TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that negotiations with the United States were “meaningless” and only resulted in renewed American attacks, state media reported. “So far, they have attacked us three times after talks, and this shows that they are not seeking dialogue; rather,»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria on Monday signed a framework agreement with an Emirati company for two huge property development projects as the country boosts efforts to attract foreign investment to finance reconstruction after years of war. The accord was signed by Dubai real estate tycoon Mohamed Alabbar, chai»»»

Three years after the outbreak of the Israeli occupation war on Gaza, data from the Israeli Clalit Health Services, based on records from around five million insured members, reveal mounting physical and psychological health consequences, with children and residents of areas from which people were »»»

IDLIB: A convoy departed from camps in the Idlib countryside on Monday carrying 201 displaced families who are returning to their homes in nine Syrian provinces, as part of ongoing efforts to close the camps and end displacement. The voluntary returns of people displaced during the civil war in Syr»»»

Hungary’s central budget deficit increased by HUF 92.8 billion in September, significantly less than the HUF 303.2 billion deterioration recorded in the same month last year, according to a preliminary report from the Ministry for National Economy. Improved year-over-year, but the situation is stil»»»

Germany could become “embroiled in a violent conflict with Russia,” the country’s foreign intelligence chief has warned, claiming that a mysterious drone incident at Leipzig airport is an example of the “real and imminent” threat posed by Moscow. Speaking to lawmakers at a parliamentary hearing on »»»

Geneva: Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres warned on Monday of an "alarming surge" in Ebola cases in the North Kivu region of eastern DR Congo and called for more treatment capacity. In mid-May, already several weeks late, the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its 17th Ebola outbreak, an »»»

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday reiterated that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, despite neighboring countries saying at a summit Sunday that responsibility for the sea rests with states along its shores and warning of the risk of regional»»»

The Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation that is redrawing the region’s map of alliances and conflicts, as traditional rivalries give way to new calculations driven by security, economic interests, technology, and military power. That is the assessment of prominent British historian »»»

The Yemeni military, backed by Saudi jets, began a broad set of strikes on Monday against Iran-backed Houthi targets in an attempt to retake lost territory. The Houthis launched an offensive in September, which killed hundreds of combatants on both sides, according to UN figures, and has since»»»

Brazil’s veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva trailed Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of his far-right predecessor, in the first-round presidential vote on Sunday. Some analysts suggest that the sweeping anti-poverty measures Lula put in place over two decades may have helped give rise t»»»

LONDON — Global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the US-Iran war, Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday, days after G7 nations agreed to release more of their inventories to ease supply concerns."The system is already straining," Nasser, who leads a key oil producer that »»»

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's military. The launch comes amid renewed tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul, with the latter demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three S»»»

Spanish ​Prime ​Minister ​Pedro Sanchez on Monday called an early ​election ‌for ‌November ​29. Facing the electorate now could be risky, as Sanchez's Socialist Party is trailing in opinion polls.  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he would call an early election on Novembe»»»

150 participants at Dubai Astronomy Group Saturn Opposition event during World Space Week Dubai: Dubai residents turned their lenses to the ringed planet on Sunday night (October 4), capturing Saturn from about 1.2 billion kilometres away at the Saturn Opposition event held by the Dubai Astronomy G»»»

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Norway’s ambassador in Tehran to lodge an official protest over Scandinavian country’s continued inaction concerning the unauthorized activities of Starlink in Iranian territory. Mohammad Hassannejad Pirkouhi, director general for international peace and securit»»»

Bulgaria is building a new national model for knowledge and technology transfer, combining a coordinating centre with a decentralized network of offices, Innovation Minister Ivan Vasilev said on Monday in Varna at the international Black Sea Technology Forum. Vasilev highlighted the city’s engineer»»»

