Qatar Tribune 2m

Qatar, Egypt sign four agreements to boost cooperation

EL ALAMEIN: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced that the State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt have signed four agreements in the areas of customs cooperation and regulatory work, in addition to development and heal»»»

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UPI 6m

CK Hutchison begins arbitration against Panama, seeks $1.5 billion - UPI.com

Members of the Panama Police guard the entrance to the port of Balboa (Pacific) in Panama City, Panama, in February The ports of Balboa (Pacific) and Cristobal (Atlantic), near the Panama Canal, were paralyzed amid the transition of the operator after the departure of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutc»»»

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Gulf News 8m

6-year-old collapses and dies after teacher slaps him at Visakhapatnam school

Dubai: A six-year-old boy collapsed in his classroom and died after being slapped by his teacher for not completing his homework at a private school in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam on Thursday, police said. The incident, involving Pranay Teja, took place at a school in the city’s One Town area, I»»»

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DW 10m

Drought in Germany and Europe are driving up costs

BusinessGlobal issuesDrought in Germany and Europe are driving up costsAstrid Prange de OliveiraOngoing drought in Europe is causing rivers to dry up and crops to fail. Transport costs are rising and the price of food has exploded. Is inflation due to extreme weather? https://p.dw.com/p/5J9iUThe Rh»»»

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Arab News 13m

Arab League condemns Israel’s E1 settlement project, strikes on Syria

CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy on Thursday condemned Israel’s move to advance the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, warning that it would divide Palestinian territory and further isolate East Jerusalem from its Palestinian surroundings. Fahmy also condemned recent I»»»

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Arab News 13m

Bessent says US will impose toughest ever sanctions on Iran, urges allies and China to cooperate

WASHINGTON: The United States will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday as he urged Beijing ​to cooperate with Washington. Bessent said he would hold a press conference on Monday to discuss details. “It is a one-two punch. We have »»»

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The Peninsula 17m

Prime Minister says Qatar, Egypt enjoy deep-rooted relations

El Alamein: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani announced Thursday that the State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt have signed four agreements in the areas of customs cooperation and regulatory work, in addition to development»»»

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UPI 18m

Salmonella cases from jalapeno peppers reach 431 across 32 states - UPI.com

Cases of salmonella from jalapeno peppers have been reported in 32 states with 431 infections reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. File Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Cases of salmonella from jalapeno peppers have been reported in 32 states with 431 inf»»»

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Business-review 18m

waterdrop® celebrates 10 years of making waves

waterdrop®, the Austrian hydration brand founded in Vienna in 2016, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with “10 Years of Making Waves”, a global campaign running from 20 August to 30 September 2026 across its international markets, including Romania. A decade after introducing the Microdrink»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 24m

Government Measures Give Bulgaria Strong Position to Leave Anti-Money Laundering Grey List, PM Radev Says

The political will and the actions taken by the Bulgarian government to combat money laundering, the shadow economy, and corruption are another guarantee for Bulgaria's strong position to leave the shameful "grey list", Prime Minister Rumen Radev said during a Council for Coordination and Cooperati»»»

bta.bg
Dailynews Hungary 30m

Former Orbán ministers launch surprising initiative, Fidesz members are not happy about it

Former government minister Tibor Navracsics and former space research commissioner Orsolya Ferencz have launched a new civic initiative calling for dialogue about Hungary’s future and an assessment of the lessons of the past 36 years. Announced on 20 August, the Civic Democrats (Polgári Demokraták)»»»

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Business-review 33m

Gold posts its best week since March 2020, rising 7.7%

Among the main factors behind the recovery are hopes of progress toward an agreement between the conflicting parties regarding the future of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as stronger demand through exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with particularly strong activity during Asian trading»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 48m

Sofia Mayor: I Don’t Expect Praise from the Government, I Expect Partnership

Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said in a Facebook post: "I don’t expect the government to give a good assessment of my work. I expect partnership." Terziev responded to remarks made earlier on Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister Ivo Hristov, who said that the capital is facing a "management crisis". Sofi»»»

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BNE 52m

Europe's second inflation shock is arriving in two waves, energy now and food next year

