The trial of Lindsay Clancy ended Thursday, and the case went to the jury. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The trial of Lindsay Clancy, charged with killing her three children, has ended, and the case was sent to the jury Thursday. The prosecution and defense made th»»»

RIYADH: Artificial intelligence is already making its way into the music studio. The harder question is how far artists are willing to let it go. That debate is gaining urgency worldwide after Spotify removed more than 75 million AI-generated “spam” tracks from its platform over the past year, expo»»»

Sharjah: Before the skyscrapers, highways, and modern ports transformed the UAE’s coastline, there was the sea and generations of Emiratis who built their lives around it. They fished its waters, built boats by hand, preserved their catch with salt, and passed their knowledge from parents to childr»»»

LONDON: Volatile oil prices after six months of conflict in the Middle East have raised the cost of delivering humanitarian aid worldwide, putting lifesaving assistance for almost 1.5 million children at risk, Save the Children said on Thursday. Crude oil prices surged at the onset of the US-Israel»»»

NEW YORK: Arab states used a UN Security Council session on Thursday to demand firm international action against Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, with Turkiye and the US also voicing concern over the escalation. Speaking on behalf of the Arab Group, Qatar’s permanent representative to the UN, S»»»

Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic (L) enters the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal for the verdict hearing in his genocide trial in The Hague in November 2017. Mladic has died at age 84, the U.N. said Thursday. File Photo by Peter Dejong/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic»»»

DOHA: The Local Organizing Committee of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 officially opened Al Janoub Arena in its new configuration on Thursday evening in front of a capacity crowd of 8,200 fans, following its transformation from a football stadium into a basketball arena. The venue will be»»»

BRUSSELS: The Pentagon on Thursday pressed US allies at NATO to prove they are stepping up their defense of Europe as Washington shifts its attention to security challenges closer to home and in the Indo-Pacific region. The US has begun cutting the forces it has stationed in Europe — around 80,000 »»»

LONDON: A ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz this week is a Kuwaiti oil tanker, a British maritime monitor said on Thursday. Al-Salam II was heading east through the waterway on Tuesday evening when it was hit by a projectile above the waterline, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKM»»»

LONDON: There are voices that belong to actors, and there are voices that seem to belong to the characters themselves. For more than four decades, Peter Cullen’s was the latter. To generations of “Transformers” fans, Optimus Prime did not merely sound like Cullen. Cullen was Optimus Prime: the deep»»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One)Praise be to Allah, Who sent His Messenger with guidance and manifest light, and made his birth a mercy to all the worlds. We bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and we bear witness that our Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. May Al»»»

Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Representatives from major Turkish industrial and commercial enterprises participating in the 63rd Damascus International Fair emphasized on Thursday that economic and trade relations between Syria and Türkiye are entering a transformative phase of strategic cooperation. Dr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei: Iran Views Lebanon’s Security as Integral to the Security of West Asia 27-08-2026 23:00 PM Iranian Secretary of the Supreme Nationa»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: As a servant of Islam, I take great pride in the Lebanese people’s resistance, bow before them in respect, and fully un»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Education has launched its back-to-school campaign for the 2026–2027 academic year under the theme “Through the Charter, We Reach New Horizons”, aimed at embodying the values and principles of the National Education Charter in students’ lives and daily practices, while st»»»

PARIS: Seven of the leading candidates in the increasingly tight and crowded race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron clashed on Thursday in their first debate, eight months ahead of the election. The candidates, spanning the hard left to far right, agreed that France was facing economic trouble, »»»

LONDON: Hanna Gedin, a member of the European Parliament, told Arab News that the Israeli government denied her entry this week on political grounds, along with her MEP colleague Jonas Sjostedt. “Refusing us to enter the West Bank and Palestine, a country that Israel is occupying in violation of in»»»

Relatives of missing persons participate in a demonstration at the Angel of Independence in Mexico City in June. File Photo by Tomas Perez/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) -- More than 100 bone fragments and about 30 teeth were found in El Arenal, a rural community in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco. The rema»»»

The 42nd Apollonia Festival of Arts opened at the Apollonia Amphitheatre in Sozopol on Thursday, with speakers and messages from state leaders highlighting the festival’s role in protecting creative freedom, connecting artists and audiences, strengthening Bulgarian culture and supporting cultural t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei, on reconstruction in Lebanon: The destroyed homes will be rebuilt, God willing 27-08-2026 22:26 PM Latest News Urgent News Rezaei t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: The Strait of Hormuz issue is tied to ending the wars across the region; if the Americans want the strait reopened, the»»»

1 of 3 | A poster shows the name change from Lake Ontario to Lake America, as President Donald Trump signs an executive order on the renaming, amid a recent trade war with Canada, in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday. Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo Aug. 27 (UPI) -- President Don»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: We do not seek war, nor have we ever been warmongers; rather, we stand against those who pursue war 27-08-2026 22:22 PM»»»

