Syndicate allegedly posed as police to extort victims over fake drug parcels Manila: Philippine police rescued 166 foreign nationals from a suspected scam hub in Pasay City, where workers were allegedly forced to threaten victims with arrest over fictitious drug shipments. The Philippine National P»»»

RIYADH: Olive farms in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk region are preparing for the 2026 harvest, with production expected to reach 94,000 tons of olives and more than 12,250 tons of olive oil, according to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture. The new season builds on the region’s growing agric»»»

RIYADH: Boosting cooperation on food and drug safety was among the key issues when officials from Saudi Arabia and South Korea met in Seoul. Saudi Food and Drug Authority CEO Hisham Al-Jadhey met Minister of Food and Drug Safety Dr. Oh Yu-kyoung on the sidelines of the International Coalition of Me»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has provided safe drinking water to 5,399 people in Yemen’s Taiz and Lahj governorates through projects targeting displaced people, families most in need, and affected communities. In Taiz, the agency distributed safe drinking water through 13 distribution poin»»»

New infrastructure will make Dragoman Marsh more accessible to nature lovers. The renovated wooden boardwalk, which is raised on stilts and runs above the water, the educational trail The Lively Marsh and the art installation Marshscope were officially unveiled on Thursday. The wooden boardwalk and»»»

Developer pushes Dh4.4b special dividend as revenue climbs 13%, property sales reach Dh35b Dubai: Emaar Properties reported a 17% increase in net profit after tax to Dh17.1 billion for the first nine months of 2026, supported by higher property development revenue and steady income from its shoppin»»»

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Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, named the main reasons and consequences leading to the GOP’s crushing defeat in the US midterms. He highlighted numerous polls showing that “the top three concerns of Americans by a long shot are inflation, the e»»»

Democrats in the House and Senate are likely to interfere with US President Donald Trump's Iran strategy through War Powers Resolutions and other measures, David T. Pyne, an EMP Task Force scholar and former US Department of Defense officer, tells Sputnik. "They can also defund the war," Pyne says.»»»

Flights to and from Bulgaria, Italy and the Czech Republic are among those targeted Rome: Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled Thursday as at least 14 European flights were hit by hoax bomb alerts for the third day this week, authorities and airlines said. The hoaxes particularly ta»»»

A woman was wounded and eventually died of her wounds when a people smuggler tried to run over Lebanese troops in the outskirts of the eastern town of Arsal, the Lebanese Army said. “A vehicle equipped with tinted windows and lacking license plates bypassed troops at a military checkpoint, travelin»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine's Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and police have launched a manhunt for those who protested against the arbitrary detention of people in a secret prison hid in the basement of a house near Kiev. Secret torture sites have existed in Ukraine since 2014, to which the Russ»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump is expected to engage more actively in foreign policy issues following the Republican loss of Congress in the midterm elections, Bloomberg reported. Trump is expected to leverage his broad executive authority on national security matters in the second ha»»»

DOHA Qatar's real estate trading volume reached QR516,013,646 during the week from October 25 to 29, according to the weekly bulletin issued by the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice. The total value of sales contracts for residential units listed in the real estate bull»»»

RIYADH: Iraq’s budget deficit surged 346 percent year on year to 36.26 trillion Iraqi dinars ($23.9 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, as a steep decline in oil revenues deepened pressure on public finances. Government expenditure reached 89.08 trillion dinars through September, against tot»»»

Cargo gains, fuel hedging and global operations helped offset a turbulent six months Dubai: Emirates airline and dnata have managed to remain profitable through one of the most challenging periods for regional aviation, relying on resilient passenger demand, a strong cargo business, fuel-price hedg»»»

President Joseph Aoun stressed Thursday that Lebanon is an independent and sovereign state, stating that "we will not accept anyone sharing our sovereignty, so that we do not pay the price of past mistakes again." He called on those who seek empowerment from the outside against their compatriots to»»»

BUDAPEST - The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury has granted an additional licence to Hungary's MOL and MOL Serbia Investment Kft in connection with a potential acquisition of a stake in the Serbian oil company NIS. NIS is under US sanctions due to its Rus»»»

An assailant attacked and killed a security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan's capital Amman on Thursday, in what Jordanian authorities described as a terrorist act. The attack comes weeks after gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in southern Jordan, killing nine people and»»»

London: Stock markets diverged Thursday as traders weighed President Donald Trump's hefty defeat in the US midterm elections against lingering concerns about huge AI investments. Frankfurt's DAX index hit a record high and London headed close to a new all-time peak after the Democrats' stunning vic»»»

Tunis, Nov.5 (TAP) - The inflation rate reached 5.6% in October 2026. This rate is attributable to higher pace in price increases in the "Food and beverage" category (8.5% in October 2026 compared with 8.4% in September 2026), reads the National...»»»

The analyses will examine topics such as the economy, investment, entrepreneurship, companies, incomes and living standards – key aspects of Romania’s transformation – through figures, trends and changes, and will be published on the Blogul BT/TheMacroZone. “One of the best personal decisions I’ve »»»

Winter flights return to Dubai. Regional airspace warnings, Saudi cancellations persist Dubai: UAE air travellers continue to face an uneven operating picture, with flight delays at Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi, and cancellations affecting several routes between the UAE and Saudi Arabi»»»

The National Assembly unanimously approved here on Thursday the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences’ (BAS) annual activity report for 2025, with 169 votes in favour. BAS President Evelina Slavcheva said the report covers the Academy’s research, project and publication activities, international cooperatio»»»

Israeli occupation forces launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank early Thursday, arresting dozens of Palestinians, storming homes, and damaging their contents, Palestinian media reported. In Bethlehem, occupation forces arrested around 30 Palestinians during a raid on Dheisheh refug»»»

