The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states consider Armenia an ally within the organization, CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said. «From the very beginning, Armenia was an active and harmonious member state, making a worthy contribution to strengthening collective c»»»

Jared Kushner during the signing ceremony for the Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22. File Photo by World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebel/UPI | License Photo Aug. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jared Kushner on Sunday met wit»»»

As the Aug. 17 deadline for the 60-day US-Iran memorandum arrives, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) political deputy, Brig. General Yadollah Javani warned that Iran's military posture could shift from defensive to offensive, telling state broadcaster IRIB that Tehran's future actions could »»»

Damascus, Aug. 17 (SANA) Syria’s Foreign and Expatriates Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi discussed, during a phone call on Sunday, bilateral coordination and the latest regional developments. The two »»»

LONDON: For decades, governments seeking to influence foreign public opinion have relied on familiar tools: advertising campaigns, lobbying firms, television appearances, social media and carefully placed opinion pieces. Now a new target has emerged — artificial intelligence. Israel has launched an»»»

Abu Dhabi, Aug. 16 (SANA) Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Türkiye, Indonesia and Pakistan condemned Israel’s reported rejection of a roadmap for implementing President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, warning that such a position would obstruct peace efforts and undermine im»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities on Sunday forced a Palestinian man to demolish his home in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem after determining that it had been built without an Israeli-issued permit, according to the Jerusalem Governorate. Mamoun Salem Shuyukhi demolished the roughly 7»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to President of the People’s Republic of China HE President Xi Jinping, on the death of former Chinese Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Zhu Rongji.»»»

The deadline set under a memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran in June expires on Monday, with no indications at the time of writing that it will be extended, as negotiations remain stalled and tensions rise over the future of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. T»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem inspected the manganese alloy plant operated by Sinai Manganese Company during his first visit to the Abu Zenima Industrial Zone in South Sinai, reviewing the company’s production operations and expansion plans, including a target to raise annual productio»»»

Damascus, Aug. 16 (SANA) Minister of Economy and Industry Nidal al-Shaar issued decisions on Sunday forming the Syrian-Cypriot and Syrian-Czech business councils to enhance economic cooperation and expand trade and investment ties, according to the ministry statement on Telegram. The Syrian-Cypriot»»»

DOHA: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Turkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt have condemned Israel's public rejection of»»»

The United States has no right of passage through the Strait of Hormuz or access to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, while control of Hormuz is a necessary condition for ending the military conflict with Washington, Iranian Army Commander Major General Amir Hatami said on Sunday. “US forces h»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Foreign Ministers of Qatar, UAE, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkiye, KSA, and Egypt condemn the declared Israeli rejection of the Road Map for completing the implementation of US President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, as endorsed by UN Security Council Res»»»

Dubai: Donald Trump gave the United States and Iran 60 days to turn their June 17 ceasefire framework into a broader settlement that could end the war, address Tehran’s nuclear programme and help fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That clock runs out on Monday (August 17). The war does not. Instead»»»

The Foreign Ministers of UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, KSA, and Egypt condemn the declared Israeli rejection of the Road Map for completing the implementation of US President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, as endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803, »»»

AMMAN — The information and communications technology sector has grown into a $3.6 billion industry employing more than 46,000 people, underscoring its expanding role in investment, exports and the Kingdom’s broader economic modernisation drive.The figures were presented as the Information and Comm»»»

AMMAN — Jordanian and Pakistani business chambers have agreed to establish a joint business council as part of a broader push to expand bilateral trade, unlock investment opportunities and build direct partnerships between companies in the two countries.The Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) and the »»»

August 16 marks 100 days since the government led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev took office. Parliament elected the new Council of Ministers on May 8. Opposition political forces criticized the first 100 days of the Radev Cabinet. GERB said the Cabinet must now deliver results and accept full respo»»»

Dubai: Iraqi authorities have recovered more than $20 million in cash, 200 million Iraqi dinars, 60kg of gold and seven vehicles in the widening corruption investigation involving detained Deputy Oil Minister for Refining Affairs Adnan Al Jumaili, the judiciary said. Investigating Judge Diaa Jaafar»»»

LONDON: Britain’s minister of state for the Middle East on Saturday condemned what he called “settler terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, after reports that Israeli settlers had surrounded at least two Palestinian homes in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus. Stephen Doughty said the violence m»»»

August 16 marks 100 days since the government led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev took office, with GERB saying the Cabinet must now deliver results and accept full responsibility for its policies, Democratic Bulgaria (DB) describing the first 100 days as a period of taking over a failed governance m»»»

Dubai: The Indian Business & Professional Council (IBPC Dubai), in partnership with the Consulate General of India in Dubai, celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day with an evening highlighting the country’s growing global influence and its increasingly close ties with the UAE. Held at InterContin»»»

RIYADH: The Middle East and North Africa region is projected to return to growth in 2027, expanding 8.5 percent, after a contraction this year, according to a forecast from BMI, a Fitch Solutions company. BMI expects the MENA economy to contract by 3.3 percent in 2026, a sharper decline than the 0.»»»

