Parliament’s Committee on Energy Wednesday rejected at first reading a bill amending the Control over the Implementation of Restrictive Measures in View of Russia's Actions Destabilizing the Situation in Ukraine Act, submitted by Kostadin Kostadinov and a group of MPs. The bill would allow the Coun»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Dragan Glamocic received Slovak Ambassador to Belgrade Michal Pavuk on Wednesday to discuss further advancement of bilateral agricultural cooperation, connecting producers and companies, strengthening institutional»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 7 (TAP) – Tunisian municipalities are struggling to mobilise resources and turn their local development plans into concrete projects, despite the availability of national and international funding sources aimed at supporting local...»»»

EU leaders meeting next week in Brussels for the usual post-summer European Council are rehashing conclusions on migration, echoing almost word-for-word statements since at least 2015. “The European Council has developed a strategy aimed at stemming the unprecedented migratory flows Europe is facin»»»

A business forum at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski on Wednesday examined how Bulgarian companies could benefit from the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement. The EU-Australia FTA: What It Means for Bulgarian Business forum focused on opportunities to expand exports, attract investment and develo»»»

'90s pop act will open their world tour in Dubai, bringing familiar favourites, nostalgia Dubai: If you have ever heard a song and been transported straight back to a particular time in your life, you may understand why Stephen Speaks’ music has stayed with so many listeners. The American acoustic »»»

Salik to pay 9.3872 fils per share after H1 profit falls 8.7% to Dh704 million sending the Dubai: Salik Company has approved an interim cash dividend of Dh704.04 million for the first half of 2026, equivalent to 9.3872 fils per share, with the payout representing almost 100 per cent of the company’»»»

BusinessChinaChina's Golden Week: Travel surges, but spending stays softAndrew Zi-Qi Fang | Yu-Chun Chou both in TaipeiChinese visitors are returning from trips after the 13-day Golden Week holiday. Their subdued spending has raised fresh questions about domestic demand in the world's second-larges»»»

Raqqa, Oct. 7 (SANA) Cotton harvesting in Syria’s Raqqa province has covered 1,137 hectares (11.37 square kilometers), producing about 3,166 tons so far out of 13,700 hectares (137 square kilometers) planted this season, the Agriculture Directorate said Wednesday. Ahmad Thalji, head of the director»»»

AWAZA, Turkmenistan (Sputnik) - The United States took into account Russia's stance on holding trilateral talks on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. The United States had offered to organize trilateral negotiations, and Moscow had agreed on the understanding that pa»»»

The recruitment trial has allowed Kumari to compete for a government-linked job A barefoot run in a blue saree has turned Kavita Kumari into an unlikely social media sensation after a video of her performance during a Home Guard recruitment trial in Jharkhand went viral. Kumari, a widow from Ramgar»»»

DOHA: More than 12,000 people are expected to register for Qatar's 2027 Hajj season, according to the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs. Speaking to the Qatar News Agency (QNA), Ali Al Misifri, the ministry's director of Hajj and Umrah Affairs Department, said registration had incr»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 7 (TAP) – Tunisia needs around $55 billion (nearly TND 164 billion) to finance the implementation of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) over the 2026-2035 period, with 74% expected to be mobilised internationally through...»»»

Casino gaming is one of the most closely supervised leisure industries around, yet there is no single rulebook that governs it. Each country sets its own terms, which means that the protections you enjoy as a player will heavily depend on where you live and which licence the gaming operator holds. »»»

Bulgaria’s Commission for Consumer Protection (CPCo) has fined three major retail chains a combined €95,000 for unfair commercial practices detected at different locations, the regulator said. At one chain, inspectors found that pure butter promoted as part of a special offer was unavailable to cus»»»

JEDDAH: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s special fuel subsidy scheme has provided relief to the low-income segments of the population hit by rising prices as a result of tensions in the Middle East. Mohammad Irfan, consul press and culture at the Pakistan Consulate in Jeddah, said rising g»»»

GAZA CITY: Israel carried out new strikes in Gaza on Wednesday as it marked the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas, with Palestinian officials reporting three people dead. Loud bangs across the border in Gaza were audible from the site of the Nova music festival just as family memb»»»

NABLUS: A Palestinian man was killed and nine people were injured during an Israeli settler attack followed by army intervention in an occupied West Bank village on Wednesday, according to the mayor and the Palestinian health ministry. The Palestinian health ministry said 44-year-old Ali Al-Bazzari»»»

BELGRADE - In response to recent media reports and published video footage claiming that foreign YouTubers have "broken into" the Batajnica military airport, the Serbian Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that, for the sake of petty political gains, certain media outlets and individuals were scr»»»

I am in Paris these days for the meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), where key topics for the future of European financial markets are being discussed, including digital finance and the implementation of MiCA, supervisory convergence across t»»»

Protests have been gripping France, with students demanding better learning conditions and more equal opportunities. The education ministry is among the few ministries that have been granted an increase in next year's draft budget, but critics say it still doesn't catch up with inflation. We take a»»»

STOCKHOLM: Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs and transformed modern medicine. Many molecules come in versions that look alike but are not»»»

Arab Finance: Orascom Development Egypt received the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Listing Committee’s approval to raise its issued and paid-up capital to EGP 3.650 billion from EGP 1.130 billion, as per a statement. The EGP 2.519 billion capital hike will be issued over 2.519 billion shares, with a nomi»»»

