Armenia is preparing to launch a major artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in the city of Hrazdan, with the first phase of the project involving $500mn in investment and thousands of high-performance computing processors, the Ministry of High-Tech Industry said. High-Tech Industry Minister&nbs»»»

Damascus, July 30 (SANA) Syria has reduced the price of industrial fuel oil from $475 to $400 per metric ton to lower production costs, support manufacturers and strengthen the competitiveness of domestic industries, Energy Minister Mohammed al-Bashir said on Thursday.The move aims to ease financia»»»

The Minister of Economy and Innovation, Delina Ibrahimaj, and the Deputy Minister of Interior of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Vu Chien Thang, signed in Vietnam the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of employment, creating a stable institutional framework for the recruitm»»»

FIFA’s proposal to sell stakes in a $20 billion commercial subsidiary has drawn strong criticism from football’s regional confederations, which said they were blindsided by the world governing body’s plan to bring private investors into the sport. The Confederations of North America, Central Americ»»»

Speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday hailed the Lebanese Army and said that it should not be “put to tests” in connection with the so-called pilot zones scheme in south Lebanon. In a statement marking Army Day, Berri said the army is the role model of unity, identity, belonging, sacrifice and loyalty, a»»»

Voting secrecy for blind and visually impaired people has now been guaranteed through amendments to the Election Code, MP Ivan Yanev of Progressive Bulgaria said during a briefing at the National Assembly on Thursday. Voting machines will now be equipped with audio guidance, while voters with visua»»»

With the assistance of 144 officially licensed private employment agencies, 10,785 Kyrgyzstanis have found work abroad since the beginning of the year, including 5,484 women. The press service of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration of Kyrgyzstan reported. The organized migration c»»»

Kumamoto, Japan: Twenty-five cats stuck inside a shopping mall in Japan gutted in an explosion after a major earthquake have been rescued, the operator said Thursday, triggering huge relief on social media. Momo, Kohaku, Tango, Shandy -- a fluffy Norwegian Forest Cat -- and the others were in Cat C»»»

Kolkata: Police in West Bengal have seized more than Rs280 million in cash and 15kg of gold worth an estimated Rs210 million during a raid in Birbhum district, before arresting a man allegedly linked to a suspected crime syndicate. The raid, which began on Wednesday afternoon and continued for near»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s resident population has surged past 4.58 million, marking one of the fastest annual increases in the emirate’s history as authorities unveiled a groundbreaking AI-powered real-time population monitoring system that will transform urban planning and policymaking. While the resident po»»»

Tunis, July 30 (TAP) - Innovative financial mechanisms are essential to better channel remittances from Tunisians living abroad towards value-creating, job-generating and impactful investments in the regions, said Director General of the Deposit and...»»»

Kyrgyz doctors will be able to perform bone marrow transplants independently without having to seek equipment abroad. Sultan Stambekov, head of the Pediatric Oncology Department at the National Center for Maternal and Child Welfare reported. According to him, doctors set an ambitious goal last year»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian football champions Red Star Belgrade are through to the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round after a 5-0 home win against Northern Ireland outfit Larne in Wednesday's return leg of the two teams' second-round tie. In front of over 20,000 spectators at the Rajko Mitic Stad»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese judicial authorities issued a court summons on Thursday for former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh after he failed to appear at a hearing over an embezzlement complaint, a judicial source told AFP. Salameh headed the central bank from 1993 to July 2023, and was suspected by many»»»

Lebanese judicial authorities issued a court summons on Thursday for former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh after he failed to appear at a hearing over an embezzlement complaint, a judicial source told AFP. Salameh headed the central bank from 1993 to July 2023, and was suspected by many Lebanes»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani on Thursday, July 30, 2026, met HE Dr. Cristian Tudor, Ambassador of the European Union to Qatar, on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country. The Prime Minister wished»»»

