforts to end the seven-month conflict, which began with US-Isra»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov on October 8, the Government Information Service said here on Friday. During the meeting, Budanov shared the Ukrainian side’s views on the prospects for reaching a peaceful resolution to the war in his country.»»»

MEKELLE, Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s federal police fanned out Friday across the regional capital of Tigray after anti-government forces pulled out, calling on residents over loudspeakers to help establish a new administration following the rebels’ withdrawal. Over the weekend, government-allied fighters »»»

OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa’s Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. The 85-year-old, who is currently a judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a case»»»

LONDON: Christian Bittar, a former star Deutsche Bank trader jailed in Britain for conspiring to rig benchmark interest rates, won an appeal to clear his name on Friday in a fresh blow to the Serious Fraud Office prosecutor. Bittar was sentenced to five years and four months after pleading guilty i»»»