Dubai: UAE airports are preparing for higher passenger numbers as the summer holiday period ends, while regional flight schedules remain subject to change because of the wider Middle East situation. Dubai’s General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs has increased operational readiness a»»»

On Aug. 22, 1922, Michael Collins, a founder of the Irish Republican Army and a key figure in Ireland's independence movement, was assassinated. 1 of 4 | On Aug. 22, 1922, Michael Collins, a founder of the Irish Republican Army and a key figure in Ireland's independence movement, was assassinated b»»»

Cincinnati: Sara Bejlek rallied to reach the semi-finals of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters on Friday, beating Madison Keys 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5). The 20-year-old Czech backed up her fourth-round win over world number one Aryna Sabalenka with a determined victory over fifth-ranked Keys, a former Austr»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump thanked the Supreme Court on Friday after it allowed him to continue building his huge White House ballroom for now. "We are grateful for the Decision of the United States Supreme Court," Trump said on his Truth Social network. "The Military/Ball»»»

Washington, United States: The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump to continue building his massive White House ballroom for now. Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily lifted a lower court ruling that had demanded a halt to construction of the ballroom by midnight on Friday. »»»

Hefty US tariffs on some Canadian products took effect on Saturday after days of last-minute negotiations failed to produce a trade agreement between Washington and Ottawa. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed that Canada would match the US tariffs “dollar for dollar to protect our workers and»»»

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has accused the United States of waging economic warfare that goes far beyond targeting Tehran, warning that Washington's sanctions and naval blockade constitute an assault on the entire UN‑based international system. Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a post on X t»»»

Tensions between the US and Iran remain high, with the Strait of Hormuz at the centre of the latest developments. President Donald Trump has stepped up economic pressure on Tehran, while Iran has rejected the measures and Oman continues diplomatic efforts over the strategic waterway. For UAE reside»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s iconic Toyota Building on Sheikh Zayed Road is set to be demolished in 2027, with almost 70 per cent of its tenants having already moved out but the situation has also brought wider questions over tenant rights, illegal partitions and the rules governing shared housing in the emirate»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government on Friday rejected allegations by the family and party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan that he was being subjected to “cruelty, mental torture, punitive solitary confinement and medical neglect” as baseless, saying the accusations weren’t supported by»»»

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence. It was the latest move»»»

DAMMAM: In a night that was expected by some to mark a significant shift in Al-Qadsiah’s standing among the top five in Saudi football, Brendan Rodgers’ side came up short in their home clash against Al-Ittihad, the first major Pro League showdown of the season. The good news for Al-Qadsiah was tha»»»

Stars and Stripes, the U.S. military newspaper founded in 1861, lost its editor-in-chief, publisher and Middle East reporter to firings Friday for what the Pentagon described as insubordination. File Photo by Sgt. Brendan Mackie/U.S. Army National Guard Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The Pentagon has fired the p»»»

AUSTIN: A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over his false claims that one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history was a hoax. The Infowars founder can only be »»»

The defense rested Friday in the triple-murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three children in 2023. Defense witnesses claimed she is not criminally responsible for the slayings due to mental illness. Image by MoMagic/Pixabay Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Defense »»»

WASHINGTON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said Iran was not ready to make the “right deal,” as Washington prepared to unveil what it described as unprecedented economic sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on Tehran nearly six months into the war. “It just means that we’re seeing what happens,”»»»

CEUTA, Spain: In front of ‌a dozen reporters and a handful of local people, a crew of gravediggers in disposable protective overalls and facemasks on Friday started burying ​some of the scores of migrants who died in a mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa three weeks ago.»»»

CEUTA, Spain: In front of ‌a dozen reporters and a handful of local people, a crew of gravediggers in disposable protective overalls and facemasks on Friday started burying ​some of the scores of migrants who died in a mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa three weeks ago.»»»

TUNIS, Tunisia: A summer of extreme heat has left many Tunisians short of water and electricity — and full of anger at the country’s leadership. Protesters rallied in the capital Tunis on Thursday, many calling on President Kais Saied to leave power. Mobilized by a new opposition collective, the de»»»

Bordeaux: Six-time French champions stepped closer to extinction on Friday when a Paris court upheld the decision to bar them from playing in the fourth tier in the coming season. They have instead been relegated to the sixth tier. The Paris administrative court, the last possible legal avenue for »»»

Turkey said Friday it is seeking an international arrest warrant from Interpol for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case over Israel's interception and detention of dozens of activists attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip in May. »»»

Construction on the White House ballroom was ongoing on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday. The Supreme Court blocked a lower court injunction seeking a halt to continued work on the project on Friday. Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court on Friday te»»»

DOHA: With 100 days to go until the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2026, Lusail International Circuit (LIC) has unveiled this year’s key visual reflecting a side of Qatar that is ambitious, fast paced, and globally current, to mark the milestone, building anticipation ahead of the penulti»»»

Egypt's foreign reserves have never been higher. Nor has the tension been clearer between its stronger external buffer and the central bank's rising exposure to a government the IMF wants to rely less heavily on domestic financial institutions for financing. Net international reserves reached $56.2»»»

Author: Albert Camus Albert Camus’ “The Myth of Sisyphus” (1942) is a short philosophical essay that uses an ancient Greek story to ask a modern question: How should we live when life does not come with guaranteed meaning? Camus chooses the legend of Sisyphus, condemned to push a boulder up a mount»»»