Central bankers do not usually forecast the weather. The European Central Bank's chief economist has just put one into his. The Climate Crisis has gone beyond a fringe obsession of hippie tree-hugers and entered the studies of central bankers, who have been forced to sit up and take notice of the u»»»

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BNE 54m

Russia and Myanmar sign ten documents as Putin dangles LNG, nuclear power and a deep-water port

Russia and Myanmar signed ten documents in the Kremlin on August 18, including a joint declaration on countering Western sanctions. The talks between Vladimir Putin and Myanmar's president Min Aung Hlaing produced a package covering nuclear power, liquefied natural gas, a deep-water port and search»»»

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Arab News 1h

Syrian investigator referred to judiciary over detainee’s death

DAMASCUS: A Syrian investigator has been detained and referred to prosecutors after an official investigation concluded that a slap he delivered during questioning led to the death of a 29-year-old detainee with a medical condition, state news agency SANA reported on Thursday. Authorities had earli»»»

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The Peninsula 1h

Qatar court upholds QAR450,000 compensation for traffic accident victim

Doha, Qatar: The Appeals Chambers of the Investment and Commerce Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that orders a driver and an insurance company to jointly pay QAR450,000 in compensation to a victim who suffered a broken leg in a traffic accident. According to Al-Sharq, the plaintiff filed a »»»

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UPI 1h

NASA calls off mission to save Swift Observatory telescope in space - UPI.com

At the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Nov 20, 2004, a NASA Boeing Delta II rocket lifts off with the Swift Gamma Ray Observatory on board from launch complex 17A. The payload has been used to observe and monitor gamma ray bursts and relay the information to scientists for 21 years. File Photo »»»

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Gulf News 1h

Scottish politician marries Kerala-born wife again, this time in Guruvayur

Scottish National Party politician Martyn Day and his Kerala-born wife Nidhin Chand have celebrated their marriage with a traditional ceremony at Guruvayur, a decade after the couple first married in the UK. The ceremony fulfilled a long-held wish of Nidhin, who hails from Piravom in Kerala’s Ernak»»»

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Arab News 1h

Meet Falafel in Hotpot, the content creator bridging Saudi and Chinese cultures through social media

Riyadh: Known to thousands simply as Falafel in Hotpot, Xuling, a Chinese/Arabic content creator, has built a unique platform connecting two of the world’s oldest civilizations — those of China and Saudi Arabia. Through language, culture, and everyday experiences, she shares a fresh perspective on »»»

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Arab News 1h

Israel says Gaza reconstruction hinges on Hamas disarmament as regional trio condemns strikes

LONDON: Israel said on Thursday reconstruction in Gaza cannot begin until Hamas is fully disarmed, as Turkiye, Egypt and Qatar condemned renewed Israeli strikes in the enclave and warned that further escalation could undermine efforts to implement a US-backed peace plan. Israeli Prime Minister Benj»»»

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TAP 1h

Stock market finishes in positive territory

Tunis, Aug. 20 (TAP)- The stock market held steady after earlier gains on Wednesday. The benchmark index gained +0.15 % to 19,594.67 points with a volume of TND 9 million, broker Tunisie Valeurs said. No bloc transactions were carried out....»»»

Arab News 1h

Lebanon relaunches overland trade route to Saudi Arabia, upgrades Masnaa Border Crossing

BEIRUT: Lebanon and Saudi Arabia officially relaunched their overland trade route on Thursday, as Lebanese customs authorities began operating an advanced scanner at the Masnaa Border Crossing with the Syrian Arab Republic. Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari took part in th»»»

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Arab News 2h

New US carrier strike group arrives in Middle East: military

WASHINGTON: A new US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the US military announced Thursday, after conditions aboard a long-deployed carrier provoked fresh criticism of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. “The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in M»»»

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Arab News 2h

Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president

DHAKA: Bangladeshi lawmakers elected veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country’s new president on Thursday, making the longtime opposition figure the head of state after his party came to power in a major political transition. The BNP returned to power i»»»

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Arab News 2h

New US carrier strike group arrives in Middle East: military

WASHINGTON: A new US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the US military announced Thursday, after conditions aboard a long-deployed carrier provoked fresh criticism of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. “The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in M»»»

