KHERSON: Civilians in Ukraine’s southeastern Kherson region prepared Sunday for the end of a localized ceasefire that has marked the most significant truce between Kyiv and Moscow since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began nearly five years ago. The White House said that US first lady Mela»»»

DUBUQUE, Iowa: US President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to launch military strikes against Iran, saying Washington may eventually have to “give them the hammer,” as Tehran warned that any renewed conflict could last longer than the previous round of fighting. Speaking at a campaign rally in»»»

Dubai introduces new tourism initiatives as airlines prepare for winter travel demand UAE travel is heading into a busy November, with Dubai preparing for the winter tourism season and more international flights expected to return. New tourism initiatives, including a membership programme for repea»»»

Cyberattacks disrupt emergency systems as tensions persist in Russia-Ukraine conflict Kyiv: Ukraine and Russia have reported cyberattacks targeting their respective emergency alert systems, with fake warnings about chemical and radiation threats circulated across Ukraine and false public safety inf»»»

The United States ​is backing a rapid resumption of Russian natural ‌gas ‌exports ​to ‌Europe ⁠via pipelines ​crossing Ukraine ⁠as part of talks aimed at ⁠securing ‌an energy ceasefire ‌before ​winter, ‌the ‌Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, ‌citing US, European and ⁠Ukrainian ⁠officials. Reu»»»

Lending, lower credit losses aid Q3 earnings, with deposit growth trailing at lenders Dubai: UAE banks are sustaining earnings growth through expanding loan books, rising fee income and improved credit quality, with third-quarter disclosures shifting attention towards the cost of funding their next»»»

The exit polls and parallel counts showed a victory for presidential candidate Iliana Iotova and her running mate Kiril Valchev over Andrey Gurov and Georgi Kandev in the presidential elections runoff on Sunday. Both sides gave briefings after the end of the election day, as other political leaders»»»

Ramallah: The State of Palestine condemned, in the strongest terms, the attack targeting the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Al Mayeda, owned by Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat), in the Arabian Gulf waters, describing the incident as a dangerous assault that threatens regional security and»»»

Iran's Araghchi unveils 48-hour plan to reopen vital Strait amid US negotiations Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Qatar-mediated talks have produced a "two-day plan" under which the US would implement a set of measures on the first day, allowing Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and r»»»

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country would stop hitting Russian oil refineries — a key demand of US President Donald Trump — if Washington provided Kyiv with powerful Patriot interceptor missiles. Trump, battling inflation at home driven in large part by s»»»

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met with Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy of Finland Outi Holopainen in Doha on Sunday. During the meeting, they reviewed relations between the two countries, in addition to a numb»»»

Minister of Transport HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani met with Minister of Civil Aviation of Egypt Captain Dr. Sameh Ahmed Zaki El Hefny at the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. The two ministers discussed bilateral cooperation ties in civil aviation»»»

Minister of Labour HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met with Regional Director for Arab States at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Dr. Ruba Jaradat on Sunday. The meeting reviewed areas of cooperation between Qatar and the ILO, as well as ways to support and strengthen the cooperation. (QN»»»

Minister of Municipality HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met with Ambassadorof Cyprus to Qatar HE Elpidoforos A. Economou on Sunday. During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries in areas of mutual interest, particularly regarding food security and recycling. »»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Finland and Qatar are exploring new avenues of cooperation in education, artificial intelligence (AI), technology, defence, comprehensive security, trade and cultural exchange. Both countries have also reaffirmed their shared commitment to diplomacy, peace mediation and interna»»»

Minister of Labour HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met with Ambassador of Mali to Qatar HE Dedeou Ousmane Sidibe. The meeting discussed areas of joint cooperation on a number of matters relating to the labour sector. (QNA)»»»

Abu Dhabi, Nov.1 (SANA) The United Arab Emirates expressed its solidarity with the Syrian Arab Republic over the victims of flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in eastern Syria, which resulted in several deaths and injuries, with others reported missing. In a statement issued on Sunday, the UAE M»»»

LONDON: Maj. Gen. Murhaf Abu Qasra, the Minister of Defense of the Syrian Arab Republic, discussed regional and international developments with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. The meeting in Doha on Sunday focused on strengthe»»»

Ukraine’s military said it evacuated 167 people from threatened ‌areas of southern Kherson region on Sunday as a temporary local ceasefire neared expiry — two days after busloads of residents were brought out of the embattled Russian-held town of Oleshky. A six-day local ceasefire in ​Oleshky and t»»»

Voting in the second round of the presidential and vice-presidential elections for our compatriots abroad in Europe began at 6:00 a.m. Bulgarian time. The latter opened the polling stations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Iceland, Ireland and Portugal, as well as those »»»

Iliana Yotova has won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff against Andrey Gyurov by a wide margin, according to parallel vote counts reported by polling agencies, while record-low voter turnout has raised questions about the political weight of her mandate. Further reading: Presidential Candidate Iliana »»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria would not return to backroom political deals and the practices of the transition period after Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev won the presidential runoff, describing the result as confirmation of the government's political course and a mandate for more decis»»»

The longest truce of the war in Ukraine, localised in the region of Kherson, was set to end on Sunday evening after Russia refused to extend the ceasefire. The temporary pause in fighting, which began on Tuesday, enabled a humanitarian mission to the Russian-occupied town of Olechky. The longest tr»»»

CASABLANCA, Morocco: The UN’s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a US-Russia standoff at UN headquarters over the territory’s future. The end of the mission raises concerns about stability in the region. Rich in »»»

