Bulgaria and Germany discussed judicial cooperation, justice reforms and digitalization at a meeting between Bulgarian Deputy Justice Minister Irena Borisova and Annette Kramme, Parliamentary State Secretary at Germany's Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, the Bulgarian Justice Min»»»

Police uncovered a laboratory producing synthetic drugs and arrested four people during a specialized police operation in Sliven, Southeastern Bulgaria, Bulgaria's General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime said on Thursday. The suspects were detained on September 30 while allegedly producin»»»

BRUSSELS: Work to set up migrant return hubs outside the European Union is progressing “very well”, Denmark said Thursday as the bloc’s home affairs ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss further ways to boost deportations. Denmark — along with Austria, Greece, Germany and the Netherlands — has bee»»»

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»»»

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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»»»

Crime scene experts use advanced technology, digital evidence to support investigations Dubai: Dubai Police crime scene investigators collected nearly 270,000 physical and digital traces from crime scenes between 2023 and August 2026, helping investigators identify suspects and solve criminal cases»»»

A court in Kecskemét has ordered the detention of former Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó, who is being investigated over alleged misuse of state cultural funds. Hankó brought to court in handcuffs Balázs Hankó, a Fidesz MP and former Culture and Innovation Minister, was brought to the »»»

NEW YORK: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would never shy away from dialogue, even as the United States had targeted Iran several times, Tasnim reported on Thursday. Iran had denied a report that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered its delegation to the UN General Assembly to »»»

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»»»

A wind turbine described by its developer as the world's tallest now rises 365 meters (1,197 feet) above the sparsely populated landscape of eastern Germany, surpassing the height of the Eiffel Tower. The colossal turbine has been built at an existing wind farm in Lusatia, southeast of Berlin. Once»»»

TUNIS, October 1 (TAP) – Tunisia has advanced five spots in the 2026 Global Innovation Index, rising from 76th in 2025 to 71st this year out of 139 countries, with a score of 29.3 points.At the African level, Tunisia ranks fourth behind Mauritius,...»»»

Rain-bearing clouds likely to develop over eastern and mountain areas Dubai: The UAE is entering a period of seasonal weather changes in October, with temperatures expected to gradually fall and chances of rain increasing across parts of the country as the summer heat begins to ease. October marks »»»

The contribution of KPMG leaders in Romania and Moldova is being recognized both locally and regionally through the assumption of new responsibilities within KPMG’s Central and Eastern Europe leadership team. Ramona Jurubiță takes on the role of Head of Clients & Markets for Central and Eastern Eur»»»

Filip & Company law firm has provided legal assistance to Banca Transilvania in relation to the launch and execution of a EUR 500 million subordinated bond issue on the international capital markets, the bank’s first issue of this kind on the international financial markets. The transaction attract»»»

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»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi International Falcons and Hunting Exhibition has expanded its footprint but sharply reduced the number of participating exhibitors this year, with the 2026 edition covering 197,000 square meters but bringing together 254 exhibitors and brands from 20 countries, compared with more »»»

COMMENTCorporate decisions matter because economies are changing alongside markets, tech Every strategy for economic diversification eventually reaches a practical question of whether companies will invest. Governments can create the conditions for new industries and investment, but businesses stil»»»

Experts say food intelligence is key to healthier kids' meals in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi: Hotels and tourism-licensed food outlets in Abu Dhabi must make at least half of children’s menu items healthy from October 1, according to the Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), enforci»»»

A representative says the rebranded mall is targeting the first or second quarter of 2027 Dubai's former Lamcy Plaza, returning as The Plaza, under the asset management of Azure Properties, is expected to reopen in the first half of 2027. A representative for The Plaza told Gulf News that the mall »»»

Better Business Alliance announces the B Corp certification of three new companies in Romania: Autonom, Tiny Toes and Prisum Healthcare. The three companies have completed the B Corp assessment process, which evaluates how an organization manages its impact on employees, communities and the environ»»»

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»»»

U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa warned Deputy Head of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib last month that Israel would launch a full-scale military invasion reaching as far as Beirut, if Hezbollah does not hand over its weapons, al-Modon newspaper reported. The daily said Thursday th»»»

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting Thursday as students staged new protests against understaffing, onerous schedules and overheated classrooms, with public transport affected in several cities. More than 600 people, most of them students, have been detained and d»»»

French Prime ​Minister ‌Sébastien Lecornu ⁠on Thursday presented a belt-tightening government budget for 2027, with savings predicted to come from freezing wages in the public sector and all but the lowest ‌pensions. A series of targeted tax measures were also predicted, though the country's indepe»»»

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russian drones on Thursday hit a major bridge in Kyiv for the first time since the start of the conflict with Ukraine, as Moscow stepped up its strikes on key infrastructure ahead of winter. The twin strikes happened on the Southern Bridge -- a transport artery connecting the east an