U.S. consumer inflation slowed slightly to 3.4 percent in July despite turbulent oil prices due to the Iran war, government data showed, with the data likely giving the Federal Reserve room to breathe on interest rates. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1 percent from a month earlier, but fell »»»

LONDON: Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly brought her into ​conflict with the authorities, and on Iran’s National Journalist Day on Saturday she learned she had been sen»»»

After weeks of scorching temperatures and desperately dry conditions, Hungary may finally be heading for a major weather change. Forecasts currently suggest that a slow-moving weather front could bring widespread rain across the country next week – although another burst of extreme heat is expected»»»

Arab Finance: Marseilia Almasreia Alkhalegeya for Holding Investment generated a standalone net profit after tax of EGP 126.733 million in the first half (H1) of 2026, 377.76% year-on-year (YoY) higher than EGP 25.559 million, according to the financial results. Revenues hiked to EGP 974.376 millio»»»

Five of the games were rated PSA 10, becoming the first-ever Nintendo cartridges to receive a perfect grade Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A box of games brought into a Wisconsin retro store turned out to contain a video gaming history mystery: 97 copies of a previously unknown variant of Super Mario Bros./Duck »»»

Dubai: A Russian oil tanker seaman and an American design-firm owner living in Dubai have each walked away with $1 million after Wednesday's Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw at Concourse D of Dubai International Airport, according to a Dubai Duty Free statement. Three more entrants took »»»

Marseille, France: Manchester City have signed Argentina international goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from Marseille on a two-year deal, both clubs announced on Wednesday. The 34-year-old will serve as City's number-two goalkeeper behind Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma. "This is an amazing opportunity for »»»

NEW DELHI: India’s aviation ministry said Wednesday it was awaiting drug test results for the captain of an Air India flight that dropped about 300 feet (90 meters) suddenly midair last week, injuring 24 passengers and crew members. The incident on the Airbus A320 took place shortly after it took o»»»

HARARE: At least 44 people died after a passenger ferry capsized in a lake in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, police said, roughly trebling ‌an earlier ‌estimate of ‌the ⁠death count after more bodies ⁠were found. Investigations suggested the boat was overloaded when it went over during heavy winds on Lake ⁠K»»»

Alicante apartments for sale start at around €55,000 in the current catalogue and run to around €595,000, a range most Mediterranean coasts stopped offering years ago. The province holds one of the last accessible entry points on the Spanish seaboard, and it is growing faster than the national aver»»»

Six cats, of British shorthair mix, have been rescued from a Dubai apartment after they were allegedly left behind for weeks, with building management discovering the animals without food or water. The cats were found in an apartment in the Prestige Building after their tenant left the property ami»»»

Authorities are beginning to expropriate land plots related to the completion of the Struma Motorway, said Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov at a briefing on Wednesday, emerging from the government's weekly meeting. Shishkov recalled that the Struma Motorway was declared »»»

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drone strikes on capital Khartoum and other army-controlled cities on Wednesday, in what appeared to be their largest coordinated attack in months.Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by war between its regular military, led by army c»»»

Two days after Colombia was struck by the country's strongest earthquake in a century, a 32-year-old woman was on Tuesday pulled alive from the wreckage of a collapsed building. Exhausted rescuers continue to search collapsed buildings across western Colombia in a desperate hunt for survivors.»»»

President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed a US media report that he secretly switched planes while flying out of Turkey last month due to a security risk. While some journalists left on the original Air Force One flight expressed anger at having unwittingly served as decoys, Trump maintained the »»»

Jury selection begins Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by the US states of California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey alleging that Meta uses technology to make Facebook and Instagram addictive for children. The states are demanding changes to Meta's apps in addition to financial penalties as high a»»»

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on Wednesday eked out a stunningly narrow win against democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the Democratic party primary for the Wisconsin governor's race. Crowley's win by less than a percentage point comes as the party faces a divide between establishment»»»

The death toll is rising in Colombia following the country’s worst earthquake in decades. At least 240 people have been confirmed killed in the west of the country, many of them found beneath the rubble of their homes. But the painstaking search for survivors continues, with some stories of hope, i»»»

Dubai: Defence stocks have become one of the most obvious market winners from the current geopolitical cycle, but the bigger investment story is starting to move beyond weapons manufacturers. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Higher military budgets are feeding into dron»»»

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drone strikes on capital Khartoum and other army-controlled cities on Wednesday, in what appeared to be their largest coordinated attack in months.Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by war between its regular military, led by army c»»»

KHARTOUM: Drones attacked the Sudanese capital and two northern cities at dawn on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent and witnesses reported, in what appeared to be a coordinated strike after months of calm in Khartoum. Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by war between the Sudanese military, led »»»

A total solar eclipse will sweep across northern Spain on August 12 in one of Europe's most anticipated astronomical events of the decade. From the Sun's corona to animal behaviour and human emotions, these rare celestial events continue to provide scientists with valuable insights more than two mi»»»

Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova has called for Sofia and Moscow to restore at least a normal bilateral dialogue, saying that Russia has so far had no contacts with Bulgaria’s new government led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev. Speaking to the Russian news agency TASS about the sta»»»

Bulgaria has missed several opportunities over the years to establish a stable and effective air defense system, according to Ivan Anchev, a former deputy interior minister, diplomat and national security expert. Speaking to Bulgarian National Radio, Anchev said the recent downing of a foreign dron»»»

Russia said on 11 August that it had reached a deal with Syria on the future of Moscow's military ⁠bases, describing it as "an important step that would boost ties between the two countries", the state RIA news agency reported, citing the Russian foreign ministry. For its part, Syria's foreign mini»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara ahead of NATO's annual summit in July. Photo by Turkish Presidency Office/UPI | License Photo Aug. 12 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump confirmed he was smuggled off Air Force One and secretly boarded onto a di»»»

