This week’s efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict yielded “meaningful progress,” US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner has said. He announced plans to address the Russia-Ukraine territorial dispute and wider European security order in parallel. In a statement on X on Frid»»»

In their most recent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner apparently secured a place for ‘Europe’ at the negotiating table with Russia. European leaders will have to overcome deep factional divides and square away their most ideologically-driven fan»»»

Hungary’s former foreign minister Péter Szijjártó reportedly coordinated with the Kremlin to bring Russian intelligence documents to Budapest, detailing efforts to discredit Tisza politician István Kapitány ahead of the 2026 election. The revelations come from a new book by investigative journalist»»»

A temperature of 27.4 C was recorded in Ruse on November 13, while wind gusts reached speeds of up to 16 metres per second, the hydrometeorological station in the Danube city told the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). The station said that the previous highest temperature recorded in Ruse on November 13»»»

ADEN: Yemen’s armed forces have carried out 943 air and ground strikes against Houthi positions, military sites and equipment over the past few hours, the army’s spokesperson said on Friday. In a statement, the spokesperson said the operations were part of the “Dawn of Yemen” campaign and included »»»

Two figures that best illustrate this transformation. They relate to GDP per capita, adjusted for purchasing power (Purchasing Power Standard, PPS), and to actual individual consumption respectively. The first shows us how much the economy produces, relative to the population and price levels. The »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah strongly condemns the terrorist and brutal aggression carried out by the Zionist enemy, which targeted the Nasser Medical Hospita»»»

An overwhelming majority in the European Parliament has agreed that MEPs can delegate their vote to another member in the months before and after childbirth, retaining their say in key files. The statute change, passed with 578 votes for, 25 against, and 4 abstentions on Thursday (12 November) will»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot called on Friday for respect for the country’s Arab minority after caretaker premier Benjamin Netanyahu and other right-wing figures sought to delegitimize the community’s lawmakers by linking them to Hamas. Two Arab-majority parties, Raam »»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement on Friday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office said, after ‌the ‌president met ‌the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Istanbul. “President Erdogan stated that we would continue ‌working together to ‌prevent the ‌resurg»»»

AL-JIB: Looking tiny in his adult-size grey prison jumpsuit, 15-year-old Palestinian Ezzedine Al-Lahalia appeared stunned as his mother embraced him after a month in an Israeli jail. His first request was a child’s wish for his favorite food: stuffed cabbage and shawarma. The teenager, who had been»»»

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that he would not be cowed by Iranian threats ​against his life, after recently moving from his Washington, DC, residence to a US military base. “Why am I going to be afraid when our, the brave military personnel in the Gulf, President »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump does not see the need for a peace settlement with Iran and prefers applying economic pressure on Tehran, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said on Friday. "President Trump does not think we need a deal, and we will just keep squeezing them,” Be»»»

Investigators examine brakes, speed records, road safety measures after deadly collisions Abu Dhabi: The UAE Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of a truck driver and launched a detailed investigation into a devastating crash in Fujairah that killed 14 people and injured around 30 others, »»»

Tunis, Nov.13 (TAP) - A partnership agreement was inked Thursday in Tunis between the Tunisian Federation of Travel and Tourism Agencies (FTAV) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), represented by its Area Manager for Morocco,...»»»

Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov, in his address to the personnel of the Varna Naval Base on the occasion of the 129th anniversary of its establishment, said that in the context of a changing security environment, the role of the base will continue to grow, the Defence Ministry said on its web»»»

Putin’s remarks comparing European plans to send troops to Ukraine after a settlement to an anecdote about logical loops is an apt characterization of the situation European countries have created for themselves – calling for peace while supporting measures that will prolong the conflict, CIPI Foun»»»

MOSCOW: A car bombing on Friday in Moscow injured an adviser to Ukraine’s former prime minister in the second such attack in as many days and part of a series linked to the conflict with Russia’s neighbor. The explosion struck a car driven by Sergei Zavorotnyi, who previously worked as an adviser t»»»

Exams will run from 25 November to 11 December for pupils in Grades 3 to 12. Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Education has approved the timetable for first-term examinations for the 2026–2027 academic year, with pupils in Grades 3 to 12 required to attend school in person for exams running from 25 N»»»

Istanbul: Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela HE Delcy Rodriguez met Friday with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, at her residence in Istanbul. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation between»»»

LONDON: The world oil market will return to a surplus in the fourth quarter of this year, the International Energy Agency said on Friday, as Middle East exports recover faster than global oil demand despite continued attacks on shipping. The agency also gave more details of remaining volumes to com»»»

Airline reassures travellers that bookings are secure despite delayed confirmations Dubai: Emirates has warned passengers that booking confirmation emails may take longer than usual to arrive because of a global disruption affecting email delivery services. In an advisory published on its website, »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: In the absence of any valid legal justification for the use of force, a U.S. military attack on Ir»»»

Further documents linked to Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have emerged, shedding light on the relationship between Áron Orbán, the brother of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. One email from 2023 shows Áron Orbán offering to cooperate with Szij»»»

MADRID: Spain’s two deadly train accidents this year have driven passengers away from the world’s second-largest high-speed rail network, a concern for a country heavily reliant on tourism and business travel, experts and business groups said. The October 28 collision, which killed 69 people, shut »»»

Step Back in Time at Al Jahili Fort, UAE's Historic Landmark Al Ain: Beneath the mud plaster of Al Jahili Fort, hidden from every visitor, runs a network of chilled-water pipes. It is a quiet piece of engineering in a building that dates from the 1890s, and it exists for a simple reason: summer tem»»»

