KYIV: Elon Musk said on Saturday that his company SpaceX had throttled the Starlink satellite Internet service in Ukraine, disrupting operations that the country relies on to defend itself against Russia. Musk’s admission on social media came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that U»»»

CAIRO: The State of Qatar, represented by HE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari, a member of the Shura Council, has won the presidency of the Foreign, Political, and National Security Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament. This victory came by acclamation during the procedural session of the Arab Pa»»»

Riot police use tear gas and batons as demonstrations over the cost of living turn violent Paris: Clashes broke out Saturday in Paris and other French cities amid demonstrations held a week after others that degenerated into street violence and prompted a robust security backlash as President Emman»»»

Doha: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs said 1,073 Qataris- 454 men and 619 women- have registered for the Categories Division of the Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Noble Qur'an Competition. The division covers five levels of Qur'an memorization: five, 10, 15, 20 and 25 p»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs said 1,073 Qataris - 454 men and 619 women - have registered for the Categories Division of the Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Noble Qur'an Competition. The division covers five levels of Quran memorization: five, 10, 15, 20 and 25 »»»

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels said they launched attacks at Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday while Yemen’s Saudi-backed government ​said the ‌group also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in ⁠the port city of Aden. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi aut»»»

LONDON — Oil prices traded at five-month highs last week, with benchmark crude contract Brent North Sea rising above $116 a barrel, as the Middle East conflict raged on.Global markets were contending "with concerns around surging oil prices and the sustainability of AI spending", noted AJ Bell's he»»»

Beijing: China launched two new groups of remote-sensing satellites Saturday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwest. The Yaogan-53 group's satellites 07, 08 and 09 and the Yaogan-56 group's satellites 19, 20 and 21 lifted off aboard a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 3:2»»»

Ukraine has regained a "stable" connection to the Starlink and Starshield satellite communications systems, Kyiv's defence minister said on Saturday. Recent disruptions to the connection led to tensions with Washington over the SpaceX-made network crucial to the Ukrainian army's operations. The Sta»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary said on Saturday that its chief held a rare meeting with the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to appear in public since being appointed. Mojtaba was chosen in March to succeed his father and longtime ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-I»»»

Cairo: The State of Qatar, represented by HE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari, a member of the Shura Council, has won the presidency of the Foreign, Political, and National Security Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament. This victory came by acclamation during the procedural session of the Arab Pa»»»

US President Donald Trump made “totally false” statements when he blamed rising diesel prices in America on Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, Vladimir Zelensky has claimed, accusing him of “deflecting the focus away from Iran.” Zelensky’s remarks came amid a growing spat with Trump, who has »»»

Doha: The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) has concluded its 2026 training program on international commercial courts, featuring lectures, panel discussions and applied workshops on relevant legislation. The program highlighted the procedures and practices of QICDRC »»»

JUBA: New armed raids by cattle rustlers in a troubled South Sudan state have left at least 10 people dead, local authorities said Saturday. Clashes over stolen cattle also left three wounded in Tonji North county of Warrap state on Friday evening, according to local commissioner Agany Lok Agany. “»»»

Saudi Civil Defence says missile fragments landed in Mecca, Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh area Dubai: Debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi militia towards the Mecca and Medina regions fell at several locations in western Saudi Arabia on Saturday, October 24, t»»»

Masoud Pezeshkian urges a way out of the impasse as economic pressure on Iran intensifies Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that many Iranians were struggling to put food on the table, as the economic pressure from the Middle East war with the United States mounts. Washingto»»»

TIRANA: Thousands rallied in Tirana on Saturday at a fresh anti-government rally after days of violent unrest in the Albanian capital, with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd. Since mid-October, protesters and police have routinely clashed. Several government buildings have been attacked,»»»

HEBRON: The Israeli military forced about 1,500 Palestinians to leave their homes in Hebron after sealing off two neighborhoods, with 1,000 more facing displacement as part of a large-scale operation that continued a day after Palestinian gunmen shot two soldiers dead at a military checkpoint. Yous»»»

WASHINGTON: Two former FBI officials were charged Friday with lying to Congress about their involvement in investigating Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, the latest in a series of splashy and politically charged actions the Justice Department has undertaken ahe»»»

Voting has ended in the election of members of Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors' quota, the SJC said on Saturday. Prosecutors are electing four members of the Council from a total of 25 candidates. The opening of ballot boxes at the polling stations, the counting and v»»»

Canberra, Australia: Two rest areas in remote South Australia have been newly built or upgraded under a 4.25-million-Australian-dollar (about 2.77 million U.S. dollars) project aimed at reducing driver fatigue and improving road safety, the federal government announced on Friday. According to a joi»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that many Iranians were struggling to put food on the table, as the economic pressure from the Middle East war with the United States mounts. Washington has in recent weeks dialed back military operations in favor of economic pressure, while»»»

A new awareness video urges passengers to follow simple steps for safer train journeys Abu Dhabi: Etihad Rail has launched a new phase of its national rail safety campaign following the official launch of the UAE’s passenger rail network, urging passengers and communities to help keep train travel »»»

Swedish property company Eastnine plans to expand its office portfolio in Warsaw and Poznań over the next three to five years, with no plans to enter new markets. In late September, it acquired Warsaw’s The Bridge for €241 mln, below its €285 mln valuation after adjustments for vacancies, rent disc»»»

HP Poland managing director Andrzej Sowiński expects laptop demand to dip slightly in 2027 as higher prices make quality computers less affordable. He says businesses may buy more selectively but will continue to need computers. RAM and SSD prices may rise by low single digits as manufacturers prio»»»

