ISLAMABAD: Pakistan urged Afghanistan’s Taliban government Monday to stop militants from using Afghan territory to launch attacks inside Pakistan, renewing a warning that the same armed groups could eventually threaten the Taliban’s own rule. Tensions between the neighbors have escalated amid repea»»»

Shanghai: Carlos Alcaraz fell to Zizou Bergs in straight sets at the Shanghai Masters yesterday, interrupting the former world number one’s in-form return to the professional Tour after being sidelined for months by injury. The 39th-ranked Belgian beat the second-seeded Spanish star 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) »»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Faleh Educational Holding has announced the appointment of Sheikha Zulfa Al Thani as Chief Operating Officer (COO), a newly established leadership role supporting the Group’s continued growth and strategic development. Comprising Doha Academy Al Waab, Doha Academy Salwa, Doha Intern»»»

Madrid: Manchester United coach Michael Carrick insisted yesterday his team can weather the storm after making their worst start to a season in 40 years. The Red Devils conceded a late goal to draw against 10-man Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday, leaving them with six points after six ga»»»

Shanghai: Men’s tennis confirmed it will crown a new world number one as Germany’s Alexander Zverev (pictured) was ensured the year-end honour yesterday after Carlos Alcaraz lost his third-round match in Shanghai. The career-first will cap a stellar season for the 29-year-old, the current world num»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Shamal and Tractor FC played out a goalless draw in their AFC Champions League Elite clash at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat yesterday. The stalemate sees Iran’s Tractor picking up their first point in the League Stage while Al Shamal of Qatar settled for a second consecutiv»»»

Geneva: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi participated in the opening session of the Geneva Peace Forum yesterday. In his inaugural remarks, Al Khulaifi noted the importance of rules and standards governing mediation for peace,»»»

Doha, Qatar: Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (Thani Humanitarian) has received donations totalling QR150,000 from Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) and AlRayan Bank to support its Manarat Ilm project, which provides educational assistance to students in need and helps »»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Sadd will look to revive their AFC Champions League Elite campaign when they host Saudi giants Al Hilal at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium today. The Qatar champions suffered a 3-0 defeat to Iran’s Esteghlal FC in their opening match, while Al Hilal began with a victory over Qatar’s Al Gha»»»

Doha, Qatar: The PlasmaPure team at Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) has advanced to the Semifinals of XPRIZE Water Scarcity in both Track A: Desalination – System-Level Innovation and Track B: Desalination – Novel Materials and Methods. »»»

Doha, Qatar: The second edition of the Arab Human Rights Moot Court Competition will take place from October 20 to 22, 2026. The competition is organised by the United Nations Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, affiliated with the Office of the United Nations»»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha Film Festival 2026 will present a milestone four feature films and a new original series from Qatar, showcasing the depth, ambition and growing international potential of the country’s rapidly evolving screen sector. Spanning fiction, documentary and series, the selection reflects»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that the forces targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with a ballistic missile, confirming that the strike achieved a direct hit. The Armed Forces also carried out anot»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said late on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," adding that Moscow and Beijing had "too much to lose" if they enabled Tehran.Trump said on Truth Social that he had seen comments from his critics and opponents that China and»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar students have won three medals in the second edition of the Poetry, Short Story and Novel Competition, held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, from October 6 to 8, highlighting the literary talents of the country’s young writers and their creative abilities in the Arabic language.»»»

Minister of Public Health H E Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud met with Ambassador French to Qatar H E Arnaud Pescheux. The meeting focused on bilateral cooperation and ways to further strengthen it in the health sector.»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mastercard has presented Commercial Bank with three awards, reaffirming the Bank’s leadership in premium banking, payments innovation, and affluent consumer engagement. The awards celebrated Commercial Bank’s ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional experiences to its affluent segm»»»

Doha, Qatar: Board Member of Qatar Chamber (QC), Chairman of the Middle East and Africa Region (RAME) Eng. Ali bin Abdullatif Al-Misnad at the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), and President of the Qatar Association for Freight Forwarding and Logistics (QAFL), sai»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs will launch the fifth season of its cultural initiative, Nadwat Al Ummah (Nation’s Forum), on October 20, under the theme “Science and Faith: Foundations of Building and Pillars of Advancement,” exploring ways to strengthen the integration of s»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is working to strengthen its strategic partnership with Qatar Charity through a joint institutional framework aimed at improving coordination, pooling expertise and resources, and expanding the sustainable impact of charitable and humanitarian »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Department of Meteorology forecast inshore weather on Tuesday to be hazy at places at first, some clouds and relatively hot daytime with a chance of local rainy clouds, maybe thundery during the afternoon. The report warned of expected thunderstorms at places associated with sudden»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has approved the formation of Qatar’s Higher Education Student Affairs and Services Council, a new collaborative platform aimed at strengthening cooperation among higher education institutions and improving the quality of student s»»»

Doha, Qatar: Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim affirmed that the Council, as the State of Qatar’s legislative authority, attaches great importance to developing the country’s legislative framework in accordance with established constitutional principles. He noted that, »»»

Hungarians affected by the collapse of Robinson Tours fear they will recover only a fraction of the money they paid for cancelled holidays. The Bulgarian travel agency’s insurance cover is worth just HUF 23.3 million (approx. 64,000), while claims had already exceeded five times that amount by the »»»

Chris Bradley loses leadership roles after questioning glass cliff theory on LinkedIn Dubai: Consultancy and advisory firm McKinsey & Co. has removed its senior partner Chris Bradley from his leadership roles after he made LinkedIn comments that dismissed the “glass cliff” facing women executives. »»»

