"It is an illusion to think that we can change anything in the country if citizens do not vote," incumbent President Iliana Iotova, who is seeking a full term in office, told journalists after the close of voting on Sunday. Iotova said many changes would be needed in the coming years to prevent Bul»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 2,249 mosquito-borne dengue fever cases in the 24 hours leading into Sunday morning, marking the highest single-day infection tally documented this year. According to the latest data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the country also recorded seven m»»»

BELGRADE - With 56 pct of votes counted, the Student List-The Students Will Win electoral list has 52 pct of votes after Sunday's early parliamentary polls in Serbia, IPSOS and the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (Cesid) have announced. According to preliminary electoral results released by»»»

Mass protests have swept across Europe over the weekend, with demonstrators clashing with riot police amid widespread anger over soaring living costs and government policies. The unrest has largely been inspired by the protests in France, which began in September. Spearheaded by students, they were»»»

ORLÉANS, France: Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right candidate to succeed President Emmanuel Macron, kicked off her campaign Sunday vowing to “restore the rule of law” if elected next year. Le Pen — the frontrunner in the polls — seems to be benefiting from the convulsions France has been going throu»»»

Opposition leader Machado returns, reigniting calls for free elections in Venezuela Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado returned on Sunday after months abroad, making her first public appearance in Venezuela since December. Her return comes at a time of »»»

Prosecutors Elect Four Representatives to New Supreme Judicial CouncilPlamen Petkov of the Sofia District Prosecution Office, Ivaylo Iliev of the Kyustendil Regional Prosecution Office, Ivaylo Angelov of the Sofia Appellate Prosecution Office and Krasimira Filipova of the Supreme Cassation Prosecut»»»

Democratic Bulgaria Sunday vowed to seek support from every Bulgarian for the Andrey Gurov/Georgi Kandev presidential ticket for the November 1 runoffs. "This was the first half; there is another one ahead, the second half. Serious work lies ahead, and we will continue to seek the support of every »»»

BELGRADE: Serbia’s ruling party lost parliamentary snap elections, veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic said Sunday, citing preliminary results showing the student-backed protest movement surging ahead. “Based on a stratified sample, it is clear that we lost these elections,” Vucic told supporters at hi»»»

Low voter turnout and a closely contested first round Sunday have set the stage for a presidential runoff in Bulgaria on November 1, with incumbent President Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gurov emerging as the two leading candidates. According to the Alpha Research parallel counting of votes, Iotova and»»»

"It is an illusion to think that we can change anything in the country if citizens do not vote," incumbent President Iliana Iotova, who is seeking a full term in office, told journalists after the close of voting on Sunday. Iotova said many changes would be needed in the coming years to prevent Bul»»»

“I call for expanding European financing to include farmers, contractors, and suppliers of modern irrigation equipment,” Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam said, urging European financial institutions to broaden their funding scope in Egypt’s water sector. Speaking at the “EU-E»»»

Egyptian Swiss Group for Pasta, Milling, and Concentrates is targeting turnover of EGP 11bn this year, with expected growth of 10% to 15% across its pasta, flour, tomato sauce and grain businesses, General Manager Ahmed El-Sebaei said. The group exports to around 60 countries and allocates approxim»»»

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt had launched a national quality and patient safety strategy for 2026-2030 as part of efforts to reduce medical errors, improve healthcare standards and establish institutional systems for reporting adverse events and learning from them. Speaking at an»»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the World Bank Group have launched a partnership and national charter to develop the country’s mining sector as part of an initiative covering eight countries. In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry said Egypt’s national charter aims to»»»

Ahmed Amoui, Head of the Egyptian Customs Authority, said the government is drawing on leading international experiences to modernise the customs system, expand the use of advanced technology and improve the use of Advance Cargo Information (ACI) system to improve risk assessment. The efforts aim t»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list, announced on Sunday evening the list had lost the early parliamentary elections in Serbia and that the Student List had won the polls, as well as that the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians would also make it in»»»

