Health and family are the top priorities Romanians want to protect, but most would not have the money they believe they would need in an emergency. Some 45% estimate they would need at least RON 20,000 to cope with an accident, illness, or other unexpected event, while 51% say they would have immed»»»

STRABAG Property and Facility Services (STRABAG PFS), a subsidiary of the European construction Group STRABAG, signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Brenneka Install SRL and Samivo Instal SRL, companies within the Brenneka Group, headquartered in Bacău and with an operational office »»»

Doha, Qatar: Hot weather conditions will persist this weekend, with scattered clouds forecast on Friday and Saturday. In its weather forecast for the weekend, the Qatar Meteorology Department said Friday will be slightly dusty and hot during the day, with scattered clouds. It will become humid and »»»

Starting August 20, citizens of Kyrgyzstan can enter China visa-free for up to 10 days. Sagynbek Abdumutalip, Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic, reported citing information from China’s National Immigration Administration. Sagynbek Abdum»»»

London, United Kingdom: Six years after stepping down as working royals, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are moving back to the United Kingdom within weeks, British press reported late Wednesday. In a surprise move, Harry, the youngest son of King Charles III, and his wife Meghan, "plan to leave t»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year. He made the remarks to the press as he toured a new helipad outside the White House. Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo SEOUL, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday »»»

ANKARA: Turkiye will continue supporting Syria’s efforts ​to develop its own military capacity and infrastructure, the defense ministry said on Thursday, after Israel ‌carried out ‌air ​strikes ‌on ⁠a ​Syrian air ⁠base and warned Ankara against what it called “dangerous adventures” there. At its we»»»

An operational media headquarters has been established in Kyrgyzstan as part of preparations for the VI World Nomad Games. It will centrally coordinate media coverage of the event, the headquarters told 24.kg news agency. The headquarters includes representatives of the press services of government»»»

Canada and the United States moved closer Wednesday to finalizing a trade agreement that would avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs, with a senior Canadian official calling the emerging terms "a very good deal for Canada" while cautioning that negotiations were not complete. President Donald Trump sai»»»

The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. The milestone figure was recorded just five months after t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces took control of Nikolaipolye settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "Units the Yug battlegroup, as a result of active operations, liberated the settlement of Nikolaipolye in the Donetsk People's R»»»

MedLife, Romania’s largest private healthcare services network and the operator with the largest investments in genetics and molecular biology, has announced the signing of a transaction to acquire a 75% stake in Qualipat, a Romanian company specialising in pathology, immunohistochemistry, and mole»»»

Dubai: Dubai is strengthening the role of research and data in shaping social policies, with the Community Development Authority (CDA) signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Emirates Scholar Center for Research and Studies. The partnership aims to advance social research and develop e»»»

Dubai: After nearly six months of war, Donald Trump is trying another way to force Iran to bend: Squeeze its economy until Tehran can no longer afford to resist. The US president has announced what he calls the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY”, threatening not only »»»

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on ​Wednesday was unchanged from the day ‌before, latest ​shipping data showed, challenging US President Donald Trump who claimed that ship traffic in the strategic waterway have increased. Commodity vessel transits at Hormuz ⁠totalled nine on Wednesday»»»

"There has been deafening silence from Bulgaria's Commander-in-Chief Iliana Iotova 24 hours after the news about Bezmer," Continue the Change (CC) leader Assen Vassilev wrote in a Facebook post. "There has been no meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security. There has been no statemen»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Authority of Customs has concluded the activities of the 45th Foundation Course for new customs inspectors, which was organized at the Customs Training Center over a period of three months, with the participation of 31 trainees. The course forms part of the Authority’s prog»»»

Applications have so far been submitted by athletes from 112 countries for the World Nomad Games, including Australia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Spain, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, the United States, Uzbekistan and others, the Gam»»»

China’s visa-free regime for citizens of Kyrgyzstan does not apply to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). China has 31 regions, with visa-free transit available in 24 of them. XUAR is not among them. Hong Kong and Macao, as special administrative regions, have separate migration policies.»»»

Madrid, Spain: The Spanish government announced on Thursday the creation of shelters for 1,800 migrants in Ceuta in a bid to relieve the humanitarian crisis there following last month's influx from Morocco. Some 72,000 migrants breached the border in an unprecedented and deadly rush into the north »»»

The biotech process development center at Sputnik Technopolis, operated by R-Pharm Group - a resident of the Technopolis Moscow special economic zone - is working on 11 original molecules to develop new therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases, announced Deputy Mayor Maxim Liksutov. "Following »»»

Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and their two children are expected to leave their California home to move back to Britain within days, British media outlets reported Friday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex»»»

‘The Bright Shore’ Ibrahim Bugis The Makkah-born artist’s 1986 oil painting marks, according to the exhibition notes, “a transitional moment in (his) stylistic evolution … transcending representational signs and symbols, moving toward a perception where color and shape exist beyond literal represen»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s newly announced sanctions campaign as a diversion from domestic American issues, warning that the “so-called ‘Economic D-Day'” would only bring further defeat to Washington. This comes after Trump announced th»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, called on Egypt’s newly nominated heads of diplomatic missions abroad to step up efforts to attract foreign investments, open new markets for Egyptian exports and promote tourism, as part of a broader role in supporting the national eco»»»

BEIRUT: Rising about 600 meters above southern Lebanon, Ali Al-Taher Heights might appear to be little more than another piece of contested high ground. But as Israel and Hezbollah edge closer to another potentially dangerous confrontation, the cluster of hills overlooking Nabatieh has emerged as s»»»

