Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met Sunday with Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Coordination, Development Infrastructure, and Land Planning of the Republic of Congo, HE Jean-Jacques Bouya, on the sidelines of the »»»

Zhang Xue, founder of Chinese motorcycle manufacturer ZXMOTO, set a Guinness World Record on Sunday by riding a modified motorcycle 40.74 kilometers across open water in his hometown of Mayang Miao Autonomous County in central China's Hunan Province. Riding a specially modified ZXMOTO MX450, Zhang »»»

Possible attempts by Democrats to block the deal on Russian diesel supply through Congress will face tough resistance from the presidential system of power, political and economic affairs expert Suhaib Nazzal tells Sputnik. However, as the US faces a deep internal split, the party interests of the »»»

SpiceJet faces backlash as passengers chant 'Shame on SpiceJet' at Delhi airport Passengers at Delhi airport were involved in a heated confrontation with SpiceJet staff, with one employee appearing to tell travellers they had chosen the airline because its fares were cheap. A video of the exchange,»»»

A number of American lawmakers intend to block the Trump administration’s deal to ease sanctions on Russian diesel through April and are threatening action against US companies involved in the trade. The bipartisan group is also planning to block the US Treasury from issuing such a waiver in the fu»»»

New non-stop service opens opportunities for tourism, trade and investment Abu Dhabi: Travelling between the UAE and Western Canada has become easier, with Etihad Airways launching the first-ever non-stop flight between Abu Dhabi and Calgary. The new air corridor promises to boost tourism, business»»»

London: Tens of thousands of homes were without power Sunday as Storm Boelo battered northern parts of the United Kingdom with strong winds and heavy rain, disrupting travel services. Boelo is Britain's second named storm of the season and quickly follows the first -- Storm Austen, which brought st»»»

Madrid: Police made 128 arrests overnight in Barcelona for acts of "vandalism", damage to public property" and "looting", the regional Catalan police said on Sunday. Seventy-three of those arrested were minors, with the reports due to be sent "to the juvenile prosecutor's office", Catalan police ch»»»

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Events surrounding parliamentary elections in Israel could unfold according to one of three scenarios, with the possibility of a coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu securing a parliamentary majority being virtually ruled out, Zeev Khanin, a political scientist an»»»

US Democrats have a long history of sacrificing the interest of the American people for the sake of promoting US expansionism. “They do not equate US greatness with the wellbeing of ordinary Americans,” political analyst Pavel Seleznev tells Sputnikm, commenting on the prospects of US Democrats att»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Mutual tourist flows between Russia and China have increased by 1.5 times following the introduction of visa-free travel, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Sunday. "The results are already impressive, in principle. Tourist flows have increased by 1.5 times»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US entrepreneur Elon Musk has labeled those who wish to see the conflict in Ukraine continue, at the cost of the lives of Ukrainian men, as "pieces of sh*t" and "utter scum." Musk made the remarks in response to a post by Fox News reporter Josh Kraushaar, who shared a chart sugge»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief recently supplied drinking water to more than 2,000 displaced people from 300 families at Al-Firdaws Camp 2 in Yemen’s Aden governorate. The water was delivered to six distribution points at the camp in Al-Buraiqah district as part of an emergency project, accordin»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s military spending localization rate reached 27.3 percent by the end of 2025, up from 4 percent in 2018, according to figures presented at the Military Industries Forum in Riyadh on Sunday. The General Authority for Military Industries said the sector contributed SR7.468 billi»»»

ADNOC to cut tendering time by 40% with new procurement strategy Abu Dhabi: ADNOC wants to buy faster, and it expects suppliers to keep up. At the Make It with ADNOC Forum in Abu Dhabi today, Senior Vice President of Group Commercial Operations & Execution at ADNOC, Adel Yafei presented a package o»»»

Shehbaz Sharif says devices will be distributed on merit, including to seminary students Dubai: Pakistan will distribute 500,000 Chromebooks to students across the country over the next two years under a government initiative aimed at expanding access to digital education, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sh»»»

Economist Mohamed Fouad suggests that the US dollar exchange rate in Egypt will likely hover around the LE 52 mark for the time being. He sees it unlikely that the rate will drop below LE 50 in the near term, citing pressures from the outflow of foreign investments, rising financing requirements, a»»»

Saudi King Salman has ordered a series of measures to support citizens following a proposal by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as Saudi Electricity Company and National Water Company announced changes to electricity and water consumption rates effective Jan. 1, 2027. The king also ordered that th»»»

Avatar and Planet of the Apes movement coach makes his Middle East debut at SACC 2026 Dubai: The man who taught actors to move like apes in Planet of the Apes and like the Na'vi in Avatar had a simple message for a room of aspiring performers in Sharjah: stop trying to be perfect. Hollywood creatur»»»

The Head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BOC), Patriarch Daniil, condemned Friday's deadly attack on an Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Jordan's Karak governorate, the BOC reported on Sunday. In a letter of condolence to Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Daniil expressed his sol»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev told reporters after casting his ballot in Sunday’s presidential election that the government had nothing to do with the takedown of satirical Facebook pages. Radev said he had spoken to Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev and acting Interior Ministry Secretary General Lyu»»»

Palangkaraya, Indonesia: Indonesian conservation workers rescued an orangutan ensnared in rope and her baby on the island of Borneo where the critically endangered animals are at risk from boar traps and wildfires, an official said Sunday. The female orangutan named Gadis, about 25 years old, and h»»»

SpaceX has closed a “loophole” that allowed the Ukrainian military to use the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone strikes, Elon Musk has announced, telling warmongers who prolong the conflict to “burn in hell.” The billionaire’s harsh remarks on Saturday come amid a deepening ri»»»

