DOHA: The camel slaughterhouse at Abu Nakhla Camel Market was launched, alongside the mobile slaughterhouse available at the sheep sales yard operated by Widam Food Company in Abu Nakhla. The launch enhances the range of services available at the market and contributes to providing fresh camel meat»»»

UAE President directs $10 million aid and rescue mission for flood-hit Nepal Abu Dhabi: The UAE has dispatched an emergency relief mission to Nepal to support people affected by deadly floods and landslides that have killed, injured or left dozens missing and caused widespread damage. The mission w»»»

Housing affordability is becoming a growing problem across Poland. Transaction prices now average around PLN 16,000 per sq m in both Warsaw and Zakopane, while prices exceed PLN 12,000 per sq m in 15 cities. A typical 50-sq-m apartment therefore costs roughly PLN 600,000-800,000, with mortgage paym»»»

QatarEnergy, Poland’s second-largest LNG supplier, has extended force majeure through October as the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, halting deliveries to Europe and Asia. Poland has received no Qatari LNG since April 2026, although Orlen says missing volumes are being replaced mainly by U.S. sup»»»

Doha, Qatar: Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar International Court Faisal bin Rashid Al Sahouti affirmed that over the past 15 years, the Court has played an important role in advancing judicial and legal thought in the country and contributing to the consolidation of the principles of the rule »»»

Temperatures will remain summer-like in many parts of the country, but a cold front arriving on Saturday will bring stronger winds, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Hungary is set for a changeable start to September, with a cold front bringing strong winds and scattered showers and thunderstorm»»»

New York, Sep. 3 (SANA)Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ibrahim Olabi announced Thursday the start of an operation to destroy some chemical materials found in Syria, as part of verification procedures followed by the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibitio»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) party Mustafa Barghouti said the level of Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank had become "totally unprecedented". With tensions escalating, activists accuse settlers of operating wit»»»

The Municipality of Varna is beginning to restrict access to five illegal structures in the Baba Alino area, the municipal administration announced. The buildings, whose electricity and water supplies have been disconnected, will be marked with barrier tape, seals and signatures. Tampering with the»»»

The Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) will not be turned into an election campaign arena, President Iliana Iotova pledged to reporters on Thursday. The CCNS brings together political parties, security services and institutions to recommend courses of action to other institutions, Iot»»»

Oman Meteorology says quake struck at 6.11pm at a depth of 77 km Dubai: Oman Meteorology said there was no risk of tsunami waves following a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that struck east of the Gulf of Aden on Thursday evening. The earthquake was recorded at 6.11pm Oman time at a depth of 77 kilometres»»»

Pakistani resident crowned as UAE's latest millionaire during live draw series 290 Dubai: A Pakistani national is celebrating a life-changing windfall after securing the Dh15 million grand prize in Big Ticket’s Series 290 live draw in Abu Dhabi. Shaukat Aftab, from Pakistan, has emerged as the gran»»»

Small groups of Russian soldiers have been inching forward through the vast, drained Kakhovka reservoir since they blew up the dam in June 2023. Russian forces are infiltrating this “no man’s land” for reconnaissance purposes rather than for a future military offensive, said a military expert.»»»

Russia and Cambodia will continue exchanging experience in the field of financial investigations under a new cooperation program signed in Vladivostok by Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan and Cambodian Senior Minister in charge of special missions and Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Unit »»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and European Council President Antonio Costa held talks in Sofia on Thursday focusing on the European Union's competitiveness, the next long-term EU budget, energy security, connectivity and enlargement. Costa's visit is part of his tour of EU capitals dedicated»»»

Doha, Qatar: Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided atmospheric pattern swirling around Saturn's south pole, adding a new mystery to a planet already famous for a strange six-sided formation at its opposite pole. The giant structure, known as a decagon, was discovered by an international t»»»

BELGRADE - Air Serbia delivered the strongest monthly performance in its history in August 2026, carrying 616,479 passengers across its scheduled and charter services, which is a 10 pct increase relative to August 2025, the national airline said on Thursday. "During August, Air Serbia operated 5,74»»»

Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»

Hungary has once again blocked progress in Ukraine’s EU accession talks, saying it is waiting for Kyiv to implement an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. Budapest did not approve the screening reports for the second and third negotiating clusters, preventing the accession»»»

Iran doesn’t need to defeat US — it only needs to remain dangerous enough to prolong war Dubai: On almost every conventional measure of military power, the contest between the United States and Iran should be hopelessly unequal. The US can send advanced aircraft deep into Iranian territory, destroy»»»

Speaking to journalists at the Sofia Philharmonic on Thursday, President Iliana Iotova has named Bulgarian News Agency Director General Kiril Valchev as her candidate for vice president. Iotova announced her running mate for the upcoming presidential election in October while attending the opening »»»

This was discussed during a meeting between Bin Touq and Sri Lanka’s Minister Abu Dhabi: The UAE and Sri Lanka have discussed opportunities to expand the tourism and investment partnership between the two countries, facilitate tourist flows, and exchange expertise to develop hospitality services an»»»

“It’s an idiotic idea [to] think you can isolate Russia, that you can put Russia under sanctions…Without the Russian economy, the world becomes much poorer,” Aleksandar Vulin, former deputy prime minister of Serbia and chairman of the board of Serbian state gas company Srbijagas, told Sputnik on th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is home to a rich and diverse museum landscape, spanning heritage, Islamic art, sport and contemporary creativity, offering residents and visitors new perspectives on the country, the region and the world. Adding a distinctive new chapter to this cultural offering is Lawh wa Qala»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Tax Authority (GTA) celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of employees who earned the “Tax Specialist” Certificate. The cohort comprises more than 20 employees from various departments across the Authority, marking an important step in the GTA’s ongoing efforts to d»»»

