Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Southern Lebanon: Civilians Wounded, Displaced as Israeli Strikes Pound Tyre Towns 06-08-2026 10:32 AM Smoke rises after Israeli strikes on»»»

US President Donald Trump demanded answers from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Camp David after learning that severe munitions shortages could limit US military options against Iran, American media reported, citing people familiar with the exchange. The shortages reportedly involve long-range gui»»»

Political pressure is mounting on Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi as an end-of-September deadline for US forces to leave Iraq approaches, while disputes over weapons, corruption, and a deepening financial crisis pile fresh strain on his government. Informed sources said al-Zaidi’s recent meetings»»»

New Delhi: The Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside the acquittal of former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 sexual assault case involving a junior colleague and convicted him of rape and other offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A Division Bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit»»»

Gold prices demonstrated the fastest single-day growth in the past six months, driven by easing tensions in the Middle East, a weakening US dollar, and a number of other factors, former Central Bank of Turkiye analyst Onur Dashdemir told Sputnik. "The combination of positive signals from the Middle»»»

TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Oil prices trended lower on Thursday on the progress in Iran-Oman talks, with investors cautiously waiting for signs of a US-Iran peace deal and progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell 33 cents, or 0.42 percent, to $79.12 a barrel by 07:18 a.m. Saudi ti»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir will visit Saudi Arabia on August 6-8, the South Asian nation’s foreign office said on Thursday. “Although taking place against the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Gulf, the visit will carry significance beyond the»»»

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (C) signs the Protect Act into law on Wednesday at La Colaborativa, a Latina-led nonprofit economic development agency in Chelsea, Mass. Photo courtesy Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey/X Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed landmark legislation t»»»

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. 1 of 6 | An unidentified newsman stands amid the rubble of Hiroshima in September 1945. On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the city. UPI File Photo | License Photo Aug. 6 (UPI) -- On this date»»»

Romanians don't pay more because their petrol is expensive, but because cheap petrol is heavily taxed, argues Dumitru Chisalita, president of the Intelligent Energy Association (AEI) in an analysis published on Friday.He notes that "Romania has the cheapest petrol in the region - until the state re»»»

Breast pain, nursing strikes and weaning are among mothers’ most common breastfeeding concerns, La Leche League counsellor Elena Gvozdeykova told BTA on Thursday. Gvozdeykova is taking part in events organized by the Sliven Regional Health Inspectorate for World Breastfeeding Week, observed from Au»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar national junior chess team delivered an impressive performance at the Arab Junior and Youth Chess Championship in Egypt, winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal as the tournament concluded yesterday The championship, organised by the Egyptian Chess Federation under »»»

Doha, Qatar: American JuVaughn Harrison produced a world-leading jump of 2.34m to win the inaugural Monaco Athletics Festival yesterday, while Qatar’s three-time world champion and Tokyo Olympic gold winner Mutaz Barshim finished ninth in the elite high jump competition yesterday. The event was par»»»

SEOUL: South Korean police raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a controversial marketing campaign that was perceived as defaming 1980s’ pro-democracy movements. Investigators searched the Starbucks headquarters in southern Seoul on Tuesday, police »»»

DUBAI: Fourteen runners will compete for the $40,000 (SR150,000) Alhada Cup at King Khalid Racecourse in Taif on Saturday, with Aez Alkhatir (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) seeking to improve on his runner-up performance in the Sarawat Cup on Saudi Cup weekend. Not seen since that run on Feb. 13, the Hom»»»

JEDDAH: Al-Ittihad Football Club have announced the signing of Senegalese midfielder Dion Lopy from Almeria in the Spanish second division. The Senegalese international’s transfer was made official on Wednesday night. He signed a three-season contract with Al-Ittihad just 10 days before the start o»»»

‘Brothers’ Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Holland Taylor Where: Apple TV+ from Sept. 23 Comedy series in which two of Hollywood’s best-loved bros — Harrelson and McConaughey — play fictionalized versions of themselves. When Harrelson’s daughter is jilted at the altar, he takes her »»»