Doha, Qatar: The maximum temperatures are forecast to be between 43ºC and 45ºC, the Qatar Meteorology Department said as it issued its weekend weather report. Scattered clouds will give minimal respite, with lows ranging between 33ºC and 34ºC. The department added that local clouds could bring rain»»»

The Russian forces liberated the settlements of Yurchenkovo in the Kharkov region, as well as Mogritsa and Malaya Slobodka in the Sumy region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday. "Units of the Sever battlegroup, as a result of active operations, established control over the settlemen»»»

Kumamoto: Twenty-five cats stuck inside a shopping mall in Japan gutted in an explosion after a major earthquake have been rescued, the operator said Thursday, triggering huge relief on social media. Momo, Kohaku, Tango, Shandy - a fluffy Norwegian Forest Cat - and the others were in Cat Cafe MOFF »»»

Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal on Thursday stressed that the army remains committed to fulfilling all its missions despite “the significant challenges posed by limited resources, the magnitude of the tasks, and the delicate circumstances.” Lamenting that Israel is continuing its attacks and»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Kpler data: Only 14 cargo ships crossed Strait of Hormuz in both directions on Wednesday 30-07-2026 12:08 PM Latest News Urgent News Kpler »»»

Dubai: A group of UAE-based Syrian entrepreneurs have launched what they describe as Syria's first integrated super app, bringing together hotel bookings, transport, lifestyle services and digital payments on a single platform. This comes as the country's tourism sector begins rebuilding after year»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Adylbek Kasymaliev signed an order appointing Kursantbek Omurbekov as First Deputy Minister of Energy. According to the Ministry of Energy, Kursantbek Omurbekov graduated from the Iskhak Razzakov Kyrgyz State Technical University in 2008 w»»»

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Kyrgyzstan on July 30 for a state visit. President Sadyr Japarov welcomed the distinguished guest at Issyk-Kul International Airport. As part of the official welcoming ceremony, elements of Kyrgyz national culture were prepared for the Uzbek lea»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4098 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament rejected an opposition no-confidence motion for the government on Wednesday evening. Forty of 176 MPs in attendance voted in favour of the motion, 135 voted against and one abstained. At the end of a three-day debate on the motion, PM Djuro Macut said his governmen»»»

DUBAI: George and Amal Clooney have been forced to evacuate their home in the south of France as wildfires continue to spread across parts of southern Europe, with the couple saying they do not know if their property will survive. The Oscar-winning actor and the British Lebanese international human»»»

Vazrazhdane floor leader Kostadin Kostadinov and a group of MPs have submitted to Parliament a draft resolution proposing that Parliament task the Council of Ministers with immediately renegotiating the current concession contracts for the extraction of gold, precious and rare metals. This was anno»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil activities expanded by 0.6 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2026, even as the Kingdom’s real gross domestic product declined by 4.8 percent, official data showed. According to flash estimates from the General Authority for Statistics, the fall in real GDP»»»

We have already seen AI-generated visualisations of what Szeged might look like with a dried-up Tisza and a desertified landscape. The picture is not quite so bleak, but the fact remains that our lakes and rivers are facing record-low water levels, while vast swathes of the country are turning to d»»»

Romania’s Parliament has adopted the long-awaited Urban Planning, Territorial Planning and Construction Code, a comprehensive legislative reform designed to overhaul the country’s fragmented planning and construction framework by cutting bureaucracy and approval timelines and creating a more predic»»»

HEADLINES An Alpha Research survey of the Government's first 100 days leads Thursday's political coverage. 24 Chasa and Trud write that 42% of respondents approve of the Cabinet and 33% disapprove, while Prime Minister Rumen Radev records 48% approval and 31% disapproval. Bulgarian National Radio (»»»

Bulgaria's overall business climate indicator rose by 0.7 points in July 2026 compared with the previous month, reaching 16.8%, driven by improvements in the industrial and construction sectors, while confidence in the services sector declined, according to data released by the National Statistical»»»