Nairobi: Outrage erupted in Kenya on Wednesday after a referee was attacked and chased out of a Nairobi stadium by fans for awarding a penalty during a key match. Kariobangi Sharks and Mombasa United were vying over who would get to play in the top division next season. The Nairobi-based Sharks wer»»»

London: Mikel Arteta vowed "this is only the beginning of what we can achieve together" after signing a new contract with Premier League champions Arsenal until 2030. The Spaniard's deal had been due to expire at the end of the 2026/27 season but if he sees out his new contract he will have been at»»»

New DSO HUB enhances iCademy’s community-focused education model iCademy Middle East is expanding its presence in Dubai with the opening of a second Knowledge HUB in Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), joining its established HUB in Dubai Knowledge Park (DKP). Operating in Dubai since 2007, iCademy is a KHD»»»

Mangled landscape is just one of the wounds the enclave’s 2m Palestinians have endured Deir Al Balah: It’s perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military campaign over the past three years: The city of Rafah, once home to a quarter million people, has been erased. »»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation on Wednesday emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation and interaction between Tehran and Moscow in all areas. During the phone call, President Pezeshkian congratulated Russian President V»»»

LONDON: A British couple imprisoned by Tehran for alleged espionage have been seen by UK officials after a more than 100-day wait, their family has said. Craig and Lindsay Foreman were convicted of espionage and given a 10-year prison sentence in February this year, Sky News reported. Both have den»»»

Unlike in countries such as Russia, the US, or France, the German presidency is not a powerful office. At least not in terms of what it can do directly or independently. Instead, Germany’s president is a largely representative figure, while real power to lead national policy belongs to the chancell»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Libraries Commission CEO Abdulrahman Al-Asem received French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Patrick Maisonnave in Riyadh on Wednesday. The visit aimed to review the commission’s efforts to develop the library sector, discuss prospects for Saudi-French cooperation and explore oppo»»»

JEDDAH: Researchers and physicians will examine how cell and gene therapies can be translated into clinical treatments at the Second Stem Cell Therapy Conference, hosted by Alfaisal University in Riyadh from Oct. 23-24. Held under the theme “Stem Cell Therapy: A Paradigm Shift in Treatment and Its »»»

President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday warned that “there are attempts to politicize and exaggerate the economic situation for political ends.” There is “talk about a rise in the U.S. dollar exchange rate and crises similar to what occurred in 2019 -- all aimed at creating confusion and marginalizing e»»»

Iraq devalued its currency Wednesday, changing the official exchange rate from around 1,300 Iraqi dinars to the dollar to 1,500 dinars to the dollar. The country's central bank said in a statement that the new exchange rate had been decided at a meeting of Iraq's Cabinet the night before "to meet t»»»

Countries both rich and poor must take faster action to cut debt and counter growing inequality as their economies weather a triple whammy from the artificial intelligence boom, heavy borrowing and shocks from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the head of the IMF said Wednesday. "Some very tough»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Aleksandra Sofronijevic said on Wednesday the Hungarian side had successfully completed the final full-load test run on its stretch of a Belgrade-Budapest high-speed rail line and that a response to her inquiry abou»»»

Students and teachers among victims in Poland school stabbing incident Officers have arrested a 19-year-old man after seven people were wounded in a knife attack at a high school in Poland, police said Wednesday. The attack happened at a school in Ostroleka, 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of the c»»»

Tunis, Oct.7 (TAP) - Fuel subsidy expenditure reached TND 2,427 million, exceeding capital expenditure by TND 762 million, budget outturn data at the end of June 2026 show. Subsidy expenditure rose by 12% to TND 3,486 million in H1 of 2026,...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone call with his Russian counterpart: Iran is ready for a fair, balanced deal ensuring lasting»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Russia’s Putin strongly criticizes the West’s double standards, affirmed the validity of Iran’s position, and stressed the need to respect »»»

Geneva: Most migrant children who reached Europe last year were travelling alone, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning about the abuse and violence they face en route. More than 20,000 of the 31,100 children who reached Europe along migration routes last year arrived without a parent or guard»»»

The Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 has accelerated Israel's decline, the chief of staff for Iran's armed forces said Wednesday, as Israelis marked the third anniversary of the deadliest day in their country's history. "The Resistance Front turned its defensive strategy into an offensive strategy f»»»

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed new attacks on airports and military facilities in neighboring Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the kingdom is pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war, which also threatens a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. As the Saudi capita»»»

Municipality announces new date for existing buildings to meet new space and safety rules Dubai: Dubai Municipality has identified more than 44 areas across the emirate where buildings and villas can be allocated for shared housing, including Al Souq Al Kabeer, Al Ras, Al Warqa 1, Al Barsha 1, Al M»»»

The meeting agenda covers key international issues and cooperation within the CIS. The session is taking place ahead of the CIS Council of Heads of State meeting, which will be held in Turkmenistan on October 9. Sputnik brings you a live broadcast from Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, where Russian Fore»»»

Rheumatology Clinic Head Mariela Geneva-Popova of Plovdiv’s St George University Hospital confessed in an alleged health insurance fraud case, Supervising Prosecutor Dimitar Pehlivanov told reporters on Wednesday. Pehlivanov said she had confessed on Tuesday night in connection with an alleged sche»»»

WARSAW: Officers have arrested a 19-year-old man after seven people were wounded in a knife attack at a high school in Poland, police said Wednesday. The attack happened at a school in Ostroleka, 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the capital Warsaw, said police, who released a blurred photo of the»»»