KATHMANDU: Nepal has ended the search and rescue operation for those still missing after the devastating flood in August that killed at least 1,455 people, officials said on Monday. At least 5,285 people were still missing after the August 26 flood originating at Nepal’s border with China’s Tibet ‌»»»

As AI tools become more available, the real advantage will be capability built around them Dubai: William Gibson famously observed that "the future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed." It is a useful lens through which to view artificial intelligence. Because AI is already here»»»

BEIJING - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the final of the Beijing ATP tournament after Monday's 7-5, 5-3 semi-final win against Russian Daniil Medvedev, who was disqualified from the match. As the Serbian was leading 5-3 in the second set, Medvedev hit a spectator in»»»

TUNIS, Oct 5, 2026 (TAP) – The disparity in legislation and frameworks governing trade and financing among Mediterranean countries are hindering the smooth flow of trade, President of the organising committee of the Mediterranean International Trade...»»»

Bulgaria is building a new national model for knowledge and technology transfer, combining a coordinating centre with a decentralized network of offices, Innovation Minister Ivan Vasilev said on Monday in Varna at the international Black Sea Technology Forum. Vasilev highlighted the city’s engineer»»»

DUBAI: Yemeni government forces claim to have seized control of the strategic Bab Al-Mandab strait in a military operation targeting Houthi personnel and capabilities, their spokesperson said on Monday. The spokesperson said the Giants Brigades and Nation’s Shield Forces had taken control of the ar»»»

The Israeli military said on Monday it seized two people it said were approaching an army outpost in an area of southern Syria it has occupied since the overthrow of president Bashar al-Assad. "A short while ago, IDF (Israeli army) soldiers identified two suspects riding a motorcycle towards an IDF»»»

COMMENTYour job, property, investments, savings can expose you to risks without you realising it Many investors believe they are diversified because they own multiple funds, properties or asset classes. But true diversification extends beyond a portfolio and into a family’s entire financial life. E»»»

BusinessEuropeEuro plummets against US dollar: has the next crisis begun?Arthur SullivanThe euro has fallen to a 17-month low against the dollar. That will make inflation worse in the EU, where political worries and concern over French debt are already troubling investors. Is a fiscal crisis at han»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev and the leaders of 16 European Union Member States called for the preservation of funding for the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy in the next 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the Council of Ministers said in a press release on Monday. I»»»

Washington, United States: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio lifted off for Iceland Monday to continue pressing US interests in the Arctic, two weeks after Washington sealed a security pact on Greenland. Rubio will meet with officials in Reykjavik "to discuss economic and security collaboration," t»»»

RIYADH: As corporate social responsibility continues to become a pivotal part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 landscape, particularly by bringing together the public, private and nonprofit sectors, its focus on measurable impact is growing. Speaking to Arab News on the sidelines of the Global CSR Foru»»»

RBI’s FCNR push offers higher dollar returns, but leverage changes the risk Dubai: Every investment opportunity comes with a trade-off. At one end of the spectrum sit traditional bank deposits, valued for safety, liquidity and capital preservation. At the other end sit equities, private markets and»»»

DOHA: Qatar ranks fifth in the Middle East and North Africa and 46th globally on the new AI-Human Skills Synergy Index featured in Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2026. The Index, the first of its kind, measures the extent to which learners across 98 countries are developing AI skills alongside the»»»

Damascus, Oct. 5 (SANA) Gold prices rose in the Syrian market Monday, with a gram of 21-karat gold gaining 100 Syrian pounds from Sunday’s level, according to the General Authority for Precious Metals Management. The selling price of 21-karat gold stood at 16,250 Syrian pounds ($133.20)per gram, wh»»»

Vatican City: A private diary of personal notes kept by Pope Francis for more than 30 years will be released on November 24 in 94 countries, his publishers announced Monday. Presented by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernandez, a close collaborator of the Argentine pontiff, the book, entitled "The Spiritu»»»

