Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) honoured the Embassy of the State of Qatar with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Excellence Award in its sixth edition. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan»»»

US troops have been warned against using inside information to bet on prediction markets, the Associated Press has reported, citing a directive issued by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who said such wagers could expose military plans and influence operational decisions. The memo, dated Tuesday a»»»

Thursday's incident involving Parliament Chair Mihaela Dotsova's security detail and a journalist from the PIK news agency led the chief of the National Service for Protection (NSP), Emil Tonev, to tender his resignation on Friday. Political parties insisted on more resignations. The calls followed»»»

NAIROBI: For Awad Usham Al-Amin and thousands of others, Abyei provides shelter and an opportunity to eke out a living as war rages back home. This week, Sudan’s conflict caught up with them there too. A drone strike believed to be targeting a fuel depot used by the paramilitary Rapid Support Force»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaTrump eases Canada tariffs ahead of US midtermsThe move comes as Trump's Republican Party scrambles to maintain control of the US Congress, with a Republican candidate in a key Senate race saying she had lobbied to lift the tariffs on Canadian products. https://p.dw.»»»

Tokyo: Qatari Paralympic champion Abdulrahman Abdulqader has won the bronze medal in the shot put at the Asian Para Games, currently under way in Nagoya, Japan, adding a new milestone to Qatar's sporting record on the continental stage. Abdulqader claimed bronze after a fierce contest against a fie»»»

Amman: Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen Al Faraya said the attack on a church in Humud village, in southern Jordan's Karak Governorate, was a terrorist operation carried out by a group of extremists. At a press conference on Friday, Al Faraya said that this terrorist act, carried out by a group th»»»

ISTANBUL: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt and Pakistan on Friday described the Israeli “occupation as the main source of instability in the Middle East and beyond”, calling for an urgent implementation of the two-state solution in Palestine and diplomatic efforts to end the Israel-US war with Iran. In»»»

NAIROBI: Kenya has recorded a second Ebola death, the health ministry said late on Friday, adding that the 65-year-old woman had developed symptoms during quarantine and was a close relative of a Kenyan man who died of Ebola earlier this month. The outbreak, which started in the Democratic Republic»»»

Maros Pangkep, Indonesia: The world’s oldest known cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are facing a growing threat from severe wildfires sweeping across the region, with researchers warning that intense heat and smoke could risk accelerating the damage to the prehistoric treasures, »»»

Tunis, Oct. 23 (TAP) - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri stressed the need to implement all measures required to ensure the success of the 2026-2027 olive oil season at every stage, from harvesting and processing to storage and marketing, while...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe General Saree: Over the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes have launched 124 airstrikes and missile attacks on Yemen 23-10-2026 22:21 PM Latest»»»

LONDON/CHICAGO: The annual olive harvest is a time when Palestinian farmers return to their groves, often working land that has sustained their families for generations. But across the occupied West Bank, the harvest has increasingly brought the threat of settler violence and, this year, renewed in»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has urged protesters in Western countries to remain focused on accountability and resist efforts to divide them along identity lines, linking the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Gaza, the war on Iran and corruption to what he described a»»»

The Sofia Military Court ruled on Friday that no pre-trial restraint measure is necessary for Lieutenant Martin Varadinov, a guard with the National Service for Protection (NSP) who is accused of causing bodily injury to journalist Sonya Koltuklieva in an incident on Thursday. The ruling was implem»»»

ASTANA: Saudi Arabia, represented by its Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority, or Nazaha, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, represented by its National Security Committee, have signed a memorandum of understanding to combat corruption and enhance cooperation. The agreement was signed by Nazaha Pre»»»

Tunis, Oct. 23 (TAP) - A small Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri at the Government Palace in the Kasbah on Friday approved a series of measures to ensure the success of the 2026-2027 olive oil season. The measures...»»»

Tunis, Oct. 23 (TAP) - Tunisia has joined the AeroSTAR programme, launched by Boeing and AMIDEAST for students aged 15 to 18, to introduce them to career opportunities in the aviation and aerospace sectors, develop their practical skills and connect...»»»

The French government announced that 70,000 police officers will be deployed across the country on Saturday in a bid to avoid a repeat of the violence and looting that plagued last weekend's demonstrations. After meeting with President Emmanuel Macron Friday, high school student groups that sparked»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar has strongly condemned the attack on a church in Karak Governorate in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which resulted in deaths and injuries. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the State of Qatar's firm rejection of violence, terrorism, and criminal »»»

Netanyahu pushes for Iran regime change as US envoy Tom Barrack signals possible strike Jerusalem: The United States could strike Iran as soon as this weekend, a US envoy said Friday, after mounting threats by both Washington and Israel. "Could there be a strike this weekend? Absolutely," Tom Barra»»»

Estonia's counterintelligence service has recently warned that sabotage operations orchestrated by Russian special services have reached a new and dangerous phase in Europe, with targets no longer being purely symbolic. Talking Europe sits down with the country's foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, t»»»

Presidential candidate Ivan Hristanov and his vice-presidential running mate Stoyanka Cherkezova concluded their election campaign on Friday in Plovdiv. Their meeting with citizens was held under the slogan "There Is Now a Choice in Plovdiv Too". Hristanov said: "Assoc. Prof. Cherkezova and I stand»»»

WASHINGTON: First lady Melania Trump has brokered a coming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ravaged, Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, the White House announced on Friday. The localized ceasefire is set to begin Thur»»»

Tunis, Oct. 23 (TAP) - Tunisia’s date production for the 2026-2027 season is estimated at around 354,000 tonnes, compared with 404,000 tonnes in the previous season, posting a 12.4% decline, according to data presented by representatives of the...»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 23, 2026 (TAP) - A delegation of five French companies specialising in plastics and composite materials undertook an economic mission to Tunisia on October 19-22, 2026, aimed at consolidating the industrial partnership between the two...»»»