The departure of US forces from Iraq and Syria, ahead of the 30 September deadline, marks the end of an era of American counter-terrorism operations and forward presence that both complicated and defined the regional security landscape. In Iraq, the departure of US forces closes the book on over tw»»»

Syrian authorities said on Tuesday that they had arrested a Hezbollah-affiliated cell in the country's south near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, accusing it of planning attacks on unspecified targets. The new authorities in Damascus, who ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in 2024, are hosti»»»

Funds were used at construction sites in Kyrgyzstan at a rate of over 1.2 billion soms per day during the first eight months of 2026. The total gross output in the sector reached 300,495.5 billion soms. According to the National Statistical Committee, the figure in comparable prices was 1.6 times h»»»

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The situation in the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) region is extremely precarious, with power supply disruptions remaining among the most serious security problems, according to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi who spoke to »»»

Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, and Greece have requested urgent measures from the European Commission for the sheep and goat sector, including flexible application of restrictions, an in-depth analysis of the role of vaccination against Category A diseases, and the facilitation of intra-EU mov»»»

Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan says that every shock on the international energy market has a serious impact on his country's economy, thus justifying the need to declare a state of emergency.In an interview with the AGERPRES National News Agency, he said that Moldova's energy imports account»»»

President Nicusor Dan will pay an official visit to Prague on Wednesday at the invitation of his Czech counterpart, the Presidential Administration reports.According to the source, the head of state will have meetings with President Petr Pavel, Prime Minister Andrej Babis and the presidents of the »»»

The Hungarian government has published a list of so-called 2000-series government resolutions issued between 2010 and 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office told the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) on Tuesday. These decisions were previously not published in the Hungarian Gazette, but were sent directly to »»»

Doha, Qatar: The chairs of the Economy, Trade and Industry Committee under the Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council held a meeting via videoconference. The meeting was co-chaired by H E Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Qatar, and H E Faisal bin Fadel Al»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s drive to build a diversified, knowledge-based and sustainable economy under Qatar National Vision 2030 is opening fresh avenues for business cooperation with Finland, with companies from both countries exploring partnerships several fields. The opportunities were discussed duri»»»

Geneva: The State of Qatar affirmed that the continued Israeli occupation, grave violations and crimes against Palestinians, illegal settlement expansion, attempts to forcibly displace Palestinians, and attacks on Syria and Lebanon constitute grave violations of international law. This statement wa»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar and Finland are exploring new opportunities to strengthen cooperation in technology, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and satellite technologies, as both countries seek to expand partnerships between their business and innovation ecosystems. Speaking to »»»

Minister of Public Health H E Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud met with Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the State of Qatar H E Ammar bin Abdullah bin Sultan Al Busaidi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation and ways to further strengthen and enhance cooperation in t»»»

Toronto: Minister of State for International Cooperation H E Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met yesterday with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada H E Anita Anand. The meeting was held on the margin of the Second International Conference on Returning Ukrainian Children, Detained Civilia»»»

A Kyrgyz-Chinese laboratory for studying extreme climate events in Central Asia has been opened in Bishkek, the National Academy of Sciences announced. Scientists will research climate change in the region, assess its environmental impacts, and improve forecasting models. Another area of research w»»»

QNA GENEVA The State of Qatar affirmed that the continued Israeli occupation, grave violations and crimes against Palestinians, illegal settlement expansion, attempts to forcibly displace Palestinians, and attacks on Syria and Lebanon constitute grave violations of international law. The statement »»»

Agencies US-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban amounts to barely a ripple in $8»»»

QNA Toronto Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Anita Anand on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation, in addition to issues of mutual concern. The minister of state for»»»

QNA New York The State of Qatar participated in the High-level Meeting to Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Director of the International Organizations»»»

QNA Kingstown Governor-General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sir Stanley John met Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi in Kingstown on Tuesday. The meeting dealt with discussing bilateral cooperation between the two countries a»»»

QNA Toronto Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad has reiterated Qatar’s support for all international efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis through dialogue and diplomatic means. She emphasised Qatar’s continued convi»»»

According to the National Statistical Committee, people aged 65 and over account for about 6 percent of Kyrgyzstan’s population. This was reported at an interagency conference discussing the draft of Kyrgyzstan’s report on the Fifth Review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing. Accor»»»

The prime minister wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday that further hearings in the gold convoy case should be forthcoming. “The former chief prosecutor claims that the former prime minister gave instructions to the intelligence services and other authorities to carry out the unlawful operation i»»»

The United States has allocated $5 million to support the development of the digital sector and cybersecurity in Central Asian countries. This was announced at the C5+1 conference on «superintelligence» being held in Astana. Representatives of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmen»»»

The European Parliament group of Fidesz-KDNP stated in a press release on Tuesday that Péter Magyar and the Tisza Party have taken the construction of an autocratic regime in Hungary to a new level by initiating show trials. According to the press release, Tamás Deutsch, the head of the Fidesz-KDNP»»»

