Fuel prices have increased sharply across Africa, rising between 15% and 40%. Francis Kokoroko/Reuters Economist Mostafa Badra warned that persistent global conflicts and regional escalations could trigger a hike in domestic fuel prices. His analysis came as Egypt’s Fuel Automatic Pricing Committee»»»

Artificial intelligence has become the main strategic priority for executives worldwide, as companies are forced to rethink their competitiveness models amid geopolitical and technological transformation, according to the “CxO Priorities 2026” study by international management consulting company Ho»»»

The Medical University of Plovdiv currently enrolls 2,530 international students from 63 countries, including 1,100 from EU member states, the university told BTA. The largest groups of foreign students come from the UK, followed by Greece, Germany, and Italy. The university offers English-taught p»»»

Progressive Bulgaria Floor Leader Petar Vitanov said that Bulgaria has made it very clear that it will not block common European decisions. Speaking at a briefing in Parliament on Thursday, he commented on the positions of Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova regarding »»»

Progressive Bulgaria is submitting proposals for amendments to the Public Procurement Act and the Medicinal Products in Human Medicine Act related to medicines procurement tenders, Georgi Iliev of Progressive Bulgaria said at a briefing in Parliament on Thursday. Iliev explained that the first amen»»»

Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, held talks in Pyongyang with a senior North Korean official, state-run media reported Thursday. Wang is seen here at a meeting in Beijing on March 4. File Photo by Jessica Lee/EPA A senior North Korean party official a»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday it would encourage the United States and Iran to stop violence and resume talks under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it helped mediate last month. “While the implementation of the MoU is facing challenges, Pakistan will continue to encourage all sides to en»»»

Israeli warplanes targeted Thursday at dawn the outskirts of Baraashit and Beit Yahoun in south Lebanon. On Wednesday, the Israeli military said it killed three Hezbollah members in Beit Yahoun. Lebanon and Israel announced a framework agreement on June 26, laying out a plan for Israeli forces to w»»»

New York City’s self-professed ‘democratic socialist’ mayor Zohran Mamdani has drawn backlash for attributing the recent uptick in rape reports to an expanded definition of what constitutes the crime. In an interview with PIX11 News published on Monday, Mamdani was asked about recently released NYP»»»

Dubai: A 32-year-old man allegedly shot his father dead at their home in Ghaziabad's Modinagar late on Wednesday following a heated argument over a property dispute, according to reports by NDTV and The Times of India. Police said the accused, identified as Nikhil, allegedly returned home drunk and»»»

Restaurants, cafés, and bars that implement self-order solutions can increase their average check value by between 15% and 30%, according to data from Selectsoft, a Romanian provider of ERP solutions for SMEs. In addition, digitalizing the ordering process can reduce service times by around 20% and»»»

Vazrazhdane party leader Kostadin Kostadinov believes that when Prime Minister Rumen Radev speaks about Ukraine and the coalition of the willing, he just tries to say what his supporters want to hear. "The Prime Minister says what his voters want to hear, ensures that those statements receive suffi»»»

This photo, taken Thursday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in Seoul as South Korean stocks fell by more than six percent on tech stock losses amid Middle East tensions. Photo by Yonhap Seoul shares again plummeted Thursday, led by steep losses in technology heavyweights, as escalating tensions»»»

South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung (R) poses with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, Gen. Dan Caine and Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, respectively, during their Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting at the Pentagon Wednesday. Photo courtesy of South Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff »»»

On the 25th anniversary of the Russia-China Treaty on Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship, and Cooperation, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has laid out the scale of what Moscow and Beijing have built together. Read the full text below. Today, as a more equitable multipolar world order takes shape, the»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian military will strike the remaining infrastructure in the Middle East should the United States attack Iranian facilities, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for the Khatam Al-Anbiya central headquarters of the Iranian military command, said on Thursday. On Wednesday, US Presi»»»

