Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei: We will consider any site from which US aircraft take off a threat to us; we declare this now to ensure they have no excuses in the»»»

Tartous, Nov. 11 (SANA) Tropical fruit cultivation has expanded to more than 5,300 dunams in Syria’s coastal Tartous province, as rising temperatures and fewer frost events encourage farmers to diversify production, although researchers warn that pests, crop suitability and market risks could under»»»

Li Auto’s new showroom opposite the Museum of the Future showcases its flagship L9 Livis Al Fahim Motors, a member of Al Fahim Group and the authorised exclusive dealership for Li Auto in the UAE, celebrated the opening of its Li Auto showroom in Dubai on Wednesday, November 4. Situated in a prime »»»

MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said it was banning entry to two French lawmakers and two French journalists in response to the expulsion of a pro-Kremlin TV commentator by France this year. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said lawmakers Sacha Houlie and Arthur Delaporte would be banned, a»»»

WALDEVAR Holding announces the appointment of Ioan Popoviciu as CEO of WALDEVAR Energy. With nearly 30 years of experience in energy infrastructure and managing large-scale projects, Popoviciu will continue to drive the company’s strategic development and strengthen its leading position in the ener»»»

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola called for a minute of silence on Wednesday in memory of the victims of several incidents in Europe, including Tuesday's pile-ups on the Trakia Motorway, at the start of a two-day plenary session of MEPs in Brussels. On behalf of the European Parliament»»»

BENGHAZI: Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Wednesday that one worker was killed and four injured after a fire triggered an explosion at Sirte Oil Company’s gas complex in Marsa Brega, although gas and crude production was unaffected. Sirte Oil Company is a subsidiary of the state-owne»»»

Coded prison calls allegedly directed attack on British airbase housing US bombers Dubai: An alleged Iranian-linked militant commander used coded telephone calls from a New York federal prison to help direct a terrorist plot against a British airbase housing American B-1 bombers, according to a US »»»

Nairobi: Kenya has discharged its final recovered Ebola patient from medical care, triggering the official 42-day countdown to declare the nation free of the viral outbreak, the country's health minister said Wednesday. The east African country recorded its first-ever case of Ebola on October 6 -- »»»

CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed three Palestinians, including two brothers, in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health officials said. Medics said one man was killed when an Israeli airstrike hit the rooftop of a residential building in Gaza City. Another airstrike in the nearby Sheikh Radwan ne»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s government has ‌warned of worsening internal gas shortages this winter as a result of damage to processing facilities in the war with the United States that could lead to cuts in supply. “If the level of consumption is high it is possible that gas cuts will occur all over the country »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian delegation and presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Wednesday that he believes that the parties have moved closer to peace during the trilateral talks. "I think so, but now a lot depends on all the participants in the process," Medinsky said in a comment to the Rus»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called the global biological security situation challenging. "The global biological security situation is challenging. Our countries have numerous contacts with the outside world, and the introduction of a pathogen into one of our cou»»»

Analysts question her December pledge as authorities warn she faces arrest Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return in December from self-imposed exile in India, where she has been in hiding since fleeing the uprising that toppled her government. The 79-year-old former prime min»»»

Revolut, the global bank with over 80 million customers and 850,000 business clients, today announced a milestone payments partnership expansion with Uber, the world’s leading ride-hailing platform operating in 75 countries and serving over 215 million monthly active platform consumers across the w»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality has opened Al Wajbah Park in Al Rayyan, adding a new recreational destination for families and residents, with extensive green spaces, walking paths, a jogging track and dedicated sports facilities. Covering a total area of 18,383 square metres, the park fe»»»

Crosspoint Real Estate, International Associate of Savills in Romania, estimates that the Bucharest residential market will accelerate in the fourth quarter of the year, reaching approximately 14,200 home transactions, up by 23% compared to the same period in 2025. Even under a conservative scenari»»»

An Israeli strike on Wednesday morning killed one person in Gaza City, and a second later in the day killed two more people, according to Shifa Hospital, where the bodies were taken. The Israeli military said both strikes targeted military operatives. It did not provide additional details. Large-sc»»»

ABU DHABI: US envoys will meet separately with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday as they seek to seize “openings” from two days of talks in Abu Dhabi on ending the Ukraine war. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel first to Moscow to meet the Russian preside»»»

Motorists warned as UAE braces for further downpours and hazardous conditions Sharjah: Heavy rain swept across parts of the UAE on Wednesday, including Fujairah, Al Ain and several areas of Sharjah, with the National Centre of Meteorology warning of further downpours, thunderstorms, possible hail a»»»

BEIRUT: More than one million people in Lebanon face acute food insecurity, the United Nations warned on Wednesday, following years of war and economic crisis. Lebanon has endured two successive wars with neighboring Israel since 2023 and remains mired in an unprecedented economic collapse triggere»»»

LONDON: Two Israeli courts have rejected petitions seeking the release of 14 Palestinian doctors detained without charge or trial and an independent medical examination for a Gaza hospital director, Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Wednesday. The Supreme Court dismissed the group’s petiti»»»

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected accusations that Israel has been delaying the entry of winter supplies into the Gaza Strip as severe rains flood makeshift tents, worsening conditions in the enclave this week. Netanyahu denied that Israel was responsible for worsenin»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The dialogue in the narrow format of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is thorough and productive, Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. The session of the Collective Security Council of the CSTO is taking place on Wednesday in the Kremlin under the »»»

More than one million people in Lebanon face acute food insecurity, the United Nations warned on Wednesday, following years of war and economic crisis. Lebanon has endured two successive wars with neighboring Israel since 2023 and remains mired in an unprecedented economic collapse triggered seven »»»

