More than 55,000 first-graders will cross the school threshold for the first time on Tuesday. The new school year will begin with the first school bell for more than 700,000 students at 2,322 schools across the country, the Ministry of Education and Science said in a press release. More than 92,000»»»

Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia, Daniil, opened the new school year at the 204th "Angel Karaliichev" Primary School in Sofia's Manastirski Livadi - West borough on Tuesday. In his remarks, he prayed for God's guidance for the children as they pursue education, expressing hope that the»»»

The United Nations called Tuesday for international investigators to be granted to access to all of Gaza "to assist with evidence-gathering" as hundreds of bodies are pulled from the rubble. "The discovery of extensive remains under the rubble in Gaza City resurfaces these concerns of war crimes an»»»

Tunis, Sept. 15 (TAP)- The weather on Tuesday is cloudy for a while across the country, growing sometimes densely cloudy in northern and central coastal region with scattered showers, the National Institute of Meteorology said.The wind is blowing...»»»

Wheat yields reached up to 100 centners, or 10 tonnes, per hectare in Manas district of Talas region in 2026. This is one of the highest yields recorded in the country, the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry reported. The average wheat yield in Kyrgyzstan is 50–55 cent»»»

Woman biker alleges she was chased and deliberately rammed; defence calls it an accident Police have arrested Kalyan Bainsla, accused of hitting a woman biker on Gurugram’s Golf Course Road, and added an attempt-to-murder charge after examining CCTV footage of the incident. Bainsla was arrested in »»»

Beijing: From a distance, it looks as though a giant spaceship has just landed in the palm tree-dotted streets near downtown Los Angeles. It could also be a wide-canopied tree or a low passing cloud -- but for its Chinese architect Ma Yansong, as long as the building "sparks curiosity", he's achiev»»»

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Major General Mohsen Rezaei said Iran will not enter negotiations with the United States until Tehran’s conditions are met, dismissing mixed signals from US President Donald Trump. “Don’t get distracted by the U.S. president’s mixed signals—from»»»

September 15 is a date that transcends time, one that is never forgotten, President Iliana Iotova said as she officially opened the new school year at Hristo Botev High School in Ruse. "There is no Bulgarian soul or heart that does not carry September 15 deep within. Each of us remembers our first »»»

GlobalizationNigeriaAfrica's richest man Dangote's IPO out of reach in NigeriaAbiodun JamiuDangote seeks $1.6 billion from investors to finance a $14.3 billion expansion and thus double the oil refinery's capacity. The offer could give millions of Nigerians a stake in the company. But who can truly»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent reports Israeli drone activity over Beirut’s Dahiyeh 15-09-2026 10:57 AM Latest News Urgent News Al-Manar correspond»»»

Construction of more than 40 healthcare facilities is currently underway. Sher Suyunbekov, head of the Construction Sector at the Ministry of Health, announced this in an interview with Erkin-Too newspaper. He noted that the total funding for the construction work—sourced from the national budget a»»»

Seismologists recorded a magnitude 3 earthquake in Kyrgyzstan today. According to the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences, the tremors were detected at 7:55 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was located within Kyrgyzstan: 10 kilometers southwest of the village of Shoro-Bashat,»»»

The US military faces shortages of key munitions due to the Iran war and industrial "bottlenecks" to rebuild stockpiles, a Pentagon watchdog warned in a report published on Monday, contradicting US President Donald Trump's assurances that ammunition supplies are "virtually unlimited". The US Defens»»»

Tokyo: The number of centenarians across Japan topped 100,000 for the first time, the health ministry said Tuesday. With a median age of 49.9 years, Japan has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco, according to the World Bank. The latest government survey, published ahead of the an»»»

Parliament Chair Mihaela Dotsova Tuesday attended the opening of the new school year at the Hristo Smirnenski Primary School in Berkovitsa, where she studied through seventh grade. In her remarks at the celebration, she said September 15 is like a national holiday for Bulgarians because it marks th»»»

In tonight's edition, Nigeria's Dangote refinery opens itself to public ownership with plans to raise 1.6 billion dollars from retail investors across the continent. Also, President Felix Tshisekedi calls on the National Service to clean up the streets of Kinshasa. And with a month a»»»

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Hélène Duguy, Senior Environmental Lawyer at ClientEarth. PFAS pollution is widespread, these highly persistent chemicals have been detected in water and soil, food and consumer products, and even the human body. The risks are increasingly well docume»»»

Industrial action ​was expected to reduce French electricity supply by up to 5 gigawatts on ⁠Tuesday as energy sector ⁠unions stage a 24-hour strike in protest over calls to curb ​employee benefits ‌such as access to cheaper power. A 24-hour labour strike in France's power sector on Tuesday wa»»»

Washington, Sept. 15 (SANA) Oil prices settled about 1% higher on Monday as fresh attacks on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and incidents involving vessels in the Middle East raised concerns over potential disruptions to global supplies. Brent and U.S. crude futures initially surged nearly 5»»»

Vienna, Sept. 15 (SANA) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Monday that “historic” progress had been achieved in Syria regarding safeguards issues, saying the development followed Syria’s cooperation and transparency, alongside the efforts of the ag»»»

NATO intelligence services informed their authorities of the absence of the slightest evidence of Russia's involvement in the drone incident at Leipzig Airport, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said. They also pointed to numerous signs of a Ukrainian trace in the incident.In this rega»»»

Italy and Bulgaria support the creation of a joint European center to combat hybrid attacks, including cyberattacks, disinformation and drone threats. The idea emerged during Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto’s official visit to Bulgaria, where he met with his Bulgarian counterpart at Bezmer »»»

