BANGKOK: Many delegates to the International Monetary Fund’s steering committee walked out of a meeting on Saturday when Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov addressed the group in Russian, three sources familiar with the matter said. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has roiled the »»»

Hungarian billionaire Dániel Jellinek has been granted release from pre-trial detention under strict conditions in a major corruption investigation involving the country’s former state-owned bus operator. Hungarian billionaire to be placed under house arrest in major corruption case Hungarian billi»»»

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrives in Bulgaria on Saturday to take part in the celebrations marking the 1,150th anniversary of the birth and the 1,080th anniversary of the dormition of St John of Rila the Miracle Worker, the Bulgarian Patriarchate announced. In July, the Bulgarian Patriarchat»»»

Singapore: Ongoing fires in Indonesia that have blanketed parts of Southeast Asia with toxic haze have triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc's climate and fire monitor. "Activation of Alert Level 3 for the Southern ASEAN region," the Singapore ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centr»»»

The Russian army has carried out a massive strike with high-precision ground-, air- and sea-based weapons and strike UAVs on metallurgical plants, a transformer enterprise and an energy facility in the Ukrainian cities of Krivoy Rog, Zaporozhye and Zhitomir. ▫️ In the city of Krivoy Rog, a metallur»»»

Ballistic missile launchers destroyed amid escalating regional hostilities The Saudi Arabia-led coalition has released footage showing strikes targeting alleged Houthi weapons-smuggling operations along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. The coalition also announced the destruction of two ballistic missile lau»»»

She aims to encourage reuse and a more sustainable approach to consumption Dubai: Noticing how much clothing was discarded at the end of the academic year prompted Dubai student Azura Lal to consider how items still in good condition could be put to use rather than thrown away. The 17-year-old, who»»»

SINGAPORE: Ongoing fires in Indonesia that have blanketed parts of Southeast Asia with toxic haze have triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc’s climate and fire monitor. “Activation of Alert Level 3 for the Southern ASEAN region,” the Singapore ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Cente»»»

Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers. There’s no electricity, heat or running water. Roads leading from town are mined and dotted with burned-out cars. Menacing drones buzz »»»

Tracing 7,000 Years of Camel History at Zayed National Museum Abu Dhabi: More than 6,000 years ago, a wild camel died on the coast of what is now Abu Dhabi. Its bones lay in the ground at Baynunah until archaeologists dug them up. This December, they will go on public display for the first time. Th»»»

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing that a number of sanctions, restrictions, and tariffs, stipulated by the recently enacted law on sanctions against Russia and Iran, not be applied. "As described further in section 4 of this order, I am hereby waiving the application»»»

An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine, the Press TV channel reported, citing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). On February 28, the United States and Israel began launching strikes against targets in Iran. Iran responded with its own strikes. In mid»»»

ADMAF bridges Emirati heritage with international artistic platforms Abu Dhabi-Ihab Darwish walked the miles of his initial careers with one dream, to bring his original compositions to life through a full symphony orchestra. He wanted to prove an Emirati composer could contribute a distinctive voi»»»

Reversal on the Russia sanctions comes in after a controversial deal with Putin President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia's energy revenues after signing them into law last month. The Lindsey Graham Act -- named after the »»»

Full-time employees’ average gross earnings were HUF 740,600 and average net earnings reached HUF 519,900 in August 2026. Average gross earnings grew by 8.4%, net average earnings increased by 10.0% and real earnings were 8.6% higher than a year earlier. The increase in net average earnings exceede»»»

TOKYO: Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an aging and shrinking population. Data showed 4.28 million foreigners staying in Japan as of the end of June, exclud»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia’s energy revenues after signing them into law last month. The Lindsey Graham Act — named after the deceased US senator who sponsored the bill — allowed Trump the author»»»

JAZAN: Jazan’s distinctive climate and fertile landscapes continue to make the region a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s food production, supporting a wide range of tropical fruits, cereals, oilseeds and vegetables across its coastal plains and mountain terraces. Marking World Food Day on Oct. 16, the»»»

Convective clouds to bring rain to eastern areas today, with fog possible overnight in UAE Abu Dhabi: The UAE could see rainfall in eastern areas on Saturday afternoon, October 17, with humid conditions overnight bringing a chance of fog or mist in some coastal and inland areas, according to the Na»»»

Beijing: The number of outdoor sports participants in China exceeds 500 million, with the total scale of the outdoor sports industry reaching approximately 3.17 trillion yuan (about 450 billion U.S. dollars), according to the China Outdoor Sports Industry Development Report (2025-2026), released at»»»

Indian ambassador to the UAE will inaugurate the two-day event Dr Deepak Mittal, Ambassador of India to the UAE, will inaugurate Gulf News Edufair Abu Dhabi today, as the two-day event opens at Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort Abu Dhabi. The event brings together more than 20 universities, education pro»»»

Vladimir Zelensky has emerged from the EU summit in Brussels with fresh promises of support but no deal on the additional €70 billion ($79 billion) he is demanding for Ukraine. Instead, European leaders tasked the European Commission with finding ways to meet Kiev’s growing financial needs, leaving»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense has urged the public to exercise caution and stay away from valleys and flood-prone areas as thunderstorms are expected across most regions of the Kingdom, with heavy rain potentially triggering flash floods. The General Directorate of Civil Defense advised resi»»»

Bangladeshi mum and son were inseparable, daughter says in tribute after Al Ain cremation Abu Dhabi: Anushua Biswas, a young Bangladeshi expat, has opened up about her mother and brother, who were killed in a car crash in the capital on Monday night, and spoken of her father’s escape, which family »»»

