Bulgaria carried out pollution checks and reviewed its security response on Thursday after the drone-hit container ship Contship Jet sank in the Black Sea, while the European Commission expressed solidarity and condemned the attacks. The vessel sank around midnight, Varna Regional Administration sa»»»

European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Piotr Serafin began a two-day visit to Bulgaria on Thursday, the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria said. The visit is part of his European tour to consult EU Member States on the bloc’s next long-term budget. Serafi»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says three oil tankers attempting to transit an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz struck naval mines, triggering explosions and fires. In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC Navy’s public relations office said the vessels we»»»

By Staff, Agencies More than a dozen civilians have reportedly been killed and several others wounded as Saudi Arabia launched at least 101 airstrikes and missile attacks across Yemen within 24 hours, bringing the total number of reported Saudi attacks since July to 3,480. In a statement late Wedne»»»

Damascus, Oct. 29 (SANA) Jihad Makdissi, adviser for American affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met Thursday with Nadine Maenza, former chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable in Washingto»»»

DOHA The Ministry of Labour organised on Thursday the first Gulf Forum for Labor Market Skills, in strategic partnership with Executive Bureau of GCC Council of Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs and the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST). The forum convened senior government o»»»

DOHA Qatar has begun work to redevelop the Qatar National Theater, with plans to modernize its facilities, upgrade technical capabilities and improve safety and operational efficiency. The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced the project on Thursday, saying it would involve rebuilding and res»»»

TOLEDO: Spain began demanding answers on Thursday after the toll from the country’s second high-speed train collision this year rose to 69 people, with scores injured and distraught relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones. One of Europe’s deadliest rail disasters this century stru»»»

The Ministry of Education and Science presented its annual Pythagoras National Awards for Contributions to Science at a ceremony in Sofia on Thursday evening. The ceremony was held at the Central Military Club and opened by Minister of Education and Science Georgi Valchev. Scientists change the wor»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received an invitation from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to attend the 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The conference, co»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Customs Authority announced that the land customs department thwarted an attempt to smuggle about 880 grams of the narcotic methamphetamine (Shabu). This followed suspicion by the customs inspector regarding one of the incoming postal parcels. Upon subjecting the parcel to in»»»

Cyfrowy Polsat announced a new strategy on October 29, outlining asset disposals and substantial investment as the media and telecommunications group reshapes its business. The plan follows a resolution of the Solorz family's ownership dispute and the appointment of Piotr Żak to lead the group's ke»»»

Poland's state development bank BGK opened applications on Thursday for a PLN 400 million financing program supporting products with both civilian and military uses. The scheme is aimed at micro, small and medium-sized enterprises planning to launch or expand manufacturing capacity. Known as dual-u»»»

Budimex has unveiled a strategy through 2030 that aims to make Poland's largest construction group 30 percent bigger by the end of the decade. Management is targeting average annual revenue growth of 8 percent while expanding into energy, rail infrastructure, industrial projects and defense. Chief »»»

Moscow, Oct. 29 (TAP) -Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri said on Thursday that consolidating peace and security was essential to achieving development in Africa, stressing that preventing conflicts was more effective and less costly than...»»»

Hungary and the United States have signed two cooperation agreements covering regional oil and natural gas infrastructure and law enforcement against crimes committed by radical organisations, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán announced on Thursday following talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio »»»

DWTC and Dubai Exhibition Centre will host trade shows, conferences and sporting events Dubai: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) will host 20 international exhibitions and events in November across its two venues, DWTC and Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) at Expo City Dubai. The November calendar brings»»»

Tunis, October 29 (TAP) – Members of Tunisia’s military helicopter unit deployed in the Central African Republic were awarded United Nations medals during a ceremony held on Wednesday in Bangui, the country’s capital, in recognition of their...»»»

Bulgaria is working to reduce its budget deficit by 2027 while taking account of the social and economic effects, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Thursday. He was speaking at a meeting with European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Piotr Serafin, the Government Infor»»»

By Staff, Agencies Germany recorded 11,334 suicide deaths in 2025, the highest annual total in nearly three decades, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The figures have prompted renewed debate over the country’s assisted-suicide framework, with some experts linking the increase to the exp»»»

BELGRADE - New Democratic Party of Serbia (New DSS) leader Milos Jovanovic has resigned from the post after the party failed to clear the electoral threshold in the October 25 parliamentary elections, but its Presidency unanimously rejected the move on Wednesday. Jovanovic stood by the position tha»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's caretaker government adopted on Thursday a series of documents, conclusions and decisions necessary for the work of state authorities and institutions. "Documents were adopted in the areas of European integration, the economy, finance, healthcare, infrastructure, and information»»»

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova and Canada's newly appointed Ambassador to Bulgaria Kevin Rex discussed closer political dialogue and bilateral cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said on its website on Thursday. The meeting focused on security and defence, energy, trade and investment, innovation»»»

The leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, stated that the Saudi regime has returned to practicing its criminality against the Yemeni people at the highest levels of escalation and tyranny, under American supervision and Zionist push, following what was descri»»»

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei emphasized economic resilience, public welfare, national unity, sustainable security and the protection of Iran’s national interests as key priorities amid the war with the United States and the Israeli regime. The prioriti»»»