DUBAI: For Ahmad Alrajabi, distance is measured by checkpoints. Every morning the Palestinian journalist scrolls through WhatsApp groups to track disruptions, to check which roads are open and where settlers are attacking. But even so, there are no guarantees. On the afternoon he spoke to Arab News»»»

LONDON: The chief of US Central Command, Brad Cooper, flew over the Strait of Hormuz in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Sunday as the command said US forces had helped Gulf partners export more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since the summer. More than 3,000 commercial vessels have passed thro»»»

TEL AVIV: Israeli election contender Gadi Eisenkot on Sunday vowed to bring Israelis together as he held his final major rally before elections, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to paint his rival as beholden to Arab interests and soft on Iran. Netanyahu has campaigned heavily on his »»»

NAIROBI, Kenya: The number of people rescued from a collapsed building in Kenya’s capital has risen to four, while several others remain missing and are reported to have communicated with loved ones from beneath the rubble. Rescue operations entered a third night Sunday as relatives said they were »»»

WASHINGTON: After weeks of assailing Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in rallies across the country, President Donald Trump on Sunday is bringing his midterm barnstorming to Michigan, where Republicans see a chance to pick up an open seat on Election Day. El-Sayed, a onetime public health»»»

With runoff election for president imminent next Sunday, presidential candidate Andrey Gurov invited his opponent Iliana Iotova to "an open and civilized debate". "I call on Mr Iotova to stand with me before Bulgarian people in an open and civilized debate," he told the press after the Sunday elect»»»

Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has admitted defeat to Serbia’s student-led protest movement in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Serbia is voting for its next government and Vucic is running for prime minister. His ruling coalition has been polling strongly against a student-backed oppos»»»

RIYADH: US Central Command on Sunday said it helped Gulf countries export 1.5 billion barrels of oil via the Strait of Hormuz since summer, bypassing an Iranian blockade. “US forces reach the milestone of assisting Gulf partners in exporting more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil since summer,”»»»

NEW YORK: The world’s poorest economies are receiving only a fraction of the investment pouring into artificial intelligence, semiconductors, clean energy and critical minerals, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday, urging governments and investors to close a divide that risks shu»»»

A bear was spotted on Saturday by a mountain rescuer near a station of the Simeonovo cabin lift, close to Severina Chalet, the Mountain Rescue Service of the Bulgarian Red Cross said on Facebook Sunday. The area is near the Bistrishko Branishte Reserve. Bears are a normal presence in the forest in »»»

Cairo, Oct. 25 (SANA) Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir participated Sunday in the opening session of the ninth Cairo Water Week in the Egyptian capital, attended by ministers, heads of delegations and representatives of regional and international organizations to discuss issues related to »»»

Doha: The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers affirmed that the issuance of Amiri Decision No. 38 of 2026, which regulates the drafting of legislation, marks a qualitative leap in the development of government legislative processes in the State of Qatar. It embodies the General Secretar»»»

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka has responded to a distress call and provided medical help to 40 Iranian sailors from ships anchored close to the island’s waters before repatriating them to Tehran, a spokesperson said Sunday. The sailors were brought to the island’s southern port of Galle on Saturday»»»

LONDON: Yemeni government forces carried out 753 strikes on Houthi targets within a 24-hour period as part of its Dawn of Yemen campaign against the Iran-backed militia, a military spokesman said late on Sunday. Col. Majed Al-Nuzaili said that the targets included advanced field command, control an»»»

Deyaar Construction and Development has called for greater transparency in Egypt’s real estate market through the disclosure of the full cost of property ownership, enabling buyers to assess their financial commitments before signing contracts. Hany Farag, chairperson of Deyaar Construction and Dev»»»

Oria Developments has launched Kenan, a residential project in New Zayed with investments of EGP 2.5bn, as part of its expansion plans in Egypt’s real estate market. Waleid Lawandy, founder and chairperson of Oria Developments, said the company plans to expand gradually across West Cairo, prioritis»»»

