New visual identity draws on traditions, memories and generations Abu Dhabi: The UAE has unveiled the visual identity for its 55th Eid Al Etihad, marking the start of the 55-day countdown to the National Day celebrations on December 2. This year’s celebration comes during the UAE’s Year of Family a»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker PM Djuro Macut met on Thursday in Belgrade with British Council Director Western Balkans Eilidh Hamilton to discuss advancement of cooperation between Serbian institutions and the British Council, which he noted was vital for Serbia’s education system. "At the meeting, »»»

Students stage sit-in at dining hall and vow not to spend money on campus Ithaca: The woman accusing several men of raping her at a Cornell University fraternity party was “misled” about the status of the criminal investigation in the weeks after she went to police, her lawyer said Wednesday. Even »»»

A government investigation into the Bicske children’s home has found that far more children may have been abused by its former director than those who came forward or took part in the criminal proceedings, Child Rights and Child Protection State Secretary Szilvia Gyurkó said on Thursday. Children d»»»

A major escalation in Yemen has brought Saudi Arabia back into military confrontation with the Iran-backed Houthis, ending years of relative calm as tensions rise across the Middle East. Much of the fighting has taken place along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and around the strategically important Bab el-M»»»

Nine Syrian sailors are missing following a drone strike that sank a commercial ship off the coast of Bulgaria, a Syrian official told AFP on Thursday, after rescuers called off search operations. Bulgarian authorities said no survivors had been found from the ship, after drones hit two commercial »»»

BEIRUT: Visiting EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told AFP on Thursday that the bloc favored extending the mandate of United Nations peacekeepers in south Lebanon, where Israeli troops invaded during the latest war with Hezbollah. “Our member states have been saying that there can’t be any secur»»»

Municipality sets out zones for shared accommodation and areas where it is restricted Dubai: Dubai Municipality has revealed the list of more than 44 areas across the emirate where shared accommodation will be permitted, setting out where landlords and licensed operators can provide shared housing »»»

Her work was ignored for years, until a series of recent critical and commercial hits Ottawa: Canadian-born poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her unclassifiable writings about lov»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in southern Lebanon reports Israeli airstrikes on Bani Hayyan and Al-Mansouri 08-10-2026 15:12 PM Latest News Urgent»»»

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PoliticsSouth KoreaS. Korea warns of AI-aided hacking after bank data breachesJulian RyallSeoul is alarmed after a recent breach of South Korean banks' cyber defenses that reportedly involved AI-assisted hacking. Officials warn such methods could be used to also target other sectors and government »»»

The Council for Electronic Media (CEM) condemned the use of hate speech in the campaign for Bulgaria's October 25 presidential election at its meeting on Thursday. CEM discussed statements made by vice-presidential candidate Atanas Stefanov during his appearance on a Bulgarian National Television (»»»

New forklift robot enhances efficiency in solar supply chain operations Dubai: LEAPTING, a global leader in PV intelligent robotics, has officially announced the launch of its latest innovation, the Auto-Navigation Forklift Robot (AFR). This release marks a major step toward full supply chain and l»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced adjustments for school day at government schools during the mid-term examinations for the first and second semesters of the 2026–2027 academic year. According to Circular No. 3 issued by the Educational Affairs Sector for the»»»

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Thursday that the bloc is preparing a "support mission" to train and advise Lebanon’s army and security forces, though that won't replace U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon whose mandate expires at the end of the year. Kallas said during a vis»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls in Serbia, said on Thursday Serbia must look after its economic progress and that the economy was closely tied to politics, and noted that, for that reason, too, it »»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that the real number of US military aircraft downed by Iran is “far higher” than reported by Washington. Araghchi made the remark in a post on his X account, citing figures from the US Congressional Research Service as he questioned Washington’s»»»

Stockholm: The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson, an essayist and classicist who brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her writings about love, desire and despair. The 76-year-old was honoured "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in pla»»»

Tunis, Oct. 8 (TAP)- Several specimen of Phyllorhiza punctata, a jellyfish species native to the Western Pacific, were recently spotted in several Tunis beaches, mainly La Marsa, Gammarth and Hammam Chott, the TunSea Association for Citizen Science...»»»

BusinessArgentinaHow an oil project reignited UK-Argentina Falklands disputeArthur SullivanArgentina and the UK once fought a war over the Falkland Islands. Now the multibillion-dollar Sea Lion oil project has reignited old tensions, with Buenos Aires seeking to put a stop to the plans. https://p.d»»»

Vienna, Oct. 8 (SANA) Syria and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) agreed to develop an integrated cooperation program to strengthen Syria’s capacity to combat drugs following three days of technical consultations in Vienna. Cooperation priorities The Syrian delegation, headed by »»»

JAKARTA: The Islamic Development Bank on Thursday announced indicative financing of $2.56 billion to support Indonesia’s key infrastructure projects and workforce development, as the group launched its latest partnership strategy for Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. Dr. Mohammed Al-Jasser, IsDB Gr»»»

Rise launches its research-backed feature in three languages across the UAE and MENA Rise, the trading app from INGOT Group, today announced the launch of Rise Moments, a feature that lets clients act on a single market question by opening a research-backed set of trades with one order. The feature»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia considers potential deployment of additional NATO contingents as escalation, including the US troops in Baltic states, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. "We certainly consider potential deployment of additional NATO contingents, includi»»»

