The State of Qatar participated in the 113th session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), held in The Hague, the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Qatar's delegation to the session was headed by Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Netherlands HE»»»

MONTREAL: Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Turkiye this month, his office confirmed Tuesday, in what will be the first-ever bilateral visit by a Canadian leader to the NATO ally. Carney’s October 21-23 trip will include talks in Ankara with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meetings with »»»

RIYADH: Measuring impact and linking funding to results have become an urgent necessity, experts and specialists participating in the Global CSR Forum 2026 told Arab News. Spending levels and the number of beneficiaries are no longer sufficient to assess the success of initiatives, they noted, with»»»

Damascus, Oct. 6 (SANA) Adviser for Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad held talks with Chargé d’Affaires of the Libyan Embassy in Damascus Walid Mohammad Ammar on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Syria and Libya and prospects for e»»»

LONDON: Three Iranian men went on trial in the United Kingdom Tuesday charged with spying for Iran, allegedly laying the groundwork for a violent attack against at least one London-based journalist. The Iranian nationals visited addresses linked to people including two journalists working for the F»»»

IRKUTSK, Russia: Reports of a plague laboratory worker’s death in Siberia have caused waves of speculation outside Russia, but in the city where she worked, many appeared unfazed. The laboratory worker’s death was first reported on Friday. Several Russian media outlets reported she had died from pn»»»

Residents in Irkutsk questioned whether the laboratory worker had died of plague at all Irkutsk: Reports of a plague laboratory worker's death in Siberia have caused waves of speculation outside Russia, but in the city where she worked, many appeared unfazed. The laboratory worker's death was first»»»

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PAPHOS, Cyprus: A British man accidentally let his 3-year-old slip from his hands as he held the child up to look out a hotel window in Cyprus, causing him to fall to his death, a defense lawyer told a court Tuesday. The account was part of evidence that was read out for the first time in court by »»»

LONDON: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to the US-Iran war and the restoration of freedom of navigation, warning of the conflict’s toll on global trade as he began an official visit to Pakistan. “From Islamabad, I want to send a loud and clear message to all parti»»»

The major battle is to reach the runoff, presidential candidate Ivan Hristanov said at a meeting with voters in Yambol, Southeastern Bulgaria. According to him, actual polling data not released to the public indicate that three opponents are running against presidential candidate Iliana Iotova with»»»

Two merchant ships were attacked by naval and aerial drones in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the early hours of Tuesday. The first vessel, the Togolese-flagged Alfa Watan, sank east of the Bulgarian coast, and its crew remains unaccounted for. The second, the Palau-flagged Able, caught fire»»»

Tunis, Oct. 6 (TAP) – The weather will be partly cloudy across most regions later Tuesday and early tonight, following scattered and temporarily thundery showers in central areas.According to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM), nighttime...»»»

The European Commission has proposed up to 15 years of post-accession safeguards to punish new member states in case of bad behaviour, in a long-delayed pre-enlargement policy review out on Tuesday (6 October). The reforms were initially requested by the European Council in June 2024 to be ready by»»»

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei dismissed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s predictions and anti-Iran rhetoric as baseless, warning that Washington will fail in its economic war against Tehran as well.Rezaei made the remarks in a post on his X account address»»»

The American “Israel” Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), for decades one of Washington’s most powerful pro-Israeli occupation lobbying groups, is steadily losing influence as it maintains its unconditional support for “Israel” and moves increasingly closer to the Republican Party, even as criticism »»»

Hungary can only be a truly European country if it remains true to itself, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in Gyula on Tuesday, 6 October, at a commemoration marking the 177th anniversary of the execution of the Martyrs of Arad. Magyar delivered his speech at the memorial to the military officers »»»

Police said officers responding to the incident opened fire on the man Stockholm: Swedish police said Tuesday they shot an armed man outside the Royal Palace in central Stockholm after receiving reports of a disruptive individual carrying a weapon. Police said officers responding to the incident op»»»

London: Stock markets firmed Tuesday as oil prices retreated on easing supply worries, helping to temper concerns about rising government borrowing costs. On Wall Street, the technology-focused Nasdaq index advanced 0.8 percent, coming off a record high set on Monday driven by AI enthusiasm. That b»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman donated blood on Tuesday, launching the annual national blood donation campaign for 2026. The gesture embodies the crown prince’s continued commitment to humanitarian work and the promotion of community health, as well as his ongoing support for nation»»»

After 28 years and 29 countries, British adventurer Karl Bushby finally reached UK soil London: A British adventurer on a 50,000-kilometre, 28-year trek home from South America without using any transport has set foot on UK soil after swimming the Channel, his publicists said Tuesday. Karl Bushby, »»»

Tunis, Oct. 6 (TAP) - The European Union Delegation in Tunisia’s “Sawer Bel Akhdhar” competition is returning in a new format dedicated to content creation, supporting environmental protection and sustainability initiatives through two themes:...»»»

