The Bishkek City Hall said work to determine the amount of damage caused by the fire at Madina market is ongoing. The issue of compensation payments to affected entrepreneurs will be considered after investigative and verification procedures are completed, the city authorities said. According to th»»»

Organisers call it the world's largest AI-first expo, with over 400 companies taking part Microsoft, VDURA and IFS will present working AI applications for government, research and heavy industry at Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, which runs on 6-7 October at the ADNEC Centre. Their examples include »»»

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Thursday announced June 30 as a new deadline for armed factions to turn over their weapons to the state, following the end of the US-led coalition’s mission in the country. “October 1 is considered a serious beginning to address the issue of weapons out»»»

“The results need to be read in the economic context in which they were collected. Romania entered 2026 with the highest inflation rate in the European Union, and the effect shows directly in household budgets. The good news is that, in a difficult year, motivation has risen rather than fallen, and»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Doha Asian Games organisers "are ready" if the continent's premier sporting event is moved back a year to 2031 in a major shake-up to the calendar, a top official said Thursday. The Games, currently ongoing in Japan, are typically held every four years and on even years. Doha is the »»»

Doha, Qatar: Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College concluded the exercise for the 22nd batch of cadets, conducted in cooperation with the main branches of the Armed Forces and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), under the patronage and in the presence of HE Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forc»»»

The Trump administration is removing Syria from a list of countries that are not allowed to purchase or import U.S. weaponry, a step that is part of a monthslong process of easing sanctions on the new government in Damascus and its leaders. In a notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register, t»»»

Officers from the Manas Customs of the State Customs Service of Kyrgyzstan, together with employees of the Interior Ministry’s Service for Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking, have disrupted a channel for the illegal import of marijuana on an especially large scale. As a result of operational and in»»»

Artificial intelligence (AI) should be approached neither with fear nor with boundless admiration, but with the understanding that the usefulness of any technology is determined by the benefits it brings to society, President Iliana Iotova said in a message to students at the national forum “Buildi»»»

Modernization is a top priority for the Ministry of Defence and is related to both the fulfillment of Bulgaria's commitments under NATO and ensuring national security, said Deputy Minister of Defence Lyubomir Monov, who was in Stara Zagora on Thursday for the Armed Forces Capabilities Demonstration»»»

In Kyrgyzstan, state support allows a motorist to save over 4,600 soms per month with a consumption of 150 liters of AI 92 gasoline. This calculation was provided by the Antimonopoly Regulation Service. According to the service, the state subsidizes each liter of AI 92 by 30.88 soms, diesel fuel by»»»

Two male leopard cubs are the newest residents of the Stara Zagora Zoo. They were born on July 28, 2026, and are in excellent health, the zoo reported. The cubs are the first offspring of the four-year-old leopards Leya and Dante, who arrived at the Stara Zagora Zoo from Slovakia in 2022. The leopa»»»

FlyDubai, the budget airline owned by Emirates Airlines, has temporarily suspended flights to and from Israel after one of its pilot stabbed his copilot midflight in what appears to have been an attempt to crash the Tel Aviv-bound passenger yet. Israel’s defence minister has labelled the incident a»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Germany Omurbek Tekebaev said citizens of Kyrgyzstan come to Germany primarily to study and work, and that the unemployment rate among Kyrgyz nationals in the country is now below the national average. The diplomat made the statement following a September 23 meeting with »»»

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that his department had cut 20 percent of US admirals, generals and officers who did not fit his vision. "Simple translation of that: no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors – just tough, ready,»»»

Damascus, Oct. 1 (SANA) The Syrian Investment Authority held talks with Qatar’s ambassador on removing obstacles to Qatari investment and developing joint projects in priority sectors, the authority said. Authority Director Ahmad Rouwad Ramadan and Ambassador Khalifa Abdullah Saad al-Mahmoud al-Sha»»»

Sudanese former President Omar al-Bashir, 80, has been transferred from the northern city of Merowe to a hospital in the capital Khartoum for continued treatment and tests after he developed symptoms of an “unknown” medical case. His lawyer, Mohamed El-Hassan El-Amin told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesd»»»

Nagoya, Japan: World champions India will face arch-rivals Pakistan for the Asian Games cricket men's gold medal after both won their semi-finals with ease on Thursday. India hammered Sri Lanka by 124 runs after Pakistan beat Bangladesh by six wickets to set up a mouth-watering final on Saturday at»»»

FZ1073 diverted to Tabuk after a cockpit incident; UAE, Saudi authorities investigating Dubai: A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after what the UAE aviation regulator described as a security incident on board, leaving members of the flight crew injur»»»

President Donald Trump said South Korea plans to invest about $54 billion in a natural gas project in Alaska, an announcement he made in the Oval Office on Wednesday flanked by a Republican senator who has found himself in a tough reelection race in the state. But while Trump and Alaska Sen. Dan Su»»»

UAE and UNODC join forces to boost community safety and empower women globally Abu Dhabi: A new partnership has been sealed in Abu Dhabi, and its goal is to make communities safer, more aware and better protected. The General Women's Union (GWU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNO»»»

Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday welcomed the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq as a “historic victory” and called for American troops to leave the Middle East. The Revolutionary Guards “congratulate the proud nation of Iraq, the united front of the Islamic Resistance, and the revolu»»»

US President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had given him an account of the incident aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, in which the Israeli premier said a plumber saved the plane. “Now, this is the story that I don’t know if it’s »»»

A former employee of Bulgarian businessman Iliyan Filipov, who was shot dead in Plovdiv overnight, has been arrested in Sofia in connection with the killing, according to Bulgarian media reports. The suspect is a 51-year-old man identified by the initials S.M. He reportedly has a police record and »»»

