Yasser Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), chairman of Saudi Aramco, and chairman of the board of trustees of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, said the sovereign wealth fund has a new strategy awaiting final approval before its imminent announcemen»»»

Artificial intelligence dominated discussions on the second day of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and attended by a large audience of local and international participants. Spe»»»

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth is withdrawing about 700 troops from Eastern Europe as the Pentagon adjusts its focus to Latin America, the Indo-Pacific and domestic unrest, media reported on Wednesday. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. military is planning to remove 700 »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a partner university of Qatar Foundation, hosted its largest-ever Future’s Fair, providing an unparalleled opportunity for employers to connect with Qatar’s most promising students and recent graduates. A record number of more t»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Division of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) recently held a workshop focused on equipping healthcare professionals with practical skills to accurately analyse and apply research evidence in medicine. Attended by over 30»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As Qatar Sustainability Week 2025 marks its 10th edition as the nation’s largest community sustainability initiative, Green Island – launched by Qatar Foundation in 2024 as a hub for sustainability, recycling, and environmental education – will host a series of activations»»»

Hanane Djoua Doha Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has announced the upcoming opening of the first-ever POP MART store in the Middle East, set to launch at Hamad International Airport (HIA). Globally renowned for its designer collectibles, including the much-loved character LABUBU, POP MART’s debut in Qatar m»»»

Hanane Djoua Doha The Embassy of Japan in Qatar hosted the 2025 Japan-Qatar Illustration Contest Award Ceremony on Wednesday evening, celebrating the creative talents of artists who beautifully merged Japanese and Qatari cultural elements through their artwork. Held at the Embassy’s Multipurpose Ha»»»

Tribune News Network Doha With funding from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is implementing a project to improve and scale up the quality of health services for Rohingya refugees and the host community in Bangladesh. Under the project, QRCS operates Bangladesh R»»»

QNA London Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Education Above All (EAA), and King’s Trust International (KTI) have signed an agreement to tackle global youth unemployment and empower young people worldwide, with the aim of reaching over 51,000 youth. In a statement, QFFD said that the signing cerem»»»

The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned Lithuania against taking “provocative steps” on transit to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Wednesday that there should be “no doubt” that Russia will defend the interests of the western region. The warning followed Li»»»

Over the past year, Russian analysts have effectively become Trumpologists. Every statement from the US president, often several a day, is dissected and debated in real time. Since Donald Trump’s remarks frequently contradict one another, following his train of thought can feel like a virtual rolle»»»

He is best known for losing the longest professional tennis match in history against American John Isner at Wimbledon in 2010 Frenchman Nicolas Mahut delivered an emotional farewell to professional tennis after his doubles defeat at the Paris Masters. Mahut, 43, won five Grand Slam doubles titles i»»»

An Australian cybersecurity expert who served as director of L3Harris Trenchant, a U.S. defense contractor, has pleaded guilty in federal court to selling trade secrets to a Russian broker. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that 'America's national security is not for sale.' File Photo by Will Oliv»»»

HAMILTON, New Zealand: New Zealand defeated England by five wickets in the second ODI in Hamilton on Wednesday, with the return of Jofra Archer unable to ignite the visitors’ full-throttle style of cricket. The victory meant New Zealand clinched the three-match series with a game to spare after the»»»

LONDON: US President Donald Trump should encourage Israel to release Marwan Barghouti after decades of imprisonment, an influential group of global former politicians has said. The release of Barghouti — consistently the most popular Palestinian leader in opinion polls — would represent an importan»»»

1 of 3 | Community members and municipal services cut and collect fallen trees due to Hurricane Melissa in Saint Ann Parish in Middlesex County, Jamaica, on Wednesday. Photo by Rudolph Brown/EPA Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Hurricane Melissa weakened to a Category 2 storm on Wednesday afternoon after causing a»»»

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain star Desire Doue was stretchered off injured in Wednesday's 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Lorient just a week before the visit of Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Doue fell to the ground grimacing with a right thigh injury on the hour mark, before being carried from the field»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Justice Walid Al-Samaani has launched the second version of the “Taradhi” platform, affiliated with the Conciliation Center, as part of the ministry’s efforts to enhance conciliation services in line with local and international best practices. The updated platfor»»»

Kenan Yildiz sealed it by also earning and converting a penalty in stoppage timeInterim coach Massimo Brambilla directed the team against UdineseROME: Igor Tudor’s firing at Juventus produced an immediate result.The Bianconeri beat visiting Udinese 3-1 in Serie A on Wednesday to end an eight-match »»»

KYIV: A former Ukrainian state energy operator chief suspected of embezzlement was ordered to be kept in detention by a Kyiv court Wednesday, stoking fears of political interference as the country enters its fourth war winter. The ruling comes months after President Volodymyr Zelensky failed to cur»»»

PARIS: Climate change is ravaging the health of people around the world and policy failures are leading to “millions” of avoidable deaths each year, an international team of experts said Wednesday. Opportunities for a “just” climate transition were still on the table but remained “largely untapped,»»»

NEW YORK CITY: More than 8,000 representatives of governments, the UN, civil society, academia and the private sector are expected to attend the second World Summit for Social Development in Doha next week, the Qatari envoy to the UN, Sheikha Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, said on Tuesday. Speaking at a»»»

Syrian President Ahmad Sharaa said Wednesday that Syria constitutes a “fundamental pillar” of the region’s stability. Photo by Sergei Savostyanov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Syrian President Ahmad Sharaa said Wednesday that his country has opened up to the world and a»»»

NEW YORK: A US judge jailed two men for 25 years each Wednesday for a plot allegedly hatched by Tehran to kill Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad, her team confirmed to AFP. Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, both members of an eastern European criminal gang, orchestrated a failed plot to assas»»»

