LONDON: Syrian authorities in Latakia have arrested two senior officers said to have been part of the country’s military forces under the regime of the former president, Bashar Assad, and responsible for war crimes during the civil war. Internal security forces arrested Maj. Gen. Haitham Suleiman B»»»

ASHEVILLE: Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov made an unexpected appearance at the US-hosted G20 finance leaders’ talks Monday, and his physical attendance of the gathering after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has drawn ire. On Monday morning, Siluanov also met with US Treasury Secretary S»»»

Stranded passengers wait Monday outside Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after operations were paralyzed for the second day by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union strike. International and local flights were disrupted and thousands of passengers were left stranded after KAWU members went on strike »»»

Doha: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr Maryam bint Ali Al Misnad has expressed condolences to Nepal over victims of recent floods during a phone call with Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Shisir Khanal on Monday. Al Misnad offered the State of Qatar's condolences to the families »»»

The legal team for singer D4vd have withdrawn from his murder case on Monday as he seeks the services of a public defender. File Photo by Cyril Zingaro/EPA Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The legal team for singer D4vd withdrew from his murder case Monday as he sought the services of a public defender. The switch»»»

ASHEVILLE: Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov made an unexpected appearance at the US-hosted G20 finance leaders’ talks Monday, and his physical attendance of the gathering after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has drawn ire. On Monday morning, Siluanov also met with US Treasury Secretary S»»»

Riyadh: The main Saudi Stock Exchange index closed lower on Monday, shedding 31.46 points to settle at 11,127.08 points, with total trading value reaching SAR 10.2 billion. During the session, the volume of traded shares hit 435 million. Shares of 86 companies registered gains, while 176 companies »»»

JERUSALEM: A former Israeli police official will run on the election list of the moderate Islamist party Raam in upcoming polls, its leader announced Monday, making him the first Jewish Israeli to stand for an explicitly Arab party. Mansour Abbas, the head of Raam, said his party would be running o»»»

The forum will be held at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi The Emirates Policy Center and the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy have announced the opening of registration for the third edition of the annual Hili Forum, taking place in Abu Dhabi on September 7 and 8, 2026, under the th»»»

Tunis, August 31 (TAP) - The latest indicators from Tunisia’s General Insurance Authority (CGA) showed positive growth in the insurance sector during the first half of 2026, with the turnover of direct insurance companies rising by 13% to TND...»»»

Damsacuss, Aug. 31 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa received Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his accompanying delegation at the People’s Palace in Damascus, in the presence of Foreign Minister and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani. The meeting focused on ways to strengthen bilat»»»

BEIRUT: Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Fahd Al-Dosari met Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Rania Al-Mashat at the UN body’s headquarters in Beirut on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the Kingdom and the commissi»»»

RIYADH: LEAP 2026, the fifth edition of the global technology event, opened in Riyadh on Monday, bringing together technology and artificial intelligence leaders, investors and innovators from around the world. Held under the theme “Into New Worlds,” the conference saw the announcement of launches,»»»

BURAIDAH: Qassim Gov. Prince Faisal bin Mishaal visited the Buraidah International Dates Carnival recently where he reviewed date auctions and buying, selling and marketing activities. He was briefed on logistical services provided by specialized companies for shipping, packaging and distribution w»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi minister of health, Fahad Al-Jalajel, arrived in Portugal on Monday for an official visit during which he aims to strengthen relations between the countries, expand health cooperation and improve exchanges of expertise in several areas. The minister will hold meetings with leaders»»»

A federal wildlife officer from Oregon has died while helping residents evacuate from a wildfire in Oklahoma, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. David Taylor, 38, of Scio, Ore., was assisting with the response to the Railroad South Fire in Comanche County on Saturday when he joined l»»»

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has suddenly – and rather unexpectedly – become an adviser to Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. The news caught many conservative military analysts off guard. Why would Italy want him, and what does Rome hope to gain? Let’s try to make sense »»»

Doha: The State of Qatar condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the extremist Israeli National Security Minister and groups of settlers, considering it a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, and an unacceptable provocation of the feelings of millions of M»»»

BEIJING — Factory activity in China contracted in August for a second straight month, official data showed Monday, as soft demand weighs on the world's second-largest economy.Leaders in Beijing are seeking to maintain pace despite hurdles including trade frictions with Washington and an entrenched »»»

AMMAN — Jordanian and Saudi business representatives have proposed a 12-month plan to speed up trade between the two countries, cut costs and eases procedures for companies and traders.The plan, put forward by committees of the Jordanian-Saudi Joint Business Council, includes a fast-track trade rou»»»

AMMAN — Jordan will host the second Jordan FinTech Festival 2026 on September 23-24 at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre at the Dead Sea, bringing together financial institutions, regulators, fintech companies, investors and experts from Jordan and abroad.Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Gov»»»

AMMAN — Minister of Investment Tariq Abu Ghazaleh on Monday met with members of the Saudi-Jordanian Joint Business Council to discuss prospects for economic and investment cooperation, as well as ways to expand private-sector partnerships between both countries.According to a Ministry of Investment»»»

Starting this week, France will charge a penalty on cheaply made clothing sold by ultra-fast fashion retailers, with the fee reaching nearly €20 per item by 2030. Aimed at platforms like Shein, Temu and AliExpress, the levy follows a June law targeting disposable fashion's environmental toll, thoug»»»

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari, Director of the Center for Disaster Studies at Tribhuvan University’s Institute of Engineering. He describes the disaster as an illustration of the limits of conventional prevention in the Himalayas. With flood velocities estimated at 17»»»

CAEN: A French court on Monday ordered a leading photo festival to put back on display a photo of two Gaza football teams that that was withdrawn halfway through the exhibition. Organisers of the Deauville Sports Images Festival quietly took down the picture, showing the two teams on a pitch surrou»»»

TUNIS, 31 Aug. (TAP) – President Kais Saied met Monday, at Carthage Palace, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul.The President of the Republic stressed the long-standing friendship between Tunisia and Germany, which dates back...»»»

