TEL AVIV: Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday for a large anti-government demonstration, three days ahead of a general election that is widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protest was organized by the October Council, a group founded by the families of vic»»»

MOSCOW: Latvia, a member of the European Union and NATO, has emerged as one of the top five countries used to ship Russian grain this marketing season despite strained political ties, as Moscow redirects exports from the Azov-Black Sea basin to Baltic ports. Some 431,700 tonnes of Russian grain wer»»»

Cairo, Oct. 24 (SANA) UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday called for Middle East crises to be addressed through political and diplomatic means, urging an end to the expansion of war and the protection of civilians. In a post on X after arriving in Egypt, Guterres said: “Amid intensify»»»

PARIS: French anti-terror investigators said Saturday they have extended the detention of a man suspected of opening fire in the Paris suburbs a day earlier, killing one person and wounding five. The 39-year-old man, partly identified as Kevin T., was arrested Friday in possession of a submachine g»»»

TIRANA: Thousands rallied in Tirana on Saturday at a fresh anti-government rally after days of violent unrest in the Albanian capital, with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd. Since mid-October, protesters and police have routinely clashed. Several government buildings have been attacked,»»»

HEBRON: The Israeli military forced about 1,500 Palestinians to leave their homes in Hebron after sealing off two neighborhoods, with 1,000 more facing displacement as part of a large-scale operation that continued a day after Palestinian gunmen shot two soldiers dead at a military checkpoint. Yous»»»

Amman: The death toll from an attack on a church in Jordan's southern Karak Governorate has risen to nine after one of the injured victims died while receiving hospital treatment. Jordanian Health Minister Dr. Ibrahim Al Bdour said one critically injured victim remained under treatment at Prince Al»»»

London: Qatar Foundation (QF) organized its Alumni Forum 2026, with the participation of 65 graduates from the United Kingdom (UK) and across Europe, as part of its efforts to share their stories and experiences, build and strengthen connections with each other as well as learn, support, collaborat»»»

Voting has ended in the election of members of Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors' quota, the SJC said on Saturday. Prosecutors are electing four members of the Council from a total of 25 candidates. The opening of ballot boxes at the polling stations, the counting and v»»»

The Budapest Central District Court on Friday remanded Gyorgy Matolcsy, the former governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH), into custody for one month. The court ordered the detention on suspicion of graft and use of forged documents, Anna Madarasi, a spokesperson for the court, said. Madara»»»

Swedish property company Eastnine plans to expand its office portfolio in Warsaw and Poznań over the next three to five years, with no plans to enter new markets. In late September, it acquired Warsaw’s The Bridge for €241 mln, below its €285 mln valuation after adjustments for vacancies, rent disc»»»

Polish businesses can apply for new grants and low-interest loans for renewable energy, biogas, heat storage, green upgrades and truck-charging infrastructure. From Nov. 2, energy-intensive firms can seek PLN 5 mln to PLN 300 mln in loans covering up to 100% of eligible renewable-energy project cos»»»

NAIROBI: Uganda’s health ministry said late on Friday that travelers with a history of travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been battling an Ebola outbreak for months, will not be permitted to transit through the East African nation. The announcement came after an Ebola patient in »»»

ROME: Five Italian activists detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank returned to Italy on Saturday, Italy’s foreign ministry said. The five were detained on Thursday while accompanying Palestinian farmers who were collecting olives. Israel said the activists were in an area where there had been»»»

New Delhi, India: At least one person was killed Saturday after a devastating fire gutted several roadside shops on the outskirts of the Indian capital city, New Delhi, police said. Police and fire personnel were immediately rushed to the spot to douse the fire and prevent it from spreading to the »»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s foreign minister will tell his Yemeni counterpart on Saturday that Houthi attacks on civilians are “unacceptable” and express hope the conflict can be resolved through dialogue, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is due to meet Yemen’s Afrah Al-»»»

