Tunis, August 4 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti will partake, on the instruction of President Kais Saied, in the meeting of the Arab Ministerial Committee entrusted with international action on...»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities have approved the early transfer to the Bank of Israel of 4.5 billion shekels ($1.47 billion) in cash accumulated by Palestinian banks, following intensive talks mediated by international parties. Yahya Shannar, governor of the Palestine Monetary Authority, said on Tuesd»»»

MANILA/SINGAPORE: Maynilad Water Services, the Philippine utility that supplies water and wastewater services in western Metro Manila and nearby Cavite province, is working with a state water agency to avert supply cuts during an El Nino dry spell, executives said on Tuesday. Maynilad is discussing»»»

Spain blamed “criminal mafias” for last week’s storming of the border at Ceuta, the city which borders Morocco, but insisted that almost all of the 72,000 migrants who breached the border had been returned to Morocco. Speaking after an emergency meeting of EU home affairs ministers on Tuesday (4 Au»»»

Dubai: An Indian expat was killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a car showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road on Monday, the Indian Consulate in Dubai confirmed to Gulf News on Tuesday. The mission confirmed the identity of the person killed as Shijin Paul, a 27-year-old who hailed from the south Indian sta»»»

The Sofia Directorate of the Interior said Tuesday that it is looking into media reports alleging that a group of neo-Nazis attempted to force their way into a Sofia hotel where Italian Jewish youths and their educators were staying. The Sofia police has opened an inquiry "on its own initiative fol»»»

Rome: A one-million-euro lottery ticket was recovered from the trash in Italy after the frantic winner called on garbagemen to help her retrieve it, the waste management company told AFP. The instant win ticket was "miraculously still in one piece" after garbage workers combed through mounds of tra»»»

Doha, Qatar: Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has launched its Women's Private Home Visits: Midwifery Care program, a new private service that extends expert postnatal care beyond the hospital. The program provides eligible mothers and newborns with personalized care from experienced m»»»

Boulogne-sur-Mer, France: Migrants wrapped in red blankets stepped off a rescue ship in France on Tuesday, an AFP reporter said, after French and British authorities saved 157 people whose boat caught fire as they tried to cross the Channel. It was one of the largest rescue operations reported sinc»»»

Polish industrial waste management scaleup Zeme plans to spend more than PLN 200 mln on acquisitions over the next few years, following two completed deals. It aims to sign another Polish transaction by the end of 2026 and enter Brazil through an acquisition in early 2027. Zeme combines waste colle»»»

Low river levels caused by the heat wave are forcing Poland’s largest power plants to reduce electricity generation, while planned maintenance has further constrained supply. Enea has limited output at its Połaniec and Kozienice plants because low water levels in the Vistula are disrupting open-cyc»»»

Europe’s latest heat wave is increasing drought risks and straining power systems, while the rapid expansion of AI data centers is adding pressure on water and electricity supplies. Although data centers are not the largest water users nationally, they can significantly worsen local water stress, p»»»

Tunis, Aug. 4 (TAP) – Activity indicators for listed companies during the first half of 2026 showed a 4.2% increase in total revenue compared with the same period last year, reaching TND 12.7 billion, up from TND 12.2 billion, the Tunis Stock...»»»

Muscat: The Muscat Stock Exchange 30 index closed Tuesday at 7,334.80 points, down 14.3 points, or 0.19 percent, compared to the last trading session which closed at 7,349.07 points. Trading value reached OMR 48,188,045, a decrease of 30.55 percent, compared to the last trading session, which amoun»»»

DOHA: Qatar has retained its position as the most peaceful country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to the 2026 Global Peace Index (GPI), reaffirming its status as one of the region's safest and most stable nations. Figures released in the latest edition of the Global Peace Ind»»»

President Donald Trump gives remarks on AI Infrastructure as Larry Ellison, Chief technology officer of Oracle, Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Corp, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI look on in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington D.C., on Jan. 21. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License »»»

The shipwreck comes a day after U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would be "relentless" in combatting small boats crossing the Channel. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- More than 150 migrants were rescued after their boat caught fire and capsized while crossing the »»»

Two women are evacuated in Alotenango, southwest of Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Tuesday. The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction reported that at least two villages on the slopes of the Fuego volcano, El Porvenir and Las Lajitas, were evacuated. Photo by Alex Cruz/EPA Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Guat»»»

The UAE recorded its highest temperature of the summer so far on Tuesday, with the mercury touching 50.1°C in Owtaid, in Abu Dhabi's Al Dhafra region, at 2:15pm local time, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The reading topped the country's list of hot spots for the day, followe»»»

Spokane, United States: Emergency crews on Tuesday were racing to contain flames in the US Northwest, where a man was arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with the largest of the fires that have displaced tens of thousands. Wildfires supercharged by drought and intense heat have torn throug»»»

MADRID: Two migrants were rescued Tuesday after spending two weeks adrift in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Spain’s Balearic Islands, authorities said, adding they were searching for 17 others who survivors said had been aboard the boat. The two north African men were rescued at around 3:0»»»

BUGOJNO - For Serbia, it is important to have peace and good relations with Croatia, but not in the way the Croats imagine them, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday. "I think it is important that we have peace and good relations with Croatia, but not in the way they imagine those rel»»»

Rome: A one-million-euro lottery ticket was recovered from the trash in Italy after the frantic winner called on garbagemen to help her retrieve it, the waste management company told AFP. The instant win ticket was "miraculously still in one piece" after garbage workers combed through mounds of tra»»»

A 45-year-old artillery boat that once led the Navy Day parade in Polyarny on the Kola Peninsula has been transferred to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula temporarily occupied by Russia. For several years, the 22-metre-long artillery boat AK-388 led the annual Navy Day parade in the Northern Fleet ba»»»

Beirut: Families of victims of the Beirut port explosion gathered on Tuesday demanding answers and accountability on the sixth anniversary of the catastrophe, in a country long plagued by official impunity. “Until now, we haven’t gotten justice. There has been no accountability and nobody has been »»»

Tunis, Aug. 4, 2026 (TAP) – Officials from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and their Indian partners reaffirmed on Tuesday their commitment to relaunch the activities of the Tunisian-Indian Fertilisers Company (TIFERT), which has been facing...»»»

