MANILA: The Philippines accused China’s military and coast guard on Sunday of harassing Filipino government aircraft and boats in two areas of the disputed South China Sea. A J-16 fighter interfered with a Filipino Cessna 208 turboprop that was conducting a “routine military patrol” near Scarboroug»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at his office in Lusail Palace HE Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the US Senate, and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of his visit to the country. During the meeting, they reviewed the friendly »»»

Thrill rides, concerts, and culinary delights await at Dubai's Global Village Mark your calendars — Dubai’s favourite seasonal outing is back. Global Village Season 31 opens on October 14, bringing more than 90 cultures together through international food, shopping, live entertainment, cultural exp»»»

Dubai's selection as host was announced at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York Dubai will host the Concordia Horizon Summit in May 2027, the first time the event has been held in the Middle East. The summit will bring together government leaders, business executives and other decision makers un»»»

Riga, Oct. 4 (SANA) Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs is expected to remain in office and form a pro-Ukraine coalition after his centrist United List emerged as the largest force in Saturday’s parliamentary election, Reuters reported. With 97 percent of votes counted, the United List had secur»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will use its entire arsenal of weapons in the event of a threat to the Kaliningrad region from foreign states, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. "They spoke about the fact that this is a Russian region, and in the event of any threat - and we have heard many »»»

Abu Dhabi, Oct. 4 (SANA). The UAE, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on developing a strategic railway corridor linking Central Asia with South Asia, according to the UAE News Agency (WAM). WAM reported Sunday that the memorandum aims to develop a railway r»»»

Javier Milei is an unlikely champion of Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands. An admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (who fought and won a war against Argentina) and an international ally of Israel (which is working with the British on a nearby oilfield), the libertarian»»»

Strikes on Ukrainian military facilities, defense-industrial sites and related infrastructure will be intensified following a statement by Volodymyr Zelensky, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The ministry said it had taken note of Zelensky’s statement that, in response to Russian strikes on defen»»»

Damascus, Oct. 4 (SANA) Gold prices were unchanged in the Syrian market on Sunday, with 21-karat gold holding at Saturday’s levels, according to the General Authority for Precious Metals Management. The authority’s latest bulletin put the selling price of 21-karat gold at 16,150 Syrian pounds ($132»»»

Smuggling of drugs, weapons and counterfeit goods as well as trafficking of irregular migrants were uncovered during a week-long operation dubbed Balkan Bridge II that ended on Sunday, head of the General Directorate Border Police Anton Zlatanov and Deputy Director of the National Customs Agency St»»»

Tokyo: A US Marine stationed on Japan's southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Japanese woman, police said on Sunday. The suspect "killed the 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stole her wallet on Saturday", a local police spokesman told AFP. Crimes by US pers»»»

The US has expelled two more members of the Iranian delegation that attended the UN General Assembly in New York after they allegedly ignored an order to leave the country, AFP and Axios reported on Saturday, citing a State Department official. US and Iranian negotiators separately met with mediato»»»

Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated across Spain to demand affordable rent and stronger protections for tenants amid a deepening housing crisis. Average rent has almost doubled over the past decade, according to property website Idealista. On Friday, parliament narrowly rejected two emerg»»»

British livestock farmers are confronting an unprecedented spread of bluetongue, a virus carried by biting midges. Cases this season have exceeded the previous three seasons combined, according to UK government data updated on Saturday. The UK has recorded 2,579 cases so far in the 2026-27 bluetong»»»

Manila: Philippines authorities arrested more than 200 "mostly Chinese" foreign workers in the country's largest crackdown on illegal online gaming operators this year, the immigration bureau said. Manila banned Philippine online gaming operators, known locally as POGOs, in 2024 on the grounds that»»»

AI’s rapid growth brings new responsibilities, from accuracy, privacy to individual rights The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has affirmed that artificial intelligence is no longer a technology of the future, but has become an integral part of the present-day government workp»»»

