AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi on Sunday announced the launch of military operations to retake all Yemeni territory controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis, as government forces engaged in fierce fighting with the group around the strategic city of Taiz. »»»

Cairo: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice, Chairman of the National Committee for International Humanitarian Law, and Chair of the Arab Permanent Committee for International Humanitarian Law HE Saeed bin Abdullah Al Suwaidi met with Secretary-General of the League of Arab States HE Nabil Fah»»»

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ranks top in five medical fields in UAE When it comes to specialised care in the UAE, one hospital now stands out from the rest. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has been named the best in the country in five medical fields: cardiac surgery, cardiology, nephrology, neurology an»»»

RIYADH: Non-oil private-sector conditions diverged across the Middle East in September, with the UAE holding at a 20-month high and Kuwait extending its expansion for a third month, while Egypt and Qatar remained in contraction. According to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index reports by S&P Glob»»»

Ankara: The 77th International Astronautical Congress kicked off in Antalya, Turkiye, on Monday with the participation of specialists and officials from the astronautical sector across the globe. Organized by the International Astronautical Federation in coordination with the Turkish Ministry of In»»»

DUBAI: Yemeni government forces claim to have seized control of the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait in a military operation targeting Houthi personnel and capabilities, their spokesperson said on Monday. The spokesperson said the Giants Brigades and Nation’s Shield Forces had taken control of the ar»»»

Tokyo: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the final of the Japan Open on Monday after securing a hard-fought 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 victory over fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar in Tokyo. The world number three clinched the win despite struggling with mistakes, particularly near the end of the first s»»»

Doha: Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie met on Monday with Ambassador of the Republic of Turkiye to the State of Qatar HE Yakup Caymazoglu. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of»»»

Intelligence, automation and adaptability are layered on top of the existing ERP system On average, large enterprises now manage more than 660 software applications, and ERP (enterprise resource planning) software remains tightly coupled to proprietary ecosystems. According to Deloitte, nearly half»»»

DOHA: Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie met with Ambassador of the Republic of Turkiye to the State of Qatar HE Yakup Caymazoglu. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of environmen»»»

Tunis, Oct. 5 (TAP)- The Tunisian experience in food safety came under spotlight at the Third Meeting of the African Food Regulatory Authorities Forum (AFRAF) held recently in Cairo. President of the National Food Safety Authority (INSSPA)...»»»

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (SANA) Japan’s Nikkei share average jumped more than 2% to a three-month high on Monday, led by gains in AI and chip-related stocks after a strong finish on Wall Street. The Nikkei rose 2.53% to 70,037.61 by the midday break, its highest level since early July, while the broader Topix»»»

Cairo: HE Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice, Chairman of the National Committee for International Humanitarian Law and Chairman of the Arab Standing Committee on International Humanitarian Law, met with HE Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Nabil Fahmy, on the sidelines of the w»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to keep striking Hezbollah to "create an opportunity for peace” with Lebanon. Netanyahu added that the Lebanese people, “for the most part, want peace” with Israel. The Israeli premier voiced his remarks at a memorial event marking three yea»»»

Stockholm: The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics. The field helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviours lik»»»

LONDON: Two-thirds of British Jews identified as Zionists as of June 2025, up 7 percent from before the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, according to a study by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research. Meanwhile, the number of British Jews who believe antisemitism to be a “very big problem” in the UK»»»

Donald Trump and major tech leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, SpaceX, Meta and other tech companies gathered for a meeting at the White House to reach a deal on what Trump described as an “AI constitution” to ensure that frontier models do not pose catastrophic, unintended risks. In the cours»»»

Hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Paris on Saturday to rally against continued aid to Ukraine as part of a nationwide protest organized by former MEP Florian Philippot, who is running in France’s 2027 presidential election. The protesters called on French President Emman»»»

Ankara, Oct. 5 (SANA) Türkiye’s annual consumer inflation fell to 29.73% in September from 31.51% in August, official data showed Monday, dropping below 30% for the first time since November 2021.According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, or TurkStat, carried by Anadolu Agency, consu»»»

Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Shishkov commented here on Monday that Avtomagistrali CEO Ivan Kunev had resigned for personal reasons and had not been under any pressure. “I learned that the CEO had resigned for personal reasons; he did not inform me. There was no problem,” »»»

Nasal influenza vaccines for children will be delivered to the regional health inspectorates by the end of this week so that immunisation can begin, Health Minister Katya Ivkova told reporters in Burgas on Monday. The Minister said there were sufficient quantities. Injectable vaccines will arrive s»»»

MP Hassan Fadlallah of Hezbollah on Monday described the relation between south Lebanon and the Lebanese state as a “one-sided love,” noting that “the historical demand of its people is for this State to be present and fulfill its duties in protection and care.” “This slogan was raised by Imam Sayy»»»

Latakia, Oct. 5 (SANA) Latakia Port handled more than 3.7 million tons of cargo in the first nine months of 2026, as vessel and cargo operations continued around the clock, the General Authority for Borders and Customs said Sunday. The port received 532 vessels through the end of September, includi»»»

Occupied Jerusalem: The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested on Monday 12 Palestinians, including children, after raiding several areas across the West Bank. WAFA news agency reported that the IOF arrested three children west of Nablus, three Palestinians southeast of Tubas, and another young P»»»

DOHA: The Public Prosecution, represented by the Institute of Criminal Studies, has organised a regional training course on combating human trafficking in partnership with the United Nations Centre for Documentation and Training in the Field of Human Rights for Arab Countries and Southwest Asia. Ti»»»

BELGRADE - Twenty-six years ago today, many experiments on the Serbs began, Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic - United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls in the country, said on Monday, adding that the October 5, 2000 popular revolt had been a revoluti»»»

