POLITICS & UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS In an interview with the Trud daily, Prof. Rosen Stoyanov, Director of Political Analysis and Forecasting at Gallup International Balkan, offers a skeptical assessment of the first 100 days of Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s administration. Stoyanov describes»»»

Bulgaria’s Mountain Rescue Service remains underfunded and lacks dedicated legislation, its Director Emil Neshev told BTA on Friday. Friday marks International Mountain Rescue Day. Neshev said this year’s subsidy was slightly below the Service’s needs and would cause various difficulties. The Servi»»»

Kyrgyz wrestler Razzak Beishekeev won a gold medal at the Wladyslaw Pytlasiński Memorial International Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament, currently underway in Poland. The athlete competed in the 67-kilogram weight class. En route to the final, Beishekeev won three victories over opponents from Swed»»»

AROBS Transilvania Software (BVB: AROBS), the largest entrepreneurial technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, recorded consolidated turnover of RON 292 million in the first half of 2026, up 36% compared to H1 2025, EBITDA of RON 40 million, a 29% increase, and net profit of appro»»»

DEIR AL-BALAH: Palestinian residents of war-battered Gaza fled homes and businesses as Israeli strikes and tank fire killed at least four people Monday, including two children, hospital officials said, a week after a US delegation asked Israel to draw down attacks. After evacuation warnings by Isra»»»

Preparations are underway in Bishkek for a police garrison roll call scheduled for tomorrow, August 29. As part of the preparations, traffic along central Chui Avenue has been temporarily restricted. Dozens of official vehicles belonging to law enforcement and other security agencies have been line»»»

A seven-year-old boy has died after falling from the window of a tenth-floor flat in Szeged, southern Hungary, on Wednesday morning. The tragic incident happened at a ten-storey block of flats on Szamos Street. Police officers and emergency services were called to the scene following a report from »»»

$18 billion. Eighteen billion dollars. $18,000,000,000. Yes, that’s nine zeroes after the 18. It’s a number that is hard to comprehend even when written down in various ways. That's what Meta has agreed to pay to settle claims from 29 US states that it built Instagram and Facebook to hook children.»»»

DUBAI: When Vlade Divac entered the National Basketball Association BA in 1989, international players were still a relative rarity. More than three decades later, some of the NBA’s biggest stars are international, from Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic to Victor Wembanyama. And this week, in Istanbul, D»»»

LONDON: On Wednesday, frustration within the ranks of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace at the lack of progress toward peace in Gaza finally boiled over in the very public forum of the UN Security Council. It is less than a month since President Trump announced that the board had reached “a h»»»

Washington, Aug. 28 (SANA) U.S. Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack congratulated Syria on a week of “historic accomplishments” after meeting Syrian Chargé d’Affaires in Washington Mohammad Qanatri. “Great meeting with Syrian Chargé d’Affaires Mohammad Qanatri,” Barrack said on X Friday, a»»»

Romania recorded its 34th consecutive year of negative natural population growth in 2025, although a sharp positive migration balance almost entirely offset the gap between births and deaths, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The country’s resident»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Araghchi to US: Pressure Doesn’t Work 28-08-2026 11:58 AM Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi (image from archive).Iranian Foreign Minister»»»

Dozens of immigrants who disappeared from UK asylum hotels as children in 2023 are still unaccounted for, a parliamentary report released on Thursday has found. Some 472 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children – some as young as 12 – went missing from Home Office-run accommodation for migrant minors.»»»

The Justice Department under Attorney General Todd Blanche announced four additional lawsuits were filed Thursday asking the courts to enjoin Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington from enforcing laws that require secondary learning institutions to offer in-state tuition benefits to certain non»»»

Customs and border officers seized more than 700,000 cigarettes (35,950 packets) during an inspection in the area of the Danube Bridge near Vidin, the Customs Agency said on Friday. The Bulgarian-registered truck, driven by a Bulgarian national, was stopped for inspection on August 25 while leaving»»»

Monaco: Two-time defending champions Paris Saint-Germain were handed meetings with Barcelona, Manchester City and Aston Villa among their eight matches in the league phase of this season’s Champions League, as the draw took place yesterday. PSG, who beat Arsenal on penalties in May to retain the tr»»»

DOHA: Ahmed Alaaeldin struck in the 90th minute as Al Rayyan made it two wins from two in the Qatar Stars League season, edging Al Wakrah 2-1 at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. Roger Guedes put Al Rayyan ahead before half-time, producing a diving header from a close range to meet Gabriel Pereir»»»

Abu Dhabi: Federal government employees in the UAE will be allowed to adjust their working hours as children return to school, under a back-to-school policy designed to give parents more flexibility at the start of the new academic year. The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources said emp»»»

SocietyGermanyGermany news: Dobrindt hosts Baltic Sea hybrid-threat talksRichard Connor with AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters, KNA, epd, SIDMinisters from Baltic countries are meeting to discuss threats after a drone attack at Leipzig airport. Meanwhile, Germany's Greens have sounded a warning about low gas s»»»

DOHA: The Local Organising Committee of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 officially opened Al Janoub Arena in its new configuration yesterday in front of a capacity crowd of 8,200 fans, following its transformation from a football stadium into a basketball arena. The venue will be one of fo»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s offshoring services exports reached $5.2 billion in 2025 as international technology and business services providers expanded their operations beyond Cairo and increased their investment in artificial intelligence-enabled delivery, as per an emailed press release. The sector n»»»

The United States, South Korea and Japan will kick off their annual Freedom Edge trilateral military exercise on Sept. 7, Seoul said Friday. In this September 2025 photo, the USS Curtis Wilbur steams in formation with allied ships during a Freedom Edge exercise at sea. File Photo by Mass Communicat»»»