The number of people arrested for offences related to illegal border crossings and illegal residence or entry is on the rise, according to data from the Specialized Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Interior for the period June 1-30, the Prosecutor's Office press centre has reported. A total »»»

A foreign citizen suspected of organizing an illegal migration channel and selling fake work and student visas has been detained in Bishkek. The Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek reported. According to police, the perpetrators charged each foreigner $1,000. Preliminary investigation es»»»

Groningen, Netherlands: Amina Helmi's passion for the Milky Way is clear as soon as one steps into her small office at the University of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands. Alongside family photos and piled-up dissertations with impenetrable titles sits a bowl stacked with the chocolates na»»»

The $330 million, 525-foot vessel was built in Philadelphia by South Korea's Hanwha Group. 1 of 3 | Captain Gordon McArhtur looks out from the State of Maine's bridge with two students. Photo courtesy of Maine Maritime Academy CASTINE, Maine, July 30 (UPI) -- The new State of Maine has arrived in h»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s economy is expected to stay resilient amid geopolitical conflicts and is expected to grow by 1.7 percent this year before accelerating to 5.5 percent in 2027, according to the International Monetary Fund. In its latest Article IV Consultation report, the IMF said that Saudi A»»»

Romania has the shortest expected working life in the European Union, with people spending an average of 32.7 years in the labour market, compared with the EU average of 37.5 years, according to an analysis published by Banca Transilvania based on Eurostat data. The gap between Romania and the EU a»»»

Paris, July 30 (SANA) Global electric vehicle sales rose 35% in the second quarter of this year, reaching record levels in 50 countries amid a sharp increase in fuel prices linked to the repercussions of the war in the Middle East, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report cited by Age»»»

The government of Prime Minister Rumen Radev enters its first 100 days in office with a positive public assessment, but voters are increasingly looking for concrete results, according to a national representative survey by Alpha Research. The poll was conducted between July 17 and 23 among 1,000 ad»»»

More than half of Romanians say they use their savings to cover unexpected expenses, but only 37% have money set aside or an emergency fund, according to a study commissioned by ING Bank Romania. The bank has launched an offer providing new customers with an 8% interest rate on savings accounts dur»»»

Arab Finance: Hassan Allam Holding has signed a SAR 2.7 billion contract for the development of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Residences, & Mixed-Use Super Block in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, according to a press release. The project was awarded by Diriyah Company to a joint venture (JV) between Hassan Al»»»

The Egyptian government said Thursday that a fire the day before at the port of Damietta was caused by a drone attack, the first to target the country since the outbreak of the Middle East war. Authorities had reported two gas ships were damaged by Wednesday's blaze, which maritime trade tracking f»»»

Strikes launched by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia against Iran-allied fighters in Iraq have put Iraq's government in a delicate position — and not for the first time. Since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, Iraq has walked a tightrope between Washington and Tehran, seeking to avoid becoming a battleground fo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Four Palestinians martyred including 2 children and more than 20 others injured by Israeli fire since dawn on Thursday: Health sources in G»»»

Dubai: The UAE Capital Market Authority has abolished 15 fees following a review of charges applied to services and activities across the country’s capital markets. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The decision is aimed at simplifying the fee structure, reducing costs a»»»

Azret Bootaev, co-founder of Kaganat Resort and owner of Aurora Group, has been taken into custody. According to the Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek, Bootaev was placed in pretrial detention on July 29. He is accused of aiding large-scale fraud committed as a member of a criminal organization»»»

Dubai: More than 70 Gulf News distributors took part in a traffic safety awareness programme conducted by the Traffic Awareness Department of Dubai Police on July 27, reinforcing the importance of safe riding practices and compliance with traffic regulations. The awareness session, held at the Gulf»»»

Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman has met with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment publicly about the private meeting. The defense minister conveyed Wednesday the view of Crown Prince Moh»»»