Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia report disruptions across UAE and Saudi routes UAE travellers faced flight disruptions on Sunday, October 11, with cancellations and delays affecting services from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Several flights linking the UAE with Saudi Arabia, including Ri»»»

Attack halted airport operations and shifted Riyadh schools to remote learning for a week The latest attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority. The Saudi-led coalition blamed Yemen’s Iran-backed Houth»»»

Egypt's green tourism agenda is increasingly evolving from a collection of environmentally friendly initiatives into a broader economic strategy aimed at preserving natural resources, reducing operational costs, and strengthening the country's position in the global tourism market. As sustainabilit»»»

Etihad, Emirates, flydubai and Air Arabia flights hit by Riyadh airport attack Dubai: Flights between the UAE and Saudi Arabia have been disrupted following an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, October 10, with Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai and Air Arabia repor»»»

Arab Finance: Bread and bakery products are woven into Egypt’s daily life, present in every household and central to the country’s food culture. The bakery industry itself is a major economic driver, valued at $573 million in 2025 and projected to reach nearly $699 million by 2034, according to Dee»»»

Saudi Arabia confirms 12 deaths and 309 injuries, including several critical cases Dubai: An Egyptian flight attendant working for Saudi airline flynas has been identified as one of the 12 people killed in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, October 10. Azza Ramzi »»»

Coalition spokesman condemns attack on Riyadh airport passenger terminal as a war crime Dubai: The Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen has condemned a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as a war crime and vowed a decisive response after 12 people were killed»»»

BREAKING NEWSRiyadh airport attack claims lives, injures hundreds, damage assessment ongoing Dubai: Twelve people were killed and 309 others injured in Saturday’s attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said early Sunday. The authori»»»

RIYADH: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen has vowed a firm response to a Houthi attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport that killed 12 people and injured 309 others, as US President Donald Trump condemned the strike as “not acceptable.” Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman f»»»

RIYADH: Countries and international organizations have condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airports, including Saturday’s strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that killed 12 people and injured 309 others, according to Saudi authorities. The condemnations, carried by the Saud»»»

Egypt has strongly condemned recent attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that targeted the facility and a Saudia Airlines aircraft, killing three Saudi citizens and injuring several civilians. The official statement coincided with reports of a fresh explosion at the hub on Saturda»»»

Egypt’s Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam and International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Director General Nizar Haddad discussed expanding cooperation on water conservation, solar-powered irrigation, desalination and soil salinity management under a »»»

Egypt’s annual urban inflation rate fell to 13.9% in September, down from 14.5% in August 2026, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). However, monthly inflation accelerated to 1.3% in September, compared with 0.1% in August, driven primarily by higher vege»»»

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has revealed that the total financial position of banks operating in the domestic market, excluding the CBE itself, reached EGP 27.661trn in June 2026, compared with EGP 26.887trn in March 2026, an increase of EGP 774bn. In a recent report, the CBE said that, on the »»»

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said Egypt and Malaysia agreed to expand cooperation in renewable energy, industry, electronics, agriculture and food processing, with a joint committee scheduled to meet in the first quarter of 2027 to follow up on agreements reached during his official visit to Kual»»»

The decision by the global credit rating agency Fitch to affirm Egypt’s rating at “B” with a stable outlook has been welcomed by economic experts and academics, as well as the Finance Ministry, which emphasized that the Egyptian economy has once again demonstrated its resilience and ability to abso»»»

Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Rostom stressed on Friday, October 9, 2026, the need to continuously develop Egypt’s skills development system to prepare the national workforce for future jobs amid rapid changes in the global economy. He noted that the growing use of artificial »»»

Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia report cancellations; UAE airports see delays UAE travellers faced disruptions on Saturday, October 10, with cancellations affecting flights between Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah and Saudi Arabia destinations, including Riyadh and Abha. Emirates, Etihad Airw»»»

It’s been a year since a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump and Arab allies promised to end the war in Gaza, and Israel is still launching deadly strikes on the devastated territory. The agreement halted major military operations, freed all remaining hostages and increased humanit»»»

DOHA:The Gulf Football Federation (GFF), in collaboration with Qatar’s Local Organising Committee (LOC), has announced the launch of ticket sales for the GFF U-17 Gulf Cup Qatar 2026, taking place in Doha, Qatar, from October 16 to November 4. Fans can purchase tickets online from roadtoqatar.qa fo»»»

Doctors used emergency resuscitation, 60 doses of antivenom and three days of ventilation Dubai: A 40-year-old Egyptian man was brought back from the brink of death after a venomous snakebite caused his heart to stop, with doctors reviving him before administering 60 doses of antivenom and placing »»»

Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a "war of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethiopian officals estimate that up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels who last month launched attacks against federal forces.»»»

Damascus, Oct. 9 (SANA) The third edition of Dahab Expo, a trade fair for footwear, clothing, leather goods and production supplies for the Fall/Winter 2026 season, opened Thursday at the Damascus Fairgrounds, bringing together Syrian and international companies from the commercial and industrial s»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums is presenting ‘Beyti Beytak - My Home is Your Home’, a major exhibition organised by the future Art Mill Museum, at the Fahad bin Ali Palace in Doha. On view from October 26, 2026 through May 29, 2027, the exhibition will feature works by more than 40 architects, designer»»»

Tribune News Network DOHA Qatar Museums (QM) will present Beyti Beytak My Home is Your Home, a major exhibition organised by the future Art Mill Museum at the Fahad bin Ali Palace in Doha. On view from October 26, 2026 until May 29, 2027, the exhibition will feature works by more than 40 architects»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty discussed regional developments during a telephone call on Thursday. The two ministers stressed the importance of continued coordination and efforts to support security and stability in the region. A»»»

