Washington, United States: President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche was confirmed as US attorney general on Saturday. Blanche, who has already been serving as the top US law enforcement officer in an acting capacity, represented Trump as his private attorney in several criminal »»»

RIYADH: Startups operating in the Middle East and North Africa region raised $172.6 million across 45 deals in July, a monthly increase of 16 percent. According to Wamda data, Saudi Arabia regained the top spot in July after ranking outside the lead for the entire first half of the year, with start»»»

An Israeli enemy army infantry force, accompanied by two Merkava tanks, advanced this morning toward the Shmeis area on the outskirts of Kfarshouba, according to Al-Manar’s correspondent. The correspondent reported that the forces conducted search and sweep operations in the wooded areas that the e»»»

Americana Restaurants International PLC reported strong financial results for the first half of 2026, with double-digit growth in revenue, earnings, and cash flow, supported by higher like-for-like sales, continued restaurant expansion, and improved operating efficiency. The restaurant operator, li»»»

Ramallah: Palestinian Christians call themselves "living stones" and say they have lived continuously in the Holy Land for the last 2,000 years. Maybe not for much longer, believes Reverend Mitri Raheb. "If the current conditions continue, there will not be a single Palestinian Christian left by 20»»»

Around 2.27 billion forints have been repaid to the state by Prime Tech Magántőkealap, a private equity fund linked to Lőrinc Mészáros, following a review of an earlier transaction related to the electronic road toll system — Transportation and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy announced in a Facebo»»»

New Delhi: Two weeks after youth-led protests forced India's education minister to resign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is grappling with the fallout from one of its toughest political challenges in years. Led by the online Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the demonstrations spread from Ne»»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Angola over the victims of a road collision in Cuanza Sul Province, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sin»»»

PoliticsIndiaIndia wary of potential 100% US tariffs over Russian oilMidhat Fatimah with AP, AFP, Reuters, dpaThe US Senate passed a Russian sanctions bill that could result in tariffs on India, as a major Russian oil consumer. Follow DW for more. https://p.dw.com/p/5IU6fIndian exporters are faced »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Russian Defense Ministry: Cargo ships transporting weapons to Ukrainian ports hit by drones 08-08-2026 10:08 AM Latest News Urgent News Rus»»»

Sydney: A remote Australian town will become a "cornerstone" of the Western supply of scandium, a rare earth needed for defence, planes and data centres, miner Sunrise Energy Metals said on Saturday after a $400 million US pledge. The Pentagon announced a $400 million conditional loan commitment to»»»

A large-scale search and rescue operation is underway in Talas region on Talas River, where 15-year-old Bayel Timur uulu was swept away by the current a month and a half ago. According to Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the region Ermat Dzhumaev, 320 people are currently involved»»»

RIYADH: Across the Middle East and North Africa, homegrown fintechs are addressing financial exclusion from two entirely different starting points, and two platforms illustrate that divide well: Valu in Egypt, and Arib in Saudi Arabia. Valu is an Egyptian buy now, pay later and consumer finance pla»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is entering one of the biggest technology infrastructure shifts since the rise of cloud computing, with data centers set to evolve into artificial intelligence factories, a senior NVIDIA executive told Arab News. Marc Domenech, vice president enterprise for Middle East, Turkey,»»»

Houston, Aug 8, (SANA) Oil prices rose at the close of trading on Friday, with Brent crude gaining $1.06, or 1.3%, to settle at $83.55 a barrel. Reuters reported that U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 89 cents, or 1.15%, to settle at $78.18 a barrel. Oil prices have gained more »»»

An 18-year-old Hungarian man is suspected of killing a 29-year-old Austrian man in Lower Austria, with investigators examining the possibility that the attack was motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation. The victim was found dead early on Thursday in a house in Langenzersdorf, north of Vienna.»»»

Dubai: There was a time when hunger dictated Jenifer Segalowitz’s life. One afternoon after returning home from school in the Philippines, she discovered there was nothing left to eat. Hungry and exhausted, she accepted a piece of fried chicken that had already been thrown into the trash after her »»»

Washington: The Strait of Hormuz is, by some accounts, named for a Zoroastrian deity destined to emerge victorious after a 9,000-year standoff with an adversary. Iran's leaders feel their own victory is at hand and won't require the same epic patience. They are betting that military pressure will u»»»

DUBAI: There is something deeply satisfying about watching a beloved, long-running franchise reimagined in a way that feels both fresh and respectful of its legacy. And that is exactly what “Star Wars: Visions Presents — The Ninth Jedi” achieves. Based on a 2021 “Star Wars: Visions” anthology short»»»

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has declared that foreign media outlets’ growing acknowledgment of President Donald Trump’s failure in the war against Iran is a direct result of Iranian revolutionary media’s success in countering enemy disinformation campaigns. In a statement issued Satu»»»

Duke University School of Law has largely disregarded the US Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action and continued to discriminate against white and Asian applicants, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has alleged. In 2023, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in cases brought by Stude»»»

The Pentagon has revoked the security clearance of former US Air Force chief Frank Kendall, whom it accused of leaking classified information about Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted presidential aircraft. “This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One’»»»

Elon Musk has refused to allow Ukraine to use his Starlink satellite internet service to guide drone strikes deep inside Russian territory, The Atlantic reported on Friday, citing two close allies of former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov. According to the publication, Fedorov, a tech-sa»»»

US Cyber Command is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer, Bloomberg has reported. As many as five people who worked in or closely interacted with the command took their own lives between early June and early July, the outlet»»»

