Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanka Tasheva held a meeting with Ambassador of the State of Israel to Bulgaria Yosi Levi Sfari on July 24, the Foreign Ministry reported on Monday. They discussed current issues on the international agenda, including the escalation in the Middle East, with the A»»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population delivered nearly 4.86 million physiotherapy sessions during the fiscal year 2025/26 while expanding rehabilitation services and strengthening diagnostic imaging capacity across the country. The ministry said physiotherapy services were enhanced through the »»»

Egypt removed more than 41,000 illegal encroachments on state-owned land, agricultural land, and unauthorised buildings during the 29th nationwide enforcement campaign, the Ministry of Local Development and Environment said on Monday. The ministry said the campaign, carried out between May 2 and Ju»»»

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered security authorities to investigate Saudi Arabia’s allegation that drones targeting the kingdom were launched from Iraqi territory, according to a statement by armed forces spokesman Sabah al-Numan. Baghdad said it remains committed to preventi»»»

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said on July 24 that the United States had temporarily lifted 35% tariffs on imports from Serbia while bilateral trade talks continue, describing the move as a boost for investment and economic ties. Speaking to public broadcaster RTS, Vucic said US tariffs on Se»»»

Former prime minister Viktor Orban used his annual address at the Baile Tusnad summer university in Romania to outline Fidesz's strategy after its April election defeat, calling on supporters to organise a broad "national resistance" movement against what he described as the increasingly authoritar»»»

Xbox Live is experiencing an outage on Monday with more than 3,000 users unable to access their games or launch titles on their systems. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UPI) -- Xbox Live experienced an outage Monday with more than 3,000 users unable to access their games or la»»»

Former FBI Director James Comey is shown in 2018 in New York City. On Monday, Comey and his lawyers asked a judge to dismiss a case accusing him of threatening to kill President Donald Trump via a photo of seashells spelling out "86 47." File Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UP»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon is awaiting the outcome of Tuesday’s meeting between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid growing concern over Israel’s commitment to withdrawing from southern Lebanon. The meeting comes a week after a US-Lebanon summit in Washington, during w»»»

A city bus crashed through a central barrier and entered oncoming traffic on Tsarigradsko Shose Boulevard in Sofia on Monday. Four people were injured during the accident. Footage from traffic cameras suggests the crash was most likely caused by a technical malfunction, acting Sofia Police Director»»»

The India government has approved the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) proposal to conduct field trials of polymer banknotes in the Rs10 and Rs20 denominations, the Finance Ministry informed Parliament on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary confirmed the decision in a written reply »»»

US President Donald Trump has denied that the American military is struggling with dwindling munitions as it continues its war with Iran. The remarks come as a rare pause in the fighting entered a third day, following reports that low interceptor stocks were forcing the White House’s hand in the co»»»

New York: US President Donald Trump says Iran requested a meeting “through their surrogates and directly, and we’re meeting”. “We’re talking with Iran right now,” he told reporters, adding, “We are having good talks.” He said that “good things can happen.” “They would not have requested the meeting»»»

LONDON: Two fuel tankers carrying a combined total of nearly 70,000 tonnes of diesel and liquefied gas arrived on Monday at Baniyas terminal in Syria, as transitional authorities in the country seek to stabilize domestic fuel supplies. The shipments included 64,324 tonnes of diesel and 5,620.3 tonn»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan strengthened their healthcare partnership on Monday with the signing of several agreements covering virtual care, health financing, digital transformation and workforce development. Saudi Health Minister Fahad AlJalajel attended a healthcare sector roundtable in »»»

A dense blanket of smoke has hung over Bordeaux since last Friday as a massive wildfire burns its way through southwestern France. As the flames creep closer to the city, FRANCE 24 met residents stunned by the scale of the disaster and fearful of what comes next. The streets of Bordeaux on Sunday b»»»

