NSE and BSE hold a special Diwali session on November 8, from 12:50 PM UAE time Dubai: Indian stock exchanges will open on a Sunday this year for Muhurat Trading, a one-hour Diwali session that marks the start of Samvat 2083. The NSE and BSE will hold the session on November 8. Pre-open order entry»»»

Berlin: A wild goose in eastern Germany's Brandenburg state has tested positive for bird flu, the German Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Consumer Protection said on Friday. The infected goose was found in the state's Oder-Spree district, and the positive test result was confirmed by »»»

WASHINGTON/CAIRO: President Donald Trump said the US military carried out new limited strikes on Iran early on Saturday, targeting its air defense systems. Iranian state media reported the sound of two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, which is in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway»»»

WASHINGTON: Muslim advocacy group Council ​on American-Islamic Relations has suspended operations in Florida after the enforcement of a law that gave state officials power to designate groups as “terrorist organizations,” state officials and CAIR said. Earlier this year, Republican Florida Governor»»»

Regulations also require approved equipment, uniforms and valid professional permits Dubai: Delivery riders in the UAE will be prohibited from carrying orders in backpacks under new federal traffic regulations that take effect on January 1, 2027, introducing eight obligations for professional drive»»»

CAIRO: Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said ​on Saturday initial reports indicated that two missiles had struck Qeshm Island, adding there was no official information on possible damage. Tasnim said further details would ‌be released ‌once relevant authorities ​confirmed ‌the ⁠incident. The»»»

KYIV: ‌Russian forces launched a ​missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Saturday, ‌with debris ‌damaging ​a ‌residential ⁠building, ​Mayor Vitali ⁠Klitschko said. “Explosions in the Kyiv suburbs. The enemy ⁠is hitting infrastructure ‌with ‌ballistic ​missiles,” ‌Klitschko wrote ‌on »»»

Industry partnerships, practical skills and lifelong learning are key to graduate success When students and their families invest in a university education, they place their trust in its ability to prepare them for a meaningful future. Higher education institutions have a responsibility to honour t»»»

WASHINGTON: Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said on Friday that he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss “several weeks” of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a rehabilitation facility. Murphy, 53, said in a statement that doctors a»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States is offering a $20 million reward “and possible relocation” for information about Iran’s nuclear program, the military said Friday, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that it has been obliterated. A State Department program, Rewards for Justice, “is offeri»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and NASA ​on Friday touted plans for a new space and aeronautics industry conference in the United States intended to surpass major air shows in other countries. The ‌event, called ‌CapeWeek and ​slated ‌to ⁠be ​held at ⁠Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will st»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian media, ​citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, ‌said ‌on ​Friday ‌that ⁠Iranian ​air defenses destroyed ⁠a US MQ-1 ⁠drone ‌over Qeshm ‌Island ​in ‌the Strait ‌of Hormuz. There was ‌no immediate confirmation from ⁠the ⁠United States.»»»

Rutkowski Group sells about 400 homes a year and aims to double that volume by 2030. The regional developer raised PLN 30 mln in its Catalyst bond market debut to support growth, including land purchases. It plans to begin sales at its first Warsaw project, a small building in Białołęka, in the fir»»»

Modivo Group’s new ShockPrice chain opened 10 stores in just over two months, including its first international location in Romania on November 6. The company plans 27 additional openings by the end of 2026, bringing the network close to 30 stores, then about 50 more in 2027. Expansion is set to in»»»

Poland’s Energy Ministry has proposed a temporary 2027 cap on natural gas prices for households and entities providing essential public services. The maximum rate would be based on the 2026 tariff approved by the Energy Regulatory Office, limiting consumers’ exposure to wholesale market increases. »»»

Poland’s increasingly congested highways need expansion. Work is beginning on a 92-kilometer stretch of the A2 between Warsaw and Łódź, where adding a lane will cost PLN 1.3 bln and take about two years. Drivers will face a 70 km/h speed limit and average-speed enforcement, although two lanes in ea»»»

RIYADH: The Riyadh Metro project, supervised by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, has been ranked among the top four global transport initiatives at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. The recognition comes after a rigorous selection process featuring 533 entries from 6»»»

Qatar rejects reports claiming PM said US-Iran talks had failedRIYADH: Qatar on Saturday dismissed as “false and misleading” online reports claiming that Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani had said the United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement, as»»»

WASHINGTON: Several senior US Justice Department officials have resigned, including its civil rights chief and a prosecutor investigating allegations of conspiracy against President Donald Trump. US Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for Trump, announced on Thursday that he had»»»

Tunis, Nov. 6 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti and Libya’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Taher Salem Al-Baour on Friday reaffirmed the brotherly relations...»»»

President Karol Nawrocki appointed four members to the National Bank of Poland’s management board, ending a political deadlock that began in May. Marta Kightley returns as first deputy governor, while Przemysław Litwiniuk becomes a deputy governor and Ludwik Kotecki joins the board. Marcin Zarzecki»»»

AMMAN: Jordan’s prime minister, Jafar Hassan, vowed on Friday that his country would continue its fight against terrorism, after a police officer was killed and another injured in a knife attack in Amman. Hassan condemned the killing of Cpl. Jawad Al-Salayta, who was stabbed while on duty on Thursd»»»

European nations are criticizing US President Donald Trump over his surprise diesel deal with Russia even as they pay Moscow billions for continued energy supplies, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said. Speaking on Dutch TV program Pauw & De Wit on Thursday, Rutte acknowledged that some Europ»»»