Dubai: Meteor showers are one of the few genuinely spectacular things you can see with your naked eye. What you do need is distance from city light and somewhere you are allowed to be. Dubai Astronomy Group has asked people to stay away from Al Khatim Desert in Abu Dhabi unless attending an organis»»»

One woman died and more than 170 were rescued after a ferry caught fire off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Wednesday, a rescue official said, in the second such incident in days. A navy vessel and other ships evacuated 172 people from the stricken passenger vessel, including two Australia»»»

In many companies, teams work flawlessly…until something comes up that is not in the procedures. Then the rhythm breaks and people wait for instructions. Managers become the “command center”, and the team loses exactly what matters: cognitive agility. By Elena Badea, Managing Director, Valoria Busi»»»

Kyrgyzkomur enterprise has started selling coal in Chui region and Bishkek. Customers who prepare for the heating season in advance and purchase coal during the summer are receiving gifts. Kyrgyzkomur is urging residents not to postpone their purchases until the start of the heating season. Earlier»»»

JEDDAH: UAE hotel revenue per available room fell 31.8 percent year to date through June, while occupancy dropped 22.2 percentage points to 57.9 percent, according to JLL. The consultancy said sustained regional tensions and weaker international arrivals compounded the impact of the traditionally s»»»

Dubai: The last thing young Ayunsh and Mithun likely knew was that their parents were dropping them off at a relative’s home. Hours later, the two children were left orphaned after their mother and father died by suicide at their home in Telangana’s Nizamabad district. Also Read: Grief-stricken Ker»»»

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s claims that oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have returned to pre-war levels are at odds with observable shipping data and the physical limits of regional export infrastructure, according to CNN analysis. Wright said Tuesday that Middle Eastern oil exports h»»»

Share: Lebanese lawmakers attend a parliamentary session to discuss the abolition of the death penalty in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA Lebanese lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting the death penalty, making Lebanon the first Middle Eastern country to end capital »»»

Tunis, Aug. 12 (TAP)- The built property price index edged up 0.3% in Q4 of 2025 compared to Q3 of the same year, data released by the National Insitute of Statistics (INS) show. This was driven by a 1.8% rise in house prices compared to a 0.3%...»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s reputation for having one of the world’s most advanced road networks is being reinforced by a sophisticated system that constantly monitors, assesses and maintains its infrastructure. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recorded a 95 per cent “excellent” rating for its road n»»»

Sharjah: An Indian expat student, who grew up and studied in Sharjah, died on Tuesday after a battle with cancer, leaving her family and school in grief. Glowin Chell, a Grade 12 CBSE student, died during her treatment back home in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, her grieving father told Gulf»»»

Dubai: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez took around ten years of knowing each other before getting married. Rather than clutching our pearls or alerting the family elders over the delay, perhaps we should ask why we're so invested in how quickly couples make it to the altar. Maybe they didn»»»

In a secret ballot on Tuesday (11 August), the Hungarian parliament elected András Baka, a legal scholar and former president of the Supreme Court, as the country’s president with the votes of 140 MPs, presumably from the Tisza parliamentary group. The opposition Fidesz and KDNP parliamentary group»»»

What does being young in the UAE look like in 2026? It might be a university student working on a start-up between lectures. It could be an athlete training before sunrise, a young Emirati sitting in a government meeting and offering an idea, or a teenager learning how to build with artificial inte»»»

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A retired Royal Air Force fighter pilot who is the only person to have traveled faster than the speed of sound on land, set a world land speed record for a hydrogen-powered car of more than 400 mph in Utah. Powered by two 800 horsepower hydrogen internal combustion engines, Briton »»»

Israeli occupation forces have escalated their ground operations in southern Syria, pushing deeper into villages across the western Daraa countryside and the Quneitra province, while warplanes roar overhead and military checkpoints spring up in civilian areas, according to Syrian state media and lo»»»

Sailors on a US aircraft carrier operating near Iran attempted to jump overboard amid exhaustion and low morale caused by extended operations, several news outlets have reported, citing crew members’ families. Families have expressed concern over living conditions and mental health on the USS Abrah»»»

Colombia, shortly after the swearing-in of conservative Abelardo de la Espriella as president on Friday, became just the second country to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which Israel captured during the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed in 1981. The United States, during»»»

Pakistan's interior minister is visiting Iran to discuss regional security, stability and other developments, the Pakistani foreign office said Wednesday, as Islamabad tries to mediate a resolution to the Middle East war. Mohsin Naqvi, previously involved in mediation efforts between Iran and the U»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as "piracy." Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship that was taking part in a naval exercise in the Pacific, Putin described the Western moves to detain vessels lin»»»

LONDON: There is usually a lull after a World Cup, as the global football family takes a deep breath before the club season begins, but not this summer. FIFA’s turmoil has dominated headlines and, as the Saudi Pro League kicks off on Thursday, the politics off the pitch is attracting almost as much»»»

RAFHA: The Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority has launched an awareness initiative to familiarize the community with environmental and scientific terms related to wildlife and nature reserves. The initiative provides simplified, regularly updated explanations of key »»»

Dubai: Today's total solar eclipse sweeps across northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. It does not come anywhere near the Emirates. The next total solar eclipse visible from the UAE falls on 3 September 2081. Fifty-five years from now. Most people reading this will not see one fro»»»

New Delhi: The pilot commanding an Air India flight that suddenly plunged 300 feet was reportedly found sitting on the cockpit floor after a stall warning and later struggled to stand after landing — fresh allegations that have deepened concerns over an incident in which more than 20 passengers and»»»