UNAIZAH: Qassim Agricultural Training Center, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and Technical and Vocational Training Corp. has implemented the second phase of the region’s date harvesting training program. The initiative qualifies national cadres to work in the»»»

RIYADH: An Irish farm, prompted by gains from previous editions of the International Falcon Breeders Auction, have brought 200 birds to this year’s event. Organized by the National Center for Falcons at its headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh, the event features leading local and international »»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s state-owned Holding Company for Tourism and Hotels (HOTAC) and its subsidiaries are targeting consolidated revenues of EGP 9.4 billion and a net profit of EGP 5.5 billion during the current fiscal year (FY) 2026/2027, as per a statement. The targets form part of the estimated »»»

RIYADH: The Red Sea Museum has announced the launch of its summer camp, the Red Sea Lab, a program specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for children aged 10 to 14, aiming to inspire a new generation of scientists and innovators. Taking place from Aug. 25 to 29 at the Red»»»

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV will meet victims of clerical sexual abuse during an official visit to France in September, the Vatican said Friday as it released the itinerary for the trip. The Holy See did not immediately provide further details about the private meeting, which comes as the pontiff pr»»»

ATHENS: Greek authorities placed a town mayor who owns an electrical company and two others in pre-trial detention Friday after charging them with arson over a wildfire that ravaged large areas near Athens last week. Investigators believe the blaze started on July 31 with a spark from power cables »»»

SAN JUAN: A suspended Catholic priest on a tiny Caribbean island is embracing calypso to make his voice heard on topics including Gaza and sexual abuse within the church. Father Gerard Paul, who hails from Grenada, can no longer officiate masses, funerals, weddings or baptisms after repeatedly crit»»»

BERLIN: A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major NATO and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker said on Friday. The man spotted the drone flying low while he was working at Leipzig/Halle airp»»»

Athens: Greek authorities placed a town mayor who owns an electrical company and two others in pre-trial detention Friday after charging them with arson over a wildfire that ravaged large areas near Athens last week. Investigators believe the blaze started on July 31 with a spark from power cables »»»

Washington, Aug. 7 (SANA) Gold prices rose on Friday, putting the metal on track for its biggest weekly gain since January amid lower oil prices and easing inflation expectations, as investors awaited US non-farm payrolls data for indications about the future path of interest rates.Spot gold increa»»»

BEIJING: Multiple districts ‌in Beijing issued heavy rainfall warnings on Friday evening, with authorities warning residents of disasters ​, including floods in the city center and also mudslides and landslides in agricultural and mountainous areas. The extreme rains come as China readies for Typho»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President of Russia Vladimir Putin discussed in a phone call bilateral cooperation under the two countries' strategic partnership and their shared commitment to further strengthening ties in support of mutual interests. Th»»»

As a result of the official veterinary and phytosanitary controls carried out, including temporarily intensified official controls and the implementation of emergency measures for consignments of food and feed of non-animal origin intended for import into the European Union (EU), 35 consignments to»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's Emergency Response Team reviewed on Friday the current hydrological and meteorological situation, as well as the latest information on wildfires in Serbia, at a session also attended by PM Djuro Macut, and adopted additional measures to prevent the consequences of adverse weathe»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Police have urged motorists to exercise greater caution when entering a road, warning that even a few seconds of inattention can lead to serious accidents. The force shared a video showing a collision caused by a driver entering a road without first checking that it was clear, high»»»

The Plovdiv District Court has left in custody five teenagers arrested in connection with the killing of a 37-year-old man in the city on August 4. The judges explained their decision by the particularly cruel nature of the crime. The hearing was held behind closed doors. A total of 10 teenagers ag»»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov accused Prime Minister Rumen Radev of hiding behind "collective irresponsibility", the party's press centre reported on Friday. Kostadinov was commenting on Radev's response on Thursday to a journalist's question about whether the protocol freezing the contrac»»»

