Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s education system recorded a tangible improvement in students’ academic achievement in 2026, with overall performance rates ranging from 80% to 96% across subjects, while the number of government schools achieving performance levels above 70% also increased. Assistant Undersecre»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Academic Bridge Program (ABP), part of Pre-University Education (PUE), has received full accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC), becoming the first educational institution in Qatar to rec»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Government Media Office in Gaza: Only 66,607 of 189,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza since October 2025 24-08-2026 10:12 AM Latest News Urg»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Governmental Media Office in Gaza: Israeli occupation committed 4,379 violations since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025 24-08-»»»

Romanian investment management company SAI Globinvest listed its second ETF on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Regulated Market on 18 August, under the ticker GIBXTETF. The Globinvest BET-XT ETF aims to fully replicate the structure of BVB’s BET-XT benchmark index. Launched by BVB in 2008, BET-X»»»

Two-thirds of Romanians have spent more than expected while travelling due to unplanned financial costs, according to a study conducted for ING Bank Romania. The research, carried out by Frappe Digital, found that 30% of respondents had paid out of pocket for medical procedures or treatments not co»»»

Health and family are the top priorities Romanians want to protect, but most would not have the money they believe they would need in an emergency. Some 45% estimate they would need at least RON 20,000 to cope with an accident, illness, or other unexpected event, while 51% say they would have immed»»»

The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) collected 267.6 billion lei in the first six months of the year, up from 245.2 billion lei in the same period of 2025, interim Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare said in a Facebook post."An additional 22.4 billion lei collected in the first half o»»»

The €100 million facility will support investments in innovation, digitalization, and development for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and ...»»»

BRD announced on Thursday the termination of its market analysis team’s operations in Romania, effectively eliminating the position of ...»»»

On Aug. 24, 79 A.D., thousands died and the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy. 1 of 9 | A snow-capped Mount Vesuvius looms over Naples, Italy, on January 18, 2013. On August 24, 79 A.D., thousands died and the Roman cities of Pompeii and »»»

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has recorded strong performance in the development of its digital services ecosystem, continuing to enhance efficiency and service quality. The Department processed approximately 447,603 electronic requests during the first half of 2026, underscor»»»

Abu Dhabi: More than 1.45 million requests to attest commercial invoices and certificates of origin were submitted through the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ electronic document attestation system during the first five months of 2026, ministry data show. The eDAS system handled 1,453,333 requests»»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha Festival City, Qatar’s leading retail, leisure, and lifestyle destination, has announced the launch of its back-to-school campaign, Festival Academy, taking place from August 19 to September 12, 2026. Running under the theme ‘One Journey. Endless Discoveries,’ the campaign aims to»»»

The parliamentary committee investigating alleged abuses related to the operations of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) will hold its first meeting at 1 PM on Wednesday, the TISZA parliamentary group told MTI on Sunday evening. Attila Csőszi, chairman of the investigative committee, said in a video»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE employers hiring domestic workers have been advised that they may be entitled to recover all or part of their recruitment costs in certain cases, as authorities step up efforts to explain the legal protections governing the sector. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation sa»»»

Bulgaria already holds important positions in the extraction of several critical raw materials, but the country has additional deposits that remain undeveloped and could strengthen its role in the global race for strategic resources, experts said. The issue was discussed on Nova TV by Prof. Svetosl»»»

PARIS: The development of AlUla is at the center of deepening Saudi-French cooperation in heritage, archaeology, culture, tourism and sustainable development, according to Jean-Yves Le Drian, executive chairman of the French Agency for the Development of AlUla (Afalula). Le Drian, who also serves a»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Naif Police Station has cut its response time for the most urgent emergency calls to just one minute and 35 seconds, beating its target by more than a minute as the station recorded strong safety and security indicators across one of the city’s busiest districts. The 95-second respon»»»

Ukraine’s military recruitment authorities in Lviv have denied reports that a man died after allegedly being thrown from a recruitment bus, after video of an apparently unconscious man lying outside a military recruitment centre spread rapidly across social media on August 22. Initial reports on U»»»

Market services provided to the population, gross series, recorded a 9.1% decrease in turnover in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year, due to declines in gambling activities, hairdressing services and hotel and restaurant activities.According to data the Nation»»»

A total of 4,677,789 pensioners were registered in Romania at the end of July 2026, 1,003 fewer than in the previous month, while the average pension was 2,785 lei, according to data compiled by the National House of Public Pensions (CNPP).The total value of pension entitlements amounted to 13.025 »»»

Economic activity in Romania would likely record a more modest recovery in 2026 Q2 and Q3 as a whole than in the previous forecasts, implying that the aggregate demand deficit would go down to lower values than those previously anticipated for that period, according to the minutes of the monetary p»»»

The annual inflation rate will decrease substantially in the third quarter of 2026?driven by the fading of the direct effects of lifting the electricity price cap and of the increases in VAT rates and excise duties?and will fluctuate slightly in the fourth quarter, only returning to the target rang»»»

Romania and Serbia agreed on Friday to maintain a joint mechanism for consultation and information exchange on Danube water flows, amid persistently low river levels affecting both countries, acting Transport and Infrastructure Minister Radu Miruta said after talks in Timisoara with Serbian Constru»»»

