New York: Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani met with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs HE Rosemary DiCarlo in New York. During the meeting, HE the Permanent Representative reaffir»»»

Tunis, October 30, 2026 (TAP) – The Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) has expressed its readiness to consider new investment project proposals in Tunisia and help the country’s public and private sectors benefit from...»»»

On Sunday Bulgarians will choose both their president and what kind of Bulgaria they want, presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said in an address to citizens on Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) on Friday ahead of the second round of the presidential election, urging them to vote. On October 28, the »»»

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has reluctantly accepted this week’s ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturning its exclusion of Russian teams from international competitions. The ban was challenged at the Lausanne-based court by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation »»»

Damascus, Oct. 30 (SANA) Jordan’s bombardment of Daraa Countryside, which resulted in civilian casualties, has put Syrian–Jordanian relations to a serious test over respect for sovereignty and security coordination between the two countries. The development comes as both sides seek to expand politi»»»

Political changes in Hungary could offer valuable lessons for Serbia, as the country prepares for a new government following an election victory by the Student List. A Serbian news portal has drawn parallels between the two countries, highlighting efforts to overhaul public media, investigate the p»»»

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Pakistan’s military is “cautiously optimistic” about its mediation between Iran and the United States, its spokesman said on Friday in his first interview since a high-level delegation visited Tehran this week. Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir — Pakistan’s chief mediator in»»»

It is the first Dubai government entity to win gold in the category. Dubai: GDRFA Dubai has become the first government entity in the emirate to win Gold in the Excellence in HR Data Analytics category at The Economic Times Human Capital Awards MENA 2026. The General Directorate of Identity and For»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday that he ‌believed the ‌war with ‌Iran will end soon despite reports that the US and Israel are planning a fresh round or strikes. “It's going to get wrapped ‌up ‌soon,” Trump ‌said in ‌an interview with a Kansas City radio station as he campaigned a»»»

“I do not want more power, I want more responsibility, and that responsibility starts with me,” presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said in an address to citizens broadcast on Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) ahead of the second round of the presidential election. On October 28, the Central Election »»»

GDRFA Dubai highlights digital passenger processing and border security at Macau event Dubai: Dubai's immigration authority has highlighted its digital travel solutions and expertise in passenger management at a major international aviation symposium in Macau, China, as governments and industry lea»»»

Sobha project in Dubai will direct all returns toward reading, culture and Arabic language Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has reviewed the plans and implementation stages for a Dh500 million endowment proje»»»

Abu Dhabi kids craft scares and memories for a Halloween to remember Abu Dhabi: Tomorrow night is Halloween, and a compound in Abu Dhabi's Khalidiyah is buzzing. Decorations are going up, scars are being painted on cheeks, and candy is being counted. In the middle of it all is a small group of frie»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday that he ‌believed the ‌war with ‌Iran will end soon despite reports that the US and Israel are planning a fresh round or strikes. “It's going to get wrapped ‌up ‌soon,” Trump ‌said in ‌an interview with a Kansas City radio station as he campaigned a»»»

NEW YORK CITY: More than 290,000 people have been forced from their homes since the beginning of August by the resurgence of the conflict in Yemen, the UN said on Friday. It warned that the fighting showed no sign of easing and thousands of pregnant women are among those uprooted. The UN Population»»»

Investigators suspect North Korean hackers as the world's biggest exchange faces scrutiny London: Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, estimates that assets worth $6.3 billion were impacted by a hacking attack against the trading platform. But how was such a theft possible, and wha»»»

Gaza: A Palestinian child has died from wounds sustained in Israeli gunfire in southern Gaza, as Israeli military activity continued across parts of the territory. The child was injured on Wednesday in the Qizan Rashwan area of Khan Younis and died on Friday, according to reports. Meanwhile, rescue»»»