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Jeenbek Kulubaev, met with the British Minister of State for Defense, Lord Vernon Coaker. According to the Foreign Ministry, Kulubaev informed the British side in detail about the practical work being carried out to prevent possible circumvention of sa»»»

During his visit to Washington last week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping tried to step outside his usual diplomatic style and bring a more personal note to his relationship with US President Donald Trump, who is known for prioritising image and political optics. In Beijing, leaders also use symbolism an»»»

The French ​government will sell a record amount of bonds to investors next year as it faces a surge in Covid-era debt due for redemption and needing to be refinanced, the public debt management ​office ‌said on Tuesday amid mounting concern about France's surging public deficit and borrowing rates»»»

Share: PHOTO- Turkey seizes jet from Iran’s Caspian Airlines over unpaid debt after passengers had already boarded HERE IS THE LATEST: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said he expects a formal response Tuesday from the U.S. to Tehran’s latest proposal for a ceasefire and the phased reope»»»

Council of Europe calls US a ‘valuable contributor’ as it exits GRECO WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog as it forges ahead with plans to disengage from international and multilateral organisations that it accuses of exc»»»

WASHINGTON: US Senate ​Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bid to require President Donald Trump’s administration to report to Congress on increasing violence in the occupied West Bank, including the deaths of American citizens. The procedural vote was the latest sign of friction between US Democrats »»»

77-year-old put to death as Florida leads nation in executions this year STARKE, Florida: A 77-year-old Florida man was put to death Tuesday for his conviction in a deadly hammer attack on a woman decades ago, becoming the 16th person executed to date this year in the nation’s busiest death chamber»»»

Egypt reaffirms unwavering support for Gulf security and regional stability CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed that supporting and safeguarding the security and stability of the Arab Gulf states is one of the constants of Egypt’s foreign policy, stressing the need to maintain f»»»

Puerto San Carlos, Mexico: Mexico's Pacific coast survived the onslaught of Hurricane Polo relatively unscathed, with AFP reporters reporting fallen trees and partially flooded streets but no serious injuries. Polo made landfall on Monday in the south of Baja California peninsula as a Category 3 hu»»»

JERUSALEM: An Israeli minister came out in defense of French far-right politician Jordan Bardella on Tuesday, after an investigative website alleged that he had made antisemitic comments in 2013. Bardella, 31, is the de facto number two to the National Rally’s (RN) Marine Le Pen, and is tipped to b»»»

Dr Al Ansari urged Iranian officials to take steps to distance themselves and the region from the conflict, stressing that the attacks constituted aggression against sovereign states. He said GCC states and other countries in the region had long called for a solution based on dialogue. “Qatar seeks»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the tech executives gathered at the White House to discuss regulating AI had signed a “morally binding” commitment to build adequate safeguards on the fast-moving technology. “They’re going to police themselves,” Trump said after the meeting tha»»»

LONDON (AP) — A surprise decision by the U.K.'s counterterrorism police to release five suspects on bail during an investigation into a suspected bomb plot at a U.S.-operated air force base in England has deepened questions and uncertainty about the incident. Police confirmed Tuesday that no explos»»»

WASHINGTON: The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump that have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats as a blatant misuse of taxpayer dollars that likely runs afoul of anti-propaganda law. In a »»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the US dollar in a stark reflection of how the war in the Middle East has steadily eroded the Iranian economy. The latest decline came just 27 days after the rial hit its pr»»»

NEW YORK: Mayor Zohran Mamdani debuted a sweeping plan Tuesday to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage concerns from critics who see his steadfast denunciations of Israel as antisemitic. The strategy includes increased security funding for sy»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar is participating in the inaugural edition of the "Made in GCC 2026" Forum and Exhibition, hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain from Oct. 6 to 8. According to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Qatar will participate through its national pavilion alongside s»»»

BRATISLAVA: A knife-wielding schoolboy killed a teacher and wounded another and a pupil in an attack in northwestern Slovakia on Tuesday, authorities said. The attack occurred at around 0700 GMT in the village of Staskov close to the Czech border. A 13-year-old schoolboy was detained over the attac»»»

MADRID: Spain, Portugal, and Luxembourg have urged the European Union to set a 2040 target to expand renewable energy, in a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday, setting up a clash with other EU countries who want the goal to include nuclear power. The European Commission is preparing a raft of new EU»»»

DUBAI: Syrian security forces arrested three suspected members of a Hezbollah-affiliated cell accused of planning rocket attacks in the southern province of Daraa, thwarting what authorities described as a sabotage plot. The General Intelligence Directorate, working with Internal Security Forces, c»»»

Kingstown: Governor-General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines HE Sir Stanley John met Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi today in Kingstown. The meeting dealt with discussing bilateral cooperation between the two countries and th»»»

Kingstown: Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines HE Godwin Friday met in Kingstown on Tuesday with Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi. During the meeting, both sides discussed cooperation between the two countries an»»»