DUBAI: Ministers from the Israeli Transportation Ministry are reportedly exploring ways to limit the number of Israelis living abroad who can return to the country to vote in October’s election, according to a report by Haaretz. Citing sources familiar with the discussions, the newspaper reported t»»»

US President Donald Trump said Iran had released an American citizen detained since December 2024 and allowed her to leave the country, calling it a "gesture of goodwill" despite renewed hostilities between Washington and Tehran. US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that arch foe Iran has freed»»»

Nathan Group has announced that it has surpassed Dh4.5 billion in payroll processing, achieving the milestone in July 2026 as the company celebrates its 15th year of operations. The achievement reflects the scale of its payroll and HR services business and underscores the growing demand among emplo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Renewed Israeli aggression on Gaza claims lives of four Palestinians: local media 16-07-2026 11:51 AM Latest News Urgent News Vance: US Won»»»

BULGARIA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM COALLITION OF WILLING FOR UKRAINE Despite the shift in position and Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s refusal to participate in the Coalition of the Willing meeting in support of Ukraine, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova signed a declaration in Kyiv on Wednesday t»»»

GERB lawmaker and former Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev on Thursday accused the government of displaying "political schizophrenia" over Bulgaria's participation in the Coalition of the Willing, saying its conflicting positions were damaging the country's international standing. Speaking to reporte»»»

The Medical University of Plovdiv currently enrolls 2,530 international students from 63 countries, including 1,100 from EU member states, the university told BTA. The largest groups of foreign students come from the UK, followed by Greece, Germany, and Italy. The university offers English-taught p»»»

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a new testosterone screening policy for all service members 30 years of age and older. File Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced that all service members aged 30 and older will under»»»

Rare wartime protests in Ukraine erupted across the country on Thursday with demonstrators demanding that President Volodymyr Zelensky reappoint the popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was removed from office on Wednesday. Lawmakers are set to vote on a new government today.  Large »»»

A day after Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced that Bulgaria would not join the “Coalition of the Willing” supporting Ukraine, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova signed a declaration in Kyiv confirming the country’s commitment to the initiative and expressing readiness to increase its i»»»

ATLANTA: Harry Kane said he was “gutted” for England and their fans after his team were beaten 2-1 by defending champions Argentina in the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday. Anthony Gordon’s strike had put the Three Lions on the cusp of a first men’s World Cup final since they lifted the 1966 troph»»»

KYIV: Turkiye’s foreign minister said Thursday that Ankara did not want to see the Ukraine war spread further into the Black Sea, during a visit to Kyiv to promote mediation efforts. Ukraine and Russia have repeatedly struck each other’s ships in the Black Sea — a key waterway for both countries’ e»»»

BARCELONA: A ​disputed Spanish law granting an amnesty ‌to ‌those ​involved ‌in ⁠Catalonia's ​separatist drive does ⁠not violate European ⁠Union ‌rules, the ‌EU's ​top ‌court said ‌on Thursday, in ‌a boost to the ⁠Spanish ⁠government and its Catalan allies.»»»

Dubai: Pakistan has moved to clear widespread confusion over new travel rules for overseas Pakistanis, stressing that foreign passport holders with a valid National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) can continue to enter the country without a visa. The government said the latest directi»»»

Kyiv: Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities on Thursday morning against the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. More than a thousand people gathered on a central square, singing the Ukrainian national anthem, waving Ukrainian and EU flags and chanting “shame” and “bri»»»

Could Washington witness the unprecedented scene of a Lebanese president sitting across from the Israeli prime minister? A report by Al-Akhbar has raised questions over a possible Joseph Aoun-Benjamin Netanyahu meeting during their visits to the US capital, amid reported efforts to bring the two si»»»

Fuel prices have increased sharply across Africa, rising between 15% and 40%. Francis Kokoroko/Reuters Economist Mostafa Badra warned that persistent global conflicts and regional escalations could trigger a hike in domestic fuel prices. His analysis came as Egypt’s Fuel Automatic Pricing Committee»»»

