Doha, Qatar: The travelling exhibition ‘Your Ghosts Are Mine: Expanded Cinemas, Amplified Voices’ is opening new avenues for cultural exchange between Qatar and Latin America, bringing contemporary artistic voices from the Arab world, Africa, and Southeast Asia to Chilean audiences for the first ti»»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha Investment is expected to play a key role in bringing more international capital, technology and private-sector participation into the country’s economy, according to investors and market analysts. The platform, launched last month as a wholly owned Qatar Investment Authority (QIA»»»

Doha, Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar’s (NU-Q) Media Majlis Museum is bringing an immersive exhibition to Doha, marking the first touring exhibition by ACMI, Australia’s national museum of screen culture, to the region and the first major exhibition in Qatar and the wider region by London-b»»»

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue carrying out strikes with unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukraine's energy and port infrastructure, as well as maritime vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian army. Yesterday evening and tonight, the following were hit as a result of the »»»

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova will pay an official visit to the Netherlands on Monday. In The Hague, Petrova will hold talks with her counterpart, Tom Berendsen, the Foreign Ministry said on its website. As part of the visit, Petrova will meet with Marcin Czepelak, Secretary General »»»

EXCLUSIVEThe 98-berth marina will accommodate yachts up to 85 metres at Wynn’s UAE resort Ras Al Khaimah: Wynn Al Marjan Island has unveiled plans for a 98-berth superyacht marina, positioning the waterfront facility as a gateway into its planned integrated resort in Ras Al Khaimah. Sign up for our»»»

Fuel prices soar as Hormuz risks persist, impacting UAE households The US-Iran conflict enters another tense phase on Monday (Oct. 5, 2026) as hopes for a quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz remain uncertain, maritime attacks increase and fighting intensifies in Yemen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,»»»

Gulf crude flows rebound despite Strait of Hormuz disruptions and tanker attacks Dubai: Middle East crude oil exports rose above pre-war levels on several days in the last few weeks of September, according to shipping data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler. The increase was despite continued at»»»

Tribune News Network Doha High school students from across Qatar are being invited to get a first-hand look at Qatar Foundation’s unique landscape of education as they consider their future university path – at ‘Study in Education City’. The third and final day of the event, Tuesday October 6, is o»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The impact of a teacher is often remembered long after a lesson ends – in the confidence a student carries forward, the skill they once thought they could not master, or the encouragement that stays with them through the years. On World Teachers’ Day, celebrated annually o»»»

Ukraine has developed a vast scam-call-center industry employing an estimated 60,000 people and at its peak generating up to $1 billion a month, NZZ am Sonntag reported. Researchers say Russians accounted for only around 10–15% of targets, while victims have been identified in at least 29 countries»»»

The US abruptly pulled all 12 B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford, a key base used for illegal US strikes on Iran, after commanders received new warnings about an alleged threat, The New York Times reported. The withdrawal was so urgent that some bombers departed while aerial refueling aircraft were stil»»»

Crime, economy, and democracy dominate Brazil's closely watched presidential race Brasilia: Brazil’s October 4 first-round vote is too close to call in most final polls, with incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) locked in a tight race that points to a»»»

Why Abu Dhabi is the heaven on earth, according to Hamdan Al Qubaisi Abu Dhabi: Past The Emirates Palace, on the quiet side of the Corniche, a car is parked. Inside, a man holds a karak, or maybe an americano from Cartel. The news is on low. Through the windshield sit the Etihad Towers and Qasr Al »»»

Ship-to-ship manoeuvres bypass Strait of Hormuz amid heightened security risks High-resolution imagery captured by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-2 satellite network on October 4, 2026, revealed an unprecedented surge in maritime energy manoeuvring. Orbiting optical sensors documented 1»»»

Dubai Police urge safe driving amid heavy congestion on key routes Motorists in Dubai and Sharjah are facing heavy and bumper-to-bumper traffic on several major roads on Monday morning, with minor accidents and incidents reported on key routes including E311, E611, D67 and roads in Sharjah. The inc»»»

