RABAT: Cameroon won a penalty shootout 3-1 against Morocco after a scoreless draw in the other semi. Malawi beat Algeria 3-1 in the first semifinal match on Wednesday, led by Tabitha Chawinga with a pair of goals. Upstart Malawi will face Cameroon in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations o»»»

Protesters gathered outside the Courthouse in Plovdiv on Thursday, calling for a fair trial in the brutal murder of Georgi Kuzev, and for amendments to the Penal Code. The two girls among the five teenagers charged with the murder on Youth Hill in Plovdiv are appealing their detention measures befo»»»

DUBAI: The eagerly anticipated 2026/27 ADNOC Pro League kicks off this weekend, with questions ranging from whether an era of Al-Ain dominance awaits, to what revolutionary upstarts United FC can achieve on their debut with Italy icon Andrea Pirlo, somehow, still at the helm. The unbeaten Boss live»»»

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has filed fraud-related char»»»

Dubai: Morocco has arrested several people suspected of inciting mass irregular migration into the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla and stepped up security to prevent a repeat of large-scale border crossings, the Interior Ministry said. The measures follow the circulation of anonymous posts on»»»

The government’s programme contains a wide range of new ideas, from radical measures such as constitutional reform to changes to the country’s economic model, Deputy Prime Minister Ivo Hristov said in an interview for Bulgarian National Television’s (BNT) morning programme. The Council of Ministers»»»

Washington: A 17-year-old Indian-origin boy has been charged with murdering his mother and younger brother at their family home in Massachusetts after an overnight search ended with his arrest in a neighbouring town. Arjun Aravind, a resident of Acton, faces two counts of murder in connection with »»»

The Bishkek City Court will continue hearing the «Letter of 75» case behind closed doors. Lawyer Zhoomart Ashirbaev, who represents Kurmankul Zulushev, told the media. According to him, lawyer Chynara Zhakypbekova, who represents Kursan Asanov, requested that the hearing be held in public. However,»»»

"I don’t see it [the UN] in immediate danger [of dying]… I see it as more of a slow death kind of thing. The UN has been drifting into irrelevance . . . without a meaningful contribution to recent crises or interstate wars," the IAEA head Rafael Grossi says. Grossi is a candidate for the position o»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar U-18 National Basketball Team delegatio arrived in Ahmedabad, India yesterday to participate in the FIBA U-18 Asian Championship, hosted by India from August 13 to 23, with the participation of elite youth teams from across the continent. The delegation is headed by Qatar Bas»»»

RIYADH: The World Bank Group’s 2026 World Development Report, titled The Promise of Artificial Intelligence, highlights Saudi Arabia’s growing position in the global artificial intelligence landscape, placing the Kingdom among the world’s top 10 countries for private AI investment and identifying i»»»

Russia's Supreme Court has banned the Yabloko party and its candidates from being on next month's ballots for the Duma legislative elections. File Photo by Yuri Kochetkov/EPA-EFE Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Russia's Supreme Court has removed Yabloko, the country's only anti-war political party, from the ballo»»»

A reduction in taxes and duties in 2027 would be a great error as it would send a poor signal to those who finance us and it would automatically send Romania in ‘junk’, said the academician Daniel Daianu, chairman of the Fiscal Council in the beginning of the 22nd edition of ‘The Romania-Eurozone M»»»

NATO ambassadors met on Wednesday to discuss recent airspace violations in Poland and Romania, as well as the latest drone incidents, the Alliance said in a statement, according to Reuters and EFE.Members of the Alliance "expressed their full solidarity and support for the affected allies," the sta»»»

Doha, Qatar: High school students from Qatar and abroad aspiring to pursue careers in medicine were given a glimpse of the profession and campus life through the Medical Minds Online Programme (MMOP), a summer initiative organised by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). In its second edition, the »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched the Ministry’s Research Priorities Guide for 2027-2030. The guide provides a national framework for directing legal and judicial research toward areas with scientific, social and economic impact. It»»»

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan has appealed the verdict in the «Letter of 75» case and is seeking harsher sentences for the defendants. Lawyer Ikramidin Aitkulov, who represents Kamchybek Tashiev, told journalists this before a hearing at the Bishkek City Court. According to him, wit»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB) yesterday announced significant milestones achieved through its training arm, the Institute of Public Administration, reinforcing the country’s commitment to building national competencies and elevating government performance. A»»»

Many see András Baka becoming Hungary’s next president as a form of historical justice after his controversial removal. But does that make the removal of Sulyok any more democratic? The similarities between the removal of András Baka in 2011 and that of Tamás Sulyok in 2026 are difficult to ignore.»»»

DUBAI: Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source, who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a time frame to implement it.The comments wer»»»

PANAMA CITY: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth floated on Wednesday the possibility of joint strikes on Colombian armed groups, as he welcomed the nation into a military-led counter-narcotics coalition after its conservative president took over last week. Colombia had authorized “joint military ope»»»

NEW YORK: Donald Trump was sued on Wednesday by two media entities seeking to shut down a new service that sells paid access to the US president’s posts, including some that can move markets, on his Truth Social platform. The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court by the Intercept and the Freed»»»

The Fidesz and KDNP parliamentary group leader called András Baka, elected head of state on Tuesday, unworthy of the office of President of the Republic, in a post on Facebook. Fidesz and KDNP members of parliament did not attend the election and inauguration of the new head of state in the Nationa»»»

Dubai: Jordanian authorities have arrested a woman found begging in central Amman with about $46,600 in cash, the Ministry of Social Development said. Anti-begging teams from the ministry, working with the Public Security Directorate, apprehended the woman in Amman’s downtown area as part of effort»»»