PARIS: French authorities expressed relief Sunday after mass protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends. But police expect new demonstrations as high schools at the heart of the movement reopen Monday after their autumn break. Germany faced its own challenges»»»

CASABLANCA, Morocco: The UN’s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a US-Russia standoff at UN headquarters over the territory’s future. The end of the mission raises concerns about stability in the region. Rich in »»»

In a statement after the polls closed on Sunday, Iliana Iotova thanked the voters who had exercised their right to vote. Parallel counting of ballots after the presidential election in Bulgaria showed that Iotova and her running mate, Kiril Valchev, had won the race against their runoff opponents, »»»

LONDON: For more than two years after Mohammad Al-Shami was detained by the Houthis, his family and colleagues were given virtually no indication of what had happened to him. There was no information about his condition and no proof of life, despite repeated requests from the UN. Then came word tha»»»

DOHA: A vessel was struck on Sunday by “an unknown projectile” in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime security agency said, after Qatari media reported an earlier attack on a gas tanker. Britain’s UKMTO maritime agency said “the master of a merchant vessel has relayed a Mayday call... stating »»»

JEDDAH: Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre departed Jeddah on Sunday following an official visit to Saudi Arabia. He was seen off at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi and several other officials. Meanwhile, Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin»»»

DETROIT: Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the US Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers after Democratic tensions boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill. Stevens e»»»

Damascus, Nov.1 (SANA) Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad, Adviser for Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met with the European Union’s Ambassador to Syria, Michael Ohnmacht, at the ministry’s headquarters in Damascus.The two sides discussed developments across the Arab region, Sy»»»

LONDON: Jordan named the village of Hmoud, the site of a deadly mass shooting in the Karak governorate last month, as the City of Culture for 2027, stressing national unity and solidarity. Culture Minister Mustafa Rawashdeh announced Sunday that Hmoud would be recognized for its cultural and educat»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump held a call with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu over when and whether to ramp up combat operations against Iran, US media reported Sunday. Axios quoted one US and one Israeli official saying the two leaders on Saturday discussed the state of negotiations with the »»»

RAMALLAH: Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa met on Sunday at his Ramallah office with the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Christophe Bigot. The discussion focused on the situation in the Palestinian territories, covering the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, increased o»»»

Prime Minister and Progressive Bulgaria leader Rumen Radev said that Iliana Iotova will be a worthy president. "We have known each other for ten years," he added. Iliana Iotova and running mate Kiril Valchev are leading in the race with runoff opponents Andrey Gurov and running mate Georgi Kandev a»»»

Doha His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended the celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the launch of Al Jazeera Media Network, held at the network's headquarters on Sunday evening under the slogan 'And the Story Continues'. HH the Amir viewed a vis»»»

The presidential election is a "red card" for the Government over its handling of prices, incomes and the fight against oligarchic influence, Continue the Change (CC) Chair Assen Vassilev told reporters on Sunday. He commented on the first exit polls from the presidential runoff, which showed the I»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended the celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the launch of Al Jazeera Media Network, held at the network's headquarters this evening under the slogan "And the Story Continues". Ahead of the event, HH The Amir viewed a visual prese»»»

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Agricultural losses in the occupied West Bank resulting from attacks by Israeli occupation forces and Zionist settlers reached approximately $1.2 million between October 23 and 29, the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture said, as assaults on farmers and their land continue amid the ongoing olive ha»»»

Co-chair of the initiative committee backing Andrey Gurov and Georgi Kandev, Alexandrina Pendachanska, told BTA on Sunday that the gap between the two presidential tickets had narrowed significantly since the start of the campaign, calling it a major success for Gurov. "Today it appears that some o»»»

There were no serious incidents, and the election result was not influenced by vote-buying practices, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said at a briefing at the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday evening. According to him, the police had prevented such attempts, despite a significant increase in »»»

NEW DELHI: India’s opposition parties on Sunday renewed calls for the resignation of the country’s election chief, staging a new protest in the latest display of public dissent against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The protest, called by opposition bloc INDIA, drew tens of thousands of»»»

JERUSALEM: The head of Israel’s Central Elections Committee said on Sunday that an ongoing investigation into alleged foreign funding in the country’s recent vote would not call into question its result, noting that so far “suspicions remain suspicions.” The Shin Bet security agency launched the in»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat reviewed research projects aimed at using locally available raw materials to produce phosphoric acid, upgrade phosphate ore and extract potassium, alongside the development of a new technology for seawater desalination. During a fie»»»

Egypt’s Industry Minister Khaled Hashem visited the Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) at the Arab Organization for Industrialization’s (AOI) Engine Factory in Helwan to assess its production capabilities and potential to expand the local manufacturing of industrial components, spare parts and equi»»»

Egypt has signed a $1bn financing agreement with the World Bank under the second phase of its Development Policy Financing (DPF) programme to support economic reforms, strengthen resilience to external shocks and advance the country’s green transition. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly witnessed the »»»

Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said an updated version of the Real Estate Tax mobile application would be launched soon to make tax services more accessible to citizens, stressing that tax incentives and facilitation measures were part of an ongoing process rather than a one-off package. Speaking »»»

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Sunday reviewed plans to expand the country’s education system, including the establishment of 100 technical schools in cooperation with Italy, equipping 50 schools with German support and expanding the Japanese-style school network, alongside the developme»»»