In an interview for Nova TV that aired Sunday night, Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said that the arrests of the mayors of Belitsa and Sungurlare are not related to the presidential election, which took place on October 25 and November 1. On October 22, the Interior Ministry's press service »»»

LONDON: Salma woke in the dark to water seeping into her family’s tent from above and pooling beneath them. She had layered tarpaulins over the tent in Al-Mawasi, in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, hoping to keep out the rain. But it made no difference. “No matter what kind of tent you have, the water»»»

DUBAI: Asmaa Odeh did not sleep on Saturday night. She stood inside her tent in a Gaza displacement camp holding a broom, pushing out the rainwater and sewage that kept coming in, while her five children’s clothes, mattresses and blankets soaked through. “Our tent flooded. The water came in, and th»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 8, 2026 (TAP) - The weather on Sunday night will be characterised by passing clouds in most regions, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).The wind will blow south in the north and centre, and east in the south, quite...»»»

UPDATEFifty ambulances dispatched to accident site in Giza as authorities launch investigation Dubai: At least seven were killed and 122 others injured when two trains collided near the village of Gerza in Egypt's Giza Governorate on Sunday, local media reported. The accident occurred in the Al Aya»»»

55,000 gather in Dubai to honor Syrian culture and achievements Ahmad Al Sharaa, President of the Syrian Arab Republic, joined members of the Syrian community in the UAE in celebrating their cultural and civilisational heritage through a televised address at “Emirates Loves Syria”, held at Zabeel P»»»

Hungary has expanded its regional energy cooperation with Poland and Czechia, which have joined a broader coalition involving Italy and several Central and Southern European countries. The agreement was signed in Zagreb, where energy ministers also discussed access to Black Sea natural gas, supply »»»

Doha: The governments of the State of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates signed Sunday in Doha the record of the exchange of instruments of ratification of the air transport agreement. It was signed on behalf of the Government of the State of Qatar by HE Director of the GCC Affairs Department at th»»»

Never hesitate to state the obvious: Everyone with eyes to see is recognizing that the US midterm elections have been sensational. The Democrats have achieved a stupendous – “historic” according to the Financial Times – triumph; the Republicans have suffered a crushing, Stalingrad-scale rout. Let’s»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe General Saree Announces New Saudi Attacks on Yemen 08-11-2026 19:33 PM Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree in an im»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered its deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the families of the victims of a train crash near Cairo on Sunday. It expressed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the government and people of Egypt following the tragic incident and wished the in»»»

In a statement released on Sunday, GERB – Blagoevgrad insisted that Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev explain the reasons for replacing the head of the General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (GDCOC) during an operation to uncover a cigarette manufacturing facility in the village of Rilt»»»

Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad, referring to the country’s proactive deterrence, says the Iranian Armed Forces are fully prepared to confront any enemy threats or hostile acts, with new and more advanced weapons. In an interview with IRNA on Sunday, Nikzad, emphasizing the combat readiness of»»»

Egypt’s New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) has approved the transfer of two plots of land allocated to the Bo Island project in Sidi Abdel Rahman in the North Coast from Maxim Investment Group to Tahya Misr Holding for Investment and Development. The move aims to regularise the project’s legal »»»

Tatweer Misr recorded contractual sales of EGP 62bn during the first nine months of 2026, selling 3,600 residential units with a combined sold built-up area exceeding 397,000 sqm. The company also invested EGP 9.2bn in construction, development and delivery activities across its projects during the»»»

Livingyards has signed an agreement with United Elevators, the authorised Middle East agent of global elevator and escalator manufacturer KONE, to supply and install elevator and escalator systems across its real estate projects. The company said the partnership would cover the supply and installat»»»

Dama Developments has signed cooperation agreements with several specialised companies to develop, manage and operate its mixed-use Rawasin project, located on 7.5 feddans in the southern expansion zone of New Sohag City. The development combines residential units with commercial, medical and servi»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 8, 2026 (TAP) - Exchange of dispatches and reports, the sharing of expertise, training and cooperation in the AI field: the news agencies of Russia, Congo (Brazzaville) and Gabon have expressed keenness to give new momentum to their...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: American voters have made their choice; now it is the White House’s turn to choose 08-11-2026 19:2»»»

US President Donald Trump has offered UFC CEO Dana White the post of White House press secretary, which has remained vacant for weeks. The mixed martial arts promoter has confirmed that he will meet Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss the proposal. Referring to his longtime friend as a “violen»»»

Democrats prepare investigations into the president, his family and senior officials Washington: US President Donald Trump vowed a political comeback Sunday after his Republican Party lost control of both houses of Congress in midterm elections that amounted to an unequivocal repudiation of his tur»»»

Shows at Burj Khalifa, Global Village and Al Seef plus live rangoli and music at airport Dubai: From the Burj Khalifa wishing the city a happy Diwali in Hindi and English, drone show at Global Village and Noor Festival in Al Seef to a gold Rangoli made with 6.5kg of jewellery and a vibrant Rangoli »»»

Rome: Serie A leaders Lazio were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Napoli on Sunday, marking just the second time the pace-setters have dropped points this season. Davide Frattesi gave the Romans a deserved lead but Napoli drew level early in the second half through an Alfonso Pedraza own goal. Napo»»»

CAIRO: Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, killing seven people, injuring 112 and derailing several carriages, authorities said. A train traveling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another heading from Cairo to the southern city of Aswan, Egypt’s railway authority said»»»

LONDON: About 80 percent of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been infected at some point with scabies, a parasitic skin infestation, due to a lack of proper hygiene supplies and overcrowding, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society. The society’s legal team collected testimonies »»»

Damascus, Nov. 8 (SANA) The Syrian-Czech Business Forum, organized by the Syrian-Czech Business Council, kicked off Sunday at Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus with the participation of representatives from the Czech Chamber of Commerce and the Czech National Committee of the International Chamber of Com»»»

Rio de Janeiro: Ten people, five of them children, died Sunday when a vehicle plunged into a lake near Rio de Janeiro, officials in Brazil said Sunday. The tragedy occurred on Saturday evening in the municipality of Barra Mansa, some 85 miles (140 kilometers) from Rio. "The victims were already dec»»»

The family had locked themselves in a room to escape gunfire during the village raid Kano: A dozen members of a family have died after armed gangs set fire to their home during an overnight raid on a village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, a local official and two residents told AFP on Sunday.»»»

