Doha, Qatar: The Medical Affairs Division of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has received Accreditation Canada Diamond Level, following a successful final audit of the four Workers’ Health Centers operated by QRCS in strategic partnership with Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). QRCS receiv»»»

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»»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of its ongoing efforts to advance digital accessibility and empower older persons to independently access and benefit from digital services, Mada Assistive Technology Center delivered two specialised training workshops in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and the Mini»»»

A criminal case has been opened in Tokmok over domestic violence. The suspect has been detained and placed in a temporary detention facility, the Main Internal Affairs Department of Chui region reported. On August 3, a 33-year-old resident of the city contacted the police. She said that her partner»»»

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»»»

Arab Finance: Modon Misr and Mwasalat Misr signed an investment and shareholders’ agreement to establish Mwasalat Modon Misr, a company to operate smart and sustainable transportation systems across Egypt’s new urban cities, as per a statement. Modon Misr is affiliated with the New Urban Communitie»»»

Doha, Qatar: In line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs’ strategic plan for digital transformation and institutional excellence, the ministry has launched Hadir, a new smart application designed to enhance administrative and field services across mosques i»»»

Doha, Qatar: The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) has introduced remote participation for registered students in the third edition of its ‘Cybersecurity Youth Camp 2026’, allowing more than 1,000 students from across the country to benefit from its educational content. Announcing the initiativ»»»

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»»»

Athletes from Kyrgyzstan won eight medals at the AOSI 2026 International Swimming Competition — the West Asian Championships, held on August 1–2 in Astana. The team won two gold, two silver, and four bronze medals. Artem Baryshev won the 100-meter breaststroke and took second place in the 50-meter »»»

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 »»»

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 »»»

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»»»

Police have detained a suspect in the assault of the editor of Telekuzot, a program of the Kyrgyz National Television and Radio Broadcasting Corporation (UTRK). The Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek reported. Law enforcement authorities opened a criminal case under Article 280 (Hooliga»»»

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»»»

Several heat records were broken on Wednesday, the weather service HugaroMet said on its website. The record for the highest minimum temperature ever recorded was broken on Janos Hill in Budapest, where the air cooled to just 28 degrees Celsius by morning. This figure also marks a new record for th»»»

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»»»

In 2025, citizens of Kyrgyzstan accounted for 19 percent of all international tourists traveling within Central Asia, a report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) says. Kyrgyzstan ranked fourth by outbound tourist share. Kazakhstan topped the list with 29 percent, followed by Uzbekistan wi»»»

US President Donald Trump openly described the US war against Venezuela in the language of plunder. “And we've paid for the war with what we've taken out many, many, many times,” Trump said.In early January, the US launched its illegal aggression against Venezuela, kidnapping President Nicolás Madu»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military chief on Wednesday said the country’s forces would keep operating “proactively” in the Gaza Strip, vowing to “continue to pursue those responsible” for Hamas’s October 7 attack that triggered the war. “In the Gaza Strip, we have struck Hamas, significantly weakened it, »»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev will visit Dobroslavtsi Air Base on Thursday, where a high-tech industrial park and space and defence R&D centre will be built. Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander Poulev and Atanas Pekanov will also attend, the government information service said. The Bulgarian government o»»»

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»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said that European allies of the United States do not have a good military. "It's the Europeans. They have plenty of money. They don't have a good military, because they've relied on us too long. I told them, you can't do that, NATO," Trump said, add»»»

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»»»

Rescuers evacuated two people from a vehicle swept away by the current of Karakol River in Ak-Suu district of Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region, the regional branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) reported. The incident occurred on August 5 in the Karakol State Nature Park. Two Ural vehic»»»

Hot water will be temporarily shut off in central part of Bishkek on August 6, the municipal enterprise Bishkekteploset reported. Hot water supply will be suspended from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. due to a heating main connection being made as part of major construction on Frunze Street. The outage wil»»»

The Tisza parliamentary group has initiated that parliament elect the new president of the republic next Tuesday. In a document published on the parliament’s website on Wednesday, group leader Andrea Bujdosó wrote that they are initiating that the agenda of the National Assembly’s extraordinary ses»»»

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»»»

Every September, parents make one of the biggest decisions of the year. They compare school rankings, visit campuses, speak to other parents and weigh up academic results, facilities and extracurricular activities. These factors remain important. But increasingly, they are no longer the deciding fa»»»

DAMASCUS: The Damascus International Festival of Arabic Poetry celebrated the tradition of sung poetry on Tuesday evening with a performance by Lebanese vocalist Walaa Al-Jundi at the Damascus Opera House. Held on the festival’s third day, the concert explored the enduring connection between Arabic»»»

BANGKOK: Myanmar’s ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Bangkok Thursday for his first visit to Thailand as civilian leader, as he seeks a return to the diplomatic fold for his pariah state. As a general, he led a 2021 military coup that ousted democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering a »»»

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Connecticut Children's has agreed to stop offering gender-affirming care to minors. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Connecticut Children's Medical Center has agreed to stop »»»

Dubai: The UAE is expected to experience a mix of fair to partly cloudy weather with chances of convective clouds and rainfall in parts of the country through Monday, while inland temperatures could reach 50 degrees Celsius, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. The NCM said an extension o»»»

A ceremony marking the opening of the Military Service Weapon Shooting Championship was held in Kyrgyzstan on August 5. According to the Ministry of Defense, the competition is being held as part of the 17th Spartakiad of the Friendly Armies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Colonel »»»

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said communication with Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is very "difficult at the moment," but his presence is a "great strength" for the country to continue its path. The United States and Israel killed Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamene»»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was "very difficult" following the leader's reported wounding during the US-Israeli strike that killed his father. Pezeshkian, however, defended Khamenei against rising speculation over his»»»

First, more than 80% of civilian deaths in Sudan over the start of this year were due to drone attacks according to the UN. Also, Spain is trying to work out what to do with over 1000 unaccompanied minors who remain in Ceuta as they cannot legally  be deported.»»»

DUBAI/RIYADH: A proposed deal between Iran and Oman to help end five months of war between Iran and the United States would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters on Wednesday, one of the biggest»»»

The ground jolted twice across Northern California on Wednesday afternoon (early morning in the Gulf) as back-to-back earthquakes struck near the remote community of Covelo, briefly sending warning alerts to residents and putting emergency systems to the test. The US Geological Survey recorded the »»»

DUBAI: Oman is facing an impending environmental catastrophe as an alleged Russian shadow fleet tanker leaks oil across hundreds of square kilometers near a nature reserve, NGOs warn. The ship was rocked by explosions, a maritime security firm told AFP, but the cause of the blasts is unclear. Russi»»»

Marine One carrying President Donald Trump lands on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, May 15, 2026. Photo by Eric Lee/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Federal aviation officials said Wednesday that they are reviewing a "loss of separation incident" between the presid»»»