DOHA: The Local Organizing Committee of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027, in collaboration with the Qatar School Sports Federation (QSSF), has announced the group allocations for the new season of the Mini World Cup, which will bring together 32 schools in a competition designed to broaden »»»

LONDON: A report into the role of a charity in the removal and disappearance of Syrian children during the country’s civil war will not be released, the BBC reported. SOS Children’s Villages International commissioned the report but is withholding its findings and has yet to pay compensation to fam»»»

MOSCOW, - Serbian caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic began an official visit to Moscow on Thursday with a meeting with Russian State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Zubov, with whom he discussed the impact of global threats on the current situat»»»

Gives start-ups, SMEs complete security function as single subscription from $2,500/ month Dubai-based cybersecurity company Dynova has crossed $500,000 in annual recurring revenue in its first year, while remaining profitable, fully bootstrapped and without raising venture capital. Founded by secu»»»

“This unacceptable aggression against civilian vessels in the Black Sea must stop,” Prime Minister Rumen Radev urged Thursday upon arriving in Brussels to attend a two-day meeting of the European Council. “I have spoken with the Prime Minister of Romania, and today I will speak with the Romanian Pr»»»

Romania has proposed that Bulgaria join it in asking NATO to establish a military command in the Black Sea, while Sofia and Bucharest are also preparing to seek a dedicated discussion of regional security at the upcoming EU summit following a series of drone and maritime incidents. Romanian Defense»»»

Romania is entering this winter in a good position, being on track with gas storage; furthermore, no significant price hikes are expected, given that - until March 31 - the price billed to household consumers will be the lower of the two: the regulated price or the contract price, deputy director o»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Library has opened the fifth edition of its Libraries Lead Forum, bringing together library professionals, industry experts, and community leaders from Qatar and around the world. Running from October 14 to 15 at the Library under the theme “Reimagining Libraries as Soci»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Police Sports Federation, in cooperation with the Qatar Sport for All Federation under the Ministry of Sports and Youth, has announced details of the upcoming Al-Nokhba Race, scheduled to take place in Zekreet on October 22. The details were unveiled during a press conference»»»

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Lebanon hopes for Russia's positive role in ensuring Lebanese sovereignty and stability, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said at a meeting in Moscow with Andrey Denisov, First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs. "Rajji reiterated Lebanon’s»»»

Rehabilitation through chess: Dubai inmates join international competition DUBAI: Inmates from Dubai Police's General Department of Punitive and Correctional Establishments participated in the sixth Intercontinental Chess Championship for Prisoners, held online with 134 teams from 54 countries. The»»»

Tunis, Oct. 14 (TAP) - The Tunisian Federation of Travel and Tourism Agencies (FTAV) has begun preparations for the second edition of the Tunisian Travel Market (TTM), scheduled for 2027.The event will be of particular significance as Tunis has been...»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s political and economic leaders, and figures from the country’s wider business community, condemned recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and expressed solidarity with the Kingdom following the strikes against civilian infrastructure. The president, Joseph Aoun, spoke by telephone»»»

DHAHRAN: Local businesses have offered relief and a dose of fun to help ease the tension felt by young Saudi siblings affected by the current turbulent landscape. Saudi Arabia’s National Early Warning Platform, operated by the Saudi Civil Defense, this week used cell broadcast technology to push ou»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Sports for All Federation, under the Ministry of Sports and Youth, announced that it will participate in organizing the ''We Run Doha'' race in cooperation with French football club Paris Saint-Germain. The event is scheduled for October 30 at Lusail International Circuit, wi»»»

BELGRADE - A televised debate on Serbia's EU integration, hosted by the RTS on Tuesday evening, featured Ana Brnabic from the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list, Dunja Simonovic Bratic from the Ivica Dacic-Stabiity Factor list, Aleksandar Baucal from the Student List-The Students Will Wi»»»

HEADLINES Attacks on merchant ships near Bulgaria dominate Wednesday’s coverage, alongside the fire at a Starlink ground station near Sofia. The main questions concern attribution, NATO consultations, protection of shipping and the risks to fuel supplies. SECURITY AND DEFENCE Mediapool.bg reports t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The domestic horse racing season gets underway at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) today with the opening meeting featured by the Al Ghariyah Cup held on Al Rayyan’s dirt track. The season opener comprises eight races across various distances and categories, launching a comp»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar SC began their Gulf Club Champions League (GCCL) campaign with a 1-1 draw against Iraq’s Al Zawraa at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. Al Zawraa took the lead through Mohamed Sherif in the 21st minute, but Yohan Boli restored parity for Qatar SC deep into first-half stoppage t»»»

Doha, Qatar: QNB Financial Services (QNBFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of QNB Group, has received the Best Equity Broker in Qatar award for 2025 from the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM). The award was presented at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The recognition reflects QNB»»»

VARNA, Bulgaria: Suspected Russian drones struck two cargo ships off Bulgaria Tuesday, sinking one vessel and leaving 11 sailors missing in the latest spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev summoned the Russian ambassador after drones struck a Ukrainia»»»

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron was to host Chadian counterpart Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in Paris on Tuesday as the two rebuild ties nearly two years after N’Djamena ordered French forces off its soil, officials said. Macron’s office said Monday the leaders were seeking “to relaunch a partn»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin is more eager than Vladimir Zelensky to reach a deal to end the Ukraine conflict, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump’s comments came after he suggested it is time for Ukraine to get a “new president.” Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump claimed both Moscow»»»

The Russian Gymnastics Federation (RGF) didn't mince words on its Telegram channel, castigating the Dutch government's refusal to grant visas to three Russian gymnasts as a deliberate ploy to lock top athletes out of medal contentions and the Olympic qualification at the World Championships. "The R»»»