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UPI 2h

Four workers killed by train in Japan - UPI.com

A train approaches a Tokyo station in 2014. On Thursday, four workers pulling weeds were killed by a train in Japan. File photo by Franck Robichon/EPA Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Four men working on railroad tracks were killed when they were hit by a train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, Thursday. »»»

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RT 2h

Trump threatens Iran with ‘economic D-Day’

US President Donald Trump has vowed to target any country helping Iran’s economy, shifting from his previous focus on military threats. Trump made the remarks after a 60-day window to negotiate a peace deal with Tehran expired on Monday without breakthroughs. “I am announcing the MOST CRUSHING ECON»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 2h

Bulgarian Scientists Develop Novel Bioactive Combination for Metabolic Health

A team of scientists from the Centre for Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB) and the Metabolomics Laboratory at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has secured utility model protection for a newly developed combination of natural bioactive compounds - maackiain, betulinic acid, and »»»

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Arab News 2h

Closing Bell: Saudi main index rises to close at 10,954.46

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index edged higher on Thursday, gaining 28.77 points, or 0.26 percent, to close at 10,954.46. Total trading turnover on the benchmark index reached over SR5.07 billion ($1.35 billion), with 170 stocks advancing and 90 declining, as nearly 260.86 million shar»»»

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UPI 2h

Oil prices jump 3% as Trump threatens ‘economic warfare’ - UPI.com

President Donald Trump’s social media rhetoric threatening a “crushing economic operation” against Iran preceded a 3% bump in oil prices on Thursday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Oil prices were up 3% Thursday after President Donald Trump's threat to impose a "c»»»

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Naharnet 2h

Israelis return to last West Bank settlement closed over 20 years ago

Israelis began moving into the occupied West Bank settlement of Kadim on Thursday, the local settler council said, the last of four communities from which Israel withdrew more than two decades ago to be repopulated. It came a week after Israel officially reopened neighboring Ganim, in a move emblem»»»

Naharnet 2h

Israel slams UK demand to halt West Bank settlement project

Israel's foreign minister on Thursday slammed a demand by the UK government to halt a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the area. Britain said it had summoned Israel's charge d'affairs over the E1 plan, which wa»»»

Arab News 2h

India to build 200-bed specialty hospital with trauma center in West Bank

NEW DELHI: India has signed a memorandum of understanding with Palestinian authorities to build a specialty hospital in the West Bank, following an international appeal for urgent healthcare assistance made by the Palestinian Embassy in New Delhi. On Wednesday, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad M»»»

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BNE 2h

Europe's second inflation shock is arriving in two waves, energy now and food next year

Central bankers do not usually forecast the weather. The European Central Bank's chief economist has just put one into his. The Climate Crisis has gone beyond a fringe obsession of hippie tree-hugers and entered the studies of central bankers, who have been forced to sit up and take notice of the u»»»

intellinews.com
Gulf News 2h

Turkey arrests 90 suspects over $3 million phone scam using fake internet modems

Dubai: Turkish authorities have detained 90 suspects in raids targeting a large fraud network accused of swindling 801 people out of about 116 million lira ($3 million) through a telephone scam involving fake or low-value internet modems, according to Turkish media reports. The operation, centred i»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Harry and Meghan’s shock UK return: 7 big questions

London: Six years after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dramatically walked away from royal life and moved across the Atlantic, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are preparing to return to Britain with their children. The reported move marks an extraordinary turn in a saga that has included an explosiv»»»

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The Barents Observer 2h

The GRU family: How Russian intelligence officers settled in Norway

Moscow continues to send GRU officers to Norway under diplomatic cover. The Barents Observer looks at their identities. Colonel Sergei Belousov has held the position of military attaché at the Russian embassy in Oslo since around the middle of 2025. According to leaked data, Belousov is registered »»»

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Naharnet 2h

Turkey denies military visit to Syria air base hit by Israel

Turkey on Thursday denied having any military presence at an air base in north Syria struck by Israel earlier this week, and vowed to continue "resolutely" supporting Syrian sovereignty. The denial came two days after Syria accused Israel of hitting a disused military air base near the northwestern»»»