Paris, France: The Eiffel Tower was closed to the public Thursday as a nationwide strike disrupted a range of services including schools and trains in France, the monument's official website said. As many as 80,000 people were expected to march from in the capital Paris, as the European Union's sec»»»

Tuesday’s crushing midterm defeat for Republicans was a “good sign” showing “that the American people are pushing the elites” and “putting pressure on them,” but the Democrats’ victory won’t bring positive changes to US foreign policy, Tehran University professor and prolific political commentator »»»

Bavarian Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Hubert Aiwanger has been found dead in a Berlin hotel at the age of 55, German media reports, citing police and government sources. The conservative politician, who also chaired the Free Voters party, was discovered lifeless in his room at the Neu»»»

A gunman has rammed his car through a security fence at a Citibank corporate campus in Florida and fatally shot a female employee before being gunned down by an armed security guard. The attack left four others injured and triggered a police response involving hundreds of officers. The attack unfol»»»

Taken together, options related to social media and content creators account for 71% of the responses selected by teenagers, in a question where respondents could choose up to three sources. Social media and creators who test products rank first, with 37% of responses. By contrast, when parents are»»»

Four people, including customs officials, have been detained in an operation targeting tax crimes in the coastal city of Varna, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters here on Thursday. The operation concerns several customs officials and companies allegedly involved in importing goods fr»»»

MPs approved amendments to the Clean Ambient Air Act at second reading on Thursday. The amendments designate the authorities responsible for implementing the requirements of the new Regulation (EU) 2024/590 on substances that deplete the ozone layer and Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on fluorinated green»»»

Manila: Soaring petrol prices driven by the Middle East conflict pushed inflation in the Philippines to a 44-month high of 7.8 percent in October, the government said Thursday, as the country continues to struggle with a devalued peso. The latest inflation number was the highest since the 8.6 perce»»»

After Democrats swept the US midterm elections—winning seats held by Republicans for years, sometimes decades—US Donald Trump acknowledged defeat, congratulated the victors, and admitted—publicly—that the war with Iran had cost his party votes. He said he was willing to work with the Democrats, but»»»

Judge Ghada Abou Alwan interrogated the detainees Haitham Amhaz and Ali al-Kurdi on Thursday in the Hezbollah explosives case and issued two arrest warrants against them, MTV reported. Alwan also scheduled a hearing in two weeks to notify the remaining defendants in the case before issuing arrest w»»»

Paris: The Eiffel Tower was closed to the public Thursday as a nationwide strike disrupted a range of services including schools and trains in France, the monument’s official website said. As many as 80,000 people were expected to march from in the capital Paris, as the European Union’s second larg»»»

The awards attracted 3,018 entries across Emirati, Arabic and international categories Sharjah: Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), honoured the winners of the 45th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2026) Awards at a ceremony held at Expo Centr»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran has exempted Indian vessels from restrictions on maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, alongside ships from China, Iraq and Qatar, according to Iranian lawmaker Amir Hayat-Moghaddam, deputy chairman of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. Spe»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh has launched an investigation into allegations that delays in procuring and distributing measles vaccines under the previous interim administration worsened a deadly outbreak, the government has announced. The South Asian nation of 170 million people is battling its worst measles »»»

Sofia’s Toplofikatsiya heating utility is on the brink of bankruptcy because for years the State has put pressure on it through its regulatory mechanisms, forcing it to buy expensive natural gas while selling its heating services at low prices, Sofia Municipal Council Chair Tsvetomir Petrov said at»»»

Dubai Access Club offers eligible repeat visitors a 5-year visa, hotel upgrades and perks Dubai: Frequent visitors to Dubai could soon enjoy more than just another holiday, with a new invitation-only tourism club offering a five-year multiple-entry visa, shopping credits and exclusive privileges ac»»»

Tunis, Nov. 5 (TAP) – Tunisia will be included in the flight schedule of Jet2holidays for the tourist seasons 2027-28. Jet2holidays is the UK's largest package holiday provider and tour operator. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of...»»»

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BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the United Serbia electoral list, said on Thursday he believed the first session of the new Serbian parliament would be called in about ten days, and noted that his parliamentary group would be fighting in the legislature. Vucic announced he would be heading t»»»

Landmark victories reshape representation in the Senate and state governments Yes, the 2026 midterms will be remembered for the astonishing number of losses that Democrats handed to President Donald Trump. But in the background, something perhaps equally seismic unfolded: a wave of firsts that elev»»»

RIYADH: Saudi infrastructure activity hit its highest level since January in October, lifting construction output for a sixth straight month despite slower overall growth, data showed. The alrajhi capital Saudi Construction Index, compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, fell to 52.3 in October »»»

BLACKFRIDAY.ro, the official Black Friday website in Romania, is conducting one of the most comprehensive surveys of this shopping phenomenon, collating and analysing information on retailers’ campaigns and the event’s progress. Launched in 2010, the platform included 268 shops in its analysis of t»»»

A Jordanian Public Security Directorate (PSD) officer has been killed after being attacked with what the state news PETRA described as a “sharp weapon” in Amman, a PSD spokesman said Thursday. Local press reported that the deadly attack took place on Medina Street - one of Amman's main thoroughfare»»»

Bulgaria's Parliament passed unanimously on first reading amendments to the Administrative Regulation of the Production of Optical Discs and Molds Act, aimed at encouraging the production of optical discs and molds used in their manufacture. The bill, submitted by the Council of Ministers, was appr»»»

Doha, Qatar: The price of gold in the Qatari market rose by 6.77 percent this week to USD4,138.27300 per ounce on Thursday, according to data issued by Qatar National Bank. The data showed that the price of gold rose from USD 3,875.84610 per ounce recorded last Sunday. It also indicated that other »»»