New York: A Chicago jury awarded $29 million in damages to the family of an Irish-born United Nations employee who died in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash, a US court spokesman said Wednesday. The civil suit was brought against Boeing by Naoise Connolly Ryan, widow of Michael "Mick" Ryan, an engineer w»»»

NEW YORK: A Chicago jury awarded $29 million in damages to the family of an Irish-born United Nations employee who died in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash, a US court spokesman said Wednesday. The civil suit was brought against Boeing by Naoise Connolly Ryan, widow of Michael “Mick” Ryan, an engineer w»»»

Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated. Public perception of Ukrainians in Poland has deteriorated in recent months amid a diplomatic spat between the two countr»»»

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, ending the tenure of one of his most prominent and trusted advisers as the administration heads towards November's midterm elections. White House press secretary Ka»»»

Dubai: It is a significant weekend for two of the largest communities in this country. Pakistan marks Independence Day on Friday 14 August, India on Saturday 15 August, and the calendar has arranged itself accordingly. Here is everything worth knowing, in the order it happens. 1. Book Week at The H»»»

Actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, are shown at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2023 in Washington, D.C. Their son Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty Wednesday to updated charges in the deaths of his parents, who were killed in December. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | Li»»»

Jury selection kicked off on Wednesday in a California courtroom where Instagram and Facebook owner Meta will defend itself against allegations of harming children in a new trial which experts describe as social media's big tobacco moment. Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers and lawyers for both s»»»

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks July 23 during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. Leavitt will resign the position at the end of August. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Karoline Leavitt, th»»»

Tribune News Network Doha High school students from Qatar and abroad aspiring to pursue careers in medicine were given a glimpse of the profession and campus life through the Medical Minds Online Programme (MMOP), a summer initiative organised by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). In its second »»»

QNA Doha The Centre for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched the Ministry’s Research Priorities Guide for 2027-2030. The guide provides a national framework for directing legal and judicial research toward areas with scientific, social and economic impact. It als»»»

Geneva: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad participated in the interactive dialogue with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, being held in Geneva on Aug. 12 and 13, to discuss the combined periodic reports fro»»»

Salzburg, Austria: Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain rubber-stamped their status as Europe's top team as they beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue netted either side of a debut goal for Villa teenager Brian Madjo in Salzburg as PS»»»

The Libyan National Army, which controls the east and parts of southern Libya, said Tuesday that a car bomb killed its military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri in Benghazi. The assassination raises fresh questions over security in the stronghold of military commander Khalifa Haftar as efforts »»»

DAMASCUS: The Syrian Network for Human Rights’ Executive Director Fadel Abdulghany said on Wednesday that the rulings issued on Tuesday against former leader Bashar Assad, Atef Najib, and seven others represent an important legal step toward breaking the cycle of impunity in the country. The ruling»»»

WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who earned a reputation for acid putdowns of journalists, is to step down, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday adding she would remain a senior adviser. Leavitt, 28, the youngest ever US presidential top spokesperson, has been a fierc»»»

David Ellison, Paramount CEO, arrives on the red carpet in 2025 for the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. House Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., are escalating scrutiny of Ellison's planned Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. File Photo »»»

LONDON: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday that ending Israel’s occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital are the only path to a just and lasting peace. Speaking at a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip E»»»

RIYADH: What kind of relationship binds the Houthis to Iran? Afrah Al-Zouba, the first woman to head Yemen’s Foreign Ministry, has a term for it: “mutual instrumentalization.” “I use the term because it describes the relationship more accurately,” Al-Zouba told Asharq Al-Awsat in her first intervie»»»

PARIS: Xavi Hernandez has been named as the successor to Ronald Koeman as head coach of the Netherlands national team, becoming their first foreign boss in 48 years, the country’s football association announced on Wednesday. The Barcelona great, who won the 2010 World Cup with Spain as a player, ha»»»

Washington: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month’s end, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Leavitt, 28, just recently returned to the White House after taking a brief leave for the birth of her second child in May. Get upda»»»

AMMAN: Jordanian authorities arrested a woman for begging in downtown Amman after finding $46,600 in her possession, the Ministry of Social Development said on Wednesday. The woman had previously been involved in what the ministry described as professional begging and regularly converted money she »»»

Salalah, Aug. 12 (SANA) Syria, represented by Minister of Administrative Development Mohammad Hassan al-Sakkaf, is participating in the 25th Annual General Conference on “Government Readiness for a Sustainable Future,” which opened Tuesday in Salalah, Oman. The three-day conference is jointly organ»»»

Poland has christened ORP Wicher, the first of three new-generation frigates being built under the Miecznik program for the Polish Navy. President Karol Nawrocki said the vessel will significantly strengthen Poland’s naval capabilities and described the program as an important boost for the domesti»»»

Polish Nuclear Power Plants (PEJ) remains committed to bringing the first unit of Poland’s Choczewo nuclear plant online in 2036, despite ongoing negotiations over the key EPC contract with the Westinghouse-Bechtel consortium. PEJ CEO Marek Woszczyk said talks have advanced but major commercial iss»»»

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell lost the Republican primary for governor of Minnesota. He refuses to concede. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Aug. 12 (UPI) -- MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is refusing to concede defeat in the Minnesota governor's Republican primary election, saying there »»»

The brutal murder of 37-year-old Georgi Kuzev in Plovdiv has triggered a political dispute over responsibility for the radicalization of young people, while the government is considering new measures to prevent juvenile crime and antisocial behaviour. On August 4, a group of teenagers who described»»»