THE HAGUE: The State of Qatar affirmed that the progress made in eliminating the remnants of Syria's chemical weapons program from the former regime era marks a milestone in the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and underscores the importance of multilateral ef»»»

DENPASAR: An Indonesian court sentenced dozens of Indian nationals to prison on Wednesday for their involvement in an online gambling operation on the resort island of Bali. Gambling is illegal in the Muslim-majority archipelago, with punishments extended to bookmakers, punters, those who promote g»»»

PARIS: Two Russian dissidents said in the French parliament on Wednesday that an EU move to lift sanctions on oligarch Alisher Usmanov was a mistake that showed Europe could be pressured by the Kremlin. Last month France drew ire from a number of EU nations, Ukraine and the Russian opposition by ge»»»

Doha, Qatar: From the legacy of the World Cup to the horizons of the Olympics, Qatar is writing a new chapter in its sporting journey as it pursues its ambition to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This bid builds on accumulated experience in organizing major global championships, as well»»»

DUBAI: A tanker sailing off the north coast of Qatar reported being struck “by multiple projectiles,” causing an unspecified number of casualties, the UKMTO maritime agency said on Wednesday. The incident took place 51 nautical miles (94 kilometers) off the coast of the tiny Gulf state, the British»»»

Casualties reported as tanker attacked near Gulf state waters A tanker sailing off the north coast of Qatar reported being struck "by multiple projectiles", causing an unspecified number of casualties, the UKMTO maritime agency said on Wednesday. The incident took place 51 nautical miles (94 kilome»»»

Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations. The delay leaves Haitians without a democratic process as authorities struggle to reg»»»

ABUJA, Nigeria: Daesh group-affiliated militants attacked a military base in Nigeria’s northeast, killing several Nigerian soldiers, military officials said Wednesday. The Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP, attacked the base in the Kukawa area of Borno state on Tuesday, the Nigerian mili»»»

LAGOS: Nigerian police said Wednesday that 20 people abducted from two buses by gunmen in southeastern Imo state have been rescued after six days in captivity. The passengers were members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps, a one-year national service program for university graduates, who we»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on t»»»

NEW YORK: Oil prices went down on Wednesday. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery dropped 1.16 U.S. dollars, or 1.3 percent, to settle at 88.28 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for December delivery lost 38 cents, or 0.38 percent, to settle at 100.2 dol»»»

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic said on Wednesday it had foiled a smuggling attempt along the Lebanese border in the Damascus countryside, seizing two vehicles and their cargo after an exchange of gunfire. The smugglers opened fire on a patrol in the Jurd Al-Maarra area of Yabroud, prompting Syria»»»

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday hailed the USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew while visiting the ship as it returned from a lengthy, difficult Iran war deployment in which multiple service members in the carrier strike group attempted suicide. The massive nuclear-powered warship lef»»»

Overall Emiratisation reaches 97.01 per cent, with 96 per cent succession readiness Dubai: The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA Dubai) has achieved 100 per cent Emiratisation across leadership, supervisory and critical roles, while its overall Emiratisation rate»»»

The Hague: The State of Qatar affirmed that the progress made in eliminating the remnants of Syria's chemical weapons program from the former regime era marks a milestone in the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and underscores the importance of multilateral ef»»»

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MANILA: Southeast Asia’s energy ministers gathered in Manila on Wednesday for energy security talks, seeking to lessen the region’s dependence on supply chains upended by the fallout of the US-Israel war with Iran. Since February, US-Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Ameri»»»

RIYADH: When Sven Otto Littorin arrived in Saudi Arabia in 2017, he witnessed a country at the beginning of Vision 2030. Nearly a decade later, the former Sweden minister of employment has turned those experiences into a book documenting the Kingdom’s transformation. In “Kingdom in Motion” publishe»»»

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had approved an 18-month program to help war-ravaged Yemen achieve economic stabilization and strengthen its macroeconomic frameworks, even as its civil war rages on. The IMF’s “Staff-Monitored Program” offers technical assistance but»»»

USS Abraham Lincoln honored for extraordinary service despite hardships at sea Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday hailed the USS Abraham Lincoln's crew while visiting the ship as it returned from a lengthy, difficult Iran war deployment in which multiple service members in the carrier stri»»»

A court on Wednesday ordered the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret files. Here's what we know about one o»»»

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Thousands of people joined a student march Wednesday in downtown Rio de Janeiro to protest presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and a surge of the far-right in Brazil. Wearing stickers declaring “Never Again Bolsonaro” and “No to the father, no to the son,” Brazilians, yo»»»

MADRID: An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain’s chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated in early elections died on Wednesday, a tenants’ union said. “We are sorry to announce that Maricarmen passed away today,” the Madrid Tenants’ »»»

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday hailed the USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew while visiting the ship as it returned from a lengthy, difficult Iran war deployment in which multiple service members in the carrier strike group attempted suicide. The massive nuclear-powered warship lef»»»

Airline raises Damascus frequency from four to seven weekly flights amid strong demand Dubai: Etihad Airways will increase flights between Abu Dhabi and Damascus to a daily service from November 14, raising frequencies from four to seven a week following strong demand on the route. The Abu Dhabi-ba»»»