Yemen's military backed by Saudi jets attacked Houthi targets on Monday as they launched an ambitious campaign to recapture all territory from the Iran-backed group after its lightning gains during the Middle East war. The military said it carried out more than 1,000 strikes, while 100 warplanes at»»»

Global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the U.S.-Iran war, Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday, days after G7 nations agreed to release more of their inventories to ease supply concerns. "The system is already straining," Nasser, who leads a key oil producer that is maj»»»

DHAKA: Online gambling and debt-related crime are becoming growing concerns in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, authorities say, as conditions worsen with dwindling international aid and fading job prospects. Most of the 1.3 million Rohingya living in 33 cramped refugee settlements in Bangladesh’s Cox»»»

JEDDAH: Seven young artists have explored Jeddah’s history, memories and relationship with the Red Sea through “Time Reflected on Water,” a showcase of individual and collective works by the 2026 Recess cohort at Hayy Jameel’s Hayy Explorers. The exhibition runs until Oct. 17. For the 15 to 17-year»»»

Al Khatim Observatory combines 1,084 images to capture the faint planetary nebula Abu Dhabi: More than 54 hours of patient observation from the Abu Dhabi desert have produced a detailed image of a distant planetary nebula whose distinctive curved glow has earned it an unlikely nickname: the Firefox»»»

Y-Axis CEO says students need a long-term plan when choosing courses and countries Students planning to study abroad need to consider what happens after graduation before choosing a country or course, said Xavier Augustin, CEO, Y-Axis, Platinum Sponsor of Gulf News Edufair. With immigration policie»»»

From Pan Am Flight 73 in 1986 to a flydubai emergency in 2026, both put passengers first Four decades apart, two Indian aviation professionals found themselves at the centre of life-threatening emergencies in the skies. Neerja Bhanot and Captain Smit Machchhar faced very different situations, but b»»»

Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel noted Monday that Lebanon faces a “historic opportunity” to build a sovereign, independent, and stable state, calling on the state to move from decisions to execution, and not to miss the circumstances available today, as this opportunity may not recur. “What is r»»»

So, big bad US President Donald Trump just successfully strong-armed French President Emmanuel Macron and the EU into dumping their precious ‘rainy day’ diesel from strategic reserves. Why? Because Trump, threatening a disastrous cutoff of diesel exports to Europe altogether, wanted to keep domesti»»»

The expansion of charging infrastructure comes amid continued growth in Romania’s electric vehicle fleet. According to data from the General Directorate for Driving Licences and Vehicle Registrations (DGPCI), more than 7,000 new fully electric passenger cars were registered in Romania in the first »»»

Beijing: Beijing warned Manila on Monday against "provocative acts" in the disputed South China Sea, accusing a Philippine aircraft of an airspace violation over the weekend. Beijing claims most of the sea, despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis, and confrontations ha»»»

Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Anita Orbán says Hungary is undergoing a profound transformation, but the legacy of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán remains deeply rooted in the economy, institutions and society. FM Orbán gave an interview Hungary is undergoing a major political transf»»»

LONDON: Afghans subjected to war crimes and human rights abuses by US-led coalition forces in the country have not received “genuine justice,” Human Rights Watch has said. The organization cited “beatings, humiliation, waterboarding, prolonged sleep deprivation, and mock executions” among numerous »»»

London, Oct. 5 (SANA) Global oil inventories could take as long as two years to rebuild even after the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens, Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Monday, warning that the world’s oil supply buffer had become dangerously thin. “The system is already under strain»»»

AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi on Sunday announced the launch of military operations to retake all Yemeni territory controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis, as government forces engaged in fierce fighting with the group around the strategic city of Taiz. »»»

RIYADH: Non-oil private-sector conditions diverged across the Middle East in September, with the UAE holding at a 20-month high and Kuwait extending its expansion for a third month, while Egypt and Qatar remained in contraction. According to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index reports by S&P Glob»»»

