RIYADH: Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Shaya al-Zindani warned that his country would not remain an open arena for a cross-border project, stressing that the state would continue to build its capabilities to protect its people, institutions and interests, and that true peace cannot be a substitute for t»»»

Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday at the Foreign Ministry building in Tehran, and held talks with him in the presence of an Omani delegation, according to Mehr News Agency. The Omani Foreign Minister arrived in Tehran at the head of a»»»

Dubai: The US-Iran war entered another tense phase on Tuesday, with Washington stepping up economic pressure on Tehran, fresh threats to shipping around the Strait of Hormuz and some UAE flights continuing to face cancellations and delays. For UAE residents, the immediate impact ranges from changin»»»

A total of 700 sets of special uniforms have been handed over to volunteers of the VI World Nomad Games. According to the Ministry of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan, the uniforms were designed jointly with the secretariat of the World Nomad Games. First Deputy Minister of Cultu»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a written message to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, including an official invitation to participate in the 2026 UN Water Conference, which will be hosted by t»»»

Dubai: Trust and access to genuine properties are becoming increasingly important in Dubai’s luxury real estate market, as buyers look beyond online listings for homes that are actually available for sale. A recent Dh24.4 million sale at District One West Phase 2 highlights this trend. Brokered by »»»

The new school year will begin on September 15, as stipulated by law, Education and Science Minister Georgi Valchev told the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) and the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) Tuesday after attending a meeting of the parliamentary Committee on Education and Science. "There is no way»»»

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JEDDAH: Saudi energy giant Aramco has announced agreements and a memorandum of understanding with French companies worth a potential combined value of more than $3.7 billion. The arrangements cover drilling equipment, oil country tubular goods and cooperation in industrial artificial intelligence a»»»

Dubai: Twenty-four people, mostly daily-wage workers, were injured in a road crash in Egypt’s Ismailia governorate on Tuesday, just two weeks after 19 workers were killed on the same road, local media reported. The latest collision occurred on Al Dawawis road in Qassasin when a pickup truck carryin»»»

Ankara: Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs HE Dr. Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed held separate meetings in Ankara with Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkiye HE Prof. Dr. Omer Bolat and Minister of Treasury and Finance of the Republic of Turkiye HE Mehmet Simsek. The discussions focused»»»

The parliamentary Defence Committee approved at first reading, by a 16-1 vote, a bill ratifying amendments to three international contracts covering the acquisition of Stryker armoured combat vehicles, Javelin anti-tank guided missiles and ammunition for the Stryker vehicles. As early as May 2025, »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran attempted to assassinate one of his sons, making the explosive allegation without saying which of his children was targeted, when the supposed plot took place, or how close it came to being carried out. The bombshell came almost in pas»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and the Vatican have managed to maintain a faithful and trustful dialogue despite the events in the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "We note that despite all the turbulence in the world, we have managed to maintain a trusting, mutually respec»»»

ANKARA: Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs HE Dr Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed held separate meetings in Ankara with Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkiye HE Prof Dr Omer Bolat and Minister of Treasury and Finance of the Republic of Turkiye HE Mehmet Simsek. The discussions focused on»»»

There are currently no stated plans for US tanker aircraft to return to Bulgaria, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told journalists on Tuesday after a meeting of the parliamentary Defence Committee. "At present, we have a document stating that the aircraft are leaving the country," he said. The au»»»

MINSK (Sputnik) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Belarus considers it an honor to cooperate with Russia and will continue such ties. "Unlike all other countries, which are naturally friends of Russia but don't want to publicly voice anything, we don't shy away from a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The deployment of NATO contingents in Ukraine is unacceptable for Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "This is a very important issue and a very important topic. This is not the first time that there has been talk of the intention to deploy military contingen»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Tuesday that personnel changes within the Interior Ministry will continue. "I hope they will be completed soon, because I would like police officers to be able to do their jobs without unnecessary pressure. But before that can happen, we need to complete t»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani issued on Tuesday Ministerial Decision No. 56 of 2026 on the Executive Regulations of the Law Regulating the Auditing Profession, reinforcing the organization of the profession and advancing its practices »»»

Armenian police have arrested the leader of the country's second-largest opposition party and his son on corruption charges, alleging the former bought state property illegally while in office, authorities said Tuesday. Robert Kocharyan was Armenia's president between 1998 and 2008. Get updated fas»»»

Dubai: Nine people were killed and eight others injured on Tuesday when a minibus collided with a vehicle carrying workers on a road in Egypt’s Matrouh governorate, local media reported. The collision occurred on an extension of the Dabaa Corridor in the Al Deek area, on the carriageway heading tow»»»

Kyiv, Aug. 25 (SANA) Ukraine welcomed the U.S. decision to remove Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism after nearly five decades, saying the move would support the country’s economic recovery and development. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a post on X that Ukraine ha»»»

The Sanjeev Mansotra Foundation has completed two schools in Dodoma and officially handed them to the City Council, giving hundreds of young people greater access to quality education. The schools, equipped with state-of-the-art classrooms and world-class science laboratories, now offer dedicated f»»»

A bill amending the Higher Education Act was considered at first reading by the National Assembly Committee on Education and Science on Tuesday. The Council of Ministers submitted the bill on August 10. The extraordinary sitting was attended by Minister of Education and Science Georgi Valchev, Depu»»»

Members of Parliament from GERB–UDF, Democratic Bulgaria, and Continue the Change urged Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov to name the politicians whom he claims participated in an Iranian hybrid operation. Earlier on Tuesday, before the extraordinary meeting of the parliamentary Defence Committee, »»»

