Arab News 1h

Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign

TORONTO: Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” — as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage. Wearing a Team Canada soccer jersey, Fo»»»

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Arab News 1h

Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic

DAKAR, Senegal: The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the US military, lawyers said. The Afghan man, who is in his early twenties, was granted protection against deportation to Afghanistan by a U»»»

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Qatar Tribune 2h

8 DFI supported films selected for 83rd Venice festival

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Film Institute (DFI) celebrates another major milestone with eight Institute-supported films selected for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, reaffirming its commitment to championing independent filmmakers and bringing distinctive voices from the Arab world »»»

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Qatar Tribune 2h

Education leaders emphasise values, wellbeing and digital skills as students return to classrooms today

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha School gates across Qatar open today, Sunday, August 30, as students begin the 2026–2027 academic year, marking a new chapter in the country’s continuing effort to prepare young people for a rapidly changing future while keeping human values, national identity and wellbeing a»»»

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UPI 2h

Judge rules against Trump over deporting students critical of Israel - UPI.com

A federal judge in California ruled that it was unconstitutional for State Secretary Marco Rubio to use immigration law to deport students for their opinions on Israel's war in Gaza. File Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | License Photo Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A federal judge in California on Friday ruled that t»»»

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Arab News 3h

Moroccan lawyers refuse to call off strike over reforms

RABAT: Moroccan lawyers announced Friday no let-up in a long-running strike over judicial reforms that have left many litigants without legal representation in court. Members of Morocco’s Association of Bar Associations went on strike on June 15 in protest at the changes, which they say undermine t»»»

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Arab News 3h

6 months on, Iran’s leaders are defying the US and signaling no tolerance for dissent

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: After six months of war, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. They are ready for a potentially long confrontation with the US and determined to prevent any unrest at home. It’s a far»»»

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The Peninsula 4h

South Africa submits dossier to ICJ over Israel's non-compliance with provisional measures

Pretoria: South Africa announced that it had submitted a substantial dossier to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Israel's non-compliance with the Court's orders on provisional measures, highlighting what it described as worrisome developments surrounding the implementation of the legal»»»

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Albanian Daily News 4h

'Erion Veliaj Remains Tirana Mayor Amid Dispute Over Acting Mayor’s Dismissal'

Prime Minister’s Office has weighed in on the growing dispute surrounding Tirana’s municipal leadership, after Mayor Erion Veliaj moved to dismiss Anuela Ristani from her position as acting mayor. Manjola Hasa, spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office’s Agency for Media and Information, told to»»»

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The Peninsula 4h

French PM warns budget approval failure could fuel political, financial uncertainty

Paris: Failure to approve a national budget before the upcoming presidential election could plunge France into a state of political and financial uncertainty, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu warned Saturday. Lecornu added that this situation comes amid what he termed major international turmoil an»»»

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Gulf News 7h

Dh30m UAE Lottery: One participant takes home Dh100,000 – check if you won a prize

Dubai: Several participants have won cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Saturday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260829, the winning numbers in the Days section were 8, 14, 13, 23, 20, 9, while 7 was drawn as the winning number in the Months section. Meanwhile, three participants h»»»

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The Peninsula 7h

Song stuns Nurmagomedov with second-round KO at UFC Fight Night Shanghai

Shanghai: China's Song Yadong scored the biggest win of his UFC career with a stunning second-round knockout of former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov in Shanghai on Saturday. Sixth-ranked bantamweight Song (23-9-1, 1 NC) entered the fight as a sizeable underdog against No. 3 Nurmagomedov, whose»»»

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Arab News 9h

Ollie Watkins’ arrival adds intrigue to Al-Hilal clash with Al-Ahli

LONDON: Tuesday is set to be an epic for the Saudi Pro League. Al-Hilal versus Al-Ahli was already the biggest game of the season so far but now it is going to be unmissable. Fans in Riyadh are going to get a first look at Ollie Watkins, after the England striker secured a $70 million move to the B»»»

