Issue 1021SUNDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2026GCC · Daily

News Majlis

Today's headlines from Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman, summarised every morning by News Majlis — read them as under-60-word cards in the app.

The Digest · Auto

Bahrain

United States

India

On the Wire · 63 stories

BNA ARAB

  1. Somalia schedules presidential election for May 2027, parliamentary elections for April
  2. Lebanese President, Qatari Prime Minister discuss bilateral cooperation, regional developments

BNA BUSINESS

Bahrain
  1. NBB wins two additional Euromoney awards for sustainability, corporate banking
  2. China's imports rise 22.3% in first nine months of 2026
  3. Eurozone inflation rises to three-year high of 3.8% in September

BNA LOCAL

Bahrain
  1. Bahrainouna produces “Watan Al Ola” to promote national belonging
  2. HM King attends wedding of grandsons of Commander-in-Chief
  3. Municipalities Ministry opens registration for 14th edition of Bahraini Farmers' Market
  4. National Genome Centre receives CAP accreditation
  5. GCC, European Parliament leaders call for stronger strategic partnership, condemn Iranian attacks
  6. Finance Minister meets Thai Deputy Prime Minister in Bangkok
  7. Works Minister receives Turkish Ambassador
  8. Municipalities Minister inspects Buri agricultural project, reviews infrastructure progress

BNA SPORTS

Bahrain
  1. Premier League: Chelsea 2-0 Everton
  2. AFC President discusses football development with Uzbek officials
  3. Saudi Arabia confirms preparations on track for AFC Asian Cup 2027

BNA WORLD

Bahrain
  1. Kenya reports four new Ebola cases
  2. 5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Balochistan province in Pakistan
  3. WHO: Bangladesh faces world's worst measles outbreak
  4. Wildfire destroys at least six homes in Southern California
  5. Amazon deforestation in Brazil falls to record low
  6. Kenya confirms second Ebola case, reports no community transmission
  7. Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
  8. UN Security Council condemns continued Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia

Tech Explorist

India
  1. Where is Earth’s protective shield strongest? Space waves hold the answer
  2. The world’s oldest shipwreck discovered in Antalya: It’s almost 4,700 years old
  3. Can mini brains read? Scientists test Braille patterns in a biohybrid computing experiment
  4. Three silicon qubits, 99.99% precision: A quantum computing breakthrough
  5. What do rats have to do with Islands surviving rising seas?

The Verge

United States
  1. TikTok bans Musk documentary account
  2. Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast
  3. Elon Musk settles lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaway
  4. Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
  5. Pikmin 4 is $20 off ahead of its $10 Nintendo Switch 2 update
  6. Jad Abumrad loves a butterfly knife and a good springy pillow
  7. Websites are closing their doors to AI agents
  8. Bose’s new wired earbuds are simple in the best way