Al Arabiya TV cited Lebanese security sources saying the Lebanese army discovered and detonated two explosive devices in the Bekaa Valley.

Egyptian military says it is conducting operations against illegal gold mining in the eastern Sahara.

From the week before China’s National Day holiday through the first trading day after reopening, Shanghai-listed equity ETFs posted net inflows of 36.9 bln yuan; broad-based ETFs netted 25.2 bln yuan and the STAR 50 ETF attracted 15.0 bln yuan. The CSRC website shows multiple pre-holiday filings for new ETFs, including eight Shanghai-listed CSI Dividend Growth ETFs, signaling an accelerated deployment of low-risk, steady-yield ETF products on the Shanghai market.