Doha, Qatar: Qatar has ranked first globally and regionally in the General Infrastructure and Tertiary Inbound Mobility indicators in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The results showed Qatar’s advancement across several key p»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar will face hosts Saudi Arabia in the Gulf Cup semi-final tomorrow in Jeddah, with striker Almoez Ali confident the Asian champions can reach the final despite expecting a tough challenge in front of the home crowd. Saudi Arabia topped Group A to set up a semi-final against Qatar, »»»

Machchhar was injured on Wednesday aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Indian flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, who was seriously injured after being attacked by his co-pilot during a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, and praised his courage during the mid-air crisis. »»»

JERUSALEM: Facing growing isolation over the war in Gaza, Israel is increasingly allying itself with Europe’s far right, despite some parties’ legacies of antisemitism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused foreign critics of Israel’s conduct in Gaza of fanning hate against Jews, but his go»»»

Putin cites "very big potential" for economic collaboration with India beyond logistics Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has underscored that there is "very big potential" for economic collaboration with India that extends well beyond logistics, while expressing Moscow's strong intent to pa»»»

JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck “very hard” for the attempt on the lives of more than 180 people aboard the jet. Trump issued the warning as investigators worked »»»

Tennessee’s failed attempt at executing Christa Pike despite administering two doses of a lethal drug in the state’s death chamber has left her in critical condition, according to her attorneys. Pike, 50, was still in the hospital Thursday and her lawyers said they did not know her long-term chance»»»

WASHINGTON: A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of»»»

Christa Pike survives execution attempt, calls for clemency intensify A condemned female murderer who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee was in critical condition and receiving "life-saving care," her lawyer said Thursday. In an extraordinary chai»»»

WASHINGTON: Kentucky Democrats say they have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to flip a US Senate seat in a Republican stronghold. But a couple of things are missing: their governor and money. Kentucky is one of several states that President Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024 ​where Republ»»»

Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot whose co-pilot allegedly stabbed him during the Israel-bound flight, was hailed as a "hero" by his friends and neighbours in Dubai Thursday. The Indian embassy in the United Arab Emirates said that he was "in good health". Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was hailed as a»»»

Politicians, academics and entrepreneurs discussed the benefits, risks and requirements for introducing and using artificial intelligence (AI) effectively in Bulgaria at a national forum on Thursday. The forum, Building with Artificial Intelligence: From Campus to Smart City, was organized by the U»»»

Cape Town: India will meet defending champions Australia and bitter rivals Pakistan in their first two matches at the 2027 Cricket World Cup, the International Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The India-Australia match, a repeat of the 2023 final, will be in Cape Town on October 7 and the Ind»»»

Some stories do not end when they are published; they remain open, and years later they return to you, or you return to them. You discover that what you thought you knew then was only part of a much bigger story. The story of Israeli spy Eli Cohen in Syria is one such example. In March 2004, I inte»»»

Poland’s housing market has stabilized, with developer contract signings up 15% to 19% y/y, but growth is increasingly concentrated among large companies. Their stronger brands and lower financing costs help them gain share as the fragmented sector consolidates. The market has about 800 developers,»»»

Polish stocks fell broadly on Oct. 1, giving the WIG20 and WIG indexes their steepest losses since Aug. 27. The WIG20 dropped 1.9% to 4,102 points, while the WIG lost 1.6%. Seventeen of the 20 blue chips declined, and nearly 60% of listed stocks finished lower. Banks and Allegro were among the weak»»»

LONDON: Smit Machchhar, the FlyDubai captain who was attacked mid-air by his co-pilot, has been moved from Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi for continued medical treatment.The Indian pilot was initially taken to hospital in Tabuk, where the flight made an emergency landing on Wednesday morning after he wa»»»

Manama: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi said that the GCC states' economies have demonstrated strong fiscal and macroeconomic resilience. In this regard, he underlined that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) commended the resilience of GCC economie»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic told Tanjug on Thursday talks between Hungary's MOL and the Russian energy company Gazprom about an acquisition of a Russian majority stake in the Serbian oil company NIS by MOL had not collapsed, as also confir»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has welcomed the US withdrawal from Iraq, adding that the Americans should also leave all other countries in the region. On Wednesday, the Pentagon announced that the last American troops had departed from Iraq after being there for 23 years. In its s»»»

LONDON: For decades, the UK-Saudi relationship has been defined by energy, defense, trade and intelligence cooperation. But as conflict and instability increasingly threaten the Gulf’s shipping lanes, energy infrastructure and critical technologies, Sir Liam Fox argues that the partnership now need»»»

Big-screen TVs, a pool, gym and golf simulator found in compound for selected prisoners Indonesian authorities have demolished a cluster of luxury “villas” inside an overcrowded prison after investigators discovered that selected inmates were allegedly living with big-screen televisions, air condit»»»

Several Budapest district mayors have accused Mayor Gergely Karácsony of negotiating over their parking revenues without their involvement, as the government and the capital seek a deal to keep Budapest financially operational. A deal has now been reached, under which the capital will take over the»»»

St. Joseph’s Cathedral invites families to bring their animal companions on October 4 Dubai: It will be a different kind of gathering at St. Joseph’s Cathedral this Sunday, as dogs, cats, and other beloved pets join their families for a special blessing. The cathedral’s annual “Blessing of Pets” re»»»

Christa Pike, who has been on death row for more than 30 years for torturing and murdering a classmate, was on Wednesday set to be executed, but the lethal injections meant to kill her failed. Pike was then transported to a medical facility, but except for the fact that she is still alive, her lawy»»»

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: Flamboyant Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, was one of the most recognizable faces of a class of conspicuously wealthy entrepreneurs with ties to the ruling party. Famous for giving luxury vehicles and wads of cash to allies at »»»

