Saudi Arabia and the UAE signed an MoU to strengthen electricity grid interconnection, power trading and cross-border rail connectivity, supporting regional energy and logistics integration.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Dr. Justina Shiroka-Pula on winning Kosovo's presidential election and taking the constitutional oath.
Bangladesh signed a 15-year concession agreement Thursday with UAE-based DP World to modernize and operate a major container terminal at the country’s busiest seaport, as police dispersed protester…
President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out attacking Iran before the US midterm elections on November 3, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran. Trump's post on his Truth Social platform followed a surge in oil prices on Thursday driven by media reports suggesting potential new US strikes prior to those elections.
Saudi Arabia's PMI rose to 53.8 in August 2026 despite regional tensions, while CEDA reviewed Vision 2030 progress, SR78 billion in Quality of Life contributions and SR262 billion in Citizen Account support.
The EU's diplomatic service, Canada and host nation Lithuania all pulled support from a disinformation event in Vilnius. Amid reports of US pressure, the EU said it was "uncomfortable with the framing" of some panels.
A Russian guided bomb exploded near public buses in Kramatorsk, killing 30 and worsening power outages in Kyiv. Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of targeting civilians amid ongoing escalations.
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa received Saudi Minister of Energy and Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Minister of Commerce Majid Al-Qasabi at the Royal Court in Manama on Tuesday.
UK counter-terrorism police are investigating the arrest of two Latvian men near a Royal Air Force base in Cambridgeshire. The men were re-arrested under the National Security Act 2023 on suspicion of entering a prohibited place.
The latest escalation in the Middle East is taking place just a few kilometers off the coast of Africa, at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Djibouti and its neighbors are particularly exposed.
Israeli airlines have cancelled flights from Dubai after the UAE withdrew landing permission amid reports of disputes over the flydubai hijacking incident
In February 2026, an agreement to develop+ two solar plants in Turkiye illustrated Saudi Arabia’s expanding energy diplomacy. A country whose global economic presence has long rested on oil exports…
Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment, nuclear chief says Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organisation, Mohammad Eslami, said on Thursday. Eslami said new US threats against Iran's nuclear sites were "nothing new" and that enrichment was "an inseparable part" of the nuclear process, state media reported.
Iraq has rejected Syria’s request to repatriate thousands of suspected IS members transferred from Syrian detention centers to Iraqi custody earlier this year.
The Democratic candidate in Michigan’s Senate race accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of influencing the Trump administration’s decision to enter the war with Iran, Anadolu reports. …
Lufthansa Group and Air India will suspend flights to Riyadh, they said on Thursday, as Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the Saudi capital's airport.
The European Union is set to establish a new mission to train and advise the Lebanese armed forces, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Thursday, stressing that the mission will …
By Simon Johnson, Marie Mannes and Justyna PawlakSTOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson, whose work often blends verse, prose, dialogue and translation in a genre-defying mix, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for what the Swedish Academy called her "bold and inventive oeuvre"."Crazy, I think they're all crazy," Carson told Icelandic broadcaster RUV when asked how she was feeling after learning she had won while on the Arctic island. "I'll get a sticker on the front of my book."
By Simon Johnson, Marie Mannes and Justyna PawlakSTOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson, whose work often blends verse, prose, dialogue and translation in a genre-defying mix, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for what the Swedish Academy called her "bold and inventive oeuvre"."Crazy, I think they're all crazy," Carson told Icelandic broadcaster RUV when asked how she was feeling after learning she had won while on the Arctic island. "I'll get a sticker on the front of my book."
(SeaPRwire) - By: Sylvia Brooks The American healthcare system is no longer just expensive; it is actively hemorrhaging stability. We are witnessing a triple shock to the core of social insurance that will fundamentall...
Judges at the International Criminal Court said Rodrigo Duterte was fit to understand the charges at his trial, which is set to begin in November. His legal team argued that he suffers from cognitive deficiencies.
Iraq has denied Syria’s request to repatriate thousands of suspected Islamic State members transferred from Syrian detention centers to Iraqi custody earlier this year. Iraq’s National Security Adviser, Qasim Al-Aboudi, said Syria and the US discussed the prisoners’ fate at a recent meeting. More than 5,700 prisoners, including 4,000 Syrians, were moved to Iraq after clashes in Syria. Iraq refused to hand over the Syrian prisoners, including 400 believed to be senior IS members. Al-Aboudi said Iraq is investigating and will prosecute those who commit crimes in Iraq under Iraqi law.
Iran is reviewing US feedback on Tehran’s proposed seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and expects to respond within the next few days, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday, Anad…