Doha: Adviser to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari participated in a discussion session titled "Chokepoints, Supply Chains, and the Diplomacy of De-escalation" at the Global Security Forum (GSF 2026) in Doha. In his rem»»»

The men were earlier arrested but bailed pending more investigation London: British police said Tuesday they have rearrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service over the suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base in England last month. Counter Terrorism Policing said the men, a»»»

Tunis, Oct. 20, 2026 (TAP) - The Interior Ministry urged the public to exercise extreme caution in view of severe weather conditions forecast for Tuesday by the National Institute of Meteorology (INM), including the possibility of heavy rainfall in...»»»

RIYADH: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Tuesday that it had destroyed a platform used by the Houthis to launch a ballistic missile at Riyadh earlier on in the day. In a post on X on Tuesday morning, coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the missile had been interce»»»

BRUSSELS, Belgium: Rwanda is expected to host the first so-called “return hub” where some EU nations plan to expel migrants with no right to stay in the bloc, multiple sources confirmed to AFP Tuesday. An agreement between the African nation and the five European Union members pushing to set up suc»»»

Young doctors and medical professionals protested in front of the Ministry of Health on Tuesday night with demands for better working conditions, more decent pay, and comprehensive healthcare reform. The demonstration was organized by the National Protest: Future in Bulgaria Initiative Committee un»»»

ADEN: Yemeni government forces have carried out 744 strikes against Iran-backed Houthi positions over the past 24 hours, neutralizing an estimated 200 militia fighters in intensified military operations in Taiz and across several other fronts, a military spokesperson said on Tuesday. Col. Majed Al-»»»

As Iran seeks to disrupt energy flow and the markets, the focal point of the fighting has for now shifted to Yemen, with the Iran-backed Houthi militia staging attacks on Saudi airports, cities, oil facilities, and infrastructure. A host of regional actors have come together to mediate, with most a»»»

Egypt has offered defensive military support to Saudi Arabia in its fight against the Houthi militia in Yemen, with analysts now speculating about what that would entail. It follows a meeting on 18 October of Egypt’s National Defence Council, at which the decision was made to defend Cairo’s Gulf al»»»

LONDON: UK police said Tuesday they have re-arrested two men suspected of spying for Iran, amid an investigation into a security scare at a British air base used by the United States. Counter-terrorism police said a 24-year-old British citizen and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national, both from L»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) shared a step-by-step video guide explaining how candidates can apply for the Qatar Education Excellence Award through its online application system. The video outlines the registration process, selection of nomination categories, »»»

London: The BBC announced plans on Tuesday to slash over 100 jobs and shut down two channels as part of a sweeping strategy to save £500 million ($668 million) over the next two years, the UK broadcaster confirmed. BBC News announced the "net closure of just over 100 roles" according to an internal»»»

Tunis, Oct. 20, 2026 (TAP) - The steering committee overseeing the project to establish a “Made in Tunisia” label for Tunisian products approved the national label’s graphic charter on Tuesday, at a meeting chaired by Minister of Public Works and...»»»

Halley's Comet debris will light up UAE skies, but bright moonlight may limit the display Dubai: Residents across the UAE could witness up to 20 meteors an hour on Wednesday night as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its annual peak, with glowing fragments of Halley's Comet expected to streak acros»»»

People gathered to protest in front of the president's administration on Tuesday night against President Iliana Iotova and Prime Minister Rumen Radev. The protest was held under the slogan "Your 'peace' is capitulation! Your 'diplomacy' is isolation! How much longer will we pretend not to see what »»»

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Allrounder Arafat Minhas struck a maiden half-century and grabbed a career-best six wickets to anchor Pakistan's convincing 87-run win over England in the tri-series in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. Minhas hit 59 off 58 balls and was ably assisted by Hasan Nawaz, whose 74-ball 79 lif»»»

WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance said he would not be following Donald Trump in endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wanted to stay on the sidelines. “I’m not anti-endorsing him. I’m not pro-endorsing him. I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections,” Vance said of Netany»»»

BAGHDAD: Iran’s ambassador to Iraq said on Tuesday that Baghdad had agreed to “expel” or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups who have taken refuge on the Iraqi side of the border. The announcement came after senior Iraqi security officials repeatedly told AFP that Baghdad was ref»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and 17 other countries have called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to review the mechanism for investigating possible uses of chemical and biological weapons, according to a joint statement published on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website on Tuesday. "We call u»»»

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he had discussed with US President Donald Trump on Sunday the change of leadership in Iran. "However, we must complete the elimination of the Iranian regime – that is the main thing. I have discussed this with Presi»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said two oil tankers caught fire and were halted after mines planted along an unauthorized passage south of the Strait of Hormuz exploded. In a statement on Tuesday, the IRGC said its naval forces had reported the incidents, warning t»»»

By Staff, Agencies Petroleum product prices in Germany surged in September, with motor fuels nearly 49% more expensive year-on-year and heating oil prices almost doubling, according to official figures released by Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The increase comes as Europe’s large»»»

NEW YORK: A food importer on Tuesday sued to stop the Trump administration’s latest tariffs on imports from Canada, saying that the duties represent another attempt to claim an unfettered presidential tariff power that has been roundly rejected in court. Republican President Donald Trump imposed 50»»»

LONDON: Prince Harry has said he wants his disagreements with his brother Prince William and his father King Charles III to “work out.” In an interview with GQ magazine about grief and family, recorded in New York in late September and published on Tuesday, Harry was asked if he grieves his “compli»»»

LONDON: Jordanian and Turkish officials discussed on Tuesday enhancing cooperation on rail transport and freight transit at a meeting in Amman between Jordanian Minister of Transport Nidal Qatamin and Turkish Ambassador to Amman Hakan Karacay. The two officials also discussed preserving the histori»»»

Police tracked her to Nagpur after she 'fled' to Nepal and denied murder charges online Dubai: She allegedly fled across borders, changed locations to evade police and posted videos on social media insisting she was innocent. But after days on the run and a Rs 50,000 reward on her head, influencer »»»

TUNIS, Oct. 20, 2026 (TAP) - President of the executive bureau of the Arab Organisation of Electoral Management Bodies (ArabEMB) Abdul-Hakim Belkhair pointed out the importance of regional meetings in strengthening cooperation and coordination among...»»»