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DUBAI: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has appointed Valerie Hillings as the inaugural director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, marking a major milestone in the development of the highly anticipated cultural institution. Located within Saadiyat Cultural District, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is »»»

TRIPOLI: Overnight clashes between rival armed groups in western Libya left four dead and at least 10 wounded, a security source told AFP on Tuesday. The fighting was between members of the Anti-Security Threat Agency and the 103rd Battalion, the official said. The Anti-Security Threat Agency is li»»»

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The US Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military’s ​readiness for future conflicts. The missiles are principally the Ar»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. "At the initiative of the Brazilian side, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Brazilian President Luiz In»»»

Deir Al Balah: Palestinians gathered on Tuesday for a mass funeral of more than 100 bodies finally recovered from a deadly Israeli strike in Gaza in 2023. More than 300 people were killed on Nov. 22, 2023, weeks into the war with Hamas, when warplanes flattened a residential block in Gaza City’s Sa»»»

GERB-UDF dismissed as "political propaganda" an inquiry by Democratic Bulgaria (DB) to the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) about an OFAC court filing concerning businessman Vassil Bojkov, former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov. I»»»

DOHA: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari affirmed that the State of Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, and Pakistan are exerting continuous efforts to facilitate communication between Iran and the United Stat»»»

MOSCOW: Ukrainian drone attacks in the region around Moscow killed five people, local officials said Tuesday, while authorities in Ukraine said Russian aerial strikes there also caused at least five civilian deaths. Since Russia’s invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine has developed long-range »»»

CAPE TOWN: Leading African football administrators have sent messages of support to embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he looks to the continent’s 54 members for backing in a bid to keep his job. Five of the continent’s influential football leaders have issued statements that offer Infant»»»

DOHA: For much of the modern era, museums were defined by a singular mission: to collect, classify, and determine what was worthy of preservation. Over time, institutions such as the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art drew their authority from the weight of their collect»»»

Unlike fixed dates such as Christmas or New Year's Day, Ramadan never arrives on the same day twice. Governed by the Islamic lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, the holy month shifts around 10 to 11 days earlier each year, allowing Muslims to experience fasting in every season over t»»»

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike ports, sea vessels, and port infrastructure in Ukraine that are used in the interests of the Ukrainian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Tuesday. "The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike ports, sea vessels, and port infrastructure in»»»

RIYADH: Two Red Sea Global resorts have become the first in the world to earn a new certification recognizing hospitality destinations that protect natural night skies, marking a milestone in Saudi Arabia’s efforts to advance regenerative tourism and sustainable hospitality. Desert Rock and Nujuma,»»»

1 of 3 | The Democratic primary for Michigan’s Senate seat between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens is just one of Tuesday’s key races to watch. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Democratic primary for Michigan's Senate seat between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley»»»

The Constitutional Court decided to proceed in substance with three constitutional challenges related to the 2026 State Budget Act and the 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget Act, the court's press office reported on Tuesday. The claims were filed by the GERB-UDF coalition and the Continue the Chan»»»

Doha: Qatar is expected to see the formation of local clouds with a chance of rainfall and isolated thunderstorms on Wednesday, while temperatures are forecast to remain hot to very hot across the country, the Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) said. The department said the weather will be misty to»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways has reconnected Doha and Philadelphia with the launch of a daily non-stop flight between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), its 14th destination in North America, which resumed on August 1. Qatar Airways returns to the route with the »»»

DHAKA: Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji met Bangladesh’s top leadership in Dhaka on Tuesday amid preparations for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s upcoming visit to Riyadh. El-Khereiji arrived in the Bangladeshi capital on a two-day trip and met Foreign Minister Khalil»»»

RIYADH: Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of Saudi Arabia's aid agency KSrelief, recently met with Charge d’Affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Saudi Arabia Mohsen Mahbash. During the meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Riyadh, they reviewed humanitarian and relief issues of mutual inte»»»

Dubai's correctional and penal institutions have received the Global Eagle Award, a prestigious distinction given by the American Correctional Association (ACA), after its facilities met the organisation's accreditation standards in full. Dubai Police said the emirate is the first in the region, an»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality revealed that nearly 108,000 kilograms of fresh dates (Ruttab) were sold during the first nine days of the 11th Local Fresh Dates Festival.The festival is being organized in collaboration between the Ministry and Souq Waqif Management. In a statement on Tuesday, t»»»

CAIRO: A mass funeral was held Tuesday in Gaza City for more than 100 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered nearly three years after Israeli warplanes flattened a residential block. Hundreds gathered as the bodies, wrapped in Palestinian flags, were laid in rows near the destroyed buildings befo»»»

BUENOS AIRES: A strike by ​maritime workers is preventing ships from entering and leaving Argentina’s grains ports, the ‌country’s exporter’s ‌and ​processing ‌chamber ⁠CIARA-CEC said ​on Tuesday, ⁠disrupting commercial activity at a major hub for the country’s ⁠agricultural exports. Argentina ‌is »»»