AL-MUKALLA: Yemeni government forces in the southwestern province of Taiz on Saturday repelled what local army officers described as some of the most “aggressive” assaults by the Iran-backed Houthis, as the army also launched strikes on targets in Houthi-controlled Sanaa. Local army commanders said»»»

Dubai: An attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz damaged its engine room, a British maritime agency said Sunday, without specifying when the incident occurred. An "unknown projectile" struck the ship but the crew were unharmed, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) said. N»»»

Aerra Carnicom Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly expressed hope that Tanzania’s participation in the “Alamein-Africa Business Forum” would help expand mutual investment opportunities, noting Egypt’s strong interest in increasing Egyptian investments in Tanzania and the readiness of Egyptian companies»»»

Two people have ‌died and another was missing after heavy rains and flooding in Spain’s Catalonia region, authorities said on Sunday. Catalan leader Salvador Illa confirmed the death of a man after a wall collapsed in Tordera, a town to the north of Barcelona, in a message on his social media accou»»»

DUBAI: An attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz damaged its engine room, a British maritime agency said Sunday, without specifying when the incident occurred. Iran has sought to impose control over the vital shipping lane since the start of its war with the United States and Israel. It has rep»»»

Lebanese Ambassdor to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad has said that she is "grateful" to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for "his leadership, friendship, and support for Lebanon." "Mr. Secretary, your commitment to Lebanon, its sovereignty, and its people is deeply appreciated," the ambassador add»»»

Airplane mode: More than just a routine pre-flight instruction You hear it on almost every flight: please switch your phone to airplane mode. It is one of those routine instructions passengers follow almost automatically. A quick tap, a familiar icon on the screen, and you are ready for take-off. B»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a written message from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, inviting His Highness to participate in the second summit between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and »»»

Motegi, Japan: Defending world champion Marc Marquez won the Japanese MotoGP on Sunday to slice Jorge Martin's overall championship lead to two points with six events of the season remaining. Marquez pushed pole-sitter Martin into second place in Motegi after overtaking his fellow Spaniard midway t»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran is open to diplomacy but will respond decisively if the US resumes strikes, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday. "If our enemies again want to follow the path of military confrontation, our response will be more powerful than before. We will defend ourselv»»»

UN (Sputnik) - A meeting between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and US President Donald Trump must "ripen," and a good substance is needed for it, which could be laid into agreements and subsequently implemented, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov told Sputnik. "The meeting must»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A system for orbital and radar control of missile-threat directions, as well as ensuring global monitoring of the situation in space, has been created in the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. “At the moment, the Space Forces have establishe»»»

More than 150 engineers and scientists are working on the 5 billion-kilometre mission Dubai: The spacecraft at the heart of the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt has reached flight readiness less than two years after being developed, assembled and tested in the UAE, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed b»»»

Tartous, Oct. 4 (SANA) Tartous expects olive production to reach about 127,000 tons this season, with agriculture officials urging farmers to harvest at the appropriate stage of ripeness and quickly deliver the crop to presses to protect oil quality. Tartous Agriculture Director Mohammad Ahmad told»»»

Claims by Yemen's Houthis to have attacked Riyadh are "misleading", the Saudi-led coalition battling the group said, after an AFP journalist saw flames at an oil facility near the Saudi capital. Fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognised government, which is sup»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, in cooperation with the Friends of the Environment Center, organised a campaign to plant greenery and clean Umm Al Amad Nursery, as part of activities marking Arab Planting Day. Held under the slogan 'Green Environmental Footprint', the campaign»»»

Dh3.5b development offers homes as new residential communities expand across the emirate Sharjah: Families looking for larger homes in Sharjah are set to have more housing options as a major new residential community takes shape, bringing around 1,100 villas and town houses to the emirate. The Dh3.»»»

Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until all seven of Iran’s conditions under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding are fulfilled, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed on Sunday., stressing that Tehran’s position is “completely clear and definitive.” “The period of buying time »»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that there was no military solution to his country's conflict with the United States, with talks on ending the war apparently at an impasse. A campaign of heavy bombardment failed to bring a decisive close to the war launched by the U.S. and Israe»»»

The convoys delivered food and shelter supplies to help ease the suffering in Gaza Abu Dhabi: Five UAE humanitarian aid convoys comprising 55 trucks and carrying 617 tonnes of humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip this week under Operation Gallant Knight 3, as part of the UAE's continued efforts »»»

Houthi rebels accused Saudi forces of launching 26 strikes on Sanaa on Saturday after loud explosions rocked the Yemeni capital. The Iran-backed group said it struck an oil facility south of Riyadh, where flames and a large plume of smoke were seen rising from a plant belonging to oil giant Aramco.»»»

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his main challenger Flavio Bolsonaro wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday in the powerhouse state of Sao Paulo, where a fifth of the nation's vote is based, seeking to rally supporters and convince the undecided on the eve of Sunday's nail-bit»»»

Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democratic favourite, is running for re-election in Georgia in the 2026 US midterms while Abdul El-Sayed is a Senate candidate in the battleground state of Michigan. The two Democrats have very different profiles and platforms, underscoring divergences within the party. They c»»»

In the US, Flock Security cameras form an AI-powered surveillance network that records licence plates and other vehicle information. Their controversial use has become a political issue ahead of the midterm elections, and the cameras are increasingly being targeted by vandals. Caitlin Brown explain»»»

Seoul: South Korea's Asian Games football captain apologised on Sunday for boasting that his gold medal meant he did not have to do military service. South Korea defeated hosts Japan 1-0 on Saturday in the men's final in Toyota, near Nagoya, for their fourth Games title in a row. Afterwards, Lee Gi»»»

AI Everything Abu Dhabi brings experts and tech firms together to explore AI in finance The UAE is looking to build and scale AI companies across key sectors, with finance emerging as a major area of opportunity as the technology reshapes how capital is deployed, investment decisions are made and b»»»

Fitch expects Ras Al Khaimah growth to rebound to 5% in 2027 amid fiscal strength Ras Al Khaimah: International credit ratings agency Fitch has affirmed Ras Al Khaimah’s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘A+’, reflecting an easing of direct risks associated with geopolitical challenges sin»»»

Tunis, Oct. 4 (TAP)-The weather on Sunday is partly cloudy in most regions, the National Institute of Meteorology said. Temporarily heavy rain is forecast in the afternoon in northwestern highlands and the centre with localised hailstorms.The wind...»»»

Hama, Oct 3 (SANA) Fish farms in Syria’s al-Ghab region are gradually resuming operations after more than 14 years of disruption, but Hama’s fish production has fallen to about 2,000 tons amid damaged ponds, limited resources and high input costs, officials and farmers said. Hussein al-Hussein, dir»»»

For the first time, a video documenting a meeting between Hezbollah’s two martyred secretaries-general, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, has been released. Sayyed Safieddine, who headed Hezbollah’s Executive Council, succeeded Sayyed Nasrallah following his martyrdom on Septembe»»»

The singer from Hermel was building a career spanning traditional, popular Lebanese music Dubai: Lebanese singer Nada Dandash has died in a road accident, bringing an abrupt end to an emerging career in which she had been working to establish herself on the country’s music scene. News of her death »»»

Importers must secure permits at least 24 hours before shipments reach Saudi ports Dubai: Saudi Arabia has introduced new conditions for importing fruits and vegetables, including a 15-day validity period for import permits and a requirement for approval before shipments are dispatched to the kingd»»»

Tokyo: A US Marine stationed on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Japanese woman, police said on Sunday. The suspect “killed the 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stole her wallet on Saturday,” a local police spokesman told AFP. US Ambassador Geo»»»