Seven Korean AI medical technology companies to meet UAE healthcare leaders at ADNEC Abu Dhabi: Seven pioneering Korean artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare companies will present their technologies to UAE healthcare professionals and industry leaders at Medical Korea 2026 in the UAE: Digital He»»»

China’s next EV power play: Beijing targets solid-state battery scale by 2030 Elon Musk has scale, capital and a global EV brand. China has something harder to replicate: a vast, vertically integrated battery ecosystem now backed by a national plan to push all-solid-state batteries from the lab tow»»»

Echo Investment’s controlling shareholder plans to seek full ownership of Poland’s largest developer and remove it from the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Lisala, a joint venture between Hungary’s Wing and Griffin, owns 62.37 percent of Echo and intends to offer PLN 5.20 per share for the remainder. The pr»»»

According to draft documents on the Kremlin’s 2027 defence spending plans seen by Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to raise defence spending to levels not seen since the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. Spending on the Russian military, including arms production, is set to reach 17.1»»»

Some of the world’s wealthiest nations agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude from their reserve stockpiles over the next four months in an effort to rein in runaway fuel prices. That amounts to around one day’s worth of global oil demand and includes a “frontloaded sub»»»

**Update since publishing: Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on 25 October for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy after neither won a majority in Sunday’s vote. On 4 Octobe»»»

New requirements cover licensing, storage, transport, security checks and permits Dubai: Saudi Arabia has tightened regulations governing the import of toy weapons and air rifles for recreational use, introducing mandatory licensing, storage, transport and security requirements as part of a regulat»»»

Reward capped at 5% of property value under rules to revive unknown and dormant endowments Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Endowments has set rewards of up to SR10 million for people who report previously unknown endowments, under new regulations aimed at identifying and reviving endowm»»»

The week will begin with pleasant, sunny, early-autumn weather, with daytime temperatures typically expected to reach 22–26 degrees Celsius, while temperatures will drop to between 1 and 7 degrees in the early morning hours. From Thursday, cloud cover will thicken and rain, showers, and possibly th»»»

Elderly couple found dead in Kolkata home, suicide suspected Kolkata, India: The discovery of the bodies of a couple from a house in the Nayabad area on the southern outskirts of Kolkata created a sensation on Sunday. The incident took place in Nayabad's Nawa Malanch area under Panchasayar Police S»»»

TORU-AYGYR, Kyrgyzstan: The sun had barely risen, but diving volunteer Elizaveta Bodrova was already raring to plunge into the cold waters of Lake Issyk-Kul, where the ruins of a once-thriving city have lain submerged for centuries. Situated on an ancient trading route between China and Europe, lit»»»

Experience the future of driving with IM LS9's advanced REEV and ADAS systems IM LS9 - Beyond Comparison. Game Changed by a Game Changer. “IM LS9 is setting a new benchmark for luxury, comfort, technology and power in the UAE,” says Fayha Al Malla, Vice President of Smart Mobility International (SM»»»

Police allege the 26-year-old travelled 2,000km after watching the newly released thriller A 26-year-old man allegedly travelled nearly 2,000km from Surat to Bihar after watching the recently released Bollywood thriller Drishyam 3 and killed his father, police said. Shiv Shankar, who lived and work»»»

Iran link, arrests and what we know about the security probe US bombers have been relocated from RAF Fairford, the UK airbase used by the US military for operations involving Iran, amid an ongoing security investigation near the base. The Pentagon confirmed that all US B-1 bombers deployed to RAF F»»»

Step back to 1950s Abu Dhabi, when life was shaped by the sea, sand and traditional trades Abu Dhabi in the 1950s was a small coastal settlement, vastly different from the modern capital it would become. Gulf News archives describe a community of about 3,000 people in 1953, where families lived in »»»

Women and youth shaping the Nobel Prize narrative over the decades Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded to individuals and organisations for work leading to great advances for humanity, in line with the wishes of the prizes' founder, inventor Alfred Nobel. The 2026 winners will be announc»»»

Clouds could turn convective in eastern areas as humidity brings fog risk Dubai: The UAE can expect fog and mist in some areas and a chance of convective cloud formation in the east this week, with temperatures reaching as high as 42°C, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Conditi»»»