Moscow: Russian officials on Monday downplayed reports that a laboratory technician in Siberia had died of plague, insisting the situation was under control and that post-mortem tests had not found traces of the disease. Reports on Friday that a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been»»»

JEDDAH: Some 38 threatened sand gazelles have been introduced into an operational solar park in Saudi Arabia to establish a breeding herd for future release into the wild, in what the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve says is a global conservation first. The initiative uses protected space b»»»

BREAKING NEWSBA295 from London to Chicago squawks 7700 and turns back towards the UK British Airways flight BA295 from London to Chicago declared an emergency while flying over Ireland and is diverting back to London, according to flight-tracking data. The aircraft was squawking 7700, the standard »»»

LONDON: Israeli forces demolished a memorial at Birzeit University in the West Bank on Monday and arrested 12 Palestinians in raids across several cities, Palestinian sources said. The sources told Anadolu Agency that Israeli forces entered the Birzeit University campus, north of Ramallah, with a m»»»

Oslo: Norway's government said Monday it wants a temporary ban on the use of smart glasses in certain public places, citing privacy concerns, notably recording images without the knowledge of those filmed. The ban could apply to parks, beaches, museums, shopping centres, schools, daycare centres, h»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States confirmed that it had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from the British airbase of RAF Fairford, reportedly due to “new threats,” with Britain’s government insisting on Monday the site is safe. Police were called to the base in southwest England on September 27 after a local »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed there would be no Hamas rule in Gaza as he attended a memorial event marking three years since the militant group's October 7, 2023 attack. Monday is a national day of remembrance for the deadliest day in Israel's history, with flags lowered»»»

Yemen's military backed by Saudi jets attacked Houthi targets on Monday as they launched an ambitious campaign to recapture all territory from the Iran-backed group after its lightning gains during the Middle East war. The military said it carried out more than 1,000 strikes, while 100 warplanes at»»»

Global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the U.S.-Iran war, Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday, days after G7 nations agreed to release more of their inventories to ease supply concerns. "The system is already straining," Nasser, who leads a key oil producer that is maj»»»

Europe’s rolling stock runs on 1,435 mm gauge rails, incompatible with the 1,520 mm gauge left over in Ukraine from the Czarist and Soviet periods, military expert Anatoly Matviychuk told Sputnik, commenting on a Ukrainian minister’s remarks to UK business media that Ukraine has run out of locomoti»»»

Dubai offered 4.6 million departing seats in October, 450,000 more than Heathrow Dubai: Dubai International Airport ranked first worldwide for scheduled international airline seat capacity in October, offering 4.6 million departing seats, or 9.2 million seats in both directions, according to data f»»»

British soldiers from the Support Company of the 4th Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS), based at Dhekelia Garrison Cyprus, have arrived in Lebanon to join their Lebanese counterparts in the Air Assault Regiment in a landmark military exercise aimed at strengthening bilateral defen»»»

DHAKA: Online gambling and debt-related crime are becoming growing concerns in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, authorities say, as conditions worsen with dwindling international aid and fading job prospects. Most of the 1.3 million Rohingya living in 33 cramped refugee settlements in Bangladesh’s Cox»»»

Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav given ultimatum by Supreme Court to clear dues by Tuesday Dubai: Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav came under fire from the Supreme Court on Monday after he failed to comply with an undertaking to deposit money in a long-running cheque-bounce case, prompting the bench to del»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe ‘Israel’ Tightens Grip on Al-Khalil Old City with New Iron Gates as Settler Attacks Sweep West Bank 05-10-2026 16:37 PM Israeli occupation »»»

KYOTO: Saudi Arabia participated in the Global Summit of Research Institute Leaders, held recently in Kyoto, Japan, on the sidelines of the Science and Technology in Society Forum. The meeting brought together leaders from 33 research institutions worldwide to discuss the transformation driven by a»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief signed a cooperation agreement with the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage via videoconference to establish and operate Riyadh School Al-Namudhajiyah in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip. The agreement was signed by KSrelief Assistant Supervisor-General for Operatio»»»

