Doha, Qatar: Alkrar (Azadi) claimed his first victory at the highest level by winning the Gr.1 (PA) Al Rayyan Cup while HM Alchahine (Al Mourtajez) claimed the Gr.1 (PA) Doha Cup (Prix Manganate) in thrilling action at Deauville in France yesterday. Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) chairman »»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Wakrah have wrapped up their pre-season training camp in Rennes, France, after more than two weeks of intensive preparations ahead of the 2026-2027 campaign. Held from July 17 to August 2, the camp formed a key part of the Blue Wave’s build-up to the new season, with head coach Jose»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar continues to demonstrate economic resilience and stability despite an exceptionally challenging regional environment that has disrupted trade routes, increased transportation and insurance costs, and placed pressure on global supply chains. The National Planning Council (NPC) rel»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Gulf Football Federation (GFF) has announced that the draw for the 2026-27 Gulf Champions League will be held on August 24. The qualifying rounds for the third edition of the tournament are scheduled to begin on October 13 and will continue until April 30, 2027, with the participat»»»

Manila: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake, which hit 32 kilometres (about 20 miles) southwest of the small island of Sarangani at 12:14 pm (0414 GMT), according to the USGS, did not trigger a tsunami warn»»»

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Dubai: Abu Dhabi-based Agthia Group has recommended a 14.4% increase in its interim dividend after first-half net profit more than doubled and cash generation improved. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The food and beverage company proposed an interim cash dividend of 1»»»

Bishkekgaz gas service announced that natural gas supply has been temporarily suspended from August 5 to 7 due to maintenance work on an underground medium-pressure gas pipeline. The outage affects the area bordered by the following streets: Bishkekgaz apologizes for the inconvenience and asks cons»»»

Doha: Mark & Save Hypermarket Qatar has officially announced the launch of its biggest-ever ‘Shop & Win’ Mega Promotion Part of their 500 Days completed in Qatar, giving customers across all its Qatar outlets the opportunity to win an incredible range of prizes over the next six months. The mega ca»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Department of Da’wah and Religious Guidance, concluded recently, the second part of the “Tamkeen for Recitation of the Clear Quran” programme for 2026. The programme was organised by the Quran and its Sciences Section at She»»»

Doha, Qatar: The winners of the sixth lucky draw of Safari Hypermarket’s mega promotion, “Shop and Drive – Win 30 Bestune Cars,” have been selected. The draw was held on August 2 at Safari Hypermarket, Ezdan Mall, Al Gharafa, in the presence of representatives from the Qatar Ministry of Commerce an»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums (QM) has received international recognition through the 2026 Global Challenge for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases (AWHEIC). Its “Tamkeen: Empowering Arab Youth for Sustainable Heritage” programme received a Star of the Future award, recognising promising initiat»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Cultural Center for the Blind (QCCB) organised a summer camp for its female members. Held in an interactive environment that combines learning and recreation, the summer camp aimed to strengthen self-confidence, develop personal and life skills, and highlight participants’ hi»»»

A woman suspected of fraud involving the sale of airline tickets has been detained in Bishkek, the Internal Affairs Department of Pervomaisky district reported. On August 4, more than 25 people filed complaints with the police. According to them, the woman received money from each of them under the»»»

An Indian vessel was struck and sank near Yemen on Tuesday. File photo by Yahya Arhab/EPA Aug. 5 (UPI) -- An Indian cargo ship has sunk after being struck by a projectile off Yemen, officials said, raising concerns that the Middle East war's maritime front is expanding. It was unclear who launched »»»

The Dr Emil Iliev International Jazz Festival aims to help turn Borovets into a year-round destination, Festival Director Tatyana Ilieva said in an interview for BTA on Wednesday. The event officially closed on Tuesday evening. Ilieva said the festival continues to develop in every area with each e»»»

Doha, Qatar: Media City Qatar’s “Nabd Qatar,” the original soundtrack from the Qatar SoundBeat campaign, which was unveiled during the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 Final on Qatar National Day last year, is now available on Qatar Airways’ in-flight entertainment system. Passengers, flying to more than 1»»»

Doha, Qatar: Now in its third edition, the Herfah Programme continues to breathe new life into the traditional crafts that form an integral part of Qatar’s cultural identity and Islamic artistic heritage. An initiative of Qatar Foundation, Herfah is hosted at Al Khater House.Through annual programm»»»

Doha, Qatar: QNB Group, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has partnered with the Autism Parents Platform to support families of children with autism and contribute to community initiatives that promote inclusion, awareness, and family well-being across Qatar. The partne»»»

Dubai: The UAE’s non-oil private sector recorded its strongest improvement in four months during July, with new orders growing at their fastest pace since February and companies resuming hiring after cutting jobs in June. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The seasonally »»»

Police in At-Bashy district of Naryn region have detained a man suspected of fraud amounting to 4,115 million soms, the Internal Affairs Department of the region reported. According to investigators, the 35-year-old resident of the village of At-Bashi took foals, calves, and sheep from local reside»»»

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) - technology that catches CO2 from a factory or power plant and injects it underground - is central to most official net-zero roadmaps, but remains marginal in practice, mired in cost overruns and under preformance, according to a detailed explainer published by Car»»»

A discussion marking the 160th anniversary of Pencho Slaveykov’s birth will bring together literary scholars, lecturers and librarians at the BTA National Press Club in Varna on Wednesday. The event, titled Pencho Slaveykov Today, is organized by BTA. The discussion will be moderated by poet, liter»»»