Gaza: Four Palestinians were wounded Sunday, one of them critically, in an Israeli drone attack targeting a group of people in Bir Al-Na'ja, west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, medical sources said. At dawn Sunday, Israeli occupation soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian woman in northern»»»

The vehicle crashed into a lake near Rio de Janeiro as heavy rain battered the region Rio de Janeiro: Ten people, including five children, were killed when a car plunged into a lake near Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian officials said on Sunday. The tragedy occurred on Saturday evening in the municipality»»»

Damascus, Nov. 8 (SANA) Syria and Iraq are stepping up security cooperation along their shared border, with officials and analysts saying closer coordination against terrorism and smuggling could pave the way for expanded trade, energy and transport links between the two countries. The two neighbor»»»

Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters here on Sunday that the state of the national budget does not currently allow for a pay raise, especially in the defence and security sectors. He added that employees in these sectors deserve a raise, which is why the cabinet will do everything p»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 8, 2026 (TAP) - Observed annually on the second Sunday of November, the National Tree Day was marked on Sunday in Tunis by a series of events organised by the Municipality of Tunis, aiming to promote a culture of reforestation, raise...»»»

JERUSALEM: Gadi Eisenkot, tasked on Sunday with forming a new government, said he was open to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and one of his far-right allies joining but under him as the new leader. “If members of Likud and the Religious Zionist Party truly believe this is a time for unity, as th»»»

Doha: Qatar announced on Sunday that it added two new designated entry and exit points under a decision issued by the Minister of Interior, covering Umm Al Houl Port and Dukhan Air Base Airport. Minister of Interior Decision No. 40 of 2026 amends certain provisions of Decision No. 37 of 2023 concer»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 8, 2026 (TAP – Interview conducted by Narjes Bdira) - United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tunisia Rana Taha affirmed that the positions of Tunisia and the UN converge in favour of a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue,...»»»

LONDON: Qatar, Bahrain, and the Syrian Arab Republic condemned attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on Sunday targeting facilities in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. The Yemen-based militia launched two ballistic missiles at a building in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District and a facilit»»»

An Irish academic who built a career studying fake news and disinformation has been caught up in a misinformation scandal over a doctorate he apparently never earned, according to an investigation by national broadcaster RTE. Tom Felle, an associate professor and former head of journalism at the Un»»»

The average value of residential property transactions in Budapest’s most expensive district was more than HUF 100 million (approximately EUR 275,000) higher than in one of the capital’s cheapest areas in the third quarter of 2026, according to data from OTP Ingatlanpont. The figures also point to »»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump vowed Sunday to bounce back stronger from a massive midterm elections loss that he called a “giant step back in history” for the United States. Democrats captured both chambers of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterms that dealt historic losses for Trump’s Republica»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) on Sunday warned of thundery rain accompanied by strong winds and poor visibility in some areas on Monday, November 9, 2026. According to the department's weather forecast, conditions are expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy, with chances of sca»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: A crew member was killed in Indonesia when a helicopter that was fighting wildfires crashed into a river while it scooped water for an airborne drop, a local disaster agency said. The crash in Borneo Island's South Kalimantan province was the second in days involving a firefight»»»

The blast in Basra killed the suspect and injured seven security personnel, officials say Dubai: A suspected drug trafficker blew himself up with a hand grenade during an attempted arrest in Iraq's southern Basra province, killing himself and injuring seven security personnel, Iraqi authorities sai»»»

Prosecutors say they are investigating the shooting as a terrorist Poland was in shock Sunday, a day after a gunman opened fire, killing six people and wounding 15 in the city of Krakow before police shot and wounded him. Authorities say the attacker held far-right views, though they did not disclo»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s former military chief Gadi Eisenkot was set Sunday to be given the tough task of forming a government, giving him weeks to cobble together a coalition to replace Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister. Eisenkot, 66, a political novice who has vowed to b»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 8, 2026 (TAP/Interview conducted by Narjes Bdira) - Tunisia has been ranked 72nd out of 169 countries in the 2026 Sustainable Development Report, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tunisia Rana Taha indicated, estimating that this...»»»

SILIANA, Nov. 8, 2026 (TAP) - President Kaïs Saïed on Sunday paid a visit to the Siliana governorate to mark the National Tree Day, placed this year under the slogan: "A tree today, a forest tomorrow".The Head of State visited the locality of Aïn...»»»

Missile interceptions, maritime incidents and flight disruption keep the region on edge Dubai: Regional tensions remain high, with fresh reports of explosions in Iran, missile interceptions in Saudi Arabia and maritime incidents near the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict cont»»»

DOHA In the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the second edition of MWC26 Doha opened today at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC). Organised by the GSMA in partnership with the Ministry of Communicatio»»»

LONDON: Activists replaced a German flag with a Palestinian flag outside parliament in Berlin on Sunday to protest what they described as the government’s support for Israel and silence over war crimes in Gaza. Police arrested three activists at the scene and opened an investigation on suspicion of»»»