ALKHOBAR: When Nadeen Kaaki learned in 2020 that girls could play organized football in Saudi Arabia, she did not need much convincing to be one of them. The Saudi footballer, now 21, joined a small academy called Tigers and began a journey that would take her from youth football to a national team»»»

People walk toward the Returnees Reception Center upon arrival on the third flight of citizens deported from the United States at the Guatemalan Air Force base in Guatemala City, Guatemala on January 6. File Photo by Mariano Macz/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Guate»»»

Bulgaria’s newly purchased anti-drone systems cannot provide a comprehensive shield for the country’s territory or borders, according to Todor Ivandzhikov, chairman of the Association of the Bulgarian Aviation Industry. He said the country needs a layered defense system, better coordination between»»»

"I want to assure the Bulgarian prosecution service that under my leadership, the Interior Ministry and its officers will not break the law under any circumstances," Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told journalists in Belitsa, responding to a position issued by the prosecution service. The prose»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said Friday that intelligence services are monitoring information about a possible threat from Iran and that all necessary measures have been taken. He added that Prime Minister Rumen Radev had spoken by phone with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Asked about th»»»

The Polish coach driver involved in the deadly bus crash on Hungary’s M3 motorway has expressed his condolences to the victims and their families through his lawyer, saying he is aware of the immense weight and consequences of the tragedy. In a statement released on Thursday evening, lawyer Dániel »»»

Bratislava: Secretary-General of the Qatar Air Sports Committee (QASC) Captain Hazza Hamad Al Attiya said the participation of Qatar's national skydiving team in the Military World Skydiving Championship in Slovakia represents an important opportunity to enhance the team's level through competition»»»

Abu Dhabi Police have urged pedestrians to use designated crossings, bridges and tunnels, warning that crossing roads at undesignated locations can put both pedestrians and motorists at risk. The Traffic and Security Patrols Directorate called on people to follow pedestrian traffic signals and use »»»

Milena Gamozova, a prosecutor at the Varna Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, has been nominated as a candidate for an elected seat on the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) representing the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC press centre said Friday. Gamozova was nominated by magistrates from the Varna Appellate»»»

Russia offers extensive nuclear partnership opportunities across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, presenting a model that stands in marked contrast to Western nuclear projects, energy expert and former deputy chairman of the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority, Ali Abdel Nabi, told Sputnik. “»»»

Major Hristo Anchev, administrative head of the Military District Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv, has been nominated for an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC press office said here Friday. He was nominated by magistrates from the Military Appe»»»

Dubai: The Middle East remained tense on Friday as pressure on Iran intensified, Hezbollah rejected fresh US sanctions and Israel carried out a new strike in southern Lebanon. Iran called for an end to the months-long war, while China opposed further sanctions and regional airlines continued to adj»»»

JAKARTA: Indonesia will develop its defense industry with Chinese support, as the two countries agreed to expand joint drills and deepen military technology cooperation on Friday after talks between their defense and foreign ministers in Jakarta. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Defense Minister D»»»

RIYADH: Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the National Transport Safety Center Board of Directors Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser inaugurated NTSC’s headquarters in Riyadh on Thursday. In a statement the ministry said the headquarters “includes the engineering laboratory, speci»»»

Dubai: Oman Air and SalamAir have announced new chief executives as Oman’s two airlines enter a new phase of growth and transformation, with Nasser Al Sharji taking charge of Oman Air from September 1, 2026, and Eng. Yaqoob Al Kiyumi becoming SalamAir CEO from October 1. Sign up for our daily busin»»»

Tunis, Aug. 21 (TAP)- The current volume of trade with India does neither reflect the aspirations of the two peoples nor the economic potential of the two countries, said Minister of Trade and Exports Development Samir Abid. There is need to...»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Warehousing and Logistics Expo, a specialized exhibition dedicated to warehousing, logistics and supply chains, will be held from Sept. 8-10 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center, bringing together industry leaders as the Kingdom strengthens its position as »»»

Tunis, Aug. 21 (TAP)- The current volume of trade with India does neither reflect the aspirations of the two peoples nor the economic potential of the two countries, said Minister of Trade and Exports Development Samir Abid. There is need to...»»»

