BEIJING (Sputnik) - Russia and China oppose the creation of new military blocs in the Asia-Pacific region, sharing a common understanding that a unified security system is needed in the region, Russian Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko said on Monday. A Federation Council delegation le»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran is focused on its own problems, not on the results of the US elections, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. "We are watching on TV... We prefer to focus on ourselves and strengthening our capabilities in all spheres," Baghaei said in response t»»»

DOHA Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Organizing Committee for Qatar National Day (QND), HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani, unveiled the slogan for Qatar’s 2026 National Day: 'You Are the Nation's Treasure'. The phrase was inspired by the historic address delivered by HH the late Fath»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index advanced on Monday, gaining 44.57 points, or 0.45 percent, to close at 9,882.85. Trading activity totaled approximately 199.8 million shares worth more than SR3.55 billion ($948 million), with 95 companies advancing and 164 declining. The Nomu parallel»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Rail has announced that the Al Bidda Doha Metro station will be closed tomorrow, November 3, from 8pm until the end of its service hours due to the Watan Exercise 2026. In a statement, Qatar Rail stated that services on the Red and Green Lines may be affected during this time. "P»»»

The Public Relations Department of the Iranian Navy announced that an oil tanker caught fire after colliding with a sea mine in an area it described as restricted and unsafe, located east of the Strait of Hormuz. It noted that the tanker had turned off its navigation systems. In a statement, it war»»»

Heavy rain flooded buildings, roads and underpasses in the coastal city of Varna, with fire crews responding to 25 weather-related incidents so far, the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry said on Monday. Thirteen reports concerned fallen trees, nine flooded buildings and three flooded ro»»»

"We are holding talks with all parties except GERB and MRF. We will not be electing the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) together with them," Petar Petrov, deputy leader of the parliamentary group of Vazrazhdane, told journalists ahead of a meeting of the parliamentary committee on legal affairs, at »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: An Israeli tank stationed in the town of Al-Khiam opens fire towards agricultural lands in Ebel Al-Saqi 02-11-2026 »»»

BELGRADE - Ilija Srdanovic, who heads the Student List, says its first step after forming the new Serbian government will be to establish rule of law, and noted that it is "still too early to speculate about the name of the new PM and the names of ministers." "The first steps of the new government »»»

Doha, Qatar: Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces HE Lieutenant General (Pilot) Jassim bin Mohammed Al Mannai met with Chief of the General Staff of the Hungarian Defense Forces HE Lieutenant General Zsolt Sándor, and his accompanying delegation, during their visit to the State of Qatar. The me»»»

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Monday, ​the territory’s health officials said. Medics said two people were killed and six others wounded in two separate airstrikes in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, while a third pe»»»

Company signs deal with Sharjah Asset Management to set up its regional base at Thara Sharjah: MELT Global plans to relocate its regional headquarters to Thara, a development owned by Sharjah Asset Management, following a new agreement between the two organisations. The move is expected to strength»»»

Geneva, Switzerland: Deadly outbreaks like the Ebola epidemic raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo show the urgent need to complete an international pandemic treaty, the World Health Organization chief said Monday. Wealthy countries and developing nations remain at loggerheads over how an agr»»»

A research expedition involving scientists from the Climate, Atmosphere and Water Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), the Space Research and Technology Institute at BAS, and Neofit Rilski South-West University studied the Danube River during the period of extreme low wate»»»

ALKHOBAR: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has launched a waterfront development of 829,000 sq. meters in Alkhobar, with construction contracts and private-sector agreements advancing plans for a mixed-use destination combining residential, commercial and recreational facilities. Prince Saud b»»»

Yemen has claimed its army has been able to stop an advance by Houthi militants in the southwest of the country. The hostilities between Yemen and its coalition allies and the Iranian-backed Ansar Allah movement escalated in September when the Shiite group seized the strategically important Red Sea»»»