Saudi Arabia turned down multiple requests by Israel to send its own planes to retrieve passengers from a diverted flydubai flight, a Saudi source with knowledge of the matter told AFP Thursday. "They asked to send military warplanes. 2 or 3 direct to Tabuk airport,” the source told AFP. "Turned do»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Thursday that police had undoubtedly detained the person who carried out the murder of Botev Plovdiv football club President and major business owner Ilian Filipov. Demerdzhiev was speaking at a parliamentary hearing on the case. Filipov was found dead wit»»»

Christian Tour has released a statement saying its holiday programmes and tour operator activities will continue following AnimaWings’ decision to seek judicial reorganisation, arguing that its charter operations rely on a diversified network of airline partners rather than a single carrier. AnimaW»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko has congratulated Chinese legislators on the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, noting the high level of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China. "On behalf of »»»

The investigation has begun in coordination with GCAA and the relevant authorities Abu Dhabi: Counsellor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, Attorney-General of the UAE, has ordered the formation of an investigation team comprising specialised members of the Public Prosecution to investigate the incident inv»»»

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday it was too early to say who was behind the foiled bid to crash a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv ‌but that ‌Israel would “possibly” be ‌participating in the probe into the incident. “It’s too early to say, the attacking »»»

Doha, Qatar: Design Doha has announced the return of its international residency programme, Crafting Design Futures, with four designers from Qatar and the wider Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region selected to work alongside Mexican master artisans as part of the Qatar-Mexico 2»»»

Doha: The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has launched a public consultation on the draft Universal Service Policy, as part of its efforts to enhance digital inclusion and ensure the availability of basic telecommunications services to all individuals and business sector in Qatar. The con»»»

DIICOT prosecutors and police officers from the Directorate for Combating Organised Crime carried out 12 house searches on Wednesday in Bucharest and the counties of Dambovita, Bacau and Ilfov as part of an investigation into offences involving the breach and circumvention of the international sanc»»»

Foreign diect investment (FDI) net flows in 2025 in Romania stood at EUR 7,907 million, up from EUR 5.6 billion the year before, according to data published on Wednesday by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). Of the total netflows, EUR 6,256 million were enterprises' equity (of which equity capital»»»

Reducing economic growth in Romania started in 2022, three years and a half before any austerity measures, Theodor Stolojan, former premier and former finance minister said at a specialized event on ...»»»

The Ministry of National Defence (MApN) announced that a Letter of Intent on cooperation between the Ministries of National Defence of Romania and Poland under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) financial instrument was signed on Wednesday at the institution's headquarters.According to a release»»»

President Nicusor Dan, accompanied by his partner, Mirabela Gradinaru, was received on Wednesday by the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, at Prague Castle. The Head of State is on an official visit to Prague at the invitation of his Czech counterpart. President Nicusor Dan stated on Wedn»»»

The Social Democratic Party is ready to build an alternative to the austerity seen so far, Social Democratic leader Sorin Grindeanu stated on Wednesday, expressing hope that President Nicusor Dan would quickly convene consultations with the parliamentary parties."Unfortunately, ...»»»

MEP Siegfried Muresan rejects the hypothesis that he would have delayed the resolution of the political crisis by deciding to ask for the investiture of the government he has nominated even if he did not have enough votes in ...»»»

President Nicusor Dan announced that he would convene consultations at Cotroceni Palace on Monday to designate a new candidate for prime minister."I will summon the parties to Cotroceni on Monday for consultations, and on Monday afternoon I will nominate a candidate for prime minister. I call upon »»»

The Siegfried Muresan government did not pass the vote of confidence in Parliament on Wednesday. The proposed cabinet only received 182 „for” votes, 51 fewer than the 233 required to gain the Legislature’s trust. This is the second government rejected by Parliament in the last three months. Previou»»»

Doha, Qatar: QatarDebate Center, founded by Qatar Foundation (QF), hosted the fourth panel discussion in its “Qatar Connects” series under the theme, “Can We Build a Local Consulting Sector with Global Standards?” at Multaqa (Education City Student Center). Moderated by Adeeb Al-Shabrami, the sessi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation has been ranked 126th globally in the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, making it the first and only Arab university among the top 150. The achievement reflects the university’s »»»

Singapore: The dollar held near a two-month high on Thursday, supported by an extended rise in US Treasury yields partly driven by concerns over persistent global price pressures stemming from the Middle East regional tension. Against the dollar, the euro was marginally lower at $1.1330 in the earl»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Tourism has announced a packed programme bringing together live music, theatre and comedy, international exhibitions, major sporting competitions and family-friendly experiences throughout October. In a statement today, Qatar Tourism said Qatar Calendar offers a wide range of eve»»»

The Peninsula Doha: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, in collaboration with Qatar University, will organise the second “Kuttab Al Ummah” forum on October 5 and 6, 2026, to examine the intellectual contributions of the Kuttab Al Ummah book series. Held under the theme “Kuttab Al Ummah: A Ci»»»

Doha, Qatar: More than 100 participants from across Qatar gathered for Reboot the Earth, a four-day hackathon led by the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN OICT) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and hosted by Carnegie Mellon U»»»

The identity and motive of the Omani copilot who stabbed his captain on a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously and forcing it to land in Saudi Arabia, remained unknown on Thursday as investigators raced to learn more. Israeli passengers on the FlyDubai flight carrying 174 peop»»»

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Abu Dhabi unveils AI-powered platform for seamless property investments Abu Dhabi: Investors who want a piece of Abu Dhabi's government-owned land and buildings no longer have to chase the opportunities one by one. Now it can all be done in one place, online. The Department of Municipalities and Tr»»»