Former president Rosen Plevneliev, three former prime ministers - Boyko Borisov, Ivan Kostov and Nikolay Denkov - along with dozens of former ministers, senior military officers, diplomats and public figures, have issued a joint declaration expressing their support for the presidential ticket of An»»»

The 15th World Roma Congress made the community more united by helping participants find common cultural ground, congress organizer Toma Mladenov told a news conference at the BTA National Press Club in Sofia on Friday. The congress, organized by United Civic Initiatives – OGI E Romengo, was held i»»»

Hungary has secured European Commission approval for a EUR 5.4 billion defence investment plan, around one-third of the amount originally sought under Viktor Orbán’s government. The cheaper EU loan could help fund major infrastructure projects, ease pressure on the state budget and potentially make»»»

ATLANTA: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday told G20 counterparts including Russia’s Sergei Lavrov that the world faces a decisive moment to tackle geopolitical crises, as wars in Ukraine and on Iran deepen rifts between member countries. Already, a traditional group photo planned for Frid»»»

BEIRUT: Military prosecutors on Friday charged 13 people, a number of them members of Hezbollah, in a case involving the alleged smuggling of hundreds of kilograms of explosives. It marked a significant judicial escalation amid pressure from the Iran-backed group to secure the return of the seized »»»

President Iliana Iotova has proposed holding a forum on Black Sea security involving the six countries bordering the sea - Bulgaria, Romania, Turkiye, Georgia, Ukraine and Russia - with the aim of securing a moratorium on hostilities in the Black Sea basin, the President's Press Secretariat said on»»»

A wave of protests fueled by toxic haze from massive wildfires continues in Indonesia, with thousands of demonstrators rallying in central Jakarta last week. Anti-government demonstrations began earlier this month, around the second anniversary of President Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration. Anger ov»»»

Serbia’s incoming leadership plans to hold talks with Russia to negotiate a long-term natural gas supply agreement, prominent Student List candidate Radomir Saicic has said. The student-backed movement, which defeated the coalition of longtime Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic in a parliamentary elec»»»

BELGRADE - The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury has extended an operating licence for the Serbian oil company NIS until December 11, Tanjug learns. NIS is under US sanctions due to its Russian majority ownership. The previous licence was valid until Frida»»»

Variable toll charges will apply on Sunday, with different rates based on travel times Dubai: Motorists driving through Salik toll gates in Dubai on Sunday, November 1, will pay variable toll rates in line with the Dubai Ride cycling event. The variable pricing schedule sets different charges depen»»»

Geneva: The State of Qatar has reaffirmed its commitment to mediation, de-escalation and humanitarian diplomacy, emphasizing that lasting peace is essential to protecting lives, preserving human dignity, and ensuring the rights to health and development for all. This came in Qatar's statement deliv»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically denied on Friday allegations of purposeful destruction of official documentation at the ministry as untrue and malicious. In a statement, the MFA said that, in all circumstances, it safeguarded official documentation in a responsible »»»

The St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia is hosting the three-day XI International Congress on Psychology on the topic "Psychology Today - Challenges and Solutions", organized by the Bulgarian Psychological Society and Sofia University as reported by the press centre of the higher education ins»»»

Ministry reassures public on food safety amid marine pollution monitoring Abu Dhabi: Is fish safe to eat in the UAE following the recent oil spill in territorial waters? The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has reassured consumers that fish and food products available in markets remain sa»»»

TAIZ: Yemen’s Armed Forces said they carried out 1,087 attacks on Houthi positions on Friday, claiming to have neutralized about 336 militia leaders and fighters and destroyed or disabled 112 military vehicles and other assets. In a statement, the military spokesperson said the operations were part»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Lawmaker Affirms Military Court Indictment Violates National Pact: Defendants Were Performing a National Duty 30-10-2026 18:17 PM»»»

Damascus, Oct. 30 (SANA) Jihad Makdissi, advisor for American affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met on Friday with Barrie Peach, the United Kingdom’s Special Envoy to Syria, in the presence of Saad Baroud, director of the ministry’s Department of American Affairs. The two »»»

