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 »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Palestinian Red Crescent: Two were children wounded by occupation forces’ gunfire in Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem 29-10-2026 1»»»

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»»»

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.»»»

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Wednesday for a global maritime truce after a drone attack sank a Greek container ship off Bulgaria, the latest of a series of strikes on ships in the western Black Sea this month. Speaking at ‌a high-level ‌debate of the ‌Greek presidency of the U»»»

The two bridges are expected to benefit approximately 16,000 residents Dubai: Construction has begun on two pedestrian bridges on Palm Jumeirah in a project designed to improve pedestrian safety and ease traffic across the landmark destination. It is a joint project by Roads and Transport Authority»»»

Qatar on Thursday rejected accusations that it interfered in Israeli elections to influence the results, calling them "dangerous". Israel’s Central Elections Committee called on the Shin Bet chief to investigate allegations of foreign interference, as the final results remain pending. Follow our li»»»

Hungary’s National Bureau of Investigation has confirmed receiving a criminal complaint against former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over remarks about distributing ‘appropriate tools’ for resistance. Authorities are now examining the complaint, but it’s unclear whether a criminal investigation will »»»

Bulgarian authorities uncovered an organized criminal group smuggling migrants from high-risk countries through Bulgaria to other EU Member States during an operation on Thursday, the State Agency for National Security (SANS) said. Officers from SANS and the Interior Ministry's General Directorate »»»

Doha: Qatar University (QU) announced on Thursday organizing QU Market event, scheduled to take place from November 2 to 5, 2026. This initiative forms part of the university's ongoing efforts to support student and alumni entrepreneurship by providing an interactive commercial platform to showcase»»»

The Brazilian election results had barely been announced before the defeated presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, packed his bags and fled with his family to the United States. The move may have dealt a serious blow to the already tarnished family brand, but does it spell the end for “Bolsonar»»»

Brazil's defeated far-right presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro insisted on Wednesday he is his country's rightful leader after arriving in the United States to start a self-imposed exile. Bolsonaro's defiance on fleeing to Florida signalled continued upheaval for Brazil, where leftist Presiden»»»

SEOUL — South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics on Thursday posted a more than 780 per cent leap in third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by booming demand for AI semiconductors.The company is the world's largest maker of memory chips — components now in huge demand a»»»

AMMAN — CEO of Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) Ghaleb Hijazi meets with CEO of Ethiopia's Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) Hassen Hussein, to explore potential partnerships.According to a JEDCO statement issued on Thursday, the discussions covered several sectors, inc»»»

WASHINGTON — The United States posted strong economic growth in the third quarter, but the Fed's preferred inflation gauge also accelerated, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, in a mixed economic bag for US President Donald Trump ahead of key midterm polls next week.Real GDP increased at an »»»

AMMAN — Dar Al Dawa Development and Investment Company recorded net sales of JD61.15 million in the first nine months of 2026, up 9 per cent from JD56.04 million in the corresponding period of 2025.Gross profit rose by 19 per cent to JD27.57 million, while net profit increased by 59 per cent to JD4»»»

TEHRAN: At least four tankers have caught fire after hitting mines while attempting to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s armed forces claimed on Thursday, a day after the US military said it had cleared key routes through the waterway. “Over the past 24 hours, three violating oil tankers explod»»»

JEDDAH: Local authorities in Yemen’s Taiz have called for an urgent, UN-backed investigation into reports that Houthi forces fired artillery shells and rockets suspected of containing internationally banned chemical substances, amid escalating fighting that has worsened the humanitarian crisis in t»»»

Les Echos Highlights Growth Potential and Challenges Facing Tunisia’s Startup EcosystemTunis, October 29 (TAP) – French business daily Les Echos examined Tunisia’s startup ecosystem in its Thursday edition in an article titled “In Tunisia, a Young...»»»

A French patrol aircraft detected the drones at least half an hour before the attack on the marine vessel Contship Jet, which sank in the Black Sea overnight, Prime Minister Rumen Radev told reporters on Thursday. The ship was hit on Wednesday about 21 miles southeast of Shabla. Its 18 crew members»»»

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee apologised on Thursday for a fire that ravaged a residential tower blocks in Tai Po in November 2025, killing 168, injuring 79 and displacing thousands of others. Housing Secretary Winnie Ho resigned Wednesday for her department's failure to supervise the maintena»»»

Sanrio, the company behind the hugely successful Hello Kitty franchise, has apologised and ended its commercial tie-up with a Japanese TV drama after Chinese state media accused the show of "smearing China", sparking a social media backlash. Sanrio, the Japanese company behind the popular character»»»

PoliticsIndiaIndia increases growth forecast for fiscal yearMark Hallam with Reuters, open source materialIndia's Ministry of Finance has increased its growth forecasts for the current fiscal year. But it also warned about inflation, particularly for fuel and energy, amid continued instability in t»»»

Two 19-year-old German citizens suspected of setting fire to Starlink equipment in Bulgaria and Lithuania are facing terrorism charges in Lithuania and opposing extradition to Bulgaria, while Bulgarian opposition lawmaker Ivaylo Mirchev has accused the country’s security services of failing to act »»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria was ready to deploy L-39 military aircraft against drones that attacked a commercial vessel in the Black Sea if the unmanned aerial vehicles had entered the country's territorial waters, adding that a French patrol aircraft had detected them at least 30 minu»»»

PoliticsChinaCCP leaders demand both more discipline and more initiativeMu CuiThe CCP session emphasized internal discipline — as expected, but left the question of Xi Jinping's successor unanswered. The party seems anxious of any instability as geopolitics heats up and China's economy cools down. »»»