Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF)-organised Round 3 of the Qatar Desert Racing Championship, ‘Survival 2’, for motorcycles yesterday in Sealine, with the participation of 37 riders from various countries. The event featured a challenging desert course and an exciting atm»»»

Arab Finance: Bread and bakery products are woven into Egypt’s daily life, present in every household and central to the country’s food culture. The bakery industry itself is a major economic driver, valued at $573 million in 2025 and projected to reach nearly $699 million by 2034, according to Dee»»»

Rescuers say the protected forest offers food, water and a chance to survive in the wild Jakarta: Eight orangutans rescued in recent weeks from blazes that tore through Borneo island have been released into a protected forest, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said on Sunday. The apes were saved »»»

In war-battered southern Gaza, a revived children’s media initiative is helping young Palestinians learn broadcasting skills, continue their education and pursue dreams beyond the conflict, local freelance journalist Rami Al Meghari reported for RT on Saturday. Established in 2006, Pioneers of Pale»»»

New Delhi: A New Delhi court ordered on Sunday the release of three leaders of the "cockroach" movement, including its founder Abhijeet Dipke, their lawyer said, a day after they were detained. "Executive Magistrate court releases Abhijeet, Saurav (Das) and Ashutosh (Ranka)," lawyer Ratna Singh sai»»»

Billions are being invested in chips, data centres and AI, but major hurdles remain New Delhi: India has committed billions of dollars in semiconductors, electronics manufacturing and artificial intelligence in a bid to become a global technology powerhouse. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a g»»»

US President Donald Trump called the October 10 attack on the international airport in Riyadh "not acceptable." The president responded to the missile attack at King Khalid International Airport, vowing to speak with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud."They're able to»»»

Residents question the environmental cost of the data centre planned for Visakhapatnam Bengaluru: Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam has been met with resistance from residents who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant s»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha As unexpected geopolitical shifts and maritime trade bottlenecks send shockwaves through regional logistics, Qatar’s aggressive drive toward industrial self-reliance is demonstrating its crucial value. Recent disruptions along vital shipping channels, most notably around the »»»

Tisza also aims to build a system for resolving local problems — "we will not be lords, and certainly not feudal lords" in the settlements — said Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi on Friday evening in Nádudvar. The defence minister and Tisza’s parliamentary representative for the region made these remarks at »»»

BREAKING NEWSRiyadh airport attack claims lives, injures hundreds, damage assessment ongoing Dubai: Twelve people were killed and 309 others injured in Saturday’s attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said early Sunday. The authori»»»

Protecting girls requires early action on education, poverty and family security Every year, an estimated 12 million girls are married before their eighteenth birthday. Behind that figure lies one of the most troubling contradictions in child protection: a girl can be considered too young to determ»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for Ukraine to replace its leader ​Volodymyr Zelenskiy and railed against Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, a day after announcing a diesel supply deal with Russia that drew a sharp rebuke from Zelenskiy. "I suggest they get a »»»

RIYADH: Twelve people were killed and over 300 more were wounded in Saturday's attack targeting King Khalid International Airport in the Kingdom's capital, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced early Sunday. In a statement, GACA said the dead included four Saudi citizens as well »»»

RIYADH: Twelve people were killed and over 300 more were wounded in Saturday's attack targeting King Khalid International Airport in the Kingdom's capital, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced early Sunday. In a statement, GACA said the dead included four Saudi citizens as well »»»

WASHINGTON D.C.: When Jihan Hamad Al-Khalaf and her extended family decided to leave Turkiye and return to Syria, there was little debate among them. Five of the seven related families had been away since 2013, while the other two left in 2018. Some of their children had only faint memories of Syri»»»

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Saturday that it still does not know what caused the pneumonia that killed a Russian lab worker at an anti-plague research center in Siberia this month, and that no case of plague had been registered. The WHO said the Russian state regulator reported th»»»

The Israeli occupation entity is facing mounting criticism and growing isolation across Europe, as opposition to its war in Gaza and policies in the occupied West Bank moves beyond public protests into professional and trade union decisions and economic pressure that is beginning to raise concerns »»»

Doha, Qatar: QNB Group, one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa region, announced its results for the nine months ended September 30, 2026. Commenting on the results, Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa, Group Chief Executive Officer of QNB Group said: “Our performance for th»»»

Christa Pike returns to prison after surviving failed execution attempt Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, according to a statement released by her attorneys. Pike, 50, was discharged from the hospital and is back at the»»»

Mahmoud Abu Hamda wins Bayeux award for powerful Gaza war reportage Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda on Saturday won the photography category in the prestigious Bayeux award for war correspondents for his work from Gaza. As well as the top prize, Hamda, based in the Gaza Strip, also won the»»»

Diesel deal sparks tensions amid deadly Russian attacks in Ukraine US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky traded barbs Saturday after Washington moved to ease sanctions on Russian diesel and Moscow's continued strikes on Ukraine killed at least 21 people, including four c»»»

Two-month initiative to assist Yemenis living illegally in Saudi Arabia begins Saudi Arabia will begin regularising the status of Yemeni nationals living in the kingdom illegally on Sunday, October 11, in a process that will run for two months and cover all regions, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) rep»»»

Lamborghini Racing Simulator debuts as part of Dubai's latest attractions Dubai Holding Entertainment has launched its annual “Truly Amazing” entertainment season, bringing together 20 destinations, attractions and experiences under one unified campaign for the first time, as part of its efforts to»»»

AMMAN — Jordan’s economy has continued to show signs of resilience, with several key indicators recording strong growth since the beginning of 2026 despite regional tensions and the ongoing repercussions of war in the region.The country’s Investor Confidence Index rose 21.9 per cent in the second q»»»

