GENEVA: The United Nations on Friday raised the alarm about a displacement crisis in the central Sahel where nearly four million people have been forced to flee their homes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The number is more than double that of six years ago, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said, bef»»»

WASHINGTON: Reports that a woman employed at a plague research institute in Russia’s Irkutsk region died from the disease has spiked online interest in possible treatments for the illness in North America. Russia has not confirmed the woman died of plague and the governor of the local region said T»»»

LONDON: A life peer in the UK’s House of Lords has called on the government to review its decision to not list Yemen’s Houthi militia as a terrorist organization after a devastating attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport left three dead and dozens more injured. Lord Sarfraz, a Conserv»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar condemned, in the strongest terms, the attacks by Yemen's Houthi group targeting King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia and a Saudi Airlines aircraft, leaving martyrs, injuries and material damage, considering them a grave violation of Saudi Arabia's sovereignty »»»

No seawater pollution linked to the drone attacks on two ships has been detected along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, the Ministry of Environment and Water said on Friday. Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova-Blagova ordered emergency seawater checks after the two ships were struck by»»»

RIYADH: The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority at Al-Haditha Port has foiled a bid to smuggle 51,163 captagon pills which during inspection were found concealed inside an incoming truck. The authority, which seized the contraband, said on Friday: “Al-Haditha Customs thwarted an attempt to smuggle ove»»»

BREAKING NEWSOmani co-pilot allegedly planned to seize aircraft and crash it into Tel Aviv airport Abu Dhabi: Counsellor Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, Attorney-General of the UAE, announced that the Public Prosecution’s investigation into the incident involving Flydubai flight FZ1073, which was schedul»»»

Trump administration targets ICC, calling prosecutions unlawful and political The Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying it wants to restrict the tribunal’s resources and ability to operate. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the me»»»

Tartous, Oct. 9 (SANA) The Syrian Railways General Corporation, through its Tartous branch, resumed fuel oil transport from the Baniyas Refinery to power plants in Aleppo and Hama provinces on October 1, following a 50-day halt due to refinery maintenance. Deputy Director of Syrian Railways in Tart»»»

Damascus, October 9 (SANA) The Syrian Arab Republic welcomed the unanimous reaffirmation by the United Nations Security Council on Thursday of the need to fully respect the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, implement all its provisions and uphold Syria’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is expected to experience rising humidity levels, with chances of mist and fog forming in some areas during the night and early morning hours, according to the Qatar Meteorology Department. In its latest weather update on Friday, October 9, the department urged residents and moto»»»

TOPOLA - On the 92nd anniversary of the assassination of King Alexander I Karadjordjevic, Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls in Serbia, said on Friday Alexander I had been a great martyr and was the greatest Ser»»»

PARIS: Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh has informed ​France that a Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed for several months because of worsening conditions throughout the Palestinian territories, according to a letter seen by Reuters. “The assessmen»»»

LONDON: A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile 13 nautical miles west of Al Jazeera in the United Arab Emirates on ​Friday, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, British navy affiliated agency UKMTO said, citing multiple sources. While there was no claim of responsibility, maritime»»»

POGORICA: An influential Russian war blogger and former military officer was arrested on Friday in Montenegro on suspicion of trying to destabilize the country, officials said. Mikhail Zvinchuk, who previously served in the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office, founded Rybar, a Telegram channel »»»

Americans warned to avoid crowds during South Africa protests The US Mission to South Africa has warned American citizens about protests and unrest at various locations across the country. In a security alert issued on October 9, the mission said it was monitoring the situation nationwide and urged»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar has strongly condemned attacks by Yemen's Houthi group targeting King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia and a Saudi Airlines aircraft, causing deaths, injuries and material damage. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Doha denounced the attacks "in the strongest »»»

Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree said, via Telegram, “By the grace of God, His assistance, and His support, our armed forces were able—for the second time in hours—to confront and repel the reinforcements belonging to the Saudi enemy that attempted to advance from»»»

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Navy Commander Rear Adm. Kiril Mihailov said an inspection of the merchant ship Able, damaged in a drone attack in the Black Sea on the night of October 6, found no drone debris that could establish the origin of the unmanned vehicle. The vessel remai»»»

US President Donald Trump signals diplomatic progress, but risks persist in the region Dubai: UAE residents are watching fresh developments in the US-Iran standoff this evening, with President Donald Trump signalling a possible diplomatic opening even as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and attac»»»

This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop revisits a fatal assignment for a Fox News team in Ukraine. On March 14, 2022, a Russian strike hit the crew reporting near the capital Kyiv. Reporter Benjamin Hall was seriously injured and two other journalists were killed. The journalists' families are sui»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 9, 2026 (TAP) – The Tunisian Post plans to develop an intelligent assistant based on artificial intelligence (AI) to allow citizens to interact with postal services and receive immediate responses to their queries 24 hours a day....»»»

Beirut, Oct. 9 (SANA) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun discussed with Chargé d’Affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon, Iyad al-Hazzaa, on Friday Lebanese-Syrian relations and joint issues of mutual interest. The Syrian Embassy in Lebanon stated in a post on the platform “X” that President Aoun rec»»»

DOHA:The Gulf Football Federation (GFF), in collaboration with Qatar’s Local Organising Committee (LOC), has announced the launch of ticket sales for the GFF U-17 Gulf Cup Qatar 2026, taking place in Doha, Qatar, from October 16 to November 4. Fans can purchase tickets online from roadtoqatar.qa fo»»»

The US Embassy in Jordan on Friday called on American citizens in the Middle East to exercise caution “due to the complex security environment.” “Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise heightened vigilance due to the complex security environment. “Be aware of potential flight cancel»»»