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From January to July 2026, the total gross output of the construction sector in Kyrgyzstan amounted to 245,154.8 billion soms. According to the National Statistical Committee, the figure in comparable prices was 1.6 times higher than in the same period of 2025. The level of implementation of invest»»»

RIYADH: Jordan’s total exports rose 14.5 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, while the trade deficit narrowed as export growth outpaced the increase in imports, official data showed. According to data from the Department of Statistics, total exports reached 6.41 billion Jordanian dinars»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR), has announced the approval of the resolution regarding the regulations governing violations, penalties and administrative measures related to the Ministry’s mandates and services. The move represents a further step in com»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Thursday, Iranian state television said, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz on the agenda. Iranian state television reported that Araghchi’s meeting with Al-Thani, who »»»

A ceremony marking the official relocation of the Headquarters of the South-Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) and the 27th anniversary of the brigade's establishment was held in Istanbul, Turkiye, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence said here Thursday. At the ceremony, Brigadier General Ivan Malamov a»»»

Parliament adopted at first reading on Thursday amendments to the Tax and Social Insurance Procedure Code that would give tax authorities access to information on cryptocurrency users. The bill, submitted by the Council of Ministers, was approved by 136-4, with 10 abstentions. The bill transposes i»»»

Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Syrian industrialists and businesses participating in the 63rd Damascus International Fair said the event offers opportunities to expand exports, enter new markets, build international partnerships and adopt modern technologies in the country’s industrial sector. Participan»»»

Damascus, Aug 27 (SANA) Syria and Saudi Arabia signed two memorandums of understanding in Damascus on Thursday to strengthen cooperation in land transport, railways and logistics, with plans to develop transport networks and facilitate trade between the two countries. Syrian Minister of Transport Y»»»

The family of King Harald V of Norway were gathered at his bedside in an Oslo hospital on Thursday after NRK, the country's public broadcasting corporating warned the public to expect "the worst." File Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI | License Photo Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The family of King Harald V of Norway»»»

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped to 289.7 million barrels, its lowest level since 1982, according to Energy Department data. The main factor has been the large-scale release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to stabilize global markets, prompted by the conflict with Iran.US »»»

BAGHDAD: Iraqi military personnel and municipal workers came under fire in Baghdad on Thursday as they tried to remove illegal housing structures, leaving a senior officer dead and five other people wounded, an Iraqi security official and state media said. The security official said the shooting le»»»

Twisted ceiling frames, charred walls and a shaft of sunlight piercing a partially collapsed roof were all that was left of a neonatal ward on Thursday after a devastating hospital fire killed 14 infants in Pakistan. The door of the former nursery for premature babies was blown off and the room is »»»

Things are becoming increasingly clear about the US green light for the Israeli enemy to press ahead with its attacks on southern Lebanon. According to US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Washington has not, so far, reached an agreement with Tel Aviv to halt its assaults. Even more strikingly, as»»»

Subscriptions to various paid streaming platforms are becoming increasingly popular in Europe, but interest among Bulgarian users is the lowest in the EU, according to data published by Eurostat on Thursday. In 2025, nearly one in three of 32.7% of internet users in the EU had a paid subscription t»»»

The inauguration of a sandwich shop in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain took an unexpected, futuristic turn when a Rs 12 lakh humanoid robot was invited to serve as the chief guest. The unusual ceremony took place on Sunday, August 23, when the robot arrived at the newly opened sandwich outlet, drawing atte»»»

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa has clearly not read his comments on the U.S.-sponsored framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel, after the latter accused Jumblat of changing his mind "day to day" about the agreement. In a po»»»

Continue the Change (CC) Chair Assen Vassilev told reporters on Thursday that once former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gurov announces that he is running for president, CC will convene a National Council meeting to decide whether to support his candidacy. Vassilev added that he has already expre»»»

Parliament adopted at first and second reading in a single sitting on Thursday a bill to ratify the Service Level Agreement, standard package, Continuation of Services between Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (SANS) and the United Nations (UN), represented by the UN Office on Drugs and»»»

Unprecedentedly low water levels on the Danube are highlighting the need for long-term measures to manage the river’s Bulgarian-Romanian section and develop strategic projects eligible for European funding. This was said during a joint press conference here Thursday by Valeri Ivanov, chair of the b»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of condolences to the President of Nepal HE Ram Chandra Paudel regarding the victims of the floods and landslides that struck the country, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Defense has announced on Thursday that the State of Qatar and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have agreed to implement the Individually Tailored Partnership Programme (ITPP), which will enhance political, defense, and security cooperation between Qatar and»»»

Doha, Qatar: Public Prosecutor and Head of the Technical Office at the Public Prosecution, Mohammed Rashid Al Binali met with District Attorney for the US District of Columbia, HE Jeanine Ferris Pirro, who is visiting Doha. During the meeting, the two sides discussed topics of mutual interest and w»»»

RIYADH: Trading activity across Arab stock markets surged in July, with the number of shares changing hands rising almost 29 percent from the previous month even as the value of transactions declined. Trading volume climbed 28.82 percent to 261.86 billion shares in July from 203.27 billion in June,»»»