DOHA Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Coordination, Development Infrastructure, and Land Planning of the Republic of Congo, HE Jean-Jacques Bouya, on the sidelines of the World Investmen»»»

Paris, France: Rescuers were searching on Sunday for five people missing after an oil rig sank off the coast of Gabon, the operating company said. The Prospector 5 rig was preparing for a campaign of offshore drilling in the offshore waters of the fossil fuel-rich central African country when it ex»»»

Main suspect from Skardu; probe continues in Multan, Islamabad and southern Punjab Dubai: A father has been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly producing sexually abusive videos involving his own children and selling them through an online network, Geo News reported on Sunday. The disturbing case wa»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Qalibaf Warns Any Violation of Iran’s Territory Will Trigger Response Beyond Enemy’s Imagination 25-10-2026 14:30 PM Iran’s Parliament Spea»»»

"Voting today means determining our own future! My choice is experience, a statesmanlike approach and consistency," National Assembly Chair Mihaela Dotsova wrote on her Facebook profile on Sunday after casting her vote in the Bulgarian presidential election. The post is illustrated with a photo of »»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the Council of Ministers would base its decision on the resignation of National Service for Protection (NSP) head Major General Emil Tonev on the findings of the ongoing investigation. He made the statement to reporters after casting his ballot in Sunday’s presidenti»»»

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, one of Europe's busiest hubs, cancelled dozens of flights Sunday because of strong winds caused by Storm Boelo. AFP counted some 90 flights cancelled on Sunday on the airport website departures page, mainly to European cities including Paris, Ro»»»

Teams treated 87,179 patients after receiving 260,423 calls in nine Abu Dhabi: Emergency teams treated 87,179 patients as the service received more than 260,000 calls between January and September 2026 National Ambulance responded to 108,315 emergency incidents and provided emergency medical care t»»»

ICV Changes by ADNOC to prioritize competitiveness and local manufacturers Abu Dhabi: ADNOC ICV is changing logo and is rewriting the rules for how suppliers compete for its contracts. At the Make It with ADNOC Forum in Abu Dhabi today, Senior Vice President of Commercial Affairs, Group Local Value»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Sunday with Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and National Security of the Kingdom of Lesotho, HE Samuel Matekane, on the sidelines of the World Investment Forum (WIF),»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Sunday with Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), HE Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on the sidelines of the World Investment Forum (WIF), held in Doha»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Sunday with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSCI, Henry Fernandez, on the sidelines of the World Investment Forum (WIF), held in Doha. The meeting discussed bilatera»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Sunday with Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of the State of Libya, HE Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibeh, on the sidelines of the World Investment Forum (WIF), »»»

Public Prosecution warns of legal action against offensive content and its circulation Dubai: Oman's Public Prosecution has warned against insulting other countries, their leaders, national symbols or peoples, urging the public to avoid statements and actions that could undermine the Sultanate's re»»»

Mumbai airport redevelopment prompts flight relocations to Navi Mumbai UAE travellers flying to Mumbai could see changes to their arrival airport as IndiGo and Air India Express prepare to shift selected services from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to Navi Mumbai Internat»»»

GERB leader Boyko Borissov on Sunday presented a shadow cabinet formed by the party. The new entity was unveiled at a meeting of GERB's New Minds Political Academy in Kyustendil. It comprises 96 people, including young people from different parts of the country, assigned to the portfolios of the cu»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev spoke to reporters, addressing several topics, after casting his vote in the presidential election on Sunday. "This is a matter of money being redistributed," Radev said regarding the murder of businessman Slavi Binev. According to the Prime Minister, investigators believ»»»

Ningbo, China: World number one Elena Rybakina won her fourth title of an outstanding season with a ruthless straight-sets victory over Leylah Fernandez in the Ningbo Open final on Sunday. The top seed and defending champion cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win in 73 minutes over the world number 30 from Cana»»»

Thousands marched against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv on Saturday – just three days before Israel's general election – demanding accountability for the failure to prevent a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, which led to the war in Gaza.   Thousa»»»

More Palestinian families have been displaced in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces continue operations in Hebron, following a deadly shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers on Friday. With elections scheduled for Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed a heavy response to the »»»

Brazilians are set on Sunday to choose between leftist incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in the runoff vote of a deeply polarizing presidential election, and one which will determine whether the US significantly expands its growing influence in L»»»

With less than two weeks to go before the US midterm elections, former President Barack Obama has hit the campaign trail, rallying support for Democratic candidates in the key states of Michigan and Ohio. He criticised the Trump administration, blaming the White House for rising living costs, a maj»»»

A potential Democratic investigation into the Trump administration’s diesel deal with Russia could disrupt fuel supplies to the United States, political analyst and US Republican Party member Dr. Mac Sharkawy tells Sputnik. While a congressional inquiry is not an economic sanction per se, it can st»»»

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces re-election this week, is drawing criticism from economists and political rivals after suggesting Israel could use cryptocurrency to help shield its economy from potential international sanctions. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 10 on Fr»»»

CAIRO: Jordanians on Sunday mourned eight people killed in a terrorist attack on a church in Hammoud village in Karak province, as thousands attended their funerals amid an outpouring of grief. Officials and members of the public gathered near the targeted church, expressing national unity in the f»»»

At least 1,300 people were arrested on the sidelines of Saturday's protests across France and at least 50 officers and three protesters were hurt, the interior ministry said Sunday. The arrests occurred as clashes broke out on the margins of largely calm demonstrations in major cities over the»»»

A shooter suspected of killing one person and wounding five others on Friday in the town of Trappes, near Paris, has had his police custody suspended for a 48-hour psychiatric observation, anti-terror prosecutors said Sunday. The 39-year-old man is believed to have had racist motivations behind the»»»