Mayors across Burgas Region have committed to accelerating work on their municipal spatial development plans, while the government will help speed up the approval process, Regional Development Minister Ivan Shishkov said here on Monday after a meeting with local officials. Shishkov noted that 52 mu»»»

Damascus, Aug. 3 (SANA) The Syrian E-Commerce Forum 2026 opened on Monday at the Seven Gates Hotel in Damascus, bringing together representatives from government ministries, chambers of commerce, the private sector, technology companies, electronic payment providers and logistics firms. The forum a»»»

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ClimateSpainThe economic toll of Spain's wildfiresAstrid Prange de OliveiraDevastating wildfires are ravaging Spain's tourism, economy and nature. Could the country have done more to prevent them? https://p.dw.com/p/5I3rdIn recent years, Spain has slashed investments in measures to prevent wildfire»»»

Dubai: Air France has extended the suspension of its flights to and from Dubai until August 18, citing the evolving security situation in the Near and Middle East. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The French national carrier said on Monday that flights to and from Dubai»»»

LONDON: The hard-right Reform UK party unveiled plans on Monday for, if it wins power, “the largest military operation” in the Channel “since World War II” to stop migrants crossing on small boats. The proposal — which experts and other political parties promptly rubbished — comes days after tens o»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Monday, gaining 117.75 points, or 1.1 percent, to close at 10,823.62. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR6.26 billion ($1.67 billion), as 225 of the listed stocks advanced, while 32 retreated. The MSCI Tadawul Index also in»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police recorded a decline in several major crime categories during the first half of 2026, including fraud, cybercrime and economic crime, according to a performance review of the General Department of Criminal Investigation. The results were presented during a meeting chaired by Major»»»

Dubai: The UAE Council For FATWA has issued a nationwide ruling standardising the zakat threshold for dates at 541 kilograms after drying, while clarifying how growers and date companies should calculate and pay the religious levy under a unified framework aligned with the country's agricultural pr»»»

US President Donald Trump has teased new negotiations with Iran after abruptly calling off a major attack in a Truth Social post published on the same day that his media company began selling Wall Street firms millisecond-fast access to the platform’s market-moving content. Speaking to reporters ab»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon is preparing for a seventh round of US-mediated negotiations with Israel in Rome on Tuesday amid cautious hopes of progress, despite continued Israeli military escalation in the south. Lebanese expectations range from deep pessimism over the prospect of securing further Israeli with»»»

A delegation of 14 Sunni MPs on Monday met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and discussed with him the issue of the amnesty law. Following the meeting, MP Bilal Abdallah stated: “The discussion focused on a single topic: the proposed general amnesty law … We commended the Speaker for his signifi»»»

RIYADH: The appearance of Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund and chairman of Aramco, at the 2026 World Cup final ceremony as he presented the Best Young Player award to Spain’s Pau Cubarsi while the oil giant’s logo dominated the scene was a striking publicity stunt, bu»»»

BELGRADE - The FMs of Serbia and Zimbabwe, Marko Djuric and Amon Murwira signed on Monday in Belgrade MoUs between their ministries. Zimbabwe also announced it would reopen a diplomatic and consular representative office in Belgrade. After meeting in the building of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign »»»

RIYADH: In hindsight, Saudi Arabia’s exit from the World Cup after a stalemate with Cape Verde does not look as bad as it did at the time. The Blue Sharks were one of two teams to put two goals past runners-up Argentina, and the only team in the tournament to avoid both losing and conceding a goal »»»

RIYADH: After nearly 11 months, the Lebanese Premier League has finally come to an end but no one envisioned it would take this long when newly-promoted Jwayya defeated Bourj 3-0 on the opening day back in September. But with the Lebanese Football Association forced to halt football in late Februar»»»

Bali behaves like several islands stitched into one, and the area you choose matters far more than the headline price. A surf town, a wellness retreat, an upmarket beach strip and a quiet family bay all sit within an hour of each other. Anyone weighing properties for sale in Bali is really picking »»»

