Nagoya, Japan: Asian Games organisers in Japan said Sunday they had been caught off guard by complaints about some of the accommodation and promised athletes coming for the final week a more comfortable stay. In a break from previous Games, organisers in Aichi-Nagoya did not construct a traditional»»»

Nagoya: Qatar's Team A beach volleyball team duo has qualified for the Round of 16 in the men's beach volleyball competition at the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026), currently taking place in Japan until October 4. Qatar's Team A, consisting of the duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, who won »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s handball team reached the semi-finals of the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 yesterday after beating Iran 31-25, while high jump star Mutaz Barshim will compete in the final today as he bids for another gold medal. Qatar, who are targeting their fourth straight gold, will take on»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has maintained its position among the world’s leading economies for artificial intelligence adoption, ranking 10th in Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Report for the second quarter of 2026. According to the report, released recently, 43.5% of Qatar’s working-age population (aged 1»»»

Tribune News Network Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) Three-time champions Qatar booked their place in the men’s handball semi-finals at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games after overcoming Iran 31-25 in an absorbing quarter-final at the Kasugai City Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture on Saturday. Favourites Qatar wi»»»

Japan praises UAE’s role in shaping safer world through advanced legal collaboration Takashi Yamashita, Minister of Justice of Japan and head of his country’s delegation to the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice – Abu Dhabi 2026, affirmed the strong relations betw»»»

Playa del Carmen, Mexico: A record-breaking El Nino will likely force the world's top chefs to rethink their menus ahead of droughts, floods and heatwaves upending global food systems. Ants are disappearing from the table in Brazil, one Danish chef is opting for cocoa-free chocolate and Japan is se»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Zhang Ziyu played a starring role to drag China to women's basketball bronze at the Asian Games on Saturday, with her coach predicting the teenager standing 223cm (7ft 4in) will one day be "invincible". The 19-year-old is already taller than NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal and she made f»»»

ANA Boeing 737 makes emergency landing in Okinawa after engine vibration scare An All Nippon Airways (ANA) passenger flight made an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa after pilots detected severe vibration and unusually high oil temperatures in one of its engines. The incident occurred on»»»

UAE leads UN crime forum, pushing global justice reforms for the digital era Abu Dhabi: The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice officially opened in Abu Dhabi with the election of a new President and the establishment of organizational procedures. The Secretary Gen»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Asian Games organisers admitted on Saturday they were "not satisfied" with ticket sales after swathes of empty seats were seen at the main stadium and other venues in Japan. The 100m sprints are one of the highlights of any Games, but the 30,000-capacity Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium »»»

Kyrgyzstan’s national team captain Myrzakir Koshaliev had his first boxing bout at the Asian Games in Japan. He defeated Turkmenistani athlete Dovlet Islamov by a 3–2 split decision. Koshaliev advanced to the quarterfinals, where he will face Kazakhstani Aibek Rakhatula Oralbay, the reigning 2025 W»»»

Kyrgyz swimmer Denis Petrashov has finished his participation in the Asian Games in Japan. Earlier, he won the preliminary heat with a time of 27.45 seconds and advanced to the final. In the final, Petrashov improved his personal best result by 27.18 seconds but finished outside the top three, taki»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Japan's 11-year-old eSports prodigy Yuki Kurihara won Asian Games gold on Saturday in style after thrashing a series of opponents up to three times his age. The bespectacled primary school student, believed to be the youngest competitor at the Games in Aichi-Nagoya, won the Puyo Puyo»»»

In January—July 2026, Kyrgyzstan exported 227.1 tonnes of natural honey worth $780,300, exceeding imports by more than 650.25 times. The trade surplus amounted to $779,100, data from the National Statistical Committee say. In July, honey exports to Kuwait began, with 5.9 tonnes worth $62,000 suppli»»»

Tunis, September 25, 2026 (TAP) – The Tunisian Embassy in Tokyo hosted a reception Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Tunisia and Japan, in cooperation with the Tunisian National Tourist Office and the National...»»»