A total of 816 children under 12 months old died in Kyrgyzstan between January and June 2026, a report by the National Statistical Committee says. During the same period in 2025, the number of infant deaths stood at 781. The main causes of death during the period were: The issue of improving matern»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has granted Starlink a 10-year licence to provide satellite broadband services across the country, allowing the company to build, operate and manage a public telecommunications network using satellites. The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority said the G»»»

OSLO: Norway's King Harald V has died at the age of 89, after he was taken to hospital last week for treatment for a rare blood condition. The palace in Oslo said he passed away peacefully at 06:35 local time (04:35GMT) on Friday at the national hospital in Oslo. The royal flag on the roof of the p»»»

Seven bodies believed to have been swept out of Nepal by devastating flash floods have been recovered in neighbouring India, with the disaster carrying victims and debris nearly 200km downstream from the Himalayan region where the destruction began. The bodies were found in rivers in the Uttar Prad»»»

A critical depletion of U.S. Patriot interceptor missiles in Europe has left the continent dangerously exposed, according to revelations published by The Independent, as the ripple effects of President Donald Trump’s military confrontation with Iran continue to reshape transatlantic security dynami»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index rose 2 percent this week, adding 193.720 points to its tally, reaching a level of 9,876 points in the green zone, supported by most sectors, especially the communications and transportation sectors, which rose by around 3.81 percent and 2.92 percent respec»»»

Doha: The volume of real estate trading in sale contracts registered with the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice from August 16-20 reached QR314,467,100. Meanwhile the total sales contracts for residential units in the Real Estate Bulletin for the same period is QR55,826»»»

Raids were conducted in Bishkek from August 5 to 19, the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) reported. The operations were carried out by SCNS officers together with the Service for Combating Extremism and Illegal Migration of the Main Internal Affairs Department of Bishkek. They inspected»»»

Dubai: Unlicensed or unapproved higher education providers in the UAE will face immediate closure and an administrative fine of Dh500,000 under new rules taking effect on September 12, as the government tightens oversight of the sector. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research will »»»

Dubai: The UAE Ministry of Education has approved a new guide setting out the textbooks and learning resources students will receive during the 2026-27 academic year, giving families and schools a single reference for the materials required at each grade level. The Student Curriculum Book Package G»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has granted Starlink a 10-year licence to provide satellite broadband services across the country, allowing the company to build, operate and manage a public telecommunications network using satellites. The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority said the G»»»

Dubai: Students in the UAE will return to school in stages over four days under a Ministry of Education plan designed to ease pupils into the 2026-27 academic year before all students resume attendance on Friday, September 4. The phased return will run from Monday, August 31, to Thursday, September»»»

The US military is running critically low on Patriot missile interceptors in Europe as the war with Iran drains stocks, according to US and NATO officials. The shortfall is raising concerns about NATO’s ability to counter a potential Russian ballistic missile attack, though officials said no such a»»»

Officials from Iran and Qatar met on Thursday in Tehran for diplomatic talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade chokes oil supplies to Iran amid a domestic shortfall. The meetings follow a week of intense diplomacy in Iran involving separate meetings with officials from »»»

An Austrian mountaineer has been reunited with a backpack he abandoned deep in a glacier crevasse more than six decades ago after melting ice finally brought his belongings back to the surface. The man, now 86, lost the rucksack during a climbing expedition in August 1963 after falling into a creva»»»

Former Hungarian international footballer Ákos Buzsáky has broken his silence after being reported missing, reassuring worried friends and supporters that he is safe. The 44-year-old former midfielder posted a message on Facebook on Thursday, around ten days after his disappearance was reported to »»»

RIYADH: Manga Arabia is partnering with Zeez Animation to publish an exclusive manga series inspired by the animated series, Al-Saddad Adventures. The partnership is part of efforts by both parties to bring local creative content and Saudi characters and stories to wider audiences through diverse s»»»

TRIPOLI: Long power cuts and severe fuel shortages have disrupted daily life in Libya, a country already plagued by an enduring political deadlock, conflict and corruption, and holding Africa’s largest oil reserves.As the summer heat peaks, the worst crisis in years has tightened its grip on many L»»»

STAVANGER: King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen in order to marry his school sweetheart, has died. He was 89. The palace announced his death Friday morning. Harald was Euro»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s consumer spending held near $3.8 billion in the week ending Aug. 22, as education-related transactions more than doubled amid the start of the new academic year, official data showed. The Kingdom’s point-of-sale transactions totaled SR14.17 billion ($3.78 billion) during the »»»

In response to a question during Friday's parliamentary control concerning the removal of Iskander Makhmudov from EU's 21st sanctions package over Russia's aggressive actions, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said that Bulgaria's position was to protect its national interest. The question, put by»»»

It's been six months since the United States and Israel attacked Iran with the perennial goal of transforming the Middle East through military force. The region has changed, but not in the way they had hoped. The Islamic Republic survived the assassination of its top leaders and weeks of heavy bomb»»»

Iran's economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue, is poised for more instability as the Trump administration tries to coerce other countries into ending all financial dealings with the Islamic Republic. A decision by the U»»»

The level of the Danube has risen along almost the entire Bulgarian stretch of the river over the past 24 hours, the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River said on Friday. The largest increase was recorded at the gauging station near Novo Selo, where the level rose by »»»

Dubai: Iran’s foreign minister has said diplomacy with the United States can be revived, but only if Washington abandons pressure and begins rebuilding trust, following “creative discussions” with Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister in Tehran. Abbas Araghchi said putting diplomacy “back on »»»

DOHA: Islam Web (islamweb.net), the Islamic Network affiliated with the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, recorded significant growth in its digital performance during the first half of 2026, reinforcing its position as a leading multilingual Islamic digital platform providing reliable religio»»»