The head of Tennessee's prison system has resigned in the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike, who is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who previously denied Pike clemency, has halted further executions thr»»»

PARIS, France — The International Energy Agency (IEA) said Saturday that member countries had so far released 325 million barrels of oil and oil-derivative products from strategic reserves, from 400 million barrels promised in March.The update came a day after G7 countries, in coordination with the»»»

GAZA CITY: Israel said on Saturday that it attempted to kill Hamas’s top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local officials said killed five people, four of them women. The pre-dawn strike came on the anniversary according to the Jewish calendar of the October 7, 2023 att»»»

Bucharest has a new dedicated space for dirt jumping and freestyle cycling. The National Dirt Park in Parcul Național, Sector 2, officially opens this weekend as part of the Come2Play sports event, adding two dirt-jump lines, a mini flowtrail, a skills area and a dedicated children’s zone to the ca»»»

RAMALLAH: Israeli soldiers on Saturday backed settlers who seized Palestinian olive groves at the start of the harvest season, with injuries reported in several places across the occupied West Bank, witnesses and medics said. October is the traditional start of the harvest for Palestinians, many of»»»

Captain Smit Machchhar hailed as hero by Netanyahu after averting cockpit incident Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday invited the Indian captain of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight to Israel as a guest of honour after the pilot gave a dramatic account of how he helped save the ai»»»

NAGOYA: The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) showcased the legacy of its Qatar Volunteer Programme at Bayt Qatar, as part of the Asian Games 2026, which took place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4. Former volunteers, who worked on mega-events including FIFA World C»»»

NEW YORK: The U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching for a missing plane with six people on board off Nantucket, an island in the state of Massachusetts, early Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration notified the Coast Guard that the jet had lost contact early Saturday morning during a flight»»»

Presidential candidate Andrey Gurov and vice-presidential candidate Georgi Kandev outlined their main priorities for Bulgaria at a public discussion on Saturday. The candidates were put forward by a nomination committee. The event was held in the concert hall of the Municipal Youth Centre in Shumen»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is marking Customer Service Week 2026, an annual occasion that highlights the importance of customer service and its instrumental role in strengthening the patient experience and the quality of services provided to patients. This year's celebr»»»

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Bulgaria remains open to talks with North Macedonia without ultimatums or departures from European Union policy, President Iliana Iotova told journalists on Saturday. "Bulgaria is a full member of the European Union, and we cannot allow a country on the path to EU membership to reject the EU's valu»»»

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JERUSALEM: The Trump administration is considering measures against Israeli military units and restrictions on their use of US-made weapons over escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Haaretz reported on Friday. Senior US officials have issued an unusually sharp»»»

Bulgaria received Tsar Samuel's remains from Greece with a state ceremony in Sofia on Saturday, followed by a procession and a memorial service at St Sophia Basilica. The remains were flown from Thessaloniki and received at Knyaz Alexander I Square with 21 artillery salutes during the national anth»»»

DOHA: Al Markhiya Gallery is inaugurating the exhibition 'Silent Witnesses' by Palestinian artist Majdulin Nasrallah at its venue at Katara Art Center, at the General Organization for Cultural Village (Katara) Building 5, on Tuesday. Through a collection of artworks, the exhibition explores the tra»»»

France’s decision to share defence documents with the Italian judiciary has raised hopes of a breakthrough in investigations into the 1980 crash of a passenger jet near the island of Ustica, which a former Italian president claimed was mistakenly shot down by a French fighter jet. Sceptics caution »»»

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable housing, fuelled by anger at lawmakers who narrowly rejected measures put forward by the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to strengthen protection for tenants. Fresh protests over »»»

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Palestinian movement Hamas on Saturday called on the US administration and the other mediators in its talks with Israel to prevent Israel from using the ceasefire agreement on the Gaza Strip as a cover to continue strikes on Palestinian territory. "We call on the mediators and th»»»

Execution mishap prompts Tennessee prison chief to step down this month The prison commissioner in the US state of Tennessee has resigned over the botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike, Governor Bill Lee said Saturday. Lee said in a statement that commissioner Frank Strada will leave»»»

Coast Guard hunts for medevac plane lost near Nantucket, Massachusetts The US Coast Guard launched a search operation Saturday for a medical evacuation plane that went missing while flying from Bermuda to Boston with six people on board, officials said. The Coast Guard said on X that surface vessel»»»

New York, Oct. 3 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh and Central Bank of Syria Governor Mohammad Safwat Raslan met Mastercard Chief Executive Michael Miebach in New York to discuss expanding digital payments and modernizing government financial services. The meeting, held Friday at»»»

An Egyptian-Japanese archaeological team has completed the restoration and installation of 16 wooden pieces forming part of the floor of King Khufu’s Second Boat at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. Restoration and reconstruction work on the remaining co»»»

The 53 church artefacts sent to Greece in exchange for Tsar Samuel's remains are still on the National History Museum's inventory, a museum official told BTA on Saturday. Head of the museum's Exhibition and International Activities Department Petranka Nedelcheva said the objects, previously held at»»»

