Doha, Qatar: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani’s address at the opening session of the 81st United Nations General Assembly yesterday has drawn praise from diplomats in Doha, who highlighted Qatar’s continued emphasis on dialogue, mediation and multilateral cooperation in addressing regional»»»

Arab Finance: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly proposed exploring an Austrian logistics zone within the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) to serve as a gateway for Austrian exports to Arab and African markets, as per a statement. He raised the proposal during a meeting with Austrian Chancel»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with European Council President António Costa on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. António Costa congratulated Sadyr Japarov on Kyrgyzstan’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and on the suc»»»

Fog risk rises, winds shift as the UAE slowly eases from summer into cooler days Dubai: If it doesn't quite feel like autumn outside your window this morning, you're not imagining things. The UAE technically crossed into the new season in the early hours of Wednesday, as the September equinox arriv»»»

Doha, Qatar: A Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) medical student and an alumna have presented research exploring the potential of artificial intelligence and wearable technology to support early detection of cardiac abnormalities outside the hospital setting. Dounia Baroudi and Dr. Amal Alnaemi »»»

Trump defends opposition to AI regulation, says 'artificial' undersells the technology United Nations, United States: President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US government would rename artificial intelligence "super intelligence" in official communications, as world leaders jostled ove»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The sides discussed prospects for developing bilateral relations, as well as cooperation within international orga»»»

New York: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi participated yesterday in an event on straits used for international navigation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), on the sidelines of the 81st sessio»»»

Doha, Qatar: The second day of the sixth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Arab Anti-Corruption Convention featured discussions on strengthening preventive measures against corruption in the public sector, with a focus on integrity, artificial intelligence and cooperation among»»»

New York: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, participated in a dialogue session titled “Qatar’s Strategic Role in a Changing Middle East” as part of the 2026 Concordia Annual Summit, held in New York on the »»»

Experts warn rogue-like AI bots could target critical global infrastructure In a summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence's (AI) rapid development, researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with the President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The sides discussed the current state of Kyrgyzstan — Austria relations and prospects for further cooperation in trade, econo»»»

Prices of yellow metal have eased by Dh2.5 as 24-karat gold trades at Dh523.50 Dubai: Gold prices in the UAE have seen a slight drop overnight as global traders turn cautious monitoring progress in talks between the US and Iran and comments by Federal Reserve officials. Prices of the yellow metal h»»»

New York: Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) convened a high-level roundtable on the margins of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly to advance coordinated international support for the transformation and recovery of Syria’s financial sector»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Transport, Qatar Rail, and Mowasalat (Karwa), is taking part in the 15th edition of InnoTrans (InnoTrans 2026), which opened in Berlin, Germany, today and runs through September 25. An MOT-Qatar Rail-Karwa booth at the 4-day fair is highlighting so»»»

Doha: Chairman of Qatar Chamber (QC) Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al Thani (pictured) said that the speech delivered by Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani before the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday reaffirmed Qatar’s firm positions on regional and intern»»»

Kunal Kemmu channels his inner slacker for a feel-good big-screen comedy Dubai: Ask the cast of Vibe whether they were slackers at school, and you get three very different answers. Kunal KemmFu, who wrote and directed the comedy and also stars in it, insists he wasn't. His alter ego, on the other h»»»

As we all know, climate change, that has become a global challenge, continues. The average temperature of our planet and the number of climate-related emergencies are rising rapidly, while their negative impact on energy, agriculture, food security and the economy as a whole has reached a significa»»»

The UAE has identified three broad priorities for its participation in the current session The UAE’s participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, being held in New York from September 22 to 28, 2026, comes at a time when security, political, economic, climate and techno»»»

Doha: The strategic partnership between the State of Qatar and the United Nations on humanitarian issues goes well beyond financial support, extending to dialogue, knowledge-sharing and joint efforts to protect the most vulnerable groups affected by conflict, particularly children, according to Daw»»»

Berlin: Germany and seven other countries declared that any disruption of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait -- whether by force, threat, or the imposition of unlawful tolls or transit conditions -- is unacceptable and threatens the security and prosperity of all, »»»

Want to find a job in Hungary in 2026? International companies continue to recruit foreign-language speakers, particularly in Budapest, while engineering, technology, logistics, business services and tourism also provide opportunities. The less straightforward part is navigating Hungarian salaries,»»»

Diplomacy at UN offers fragile hope while Gulf shipping and markets stay on edge The US-Iran war is entering a potentially decisive phase, with military pressure, financial sanctions and diplomacy now moving on parallel tracks. As of September 23, 2026, the US-Iran conflict is seeing a dual track o»»»

The Council of Ministers will review reports on State budget execution and government debt at its meeting on Wednesday, the Cabinet's press service said. The budget execution report and the annual government debt report both cover 2025 and are listed on the meeting's preliminary agenda. Ministers a»»»

MPs are expected to consider a new consumer credit bill tabled by the Council of Ministers under Parliament's draft weekly agenda, available on its website on Wednesday. The bill would cap the total cost of certain short-term loans and loans worth up to three times the minimum wage. It would broade»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov addressed the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. He identified the «weakness of effective mechanisms for ensuring the implementation of the decisions of the Organization» as one of the problems. «The systematic failure to implement the Organization’s deci»»»