Advanced tech and global intel help UAE intercept major drug consignments Abu Dhabi: Joint efforts between the National Anti-Narcotics Agency and the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security, represented by the General Directorate of Port Security, have resulted in the»»»

The NBA legend is working with 36 young prospects at the NBA Academy Select Showcase Dubai: There was a time when the slam dunk was basketball’s ultimate highlight. Jason Richardson knows better than most. The former Golden State Warriors star won back-to-back NBA Slam Dunk Contest titles in 2002 a»»»

The programme aims to simplify customer journeys and strengthen Dubai's future readiness Dubai: Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) today announced the launch of “Agentic AI for Government Services Accelerator” under Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA). The programme will support Dubai Government entities in»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has signed 27 agreements involving more than SR2.57 billion ($687 million) in poultry-sector investments as the Kingdom seeks to expand domestic production and strengthen supply chains. The deals were signed during the opening of the 5th Middle East Poultry Expo on Oct. 4 at th»»»

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Lionel Messi will bring the curtain down on his glittering Argentina career on Tuesday with a farewell friendly against Benin that marks the dawn of a new era for the South American champions. After more than two decades of service to his country, the 39-year-old superstar »»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s repeated trips to Kiev resemble political “pilgrimages” rather than substantive policy at a time when people at home are losing trust in him, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl has said. Merz’s personal approval has hit a record low, with just 10% of r»»»

Romanian President Nicușor Dan is expected to nominate a new candidate for prime minister on Monday evening, just days after S&P Global Ratings kept Romania at investment grade despite the prolonged political deadlock, while warning that further delays in forming a government could put fiscal conso»»»

Aramco CEO says nearly 3b barrels lost as depleted global oil stocks face a long rebuild Dubai: The global squeeze on crude oil and refined fuel supplies is set to worsen, while rebuilding stockpiles depleted during the Strait of Hormuz crisis could take up to two years, Saudi Aramco Chief Executiv»»»

Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 brings Gaza patients to UAE Floating Hospital in Egypt Al Arish: The UAE Floating Hospital in the Egyptian city of Al Arish has received 12 new patients and injured people from the Gaza Strip for medical care and treatment, continuing the UAE's humanitarian and medical»»»

A 250-kilogram German bomb from the Second World War has been discovered at a construction site in Vecsés, just outside Budapest, alongside a smaller 50-kilogram bomb. Two German bombs discovered from the Second World War The explosives were found recently on the outskirts of Vecsés, in Pest County»»»

Seoul, Oct. 5 (SANA) Saudi Arabia’s share of South Korea’s crude oil imports has fallen below 30 percent for the first time since 2021, as refiners diversify supplies and reduce their reliance on Middle Eastern crude, industry data showed Monday. Saudi Arabia remained South Korea’s largest crude su»»»

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged, in a policy speech delivered on Monday, to cut the consumption tax on food products without issuing new bonds, in an effort to win the confidence of the markets. At the opening of the extraordinary session of parliament (the Diet), which will l»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine must pay for its attacks on Russia's peaceful economy facilities, and the actions of the Russian armed forces are a retribution, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "What our armed forces are doing now, they are engaged in retaliation for this. Ukraine must an»»»

Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Sunday, while artillery units shelled several towns and machine-gun fire was directed at another border area, according to Al-Manar correspondent. Our correspondent reported that enemy warplanes conducted airstrikes on Kafr»»»

Capitals, Oct. 5 (SANA) Global stocks rose on Monday and the dollar strengthened against the euro as investors scaled back expectations for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month, while Treasury yields remained elevated. Markets now see less than a 20 percent chance of a Fed rate incr»»»

Coalition deploys 100 warplanes in 'Dawn of Yemen' operation The Saudi-led military coalition announced on Monday its participation in the new Yemen government offensive targeting the Iran-backed Houthis, with 100 warplanes used in dawn strikes to provide air cover for ground forces. "100 fighter j»»»

Paris: Two men died on Monday off the French coast while attempting to cross the English Channel into Britain. The two migrants who died were in their thirties and forties while attempting to cross at dawn, the Pas-de-Calais prefecture reported. Two women suffering from burns over large areas of th»»»

Wellington, New Zealand: Petrol prices in New Zealand have risen to their highest level since the start of the Middle East conflict, according to fuel monitoring site Gaspy. Gaspy on Monday showed the average price of 91-octane unleaded petrol at 3.505 NZ dollars (about 1.96 U.S. dollars) per liter»»»

A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of killing and robbing a woman in Okinawa, the Japanese authorities have said. The victim, identified as Anna Yagi, 39, was found dead in a hotel room in Naha, the prefectural capital, on Saturday. Okinawa is home to several major US military installations»»»

Gulf remittance outflows rose $19b as expatriate employment and non-oil activity expands Dubai: Workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries sent a record $161 billion in remittances abroad in 2025, making the six-member bloc the world's largest source of outward worker remittances. The new da»»»

US blockade chokes oil revenues as military buildup adds pressure on Tehran Dubai: Iran is coming under intensifying pressure on two fronts as President Donald Trump tightens the economic squeeze on Tehran while simultaneously building up US military firepower in the Middle East. The strain is incr»»»

BREAKING NEWSMethod offers new window into how brain cells shape memories, feelings and behaviour The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics. Opto»»»

A senior adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that, for the first time in more than 170 years, no American vessel is present in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, or even the northern Indian Ocean. In a special televisio»»»

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (SANA) Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are expected to launch a framework for cooperation with Asian countries on crude oil storage, with Japan providing financial support and technical expertise, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported Monday. The initiative is expected to be dis»»»