KHDA’s new approach will use AI, school performance data to tailor assessments Dubai: Dubai’s private schools will undergo a new round of quality assurance visits from the first term of the 2026-27 academic year, with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) introducing a more flexible,»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are expected to hold a phone call shortly, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov also said Moscow would welcome US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner if they decide to share the results of their talks with Ukrainian represent»»»

Daughter of South African bus driver became pioneering judge and global human rights voice Before Navanethem “Navi” Pillay became one of the world’s most prominent human rights jurists, she was a young girl growing up in a poor Indian neighbourhood of Durban, South Africa, where racial discriminati»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel on Friday slammed the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to jurist Navi Pillay, saying it legitimized “anti-Israel hatred” and that Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels must be “applauding from hell.” Pillay headed the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied»»»

Tunis, Oct.9 (TAP) - More than 60 researchers, plant health experts and representatives from the main agricultural sectors took part in a workshop held on Thursday to launch the process of updating the national list of quarantine pests, which was...»»»

No drone debris had been found near the ship sunk in the Black Sea, Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov said at a briefing on Friday. The briefing was held at the Chaika naval base in Varna, with representatives of the Air Force and the Navy also taking part. Stoyanov said they had been unable to »»»

Saudi Arabia will not agree to a truce or a ceasefire with the Houthis until the Yemeni government that it backs regains all the territory it has lost in recent weeks, a regional source told AFP on Friday. Saudi Arabia will also not bow to the Houthis' "military blackmail", the source added, speaki»»»

Iraq has rejected Syria's request to repatriate thousands of suspected Islamic State members transferred from Syrian detention centers to Iraqi custody earlier this year, a senior Iraqi security official said. Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Aboudi said Wednesday that a meeting had been he»»»

Ágnes Forsthoffer welcomed a delegation led by Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx to Hungary’s Parliament, where discussions focused on strengthening bilateral parliamentary ties and addressing the country’s key challenges. Hungarian National Assembly Speaker Ágnes Forsthoffer met an American d»»»

Running a red light carries a Dh1,000 fine, 12 black points and 30-day vehicle impoundment Sharjah: Sharjah Police have warned motorists against running red lights after sharing a video showing a car jumping a traffic signal and crashing head-on into another vehicle, highlighting the potentially de»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday hydropower plants were returning to the energy map due to their enormous potential for storing energy, and noted that Danube, identified as a strategic resource of the EU, had a crucial role in th»»»

GENEVA: Almost all of Gaza’s population need tents or help with shelter ahead of winter, with the El Niño weather phenomenon expected to bring heavier rainfall, while supplies remain scarce due to Israeli restrictions, the UN migration agency said on Friday. The El Niño — which could be the stronge»»»

TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (Sputnik) - The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) plans to continue contributing to a new architecture for Eurasian security, a statement by the heads of CIS member states on the occasion of the organization's 35th anniversary read on Friday. "The Commonwealth of I»»»

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Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov is awaiting a response from Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova before deciding whether to nominate a candidate for acting Prosecutor General, the Justice Ministry press service said on Friday. On October 7, Naydenov sent Stefanova a letter requesting the nam»»»

Violations and unjustified payments exceeding EUR 1 million have been identified at 21 pharmacies in 12 regions in connection with dispensed medicines for which the national medicinal product number did not match the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), the press centre of the National Health Insurance»»»

Saudi Arabia and the UAE back a Japan-led initiative to strengthen Asia's oil reserves Dubai: Saudi Arabia and the UAE will support a Japan-led initiative to strengthen oil supplies and strategic stockpiles in Southeast Asia, as disruptions linked to the US-Iran war expose vulnerabilities in Asia’s»»»

The European Union has received an official request from Lebanon to deploy a European security mission on its territory and the EU foreign ministers will approve the deployment of this mission on Monday, a European diplomat said. The source told Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel that the security miss»»»

Tunis, Oct.9 (TAP) - Tunisia had repaid TND 10,469 million in public debt services by the end of June 2026, i.e. a 45.4% implementation rate compared with the forecasts in the 2026 Finance Act, reads the Finance Ministry's report on the...»»»

OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa’s Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Pillay, currently a judge on the International Court of Justice in a case where M»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Uralvagonzavod, one of Russia's largest tank manufacturers, on its 90th anniversary, praising its role in supplying the armed forces with modern military equipment. "You clearly and promptly fulfill state defense orders, create modern military and spec»»»

Video shows Saudi coalition targeting Houthi missile sites amid rising tensions The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Friday that it had destroyed three missile launchers used by the Houthis to threaten regional security, warning that attacks on civilians and civilian facilities»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 9: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announces that the military execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be "livestreamed". But first: we look at reactions in Italy after the country's parliament passes a controversial electoral reform that critics »»»

Nice, France: Two paintings by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a museum in southern France, the town’s mayor said Friday. In September, thieves broke into the museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and managed to escape with two works by the French impr»»»

NEW DELHI: India is in talks with Saudi Arabia for investment in its strategic port projects and closer cooperation in shipbuilding and seafarer training, the Indian shipping minister said following a meeting with Saudi Ports Authority President Suliman Al-Mazroua. New Delhi is hosting South Asia’s»»»

Beijing: Chinese AI cybersecurity tool Artex said it stopped programmers from accessing its source code, acknowledging misuse by "bad actors" after South Korea linked it to several recent bank hacks. Artex was designed to help organisations strengthen their cyber defences through security testing t»»»

