Ukrainian banks are in the middle of their longest lending expansion in 15 years, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), with state-owned PrivatBank leading a corporate-credit surge, businesses of every size turning to bank financing even as households retreat from long-term deposits, and»»»

In a declaration read out in Parliament on Wednesday, the Progressive Bulgaria group said that the attacks against them in the first three months of the Rumen Radev Government have been unprecedented, fierce, intense, and coming from all sides. "One could easily be misled into thinking the criticis»»»

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has received a report, namely a Certificate of Demonstrated Competence for Ronald Johnson, Nominee for Ambassador to BiH. “Thanks to his extensive and proven leadership experience, demonstrated diplomatic skills, international engagement and lifelong servic»»»

The Russian Embassy in Podgorica said that Montenegro would suffer a serious blow by introducing visas for Russian citizens. The Embassy stressed that the introduction of visas for Russian citizens from November 1 represents evidence of the official Podgorica’s dependence on “foreign patrons” who s»»»

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The deadline for nominations for the Governor and Deputy Governor of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) is August 12, as voted by the National Assembly on Wednesday in the procedural rules adopted regarding the conditions and procedure for the nomination and election of candidates for the tw»»»

A nationwide campaign to help people activate the eZdrave mobile app has been launched, the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) said on Wednesday. Temporary support desks have been set up across the country, where citizens can quickly activate the app on their mobile devices. Their locations are »»»

The Russian forces has liberated the settlement of Novaya Sich in the Sumy region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday. "Units of the Sever battlegroup, as a result of active operations, liberated the settlement of Novaya Sich in the Sumy region," the military ministry said.Units »»»

Onna, Japan: From "heatwave simulators" to ecological bootcamps, scientists and conservationists are trying ways to revive and reinforce the famous coral reefs off Japan's Okinawa, decimated by climate-driven bleaching two summers ago. The subtropical southern Japanese region boasts some of the wor»»»

As Lebanon's army deploys in the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, Hassan Sbeih is among those reassured by the troops and hoping the move will soon extend to areas still occupied by Israel. Last week, the Lebanese military began deploying to the devastated village, one of the first "pilot z»»»

Researchers have proposed a new combination therapy for lung adenocarcinoma, a type of lung cancer that is virtually untreatable with standard methods, Alena Gantsova, a scientist at the Laboratory of Experimental Morphology at the Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, RUDN, told S»»»

Schneider Electric has implemented an energy quality and efficiency optimisation project for HS BACO Panels SRL, part of HS Timber Group, directly reducing operating costs and improving the performance of the company’s electrical infrastructure. The initiative followed HS BACO Panels’ investment in»»»

LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will on Wednesday pledge to overhaul the adult social care system, offering to work with other parties to better fund a service that can cost families hundreds of thousands of pounds. Burnham became prime minister last week, and has enjoyed a bounce in th»»»

Hungary’s Parliament has passed the law establishing the National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office, granting it extensive powers to investigate suspected misuse of public assets and recover unlawfully acquired state property. New office to recover EU funds Hungary’s Parliament has approve»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: Premium carmaker BMW is to offer almost half its German staff voluntary redundancy in a bid to cut 8,000 jobs by the end of 2027, a company source told AFP Wednesday. About 40,000 of BMW's roughly 85,000 permanent German employees would receive the offers from October, the sourc»»»

Glovo has launched the second edition of Tech Catalyst in Romania, a competition for local startups in the scaling stage that are developing solutions with an impact on cities and urban life. The initiative is part of Glovo’s global Power Up strategic programme and aims to identify and support high»»»

Dubai: Indian travellers planning a trip to Dubai can now use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to book tickets for At the Top, Burj Khalifa online, making it easier to plan their visit before arriving in the UAE. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The new payment opti»»»

DUBAI: Every summer, thousands of families across the Gulf make a decision that silently reshapes every relationship within their family. They do so in the hope of giving their children a different kind of summer. They separate so their children can reconnect with grandparents, cousins and familiar»»»

At least 20 fighters of Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces – PMF) were martyred and 32 others injured in a wave of joint attacks carried by Saudi Arabia and the United States, the Iraqi resistance group announced on Wednesday. In a statement, the PMF said the strikes hit official head»»»

Food SecurityGlobal issuesHow two wars and El Nino could fuel world hungerNik MartinThe wars in Ukraine and the Middle East haven't yet crippled global food supplies. Add a powerful weather pattern like El Nino, however, and the risks multiply. https://p.dw.com/p/5HoFlSupplies of rice — consumed by»»»

Dubai: Dubai Investments has acquired the remaining 80 per cent stake in Clemenceau Medical Center Dubai (CMC Dubai), increasing its ownership from 20 per cent to 100 per cent and making the hospital a wholly owned subsidiary of the group. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balanc»»»

Lebanese security forces have arrested a man accused of transferring nearly half a million dollars to the Islamic State group in neighboring Syria, a judicial official told AFP on Tuesday. Forces "arrested a man who had stolen $400,000 from his father's safe, and investigations showed that he had t»»»

New Delhi: Bangladesh's fugitive ex-premier Sheikh Hasina told AFP she was determined to return to her country by December despite fearing for her life. "I may be killed. I may be arrested. I may be sent to prison," Hasina, 78, said in an emailed response to questions by AFP. "I am fully aware of m»»»

