CAPE TOWN: A foreign citizen was beaten to death by a group of around 50 people during a protest march in South Africa’s east coast city of Durban, police said Thursday, as anti-immigrant tensions continue to flare in Africa’s most advanced economy. Police said the group approached the man, who was»»»

MoHESR flags non-compliant adverts, issues corrective plans after AI-enabled inspections Dubai: The UAE is stepping up its scrutiny of universities, technical and vocational institutions and training centres that fall short of the rules. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoH»»»

Doha, Oct. 22 (SANA) Qutaiba Kadish, director of the International Cooperation Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met on Thursday with Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s humanitarian funds, »»»

Yerevan: Nearly all of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Thursday. In the first global assessment of its kind, the world authority on threatened wildlife class»»»

AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Thursday condemned Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and reaffirmed his country’s support for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The king made the remarks during a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani in Jordan’s Aqaba, where they »»»

Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to human-driven climate change Yerevan: Nearly all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs face an “extremely high risk” of collapse by 2075 due to climate change, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned Thursday. In th»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 22 (TAP) – The 2027 State Budget Bill allocates TND 11,846 million for subsidy expenditure, according to the draft budget document obtained by TAP. Subsidy expenditure is divided among hydrocarbons (59.8%), basic commodities (34.1%),...»»»

BERLIN: German police on Thursday arrested a Ukrainian man accused of spying for a Russian intelligence service with a focus on “militarily relevant information,” federal prosecutors said. The man, partially named as Vadym Y., allegedly collected “details regarding the production of armored vehicle»»»

DOHA QatarEnergy has signed two long-term Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with Cheniere for the purchase of up to 4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi facilities in the States of Louisiana and Texas, respectively, located along the United State»»»

JAKARTA: Indonesia should reconsider its involvement in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan because it is being shaped by Israel and the US and lacks a Palestinian voice, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories told Reuters on Thursday. »»»

The European Commission will not revive a proposal to seize Russian sovereign assets immobilized at the Belgium-based clearing house Euroclear to finance Ukraine, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has said. Approximately €210 billion ($236 billion) in Russian central bank assets have been frozen»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump could hold a “historic” three-way meeting at the APEC summit in China, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is scheduled to take place in Shenzhen, China, »»»

The US military has quietly begun withdrawing troops from bases across the Middle East, while Washington is ordering diplomatic personnel to leave several missions in the region, NBC News reports. The moves come as President Donald Trump considers launching a new wave of attacks on Iran, and the wi»»»

RIYADH: Operations at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam resumed and air traffic returned to normal on Thursday after an attack killed two people, Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said. The strike on Wednesday evening took place after two workers at an oil field in the Eastern Provinc»»»

KYIV: Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted over 800 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities. At least four people were killed in Ukraine and dozens of others were wounde»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has signed contracts with four national companies to build and operate private schools on government-allocated land, providing 5,000 additional student seats as part of efforts to expand private education in Qatar. The four schools»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker FM Marko Djuric congratulated on Thursday Dan Neculaescu on his appointment as Romania's new FM, expressing the belief the two countries would continue to develop their traditionally friendly and brotherly relations. "Warmest congratulations to the newly appointed Minis»»»

Andrey Sushentsov, dean of the Faculty of International Relations at MGIMO and a member of the Scientific-Expert Council under the Security Council of the Russian Federation, discusses why Western Europe is so afraid of a direct confrontation with Russia, how the US is shifting the burden of the Uk»»»

Most shops in Hungary will close on Friday, 23 October, for the national public holiday, but normal Saturday opening hours will resume the following day. Here is what residents, expats and visitors need to know about shopping, pharmacies, post offices and rubbish collection over the three-day weeke»»»

97 competitions and 5 festivals enhance engagement with the agricultural community The Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Agricultural Excellence Award is participating in the Sheikh Zayed Festival 2026–2027, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, d»»»

Damascus, Oct. 22 (SANA) Syria condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation forces’ crime of killing a disabled young man during an incursion into the village of Jamla in western Daraa countryside, affirming that targeting civilians constitutes a grave violation of international law and »»»

Shanghai: Alexandra Eala crashed out in the Ningbo Open last 16 on Thursday as the Philippine history-maker suffered a battling straight-sets defeat to Diana Shnaider. The Russian world number 13 won 7-5, 6-4 and will face the talented American teenager Iva Jovic in the quarter-finals in eastern Ch»»»

DOHA, Qatar: QatarEnergy signed two long-term Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with Cheniere for the purchase of up to 4 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi facilities in the States of Louisiana and Texas respectively, located along the United Stat»»»

The more Russia degrades Ukrainian military logistics and drone-targeting infrastructure, the sooner Ukrainian forces will be forced to surrender, military journalist Alexey Borzenko tells Sputnik. “Russia is not striking abstract ‘warehouses,’ but specific links in a single supply chain,” says the»»»

BUDVA - Serbian caretaker PM Djuro Macut said on Thursday Serbia remained committed to implementing reforms under a Growth Plan for the Western Balkans with the aim of gradual integration into the EU single market as an important step towards full EU membership, and added that this remained Serbia'»»»

RIYADH: Construction of three major parks in Riyadh’s Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Rimal and Al-Munsiyah neighborhoods has surpassed 85 percent completion as part of the Green Riyadh program, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The parks, being developed under the supervision of the Royal Commission for Riyadh Ci»»»

Tunis, Oct.22 (TAP) - The partnership agreement for the NASIJ project (New Sustainable Alternatives for the Integration of Young People in the Textile Sector) was signed on October 20 in Tunis. This agreement brings together the National Agency for...»»»

