Several phone calls, not just one, took place last week between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Roman Gofman, the new head of Mossad, Israel's intelligence service, before the strike on Abu al-Duhur airport in northern Syria, near the Turkish border on 18 August. Former Mossad chief D»»»

At least two Palestinians were martyred and another was injured, with many others being arrested in the West Bank, as Israeli occupation forces stepped up attacks overnight and into Friday morning. In Jenin, Fathi Khazem, father of slain Palestinians Raad and Abdulrahman Khazem, was shot and killed»»»

The surface-to-air missile system will be deployed in the Norwegian brigade based next to Russia’s Kola Peninsula. The NASAMS and NOMADS missile systems will be part of the Finnmark Brigade, the commander of a newly established combat air defence unit confirmed to the National Defence Magazine (For»»»

The project Accessible Culture – Sofia for All examines the accessibility of Sofia’s cultural institutions for people with visual impairments, the project organizers said on Friday. A joint initiative of ARTessible Association and the Louis Braille, 1928 National Community Centre for the Blind, the»»»

Police in Karlovo (central Bulgaria) have arrested a 36-year-old man for the poisoning of eight vultures at the foot of Mount Botev in the Balkan Mountains, the Plovdiv Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry said Friday. Officers from the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime als»»»

Amid conflicting reports about the situation in the Ali al-Taher area, which continues to come under Israeli airstrikes, a prominent Hezbollah source confirmed that the group "has no intention of surrendering the Ali al-Taher hill to the Lebanese Army, the enemy, or any other party.” “Such a surren»»»

Organizers of the VI World Nomad Games have published a map of the «Kochmondor Aalamy» (Universe of Nomads) ethno-village, which will be located at Kyrchyn jailoo (pasture). The ethno-village will be open to visitors from September 2 to 5. Admission is free. The map shows the main zones and facilit»»»

Tunis, Aug. 21 (TAP)- Fidaa Foundation said the commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (August 21) is an opportunity to underline that sacrifices made to defend the homeland's security...»»»

GENEVA: The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing “exponentially,” with more than 2,500 deaths now recorded, with half in the last 20 days, the United Nations’ senior Ebola coordinator said Friday. The Ebola outbreak is already the biggest in the country’s history and»»»

LONDON: Spain and local authorities in Ceuta must provide adequate shelter to migrants and asylum seekers who arrived in the exclave last month, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Those who wish to apply for asylum should also be given the opportunity to do so, the organization added. “Thousands of»»»

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump heads to South Carolina on Friday to campaign for Darline Graham, a political novice whose unexpected bid for a six-year US Senate term will test the president’s influence in a heavily Republican state.Trump will appear at an evening rally for Graham at the Myrtle Beach Con»»»

A helicopter is now being used in Batken region to deliver support structures to hard-to-reach areas, the Ministry of Defense of Kyrgyzstan reported. The structures are being transported to areas where military personnel are carrying out state border security duties. To reduce delivery times and th»»»

Construction of a brick manufacturing plant with a capacity of up to 400,000 bricks per day has begun in Aidarken, Batken region. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in Batken region Mamyrzhan Rakhimov, representatives of the State Development Ban»»»

Dubai: UAE telecom operator du has launched a series of back-to-school offers, including discounts of up to 50 per cent on selected Power Plans for six months. The promotion also gives customers an additional 60GB of data when they subscribe to annual prepaid Flexi plans, aimed at providing greater»»»

The International Federation is ready to hold stages of the World Powerboat Racing Championship in Kyrgyzstan through 2030. Mederbek Irsaliev, director of the Powerboat Racing Federation, said at a press conference. According to him, Kyrgyzstan has signed an agreement with the International Federat»»»

The Green Balkans environment protection organization has proposed the bearded vulture as a symbol of Bulgaria for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027, hoping that it will enhance the protection of the species. The organization cites conservation efforts to restore the vulture population in Bulgari»»»

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Funding for education in Kyrgyzstan increased from 40 billion soms in 2021 to 75 billion soms in 2025. Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev said at the national pedagogical forum «Education That Changed the Era: A Creative Teacher — A Developed Country.» Preschool education coverage has also increas»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s population grew by more than 1.1 million people in five years, reaching 4.58 million by the end of 2025, as the emirate continued to attract workers, professionals, investors and families from around the world. Data released by Digital Dubai through the Dubai Data and Statistics Esta»»»

Al Ain: Al Ain City Municipality has completed a 14-kilometre windbreak project along Tahnoun bin Mohammed Road, planting 1,807 ghaf trees in an effort to curb drifting sand and improve protection for motorists and nearby communities. The project is designed to create a natural green barrier capabl»»»

A dramatic police chase unfolded at Lake Balaton on 20 August after a driver who was initially stopped near Aszófő allegedly sped away, crashed into several police vehicles and tried to hit officers on a cycle path. Four police officers suffered minor injuries, while the driver was taken to hospita»»»

Yamuna Hasan walked away from an Oxford University Debate as Best Proposition Speaker after taking on a defining dilemma of the AI age. This also became a humongous "hats off" moment as it was filled with prestigious, respected, and highly esteemed personalities generously applauding this teen sens»»»

Oslo: Flights in Norway would be disrupted on Friday and through the weekend due to a walkout by some air traffic controllers, after negotiations on working conditions failed, airport authorities said. The Norwegian Air Traffic Controllers' Association has scheduled a walkout for 12 controllers at »»»

INGOT Group, the multi-licensed brokerage group founded in 2006, celebrates its 20th anniversary with the launch of Rise, a trading app built from the ground up for a new generation of traders. A different kind of trading appThis generation reads the markets through the same channels that drive cul»»»

The average salary of social workers in Kyrgyzstan, including applicable supplemental payments and bonuses, has increased to approximately 40,000 soms. This was announced at a board meeting of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration. Previously, the average salary was about 12,000 soms»»»