Abu Dhabi, Sept. 4 (SANA) UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call on Friday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss the latest regional developments and efforts to end escalation, as well as ways to strengthen bilateral relations. The two leaders stressed t»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has rejected Iran's justification for attacks on its territory, saying the allegations have no legal basis and cannot absolve Tehran of responsibility under international law. In two identical letters sent to HE United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and HE P»»»

A judge in Massachusetts on Friday declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder court case after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on her criminal responsibility for killing her three young children. The case sparked a public debate over maternal mental health. A judge declared a »»»

Islamabad: The Pakistani military announced Friday that security forces killed 48 militants in intensive operations across Balochistan province over the past three days. According to a military statement, 36 militants were killed in the last 24 hours across Mastung, Quetta, Kalat, and Sibi, includi»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Aida Alami, New York Times World contributor. Drawing on her own field reporting at the Moroccan border, Alami challenges attempts to explain the mass crossing to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta primarily through a theory of deliberate state orchestration. While a»»»

Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on Thursday evening on several areas in south Lebanon and, for the first time in three months, an area in West Bekaa. It said the strikes came in response to an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah at its forces in the so-called security zone in south Leba»»»

DOHA: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, has rejected what he described as the Iranian side’s selective use of an operational security assessment to challenge Qatar’s account of Iranian attacks on its territo»»»

Share: A satellite image shows damage at the Ali al-Taher ridge near Nabatiah, Lebanon, March 8, 2026. © 2026 Planet Labs PBC via Reuters Israel has seized the strategically placed Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon from Hezbollah fighters, Defence Minister Israel Katz said Friday. The Iran-ali»»»

Damascus, Sept. 4 (SANA) The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority, under the Ministry of Economy and Industry, is working to reshape the local business environment by moving beyond traditional service roles toward building an integrated economic system that ensures the sustainability »»»

New York: Gold prices fell on Friday and were heading for a weekly loss after stronger-than-expected US jobs data increased expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates at its 15-16 September meeting. Spot gold fell 1.2% to $4,419.09 an ounce, after dropping more than 2% earlier»»»

NEW YORK: The State of Qatar has sent two identical letters to Secretary-General of the United Nations, HEAntónio Guterres, and Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for September, HEJérôme Bonafont, in response to a letter from the Chargé d'»»»

A group of migrants in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta have been accused of pulling a baby dolphin from the sea and beating it to death, after disturbing footage sparked outrage online. The bottlenose dolphin calf was spotted swimming close to the shore at El Trampolin beach on Wednesday»»»

The Supreme Judicial Council published documents submitted by seven candidates for election to the Council from the prosecutors’ quota, its press service said on Friday. The documents were submitted by Supreme Cassation Prosecution Office Prosecutor Ivanka Kotorova; Supreme Cassation Prosecution Of»»»

Hungary will extend its state of crisis caused by mass migration until the end of 2026, Prime Minister Péter Magyar has announced, insisting that his government will not loosen the country’s legal framework against illegal migration. The Tisza government has decided to extend the measure, which was»»»

“Burgas is once again making headlines today with good news in the fight against crime,” Burgas District Prosecutor Georgi Chinev wrote on Facebook after the seizure of a large shipment of drugs found in a truck at the entrance to the coastal city. Earlier, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev announ»»»

Three judges were nominated for election to the Supreme Judicial Council from the judges’ quota, the SJC press service said on Friday. They are Sofia City Court Judge Krasimir Mazgalov, Sofia Appellate Court Judge Vladimir Valkov and Plovdiv District Court Deputy Chair Vesela Evstatieva. The SJC re»»»

Police in Budapest are urgently searching for 25-year-old Jorgensen Felix Svane, who disappeared after leaving a nightlife venue in the city’s District 7 in the early hours of Thursday, 3 September. Police issue description of missing man According to information available to police, the young man »»»

Tunis, September 4, 2026 (TAP) – Head of Government Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri has issued a circular setting out mandatory measures to strengthen the security of national digital systems within public institutions against growing cyber threats,...»»»

Tunis, September 4, 2026 (TAP) – The Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Tunis Court of First Instance authorised the Sub-Directorate for Drug Enforcement under the Judicial Police Department to remand lawyer Ghazi Mrabet and a wanted drug dealer, who...»»»

Beirut: Two people were killed on Friday when an Israeli occupation warplane struck a motorcycle in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's National News Agency. The strike targeted the motorcycle near the Engineers' Syndicate building in the city of Nabatieh, killing both people on board. Israeli»»»

The CEO of the company that publishes the newspaper Mandiner has been dismissed on instructions by the finance minister, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Facebook on Friday. “Starting from today, all funding for this lying propaganda newspaper will be stopped,” Magyar added. Finance Minister And»»»

Tunis, Sep.4 (TAP) - Tunindex closed Friday's session down 0.93% to 19,423.28 points with a modest trading volume of TND 6 million, said broker Tunisie Valeurs. SOTUMAG shares were the best performers after rising by 5% to TND 21, trading for only...»»»

