Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 102.78 points in July 2026, based on the updated 2024 base year (2024=100), up 0.71 percent month-on-month compared with June 2026. The National Planning Council said in a statement on Tuesday that this release incorporates an enhanced CPI met»»»

The growing threat has led many Brazilians to carry a cheap second phone Cellphone theft has become a major security concern in Brazil, where criminals are increasingly targeting not just devices but the sensitive data stored inside them. Ahead of the October 4 presidential election, cellphone crim»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums (QM), the nation’s preeminent institution for art and culture, yesterday released new details about ‘Giuseppe Penone: The Inner Flow of Life,’ a major survey at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) focused on the career of the pioneering Italian artist. On view from 26 Oct»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatari Forum for Authors, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, has organized an intellectual and awareness-raising seminar titled ‘the Intellectual and the Other.’ Held at the Ministry’s headquarters, the seminar was delivered by writer and researcher Rawda Al Hammadi. It drew »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Culture H E Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday inaugurated the fifth edition of the “Season of Seminars” at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, in the presence of several Their Excellencies, senior officials and diplomats, as well as a group of res»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Society of Engineers is organising the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Summit 2026 on October 4. The event features a comprehensive professional programme that addresses the current state of BIM technology implementation in projects, key developments, challenges, and futu»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition (DJWE) continues to bring together established jewellery and watch houses, emerging designers and collectors from around the world. The 22nd edition features 49 exhibitors representing more than 500 brands from 30 countries, alongside a new group»»»

Commander of Iran’s IRGC Quds Force Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani praised the resolve of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement in confronting the Israeli enemy, stressing that its new generation of fighters has continued to inflict losses on Israeli forces despite the martyrdom of its senior le»»»

Attorney General Letitia James to take over investigation Ithaca: New York’s governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost faith in the local district atto»»»

How international rules shape shipping routes and impact global trade A disruption can delay cargo, push up freight and insurance costs, and affect the movement of oil, gas and other goods. For countries and businesses that depend on maritime trade, the economic toll can be significant. So who sets»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Scientific Club (QSC), affiliated with the Ministry of Sports and Youth, concluded the second batch of the Young Inventors Programme 2026 on Wednesday. Programme Director Eng. Hessa Al Najjar told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the programme aims to help young people think outs»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Civil Service and Government Development Bureau, in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), has announced the electronic integration of the sick leave service between the Mawared government human resources system and the e-Jaza electronic sick leave system. According»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF), through its Community Care Department, is organising an awareness campaign and a series of diverse community and awareness events and programmes from October 1 to 10, 2026. The events mark the International Day of Older Persons and »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality has honoured participating and supporting entities, contributing departments, the judging committee and winners of the 11th Local Dates Festival 2026, recognising their efforts in ensuring the success of the annual event and supporting Qatar’s agricultural »»»

KYIV: Traffic was halted across one of Kyiv’s main bridges and restricted at a second one on Friday after Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital, the authorities said. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the Southern Bridge, which connects the east and west of Kyiv over the Dnipro river, was “compl»»»

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The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 6.4% in August 2026, unchanged from July 2026, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data published on Thursday.The unemployment rate among women was 0.2 percentage points higher than among men, at 6.5% for women and 6.3% for men.»»»

Nearly seven out of ten (69%) Romanian individual investors state that they lack confidence in the outlook for the Romanian economy?a slight increase from the 68% recorded at the end of the second quarter of this year, according to the latest Retail Investor Beat survey.According to the cited sourc»»»

On January 1 2026, there were 3.903 million people aged 65 and over in Romania, accounting for 20.5% of the country's resident population of 19.041 million, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS), which released the figures on Thursday to mark the International Day of Older ...»»»

The European Commission (EC) has decided to send an additional letter of formal notice to Romania for failing to ensure effective compliance with the EU rules on ecodesign and energy labelling of products, the EC reported on Thursday.Member states are responsible for ensuring effective surveillance»»»

The European Commission (EC) decided to send a reasoned opinion to Austria and Romania that still have not submitted all the information required in their integrated national energy and climate progress reports (NECPRs) that were due by 15 March 2025, according to an EC press release issued on Thur»»»

Romania officially submitted its final payment request under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to the European Commission on Wednesday evening, with a total value of 6.04 billion euros, interim Minister for European Funds Dragos Pislaru announced."Just a few minutes ago, at around 21»»»

The Finance Ministry (MF) has planned loans from commercial banks worth 5.8 billion lei in October 2026, which may be supplemented by 15% of the nominal value awarded at benchmark auctions, through additional non-competitive tender sessions organised exclusively for benchmark ...»»»

The Ministry of Finance is launching a new edition of the Fidelis program from October 2 to October 9, 2026, featuring interest rates of up to 7.75% for issues denominated in lei and up to 6.60% for those in euros, according to a press release from the ...»»»

The reference index for consumer loans (IRCC) stands at 5.57% per annum, up from the 5.56% per annum figure published three months ago, according to data released by the National Bank of Romania ...»»»

