ANKARA: ‌Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that ​reactions from the European Union and others to the approval of a maritime agreement between Turkiye and Libya had ‌no legitimate ‌basis, ​defending ‌Ankara’s policy ⁠in ​the eastern ⁠Mediterranean. “We are not seeking to score points a»»»

QUETTA, Pakistan: Thousands of trucks remain stranded on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border despite the resumption of limited overland trade between the two countries, southwest Pakistan business representatives told AFP on Monday. Mir Naveed Jan Kalmati, president of the chamber of commerce fo»»»

Algeria’s parliament on Sunday approved a resolution to send troops to Niger, making the first time Algerian soldiers will be deployed abroad since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Niger faces persistent attacks by armed groups, including near its border with Algeria, and the deployment comes as Algiers »»»

Asia's $15-trillion energy shift keeps coal at the forefront of power generation Asia is expected to power global energy demand to the tune of $1 trillion a year in fresh investment, according to a McKinsey & Co analysis published Oct. 22. This is equivalent to $15 trillion, driven by a ramp in bat»»»

SAO PAULO: US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Brazil’s elections were “rigged,” as his ally Flavio Bolsonaro called for the annulment of the poll won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday, pulled off a dramatic comeback after losing to to Bolson»»»

WASHINGTON: Former FBI director James Comey has been charged with allegedly leaking national defense information, the third criminal case brought against the outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump. In a criminal complaint unsealed on Monday, Comey is accused of communicating the information »»»

QNA Doha Chairperson of Qatar Museums (QM) HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani has announced the establishment of the Qatar Fashion and Crafts Council (QFCC), an initiative spearheaded by creative hubs through joint efforts by the public and private sectors. The council will serve as an advis»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM)opened ‘Giuseppe Penone: The Inner Flow of Life’, a major survey exploring Penone’s enduring interest in the synergies between artistic and natural processes, at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ). On view through February 13,2027, the exhibition, co-cur»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Public Prosecution, represented by the Institute of Criminal Studies, received a delegation of officer cadets from the Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College. This initiative is part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between judicial and military institutions and to fa»»»

LONDON: Jordanian fighter jets struck what the military described as “terrorist hideouts” in southern Syria late on Monday, in retaliation for a deadly attack three days ago on a funeral at a church in Jordan’s Karak governorate. Following the strikes, Syria said eight civilians, including women an»»»

LONDON: Syrian Airlines announced on Monday that direct flights between Berlin and Damascus will resume next month. The first nonstop flight is scheduled to take off on Nov. 10, marking the airline’s first service connecting Germany with the Syrian Arab Republic in more than a decade. It halted fli»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $1 million reward for information about voter fraud, in a fresh bid to sow doubt ahead of the US midterms and push his false claim about winning the 2020 election. “Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s public approval rating inched higher to 32 percent, up a percentage point from last week’s record low, ahead of the November 3 midterm elections that will decide which party controls Congress, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday. Trump’s fel»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has been recognised as the Safest Islamic Bank in Qatar, ranking 3rd among Islamic financial institutions in the GCC in Global Finance’s World’s Safest Banks 2026 rankings. The recognition reinforces QIB’s position as»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar will begin their bid for an unprecedented third consecutive AFC Asian Cup title against Thailand on January 11 after the final match schedule for the 2027 continental showpiece in Saudi Arabia was confirmed on Monday. The back-to-back champions are drawn in Group F, »»»

QNA Doha Minister of Municipality and Chairman of Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company His Excellency Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah on Monday met with Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of Egypt Mohamed Farid Saleh, currently visiting the country to participate in World Inv»»»

QNA Doha Minister of State for International Cooperation, HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, on Monday hosted a panel discussion on the role of the private sector in funding development in developing countries as part of the World Investment Forum (WIF) in Doha. Addressing a panel, HE Dr.»»»

LONDON: An Israeli court on Monday ordered a West Bank settlement security chief to be released under house arrest after he was charged with shooting and seriously wounding a Palestinian woman at an unauthorized roadblock last month. The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court ordered that Pinhas Shem Tov Ran»»»

NEW YORK: Five outside groups significantly funded by dark money have poured more than $1 billion into the US midterm election campaign. With just over a week until voting day, the records in the notoriously expensive US election system have been shattered. An AFP analysis of federal data shows jus»»»

JERUSALEM: Over the past six decades, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have been a steady tenet of successive Israeli governments — but nothing compares to their exploding pace over the past few years. Almost half of the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory — all illegal un»»»

TRIPOLI: Libya’s Ministry of Transport said on Monday that airspace restrictions issued by the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization ​in 2015 during the country’s civil war have been removed. The ministry said the decision, which was formally issued on October 23, was announced by ICAO Sec»»»

LONDON: Jordanian fighter jets struck what the military described as “terrorist hideouts” in southern Syria late on Monday, in retaliation for a deadly attack three days ago on a funeral at a church in Jordan’s Karak governorate. Nearly an hour after the strikes, a Syrian health official said five »»»

PARIS: French student leaders vowed to go on protesting despite government concessions on education, keeping pressure on President Emmanuel Macron as the movement spreads to unions and other activists, stokes unrest and deepens the economic damage. The measures included a commitment to cap the size»»»

BELGRADE: Serbia’s long-running student protest movement celebrated a historic win in the country’s election, ending 14 years of rule by the country’s right-wing populist leader Aleksandar Vucic. Born out of nearly two years of anti-corruption protests sparked by a deadly railway station canopy col»»»