Arab Finance: Palm for Investment and Real Estate Development, a subsidiary of Egypt-based luxury real estate developer Palm Hills Developments, has signed a long-term syndicated financing agreement worth EGP 8 billion with Banque Misr and the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), as per a disclosure. The »»»

Pakistan is making a major bet on its "blue economy" — transforming ocean resources into a unified engine combining ports, shipbuilding, processing, and logistics, while protecting the marine environment. At the heart of this push is fisheries, with a target of $10 billion in revenue. Today, Pakist»»»

The money that bought a former Ukrainian energy minister his freedom was itself dirtied by money laundering, anti-corruption detectives say, and the trail runs straight back into the president's office. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosec»»»

Temporary restrictions on passenger flights will be introduced at Manas International Airport on August 31 and September 1, Airports of Kyrgyzstan OJSC reminded. The restrictions are due to the arrival and servicing of aircraft carrying heads of state and official delegations attending the Shanghai»»»

JEDDAH: From the historic facades of old Jeddah to its rapidly evolving urban landscape, the changing face of the Red Sea city is being captured through the eyes of 46 photographers in a new exhibition that explores the enduring connection between Jeddah’s past and present. Prince Abdulaziz bin Fai»»»

More than $1 billion has been attracted to Bishkek’s economy and infrastructure over the past two years. This was announced at a meeting of the Bishkek City Hall board reviewing the capital’s socioeconomic development in the first half of 2026. According to the municipality, the funds are being dir»»»

Security was tight outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on Friday morning as guilty verdicts were handed down inside against Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan on charges of inciting subversion over their roles in organizing candlelit vigils commemorating the deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown i»»»

The average nominal salary in Bishkek reached 64,293 soms in the first half of 2026, increasing by 23 percent compared with the same period last year. The figures were presented at a meeting of the Bishkek City Hall board reviewing the capital’s socioeconomic development. At the same time, inflatio»»»

The Plovdiv District Court has ordered former police officer Todor Lapkov to remain in custody over the alleged killing of a 21-year-old man in the town of Saedinenie. Prosecutors accuse Lapkov of shooting the young man with an illegally held hunting rifle before dismembering his body and concealin»»»

Construction of a brick manufacturing plant with a capacity of up to 400,000 bricks per day has begun in Aidarken, Batken region. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in Batken region Mamyrzhan Rakhimov, representatives of the State Development Ban»»»

Funding for education in Kyrgyzstan increased from 40 billion soms in 2021 to 75 billion soms in 2025. Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev said at the national pedagogical forum «Education That Changed the Era: A Creative Teacher — A Developed Country.» Preschool education coverage has also increas»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s population grew by more than 1.1 million people in five years, reaching 4.58 million by the end of 2025, as the emirate continued to attract workers, professionals, investors and families from around the world. Data released by Digital Dubai through the Dubai Data and Statistics Esta»»»

Al Ain: Al Ain City Municipality has completed a 14-kilometre windbreak project along Tahnoun bin Mohammed Road, planting 1,807 ghaf trees in an effort to curb drifting sand and improve protection for motorists and nearby communities. The project is designed to create a natural green barrier capabl»»»

CTP, Europe’s largest listed owner, developer, and operator of logistics and industrial real estate by gross leasable area, announces that Chorus Research Engineering Distribution, a Romanian provider of integrated electrical solutions for energy and automation technologies, has leased nearly 10,00»»»

The cap on urban planning coefficients and the uncertainty surrounding the territorial infrastructure contribution are the provisions of the new Territorial Planning, Urbanism and Construction Code (CATUC) expected to have the greatest impact on the real estate market, according to Crosspoint Real »»»

Nearly six months into the Iran war, US President Donald Trump is reaching for a different weapon. After months of air strikes, threats of massive attacks and faltering attempts at diplomacy, Trump has promised an “economic D-Day” against Tehran — an unprecedented campaign of financial pressure int»»»

