The hydrological situation in the Bulgarian section of the Danube River remains complicated due to persistently low water levels, the The Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of The Danube River said on Monday. As of August 3, 2026, the water level at the Ruse water gauge is minus 92 cm»»»

Romania's military has resumed an operation to carry out a controlled demolition of the Prajoaia rock formation in order to divert more water from the Danube to the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), local news media reported. After an initial attempt to completely destroy the rock formation on S»»»

EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding company and the leading investment bank in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), announced today that its securities brokerage division ranked first across five MENA markets in the first half of 2026, reinforcing its position as the region’s execution platform of choic»»»

Russia's Rassvet satellites, operated by Bureau 1440, now provide at least two communication windows of more than an hour each per day over Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi, citing satellite communications expert Volodymyr Stepants, and cited by military analyst Rob Lee on Augu»»»

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan is strengthening its oversight of waste recycling companies. Companies that fail to obtain licenses may be subject to administrative penalties. The ministry is working to license companies as part of its efforts to »»»

Spanish intelligence services have been mobilized to identify radicals who may have entered the autonomous city of Ceuta in North Africa along with the wave of illegal migrants, Spanish media reported, citing sources in the Interior Ministry. As the publication notes, seven kilometers from Ceuta li»»»

The first seven months of 2026 were prolific for the segment of corporate financings approved for the development of residential projects, with a total volume estimated at over half a billion euros, according to an analysis by real estate consultancy SVN Romania, based on public data and informatio»»»

Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Myanmar's detained and ousted democratically elected leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the Red Cross resident representative in Myanmar on Monday morning, the junta-controlled President's Office said. Myanmar's Presidential Press and Information Bur»»»

A UAE-based research project is exploring how highly concentrated saltwater produced by desalination plants can be transformed from a waste product into a valuable resource, supporting sustainability, industry and environmental protection. Known as brine, the salty water left behind after the desal»»»

Communication agency Rogalski Damaschin recently invested EUR 100,000 in Crisis Desk AI, an artificial intelligence agent designed to help organisations assess reputational risks and respond more effectively to communication crises. In this interview with Business Review, agency founder Eliza Rogal»»»

Protesters blocked an industrial road supplying fuel to the Bobov Dol thermal power plant on Monday. "The protest was sparked by the thermal power plant management's attitude toward residents. They treat us like we are second-class people," Golemo Selo Mayor Vasil Vasev told reporters. Vasev explai»»»

Labour Minister Nataliya Efremova said there are no problems with the provisions of the state budget concerning the minimum wage and length of employment service, despite the constitutional complaints filed by GERB-UDF and Continue the Change, as well as the Ombudsman’s plans to submit a similar co»»»

Tokyo: Japan and the United States carried out a coordinated yen-buying intervention in the foreign exchange market on Friday, marking the first joint currency intervention by the two countries in 15 years, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Monday, adding that they stand ready to a»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday urged the judiciary to issue a long-awaited indictment over the 2020 Beirut port blast, on the eve of the catastrophe’s sixth anniversary. “The issuing of the indictment by the investigating judge has become a necessity that can no longer be delayed,»»»

Drinking water supply will be temporarily suspended in Bishkek’s 3rd and 7th microdistricts for almost 24 hours. According to the municipal enterprise Bishkekvodokanal, water service will be cut off from 9:30 a.m. on August 4 until 2 a.m. on August 5. The water outage is related to works to relocat»»»

The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets. Before late last week, the dollar was trading above 163 yen, touching 40-year highs. After regulators were suspected of ste»»»

A petition urging New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stay away from the commemoration of the 9/11 attacks has gained traction online, attracting more than 70,000 backers. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the attack, which resulted in nearly 3,000 fatalities and the destruction of the Twin»»»

WASHINGTON: The US acting attorney general said Sunday he had reached an agreement with lawmakers and issued an order officially scrapping a $1.8-billion compensation fund that has led to a standoff over his Senate confirmation. Todd Blanche’s announcement came after the Senate Judiciary Committee »»»

Kyrgyzstan is paying special attention to environmental protection during the construction of China—Kyrgyzstan—Uzbekistan railway. Azamat Sakiev, director general of the state enterprise Kyrgyz Temir Zholu, said on Birinchi Radio. According to him, the project is technically one of the most challen»»»

Dubai: UAE residents travelling to Japan or paying for yen-priced goods will get less for their dirhams after the United States and Japan stepped into currency markets to lift the Japanese currency from a four-decade low. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The dirham’s pe»»»

Open dispute has erupted between Israeli occupation army and defense minister, who announced a replacement for Israeli Central Command chief on live television Sunday night, with the military quickly saying the commander would remain in his post. Israeli DM Israel Katz sparked outrage as he denounc»»»

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday there were currently no negotiations with the United States but there were talks with Oman over the management of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. "We are not currently negotiating with the United States. Our negotiations are with Oman to secure passage through»»»

Sydney, Australia: Two men have been hospitalized with serious injuries after a building collapsed in inner-Sydney on Monday morning. Emergency services were deployed to the inner-city suburb of Ultimo at around 11 a.m. on Monday following reports that the roof of a building had caved in, causing a»»»

Kyrgyzstan is considering the construction of high-speed train services. Azamat Sakiev, director general of the state enterprise Kyrgyz Temir Zholu, said on Birinchi Radio. According to him, the priority is to connect the northern and southern regions of the country. «Logistics is the main driver o»»»

