Doha, Qatar: From classrooms and school zones to transport networks, health campaigns and family shopping, Qatar has completed wide-ranging preparations for the 2026-2027 academic year as students return to schools tomorrow. Around 419,373 students are expected to be welcomed across 649 schools and»»»

LONDON: An Afghan human rights activist who survived the Taliban and rebuilt her education after fleeing Afghanistan has been prevented from going to the UK to take up a place at Oxford University. Aisha Khurram, 27, from Kabul, was offered a place on a master’s course in diplomatic studies at Oxfo»»»

LONDON: Tuesday is set to be an epic for the Saudi Pro League. Al-Hilal versus Al-Ahli was already the biggest game of the season so far but now it is going to be unmissable. Fans in Riyadh are going to get a first look at Ollie Watkins, after the England striker secured a $70 million move to the B»»»

Strumyani Municipality called for volunteers to help with recovery and cleanup operations following flooding caused by torrential rains, the municipal administration said on Saturday. Those willing to help can register every day from 7:30 a.m. outside the municipal building, from where they will be»»»

RIYADH: The Digital Cooperation Organization, an international organization dedicated to accelerating inclusive and sustainable digital economy growth, announced that its council has approved the candidacy of eight countries to join as member states. This would potentially expand DCO membership fro»»»

QUSRA, Palestine: Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday, residents and the military said, after nearly three weeks of tension in the area. Earlier in August a group of rogue settlers began blocking supplies from entering »»»

1 of 2 | Relatives of victims and missing people react outside the morgue of the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, in Kathmandu, Nepal. According to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, more than 600 people were killed and hundreds remain missing across northern Nepal af»»»

An exhibition of dairy products from the Rhodopes and other parts of Bulgaria, arts and crafts, food and farm products was held on Saturday in Momchilovtsi during the traditional Yogurt Festival. The event is organized jointly with Chinese company Bright Dairy, which produces dairy products under t»»»

Liverpool: Andoni Iraola escaped defeat on his Anfield debut as Liverpool manager thanks to Victor Munoz's strike to salvage a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest. Forest were set to win at Anfield for the third consecutive season as Dan Ndoye and Morgan Gibbs-White's penalty twice put the visitors »»»

Road traffic could resume on the renovated northern flyover at Flórián Square towards Szentendrei Road in the early hours of Sunday, 30 August, the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has announced. This marks the completion of the full-scale renovation of the two flyovers connecting Szentendrei Road w»»»

Muscat: A truck carrying heavy steel coils lost control after encountering sudden congestion caused by an earlier accident in Samail, setting off a 15-vehicle collision that killed six people and injured 18, according to the Royal Oman Police. Major Mohammed bin Salam Al Hashmi, Director of Securit»»»

Iran has acknowledged the growing economic toll of six months of war and US sanctions, even as Tehran insists it will maintain its position on the Strait of Hormuz and remains open to diplomacy if Washington changes course. For UAE residents, the strategic waterway remains one of the most important»»»

Rome: AC Milan forward Rafael Leao said he is leaving the Serie A club after seven seasons, with Turkish champions Galatasaray expected to be his next destination. The Portuguese forward watched from the sidelines as Milan beat Venezia 2-0 on Friday, with club record signing Goncalo Ramos breaking »»»

Houston, Aug. 29 (SANA) Oil prices settled lower Friday and recorded weekly losses as traders weighed U.S. monetary policy signals and prospects for restoring normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell 39 cents, or 0.43%, to $89.31 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Interme»»»

Harare: A minibus carrying churchgoers collided head-on with a truck in central Zimbabwe, killing at least 27 people, police said Saturday, in the latest deadly road crash to hit the country. The crash occurred at around 1830 GMT on Friday near Chivhu, about 140 kilometres (87 miles) south of the c»»»

Poland’s retail sales at constant prices rose 3.9% y/y in July 2026, according to Statistics Poland (GUS), slightly below the market consensus of 4.2%. Compared with June, retail sales increased 2.2%. From January through July, sales were up 3.7% y/y, compared with 3.3% growth in the same period of»»»

Iran has acknowledged the growing economic toll of six months of war and US sanctions, even as Tehran insists it will maintain its position on the Strait of Hormuz and remains open to diplomacy if Washington changes course. For UAE residents, the strategic waterway remains one of the most important»»»

RIYADH: Dr. Mansour Assery, one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent figures in dentistry, was honored during the Aseer Dent Conference at the Prince Sultan Cultural Center in Khamis Mushait on Thursday. The event, which brings together dentists, specialists, and industry experts, highlighted Assery’s »»»

Houston, Aug. 29 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an agreement aimed at securing majority U.S. control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves through a partnership with private businesses, as Chevron prepares to expand key projects in the South American c»»»

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 29, 2026 (AFP) - The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet neared 3,000 on Saturday, as rescuers scoured deep, leg-sucking mud for survivors. Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disast»»»

Niger's military regime said Saturday it was "gradually regaining control" after mutineers held soldiers hostage at a military base next to the capital's airport. Sustained gunfire and explosions were reported across several areas of Niamey, including the airport and near the presidential pala»»»

Devastating floods near the border with China this week have killed at least 675 people in Nepal, the Himalayan nation's disaster authority said on Saturday. Chinese state media earlier confirmed seven dead in Tibet following Wednesday's disaster, taking the total killed to 682. Get updated faster »»»

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Kylian Mbappe deserves to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, arguing the award should go to “the best player in the world” rather than be decided by World Cup or Champions League success. “The best players in the world, there are two, three or four of them, an»»»

At least 27 people have died after a Russian drone struck a depot near Kyiv's western suburbs overnight, sparking a huge fire and explosions, authorities said Saturday. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reports.»»»

