Oil prices tumble as US-Iran diplomacy raises hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening Brent crude price tumbled more than 8% as hopes grew for a diplomatic end to the US-Iran war, erasing part of October’s sharp rally. Brent was down $9.32, or 8.22%, to $104.1 a barrel, as of 21.38 GMT on Monday, Nov.»»»

US President Donald Trump made his final remarks before Tuesday's midterm elections at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the Washington DC landmark whose multi-million-dollar renovation was marred by peeling paint and a massive algae bloom that turned the water an unfortunate shade of green. The fo»»»

How far will the president of the United States press this time if Tuesday’s Midterm elections don’t go his party’s way? From “only if the Republicans win” campaign promises to a US Justice Department that’s already gotten involved in races, will the White House weigh on the outcome? How will »»»

The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission ⁠in the disputed Western ​Sahara region came to an end Sunday after the Security Council failed to ​renew its mandate. Morocco, which claims the region as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents from the Algeria-backed Polisario Front called »»»

A French court granted bankruptcy protection on Monday to iconic department store BHV Marais, which has stood in central Paris for around 170 years. The move comes after the company announced last week that it sought bankruptcy protection to safeguard its operations and jobs as part of a "rela»»»

RIYADH: Yemen’s internationally recognized government announced a reshuffle on Monday.The new appointments are as follows:1.Salem Abu Bakr Mohammad Thabit Al-Awlaqi is appointed Minister of Information2.Moammar Mutahar Mohammed Al-Eryani is appointed as an ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affa»»»

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accused North Korean hackers of stealing approximately $6.3 billion from Binance in the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. US President Donald Trump meanwhile, has stressed that Pyongyang’s involvement remains unproven. In an alert published on »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah in Riyadh on Monday, with the Jordanian royal condemning Houthi attacks against the Kingdom and expressing Amman’s full support for measures to protect its security and resources. Prince Hussein conveyed t»»»

WASHINGTON: Washington aims to use peace diplomacy in Myanmar as a way to expand US influence and potentially gain access to the country’s rare-earth deposits, according to a recently published State Department strategy document. Reuters reported last month that US officials have quietly held talks»»»

LONDON: Explosive devices hidden beneath soil, tucked inside roadside bags or disguised as rocks, bricks and thermos flasks pose a growing threat to civilians fleeing intensifying fighting in Yemen, the HALO Trust warned on Monday. Shifting front lines are forcing people onto unfamiliar routes as r»»»

This weekend, a conflict flared up with renewed intensity between Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who leads his country’s governing coalition, and his opponent, President Karol Nawrocki, a supporter of the Law and Justice (PiS) party. The presence of police equipment and a significant deployment»»»

Tehran on Monday said that the country was holding "intensive" indirect talks with Washington to avoid a fresh round of US attacks on Iran ahead of the US midterm elections this week. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei shared Iranian plans to reopen blockaded energy corridor, the St»»»

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday for the US midterm elections, which could flip the majority in one or both houses of Congress from the Republicans to the Democrats. What would a Democratic majority mean for the country's political landscape, and how might Democrats move to keep President Don»»»

Is Trump losing the support of the very coalition that brought him back to power? Just one day before the midterm elections, Trump's approval rating stands at 32%, one of the lowest ever recorded at this stage of a presidency. And discontent is growing beyond Democratic voters. Some of Trump's most»»»

AMMAN — Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), the "preferred" gateway to Jordan, the Levant and beyond, announced on Monday a new operational milestone; in October 2026, the terminal handled 109,341 TEUs, the highest monthly throughput in its history.October marks the fourth consecutive month in which AC»»»

AMMAN — Arab Bank Group announced its financial results for the first nine months of 2026, reaffirming its solid performance despite a rapidly changing regional and international operating environment.The Group successfully leveraged its diverse capabilities and wide geographic footprint to enhance»»»

DOHA Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the 59th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) officially opened on Monday at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel. Ho»»»

LONDON: Israeli security forces on Monday arrested 18 settlers suspected of attacking troops and obstructing the evacuation and demolition of an unauthorized outpost in the occupied West Bank, the military said. Dozens of Border Police officers and Civil Administration soldiers arrived at Givat Ora»»»

With the vast majority of French high schools reopening despite calls for new blockades, and the number of people attending weekend demonstrations down for the third week in a row, are the protests in France beginning to die out? We spoke to one political expert who says he believes they will, sayi»»»

Iliana Yotova became the first woman elected president of Bulgaria on November 1. She has held the office since January, when Rumen Radev resigned to lead Progressive Bulgaria into the April parliamentary election and she was already the first woman to serve as head of state. Her own five-year term»»»

Authorities in Ukraine and Russia said their emergency alert mobile apps had been targeted by cyberattacks, with users in Ukraine receiving false warnings of an imminent nuclear threat. Moscow said that hackers had sent fake emergency alerts after gaining access to the Russian Emergency Situations »»»

Cyberattacks affecting supermarket refrigeration systems on Monday in several European countries – including Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden – have highlighted the risks of connecting industrial infrastructure to the internet. After a previous attack in Fr»»»

LONDON: The countdown to America’s midterm elections has become a countdown of a different kind in the Middle East, where an uneasy pause in major US military operations against Iran could end once American voters have cast their ballots. For weeks, signs of a possible confrontation have been accum»»»

PARIS, France: France is holding “technical discussions” with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on returning Afghan irregular migrants, its interior minister said Monday. “We are trying to obtain the possibility to return a certain number of Afghans who are in an irregular situation. These are tech»»»

