KHARTOUM: Sudan’s army chief has ordered an investigation on Monday into the airstrikes on a gold mine near the Sudan-Egypt border that killed at least 72 workers, according to a Sudanese rights group. The Emergency Lawyers rights organization accused the Egyptian air force of carrying out the atta»»»

ANKARA: Militants from the ‌outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have withdrawn from four camps in northern Iraq in the first step of an intended disbandment, Turkish security sources said on Monday. Turkiye’s parliament in August passed a law to set out parameters for the PKK’s dissolution as p»»»

Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen is threatening to push its economy into contraction, widen its budget deficit, and undermine efforts to diversify beyond oil, as mounting military pressure takes an increasing toll on the kingdom, The Wall Street Journal reported. The repercussions extend far beyond the »»»

Paris, France: Major French supermarket chains Intermarche and Cooperative U were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers told AFP Monday. Some 150-200 Intermarche shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, in the attack, they said. »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Vladimir Zelensky does not deserve a respite on the battlefield, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. "His [Zelensky's] theatrical amazement at US President Trump's statement, it reflects only one thing, that he really wants to use any words, any initiatives, an»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims in white garments queued for a document check at Riyadh's international airport, when a powerful explosion brought chunks of the ceiling down on their heads, footage released on Monday by Saudi authorities showed. Gate workers dived under their desks as passengers scr»»»

The cost of insuring ships transporting oil across the Black Sea has risen more than tenfold to USD2.5 million from around USD200,000 a few months ago, increasing transportation costs and putting pressure on fuel prices in Bulgaria, Evgeni Simeonov, special commercial manager of Lukoil's companies »»»

DUBAI: The Lebanese army said on Monday it had seized about 200 kilograms of explosives in the Al-Qasr area of Hermel, northeastern Lebanon, as smugglers fled into Syrian territory. The army said the explosives had been intended for smuggling from Syria into Lebanon. Salam vows firm action Lebanon »»»

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Polish city of Jaroslaw, demanding tighter immigration controls and denouncing Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera following the fatal stabbing of a local priest by a Ukrainian national. Last month, a 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen stabbed five peo»»»

Stockholm: Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can better stabilise disruptive economic fluctuations. The two were honoured for developing new models for managing recessions and other crises that f»»»

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation body Monday extended the suspension of operations at Riyadh's international airport following a series of deadly Houthi attacks. "The General Authority of Civil Aviation has announced the extension of the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe MP Ibrahim Moussawi on the Dhahr Al-Baydar truck: If reports that the vehicle belongs to Hezbollah are true, let it be known to all that th»»»

Two German opposition parties have called for restoring economic ties with Russia following US President Donald Trump’s example in striking a diesel deal with Moscow, challenging Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s sanctions policy as soaring fuel prices put further pressure on Europe’s largest economy. Th»»»

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has come under another deadly attack just one day after a Houthi strike killed 12 people and injured 309 at the facility. The latest attack on Sunday killed a Pakistani national and injured 11 others, according to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil»»»

US President Donald Trump is furious with Vladimir Zelensky over Kiev’s continued attacks on Russian oil refineries, with Washington reportedly threatening to cut off weapons supplies and intelligence sharing unless Ukraine stops the strikes, according to Axios and the Financial Times. The confront»»»

Damascus, Oct. 12 (SANA) Syrian Post has resumed parcel deliveries between Syrian provinces and reopened international shipping routes, expanded its network and developed financial and digital services as it seeks to reconnect with customers and overseas markets.The institution opened or reactivate»»»

By Staff, Agencies A Lebanese orchard owner has been martyred in a landmine explosion as “Israeli” artillery attacks continue across southern Lebanon. The Lebanese citizen was martyred by a landmine explosion while inspecting his olive grove in Froun. Local authorities in Froun and Yater warned res»»»

American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the w»»»

RIYADH: Egypt’s annual core inflation slowed by 0.8 percentage points to 14.1 percent in September, although rising vegetable prices pushed up monthly consumer costs, highlighting persistent pressure on household budgets. The Central Bank of Egypt reported the decline, while data released by the Ce»»»

DUBAI: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani arrived in Qatar’s capital Doha on Monday for talks with Qatari officials, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported. The visit follows a meeting in Damascus in July between Shaibani and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin»»»

By Staff, Agencies Two German opposition parties are calling for renewed economic ties with Russia, citing US President Donald Trump’s reported diesel deal with Moscow as fuel prices rise and pressure mounts on Europe’s largest economy. The right-wing Alternative for Germany [AfD] and left-wing Sah»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has announced that Tehran has documented the involvement of certain neighboring countries in facilitating the recent US-“Israeli” war against Iran and submitted more than 100 diplomatic notes t»»»

A Lebanese citizen has been martyred by an Israeli explosive remnant of war (ERW) in the southern Lebanese town of Ain Ebil on Monday, as occupation army goes ahead with its attacks in violation of Lebanese sovereignty. A man was working in his land when a foreign object exploded and killed him, th»»»

POLITICS Bulgaria is satisfied with the downscaled proposal for the EU's multiannual budget in 2028-2034 insofar as it means a smaller national contribution, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said, replying to a question from ClubZ.bg. Petrova, who took part in a Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembo»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Pentagon has revised its previously underreported US military death toll linked to the war on Iran, raising the official count to 21, with 865 service members wounded. Initially, the Defense Casualty Analysis System [DCAS] listed 18 deaths since the war began on February 28. »»»

Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government faced new turbulence on Monday when a key minister from its junior coalition partner, the SPD, unexpectedly quit and criticised "attacks" from the chancellor's party. Baerbel Bas, labour minister and co-leader of the centre-left SPD, cited perso»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Kremlin will inform when it has something to say about the energy truce, and contacts are continuing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "Contacts are continuing. As soon as we have something to say on this topic, we will definitely inform you," Peskov told repor»»»

Airport strikes put Saudi military options, Gulf security and regional alliances in focus Dubai: Deadly Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airports have raised fears of a wider regional war, as Riyadh steps up military operations against the Iran-backed militants, regional allies rally behind the kin»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, that persisting with a military approach in Yemen will only further complicate the regional landscape, emphasizing that Tehran is fully prepared to facilitate a direct political dialogue »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iran Warns: No Security in Strait of Hormuz Until US Ends War, Rejects Claims Tehran Has Lost Leverage 12-10-2026 12:54 PM Esmaeil Baqaei, »»»

A fresh Houthi strike hit Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Sunday, killing a Pakistani resident and wounding 11, Saudi authorities said. The attack followed a strike that killed at least 12 people and halted airport operations on Saturday. The Iran-backed group threatened further attac»»»

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation body extended the suspension of operations at Riyadh's international airport Monday following a series of deadly attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels over the weekend. The statement announcing the decision did not specify when operations would resume. Follow o»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told The Black Sea and Eastern Europe: Key to European Security forum on Monday in Sofia that threats in the Black Sea are much more serious at the moment in view of the war in Ukraine and are expected to remain serious even after the end of the conflict. The foru»»»

By Staff, Agencies Riyadh International Airport canceled approximately 99.7% of flights scheduled for Sunday, according to data released Monday by aviation analytics firm Cirium. Air traffic disruptions are expected to persist, with around 60% of all flights scheduled at the airport for Monday also»»»

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has rushed to reassure Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky after US President Donald Trump publicly called for his replacement. The US leader accused Zelensky of refusing to reach a peace deal with Moscow and worsening the global fuel crisis through continued Ukrainian»»»

RIYADH: Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushayt in the Kingdom’s southwest early Monday, while Civil Defense issued an emergency alert in nearby Abha before later declaring that the danger had passed. Maj. Gen. Turki »»»

Brussels, Belgium: The European Union will cap imports of hybrid vehicles from China to 350,000 a year, a senior EU official said Monday, after Brussels and Beijing agreed to moderate their entry to the bloc. "This will cut by more than half the current exports to the EU, which we estimate are like»»»

AI transforms home physiotherapy with real-time feedback and personalized care. Abu Dhabi: Shamma Alsaedi often found herself in the waiting room when her mother and grandmother went to physiotherapy. She accompanied them to their appointments and watched how their treatment unfolded. What caught h»»»

Ensuring freedom and safety of navigation in the Black Sea must be Bulgaria's first and foremost priority, President Iliana Iotova said on Monday at the opening of an international conference on Black Sea security in Sofia. Iotova said the conference, titled "The Black Sea and Eastern Europe: Key t»»»

Saudi Arabia's energy minister acknowledged on Monday that the kingdom's infrastructure and resilience had been tested, as he vowed a firm response following a wave of deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis. The Houthi attacks over the weekend marked a sharp escalation in the Yemen war, where Saudi Arab»»»

Damascus, Oct. 12 (SANA) Syria and Saudi Arabia are expanding their strategic partnership, with cooperation increasingly focused on economic recovery, reconstruction and investment since Syria’s liberation on Dec. 8, 2024. The two countries have advanced projects and agreements across infrastructur»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China supports all efforts that contribute to resolving the Ukraine crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday, commenting on US President Donald Trump's remarks about an energy truce between Moscow and Kiev. "China's position on the Ukrainian crisis is»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that he discussed the ongoing conflict between Riyadh and the Houthis with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan. "Emphasizing that the crises in the region have no military solution, Araghchi stated Iran's readiness to pr»»»

By Staff, Agencies “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an investigation into the military whistleblowers featured in the award-winning documentary “NAZA,” which presents evidence of civilian killings in Gaza linked to the “Israeli” occupation’s use of artificial intelligence-»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The State Department has required US diplomats working in Saudi Arabia to coordinate the use of three of the country's airports amid strikes by Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis. "US government employees working in Saudi Arabia require special authorization »»»

BEIRUT: The government will not tolerate anyone who dares to tamper with Lebanon’s security, and we will deal with them firmly, Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday. "The Lebanese people's concern stems from the fact that the shipment of explosives contained C-4, a substance used in »»»

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Sunday advised American airlines to exercise caution when flying to or over Saudi Arabia, citing security threats linked to ongoing military activities and interference with navigation systems. The advisory, which remains in effect until December 10, »»»

By Staff, Agencies Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council [SNSC], Major General Mohsen Rezaei, has described Washington’s partial concessions to Tehran’s seven conditions for ending the ongoing war as “inadequate,” stressing that the US response falls well short of Iran’s demands. In»»»

By Staff, Agencies Eight Palestinians, including a child, were martyred in “Israeli” military attacks on Khan Younis and Jabalia in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Government Media Office in Gaza said on Sunday that 21,976 children had been taken to hospitals after being murdered during “Israel’s” »»»

Writing was simply not possible, Dubai PhD candidate, 34, recalls on World Arthritis Day Ajman: At 14, Alya Al Marzooqi woke up every morning to a body that would not move the way it should. Nobody around her, including the teenager herself, knew why. "There were moments as a teenager when I truly »»»