Ukraine is attacking various countries, it already attacked Germany, and now it has attacked Iran and Kazakhstan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "Ukraine is attacking various countries. Previously, Ukraine attacked Germany by blowing up a facility of critically important energy inf»»»

Tensions in the Gulf are spilling over into the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, putting additional pressure on Saudi Arabia, but the US is unlikely to open a second front, Ankara-based security analyst Dr. Hasan Selim Ozertem tells Sputnik. "Strategically, it would force Washington to choose between protecti»»»

RIYADH: As the Houthi group continues its military escalation, the Yemeni Armed Forces said they remain on the highest level of operational readiness and fully prepared to reinforce security and stability and restore state authority across the country's entire territory. In exclusive remarks to Ash»»»

Oil prices fell on Monday amid a pause in strikes between the US and Iran, boosting hopes for a return to a ceasefire and new talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The United States held fire over the weekend after 13 days of attacks on Iran, with Washington's UN envoy saying the US was "gi»»»

Deir Al-Balah: The world’s leading authority on food insecurity has said that the situation in Gaza had improved since famine was declared in parts of the Palestinian territory last year, but warned that conditions are still at crisis levels. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IP»»»

Poland’s housing market is no longer being driven by government support programs and has returned to a more predictable balance between supply and demand, according to Skanska Residential Development Poland. The company says sales now depend mainly on buyers’ genuine housing needs rather than short»»»

The Federation for Agreement in the Polish Real Estate Market has strongly criticized proposed government regulations for property managers and real estate agents. It argues that a mandatory Central Register of Property Managers would impose unnecessary costs on more than 300,000 businesses without»»»

UAE investors accounted for more than half of Sharjah's real estate trading during the first six months of 2026, investing Dh14.9 billion as the emirate continued to attract strong domestic demand, according to the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department. A statistical report released by the de»»»

CAIRO: Massad Boulos, US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, has defended Washington’s diplomatic efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis, saying many representatives from the country’s east and west have set aside their differences in the nation’s interest. In writte»»»

Geneva: The 17th Arab League-UN General Cooperation Meeting convened in Geneva on Monday, with top-echelon officials and representatives of institutions and specialized agencies from both sides participating. The three-day meeting will discuss ways to boost cooperation in various fields of shared i»»»

CHICAGO: Rahm Emanuel, widely regarded as a potential Democratic candidate for the 2028 US presidential election, has said Palestinians have a legitimate right to sovereignty and self-determination. In a wide-ranging interview with David Remnick on “The New Yorker Radio Hour,” Emanuel also argued t»»»

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers on Monday who had gathered outside the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, saying they were seeking protection after being evicted from their homes. All of the refugees outside the UNHCR were taken away with th»»»

LONDON: The Israeli army said on Monday that it detained two Israeli settlers after they illegally crossed into Syrian territory. The pair were from the Bashan Pioneers group, which advocates establishing settlements in the south of the Syrian Arab Republic, and made the crossing from the Mount Her»»»

Before cyclosporiasis was preceded by weakend policies and cut funding to federal agenceis. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA July 27 (UPI) -- Before the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the Food and Drug Administration delayed the enforcement of a policy designed to improve the process of tracking and re»»»

Dubai: Flight operations have largely stabilised across the Middle East, but many UAE residents are continuing to postpone their holidays as high airfares, uncertainty over regional tensions and economic pressures weigh on travel demand, according to travel agents. While airlines continue to operat»»»

Russia is ready for a diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, taking into account the agreements reached in Anchorage in August 2025, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday. "For our part, we confirm our readiness for a political and diplomatic settlement of t»»»

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced a nationwide campaign to rally public support over the E20 issue, saying he would submit more than 200,000 petitions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week. Speaking at a press conference,»»»

Former prime minister Viktor Orban used his annual address at the Baile Tusnad summer university in Romania to outline Fidesz's strategy after its April election defeat, calling on supporters to organise a broad "national resistance" movement against what he described as the increasingly authoritar»»»