MOSCOW: Russia shot down 605 Ukrainian drones during the night over its territory and the annexed Crimean Peninsula, the defense ministry said Thursday. “During the night … air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 605 Ukrainian aerial drones,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry fla»»»

DUBAI: Nearly two decades after bonding over hip-hop in a Jeddah neighborhood where almost no one else listened to it, Saudi rappers Alyoung and Randar have released “R2,” a four-track EP — pairing it with three music videos. The duo — Ahmed, who performs as Alyoung, and Bandar, who performs as Ran»»»

Commenting on an incident involving verbal aggression between Bulgarian and Italian youths outside a hotel in the mountain resort of Bansko, Prime Minister Rumen Radev told reporters, "It is a longstanding tradition of our institutions and our society not to tolerate any manifestations of xenophobi»»»

Doha, Qatar: American sprint legend Allyson Felix has chosen Aspire Academy in Doha as a key training base as she prepares for a return to competition with the goal of racing at the 2028 Olympic Games in her hometown of Los Angeles. Felix, 42, announced her return to competitive athletics in April »»»

The Romanian Modern Art Gallery is reopening on Wednesday with the Brancusi Hall fully restored, following the return of the works from the international exhibition dedicated to the artist, the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR) informs on Wednesday."As of Wednesday, August 5, we look forward»»»

Romania’s long-term sovereign bond yields have fallen slightly after the publication of the report through which the international financial evaluation agency Fitch Ratings confirmed, with some reserve, the sovereign rating for Romania at BBB-, the last investment-grade. At the same time, the short»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s banking sector remained resilient in June 2026, with total assets holding steady at QR2.197 trillion, according to QNB’s latest monthly banking sector report. Total assets were unchanged from May but 2.1 percent higher than year-end 2025. The report showed that the sector’s tot»»»

Kyrgyzstan has introduced a permit system for climbers attempting to summit Pobeda Peak, the highest point of the Tien Shan mountain range at an altitude of more than 7,400 meters. The State Agency for Tourism Development of Kyrgyzstan reported. «We are introducing a permit system for ascents of Po»»»

Dubai: Eleven hundred tonnes of moon went up on Wednesday morning, and nobody on Earth watched it happen. The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9, designated 2025-010D, struck the Moon at 06.34 GMT on Wednesday 5 August, which was 10.34am UAE time. It was travelling at around seven times the speed of »»»

Doha, Qatar: Old Doha Port today announced that Qatar Airways, the Official Travel Partner of Qatar Boat Show 2026, is offering exclusive discounted fares for visitors travelling to Doha to attend the third edition of the event, taking place from November 4-7, 2026. Available across Qatar Airways’ »»»

On 29 July, a drone struck a floating American storage and regasification unit at Damietta Port on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, setting it ablaze. The fire spread to a Greek-owned LNG tanker anchored nearby. The port is central to Cairo’s plan to turn Egypt into an energy hub for the Eastern Medite»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has reminded travellers to take necessary health precautions before embarking on their journeys, emphasising the importance of advance planning, vaccinations and managing existing health conditions while travelling. In a social media awareness message ti»»»

Dubai: RAK Ceramics’ board has proposed an interim dividend of 10 fils per share for the first half of 2026 after the company reported a 2.9% increase in second-quarter net profit. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The proposed distribution amounts to Dh99.3 million and »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Doha held a press briefing yesterday regarding the current developments in Sudan, delivered by the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the State of Qatar H E Badreddine Abdullah Mohammed Ahmed. At the beginning of the press conference, His Exc»»»

KINSHASA: The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday during a visit to Congo where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay. Nearly three months into the outbreak, new cases are doub»»»