Hungary has joined a major international declaration expressing solidarity with Ukraine and calling on Russia to accept a ceasefire and enter meaningful peace negotiations. The move comes after a turbulent period in Hungary-Ukraine relations and shortly after Budapest and Kyiv became embroiled in a»»»

Nagoya: Qatar's 3x3 basketball team won the silver medal at the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026) in Japan after falling to South Korea (10-19) in the final match. The Qatari squad, comprising Mohammed Hashim, Hamad Yassin, Nizar Mahmoud, and Mubarak Jama, delivered an impressive tournament run.»»»

While much of Hungary’s recent foreign-policy attention has focused closer to home, its relationships across Asia have continued to develop in parallel. China and South Korea have become increasingly visible through major investment projects, particularly in electric vehicles, batteries and manufac»»»

DOHA: Qatar’s men’s 3x3 basketball team reached the semi-finals while Mohammed Abdulwahab and Abdullah Abdulwahab advanced in the men’s singles table tennis event as Qatar continued its campaign at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 yesterday. In 3x3 basketball, Qatar defeated Mongolia 18-14 in the »»»

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani met with Syrian Olympic Committee (SOC) President Firas Moualla at Bayt Qatar in Nagoya, Japan, yesterday. The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation between the OCA and SOC and supporting the continued development of»»»

Kyrgyzstani Denis Petrashov has set a new national record at the Asian Games currently taking place in Japan. The athlete won silver in the 200-meter breaststroke, securing Kyrgyzstan’s fourth medal of the 2026 Asian Games. His time of 2 minutes 8.67 seconds in the second preliminary heat set a new»»»

Kyrgyz athlete Maria Korobitskaya competed at the Asian Games in Japan, the event’s website says. She took part in the women’s 10,000-meter race and completed the distance in 33 minutes and 54 seconds, finishing in 7th place. Korobitskaya is also set to compete in the 5,000-meter race at the Asian »»»

China has obtained potentially sensitive components from the F-35, the US military’s most advanced stealth fighter jet, after the parts were unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong while being shipped from Australia to the US, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people briefed on the incident. The in»»»

TUNIS, Sept. 24, 2026 (TAP) - Tunisia is participating in the 12th edition of Tourism Expo Japan 2026, organised in Tokyo on September 24-27, 2026, under the theme: "The changing nature of travel".According to the Tunisian Embassy in Tokyo, the...»»»

DOHA: Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buainain met with leaders of international Olympic and sports organisations at Qatar House in Nagoya, Japan, yesterday. Al-Buainain met International Esports Federation President Vlad Marinescu, Secretary-General of t»»»

Bulgaria has joined a joint declaration at the United Nations supporting Ukraine and condemning Russia’s war of aggression, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The statement, presented in New York ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, is backed by 51 nations and the»»»

Nagoya:The Qatar 3×3 basketball team qualified for the semifinals of the 20th Asian Games 'Aichi-Nagoya 2026,' currently being held in Japan, after defeating their Mongolian counterpart 18-14 in the quarterfinals. The Qatari team will face Iran in the semifinals, which secured its place in the top »»»

Farhan open to long-term T20 leadership as PCB weighs captaincy call Dubai: Sahibzada Farhan has opened the door to continuing as Pakistan’s T20 captain beyond the 2026 Asian Games, although the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has yet to confirm any permanent change in leadership. Farhan, appointed ca»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Double Olympic champion gymnast Carlos Yulo said he was "overwhelmed" on Thursday after winning Asian Games floor gold in Japan to complete his collection of major titles. Yulo became the only multiple Olympic gold medal-winner in Philippines history when he won the floor and the vau»»»

When the Houthis began striking ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait in 2023, it looked to be just another episode of Yemen's war spilling into the seas. But three years later, it can now be seen in a new light: the testing of a model to control a key chokepoint of global trade. Now th»»»

Capitals, Sept. 24 (SANA) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) cut its 2026 growth forecast for the economies it covers to 2.5% on Thursday, its second consecutive downgrade as war, higher energy prices and borrowing costs weighed on the outlook, while Japan’s Nikkei rose as »»»