The Ministry of Finance is launching a new edition of the Tezaur program, allowing Romanians to invest in government securities with maturities of 1, 3, and 5 years and tax-free annual interest rates of 6.50%, 7%, and 7.50%, respectively, the institution announced on Thursday.The issuance will take»»»

The National Bank of Romania's (BNR) foreign exchange reserves stood at 60.060 billion euro on 30 September 2026, down by 4.805 billion euro from 64.865 billion euro recorded at 31 August 2026, according to data published by the central bank.During the month, inflows amounted to 3.302 billion euro,»»»

The Republic of Moldova will soon put two state-owned companies up for sale, namely the Glass Factory and Zarea Hotel, Natalia Bejan, director of Moldova's Investment Agency, told AGERPRES in an interview.According to her, the privatisation process ...»»»

Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Penakov Friday said that he expects the 5th payment under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) - EUR 1.8 billion - by the end of December. The request was submitted on Thursday, and with that step Bulgaria completed the final administrative procedures with t»»»

Doha, Qatar: A two-day forum on alternative care and the sustainable wellbeing of children without parental care has opened in Doha, bringing together child protection experts and officials from Qatar and abroad. The forum, organised by Qatar’s Dreama Orphan Care Center in cooperation with Unicef, »»»

Doha, Qatar: Katara Cultural Village Foundation has launched the Katara International Academy, a new initiative aimed at expanding educational and professional training opportunities by drawing on the foundation’s cultural, intellectual and professional expertise. The academy was inaugurated yester»»»

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Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s food security strategy is increasingly focused on building a resilient system that combines stronger local production with reliable imports, flexible supply chains and greater private-sector participation, Ministry of Municipality Undersecretary H E Eng. Ali bin Mohammed Al Ali»»»

Hungary sees one of the EU’s sharpest annual house price increases, but the latest quarter brought an unexpected turn. House prices in the European Union rose 4.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, Eurostat reported Thursday. Prices increased 1.2% compared with the previous quarter. In th»»»

Kyrgyzstan is tightening oversight of companies operating with virtual assets, as well as their owners, transfers and compliance with anti-money laundering requirements. The relevant amendments have been made to a 2025 Cabinet of Ministers resolution. Based on the findings, a case on an offense may»»»

Turkey has called for stronger cooperation among Turkic states in the field of media and communications, including efforts to combat disinformation, hate speech and digital manipulation. Burhanettin Duran, head of the Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidency, made the remarks in a video»»»

Investments made by Greek companies in the energy sector in Romania have exceeded 5.5 billion euros since the end of 2023, said the Greek ambassador to Romania, Lili-Evangelia Grammatika, upon launching the third edition of the Code of Good Practices for Renewable Energy in Romania. “My presence ..»»»

President Nicusor Dan declared on Wednesday that the presence of the Alliance for Romanians' Union (AUR - opposition) in government could affect relations with Romania's partners, both for security aspects and that concerning the European Union. APresident Nicusor Dan ...»»»

President Nicusor Dan said on Wednesday evening that, although early elections 'sound very good in theory', in practice they would mean five months during which no budget revision could be carried out.'Early elections sound very good in ...»»»

The Ministry of National Defence (MApN) informs on Friday morning that a drone had crashed in the area of Plauru, Tulcea County.'During the night of October 1 to 2, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected new drone attacks targeting civilian and infrastructure sit»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar added a bronze medal at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 yesterday as wrestler Shahin Mohammed finished third in the men’s Greco-Roman 77kg category, while beach volleyball duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan advanced to the final. Shahin’s bronze took Team Qatar’s medal tally »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has ranked first globally and regionally in the General Infrastructure and Tertiary Inbound Mobility indicators in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The results showed Qatar’s advancement across several key p»»»

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station supplying the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, drawing condemnation across the Muslim world. The Houthis denied involvement in the drone attack, which came as fightin»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces hit a road‑railway bridge across the Dnepr River in Kiev, which was used to transport troops and supplies for the armed forces of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. The Russian armed forces continue to carry out overnight strikes agains»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar will face hosts Saudi Arabia in the Gulf Cup semi-final tomorrow in Jeddah, with striker Almoez Ali confident the Asian champions can reach the final despite expecting a tough challenge in front of the home crowd. Saudi Arabia topped Group A to set up a semi-final against Qatar, »»»

The director of Batken Electric Networks enterprise has been detained on suspicion of extorting $3,000. According to the Interior Ministry, electricity at a company in Kadamdzhai district was cut off on September 15 due to unresolved violations involving a high-voltage power line. According to inve»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s consumer spending rose 3.5 percent to SR13.37 billion ($3.57 billion) in the week ending Sept. 26, with hotels, recreation and furniture among the sectors recording the strongest gains, official data showed. The number of point-of-sale transactions during the monitored week r»»»

Machchhar was injured on Wednesday aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Indian flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, who was seriously injured after being attacked by his co-pilot during a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, and praised his courage during the mid-air crisis. »»»

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