Tunis, Aug. 20 (TAP)- The weather on Thursday is slightly choppy.The wind is blowing east, light to moderate and relatively strong in the afternoon near eastern coasts, the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) said.The sea is slightly to locally...»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has released its 2025 Annual Report, which provides a comprehensive overview of monetary, financial, and institutional developments in the State of Qatar. The report highlights the bank's key achievements and initiatives that have strengthened the financial sector»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: Germany registered around 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggled through a series of punishing heatwaves, worse than a previous record high in 2018, official data showed Thursday. Around 9,600 of those deaths occurred in one week at the end of June when Germa»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s iconic Toyota Building is set to disappear from the city skyline, with demolition planned for 2027, marking the end of more than five decades of history on Sheikh Zayed Road. Completed in 1974, the 15-storey Nasser Rashid Lootah Building was among the first three buildings to rise ne»»»

Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva referred Transport and Communications Minister Georgi Peev to a systemic problem affecting children under 14 who are entitled to free public transport nationwide, said the Ombudsman’s press office here on Thursday.The reason for the alert is that the Ombudsman has recei»»»

MUNICH: German investigators said Thursday they had identified a far-right suspect who allegedly carried out a notorious 1970 arson attack on a Jewish centre in Munich that killed seven Holocaust survivors.The suspect -- a man who was 25 at the time of the attack, but passed away in 2020 -- was ide»»»

DUBAI: Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo is in a race against time to make the squad for the reigning champions’ second Saudi Pro League fixture of the season against Al-Riyadh on Friday. Ronaldo, who returned to the Kingdom last week following his wedding in Portugal, on Wednesday continued his r»»»

COLOMOBO: Heavy rains and severe drought are likely to hit Sri Lanka in the coming months as the largely agricultural nation faces its “worst” ever El Nino climate phenomenon, the environment minister said on Thursday. El Nino is a natural climate variation that warms surface temperatures in the ce»»»

BANGKOK: Myanmar’s military chief met Thursday with Thailand’s top general in Bangkok in his first foreign trip since assuming the role, as his coup-staging armed forces shake off their pariah status. Myanmar’s military ousted an elected government in a 2021 putsch, detaining its leader Aung San Su»»»

BERLIN: A woman died and at least two other people were injured as severe storms caused extensive damage overnight across parts of Germany. In Waldorf, in the southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate, a woman was struck by a falling tree and fatally injured, the German news agency dpa reported Th»»»

In the first half of 2026, Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade deficit in dairy products reached $12,772.7 million, despite a significant increase in exports by domestic producers in June. Total imports were almost 1.8 times higher than exports and amounted to $29,406 million, highlighting the domestic mark»»»

RIYADH: The Global Investment Summit is targeting initial Gulf investments worth $3.5 billion in investment-ready projects, in addition to expected deals worth more than SR950 million ($252.9 million), B&S Investments, the Saudi investment group organizing the summit, told Al-Eqtisadiah. Paris will»»»

Washington, USA: Google is preparing for the back-to-school season by launching a dedicated study hub for students within its Gemini AI assistant, bringing together a range of educational tools in one place to help students research, study, and prepare for exams. The new hub allows users to create »»»

Dubai: Five people were killed and several others injured in a major traffic accident on the coastal highway linking Beirut and Sidon in Lebanon, authorities said. The crash occurred near the Siblin junction in Wadi Al Zeina, in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon. Get updated faster and for FREE: »»»

The environmental association Za Zemiata (For the Earth) is seeking a meeting with Energy Minister Iva Petrova and her team to discuss action on long-standing unreclaimed sites left behind by the coal mining industry. In a press release Thursday, the association said the main topic of the proposed »»»

There is an expectation within the democratic community that former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gurov will announce his candidacy for president, and this will most likely happen in the coming days, Democratic Bulgaria MP Atanas Atanassov told Nova TV on Tuesday. He explained that preparations a»»»

Doha,Qatar: The price of gold in the Qatari market increased by 2.75% during the current week to reach $4497.89 per ounce today, according to data issued by Qatar National Bank (QNB). The data showed that the price of gold rose from $4377.3042 per ounce recorded on Sunday. It also indicated that ot»»»

Colombo: Heavy rains and severe drought are likely to hit Sri Lanka in the coming months as the largely agricultural nation faces its "worst" ever El Nino climate phenomenon, the environment minister said on Thursday. El Nino is a natural climate variation that warms surface temperatures in the cen»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in southern Lebanon reports Israeli machine gun fire sweeping towards the town of Tallousa 20-08-2026 11:47 AM Lates»»»

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have forged with the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea in his first term. FRANCE 24’s Monte Francis brings us more with this report.»»»

Washington, United States: The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday. The new record comes as longer-term US obligations linked to social security and health care have been growing, while interest payments have climbed as well. Tota»»»

The 2nd International UmutDoc Documentary Film Festival will be held in Bishkek from September 10 to 14. The festival is dedicated to the memory of documentary filmmaker Algimantas Vidugiris. The main venues will be the Ala-Too cinema and OloloErkindik. The program will feature screenings of featur»»»

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A small plane and a police helicopter collided midair Wednesday evening in southern Pennsylvania, killing the Cessna's pilot and injuring two state troopers, officials said. The collision between the Cessna 150 airplane and the Bell 407 helicopter occurred at about 7:50 p.m. EDT ne»»»

The investigation into the killing of a 21-year-old man from the Bulgarian village of Nayden Gerovo, whose body was found near a sheep farm in the town of Saedinenie, is continuing, with a former police officer facing two criminal charges. Prosecutors have charged 63-year-old Todor Lapkov with prem»»»