Swimmer from Kyrgyzstan Denis Petrashov won a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games in Japan. In the qualifying heat on September 24, he finished first in his group and advanced to the final. In the decisive race, the Kyrgyz swimmer completed the distance in 2 minutes 8.67 s»»»

Kyrgyzstan plans to introduce the international Travel Rule for virtual asset transactions. The rule will require crypto exchanges and other relevant service providers to share certain information about senders and recipients when transfers are made. Representatives of the State Financial Intellige»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Japan's 11-year-old eSports whizz-kid Yuki Kurihara crushed the competition on his Asian Games debut on Thursday, beating opponents almost three times his age. The bespectacled primary school student, who says he eats eel to prepare for contests, is the youngest athlete at the Games.»»»

Doha, Qatar: Echoing the key messages of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s address to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, ambassadors accredited to Qatar have welcomed the emphasis on dialogue, diplomacy, respect for sovereignty and international law as esse»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s karate team finished the Asian Games in Japan without medals. A total of 15 sets of medals were contested in the men’s and women’s events. Four representatives of Kyrgyzstan competed for medals. Begimai Orozalieva and Nazim Nurlanov achieved the best results, both finishing in fifth pl»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Kabaddi has its roots in ancient rural communities in South Asia and India is the superpower, but Japan has developed a niche taste for the team contact sport -- thanks to a comic. At a gymnasium on the outskirts of the port city of Nagoya, hosts Japan face another unlikely kabaddi p»»»

Doha, Qatar: Sri Lanka and Qatar enjoy a “very smooth” relationship with Colombo keen to take bilateral ties to the next level by expanding cooperation beyond foreign employment into investment, development assistance, maritime and aviation connectivity and energy security, Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minis»»»

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Kyrgyzstan’s mixed martial arts (MMA) team finished seventh in the medal standings at the Asian Games in Japan. Tajikistan topped the standings after winning two gold and one silver medal. Kazakhstan finished second with two gold and one bronze. Singapore and Thailand shared third place, with one g»»»

Imports of new cars via Kyrgyzstan have increased by 156 percent. Sergei Tselikov, Director of Autostat agency, announced. He specified that 47,800 new passenger cars were imported into Russia from Kyrgyzstan during the first eight months of this year. This is 2.5 times (156 percent) higher than th»»»

The kayaking team of Kyrgyzstan has advanced to the final of the competition at the Asian Games currently taking place in Japan. The kayak and canoe competitions began yesterday. Fourteen teams competed in the K-4 (four-person kayak) event. Kyrgyzstan is represented by Erlan Sultangaziev, Urmat Yma»»»

The Kyrgyzstan’s U23 football team defeated Hong Kong at the Asian Games in Japan, the Kyrgyz Football Union reported. The match was effectively decided in the first half. First, Daniel Omarov capitalized on a mistake by the opposing goalkeeper before Yryskeldi Madanov found the net with a precise »»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s address to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly resonates deeply with Japan’s enduring commitment to a rules-based international order, Ambassador of Japan to the State of Qatar HE Naoto Hisajima has sai»»»

Tribune News Network Aichi (Japan) Qatar’s shooters stood out with sterling shows bagging two gold medals in the men’s skeet team and individual events the Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Asian Games on Wednesday. Qatar’s men’s skeet team of Nasser Al Attiyah, Rashed Saleh Al Athba and Ali Al Ishaq topped the st»»»

Nagoya: President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani attended the Saudi delegation's celebration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's National Day in Nagoya, Japan, on the sidelines of the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Na»»»

NAGOYA: President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani attended the Saudi delegation's celebration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's National Day in Nagoya, Japan, on the sidelines of the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Na»»»

Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, held a high-level meeting with senior officials from the World Bank Group and representatives of a number of international financial and development institutions to review progress and final steps towards launching the Infrastructure Fina»»»

Nagoya: HH President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani crowned Qatar's national shooting team with the gold medal in the Men's Skeet team competition at the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026) in Japan, runnin»»»