KHARTOUM: Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday ordered an investigation into what he described as a “painful incident” involving Sudanese miners. The announcement came a day after a rights group said an Egyptian airstrike on an area on the Sudanese border with Egypt had killed 72 peopl»»»

President Iliana Iotova, government ministers, diplomats, academics, technology experts and business representatives attended an international conference titled The Black Sea and Eastern Europe: Key to European Security in Sofia on Monday. The forum was organised by the European League for Economic»»»

The ship EMIL, which was left drifting in the Black Sea after drone attacks, has moved beyond Bulgaria's exclusive economic and search-and-rescue zones and is being towed toward the Bosphorus, Transport Minister Georgi Peev said during a visit to Burgas. According to the latest information, the ves»»»

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RIYADH: The General Entertainment Authority has been named among Saudi Arabia’s top 70 brands for social responsibility and sustainability in 2026, in a ranking by Forbes Middle East and the National Center for Responsibility and Studies. The authority was included among leading Saudi government in»»»

New mediators will help resolve civil and commercial disputes The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has approved 61 private mediators to help individuals and businesses settle civil and commercial disputes without going through lengthy court proceedings. The newly approved mediators took their l»»»

Dubai completes preparations to secure the popular attraction as visitor numbers rise Dubai: Dubai’s Event Security Committee (ESC) has confirmed that preparations are complete to secure Global Village’s 31st season, with officials stressing the importance of coordinated efforts to ensure the safet»»»

Co-winner, young Kerala engineer in Ajman, shares how he won Dh100,000 consolation prize Abu Dhabi: A truck driver who has lived in Dubai for 18 years and a young engineer based in Ajman are among the five Indian expats who won a combined Dh1.95 million in consolation prizes in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket»»»

Ukrainian power plants were hit by Russian strikes on Sunday, leading to power outages. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the attacks and expressed his surprise at the US President's post that stated that an “energy ceasefire” had been agreed upon between Ukraine and Russia. While Zelensky sai»»»

The 2026 Nobel economics prize has been awarded to US economists ⁠Robert Hall ​and Michael Woodford, the Royal Swedish Academy of ‌Sciences said on Monday. ⁠US academics ​Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up»»»

The Paris Motor Show opens its doors today, and with it come mounting economic and diplomatic issues. The European Union has just announced that it has secured a commitment from China to moderate the flow of hybrid vehicles into the block's market. It opens the prospect of cutting China's export by»»»

Poland's interior ministry said Sunday a man had been detained on suspicion of plotting an attack against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. Interior minister Marcin Kierwinski told Polish media that the suspect, a man in his 60s, had been arrested in the sou»»»

Sport has the power to unite, and overcome barriers... In Rome, inmates and prison officers became athletes for the day, and took part in a sort of mini prison olympics. Organised by the John Paul II foundation for sport, this is the third edition of the “Games of Hope”, over a year after it was he»»»

An Axios report is citing an unnamed US source who says that Donald Trump's surprise energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine only concerns oil refineries. Elitsa Gadeva explains what this would mean for both sides.»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media reports 12 injured in the Yiftah area near Lebanese border in an explosion that “may have been caused by unexploded ordnance”»»»

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced the start of construction works for the second package of the Roads and Infrastructure Development Project in Izghawa and Al Thumaid, at a cost of about QR418 million. This package comes as part of Ashghal's plan to develop road and infrastructur»»»

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s army chief has ordered an investigation on Monday into the airstrikes on a gold mine near the Sudan-Egypt border that killed at least 72 workers, according to a Sudanese rights group. The Emergency Lawyers rights organization accused the Egyptian air force of carrying out the atta»»»

ANKARA: Militants from the ‌outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have withdrawn from four camps in northern Iraq in the first step of an intended disbandment, Turkish security sources said on Monday. Turkiye’s parliament in August passed a law to set out parameters for the PKK’s dissolution as p»»»

Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen is threatening to push its economy into contraction, widen its budget deficit, and undermine efforts to diversify beyond oil, as mounting military pressure takes an increasing toll on the kingdom, The Wall Street Journal reported. The repercussions extend far beyond the »»»

Paris, France: Major French supermarket chains Intermarche and Cooperative U were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers told AFP Monday. Some 150-200 Intermarche shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, in the attack, they said. »»»

Four-day event sees competitive auctions and strong demand for dates and palm products The Al Dhaid Date Festival 2026 concluded on Sunday after attracting thousands of visitors and generating strong sales of dates and palm-related products, underscoring the growing commercial potential of locally »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Vladimir Zelensky does not deserve a respite on the battlefield, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. "His [Zelensky's] theatrical amazement at US President Trump's statement, it reflects only one thing, that he really wants to use any words, any initiatives, an»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than 270 people have been placed in custody since late September during school protests in Paris, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Monday. Between September 29 and October 8, during the blocking of high schools in Paris, 273 people were placed in custody, with 188 of t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - European Aquatics President Antonio Silva said on Monday that the organization will not hold competitions in countries that do not issue visas to Russian athletes. Silva first visited Russia on Monday at the invitation of Dmitry Mazepin, head of the Russian Aquatics Federation. "»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia believes that the use of force by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Lebanon grossly violate international law, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. At a press conference with Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji, Lavrov said that they discussed Israel'»»»