Israeli prosecutors have charged Jewish settler Yinon Levi on Thursday with reckless homicide over the fatal 2025 shooting of Palestinian community leader Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, marking the first such indictment in seven years. Hathaleen, a 31-year-old teacher, was killed on Jul»»»

Paris, France: French health authorities on Friday recommended home isolation for people who had close contact with a Franco-Argentine tourist diagnosed with hantavirus after travelling in France, while stressing that the risk of transmission was considered "low". "Given the mild, non-serious natur»»»

Dubai: Veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has been admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata after undergoing a minor surgery, with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visiting him on Friday. Adhikari shared details of his meeting with Chakraborty on social media, along with pi»»»

Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A video captured at a state legislative building in Brazil shows workers practicing their animal handling skills by ejecting some unusual trespassers: a pair of capybaras. The video shows the two capybaras, the world's largest rodents, calmly wandering into the Legislative Assembly »»»

A waste collection company in Italy came to the assistance of a Bitonto resident who mistakenly threw away a lottery ticket worth $1.15 million. File Photo by Sebastiao Moreira/EPA Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A waste collection company in Italy came to the assistance of a Bitonto resident who mistakenly threw »»»

Saudi ⁠Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a ⁠joint defense agreement at a trilateral summit in Mecca on Friday, pledging to strengthen collective security. Pakistan’s ⁠Foreign Ministry on Friday said the agreement states ⁠that an armed ⁠attack on any one of the ⁠three countries would be ⁠rega»»»

The Plovdiv District Court has left in custody five teenagers arrested in connection with the killing of a 37-year-old man in the city on August 4. The judges explained their decision by the particularly cruel manner of the crime. The hearing was held behind closed doors. A total of 10 teenagers ag»»»

The Ruse District Prosecution Office is investigating two organized crime groups involved in the production and distribution of high-risk narcotic substances after a specialized operation uncovered a fentanyl laboratory and led to the seizure of record quantities of the drug, officials said at a br»»»

Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened the national security council Friday to discuss the discovery of an explosive-laden drone near a Ukrainian cargo plane and the mid-air collision of another aircraft with an unidentified object this week. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has call»»»

BELGRADE - Secretary General at the Serbian MFA Dusan Kozarev met with outgoing Azerbaijani Ambassador to Belgrade Kamil Khasiyev on Thursday to discuss bilateral issues, the results achieved during the ambassador’s tenure in Serbia and prospects for further strengthening of the cooperation between»»»

JEDDAH: Hundreds of visitors have explored the Forest Wonders zone at Jeddah Season since its opening, to experience an indoor rainforest-inspired attraction that combines wildlife encounters, educational activities and family entertainment. The journey takes visitors through several spaces where t»»»

JAKARTA: A team of Saudi doctors from Saudi aid agency KSrelief has performed free cardiac surgery at no cost for 30 Indonesian children during a medical support and knowledge transfer program in West Sumatra. The six-day initiative was organized at M. Djamil Central General Hospital in Padang by K»»»

Dubai: A sessions court in Kerala has denied anticipatory bail to a Dubai-based Indian expat accused of abetting the suicide of his 20-year-old wife, while granting pre-arrest bail to his parents, who are also named in the case. As first reported by Gulf News, Kerala Police had issued a Look Out Ci»»»

Israeli occupation forces unleashed a fresh wave of heavy bombardment across the Gaza Strip on Friday, with tank shelling, artillery barrages, naval gunfire, and drone strikes pounding multiple locations, according to Palestinian media reports. Military correspondents and local witnesses confirmed »»»

Proposals for structural reforms will be presented for broad public discussion, Health Minister Katya Ivkova said, as quoted by the Ministry's press centre on Friday. These are not final decisions, but proposals for structural reforms aimed at creating an administration that is more accountable to »»»

Sofia Municipality will save more than EUR 81 million over the next five years after signing a new waste collection and disposal contract for Zone 3, consisting of the Slatina, Poduyane, and Izgrev boroughs, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said on Friday. He pointed out that the new deal will save more »»»