Alleged senior Tren de Aragua leader Luis Saúl Pérez Nieto, also known as “Páez” or “Nairobi,” was arrested, Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella (pictured) announced Thursday. Photo by Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Colombian authorities captured an alleged senior Tren de A»»»

A Russian State Duma member has warned that Moscow could suspend oil and gas supplies to Hungary after the country’s new government formally described Russia as a security threat. The warning comes as Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s administration pursues a major foreign policy shift away from the cl»»»

Abu Dhbai: The UAE has allocated $10 million through the UAE Aid Agency as part of its urgent humanitarian response to assist those affected by devastating floods and landslides Nepal, which have resulted in dozens of deaths, injuries and missing persons, as well as extensive damage. The assistance»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: For four decades, the Lebanese people and Hezbollah have shaped the West Asian region 27-08-2026 22:10 PM Latest News U»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: There is no doubt that the issue of Lebanon will be settled in the period ahead, and “Israel” is no longer in a positio»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei told Al-Manar: The city of Beirut and its southern suburbs (Dahiyeh) constitute a red line for us 27-08-2026 21:58 PM Latest News Ur»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: We must trust Lebanon’s youth and entrust them with responsibilities; I have great faith in their capabilities 27-08-20»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: A key condition of the memorandum of understanding is that the United States bring an end to the war throughout West As»»»

Ukraine’s state debt amounted to $211.6 billion as of the end of June, according to data analyzed by Sputnik. Ukrainian Social Policy Minister Denys Ulyutin earlier stated that the country’s population had declined to approximately 22–25 million people.It means that each resident of Ukraine owes $8»»»

LONDON: In southern Lebanon’s villages, the fear of being treated as a collective enemy is not new. Years of conflict, displacement and political rhetoric have left many Shiite residents wary of language that erases the line between Hezbollah fighters and civilians living alongside them. This week,»»»

WASHINGTON: US ‌President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already spawned tariffs ​on tens of billions of dollars in cross-border trade. The change would take effect immediately, said Trump, who also ordered the Gulf of Mexico ren»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has reduced the average waiting time for a first specialist appointment from 58 days to around 16 days, as part of a broader effort to improve access, efficiency and patient experience across Qatar’s public healthcare system. HMC Managing Director H.E. M»»»

VENICE: The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts, also known as Wrth, will showcase traditional Saudi arts and crafts at the fourth Homo Faber Biennial in Venice, which runs throughout September. Organized by the Michelangelo Foundation, the event gathers artisans and creators from around the world.»»»

Workers constructing the White House Ballroom in Washington, DC on May 29. President Donald Trump on Thursday named a new chair of the federal agency that oversees the project. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday named a new head»»»

Major rivers across the Amazon region are experiencing an alarming decline in water levels because of the effects of El Niño, File Photo by Paolo Aguilar/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Major rivers across the Amazon region are experiencing an alarming decline in water levels because of the effects of El Niño»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by River Reach Construction (@riverreachconstruction) Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A kitten rescued from inside an excavator has become the newest member of an Ohio construction crew, complete with her own vest and hard hat. Chase Guello, operating supervisor with Rive»»»

Washington: A new study suggests that El Ninos - the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures - are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change. El Ninos are more than 36% stronger than they were before the industrial age began in the mid 180»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as "Lake America" in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order that updated the lake's name for the US geographic naming service. Trump ca»»»

Tropical Storm Dolly is making its way toward the eastern Caribbean. Image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center. Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The National Weather Service named Tropical Storm Dolly Thursday, as it makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean toward the eastern Caribbean. In its 11 a.m. AST upd»»»

Washington: When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four weeks to five weeks. Six months later, there still is no off-ramp in sight despite Trump's repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly c»»»

Tehran: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Thursday in Tehran with the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Mohsen Rezaei. During the meeting, they discussed developments in th»»»

US President Donald Trump is once again trying to impose a $100,000 fee on employers seeking to hire skilled temporary foreign workers through the H-1B visa programme. But while tech titans like Elon Musk have long championed the programme as a crucial way of drawing top global talent to Silicon Va»»»

A spokesman for the US military court at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed – the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States – will go on trial before a US military court in June 2028. Mohammed, also known as "KSM", was c»»»

TUNIS, 27 August (TAP) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti took part on Thursday in the proceedings of the 23rd extraordinary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic...»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a written message from Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The message, concerning Saudi-Bangladeshi relations and ways to enhance them, was received on Thursday by the Kingdom’s Foreign Mini»»»

TEHRAN: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met in Tehran with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Dr Masoud Pezeshkian. During the meeting, they discussed the situation in the region and its implications for security and st»»»

Hundreds of Indian nationals are missing in Nepal and Tibet following a catastrophic Himalayan flood. They include several pilgrims doing the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a mountain in Tibet that holds sacred significance for Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and the Tibetan Bon »»»