The turbines at Tiszalök fell silent on August 27, but the most important story is not the electricity that disappeared from the grid. It is the water that Hungary can no longer afford to use in the same way. As the Tisza’s flow has fallen to exceptionally low levels, water managers are changing th»»»

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Kylian Mbappe deserves to win this year's Ballon d'Or, arguing the award should go to "the best player in the world" rather than be decided by World Cup or Champions League success. "The best players in the world, there are two, three or four of them, an»»»

President Karol Nawrocki has signed legislation supporting sustainable aviation in Poland, including measures intended to improve conditions for domestic airlines under the EU Emissions Trading System. The law introduces financial compensation to cover part of the price difference between more expe»»»

The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) is due to be officially launched in Mauritius on October 7, nearly a year after the island nation was selected to host the headquarters of the new pan-African ratings institution, which was created in part in response to claims of systematic bias among global»»»

Sloviansk, the anchor of Ukraine's Donbas fortress belt, has been designated an active combat zone by its own regional authorities. The Donetsk Regional Military Administration made the designation on August 21, according to the Sloviansk has become a combat zone war report published on August 25 b»»»

A bank safe was swept away by devastating floods in Nepal and carried downstream. But when it finally washed up, the story took an unexpected turn. Police say people found the safe along the Trishuli River, broke it open and began taking the money inside. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download t»»»

Frozen ground is thawing faster each summer almost everywhere it has been measured, according to the first global assessment of long-term monitoring data, and that threatens to set off a CO₂ giga-bomb in the coming decade. Russia is currently 45% covered by permafrost, most of it in the northeast c»»»

Frozen ground is thawing faster each summer almost everywhere it has been measured, according to the first global assessment of long-term monitoring data, and that threatens to set off a CO₂ giga-bomb in the coming decade. Russia is currently 45% covered by permafrost, most of it in the northeast c»»»

Two target sets now define this war, and neither of them is military. Ukraine hits Russian oil refineries and the warehouses of its two big online retailers. Russia hits Ukraine's power system and its shops. Both sides describe the other's campaign as terrorism and their own as a legitimate militar»»»

About a third of Ozon’s shares, Russia's biggest online marketplace, was bought by oligarch Gennady Timchenko on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) set up by the late anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny claims. Navalny died in a Russian prison under»»»

Sloviansk, the anchor of Ukraine's Donbas fortress belt, has been designated an active combat zone by its own regional authorities. The Donetsk Regional Military Administration made the designation on August 21, according to the Sloviansk has become a combat zone war report published on August 25 b»»»

Sweida, Syria: Armed factions in Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida province have blocked students from traveling to sit for official exams, demanding they be held instead in the areas they control, drawing condemnation from the Damascus-appointed governor on Saturday. Sweida city and other parts of the»»»

LONDON: The US is planning to cut off military aid to Iraqi Kurds, four sources with knowledge of the situation have told the BBC. The move was conveyed by the US Department of Defense to leaders of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Under the plan, the US would shun the renewal of an expirin»»»

It sounds more like a prank than a scientific experiment: Take a clean pair of cotton underwear, bury it in the ground, leave it there and then dig it up again. But researchers in Switzerland had a serious reason for asking 1,000 people to do exactly that. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download »»»

Washington: The Trump administration has completed its review of a proposal to eliminate the discretionary 60-day grace period available to H-1B and other foreign professionals after their employment ends, potentially affecting thousands of Indian workers and their families. The Department of Homel»»»

Israel's military said it carried out an air strike in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Friday that killed a ​Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory. The Israeli military said it»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov made an unannounced visit to Manas International Airport today, August 29, to inspect its condition following a major reconstruction, the presidential press service reported. The head of state inspected the airport grounds and the halls designated for receiving»»»

Nepali army rescue teams were using drilling equipment on Saturday seeking to rescue more than 100 people trapped inside a hydropower tunnel, three days after devastating floods struck the site.»»»

US President Donald Trump has claimed to have more than doubled America’s oil reserves through a sweeping agreement giving Washington majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had worked with Venezuela»»»

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Dubai: Dubai Police officers have won praise online after joining Onam celebrations in Karama, with a video showing their participation in the festivities gaining attention on social media. The footage, shared by Ente Karama on Instagram, shows Dubai Police officers interacting with members of the »»»

Hungarian Gripen fighter jets were scrambled after a light aircraft reportedly stolen from an airfield in Kalocsa headed towards Paks, home to Hungary’s nuclear power plant. Gripens sent after stolen aircraft landing detected by military radar According to Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, t»»»

DUBAI: Across the Arab world, climate change is increasingly being felt through shrinking water supplies, damaged crops and rising food prices. Experts warn that a region already among the world’s most water-stressed is becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate-driven hunger and humanitarian cris»»»

Videos and photographs circulated by the media and on social media clearly show that people in Strumyani were able to interact freely with Prime Minister Rumen Radев, accompanying and filming him as he inspected the restoration work, the Cabinet's press centre said on Saturday in response to “claim»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal's reconstruction bill after devastating floods could run into "billions of dollars", Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said Saturday, as authorities grapple with the scale of the destruction. "The reconstruction and rehabilitation would entail perhaps billions of dollars," he t»»»

London: Reigning F1 world champion Lando Norris has committed his long-term future to McLaren after signing a contract extension that will keep him at the team until 2030. The new deal comes less than a week after Norris secured back-to-back wins with victory at the Dutch Grand Prix, rekindling hop»»»