The European Parliament has called for more spending to build affordable houses — using funds for regional development that currently make up a third of the EU budget. Cohesion funds should be used to protect the ‘right to stay’ in rural areas or in small cities, a principle that the parliament wan»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran has warned that it will respond to any renewed military attack while remaining open to diplomacy, identifying what it described as excessive US demands as the main obstacle to progress in negotiations. “The hit-and-run era is over,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 20, 2026 (TAP) - The stock market closed Tuesday's session on a positive note. The benchmark index of the Tunis Stock Exchange recorded a slight progression of 0.12% to 18,578.54 points, in a modest volume of TND 6 million, according...»»»

Petroleum product prices have soared in Germany, with gasoline and diesel nearly 49% more expensive and heating oil nearly doubling over the past year, according to official figures. The surge comes as Europe’s largest economy continues to grapple with the fallout from its break with Russian energy»»»

Damascus, Oct. 20 (SANA) The International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates held a meeting Tuesday, with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), attended by representatives of the ministries of health, energy, agriculture, and emer»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force “Lekhwiya” HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met with HE Jean-Didier Berger, Minister Delegate to the French Minister of the Interior, on the sidelines of Milipol Qatar 2026, held at the Doha Exhibition an»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and India are expected to conclude a trade deal in several weeks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday. "We are weeks, not months away from, I think, finalizing it. I think 99 percent of the work is done," Rubio told The Indian Express. Separate»»»

Sputnik, the international news agency and radio broadcaster, opened two multifunctional editorial centers in Africa on October 20—one in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the other in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ceremony inaugurating the Dar es Salaam hub kicked off with a video address by Russian »»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls in Serbia, said on Tuesday that, if he lost the elections, he would admit defeat on Sunday evening and immediately go into a fight against his political opponents. "»»»

BAMAKO, Mali: A weekend attack by militants affiliated to the Daesh group killed 48 people in the Menaka region of eastern Mali, a lawmaker told The Associated Press Tuesday. Fighters from the Islamic State in Sahel Province, or ISSP, attacked on Sunday night into Monday morning and casualties incl»»»

The visit will focus on shared priorities as the UAE and Greece mark five decades of ties Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, will begin an official visit to Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, on 21 October 2026, at the invitation of Kyriakos »»»

The Government will pay as much attention as possible to ensure that doctors have adequate and modern working conditions and can provide the most advanced forms of treatment in Bulgaria, which are on par with those provided in other countries, Prime Minister Radev said here on Tuesday. He was speak»»»

Bulgaria hosted a meeting of the Board of Directors of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) for the first time since the programme was established in 2022. Opening the meeting at Sofia Tech Park, Innovation and Digital Transformation Minister Ivan Vasilev highlighted»»»

The Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Constitutional Case No. 15 and the related Cases Nos. 17 and 18. The Court declared unconstitutional the amendments to Article 355, paragraphs 1 to 4, of the Labour Code and to Article 218, paragraph 2, of the Judicial System Act, as contained in the Tran»»»

Pyongyang: North Korea’s state media published photographs on Saturday showing Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attending the completion of a fertilizer factory in Sunchon, the BBC reported. This picture taken on October 19, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on»»»

ANAKARA: Turkiye will keep its own troops in Syria and Iraq until border security with its two neighbors has been fully ensured, Defense Minister Yasar Guler told AFP. “We are maintaining our military presence in Iraq and Syria,” he said in a written answer to AFP questions. “When we assess that th»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia carried out a strike on a container ship, delivering cargo to the port of Odessa for the purposes of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "In addition, a container ship type was struck by the sea at the crossing, which was delivering ca»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife was an unprecedented Western gamble, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "The West will never again be the main player calling the tune. It is resorting to all sorts of extreme measures, embark»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The arrest warrant issued on Monday for former Cuban President Raul Castro is politically motivated, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday. "Well, I think it's political," Sheinbaum told reporters during a press conference when questioned on the decision. The presid»»»

Sheikh Khaled and Greece's PM will discuss ties and ways to expand bilateral cooperation Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, will begin an official visit to the Hellenic Republic on 21 October 2026, at the invitation of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos »»»

A diverse array of MEPs on Tuesday (20 October) expressed their enthusiasm for the UK ‘correcting the mistake’ of Brexit by rejoining the European Union 10 years after its people narrowly voted to leave. “Trump, Xi and Putin might form a troika of iliberalism standing in defiance of the achievement»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 20 (TAP) - Temporary thunderstorms are expected on Tuesday night in northwestern and central Tunisia, gradually spreading to the northeast, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).Rain is expected to be locally...»»»

DOHA: Qatar has reiterated that a peaceful, negotiated settlement between the United States and Iran remains the only viable path to preserving regional security and stability, urging Tehran to respect international laws governing freedom of navigation and to halt attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. S»»»