Senegal and Morocco on Thursday are again set to fight for the African Cup of Nations title – this time, in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The closed-door hearing comes nine months after the Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of their trophy after the team's»»»

Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said bomb threats against institutions across the country had increased sharply during periods following his parliamentary hearings on flights linked to Delyan Peevski, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS). Speaking from the parliamentary»»»

Kostadin Kostadinov, chairman of the "Revival" parliamentary group (a pro-Russian party), accused Rumen Radev and President Iliana Yotova of withholding information about Ukrainian official Kyrylo Budanov’s unannounced visit to Bulgaria, warning that the country’s security could be at risk. Fu»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, met with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev in Sofia on October 8 during a visit kept confidential for security reasons, the government press service confirmed. In a statement issued in response to media inquiries, the Counc»»»

Top Chinese and EU commerce officials reached an "understanding" on the trade of hybrid vehicles following closely watched talks on Friday, Beijing's commerce ministry said, citing a joint statement. "After intensive consultations, the two sides reached an understanding on trade in hybrid vehicles »»»

A 45-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment in Plovdiv’s Severen district, and a young man has been detained in connection with the suspected murder, with preliminary findings indicating that her death was intentional. Investigators believe the suspected perpetrator may be a member of the wo»»»

Before she finished explaining daughter’s problem, Sharjah Ruler already stepped in Sharjah: A mother who called a live radio programme seeking help for her daughter’s university education was told, before she could finish explaining her predicament, that the Ruler of Sharjah had already intervened»»»

There is no cause for concern over grain trade in the Black Sea, and no vessels travelling to or from Bulgaria have been turned away, Agriculture and Food Minister Plamen Abrovsky told journalists here on Friday. He said he was confident the situation remained calm, following communication with the»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov on October 8, the Government Information Service said here on Friday. During the meeting, Budanov shared the Ukrainian side’s views on the prospects for reaching a peaceful resolution to the war in his country.»»»

Flights to Riyadh and Yanbu cancelled until Oct 10, with Abha services halted until Oct 11 Dubai: Dubai-based carrier flydubai has cancelled flights to Riyadh and Yanbu until October 10, while services to Abha will remain suspended until October 11, amid escalating regional tensions and disruptions»»»

Saudi civil aviation assesses damage after Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport Saudia has named Captain Hamoud Ali Alkalthami as the employee killed in Thursday’s attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, paying tribute to him as the airline confirmed damage to one of its aircraft. In an»»»

Police and protesters clashed in Brussels on Friday as tens of thousands of people rallied in the Belgian capital against rising living costs and budget-tightening measures introduced by the government. Dozens of protesters, many of them young, dressed in black and wearing masks, threw rocks and fi»»»

100 million mangroves by 2030: UAE's vision for a greener future Abu Dhabi: Mangrove trees, locally known in the UAE as qurm, are assuming growing strategic importance in Abu Dhabi as the emirate steps up efforts to address the impacts of climate change, protect coastal ecosystems and advance its e»»»

DUBAI: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in a social media post, reiterated the bloc’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf region and emphasized that attacks on civilian infrastructure were unacceptable. “Houthis have once again struck Riyadh’s airport, taking three in»»»

US green card freeze sparks concerns over skilled talent mobility and innovation India on Friday strongly criticised US Vice President JD Vance for describing H-1B visa workers as “indentured servants”, calling the remark deeply offensive and insensitive to the historical and colonial associations »»»

Foreign-controlled companies employed 18.7% of Bulgaria’s business-economy workforce in 2023, according to Eurostat data, giving international capital a significant role in the country’s employment structure. Across the European Union, enterprises under foreign control represented just 1.1% of all »»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said on Friday that he would send an official letter to the Council of Ministers seeking information about the purpose of the visit to Bulgaria by Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the talks held with him.»»»

OpenAI said Thursday it shut down Russian and Iranian influence operations that used ChatGPT to create fake journalist personas and support a purported think tank spreading anti-Ukraine propaganda. The Iranian operation involved seven profiles posing as Western journalists to place lengthy articles»»»

MoU signed at AI Everything 2026 strengthens UAE AI sovereignty and industrial capacity MoU signed at AI Everything 2026 empowers governments and enterprises in-country self-reliance across the AI stack while boosting the national industrial capability and Emirati talent. Dubai, UAE – Kerno, a UAE-»»»

BELGRADE - Air Serbia achieved its best-ever Q3 result in 2026, carrying a total of 1,737,977 passengers on scheduled and charter flights, the national airline announced on Friday. "At the same time, the national airline achieved a record result for the first nine months of the year, carrying a tot»»»

A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is being bankrolled and protected by the U.S. and Lebanese authorities, a BBC investigation has found. Bassam al-Hassan, who oversaw Syria's chemical weapons program and was a senior adviser to former President Bashar al-Assad, is being har»»»

New study estimates 183,000 tortoises on Aldabra Atoll after decades of conservation Giant tortoises that were once hunted to the brink of extinction now outnumber humans in the Seychelles, with a landmark scientific survey estimating that nearly 183,000 of the animals live on a remote Indian Ocean»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov is awaiting a response from Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova before deciding whether to nominate a candidate for acting Prosecutor General, the Justice Ministry press service said on Friday. On October 7, Naydenov sent Stefanova a letter requesting the nam»»»

Gold gained over 1% to trade near $4,180/oz after dipping to a 2-month low earlier Dubai: Gold prices climbed overnight after strong demand at a 30-year US Treasury auction pulled long-dated yields back from their highest levels in more than two decades. The metal gained over 1 per cent to trade ne»»»