Remains of an ancient structure have been discovered at the bottom of Issyk-Kul Lake during a joint expedition by Kyrgyz and Japanese researchers. According to preliminary information, the researchers found the brick walls of a building. Despite having remained underwater for a long period, the str»»»

Happiness is difficult to measure. But the latest global surveys agree on one thing: where people live, how they judge their lives and how they feel day to day can produce very different pictures of what it means to be happy. The 2026 World Happiness Report, released by the Wellbeing Research Centr»»»

Dubai: A Kuwaiti court has overturned an Education Ministry decision that failed a middle-school student and ordered that she be declared successful and promoted to the eighth grade after a technical glitch prevented her from accessing online classes. The dispute began during the second semester wh»»»

Members of the so-called Kosovo Police raided the family home of Nenad Rašković in the village of Dren, the municipality of Zubin Potok, this afternoon, beat him, took him into the woods and tied him to a tree, demanding that he confess to committing war crimes against Albanians, the Serb List said»»»

LONDON: Iran has tied the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to a sweeping list of political and financial concessions from the US, including full compensation for damage caused by what it described as two “imposed wars.” The demands were set out on Saturday by Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of»»»

ALKHOBAR: Sarah Al-Ablan had never trained in athletics when she lined up for her first 100-meter race in Riyadh in 2023. The King Faisal University student had been passionate about sport since 2020, but it was one of her university instructors who noticed her athletic ability at the gym and encou»»»

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Diodato Abagnara said principles of Security Council Resolution 1701 – adopted exactly two decades ago and which forms basis of UNIFIL’s mandate – remain the cornerstone of efforts to preserve stability in south Lebanon and support peace in t»»»

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Lightning struck a northern Ohio state prison, injuring at least 16 people, who were transported to the hospital, officials said Tuesday night. The lightning struck the Grafton Correctional Institution, located about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland, Tuesday night, as inmates were r»»»

Tripoli, Libya: The General Electricity Company of Libya said on Wednesday that an attack on the South Zawiya substation caused a complete power outage across large areas of southern Zawiya city. In a statement posted on Facebook, the company explained that the 30/11 kV substation south of Zawiya w»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Insurance (QIC, or ‘the Group’), the leading insurer in Qatar and one of the largest across the Middle East and North Africa, reported a resilient performance for the first half of 2026, with net profit of QR365m. The Group absorbed the impact of an exceptional regional geopoliti»»»

On Aug. 12, 1985, in aviation's worst single-plane disaster, a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 slammed into a mountain in central Japan, killing 520 people. Four passengers survived. 1 of 6 | Families of the deceased from the JAL Flight 123 crash on August 12,1985, pay their respects following a memoria»»»

Pereira, Colombia: Colombian rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to find more survivors from the country's strongest earthquake in a century. Daniela Largo was carried from the wreckage wrap»»»

Beijing: Oil prices rose Wednesday amid concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East, despite an increase in US crude oil inventories. Brent crude futures rose $1.10 to $90.01 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 71 cents, or 0.85%, to $83.91. Both benchmark crudes »»»

Zhanarbek Akayev, the mayor of Osh, met with Liu Ming Ge, the Chinese Consul General in Osh. The parties discussed the development of Kyrgyzstan — China cooperation and new joint projects, the City Hall reported. They focused on trade, economic, and investment cooperation, transport logistics, and »»»

Germany and Japan are reviving practices reminiscent of the Gestapo and Japan’s Tokko secret police, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova writes on social media. “Two former WWII Axis powers returned in unison in July to surveillance practices from which they were forcibly weaned i»»»

Three reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France were shut down late on Monday due to a massive ​swarm of ‌jellyfish, triggering preventative measures put in place last year after the entire ⁠plant went offline, operator EDF said.  A nuclear plant in northern France shut»»»

A gunpowder charge that may have been ignited by an external factor is currently considered the possible cause of the explosions that destroyed an ammunition warehouse at the EMCO plant near the village of Belitsa in the Tryavna area, according to plant director Slavcho Demiev. Demiev said the asse»»»

The Gabrovo District Prosecutor's Office is investigating whether an ignition source was deliberately or carelessly introduced at the EMCO weapons plant near Tryavna, as part of an inquiry into the explosions that destroyed a warehouse in the village of Belitsa. Gabrovo District Prosecutor Tihomir »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has inaugurated a 920-m2 one-story dialysis centre at Ibn Khaldoun Hospital in Al-Hawtah, Lahej Governorate, Yemen. Being the governorate’s first specialised dialysis facility, the centre was constructed and highly equipped at a total cost of $1,366,57»»»

Dubai: Emirates has been voted the preferred airline in the Middle East and Africa in the 2026 Flyers’ Choice Awards, while Etihad Airways took third place in the regional ranking. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The awards, organised by AirlineRatings.com, are based e»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has announced the completion of more than 65 percent of the Rumailah Hospital Safety and Security Systems Upgrade Project, being implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH). The project aims to modernise the hospital’s lif»»»

Doha, Qatar: Seven scholars from leading universities around the world will join the Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University in Qatar (#IAS_NUQ) during the 2026–27 academic year, strengthening the University’s role as a global hub for research, dialogue, and know»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has successfully concluded the qualifying round of the third edition of the ‘Awal Al-Awael’ International Quran Competition, the international segment of the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Quran Competition. The qualifyin»»»

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All possible causes of the explosions at an EMKO storage facility near the village of Belitsa, Tryavna Municipality, are being investigated, and a leading theory is expected to emerge after the site is inspected, Gabrovo District Prosecutor Tihomir Petkov said on Wednesday. The pre-trial investigat»»»

