Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Beijing on Wednesday for an official visit, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei announced. According to Baqaei, FM Araghchi will hold talks and exchange views with his Chinese counterpart during the visit on bilateral relations, a»»»

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) proposed a legislative programme comprising 40 bills aimed at comprehensive digital transformation, the political alliance said on Tuesday. The programme is open to professionals and citizens for discussion and further development of the ideas and solutions put forward. Its»»»

New digital system simplifies licensing, compliance and revenue management for operators Dubai: Holiday homeowners and operators in Abu Dhabi will face a simpler licensing process after the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi upgraded the emirate’s regulatory system for the sector. Sign u»»»

Holistic healing was one of the topics at a Dubai forum on connecting generations Dubai: Dr. Ludmilla Vassiliev spent years as a cardiologist before deciding that modern medicine was only telling half the story. Today, she is one of the pioneers of holistic healing in the UAE, which is a field she »»»

Construction and major renovations of 81 schools in Kyrgyzstan were completed ahead of the 2026–2027 academic year, the press service of the Ministry of Construction said. Of these, 40 schools were built from scratch, while 41 educational institutions underwent major renovations. The completed proj»»»

Traffic on a section of Gogol Street from Moskovskaya Street to Zhumabek Street will be restricted from September 17 due to repair work, the Bishkek City Hall said. According to the municipality, the work on this section will be carried out in stages. Earlier, the municipal enterprise Bishkekteplos»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received the credentials of six new ambassadors to the State of Qatar at his office in the Amiri Diwan on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. The Amir received the credentials of HE Josefin Simonsson-Broden, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sw»»»

Ras Al Khaimah is expanding Jebel Jais trails with an 80km loop and Via Ferrata Ras Al Khaimah: Good news for hiking enthusiasts. UAE's highest peak, Jebel Jais, is set to get a major expansion of its hiking and climbing network, including an 80-kilometre Grand Loop and a five-day Via Ferrata, or i»»»

Doha: HE Rashid bin Hamad Al-Athba, Second Deputy Chairman of the Qatar Chamber, met with Ms. Zahra Mohamed, Chairperson of the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, ways to enhance relations between the two sides and develop cooper»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's EXPO 2027 Commissioner Jagoda Lazarevic, who is also caretaker minister of internal and external trade, EXPO 2027 Director Danilo Jerinic and Jamaican EXPO 2027 Commissioner Kirt Henry signed on Tuesday in Belgrade a contract on Jamaica's participation in the specialised expo. T»»»

Chingiz Akhmatov has been appointed First Deputy Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan. He was introduced to the staff today. Prosecutor General Melis Bekturganov highlighted Akhmatov’s professional experience and wished him success in his new position. Akhmatov thanked the leadership for the confidence»»»

Representatives of 95 civil society organizations that have expressed an interest in participating in the Public Council under the Parliamentary Committee on Direct Citizen Participation and Interaction with Civil Society met for the first time with members of the committee, the National Assembly s»»»

RAK ties up with Emirates as it courts international travellers back to the emirate Dubai: There is a particular confidence to Ras Al Khaimah right now. The past six months could easily have forced a tourism destination into defensive mode. Instead, the emirate leaned into what it knew it could del»»»

RSV vaccine gives protection against viruses that cause pneumonia and bronchiolitis Dubai: The UAE has expanded its annual flu campaign to cover seasonal respiratory diseases this year. Under the new initiative, health authorities are asking two high-risk groups of residents, pregnant women and old»»»

Preserved since the 1960s, the pump now sits at the heart of Al Faya retreat expansion One of the oldest petrol pumps of the 1960s meant to refuel early desert-crossing vehicles, a local shop, and a medical clinic serving the surrounding region are all being reimagined at the Al Faya retreat, locat»»»

Cairo: Top diplomats of Egypt and Germany stressed the need to step up efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region, as well as the importance of safeguarding maritime security in the Red Sea and ensuring the uninterrupted flow of international trade in accordance with international law and the UN»»»