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The Peninsula 9h

Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls For international deterrent measures against occupation, settler crimes

Doha: The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on the international community to move beyond mere verbal condemnation and take concrete and deterrent political, legal, and economic measures commensurate with the gravity of the ongoing crimes committed by the occupation and settlers in the occupied W»»»

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The Peninsula 9h

Liverpool held by Forest on Iraola's Anfield debut

Liverpool: Andoni Iraola escaped defeat on his Anfield debut as Liverpool manager thanks to Victor Munoz's strike to salvage a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest. Forest were set to win at Anfield for the third consecutive season as Dan Ndoye and Morgan Gibbs-White's penalty twice put the visitors »»»

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Dailynews Hungary 10h

Relief for drivers as Budapest traffic becomes easier with important flyover now finished

Road traffic could resume on the renovated northern flyover at Flórián Square towards Szentendrei Road in the early hours of Sunday, 30 August, the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has announced. This marks the completion of the full-scale renovation of the two flyovers connecting Szentendrei Road w»»»

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Arab News 11h

Aseer Dent Conference honors Dr. Mansour Assery for four decades of service

RIYADH: Dr. Mansour Assery, one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent figures in dentistry, was honored during the Aseer Dent Conference at the Prince Sultan Cultural Center in Khamis Mushait on Thursday. The event, which brings together dentists, specialists, and industry experts, highlighted Assery’s »»»

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Arab News 11h

Mourinho says Mbappe worthy of Ballon d’Or

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Kylian Mbappe deserves to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, arguing the award should go to “the best player in the world” rather than be decided by World Cup or Champions League success. “The best players in the world, there are two, three or four of them, an»»»

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The Peninsula 11h

Mourinho says Mbappe worthy of Ballon d'Or

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Kylian Mbappe deserves to win this year's Ballon d'Or, arguing the award should go to "the best player in the world" rather than be decided by World Cup or Champions League success. "The best players in the world, there are two, three or four of them, an»»»

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Warsaw Business Journal 11h

Polish government adopts budget for 2027

Poland is expected to maintain one of the highest budget deficits in the European Union, with the general government deficit projected at 7.1% of GDP in both 2026 and 2027. The government’s 2027 budget assumes revenues of PLN 695 bln and expenditures of PLN 977.6 bln, producing a budget deficit of »»»

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Warsaw Business Journal 11h

President signs law supporting sustainable aviation

President Karol Nawrocki has signed legislation supporting sustainable aviation in Poland, including measures intended to improve conditions for domestic airlines under the EU Emissions Trading System. The law introduces financial compensation to cover part of the price difference between more expe»»»

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Warsaw Business Journal 11h

Company from Cyfrowy Polsat group offers cheapest offer in Polish Post tender

Netia, part of the Cyfrowy Polsat Group, submitted the lowest bid in Poczta Polska’s tender for an SD-WAN network operator. Netia valued the basic contract at PLN 176.53 mln and the optional portion at PLN 32.46 mln, bringing its total offer to PLN 208.99 mln. Orange Polska submitted the only compe»»»

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BNE 12h

Polish Olympic chief detained as Zondacrypto probe widens

Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl) president Radosław Piesiewicz was detained on August 27 as part of the ongoing investigation into the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek said. The detention is the most visible development since »»»

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BNE 12h

Permafrost is thawing on every continent that has it

Frozen ground is thawing faster each summer almost everywhere it has been measured, according to the first global assessment of long-term monitoring data, and that threatens to set off a CO₂ giga-bomb in the coming decade. Russia is currently 45% covered by permafrost, most of it in the northeast c»»»

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BNE 12h

Permafrost is thawing on every continent that has it

Frozen ground is thawing faster each summer almost everywhere it has been measured, according to the first global assessment of long-term monitoring data, and that threatens to set off a CO₂ giga-bomb in the coming decade. Russia is currently 45% covered by permafrost, most of it in the northeast c»»»