Russia’s crude output declined to the lowest in at least two and a half years in June as Ukraine attacked the nation’s oil infrastructure on an almost daily basis. But LNG production remains untouched and exports to Europe are at their highest level ever. There is a fundamental conflict of interest»»»

JEDDAH: Saudia, the Kingdom’s national carrier, in collaboration with the Air Connectivity Program and Saudi Tourism Authority, has announced the addition of Tokyo as a new international destination within its growing global network. The new route will operate three flights a week from King Khalid »»»

Russia’s crude output declined to the lowest in at least two and a half years in June as Ukraine attacked the nation’s oil infrastructure on an almost daily basis. But LNG production remains untouched and exports to Europe are at their highest level ever. There is a fundamental conflict of interest»»»

Democratic Bulgaria has tabled a package of legislative amendments aimed at curbing corruption in healthcare, Deputy Floor Leader Bozhidar Bozhanov said in a declaration in Parliament on Thursday. The amendments concern several laws, including the Health Insurance Act and the Medical Treatment Faci»»»

Data-center development is a key driver behind the bio-eco settlements planned for the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor, Alexander Vorotnikov of the Arctic Development Project Office's Expert Council told Sputnik. President Vladimir Putin has directed the Russian government to study the establishmen»»»

Pakistan has renewed its diplomatic push to de-escalate the spiraling crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, urging all parties involved in the intensifying US-Iran military confrontation to exercise “maximum restraint” and prioritize the safety of international navigation. In an official statement releas»»»

DUBAI: Syrian authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle ​in a shipment of advanced weapons and missiles over the border from Iraq, the state news agency ‌SANA reported on ‌Thursday, ​citing ‌an ⁠Interior ​Ministry source, ⁠who said preliminary investigations showed the shipment was intended for Leba»»»

Dubai: Uber Technologies has agreed to acquire Germany's Delivery Hero SE in a deal valuing the global food delivery company at about €12.9 billion ($14.8 billion), marking one of the biggest transactions in the food delivery sector as the industry continues to consolidate. Get updated faster and f»»»

Washington: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening programme for “testosterone deficiency” among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their “absolute best.” The screenings will be conducted annually as part of service members»»»

Tunis, July 16 (TAP) – Temperatures will see a slight drop on Thursday along the eastern coast, with maximums ranging between 34°C and 39°C, while remaining high in other regions, ranging between 42°C and 47°C, accompanied by sirocco winds.The...»»»

Toronto, Canada: Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors. Toronto edged out New Delhi and the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa as wildfire smoke turned the skies a h»»»

Algiers, Algeria: A fire burning at an orphanage in a suburb of the Algerian capital has killed at least 11 people and injured 19, the country's civil defence said Thursday. The civil defence was "continuing efforts to put out the fire" in the Mohammadia district of Algiers, with the cause of the b»»»

London: The British government said Thursday it had taken British Steel into public ownership to "protect the future of steel production in the UK", fully nationalising the company after taking control from Chinese firm Jingye. "Today's decision secures the future of steelmaking in the UK, protects»»»

Tokyo: A major Japanese ice cream maker said Thursday that it is seeing shipment delays following a cyberattack at its logistics partner that has already affected Kentucky Fried Chicken and a large sushi chain. Ezaki Glico, known for popular snacks like Pocky, said some of its ice cream products re»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesWill gold prices extend their record-breaking run?Dirk KaufmannPredictions suggest the price of the precious metal will keep hitting new record highs as investors seek a safe bet in turbulent times. Some forecasts say prices could double within five years. https://p.dw.com/p/5H»»»

BusinessEuropeAI: Why Europe is falling behind, and how it can catch upAndreas BeckerEurope trails the US and China in artificial intelligence. Economist and Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion says better research funding, venture capital and AI innovation can help it catch up. https://p.dw.com/p/5GfMl»»»

Doha, Qatar: Senior officials from the United Kingdom have expressed their heartfelt condolences to the leadership, government and people of Qatar following the passing of the Father Amir, H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, paying tribute to his remarkable legacy and enduring contribution to th»»»