BERLIN: A verdict is due Thursday for an Afghan man accused of a car-ramming attack in Munich last year which killed a two-year-old girl and her mother and left dozens injured. The man, named only as Farhad N., has been on trial since January, accused of deliberately steering a car into a 1,400-str»»»

Abu Dhabi: International Holding Company reported a 195.6% increase in profit after tax to Dh26.2 billion during the first half of 2026, supported by growth across several operating sectors, investment income and active portfolio management. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bala»»»

Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Federal health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños that has sickened 345 people in 27 states. No deaths have been reported in the outbreak that began June 19 based on the earliest reported illness onset. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said We»»»

The Strait of Hormuz remains at the heart of the current Middle East crisis, with diplomatic efforts to reopen the vital waterway unfolding alongside continued military and maritime tensions. The UAE is situated near the Hormuz Strait, a narrow waterway that sits at the gateway to the Gulf, and any»»»

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America all helped Jeffrey Epstein make more than $1 billion in suspicious transfers, including payments to trafficked eastern European women, according to a report by Democrats on the US Senate Finance Committee. According to the report, more than a dozen»»»

A discarded stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon on Wednesday after drifting through space for more than a year, according to scientists tracking its trajectory. Researchers had predicted that the four-ton upper stage would strike the lunar surface near the »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Labour warned that recruitment offices that fail to comply with employment contract obligations or commit licensing violations could face severe penalties, including the suspension or revocation of their licences, as part of intensified efforts to regulate the sector an»»»

Washington, United States: Human-caused climate change made the extreme fire conditions behind this year's Canadian wildfires twice as likely to happen, a study said Thursday. Although the season began with below-normal activity, prolonged hot and dry weather since July has driven the rapid spread »»»

The Schengen Agreement has made travel within the European Union a lot easier since it came into force. It allows its 29 member states to relax their border controls. Or at least it does, so long as those states are feeling relaxed. Oddly enough, the arrangement is now in trouble because of an even»»»

Dubai: At a time when airfares remain elevated because of higher operating costs, airspace restrictions, longer flight times and volatile fuel prices, there is still some hope for UAE travellers with wanderlust. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.While many popular routes»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a landmark law legalizing cryptocurrency trading, which will be regulated as part of the country’s financial system. The Law on Digital Currencies and Digital Rights, signed and published on Tuesday, formalizes an already booming market. According to bloc»»»

Dubai: Few Indian bureaucrats have seen as many transfers as IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe. Yet, despite being moved around repeatedly, the Maharashtra-cadre officer has built a reputation as one of the country's most uncompromising administrators. The 2005-batch IAS officer has reportedly been transf»»»

Dubai: Aramex reported its highest quarterly revenue on record in the second quarter of 2026, driven by increased freight-forwarding demand and alternative transport routes that kept customer shipments moving amid regional disruptions. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.G»»»

Dubai: Travelling from the UAE this month remains largely smooth, but passengers should continue to expect disruptions on selected routes across the Gulf as airlines respond to the evolving security situation in the Middle East. While the vast majority of flights are operating normally, services to»»»

UKMTO issued an “ATTACK” warning after receiving a late report of an incident 9 nautical miles southeast of Kumzar, Oman. The master of a tanker reported hearing two explosions while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.UKMTO said the crew and vessel are safe, with no environmental damage reported.Vesse»»»

Iran said an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, while President Donald Trump suggested a deal could be announced within days, raising hopes of easing a blockade that has disrupted global shipping and fueled months of conflict. Iran said Wednesday it is in the “fin»»»

Amid an outpouring of concern from fans and colleagues, Perez Hilton's family says there is now a reason for cautious optimism: he is able to communicate. The 48-year-old celebrity blogger, whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr, was hospitalised on Tuesday (4 August) after an unsettling Ti»»»

Bicycle lanes will be removed from the pavement on a section of József körút, and new loading zones and parking spaces will also be designated, thereby eliminating the conflicts that day after day have hindered the movement of pedestrians and cyclists and the operation of local businesses, the Mayo»»»