Russia has reaffirmed its support for Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on the sidelines of the 17th Sir Bani Yas International Forum on Peace and Security. "»»»

Ruling Socialist Party (SP) has announced Saturday changes to its political leadership in Tirana, with Prime Minister and party leader Edi Rama appointing Albana Koçiu and Ervin Demo to jointly lead the party’s structures in the capital. Taulant Balla and Ogerta Manastirliu will continue serving as»»»

Elisa Spiropali and Plarent Ndresa have been removed from all senior leadership bodies of Albania’s ruling Socialist Party (SP), including its Presidency and National Assembly. The decision was confirmed by Socialist Party Secretary-General Blendi Klosi, who clarified that Spiropali and Ndreca havr»»»

ROME: Italy said on Saturday it fully supported Germany’s participation in the Global Combat Air Programme to develop a next-generation fighter jet, rejecting media reports that Rome had sought to block Berlin from joining. The government said in a statement that a Financial Times report suggesting»»»

LEVI, Finland: Germany’s Emma Aicher claimed the first women’s World Cup slalom of the season on Saturday, turning her opening-run lead into a dominant victory to secure the first slalom win of her career. Aicher, who turned 23 on Friday, had a 0.36-second advantage after the first run and looked c»»»

Damascus, Nov. 14 (SANA) Foreign Minister and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani received Saturday the credentials of three new diplomatic representatives to Syria during separate meetings in Damascus. Al-Shaibani received a copy of the credentials of Faisal bin Omar bin Said al-Marhoon as ambass»»»

Riyadh: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced Saturday that it had intercepted and destroyed two one-way attack drones in Riyadh and the southern region. The coalition's official spokesman, Maj. Gen. Turki Al Maliki, confirmed the announcement.»»»

BANGKOK: Eurovision fans sporting flags and bright outfits gathered Saturday in Bangkok for its first Asia edition, featuring Bangladeshi beatboxing, Vietnamese pop and a love song by a Mongolian economist. Performers from 11 countries also including Laos, the Philippines and South Korea are battli»»»

ADEN: Yemen’s armed forces carried out 723 air and ground strikes against Houthi positions and military assets over the past few hours, the military spokesperson said. The operations, conducted as part of the “Dawn of Yemen” campaign, included 37 airstrikes, 56 drone attacks, 89 rocket-launcher str»»»

TUNIS, Nov. 14, 2026 (TAP) - The “ICESCO Youth Climate Leaders Initiative” was officially launched on November 13, 2026, by Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO) during...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: An Israeli airstrike targeted the outskirts of Qantara, towards Al-Hujair Valley, in southern Lebanon 14-11-2026 18»»»

ZAÑA, Peru: When Susana Baca, the Latin Grammy-winning Afro-Peruvian singer, serenaded Pope Leo XIV upon his arrival in Peru, it was a sign that the visit would provide an unparalleled spotlight on the culture that grew out of the African slave trade to this country. Baca, arguably the best-known A»»»

Emergency teams treated the injured after two collisions left 14 dead and 30 injured Abu Dhabi: National Ambulance crews worked under exceptionally challenging conditions to treat people injured in a devastating road accident in Fujairah that claimed the lives of 14 people and left around 30 others»»»

Talks at Al Marmoom focus on public wellbeing, economic progress and future readiness Dubai: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday met with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, at Al Marmoom in Dub»»»

Damascus, Nov. 14 (SANA) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani received on Saturday Birgit Stevens, Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Belgium to Syria, in the capital Damascus, where he received her credentials as Non-Resident Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom »»»

Shortages could push 45 million people into severe food insecurity, senior official warns Antalya: Iran and the United States should "immediately" allow fertiliser shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to ease the crisis in some of the most vulnerable countries, a senior UN official said Saturday.»»»

An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale was registered in Smolyan Municipality, according to data from the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy, and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The epicentre was located between the villages of Vievo and Kutela. The quake was also f»»»

Beirut: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday highlighted the possibility of rebuilding three areas partially damaged by attacks, saying the initiative could encourage residents to return and strengthen public confidence in state institutions, the Lebanese Presidency said in a statement. "The »»»

Russian forces struck a dry cargo vessel carrying military supplies intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the port of Chernomorsk in the Odessa Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. The attack also hit port infrastructure used to unload military shipments, according to the min»»»

Damascus, Nov. 14 (SANA) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani received on Saturday Faisal bin Omar bin Saeed Al Marhoon, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Syrian Arab Republic, who presented a copy of his credentials as the Sultanate’s ambassador to Damascus»»»

Regulator says the company accessed users' pictures without obtaining specific consent Milan: Italian regulators fined Facebook parent company Meta 805 million euros ($880 million) for accessing users' photos without their "specific" consent, the country's data protection authority said on Saturday»»»

PONNAGYUN, Myanmar: A Myanmar military airstrike on a camp housing people displaced by the civil war killed 12 people in the westernmost state of Rakhine, witnesses and a rescue worker said on Saturday. Chit Su Wai, a 27-year-old shopkeeper, sobbed as she described how her daughter, aunt and mother»»»

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) is calling for the 2027 draft state budget to be rewritten with a deficit below 3% of GDP to reduce the risk of slowing economic growth and recession, following S&P Global Ratings' revision of Bulgaria's credit rating outlook, the coalition said in a statement circulated by»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe US Transportation Secretary says airlines are working to reschedule flights, but passengers will continue to face flight delays and cancell»»»

JUBA: South Sudan has again postponed its first national elections since independence in 2011, moving polling from December to February amid concerns about insecurity, funding shortages and the country’s readiness to vote. A revised timetable published Saturday by the National Election Commission s»»»