RIYADH: Written tributes are being requested in memory of Abdulaziz Alghashian, the Saudi political researcher and commentator who died suddenly in Riyadh on Oct. 18. Alghashian was a political analyst and geopolitics expert known for his incisive, bite-sized commentary on sensitive issues, includi»»»

Catch up on today’s regional developments and check the latest flight schedules Diplomatic efforts are continuing across the region this weekend, as Saudi Arabia responds to ongoing Houthi attacks and attention remains on tensions between the US and Iran. Here’s a round-up of this evening’s key dev»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch another military operation against Iran, as Washington quietly withdraws diplomatic personnel and relocates troops from bases across the Middle East in moves resembling preparations ahead of the initial US-Israeli strikes in February. “We may do an»»»

KYIV: Ukraine said on Saturday that the Starlink satellite system and its military version Starshield were again operating at high speeds after over a week of restrictions that disrupted military operations and intensified tensions with the US. Problems with Elon Musk’s SpaceX-owned systems came af»»»

Growing up in Dubai helped shape his creative outlook he now brings to the world Dubai: Before his international music career, Palash Deshpande was a teenager in Dubai learning to make songs from YouTube tutorials. He has started guitar lessons at a small music academy in Karama at the age of 12. N»»»

DUBAI: Ras Al-Khaimah authorities said on Saturday that all beaches in the ​emirate would be closed until further notice, a day after an offshore oil leak prompted beach closures in neighboring Umm Al-Quwain and Sharjah. The Public Services Department announced the closures in a statement shared by»»»

Serbia is heading into a snap parliamentary election on October 25 following nearly two years of anti-government protests sparked by a deadly railway station canopy collapse. Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is running for prime minister against a fragmented opposition seeking to capitaliz»»»

US President Donald Trump on Friday said his country may launch “another little Epic Fury” on Iran, referring to the joint Israeli-American military operation that sparked the war with Iran at the end of February. US President Donald Trump said on Friday Washington may carry out another military op»»»

France is bracing for another day of cost-of-living protests, with extra police deployed nationwide to prevent a repeat of the violence that followed last Saturday’s demonstrations. In Lyon, where protests have been banned, police used tear gas to disperse around 150 people who had gathered to demo»»»

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and senator Flavio Bolsonaro will rally their supporters one last time on Saturday, closing a fraught election campaign one day after a combative final debate. Both candidates will seek to flex their support in front of massive c»»»

Doha, Qatar: A 76-goal outburst through the first four rounds has intensified the race for group supremacy in the eighth Sports for All Futsal Championship for Qatar's ministries and government agencies 2026, with teams jockeying for position and qualification for the knockout stages at Lusail Spor»»»

Three men have been detained in connection with the fatal shooting of businessman and politician Slavi Binev at his home in Sofia’s Pavlovo district, with investigators suspecting an unresolved financial dispute rather than a contract killing, the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs (SDVR) said a»»»

PoliticsTurkeyGreece protests Turkey-Libya deal on Mediterranean maritime corridorThomas LatschanTurkey and Libya plan to redraw maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean as part of a new economic corridor. This has sparked strong protests from Greece, and has also drawn the European Union into the »»»

BERLIN: The retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest built for Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps was almost completely destroyed in a fire, and work to extinguish the blaze was still in progress Saturday, authorities said. A suspect was detained. The local tourism authority said it wasn’t immediately clea»»»

Long before the current ruckus over the speed cap on Starshield satellite terminals in Ukraine, successive US administrations relied on Elon Musk’s SpaceX to control Starlink access, Reuters reports, citing former senior US officials. Under Biden:The administration reportedly coordinated with Space»»»

RIYADH: For many Yemenis who spent years without legal status in Saudi Arabia, regularization has offered a path to a normal life. From booking passport appointments to obtaining a mobile SIM card in their own names, each step has helped restore their place in society. Though their experiences have»»»

