Tether under fire for slow action on illicit Iranian wallets despite freezes The Iran has used digital dollars issued by Tether to circumvent US sanctions, move funds through the global financial system and provide “significant financial lifeline” for regime's shadow banking network., according to »»»

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso, one of the five largest gold producers in sub-Saharan Africa, inaugurated its first gold refinery in Ouagadougou on Monday, Xinhua observed on site. Named "RAFFINOR-BF," the refinery, inaugurated by Burkinabe President Ibrahim Traore, cost 11 billion CFA francs (about 19 »»»

PARIS: As the United States celebrates the success of its sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector, Iran in turn boasts that it continues to serve some 30 international destinations from Tehran alone. Here is what we know about the situation: ‘SHUT DOWN’ In early September, the US imposed sanctions on I»»»

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The head of Ethiopia’s army suggested that neighboring Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt were supporting rebel troops who have captured several strategic towns in renewed fighting in the north, drawing denials as the threat of a widening regional conflict grew on Monday. Field Marshal»»»

US, South Korean, Singaporean, Taiwanese investors courted for New Clark City Manila: The Philippines is preparing to court some of the world’s biggest technology companies — including Apple, Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Qualcomm — to locate advanced manufacturing operations a»»»

KYIV: At least two people were killed when a drone hit the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday, as Russia pounded the heart of the Ukrainian capital with some of the most persistent drone strikes since the start of the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky said nine people had been k»»»

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: NASA is throwing extra support and money behind Boeing’s troubled astronaut capsule to get it fixed and flying again as soon as possible. Boeing’s Starliner capsule had so many problems in 2024 that its two test pilots were stuck at the International Space Station for nearl»»»

Continued from page 1  Al Kharji noted that as Qatar continues to strengthen tourism as a key contributor to economic diversification, the country remains focused on developing distinctive, high-value tourism experiences that draw on its unique strengths and generate sustainable economic impact. H»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar University (QU) organised an interprofessional education (IPE) activity titled “Mental Health: An Interprofessional Team Approach,” bringing together 395 students from various health professions to explore the importance of collaborative approaches to mental health c»»»

QNA Tokyo Qatar held the foundation stone laying ceremony for its pavilion project at the International Horticultural Exhibition “GREEN×EXPO 2027” in Yokohama, Japan, marking the start of the project’s implementation phase, as part of the State’s preparations to participate in this international ev»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar University (QU) signed a cooperation agreement with Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services to enhance student support and strengthen collaboration in training, community engagement, and volunteer initiatives. The agreement was signed by Dr Mohammad D»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), founded by Qatar Foundation (QF), opened the seventh edition of Career Village at KidZania Doha on Monday. Qatar’s largest career exploration programme brings together more than 40 public and private sector employers. The event will »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global foundation working to expand access to quality education and economic opportunities, has been recognised at the inaugural Himmah: Qatar Private Sector Nationalisation Award as the recipient of the ‘Leading Entity in Nationalis»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Design District, powered by Msheireb Properties, hosted “Pattern Talk,” a special edition of its monthly Design Talks programme, bringing together designers, researchers and the wider community for an engaging conversation on the relationship between pattern, architec»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is proceeding with its efforts to provide access to life-saving health and nutrition services in Yemen, with a new humanitarian project launched for the benefit of over 50,000 vulnerable people in Abs District, Hajjah Governorate. With a t»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Festival City (DFC), Qatar’s leading retail, leisure and lifestyle destination, in collaboration with the Qatar Sports for All Federation (QSFA) operating under the umbrella of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, welcomed nearly 800 runners representing more than 40 nat»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Researchers from the Department of Systems and Computational Biomedicine at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have examined the role of chronic low-grade inflammation in the rising incidence of early onset of colorectal cancer (EOCRC) in a new review published as the fe»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Msheireb Museums, the French Institute of Qatar and the French Embassy in Qatar jointly organised Poetry Day, an evening bringing together literature, cinema and cultural dialogue to celebrate the work and legacy of the late renowned Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. The e»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has recognised the valuable contributions of members of its Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) and Person-Centred Care (PCC) ambassadors, honouring their commitment to strengthening patient and family engagement, and advancing a cult»»»

QNA Doha Minister of State for Interior Affairs HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al Thani met with Minister of Home Affairs of Tanzania Patrobas Paschal Katambi on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed avenues for cooperation in areas of mutual interest and ways to deepen and expand»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The National Planning Council (MPC), in collaboration with the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau, held its periodic Planning, Quality and Innovation Forum on Monday, providing a platform for directors of planning, quality and innovation departments across gov»»»

Tribune News Network Cairo The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is taking part in the 26th Joint Meeting of the Technical Committees for Land, Sea, and Multimodal Transport, which opened at the headquarters of the Arab League, in Cairo, yesterday. Attended by representatives and experts in transportatio»»»

QNA Doha Qatar and Tanzania have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish political consultations between the two countries’ foreign ministries. The first round of political consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs of Qatar and Tanzania was held on Monday in Doha. The »»»

Moscow: At least 14 people died in a blaze at a fireworks factory in central Russia earlier Monday, Russian state media reported, citing emergency services. Video published by state-owned broadcaster RT appeared to show bright sparks shooting out of a smouldering pile of rubble. "The death toll fro»»»

MADRID: The Spanish octogenarian whose eviction last week has triggered nationwide protests ​over Spain’s housing crisis will be able to return to her Madrid house after reaching an agreement with her landlord, her lawyer said on Tuesday. Protesters camped outside the Madrid regional government’s h»»»