Tokyo: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the final of the Japan Open on Monday after securing a hard-fought 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 victory over fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar in Tokyo. The world number three clinched the win despite struggling with mistakes, particularly near the end of the first s»»»

Donald Trump and major tech leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, SpaceX, Meta and other tech companies gathered for a meeting at the White House to reach a deal on what Trump described as an “AI constitution” to ensure that frontier models do not pose catastrophic, unintended risks. In the cours»»»

The programme aims to simplify customer journeys and strengthen Dubai's future readiness Dubai: Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) today announced the launch of “Agentic AI for Government Services Accelerator” under Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA). The programme will support Dubai Government entities in»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s repeated trips to Kiev resemble political “pilgrimages” rather than substantive policy at a time when people at home are losing trust in him, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl has said. Merz’s personal approval has hit a record low, with just 10% of r»»»

Romanian President Nicușor Dan is expected to nominate a new candidate for prime minister on Monday evening, just days after S&P Global Ratings kept Romania at investment grade despite the prolonged political deadlock, while warning that further delays in forming a government could put fiscal conso»»»

A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of killing and robbing a woman in Okinawa, the Japanese authorities have said. The victim, identified as Anna Yagi, 39, was found dead in a hotel room in Naha, the prefectural capital, on Saturday. Okinawa is home to several major US military installations»»»

US blockade chokes oil revenues as military buildup adds pressure on Tehran Dubai: Iran is coming under intensifying pressure on two fronts as President Donald Trump tightens the economic squeeze on Tehran while simultaneously building up US military firepower in the Middle East. The strain is incr»»»

A senior adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that, for the first time in more than 170 years, no American vessel is present in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, or even the northern Indian Ocean. In a special televisio»»»

EINDHOVEN - The Serbia men's national football team lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in a UEFA Nations League Group A2 Match Day 4 clash in Eindhoven on Sunday evening. Despite a much better performance compared to their previous three games in the competition, Serbia suffered a sixth consecutive defeat»»»

Private equity investors in Central Europe maintain their confidence in the region’s outlook, despite the difficult context, and the confidence index remains stable, pointing to continued optimism in the coming months, according to the latest edition of the Deloitte Central Europe Private Equity Co»»»

The new scholarship recipients of the EXPLORER programme at the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) were presented at an official ceremony at the Council of Ministers on Monday. The programme provides opportunities for outstanding Bulgarian talents in mat»»»

Yemen's leader has announced the start of a new military operation to retake all territory held by the Houthis, even as the group made fresh gains on the ground, effectively encircling a government-held city. The announcement sets an ambitious goal for the embattled government, which recently lost »»»

Airline cites EASA security update, Iraq airspace closure and higher operating costs Dubai: Wizz Air has postponed the planned restart of six Abu Dhabi routes from late October to January 10, 2027. This could leave passengers in a lurch, especially those who booked based on Wizz Air’s September ann»»»

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS Dnevnik reports that presidential candidate pair Iliana Iotova – Kiril Valchev would receive 44.5% of the vote, according to an Alpha Research survey of the candidates’ starting positions. Sociologist Genoveva Petrova of Alpha Research told Bulgarian National Television (BNT)»»»

Porto, Portugal: Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo can return to the squad if he wishes, despite walking out on his team-mates, said national team coach Jorge Jesus on Sunday. Jesus said Ronaldo can come back into the fold "if he wants to" after the team beat Norway without the veteran attacker »»»

Malaysian discount retailer MR.DIY is preparing to open its first Hungarian store at Budapest’s KÖKI shopping centre, with recruitment already underway. The rapidly expanding chain has entered several European markets in recent years, and industry sources say hundreds of stores could eventually be »»»

Porto, Portugal: Portugal defeated Norway 2-1 without sulking superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday to qualify for the Nations League quarter-finals. Goncalo Ramos secured victory for Jorge Jesus's Portugal in the Group A4 clash after Joao Cancelo's rocket levelled Kristoffer Ajer's stunnin»»»