New cross-border taxi service takes effect from September 6 under joint regulations Dubai: Licensed taxis can now carry passengers directly between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain across the King Fahd Causeway, giving travellers a new cross-border transport option under regulations that took effect on Sun»»»

The main ceremony marking the 141st anniversary of the Unification of Bulgaria on Sunday was held in the evening in the southern city of Plovdiv, where the unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia was officially announced on September 6, 1885. The commemorative ceremony was a»»»

Doha: Qatar Tourism’s Service Excellence Academy marked the achievements of 147 participants across its tour guide training and youth development programmes throughout 2026, at the “Legacy of Guides: Generation to Generation” ceremony, held on 5 September 2026 at Oasis Stage, Mall of Qatar. During »»»

A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s SBU domestic security service in the heart of Kyiv on Friday, targeting the office of its acting chief and injuring at least 12 people, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack on the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, came just two days af»»»

AMMAN — The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE) and Saudi Arabia's artificial intelligence company HUMAIN have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) and support the development of Arabic AI models, talent,»»»

AMMAN — The Jordan Customs Department (JCD) has launched a project to establish a unified centre for the control of imports and exports, aimed at streamlining procedures, improving efficiency and facilitating trade.The launch was attended by Minister of Public Sector Development Badriya Balbeisi, J»»»

AMMAN — The government's launch of "Farah", an AI-generated government spokesperson, should be judged less by her appearance or presentation style than by the economic value she creates and the signal she sends to investors about the Kingdom's digital ambitions, economists said.The government has i»»»

AMMAN — A recent United Nations report has highlighted Jordan’s efforts to reform cooperative legislation and strengthen the role of cooperatives in sustainable development, employment and social inclusion.The report, titled "Promoting the Social and Solidarity Economy for Sustainable Development",»»»

The exhibition has continued to grow since its launch in 2003 Abdulaziz Mohammed, official spokesperson for the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) 2026, said the success of this year’s edition reflects the global standing the exhibition has built over more than two d»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway HE Jonas Gahr Store discussed bilateral relations and ways to support and strengthen them across various fields. This came during a telephone call HH the Amir received from »»»

New York: American teen Iva Jovic outlasted Philippines star Alexandra Eala in an epic three-hour showdown on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the US Open, where fourth seed Coco Gauff awaits. Jovic, the 14th seed, won five of the last six games for a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 triumph over 17th-seed Eala »»»

During the tour, he was briefed on the latest innovations presented by exhibitors Sheikh Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has attended the 23rd Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX), taking place at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi under the theme A Legacy of Pride, organise»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has issued a fresh update on the emergency works near Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Power Plant, saying the project is progressing according to schedule and that the plant is operating steadily. His comments come amid growing criticism over riverbed erosion, environmental permi»»»

Corrupt Ukrainian businessmen and politicians preying on the defense procurement sector continue to be a drain on the financial aid provided to Ukraine by the US and Europe, the New York Times laments. A weapons plant boss named Leonid Shyman was awarded a $280 million arms deal by the Ukrainian go»»»

Share: Photo illustration- Hezbollah cannot hide underground forever. The time has come to emerge, hand its weapons to the Lebanese Army and allow the state to reclaim Lebanon. After spending two decades and enormous Iranian resources building a subterranean fortress, Hezbollah discovered that tunn»»»

President Joseph Aoun urged Washington and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks, which killed at least seven people on Sunday despite a truce and a framework deal aimed at halting the violence. Israel said it had targeted Hezbollah operatives and sites in response to a drone att»»»

Mostafa Hassan, CEO of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), said the agency provided EGP 3.2bn in financing for around 135,000 projects in Fayoum Governorate between July 2014 and June 2026. Hassan said these projects helped create around 187,700 job opportunities, wh»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a phone call from Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway HE Jonas Gahr Støre. At the beginning of the call, HH the Amir expressed his sincere condolences to the Prime Minister on the passing of His Majesty King Harald V, wishing the»»»

DOHA: As a result of volcanic ash affecting airport operations at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), Qatar Airways has cancelled flights QR954, QR955, QR956 and QR957 on September 7 (Monday), between Doha and Jakarta. The airline said passengers should check the latest flight status before»»»

Tunis, Sept. 6 (TAP) - Firefighters were continuing on Sunday to battle a blaze that broke out at a site containing large quantities of used tyres in Sfax, with no danger to nearby areas, a civil protection official said.The fire started at around 2...»»»

From the desperate search for workers trapped in the hydropower tunnels buried by the catastrophic flooding in Nepal to crowds of women mourning the victims of a US bombardment of a wedding in southern Iran, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures. »»»

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed plans to cut jobs as Britain’s largest carmaker struggles with rising costs, falling sales, and the impact of US tariffs, with The Times reporting that up to 4,000 positions could be eliminated. JLR has faced mounting pressure from US tariffs, which have made i»»»

Space reforms to boost industry role while ISRO leads advanced research, missions Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) took to X (formerly Twitter) to clarify its future plans, refuting rumours that it shall be fully privatised. In a lengthy post on social media, it issued a statement that rea»»»

Hungary is preparing a major new freight corridor towards Serbia, with the Hercegszántó–Bački Breg border crossing set for a full reconstruction that would allow heavy lorries to cross around the clock. The Hungarian government has approved the full reconstruction of the Hercegszántó–Bački Breg bor»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways has cancelled several flights between Doha and Jakarta after volcanic ash affected operations at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK). The airline said flights QR956 and QR957 scheduled for September 6, as well as QR954 and QR955 on September 7, have been cancelled.»»»

