TUNIS: The Islamic Development Bank has ​approved €335.49 million ($391 million) in financing for Tunisia to extend the motorway ‌network in ‌the ​country’s northwest. The ‌project ⁠will ​extend the ⁠motorway network to the provinces of Kef and Jendouba, improving ⁠connectivity and transport ‌links»»»

HAMBURG/PARIS: Tunisia’s state grains agency is believed to have purchased about 100,000 tonnes of durum wheat in an international tender on Friday, European traders said. It was said to have been bought in four 25,000 tonne consignments. Two were purchased from trading house Casillo at an estimate»»»

JAKARTA: Indonesian President ‌Prabowo Subianto named a new advisory council on Friday that includes tycoons, politicians and influential former Islamic leaders, the latest ​in a slew of personnel changes as he grapples with a declining approval rating. * Among the 24 new members appointed are loca»»»

HAMBURG: Tunisia’s state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase about 100,000 metric tons of durum wheat, European traders said on Thursday. The origin is optional and the deadline for submission of price offers is Friday, October 2. The durum is ⁠sought in four ⁠25,000-ton co»»»

Brazil is seeking to investigate allegations of US government funding for activities aimed at interfering in its elections and undermining the legitimacy of its Supreme Federal Court, public news agency Agencia Brasil reported Thursday. Earlier this week, The Guardian cited a source familiar with t»»»

The US is pressuring France and Germany to tap emergency diesel reserves to help bring down soaring global prices, and has threatened not to export the fuel if they refuse, Reuters has reported. Washington wants the EU to release 120 million barrels over the next six months as US President Donald T»»»

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has rewarded her personal communications adviser with a permanent job in the commission’s media department, in a move that reveals how the EU bureaucracy really works, and how von der Leyen has created a royal court in Brussels. Von der Leyen’s Col»»»

Crowds of protesters jeered at NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, after the US-led military bloc was awarded the Westphalian Peace Prize on Thursday. The prize, awarded by the Economic Society for Westphalia and Lippe, commemorates the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, »»»

Tunis, Oct. 2 (TAP) - The Tunisian Shipping Company (CTN) has announced new sailings on the Zarzis route during the winter season, as part of efforts to improve its services and meet the expectations of the Tunisian community living in...»»»

Toyohashi, Japan: Taekwondo dates back more than 2,000 years, but on Friday at the Asian Games the Korean martial art stepped into a not-so-brave future where nobody gets hurt: virtual taekwondo. At a gymnasium about a 90-minute drive from the main Games host city of Nagoya, a modest number of spec»»»

LONDON: Ethiopia on Thursday closed its embassy in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave within 48 hours. Addis Ababa accused Eritrea of “direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence” that pose “a direct threat to Ethiopia’s national security.” Eritrea’s»»»

LONDON: Two Iranian men have been charged with plotting a terror attack on the Jewish community in Manchester, UK police said Friday. The arrests come nearly a year after a deadly knife and gun attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in northern Manchester where worshippers had gath»»»

Gaza: One Palestinian was killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Camp 2 in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, medical sources said. Israeli gunboats also opened fire toward the coast of the Gaza City. Earlier on Friday, two Palestinians were killed and others wounded in separate strikes »»»

New York: Tesla's stock jumped Friday after the electric car maker said its global sales dipped in the third quarter but were higher than expected. Elon Musk's company sold 486,532 vehicles in the July-September quarter, two percent lower than the year-ago period but above most leading estimates. A»»»

TENNESSEE, USA: Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital in the hours after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Hospital staff, her lawyers said, were working to save Pike’s life and as of late Thursday were trying to»»»

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday attended military drills in the Ural Mountains involving troops from China and several other countries. Putin visited a firing range in the Chelyabinsk region to observe the final stage of the Center-2026 maneuvers. The exercises were combined with»»»

Tunis, Oct. 2 (TAP) - Members of the Advisory Committee for the Industrial Upgrading Programme on Friday approved two files concerning industrial companies operating in the automotive and aircraft components manufacturing and metal packaging...»»»

LONDON: A 28-year-old man already charged with the murder of one politician, has been charged with preparing acts of terrorism, including against hard-right leader Nigel Farage, British police announced Friday. Police said Joshua Kerry had been charged with one count of preparing acts of terrorism »»»

PARIS: The official opening ceremony of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend took place in Paris on Thursday evening, October 1, marking the start of one of the most prestigious fixtures on the international horse racing calendar. Heading the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) delegatio»»»

American forces are completing their withdrawal from Iraq, yet the country that Washington once promised to turn into a model of democratic transformation in the Middle East is still facing questions that years of military presence never managed to answer. For Iraq, this is a long-awaited political»»»

CHIȘINĂU: Saudi Ambassador to Romania and Non-Resident Ambassador to Moldova Khalid bin Eid Al-Shammari presented his credentials to Moldovan President Maia Sandu. Al-Shammari conveyed greetings from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Sandu, who, in turn, returned her greetings. Th»»»

UNAIZAH: Unaizah Gov. Saad Al-Saleem honored security agencies, government bodies and participating teams at the conclusion of the Unaizah Dates Season. At a ceremony held in Al-Naqwa Hall at the date market in Unaizah, the governor presented them with commemorative plaques for their contributions »»»

KHARTOUM: Headed by Shalhoub Alshalhoub, director of public relations and media at the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, a delegation from KSrelief met with Sudanese Federal Minister of Health Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim in Khartoum recently. The two sides reviewed the latest developm»»»

RIYADH: “You are never alone in the mountains.” That is the promise that greets readers in the opening pages of “A Wild Companion: Sarawat and Hijaz,” a bilingual exploration of the wildlife, plants, stories and cultural memory of western Saudi Arabia’s highlands. Conceived as a “friendly sage” rat»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe West Bank | Israeli Escalation Continues with Injuries, Arrests and Settler Attacks 02-10-2026 22:44 PM NABLUS, WEST BANK, PALESTINE - OCTO»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian and Austrian officials discussed consular cooperation and issues concerning Syrian refugees in Austria during talks in Damascus. Mohammed Yaqoub Al-Omar, director of the Consular Affairs Department at Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met with Christoph Weidinger»»»