Brussels, Belgium: NATO chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday urged alliance members to step up support for Ukraine’s air defenses, as Russia’s strikes pound the country. “With winter coming and with Russia’s aggression unrelenting, allies need to do more, especially in support of air defense,” Rutte said »»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island's position for US and European security. Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trum»»»

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco as well as Riyadh airport, as they vowed to conduct more attacks. "The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a high-quality military operation targeting Aramco in Dhahran, in the Eastern Provinc»»»

New signalised intersection cuts journey times by 50% and traffic queues by up to 60% Dubai: For decades, Al Satwa Roundabout has been a familiar landmark for motorists navigating one of Dubai’s busiest and most established neighbourhoods. Now, the famous roundabout has made way for a modern traffi»»»

JEDDAH: The Islamic Development Bank and Cameroon have signed a €212.35 million ($238 million) financing agreement to support the Douala–Bafoussam Road Rehabilitation Project, a major transport initiative covering a critical corridor. The agreement for the road project linking Cameroon’s Littoral a»»»

Doha: HE Dr. Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, Minister of State for International Cooperation, met today with HE Mr. Eduardo Ramírez, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who is currently visiting the country. During»»»

Workers in Romania have adopted artificial intelligence quickly: 58% have used it at work in the past 12 months, up from 42% a year ago, an increase of 16 percentage points, compared with 10 points globally. Use at work, however, remains well below personal use: 85% of workers in Romania use AI out»»»

By Staff, Agencies The International Monetary Fund [IMF] has warned that rising government borrowing costs are placing growing pressure on public finances worldwide, urging governments to adopt credible measures to rein in budget deficits as global public debt is projected to exceed 100% of global »»»

Tunis, Oct. 14 (TAP)- The weather on Wednesday is temporarily cloudy across the country, growing densely cloudy during the afternoon in the eastern coasts, according to the National Institute of Meteorology.Highs are forecast to range between 26°C...»»»

Paris, France: Demand for diesel fuel will remain unusually high into 2027 because of reduced supply from Gulf producers stemming from the US war against Iran, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. "The gasoil market balance will remain tight well into 2027 and is dependent on a recovery »»»

Tokyo: The Japanese Nikkei index gave up its early gains to close slightly lower today, affected by a decline in semiconductor company stocks, following the results announcement from the Dutch equipment manufacturer ASML. Nikkei fell by 0.05 percent to 67,744.29 points, after rising by up to 0.93 p»»»

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh and an accompanying diplomatic delegation arrived Wednesday at the Rafik Hariri International Airport, where they were received by a delegation from the Amal Movement led by senior official Khalil Hamdan, representing Speaker Nabih Berri, and MP Ali»»»

Every federal AI agent will be monitored as UAE moves to automate government services Dubai: The UAE has built an artificial intelligence “control tower” for the federal government that will monitor the actions of AI agents as the country moves to deploy the technology across government services, t»»»

Court orders and hearing records can now be authenticated globally within seconds Dubai: The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts have introduced blockchain-based digital credentials for court orders and hearing records, allowing recipients anywhere in the world to verify their authen»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) announced that the Canadian firm Fiera Capital has joined its platform and established a local office in Qatar. In a statement issued on Wednesday, QFC described Fiera Capital as a leading independent asset management firm with approximately USD 115 bil»»»

Making electricity his primary material, artist Alexis Choplain develops a machinic poetry that reveals the invisible and alters our perception. Over many years, he has built devices made of water, light, and electricity, testing the limits of our senses. Today, he works mainly with sound and analo»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3892 dinars for one euro on Wednesday, which is a slight change relative to Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Energy Park and China’s Dalipal Holdings have signed a 25-year lease as part of a $2.1 billion deal to build an advanced energy equipment manufacturing base in the Kingdom. The project’s first phase is expected to involve an investment of about $600 million, with »»»

The plump, bright-green vanilla pods growing in tiny Sao Tome's vast leafy plantations may well end up in some of Europe's finest dining. Although better known for its cocoa, the central African island off the Gulf of Guinea has revived its cultivation of vanilla, the world's second-most expensive »»»

Riyadh: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced Wednesday that a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi group towards Riyadh was intercepted and destroyed. This was stated in a press release by the official spokesman for the Coalition Major General Turki Al Maliki. The Coalition fo»»»

The Nobel Peace Prize has never been a straightforward affair. For a start, it isn’t awarded by the same institutions responsible for the other Nobel Prizes, but by a committee of five people appointed by the Norwegian Parliament. These five individuals decide who has done the most for world peace,»»»

Ukraine received no advance warning from its Western partners ahead of an overnight Russian missile strike, Vladimir Zelensky claimed on Tuesday. The Ukrainian Air Force first raised the issue earlier in the day, saying it detected incoming missiles only during their final approach, without receivi»»»

More than half of EU citizens oppose fast-tracking Ukraine’s accession to the bloc, according to a new survey by the Bertelsmann Foundation. The German-based foundation published its latest study exploring sentiment within the bloc on Tuesday. The study was conducted through the foundation’s Eupini»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Wednesday with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania HE Mohamed Mohamed Abdullah Bebane, on the occasion of the end of his tenure. HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs extended thanks to »»»

Suspect allegedly filmed attack near Jewish place of worship on instructions from ‘boss’ Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala are investigating possible international terror links and cryptocurrency payments after arresting a 32-year-old man accused of setting fire to a nursery near a Jewi»»»

RIYADH: A consortium comprising Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric Power Systems Projects, a subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric, and China’s Sinohydro has signed a $2.2 billion contract to expand Saudi Arabia’s Rabigh 2 independent power plant. The expansion will add 2.3 gigawatts of capacity, with commercial »»»