Oil tanker attack near Oman raises concerns for Gulf maritime security A tanker has been hit just off the coast of Oman, Saudi Arabia is preparing for a potentially major new offensive in Yemen and a security incident on a flydubai aircraft has brought the regional crisis much closer to home for UA»»»

Van carrying worshippers collided with other vehicles on the highway near Salama Nairobi: A crash involving multiple vehicles on the highway to the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Saturday killed 17 people, most of them pilgrims on the way to a prayer site, officials said. The crash in the Salama»»»

Tsar Samuel was receiving a fitting welcome in the city he once defended, Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev said on Saturday in a statement released by the municipality. He was commenting on the arrival of Samuel's remains from Greece and their placement in the Basilica of St Sophia. Samuel had defended Sr»»»

NAGOYA: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani crowned the podium winners of the men's pairs padel event at theAichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games during a ceremony on Saturday. Sheikh Joaan presented the medals to the winners, Qatar (Rashid Nawaf and Mashari Nawaf»»»

RWAMPARA, Congo: More than 250 participants have been enrolled in a trial for a drug that could stop them from contracting Ebola in Congo, in what experts have described as a critical step to try to fight the deadliest outbreak of the disease in the Central African country. The drug is targeted at »»»

NEW DELHI: Indian police detained several people in the capital New Delhi on Saturday, disrupting a second day of protests backed by the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party and other opposition groups against changes to voter rolls. The protesters say the changes benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s »»»

Truck, car, bus and motorcycle were involved in the fatal Friday accident A multiple-vehicle road crash on a highway has killed 20 people in northcentral Nigeria's Plateau state, authorities said in a statement. The accident on Friday afternoon on the Hawan Kibo-Jos road involved four vehicles -- a»»»

The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain aboard a Flydubai flight to Israel on September 30 attempted to carry out a "terrorist" attack, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said ​Saturday. The alleged assailant, identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, had been barred »»»

New York, Oct. 3 (SANA) Senior Syrian economic officials met U.S. business and financial representatives in New York to discuss investment opportunities and reforms aimed at reconnecting Syria’s banking sector with the global financial system. Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh and Central Bank»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Sports for All Federation (QSFA), under the Ministry of Sports and Youth, will launch a series of Sports for All activities for women and girls of all ages at Ruqaya Preparatory School for Girls in the Umm Al Seneem area tomorrow, Sunday October 4. The event aligns with the Q»»»

DOHA: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is marking Customer Service Week 2026, an annual occasion that highlights the importance of customer service and its instrumental role in strengthening the patient experience and the quality of services provided to patients. This year's celebration i»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Sports for All Federation (QSFA), under the Ministry of Sports and Youth, will launch a series of Sports for All activities for women and girls of all ages at Ruqaya Preparatory School for Girls in the Umm Al Seneem area on Sunday. The event aligns with the QSFA's community role and»»»

TUNIS, Oct 3, 2026 (TAP)- The National Road Safety Observatory (ONSR) recorded a 10.76% increase in road accidents from the beginning of 2026 until October 1, compared with the same period last year.According to the latest statistics published...»»»

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Oslo, Oct. 3 (SANA) Syrian and Norwegian officials discussed migration, voluntary return and bilateral relations during talks at Norway’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the ministry said. The Syrian delegation was headed by Nahla Othman, director of the Department of Expatriates and Refug»»»

Geneva: The United Nations has released USD160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving assistance in 12 of the world's most underfunded humanitarian crises. A statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the a»»»

NAGOYA: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani crowned the podium winners of the men's pairs padel event at theAichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games during a ceremony on Saturday. Sheikh Joaan presented the medals to the winners, Qatar (Rashid Nawaf and Mashari Nawaf»»»

LAGOS: A multiple-vehicle road crash on a highway has killed 20 people in northcentral Nigeria’s Plateau state, authorities said in a statement. The accident on Friday afternoon on the Hawan Kibo-Jos road involved four vehicles — a truck, car, bus and motorcycle, Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps»»»

RIYADH: Global computing and artificial intelligence leader NVIDIA has announced that it used the Saudi Audio Dataset for Arabic, launched by the Saudi Data and AI Authority in partnership with the Saudi Broadcasting Authority, to train its Nemotron 3.5 ASR multilingual automatic speech recognition»»»

Paris, Oct. 3 (SANA) About 325 million barrels of oil have been released under an International Energy Agency emergency action launched in March, more than 80% of the 400 million barrels pledged, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said Friday. Birol gave the update during a virtual meeting of Group»»»

Doha, Qatar: The rise of Al-Sarfa star on October 3 marks the beginning of a 13-day period in the traditional seasonal calendar and the third of the autumn stars, according to the Qatar Meteorology Department. Al-Sarfa is traditionally associated with a gradual shift in weather, signalling the depa»»»

The Army spokesperson, referring to the repeated enemy threats, says the Iranian Armed Forces have been closely monitoring developments and are fully prepared to deal with any situation. Addressing the 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade on Saturday, Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami-Nia highlight»»»

LONDON: Anti-immigration Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage was ignored when he complained of threats to his safety, his deputy said Saturday after the man accused of killing former British politician Ann Widdecombe was charged with plotting a terror attack against Farage. Richard Tice said Farage»»»

The F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia got underway today, with Festipay technology once again providing fast and secure cashless payment at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) event. The partnership between Festipay and Bahrain International Circuit began in 2024, when the Bahrain Formula 1 cir»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia ranked first globally in date exports by value for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, with shipments worth SR1.938 billion ($517.7 million), according to data from the International Trade Centre. The figure represents an increase of about 14 percent from 2024, highlighting th»»»