At least four people were killed and 30 injured after a passenger train derailed in Sher Shah, Punjab province, Associated Press reported. The train was traveling from Karachi to Peshawar when it came off the tracks early Tuesday.Rescuers recovered all four bodies and evacuated the injured from the»»»

Pope Leo XIV is expected to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule this week at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, with doctors anticipating a recovery of about seven days.&»»»

An orange alert for heavy rainfall on Tuesday has been issued for parts of eastern and southern Bulgaria, while a yellow warning is in place for the northern and central regions of the country, said the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH). The areas without a weather warning are »»»

The 1 Billion Followers Summit invites global creators to submit original AI-powered films Dubai: The 1 Billion Followers Summit has opened submissions for the second edition of its AI Film Award, offering a $1 million grand prize to creators using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell meaningful st»»»

PARIS: France readied on Tuesday for fresh nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, with authorities and participants wary of further violence. The mobilization, backed by unions and the far-left opposition France Unbowed party, was»»»

Péter Magyar indicated in an interview with the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat that he may meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels as early as this week. The prime minister described the complete rewriting of the constitution as one of his government's most important tasks. In»»»

COLUMBUS: President Donald Trump on Monday tried to boost Sen. Jon Husted’s reelection campaign by attacking two groups of Black immigrants during a rally in Ohio, where an organization with Republican ties began promoting a socialist candidate over Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown. Trump also gave»»»

A young antique collector builds a timeless haven in Abu Dhabi's Mina Port Abu Dhabi: There is a sound Youssef Akram Fahsa has been carrying for most of his life, and it is not music. It is water. Water falling slowly, without any hurry, into the stone basin of a fountain in the middle of a courtya»»»

The President nominated Péter Fejes, a former deputy chief prosecutor of Vas County, as Prosecutor General on Monday. Péter Fejes is a lawyer, university lecturer, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences public body, who retired in 2025. András Baka stressed that Péter Fejes’s professional »»»

Masked suspects use cutters to break into cash machine in Telangana Dubai: Three masked men wearing women’s nightwear allegedly arrived in an ambulance and broke into an ATM in India’s Telangana state, in a bizarre theft captured on CCTV. The robbery took place at a State Bank of India ATM in Gandh»»»

Share: Lebanon will carry out a thorough investigation to track down the suspected members of the militant Hezbollah group believed to be linked to an explosives-laden truck intercepted at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint last week, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday. Salam has described the in»»»

Dubai resolves 2,350 rental disputes worth Dh401 million in nine months Dubai: Landlords and tenants in Dubai are increasingly resolving rental disputes without lengthy court proceedings, with 2,350 cases worth Dh401 million settled amicably in an average of just six days during the first nine mont»»»

Ukraine accuses Russia of violating energy ceasefire as Trump defends fuel supplies Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to reach a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war more than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while»»»

Fatal van accident in Bolivia highlights road safety concerns Ten people died and four more were injured when a van plunged off a cliff in a mountainous region of western Bolivia on Monday, police reported. The accident occurred in the early morning on a dirt road near the town of Irupana, east of »»»

Businesses earning Dh50 million or more must appoint a provider before January rollout Dubai: UAE businesses preparing for electronic invoicing need to check that their service providers have completed accreditation under new rules outlined by the Ministry of Finance late last week. The change come»»»

Two supervisors fined Dh1,000 each and ordered to pay blood money jointly Sharjah: The UAE Federal Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a supervisor who left a group of children at a swimming pool before the coach had taken charge of them, after one child drowned during the trip. The court re»»»

Health teams ensure treatment for 309 injured in Riyadh airport attack Hundreds of people injured in the attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport are receiving medical care at hospitals across the Saudi capital, with health teams monitoring their conditions and providing the treatment t»»»

Early screening, not awareness alone, is key to improving outcomes for women We have made enormous progress in raising awareness about breast cancer. October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, has helped bring conversations once surrounded by fear or stigma firmly into the mainstream. This progress de»»»

Military offensive targets key Houthi strongholds across Yemen Sanaa — Yemen’s internationally recognised government said its forces carried out 1,879 operations against the Iran-backed Houthis across multiple fronts as part of its ongoing “Dawn of Yemen” offensive. Military spokesperson Col. Majee»»»

Saudi probe examines how drones and missiles evaded detection and early-warning systems Dubai: Air defence systems in Gulf states intercepted large numbers of Iranian missiles and drones during the opening months of the US-Israel-Iran war. Yet deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s international airport»»»

WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Mike Johnson said he had reservations about a planned livestreamed execution in an interview broadcast by CBS News on Monday. Nidal Hasan, 56, was sentenced to be executed by firing squad on December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, where he shot and killed 13 people in 2009. The»»»

CAIRO: International observers have tended to explain the Houthis’ attacks on Saudi airports and other civilian targets in recent days through the prism of military strategy, regional rivalry and the militia’s alliance with Iran. But behind the missiles and drones lies an ideology that divides the »»»

Tehran denies directing suspected attack on Fairford base; UK imposes new sanctions LONDON: Iran on Monday challenged Britain to produce evidence linking Tehran to a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford, rejecting Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s assessment that the operation was almost certainly dir»»»

Rights group records 63 incidents in 6 months: clashes escalate in Iran’s restive region TEHRAN, Iran — At least 94 people have been killed and 33 wounded in armed attacks and security operations in southeastern Iran since March 31, with clashes becoming more frequent and involving heavier weapons,»»»

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Navi Pillay, the South African-born jurist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week, told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that, as a judge, she had to see the evidence of her win before she could believe the news. “I received the letter in writing … so now»»»