Punjabi superstar is bringing his record-breaking AURA World Tour to Yas Island Dubai: Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh is set to give Abu Dhabi a spectacular night to remember as he takes over Etihad Live on Yas Island for a one-night-only concert soon. And this isn't just another stop on his glob»»»

DUBAI: The UAE has brought an oil tanker leak under control, with no new leak detected, as environmental cleanup operations continued along coastlines affected by the spill, the Emirates News Agency reported on Friday. The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said technical teams had secured the l»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The humanitarian mission in Alyoshki is coming to an end, and the convoy is currently in Armiansk, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said on Friday. "We are concluding our humanitarian mission in Alyoshki. We are now in the territory of Armiansk and are getting in»»»

Representatives of the Central African Republic visited the Karacharovsky Mechanical Plant in Moscow as part of the Russia-Africa summit, Minister of the Moscow Government and Head of the Moscow Department of Investment and Industrial Policy Anatoly Garbuzov said. The foreign guests familiarized th»»»

Authorities implement strict measures to ensure water safety amid oil spill Abu Dhabi: Drinking water supplies across the UAE remain safe despite the oil spill in the country's territorial waters, Etihad Water and Electricity has confirmed, outlining the precautionary measures in place to protect w»»»

An enormous 52kg common carp has been caught at a Hungarian fishing lake, potentially setting a new world record. However, the extraordinary catch has already sparked heated debate among anglers over whether it should officially count as one. Ash Hegarty landed the giant fish on 28 October at Euro »»»

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has introduced precautionary travel measures for Kenya to as a precautionary measure aimed at “mitigate risks associated with the Ebola virus,” official state media reported on Friday. Under the new health authority directives announced by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Saudi ci»»»

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - An extended Srpska lista Presidency has adopted six conclusions stressing that the party took note of the preliminary results of the October 25 early parliamentary elections in Serbia and that it would continue to fight for the survival, the interests and the rights of Serbs in»»»

Russian forces are increasingly targeting Ukraine's military industrial complex and energy infrastructure in tandem to weaken Ukraine’s combat capabilities, military observer and former war correspondent Alexey Borzenko tells Sputnik. “Russia targets the energy system because manufacturing drones a»»»

SINGAPORE/PARIS/BOSTON: Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, in a theft that analysts blamed on North Korea and said could be the largest financial heist of all time. Cryptocurrency prices fell ​on the news, while Binance halted withdrawals and said »»»

JERUSALEM: Israel demolished on Friday the homes ‌of the assailants who killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron last week, part of an ongoing operation that has forcibly displaced over 3,000 Palestinians. After the October 23 attack, in which both gunmen»»»

bonuz LIFE mode, live since August 2026, powers Dubai’s vision as a playable city Dubai: Bonuz Technology DMCC, the Dubai company behind the bonuz apps, has officially submitted GamifyDubai.com to the Dubai-it Award 2026. GamifyDubai.com is a plan to make Dubai the first city people can play: real »»»

Strait of Hormuz security remains critical for global oil and shipping Dubai: Diplomatic efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran have gathered pace, but tensions across the region remain high, with fresh security concerns around the Strait of Hormuz and reports of further Houthi a»»»

Oman said on Friday it had rescued 25 sailors from a merchant ship that was targeted and set ablaze, as Iran reported three oil tankers were halted while crossing the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. Muscat's navy "carried out an evacuation operation for 25 crew members of the merchant ship RITI, flying»»»

KYIV: Starving and exhausted residents of a Russian-held town in southern Ukraine were being evacuated on Friday as part of a joint relief operation by ​the opposing sides, the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war. Under a local ceasefire brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, »»»

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) marked National Awakeners Day with a solemn ceremony on Friday. During the event, the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria presented its 2026 awards for outstanding scientific achievements, while BAS presented its 2025 journalism awards, recognizing contributions »»»