The production, “The Bulgarian Code: The Embroidery”. is dedicated to deciphering the Bulgarian soul and spirit, President Iliana Iotova said in her remarks at the 16th annual Wonders of Bulgaria Cultural Heritage Awards, held at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre on Monday. “This evening, we are talk»»»

RIYADH: International efforts to ensure the sustainability of outer space must also address security threats, as lack of progress in one area could undermine progress in the other. The warning came from Ambassador Carlos Foradori at the Global Space Connectivity and Sustainability Events 2026 in Ri»»»

New York: The State of Qatar affirmed that digital transformation and artificial intelligence have become key drivers of economic and social development, enhancing services, boosting productivity, supporting decision-making, and accelerating progress toward sustainable development. The statement wa»»»

Two men have been remanded in custody in Hungary after allegedly posing as fake government officials from the newly assembled government asset protection and recovery office and attempting to extort HUF 2 billion (almost EUR 5.5 million) from a man in exchange for making criminal proceedings agains»»»

Nasrullah was travelling with 45 Bangladeshis when deadly attack struck the airport Dubai: A 35-year-old Bangladeshi Islamic scholar was killed in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh while travelling to perform Umrah, leaving behind three young children. Nasrullah Al Badr, a mu»»»

Al Barqawi, 33, had visited his family in Amman just a week before the deadly attack Dubai: Thousands of Jordanians gathered in Amman on Monday to mourn Mahmoud Hassan Al Barqawi, a 33-year-old father of two who was killed in the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, where he had b»»»

AL-MUKALLA: In Yemen’s besieged city of Taiz, Raafat Al-Wafi and his family have begun rationing food and other essentials as a tightening blockade by the Iran-backed Houthis has disrupted supplies of food, fuel and clean drinking water. “We are now eating canned food, such as tuna and other produc»»»

RIYADH: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said Monday that its forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis at the Saudi capital Riyadh. “Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadh,” Major General Turki Al-Mal»»»

Teenager shoots headmaster, teacher at French school A 14-year-old boy opened fire with a hunting gun at a middle school in France on Monday, wounding the headmaster and a teacher before being disarmed by a member of staff, local authorities said. The shooting took place at Joseph-Lakanal middle sc»»»

LONDON: Australian construction engineer Robert Pether, 51, was reunited with his family in Ireland five years after his arrest in Iraq on charges of allegedly embezzling funds, according to his family and Australian and Irish officials. Iraqi authorities arrested Pether and his colleague in Baghda»»»

Riyadh, Oct. 12 (SANA) The Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) officially inaugurated its exhibition pavilion Monday at the 25th WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, marking a prominent return to major international energy forums. The opening ceremony was attended by the Chargé d’Affaires of the Syrian Embass»»»

Aubagne, France: A 14-year-old boy opened fire with a hunting gun at a middle school in France on Monday, wounding the headmaster and a teacher before being disarmed by a member of staff, local authorities said. The shooting took place at Joseph-Lakanal middle school in the southern town of Aubagne»»»

BEIRUT: One Israeli was killed and about 20 others injured, some seriously, in a munitions explosion near the country’s northern border with Lebanon, according to Israeli emergency services. The blast occurred near Mitzpe Be’er while a group of students and teachers were on an annual school trip. I»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen discussed ways to ensure sustainable investment in technology and innovation as drivers of European development and growth, in the context of negotiations on the European Union’s new Multiannual Fi»»»

Bulgaria will call for joint European action to ensure security in the Black Sea and end attacks on commercial vessels, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said at the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, as quoted by the Foreign Ministry's press service on Monday. She als»»»

Safety tips issued for residents during emergency warnings in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has issued safety guidelines for residents who receive warning messages from the National Early Warning Platform for Emergencies, urging them to remain calm, seek shelter and follow official instructions. The gu»»»

Eleven antennas used to communicate with Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite communications system, were deliberately set on fire at a secret facility near Sofia, Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev said in a Facebook post on Monday. He wrote that the damaged antennas provide a key link to Elon Musk’s s»»»

Family of deceased engineer receives support from Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia The Indian Embassy in Riyadh has attended the funeral of Mohammed Yousuf Ali, a 46-year-old Indian national from Hyderabad who died after being critically injured in the October 10 attack at King Khalid International A»»»

Tunis, Oct. 12 (TAP) - Minister of Public Works and Housing and acting Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, Slah Zouari, took part on Monday in the 16th session of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the...»»»

An Israeli high school student was killed and two dozen other people injured Monday by a suspected leftover Hezbollah bomb as they hiked near the Lebanese border, Israeli officials said. The Israeli military, which dispatched helicopters to the scene, said an initial review showed the explosion was»»»

Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces General Yahya Saree announced via Telegram, “Over the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes carried out 119 airstrikes and missile attacks targeting civilian sites in the capital, Sana’a, and the governorates of Al-Jawf, Taiz, Saada, Marib, Lahj, Al-Bayda, and Ibb. Th»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi has dismissed US claims of controlling the Strait of Hormuz as psychological warfare, saying propaganda and repeated statements from US officials cannot change realities on the ground. “Neither psychological oper»»»

Doha, Qatar: Internationally renowned comedian Trevor Noah is set to perform live in Doha on December 4, 2026, at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). Qatar Calendar announced the upcoming show on its official Instagram account, inviting audiences to enjoy an evening of comedy, sharp wit an»»»

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»»»

NATO's top US military commander in Europe said Monday that any "foolish" attack on the alliance would be "utterly futile", a warning to Russia as European fears grow over the threat from Moscow that includes "hybrid" warfare and cyberattacks.  "If someone is foolish enough to attack us, we wi»»»