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BNE 12h

Missile War Monitor: two economies being taken apart, target by target

Two target sets now define this war, and neither of them is military. Ukraine hits Russian oil refineries and the warehouses of its two big online retailers. Russia hits Ukraine's power system and its shops. Both sides describe the other's campaign as terrorism and their own as a legitimate militar»»»

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BNE 12h

Navalny's foundation traces a third of Ozon to Putin's circle

About a third of Ozon’s shares, Russia's biggest online marketplace, was bought by oligarch Gennady Timchenko on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) set up by the late anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny claims. Navalny died in a Russian prison under»»»

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Naharnet 15h

Iran says still open to diplomacy as war with US hits six months

Iran has left the door open to diplomacy, six months into a war with the United States that has upended the Middle East, but only if Washington abandons its pressure campaign. "Putting diplomacy back on track isn't impossible. It hinges on U.S. understanding of one simple fact: pressure doesn't wor»»»

Naharnet 15h

Iran scrambles to sustain trade as US pressures countries to break ties

Iran's economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue, is poised for more instability as the Trump administration tries to coerce other countries into ending all financial dealings with the Islamic Republic. A decision by the U»»»

Gulf News 16h

Leaders of Russia, China, Iran to attend summit in Kyrgyzstan

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are expected in Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit, also attended by Iran's and India's leaders, of a regional bloc seeking to be a counter-influence to the West. Around a dozen heads of states will head to the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek»»»

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Novinite 16h

Strumyani Arrest Controversy Costs Blagoevgrad Police Chief His Post

The director of the Blagoevgrad Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, Iliya Tuparov, has been removed from his post following the controversial detention of activist and journalist Gergana Petrova during Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s visit to flood-hit Strumyani. Interior Minister Ivan D»»»

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24 News Agency 17h

Major fleet upgrade: Bishkek ambulance service to receive new vehicles - | 24.KG

The Bishkek Emergency Medicine Center is set for its largest fleet upgrade to date, the center’s head, Egor Borisov, posted on social media. Social media users had suggested that people should avoid getting sick in the coming days because «all of Bishkek’s ambulances are standing in the square.» «N»»»

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Arab News 17h

Flexible workspace reshapes Saudi office demand

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s office market is evolving beyond traditional workplaces, with flexible space emerging as part of a broader ecosystem shaped by demand for regional headquarters, tight Grade A supply and changing tenant needs. From multinational corporations establishing operations in the King»»»

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Arab News 17h

Flexible workspace reshapes Saudi office demand

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s office market is evolving beyond traditional workplaces, with flexible space emerging as part of a broader ecosystem shaped by demand for regional headquarters, tight Grade A supply and changing tenant needs. From multinational corporations establishing operations in the King»»»

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24 News Agency 18h

Sadyr Japarov calls for tough punishment of “enemies of the people” - | 24.KG

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov called for tough punishment of those who, according to him, receive money from external forces and seek to destabilize the situation in Kyrgyzstan. He made the statement today, August 29, at Ala-Too Square during the garrison roll call of security forces deploy»»»

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The Peninsula 19h

Ecuador ex-president sentenced to 5 years for corruption

Quito: An Ecuadoran court on Friday sentenced ex-president Lenin Moreno to five years in prison for accepting bribes from a Chinese company that built the country's biggest hydroelectric dam. The prosecution said on X that Moreno, who governed from 2017 to 2021, was among 20 people convicted in the»»»

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RT 20h

Merz lays into AfD ahead of Saxony-Anhalt vote

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will stick to its policy of isolating the AfD despite the right-wing party polling at over 40% ahead of regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt. The chancellor claimed that the Alternative for Germany maintains close ti»»»

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Gulf News 20h

Ecuador ex-president sentenced to 5 years for corruption

An Ecuadoran court on Friday sentenced ex-president Lenin Moreno to five years in prison for accepting bribes from a Chinese company that built the country's biggest hydroelectric dam. The prosecution said on X that Moreno, who governed from 2017 to 2021, was among 20 people convicted in the case i»»»