Saudi Arabia vowed on Tuesday to respond "firmly" to attacks by Yemen's Houthis, after the Iran-backed fighters wounded 13 people in the kingdom in an assault using ballistic missiles and drones. The Houthis have been engaged in renewed fighting with Saudi-backed government forces since Yemen's civ»»»

BANJALUKA - Unity must not remain just a great word that is uttered on holidays - it must be visible in everyday life, in every new project and to every young person who knows they belong in the same nation and the same culture on either side of the Drina River, Serbian caretaker PM Djuro Macut sai»»»

New plans include 350MW solar expansion and a 100MW round-the-clock project Dubai: Masdar is looking to expand its renewable energy footprint in Azerbaijan with a larger solar project, battery storage and a new round-the-clock power development, while a separate 315MW solar project has reached fina»»»

Vice President voices optimism over Syria’s future after meeting Al Sharaa Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, welcomed Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa on Tuesday as a guest of the Arab Media Summit in Dubai, e»»»

The mandate of Mária Schmidt, director general of the House of Terror Museum, has been terminated by decision of the minister responsible for social relations and culture — Zoltán Tarr announced this on his social media page on Tuesday. Simultaneously with the decision, the House of Terror Museum i»»»

Share: Photo illustration – The greatest danger may not be an AI that disobeys humanity, but one that obeys our poorly defined instructions with more power, speed and literalness than we ever anticipated. Leading AI developers are warning that machines may soon help build increasingly powerful succ»»»

The third stage of the search operation on Korumdu Peak has begun in Kyrgyzstan. The volunteers headquarters reported that the sole objective is to find Nikolai Sviridov. Over the past two weeks, the headquarters has been monitoring weather conditions in the area. «The weather has been favorable. T»»»

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Sputnik) - Terrorist drone attacks against Russia are directed by those who declared a hybrid war on the country, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday. "Every day we are subjected to drone attacks directed against us by those who declared this »»»

YEKATERINBURG (Sputnik) - Russia is actively negotiating with China to launch cross-border routes for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with a pilot project planned for Blagoveshchensk, Dmitry Yadrov, the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), told Sputnik. In early September, Russ»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has warned of dire consequences if the vital Bab al-Mandab waterway were to close, after a months-long blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and recent Houthi gains on the Red Sea coast. Director of Media and Communications Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi warned while at the Ministry of »»»

Qatar on Tuesday warned of dire consequences if the vital Bab al-Mandab waterway were to close, after a months-long blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and recent Houthi gains on the Red Sea coast. "The world is suffering enough with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, so we cannot also afford to add»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received in his office at the Amiri Diwan on Tuesaday HE Dr. Mehmet Mustafa Göksu, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye, who called on His Highness on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country. HH The Amir awarded the Al Wajbah De»»»

The facts presented by the experts are shocking and give cause for concern about our future as a society, Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists on Tuesday in the village of Rakovitsa, commenting on the information revealed on Monday at a press conference regarding the Petrohan-Okolchitsa murd»»»

The modernization of the army should not stop: it is a process, not a one-time action, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told journalists as he attended the ceremonial opening of the 2026/2027 academic year at the Vasil Levski Vocational High School in Mezdra. He commented on the topic of the budge»»»

There is no risk of a fuel shortage in Bulgaria, but localized difficulties with diesel deliveries are being reported in the northern part of the country due to transportation problems, according to Georgi Manushkin of the Association of Bulgarian Fuel Traders, Importers, Producers, and Transporter»»»

EU leaders have called for a stronger presence in the Arctic as NATO expands its military activities in the region, citing what they describe as a growing security threat from Russia. Moscow has repeatedly dismissed such accusations, saying that NATO is undermining traditional regional cooperation »»»

Hungary’s parliament has elected five new members of the Constitutional Court in a secret ballot, replacing judges whose mandates have ended or are due to expire following recent constitutional changes. New members join the court following constitutional changes and a major reshuffle The new judges»»»

A fish die-off has been reported in Barskoon River in Jeti-Oguz district of Issyk-Kul region. The incident was reported on September 11, 2026. Following the report, staff of the Issyk-Kul Regional Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision inspected the site.»»»

