Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis reported more than 30 Saudi strikes on several regions on Wednesday, a day after the rebels launched major attacks on their neighbor, injuring dozens of people. "Saudi enemy aircraft launched 32 airstrikes on various areas across the governorates of Marib, Al-Jawf, Taiz »»»

Lucknow edges out Indore by one point to top India’s clean-air survey Dubai: Lucknow has emerged as India’s top-performing city in the latest Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan, edging out Indore by just one point in the category for cities with a population of more than one million. The rankings were announce»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 2026-2027 QSL Cup will kick off on September 20, with 19 teams set to compete in the tournament following Al Sadd’s withdrawal, the Qatar Stars League (QSL) announced. The competition will feature 11 QSL teams and eight Jetour League sides. The teams will be divided into five level»»»

BusinessDoes BRICS have a clear purpose?Arthur SullivanThe 18th BRICS summit takes place in India this weekend. Unlike last year, the leaders of China and Russia are coming. But does the expanded group have a clear common mission and purpose? https://p.dw.com/p/5MIIUThis year's BRICS host India has»»»

Doha, Qatar: Director of the Department of Media and Communication at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi has said that Qatar rejects normalization of the state of neither war nor peace in the region given its repercussions for peoples, economy, and regional and inte»»»

The EU’s SAFE defense financing mechanism is already supporting stronger results across Poland’s arms industry, according to Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka. Speaking at the MSPO defense fair in Kielce, she said the impact of the program can already be seen at PGZ and other Po»»»

Oil and European natural gas prices rose sharply on September 8 as markets reacted to concerns over further disruption to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude for November delivery traded at $98.08 a barrel, up 1.11 percent, while WTI gained 2.16 percent to $93.46. European ga»»»

Polish companies are facing increasingly long delays in obtaining work permits for foreign employees, complicating recruitment as labor shortages persist. Puls Biznesu reports that the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Office, responsible for about 30 percent of permits issued nationally, received 24,500 app»»»

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By Ionuț Valentin Sas, Senior Vice President of Finance at UiPath Every Finance Team Has an Invoice It Can't Automate. Here's WhySince the launch of the National e-Invoicing System (KSeF), routine invoices are now being processed with increasing efficiency. However, bottlenecks still remain. Among »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was personally warned that Hamas was preparing a major attack days before October 7, 2023, but did not relay the information to Israel’s top security chiefs, Haaretz reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed calle»»»

Gen Z readers turn a 19th‑century tale of lonely love into a BookTok sensation Marcelo Nogueira is not well versed in the classics but the 27-year-old Brazilian book influencer was seduced by Fyodor Dostoevsky's "White Nights," a 19th-century tale of love and loneliness that's the centre of an unli»»»

The Smithsonian announced Tuesday that Secretary Lonnie Bunch will leave his post at the end of the year, as the institution faces continued scrutiny from the Trump administration over how its museums present US history. Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Instituti»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's partnership with China—including collaboration with top tech firms—continues to accelerate its artificial intelligence sector by boosting adoption and creating jobs, according to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. The development of the AI sector will prove crucial as Ma»»»

Around 30 humanoid and quadruped robots marched in circles, waved flags and "chanted" slogans outside Poland's digital affairs ministry on September 7 in a protest calling for greater scrutiny of artificial intelligence and its impact on jobs. The unusual demonstration in Warsaw was organised by De»»»

Government defends high pay as key to clean, capable leadership in Singapore KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysa (AP): Singapore’s ministers, already among the world's highest paid, are getting a raise for the first time in 15 years, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said, explaining the government cannot attract top»»»

Kerala designer's Sharjah heritage artwork featured on 6 stamps issued by Emirates Post Sharjah: For years, Indian expats in the UAE have made headlines for their passion for collecting postage stamps. Now, an Indian expat from Kerala has found himself on the other side of the story: not as a colle»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Jean Simard, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada. According to Simard, the US-Canada aluminum dispute is not your conventional disagreement over trade, but rather a 'Trump posture that makes no sense". As American industrial demand substanti»»»

In tonight's edition: An Egyptian TV presenter is among a dozen people a court has sentenced to death on drug charges. But first: a South African high court rejects a former defence minister's bid to have a corruption case against her dropped. Plus the very first Pan-African Architecture »»»

Bunch departure follows White House push to reshape museums’ view of US past Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution following a tumultuous year in which US President Donald Trump tried to remake the portrayal of US history by the Smithsonian museums and oth»»»

Russian drones hit warehouses belonging to the Nasdaq-listed drugmaker Teva and one of the World Health Organization's main medical supply depots in Ukraine on September 3. Teva's facilities were targeted twice that day, Kyiv Post reported. "We are assessing the consequences of the attack and doing»»»

BusinessGermanyGerman businesses fret about Saxony-Anhalt election resultsDirk KaufmannThe AfD won the election in the eastern German state by a wide margin. While politicians and election analysts are still debating the reasons for the far-right party's popularity, economists are sounding the alar»»»

An order to seize all copies of a forthcoming book by jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been issued by the Istanbul 4th criminal court. A copy of the order made on August 27 circulated on social media. Police are instructed by the court to raid printing facilities and confiscate all printed »»»

Ex-Delhi top bureaucrat cites health, mental distress in suicide note Former Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta, 74, died by suicide at his home in Noida. Police recovered a note in which he mentioned health and mental issues as the reason for taking the extreme step. His body was discovered on Sep»»»

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday arrived in Colombia following the recent election of hard-right lawyer and US ally President Abelardo de la Espriella, and a string of right-wing electoral victories across Latin America. Colombia is the first stop on a tou»»»

By Mathieu GORSEMONTREAL, Canada — Canada's retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars in US products took effect Tuesday, as a trade war between the North American neighbour's heats up.The announced duties of 15 per cent, 25 per cent and 50 per cent apply to $27.6 billion (US$20 billion) in import»»»

Tunis, Sept. 8 (TAP) - An investigating judge at the Economic and Financial Judicial Division has issued a committal order for journalist Mohamed Yousfi following his questioning, a judicial source told TAP on Tuesday.The judge handling the case had...»»»