RIYADH: Two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi militia in Yemen toward Riyadh were shot down by Saudi Arabia's air defenses on Thursday. The missiles were "intercepted and destroyed," the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Thursday evening. Saudi Arabia's civil defense earlier iss»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 7th edition of the Qatar Balloon Festival has been postponed until further notice, organizers mentioned in a social media statement. In the statement, the organizers noted that the event was originally scheduled to take place between Dec 10–19, 2026. New dates for the event have no»»»

Police warn of legal consequences and urge motorists to meet all licensing requirements. Ajman: Driving without a licence puts lives at risk and exposes motorists to legal accountability, Ajman Police has warned, urging the public not to get behind the wheel without meeting the required licensing c»»»

LONDON: Yemeni government forces launched 982 strikes on Houthi targets within 24 hours as part of their Dawn of Yemen campaign against the Iran-backed militia, a military spokesman said on Thursday. Col. Majed Al-Nuzaili said on X that the strikes targeted Houthi reinforcements, forward command-an»»»

New data shows that France has the EU's highest tax burden at 46 percent of GDP, while its national debt continues to grow. Amid new street protests over lack of education funding and falling purchasing power, the government is proposing a meagre hike in the minimum wage. Also in this edition: US t»»»

Continue the Change (CC) Chair Assen Vassilev accused Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Thursday of causing a diplomatic scandal in Romania with his remarks about another ship being struck. He was speaking on bTV's Face to Face programme. Radev had commented on attacks against ships in the Black Sea du»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Yemen discussed efforts to support the Yemeni government amid escalating Houthi attacks on civilians and vital infrastructure, as renewed fighting worsened the country’s humanitarian crisis. During a phone call on Thursday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan an»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's civil defense issued warnings of danger for Riyadh, Najran and Al-Kharj on Thursday evening.Messages were issued about 20 minutes after the initial alerts to say that the danger had passed in all three areas. The warnings came as the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen contin»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Bahrain on Thursday accused the Houthis and Iran of turning emerging maritime technologies into weapons they can use against global shipping. Fares Alrowaiei, Bahrain’s permanent representative to the UN, told the Security Council that uncrewed vessels and drones designed to make sea»»»

LONDON: Israeli violence and restrictions on access to schools are eroding more than Palestinian children’s education in parts of the West Bank. They are weakening families’ faith in the value of schooling itself, according to Ahmad Hneiti, field projects manager at the Tamer Institute for Communit»»»

Tunis, October 29 (TAP) – The weather, on Thursday night, will be heavily cloudy over the northern regions and the eastern parts of central and southern Tunisia, accompanied by temporary thunderstorms and rainfall.Winds will blow from the north in...»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says it has seized an American MQM-170 spy and deception drone through an electronic warfare operation, bringing the aircraft down intact in the western Strait of Hormuz. In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC Navy’s public relations »»»

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A humanitarian aid mission is set to enter the Ukrainian town of Oleshky, a Ukrainian official said on Thuirsday, as a localised truce between Kyiv and Moscow, brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, held for a third day. Some 2,000 residents in the Russian occupied city have been cut off from ess»»»

Rescue teams save 15 people and evacuate 375 families as floods damage bridges and roads Dubai: At least five people, including four children, have died and several others are missing after heavy rainfall and flash floods swept through parts of Syria, damaging bridges, cutting off roads and forcing»»»

Doha: Preparations for the 20th Asian Medical Camp, jointly organised by the Centre for Indian Community (CIC Qatar) and the Indian Doctors Club, have been completed. General Convener Noufal Paleri announced that the camp will be held on Friday at Umm Saneem Health Centre in Ain Khaled, with the ai»»»

Tunis, October 29 (TAP) – Tunisia chaired the 27th General Assembly of the International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO), held in Geneva from October 27 to 29, 2026, alongside the organization’s 59th Executive Council session.Tunisia was...»»»

BELGRADE - The First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade has opened a case over texts and footage posted on social media networks regarding alleged destruction of official documents and files on the premises of state authorities and public enterprises. The Prosecutor's Office has submitted»»»

Lahore, Pakistan: Pavan Rathnayake's brilliant century proved futile as England defended a massive 387-run target to defeat Sri Lanka by 55 runs in Thursday's dead-rubber ODI at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake plays a shot during the one-day international (ODI) tri-series cr»»»

Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said Bulgaria cannot immediately bring its budget deficit down to 3% and will need to reduce it gradually, as other countries facing excessive deficit procedures have done. Pekanov said countries subject to such procedures generally need two to three years to ex»»»

Online, relatives and friends flooded social media with desperate appeals for information Toledo, Spain: Families desperately searched for missing loved ones Thursday, more than 24 hours after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain, killing at least 74 and injuring dozens of others. “I hav»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 29, 2026 (TAP) - The total number of new recruitments and regularisations of employment status planned for 2027 amounts to 32,557 posts, Minister of Finance Michket Slama Khaldi announced on Thursday. Presenting the draft 2027 State...»»»

Astronomers have discovered a large icy object beyond Pluto that could qualify as a dwarf planet, potentially adding a new member to the solar system’s officially recognized group. The discovery was announced on Thursday by the US-funded Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, which houses the world’s »»»

BELGRADE - Following Wednesday's terrorist attack outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, a public prosecutor of Serbia's Public Prosecutor's Office for Organised Crime has ordered a series of operating measures and actions aimed at establishing the identity of the attacker, the reasons and the mo»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Civil Defense announced on Thursday, October 29, that an alert had been issued through the National Early Warning Platform in Riyadh to warn residents of a potential danger, urging the public to remain vigilant.»»»