ALKHOBAR: When Nadeen Kaaki learned in 2020 that girls could play organized football in Saudi Arabia, she did not need much convincing to be one of them. The Saudi footballer, now 21, joined a small academy called Tigers and began a journey that would take her from youth football to a national team»»»

The Hague: International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane warned that US sanctions imposed on her and the court's Senegalese chief prosecutor could lead to "the demise of international rule of law. In a post on X, Akane said she was not surprised by the sanctions but stressed that they s»»»

Prince Harry leaves the Royal Courts of Justice after giving evidence in his trial against Associated Newspapers in London on Jan. 21 Other claimants involved in the case include Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Princ»»»

LONDON: Emily Thornberry, chair of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has once again called on the British government to ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Such a move could help preserve the prospects of a two-state solution to the conflict »»»

Migrants from Haiti cross the Rio Grande, on the border of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, in 2021. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security sent its first deportation flight to Haiti after the administration ended temporary protected status for 300,000 Haitians in the United States. File Photo by Migu»»»

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said it will continue using all available diplomatic and legal mechanisms to ensure that Iva Mihaylova receives necessary medical treatment after a North Macedonian appeals court again refused to allow her to leave the country for treatment. The Court of Appeal in Sti»»»

CEUTA, Spain – CEUTA, Spain – Moroccan families are searching for loved ones who left last month for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta during a large wave of migration. Many of them are camping outside the Tarajal border post on the Moroccan side in hopes of obtaining information. Sp»»»

"I want to assure the Bulgarian prosecution service that under my leadership, the Interior Ministry and its officers will not break the law under any circumstances," Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told journalists in Belitsa, responding to a position issued by the prosecution service. The prose»»»

The Polish coach driver involved in the deadly bus crash on Hungary’s M3 motorway has expressed his condolences to the victims and their families through his lawyer, saying he is aware of the immense weight and consequences of the tragedy. In a statement released on Thursday evening, lawyer Dániel »»»

Bratislava: Secretary-General of the Qatar Air Sports Committee (QASC) Captain Hazza Hamad Al Attiya said the participation of Qatar's national skydiving team in the Military World Skydiving Championship in Slovakia represents an important opportunity to enhance the team's level through competition»»»

Milena Gamozova, a prosecutor at the Varna Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, has been nominated as a candidate for an elected seat on the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) representing the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC press centre said Friday. Gamozova was nominated by magistrates from the Varna Appellate»»»

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London: A UK court ordered Prince Harry and six others Friday to pay an initial £9.5 million ($13 million) after they lost their privacy case against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mail. The court said the prince and six other high-profile figures, who lost their unlawful information ga»»»

Prosecutor Krasimira Filipova of the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office has been nominated for an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC said. She was nominated by magistrates from the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office, the Sofia Appellate a»»»

Yovita Grigorova, Deputy Appellate Prosecutor at the Burgas Appellate Prosecution Office, has been nominated for election to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors' quota, the Council's press centre said on Friday. She was nominated by magistrates from the appellate, district and r»»»

Major Hristo Anchev, administrative head of the Military District Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv, has been nominated for an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC press office said here Friday. He was nominated by magistrates from the Military Appe»»»

Desislava Petrova, Deputy Sofia City Prosecutor at the Sofia City Prosecution Office, has been nominated for election to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors' quota, the SJC said in a press release on Friday. She was nominated by magistrates from the Supreme Cassation Prosecution»»»

LONDON: Five members of the banned group Palestine Action will not be sentenced as terrorists for their part in a vandalism incident on a high street bank in the UK. Brendon O’Hagan, Amanda Kelly, Hmeera Atiqnisar, Mohammed Malik and Alma Yaniv were convicted in June of causing damage to a branch o»»»

Prosecutor Darin Hristov of the Burgas District Prosecutor’s Office has been nominated for an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC press office said here on Friday. He was nominated by magistrates from the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office, t»»»

Daniela Popova, administrative head of the Sofia Appellate Prosecution Office, has been nominated for election to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors' quota, the Council's press centre said on Friday. She was nominated by magistrates from the Supreme Cassation Prosecution Office»»»

Prosecutor Dimitar Leshtakov of the Veliko Tarnovo Appellate Prosecutor’s Office has been nominated for an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC press office said here on Friday. He was nominated by magistrates from the Veliko Tarnovo Appellate, D»»»

In a statement released on Friday, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that it has taken urgent measures within the scope of its remit to protect Iva Mihaylova's rights and will continue to utilize all available diplomatic and legal mechanisms to ensure that she receives the necessar»»»

WARSAW: Poland’s foreign ministry ‌said it was “very disappointed” and had summoned Israel’s ambassador in Warsaw after Israel decided not to pursue criminal proceedings over an ​attack on a volunteer convoy in Gaza in 2024 in which a Polish citizen was killed. Damian Sobol, a volunteer from Przemy»»»

Doha, Qatar: With 100 days to go until the FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2026, Lusail International Circuit (LIC) has unveiled this year’s key visual reflecting a side of Qatar that is ambitious, fast paced, and globally current, to mark the milestone, building anticipation ahead of the »»»

Turkey has issued an international arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into Israel's interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced Friday on X. Turkey has already issued warrants against Netanyahu and other top»»»