Leaders aim to boost regional coordination ahead of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2027 His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has invited Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait, to attend the next edition of »»»

Four judges were nominated for election to the judges’ quota of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the Council said on Tuesday. The nominations published on its website were those of Radnevo District Court Chair Asen Tsvetanov, Sofia District Court Judge Albena Momchilova, Breznik District Court J»»»

The European Union is failing to collect data on illegal tobacco trade as uneven country legislation creates gaps where criminal groups can jump in, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found in a report published Tuesday (8 September). Illegal tobacco trade makes tobacco products cheaper and more »»»

Ajman court overturns convictions in case over romantic and sexual Snapchat content Ajman: An Ajman appeals court has overturned Dh500,000 in fines imposed on a man and a woman over Snapchat communications, ruling that prosecutors had failed to provide conclusive technical or physical evidence link»»»

On September 8, 2026, the General Prosecutor convened a meeting at the premises of the General Prosecutor’s Office with the participation of heads of prosecution offices, representatives of the High Prosecutorial Council, and the Prosecutors’ Association to address the situation arising from the su»»»

Global policymakers and investors to debate future architecture of financial services Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has confirmed the programme for the inaugural edition of the Dubai Future Finance Week, a strategic platform being held from Nov 2-6, examining financial trends and econ»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar has warned against normalising the 'no war, no peace' status in the region, saying the prolonged instability is draining the resources and the economic and developmental potential of countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the repercussions extend beyond the region »»»

When Uzbekistan’s first president, Islam Karimov, died in the late summer of 2016, he left a long list of problems for his successor. That successor turned out to be Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who served as Uzbekistan’s prime minister during the last 13 years of Karimov’s reign. There was nothing to sugge»»»

Ukraine's anti-corruption investigations are becoming instruments of political competition as they approach the presidential administration, Carnegie Politika argued in a commentary published on August 31, by political scientist Balazs Jarabik. The Verkhovna Rada's confirmation of the last two mini»»»

Rome: Former footballer Francesco Totti, the 2006 World Cup winner with Italy and hero in his home city and one of its clubs AS Roma where he spent his entire football career, on Tuesday said that he had refused roles in the national football team and with Roma to become an adviser to new basketbal»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar has warned against normalizing the "no war, no peace" status in the region, saying the prolonged instability is draining the resources and the economic and developmental potentials of countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the repercussions extend beyond the»»»

Barcelona: Barcelona star Lamine Yamal said Tuesday he will not beg for the Ballon d'Or trophy after winning the World Cup with Spain and La Liga with the Catalan giants. On Monday Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe made his case to win the trophy, highlighting his World Cup Golden Boot win, which also»»»

During a joint operation by the General Directorate National Police and the Regional Prosecutor's Office Sofia, three people were arrested in connection with a particularly large-scale fraud, the two institutions reported at a press conference on Tuesday. The investigation into the case began a mon»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong backlash from opposition leaders on Tuesday after a report published by Haaretz newspaper said UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major operation days before the attacks on October 7. »»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the decision by GERB not to nominate candidates for president and vice president shows how much the political landscape has changed, recalling that the party once fielded candidates for virtually every major position. Radev commented on GERB’s decision during a visit»»»

Iran has conveyed its conditions to the US through intermediaries after Washington recently sent new proposals to Tehran, a political source in the Iranian capital has told RT. The reported contacts come amid renewed regional efforts to revive diplomacy after last week’s flare-up, when the US carri»»»

His new $2.8m benchmark is seven times the US president’s salary Dubai: The world’s highest-paid political leader is about to become even better paid. Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s benchmark annual salary will rise by S$1.4 million ($1.1 million) to S$3.6 million ($2.8 million) under a m»»»

Romania remains a market of interest for Polish companies, and the "latest love story" appears to be unfolding in the tourism sector?a field still far from reaching its full potential?as several Polish operators look to acquire majority stakes in Romanian tourism companies, according to an analysis»»»

Japan has protested against Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips, saying Tuesday that Tokyo is studying the potential impact on Japanese companies. China imposed the curb on imports of dichlorosilane from Japan, saying its exports of the materia»»»

The Human Phenotype Project draws on genomics, imaging and lifestyle data from residents Dubai: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has launched a long-term study in Abu Dhabi designed to map the genetic, biological and lifestyle factors behind disease in the UAE population, wit»»»

Nicaragua told the United Nations' top court on Tuesday that Germany has breached the Genocide Convention by selling Israel weapons that were used in the country's war in Gaza. Nicaragua argued that Germany is violating international law by "facilitating" acts of genocide in Gaza by providing arms »»»

Iranian authorities executed an Afghan man who was unable to walk at Rafsanjan Central Prison, carrying out the sentence while he was in a wheelchair, the Kurdish human rights organisation Hengaw said, The Khaama Press News Agency reported on September 7. The case adds to mounting criticism of»»»

PISA 2025 places Dubai’s private schools among world’s best for learning outcomes Dubai: Dubai’s private schools have ranked among the world’s top 10 education systems across all areas assessed by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025, strengthening the emirate’s position a»»»