CAIRO: African leaders argued for unlocking the continent’s capital at a business summit in Egypt on Saturday, saying Africa can “do much better” in financing its growth and reducing reliance on external funding. The three-day gathering in Egypt’s Mediterranean city of El-Alamein brought together m»»»

The heartland of the First Bulgarian Empire is divided into three parts, but Bulgarian is still spoken in each, Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said on Saturday. He was commenting on the return of Tsar Samuel's remains to present-day Bulgaria in a statement circulated by the party's press of»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has hosted the ShakeSmart Regional Communication Workshop on earthquake preparedness. The two-day event was organised by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to explore implementation tools, with technical support fr»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia ranked first globally in date exports by value for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, with shipments worth SR1.938 billion, according to data from the International Trade Centre. The figure represents an increase of about 14 percent from 2024, highlighting the sector’s growin»»»

ALKHOBAR: Before the family gathers in person, much of the conversation has already happened. Someone has sent the morning greeting. An aunt has shared a photograph from years ago. A cousin has announced an engagement. Plans for Friday lunch have been discussed, changed and discussed again. By the »»»

Tunis, Oct. 3 (TAP)- The 12th edition of the International CIO Forum will be held on November 5-7 in Hammamet under the theme "AI Driven: From Concept to Value," with the participation of chief information officers, technology experts, companies,...»»»

Share: File: Vice President JD Vance headed the secret Camp David meting that discussed Iran and the Saudi -Houthi war President Trump’s top cabinet members huddled for hours at Camp David on Friday to discuss next steps in the Iran war and the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen, three U.S. officials t»»»

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved the licensing of the Distressed Factories Restructuring Investment Fund under Licence No. 1033, with subscription for its units set to open on Sunday, 4 October. Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), and Khaled Hashem, Min»»»

In a strategic step reflecting tangible integration between monetary and industrial policies, Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla and Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem announced the launch of the Distressed Factories Restructuring Fund with initial capital of EGP 1bn. The significa»»»

The launch of the Distressed Factories Restructuring Fund, with total capital of EGP 1bn, marks a shift in the approach to industrial distress. It places existing assets and production capacities at the heart of the solution, rather than focusing solely on addressing debts or providing short-term f»»»

NAIROBI: A crash involving multiple vehicles on the highway to the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Saturday killed 17 people, most of them pilgrims on the way to a prayer site, officials said. The crash in the Salama area happened after midnight when a truck driver tried and failed to overtake an»»»

GENEVA: The United Nations has released $160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving assistance in 12 of the world's most underfunded humanitarian crises. A statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the all»»»

RIYADH: Regional investors across the region deployed capital across sectors includling industrial robotics, alternative financing, and beauty as September came to a close. Shorooq and Presight join Maven Robotics’ $100m series A UAE-based Shorooq and Presight, a G42 company, participated in US ind»»»

Commenting on the return of Tsar Samuel's remains to Bulgaria on Saturday, President Iliana Iotova said that Samuel's soul found its way to its motherland. Iotova said: "I am sure that he is at peace now, because he is in Bulgaria. It is as though his blinded soldiers had regained their sight to sh»»»

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s federal military has recaptured the main airport in the capital of the northern Tigray region, three sources said on Saturday, dealing a major setback to an opposition alliance in its stronghold. Clashes pitting a rebel alliance led by Tigray’s ruling party against the gover»»»

Kyiv's Northern Bridge across the Dnipro river was hit by a Russian air attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Saturday, amid an escalation in strikes ​on ‌infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital. The attack comes a day after the city's Southern Bridge was hit by several strikes that officials sa»»»

Greek media gave extensive coverage to Saturday's ceremony in Thessaloniki marking the handover of the remains of Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria and the return of 48 ecclesiastical relics to Greece, with the main focus being on the historical significance of the agreement, the origin of the relics and the»»»

Muscat: By the end of September, the market capitalization of the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) had risen to OMR39.23 billion, an increase of about OMR590 million, driven by higher market capitalization among closed companies and publicly traded joint-stock companies listed on the parallel market. Me»»»

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday issued a new call for diplomats and foreigners to leave Kyiv, warning the Ukrainian capital of new “massive” strikes, in a statement by its foreign ministry. Moscow has been pummelling Ukraine with drone and missile barrages throughout its offensive and in the past weeks »»»

Media in North Macedonia linked Saturday's transfer of Tsar Samuel's remains from Greece to Bulgaria to disputes over shared history and what they described as political pressure on Skopje. "Tsar Samuel's Remains Arrive in Bulgaria: Messages of 'Shared History' and Blackmail against (North) Macedon»»»

Beijing: Big-serving Alexander Zverev trounced home hopeful Shang Juncheng 6-0, 6-3 at the China Open on Saturday to set up a quarter-final clash with Novak Djokovic in Beijing. The German top seed needed just 55 minutes to brush aside the Chinese wildcard, ranked 250th, firing nine aces along the »»»

KYIV: Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six people and damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day in Moscow’s latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital. The strike came after two days of Russian assaults forced the full or partial »»»

NEW DELHI: India’s crude oil imports from the Middle East reached 3 million barrels daily in September, latest shipping data showed, indicating a return to levels before the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted global fuel shipments. India is heavily reliant on imported crude and fuel, and surging ener»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Water Authority will hold the inaugural Water Regulation Exchange in Riyadh on Nov. 1, bringing together representatives from four international organizations and 25 global regulatory bodies, along with industry experts and decision-makers, to discuss regulatory frameworks that ke»»»

Argentina offers citizenship to foreigners who invest at least $350,000 in the country Buenos Aires: Argentine President Javier Milei's government said Friday that the country would offer citizenship to foreigners who invest at least $350,000 in the country. South America's second-largest economy a»»»