BELGRADE - The Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia list's candidate for MP Ana Brnabic said on Friday the new Serbian authorities were not interested in holding discussions and hearing the opposition, and noted that, during consultations in the parliament earlier in the day, Student List representatives»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Life Under Israeli Drones: Beirut Residents Hear the Buzz of Occupation in Every Corner of Daily Life 13-11-2026 16:33 PM The constant pres»»»

Bank CEO outlines the bank’s plans to boost manufacturing, food security and innovation Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has surpassed Dh30 billion in cumulative financing approvals since 2021, marking a significant milestone in its efforts to strengthen the UAE’s industrial capabilities, support ec»»»

PROMOMED opened a new division at the Russian Trade Representation in China on November 13, focusing on joint drug development, molecular research, and clinical trials. Company chairman and co-owner Pyotr Bely told Sputnik that the initiative would support the exchange of pharmaceutical development»»»

The director of the Israeli spy agency Mossad is in Washington Friday for talks with senior Trump administration officials about the war in Iran, three sources with knowledge of the matter told U.S. news portal Axios. The visit by Roman Gofman, one of Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants, comes »»»

US denies Iran's Bahrain radar claim as Saudi intercepts drones and nuclear tensions rise Dubai: The US military has denied Iran's claim that it destroyed an American radar system in Bahrain, saying its forces intercepted two Iranian attack drones without injuries or damage. The latest confrontatio»»»

Officers from Bulgaria's Cybercrime Directorate at the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) participated in an international operation that dismantled criminal infrastructure linked to three types of malware: Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC, the directorate announced on Friday»»»

Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance fighters engaged in a point-blank clash with a group of Israeli-backed militias early Friday, November 13, 2026, after detecting their advance east of the Al-Tuffah and Al-Shuja’iyya neighborhoods in Gaza City. During the confrontation, the Islamic Jihad fighter»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said their forces had targeted a US early warning radar system in Bahrain, with the US military saying it shot down two Iranian drones targeting the Gulf island on Friday. “A few hours ago, IRGC Aerospace Force fighters targeted and destroyed the US aggressors’ e»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth could retain his position despite attempts to impeach him, given his loyalty to US President Donald Trump, Thomas Weiss, presidential professor emeritus of political science at the City University of New York, said. "Anything is possible, but »»»

RIYADH: The Arab Parliament has launched a comprehensive action plan to isolate the Iran-backed Houthi militia politically, financially and judicially, and classify them as a terrorist organization. In a statement posted on X on Friday it said: “The Arab Parliament has launched an expanded regional»»»

Bilal Erdogan, the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, paid an visit to the northern city of Tripoli on Friday, where he began his tour at the al-Tal Square and inspected the historic Sultan Abdul Hamid Clock Tower, which served as a symbolic gift to the city of Tripoli. He then toured t»»»

New York: The State of Qatar, the United Kingdom and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have called for the immediate and unrestricted delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, warning that severe shortages of shelter and essential supplies are putting civilians at further risk as winter approac»»»

The parliamentary Environment and Water Committee has approved at first reading three bills amending the Water Act. The proposed changes mark a major step in the Ministry of Environment and Water's broader reform aimed at modernizing environmental administration, eliminating overlapping responsibil»»»

GENEVA: The ‌World Health Organization warned on Friday of surging respiratory illnesses in Gaza, with worse expected after heavy rains flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians. “The numbers already show the pressure. Acute respiratory infections are 33,000 cases higher tha»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday denied that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had destroyed a US radar system in Bahrain, saying US forces had intercepted two Iranian drones headed for the country. “The IRGC launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain and both were shot down by US forces,” »»»

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards navy said a tanker carrying ​liquefied natural gas struck a naval mine and suffered an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday while using what they described was an “unauthorized and dangerous route,” state media ‌reported. No details ‌on the ​tanker ‌were ⁠immediat»»»

Arab Finance: Magnom Properties and Aedan Looking Glass (ALG) signed an agreement to develop a data center and advanced computing facility within the Forbes International Tower project in the New Capital, according to a statement. Located in the Central Business District at the New Capital, the pro»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 13 (TAP) – MPs on Friday called for a review of the cheque law, amendments to Article 66 of the 2027 Finance Bill, and improved access to financing for young entrepreneurs. They also urged the government to link financial support for...»»»

New planetarium in Mysuru aims to inspire scientific curiosity and learning Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated India's first LED dome planetarium, COSMOS-Mysuru, at the University of Mysore campus in Karnataka, marking a significant milestone in the country's science and educ»»»

Police suspect speeding and loss of control led to collision near Kaziranga National Park At least 23 people, including three children, were killed when a passenger minibus collided head-on with a container truck near Kaziranga National Park in India’s northeastern state of Assam on Friday, police »»»

The judicial investigator into the Beirut port explosion case, Judge Tarek Bitar, on Friday interrogated a new defendant in the file, Lebanese Army chief warrant officer Roudy F., who had been tasked by the army with inspecting Hangar 12 prior to its explosion, the National News Agency said. NNA re»»»

GUWAHATI, India: A bus collided with a container truck in the northeastern Indian state of Assam on Friday, killing at least 24 people and 11 injuring others, authorities said. The crash occurred on a highway near Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its one-horned rhi»»»

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards navy said a tanker carrying ​liquefied natural gas struck a naval mine and suffered an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday while using what they described was an “unauthorized and dangerous route,” state media ‌reported. No details ‌on the ​tanker ‌were ⁠immediat»»»