A 33-year-old Bulgarian citizen, who was wanted internationally under an Interpol Red Notice issued by Manchester, has been detained in connection with an investigation into crimes related to the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography committed in the United Kingdom, the Stara Zagora»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: An Israeli drone struck the Ali Al-Taher area while IOF carried out a controlled explosion in the town of Kfar Tebn»»»

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The European Commission has fined Google €890mn for breaching the Digital Markets Act, finding that the company favoured its own services in search results and blocked developers from steering users to cheaper offers. The commission issued two separate penalties on July 23, of  €460mn and €430»»»

The European Commission’s latest belated attempt of regulating Big Tech came in the form of a €890m fine for breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on Thursday (23 July), which commentators immediately deemed “the bare minimum.” “It’s taken the commission over two years to get to this stage of t»»»

Attackers drained $35.55mn from three cryptocurrency protocols within 24 hours on July 22 and 23, with decentralised perpetuals exchange AFX Trade losing $24.15mn after its bridge validator keys were compromised, blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain said. Two of the three breaches targeted cross-c»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has named youthful Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi as Commander-in-Chief of the country’s armed forces, replacing the old guard Oleksandr Syrskyi in the most significant change at the top of Ukraine’s military since 2024. Zelenskiy announced the decision»»»

Turkish Airlines is facing questions after one of its passenger flights from Tallinn to Istanbul reportedly entered Russian airspace, taking a non-standard route for the service, Estonia’s Eesti Ekspress and public broadcaster ERR.ee reported on July 22. According to Eesti Ekspr»»»

Since the early post-Soviet days that followed the independence achieved in 1991, Central Asia’s five states have been working toward becoming self-sufficient in meeting their energy needs. However, after 35 years, it is only Turkmenistan, with its massive natural gas and significant oil reserves, »»»

Hungary crypto regulation has reached a turning point after the National Bank of Hungary granted its first domestic licence under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. CoinCash, once one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency brokers, can now prepare to restart services after mo»»»

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, who was accompanied by Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah. During the meeting, the two»»»

Damascus, July 23 (SANA) Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Qutaiba Qadish, met on Thursday with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Ron van Rooden, Assistant Director of the Middle East and Central»»»

Orcières-Merlette, France: Ecuador's Richard Carapaz emerged from a six-man group to climb to victory on the Alpine 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday. The former Giro d'Italia winner attacked his breakaway companions with just over three kilometres to ride and cruised to his second Tour »»»

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: Two Israeli banks will halt working with ​their Palestinian counterparts in the coming months citing risks of associating with possible terrorism financing and money laundering, Israeli officials said, fueling concerns of a Palestinian economic crisis. Israeli officials and the »»»

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The United States benefits from oil supply disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Craig Murray, a Scottish political activist and former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, told Sputnik. "The Americans are not unhappy with the disruption of oil supplies. They actual»»»

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The wealthiest clients expect more from financial advisors than just high rates of return. Planning for a longer and more fulfilling life is becoming a new goal. According to Capgemini's latest "World Wealth Report 2026," 69% of wealth management executives consider longevity strategies and health-»»»

Ludwik Kotecki, a member of Poland’s Monetary Policy Council, has warned that it is too early to assume interest rates will be reduced in September. He argued that the inflation environment is beginning to diverge from the National Bank of Poland’s latest projection, particularly because rising oil»»»

Poland’s population fell to approximately 37.33 million at the end of June, according to preliminary data from Statistics Poland. That was around 159,000 fewer residents than a year earlier, confirming that the country’s demographic contraction is continuing despite immigration and a relatively str»»»

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Dąbrowa Górnicza, July 23, 2026 – ArcelorMittal Poland has begun implementing a new generation of railway rail designed for some of the world's most demanding operating conditions. The company is developing R400HT, the hardest and most wear-resistant rail grade defined under European standards, str»»»

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Orlen’s market capitalization exceeded PLN 180 billion for the first time during Thursday trading, underlining the energy group’s growing weight on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The milestone followed another rise in the company’s share price and reflected investor confidence in its cash generation, s»»»

Dubai: A Kuwaiti court has handed down prison sentences and record financial penalties exceeding $1.3 billion after convicting a cross-border money laundering network that used restaurants, taxi companies and currency exchange businesses to disguise illicit funds before transferring large sums abro»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has distributed 200 tonnes of dates in Brazil, benefiting 161,452 individuals from 40,363 families, including vulnerable groups, refugees and migrants. The project covered 50 cities and also included date distributions to vulnerable communities in Paraguay. Els»»»

An armed student rallies in support of the Houthi-imposed naval embargo against Saudi Arabia in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday. Hundreds of students gathered at Sanaa University to support the move. Photo by Yahya Arhab/EPA July 23 (UPI) -- The Houthis in Yemen claimed responsibility for two attacks on Sa»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the attack by the Houthi group targeting the Saudi-flagged vessel Encelia while sailing in the Red Sea. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that this attack constitutes a grave threat to the safety and security of i»»»

Tunis, July 23 (TAP/Ghada Sboui) - Around 4,400 hectares of forest land were ravaged by fires on May 1 July 23, compared with 2,705 ha during the same period last year, Director-General of Forests at the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources...»»»