The prize fund for the F1H2O Grand Prix will amount to several million dollars. Eduard Kubatov, head of the State Tourism Development Agency, told reporters. According to him, the exact amount has not been disclosed, as it is determined by the regulations of the Union Internationale Motonautique (U»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Labour has concluded its participation in the 2026 Summer Student Activity Centres as part of its efforts to promote occupational safety and health awareness among young people. The initiative was organised by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education through its summer c»»»

London, Aug. 3 (SANA) Oil prices fell more than 5% in early Asian trading on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had suspended a planned military strike against Iran, easing concerns over a potential disruption to global oil supplies. Trump said the decision was intended to allow »»»

Tunis, Aug.3 (TAP)- A rise in temperatures is expected on Monday with highs ranging between 37°C and 40°C in coastal areas and highlands and 41°C and 44°C elsewhere along with localised Sirocco winds. The weather is clear to slightly cloudy in most...»»»

Cairo, Egypt: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook eastern Egypt early Monday, prompting authorities to activate response plans although there were no immediate reports of casualties. Tremors were felt across a wide area, waking AFP journalists in Cairo and reaching as far as El-Arish near Egypt's bord»»»

KRYO PIGADI, Greece: Water-bombing aircraft resumed firefighting operations in Greece on Monday after winds eased, joining hundreds of firefighters battling multiple blazes that have already claimed five lives, the fire department told AFP. “Today we are facing three difficult fronts: Psatha, Kryo »»»

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., announced Sunday that the Appropriations Committee has agreed on a continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Senators on the Appropriations Committee have agreed on a temporary spending bill to p»»»

Cooling water volume could be sufficient to keep the last turbine operating at the Paks nuclear power plant through Monday or even Tuesday, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in a video message posted on Facebook. Péter Magyar: Paks NPP may operate for days Keeping the block — generating 240 MW at pr»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, has announced the formation of the Dubai Media Narrative Committee, a new body tasked with developing a unified framework for the emirate's strategic communications and stre»»»

Dubai: A six-bedroom villa has sold for Dh110 million in the highest residential transaction recorded at Jumeirah Golf Estates, nearly doubling the community’s previous benchmark for a completed home. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The private transaction, completed b»»»

Morocco on Sunday said 11 people died trying to reach Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta this week as the country's interior ministry blamed the sudden surge on the "spread of misleading information" on social media. Morocco’s figure is significantly lower than the death tol»»»

The Dean of the Faculty of Law of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Daniel Valchev won't be running for President in the October 25 elections. He made public his decision Monday in a Bulgarian National Television interview. "Since my name has also been thrown around in all sorts of configurat»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Trump added that a plan was in place for U.S. forces to carry out "the biggest attack since»»»

Dubai: UAE national airlines have accelerated their global expansion this year by launching 10 new international destinations, with plans to add another 14 routes over the coming months and into the first quarter of 2027, reinforcing the country's position as a global aviation hub linking East and »»»

DUBAI: As the Esports World Cup 2026 unfolds in Paris, the Middle East and North Africa’s influence on the tournament is increasingly more visible. Beyond the success of individual clubs, the tournament has revealed a regional talent pool that now stretches across international organizations, multi»»»

SINGAPORE: Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend, while traffic in the Strait of Hormuz slowed following reports of vessel attacks, shipping data showed on Monday.The number of commodity vessels that passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait fell to 18 on »»»

DUBAI: Japan’s Zeta Division have won the Overwatch Champions Series Midseason Championship at the Esports World Cup 2026, taking down Saudi Arabia’s Twisted Minds 4-2 in a highly contested best-of-seven. The win marks the first time the Japanese club have won a major international OWCS tournament.»»»

Dubai: Praveen Nair, who spent six decades in social work and co-founded one of India's best-known children's charities in her late fifties, has died at the age of 94. She is the mother of filmmaker Mira Nair and the grandmother of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Both connections are real and b»»»

Israel has shared "serious security concerns" with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said as Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza. The remarks by Doron Spielman, spokesperson fo»»»

President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war. It starts with a grim warning to Tehran that he's on the cusp of ordering U.S. forces to "obliterate" its power plants or seize key parts of its oil industry if its leaders don't quickly agree to U.S. terms to end t»»»

Surabaya, Indonesia: Survivors said on Monday they heard multiple blasts moments before an Indonesian passenger ferry caught fire, killing five passengers and prompting many to jump into the sea, with some still missing more than 24 hours later. There were 236 people on board the vessel when it lef»»»

Havana: Cuba experienced another nationwide blackout on Sunday after the country's national electricity grid collapsed, according to the state-run utility, Union Electrica. The outage follows three nationwide blackouts in July and comes as a US-imposed oil blockade further strains the island's agei»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Military Draft: Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest as Netanyahu Warns Evaders of Prison 03-08-2026 10:18 AM Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clas»»»

Dubai: Buried in Apple's support pages is a line most people have never looked at. The recommended ambient temperature for using an iPhone is between 0C and 35C. Samsung and most other manufacturers publish a near-identical range. Now look at this week's forecast. Dubai is around 40C today and stay»»»

Doha, Qatar: At a time when the Middle East and Islam are often viewed through narratives shaped outside the region, Dr Mounia Abudaya, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), believes art and culture can help reclaim the narrative and tell the story from the persp»»»

F1H2O is planned to be held in Issyk-Kul region on an annual basis. Eduard Kubatov, head of the State Tourism Development Agency, told reporters. According to him, a preliminary memorandum has already been signed with the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and representatives of the championsh»»»