Talks remain stalled as Trump predicts a quick end and Tehran weighs Washington's response US President Donald Trump says the seven-month war with Iran will end “very soon, one way or the other”, presenting Tehran with a stark choice between reaching an agreement and facing further US military acti»»»

Ambassador calls him “brave son of India,” gives update about his health, offers support Dubai/ Abu Dhabi: Captain Smit Machchhar, the flydubai pilot hailed as a hero for helping save 174 lives during a cockpit attack on Wednesday, has been airlifted to the UAE from Saudi Arabia, where he had been »»»

GENEVA: A staff member at humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières has tested positive for the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease while working on the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MSF said on Thursday. “This person is being safely evacuated under a strict medical protoc»»»

UAE organisations lead the way in promoting gender equality initiatives Dubai: Gender balance is increasingly moving beyond corporate commitments and into measurable policies, leadership targets, and workplace initiatives, according to speakers at the inaugural SDG 5 Pledge Awards in Dubai. The UAE»»»

LONDON: Flights to and from Tehran’s main international airport have fallen by nearly half, 42 percent, since a US ban on Iranian airlines, but some popular routes remain, tracking data up to Wednesday shows. On average 53 daily international flights have operated to and from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini»»»

The pilot of the FlyDubai flight is suspected of having stabbed his copilot midflight in an apparent attempt to crash the plane. The incident has turned focus to similar incidents in the past, where deliberate crashes or near crashes have been instigated by on or off-duty crew. A pilot on a plane t»»»

ALGIERS: Algerian lawmakers on Thursday adopted a law imposing the death penalty on convicted forest arsonists, after deadly wildfires ripped through swathes of the country in recent weeks. The official death toll from the blazes, which swept through the country’s northeast during the summer, was 1»»»

DUBAI: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the knife wielding co-pilot involved in the violent flydubai mid-air stabbing of his colleague underwent Islamist radical indoctrination - it has also been revealed that the unnamed suspect is an Omani national, according to the Israeli envoy t»»»

The sixth edition of the Svetilnik (Candlelight) initiative began on Thursday, October 1, International Music Day. This is an initiative organized by the Musicautor group, with which the Bulgarian authors community donates anthems to Bulgarian schools. The cause brings together composers, authors, »»»

ALGIERS: Algerian lawmakers on Thursday adopted a law imposing the death penalty on convicted forest arsonists, after deadly wildfires ripped through swathes of the country in recent weeks. The official death toll from the blazes, which swept through the country’s northeast during the summer, was 1»»»

Abu Dhabi unveils family-first framework for inclusive city planning Abu Dhabi: Shorter journeys, services closer to home and shaded routes that everyone can use. That is the vision behind a new plan to put families at the heart of how Abu Dhabi is built. The emirate has launched the Cities for Fam»»»

Dubai-based airline FlyDubai has suspended flights to and from Israel after a Tel Aviv-bound passenger jet was diverted and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following an apparent hijacking attempt. Direct air travel has been one of the most visible signs of normalized relations between Isr»»»

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates Public Prosecution has formed a team to investigate the circumstances and causes of an incident involving flydubai flight FZ1073, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airport, UAE authorities said on Thursday. The investigation will examine whether the incident»»»

China, Turkey, Qatar and several Asian routes continue as others disappear Flights to and from Tehran's main international airport have fallen by nearly half, 42 percent, since a US ban on Iranian airlines, but some popular routes remain, tracking data up to Wednesday shows. On average 53 daily int»»»

LONDON: The reported electoral alliance between Hamas, Islamic Jihad and exiled former Fatah strongman Mohammed Dahlan represents one of the most unlikely developments yet seen in Palestinian politics. But as Palestinians prepare to go to the polls on Nov. 28, in the first national elections in 20 »»»

The resignation of Aleksandar Vucic as president of Serbia should be understood in the context of the internal political conflict between the ruling elites and Generation Z, which began several years ago as a result of the collapse of the newly renovated railway station building in one of Serbia’s »»»

Moscow has ordered a group of Hungarian diplomats to leave Russia within two weeks, in response to Hungary’s expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats last month, Russian news agency TASS reported. The exact number of Hungarians affected has not yet been disclosed. Russia announces retaliatory expulsions R»»»

The resignation of Aleksandar Vucic as president of Serbia should be understood in the context of the internal political conflict between the ruling elites and Generation Z, which began several years ago as a result of the collapse of the newly renovated railway station building in one of Serbia’s »»»

Romania formally submitted its sixth and final payment request under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to the European Commission on Wednesday evening, seeking a net EUR 4.35 billion in grants and loans. Interim European Investments and Projects Minister Dragoș Pîslaru said the reque»»»

Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of attacks across southern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting several towns and areas with artillery fire, airstrikes, and demolition operations, according to Al-Manar correspondents in southern Lebanon. Israeli artillery shelling targeted Bar’ashit, Mais »»»

Following the Parliament’s rejection of liberal Siegfried Mureșan’s proposed cabinet on Wednesday, president Nicușor Dan said he would hold a new round of consultations with the political parties in Parliament on Monday, October 5th, and that he planned to nominate another prime minister the same d»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States does not rule out carrying out strikes on Iraq if it sees a threat on Iraqi territory, even despite the official end of its operation in the country against ISIS (the Islamic State terrorist organization, banned in Russia), The Washington Post reported, citing a»»»

Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party's chances in November. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research »»»

JEDDAH: Jordan’s economy grew 3 percent in the second quarter of 2026, while Morocco’s growth slowed to 4 percent. Jordan’s gross domestic product expansion was up 0.2 percentage points compared to a year earlier, according to preliminary quarterly estimates released by the Department of Statistics»»»