Poland’s largest opposition party fractured on July 24 after former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his loyalists rejected an ultimatum from Law and Justice (PiS) chairman, Jarosław Kaczyński, to abandon their in-party Rozwój Plus (Development Plus) association. “Thirty-something” MPs ha»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut said in the parliament on Monday his government fully deserved to win a no-confidence vote requested by the opposition. Macut said he hoped the government would continue to work at full pace, and noted that his cabinet would not be judged according to front pages, »»»

Kazakhstan’s leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “freeze” the war in Ukraine and stated that his country “does not understand its nature”, speaking during televised talks held in Omsk, Siberia, on July 25. Kazakhstan has not previously spoken out against the conflict expli»»»

A full blown and fast moving drones arms race is playing out in the wheat fields of Ukraine with each side constantly trying to leapfrog its opponent. Both sides have taken the lead at one time or another only to lose it again as technicians dream are constantly dreaming up new features followed by»»»

Kazakhstan’s leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “freeze” the war in Ukraine and stated that his country “does not understand its nature”, speaking during televised talks held in Omsk, Siberia, on July 25. Kazakhstan has not previously spoken out against the conflict expli»»»

JEDDAH: Every thriving literary culture depends on the architecture that surrounds writers: editors, designers, publishers all have their roles to play. And one of the people now helping to build that framework in Saudi Arabia is, fittingly, a former architect. Salman AlArifi, 25, is the co-founder»»»

Sweden is establishing a new civilian intelligence agency to improve its monitoring of Russia’s political leadership, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt has told The Economist. First announced in May and modeled on Britain’s MI6, Sweden’s Foreign Intelligence Service (UND) is due to begin ope»»»

Innovation is reshaping the future of clinical studies, enabling researchers to develop safer, more effective treatments while improving the overall experience for participants. As healthcare challenges become increasingly complex, traditional research methods are evolving to incorporate advanced t»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index was steady on Monday, as it gained 2.28 points — or 0.02 percent — to close at 10,769.12. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index stood at SR4.44 billion ($1.18 billion), with 120 of the listed stocks advancing and 136 declining. The Kingdom’»»»

RIYADH: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh has performed Saudi Arabia’s first laser interstitial thermal therapy procedure, expanding treatment options for selected patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy and certain brain tumors. The minimally invasive procedure, whi»»»

Footage from traffic cameras suggests the crash was most likely caused by a technical malfunction, acting Sofia Police Director Chief Commissioner Nikolay Peltekov told reporters after a city bus crossed the central barrier and entered oncoming traffic on Tsarigradsko Shose Boulevard in Sofia on Mo»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: German luxury sports car maker Porsche, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, said Monday it would cut 5,000 jobs by 2035 as part of a strategic realignment to boost competitiveness. The plan includes the "socially responsible reduction of a further 5,000 jobs by 2035, largely t»»»

Member of Loyalty to Resistance Bloc, Dr. Hussein Hajj Hasan, underlined steadfastness, patience and popular support as elements of Resistance power in addition to the religious faith. MP Hajj Hasan’s made his remarks while addressing a memorial ceremony which was held at the Imam Al-Baqir (AS) Com»»»

RIYADH: Brookfield Corp. has raised approximately $2 billion in the first close of a Public Investment Fund-backed private equity vehicle targeting Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East. Brookfield Middle East Partners secured commitments from strategic anchor investors, including PIF and other gl»»»

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham (pictured) was due to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a Royal Navy base on Monday, marking his first international visitor since replacing Keir Starmer a week ago. File photo by Henry Nicholls/EPA July 27 (UPI) -- New British Prime Minister Andy Bu»»»

Dubai: Indian model Rhiya Ahir, who shot to prominence after standing in front of a moving police van during a student protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park, will file a complaint with the cyber cell alleging that she has been subjected to online threats, abusive messages and morphed images following th»»»