Polish businesses can apply for new grants and low-interest loans for renewable energy, biogas, heat storage, green upgrades and truck-charging infrastructure. From Nov. 2, energy-intensive firms can seek PLN 5 mln to PLN 300 mln in loans covering up to 100% of eligible renewable-energy project cos»»»

New Delhi, India: At least one person was killed Saturday after a devastating fire gutted several roadside shops on the outskirts of the Indian capital city, New Delhi, police said. Police and fire personnel were immediately rushed to the spot to douse the fire and prevent it from spreading to the »»»

ATHENS: With Israelis preparing to vote in their first election since Oct. 7 and the ensuing wars in Gaza, Lebanon and with Iran, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he remains one of the few Israeli voices willing to put a two-state solution on the table. Olmert, who led Israel from 2006 to 200»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch another military operation against Iran, as Washington quietly withdraws diplomatic personnel and relocates troops from bases across the Middle East in moves resembling preparations ahead of the initial US-Israeli strikes in February. “We may do an»»»

Growing up in Dubai helped shape his creative outlook he now brings to the world Dubai: Before his international music career, Palash Deshpande was a teenager in Dubai learning to make songs from YouTube tutorials. He has started guitar lessons at a small music academy in Karama at the age of 12. N»»»

DUBAI: Ras Al-Khaimah authorities said on Saturday that all beaches in the ​emirate would be closed until further notice, a day after an offshore oil leak prompted beach closures in neighboring Umm Al-Quwain and Sharjah. The Public Services Department announced the closures in a statement shared by»»»

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Sheikh Mohamed expresses sympathy to victims’ families, wishes the injured speedy recovery Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today held a phone call with His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan, during which Sheikh Mohamed expressed his sincere c»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 24, 2026 (TAP) - September 2026 was marked by above-normal temperatures and contrasting rainfall patterns across Tunisia, with the national average temperature reaching 27.1°C, 1.4°C above the reference average of 25.7°C. This makes...»»»

Serbia is heading into a snap parliamentary election on October 25 following nearly two years of anti-government protests sparked by a deadly railway station canopy collapse. Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is running for prime minister against a fragmented opposition seeking to capitaliz»»»

US President Donald Trump on Friday said his country may launch “another little Epic Fury” on Iran, referring to the joint Israeli-American military operation that sparked the war with Iran at the end of February. US President Donald Trump said on Friday Washington may carry out another military op»»»

With the US midterm elections less than two weeks away, concerns are growing over whether President Donald Trump would accept a major Republican defeat. Trump has called for legal action to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses to his Democratic »»»

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had instructed his administration to file a lawsuit to block the certification of the US Senate race in Alaska if Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses, arguing that voters would be confused because two Republicans on the ballot have similar names. The »»»

A coalition of the “Yellow Vests” movement, trade unions and students will march across France on Saturday with demands over studying conditions and purchasing power. Some 70,000 police are expected to be deployed as authorities fear looting and vandalism similar to last Saturday's unrest. Story by»»»

PoliticsTurkeyGreece protests Turkey-Libya deal on Mediterranean maritime corridorThomas LatschanTurkey and Libya plan to redraw maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean as part of a new economic corridor. This has sparked strong protests from Greece, and has also drawn the European Union into the »»»

TUNIS, Oct. 24, 2026 (TAP) - A new financial agreement will soon be signed between Tunisia and the European Union (EU) under the social inclusion support programme, the EU Delegation to Tunisia announced on Saturday, specifying that the agreement...»»»

Birmingham, United Kingdom: Manchester City's perfect Premier League start came to a crashing halt in a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa as Nicolas Jackson's double extended an upturn in form for Unai Emery's new-look side. Enzo Maresca had become the first manager to win his first seven Premier League ga»»»

Even though the first three tankers with Russian diesel are already heading toward the Atlantic in line with the agreement between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Congress could block the remaining part of the deal, Russian political analyst Dmitry Drobnitsky told Sputnik. Legislation could be pas»»»

BERLIN: The retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest built for Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps was almost completely destroyed in a fire, and work to extinguish the blaze was still in progress Saturday, authorities said. A suspect was detained. The local tourism authority said it wasn’t immediately clea»»»

The opening of the national products pavilion in Thailand will provide Russian manufacturers with comprehensive support in promoting their products on the Thai market,” Vladimir Kovalev, Executive Director of the Russian-Thai Business Council, said ahead of the II Russian–Thai Investment Forum. “Ex»»»

Paris, France: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said Saturday that his team did not care their Ligue 1 clash with Lyon had been put back, would not be distracted because it now clashes with the Ballon d'Or and were not deflated by their latest injuries. Luis Enrique said his second-place team»»»

Tunis, Oct. 24 (TAP) – The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) will hold a plenary session on Tuesday, the ARP said on Saturday.The agenda includes the opening of the 2026-2027 ordinary parliamentary session, the swearing-in of a new MP, and...»»»

The equipment is being developed for high-capacity nuclear, thermal and hydro power plants and has been produced for just two companies in the world for nearly 100 years. Key facts:The breaker is installed between a plant's generator and its step-up transformer, where it must continuously carry cur»»»

Waiel Awwad alleges the US wants to weaken Iran and strengthen Israel's regional influence New Delhi: As crude oil prices surge to $117 per barrel and military tensions escalate across Middle East, Foreign Affairs Expert Waiel Awwad has warned that Washington’s ultimate objective regarding Iran ext»»»