JEDDAH: Seven young artists have explored Jeddah’s history, memories and relationship with the Red Sea through “Time Reflected on Water,” a showcase of individual and collective works by the 2026 Recess cohort at Hayy Jameel’s Hayy Explorers. The exhibition runs until Oct. 17. For the 15 to 17-year»»»

MoU strengthens intelligence sharing as UAE steps up oversight of virtual assets Abu Dhabi: The UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (UAE FIU) and Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation and information sharing in the fight against financial »»»

Al Khatim Observatory combines 1,084 images to capture the faint planetary nebula Abu Dhabi: More than 54 hours of patient observation from the Abu Dhabi desert have produced a detailed image of a distant planetary nebula whose distinctive curved glow has earned it an unlikely nickname: the Firefox»»»

Early self-reflection, practical exposure, continuous learning can boost career readiness A degree may open the door to a career, but what candidates can do with their knowledge can determine whether they stand out, highlighted experts during a panel at Gulf News Edufair. Speakers said employers in»»»

Defeat was just the latest political setback for the Socialist premier Pedro Sanchez Madrid: Spain’s prime minister on Monday called a snap election for November 29, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government amid nationwide protests. The defeat on Friday »»»

A total of 46% of Bulgarians describe their standard of living as "rather low" or "very low", while 49% regard it as "average" and 4% as "rather high", according to a nationally representative survey conducted by the Trend polling agency for UBB Asset Management and Finance Academy. Of those survey»»»

The parliamentary subcommittee tasked with studying draft electoral laws held a session in parliament on Monday, after Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab was accused of calling for such a session to deviate attention from the “priority” of resolving the issue of Hezbollah’s arms. "The session has conclu»»»

Manama: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) HE Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, underlined that the electricity and water sectors represent a strategic priority and a cornerstone of joint GCC action, given their pivotal role in advancing resource sustainability, securing the needs of me»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Water Authority President Abdullah Al-Abdulkareem inspected water projects in Aseer region, where 78 projects worth SR4.5 billion ($1.2 billion) are underway, to assess progress, SPA reported on Monday. Al-Abdulkareem met Amr Al-Omari, acting CEO of the Aseer Region Development Author»»»

UAE energy giant expands Thailand partnership as it targets 47m tonnes of LNG by 2035 Abu Dhabi: ADNOC will supply about 2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Thailand over a multi-year period from 2027, expanding its trading relationship with Gulf Group as the UAE energy company build»»»

BELGRADE - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) President Marko Cadez called on Monday on startups and tech firms to apply for a SEE 100 programme, as part of which one hundred most promising startups from Southeast Europe will be picked for the GITEX AI Belgrade event, to be held from »»»

Motorcyclists, rickshaw drivers and small-car owners get direct subsidies Dubai: Millions of Pakistanis who depend on motorcycles, rickshaws and small cars for their daily commute or livelihood are being offered subsidised petrol under a special relief scheme introduced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sh»»»

LONDON: Israeli troops shot and killed a man they said was attempting to infiltrate a military position in southern Syria overnight, the Israeli military said Monday. The incident occurred near the Syrian village of Al-Hamidiyah in an Israeli-controlled security zone close to the Israeli border. Tr»»»

The US has rushed to withdraw bombers from an airbase in the UK after receiving new threat information about an alleged terrorist plot against the facility, the New York Times reports, citing sources. The announcement cited by the NYT comes a week after five men were arrested in what was trumpeted »»»

Y-Axis CEO says students need a long-term plan when choosing courses and countries Students planning to study abroad need to consider what happens after graduation before choosing a country or course, said Xavier Augustin, CEO, Y-Axis, Platinum Sponsor of Gulf News Edufair. With immigration policie»»»

We condemn in the strongest terms Israel’s attempts to undermine the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement by resuming its activities along the so-called “Sufa 53 line” in Quneitra, as well as its efforts to create new faits accomplis in Syria. We call on the international community to take effective»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Prosecution, through its Institute of Criminal Studies, organized a regional training course on combatting trafficking in persons in conformity with international standards. Convened in partnership with the United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for So»»»