The Rapid Support Forces militia reportedly killed hundreds of civilians at the the main hospital in el-Fasher, days after it captured the Sudanese city, the head of the UN's health agency says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency was "appalled and deeply shocked" by the reported k»»»

A former Illinois sheriff's deputy has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death last year of a householder who had reported a suspected intruder. Mother-of-two Sonya Massey, 36, was fatally shot on 6 July 2024 at her home near Springfield, Illinois, after calling 911 about a possible »»»

The centrist liberals under Rob Jetten have taken a shock lead in the Dutch election, according to the main exit poll, two years after his party languished in sixth place in the last vote. Jetten staged a remarkable campaign in recent weeks, and the Ipsos I&O exit poll suggests his D66 liberals hav»»»

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman issued a decree Wednesday ratifying the air transport agreement between the governments of the Sultanate of Oman and Syria. According to the Oman News Agency, the Sultan ratified the air transport agreement signed between his government and the Government of the Syr»»»

A United Airlines flight carrying more than 200 people from Northern Virginia to Rome turned around near the US coast after a passenger dropped their laptop and could not retrieve it. The airline said in a statement that the computer "had fallen behind a cabin wall panel and through a small gap lea»»»

A truck that was transporting monkeys overturned on a highway in the US state of Mississippi, allowing the animals to escape, local officials say. "All but one of the escaped monkeys have been destroyed," the Jasper County Sheriff's Department said. But in a later update, it said officials had sinc»»»

Houthi supporters shout slogans during a protest against Israel in Sana'a, Yemen, in August. Thousands of Houthi supporters protested in support of the Palestinian people. Amnesty International on Wednesday said the United States committed a war crime when it bombed a Houthi immigration prison in A»»»

Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, announced that its leaders had obtained valuable intelligence after engaging Israeli drones in the occupied West Bank. A field commander in the Brigades stated on Wednesday evening that the leadership had issued instructions at the »»»

Tunis, Oct. 29 (TAP) - Speaker of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP), Brahim Bouderbala, held a meeting on Wednesday at the Bardo Palace with the heads of parliamentary blocs and a representative of non-affiliated deputies. The...»»»

PARIS: Jannik Sinner’s bid to reclaim the No. 1 ranking got off to a good start Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Zizou Bergs in the second round of the Paris Masters, which the Italian needs to win to knock Carlos Alcaraz off the top spot. Sinner’s 65-week reign as No. 1 ended in September wh»»»

When is a ceasefire no longer a ceasefire? It depends on who you ask. According to US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, "nothing is going to jeopardise" the truce between Israel and Hamas that his administration has worked so hard to secure, along with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey. But with more than»»»

Hussein Moghniyeh When the cannons of war fell silent after the Second World War, a new kind of battlefield emerged—one that required no armies, only signatures, decrees, and financial systems. The victors of the century built a global order where economic power replaced the sword, and sanctions be»»»

Egypt, in its capacity as Chair of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Ministerial Council of Trade Ministers, has secured consensus among member states on the long-pending rules of origin for the textile, apparel, and automotive sectors. The breakthrough, achieved through a transition»»»

According to the International Air Transport Association, taxes and charges in North America represent about 15% of the average ticket price, while in Latin America some estimates put that figure as high as 40%, depending on the country. File Photo by James Ross/EPA Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Latin American »»»

Port Sudan: The head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group vowed on Wednesday that Sudan would be unified through "peace or through war", after his forces captured a key city. "The liberation of El-Fasher is an opportunity for Sudanese unity, and we say: Sudanese unity through peace »»»

LONDON: Felipe Massa’s claim for $85 million in a legal case against Formula One was described in court Wednesday as a “misguided attempt” to reopen the 2008 drivers’ championship that he lost to Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton’s first F1 title is the subject of civil action in London brought by the Brazi»»»

SANTIAGO DE CUBA: Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica’s St. Elizabeth parish»»»

PHILADELPHIA: After waiting more than four decades to clear his name in a friend’s 1980 killing, Subramanyam Vedam was set to walk free from a Pennsylvania prison this month. Vedam and Thomas Kinser were the 19-year-old children of Penn State University faculty. Vedam was the last person seen with »»»

VALENCIA: Spain commemorated Wednesday the anniversary of last year’s massive floods that killed over 230 people with a national memorial ceremony led by King Felipe VI. The Spanish King spoke along with three family members of victims who lost their lives when torrential rains flooded large parts »»»

Pari: The State of Qatar participated in the eighth Paris Peace Forum, held in the French capital with the participation of global political leaders, diplomats, and representatives of international organizations and institutions. Ambassador to the French Republic HE Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al-Thani r»»»

Israel said on Wednesday it was still committed to the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite pounding the enclave in retaliation for the death of an Israeli soldier with a day of bombardment that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people. Even as the military affirmed it still intended to uphol»»»

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Iran does not appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country’s nuclear sites. Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy»»»

Barcelona: The National Archives of Qatar is taking part in the International Council on Archives (ICA) Congress in Barcelona, led by Dr. Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Buainain, Secretary-General of the Archives. The conference, which runs until October 30, gathers national archival institutions, specialis»»»

Dubai: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced late Wednesday it has decided to lower the base rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) by 25 basis points to 3.90% from 4.15%. This decision was taken following the US Federal Reserve’s announcement today to reduce the Interest R»»»

The US Federal Reserve pushed forward with an interest rate cut as inflation fears continue to take a backseat to concerns about a stalling labour market. It came despite the US government shutdown, nearing its one-month mark, which left central bankers "flying blind" about the state of job market,»»»