Damascus, Nov. 11 (SANA) The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), in cooperation with the German Embassy in Syria, launched on Wednesday the “Supporting Good Governance in Syria” project at the Golden Mazzeh Hotel in Damascus, aiming to enhance the efficiency of public institutions, i»»»

Regional Development Minister Ivan Shishkov said during a question-and-answer session of the parliamentary regional policy committee that, according to the preliminary information available to him, there were no problems with road markings or the condition of the road surface on the section of the »»»

A proposal for the Digital Fairness Act (DFA) aims to tackle dark patterns designed to manipulate consumers online. Christoph Busch, an academic based at Osnabrück University in Germany, has researched consumer law and digital services. He reviewed draft leaks of the act before the European Commiss»»»

Abu Dhabi bank targets faster lending and revenue growth; shareholder vote set for Dec. 7 Dubai: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) plans to raise up to Dh15 billion through a rights issue priced at a 30% discount to its latest closing share price, as the UAE's largest bank by assets seeks additional capit»»»

Salary cap raised to Dh50,000 for grant eligibility in Sharjah His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed the Ruler’s Court to increase the marriage grant to Dh30,000 and the furniture assistance to Dh30,000. This directive takes »»»

The Regional Prosecution Office in Yambol has requested from the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) all documentation relating to the commissioning and repair of the section of the Trakia Motorway where serious multiple-vehicle crashes occurred on Tuesday. More than 50 witnesses have so far been ques»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index climbed 140.27 points, or 1.38 percent, on Wednesday to close at 10,308.37, extending its gains for a third consecutive session. Trading volume reached 270.1 million shares, with a combined value of approximately SR4.78 billion ($1.27 billion) across 4»»»

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking ahead of U.S.-China talks, called Tuesday for a "more balanced relationship" between the two countries, saying Americans have grown too dependent on imports. Addressing a gala hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations at a New York ballroom,»»»

China's car exports remained strong in October as growing overseas shipments helped offset persistently sluggish domestic demand in the world's largest auto market. China exported about 927,000 passenger vehicles last month, up 62.3% from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufact»»»

Early signs suggest China 's biggest online shopping event is struggling to persuade anxious consumers to spend more, despite discounts. The Singles' Day festival, a major discount campaign comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U.S., centers on Nov. 11. But it begins weeks earlier and »»»

MILAN: Italian authorities evacuated some 300 schools across Italy on Wednesday after receiving an emailed bomb threat, the latest disruptions affecting European institutions following hoax bomb threats against airlines and broadcasters in recent weeks. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said in a stat»»»

Public and resort beaches reopen following closures linked to an offshore oil spill Dubai: Ras Al Khaimah has announced the reopening of seven public and resort beaches across the emirate, nearly three weeks after authorities ordered their closure as a precautionary measure amid concerns over an of»»»

180 mobile pumps, 70 water basins and nine new stations boost rain readiness. Sharjah: Sharjah City Municipality has mobilised 1,100 municipal workers, 580 water tankers and 180 mobile pumps as part of an extensive plan to tackle rainwater accumulation and respond swiftly to changing weather condit»»»

Antalya: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met today with HE Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), held »»»

The EU is the main driver of the West’s war against Russia, with Ukraine fighting on its behalf, Igor Korotchenko, a military analyst and editor-in-chief of National Defense magazine, tells Sputnik, commenting on the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi talks. "Note that on the very day the negotiations beg»»»

Four injured in Gulf tanker attack as insurer estimates $200bn in regional damage Dubai: Four crew members were injured when a projectile in the Arabian Gulf struck a tanker, while Iran has reported another tanker incident in the Strait of Hormuz. The maritime incidents come as insurer Allianz Trad»»»

DOHA The Cabinet, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani, held its regular meeting on Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan, discussing key regional developments and approving a series of legislative initiatives and inte»»»

KINSHASA: DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has enacted a law that paves the way for constitutional change, condemned by the opposition as an attempt to cling onto power. The law, announced in an order read on national television overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, eases the rules around holding a re»»»

BERLIN: Germany on Wednesday welcomed a proposal to include European negotiators in future talks between Russia and Ukraine, but said a deal to end the war in Ukraine is needed before broader discussions with Russia about European security. “The first step is peace in Ukraine. Following that, discu»»»

A tender is being prepared for the design and construction of an intelligent transportation system on the Trakia Motorway. Funding for the project has been included as a priority in the draft budget for next year, which was submitted before Tuesday's pile-up occurred, Regional Development Minister »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met today with HE Ahmed Al-Sharaa, President of the Syrian Arab Republic, on the sidelines of the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), held in Antalya, Republic of»»»

Of these, 649 projects are currently under construction, representing an estimated investment value of RON 33.7 billion. Another 2,090 projects are in the permitting stage, with a combined estimated value of RON 29.53 billion. Together, these two categories account for nearly 80% of the total estim»»»

Tunis, November 11, 2026 (TAP) – The Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry will take part in the sixth edition of the Business Booster Forum 2026, scheduled to be held on December 17, 2026, in the French capital, Paris.The event will...»»»

ADEN: As part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing support through the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, a mobile primary healthcare clinic operated by Prince Mohammed bin Salman Hospital in Aden provided more than 2,300 consultations to displaced people at Al-Firdous Camp in Al-Buraiqa »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has launched the “Ufuq” system, designed to enhance the utilization of data from the Hajj and Umrah sector by transforming it into knowledge-based tools that support decision-making. The Pilgrim Experience Program described the program as “a step toward enabling stakeholders to»»»