Three Indians remain in intensive care, while two others have been admitted to ICU Dubai: The funeral of Mohammed Yousuf Ali, an Indian national killed in the October 10 attack at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, will be held in the Saudi capital, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said on Mon»»»

Actress discusses breaking stereotypes and redefining parenthood with Raghav Chadha Dubai: “The majority of this world thinks that the mother is the default parent and the only parent or the one that has to make all the changes in her life, as if the father had nothing to do with this child.” Bolly»»»

Pakistan imposes governor’s rule amid terrorism concerns, detains PTI leaders Dubai: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan faces a fresh political setback after the federal government imposed governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), stripping his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party»»»

Tunis, Oct.12 (TAP) - The trade deficit widened during the first nine months of 2026, reaching TND 20.997 billion, compared with TND 16.727 billion in the same period of 2025, reads the Foreign Trade at Current Prices report published Monday by the...»»»

Doha: HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with HE Mr. Asaad Al-Shaibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, they re»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe MP Moussawi: No one should resort to threats, make unacceptable remarks, level accusations, or insinuate links to assassinations or other s»»»

ZEITGEIST Asset Management, a real estate asset management company with a presence in five European countries, has achieved a BREEAM In-Use environmental certification with a Very Good rating for the HOME by ZEITGEIST Górskiego commercial rental development in Gdańsk-Oliwa. This is the first PRS pr»»»

Green House Development is launching pre-sales for Building C, the third and final phase of Wave Świnoujście Thermal & SPA. This part of the development will comprise 192 fully finished apartments. Some will overlook the complex’s outdoor swimming pools, while those on the eastern side will offer v»»»

The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation failed to reach agreement on proposed changes to the Labour Code submitted by Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov and a group of MPs. The sponsors propose establishing a new public holiday, a Day of National Reconciliation, and removing the six-mon»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims in white garments queued for a document check at Riyadh's international airport, when a powerful explosion brought chunks of the ceiling down on their heads, footage released on Monday by Saudi authorities showed. Gate workers dived under their desks as passengers scr»»»

The cost of insuring ships transporting oil across the Black Sea has risen more than tenfold to USD2.5 million from around USD200,000 a few months ago, increasing transportation costs and putting pressure on fuel prices in Bulgaria, Evgeni Simeonov, special commercial manager of Lukoil's companies »»»

DUBAI: The Lebanese army said on Monday it had seized about 200 kilograms of explosives in the Al-Qasr area of Hermel, northeastern Lebanon, as smugglers fled into Syrian territory. The army said the explosives had been intended for smuggling from Syria into Lebanon. Salam vows firm action Lebanon »»»

The Lebanese Army seized over the past few hours a shipment containing 200 kilograms of C-4 explosives being transported on a donkey crossing the mountains between Syria and Lebanon, a judicial source told MTV. The Lebanese Army later issued an official statement saying its units “continue to carry»»»

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Polish city of Jaroslaw, demanding tighter immigration controls and denouncing Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera following the fatal stabbing of a local priest by a Ukrainian national. Last month, a 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen stabbed five peo»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is seeking to strengthen international cooperation on space connectivity and sustainability as it hosts a three-day gathering of global experts and regulators in Riyadh, the Communications, Space and Technology Commission told Arab News. Organized by the CST in collaboration wi»»»

dnata is adding 340-plus assets to strengthen safety, towing capacity and resilience Dubai: dnata has committed Dh175 million to new ground support equipment (GSE) in the UAE since the start of 2026, as the aviation services provider prepares for continued growth across Dubai’s airports. Sign up fo»»»

Smart scanners to reduce manual searches, questioning and passenger harassment Dubai: Passengers travelling through Pakistan’s international airports could soon face fewer baggage searches, less unnecessary questioning and a smoother journey under new government directives aimed at ending outdated »»»

Tunis, Oct.12 (TAP) - The Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCITF) will organise, next November 3, a roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities in the construction and infrastructure sector.This event will bring...»»»

Brussels: The European Union on Monday established a mission to help train Lebanon's cash-strapped armed forces as it struggles to assert control in the country. The move comes as the mandate for the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is set to expire -- but the EU insists its mission is not a replac»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe MP Moussawi: The Resistance has an unequivocal, unblemished, and honorable record; never engaged in a civil war or used its strength to fue»»»

After more than a decade of delays, renovation work has begun on Budapest’s K Bridge, which provides access to Óbuda Island and the popular Sziget Festival. The overhaul will continue in several phases until the end of 2027, with motor vehicles barred from crossing during the first stage. Mayor Kar»»»

Doha: Lady Mayor of the City of London, HE Dame Susan Langley, affirmed that the economic partnership between Qatar and the United Kingdom is "strong, trusted and built for the long term". In an interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA), HE Langley explained that this is her first visit to Doha which »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, has opened applications for temporary commercial licences and price registration for service providers in the Sealine area. The move forms part of its efforts to regulate commerci»»»

Turkey's intelligence services on Monday said PKK militants had withdrawn from four key bases in northern Iraq, confirming a move announced by the Kurdish group last week. "Four PKK hideouts in the Metina and Baze regions of northern Iraq were evacuated as of October 8," security sources said in a »»»

UAE cricketers reap rewards as ILT20 investment reaches record levels Dubai: UAE cricketers have welcomed the growing backing for homegrown talent in the DP World ILT20, saying the competition provides a valuable opportunity to learn from international stars, develop their skills and establish them»»»