Doha, Qatar: Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global foundation for education and development, participated as the official beneficiary of the 2026 Markel Magnolia Cup at the Qatar Goodwood Festival, bringing together sport, philanthropy and collective action to expand education and economic»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Precision Health Institute (QPHI), a national center for research and implementation under Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced a strategic partnership with Qatar National Library (QNL) to make its specialised educational materials for the Genome Heroes collection available t»»»

In 2027, Kazakhstan will carry out a complete reconstruction of its road checkpoints. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced this during a teleconference dedicated to the start of construction of several strategic highways. In his speech, he emphasized that Kazakhstan serves as the main bridge c»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s solar energy market is poised for strong growth as the country accelerates efforts to expand renewable energy capacity and support the decarbonisation of its energy sector, according to a report by Mordor Intelligence. The analysis notes that the sector is projected to expand s»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has participated in two Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-level committee meetings held via video conferencing. These were the 43rd meeting of the Standing Committee of Experts in Islamic Affairs and Endowments in GCC countries, and, »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), represented by the Department of Educational Planning, Policies, and Innovation, organised a workshop entitled “Writing Practices and Performance Indicators” as part of its early preparations for the Ministry’s participation in th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Markhiya Gallery opened yesterday the ‘Networks Part 4’ exhibition at the Katara Cultural Village. Organised in partnership with Hafez Gallery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the exhibition showcases artworks by 13 visual artists from Qatar and across the Arab world. The lineup includes ho»»»

Dubai: ADNOC Distribution reported a record net profit of $568 million for the first half of 2026, up 59% from a year earlier, supported by higher fuel sales, network expansion, inventory gains and growth across its non-fuel retail business. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bala»»»

Kazakh traveler Marat Sadykov reported a possible extortion by a police officer in Kyrgyzstan. He made the claim after completing a 36-day road expedition through Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. According to the traveler, the incident occurred in Korday, before he crossed the Kyrgyz-Kazakh»»»

Doha, Qatar: The curtain fell on the Qatar Toy Festival 2026 with a colourful closing ceremony yesterday at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC), bringing to an end more than a month of celebration of imagination, creativity and family entertainment that attracted thousands of visitors »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar continues its intensive efforts and engagements with regional and international partners to prevent escalation and support diplomatic solutions in the region, said Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Majed bin Mohammed »»»

Dubai: Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have started supplying natural gas to Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity to support power generation and improve electricity services in Kirkuk. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The companies will deliver 100 million standard cubic fee»»»

MANILA: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake, which hit 32 kilometers (about 20 miles) southwest of the small island of Sarangani at 12:14 p.m. (0414 GMT), according to the USGS, did not trigger a tsunami wa»»»

KYIV: Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, authorities said Wednesday, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks on Ukraine. Kyiv has in recent months urged allies to supply more US-made Patriot interceptors a»»»

ROME: Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the UN World Food Program said Tuesday. “We must act now to stem the rise in child deaths, which this crisis»»»

South Korean police raided the Starbucks national headquarters Wednesday, the chain's local operator told AFP, following allegations an advertising campaign defamed activists slain in 1980 pro-democracy protests. Starbucks Korea caused an uproar this year when it launched a "Tank Day" promotion on »»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as soon as Wednesday but warned Iran it would get “hit very hard” if negotiations fell through. Transit of the waterway, a key conduit for global oil and gas supplies, has been a sticking point in talks and »»»

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on Monday to halt $655.5 million in damages that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a US civil lawsuit concerning attacks that killed and injured Americans in Israel from 2002 to 2004. Sotomayor denied a request by the Palesti»»»

Arab Finance: PRE Group announced that one of its subsidiaries has won a bid to develop an integrated urban project in a prime location in New Zayed City, west of Cairo, according to a press release. Spanning 380 feddans, the development will comprise a diversified portfolio of residential, adminis»»»

Diplomatic efforts to resolve the escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz showed signs of momentum Wednesday as officials reported progress on a draft peace agreement between the United States and Iran, even as regional transport and energy markets faced continued challenges. A draft deal is curr»»»

An earthquake with an intensity of magnitude 3 was recorded near Karakol on Wednesday, the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan reported. The seismic activity was registered at 7.05 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was located within Kyrgyzstan, 9 kilometers west»»»

LONDON: Antisemitic incidents in the UK soared by 21 percent in the first six months of 2026 amid the US-Israel war on Iran, compared to the same period last year, a Jewish charity said Wednesday. “These attacks are directed against British Jews, but they are also attacks on Britain and our society»»»

ROME: Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel’s phased withdrawal from the country’s south.Convoys carrying delegations from the two countries arrived in the morning to the US embassy in the Italian capital, where discussions are sc»»»

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California: A man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested Sunday at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations two days ahead of Trump’s fundraiser there, authorities said Tuesday. The Los Angeles Co»»»

The three people killed when a gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger in Idaho included a worker at the restaurant chain and a man from the area known for helping others get sober. Authorities released the names Tuesday of the people who died when the 24-year-old gunman opened fire at the Twin Fa»»»

Bulgarian Patriarch and Sofia Metropolitan Daniil will perform a third annual water blessing at Lake Babreka in the Rila Mountains on Wednesday as part of the Rila Miracle Worker pilgrimage route. Now in its 17th year, the six-day pilgrimage leads participants from St. Sofia, the Wisdom of God Chur»»»

A 22-year-old citizen of Kyrgyzstan sustained severe knife wounds in an attack in Northern Cyprus. The incident occurred on August 3 at a Metropol supermarket in Lefkoşa. According to local police, a 31-year-old man stabbed the woman several times before inflicting a knife wound to his own throat. »»»