Hungary’s increasingly heated debate over guest workers has evolved far beyond immigration policy. While businesses warn that restrictions on recruiting foreign labour threaten billions of forints worth of investment, critics argue that the country risks using migrant workers to preserve an economi»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has announced that he will ask world-renowned chess grandmaster Judit Polgár to become Hungary’s next president, describing her as a figure capable of representing the unity of the nation. In a Facebook post published on Sunday, Magyar said he would meet Polgár»»»

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy announced on Saturday that a power outage affected limited parts of the Hittin area after two secondary feeders from the Hittin (H) main transformer station went out of service due to a technical fault. In a statement, the mi»»»

Share: Israel has yet to withdraw from occupied areas in southern Lebanon as agreed during Rome talks, senior Lebanese military source tells Anadolu A planned virtual meeting between Lebanese, Israeli and US military delegations was postponed Friday due to technical issues involving the US and Isra»»»

TEHRAN: The UN’s nuclear watchdog called for restraint on Sunday after Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said the United States had attacked an under-construction nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest. The US and Iran have been trading escalating attacks for days, and Washington carried ou»»»

An Incline travels up Mount Washington as smoke from wildfires in Canada nearly blocks out the city's skyline in Pittsburgh on Friday. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo As millions across the Midwest and Northeast continue to battle the Canadian wildfire smoke, AccuWeather meteorologist»»»

Doha, Qatar: The organizing committee of the Gulf qualifying tournament for the FIBA U18 Asia Cup has approved the competition schedule for the championship, which will be held in Doha from July 25-30, 2026, after being postponed from its original dates of July 17-22. The tournament carries added s»»»

By Tomohiro OsakiTOKYO — Huddled together shoulder-to-shoulder, Gen-Z hires at a Tokyo firm roared "Hell yeah!" to cap their morning rally, displaying the kind of corporate machismo that fuelled Japan's post-war economic miracle.Once a bastion for "corporate warriors" fiercely devoted to their jobs»»»

Tunis, July 19 (TAP) - Minister of Communication Technologies Sofiene Hemissi took part in the high-level meeting titled "Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence" as part of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), held in...»»»

Share: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington. President Aoun is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington on Sunday, praising the country f»»»

TEHRAN: The UN’s nuclear watchdog called for restraint on Sunday after Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said the United States had attacked an under-construction nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest. The US and Iran have been trading escalating attacks for days, and Washington carried ou»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli drone raids the vicinity of Kfar Roumman town, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 19-07-2026 19:30 PM Latest News Urgent News General»»»

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Kimi Antonelli showed relief and satisfaction on Sunday after taking full advantage of Mercedes team-mate George Russell’s misfortunes to extend his lead in the drivers’ championship with a calm win in the Belgian Grand Prix. His victory ended a three-race winless streak and lift»»»

GEORGETOWN: ‌A ferry carrying 116 passengers sank off the coast of ​Guyana in South America late Saturday with 67 people, including 15 children, rescued so far, according to Guyana authorities. An air traffic control tower received ‌a distress ‌call at 11:01 ​p.m. ‌Saturday ⁠night ​from the ⁠MV Bar»»»

LONDON: The UAE has dispatched five aid convoys to support Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, as part of its Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 humanitarian campaign. The 62 trucks carrying 980 tonnes of relief supplies have arrived in Gaza to deliver food aid, shelter materials, medical supplies and medic»»»

Tunis, July 19 (TAP) - Weather conditions during the night between July 19 and 20 will be marked by partly cloudy skies across most regions of the country, with locally dense clouds at the beginning of the night over western areas of the north and...»»»

Vazrazhdane has called for the resignation of Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova over what it described as the government’s overall policy direction. “Bulgaria is not the smallest country in the European Union, and the patience of Bulgarian citizens with empty talk and hollow messages lacking subst»»»

AMMAN — Jordan's Consumer Price Index (inflation) reached 2.03 per cent during the first half of 2026, reflecting a slight increase compared with the 1.98 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025.According to the monthly report issued by the Department of Statistics (DoS), the annual inflat»»»

AMMAN — The technical committee set up for the Jordanian-Indian Fertiliser Company (JIFCO) expansion project discussed, during its technical meetings on Sunday, the implementation plans of the project, which is estimated to cost one billion dollars.Representatives of international companies special»»»

GEORGETOWN: ‌A ferry carrying 116 passengers sank off the coast of ​Guyana in South America late Saturday with 67 people, including 15 children, rescued so far, according to Guyana authorities. An air traffic control tower received ‌a distress ‌call at 11:01 ​p.m. ‌Saturday ⁠night ​from the ⁠MV Bar»»»

Beirut: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health's Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) announced on Sunday that the death toll from the Israeli Aggression on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 4,328, with 12,229 people injured. Lebanon and the Israeli entity signed a US-brokered framewo»»»

RIYADH: If you are looking for more than just a place to play video games, Ress Gaming Center offers a fresh take on entertainment in Riyadh. A welcoming social hub for gamers of all skill levels, it combines gaming, community and cafe culture under one roof. One of the venue’s standout features is»»»

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington on Sunday, praising the country for its “move toward peace” after the latest round of Lebanon-Israel talks. It was the first trip to the US capital by a Lebanese head of state since Michel Sleiman wa»»»

NEW DELHI: An Indian organization that won this year’s Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development says the Saudi award will help it expand its solar installations for smallholder farmers while raising its global profile to attract partners, investors and donors. The Prince Talal Prize, »»»

