Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci paid a working visit to Bulgaria on Tuesday. After meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart, Ivan Demerdzhiev, the two held a joint press conference. Demerdzhiev reported that Turkiye will assist Bulgaria in identifying assets acquired through corrupt activiti»»»

Doha, Qatar: With just 100 days to go until the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026, excitement is building for the prestigious youth tournament taking place in Qatar from November 19 to December 13, 2026. This year marks the second of five consecutive editions that Qatar will host annually through 2029»»»

RIYADH: The number of foreign contracting companies that have entered the Saudi market has reached 1,648 since the establishment of the Saudi Contractors Authority, while the total number of local and foreign contracting companies registered with the authority has reached 140,000 entities, accordin»»»

Russian forces’ recent strike on the Zaporozhstal steel mill means that our troops are penetrating even deeper into the enemy's rear, Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, told Sputnik. “One can fight the Ukrainian military directly on the battlefield and at the sa»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to President of the Republic of Colombia HE Abelardo De La Espriella, over the victims of the earthquake that struck the western part of the country. His Highness wished the injured a speed»»»

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday (August 10) calling for fewer childhood vaccinations ​by ‌limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations.»»»

The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur started this week with jury selection, almost 30 years after the rap legend was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet tells us more.»»»

HONG KONG — Oil prices extended hefty gains Tuesday as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, fanning fresh inflation fears and ramping up bets on at least one US interest rate hike this year.Crude has surged around 10 percent over the past week, with the United States and Iran appeari»»»

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on Tuesday, along with his younger brother, for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler B»»»

Hackers did attack the Hungarian State Treasury’s IT system from Russian servers, according to Népszava, but the operation was not carried out by any Russian intelligence service. Instead, it is alleged to have been the work of an organisation believed to be linked to an Algerian man. The newspaper»»»

Dubai: Kuwait has declared Thursday, August 27, a public holiday to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, with government offices set to resume work on Sunday, August 30, the Cabinet said on Tuesday. The decision applies to all ministries, government departments, public authorities and state i»»»

Administrative reform in healthcare should not be reduced to concentrating functions in the central government and mechanically regrouping structures, Democratic Bulgaria said in a position posted on Facebook regarding the reform proposed by the Ministry of Health. "Democratic Bulgaria" cannot supp»»»

Dubai: UAE tax authorities seized 8.45 million non-compliant excise products, including tobacco, energy drinks and sweetened beverages, during the first half of 2026, following more than 103,000 inspections across local markets. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The Fede»»»

The World Health Organization says that sequencing shows the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in DR Congo started about three months before the emergency was officially declared in May. Also, it's crunch week for Zambia as voters gear up for presidential elections. Plus a Rwandan mine has become one»»»

Share: U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Iran should be “responsible for the damages and death caused to the people of Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza,” in response to Iran’s insistence that U.S. payment of war reparations is a pre-condition to any resolution of the ongoing hostilities. “I »»»

Nearly 70 percent of France is now under water-use restrictions as successive heatwaves and severe drought intensify pressure on the country’s water supplies. Authorities said Monday that 67 of 101 departments had reached the highest crisis alert, while two-thirds of groundwater reserves were below»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to the President of the Republic of Colombia HE Abelardo de la Espriella regarding the victims of the earthquake that struck the west of the country, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia fired North Korean missiles in an overnight attack that killed six and wounded 19 in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia. At least six people were killed and 20 injured in the attacks. Follow our live blog for the latest develop»»»

Bulgaria still has not received information from Ukraine about the drone that was shot down near the village of Kardam, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said during a visit to the Yambol region. Bulgarian authorities have also not established whether the drone was carrying explosives. Stoyanov sai»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police has urged motorists to deal with traffic fines promptly, highlighting instalment options and digital payment channels available to help manage outstanding penalties. The General Department of Traffic organised an awareness workshop for more than 70 employees of the Dubai Departm»»»

Greek police are searching for a Bulgarian citizen who allegedly drove against traffic and attempted to ram a police vehicle while officers were trying to stop him. The incident took place in Greece, where authorities have already established the suspect’s identity and circulated his personal detai»»»

The two girls charged in the brutal killing of 37-year-old Georgi Kuzev in Plovdiv have appealed their detention and are seeking to be released. The Plovdiv Court of Appeal is due to hear their appeals on Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. Kuzev, who was from Krichim, was found in a critical condition by passers-b»»»

A 57-year-old man has been detained after a domestic violence report in Veliki Preslav, in northeastern Bulgaria. The incident was reported to police late Monday night, August 10. According to initial information, a 48-year-old woman contacted police at around 11:30 p.m. and said the man she lives »»»

London, Aug. 11 (SANA) Gold prices rose to their highest level in nine weeks on Monday, supported by strong buying momentum as investors awaited U.S. inflation data and signals regarding the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. According to Reuters, Spot gold gained 0.8% to reach $4,376.56 an ounce, »»»

DUBAI: An “unknown projectile” struck a cargo vessel near the strategic Bab Al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen, causing an unspecified number of casualties, a British maritime agency reported Tuesday.“It has been reported that a cargo vessel in the southern Red Sea has been hit by an unknown p»»»