DOHA The State of Qatar, through the Police Academy affiliated with the Ministry of Interior (MoI), will host the 15th Conference of the International Association of Police Academies (INTERPA) from Nov 16-18, bringing together representatives of police academies and police education and training in»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ooredoo Group will host the second edition of the Digital Ecosystem Conference & Exhibition on November 16 – 17, 2026 in Doha, bringing together government, regulatory, industry and academic perspectives on the decisions shaping the digital economy. Under the theme "Shaping Digital Eco»»»

The summit of leaders of Russia, China and the US Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump will be held on November 19 in Shenzhen, an agreement has been reached, a spokesman of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said. The main topics planned for discussion are reportedly nucl»»»

ANTALYA: The UN’s top climate official urged negotiators at the COP31 conference in Turkiye on Saturday to move swiftly toward a deal and “avoid tactical delays” as the summit heads into its second and final week. The annual UN climate conference faces new challenges this year as a slew of crises f»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) collaborated with the Qatar Association of Certified Public Accountants (QCPA) to hold its second forum to address the challenges facing the auditing profession, bringing together Assistant Undersecretary for Commercial Affairs at MOCI, Sale»»»

A 42-year-old man injured in the November 10 pile-ups on Trakia Motorway has died in a Burgas hospital, BTA learned from the medical establishment on Saturday. This brings the death toll from the two crashes to 13. Eleven people were killed on site and over 50 were hospitalized after two pile-ups i»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) Intersessional Conference, hosted by Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) College of Law for the first time in the Middle East, highlighted the University's commitment to advancing legal scholarship and reinforcing Qatar's position as a »»»

ANTALYA, Turkiye: Iran and the United States should “immediately” allow fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to ease the crisis in some of the most vulnerable countries, a senior UN official said Saturday. Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the UN Office for Project Services, told the COP»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities have advanced 11 settlement expansion plans that would add 895 housing units across the occupied West Bank, alongside industrial and commercial developments, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Saturday. The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission »»»

Doha, Qatar: More than 200 secondary school teachers, academic advisers, university officials and ministry representatives gathered at the Building Bridges to Higher Education: Advancing STEM Readiness and Global Competence Forum in Doha to take up ways to facilitate students' transition to univers»»»

GUSAU, Nigeria: Clashes between criminal gangs and local vigilantes have left more than 50 people dead in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara state, residents told AFP Saturday. Zamfara is one of several states in northwest and central Nigeria terrorized by kidnapping-for-ransom and cattle-rustling gang»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior has announced that Qatar will host the 15th Conference of the International Association of Police Academies (INTERPA) from November 16 to 18, 2026, bringing together representatives of police academies and education and training institutions from various countr»»»

Tunis, Nov.14 (TAP) - Tunisia's foreign investments rose by 14.4% to TND 3,014.2 million by the end of September 2026, compared with the same period in 2025, data published Saturday by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, FIPA-Tunisia, show.FIPA...»»»

His latest remarks have raised doubts over negotiations as Qatar tries to secure a deal Washington: President Donald Trump has had a lot to say about his thinking on the way ahead in the Iran war since Republicans were trounced in last week's midterm elections. In exchanges with reporters, broadcas»»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov described S&P Global Ratings’ revision of Bulgaria’s credit rating outlook as “yet another of the thousands of ‘benefits’ of eurozone membership”, claiming the country had been forced to join the eurozone illegally. He made the remarks in a Facebook post on Sa»»»

LONDON: Eight mobile medical units are prepared to enter Gaza but have been blocked by Israel for up to two years at the border, aid groups have said. The six state-of-the-art mobile maternity units, a kidney dialysis and general-purpose clinic were planned to provide urgent critical care for Pales»»»

Experts warn of serious ethical and legal risks as machines take on battlefield decisions Paris: Lethal autonomous weapons powered by artificial intelligence are set to revolutionise warfare but there is no proper regulatory or legal framework governing the new technology. A conference starting Mon»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and 17 other Arab and Islamic countries have strongly condemned an Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital that killed six people, including a surgeon and a teenage patient. The attack on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis was a “violation of international humanitarian law, which »»»

RIYADH: A recent study conducted by the International Diabetes Federation indicates that approximately 2.3 million adults in Saudi Arabia are living with undiagnosed diabetes — accounting for 44 percent of the 5.3 million adults in the Kingdom affected by the disease. With a prevalence rate of 23.1»»»

Antalya: The Global Carbon Council (GCC), an independent and internationally recognized carbon standard from the Global South, launched the Energy Access Program Standard in collaboration with the World Bank and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) during the 31st Conference o»»»

Tunis, Nov.14 (TAP) - The Textile Technical Centre (CETTEX)'s laboratories have just successfully passed their first surveillance audit and achieved an extension of the scope of accreditation for their analyses and tests, in accordance with the...»»»

Indonesia’s Ambassador to Hungary, H.E. Penny D. Herasati, joined fellow ambassadors from member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for a meeting with Márton Hajdu, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly, on 12 November 2026. The meeting fo»»»

Trump weighs restraint as Israel prepares war scenarios and Hormuz tensions persist Dubai: US President Donald Trump is considering holding off on further attacks against Iran unless Tehran or Yemen’s Houthis launch new provocations, according to a Reuters report on Saturday. The possibility of a p»»»

He turned his passion for the outdoors into a career and a platform for community work Dubai: For Lebanese expat Tarek Zeidan, adventure is about more than climbing mountains or exploring hiking trails. It is also a way to bring people together, create opportunities, and make a difference in commun»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will send a minister to India for a regional conference next week, Islamabad said Saturday, the first such visit since the two foes fought a four-day conflict last year. Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik will represent Pakistan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) »»»