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»»»

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»»»

Polish municipalities submitted 205 loan applications totaling PLN 11.21 bln under the EU-funded Security and Defense Fund, more than double the original PLN 5.6 bln allocation. The government raised the total municipal pool to about PLN 12.3 bln and says all applications that pass verification sho»»»

European wholesale electricity prices climbed sharply in October. The average spot price reached EUR 175.37 per MWh, up 20.6% m/m and 70% from July. The 2027 annual forward contract averaged EUR 135.58 per MWh, a 14.4% m/m increase. Energy Solution expects upward pressure to persist as winter start»»»

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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»»»

ABU DHABI: Authorities in the UAE said they foiled an attempt to smuggle 200,000 captagon pills and more than 30 kilograms of other narcotics into the country, in an operation that dismantled an international trafficking network involving 20 people. Participating agencies included the National Drug»»»

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»»»

A World This Week ‘Mid Terms Special’  Gavin Lee is joined by panel of four distinguished international correspondents to assess the aftermath of the worst Republican election result since the 1970s, post Watergate. We ask, is peak MAGA over? What will now change at home and abroad? And who en»»»

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»»»

By Staff, Agencies At least 25 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in three consecutive Saudi airstrikes targeting a crowded market in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz, according to local sources, less than a week after another busy market in the province was attacked. Al-Mayadeen »»»

Is Senator Jon Ossoff the future of the Democratic Party? Following a resounding midterm victory in Georgia, a former Republican stronghold, the 39-year-old senator has emerged as a prominent figure as the Democrats look ahead to 2028 for their next presidential nominee. His natural confidence»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, John Bolton, who served as national security adviser to Donald Trump during his first term, called the US midterm results "the beginning of the end" for Trump's stranglehold on the Republican Party. Democrats regained control of both the House of Representatives and »»»

RABAT: A Moroccan court reduced French rapper Maes’s prison sentence over charges including attempted kidnapping from seven years to one, his lawyer said Friday. Moroccan news site Medias 24 reported that Maes — who has roots in Morocco and whose real name is Walid Georgey — was expected to be rele»»»

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani held a phone call on Friday with Secretary of War of the United States of America HE Pete Hegseth. During the call, they discussed topics of mutual interest to both sides as wel»»»

Doha, Qatar: Lusail International Circuit (LIC) commenced the 2026 MotoGP Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar on Friday, November 6, 2026, running until November 8 and marking the 22nd edition of MotoGP at LIC since the circuit first hosted the championship in 2004. This season is the last under the »»»

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Houthi rebels blame Saudi-backed forces for fatal market attack in Taiz Cairo: Airstrikes hit a market in southwestern Yemen on Friday, killing at least 30 people, according to an official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. It would be one of the deadliest attacks since fighting resumed between th»»»

WASHINGTON: US measles cases have surged to 5,182 so far this year, the highest annual total recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 35 years, as the disease continues to spread across the country. The vast majority of infections were among people who were unvaccinated or whos»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday named close aide Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, promoting the architect of his hard-line migration policy after the Republican Party’s brutal midterms defeat. Miller will replace current White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as of Monday, »»»

A bus carrying school children crashed south of Bourg-en-Bresse in eastern France on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 23 others. The vehicle was carrying 43 passengers in total.  A 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man were killed and others injured when a bus carrying schoolc»»»