Riyadh: Three people were killed and 36 others injured following attacks targeting Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said on Wednesday. GACA said the two airports were targeted on Tuesday and We»»»

Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov, commenting in an interview for Nova TV on the two merchant ships struck by drones in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, said that Bulgaria has requested the assistance of international organizations to survey the sunken vessel using an underwater»»»

BEIRUT: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said one of its posts was targeted on Wednesday near the border with Israel by small-arms fire, but there were no casualties. “This morning, several rounds of small arms fire impacted a UNIFIL position near Kfar Shouba along the Blue Line in Secto»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s state petroleum company said on Wednesday that an oil pipeline in the country’s northeast was damaged in a “sabotage attack,” the third such incident in recent weeks. Years of civil war before the fall of longtime ruler Bashar Assad in late 2024 devastated Syria’s oil, gas and ele»»»

Damascus, Oct. 7 (SANA) Adviser for Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad met on Wednesday with Jordanian Ambassador to Syria Sufian Qudah to discuss preparations for the upcoming meeting of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Coordination Council and recent»»»

WASHINGTON: Thirteen countries involved in recent G20 trade talks have joined the United States in a statement against excess industrial capacity, Washington said Wednesday, but the group excludes members like Brazil and China. The joint statement, also supported by the European Union, expressed co»»»

RIYADH: Three people, including two women, were killed and dozens injured in attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Wednesday. A Moroccan woman and an Algerian woman were killed in an attack on Tuesday on Abha International Airport in Asir»»»

Doha, Qatar: Lusail International Circuit (LIC) hosted a special Pink October edition of its Mixed Training Day, for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and bringing together sport, fitness and healthy living in support of the cause, as part of its social responsibility efforts. On the evening of October»»»

RIYADH: Three people, including two women, were killed and dozens injured in attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Wednesday. A Moroccan woman and an Algerian woman were killed in an attack on Tuesday on Abha International Airport in Asir»»»

Pike would have been the first woman put to death by Tennessee in more than 200 years A convicted US killer who survived a botched execution is shackled to her hospital bed, awake and able to speak a little, her lawyer said on Wednesday, as a court ordered prison authorities to preserve evidence in»»»

Sofia Zoo has been granted full membership in the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), Sofia Municipality said in a press release on Wednesday. The decision was made during the organization's Annual Conference in Paris from September 29 to October 3, 2026. The zoo will now have the righ»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the death of a Russian plague laboratory worker did not appear to be linked to a biological weapon. “We don’t think so. We’re going to find out soon enough, but we don’t think so,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if a “bio»»»

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Two women killed in Abha and Sudanese man dies in Riyadh as 36 others suffer injuries Dubai: Three people were killed and 36 others injured in Houthi attacks on two Saudi airports on Tuesday and Wednesday, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said. Two female residents, one Moroccan and t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Traffic announced an online auction for the sale of impounded vehicles through the Ministry of Interior’s Soum app. The auction will begin at 4pm on Sunday, October 11, 2026, and continue until 4pm on Monday, October 12. Ahead of the auction, photos of the ve»»»

Hungary’s Finance Ministry is examining whether changes may be needed to the tax treatment of retail government bonds after the European Commission launched an infringement procedure over their tax advantage compared with securities issued by other EU countries. EU raises concerns over tax advantag»»»

Flight 6E925 was carrying 104 passengers and six crew members while flying in bad weather An IndiGo plane flying from Patna to Lucknow was struck by lightning at about 17,000 feet on Wednesday, damaging its nose, according to local Indian media reports. Flight 6E925 was carrying 104 passengers and »»»

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Court finds no reliable proof she received money or sent the disputed messages Ajman: The Ajman Appeal Court has overturned the conviction of an Egyptian woman accused of embezzlement and breach of trust, ruling that doubts over the authenticity of WhatsApp evidence and a lack of proof that money w»»»

US citizens warned of possible flight cancellations, airspace closures, travel disruptions Dubai: The US Mission in Saudi Arabia has urged American citizens to exercise heightened vigilance amid the ongoing security situation and public threats by Yemen's Houthis against airports and airspace acros»»»

Twelve years ago, EU summit leaders announced they had a strategy to tackle unprecedented migrant arrivals. Next week, they will meet again in Brussels and to tell us something similar. We journalists will report on the latest twists and turns, hoping to get some sort of angle that hasn’t been cove»»»

SEOUL: South Korea’s presidential office on Wednesday dismissed a Ukrainian report that Russia has imported petroleum products from South Korean ports, calling the accusation inappropriate. Ukraine’s top sanctions official, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, said on Tuesday the shipments had eased the impact of a »»»

Geneva: The World Health Organization said Wednesday it could not produce a full risk assessment as it did not yet have the whole picture from Russia on the suspected plague death of a laboratory technician. The WHO, the United States and the European Union have urged Moscow to provide more informa»»»

Lucky Day Draw No. 261007 sees several participants walk away with cash prizes Dubai: Several participants have won cash prizes following the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Wednesday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 261007, the winning numbers in the Days section were 16, 18, 20, 8, 11, 12, while »»»