NEW YORK: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is in talks over whether to try to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an upcoming UN summit, he said in an interview published Saturday — prompting a sharp rebuke from Netanyahu’s camp. “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in »»»

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington on Sunday, praising the country for its “move toward peace” after the latest round of Lebanon-Israel talks. It was the first trip to the US capital by a Lebanese head of state since Michel Sleiman wa»»»

The parliamentary leader of Germany’s ruling bloc, Jens Spahn, has been forced to step down after he and his husband had a child via surrogacy. Spahn had previously criticized the practice, while his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) party strongly opposes legalizing it in Germany. The scandal»»»

The Russian Armed Forces have continued carrying out attacks against Ukrainian ports and vessels used to ship cargo for the Ukrainian military, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. In the Yuzhny port, a depot where military hardware supplied by Western powers, was hit.A drone assembly area in the Odessa»»»

The Michelin evaluation process for Sofia is still ongoing and there has been no final rejection, according to Anton Penev, director of the Sofia Municipality’s Tourism enterprise. He said the capital has not received a definitive “no” from the prestigious culinary guide and that the assessment cou»»»

Bulgaria remains near the bottom of the European Union ranking when it comes to the expected length of working life, with only Romania recording a shorter period among member states. The average Bulgarian is expected to spend 34.6 years in the labor market, which is nearly three years below the EU »»»

Share: An Israeli flag hangs from a damaged building in a village inside south Lebanon close to the border as seen from northern Israel, June 18, 2026. President Aoun is hoping to convince President Trump to exert pressure on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon in order to expedite a peace treaty to al»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - During a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised relations between the two nations and conveyed his warmest greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. "President Putin spo»»»

Manila: A war of words between Senators Panfilo Lacson and Alan Peter Cayetano escalated over the weekend, with each accusing the other of questionable wealth and corruption in one of the most bitter public exchanges between two senior Philippine lawmakers in recent years. Get updated faster and fo»»»

President Joseph Aoun met Sunday in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, ahead of his meeting Tuesday with U.S. President Donald Trump. A State Dept. statement said Aoun and Rubio discussed "the implementation of the Trilateral Framework" that also involves Israel, with the Secretar»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Lawmaker: Goal of Crushing Resistance Has Fallen 19-07-2026 18:38 PM Member of “Loyalty to Resistance” Parliamentary Bloc, Dr. Eh»»»

Doha: Weather inshore until 6am on Monday will be hazy at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be hazy to misty at places later, the report added. Winds inshore will be mainly southeasterly to northeasterly at a speed of 03 to 12 knot. Offshore, i»»»

The Embassy of Pakistan in Abu Dhabi has postponed the launch of e-passport services in the UAE, delaying the planned rollout that was due to begin on July 20, 2026. In a public notice issued on Sunday, the embassy said the start of e-passport issuance had been deferred until further notice due to »»»

LONDON: The Palestinian Authority warned on Sunday that the Israeli decision to build 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank posed a direct threat to the presence of Christian communities. The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine has expressed its concerns in a letter»»»

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2022. Her office issued a statement offering condolences after a body was found in a property owned by her husband. File Pool photo by Andrew Harnik/UPI | License Photo July 19 (UPI) -- Boston pol»»»

The former Hungarian government quietly committed more than HUF 100 billion (around EUR 288 million at the time) in public funds to support the development of Rheinmetall’s next-generation KF51 Panther main battle tank, according to company disclosures and financial records. While the investment wa»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Ministry of Health updates the latest toll of the Israeli aggression since March 2: 4,328 martyrs and 12,229 injuries 19-07-2026 1»»»

Vazrazhdane has called for the resignation of Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova over what it described as the government’s overall policy direction. “Bulgaria is not the smallest country in the European Union, and the patience of Bulgarian citizens with empty talk and hollow messages lacking subst»»»

Doha: A delegation from the Quranic Botanic Garden (QBG), a member of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), concluded a scientific visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, where it met with representatives from three leading regional institutions specializing in plant biodiversity conservation and »»»

Rome: A man's charred body found by firefighters in farmland in the southern Italian province of Salerno was identified as a local sports journalist, prosecutors said Sunday. Firefighters extinguishing a fire in a farm plot in the municipality of Eboli, in the southern Campania region, discovered t»»»

The National Revenue Agency (NRA) has initiated disciplinary proceedings and will temporarily suspend two of its employees who were arrested on suspicion of soliciting and accepting a bribe during an inspection of a commercial outlet in Chernomorets, NRA Communications Director Anna Mitova said at »»»

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli extended his lead at the top of the world championship with victory in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa on Sunday. The 19-year-old Mercedes driver posted his sixth race win of the season, coming home ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red»»»

Cairo: Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, warned of the serious consequences of the ongoing escalation in the region, particularly in the Arabian Gulf, cautioning against a renewed slide into an endless cycle of violence. In a statement issued by the Arab League today, Fah»»»

LONDON: A man has been charged with weapons offenses in the UK following an investigation into suspected threats against an Islamic event last week, Sky News reported. It followed alleged threats against the Ijtima weekend event in Suffolk, held on July 9-12. The festival, which hosted about 15,000»»»

RIYADH: ALMA Destination has signed two agreements establishing sustainable frameworks for public infrastructure management and water utility services across its 3.125 million sq. meter mixed-use waterfront development in Jeddah. The first deal was signed with the Ministry of Municipalities and Hou»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: The US military evacuates refueling aircraft from Ramon Airport following the Iranian attack on Aqaba Airport 19-07-2026 16:»»»