France's attempt to ban social media for under-15s has been blocked by the Constitutional Council, which ruled the measure unconstitutional. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Peter Craddock, Senior Attorney advising social media companies, said the decision was unsurprising, arguing that the proposed law impo»»»

France’s Constitutional Court has struck down a law that would have banned children under 15 from social media, ruling that it disproportionately infringed on freedom of expression and raised privacy concerns over age verification. The government plans to draft a revised bill, with Emmanuel Macron »»»

A hundred days in, Rumen Radev is no longer an alternative to those in power - he is now in power himself and he has no more excuses, GERB said in a Facebook post on Sunday. August 16 marks 100 days since the government, led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev, took office. Parliament elected the new Cou»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A delegation from the Palestinian Hamas movement has arrived in Cairo and is holding talks with the head of Egyptian intelligence, Saudi Arabia's Al-Hadath television channel reported on Sunday, citing the movement's source. "A Hamas delegation, led by Khalil al-Hayya, a member o»»»

Dubai: The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 may be over, but skywatchers will not have to wait long for the next solar spectacle. The next solar eclipse will take place on 6 February 2027, less than six months from now. It will be an annul solar eclipse, producing the distinctive “ring of fire»»»

Dubai: UAE motorists will be able to register from Monday, August 17, for an annual road-safety initiative that offers eligible drivers the removal of four traffic points if they pledge to follow traffic laws and meet the programme’s conditions. The Ministry of Interior said its “Day Without Accide»»»

After 100 days in office, Prime Minister Rumen Radev claimed to have "eliminated oligarchy" from political power, by filling it with office seekers from the old political model, the assessment of Continue the Change (CC) of the cabinet’s performance said. In healthcare, Ivanka Dineva was reinstated»»»

The Libyan flag, Libya December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Hani Amara The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) and the General Libyan Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (GLUCC) have signed a cooperation protocol to organize an annual Egyptian-Libyan industrial integration exhibition i»»»

RIYADH: Liquidity among most Fitch-rated sukuk is edging closer to pre-war levels despite ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, although the recovery remains uneven, an analysis showed. As of Aug. 4, just over 75 percent of Fitch-rated sukuk had a liquidity score above 50, up from 64 pe»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran and Oman have reached an agreement on a shipping map for the Strait of Hormuz, although some issues are still being discussed, Press TV reported citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. Earlier, Saudi broadcaster reported that Iran and Oman had reached an a»»»

Abu Dhabi: Finance and tax professionals gathered in Abu Dhabi for an e-invoicing boot camp organised by the UAE Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), as businesses prepare for the UAE’s next phase of digital tax transformation. The UAE E-Invoicing Boot Camp 2026, he»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Five years after the Taliban swept into Kabul, Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, is not walking back Defense Minister Khawaja Asif’s February declaration that the two countries are in “open war.” “The trends are posing grave concern,” Ahmad told Arab News in an in»»»

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) has described the first 100 days of the Radev government as a period of taking over a failed model of governance and creating new risks, rather than bringing about real change, according to a position released by the political entity to the media. August 16 marks 100 days s»»»

Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova said in an interview for Bulgarian National Television on Sunday that she would not allow the minimum wage to remain at its current level from January 1, 2027. Asked whether she could predict what the minimum wage would be next year, Efremova said»»»

Ukraine is seeking to recruit militants for use against Russia in Mali, while simultaneously creating new flashpoints to weaken Russian influence in Africa and open a new front beyond Ukrainian territory, Libyan military expert Muhammad al-Tarhuni told Sputnik. "The goal is becoming clear: to move »»»

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi strongly condemned the repeated Iranian attacks on ADNOC tankers belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. He underscored th»»»

WASHINGTON DC: A US State Department spokesperson told Asharq on Saturday that the “pilot zones” process remained “the only viable path towards achieving long-term peace and security for Lebanon and Israel”. The spokesperson added that Washington was looking forward to the Lebanese army completing »»»

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s attacks on several areas of southern Lebanon, which killed 11 people, including three children and two women from the same family, and wounded several others. In a statement on Saturday night, Baghaei cond»»»

Independence Day celebrations bring Pakistanis together in Sharjah Pakistani community gathers at Pakistan Social Centre Sharjah for cultural performances, national songs and celebrations Sharjah: National pride and cultural spirit filled the Pakistan Social Centre Sharjah as the community gathered»»»

DOHA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Egypt could become the next country to join a newly established mutual defence pact between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Erdogan described Cairo’s possible accession as one of several options being conside»»»

Geneva: Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) participated in the 35th session of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held at the UN headquarters in Geneva. The participation is part of Qatar Social Work’s endeavour to enhance civil society participation in in»»»

Filipino executive at heart of Qatar-backed AI breakthrough in sports technologyDarlene Regis DOHA A Filipino professional is playing a key role in an international sports technology breakthrough after Perform AI L.L.C. was selected as the only company worldwide to receive a Qatar Open Innovation (»»»

QNA Geneva Qatar Foundation for Social Work participated in the 35th session of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held at the UN headquarters in Geneva. The participation is part of Qatar Social Work’s endeavour to enhance civil society participation in intern»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha In the quiet corridors of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, international human rights discourse often finds itself entangled in the sterile mechanics of bureaucracy. During the interactive dialogue on August 12 and 13 before the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Pers»»»

Riyadh: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi expressed his strong condemnation and denunciation of the repeated Iranian attacks on ADNOC tankers belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring that t»»»

HEBRON, West Bank: A 27-year-old Palestinian nurse has been left permanently paralyzed after being shot by Israeli settlers near his future home outside Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Nursing and Midwifery Association. Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar, an intensive care nu»»»