KYIV: Russia attacked Kyiv with drones on Thursday, the latest in a series of increasingly frequent daytime assaults on the capital, after strikes across the country wounded around a dozen people, authorities said. More than four years into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has recently intensified i»»»

The Council for Electronic Media (CEM) will once again conduct its traditional public opinion survey on "Audience attitudes towards the media during an election campaign for president and vice-president", the regulator said during a meeting on Thursday. Bulgaria will hold a presidential election on»»»

BMF GRUP, a company founded in 2011 by Romanian entrepreneurs, is acquiring ENGIE Building Solutions, a subsidiary of ENGIE Servicii, strengthening its position as a provider of integrated solutions for buildings and critical infrastructure. ENGIE Building Solutions specialises in energy services f»»»

AMMAN — Jordan recorded a trade surplus with 10 countries in the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) during the first half of 2026, as national exports to Arab markets continued to grow, official data showed.According to foreign trade figures released by the Department of Statistics, Jordan’s nati»»»

The largest edition in the history of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) will open on Friday, bringing together 2,405 companies, brands and exhibitors from 71 countries. Held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al D»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed his condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the devastating mudslides in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. "I would like to express my most sincere condolences in connection with the tragic consequences of mudsli»»»

The 14th CSEAC 2026 International Semiconductor Equipment, Materials, and Core Components Exhibition will be held in Wuxi, China, from August 31 to September 2. Moscow manufacturers of photonic integrated circuits, computing modules, and high-tech materials and microelectronics production systems w»»»

Dubai: OGold, the Shariah-compliant Gold and Silver-backed super app, and BELOBABA, a global financial services platform, announced a strategic partnership to integrate physical Gold and Silver into the BELOBABA ecosystem. The collaboration enables users to buy and sell in grams directly from their»»»

New Delhi: Top private sector lender HDFC Bank is facing a federal securities class-action lawsuit in New York over allegations that it orchestrated a covert scheme to illegally inflate interest payouts to a state government agency by disguising them as marketing expenses. The complaint, filed in t»»»

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has warned that AI and social media are eroding people’s ability to think and feel, while powerful interests exploit technology, politics, and war for profit. Speaking to RT on Wednesday, the legendary musician welcomed Australia’s decision to bar fully AI-generat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) The Russian armed forces took control of the Shevchenkovskoye settlement in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "The units of Battlegroup Vostok continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses and, as a result of decisive actions, liber»»»

The US has accused Chinese hackers it described as “state-backed” of breaking into NASA, the Federal Reserve, and other sensitive government networks, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump. Beijing rejected the allegations. Th»»»

Iran has praised China for rejecting US threats to impose sanctions on countries that continue to trade with the Islamic Republic, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying on Wednesday that Tehran’s strategic partnership with Beijing “needs no one’s permission.” Ghalibaf welcomed Chi»»»

Gergely Boros, a former world and European champion kayaker and ex-professional director of the Hungarian Canoe Federation, has died in tragic circumstances at the age of 42. News of the sportsman’s death sent shockwaves through Hungary’s canoeing community. Hungarian kayaker champion dies at a tra»»»

DUBAI: An Israeli setter has been acquitted of assault charges after attacking a French nun near Jerusalem’s Old City in April, according to various media reports. Yona Schreiber, from the Israeli-occupied West Bank settlement of Peduel, was absolved by a Jerusalem court on Wednesday of criminal re»»»

Mexico has arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed an influencer during a live broadcast, authorities said on Wednesday. Cesar Gastelum was attacked on August 4 while livestreaming in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state, which has been a battleground for warring drug factions. Get updated f»»»

Experts believe a glacier collapse might have caused the catastrophic floods at the border between Nepal and Tibet that killed at least 270 people and left more than 1,000 missing. While initial reports suggested the possibility that an earthquake had triggered the collapse, the US Geological Surve»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Pharmacy and Drug Control Department in the Ministry of Public Health has issued a circular banning the handling, distribution, use and promotion of unlicensed peptides. In a statement, the Department remarked that it has observed an increase in the promotion, handling and distribu»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department has forecast misty to foggy conditions in some areas at first during the weekend, warning of poor horizontal visibility on Friday and Saturday. The Department said the weather will be hot during the day, with some clouds at times. Temperatures are expec»»»

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Dubai: In a city where people from different parts of the world live side by side, community can sometimes begin with something as ordinary as a pile of clothes, a box of toys, or a collection of old games. Across Abu Dhabi, informal gatherings built around shared interests have been creating oppor»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Contacts between Russia and the United States on the Ukrainian settlement are continuing at the working level, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. "At the working level, of course, our contacts with the US continue," Peskov told reporters.Moscow has no information o»»»

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 were QR55,»»»

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JANNATAH: Ziva Sharp said her Jewish faith motivated her to travel from Jerusalem to the West Bank to stand up for Palestinians — a commitment that led to her being set upon by fellow Israelis also professing to be driven by Judaism. Sharp and around 30 other activists are part of a small movement »»»

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa criticized Hezbollah on Thursday, arguing that the Lebanese people broadly agree on the necessity of disarming the group despite differing approaches. "Thus, Hezbollah must hand over its arms to the state," he said. The remarks came following a meeting with th»»»