A New Mexico judge has declared Meta a “public nuisance,” comparing the social media giant to a polluting factory. The ruling orders the company to establish an abatement fund and overhaul key features of its platforms over alleged harm to children. Judge Bryan Biedscheid on Thursday ordered the pa»»»

Tokyo: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 has risen to 39, while more than 6,500 people remain in evacuation shelters, the prefectural government said Saturday. Of the 39 fatalities, 36 were directly caused by the 7.1-magnitud»»»

NONTHABURI: A student opened fire at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 20, according to authorities, who said he also appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier in the morning. The 14-year-old shooter took his o»»»

TRIPOLI: Libya’s Zawia Oil Refinery ​Company said a drone crashed into an untreated naphtha ‌tank ‌at ​the ‌Zawia refinery ⁠early ​on Saturday ⁠causing a leak that staff had managed to ⁠control.There were ‌no ‌fires ​or ‌casualties, ‌the company said, but warned against the ‌danger caused by the pr»»»

Darwin, Australia: Bangladesh folded for just 54 Saturday to lose their only warm-up game ahead of a two-Test series against top-ranked Australia by an innings and 38 runs. The tourists were skittled by young quick Campbell Thompson, who claimed a stunning 8-25 off 11 overs as a Cricket Australia X»»»

Spain announced Friday that it would introduce border controls for travellers arriving from Italy in retaliation for Rome imposing similar measures. The rare spat between the EU nations came after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco to Spain's North African territory Ceuta&nb»»»

Russian missile strikes killed three people, including a child, ​in ‌the Kyiv region on Saturday, said local authorities, as an air raid alert was declared in and around the Ukrainian capital. The attack came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Belgrade on a landmark visit»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian military struck the Fire Point industrial plant in Kiev, which produces components and warheads for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "The following were struck in Kiev: the Kiev-111 industrial enterprise (Fire Point LLC), which produce»»»

On Aug. 8, 1974, facing expected impeachment over the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign. 1 of 4 | President Richard Nixon resigns from the office of the president August 8, 1974, following his role in the Watergate scandal. Photo courtesy CBS | License Photo»»»

It has been a busy week for headlines across the region and beyond. UAE residents can look forward to an upcoming three-day weekend, while Oman opens its doors wider with a free 14-day visa. In local news, a tragic gas cylinder blast in Dubai drew emergency responses, while travel rules take centre»»»

Dubai: For many overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), returning to the UAE after a holiday in the Philippines should be as simple as checking in, clearing immigration, and boarding the flight. But for some, one document can make the difference between a smooth departure and multiple trips across the ai»»»

If you are American, then you might be getting damn tired of losing wars. I know I am. And you may be asking yourself, “Why does this keep happening?” It’s an intriguing and disheartening puzzle: Although the United States has been far-and-away the world’s most powerful country for many decades, wi»»»

Mexico City: The United States announced on Friday that it will partially resume inspections of avocado producers in Mexico's Michoacan state, two days after suspending imports of the fruit over security concerns. Michoacan is a hotspot of fighting between crime gangs, which have diversified into e»»»

What is underway at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs may prove to be more than a simple change of leadership: it could amount to a restructuring that reaches to the institution’s foundations. The institute has been transferred from the Prime Minister’s Office back to the Ministry of»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC): The United States and the Israeli entity failed to achieve their objectives in the war against Iran »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Bank (QNB) said the US economy continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of current domestic and external pressures, despite a moderation in the labour market and increased economic uncertainty. In its weekly commentary, the bank said the moderation in the pace of »»»

The socioeconomic development results for the first six months of 2026 have been summed up in Talas region. The meeting was chaired by Ermat Dzhumaev, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the region. The results of the first half of the year show growth in economic indicators, as well as positive »»»

Rome: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Friday that its Food Price Index averaged 131.1 points in July, up 0.6 percent from June. In a statement, the organization said the increase was driven by higher prices for cereals, sugar, and vegetable oils, despite decl»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe IRGC: Foreign media acknowledged Trump’s defeat thanks to the revolutionary media’s efforts to counter enemy disinformation 08-08-2026 09:2»»»

Abidjan: The Djidji Ayokwe, a sacred "talking drum" which was taken by French colonial troops in 1916 and then to France, arrived back in its home village in Ivory Coast on Friday. The ceremony, on Ivory Coast's national independence day holiday, was the first time today's Ivorians were able to see»»»

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a mutual defence pact, the US Navy is enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports, and Iran and Oman are nearing a shipping deal for the Strait of Hormuz, all as the Houthis are blamed for an attack on Najran. Meanwhile, most UAE flights are operating as sche»»»

New York: Major US stock indexes closed higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 reaching a record high as investors responded to weaker-than-expected US jobs data that reduced expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September. The S&P 500 rose 46.48 points, or 0.60%, to close at 7,756.44»»»

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has issued an orange code for the scorching temperatures in vast parts of the country for Saturday. The code applies to Northern, Southern Bulgaria, and for the Southwest. A yellow code due to the hot weather has been issued for the regions»»»

Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Damir Osmonov visited the First Children’s Hospice, where he met with children, their parents, and medical staff. As part of state support, eight children received ventilators for home use, and nine more received a year’s supply of vital medical supplies. During the»»»

Sydney, Australia: Passengers at Sydney Airport were warned of flight disruptions for the second consecutive day on Saturday amid widespread delays caused by an air services staff shortage. More than 150 domestic and international flights out of Sydney were delayed from 7am Australian Eastern Stand»»»

The US State Department announced late Friday that President Donald Trump's ​administration plans toprovide $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia as the country's new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn into office. De la Espriella, who calls himself »»»