Tunis, July 23, 2026 (TAP) - The stock market closed the session on a bearish note. The benchmark index dropped 0.46% to 20,952.79 points at the end of Thursday's session, on a robust trading volume of TND 16.7 million, stockbroker Tunisie Valeurs...»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways has announced the temporary suspension of its passenger flight services to Bahrain, Erbil and Kuwait until and including July 31, 2026. In a travel advisory issued on Wednesday, the airline said passenger flights to Bahrain International Airport (BAH), Erbil International Airpor»»»

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank on Thursday kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2.25 percent but opened the door to a rise in September as fresh fighting in the Middle East threatens to send prices higher. “Yes, it was a unanimous decision,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said of Thursday’»»»

WASHINGTON: The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation on Thursday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. ​military action against Iran, the latest symbolic rebuke of the Republican president from Congress. The vote was 214-208 in favor of the war powers resolution a»»»

BEIRUT: The Iran-backed Hezbollah group on Thursday branded Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s recent visit to Washington a failure and said it showed the government’s submission to a foreign power. In a statement, the group’s lawmakers said the visit revealed “the extent of subservience and submissi»»»

RIYADH: Uber Technologies’ planned takeover of Delivery Hero is set to reshape Saudi Arabia’s booming food delivery sector, giving the US mobility giant direct control over one of the Kingdom’s leading platforms. The $14.8 billion deal brings HungerStation — fully owned by Delivery Hero and a key p»»»

RIYADH: Economic experts and specialists told Asharq Al-Awsat that the peaceful nuclear agreement between Saudi Arabia and the US marks a new and unprecedented phase of strategic, high-value cooperation between the two countries. They said the agreement extends beyond its technical and developmenta»»»

BELGRADE - At a meeting with KFOR Commander Maj Gen Ozkan Ulutas, Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic requested that KFOR, an international security force that is the only legitimate armed force in Kosovo-Metohija, meet its commitments under UNSCR 1244 and the Military-»»»

DOHA, (Sputnik) - Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, will consider intensifying operations against Saudi vessels if the Gulf Arab kingdom continues its blockade of Yemeni airports and ports, Houthi political member Hezam al-Asad told Sputnik. "The scale of these operations may»»»

WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - A US Secret Service worker was probably involved in leaking information about US Vice President JD Vance's travels, and is now on administrative leave, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. "A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subjec»»»

The European Union is still trying to find ways to slow Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But its member states are becoming increasingly less able to agree on how to do so. Nevertheless, after lengthy and chaotic talks on Wednesday (22 July), they managed to agree on the 21st sanctions package agai»»»

RIYADH: The National Center for Falcons will organize its first event, the International Falcon Breeders Auction from Aug. 5-25 in Malham, north of Riyadh. This year’s auction will feature pavilions for local and international falcon farms, falcon equipment and supplies, and the “falconer of the fu»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Council For FATWA has taken action against unlicensed online fatwa accounts, warning operators to cease publishing religious rulings without official approval as authorities step up enforcement of the country's new fatwa law. The move comes under Federal Law No. 3 of 2024, which »»»

The presence of US Boeing KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft at Bezmer Air Base in Bulgaria is temporary and does not constitute permanent basing, Yambol Regional Governor Georgi Chalakov said in an official statement released to the media on Thursday. Chalakov noted that the decision to allow the a»»»

Dubai: Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved funerary complex dating to the Late and Greco-Roman periods at the Tell Athar Quesna necropolis in Menoufia Governorate, revealing hundreds of burial artefacts, imported pottery and evidence of ancient trade links across the Medit»»»

Dubai: An Egyptian court has ordered the detention of a man accused of breaking into a private garage in Alexandria and dismantling a rare 1961 Cadillac once owned by former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, allegedly selling its parts as scrap metal over a period of several months without rea»»»

THESSALONIKI, Greece: A Greek appeals court denied an Australian request to extradite a man wanted on suspicion of a 1999 nightclub killing because the statute of limitations on the crime has run out, the fugitive’s lawyer said Thursday. James Dalamangas, 56, was arrested in Aigio, southern Greece »»»