Gabrielle Carrington, a former finalist in the U.K. version of "X Factor," pleaded not guilty in court in London on Monday to charges she murdered a social media influencer and injured a security guard in an incident outside a nightclub in the capital's Soho nightlife district. File Photo by Mike T»»»

1 of 2 | President Donald Trump delivers an address on election security from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 16. Pool Photo by Saul Loeb/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The 2026 midterm elections are fast approaching and President Donald Trump has launched a multi»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah City Municipality has urged owners of vehicles, machinery, motorcycles and bicycles that have been impounded for more than six months to complete the necessary release procedures within four days or risk having their property sold at public auction. The municipality said owners mus»»»

Damascus, Aug. 3 (SANA) The price of 21-karat gold in Syria’s local market rose by 200 Syrian pounds (SYP) on Monday compared with the previous day’s level, according to the latest pricing bulletin. The General Directorate for Precious Metals Management said the selling price of one gram of 21-kara»»»

Dubai: Dubai International Airport retained its position as the world's busiest airport for international seat capacity in August, with airlines scheduling 4.54 million one-way seats, or about 9 million seats across both directions, as carriers expanded operations to meet peak summer demand. Accord»»»

Global electric car sales rebounded sharply in the second quarter of 2026, rising 35% quarter-on-quarter to record levels in 50 countries, even as overall car sales fell around 5% y/y in the first half of the year on weaker demand in China and the US, according to the International Energy Agency's »»»

A cargo van caught fire in the southern town of al-Mansouri on Monday after being struck by a percussion bomb dropped by an Israeli quadcopter, the National News Agency said. Israeli warplanes had after midnight launched an airstrike on the Ali al-Taher hill on the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, f»»»

Dubai: A private school teacher was brutally stabbed to death inside her workplace in Haryana's Faridabad on Monday after a masked assailant allegedly dragged her into a room and attacked her multiple times with a knife, police said. Authorities have launched a manhunt to trace the accused. The vic»»»

Dubai: Motorists looking to obtain or renew a driving licence in Dubai now have more places than ever to complete one of the mandatory requirements, with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) expanding its network of approved eye test centres by 30 per cent across the emirate. The RTA said it add»»»

The transaction involves an 11,000 sqm GLA retail park located in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, in the western part of the Warsaw metropolitan area. The property will become the 13th retail park in BIG Poland’s Polish portfolio and its second in the Mazowieckie voivodeship, alongside BIG Łubna near Warsaw. »»»

The US-Iran standoff remains tense, with conflicting signals over diplomacy, continued military pressure and fresh concerns over regional security. While US President Donald Trump says talks with Iran are set to resume, Tehran insists there are currently no direct negotiations with Washington. The »»»

An Israeli court has temporarily frozen a plan by so-called National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to place crocodiles around a prison in the Negev desert housing Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip, with the legal challenge focusing on concerns over “risks to the animals,” Israeli media »»»

Damascus, Aug. 3 (SANA) Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said on Monday that Syria, under the leadership of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, is capable of moving toward greater stability, prosperity and “a brighter future for all its people.” In a post on X following talks with Presiden»»»

The 5th Middle East Tyre, Auto & Spare Parts Expo (METAS 2026) officially opened today at Expo Centre Sharjah, with 44 Chinese enterprises from 8 provinces joining 7 international exhibitors from the UAE and Jordan for three days of trade, matchmaking, and investment discussions. Opening ceremony w»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's deadliest measles outbreak in decades, which has killed hundreds of children, has had a crippling economic impact on families, aid groups warned Monday. At least 844 children have died and more than 112,000 people have sought hospital treatment for the preventable disease since »»»

Several sunken World War II-era Nazi warships have resurfaced in the Danube River amid a major heatwave and prolonged drought. The vessels became visible as the water level in Europe’s second-longest river fell to record lows. Photos and videos posted on social media showed massive shipwrecks lying»»»

Omar Sultanov has been relieved of his posts as Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva. The relevant decree was signed by President Sadyr Japarov. By another decree, the head of s»»»