By Staff, Agencies A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt a $20 million taxpayer-funded advertising campaign promoting President Donald Trump, barring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from airing the remaining broadcasts or restarting the campaign, Politic»»»

Tunis, Oct. 12 (TAP) - The weather on Monday night will be partly cloudy across most regions, with scattered and occasionally thundery showers expected in the governorates of Tataouine, Kebili and Medenine.Winds will blow from the north in the...»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is accelerating its transition to renewable energy, expanding its solar and wind sectors while strengthening its position in the global energy market, Francesco La Camera, director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency, has said. Speaking to Arab News on Monday a»»»

Lebanon’s general amnesty law is set to take effect after the Constitutional Council unanimously rejected a challenge to it on Monday, clearing the way for its implementation. The council requested clarifications on certain provisions concerning corruption, but “the interpretations will not change »»»

By Staff, Agencies An "Israeli" teenager was killed and 19 others were injured, several critically, after an explosion in the "Ras Ramim" area of the Upper al-Jalil near the Lebanon border, according to "Israeli" media. "Channel 12" reported that one of those injured later died from his wounds. The»»»

By Staff, Agencies A federal search of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s Washington residence has drawn condemnation from senior House Democrats, who accused President Donald Trump’s administration of using federal law enforcement against political opponents less than a month before the midter»»»

London: The Brent oil price reached nearly $107 a barrel Monday after Houthis launched strikes on Saudi Arabia, heightening worries about tight global supplies heading into the northern hemisphere winter. Doubts surrounding US President Donald Trump's claim of an "energy ceasefire" between Ukraine »»»

Victim's family demands murder charges in Mini Cooper crash as Excise books three bars Dubai: The 19-year-old son of a Dubai boutique owner and three friends accused with him have been sent to a borstal school in Kerala over the Mini Cooper crash that killed three young people near Cochin Internati»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will graciously inaugurate the second ordinary session of the second legislative term, corresponding to the fifty-fifth annual session of the Shura Council, on Tuesday morning, at the council’s headquarters. His Highn»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Media Minister Salman Al-Dossary on Monday urged the public to rely on official sources and avoid circulating images, videos or information about security and military operations from unknown or unreliable sources. “Accurate information is part of safeguarding security,” he t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will inaugurate the second ordinary session of the second legislative term, corresponding to the 55th annual session of the Shura Council, tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the Council's headquarters. His Highness the Amir will »»»

BRATISLAVA - Slovak PM Robert Fico said on Monday he hoped he would be able to visit Serbia this week, noting that he had been forced to cancel trips to Dukla and Belgrade last week due to a viral infection. In a public address on Facebook, Fico explained why he had been unable to attend an October»»»

Saudi Arabia warns against sharing images of drone and missile interceptions Americans have been detained in Saudi Arabia for photographing recent events, the US Mission in the kingdom has warned, cautioning citizens against filming or sharing images related to missile and drone attacks. In a secur»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 12, 2026 (TAP) - The stock market closed Monday's session in the red. The benchmark index retreated by 0.22% to 18,563.67 points on a trading volume of TND 14.1 million, supported by a block trade on the BIAT share worth TND 10.5...»»»

A Hungarian woman has received a two-year suspended prison sentence for hiding her daughter from the girl’s Italian father for almost a decade, during which the child grew up without attending nursery or school. Woman hid daughter from her father for a decade The Mezőtúr District Court sentenced th»»»

For years, convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein developed a global web of powerful connections despite accusations of sex trafficking. Millions of declassified documents reveal how he expanded and maintainted his network. Whether he was offering associates $10,000 Bloomingdales gift cards, fun»»»

Hundreds of French supermarket chains were targeted overnight Sunday to Monday in a cyberattack that affected the refrigerators of up to 200 Intermarché stores and almost 100 Coopérative U locations, according to the retailers. Carrefour said that 80 of its supermarkets had also been hit. Majo»»»

A devastating blaze destroyed the French capital’s oldest covered food market in the early hours of Monday, stripping Paris of a cherished venue popular with locals and tourists alike. Traders and residents said the destruction of the Enfants Rouges market, named after a 16th-century orphanage, had»»»

The biennial Paris Motor Show officially opened this Monday in France. Over 200 auto sector brands will be present, rivalling for attention with their latest models and innovations. This competition for attention mirrors the competition for market share. This is especially true between local Europe»»»

Opposition parties and supporters of the so-called "cockroach" youth movement marched towards the country's Supreme Court on Monday, in the latest show of outrage against the recent removal of millions of names from voters lists. Critics say the move is likely to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Mod»»»

North Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry said it would notify the European Union and the Council of Europe about Iva Mihaylova’s departure from the country and her reception by Bulgarian officials, while its Interior Ministry reported finding no record of her exit in the border control system. The Minist»»»

Families and bachelors cannot live in the same building under local regulations Dubai: Muscat has officially banned families and bachelors from living in the same building, reminding landlords and property owners that local regulations also prohibit workers' and bachelors' accommodation in resident»»»

Riyadh airport closure extended, Gulf shipping faces new threats and oil rises above $106 The Middle East conflict intensified on Monday as Saudi Arabia reported fresh missile and drone threats, Riyadh's main airport remained closed and attacks on commercial tankers renewed concerns over shipping t»»»

The European Union warned digital platforms on Monday against livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist who is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3 for killing 13 people at a military base in 2009. Under EU rules, platforms have an obligat»»»