Iceland's voters rejected restarting negotiations to join the European Union in a referendum that pitted concerns about geopolitical stability against keeping national control of Iceland’s prized fisheries. Talks with the EU to join the bloc had begun after the 2008 financial crisis but had been en»»»

TEHRAN: A prominent singer has returned to Iran after nearly two decades in exile, as authorities encourage artists living abroad to return home in a show of patriotism against the backdrop of the conflict with the US. Mohsen Namjoo, 50, whose work mixes Persian traditional music with more modern s»»»

MIAMI: Lionel Messi said on Monday he was retiring from international football after leading Argentina to a second successive World Cup final in July. The 39-year-old forward who won the World Cup in 2022 and dragged his nation to the final in the United States only to lose to Spain, said the decis»»»

DAMASCUS: Denmark reopened its embassy in Damascus on Monday after a yearslong suspension of diplomatic activities that began after Syria’s civil war erupted, state media reported. SANA said that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, accompanied by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani,»»»

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Tunis, August 31 (TAP) - The meeting held Monday between Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti and his German counterpart Johann Wadephul at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs culminated in the signing of five...»»»

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2020. He said Monday that Lebanon is facing “existential risks.” Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Monday that Lebanon is facin»»»

MIAMI: Lionel Messi said on Monday he was retiring from international football after leading Argentina to a second successive World Cup final in July. The 39-year-old forward who won the World Cup in 2022 and dragged his nation to the final in the United States only to lose to Spain, said the decis»»»

DAMASCUS: Denmark reopened its embassy in Damascus on Monday after a yearslong suspension of diplomatic activities that began after Syria’s civil war erupted, state media reported. SANA said that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, accompanied by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani,»»»

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ​said on Monday there were signs Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain’s migration policy that triggered last month’s rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan involvement. Over 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed into the tiny S»»»

LONDON: Israeli police on Monday arrested a 15-year-old Jerusalem resident following an assault on an Arab bus driver in Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, that left the victim hospitalized. The attack occurred around noon on Sunday, according to Israeli media reports, when a local Line 2 bus arrived»»»

Emirati women hold judicial office, lead the registry and make up 2/3 of Executive Team Women now make up 62% of the workforce at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, with Emirati women holding senior positions across its judiciary, Registry and Executive Team. The DIFC Courts hi»»»

President Donald Trump threatened to escalate attacks on Iran on Monday after fighting intensified for the first time in a month. File Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo Aug. 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump threatened to escalate attacks on Iran on Monday after fighting intensified for the fi»»»

RIYADH: Adobe said ‌on Monday it has expanded its tie-up with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications ​and Information Technology and Saudi government-backed AI firm Humain to provide citizens with 12 months of free access to its AI-powered tools.The company said it plans to offer over 27 ‌millio»»»

Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein Issa arrived in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Monday to participate in the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, representing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Issa was received upon arrival by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Af»»»

India is set to make a significant appearance at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026, with the Indian Air Force’s Sarang Helicopter Display Team showcasing the country’s growing indigenous aerospace and defence capabilities in Egypt. The airshow will take place from 8-10 September at El Alame»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s judiciary has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for the kidnapping of an American journalist who was abducted earlier this year by a powerful Iran-backed group, a judicial source said Monday. At the height of the Middle East war, on March 31, Kataeb Hezbollah kidnapped journalis»»»

The aid includes food supplies, relief materials, and other vital necessities The second UAE relief aircraft, operated through the UAE Aid Agency, arrived in the Republic of Nepal carrying 45 tonnes of relief supplies for people affected by floods and landslides. The aid delivery comes in implement»»»

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference August 24 at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. Bessent and other finance leaders from the G20 countries are taking part in a meeting Monday and Tuesday in North Carolina. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3»»»

Doha, Qatar: Weather conditions in Qatar are expected to gradually become milder during September, with increasing relative humidity and a chance of rain that may turn thundery at times, according to the Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD). In its climate information for Doha, QMD described Septembe»»»

Paris, France: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, met with Minister of Justice of the French Republic HE Gérald Darmanin during His Excellency’s visit to France. The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation b»»»

LONDON: Queen Rania of Jordan marked her 56th birthday on Monday with a new portrait released by the Royal Hashemite Court, just weeks after welcoming twin granddaughters to the royal family. The Jordanian queen opted for a relaxed, elegant look in the portrait, wearing cream trousers with a pink s»»»

Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush bested his own title for balancing toilet paper on his head by keeping 254 rolls in the air. Rush, who holds more than 200 Guinness World Records titles, initially set the Guinness World Records title for the most toilet paper rolls b»»»

Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A mysterious island estimated to cover an area of over 105,000 square feet appeared in a British Columbia reservoir before disappearing just as enigmatically. Locals spotted the tree-covered island in the Williston Reservoir, north of MacKenzie, earlier this month. B.C. Hydro spoke»»»