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT: Pope Leo on Monday said concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy the world are not “fake news” and should ​be taken seriously, in an apparent rebuke of US President Donald Trump. The first US pope, who has warned of the dangers of AI throughout his 16-month papac»»»

BAGHDAD: US President Donald Trump’s administration ​was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions program on Monday to allow for flights carrying Shiite Muslim religious pilgrims between Iran and Iraq, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The source, who is involved in the »»»

Doha: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, in his capacity as Chair of the Board of Governors at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), chaired the Governors' Business Roundtable as part of the AIIB Annual Meeting 2026, hosted by the State of Qatar in Doha on 28 and 29 Septembe»»»

Doha: HE Minister of Finance and Chair of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for 2026 Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari affirmed that the success of climate finance depends on translating political commitments into investments that generate growth and align commercial i»»»

BELGRADE: Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly two years of protests. Vucic’s second presidential term would o»»»

GENEVA: US deportations of thousands of people to dozens of countries are “triggering a cascade of human rights violations,” heightening the risk of abuses like torture, slavery and trafficking, UN experts warned Monday. Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, Washington has been »»»

RABAT: Moroccan authorities on Monday placed the mayor of Tangier in police custody over suspected electoral fraud in the recent parliamentary elections, a judicial source told AFP. Five other people, including two officials who were overseeing polling stations in Tangier, were “being held in pre-t»»»

KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi property developer RUA AlHaram AlMakki and Malaysia’s MRCB International on Monday signed an agreement to explore a transport-oriented mixed-use development at King Salman Gate in Makkah with an indicative gross development value of about SR21 billion ($5.5 billion). The collabo»»»

Doha: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, met with HE Minister of Finance of the State of Kuwait Dr. Yaqoub Al Sayed Al Rifai, HE Minister of Finance of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Mohamed Lamine Lebbou, and HE Minister of Economy and Planning of the Republic of Tunisia»»»

DOHA: The Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition (DJWE) 2026 opened on Mondayat the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC). The 22nd edition brings together 49 exhibitors representing more than 500 brands from 30 countries. The exhibition is organised by Qatar Tourism, presented by Visit Qatar, »»»

Geneva: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has identified 214 companies from 11 countries as involved in activities in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, calling on them to take measures to address the adverse human rights impacts ass»»»

Former Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó has been detained after Parliament lifted his immunity over the National Cultural Fund corruption case. His lawyer says Hankó was taken from Budapest to Kecskemét for further procedural measures. Hankó detained after arriving for questioning Baláz»»»

Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi received Consul General of Palestine Ihab Medhat Al-Qishawi in Jeddah on Monday. During the meeting, they exchanged cordial talks and discussed topics of mutual interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Meanwhile, Islamic Development Bank Group Chair»»»

BISSAU: Guinea-Bissau’s exiled former president Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who was ousted in a November coup, told AFP on Monday he will return and run for president in an election due on December 6. The army seized power in the perennially unstable and poor west African nation just days after a preside»»»

Fidesz–KDNP MP Balázs Hankó left Hungary’s Parliament on Monday evening after receiving a summons from prosecutors, but his emotional farewell took an unexpected turn when the car waiting to take him away drove off without him. Hankó leaves Parliament after receiving summons Balázs Hankó, a former »»»

New York, Sept. 28 (SANA) Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf on Monday strongly condemned continued Israeli attacks on countries in the region, particularly Syria and Lebanon, reaffirming Algeria’s rejection of violations of state sovereignty and territorial integrity. Speaking during the 81st s»»»

On the second anniversary of the martyrdom of the Master of the Umma Martyrs Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, Al-Manar TV broadcast an exclusive video that showed His Eminence meeting with a group of Hezbollah’s elite fighters, Al-Rudwan. After noting that the time and place of the meeting are unknown, the »»»

NEW YORK: The Muslim World League on Monday called for the immediate protection of civilians in Gaza and reaffirmed support for the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution. The league’s Assistant Secretary-General for International Communication »»»

LONDON: The arrest of five men near RAF Fairford, the British air base used by American bombers in operations against Iran, has sharpened scrutiny of Tehran’s capacity to project asymmetric power deep inside Europe. But it has also demonstrated how quickly suspicion can run ahead of evidence. Briti»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday that British police should not have released on bail five men who were arrested near an airbase used by the United States over a suspected bomb plot. Trump added that the case “might be” linked to Iran but declined to give details. “I’m surprised th»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Israeli authorities approved 8,085 settlement units in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem over the past three months, the UN’s acting special coordinator for the Middle East peace process warned on Monday during a Security Council meeting attended by Arab News. “I strongly con»»»

Doha: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari said the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has the potential to support projects that enhance connectivity and integration among the Gulf states, stressing the importance of expanding the Bank's contribution to development projects in Q»»»

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Monday denied asking Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons, after the US ambassador to Beijing said the US president made the offer to his Chinese counterpart. "I've never heard of that one," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the comm»»»

Nagoya (Japan): President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani, met on Monday with a delegation from the Doha 2030 Asian Games Organising Committee, which is taking part in the Observer Programme. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 20th Asian Games, Aich»»»

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully put Starship into orbit for the first time, deploying 26 next-generation Starlink satellites. However, the mission was cut short and the spacecraft erupted in a fireball following its splashdown in the Pacific. The spacecraft blasted off from Starbase, Texas, at »»»