RIYADH: The Esports Foundation has unveiled the latest roster developments across PUBG: Battlegrounds, PUGB MOBILE, VALORANT, and Street Fighter 6 for the Esports Nations Cup 2026, the global country-based competition set to debut in Riyadh from Nov. 2 to 29. With the confirmed national rosters ann»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Mohammad bin Hamad Al Mana Mosque Centre in Al Waab, affiliated with the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, organised a recreational and sports trip for its students to the facilities of Al Ahli Sports Club as part of the annual summer programme “Our Summer, Our Way 2026.” The »»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of its summer initiatives aimed at supporting people living with diabetes and promoting health awareness, the Diabetes Qatar (DQ) organised a dedicated support programme for children newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and their families at the Diabetes Qatar’s headquarters, w»»»

AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB), India's largest Small Finance Bank and the first institution in over a decade to receive in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to transition into a Universal Bank, has enhanced its Non-Resident Indian (NRI) deposit offerings by revising interest »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has repeatedly warned Europe that it will not be able to control the outflow of weapons from the Ukrainian conflict zone, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, commenting on reports that the Italian mafia was seeking to buy drones used in »»»

Mahasen Faqih and her husband returned this week to their village in southern Lebanon, digging through the debris of their home in search of their belongings, as part of the U.S.-brokered "pilot zones" agreement in which Israel agreed to withdraw in exchange for the disarmament of Hezbollah. The co»»»

AUSTRALIA: When looking at the appointment of Jens Wissing as the new manager of Al-Ittihad, it is hard not to make the comparison to Matthias Jaissle. The 38-year-old Jaissle has transformed Al-Ahli over the past three seasons, won back-to-back continental titles and has them as ready as any team »»»

Abu Dhabi: Emirati mountaineer Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi, 19, has achieved a historic milestone for the UAE, becoming the youngest Arab to reach an elevation of over 7,000 metres and the first Emirati to summit Lenin Peak (7,134 metres) in the Pamir Mountains of Kyrgyzstan on 18th July 2026. Get»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is hosting its annual Summer Quranic Centres programme at 12 mosques across Qatar, offering children a structured summer experience that combines Quran memorisation and recitation with educational, cultural and recreational activities aimed at »»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched a ballistic missile strike on US military targets in Jordan and intercepted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that both operations were part of a broader response to ongoing American “hostile actions.” The IRGC Aerosp»»»

Doha, Qatar: Alfardan Medical with Northwestern Medicine (AMNM) has announced the addition of Dr. Khaled Mabruk Faraj, Senior Consultant Orthopaedic, Trauma & Spine Surgeon, further enhancing its comprehensive musculoskeletal care services and reinforcing its position as a one-stop destination for »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center (Aman) operating under Qatar Foundation for Social Work has concluded its awareness activities for the “Tomorrow’s Leader” (Miqdam Al Ghad) programme, organised in cooperation with Ministry of Defence, represented by the National Service »»»

Dubai: ADNOC Distribution has launched an advertising network that will allow brands to reach nearly 700,000 daily customers across its mobile app, service stations and Oasis convenience stores. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Engage by ADNOC will combine advertising a»»»

Every generation has its defining technology. Steam power transformed the 19th century. Electricity and internal combustion vehicles reshaped the 20th. The internet connected the world at the turn of the millennium. Artificial intelligence (AI) and electrified transport are poised to define the 21s»»»

More than 1,000 evacuees from the massive wildfires in Gironde have taken shelter in Bordeaux’s exhibition centre, where a small army of volunteers has organised a wide variety of activities to keep them busy and meet their logistical needs. FRANCE 24 reports.  The loudspeakers in the vast han»»»

SINGAPORE: Oil ​prices rose by about $3 a barrel on Wednesday after joint strikes in Iraq by the ‌US and Saudi Arabia, and the interception of Iran’s ballistic missiles aimed at US forces in the Middle East, while US crude inventories shrank. Brent futures increased by $3.15, or 3.8 percent, to $87»»»

The Israeli military was about to launch a nighttime strike on a group of men in southern Syria when the soldiers noticed the long curls dangling from the temples of their targets. The troops held their fire. These were not Syrian militants attempting to breach Israel's border but religious Jews wh»»»

Cemex UAE has signed a supply agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to support CHEC’s delivery of a major infrastructure package in the Phase I expansion of Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), reinforcing Cemex's commitment to supporting the UAE’s most significant infras»»»

High school students from Bishkek have developed EyeSens smart glasses equipped with a voice-based AI assistant for blind and visually impaired people. A camera built into the frame captures the surrounding environment and sends data to a smartphone. The system then processes images using local mac»»»

A total of 666 children under 12 months old died in Kyrgyzstan from January to May 2026, a report from the National Statistical Committee says. The figure was 675 infant deaths during the same period in 2025. The main causes of infant mortality during the reporting period were: Earlier, the Ministr»»»

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President of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) George Simion met on Tuesday with US Ambassador to Romania Darryl Nirenberg, context in which he underscored that the relationship between Romania and the US will remain strong, regardless of the developments on the domestic political scene»»»

Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Sorin Grindeanu said on Tuesday that that it would be "difficult" to have a Government with full powers by 15 August, but after that date "we can become more optimistic" about having such a Government."I said that by 15 August it would be difficult to have a fully»»»

Romanian tech company Oves Enterprise and Edrone, one of Ukraine's largest military-drone manufacturers, have signed a strategic partnership to launch joint production of military drones in Romania.According to a press release sent on Tuesday by Oves, the partnership combines the two companies' exp»»»

Romania conveys that, in case of the drones brought down in the national airspace, the responsibility lies with Russia and our country doesn't "accept" such actions, interim Foreign Affairs Minister Oana Toiu told a news conference on Tuesday."The message which we should sent to Russia is the one t»»»

Dubai: Students aged between 16 and 31 can receive discounts of up to 10% on Emirates Economy Class fares, along with additional baggage and flexible options to change their flights. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The offer applies to students travelling for education»»»