Doha, Qatar: CEO of the Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services Dr. Ayed bin Debsan Al-Qahtani, met with Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Qatar H E Dr. Mehmet Mustafa Göksu, at the Turkish Embassy. The meeting reviewed the foundation’s humanitarian journey and its support fo»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States' accusations against China regarding the alleged theft of artificial intelligence technology are unfounded and politically motivated, Liu Chang, the spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, told Sputnik. "The US side’s hyping of the so-called 'distill»»»

The US and Canada escalated a bitter trade dispute on Tuesday, with Washington imposing new import bans on Canadian alcohol, motorcycles and dairy products as Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on US goods took effect. The United States banned a broad swath of Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles an»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anish Gawande. He sees the controversy surrounding the inauguration of the BAPS temple near Paris as more than an isolated dispute over the treatment of female staff at the Eiffel Tower. From his perspective, the incident exposes a broader and insufficient»»»

France got a crash course on the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a Hindu sect at the heart of an Eiffel Tower strike this week. But for Indians in France who have been trying to raise awareness of far-right Hindu groups, it comes too late. As the 2027 election campaign »»»

London, Sept. 7 (SANA) A shortage of fuel oil used by ships and power plants is expected in the third quarter as wars disrupt refinery operations and tanker traffic, prompting refiners to prioritize diesel, gasoline and jet fuel production, Reuters reported. Energy Aspects forecasts a global fuel o»»»

US President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin he wanted a swift end to the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said, arguing that peace could pave the way for a broad restoration of US-Russia ties. The hour-long call Tuesday followed weekend talks by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner»»»

AI, tech, and clean energy now drive the fast-growing UAE-Germany economic alliance The visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, to Germany transcends standard diplomatic protocol. It marks a pivotal moment that translates high-level political»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi held a phone call on Wednesday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belize HE Francis Fonseca. They reviewed and discussed cooperative relations between the two countries and way»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar head to the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 with high hopes in squash and padel, looking to strengthen its presence on the Asian sporting stage. The Games run in Japan from September 19 to October 4, and Qatar’s squash and padel teams are targeting strong finishes and a place »»»

Doha, Qatar: The 2026-2027 QSL Cup will kick off on September 20, with 19 teams set to compete in the tournament following Al Sadd’s withdrawal, the Qatar Stars League (QSL) announced. The competition will feature 11 QSL teams and eight Jetour League sides. The teams will be divided into five level»»»

BusinessDoes BRICS have a clear purpose?Arthur SullivanThe 18th BRICS summit takes place in India this weekend. Unlike last year, the leaders of China and Russia are coming. But does the expanded group have a clear common mission and purpose? https://p.dw.com/p/5MIIUThis year's BRICS host India has»»»

The hydrological situation in the Bulgarian section of the Danube River remains challenging, the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River reported on Wednesday. Water levels continue dropping across the entire stretch of the river, with decreases in the past 24 hours ran»»»

UPDATEMissile salvos, destroyed tankers push crude benchmarks toward triple digits Oil prices surged toward $100 a barrel on Wednesday as the United States destroyed five Iranian crude carriers, Iran launched a ballistic-missile attack toward Jordan and Tehran warned tanker crews near Kuwait and Ba»»»

Are you overpaying for every workout? How to calculate your real gym costs Asking someone about their gym habits can feel almost as loaded as asking their salary, or their age. You see the shifty look, the shuffled feet, and if you're feeling particularly vindictive, because neither have you been k»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s golfers will look to turn a period of intensive preparation and growing international exposure into a strong show when they compete at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan. Saleh Al Kaabi, Ali Al Shahrani and Daniil Sokolov will represent Qatar in the men’s individual and»»»

Dubai: On the sidelines of the AIM Congress 2026, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates, Eng. Ali Al-Misnad met with the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. H E Taye Atske Selassie. The meeting focused on Qatar-Ethiopia trade and economic relations, »»»

Doha, Qatar: Second Vice Chairman of the Qatar Chamber (QC) Rashid bin Hamad Al Athba met with Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Qatar, H E Aibek Tektobolotov, to discuss ways to enhance economic and trade relations and promote investment and private-sector partnerships. During his meeting with the Kyrgy»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Tax Authority (GTA) participated in the 17th Meeting of the Committee of Heads and Directors of Tax Administrations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, held in Kingdom of Bahrain, yesterday. The meeting brought together Their Excellencies, the heads and directors »»»

The Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) announced on Tuesday that it had ordered the detention of a 40-year-old Russian national accused of attempting to commit acts of sabotage."Evidence gathered in the case shows that, between February and July 2026, with a view t»»»

UDMR president Kelem Hunor declared on Wednesday, at the end of a meeting with Sorin Grindeanu, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, that they had discussed about what possible and impossible majorities could be created. He added that Luca Niculescu's name was vehiculated. “We did not talk abo»»»

Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan reaffirmed Romania's commitment to continuing the process of fiscal consolidation and reducing risks associated with public finance at a meeting he held at Victoria Palace on Tuesday with a delegation of investors comprising representatives of J.P. Morgan, foreig»»»

Flights at Iasi International Airport were suspended on Tuesday after authorities issued a RO-ALERT warning about possible falling objects from the airspace, airport director Romeo Vatra said."There are no cancelled flights. For now all flights are suspended until the situation is clarified," Vatra»»»

A RO-ALERT message warning of the possibility of objects falling from the airspace was sent on Tuesday in Vaslui County, with similar warnings also issued in the counties of Iasi, Neamt, Suceava and Botosani."There is a possibility of objects falling from the airspace. Remain calm! Take shelter in »»»