Dubai: A 26-year-old Belgian car salesman has been formally recognised as the son of Prince Laurent of Belgium, bringing a long-running paternity story into the spotlight of the Belgian royal family. Prince Laurent legally established his parentage with Clement Vandenkerckhove during a civil ceremo»»»

Hosting the Formula 1 H2O World Championship on Issyk-Kul Lake generated about $12.5 million for the economy of Kyrgyzstan and the region. Head of the State Tourism Agency Eduard Kubatov said at a press conference. According to Kubatov, new infrastructure for the championship was built in the villa»»»

DUBAI: American actor and singer Jaafar Jackson appeared on the cover of GQ Middle East’s September issue, photographed in Versace. The 30-year-old son of Jermaine Jackson played the late singer in “Michael,” the biopic directed by American filmmaker Antoine Fuqua that opened in Saudi cinemas on Ap»»»

Over the past two weeks, Egypt has repeatedly stressed its right to prevent any actions by Addis Ababa on the Nile River that could harm its water interests, stressing that it possesses the “right to self-defense” over Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). According to experts who spok»»»

NEW YORK: Ivonne A-Baki has a simple diagnosis for what is wrong with the UN. It is not the Charter. It is not simply the Security Council veto. And it is not a problem that can be solved by creating more bureaucracy. “The problem with the UN is that there is no trust,” the Ecuadorian-Lebanese dipl»»»

Deputy Prosecutors General of the CIS member states held a meeting in St. Petersburg, the Commonwealth’s Executive Committee reported. One of the issues discussed by representatives of supervisory authorities concerned the development of joint measures to recover assets from abroad, including the c»»»

HEADLINES The potential threat from Iran to Bezmer Air Base dominated print, broadcast and online media. Coverage centred on calls for President Iliana Iotova to convene the Consultative Council on National Security, NATO’s assurances to Bulgaria, and allegations that a Russian firefighting aircraf»»»

Dubai: Since 1970s, a bright red Toyota sign illuminated the roof of a residential building on Sheikh Zayed Road, turning it into one of Dubai’s most recognisable landmarks. The Nasser Rashid Lootah Building, better known as the Toyota Building, has stood along Sheikh Zayed Road for more than five »»»

On September 3, 2026, the international scientific conference «Nomadic Civilizations: Heritage, Paradigms, and Prospects» will be held in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan as part of the VI World Nomad Games. The conference is one of the key intellectual events of the World Nomad Games and aims to uni»»»

Carmistin Group continues the modernization of its food production platforms and reduces its dependence on grid energy by investing in proprietary green energy production capacities. Avicarvil, the Group’s largest company, has obtained ANRE authorizations for the development of two new photovoltaic»»»

Nearing the six-month mark of the Iran war and facing diminishing stockpiles of key weapons, the Trump administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Tehran, promising an "economic D-Day" against a country that has so far withstood nearly five decades of punishing American sanction»»»

The world is increasingly turning to Brazil to explore for rare earth minerals that are crucial for technology and renewable energy. The country's large reserves are second only to China and have attracted investors, many of them with foreign support. An analysis by The Associated Press and Reporte»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has completed a series of road improvements aimed at making it easier for residents and visitors to reach Town Square Dubai and improving traffic flow around the community. The works include a new entrance to Town Square and the opening of a U-turn, prov»»»

A teacher conducting a surprise inspection of students' school bags discovered an unloaded .357 Smith & Wesson Magnum revolver inside the bag of a 14-year-old student at a school in Pinamungajan, Cebu, on August 20. The firearm was found at about 3.50pm at Lut-od National High School in Barangay Lu»»»

The Russian aircraft that flew over Bulgaria could have collected intelligence on the country's defense infrastructure and may pass information of interest to Iran, former Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said. Further reading: Russian Il-76 Crosses Bulgaria on Way to Fight Serbian Fires (UPDATE»»»

ABU DHABI: The UAE Mixed Martial Arts National Team has claimed another podium as the competition for athletes aged 14–15 ended on the fourth day of the IMMAF Youth World Championships at Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi. More than 1,100 athletes from 55 countries are competing in the championship, wher»»»