Yamuna Hasan walked away from an Oxford University Debate as Best Proposition Speaker after taking on a defining dilemma of the AI age. This also became a humongous "hats off" moment as it was filled with prestigious, respected, and highly esteemed personalities generously applauding this teen sens»»»

Oslo: Flights in Norway would be disrupted on Friday and through the weekend due to a walkout by some air traffic controllers, after negotiations on working conditions failed, airport authorities said. The Norwegian Air Traffic Controllers' Association has scheduled a walkout for 12 controllers at »»»

INGOT Group, the multi-licensed brokerage group founded in 2006, celebrates its 20th anniversary with the launch of Rise, a trading app built from the ground up for a new generation of traders. A different kind of trading appThis generation reads the markets through the same channels that drive cul»»»

The average salary of social workers in Kyrgyzstan, including applicable supplemental payments and bonuses, has increased to approximately 40,000 soms. This was announced at a board meeting of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration. Previously, the average salary was about 12,000 soms»»»

There are 93,800 teachers working in schools across Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Education told 24.kg news agency. According to the ministry, 13,800 of them are teachers of retirement age—men aged 63 and over and women aged 58 and over. They account for 14.73 percent of the total. As of May 2026, sc»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines were an act of terrorist sabotage against the EU, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Earlier this week, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Germany should not prosecute suspects in the sabotage of the Nord Stream ga»»»

Dubai: The UAE’s National Committee for the Agentic AI Project has launched a unified guide for designing government services around artificial intelligence assistants, as the country moves towards a model in which AI can understand a customer’s request and carry out the necessary steps on their be»»»

CTP, Europe’s largest listed owner, developer, and operator of logistics and industrial real estate by gross leasable area, announces that Chorus Research Engineering Distribution, a Romanian provider of integrated electrical solutions for energy and automation technologies, has leased nearly 10,00»»»

The cap on urban planning coefficients and the uncertainty surrounding the territorial infrastructure contribution are the provisions of the new Territorial Planning, Urbanism and Construction Code (CATUC) expected to have the greatest impact on the real estate market, according to Crosspoint Real »»»

Israel has acknowledged that its troops killed Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl, and opened a criminal investigation into the incident. At the same time, it has refused to pursue a probe into the death of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in a separate attack. Both incidents occur»»»

Nearly six months into the Iran war, US President Donald Trump is reaching for a different weapon. After months of air strikes, threats of massive attacks and faltering attempts at diplomacy, Trump has promised an “economic D-Day” against Tehran — an unprecedented campaign of financial pressure int»»»

The Danube's water level along the Bulgarian stretch is 1.80 metres below the low navigable water level, Ivelin Zanev, executive director of the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River, told BTA on Friday. As a result, navigation along the Bulgarian stretch of the river»»»

DOHA: International warnings and condemnations have intensified against Israel's settlement policy in the occupied West Bank following its announcement of a tender to construct 1,234 settlement units east of occupied Jerusalem, a move that seeks to impose new realities on the ground and threatens t»»»

A storm warning has been issued in Kyrgyzstan for August 22–25, 2026. According to forecasters, localized heavy rainfall is expected to increase the risk of mudflows and flooding in the country’s mountainous and foothill areas. Residents and tourists are advised to take weather conditions into acco»»»

Soldiers of the Vostok battlegroup have liberated the settlement of Zelenoye in the DPR from Ukrainian military forces, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "The settlement of Zelenoye in the Donetsk People's Republic has been liberated," the statement reads.Ukraine lost over 2550 soldiers in com»»»

The Almaz-Antey system, marketed by Rosoboronexport, delivers a rare range of 1,000 kilometers and accuracy measured in meters against fixed targets with known coordinates. The Garpia-A1E loitering munition centers on the BLA-D attack drone - a flying-wing design powered by a gasoline engine and a »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The situation of the Serbs in Kosovo has become catastrophic, and Russia is calling on all international bodies to take measures to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe from taking place there, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. "The situation of t»»»