Speaking at the opening of the 25th National Folklore Festival for Two-Part Singing in Nedelino, Southern Bulgaria, President Iliana Iotova said on Friday that preserving Bulgarian traditions and identity in this turbulent world is a matter of Bulgaria’s security. The festival saw performers from m»»»

“Burgas is once again making headlines today with good news in the fight against crime,” Burgas District Prosecutor Georgi Chinev wrote on Facebook after the seizure of a large shipment of drugs found in a truck at the entrance to the coastal city. Earlier, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev announ»»»

Leaders review bilateral cooperation, regional developments, efforts towards lasting peace Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from President of the Republic of Türkiye His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the call, the two lea»»»

President Trump named Adam Telle as Acting Secretary of the Army, replacing Dan Driscoll, who resigned after months of quiet but fierce clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. So who is the man now taking over?A political operator, not a career soldier: Telle has no documented military service»»»

Three Ukrainian military intelligence officers were wounded in a shootout between the SBU security service and HUR military intelligence in Kyiv, their lawyer said, on September 2. The shooting happened overnight in the Dniprovskyi district of the capital, during what the SBU called urgent investi»»»

India’s high level diplomatic outreach to Ukraine has contrasted sharply with its low level representation at Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, with the two engagements taking place over overlapping dates between September 2-4 2026. While India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar»»»

Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said that the success of the Qatar Armed Forces in intercepting Iranian missiles and drones “does not diminish the gravity of these attacks, nor does it absolve »»»

TUNIS, September 4, 2026 (TAP) – Weather will generally be fair to partly cloudy on Friday, according to the National Institute of Meteorology.Winds will blow from the north in the north and centre and from the east in the south, relatively strong...»»»

Israel has seized the strategically placed Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon from Hezbollah fighters, Defence Minister Israel Katz said Friday. The Iran-aligned Shiite group did not confirm losing the highland, which sits around 10 kilometres from the border with Israel and was pummelled »»»

Tunis, September 4, 2026 (TAP) – Tunisia will host the multinational naval exercise “Phoenix Express 26” from September 6 to 18, in cooperation with the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), the Ministry of National Defence said in a statement...»»»

Wildfires ripped across northeastern Algeria in late August. Photos and videos showing the mass burial of several dozen people have raised questions about the real death toll of the fires as Algerian authorities haven’t shared new numbers since August 26. A number of Moroccan social media accounts »»»

The opposition party We Continue the Change (PP) has called for the resignation of Health Minister Katya Ivkova, marking the first resignation demand against a minister in Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s cabinet. The demand was issued in a social media post signed by PP and former Prime Minister Nikol»»»

Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova said the conflict in Ukraine has no military solution and must end as soon as possible, calling for diplomacy and negotiations and describing an end to the war as a responsibility shared by every European Union member state. Yotova made the remarks during a meeting»»»

Georgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (FdI) party throws a major party Friday to mark her record as the longest-serving prime minister in Italy's post-war history. Meloni has been PM for 1,413 days, beating billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi's record.  Giorgia Meloni on Friday celebr»»»

"Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?" The famous quote attributed to Henry Kissinger still resonates today. There is in fact a Mrs Europe on the world stage: Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. She is actually the sixth high representative. But e»»»

William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Dr. Giulia Sandri, Associate researcher at the Free University of Brussels. Meloni has benefited from something historically scarce in Italian politics: longevity. Four years of governmental stability have allowed her to accumulate diplomatic relationships»»»

A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security services in Kyiv on Friday afternoon, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, injuring five people. The attack followed a series of deadly overnight strikes across Ukraine, including the southern Odesa region.  A Russian ​d»»»

Are great-power politics back, at the expense of smaller countries? In an age of strongmen, is multilateralism in retreat? Not according to Jozef Sikela. The EU Commissioner in charge of International Partnerships insists that traditional multilateralism is alive and well, especially in the EU's ap»»»

The far-right German political party Alternative for Germany could win a historical victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in key elections this Sunday. The party’s agenda is more radical than ever and inspired by the proposals of an influential ideologist in the region: Hans-Thomas Tillschn»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar says Hungary will continue granting temporary protection to men of military service age fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war, despite a recent EU decision to end such protection. Hungary will continue offering protection Hungary will continue to grant temporary protection to m»»»

Tunis, September 4, 2026 (TAP) – Minister of National Defence Khaled Sehili, Friday, chaired a ceremony marking Knowledge Day within the military institution, held at the Officers’ Club in Tunis to honour high-achieving children of military and...»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to arrive in Moscow on September 5, media reported on Friday, citing sources. It remains unclear whether the US officials will bring any new proposals for the settlement of the Ukraine conflict, the report said.Ru»»»

DUBLIN - Serbian Minister of European Integration Nemanja Starovic said on Friday Serbia remained firmly committed to EU membership but that the credibility of the enlargement policy depended on the principle of merit and a clear link between implemented reforms and progress in the accession proces»»»

The fire at the photovoltaic park of Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant (TPP) has been extinguished, police told BTA. The fire broke out on Friday today at around 1.30 pm and spread through dry vegetation beneath the plant’s photovoltaic panels in the village of Palatovo, affecting an area of approximat»»»

London: The State of Qatar deposited its instrument of accession to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) under the 1997 Protocol. This came during a meeting between HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United Kingdom and Permanent »»»

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Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan HE Olzhas Bektenov, on the occasion of his re-appointment as Prime Minister.»»»

The world’s elderly population has overtaken the number of young children for the first time in human history, according to a new US Census Bureau report. Europe, already the world’s oldest region, is at the forefront of the trend. People aged 65 and over accounted for 10.5% of the global populatio»»»