President Iliana Iotova said early on Wednesday, Bulgarian time, that she expected the European Union to play a greater role in resolving the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Iotova spoke to Bulgarian journalists in New York, where she is taking part in the general debate of the UN General»»»

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova mocked Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski's fearmongering with a snappy line. "The only thing he really needs, and right now, is haloperidol,” Zakharova wrote on Telegram.Earlier, Sikorski revealed that he has been packing an evacuation ba»»»

The Trump administration is examining whether to restrict US diesel exports as record fuel prices squeeze farmers and the trucking industry. President Donald Trump said he has already pushed the idea internally:“I've said, let's not send out the diesel. We make a lot of diesel.”Treasury Secretary S»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov addressed the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. He noted that for the first time in its history, Kyrgyzstan has been elected as a member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2027–2028 term. «Taking this opportunity, I would like to express my p»»»

Dense fog triggers traffic delays across Abu Dhabi as police issue safety alert Dense fog reduced visibility across Abu Dhabi on Wednesday morning, slowing traffic on several major roads and prompting a fresh caution alert from Abu Dhabi Police, as the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said the »»»

How one man’s lifelong kunafa craft became part of Abu Dhabi’s cultural fabric Abu Dhabi: Try to find something in Abu Dhabi that has not changed in fifty years. Naeem Mohammad Youssef Shneik will hand you a piece of kunafa and tell you to taste it. He is 74, Jordanian, and has been making it the s»»»

Iran’s UN outreach collides with tanker attacks and threats to expand the battlefield Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s arrival in the US for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has drawn fresh attention to possible diplomacy with Washington, even as the Tehran regime keeps the Strait of»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov participated on September 22 in the opening of the General Debate of the UN General Assembly session that took place in New York (USA). The President’s press service reported. Before the event began, UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the Head of St»»»

Kaspersky Lab has begun translating its products and educational platforms into the Kyrgyz language. The company’s Managing Director for Central Asia and Mongolia, Valery Zubanov, announced this at Cybernomad Fest-2026. He said the company allocated funding this year and began translating its onlin»»»

Forecasters warn of heavy rain, rough surf and strong winds by midweek Hurricane Polo has exploded into a Category 5 storm off southwestern Mexico, becoming one of the most powerful hurricanes ever observed in the eastern Pacific as it draws energy from exceptionally warm ocean water. The US Nation»»»

From September 12 to 18, at least 4,366 cases of acute respiratory viral infections were reported in Kyrgyzstan. Children under 14 accounted for 74.2 percent of those infected, the Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance reported. Experts recommend not s»»»

Adylbek Kasymaliev, President of the Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU), met with Urmat Abdukaimov, the new head coach of the national team. The KFU announced. Kasymaliev congratulated the coach on his appointment, wished him success, and presented him with a national team jersey. The Kyrgyzstan’s nationa»»»

The Communications Directorate of Sándor Palace responded on Tuesday to MTI's question of whether András Baka would nominate a new candidate for the position of Prosecutor General — after it emerged that Tisza's parliamentary group does not support the election of Zoltán Szathmáry — by stating that»»»

Preparations for the fifth People’s Kurultai have begun in Kyrgyzstan. A total of 700 delegates will be elected to the assembly in accordance with established quotas. They will represent the country’s seven regions, the cities of Bishkek and Osh, various ethnic groups, and migrant workers currently»»»

10,190 orphans receive school bags as 200 mothers get income-generating tools Sharjah: For children in Egypt facing serious heart conditions and mothers caring for orphaned children, a recent humanitarian mission by Sharjah Charity International (SCI) brought help ranging from specialised medical t»»»

Parents say greater awareness makes life more accessible for children of determination Dubai: For families raising children with autism, everyday activities require planning, from visiting a doctor or restaurant to navigating an airport or simply spending time in a busy public space. Parents of peo»»»

Police personnel trained for faster, specialised response to child safety cases Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah Police is participating in a specialist child protection programme designed to strengthen the ability of police personnel to respond quickly and effectively to cases involving children who»»»

Authorities in Bishkek are investigating the sale of textbooks intended for free distribution to schoolchildren. According to the Main Internal Affairs Department of Bishkek, a criminal case has been initiated under Article 210 (Misappropriation or embezzlement of entrusted property) of the Crimina»»»

Saudi ramps up Ras Tanura shipments as pipeline outage shifts barrels back to Gulf Saudi Arabia’s main Gulf export terminals recorded their busiest crude-loading day since before the war, with six supertankers taking on nearly 12 million barrels at Ras Tanura and Juaymah on Sept. 21, shipping-data »»»

Kinshasa: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains uncontrolled despite a modest decline in infections nationwide, as transmission shifts geographically and spreads toward an international border, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The country had recorded»»»

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas met Iranian FM on the sidelines of the UNGA New York: European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and discussed diplomatic efforts related to the US-Iran conflict and reop»»»

Arrests highlight gap between Trump claims and scant evidence of noncitizen voting NEW YORK: The Trump administration's whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Se»»»

DEAD SEA — Germany and The Netherlands have reaffirmed their support for Jordan’s fintech ecosystem, highlighting financial technology as a tool to expand access to finance, support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), advance green investment and connect Jordanian companies with inte»»»