Speaking on the Bulgarian National Television, Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov said that the crew of a merchant vessel that sank following Tuesday’s drone attack in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone had only three minutes to react, which explains the lack of rescue actions. He noted that the»»»

LONDON: An Israeli drone strike on Tuesday killed a Palestinian and wounded several others in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood southwest of Gaza City, the Palestine News Agency reported. An Israeli bombardment also targeted Hamad camp north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, where thousands of displaced »»»

The gap between US exports and imports hit its highest level since March 2025, undermining the Trump administration’s 17-month effort to redress trade imbalances and perceived ‘unfair treatment’ by the US trade partners using measures like the “Liberation Day” tariffs. Figures released by the Comme»»»

MADRID: A Spanish judge on Tuesday lifted an arrest warrant for exiled former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, paving the way for his return to Spain ahead of a general election in November. Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium after Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid, hailed the decis»»»

TEL AVIV: Britain is ​considering expelling Israeli diplomats if Israel carries out its order to shut the British consulate in East Jerusalem this week in a dispute over sanctions targeting Israeli settlements, four sources said. Israel on September 8 ordered Britain to close the East Jerusalem con»»»

Two lanes open in each direction between University City and the Exhibition Grounds Sharjah: Sharjah has partially reopened traffic between University City and the Exhibition Grounds as work advances on roads providing access to the Etihad Rail station. The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority sai»»»

World Teachers’ Day drive supports teachers in remote communities across 10 countries Sharjah: Sharjah Charity International has launched an initiative to sponsor 100 teachers across 10 countries, as part of its efforts to support educators working in schools and classrooms in remote areas. The “Sp»»»

Tunis, Oct. 6 (TAP) - The stock market closed Tuesday’s session, on a slightly higher note, as the Tunindex rose 0.5% to 18,779.57 points, in trading volume of TND 12.9 million, according to an analysis by broker Tunisie Valeurs.ATB posted the...»»»

PARIS: Embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been accused of a potential abuse of power and conflict of interest after the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) filed formal complaints to two FIFA committees. They revolve around three matters: Infantino’s aborted plan to open up the World Cup»»»

The NCS said an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck Chamoli in Uttarakhand at 10.22 pm IST Earthquake tremors were felt across the Delhi-NCR region on Tuesday, with the epicentre of the quake located in Uttarakhand, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The NCS said an earthquake of»»»

Doha: The Qatar Photography Center under the Ministry of Culture is hosting a solo exhibition featuring 43 photographs taken at Katara's Katmai National Park in Alaska by Qatari photographer Khalifa Al Mansouri at Katara's Building 18, running through November 4. The exhibition documents the brown »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani met on Tuesday with Minister of Interior of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Eskandar Momeni. The meeting discussed several topics of mutual interest, particular»»»

Earthquake in Uttarakhand sends ripples across Delhi-NCR region Earthquake tremors were felt across the Delhi-NCR region on Tuesday, with the epicentre of the quake located in Uttarakhand, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The NCS said an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck Cham»»»

The Bulgarian and Romanian Air Forces conducted a joint air-policing exercise dubbed "Blue Bridge 2026", the Defence Ministry press centre reported on Tuesday. Bulgarian and Romanian aircrews executed procedures for the interception, escort, and forced landing of an "intruder" aircraft in a scenari»»»

OHIO, USA: A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on ” American Idol ” was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, after a jury convicted him last week of murdering his wife while he was having an affair. The judge said Caleb Flynn, 40, used his Christian f»»»

STOCKHOLM: Belgian-born scientist Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved. “It was a great surprise, and I obviously didn’t expect it,” Halzen»»»

There is now an exact date of when Hungary could adopt the euro if the country successfully meets the necessary economic and legal requirements, according to a potential timetable outlined by Zoltán Kurali, Deputy Governor of the Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank, MNB). A possible pathwa»»»

Hamdan Foundation in Dubai, UNESCO launch research project on lessons from past laureates Dubai: Three teacher development initiatives from Türkiye, Ethiopia and Indonesia have shared $300,000 at the ninth edition of the UNESCO–Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development, honoured at a ceremony at UNESCO »»»

ICE has called the gloves “distraction and de-escalation devices" The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures,»»»

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council voted Tuesday to extend its monitoring of abuses in Russia, citing the “continued significant deterioration” of rights. The UN’s top rights body voted 21-5 to prolong by a year the mandate of its special rapporteur on rights violations in Russia. Ireland presente»»»

Membership connects Emirati researchers with international Antarctic science programmes Abu Dhabi: The UAE has joined the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) as an associate member, becoming the first Arab state to join the international body in its 68-year history. The UAE’s membersh»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah discussed regional developments in a phone call Tuesday with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty. The two ministers emphasized the need to safeguard maritime security and freedom of navigation, particularly in the Red Sea and»»»

WASHINGTON: Kilmar Ábrego Garcia on Tuesday will be back in federal court, where the federal government will continue its attempt to deport him in an 18-month saga that began when he was mistakenly sent to El Salvador last year. The government is moving to vacate a preliminary injunction put in pla»»»

DAMASCUS: Kurdish forces still hold around 2,200 foreign relatives of suspected Daesh group fighters in a northeast Syria camp, an official there told AFP, despite an integration agreement between the Kurds and Damascus. Two government officials also told AFP that transferring the administration of»»»

DOHA: Mediator Qatar on Tuesday said the United States and Iran were still engaged in talks to end the Middle East war, despite an apparent deadlock seven months into the conflict. The indirect negotiations take account of “the concerns of the various parties”, foreign ministry official Ibrahim Al-»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday reaffirmed the Kingdom’s full support for Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council and internationally recognized government as fighting intensified against the Iran-backed Houthis. The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, said Sau»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday. "An agreement has been reached. Our leader will meet with the Chinese president, that is fo»»»

Etihad touches down at Red Sea International Airport, opening new Saudi route Etihad Airways has launched direct flights from Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, opening a new year-round connection to one of the kingdom’s fastest-growing tourism destinations. The airline’s inaugural Airbus A»»»