Acting Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova, backed by the country’s EU-skeptic government, has a double-digit lead on pro-Western candidate Andrey Gyurov in the country’s presidential runoff. Iotova, a critic of military aid to Ukraine, has secured 57.66% of the vote, compared with Gurov’s 39.38%, th»»»

The negotiations between Lebanon and Israel have run into Israeli conditions and Lebanese reservations, media reports said. “Things remain at a standstill pending the crystallization of the Israeli political landscape after the elections,” the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Monday. As for the»»»

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief recently distributed 25,000 hot meals to vulnerable Palestinians in central and southern Gaza. The meals were prepared through KSrelief’s central kitchen, which produces approximately 25,000 hot meals daily for people affected by the humanitarian crisis in »»»

MADINAH: The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Global Center for Arabic Calligraphy is participating at the Kingdom’s pavilion at the Algiers International Book Fair, which is being held until Nov. 7. The center is showcasing its efforts to preserve and document Arabic calligraphy, develop its practices, »»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Masam project has cleared 600,000 landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices across Yemen since beginning operations in June 2018. The figure, recorded as of Oct. 30, marks more than eight years of clearance work in a country where explosive remnants of w»»»

JEDDAH: The National Center for Meteorology forecasts above-average rainfall across several regions of the Kingdom from November 2026 to January 2027, with precipitation ranging from moderate to very heavy, according to its climate outlook report. Average surface temperatures are also expected to b»»»

Airport handles 11.6 million passengers in nine months as major expansion gathers pace The Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) is pressing ahead with a Dh2.4 billion package of expansion and infrastructure projects aimed at increasing its annual passenger capacity to more than 25 million by the end of »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Iran wants to reach a peace settlement with the United States, US President Donald Trump has claimed. On Iran"We've been nice because we haven't finished them off because you know they want to talk and they keep talking," Trump said in an interview with the New York Post. "Th»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran is not discussing the issue of removing highly enriched uranium to third countries, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. "No," Baghaei told a briefing when asked whether Iran was ready to remove uranium to third countries and whether this issue »»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Zhai Jun, the Chinese government's special envoy for the Middle East, will visit Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia in the first half of November to promote peace and security in the region, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday. "Special Envoy of the Chinese Gov»»»

Republicans dominate advertising spending, but Democrat Talarico leads Paxton in poll The Texas Senate race has become the most expensive non-presidential contest in US electoral history, with political advertising spending and reservations reaching $573 million ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections»»»

A shipping container has surfaced near Tsarevo. Initial reports indicate that it contains Christmas decorations, the Transport and Communications Ministry said on Monday. The Military Prosecution Office and all relevant authorities have been notified of the incident. The Ministry said that the Dire»»»

It is possible that GERB-UDF will support candidates nominated by both the ruling parties and the opposition. The important thing is that candidates are nominated and a new composition of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) is elected, MP Raya Nazaryan told journalists ahead of a meeting of the parl»»»

BELGRADE - Belgrade Mayor Aleksandar Sapic laid a wreath on Monday at a memorial ossuary of WWI defenders of Belgrade at the capital's New Cemetery to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the city's liberation in 1918 and honour the fallen fighters of the Great War. Wreaths were also laid by repres»»»

First results expected early Wednesday as Americans vote to decide control of Congress Americans head to the polls on Tuesday, November 3, for crucial midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and shape the final two years of President Donald Trump’s current term. All 435 seats in t»»»

Hong Kong: Venus Williams suffered her 17th loss in a row in singles tennis with a straight-sets defeat to a player half her age at the Hong Kong Open on Monday. The 46-year-old former world number one went down 6-2, 6-3 to fellow American Mary Stoiana in the opening round. Williams, now ranked 597»»»

For this year’s event, eMAG estimates sales of RON 1.04 billion, approximately RON 50 million higher than the 2025 figure. According to a Kantar survey, over 90% of Romanians are familiar with Black Friday and over 56% of them intend to buy something this year, having set aside an average budget of»»»