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RT 22h

Warsaw sends out mixed messages on nuke sharing

Poland has sent confusing signals regarding the potential deployment of nuclear weaponry on its territory, in what appears to be an attempt to enjoy the fruits of deterrence without hosting foreign munitions. In recent months, a dozen European NATO members, including Poland, have expressed a desire»»»

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Ya Libnan 23h

Lebanon must take off UNIFIL’s training wheels – Ya Libnan

Share: By : Makram Rabah, Opinion Before UNIFIL arrived in southern Lebanon In 1978, some villages reportedly had no dry-cleaning services not even basic urgent care units. The international force brought foreign soldiers, salaries, rental income, restaurants, supermarkets and, yes, cleaner suits. »»»

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Trump crowns himself the greatest US president and places Biden and Obama among the country’s ‘failures’

Donald Trump has declared himself the “greatest” president in US history while branding Joe Biden and Barack Obama “failures” in a ranking posted on Truth Social. Abraham Lincoln, who led the US through the Civil War and abolished slavery, and George Washington, the first US president and a foundin»»»

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UPI 29.08. 00:44

Illinois sets US state record for most tornadoes in a year - UPI.com

A state outside of the traditional Tornado Alley has set a new severe weather record. Illinois has had 243 preliminary tornado reports so far in 2026, exceeding the counts of any state for a full calendar year, dating back to 1950, according to Storm Prediction Center data. Preliminary records have»»»

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UPI 29.08. 00:20

Pentagon asks Supreme Court to allow ban on trangender troops - UPI.com

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are asking the Supreme Court to allow the military to ban transgender service members. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the Pentagon to ban »»»

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France24 28.08. 23:55

Uganda's King of Tooro, once world's youngest reigning monarch, dies at 34

King Oyo Nyimba, leader of the Tooro kingdom in western Uganda, has died at the age of 34, the region's prime minister of his kingdom announced Thursday. Crowned at three years old, he became the world's youngest reigning monarch in 1995. Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan ⁠king who became ​the world's youngest»»»

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UPI 28.08. 23:44

Federal appeals court strikes down ICE's mandatory detention policy - UPI.com

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer walks back to his vehicle after checking the documentation of a construction worker during a random stop in Minneapolis, Minn., on January 9. File Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court on Friday ruled agains»»»

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Arab News 28.08. 23:38

Turkish comic rearrested on separate charges after release order

ISTANBUL: A Turkish comedian was rearrested Friday after a court ordered his release in a separate case in which he was accused of insulting Islam and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish media reported. Deniz Goktas, 32, whose stand-up performances have attracted millions of views online, was d»»»

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Arab News 28.08. 23:14

War criminal Ratko Mladic’s death lays bare Bosnia’s wounds

POTOCARI, Bosnia and Herzegovina: To survivors of the Srebrenica massacre, the death of former Bosnian Serb military leader and war criminal Ratko Mladic changes little about his legacy. Mejra Djogaz, whose three sons, husband and grandson were killed by forces led by Mladic, lives at the edge of t»»»

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Arab News 28.08. 23:14

Al-Nassr maintain 100% start to Saudi Pro League season with home victory over Al-Taawoun

DUBAI: Al-Nassr had another scare on Friday night when they once again fell behind, before pulling off a 2-1 comeback win against Al-Taawoun at Al-Awwal Park to maintain their 100 percent start to the Saudi Pro League season. The reigning champions top the table with the maximum 12 points from four»»»

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UPI 28.08. 22:19

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moves to sanction bank in UAE for Iran ties - UPI.com

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Treasury Department Monday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Friday that the United States is working to cut off bank branches in the United Arab Emira»»»

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RT 28.08. 22:06

Sara Netanyahu sued over alleged racial slur and worker abuse

Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has repeatedly humiliated and abused a former household worker, at one point calling him an “undeveloped Moroccan,” a new lawsuit claims. The controversy adds to a years-long trail of remarkably similar allegations, painting a p»»»

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