Move comes after Israel ordered the closure of the consulate in September Jerusalem: Israel said the British consulate in Jerusalem ended its functions on Thursday but that seven diplomats would be allowed to remain in a limited capacity, with the UK saying it would continue to offer “vital service»»»

Defendants fined KD9 million and ordered to repay KD4.5 million over property transaction Dubai: A Kuwaiti appeals court has sentenced three citizens to 10 years in prison each, fined them a total of KD9 million and ordered them to repay KD4.5 million in a case involving funds linked to Kuwait's Pu»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hormuz Transits at Lowest in Over Two Months 08-10-2026 14:41 PM Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas»»»

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned of continued Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement and daily attacks on southern Lebanese towns and villages, stressing that ‘Israel’ has failed to abide by successive agreements and international resolutions governing the situation in Lebanon»»»

World Bank sees UAE growth accelerating as Gulf economies recover from conflict shock Dubai: The UAE economy is projected to rebound by 9.5 per cent in 2027 after contracting 1.6 per cent this year, according to the World Bank, as the Gulf economy prepares for a sharp recovery following the disrupt»»»

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former military secretary has accused the Israeli leader of altering official transcripts of phone calls from the morning of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks. The accusations by Maj. Gen. Avi Gil came in a wide-ranging interview with the right-wing Israel Hayo»»»

Limits on rent increases and restrictions on holiday rentals can provide quicker relief for households struggling with housing costs, MEP Irene Tinagli said, while warning that lasting solutions require investment in affordable homes. BRUSSELS (European Newsroom) - Regulation could be the fastest r»»»

Surveillance cameras lead police to suspect after couple found dead at Gharbia home Dubai: Egyptian police have arrested a law graduate suspected of fatally stabbing his parents at their home in Gharbia Governorate before fleeing to another province, according to local reports. Police were alerted »»»

Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev called on the government Thursday to include around 12.5 km of cycling infrastructure in the planned construction of the Sofia Ring Road, Sofia Municipality said. Sofia Municipality has submitted specific proposals to the Road Infrastructure Agency, urging that the bike i»»»

Continue the Change Floor Leader Nikolay Denkov, speaking in the parliamentary lobby on Thursday, said that Russia is the interested party in the incident involving two ships in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, not Ukraine, and that the working hypothesis is that the attack came»»»

Iran has threatened to block what it calls “illegal” traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, saying it retains full control of the passage despite US claims to the contrary. The waterway is one of the world’s most important energy routes, normally carrying around a fifth of global oil and liquefied n»»»

The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has secured the office of state parliament president in Saxony-Anhalt, with its successful candidate claiming he received backing from members of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in a historic first. Despite emerging as »»»

SelfDrive partners with Škoda UAE to offer new cars through a digital leasing journey Dubai: SelfDrive Mobility, the UAE’s largest mobility technology company, has expanded its personal and corporate car leasing portfolio through a new partnership with Ali & Sons Škoda UAE, the authorised dealershi»»»

Chance of rain in some areas as clouds build over the weekend Dubai: Residents heading into the weekend can expect largely settled weather across the UAE, though clouds building in some areas could bring a chance of rain, and early risers should be prepared for fog, according to the latest forecast»»»

Canadian author wins prize for 'bold and inventive oeuvre' Canada's Anne Carson has won the Nobel Literature prize for 2026. The Nobel Academy said the prize was awarded to the Canadian author “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new»»»

Sheikh was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement after arriving at Washington Award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh has been detained by US immigration authorities after travelling to the country legally to pursue his studies and later applying for asylum, according to his fami»»»

In tonight's edition: Witnesses say Eritrean troops have moved into Ethiopia's Tigray region, but Asmara rejects the reports. Also, the African Union launches the Africa Credit Rating Agency, aiming to assess the financial health of African states and companies. Plus South African civil societ»»»

Tunis, Oct.8 (TAP) - The Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX) will organise on 23 to 26 November 23-26 a multi-sectoral business mission to Dar es Salaam, in collaboration with the Tunisian Embassy in Nairobi.The aim is to offer Tunisian companies the...»»»

Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev said in an interview with Nova TV that a witness claims a Russian drone carried out the attack on vessels in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Mirchev said Democratic Bulgaria presented seven proposals at the Consultative Council on National »»»

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said Bulgaria will summon Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova if clear evidence shows that Russia carried out the drone attack on two merchant vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Petrova said it remains unclear who was responsible f»»»

The presidential ticket of Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev leads Bulgaria’s presidential race with 44.9% support, according to a nationally representative survey by Gallup International Balkan conducted between September 26 and October 6, 2026. Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev rank second with 24.8%»»»

GERB leader Boyko Borissov, from the opposition, said security service reports at the Consultative Council for National Security (CCNS) indicated that the sunken Black Sea vessel may have been transporting people or troops. Borissov made the comments during a working meeting with party officials in»»»

Ruja Ignatova’s ex-husband, Björn S., is on trial in Germany over alleged money laundering linked to financial flows from the OneCoin scheme, with the case involving payments of about €16 million and assets worth millions, according to German publication Diebewertung. The proceedings at the Regiona»»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva stepped down as captain of the Test team on Thursday, ahead of selection for next month's two-match series against Pakistan. The 35-year-old middle-order batsman said he would be available for selection and remain with the team, but was giving up the captain»»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha Film Festival (DFF) today announced the 15 films that will participate in the 2026 International Feature Film Competition, featuring bold and distinctive voices from across the Arab world, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. A total of 11 of those films were supported through D»»»