In tonight's edition: Rwanda and South Africa will lose their duty-free access to the US market after being excluded from the AGOA trade programme. Also, South Africans head to the polls amid water shortages and frustration with local services. Plus in DR Congo's mining capital Kolwezi, residents a»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday condemned what he called racist remarks during the election season targeting the country’s Arab minority, after repeated allegations promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraud by Arab-majority lists. “I hold Arab society in Israel i»»»

Bulgaria will simplify visa procedures for Turkish tourists by increasing consular staffing and introducing an electronic appointment booking system, Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov announced after meeting his Turkish counterpart, Mehmet Ersoy, in London. The talks took place on the sidelines of the»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Health Ministry in Gaza: Three people martyred in last 24 hours 04-11-2026 12:31 PM Latest News Urgent News Hezbollah categorically denies »»»

Western powers have long sought to weaken Russia, exploit its resources and undermine its unity, but Moscow has preserved its sovereignty despite external pressure, analysts from Iran, Afghanistan, Turkiye and Lebanon told Sputnik, commenting on President Vladimir Putin's remarks about foreign atte»»»

RIYADH: Jordan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on two programme reviews, paving the way for approximately $294 million in financing, subject to approval by the fund’s management and executive board. The agreement covers the sixth review of Jordan’s economic »»»

Paris, France: French regional bank Credit Mutuel Arkea said Wednesday that it had been the victim of a cyberattack that permitted fraudulent transactions reportedly amounting to $133 million (118 million euros). The bank, the arm of French financial services giant Credit Mutuel in Brittany and els»»»

DUBAI: Iran will broaden its response beyond US military bases if Gulf states allow Washington to launch attacks ‌against it ‌from their ‌territory, an adviser to the Revolutionary Guard Corps commander-in-chief said on Wednesday. Hamidreza Moghadamfar said at a rally ‌in ‌Bandar Abbas that Iran ‌w»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: BMW said Wednesday that it would step up planned job cuts as it reported a drop in third-quarter profit, hit by cutthroat competition and falling demand in China, the world's largest car market. Chief executive Milan Nedeljkovic said he could not give a number for the new cuts b»»»

Auckland: Virat Kohli hit a brilliant 74 to lead India to a five-wicket win over New Zealand in their first one-day international at Auckland's Eden Park on Wednesday. The veteran right-hander hit his 80th ODI fifty off just 35 balls, showing his enduring class on a night when no other batsman was »»»

DUBAI: A surgeon who treated the wounded in Gaza during Israel’s war on the enclave has won a seat in the US House of Representatives, becoming New Jersey’s first Muslim member of Congress. Democrat Adam Hamawy won the 12th Congressional District in Tuesday’s midterm elections, defeating Republican»»»

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Tartous, Nov. 4 (SANA) Pomegranate production in Tartous Governorate is expected to reach 6,486 tonnes this season, compared with 5,858 tonnes last season, as expanding cultivation boosts output despite mounting production costs, harvesting expenses and marketing difficulties that continue to affec»»»

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday defeated former Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan’s open Senate seat, making him the first Muslim elected to the upper chamber of Congress. “Michigan, we did it!” El-Sayed said in a speech at his election headquarters in Detroit. »»»

By Staff Hezbollah Media Relations categorically denied the claims made by the Interior Minister of the so-called Yemeni Transitional Council regarding the presence of Hezbollah experts in Yemen and their alleged involvement in managing military operations and developing the military and training c»»»

No pollution of seawater has been detected in connection with recent ship incidents, the Black Sea Basin Directorate in Varna said on its website. Bulgaria carried out pollution checks and reviewed its security response last Thursday after the drone-hit container ship Contship Jet sank in the Black»»»

Bulgaria is launching the formal process of programming and planning funds from the next EU budget for 2028-2034, with the indicative amount estimated at between EUR 15-EUR 20 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said on Wednesday. Pekanov clarified that the amount has not yet been finaliz»»»

Artificially bred specimens of the Dobruja hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni) will be released into the wild in spring as part of a project to support the protected species’ survival, said the Ruse Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water. The rodents were raised at the Kalimok experimental facil»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, Amiri Decision No. 41 of 2026, establishing the General Authority for Food Safety. The decision shall come into force as of the date of its issuance and be published in the official gazette.»»»

MoIAT and EDB invite eligible factories to apply for financing to expand UAE manufacturing Emirates Development Bank (EDB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), has activated the online portal for financing applications under the Dh1 billion National Indus»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.6013 dinars for one euro on Wednesday, which is a slight change relative to Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is down by 0.1 pct against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.3 pct y-o-y and down by 0.3 pct »»»

Goran Sivac, a lieutenant in the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), has died in Belgrade at the age of 66 following a long and serious illness. Sivac took part in the Defensive Homeland War (1992–1995) from its very first day, serving as commander of a tank company in the Second Battalion of the First»»»

The music ensemble “Katera” from Istočno Sarajevo, which performs spiritual and traditional music as well as sevdalinka songs accompanied by musical instruments, is organising a charity concert in Pale on November 24 to raise funds for the medical treatment of Nataša Nikolić, a young mother from So»»»