The Senate and the Deputies’ Chamber were convened in extraordinary session between 24 and 26 August. The President of the Senate, Mircea Abrudean, announced on Friday evening that among the important bills to be debated is one concerning the integration of hydrogen from renewable and low-carbon so»»»

The recent statements by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir are "completely unacceptable", interim Foreign Affairs Minister Oana Toiu said on Friday on platform X."This is not the first time we have had to speak out firmly, both in Romania and in the international community, to reaf»»»

President Nicusor Dan will lead Romania's delegation to the high-level segment of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), to be held in New York, the Presidential Administration announced on Friday.The central theme of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly will be "Res»»»

The radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) detected intermittent signals in the Republic of Moldova's airspace, in the Cahul area, at around 06:00 on Monday, with one of them subsequently appearing in the Targu Bujor area, Galati county.According to a MApN release, two»»»

Thirteen people were taken to hospitals following two road accidents in Boom Gorge and Naryn region. According to police, on August 23, a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter driver in Boom Gorge tried to avoid a collision with an Audi that suddenly entered the oncoming lane and collided with a Hyundai Sonata tr»»»

New Zealand’s government introduced legislation on Monday to ban under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok. Australia implemented world-first legislation banning children from social media in December, with the»»»

Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has expressed strong willingness to enhance cooperation with China to promote the two-state solution and resolve regional issues through dialogue and diplomacy. In an exclusive interview with China Central Television, Safadi, who is »»»

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy from the Israeli settlement of Avigayil in relation to the beating of a 61-year-old Palestinian man with a pipe in the occupied West Bank. Video showed Saeed Muhammad Ibrahim Rabah being attacked outside his home, leaving him with bruises and pain, a year after he »»»

The Kyrgyz State Medical Academy (KSMA) expects to receive about 1,500 students who are being transferred from higher education institutions that failed to obtain state accreditation. KSMA informed 24.kg news agency. Only Kyrgyz citizens are eligible for transfer to the medical academy. Related new»»»

Doha, Qatar: The new Qatar Stars League season could hardly have offered a more encouraging start for its leading contenders with Al Sadd, Al Duhail, Al Gharafa and Al Rayyan all collecting three points while two other matches ended in entertaining draws. For defending champions Al Sadd, the openin»»»

Doha, Qatar: International yield-seekers and asset managers are assessing their Middle Eastern allocations as new macroeconomic data from Qatar demonstrates rising stability and investment momentum. According to the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Survey for the first quarter of 2026, jointly condu»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center has launched an elocution and speaking skills programme with the participation of 45 students. The programme aims to boost the students’ capabilities in this field and help them acquire highly beneficial skills during their»»»

As part of a reform of medical education, 10,100 students from universities that failed to obtain state accreditation are to be transferred to accredited institutions, the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan told 24.kg news agency. The ministry clarified that another 1,800 students enrolled in college»»»

Doha, Qatar: Buying or selling a car in Qatar was long considered a test of patience, defined by weekend trips to distant showrooms, refreshing scattered online listings, and navigating vague word-of-mouth leads. That fragmented era is now coming to an end as Qatar’s automotive community embraces a»»»

Telecommunications infrastructure and internet access will be provided at venues of the VI World Nomad Games. The Ministry of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan signed agreements to this effect. One of the agreements was signed with Kyrgyztelecom OJSC. The company will test the tel»»»

AMSTERDAM: Multiple people were injured in a coach ​crash in the east of the Netherlands early on Monday, Dutch police said. The coach was ‌carrying around ‌50 ​people ‌including ⁠a ​large number of ⁠school children, a police spokesman said, when it crashed near the town of ⁠Wezep, some 100 ‌km (62»»»

Russia will factor the possibility of nuclear weapons being deployed in Sweden and its participation in France's nuclear weapons doctrine into its military and political planning, Russian Ambassador to Stockholm Sergey Belyaev told Sputnik. "Naturally, Russia will be forced to take these circumstan»»»

New Zealand's government introduced legislation on Monday to ban under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok. Australia implemented world-first legislation banning children from social media in December, with the»»»

Doha, Qatar: A year can be a long time in technology, but in the business of building something from scratch, Jane Liu considers it only the beginning. As Keeta marks its first anniversary in Qatar, its General Manager is less interested in celebrating the passing of 12 months than in what those mo»»»

Part of Bishkek will temporarily be left without drinking water on August 25, the municipal enterprise Bishkekvodokanal reported. Water supplies will be suspended from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The outage will affect residential buildings, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities, as well as other social »»»

Dubai: The Indian rupee has slipped to a record low against the UAE dirham, giving UAE-based Indian remitters one of their strongest exchange-rate windows in recent weeks. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & BalancesThe rupee weakened to Rs26 against Dh1 on Monday, from Rs25.94 a d»»»

The area affected by the fire, which has been burning for a second day between the Haskovo villages of Dinevo, Lyubenovo, Malevo, and Krivo Pole, reached nearly 1,000 hectares, Senior Commissioner Mitko Chakalov, Director of the Fire Safety and Civil Protection Regional Directorate – Haskovo, told »»»

Doha, Qatar: As the new academic year approaches, the Ministry of Public Health yesterday issued guidance on choosing and using school backpacks, highlighting the importance of selecting a bag that supports children’s posture and protects them from back and shoulder problems. The ministry said an u»»»