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed the government’s commitment to modernizing Pakistan’s agricultural and food sectors through scientific innovation, digital technologies. In a message marking World Food Day, observed annually on Oct. 16, Sharif said climate chan»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday blamed the involvement of “foreign hands” for escalating protests, which he said are aimed at hindering Albania's bid to join the European Union. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Albania's capital since Tuesday, demanding Rama’s resi»»»

SOFIA, Bulgaria: A string of drone attacks on at least seven cargo vessels in the Black Sea this month, off the coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria, has some members of the alliance wondering if Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking escalation to test their support for Ukraine in its »»»

ISLAMABAD: When 7-year-old Rumaisa Khan set off for school on Thursday she was wearing a ​brand-new pair of shoes her father had just bought for her. Within hours she was dead, one of 34 students killed when the roof of her school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. “I had got»»»

UNITED ​NATIONS: An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general, two people close to the process said. But there was no clear winner as all candi»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government has released aerial footage dated Oct. 16 showing what it described as strikes targeting a Houthi weapons-smuggling operation in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.The nearly six-minute black-and-white video, be»»»

Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian government has established a six-month caretaker administration in the conflict-affected Tigray region. In a statement issued Friday, the Office of the Prime Minister said the caretaker administration will assume a range of responsibilities, including restoring peace and »»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese leaders want UN peacekeepers to remain in their country to serve as a third-party buffer between Israeli and Lebanese forces after the mandate for the existing UN Interim Force in Lebanon expires, the UN’s under-secretary-general for peace operations said on Friday. As he concluded»»»

LONDON: Two missiles fired by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen struck the airport in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Friday night while a passenger plane was preparing to take off. No casualties were reported. The missiles landed about 500 meters from the Yemenia Airways aircraft, flight IY61»»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers carried out 34 attacks targeting Palestinian farmers, their lands and crops in six West Bank governorates on Friday, injuring at least 19 people, the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said. The incidents included beatings, detentions, the theft of olives and equip»»»

Idlib, Oct. 16 (SANA) Pomegranate farmers in Darkush, a town in northwestern Idlib province near the Syrian-Turkish border, are struggling to market an expected strong harvest as rising production and transport costs, weak prices and a lack of export outlets squeeze their income. Darkush lies in a »»»

Singapore: The State of Qatar, represented by the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), participated in the 11th Singapore International Cyber Week, held from 12 to 15 October 2026. The Qatari delegation was headed by NCSA Director General Ahmed Mohammed Al-Mutawa Al Hammadi, who took part in a hi»»»

Brussels: The State of Qatar, under leadership of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, has attached great importance to its strategic relationship with the EU and continued to pursue diplomatic initiatives to support peace and stability, HE Shura Council Speaker Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghani»»»

Bangkok: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with Minister of Finance of the Syrian Arab Republic HE Mohammad Yisr Barnieh, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand. The meeting reviewed »»»

LONDON: Two missiles fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militia struck the airport in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Friday night, as a passenger plane prepared to take off, the country’s information minister said. No casualties were reported. The missiles landed about 500 meters from the Yemen»»»

Damascus, Oct. 16 (SANA) The prosecution of serious crimes committed under Syria’s deposed regime depends partly on how offenses are legally classified and whether circumstances prevented victims from seeking justice, legal experts told SANA.War crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and enforced»»»

KYIV: Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people, officials said Friday, as a new report showed that civilian casualties from Russia’s invasion have climbed steeply. The latest aerial strikes on civilian targets»»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli settlers on Friday attacked an American photojournalist working for The Washington Post while she was covering violence against Palestinian olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Heidi Levine, a veteran photographer, was taken to hospital in Ramallah fol»»»

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced the appointment of an interim administration to prepare elections in the northern Tigray region previously controlled by the Tigray People's Liberation Front that has clashed with government forces since September. The recent conflict rev»»»

Ankara, Oct. 16 (SANA) Türkiye expects economic growth to accelerate to 4.2% in 2027 from a projected 3.3% this year, while inflation is forecast to decline to 21% by year-end, Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said Friday as he presented the government’s proposed budget.The government aims to raise ann»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yemeni military source reports the targeting of Saudi forces’ command headquarters at the Badr camp in Aden Governorate—as well as weapons »»»

TIRANA: Protesters clashed with police in Albania’s capital for the fourth day Friday as Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed “foreign hands” for mounting unrest. Police used tear gas and water cannons while protesters hurled stones at security forces, burning garbage bins to block roads across the city.»»»

An online movement against rising fuel prices has gained momentum ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations on October 17 with former Yellow Vest figures set to join the protests in support of high-school students. Some are drawing parallels between the latest action and the 2018 cost-of-living pr»»»

As transatlantic relations confront renewed geopolitical uncertainty, former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves delivers a pointed assessment of Washington's shifting approach to Russia's war on Ukraine and the profound implications for European security. At the heart of his analysis lies a fu»»»

This October marks 10 years since French police dismantled the notorious Calais "Jungle" camp. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin returns to the region to explore what has changed for migrants over the past decade. She joins Annette Young and Dr Marissa Quie of Cambridge University to discuss migration ro»»»

In India, the Cockroach movement felt the crushing boot of the state this week. Thousands of Gen Z protesters were rounded up and detained in sports stadiums and community halls turned into makeshift detention centres, while the movement’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, was arrested on arrival. A mass de»»»