Belgium’s government has been pushed to the brink of collapse by a budget battle under EU spending rules. Prime Minister Bart De Wever submitted his resignation to King Philippe on Monday morning after negotiations on budget cuts failed over the weekend. De Wever and his coalition partners have spe»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic HE Dr. Nawaf Salam, held a telephone conversation. During the call, they discussed bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen it, as well as regi»»»

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Cairo’s support for Sudan’s unity, sovereignty, and reconstruction during a meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Mohiuddin Salem on Monday to discuss efforts to resolve the ongoing crisis. The talks took place in Cairo on the sidelines of the third round »»»

Egypt and Sudan on Monday reiterated their rejection of unilateral actions in the Eastern Nile Basin, warning that Ethiopia’s management of its dam on the Blue Nile without a binding legal framework poses a continuing threat to the water security of the two downstream countries. The position was ou»»»

Egypt is increasing its strategic commodity stockpiles and drafting a comprehensive plan to rationalise government spending to mitigate the potential economic impact of escalating regional geopolitical tensions. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly outlined the measures during a meeting of the Central C»»»

Shares of Banque du Caire (BDC) began trading on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) main market on Monday following a record EGP 36.37bn initial public offering (IPO), the largest in the history of the country’s capital market. The offering comprised 6,862,500,000 shares, representing 45% of the bank’s to»»»

Egypt is accelerating construction of a 341-kilometre railway line linking Bir al-Abd, Arish and Ras El-Naqab, near Taba Airport, as part of a broader project to extend the national railway network across Sinai and support economic development in the peninsula. Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir ins»»»

Madrid: Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel was admitted to intensive care on Monday following a severe collision during a Spanish second division match against Andorra. The 30-year-old forward is in a "stable but serious condition", his club said in a statement, after he was clattered by visiting And»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held a telephone conversation with French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin on Monday to discuss defense ties and regional developments. During the call, the two ministers reviewed strategic relations between Saudi Arabia and France in t»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Russia bombed an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing 24 people, Ukraine’s emergency services agency said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X that 10 guided bombs targeted an area that included a school buildin»»»

BAGHDAD: A decade ago, the Daesh group broadcast its crimes as it recruited radicals from around the world and imposed a brutal system of oppression across swathes of Syria and Iraq. Years on from the group’s military defeat, accused members are again in the spotlight — this time on trial in Iraq, »»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday that ‌Iran ‌wants to ‌make a deal to end the US war against ‌Tehran and ‌that such ‌an ‌agreement “could happen.” He did ‌not immediately provide details.»»»

DOHA Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan HE Ayman Safadi, held a telephone conversation. During the call, they discussed bil»»»

LONDON: Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed ways to enhance cooperation and strengthen the strategic partnership between Oman and China across various sectors. The Omani ruler’s visit on Sunday and Monday was the first state visit to China by an Omani su»»»

BAGHDAD: A decade ago, the Daesh group broadcast its crimes as it recruited radicals from around the world and imposed a brutal system of oppression across swathes of Syria and Iraq. Years on from the group’s military defeat, accused members are again in the spotlight — this time on trial in Iraq, »»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev was informed Monday by the Bulgarian National Audit Office (BNAO) that it had found no flaw in the failure of Delyan Peevski, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), to declare hefty foreign travel expenses. In a position circulated by his Minist»»»

Heavy rain flooded buildings, roads and underpasses in the coastal city of Varna, with fire crews responding to 25 weather-related incidents so far, the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry said on Monday. With more heavy rain forecast, schools have called off classes for Tuesday after coo»»»

Pazardzhik hosted a forum dedicated to foster care on Monday. Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy Nadya Klisurska said at the event that foster parents who have taken on this mission must feel the support of the State and, above all, its gratitude. She emphasized that institutions must take»»»

YPSILANTI, Michigan: Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and fellow Michigan Democrats scrambled on Monday to refocus attention on turning out voters for Election Day after his former primary rival stunned the party by endorsing the Republican candidate in one of the country’s most closely watched races.»»»

Vessel hit by unknown projectile near Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO reports British maritime agency UKMTO reported on Monday that a vessel was struck by "an unknown projectile" near the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, marking the latest disturbance in the contested waterway. The agency said the incident »»»

TEHRAN: Iranians are flocking to stylish cafes in the capital, as they look for respite from soaring inflation and the spectre of renewed war with the United States. “Cafes offer a chance to unwind, to escape the stress of exorbitant prices, war and anxiety-inducing news,” said Mitra Alipour, celeb»»»

The eight-year mission will cover five billion kilometres and study seven asteroids Abu Dhabi: The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) is on track for launch in the first quarter of 2028, representing a long-term strategic investment in the UAE's space sector, developing national talent, st»»»

Doha: More than 400 entrepreneurs, startup founders, investors, technology professionals and industry experts gathered in Doha for Tribe TechFest 2026, an initiative aimed at strengthening innovation, entrepreneurship and business collaboration between Qatar, the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan HE Ayman Safadi, held a telephone conversation. During the call, they discussed bi»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye, Hakan Fidan, held a telephone conversation. During the phone call, they discussed bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen i»»»

RIYADH: Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Dr. Rayed Krimly received Japan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Yasunari Morino in Riyadh on Monday, where they discussed matters of mutual interest. In a separate meeting, Krimly received Georgia’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Nikoloz Revazishvili, the Forei»»»