A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than $500 million, finding the social media company created a public nuisance and harmed children. The ruling follows a March jury verdict awarding the state $375 million after finding Meta liable for exposing children to online predators and »»»

Thousands took to the streets outside Argentina’s Senate on Thursday to protest a controversial private property bill, with demonstrations ending in scuffles, tear gas and rubber bullets. Javier Milei’s government has removed the most contentious part of the legislation, which would have raised lim»»»

AMMAN — President of the Economic and Social Council, Musa Shteiwi, and International Labour Organisation (ILO) expert Amin Wreidat explored on Wednesday expanding cooperation on labour market issues.Shteiwi pointed to the council's role as a national dialogue platform bringing together the governm»»»

BAGHDAD — Iraq exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil in one month through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tuesday.Before the Middle East war, which choked shipments through the vital waterway, Iraq produced around four million barrels per»»»

HONG KONG — Oil prices tumbled Monday as Donald Trump said fresh talks with Iran will begin later in the day, while the yen extended gains after US and Japanese officials confirmed a rare joint intervention to prop up the currency.The positive development in the five-month Middle East war did littl»»»

Chairman of the State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan Major General Abdikarim Alimbaev made a working visit to Leilek district of Batken region, where he inspected border security arrangements and the progress of engineering works along the frontier. He visited the Tash-Bulak and Kairagach border outp»»»

Dubai: Sangeetha, the wife of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and actor C Joseph Vijay, on Friday withdrew her divorce petition against him, bringing the proceedings before the Chengalpattu Family Court to an end. Sangeetha appeared before the court through video conference and informed Judge Sujatha tha»»»

'Thudakkam' review: Nepo kids, real talent and one chilling villainDirector: Jude Anthany JosephCast: Vismaya Mohanlal, Ashish Joe Antony, Sai Kumar★★★Dubai: Let's first address the elephant in the room: Thudakkam is undeniably a bit of an unapologetic nepo-kid showcase. Vismaya Mohanlal, the daugh»»»

Rail commuters at Liverpool's Lime Street Station on Thursday wait for information on whether their service was affected by a technical fault at a signaling center that caused major disruption across the rail network. Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Rail passengers in England were facing »»»

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Special Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic for Special Assignments Bakyt Torobaev visited the hippodrome in Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul region, where he reviewed preparations for the venue to host the 6th World Nomad Games. He shared the details on social media. According to Torobaev»»»

Turning to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Ebola outbreak continues to spread rapidly. Africa’s top health agency announced Thursday that it will roll out a vaccine targeting a previous Ebola strain, in an effort to help contain the latest outbreak. Nearly three months in, global health»»»

SUBOTICA - A Belgrade-Budapest high-speed rail line is due to be opened to passenger traffic this autumn, Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Aleksandra Sofronijevic and Hungarian Minister of Transport and Investment David Vitezy announced on Thursday after a meeting in S»»»

Some French winegrowers, including in the Bordeaux region, began harvesting their grapes on Thursday, historically early after a summer marked by successive heatwaves, drought and devastating wildfires. As one grape-picker told the newspaper Sud Ouest, “usually, we’d still be on vacation.” Despite »»»

MAKKAH: For decades, the Taif rose was a symbol: A fragrant shrub bound to the name of Taif, sold fresh and admired for a few weeks each spring. It is now also a manufacturing base. Processing plants have extended the flower’s commercial life across the whole year, creating an economic and tourism »»»

The United States conveyed a message to Israel stating that Hezbollah did not violate the ceasefire agreement, urging it to refrain from retaliation, in the wake of the deadly blast that killed two Israeli soldiers in Majdal Zoun, an Israeli security official told Israel’s public broadcaster. The s»»»

The hydrological situation in the Bulgarian section of the Danube remains difficult. A vessel is experiencing difficulties in passing through the area of Belene Island Friday morning, due to the ongoing restrictions on navigation in that area, according to information from the Bulgarian River Super»»»