LONDON: Gaza has no fully functioning hospital almost a year after a ceasefire took effect, while its intensive care capacity has grown by just one bed, an Israeli rights group said Thursday, warning that restrictions on medical supplies and patient transfers continue to cost lives. Physicians for »»»

In the heart of the Egyptian capital Cairo, within the labyrinthine streets of the Manshiyet Nasser district, nearly 120,000 residents process a third of the megacity's waste every day. Long marginalised, these informal recycling specialists are now undergoing a dramatic transformation due to geopo»»»

Following their experience with Christian Tour this year, almost half of the participants in the survey conducted by the company in September, which attracted nearly one thousand respondents, say they will definitely book another holiday package, while more than a third say they may do so. Together»»»

GERB leader Boyko Borissov, from the opposition, said security service reports at the Consultative Council for National Security (CCNS) indicated that the sunken Black Sea vessel may have been transporting people or troops. Borissov made the comments during a working meeting with party officials in»»»

Dispute over taxi boarding in Menoufia escalates into assault involving lawyer and wife Dubai: Egyptian police arrested a woman after she allegedly bit a lawyer’s ear during a street altercation that began with a dispute over who should board a taxi first in Menoufia Governorate. A video of the inc»»»

All indirect indications suggest that the drone attacks on two merchant ships in the Black Sea were an operation by Russian military units, Yes, Bulgaria Co-Chair and Democratic Bulgaria (DB) Deputy Floor Leader Bozhidar Bozhanov told reporters in Parliament on Thursday. Bozhanov criticized Bulgari»»»

Arab Finance: The Tourism Development Authority (TDA) has issued 16 final land allocation decrees covering more than one million square meters in the South Magawish Tourism Center, south of Hurghada in the Red Sea Governorate, for integrated hotel, service, and leisure projects, as per a statement.»»»

Buenos Aires: Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring Argentina fans in an emotional final appearance for the former world champions in Buenos Aires. In a perfectly scripted finale, the 39-year-old widely regarded as the grea»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani yesterday honoured 80 teachers from government schools in recognition of their distinguished careers and contributions to education at a ceremony marking World Teachers’ Day. Held under the them»»»

As Israel marks three years since the October 7 Hamas-led assault in 2023, the security failures surrounding the attack have become a major election issue, RT Middle East correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij has reported. The incursion by the militant group left around 1,200 people dead in Israel whil»»»

Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov, commenting in an interview for Nova TV on the two merchant ships struck by drones in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, said that Bulgaria has requested the assistance of international organizations to survey the sunken vessel using an underwater»»»

Twelve years ago, EU summit leaders announced they had a strategy to tackle unprecedented migrant arrivals. Next week, they will meet again in Brussels and to tell us something similar. We journalists will report on the latest twists and turns, hoping to get some sort of angle that hasn’t been cove»»»

Damascus, Oct. 7 (SANA) Syrian Foreign Ministry Adviser for Arab Affairs Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad met with Mohamed el-Feki, Chargé d’Affaires of the Egyptian Embassy in Damascus, along with a delegation that included the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Egypt’s Air Cairo and several of the compa»»»

It has become a cliché in Israel to say the country is “stuck on October 7”: unable to move on to 8 October; unable to return to 6 October. Moving beyond that day will take time, but it will also require moments that mark a before and an after. One came last year, when the last living Israeli hosta»»»

CAIRO: A drone strike hit homes and a mosque in Sudan on Wednesday, killing at least four women and wounding dozens of other people, a rights group said. Emergency Lawyers, which tracks the conflict, blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for the attack in the Hijra neighborhood of Damazin, t»»»

India says lasting peace cannot be won on the battlefield, with Modi pushing diplomacy New Delhi: Strongly condemning a series of recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea that put several Indian crew members at risk, India called for an immediate halt to maritime targeting and renewed »»»

India says lasting peace cannot be won on the battlefield, with Modi pushing diplomacy New Delhi: Strongly condemning a series of recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea that put several Indian crew members at risk, India called for an immediate halt to maritime targeting and renewed »»»

GENEVA: More than two-thirds of refugee and migrant children who reached Europe via Mediterranean and Balkan routes last year were unaccompanied, and many experienced exploitation, a report by UN agencies showed on Wednesday. While overall child arrivals by land and sea fell 25 percent from 2024 le»»»

Arab Finance: Orascom Development Egypt received the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Listing Committee’s approval to raise its issued and paid-up capital to EGP 3.650 billion from EGP 1.130 billion, as per a statement. The EGP 2.519 billion capital hike will be issued over 2.519 billion shares, with a nomi»»»

Geneva: Most migrant children who reached Europe last year were travelling alone, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning about the abuse and violence they face en route. More than 20,000 of the 31,100 children who reached Europe along migration routes last year arrived without a parent or guard»»»

RIYADH: Egypt’s net international reserves rose to a record $57.35 billion in September, extending their gains for a ninth consecutive month, according to provisional data from the Central Bank of Egypt. Reserves increased by $133 million from $57.22 billion in August. They were $7.81 billion, or 1»»»

Producers from 12 countries showcase date varieties, food products and new technologies Under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Office, the 12th edition of the Abu Dhabi Dates Exhibition opened on T»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly affirmed the State’s commitment to developing the non-banking financial sector in its various activities given its vital role in driving the national economy, attracting investment and expanding the participation of the domestic and foreign private sectors. The prime»»»

Accra: Ghana's cabinet has approved a decision to formally apply to join the BRICS geopolitical and economic bloc, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said during a visit by his Indian counterpart. Ablakwa said Tuesday that Ghana had already sought India's support for its application, describi»»»