Flights disrupted as Riyadh airport assesses damage from Houthi attacks Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, October 10, after an attack left several people injured, the kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said. T»»»

Can JD Vance overcome midterm hurdles to secure his political legacy? The message was clear as US Vice President JD Vance shook hands in his native Ohio with a woman wearing a "Vance 2028" cap — at least from his supporter's perspective. US President Donald Trump's deputy has yet to declare that he»»»

Egypt has strongly condemned recent attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that targeted the facility and a Saudia Airlines aircraft, killing three Saudi citizens and injuring several civilians. The official statement coincided with reports of a fresh explosion at the hub on Saturda»»»

Egypt’s annual urban inflation rate fell to 13.9% in September, down from 14.5% in August 2026, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). However, monthly inflation accelerated to 1.3% in September, compared with 0.1% in August, driven primarily by higher vege»»»

BEIJING: A former mayor of a Chinese city hit by the coronavirus outbreak more than six years ago was sentenced Saturday to 14 years in prison after being convicted of bribery. While Zhou Xianwang has drawn criticism for his handling of the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan, a city in central C»»»

PARIS: Fourteen-year-old Eden suffered a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth when he was struck by a tear gas canister directed toward him at close range by a police officer last week during student protests in France, his parents and family lawyer said. The teenager had been sitting on a wall lo»»»

DUBAI: The UAE National Guard said on Saturday it rescued 22 crew members from an oil tanker that caught fire in the Arabian Gulf. In a post on X, the National Guard said its Coast Guard responded to a distress call reporting a fire aboard the tanker and dispatched emergency teams to locate the ves»»»

France is bracing for a day of widespread mass mobilisation on Saturday, October 17, as public anger mounts over a convergence of soaring living costs and allegations of severe police violence against high school students. The planned protests, scheduled to coincide with the first day of the school»»»

DUBAI: The UAE National Guard said on Saturday it rescued 22 crew members from an oil tanker that caught fire in the Arabian Gulf. In a post on X, the National Guard said its Coast Guard responded to a distress call reporting a fire aboard the tanker and dispatched emergency teams to locate the ves»»»

BREAKING NEWSSwift rescue operation by UAE National Guard averts tragedy in maritime emergency Abu Dhabi: The UAE National Guard has rescued 22 Asian crew members from an oil tanker that caught fire in the Arabian Gulf, responding to an emergency distress call and bringing everyone on board to safe»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union is set to keep its Ukraine Reserve of 100 billion euros ($112 billion) for 2028-2034 without reduction, despite a proposal to cut the overall seven-year budget of the union by 159 billion euros, according to the Negotiating Box prepared by the EU Council and re»»»

How the UAE provides a vital stopover for millions of migratory birds Abu Dhabi: The UAE welcomes around two million migratory birds each year, providing a vital stopover along the African-Eurasian flyway, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment said. In a post on X, the Ministry sad that mi»»»

Bangladesh wants to join BRICS and seeks $3 billion for gas, power, and solar projects through the New Development Bank, Faqir Mahbub Anam, Bangladesh's minister of post, telecommunications and information technology, told Sputnik at the Global Digital Forum. Russia is already a key partner, with o»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union is proposing to cut funding for aid programs for countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East by $16.7 billion in its next seven-year budget, according to a negotiating document published by the Council of the EU on Saturday. A comparison table in the do»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom will pursue legal proceedings with Finland to their conclusion, after Finland terminated the contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant with Russia, through to the end, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Saturday. Earlier in»»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved several education reform proposals, including a revised national curriculum framework and a student assessment framework, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said Friday. Speaking at a meeting with the Ministry of Education's Voluntary Advisory Council in par»»»

AMMAN — The Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) has reported total assets of approximately JD20.1 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2026, up from JD18.7 billion at the end of 2025, marking an increase of nearly JD1.5 billion, or 8 per cent, since the beginning of the year.In a statement»»»

AMMAN — Jordan has achieved 20 of the 44 disbursement-linked results under a $1.35 billion World Bank programme aimed at promoting inclusive, transparent and climate-responsive investment, with progress valued at nearly $316 million between August 2025 and August 2026.The achievements bring total »»»

The decision by the global credit rating agency Fitch to affirm Egypt’s rating at “B” with a stable outlook has been welcomed by economic experts and academics, as well as the Finance Ministry, which emphasized that the Egyptian economy has once again demonstrated its resilience and ability to abso»»»

Police detained hundreds of protesters, including movement leaders, in the Indian capital on Saturday as authorities deployed thousands of security personnel, suspended transport and telecommunications services, and imposed sweeping restrictions to thwart a youth-led demonstration demanding the res»»»

Know the latest UAE rule changes to avoid hefty fines and stay compliant. Living in the UAE? Several rule changes and regulatory updates could affect your everyday life, your family or your business. From restrictions on photographing children at school to new standards for salt, sugar and fat in c»»»

London: Arsenal roared back to beat Leeds 2-1 and pull level with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, hitting the ground running after the three-week international break. Mikel Arteta's champions struggled to impose themselves against well-organised opponents in the first »»»

The native population in several European countries could become a minority within the next two decades if current demographic trends continue, according to a new model projecting the long-term effects of migration and declining birth rates. Meanwhile, European governments continue to portray migra»»»

EDGE Expands African Presence with Moroccan Defence Contract UAE defence company EDGE has signed a contract with Morocco to supply two types of precision-guided weapons for the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s fleet of unmanned combat aircraft. The agreement was signed with Morocco’s Administration of Na»»»

Flooded roads and downed trees as Isaias batters Gulf Coast communities Hundreds of thousands of people in Alabama and Florida’s Panhandle were without power early Saturday after Isaias struck the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous hurricane, leaving flooded roads and downed trees in its wake as it moved»»»