NAIROBI: Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday that half of all children in displacement sites in southwest Somalia are acutely malnourished, the situation exacerbated by funding cuts and drought. In June UN-backed experts estimated that almost a third of Somalis faced food insecurity, as the coun»»»

President Joseph Aoun announced Tuesday that the negotiations with Israel are “making progress,” adding that “in any case” the talks “are better than the devastating results of war.” “The scale of Israeli attacks on our country has decreased since the signing of the framework agreement, which has p»»»

The survey shows that nearly one in five CEOs (19%) reported increases of more than 10% in energy costs as a result of global shocks. “In Romania, companies are concerned that energy prices may remain high for longer or fluctuate sharply, driving up production costs, particularly given that ours is»»»

Manila: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was hit with a criminal charge on Tuesday over an alleged death threat against the country's president, a key part of the case against her at her ongoing Senate impeachment trial. The charge of "grave threats" was filed Tuesday afternoon in a Quezon Ci»»»

pastel, Danubius Exim’s creative agency since 2024, developed the communication strategy and executed the integrated launch campaign for MyDUDE, a software platform that transforms the fiscal receipt into a legally valid digital document. The new product marks Danubius Exim’s expansion into a new b»»»

Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) call for a hearing of the Interior Minister and the chair of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) regarding the explosion at an EMCO facility, the party's press office said. "On the first working day of the National Assembly, we will submit a request f»»»

Tunis, Aug. 11 (TAP)- In a field visit on Monday evening to the governorate of Gabés, President of the Republic Kais Saied condemned the devastation caused by pollution and decried what he called "political pollution" in a clear connection...»»»

Lebanon's parliament Tuesday abolished the death penalty, making it the first country in the Arab world to replace the sentencing with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labor. The tiny Mediterranean country has committed to an unofficial moratorium on executions since January 2004. However, do»»»

Global law firm Dentons has advised NEPI Rockcastle on a €250 million bilateral green loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to NE Property B.V., a subsidiary of NEPI Rockcastle. The financing, structured as a senior unsecured loan maturing in August 2034, is f»»»

An Israeli drone struck Tuesday a vehicle in the southern city of Nabatiyeh, wounding two people, the health ministry said. A double-tap strike targeted first responders who rushed to the scene, damaging an ambulance. Drones dropped explosive and incendiary munitions, causing wildfires on the outsk»»»

The Kyrgyz side has proposed that Russia expand Amina mobile app for migration registration to cover the entire country. Nurgazy Dzhumaliev, Third Secretary of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced on Birinchi Radio. The system is currently operating in pilot mode in»»»

Dubai: Heavy snowfall and bitterly cold conditions have swept across parts of South Africa as a deepening cold snap brings wintry weather to several provinces. Snow has been reported in high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State, while mountain peaks in the Western Cape have»»»

RIYADH: Saudi-listed offshore drilling contractor ADES Holding Co. has received resumption notices for all of its temporarily suspended offshore rigs in the Kingdom after operations at some facilities were affected by regional conflict. In a statement, ADES said the resumption notices reflect the s»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has detected 27 individuals who submitted falsified experience certificates to obtain healthcare practice licences in the State of Qatar during the first half of this year. The individuals have been permanently blocked from working in the country's »»»

Six Palestinians, including two minors, were injured early Tuesday during an Israeli occupation military incursion into the town of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, as violence across the occupied West Bank intensifies. Medical personnel from the Palestinian Red Crescent reported treating six individual»»»

These two initiatives form part of a strategy the company has been pursuing since 2017, following the launch of the ‘Grădina Noastră’ programme, through partnerships with small family businesses, cooperatives and Romanian farmers. Following the acquisition of Carrefour Romania by Pavăl Holding, sup»»»

The situation at Bezmer Air Base is calm, with two US tanker aircraft deployed there and no incidents reported, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on Tuesday. Stoyanov discussed the situation at the military airfield and the development of the Kabile military base with representatives of the lo»»»

DUBAI: Lebanon's parliament Tuesday abolished the death penalty, making it the first country in the Arab world to replace the sentencing with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labor. The tiny Mediterranean country has committed to an unofficial moratorium on executions since January 2004. Howe»»»

Two citizens of Uzbekistan who had been wanted since 2023 on suspicion of fraud have been detained in Kadamdzhai district of Batken region. The press service of the Internal Affairs Department of the region reported. According to police, in 2021, residents of the village of Ak-Turpak filed complain»»»

Two people were detained on suspicion of extorting $30,000 in Ananyevo village, Issyk-Kul district. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the ministry, a local resident won a tender for the right to use a 10-hectare plot of land. However, forestry employees intention»»»

H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will pay a visit to Libya on 11-12 August 2026.»»»

Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike on a residential neighborhood of Zaporizhzhia early Tuesday after six people were killed and 19 injured in aerial attacks on the city overnight. Photo by Daryna NaumovaEPA Aug. 11 (UPI) -- At least nine people were killed and 25 injured in Russi»»»

The deal forms part of euShipments Group long-term strategy to support the international expansion of online retailers with flexible and scalable logistics solutions. The group already has an established presence in the Slovak market and across Central Europe through euShipments Slovakia (formerly »»»

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. The sentences at the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus »»»

It's possibly the most important job of any Israeli prime minister: maintain good relations with the United States while pushing back on demands seen as undermining Israel's security. No one has managed the balancing act longer than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader»»»