Tunis, Sept. 6 (TAP) – The weather, on Sunday night, will be clear to partly cloudy. Winds will be light to moderate from the east across most regions, with slightly choppy seas.Night-time temperatures will range between 23°C and 28°C in the north,...»»»

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to step up operations against armed groups after a drone swarm attack on a military compound killed three soldiers and injured four others. The assault comes as Colombia is grappling with what has been described as its worst wave of violence in»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee Spokesman: Article 9 of the bill on the “Strategic Measures for the Security and Developme»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar will host the 111th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Sep. 28-29, with the participation of delegations from member countries, policymakers, business leaders, clients, partners and a number of stakeholders from ar»»»

Nearly 30 new islands have emerged from the melting ice over the past 15 years, according to Northern Fleet hydrographers and satellite analysis by Russian specialists. Most sit on Franz Josef Land and Novaya ZemlyaLargest covers nearly 200 sq km - roughly 3× Manhattans400×121-meter landmass broke »»»

The mudslide hit part of a village in Suichuan County in Jiangxi province early Saturday The death toll from a mudslide in eastern China rose to three on Sunday, after days of torrential rain brought by Typhoon Saudel. Nine others were still missing. The mudslide hit part of a village in Suichuan C»»»

Korean cinema returns to Budapest this September with 24 feature films, three visiting directors and a programme stretching from historical drama to occult action and zombie comedy. The 19th Korean Film Festival will run from 25 September to 2 October at Budapest’s Corvin Cinema, offering audiences»»»

Yemen’s National Human Rights Authority has condemned the new Saudi forces’ crime by carrying out heavy artillery shelling against civilians’ homes and farms in the border district of Shada, killing and wounding civilians and destroying property. The authority said the barbaric attack was part of s»»»

Muscat: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman spoke by phone on Sunday with French President Emmanuel Macron and stressed the importance of continuing and ramping up diplomatic efforts to deepen the pillars of security and peace in the region and the world. During the conversation, they shared perspecti»»»

Grass and bushes caught fire near the railway station at the village of Gorno Sahrane, Central Bulgaria on Sunday, forcing the Sofia-Burgas express train, carrying around 120 passengers, to wait at Kalofer and holding up a local train at Kazanlak, Bulgarian State Railways reported. Train services b»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri condemned the Israeli occupation army’s brutal killing of civilians, including children and women, in Maifadoun, Al-Rmadieh, and Maydoun on Saturday, and in Arabsalim early Sunday, as well as the destruction of the Ghandour Hospital in Nabatieh Al-Fawqa and the target»»»

Repair work was underway in the basement when the incident occurred Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of life in a building collapse in south-west Delhi’s Satya Niketan, assuring that the authorities involved in relief work at the tragedy site are doing the»»»

Share: People carry the body of a person who was killed by an Israeli air strike on a house in Arab Salim village, southern Lebanon, on September 6, 2026. © Mohammed Zaatari, AP Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon Sunday killed four people, two of them women, the country’s health ministry said.»»»

Tunis, Sept. 6 (TAP) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti met on Sunday in Cairo with Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Fahmy.The meeting discussed ways to activate joint Arab action and develop...»»»

Grass and bushes caught fire near the railway station in Gorno Sahrane, Central Bulgaria on Sunday, forcing the Sofia-Burgas express train, carrying around 120 passengers, to wait at Kalofer and holding up a local train at Kazanlak, Bulgarian State Railways reported. Train services between Tazha an»»»

Euronews is the leading international news TV and digital media outlet from Europe The Arab Media Summit 2026 will host the Euronews Forum, marking the event’s first edition outside Europe. Organised by Euronews, the European Union’s leading international news network, the Forum will held on the se»»»

Paris, France: Gianni Infantino will stand in next March's FIFA presidential election, despite the backlash over his now-abandoned plan to bring private investment into the World Cup, football's global governing body announced Sunday. "The FIFA President announced in April that he will stand for re»»»

Doha, Qatar: Relatively humid weather is expected across Qatar on Monday, September 7, with hazy to misty conditions in some places, according to the Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) QMD said inshore conditions will be hazy to misty in some areas at first, becoming hot during the daytime with a c»»»

Jakarta: About 170,000 passengers were left stranded on Sunday as Indonesia shuttered its main international airport and seven others, cancelling hundreds of flights after Mount Anak Krakatoa spewed a plume of volcanic ash and lava from more than 150 kilometres away. Mount Anak Krakatoa erupted on »»»

In tonight's programme, a UN report says foreign fighters and support networks are fuelling Sudan’s war and worsening violence against civilians. Also, Uber is pulling out of Nigeria and Uganda, leaving thousands of drivers scrambling for new sources of income. And finally, we discuss the festival »»»

Nanchang: Four fatalities were confirmed in east China’s Jiangxi Province on Sunday after landslides and mudslides devastated areas of Suichuan County the previous day. In Mingkeng Village in Gaoping Town, a mudslide and landslide on Saturday left three dead and nine others missing as of Sunday noo»»»

AI, energy, books, healthcare and entertainment fill the calendar through December Abu Dhabi: Residents and visitors will have almost 300 events to choose from across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain during the second half of 2026, with major exhibitions, global congresses, concerts, sporting events and consum»»»

With thousands of people driven from their homes by a massive flash flood that swept entire villages away, FRANCE 24 visits a school in Nepal's remote Rasuwa district that has been converted to a temporary shelter for the dispossessed.  Thirty kilometres from the Nepal-China border, a sch»»»

DOHA: Visit Qatar, in partnership with the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), World Triathlon and the Qatar Triathlon Federation, has revealed further details of the Lusail course that will host the 2026 Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final, taking place from December 10–12, as t»»»