BusinessGlobal issuesApple's new CEO John Ternus makes AI top priorityArthur SullivanJohn Ternus is just the third Apple CEO in 30 years. His primary challenge is to correct the company's faltering AI strategy to preserve its position as a big tech leader. https://p.dw.com/p/5JhBCJohn Ternus (left)»»»

For the Armed Forces, the main challenge is how to turn the allocated resources into real defence capabilities, Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov said in a lecture to officers and faculty members at the opening of the 2026/2027 academic year for officers at the G. S. Rakovski National Defence C»»»

Iran’s rocket-launched mines could pose a new threat to shipping through Hormuz Dubai: Days after the United States declared that it had cleared sea mines from international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran appears to have been preparing an unusual way of putting them back — by rocket. »»»

Washington: The State of Qatar participated in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, held in Asheville, North Carolina, in the United States. Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari headed Qatar's delegation to a series of sessions held as part of the meeting, which a»»»

Three centuries ago, in 1729, author Jonathan Swift used the cold language of arithmetic to suggest that Ireland’s poor sell their children as food for the tables of English gentlemen. The horror he outlined in his book, A Modest Proposal, lay not just in the idea itself but in the tone: a bureaucr»»»

Officers joined pupils and parents as schools reopened for the 2026–2027 academic year Abu Dhabi Police welcomed pupils back to classrooms with gifts and awareness messages as the new academic year began, combining the celebrations with efforts to strengthen traffic safety around schools. The initi»»»

RTA has maintained and rehabilitated about 17km of asphalt roads so far this year Dubai: About 95 per cent of Dubai’s road network assets are rated “excellent”, according to Roads and Transport Authority data, as the emirate expands preventive maintenance and increasingly relies on smart systems to»»»

The six-bedroom villa spans about 26,550 sq ft and sold for roughly Dh9,792 per sq ft Dubai: A six-bedroom villa on Palm Jumeirah has sold for Dh260 million, extending a run of large residential transactions across Dubai’s luxury property market. The completed villa, located in the ultra-luxury Ayu»»»

Suhail Al Mazrouei says cleaner energy, storage, stronger grids are key to Gulf resilience Dubai: The UAE is raising its clean-energy ambitions as the Gulf faces a more uncertain energy landscape, with Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail Al Mazrouei saying the country is targeting around 3»»»

Iran is ready to participate in the construction of an oil refinery in Kyrgyzstan, Tasnim media outlet reported following a meeting between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on the sidelines of the SCO summit. Iran could supply crude oil to the facility, while t»»»

Today, September 1, the Universe of Nomads ethno-village began welcoming visitors at Kyrchyn jailoo (pasture) as part of the 6th World Nomad Games. The ethnic bazaar presents products by Kyrgyz artisans, traditional household items and contemporary works by local designers. Traditional Kyrgyz dishe»»»

The use of frozen Russian assets is illegal and, in essence, constitutes theft that will be punished, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "Using Russian sovereign assets... is theft. It is illegal. This is not merely a violation of high moral and ethical standards, it is a di»»»

Claimant said she lent her sister Dh540,000, of which only Dh200,000 was repaid Abu Dhabi: An Abu Dhabi court has ordered a woman to repay her sister Dh340,000 after finding that the money formed part of a family loan that had not been fully repaid. The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Cl»»»

Seoul: A Republic of Korea police officer lied in order to close over two dozen missing persons cases, including two people later found dead, so as to avoid additional work, authorities said Tuesday. Two of the missing people were among four bodies found over several days in August on Jeju, shaking»»»

Nairobi: Kenyan aviation workers have called off a strike that paralysed the country's main international airport for two days, the civil aviation authority said Tuesday. Thousands of passengers were stranded in the capital Nairobi and at other airports around the east African country on Sunday and»»»

Edgefront Technologies, a company within the same group as Romanian healthtech company Rayscape, whose technologies are already in use across more than 20 countries, has signed a funding agreement with the Romanian Ministry of Investments and European Projects, acting as the Managing Authority for »»»

The presidential and vice-presidential candidates of Vazrazhdane will be announced within ten days, party MP Kosta Stoyanov said at a press conference in Varna on Tuesday. Bulgaria will hold a presidential election on October 25, with a possible run-off on November 1. Stoyanov said that internal no»»»

Bulgaria and Poland will step up coordination on protecting the EU's external borders and combating organized crime, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday following a meeting between Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, who is paying a working visit to Poland, and his Polish coun»»»

Yes, Bulgaria welcomed Andrey Gurov's decision to run for president and Georgi Kandev's candidacy for vice president, the party said in a statement on Tuesday after the two officially announced their bid for the upcoming presidential elections. The party said it welcomed their willingness to take o»»»

Defence spending is planned at 2.33% of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2027, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said in a lecture to officers and faculty members at the opening of the 2026/2027 academic year for officers at G. S. Rakovski National Defence College on Tuesday. Bulgaria is one of the»»»

The G. S. Rakovski National Defence College opened its 2026/2027 academic year for officers on Tuesday, with a ceremony featuring the reception of the battle flag and the formation being addressed by the Defence Minister. Later in the day, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Chief of Defence Admi»»»

The academic year at the G. S. Rakovski National Defence College is beginning at a time of accelerated transformation of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, Major General Stayko Prokopiev, head of the Military Academy, said at the opening ceremony. The process is being driven by changes in the security env»»»

Philippines said trusting people closest to a crisis can help communities respond faster Dubai: When disaster strikes, the first people to respond may not be those sitting in a command centre. They may be volunteers in a village, community leaders who know the area, or local teams already trained t»»»

Kyrgyzstan has concluded its chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and handed over the chairmanship to Pakistan. It was announced following the meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan’s 2025–2026 chairmanship was held under the theme «25 Years of th»»»

A police helicopter and a thermal-imaging drone helped officers locate two men in separate incidents in northeastern Hungary last week: one a wanted man attempting to hide from police, the other a missing 28-year-old who had reportedly threatened suicide. Helicopter tracks down wanted man The two i»»»