There is one word that almost everyone in Hungary’s rural property market knows, yet many only understand its real significance after the purchase: zártkert. An attractive holiday home on a vineyard hillside, a manor house in wine country or a village house with a garden may all conceal this classi»»»

More than 108,000 loaded trucks crossed Hatta as trade flows accelerated in H1 2026 Dubai: Trade passing through the Hatta Customs Crossing surged 175% in the first half of 2026 to more than Dh37.08 billion, while the number of loaded trucks using the border point more than doubled during the same »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has held its periodic meeting with government school principals to review preparations, strategic priorities and operational plans for the 2026-2027 academic year, with the participation of more than 250 government school principals repres»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Press Centre has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies to strengthen cooperation in journalism, media and research, with a focus on joint training programmes, events, stud»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Civil Defence in Qatar announced that it contained a fire that broke out on a marine vessel at Al Wakra Port, with no injuries reported.»»»

NATS says its system is back online, but a huge backlog of flights remains Dubai: UAE travellers flying to or through the UK face delays and possible cancellations after a technical failure in Britain’s air traffic control system disrupted flights across the country, with Emirates, Etihad Airways a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Falcons perched only metres from tracking technologies, modern hunting equipment and off-road vehicles at S’hail 2026 offer a picture of how a centuries-old tradition is being passed to younger generations while developing into an increasingly specialised international industry. The 10»»»

The Executive Committee of the Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU) approved amendments to the 2026 budget and the events register. The decisions were made at a meeting on September 8 chaired by KFU President Adylbek Kasymaliev, the union said. The amount of the budget and details of the amendments were not»»»

Many may not remember it, but Hungarian politicians were already fond of calling their opponents “worms” some 30 years before László Toroczkai’s latest infamous remark. In Hungarian political discourse, it sometimes feels as though the same pattern keeps repeating itself. An opponent is no longer s»»»

Doha, Qatar: The diplomatic relationship between Guyana and Qatar is evolving into a “partnership of purpose”, President of Guyana H E Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said, highlighting growing cooperation in investment, energy, infrastructure, agriculture, tourism and other areas. Speaking at the official »»»

Traffic disruptions hit E75 near Khalifa Industrial City B, Sweihan and Al Ajban Abu Dhabi: Several road closures are being reported along the E75 highway north of the capital, according to live traffic data, with disruptions visible between Khalifa Industrial City B and the Sweihan area, passing t»»»

What US commander told Revolutionary Guards about Iran's oil fleet after naval attacks The head of US Central Command warned Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that further attacks on American naval forces could bring a larger economic retaliation, including strikes on Iranian oi»»»

Gulf tensions keep flights uncertain; UK air traffic control issue disrupts routes Dubai: UAE air travel remains mixed on Wednesday, with most services from Abu Dhabi and Dubai operating normally. Minor delays reported at both airports, while flights on some UK and Indonesia routes remain disrupted»»»

The EU’s SAFE defense financing mechanism is already supporting stronger results across Poland’s arms industry, according to Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka. Speaking at the MSPO defense fair in Kielce, she said the impact of the program can already be seen at PGZ and other Po»»»

The government is launching the Saint Stephen rural development programme, the Prime Minister said at Tuesday's session of the National Assembly, before the agenda. Péter Magyar announced that they are already working on a proposal aimed at abolishing the "hollowed-out" county assemblies and comple»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova Mihai Popsoi is on an official visit to Sofia on Wednesday at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Velislava Petrova, her Ministry said. Popsoi is scheduled to hold talks with Petrova, followed by a joint news c»»»

Erlist Akunbekov, the Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry, met with Altamash Wazir Khan, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to the Kyrgyz Republic. The Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported. According to the report, the discussion focus»»»

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Erlist Akunbekov chaired a meeting of the Food Security and Nutrition Council, the Ministry of Agriculture reported. According to the ministry, following the results of the first six months of the year, domestic production of certain food pr»»»

A new study has found most Europeans are disillusioned about the future of the continent. Co-published with the European Cultural Foundation, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) survey published on Wednesday (9 September) reveals a general lack of confidence in Europe’s future, providi»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was personally warned that Hamas was preparing a major attack days before October 7, 2023, but did not relay the information to Israel’s top security chiefs, Haaretz reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed calle»»»

Nearly all the flights cancelled on Wednesday were at Britain's busiest airport Heathrow London: UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to rescover from a technical glitch that sparked c»»»

PoliticsUnited States of AmericaTrump hits Canada with import bans, 50% tariffsShakeel Sobhan AFP, AP, ReutersUS President Trump has announced new import bans and 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods as tensions between the two countries intensify. This comes a day after Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs »»»

The US banned several Canadian imports, cut Canadian goods from federal procurement Washington, DC: The United States has announced a fresh round of trade measures against Canada, banning several categories of imports and reshuffling existing tariffs after Ottawa imposed its own retaliatory tariffs»»»

Oil prices climb, air travel disrupted as tanker attacks raise Hormuz fears Oil prices rose, Gulf shipping risks deepened and UAE travelers faced continued flight disruptions Wednesday after the US military said it destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers following attempted missile attacks on a U»»»

Nearly all the flights cancelled on Wednesday were at Britain's busiest airport Heathrow London: UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to rescover from a technical glitch that sparked c»»»

Community groups, volunteers, donors in UAE are making ways to support families affected Dubai: As rescue teams continue searching through debris and isolated communities in flood-hit parts of Nepal, Nepali expatriates living and working in the UAE are turning their concern into action. The August »»»