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»»»

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»»»

Abu Dhabi: Gamingtec has officially secured a Gaming-Related Vendor licence issued by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) in the United Arab Emirates. This enables the company to offer its iGaming Platform, as well as their range of iGaming products, to licensed operators wit»»»

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»»»

Dubai: Young people are facing a worsening global jobs market, with youth unemployment rising to 12.4 per cent in 2025 and an estimated 67 million people aged 15 to 24 out of work, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The findings, published on Tuesday in the IL»»»

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»»»

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»»»

North Korea on Wednesday condemned South Korea's push to build a nuclear-powered submarine. In this May 2026 photo, President Lee Jae Myung (C) is briefed on the country's submarine plans in Changwon. Photo by Yonhap North Korea on Wednesday denounced South Korea's efforts to build a nuclear-powere»»»

The EU is pumping €90 billion ($105 billion) into Ukraine without knowing how the burden of the interest-free loan will be distributed among member states, German MEP Fabio De Masi told the Berliner Zeitung, warning that the money will enrich “corrupt oligarchs” in Ukraine. Member states gave the g»»»

Six people were killed Tuesday by Houthis firing missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, Yemeni authorities said. Yemen's coast guard said the dead included four crew members and two members of the government-allied National Resistance Forces. Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at the»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, has hailed young Emiratis as the nation’s future-makers and true wealth, saying there are no limits to their ambitions or what »»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has reaffirmed the UAE leadership’s confidence in young Emiratis, describing them as the nation’s greatest wealth and greatest hope as the world marks International Youth Day.»»»

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»»»

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»»»

New Delhi, India: Afghanistan will host India in a three-match Twenty20 international series in New Delhi next month, the cricket boards of both countries said Wednesday. Afghanistan have long used India and the United Arab Emirates as home venues because of the country's political and security cha»»»

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»»»

Arab Finance: Misr Hotels Company reported a 4.95% year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit after tax to EGP 1.374 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, according to financial indicators filed with the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). The company’s net profit rose from EGP 1.31 billion in the previous fi»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

Arab Finance: The Egyptian government is considering imposing a 5% customs duty on fully imported electric vehicles (EVs) for the first time, according to six sources, four of whom are government officials who spoke to Asharq Business on condition of anonymity. Such a move aims at protecting local »»»

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has revealed significant growth in the participation of Emirati women in the UAE’s private sector, where the total number of Emirati men and women employed exceeded 190,000 by the end of the first half of 2026. According to the ministry’s 20»»»

Since they seized power in Afghanistan five years ago, the Taliban have succeeded in expanding their diplomatic and economic ties with countries around the world. But Afghanistan remains largely isolated due to a widespread refusal to formally recognise the Taliban government over human rights abus»»»

Dubai: Temperatures could reach 49°C in parts of the UAE on Wednesday, with hotter conditions expected along the coast on Thursday before humidity and the possibility of fog return over the weekend, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Wednesday will be fair to partly cloudy at ti»»»

As Abu Dhabi’s global influence accelerates, the emirate’s long-term economic success relies on ensuring its story being told by those who have lived it, shaped it and understand its deeper purpose. On the occasion of International Youth Day, this commitment takes on added resonance, underscoring o»»»

Running a country is not exactly a nine-to-five operation. There are late-night negotiations, early-morning briefings, emergencies that refuse to observe time zones and an endless line-up of meetings, speeches and travel. But just how little sleep can a world leader get away with? That question gai»»»

Abu Dhabi: As the UAE marks International Youth Day, TAQA Transmission is placing youth development at the centre of its workforce strategy, in step with Abu Dhabi's Economic Vision 2030 and the UAE's Net Zero 2050 ambitions. As the company invests in grid resilience, smart networks and next-genera»»»

Share: Lebanon President Joseph Aoun revealed Tuesday that the negotiations with Israel and the US are “making progress,” stressing they are the only viable option; “in any case the talks are better than the devastating results of war.” “The scale of Israeli attacks on our country has decreased sin»»»

DAMASCUS: Bashar Assad’s 24-year rule of Syria ended abruptly in December 2024 following a lightning advance by rebel forces who struck while the Russian ‌and Iranian allies who had backed him through years of civil war were distracted by conflicts elsewhere. He fled to Moscow, ending more than fiv»»»