Sharjah International Airport handled more than 390,000 passengers in a single week during the peak summer travel period as holidaymakers returned ahead of the start of the new academic year. The passenger traffic was recorded between August 10 and 16, reflecting strong demand during one of the bus»»»

POLITICS bTV reported that MPs returned early from their summer recess, with integrity tests for positions at high corruption risk, the election of a new Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and the State budget among their priorities. The broadcaster also covered the debate over judicial reform and the »»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah may keep his signature dark sunglasses on in the legislature due to medical reasons, an official said Tuesday, after the parliament speaker had advised against it. The rapper-turned-politician better known as "Balen" has rarely been seen in pub»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly affirmed full coordination between the government and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) as part of preparations for the National Economic Transformation Program, based on an integrated vision reflecting the state’s economic priorities for the coming period. This is bei»»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka is seeking international bids for offshore oil and gas exploration, authorities announced Tuesday, more than a decade after an Indian firm abandoned commercial drilling citing high costs. The island nation said it was offering four offshore blocks covering about 34,000 square kil»»»

Tulsi Gabbard, the former US director of national intelligence, warned US President Donald Trump against the war on Iran, days before its eruption on February 28, The Wall Street Journal reported. “Days before going to war with Iran in February, President Trump summoned his intelligence chief to th»»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: A far-right Israeli lawmaker took a sledgehammer to a Palestinian memorial in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday while under military escort, a move that was later condemned both by the army and Israeli politicians.Footage circulating online showed Zvi Sukkot, who »»»

Russia just pulled its ambassador to the UK, as British Prime Minister Andy Burnham doubles down on open involvement in the Ukraine conflict. The risk of open war has never been higher, but Burnham is writing checks that he can’t cash. Relations between Russia and the UK are at an “unprecedentedly »»»

Pomas: A tornado tore through a village in southwestern France on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes, authorities said. French authorities had placed swathes of the country’s southwest on orange alert for storms, and numerous areas were hit by power outages and transport chao»»»

The parliamentary defence committee approved at first reading, by a 16-1 vote, a bill to ratify the Sales Agreement between the Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria and the Netherlands for the purchase of the Tripartite-class minehunters HNLMS Zierikzee (hull number M862), HNLMS Willemstad (M864), and H»»»

Evidence shows that a jammer found in Sofia’s Dragalevtsi borough disrupted GPS signals used by aircraft, Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Tuesday. Officials from the State Agency for National Security (SANS), working jointly with the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC), also co»»»

One of the Hungarian Defence Forces’ Gripen fighter jets crashed on the grounds of Szolnok military airfield on Monday after suffering a malfunction during a training mission. The pilot ejected from the aircraft. Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, the Defence Minister and former Chief of the General Staff, ha»»»

CAIRO: ​Gaza parents have been warned to stop their children flying kites in the war-ravaged enclave, after Israel threatened a forceful response if the Hamas militant group revives a tactic of launching incendiary kites over the border. The popular committees, comprising representatives of local n»»»

А memorial service, honoring police officers Atanas Gradev and Yordan Iliev, took place in Burgas on Tuesday, near the intersection where they died on August 25, 2022. The two lost their lives while trying to stop a bus illegally transporting migrants through Bulgaria. A memorial prayer service was»»»

Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov on Tuesday urged the country's politicians to show much greater responsibility when making comments about statements coming from Iran. "Iran carried out a very successful hybrid operation, unfortunately with the assistance of Bulgarian politicians. Sadly,»»»

LONDON: Israeli attacks on post-Assad Syria are nothing new. But when Israeli jets bombed a Syrian airbase last week, even Washington sat up and took notice — and issued a strongly worded, and very public, reprimand. Despite repeated reassurances from Damascus that Syria poses no threat to Israel, »»»

* Popular committees issue kite warning to kids ‌late on Monday* Warning is coordinated with Hamas authorities, Hamas source says* Israel complains to Trump’s Board of Peace about kites, second Israeli official saysBy Nidal Al-MughrabiCAIRO, Aug 25 : ​Gaza parents have been warned to stop their chi»»»

Bangkok, Thailand: Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Thailand HE Anutin Charnvirakul met with the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Thailand HE Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Sada. During the meeting, they reviewed the cooperation relations between the two countries.»»»

Lebanese authorities have granted former Iranian ambassador Mohammad Reza Sheibani a six-month legal residency permit in Lebanon as an "Iranian citizen, not a diplomat," months after the Lebanese Foreign Ministry declared Sheibani persona non grata and demanded his departure from the country within»»»

Russia has become the fourth-largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity (PPP) and the largest in Europe, according to 2026 estimates based on International Monetary Fund forecasts. Russia’s GDP based on PPP is projected at around $7.34 trillion in international dollars, behind China ($»»»

The US-Canada trade dispute is not only about tariffs but unacceptable "threats" from Washington on the status of the French language, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said. Washington reportedly wants concessions on Quebec's rules for appliances and instruction manuals, as well as its law promo»»»

Canada plans to respond to US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Tuesday, as the once close neighbouring allies spiral into a trade war. Ottawa and Washington failed to reach a deal on Friday to avert new 50 percent US tariffs on select Canadian goods after weeks of talks. Canada will announce»»»

On August 25, the Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration of Kyrgyzstan sent 30 children of Kyrgyz citizens living in Russia to Meridian health camp in Cholpon-Ata for a summer vacation. Deputy Minister of Labor Kamchybek Dosmatov, Head of the Secretariat of the Council for Migration and »»»

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke Monday about issues including North Korea. In this photo, the two diplomats shake hands before talks at the State Department in February. File Pool Photo by Yonhap/EPA SEOUL, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- South Korean Forei»»»