Tokyo, Japan: The Japanese military said on Tuesday it was searching for one of its three long-range Global Hawk surveillance drones that went missing during an unspecified flight off the country's western coast. The coast guard said it had found what appeared part of the aircraft, which costs more»»»

Diverse source markets, connectivity, accessibility will underpin the next phase of growth Dubai: Dubai’s tourism sector is no longer talking about recovery. The focus has shifted firmly towards sustained growth, with the emirate continuing to build on its diverse international visitor base, strong»»»

Parliament convened Tuesday to debate the government's general policy amid Israeli attacks on the country's south. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the session was held to debate the government performance and not to question the cabinet or hold a vote of confidence. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam o»»»

THESSALONIKI - The Executive Committee of European football's top governing body UEFA decided on Tuesday that the 2029 Europa League final will be played at the National Stadium in Belgrade. The decision was made at a UEFA Executive Committee session in Thessaloniki, the official UEFA website said.»»»

Israeli forces carried out overnight into Tuesday detonations in the border villages of Kounine and Kfartebnit, and struck Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, al-Mansouri, Hanine, and al-Qantara. In nearby al-Bayada in the Tyre District, forces set homes ablaze. The U.S. ambassador to Lebanon M»»»

A business meeting between representatives of British engineering, technology and consulting companies and Kumtor Gold Company CJSC was held in Bishkek on September 14. The event was organized by the British Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic. The meeting brought together companies specializing in geol»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Outer space must be free from the deployment of any weapons, Russia will continue to promote this position and expects broad international consolidation on this issue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. On Space DemilitarizationOn Monday, US Secretary of the Air For»»»

24-year-old former Rutgers students died after ending up on tracks at Manhattan station Dubai: An Indian-origin woman and her Nepali-American friend were killed by an oncoming subway train in New York after one apparently went onto the tracks and the other tried to help, according to US media repor»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed fears that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity, repeatedly calling them a hoax and rejecting global calls to put guardrails around the fast-moving technology. "I am the Hoax Buster, and I'm right now breaking anoth»»»

Through its evolution from a passion project to a growing polo ecosystem, Singureni Manor has managed to put Romania on the international polo map. In this exclusive interview, Tito Gaudenzi, a veteran polo player and lifestyle events organiser, discusses the evolution of the estate, the role of it»»»

Culture Minister Evtim Miloshev and Andon Panayotov, a representative of the selected company, on Tuesday signed a contract for the restoration of the roof of the National High School of Applied Arts in Tryavna, which was destroyed by a fire on April 4, 2025. “It is unacceptable that it should take»»»

Damascus, Sept. 15 (SANA) Director of the European Affairs Department at Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Sally Shobat met on Tuesday with Swiss State Secretary for Migration Vincenzo Mascioli and his accompanying delegation to discuss bilateral relations and ways to enhance coop»»»

The UEFA Executive Committee today, September 15, designated Bucharest and the National Arena as the official hosts of the 2028 UEFA Europa League Final. After the review of the bids submitted by the candidate federations, the governing body in Nyon has given its vote of confidence to Romania’s cap»»»

Lebanon’s Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar met Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad during an official visit before signing a memorandum of understanding with his Pakistani counterpart on the exchange of prisoners. During the meeting, Al-Hajjar conveyed »»»

Police seized more than 70 kg of marijuana and 368 cannabis plants from a hidden drug-growing facility in a house in Zmeyovo, Stara Zagora Region, Senior Commissioner Dimitar Mashov, head of the Stara Zagora Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry, said at a press conference here on Tuesday. »»»

Every Bulgarian and every child in small settlements has the right to equal access to quality education, said Prime Minister Rumen Radev here on Tuesday. Together with Minister of Education and Science Georgi Valchev, the head of State opened the new school year at the Hristo Botev Primary School i»»»