Dubai: Emirates Global Aluminium reported an 11% increase in adjusted EBITDA to Dh4.506 billion in the first half of 2026, while restoration work at its Al Taweelah operations continued following the March disruption. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The aluminium produ»»»

Doha, Qatar: Team Qatar are holding a training camp in Turkiye as they prepare for the second phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 Asian qualifiers and the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. Led by Turkish coach Hakan Demir, the squad are focusing on improving their technical and physical »»»

In Bishkek, a section of Frunze Street from Suyumbaev Street to Ibraimov Street has been reopened to traffic after rehabilitation. During the repairs, workers removed the old asphalt pavement, reinforced the road base, repaired utility lines where necessary, and laid new asphalt. Road infrastructur»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) yesterday reported that the Qatari economy demonstrated solid resilience throughout 2025, bolstered by strong non-hydrocarbon sector performance. In its Annual Macroeconomic Review, QCB reiterated that the overall real GDP expanded by 2.9 percent last year, lar»»»

July 2026 was the second-hottest July globally since records began, while sea surface temperatures in the world’s oceans reached a record high for the month. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the average global»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ambassador of Angola H E António Coelho Ramos da Cruz has praised Qatar’s efforts in combating cybercrime, saying they deserve great applause. Speaking at the opening of a UNODC ransomware investigation training in Lusail, he highlighted the State’s strong partnership with the Unit»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has solidified its position as a global hub for digital innovation and cybersecurity as the third edition of the 20-day Youth Cyber Security Camp wrapped up yesterday, equipping young talent with essential online defense skills and aligning with Qatar’s 2030 strategic vision to r»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company reported a 14.6% year-on-year decline in first-half profit after tax to Dh201 million, with geopolitical risks, flood-related claims and short-term investment market volatility weighing on earnings. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bal»»»

A former US military veteran who was imprisoned in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges and under abusive conditions was released on Tuesday. A group advocating for him said he was gravely ill and at risk of dying. Russia has released an American military veteran who spent more than »»»

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The race for the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin's governor between democratic socialist Francesca Hong and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley was too close to call early Wednesday, as primary ballots were being counted in six states. Wisconsin While primaries were being »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) yesterday interviewed students nominated to join the National Scholarship Initiative to pursue a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering. The interviews were conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Climate »»»

The business services industry generated gross value added of 35.5 billion euros in Romania last year, accounting for approximately 10% of the economy's total gross value added, according to a study conducted by Deloitte Romania for the Business Service Leaders Association (ABSL).'Romania combines »»»

Officers of Naryn Customs Office, together with colleagues from the Border Service, prevented an attempt to transport a shipment of undeclared goods into Kyrgyzstan, the State Customs Service of Kyrgzystan reported. During an inspection of a passenger bus driven by a Chinese citizen, customs office»»»

First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan Zhenish Seidaliev met with Tatarstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin at Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision. The main topic of the meeting»»»

Dubai: talabat raised its full-year 2026 guidance across all key financial metrics after first-half growth came in ahead of its earlier expectations, even as second-quarter profit fell 18% amid continued investment in groceries, loyalty and its wider everyday app strategy. Sign up for our daily bus»»»

Doha, Qatar: Negotiations between Oman and Iran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz have reached “a critical point,” with positive feedback received from both countries, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said y»»»

BAIDOA: After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally arrived in the southwestern Somali city of Baidoa with no food and little sense of what would happen next. Drought conditions had forced Mohamed and her family to leave Saakoow, a town in the Middle Jubba region»»»

Dubai: Emirates Global Aluminium took a Dh725 million hit to its first-half net income following the March attack that forced an emergency shutdown at Al Taweelah, with aluminium production at the site expected to return to pre-incident levels in the first quarter of 2027. Sign up for our daily bus»»»

Equipment worth 209.5 million soms will be purchased for pediatric oncology in Kyrgyzstan. The National Center for Maternal and Child Welfare has announced a tender for the purchase, the state procurement portal says. It is noted that 209.5 million soms are planned for the acquisition of a robotic »»»

Labour and Social Policy Minister Natalia Efremova will take part in celebrations marking International Youth Day in Sozopol on Wednesday, the ministry’s press service said. The event, organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, will begin at 6 pm at Harmanite Beach. Youth and Sports Minister En»»»

Dubai: Presight reported a 30.2% year-on-year increase in second-quarter profit after tax to Dh116.8 million, helped by higher revenue and a record Dh2.5 billion in domestic renewals and new agreements. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Revenue for the three months ended»»»

WASHINGTON: A ‌group of current and former Palestinian students and staff have sued Columbia University, alleging discriminatory treatment by the school ​against its Palestinian community since late 2023, according to a court filing in New York. The lawsuit said the university failed to protect its»»»

The Council of Ministers will discuss on Wednesday the 2026-2030 Governance Programme of Bulgaria at a meeting starting at 10 am, the Government information service said. The ministers will also consider assigning the National Revenue Agency to sell property forfeited to the state. The Cabinet is e»»»

Dubai: Travellers flying from the UAE today, August 12, should check their flight status before leaving for the airport, with most services operating as scheduled but disruptions continuing on selected Bahrain and Kuwait routes. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The usua»»»

WASHINGTON: A US helicopter on Tuesday fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran’s ports, the United States military said. The US Navy MH-60 helicopter fired on and disabled the M/V Vela Nova “after the ship’s civilian c»»»