Doha, Qatar: With less than 10 days to go until the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026, participating teams have begun arriving in Doha, Qatar. A total of 48 teams will compete for the coveted trophy across 104 matches held from November 19 to December 13. Saudi Arabia, Cameroon, China, New Caledonia, »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar will host the T100 Triathlon World Tour Final for the second consecutive year, bringing the global triathlon season to a close in an event organised by the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), in collaboration with Visit Qatar and in partnership with the Qatar Cycling and»»»

A new study titled “Unrealized Romania – Female Human Capital Between Performance and Inequality,” authored by Cristina Chiriac, PhD, founding president of the National Confederation for Female Entrepreneurship (CONAF), estimates the annual value of women’s unpaid work at RON 150–336 billion, equiv»»»

Fifty-one forensic medical examinations have been ordered as part of the investigation into the two pile-ups on the Trakia Motorway on November 10, and some 100 people will be questioned, National Investigation Service acting Director Marian Marinov told reporters on Thursday. Everyone who was at t»»»

The average contributory income in Bulgaria stood at EUR 1,069.36 in September, while the average monthly contributory income for the period between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026, was EUR 1,018.78, the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) said on Thursday. In August, the average contr»»»

Doha, Qatar: Commercial Bank sponsored the 49th Annual Conference & Exhibition of the Interarab Cambist Association (ICA) in Cairo, where Executive General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Ghinwa Baradhi joined industry leaders for a panel discussion on “AI in Treasury, Trading and Asset Managem»»»

Sydney, Australia: A teenage boy has been seriously injured after he fell from a train on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursday morning. Emergency services were called to reports that a teenage boy had fallen from a train onto the tracks on the iconic bridge around 11:30am on Thursday. Police said »»»

By Staff, Agencies "Israeli" occupation forces [IOF] launched airstrikes and artillery attacks on several areas across south Lebanon on Wednesday, targeting the town of Kfar Tebnit in the Nabatieh district, while carrying out demolition blasts in Ainata and between Mansouri and Majdal Zoun in the T»»»

Arab Finance: Radisson Hotel Group outlined its expansion plans in Egypt, with goals to reach 30 hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, and branded residences in operation and under development by 2030, according to an emailed press release. The group currently operates five properties in Egypt, wit»»»

UAE residents face travel and safety updates amid US-Israel-Iran tensions UAE airspace remains operational, but airlines continue to operate under changing conflict-zone advisories even crude oil prices are showing some relief. Iranian-operated flights to the UAE remain suspended, while Emirates an»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index went down by 0.60% in early trading on Thursday, shedding 61.21 points from the previous session's close to reach 10,063 points, pressured by five sectors. QSE data attributed positive performances in Consumer Goods and Services (+0.14%) and Telecom»»»

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova spoke by phone with Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty to discuss bilateral relations and current international issues, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The two ministers reaffirmed the good rel»»»

An aging population will have important consequences on Romania's labour market, the sustainability of the pension system, healthcare and social security, given that the number of elderly people is increasing in relation to the younger generations, according to deputy chairman of the National Insti»»»

Production in the service sector went up by 0.3% both in the euro zone and in EU in August 2026, against July 2026, according to Eurostat data released on Monday. Among member states, the highest monthly increases were recorded in Romania (5.2%), Malta (1.8%) and Portugal (1.7%). At the opposite po»»»

Romania and Bulgaria can benefit from the reorientation of German companies towards geographically closer suppliers amid geopolitical changes and risks affecting global supply chains, due to industrial capacities, investments in modern technologies and specialised workforce, according to the Romani»»»

The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), through its National Cyberint Centre, identified a cyberattack targeting a national government institution in December last year, carried out by Russian cyber actor APT TURLA, and implemented measures to counter the attack and remedy its effects, the SRI sai»»»

Judge Sorina Marinas of the Craiova Court of Appeal says she sent President Nicusor Dan the case file opened against her by the Judicial Inspection in October, contradicting the head of state's assertion that he had not seen any magistrate come forward with an extract from a Judicial Inspection ...»»»

National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Ilie Bolojan and Force of the Right leader Ludovic Orban announced on Wednesday the start of procedures for Force of the Right to merge into the PNL through absorption in the first part of next year."This project is necessary for Romania because we are in a situa»»»

Combatting unfair trade practices, facilitating farmers' access to credit, including through financing mechanisms in the banking system, as well as identifying effective tools to manage the risks generated by climate change were discussed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Florin»»»

Romania's Culture Minister Ioana Ciocan on Wednesday welcomed Greek ambassador to Romania Evangelia Grammatika to discuss cooperation between Romania and Greece in the museum and publishing areas."Greece's experience in the museum field ...»»»

Prime Minister Luca Niculescu met on Wednesday with the ambassadors of EU member states and the European Commission's representative in Bucharest to discuss the new Government's priorities and how Romania can contribute to a safer, stronger Europe that is better prepared to face current ...»»»

Chief of the Romanian Defence Staff, General Gheorghita Vlad, said that around 1,000 Romanian troops are currently deployed in foreign operational theatres, stressing that efforts are being made to equip the Armed Forces and provide the best possible training and preparation conditions.On Wednesday»»»

Romania's President Nicusor Dan will participate on Thursday in the ninth meeting of the European Political Community (EPC), hosted by Ireland, in Dublin.The summit themed " Europe - strong, secure and connected ", will bring ...»»»