Lampsar, Senegal: Half smiling through crinkled eyes, Moussa Ndiaye, in his long tunic and skull cap, watched a combine harvest his northern Senegal rice paddy, where he expects a good haul, but not just of grain. His field is part of a study which aims to fight one of the world's major parasitic d»»»

The Hungarian government is planning a significant increase in excise duties on tobacco products, potentially pushing up cigarette prices by almost HUF 300 per pack from November. The proposed tax hike was tucked into a bill submitted to Parliament on Monday, which primarily concerns measures linke»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality has invited families and residents to attend "Floaties Festival," a community event set to take place at 974 Beach on Friday, September 18. In a social media post, the ministry described the event as a special beach day featuring a variety of fun and recrea»»»

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil sued Columbia University on Monday, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group and retaliated against them when they reported it. The university's "deliberate indifference" led to the doxing of multipl»»»

Saudi Arabia's closure of a major oil pipeline after a recent attack is raising fears that global energy markets in crisis because of the war with Iran could face even starker shortages, pushing prices higher for fuel and other essentials. The largest oil producer in the Middle East closed its East»»»

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Europe in the middle of a trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking a deeper relationship with the European Union that could give Canadians greater freedom to work and study there. Canada will seek an arrangement that would allow Canadians»»»

Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30 deadline. The »»»

The average price of diesel in Bulgaria has reached €1.90 per liter for the first time, according to data from the Fuelo platform, with some gas stations already charging more than that. Diesel has risen by 4 euro cents in just the past week. On September 8, the average price stood at €1.86 per lit»»»

Bus collides with truck on Cairo-Ismailia desert road before bursting into flames Dubai: Three people were killed and 11 others injured on Tuesday morning when a bus collided with a truck on Egypt’s Cairo-Ismailia desert road before catching fire, local authorities said. The crash occurred near the»»»

A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will be mostly out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired, two regional officials said Monday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels seized more islands along Red Sea shipping routes in a new blow to Saudi Arabia's oil exports. Oil prices gained »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Education Ministry condemns Israeli destruction of Public School in Kfar Tibnit in southern Lebanon, urges international community»»»

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday of heavy reprisals on Israel's enemies if they attacked, as he lauded the recent demolition of a Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon. Netanyahu said Israel's destruction of Hezbollah positions at the Beaufort and Ali al-Taher ridges was a »»»

Viral experiment passed 200 squats and left the New York mother sore for days How many times does a young child say “Mom” in a day? One mother decided to find out — and turned the answer into an unexpectedly brutal workout. Jess Sharp, a 34-year-old mother from upstate New York, challenged herself »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Dar Al Sharikat H E Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani yesterday inaugurated "Dar Al Sharikat," the entity responsible for registering and licensing companies in the country's economic zones, with the aim »»»

One of only seven known copies records journeys through the Hejaz and Gulf Abu Dhabi: Nearly seven centuries after Ibn Battuta chronicled an epic journey that took him across the Hejaz and the Gulf, a rare manuscript of his famed Rihla has fetched close to Dh1 million at the 35th Abu Dhabi Internat»»»

Doha, Qatar: HSBC has announced the launch of WorldTrader in Qatar, a digital wealth trading platform providing customers with convenient access to a broad range of international investment opportunities. Available through HSBC Online Banking, Worldtrader enables eligible HSBC Premier customers in »»»

Lagos, Nigeria: Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote yesterday launched what is slated as Africa’s biggest initial public offering (IPO), which aims to raise $1.6bn to expand his mega oil refinery to become the world’s largest. The Lagos-based refinery, which began operations in 2024, has a capacity »»»

Romania's employment rate among people aged 20 to 64 stood at 68.8% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with the first quarter, while the unemployment rate reached 6.8%, up 0.3 percentage points over the reference period, according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statis»»»

The incentive for attracting foreign tourists to Romania, known as the incoming tourism incentive, should be reintroduced in 2027, depending on budgetary constraints, as the state funds allocated for this purpose are 'very well invested,' interim Tourism Minister Irineu Darau said Monday.'As concre»»»

Latin America, including Central and South America, can be a gateway for Romanian investments, and cultural proximity is a great advantage that should be explored, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR) Mihai Daraban said at a recent meeting with the Mexican ambassador t»»»

The stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) from China stood at 1.95 billion euros at the end of 2024, according to data from the National Bank of Romania (BNR), calculated in accordance with the Ultimate Investing Country (UIC) principle (the country of ultimate origin of the capital, not merely »»»

Net investment in the Romanian economy totalled 100.5 billion lei in the first half of 2026, up 11.9% in real terms compared with the first half of 2025, according to a release from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).In the second quarter of 2026, net investment in the national economy incr»»»

Arrears in the general consolidated budget fell by 3.57% in July 2026, to 614.1 million lei, from 636.8 million lei in the previous month, according to data available on the website of the Ministry of Finance (MF).Arrears outstanding for more than 90 days fell by 5%, to 100.2 million lei, from 105.»»»

The printing house of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) is ready to print euro banknotes as well, when necessary as Romania meets the conditions, the BNR Governor, Mugur Isarescu, said on Monday.He participated on Tuesday in the release for numismatic purposes of an anniversary banknote for collec»»»

The existence of serious problems regarding the provision of the funds necessary for the functioning of some state entities throughout the year, especially in the field of healthcare and, in particular, in terms of emergency care units, highlights the need to pass as soon as possible a budget revis»»»

The Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) allocated political parties subsidies totalling 15,470,004 lei in September.According to an AEP press release issued on Monday, 5,132,818 lei was transferred to the Social Democratic Party (PSD), while the National Liberal Party (PNL) received 2,794,483 lei.T»»»

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan could remain in an acting capacity for a long time to come, says the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) President Kelemen Hunor, who also maintains that the option of early elections "must be seriously considered.""Indeed, if a government were to fall, we w»»»