BRUSSELS: EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will head to Beijing on Thursday for two days of make-or-break meetings with Chinese officials to try to stave off a trade war. The European Union has toughened its stance toward Beijing to defend businesses against what it believes is unfair competition in c»»»

TEL AVIV, Israel: Authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft and crash it, regional officials said Sunday, raising new questions over how the attacker »»»

Hormone research for weight-loss drugs leads Nobel medicine prize predictions Research into hormones that regulate appetite is on everybody's lips for the Nobel medicine prize, to be announced on Monday when the 2026 Nobel season kicks off. The winners of the six Nobel prizes for medicine, physics,»»»

DAMASCUS: Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait on Sunday condemned Israel’s completion of work on the so-called “Sufa 53 Line” in Syria’s Quneitra province, saying the project violates Syrian sovereignty, international law and the 1974 Disengagement Agreement. The statements, reported by the Syrian state news »»»

NADI, Fiji: Extreme heat is putting pregnant mothers and their newborns at increasing risk, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell will warn on Monday. Speaking at the “pre-COP” summit in Nadi, Fiji, Stiell will cite a new survey showing more than two thirds of health professionals across five c»»»

BRASILIA, Brazil: Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off on Oct. 25 in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy. The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old »»»

Green Party's Zionism policy ignites debate on antisemitism and Palestinian rights The UK's left-wing Green party voted Sunday to define Zionism as racism at the party's annual conference, drawing sharp backlash from three British Jewish groups, the ruling Labour Party and Israel's government. Memb»»»

On World Teachers’ Day, learn what it will cover and when further details will be out Dubai: Dubai is developing a dedicated well-being strategy for its educators, the emirate's education regulator has announced, in a development that comes as educators globally mark World Teachers' Day today, Octo»»»

Brent crude surpasses $103 amid Middle East supply concerns Oil prices showed mixed movements in early Tokyo trading on Monday, October 5, with Brent crude and Murban rising while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and natural gas edged lower, according to Trading Economics taken at 8:37 am Tokyo time. »»»

Tehran demands compliance with MoU for Hormuz reopening amid rising tensions Tehran: Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will remain "closed" until the US meets seven conditions based on the 14-point June Memorandum of Understanding, as tensio»»»

Rising temperatures linked to severe pregnancy risks, global survey reveals Extreme heat is putting pregnant mothers and their newborns at increasing risk, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell will warn on Monday. Speaking at the "pre-COP" summit in Nadi, Fiji, Stiell will cite a new survey sh»»»

Brent crude surpasses $103 amid Middle East supply concerns Oil prices showed mixed movements in early Tokyo trading on Monday, October 5, with Brent crude and Murban rising while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and natural gas edged lower, according to a screenshot from OilPrice.com taken at 8:37 am»»»

Liquor worth crores seized in Gujarat; arrests made, hunt for suspects continues Ahmedabad: Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) valued at more than Rs2 crore (about $207,629) in four raids conducted in Valsad, Ahmedabad Rural, Bharuch and Jamnagar d»»»

CAIRO: Ethiopia’s regional rivals Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan met in the Egyptian coastal city of El-Alamein on Sunday, calling for regional disputes to be resolved through “peaceful means.” The gathering comes as concerns grow that the escalating violence in Ethiopia could spill across borde»»»

IDF eliminates Hamas commander in Gaza strikes targeting key operatives Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday (local time) said that it eliminated a commander in Hamas' military wing and an operative from the group's observation unit in separate strikes in the Khan Younis area of the »»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said early Monday it had killed an assailant at an army outpost in the area it occupies in southern Syria. “A short while ago, IDF soldiers identified a suspect attempting to infiltrate an IDF post in the Security Zone in southern Syria,” the Israeli Defense Forces s»»»

Pentagon confirms withdrawal of B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid security concerns The Pentagon confirmed reports Sunday that the United States has withdrawn all B-1 bomber planes from Royal Air Force Fairford, the UK airbase where a suspicious incident triggered nearby evacuations. A statement f»»»