Regional private equity fund BoldMind Capital Partners and the executive management team of Pall-Ex Romania, the Romanian operator of the international Pall-Ex franchise, have completed the acquisition of the company through a Leveraged Buy-Out (LBO) transaction valued at more than €25 million. The»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO countries are sponsors of terrorism by supporting Ukraine and its attack on Russia's Arkhipo-Osipovka village, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. "A terrorist gang is operating in the center of Europe, occupying the state apparatus of Ukrain»»»

JEDDAH: The Qassim region continues to strengthen its position as Saudi Arabia’s capital of dates, with millions of palm trees producing a wide range of premium varieties. Among them is sukkari, one of the Kingdom’s leading agricultural products and among the most sought-after dates in local and in»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has appointed Mohammed Hasan Alwan as acting president of Riyadh University of Arts. Alwan has served as CEO of the Theater and Performing Arts Commission since November 2024. He previously led the Literature, Publishing and Tran»»»

Internet advertising and digital streaming services for film and music are the fastest-growing segments of Romania’s entertainment and media industry, estimated at EUR 5.22 billion this year, up around 2% on 2025. Over the medium term, the market will keep pace, advancing an average of around 2% pe»»»

The water level of the Danube at Lom has fallen by 5 cm over the past 24 hours and is now 1 cm below sea level, the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River (EAEMDR) reported on Monday. Due to the low water levels, large strips of land that are usually submerged have eme»»»

Ankara: A heavily pregnant woman died after falling from the balcony of her home in western Turkiye, with police detaining her husband, state news agency Anadolu reported Monday. The 35-year-old woman, who was eight months pregnant, died late on Sunday. A Sudanese national, she was living with her »»»

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have begun the organizational and technical procedures for the official transfer of the villages of Chon-Gara and Tash-Dobo, formerly part of Uzbekistan’s Fergana region, the Office of Presidential Representative in Batken region reported. The work is being carried out und»»»

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan has filed an appeal against the verdict of Bishkek’s Pervomaisky District Court in the «Letter of 75» case. The defendants in the case include former State Committee for National Security (SCNS) Chairman Kamchybek Tashiev, former Speaker of the Zhogorku»»»

Share: The Beirut port silos , before and after the blast.The silos were destroyed by a massive explosion Aug 4, 2020 in which 220 people were killed , 7000 Injured , after 2,750 Tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate that were illegally stored there for nearly 7 years exploded . President Michel Aoun was warn»»»

The Budapest Chief Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against a Ukrainian boy and is seeking a custodial sentence to be served in a juvenile detention facility over bomb threats sent to mostly Budapest schools last spring, the prosecution said on Monday. Minor Ukrainian boy threatened to blow »»»

U.S. markets were poised to open with gains and oil prices fell sharply Monday after President Donald Trump said he would order U.S. forces to refrain from attacks against Iran and that a deal to end the fighting was near. Futures for the S&P rose 0.6%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Av»»»

Anytime Romania and BRD Groupe Société Générale are simplifying access to motor insurance by integrating Anytime MTPL insurance into the YOU BRD mobile app. The bank’s customers can now purchase their insurance directly within the app through a fully digital process, benefiting from one of the fast»»»

The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) has announced the academic calendar for private schools in the emirate for the 2026-2027 academic year, with classes set to begin on August 31, 2026. The calendar applies to all private schools in Sharjah except those following the Indian and Pakistani»»»

International low-cost marketplaces have become an increasingly visible part of Romania’s e-commerce landscape, attracting shoppers with highly competitive prices and an ever-expanding product range. Following its recent analysis of the new EU rules affecting low-value imports, Compari.ro surveyed »»»

SolitAir, the UAE’s dedicated B2B, airport-to-airport cargo airline, today announced the launch of cargo services to Bucharest’s Otopeni International Airport (OTP), Romania – its second destination in the European Union made possible by the carrier’s ACC3 (Air Cargo and Mail Carrier from a Third C»»»