LONDON: For almost a quarter of a century, Bashar Assad stood at the apex of a Syrian state in which the president appeared beyond the reach of its courts. On Tuesday, that relationship was dramatically reversed. Syria’s Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced the ousted president to death in a»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has publicly inaugurated a 920 square meter 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 equip»»»

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic’s Tartous Port began commercial operations at Quay No. 4 on Tuesday, after the berth received its first vessel, expanding the port’s cargo-handling capacity and aiming to cut wait times for large ships. The vessel docked at the newly opened quay and began unloading »»»

LONDON: Colombia on Monday recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian Arab Republic’s Golan Heights, becoming only the second UN member state to do so after the US recognized Israel’s claim in 2019. The Aug. 10 announcement was among new President Abelardo de la Espriella’s first major foreign »»»

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department unsealed indictments on Tuesday against four members of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels accused of seeking to purchase arms and ammunition in the Czech Republic. The four alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, known by its Spanish acro»»»

An exterior view of the International Criminal Court is shown in The Hague, The Netherlands. Four human rights groups are suing the Trump administration over “crippling” sanctions on judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court. File Photo by Robin Utrecht/EPA-EFE Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Fou»»»

Abu Dhabi: For many world leaders, an unannounced stroll through a busy shopping mall would be almost unthinkable. In the UAE, however, such encounters have become a familiar hallmark of UAE leaders whose spontaneous public appearances continue to surprise residents and visitors alike. Get updated »»»

As the nature of Russia’s war in Ukraine evolves, Baltic startups are seeking new ways to respond to the hybrid threat from Russia, hoping rapid innovation can have a deterrent effect on Moscow.  One of the lessons of the war in Ukraine is that military technology evolves very rapidly, wi»»»

LONDON: Two young men were killed on Tuesday when a landmine exploded as they rode a motorcycle near Al-Nasiriyah Air Base in the countryside northeast of Damascus, the Syrian state media reported. The victims were from the nearby town of Jayrud, the Syrian Arab News Agency said. Mohammad Anwar Sal»»»

Capitals, August 11 (SANA) Arab condemnations continued on Tuesday over a statement issued by Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 10, 2026, recognizing what it called “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied Syrian Golan. Qatar condemned the Colombian statement, stressing, in a statemen»»»

Riyadh: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi affirmed that Colombia's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights violates international law and international treaties. In a statement, Albudaiwi strongly condemned the move, st»»»

DIYARBAKIR, Turkiye: Residents in Turkiye’s mainly Kurdish-populated southeastern region reacted with a mix of relief, joy and uncertainty on Tuesday after parliament approved a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants, offering them a potential path toward integration into normal life»»»

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: The State of Qatar condemned the government of the Republic of Colombia's recognition of Israeli occupation's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. It stressed that assisting the occupation in disregarding relevant UN resolutions concerning the occupied Golan Heights, particular»»»

Riyadh, Aug 11 (SANA) Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned a statement issued by Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognizing what it called “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied Syrian Golan, stressing that the move contradicts international law and relevant international legitimacy resolutio»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will bring together global technology leaders, policymakers and international organizations in Riyadh next month for a four-day UNESCO forum aimed at shaping international approaches to the ethical development and governance of artificial intelligence. The fourth UNESCO Global »»»

Beirut: Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, formally ending capital punishment after more than two decades in which executions had been suspended, making the country the first in the Middle East to officially repeal the punishment. Lawmakers approved the bill during »»»

LONDON: An Israeli rights group and Palestinian community organizations have asked a court to overturn approval for a Jewish religious school in occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah, saying the project would be built on land expropriated for public facilities needed by Palestinians. Israeli nonp»»»

RIYADH: The Cultural Development Fund has launched the Nama’ Incentives program and its first initiative, “AI Incentives for Cultural Projects.” The initiative offers micro, small and medium-sized enterprises financial incentives of up to SR500,000 ($133,000) to encourage the adoption or developmen»»»

Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said Israel’s rejection of the peace plan in the Gaza Strip represents a continuation of its foot-dragging in implementing the agreements that have been reached since d»»»