The German government approved nearly €800 million ($930 million) in weapons exports to Israel between January and June, Der Spiegel reports, citing a government response to a parliamentary inquiry. The sum is already four times higher than the total value Berlin greenlighted last year. Around one-»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 3: There's outrage in Malta after a tycoon was found not guilty of masterminding the murder of high-profile investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. In Brazil, a Supreme Court justice who was pivotal in sentencing former President Jair Bolsonaro »»»

Fighting escalated in the Middle East over the weekend after US airstrikes on Sunday targeted Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak. The exchange of fire was instigated by the US in retaliation against Iran’s new capabilities for firing mines from rockets into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s»»»

DOHA: The General Tax Authority (GTA) signed two memoranda of cooperation with Qatar Finance and Business Academy and Qatar University, each separately, within the framework of developing the Tax Specialist Certificate programme, which contributes to enhancing the readiness of personnel to keep pac»»»

In tonight's edition: Media rights groups in Kenya call for an investigation after a top journalist is abducted overnight by heavily armed men. Also, trials for three potential vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola are due to start over the next couple of months. Plus Senegalese»»»

Polish fashion group LPP is taking a more selective approach to expansion, cutting its 2026 target for new Sinsay stores to around 750 from 950 as it focuses more closely on location profitability. Crucially, the reduction applies to international expansion, not Poland. In Poland, Sinsay’s rollout »»»

Alides Polska is beginning the redevelopment of the former Perun factory in Warsaw’s Kamionek district, preserving the site’s more than 100-year industrial heritage while introducing new residential and service functions. Four historic factory halls will be retained and adapted for commercial uses,»»»

Rafal Retecki has been appointed CEO of Atos Poland and Eviden Polska, with a mandate to accelerate growth in Poland. The strategy centers on organic expansion by winning new clients, deepening partner relationships, and using Poland as both a sales market and a delivery hub for international proje»»»

The summer of 2026 was the hottest summer ever recorded since measurements began in 1990, French Environment Minister Monique Barbut said Thursday. France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday.»»»

China on Thursday called on France to abandon a new law on ultra-fast fashion that would impose fees of up to almost €20 per garment, calling it "clearly discriminatory". The law, which targets major Asian e-commerce platforms including Shein and Temu, aims to curb the industry's environmental and »»»

BANJALUKA - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Thursday a Serbia-Republika Srpska Parliamentary Forum would in the future focus on projects connecting young people. "Our task is to leave to generations to come strong institutions, the security of being able to freely preserve their iden»»»

“We will not give up and we will not give in,” European Parliament president Roberta Metsola wrote on Facebook post on Thursday (3 September), reacting to Wednesday’s court verdict relating to the 2017 murder of the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia that shook Europe. Yorgen F»»»

“Loyalty to Resistance” parliamentary bloc issued on Thursday a statement after its periodic meeting, stressing that the bets of the Lebanese authorities on making concessions in the context of the “Framework Agreement” have fallen. What follows is the full text of the statement: The Loyalty to the»»»

European Council President Antonio Costa used his visit to Sofia to press two messages that are increasingly central to the European Union’s agenda: enlargement will depend on reforms and commitments, while the bloc must reshape its budget and strengthen its security without abandoning cohesion bet»»»

All free textbooks and learning kits for students from first to 12th grade have been delivered locally, renovations have been completed in about 500 schools, and every Bulgarian school now has its own STEM centre, it became known at a national meeting of the Minister of Education and Science Georgi»»»

A campaigner who has worked on the case of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia since she was killed by a car bomb in 2017 has spoken of his devastation at the not guilty verdict. Caruana Galizia was a crusading investigative journalist whose death sent shockwaves across Europe and be»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute. She interprets Russia's reported missile support for Iran not as an isolated arms transaction, but as part of a broader geopolitical strategy in which Moscow treats Ukraine, Iran, NATO and the»»»

Citizens have reported dead fish and unusual darkening of the waters of the Struma River in the area of Kyustendil and Dupnitsa. Photos posted on social media purportedly show dead fish in the river and stretches where the water appears unusually dark. According to the posts, the affected species i»»»

The Eastern Economic Forum has become a key platform for strengthening ties between Russia and Asian economies, Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh, an international oil economist and a global energy expert, told Sputnik. Key statements:Since Western trade disruptions began, Russia has increasingly looked to Ch»»»

Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»

Croatia's banks were making more money than a year earlier when the first quarter closed. By the end of June that gain had gone. Profit across the sector fell 5.5% year on year (y/y) in the first half of 2026, the Croatian National Bank (HNB) said in its commentary on banking system developments, p»»»

Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»

Sofia's exchange bureaus have started quietly shutting their shutters. Not because business dried up, but because the business they were built for is disappearing. Since January 1, 2026, Bulgaria has been a full member of the eurozone, and the lev that priced everything from a loaf of bread in Loze»»»

Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»

Russia does not negotiate with terrorists, President Vladimir Putin said, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned airlines that Ukrainian drones would make Russian airspace unsafe. "I hadn't heard such statements, but if this was said publicly, then it amounts to a declaration of state terrorism»»»