Drone footage released by the UK’s Border Security Command on Thursday shows French police intercepting migrants attempting to cross the English Channel illegally. The officers reached the beach as dozens of migrants wearing life jackets were pushing an inflatable boat towards the water in an attem»»»

Dubai: A 26-year-old Belgian car salesman has been formally recognised as the son of Prince Laurent of Belgium, bringing a long-running paternity story into the spotlight of the Belgian royal family. Prince Laurent legally established his parentage with Clement Vandenkerckhove during a civil ceremo»»»

Freedom Yatirim Menkul Degerler A.S., a subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s Freedom Holding (Nasdaq/FRHC), has received an operating license from Turkey’s capital markets board (SPK), FRHC said on August 19. Freedom Yatirimm has become the first broadly authorized foreign brokerage firm to receive such a li»»»

President Joseph Aoun is leading an effort, in cooperation with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, to pursue a military cooperation agreement between Lebanon and the European Union with the aim of bringing in a European military force to replace UNIFIL, whose mandate expires at the end of this year, al-Ak»»»

The Formula 1 H2O Grand Prix of Kyrgyzstan on Issyk-Kul Lake was broadcast on 44 international media platforms. Head of the State Tourism Agency Eduard Kubatov said at a press conference. According to Kubatov, the races became a major international media event. He noted that Formula 1 H2O World Cha»»»

Breaking News banner. Image courtesy of UPI Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Five people were missing feared dead and eight others were injured early Friday after a major fire razed a restaurant with residential apartments above in the Swiss alpine town of Thusis. Cantonal police in the eastern Graubünden region s»»»

Dubai: Philippine Airlines (PAL) is bringing back its “Ultimate Seat Sale,” giving travellers seven days to book special deals on domestic and international routes. The promotion runs from August 24 to 30, with the airline set to reveal the full range of fares and offers when the sale begins. For t»»»

(TAP) - Offers of Iranian crude to Chinese buyers ​have declined and prices have jumped this week as the ‌U.S. blockade has cut Tehran's shipments, according to trade sources, with the threat of more sanctions ‌from Washington looming.The U.S....»»»

Hosting the Formula 1 H2O World Championship on Issyk-Kul Lake generated about $12.5 million for the economy of Kyrgyzstan and the region. Head of the State Tourism Agency Eduard Kubatov said at a press conference. According to Kubatov, new infrastructure for the championship was built in the villa»»»

Dubai: YouTuber Puroshottam Vashisht and his friend Sachin carried out an unusual experiment at the Haridwar Kawad Mela, with Vashisht posing as a beggar and reportedly collecting Rs4,000 in eight hours. The duo visited the religious gathering in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, to test how much money they c»»»

Western Valuers and Surveyors, a RICS-regulated valuation and advisory consultancy based in Dubai, has published a study examining how the valuation of plant, machinery and equipment is being used to support corporate tax filing and financial reporting in the UAE. The study, released this month, se»»»

DUBAI: American actor and singer Jaafar Jackson appeared on the cover of GQ Middle East’s September issue, photographed in Versace. The 30-year-old son of Jermaine Jackson played the late singer in “Michael,” the biopic directed by American filmmaker Antoine Fuqua that opened in Saudi cinemas on Ap»»»

An artificial intelligence assistant has been added to the official website of the 2026 World Nomad Games, allowing users to ask questions about the Games and receive answers in Kyrgyz, Russian or English. The new solution was launched as part of a partnership between the World Nomad Games and Kyrg»»»

BusinessGermanyWhy Germany's gas storage levels are so lowNik MartinGermany's gas storage facilities are only 50% full as traders bet that wholesale prices will fall if the Iran war ends. With around three months until winter, DW asks whether the country can refill its reserves in time. https://p.d»»»

I arrived back in the UAE to be welcomed by a missile alert. It was just hours after the aeroplane’s wheels touched the runway and while our children played in the communal pool. The kids jumped out, knowing the drill well by now, and asked many questions about why alerts were following us around t»»»

Over the past two weeks, Egypt has repeatedly stressed its right to prevent any actions by Addis Ababa on the Nile River that could harm its water interests, stressing that it possesses the “right to self-defense” over Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). According to experts who spok»»»