Bulgaria is preparing to announce a new measure aimed at encouraging young people of Bulgarian origin who are studying in the country to stay and enter the labour market, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova said here on Wednesday. She was speaking at the "Europe Is With Me" forum, h»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: An Indonesian military helicopter carrying eight people on a firefighting mission crashed in waters off Borneo island on Wednesday, killing a crew member, the army said. The Southeast Asian archipelago has for months been struggling to control wildfires that have burned through »»»

Western efforts to weaken and fragment Russia has taken on new forms, with information and technological warfare increasingly replacing direct confrontation, according to international affairs analysts who also criticize Europe's growing dependence on NATO's anti-Russian policies. International rel»»»

Convict stabbed victim to death after refusing to remove photos of his wife from Facebook Dubai: A Kuwaiti criminal court has sentenced a Bangladeshi expatriate to death for murdering his friend after the victim posted photographs of the killer's wife on Facebook and refused to remove them, accordi»»»

Romania ranks 32nd out of 42 European countries in purchasing power in 2026, down one position from last year, with an average of EUR 11,283 per capita, compared with the European average of EUR 21,153, according to the NIQ Purchasing Power Europe 2026 study released on Wednesday. Bucharest remains»»»

Parliament passed on Wednesday the first reading of a Bulgarian language bill introduced by Vazrazhdane. The bill aims to establish a comprehensive legal framework for implementing state language policy and sets forth the principles and obligations related to the use of the Bulgarian literary langu»»»

Nature Genetics study creates a new resource to unravel genome complexity and advance precision medicine for Arab populations Doha, Qatar: Researchers at Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, have created the Middle East’s first population-scale atlas showing how genetic variation regulates»»»

At least one person was killed and three injured when two helicopters collided when attempting to land at Pheriche, below Mount Everest’s base camp in Nepal on Tuesday. The incident took place shortly after 8 AM local time. One helicopter operated by Air Dynasty was flying from Lukla Airport to Phe»»»

A deadly private jet crash in Florida has sparked a row over diversity hiring policies after social media users alleged that a 20-year-old female copilot was hired because of her gender rather than her qualifications. All nine people aboard the Learjet 60 were killed when it plummeted onto a road i»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesCould AI give NFTs a second chance?Arthur SullivanNFTs have plunged in value since their pandemic height in 2021. In some cases, they are worth 99% less than they were paid for. Yet tokenization of real-world assets and AI means the curios may yet have a future. https://p.dw.co»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has announced that the Istisqa (rain-seeking) prayer will be performed at all mosques across the country on Thursday, November 5, 2026. In a statement, the Ministry said that the prayer will be held at exactly 5:59am. It further listed the»»»

Hungarians can now search a new online database to find out whether their relatives were listed in the communist-era state security records. The launch of Nyitottaktak.hu on 4 November fulfils a major campaign promise by Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government, but historians warn that finding som»»»

New international award celebrates notable figures and creative achievements Sharjah: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri Decree establishing and regulating the Harun Al- Rashid International Award for Sciences, Literat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost over 335 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. This is in addition to:Over 195 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated over the »»»

Stores offer discounts/sale on White Friday. Retailers are set to launch their “White Friday” seasonal offers on November 27, amid anticipation regarding how the recent rise in the US dollar’s exchange rate might impact the prices of clothing and home appliances and, consequently, the scale of the »»»

Democratic Bulgaria Floor Leader Nadejda Iordanova read a declaration in Parliament on Wednesday stating that an election victory does not absolve anyone of responsibility for the way in which it was achieved. Iordanova said: "[The presidential] election is over, and from now on, the most important»»»

Tunis, Nov. 4 (TAP)- The African Association for Geospatial Development (AGEOS) and the Coastal Protection and Planning Agency (APAL) forged a partnership aimed at capacity building, knowledge transfer and geospatial innovation to mitigate...»»»

New QR code and services via EDE portal boost ‘Speak up…Stay safe’ nationwide campaign Dubai: The UAE has launched a new smart tool, EDE DAWA, that allows residents to report suspected side effects of medicines and medical products, as the Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) rolls out a nationwide ph»»»

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DOHA Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi held a phone call with Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue HE Zhai Jun. During the call, the two sides reviewed the bilateral relations and ways to support and strengthen »»»

Despite midterm setback, Trump retains power to shape the Middle East Dubai: Donald Trump has spent more than a decade dominating American politics and reshaping the world’s expectations of US leadership. But after a sweeping midterm election defeat, a new question is confronting Washington and the»»»

Vazrazhdane will conduct extensive monitoring of hate speech directed against Bulgaria, the Bulgarian people, and individual members of the Bulgarian people, and will ask the prosecution service to conduct an investigation on the matter, Vazrazhdane party leader Kostadin Kostadinov said in a statem»»»

For the first time since 1973, an Algerian military convoy has crossed into neighbouring Niger, after parliamentary approval was given for the deployment of the army beyond the country’s borders. In agreement with Nigerien authorities, the troops have begun securing oil-tanker convoys and protectin»»»

Tunis, November 4, 2026 (TAP) – The Arab Institute for Human Rights (IADH) has unveiled the main outlines of its 2027–2030 strategic plan during a regular meeting of its Board of Directors held in Tunis on Monday, November 2.According to a statement...»»»