DUBAI: Ras Al Khaimah authorities said on Saturday that all beaches in the emirate would be closed until further notice, a day after an offshore oil leak prompted beach closures in neighboring Umm Al Quwain and Sharjah. The Public Services Department announced the closures in a statement shared by »»»

AMMAN: Jordan’s ​King Abdullah chaired a security meeting ‌on ‌Saturday ​and ‌ordered ⁠security ​forces to respond ⁠firmly and ⁠pursue ‌those ‌behind ​a ‌church attack ‌in Karak Governorate ‌that killed and wounded ⁠civilians, ⁠the royal court said. “King Abdullah emphasizes the necessity of pursui»»»

Paris, France: French police started firing tear gas at protesters Saturday as they stepped up security in major cities aiming to prevent a repeat of rioting a week ago, on a day of fresh nationwide demonstrations over the high cost of living. Police in the southeast city of Lyon fired tear gas to »»»

DODMA: Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu will begin a hunger strike Monday to protest prison authorities’ alleged refusal to allow court-ordered private consultations with his lawyers, his lawyer said Saturday. Lissu, who survived being shot 16 times in a 2017 assassination attempt, f»»»

Ningbo, China: Top-ranked Elena Rybakina closed in on her fourth WTA title of the year as she beat Diana Shnaider on Saturday to set up a Ningbo Open final against Leylah Fernandez. Three-time Grand Slam winner Rybakina, the number one seed and defending champion, defeated the 13th-ranked Russian 6»»»

HAMOUD, Jordan: Prayer services had just started at a church in Jordan on Friday when Nasser Al-Burqan heard what he thought was an exploding air conditioner. Then the blasts kept coming. He soon realized it was gunfire. Some people ran away. He said others, some bleeding, tried to hide in their pl»»»

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China on Saturday, inaugurating a new bridge that connects the two countries and saying he hoped to expand cooperation with his powerful neighbor. Kim’s visit to China is his latest move in an increasingly assertive foreign policy as he seeks to align »»»

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is planning to build a museum dedicated to Hajj in the country, as officials seek to highlight historical links between the holy pilgrimage and Indonesia’s nation-building efforts. Each year, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country sends the highest number of »»»

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Police add an abetment of suicide charge against two men arrested over the alleged assault Dubai: A young delivery worker in New Delhi has died after allegedly consuming a poisonous substance following an assault sparked by his refusal to accept a torn Rs10 note from a customer, prompting police to»»»

Hungary’s opposition parties used the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution to warn about threats to national freedom, criticise Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government and call for political resistance. At the Fidesz–Christian Democrat commemoration in Budapest, former President János Áder reca»»»

Lhasa: Rescue and relief efforts continue after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County of the city of Nagqu in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Saturday. The earthquake, which struck at 10:33 pm on Thursday, has left 16 people dead and 76 others injured. Th»»»

CHICAGO: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is changing the way it participates in US elections, announcing that it will stop formally endorsing candidates, making direct contributions through its political action committee and earmarking donations after the 2026 election cycle. AIPAC, on»»»

Step onto glass ledges 1.5m beyond the deck for views of the Palm and Dubai’s skyline Dubai: The View Palm Jumeirah is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an exhilarating new experience, The Ledge at The View. Featuring eight glass ledges, the experience invites guests to step beyond the observa»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi has announced that all US forces, including military advisers, have withdrawn from Iraq, describing the departure as a significant step toward ending the foreign military presence in the country. Speaking to the Iraqi News Agency on Friday,»»»

Two suspects allegedly prepared orders while a third delivered them, knowing the contents Dubai: Kuwait has arrested three people accused of selling electronic cigarettes to secondary school students by concealing them inside food orders, in a scheme that police say was designed to evade detection »»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen announced on Saturday that it had intercepted two missiles fired by the Houthis towards Taif and Yanbu, in the kingdom's west. It came shortly after Riyadh's civil defence agency broadcast warnings of "potential danger" for four wester»»»