Q Developments’ total investments across its four real estate projects have reached approximately EGP 24bn, supported by a land portfolio of 220 to 260 feddans, CEO Ahmed Thabet said. The company is pursuing projects across Alexandria, the North Coast and West Cairo, while targeting the delivery of»»»

Egypt plans to launch a national housing programme targeting approximately one million residential units over four years, with estimated investments of EGP 1trn, as the government seeks to expand housing supply and provide alternatives to conventional homeownership. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly »»»

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided more than €1.2bn in financing for water investments in Egypt since 1989, supporting wastewater treatment, sanitation and water-quality improvement projects, EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti said on Sunday. Speaking at the opening of Cairo Water »»»

JERUSALEM: Billionaire American investor Bill Ackman on Sunday said that ​Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich should not serve in Israel’s next government, saying the two far-right politicians had caused enormous damage to the country’s reputation. The public intervention by the prominent hedge fu»»»

TRIPOLI: Libya’s ‌foreign ministry on Sunday summoned the US chargé ​d’affaires in protest at what it called “offensive” statements by President Donald Trump, who described the North African country as “terror-infested” ‌during a ‌rally ​a day ‌earlier. ⁠The ​Libyan ministry ⁠said it rejects any st»»»

According to Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, the Saturday killing of former politician and businessman Slavi Binev, despite speculations about it, "does not resemble the familiar contract killings, in which hitmen lie in wait for their target and shoot them at an opportune moment". "This cannot»»»

Safety concerns prompt US evacuation of non-emergency personnel in Saudi Arabia Dubai: The US Department of State has ordered non-emergency government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia over safety concerns amid Houthi attacks on airports and critical infrastructure, the US Em»»»

DOHA His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has issued Amiri Decision No. (39) of 2026 regulating the conclusion of treaties and international agreements, effective January 2027. The Amiri decision sets out the executive procedures for Law No. (17) of 2026 on tr»»»

DOHA The tabletop exercises for the sixth edition of Watan 2026 began on Sunday, with the participation of all military and civilian entities in the country, aimed at bolstering national readiness, ensuring the integration of roles and responsibilities, and enhancing the efficiency of coordination »»»

Doha: Qatar Chamber and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kyrgyz Republic signed Sunday two agreements on bilateral cooperation and the establishment of a joint Qatari-Kyrgyz Business Council. The agreements were signed on behalf of Qatar Chamber by First Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin T»»»

Doha: A panel discussion, held as part of the 9th World Investment Forum, being held in Doha, explored the prospects for economic cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as the ASEAN experience in attracting inves»»»

ALGIERS, Algeria: Algeria’s upper house of parliament on Sunday approved a proposal to deploy troops to neighboring Niger to “protect energy facilities,” a senator speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP. Any overseas deployment would mark a first since Algiers sent troops to support Egypt duri»»»

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on Sunday that she has returned to her homeland following almost a year in exile, after covertly leaving Venezuela in late 2025 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She returns as doubts about her country’s democratic future and the role of t»»»

Brazil is also heading to the polls today for a run-off vote that will decide who leads the country. The race is on a knife edge between incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio scored a major»»»

AMMAN — Jordan’s Agriculture Resilience Enhancement, Value Chain Development and Innovation (ARDI) programme has strengthened the capacity of 111,508 people to cope with climate risks and provided agricultural services and assets to 63,812 farmers, while developing sustainable rainwater harvesting »»»

AMMAN — The Kingdom’s total exports rose by 11.2 per cent during the first eight months of 2026 to reach JD7.464 billion, compared with the same period last year, according to the Department of Statistics (DoS).In its monthly foreign trade report, cited by Al Mamlaka, DoS said that national exports»»»

Vazrazhdane leader and presidential candidate Kostadin Kostadinov commented that the results of the October 25 presidential election were predictable "on the backdrop of the low voter turnout". Kostadinov was speaking at a news briefing in the party headquarters in Sofia. "Our struggle was to take »»»