MOSCOW - Serbian caretaker Minister of Information and Telecommunications Boris Bratina met on Tuesday in Moscow with Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin. "The interlocutors confirmed the mutual commitment to further strengthening rela»»»

Sheikh Mohamed and Putin exchange views on regional and global issues UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation. During the call, the two leaders discussed cooperation and joint efforts to furth»»»

ROME: Pope’s motorcade leaves Vatican for expected admission to hospital for surgery to remove lung nodule. Pope Leo XIV was expected to be admitted to a Rome hospital Tuesday for the removal of a lung nodule, an operation that experts say will determine whether the lesion is malignant and if other»»»

During a meeting between Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova that took place on Tuesday, Radev said that while Bulgaria lacks conclusive evidence regarding the origin of the drones used in the attacks in the Black Sea, the results of these strikes benefit Russia, »»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova at the Council of Ministers on Tuesday to discuss drone attacks on two commercial vessels near Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, saying that although the drones’ origin had not been conclusively established, the outcome»»»

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen condemns attacks, Bulgaria to summon Russian envoy Sofia: Two ships were struck off the Bulgarian coast on Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, adding that he would summon the Russian ambassador over the latest such incident in the Black Sea. Radev wrote on social»»»

Sofia, Bulgaria: Two ships were struck off the Bulgarian coast on Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, adding that he would summon the Russian ambassador over the latest such incident in the Black Sea. Radev wrote on social media that a Ukrainian-owned cargo ship was "hit by three aerial drone»»»

Two merchant ships were struck by drones in separate incidents in the Black Sea near Bulgaria, with one vessel sinking east of Krapets and another surviving an attack east of Byala, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, announcing plans to speak with Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova and NATO Secr»»»

Bulgarian political figures called for a stronger response to repeated drone attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea, with Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova describing the strikes near the country’s territorial waters as unacceptable and several politicians urging immediate consultations with»»»

"Repeated attacks on merchant ships in the immediate vicinity of Bulgaria's territorial waters are completely unacceptable," Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova wrote on the social network X on Tuesday after Prime Minister Rumen Radev reported new drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea fo»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Tuesday reported new drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea, describing them as "absolutely unacceptable". An emergency meeting of the Security Council under the Council of Ministers was convened. Footage from the meeting was published on the prime minister'»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar claimed two gold medals in the boys’ under-18 individual and team events at the 2026 Pan Arab Junior and Girls Golf Championship, held at Madinaty Golf Club in Egypt from October 7 to 10. Daniil Sokolov secured the individual title with an emphatic 15-stroke victory and joined te»»»

Doha: The Qatar Men’s Basketball League will resume action in its 46th edition for the 2026-2027 season today, October 13, 2026, with two matches scheduled at the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) Hall. Al Gharafa will face Al Ahli at 6:00 PM, while Al Shamal will take on Al Wakrah at 8:00 PM in fi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Board Member of Qatar Chamber (QC), Chairman of the Middle East and Africa Region (RAME) Eng. Ali bin Abdullatif Al-Misnad at the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), and President of the Qatar Association for Freight Forwarding and Logistics (QAFL), sai»»»

A young antique collector builds a timeless haven in Abu Dhabi's Mina Port Abu Dhabi: There is a sound Youssef Akram Fahsa has been carrying for most of his life, and it is not music. It is water. Water falling slowly, without any hurry, into the stone basin of a fountain in the middle of a courtya»»»

Damascus, Oct. 12 (SANA) Syria and Indonesia discussed Monday ways to strengthen economic relations, expand trade exchange and open new avenues for investment, as the head of Syria’s Chambers of Commerce met Indonesia‘s ambassador in Damascus. Alaa al-Ali, chairman of the Federation of Syrian Chamb»»»

MOSCOW - Serbian caretaker Minister of Information and Telecommunications Boris Bratina and Perko Matovic, state secretary at his ministry, met on Monday in Moscow with Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation Maksut Shadayev. The meeting was held dur»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - European Aquatics President Antonio Silva said on Monday that the organization will not hold competitions in countries that do not issue visas to Russian athletes. Silva first visited Russia on Monday at the invitation of Dmitry Mazepin, head of the Russian Aquatics Federation. "»»»

Doha: The Qatar Sports for All Federation (QSFA), operating under the Ministry of Sports and Youth, has announced a men's padel tournament scheduled for November 8-10. The event will be held at the Platinum Padel courts at Al Sadd Sports Club and is open to players aged 16 and above. The tournament»»»

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced the development of a platform that gives unmanned systems developers access to combat data for training military AI models. More than 40 organizations have already signed up to use the service. "The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has esta»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center has concluded two Arabic language courses for non-native speakers, held separately in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation. The center aims to spread knowledge of the Arab»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC), chaired Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al-Attiyah, has announced its domestic racing programme for the 2026-2027 season. A comprehensive 70-fixture schedule will run across the Al Rayyan and Al Uqda racecourses, featuring major support from local own»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC), chaired by Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah, has announced its domestic racing programme for the 2026-2027 season. A comprehensive 70-fixture schedule will run across the Al Rayyan and Al Uqda racecourses, featuring major suppor»»»

The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) illuminated a number of its buildings and health centres in green to coincide with World Mental Health Day. PHCC said the move supported raising awareness and promoting attention to mental health in the community. World Mental Health Day is observed annual»»»

Cairo: The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), celebrating its 50th anniversary, revealed the details of its 47th edition, held from November 11 to 20. The 47th CIFF will honor the history of cinema and will restore classic films as part of its commitment to preserving history and introducing»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 11 (TAP) – The Tunisian Textile and Clothing Federation (FTTH) will organise a webinar on October 16 focusing on photovoltaic solar energy solutions, energy storage and financing mechanisms tailored to companies in the sector.The meeting...»»»