VIDEO: Passenger jet hits flock of birds on takeoff, suffers heavy damage to nose and engines

A Saudia Boeing 777-300 jumbo jet plows through a flock of small birds just after take-off from Algiers on Saturday, leaving the aircraft with dents on its nose, blood-like smears across its fuselage, and apparent damage to its wings and engines....

Inside the investigation to find brazen thieves behind Louvre heist

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Hanoi Convention: Global pact to boost cooperation in combating cybercrime

Algiers (VNA) — The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, known as the Hanoi Convention, includes legal and technical cooperation mechanisms such as information exchange, investigation assistance, extradition, recovery of illicit assets,...

Hanoi Convention helps build trust, responsibility in digital world

Poster of event (Source: hanoiconvention.org) Hanoi (VNA) – As cybercrime spreads amid the rapid growth of the Internet, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and digital technologies, the need for comprehensive international cooperation in...

Niger, Sahel, and Maghreb: A Nuclear Power Plant Reveals a Major Geopolitical Shift

The trigger: a nuclear power plant in Niger Securing the Sahel: a cornerstone and sine qua non Sahelian restructuring: from extraction to productive neutralization France's return to the Sahel: a break with Françafrique The Maghreb dimension:...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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Sheikha Al Mayassa unveils three major exhibitions at M7

Showcasing artists from across the region and beyond, celebrating craftsmanship, heritage, and contemporary innovation Doha: Qatar Museums today opened three major exhibitions at M7, Qatar’s epicentre for innovation and entrepreneurship in design,...

Hollywood veteran June Lockhart dies aged 100

Source: Entertainment Weekly June Lockhart, the veteran Hollywood star famous for projects like Lassie and Lost in Space, has died. She was 100. Publicist Harlan Boll announced that the actress, who also had big roles in films like Meet Me in St....

Falling Off the Map

In the 1930s and 1940s, the final decades of his life, the British meteorologist and physicist Lewis Fry Richardson tried to devise a series of formulas for predicting the chances of war. He had already made a name for himself in weather...

Qatar Museums unveils three major exhibitions at M7 showcasing regional and global creativity

On 27 October 2025, Qatar Museums opened three major exhibitions at M7, Qatar’s epicentre for innovation and entrepreneurship in design, fashion, and technology. These exhibitions offer a unique opportunity to explore a range of creative...

What Drives Young People to Jihad?

Why are jihadists attacking the West? Do they hate us for what we are or for what we do? Matenia Sirseloudi: There is, of course, a part of the jihadist ideology that wants to attack us for what we are. On the other hand, the impetus to take...

Arab Universities’ Gains in QS Regional Ranking Reflect Determination to Excel

Algeria has emerged as the most represented nation in the QS Arab Region University Rankings 2026, released this month by the higher education analytics company QS Quacquarelli Symonds. With 32 new entrants, the country is now represented by 46...

Longest Solar Eclipse: Greatest celestial spectacle of century to happen on…, will be visible in 10 countries, will it be seen from India?

Home Viral Longest Solar Eclipse: Greatest celestial spectacle of century to happen on…, will be visible in 10 countries, will it be seen from India? A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves directly between the Earth and the Sun, obscuring the...

Iran Escalates Ballistic Missile Program Revival as China and Russia Help Strengthen Air Defences

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and defence sector have accelerated efforts to develop the service’s ballistic missile arsenal, according to reports from European intelligence sources. Countries in the Western world have attempted to...

Shipbuilding and repair help drive record sales at Roxtec Middle East as it marks 25 years in UAE with record sales

Dubai based cable seal provider Roxtec Middle East FZE is celebrating the 25th anniversary of founding in the UAE with its best ever year of trading. Jebel Ali Freezone headquartered Roxtec Middle East FZE covers the MENA region and started with...

Where will France go? Interview with La France Insoumise

First published at Meer. In the nine years since its founding in 2016, La France Insoumise (LFI) has become the leading left formation in France, with its current parliamentary representation at 71, ahead of the traditional parties of the left,...

Iraq placed 97th in 2025 global Soft Power ranking

2025-10-26T16:45:31+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq ranked 97th globally in the 2025 Soft Power Index, according to a report by the research platform InfoFlix, which measures the international influence of...

Community Leader (Honourable Mention): AlaaAldin (Aladdin) AlRadhi

AlaaAldin (Aladdin) AlRadhi has been teaching cybersecurity and IT in Ontario colleges for decades, but considers himself more of a mentor than a lecturer when it comes to the education and future of his students. AlRadhi, who received...

Closing the Gap: Managing Journal Entry Risk in the Record-to-Report Process

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June Lockhart, Lassie and Lost in Space star, dies at 100 By Wesley Stenzel and Jordan Hoffman 7

June Lockhart, the veteran Hollywood star famous for projects like Lassie and Lost in Space, has died. She was 100. Publicist Harlan Boll announced that the actress, who also had big roles in films like Meet Me in St. Louis and Sergeant York, died...