A shipping container believed to contain Christmas decorations has surfaced near Tsarevo, the Transport and Communications Ministry said on Monday. The Military Prosecution Office and all relevant authorities have been notified of the incident. The Ministry said that the Directorate General Border »»»

EXCLUSIVECanada’s first Moon traveler becomes space strategist for lunar-themed resort developer Dubai: Jeremy Hansen, the Artemis II astronaut and the first Canadian to travel to the Moon, has joined Moon World Resorts (MWR) as astronaut and space strategist. The company shared the appointment wit»»»

A family-friendly food fest and series of concerts are on the way November brings an exciting line-up of events and experiences to Abu Dhabi, spanning sport, music, art and culture. Highlights include the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial, the first-ever Frieze Abu Dhabi, and a series of major concerts»»»

Doha, Qatar: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani met with Chief of the General Staff of the Hungarian Defense Forces HE Lieutenant General Zsolt Sándor, and his accompanying delegation, during their visit to the State o»»»

Israeli forces launched a series of strikes across southern Lebanon on Monday, targeting the outskirts of Kounine, al-Mansouri, Majdalzoun, and Ibl al-Saqi with artillery fire, alongside airstrikes on al-Qsaïr and Kfar Tebnit. In addition, Israeli forces opened fire with heavy machine guns toward I»»»

Cairo: Egypt on Monday raised more than $650 million in its initial public offering of the state-owned Banque du Caire, marking one of the biggest asset sales in years as international lenders push a privatisation drive. The offering comes as Egypt advances reforms under an International Monetary F»»»

The International Week of the Peoples of Russia event opened in Moscow on November 2, bringing together senior officials, regional leaders and international participants to celebrate the country’s cultural diversity and strengthen cooperation with foreign partners. The weeklong event, coordinated b»»»

RIYADH: Investment deals worth billions of dollars have been signed at the Oman-China Investment Partnership Horizons Forum, with 23 agreements, memorandums and strategic investment partnerships inked. The event, held at Bank of China’s headquarters, saw deals covering joint investment funds, renew»»»

By Staff, Agencies Yemen’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has strongly condemned continued Saudi airstrikes targeting civilian infrastructure and non-military facilities across the country, warning that the attacks will provoke painful and far-reaching retaliation against strategic tar»»»

By Staff, Agencies Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed raised $1.2 million in approximately four hours after US Representative Haley Stevens withdrew her support for him and endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan’s closely contested Senate race, Politico reported. The fundraisin»»»

Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar, who was named by Hezbollah, said Monday that his visit to Syria among a Lebanese ministerial delegation is “ministerial work that has nothing to do with any partisan background." The statement was made from the Jdeidet Yabous crossing, following the arrival of the de»»»

Tunis, Nov. 2 (TAP)- A preparatory technical workshop for Tunisia's participation in the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) is set for November 2-4 in Tunis. Enhanced capacities of...»»»

Global shares were mixed and oil prices retreated Monday, falling sharply on renewed hopes for progress in diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. futures advanced after U.S. stocks fell Friday to their worst day since June as investors dumped artificial intelligence-related and other te»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the United Serbia electoral list, said on Sunday evening the list's MPs would not be obstructing the process of constituting the new Serbian parliament and would take part in its work. "Unless the (Serbian Progressive) party and the list decide otherwise, we w»»»

Police urge residents to keep electric scooters off internal and external roads Fujairah: Fujairah Police have urged residents to refrain from riding electric scooters on roads across the emirate, warning that their use on both internal and external roads is prohibited under the latest traffic advi»»»

Free Wi-Fi, coffee and more for working indoors. Check facilities, prices, how to book Dubai: Bored of working from your office cubicle or your living room? You can now swap it for a desk in a park, with a pond for a backdrop. Of course, when the weather is in your favour. Dubai’s first Work from P»»»