Berlin: Two people were killed on Friday when a small German plane crashed onto a highway northeast of the city of Magdeburg. In a statement, police indicated that preliminary investigations show the aircraft did not collide with any vehicles on the A2 highway. The crash occurred between the town o»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Finance Minister Galab Donev presented the draft 2027 state budget on November 6 in the Grand Hall of the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) in Sofia, instead of at the Council of Ministers. The plan targets a cash deficit of 3.5% of GDP, or about €5 bill»»»

A French-flagged vessel intends to conduct an unlawful marine scientific research activity in connection with unauthorized cable-laying on the Turkish continental shelf, the outer limits of which were submitted to the United Nations by the Republic of Türkiye on 18 March 2020. The unauthorized navi»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The UN demanded on Friday that the Houthis return the body of Mohammed El-Shami, a Yemeni employee of its human rights office who died while detained by the militia. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric urged the Houthis to hand the body over to El-Shami’s family “without any further de»»»

ASUNCION: Paraguay has started paying advances to Ueno Bank depositors who lost access to their funds with its dramatic takeover earlier this week, a Central Bank official told AFP on Friday. Chaos engulfed the small South American nation when Tuesday's seizure of Ueno blocked the accounts of almos»»»

US President Donald Trump on Friday said advisor Stephen Miller would become his new chief of staff. Miller has been instrumental in driving the Trump administration's mass deportation programme and faced particular criticism after the deadly shootings of two Minneapolis protest»»»

By Staff, Agencies Two senior officials at the US Department of Justice (DOJ), including the head of its National Security Division, resigned on Friday, adding to a series of high-level departures from the department following Democrats’ victory in this week’s midterm elections. John Eisenberg, the»»»

By Staff, Agencies Lawyers representing at least 18 people injured during recent protests in France announced on Friday that they would file a collective complaint against Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, accusing him of responsibility for alleged police brutality and the use of weapons that caused»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's air defenses shot down a drone in the Riyadh area late on Friday. Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, said the drone was "intercepted and destroyed." The drone attack comes amid ongoing strike attempts on Saudi Arabia by the »»»

AMMAN: Jordan’s Prime Minister Jafar Hassan vowed on Friday that his country will continue its fight against terrorism after a stabbing attack killed a police officer and injured another in Amman. Hassan condemned the killing of Corporal Jawad Al-Salayta, who was attacked while on duty on Thursday,»»»

Two thousand tonnes of waste are dumped every day at the Dandora landfill site in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. An army of workers then rush in to recover recyclable materials, putting their own health at risk in the process. But however hard these unsung environmental heroes work, only 7 percent of »»»

WASHINGTON: Several senior US Justice Department officials have resigned, including its civil rights chief and a prosecutor investigating allegations of conspiracy against President Donald Trump. US Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for Trump, announced on Thursday that he had»»»

The Republican Party's crushing defeat in midterm elections has left Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky optimistic about future support for Kyiv and stronger transatlantic relations. But with US President Donald Trump retaining broad foreign policy powers, the Democratic majority in Congress ma»»»

Washington, United States: The United States has recorded more than 5,000 cases of measles this year, the highest number in 35 years, according to an official count released Friday. So far in 2026, 5,182 confirmed cases of the highly contagious but highly preventable disease have been reported acro»»»

ABU DHABI: UAE authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle 200,000 Captagon pills and more than 30 kilograms of other narcotics into the country, dismantling an international trafficking network involving 20 suspects, the Emirates News Agency reported on Friday. The operation involved the Nationa»»»

BEIRUT: From Michigan to the Middle East, Arabs are celebrating Abdul El-Sayed’s election win and delighting in his introduction of Arabic terms like “habibi” and “inshallah” to the American political lexicon. After being the target of Islamophobic rhetoric on the campaign trail, the rising politic»»»

Doha The Arab Golf Championship 45th for men and 17th for ladies got under way at Doha Golf Club on Friday, with 72 players from 14 countries set to compete for individual and team honours. Hosted by the Qatar Golf Association (QGA), the competitions begin on Saturday and continue until Tuesday. Th»»»

Washington is exploring a broader European security framework intended to address all sides’ concerns and support a lasting Ukraine settlement, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner has said, pledging to engage Russia through peace talks. Writing on X on Thursday after»»»

RAMALLAH: Israeli authorities have ordered the deportation of 12 international activists detained while helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Friday. The activists were among 17 people detained earlier on Friday in Kafr Ni»»»

DOHA Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has stressed that a country's size no longer determines its influence on the international stage, highlighting the role states can play in promoting peace and strengthening global stability. I»»»

LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara: Morocco on Friday commemorated the Green March, the 1975 mass mobilization into then-Spanish-controlled Western Sahara that helped pave the way for Morocco’s takeover of most of the disputed territory. The 51st anniversary came as the decades-old conflict enters a new dipl»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev Friday presented the draft 2027 State Budget Act at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE), setting the budget deficit at 3.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) and the minimum monthly wage at EUR 660. The government's plans are to r»»»

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned that Russian planned a fresh strike against Ukraine’s energy sector and renewed his call for Patriot anti-missile systems. “Right now, we have intelligence indicating that a new strike is being prepared against the energy sector, against»»»

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday he would replace Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as his new White House Chief of Staff. On Friday, the president announced on his Truth Social account that Miller would be replacing his current Chief of Staff Susie Wiles starting next week. “I am please»»»

By Staff, Agencies A senior Iranian security official has said Tehran will no longer accept “paper commitments” from the United States, insisting that Washington must take concrete steps before Iran considers entering a new phase of diplomacy. Deputy Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Co»»»

Hungary is set to benefit from a EUR 400 million financing push backed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), aimed at strengthening businesses, accelerating green investment and improving access to education. The initiatives involve financing agreements with CIB Bank, EXIM Hungary and the state-ow»»»