Smart cameras and drones help detect warehouse fires and speed up emergency response Sharjah: Sharjah’s ‘Aman’ early warning system has connected 13,700 buildings for round-the-clock monitoring and processed 3.3 million signals since 2022, with 500 confirmed fire incidents detected and reported to »»»

If presidential elections had been held in mid-October, Iliana Iotova and running mate Kiril Valchev would have won 43.4% of the votes and Andrey Gurov/Georgi Kandev 28.9%, according to a nationally representative poll by the Myara Agency made public Thursday. The poll was commissioned by the Bulga»»»

JERUSALEM: Nine of the 10 suspects arrested ‌in an investigation into militant settler attacks on a US journalist and European diplomats have been released from custody and placed under house arrest, a law ​firm that represents settlers said. Masked Israeli settlers were filmed last week assaulting»»»

LONDON: Two Syrian security personnel were killed and five others wounded on Thursday during an operation targeting a Daesh-linked cell in Rankous, near the Lebanese border, security sources said. The Internal Security Forces said they carried out the operation with the General Intelligence Service»»»

"For now, Abu Dhabi is being discussed," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media. Russian President Vladimir Putin informed US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, during their meeting in Saint Petersburg yesterday, that Russia was ready to resume negotiations on Ukraine in a trilateral format i»»»

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks in St. Petersburg. On the Russian side, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev also took part in the negotiations. "»»»

Indian missions help stranded pilgrims as Dammam airport attack kills one, injures two New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah are working with airlines and tour operators to bring stranded Umrah pilgrims home from Saudi Arabia, where continuing attacks on civilian infra»»»

Translated by Al-Ahed News The Yemeni Armed Forces announced four military operations targeting sites in Saudi Arabia over the past 48 hours, in response to what they described as an intensified Saudi campaign against Yemen. The forces reported strikes on locations in Riyadh, Dammam, Yanbu and Abha»»»

RIYADH: The grand mufti of Malaysia has strongly condemned the Iran-backed Houthis’ targeting of holy sites — including pilgrims heading to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah — and civilian facilities in various parts of the Kingdom, along with the killing of innocent pe»»»

Turnkey event to assess the region's growth, trade and investment outlook The Middle East is an increasingly important market for global steel, underpinned by nearly $2 trillion in infrastructure and industrial projects and a market forecast to grow from $44 billion in 2026 to $60 billion by 2031. »»»

YANGON, Myanmar: The son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi told AFP she sounded “fairly healthy” after speaking to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the first time in more than five years. Suu Kyi, 81, is under house arrest in the capital, Naypyidaw, according to Myanmar authorities, wh»»»

Students should check visa rules, post-study work options and residency pathways Students planning to study abroad should consider post-study work rights and long-term residency options before choosing a destination, as immigration policies can influence career opportunities after graduation, says »»»

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) said on Thursday it will alert EU institutions and law enforcement authorities over what it described as "police repression and pressure, and the use of the security services as a political bludgeon" reminiscent of the communist-era political police. The p»»»

CAIRO: Israeli fire killed one person in a car in Gaza City and at least two others in ​other parts of the enclave on Thursday, health officials there said. A ‌crowd gathered around the burning wreckage in Gaza City's Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood as orange-vested emergency workers sprayed it with wate»»»

Elephants, pageantry, and heritage unite in Mysuru’s iconic Dasara celebrations Dubai: Mysuru’s grand Dasara celebrations reached their spectacular finale on Wednesday as thousands gathered to witness the historic Jamboo Savari procession, led by an elephant carrying the iconic 750kg Golden Howdah »»»

European Union policymakers are advancing reforms to the securitization market intended to release additional financing capacity within the banking system. The proposed changes would make it easier for financial institutions to package certain loans into securities and transfer some associated risk»»»

Investment in Polish startups continued to weaken during the first nine months of 2026, with venture capital financing totaling approximately PLN 1.3 billion, according to figures reported by Rzeczpospolita. That represents a 13 percent decline compared with the corresponding period in 2025. Data f»»»

Poland is preparing to open its long-distance passenger railway market through a public tender covering services after the current contract with PKP Intercity expires in December 2030. The Ministry of Infrastructure has published a preliminary notice for interregional and international passenger se»»»

81% confident of meeting long-term financial goals, while expected inheritances reach Dh2m Dubai: UAE investors are showing greater confidence in their financial future than their global peers, with 21 per cent launching, acquiring or investing in new businesses, compared with 17 per cent worldwide»»»

Two-month-old Tanya also needs open-heart surgery, estimated to cost up to Dh300,000 Dubai: At just two months old, baby Tanya Sangtani has already survived a life-threatening medical emergency. Born with a rare congenital heart defect, she spent weeks receiving specialised treatment at a hospital »»»

Oil giant tells remaining essential staff to work remotely until further notice Dubai: Saudi oil giant Aramco has ordered the immediate evacuation of its headquarters in Dhahran, eastern Saudi Arabia, instructing all remaining essential employees to work from home until further notice amid escalati»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department warned of possible hail and strong winds as thunderstorms continue to affect southern and central parts of the country on Thursday. In its latest weather update, the department said thunderstorms were being observed in southern and central areas, accomp»»»

DOHA The State of Qatar has condemned the Houthi group's targeting of King Fahd International Airport in Dammam in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the deaths of two people, injuries to others, and material damage. Qatar considered it a grave violation of Saudi sovereignty and a direc»»»