Saudi Arabia is planning a major offensive in civil war-torn Yemen, hoping to reverse gains made by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who seized a strategic Red Sea chokepoint last month, Reuters reported on Friday, citing Gulf and Yemeni officials and Western diplomats. More than 100,000 Yemeni go»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Calendar House said Saturn will appear brighter and larger than usual tomorrow, Sunday, October 4, 2026, allowing residents of Qatar to observe the planet with the naked eye for almost the entire night. The astronomical phenomenon occurs as Saturn reaches its closest point to»»»

Oil tanker attack near Oman raises concerns for Gulf maritime security A tanker has been hit just off the coast of Oman, Saudi Arabia is preparing for a potentially major new offensive in Yemen and a security incident on a flydubai aircraft has brought the regional crisis much closer to home for UA»»»

Tsar Samuel was receiving a fitting welcome in the city he once defended, Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev said on Saturday in a statement released by the municipality. He was commenting on the arrival of Samuel's remains from Greece and their placement in the Basilica of St Sophia. Samuel had defended Sr»»»

Beijing: World No.1 Elena Rybakina could not regroup and fell to 118th-ranked Alina Charaeva in the second round of the China Open on Saturday in Beijing. The 27-year-old from Kazakhstan was playing her first match since seizing the top ranking on her US Open win in New York, but Armenia's Charaeva»»»

NAGOYA: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani crowned the podium winners of the men's pairs padel event at theAichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games during a ceremony on Saturday. Sheikh Joaan presented the medals to the winners, Qatar (Rashid Nawaf and Mashari Nawaf»»»

NEW DELHI: Indian police detained several people in the capital New Delhi on Saturday, disrupting a second day of protests backed by the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party and other opposition groups against changes to voter rolls. The protesters say the changes benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s »»»

The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain aboard a Flydubai flight to Israel on September 30 attempted to carry out a "terrorist" attack, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said ​Saturday. The alleged assailant, identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, had been barred »»»

DOHA: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is marking Customer Service Week 2026, an annual occasion that highlights the importance of customer service and its instrumental role in strengthening the patient experience and the quality of services provided to patients. This year's celebration i»»»

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Geneva: The United Nations has released USD160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving assistance in 12 of the world's most underfunded humanitarian crises. A statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the a»»»

NAGOYA: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani crowned the podium winners of the men's pairs padel event at theAichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games during a ceremony on Saturday. Sheikh Joaan presented the medals to the winners, Qatar (Rashid Nawaf and Mashari Nawaf»»»

Passau, Oct. 3 (SANA) Syria’s Idlib and Germany’s Passau have begun work on establishing a twin-city partnership aimed at expanding cooperation and exchanges in cultural, educational, community and development fields. The initiative was announced during the Syrian-German Cultural Day in Passau, att»»»

The Army spokesperson, referring to the repeated enemy threats, says the Iranian Armed Forces have been closely monitoring developments and are fully prepared to deal with any situation. Addressing the 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade on Saturday, Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami-Nia highlight»»»

LONDON: Anti-immigration Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage was ignored when he complained of threats to his safety, his deputy said Saturday after the man accused of killing former British politician Ann Widdecombe was charged with plotting a terror attack against Farage. Richard Tice said Farage»»»

ALKHOBAR: Before the family gathers in person, much of the conversation has already happened. Someone has sent the morning greeting. An aunt has shared a photograph from years ago. A cousin has announced an engagement. Plans for Friday lunch have been discussed, changed and discussed again. By the »»»

Share: File: Vice President JD Vance headed the secret Camp David meting that discussed Iran and the Saudi -Houthi war President Trump’s top cabinet members huddled for hours at Camp David on Friday to discuss next steps in the Iran war and the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen, three U.S. officials t»»»

The launch of the Distressed Factories Restructuring Fund, with total capital of EGP 1bn, marks a shift in the approach to industrial distress. It places existing assets and production capacities at the heart of the solution, rather than focusing solely on addressing debts or providing short-term f»»»

In a strategic step reflecting tangible integration between monetary and industrial policies, Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla and Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem announced the launch of the Distressed Factories Restructuring Fund with initial capital of EGP 1bn. The significa»»»

GENEVA: The United Nations has released $160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving assistance in 12 of the world's most underfunded humanitarian crises. A statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the all»»»

RIYADH: Regional investors across the region deployed capital across sectors includling industrial robotics, alternative financing, and beauty as September came to a close. Shorooq and Presight join Maven Robotics’ $100m series A UAE-based Shorooq and Presight, a G42 company, participated in US ind»»»

Media in North Macedonia linked Saturday's transfer of Tsar Samuel's remains from Greece to Bulgaria to disputes over shared history and what they described as political pressure on Skopje. "Tsar Samuel's Remains Arrive in Bulgaria: Messages of 'Shared History' and Blackmail against (North) Macedon»»»

NEW DELHI: India’s crude oil imports from the Middle East reached 3 million barrels daily in September, latest shipping data showed, indicating a return to levels before the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted global fuel shipments. India is heavily reliant on imported crude and fuel, and surging ener»»»

Paris, France: The International Energy Agency said Saturday that member countries had so far released 325 million barrels of oil and oil-derivative products from strategic reserves, from 400 million barrels promised in March. The update came a day after G7 countries, in coordination with the IEA, »»»

The man accused of murdering former UK Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe has also been charged with preparing a terrorist attack on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire was charged on Friday under the Terrorism Act 2006 and will appear in court on Wednes»»»