As Romania works to strengthen investor confidence, greater fiscal and legislative predictability at home must be matched by a more assertive approach to defending the country’s economic interests in Brussels, according to Gabriela Podașcă, Governmental Affairs Director at Philip Morris Romania. In»»»

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez agreed to fully restore bilateral relations, the Brazilian leader's office said. "Both presidents expressed their willingness to fully resume bilateral relations at the highest leve»»»

Gold slides for a third day as sticky US inflation and hawkish Fed comments lift hike bets Dubai: Gold fell for a third straight session on November 12 and held below $4,000 an ounce. Stubborn US inflation and hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials have convinced traders that an interest-ra»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mannai Corporation, one of the region’s leading diversified business groups, headquartered in Doha, Qatar, yesterday announced that its Saudi subsidiary, Mannai Information Technology, KSA (MIT KSA), has been awarded a major contract by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), an inte»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre, has welcomed Commercial Bank as its newest partner in the QFC Digital Assets Lab, strengthening collaboration between Qatar’s financial sector and the country’s growing digital assets ecosystem. As one o»»»

American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Thursday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discuss the outcomes of the trilateral negotiations held in Abu Dhabi. A round of trilateral negotiations regarding a resolution to the Ukrainian crisis took place in the »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Western members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are ignoring information about torture chambers in Ukraine, pretending they have not heard anything about them, Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyanskiy told Sputnik. "Those fe»»»

HAVANA (Sputnik) - Intensive care units in Cuban hospitals are facing an acute shortage of antibiotics, medical supplies and equipment amid US sanctions, Frank Daniel Martos-Benitez, president of the Cuban Society of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, told Sputnik. "There is very little equipme»»»

Legendary ship transformed into diver's paradise in Gulf of Mexico Dubai: The historic SS United States, once the world's fastest ocean liner and a vessel that carried presidents, royalty and Hollywood stars across the Atlantic, has been deliberately sunk off Florida's Gulf Coast to become the worl»»»

Washington, Nov. 12 (SANA) U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson has criticized continued American export restrictions on Syria, saying they prevent U.S. companies from accessing the Syrian market while Chinese exports gain ground.In a post on X on Wednesday, Wilson said Chinese exports were dominating the S»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama said Thursday that the so-called “Flamingo Revolution” in Tirana was driven largely by opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump, arguing that political opponents of the American leader amplified environmental concerns in Albania for political purposes. Speaking during a dis»»»

Ministry urges caution as rough seas and rain impact visibility It’s shaping up to be a grey, unsettled Thursday across the UAE. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts partly cloudy to cloudy skies at times, with convective clouds developing over scattered areas and bringing intermitten»»»

Family from Kerala loses twin brother and sister and their three-year-old nephew Fujairah: Three members of an Indian expat family from Kerala were killed in a road accident in Fujairah on Wednesday night, the family confirmed to Gulf News on Thursday morning. The victims were 21-year-old twin sibl»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Communication Technologies of the Republic of Tunisia H E Sofiene Hemissi affirmed Tunisia’s aspiration to strengthen cooperation with Qatar in the fields of telecommunications, information technology, and digital transformation. He noted that both nations share a common vi»»»

Paris: Minister of State for International Cooperation H E Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad participated yesterday in a session under the title, “Should we See Food Security as a Global Strategic Issue” as part of the Paris Peace Forum 2026. In a speech she delivered during the session, she»»»

Doha, Qatar: Officials of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and the UK Embassy in Qatar have made a field visit to the residence of Palestinian families hosted in Qatar. The purpose of the visit was to foster humanitarian bonds with the residents and inspect progress of the mental health and psycho»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QGOSM) has adopted its 2030 strategy, ushering in a new phase of institutional development and strengthening the role of the national standards and metrology system in supporting sustainable economic development and enhancing the »»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha Design District (DDD), powered by Msheireb Properties, has announced the launch of ‘Giving by Design’, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative that brings together design, creative education and community impact. Founded on the belief that design can transform more than»»»

Doha, Qatar: HEC Paris, Doha has hosted the first delivery in the Middle East of its Making Artificial Intelligence Real Specialization, one of nine specialisations offered to its EMBA participants within the HEC Paris Executive MBA. Held in Doha from October 25 to 29, the five-day programme brough»»»

By Minhal Al-Amin A construction worker came running, holding that day’s newspaper, dated 10 November 1982. He arrived at the workshop breathless, trying to catch his breath, eager to share some distressing news with his colleagues. It was a small classified advertisement tucked into the corner of »»»

By Staff, Agencies Spain held its first major nationwide general strike in 14 years on Wednesday, with more than a million people marching against soaring rent and demanding stronger tenant protections, according to organizers. While daytime demonstrations were largely peaceful, a rally in Barcelon»»»

Russian forces carried out large-scale strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial and energy infrastructure, hitting drone manufacturing facilities, rocket fuel production sites and power substations in Kiev, the Kiev region and Zhitomir, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The Russian armed f»»»

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview with Al Jazeera. He said the Strait of Hormuz will “never return” to its status prior to the US-Israel war on Iran. Ghalibaf»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US Vice President JD Vance is considering direct negotiations with a high-ranking representative of Iran’s security services in an effort to bring the conflict to an end, US newspaper reported. In recent days, US President Donald Trump has signaled to his inner circle that he is »»»

ABU DHABI (Sputnik) - European representatives achieved nothing by traveling to Abu Dhabi uninvited while negotiations between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine were underway, Ralph Niemeyer, head of the German Council for Constitution and Sovereignty, said. The trilateral talks took place in »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union may allow reluctant member states to opt out of a new 45-billion-euro ($50 billion) loan for Ukraine, a European diplomatic source told Russian media. The source noted that EU leaders are set to discuss extra funding for Ukraine in 2027 during a summit of the E»»»