NEW YORK: Ivonne A-Baki has a simple diagnosis for what is wrong with the UN. It is not the Charter. It is not simply the Security Council veto. And it is not a problem that can be solved by creating more bureaucracy. “The problem with the UN is that there is no trust,” the Ecuadorian-Lebanese dipl»»»

Deputy Prosecutors General of the CIS member states held a meeting in St. Petersburg, the Commonwealth’s Executive Committee reported. One of the issues discussed by representatives of supervisory authorities concerned the development of joint measures to recover assets from abroad, including the c»»»

The pilot program for regulating driving schools and driver training in Kyrgyzstan has been extended. The amendments were made to the presidential decree of January 29, 2026. According to the document, the pilot program, which was scheduled to end on August 30, 2026, has been extended until Decembe»»»

Dubai: One in every 50 children is exposed to digital identity theft, the UAE Government Cyber Security Council has warned, urging pupils to review their online habits as they prepare to return to school. The council said the start of the academic year offers students an opportunity to strengthen t»»»

Residents of a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut have said they will not trade the group’s weapons for reconstruction money, while decrying a US-brokered framework peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel. The Dahiyeh neighborhood in the south-western part of the Lebanese capital has suffered extens»»»

New Delhi: India’s top court has ordered tough new steps to protect wild elephant herds as habitat loss and human-elephant conflict intensify, a move welcomed by campaigners on Friday. The world’s most populous nation is also home to the majority of Asian elephants, a species listed as endangered b»»»

Dubai: Companies listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange recorded a 38% increase in aggregate profits during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to data released by the exchange on Friday. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - si»»»

HEADLINES The potential threat from Iran to Bezmer Air Base dominated print, broadcast and online media. Coverage centred on calls for President Iliana Iotova to convene the Consultative Council on National Security, NATO’s assurances to Bulgaria, and allegations that a Russian firefighting aircraf»»»

During a press conference here on Friday, Plovdiv Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov, Deputy Mayor Plamen Panov and architect Dimitar Baldzhiev reported that Plovdiv Municipality will hold an open international architectural competition for a conceptual design to reconstruct and revitalize the Trimontium pede»»»

Former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam reveals new details in his memoirs about a meeting between former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Damascus in the summer of 2004, describing it as the harshest encounter in the period leading up to Hariri’»»»

Famous Hollywood actor, martial artist, and multiple-time world kickboxing champion Don «The Dragon» Wilson addressed the people of Kyrgyzstan and announced his visit to the country for the 6th World Nomad Games. In his address, Don Wilson expressed interest in the upcoming international event and »»»

Dubai: Emiratis working in the private sector will be eligible for a monthly allowance of Dh600 for each qualifying child from September, with no limit on the number of children covered, the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council has announced. The payment will be made through the Nafis programme a»»»

Dubai: Since 1970s, a bright red Toyota sign illuminated the roof of a residential building on Sheikh Zayed Road, turning it into one of Dubai’s most recognisable landmarks. The Nasser Rashid Lootah Building, better known as the Toyota Building, has stood along Sheikh Zayed Road for more than five »»»

A total of 827 pre-trial proceedings related to drug production, manufacture, acquisition, storage and distribution were opened in July. The figures are based on an analysis carried out by the Specialized Interdepartmental Unit of the prosecution service and the Interior Ministry for investigating »»»

Romanians’ real capacity to save remains limited and vulnerable to growing pressure on monthly budgets, as rising living costs steadily reduce the amounts left after essential expenses. Almost 48% of respondents say they save every month or most months, while a quarter manage to put money aside onl»»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man on Friday in the city of Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, with the military saying he had attempted to stab a soldier. Fathi Zidan Hazem, 58, “died from injuries sustained after being shot by Israeli forces »»»

On September 3, 2026, the international scientific conference «Nomadic Civilizations: Heritage, Paradigms, and Prospects» will be held in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan as part of the VI World Nomad Games. The conference is one of the key intellectual events of the World Nomad Games and aims to uni»»»