UPI 2h

Former chairman of real estate giant China Evergrande sentenced to life - UPI.com

A court Shenzhen sentenced Hui Ka Yan, founder and former chairman of the failed Chinese property giant China Evergrande, to life in prison on Thursday, four months after he pled guilty to embezzlement, securities fraud, corporate graft and other charges. File photo by Wu Hong/EPA Aug. 20 (UPI) -- »»»

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Dailynews Hungary 2h

Breaking: Former Fidesz minister János Lázár gives up his seat in Parliament, with one warning to his party

János Lázár, a former minister in Hungary’s previous government and arguably Fidesz’s most prominent political figure after Viktor Orbán, has resigned from his parliamentary mandate, effective 20 August. Former transport minister leaves Parliament Lázár announced the decision in a lengthy Facebook »»»

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RT 2h

Emir Kusturica slams YouTube after channel removal

Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica has accused YouTube of waging a “war” against people who think independently and “tell the truth,” after the Google-owned platform deleted his channel without any warning. YouTube removed Kusturica’s ‘My Life’ channel on Wednesday, without publicly elaborating on th»»»

rt.com
Bulgarian News Agency 3h

Bulgaria, Norway Mark 120 Years of Diplomatic Relations

August 20, 2026 marks 120 years since Bulgaria and Norway established diplomatic relations, the Bulgarian Embassy in Oslo reported. The embassy added that the two countries are NATO allies and partners in the European Economic Area, with bilateral cooperation spanning a wide range of areas. The nea»»»

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Arab News 3h

‘Godfather’ of French migrant camps arrested in UK

LONDON: A convicted people smuggler living in the English county of Leicestershire has been arrested and charged, the BBC reported on Thursday. Twana Jamal Khdir, once described as the “godfather” of the French migrant camps, was charged with a set of immigration offenses. The Iraqi Kurd previously»»»

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Gulf News 3h

Dubai-Sharjah evening traffic: E11 and E311 among key trouble spots

Dubai: Motorists travelling between Dubai and Sharjah should expect slower journeys during Thursday evening’s rush hour, particularly on major corridors linking the two emirates. The main pressure points are expected along Al Ittihad Road (E11) around Al Taawun, Sahara Centre and Al Nahda, where tr»»»

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Gulf News 3h

GDRFA Dubai reviews 2,267 humanitarian cases in H1 2026

Dubai: The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA Dubai) reviewed 2,267 humanitarian cases during the first half of 2026, approving 1,295 after assessing their circumstances and eligibility under approved humanitarian criteria. GDRFA Dubai said its Humanitarian Cases »»»

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Gulf News 3h

Hormuz paradox: Why flowing oil could prolong Iran war

Dubai: Iran says it controls the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump insists the United States has broken Tehran’s grip on the vital waterway. The reality is more complicated — and could help explain why a conflict now deep into its sixth month remains so difficult to end. Shipping traffic remains sever»»»

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Gulf News 3h

What UAE residents need to know tonight: Tanker hijacked off Yemen, US aircraft carrier deployed in Middle East

Dubai: Tensions across the Middle East escalated on multiple fronts on Thursday, with a US aircraft carrier strike group arriving in the region, a tanker reportedly seized by armed men off Yemen, and President Donald Trump threatening further economic pressure on Iran. Gulf states called for de-esc»»»

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Sputnik 3h

Number of US Troops Wounded During Operation Against Iran Exceeds 750

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The total number of US military personnel injured during the conflict with Iran has increased to 757, Sputnik found out on Thursday after analyzing recent Pentagon data. As of August 19, 418 soldiers were injured during Operation Epic Fury that finalized on May 5, another 339»»»

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The Barents Observer 3h

The GRU family: How Russian intelligence officers and their wives settled in Norway

Moscow continues to send GRU officers to Norway under diplomatic cover. The Barents Observer looks at their identities. Colonel Sergei Belousov has held the position of military attaché at the Russian embassy in Oslo since around the middle of 2025. According to leaked data, Belousov is registered »»»

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