By Staff, Agencies Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected objections from the European Union and other parties to Turkey’s maritime agreement with Libya, saying they “have no legitimate legal basis” and stressing that Ankara is not seeking gains at the expense of other countries in the»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) say Saudi Arabia has carried out 119 airstrikes and missile attacks targeting civilian sites in the capital, Sanaa, and the governorates of al-Jawf, Taiz, Saada, Amran, Ibb and Lahj, resulting in civilian casualties. YAF spokesperson Brigadier Genera»»»

Hungary has officially secured approximately HUF 92 billion (EUR 250.4 million) in funding through the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway Grants for 2021–2028, following an agreement signed in Budapest with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Hungary to secure a huge amount of funds The deal ma»»»

LONDON: Jordanian fighter jets struck what the military described as “terrorist hideouts” in southern Syria late on Monday, in retaliation for a deadly attack three days ago on a funeral at a church in Jordan’s Karak governorate. The Jordanian Armed Forces said those responsible for the attack on F»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: US officials told authorities in Caracas weeks ago that Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado should be able to return to her country without problems, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. His comments came a day after Machado landed in Caracas followi»»»

RIYADH: When 14-year-old Moayed Al-Qarni stepped up to the microphone at a Riyadh event marking International Stuttering Awareness Day, he had a simple message to share: “My words are important, and they deserve to be repeated.” His statement resonated with many in the audience, which included peop»»»

LONDON: It is a measure of how much is at stake in Tuesday’s legislative election in Israel, and how finely balanced the outcome might be, that a record 22,000 police officers have been deployed in anticipation of a breakdown in public order when exit polls are published at 10 p.m. local time. Acco»»»

The official spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced that Saudi forces carried out 119 airstrikes and missile attacks over the past 24 hours. The strikes targeted civilian facilities in the capital, Sana’a, as well as the provinces of Al-Bayda, Taiz, Sa’ad»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie affirmed that the State of Qatar is working to foster integration between the protection of natural resources and the achievement of sustainable economic development. This is being pursued »»»

DOHA Minister of Commerce and Industry HESheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani inaugurated the seventh edition of the 'Build Your House 2026' exhibition, held under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, from Oct»»»

The administration of US President Donald Trump is pushing for former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to become the next UN secretary-general, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Members of Trump’s team have already reached out to Orban, who is open to the idea but will only run if there is»»»

Tragic end as mother elephant's efforts to save calf captured on CCTV Heartbreaking CCTV footage from Kerala’s Wayanad district has captured a herd of wild elephants desperately trying to reach a calf that rolled down a steep plantation slope. Despite the adults’ frantic efforts, the young elephant»»»

German police have detained two 19-year-old German citizens wanted by Bulgaria over the arson of Starlink antennas near Sofia on October 9, BNR reported. The two suspects were arrested in the German city of Duisburg and are expected to be extradited to Bulgaria. Bulgarian authorities have already s»»»

Ukraine’s foreign minister has taken a swipe at former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over reports that the US is backing him for the United Nations’ top job, while Poland’s Donald Tusk has also dismissed the rumours with a smile. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has mocked the possi»»»

UAE and Egypt reaffirm commitment to advancing mutual prosperity Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty have discussed fraternal relations between the two countries. They also explored ways to enhance b»»»

Following his meeting with representatives from Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia in Tehran, the Secretary-General of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezai, emphasized that the security of West Asia must originate from within the region, preventing any foreign interv»»»

Israeli Channel 12 reported that Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir refused a request by Benjamin Netanyahu to make preparations regarding the Iranian front, out of concern that Tehran would interpret them as an indication of the Israeli entity’s intention to launch a war against it. Following up on a repor»»»

LONDON: Syrian authorities dismantled a drug trafficking network in Damascus on Monday, arresting four suspects and seizing 36 kg of hashish and 600 grams of crystal methamphetamine, the Anti-Narcotics Department said. Officers also seized a scale and other materials used to distribute drugs. The s»»»

Doha: Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho HE Samuel Matekane affirmed that strengthening partnerships between the private sectors in developed countries and their counterparts in developing nations contributes to supporting a balanced global economy. In a special address delivered during the 9»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The UN’s human rights chief warned on Monday that Israeli threats to “empty and erase entire neighborhoods” in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron raised serious concerns of ethnic cleansing, as he condemned an operation he said had forcibly displaced more than 2,000 Palestinians i»»»

Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three terrorists following a deadly attack on a church during a funeral procession that killed nine people in the western village of Hammoud. The three assailants – who are Islamic extremists, according the Jordanian director of public security – were i»»»

Israeli presidential candidate Gadi Eisenkot's pledge made Sunday to "heal" Israeli society after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive tenure resonated with some voters attending his final campaign rally before polling begins Tuesday. Netanyahu meanwhile received fresh backing for re-electi»»»

Israel's defence minister denied on Monday (October 26) reports of a rift between PM Netanyahu and the army over Iran, before the vote.  Netanyahu has campaigned heavily on his security credentials, insisting only he can "finish the job" in the US-Israeli war on Iran. His main rival, ex-army c»»»

AMMAN — A delegation from the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC), led by Daifallah Farajat, met on Monday with a Libyan Civil Aviation Authority delegation headed by Mohamed Shlibek to discuss cooperation in air transport.The meeting took place on the sidelines of the eighth meeting of dir»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Tehran’s support for agreements that strengthen unity among Muslim countries and expand constructive cooperation across West Asia, urging regional governments to prioritize shared interests over political differences. Pezeshkian »»»

Around 120,000 supporters of GERB voted in Sunday’s presidential election, according to the polling agency Myara. Nearly half of them supported Andrey Gurov, while one-fifth voted for Iliana Iotova. An estimated 50,000 supporters of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) may have turned out to »»»