Seasonal flower paradise to reopen soon with combo tickets and family activities Dubai: Dubai Miracle Garden will reopen for its 15th season on October 8, 2026, the popular Dubai attraction has announced. The world-renowned floral destination will welcome visitors for its new season with its signat»»»

Presidential adviser says diplomacy needed to shape region’s future and stability Dubai: Arab countries and Iran need to engage in a direct dialogue over the future of the region rather than leaving strategic discussions largely to Tehran and Washington, Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Advise»»»

Gargash extends condolences to Sheikh Mohammed, Sheikh Hamdan and Al Maktoum family Dubai: Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, has extended his sincere condolences to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) and Qatar University (QU) have signed a joint cooperation agreement in the fields of media, scientific research, and professional training. The agreement was signed by HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al-Thani, QMC CEO, and Dr. Omar Al Ansari,»»»

New York: The model for managing artificial intelligence (AI) risks "is unravelling," United Nations experts warned in a report published Monday on an incident at OpenAI in July. During the incident, two OpenAI systems escaped their confined testing environment, accessed the internet and broke into»»»

Doha, Qatar: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Monday with Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the State of Qatar, HE Syahda Guruh Langkah Samudera. The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation relations and ways to support and dev»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi met Monday with Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Hassan Moalim Mohamud Sheikh Ali during his visit to the State of Qatar. During the meeting»»»

Transfer pricing begins with who does the work, signs the deal and carries the risk A group wins its first significant contract in a new market. The client is ready to sign. On Tuesday, someone asks a practical question: which of our companies should be on the contract? Sign up for our daily busine»»»

London: UK flights faced fresh disruption Monday, with some cancelled due to a technical issue at the nation's air traffic control agency -- the second such outage in two weeks. The National Air Traffic Services (NATS), plagued by several incidents in recent years, apologised for the latest inciden»»»

Anyone already planning trips, holidays or time off in Hungary next year can start marking their calendar: Hungary public holidays 2027 will produce six guaranteed long weekends, including a four-day Easter break. Several other public holidays, however, will fall on Saturdays or Sundays, while the »»»

It is lunchtime in downtown Santiago, and dozens of businesses around the Plaza de Armas are serving up one of Chile's most democratic specialties: the "completo." For decades, the country's version of the hot dog has been one of the most affordable foods enjoyed across social classes. But as the c»»»

Madrid: Spain's World Cup-winning coach Luis de la Fuente is to sign a new contract keeping him in the role until 2032, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) announced on Monday. "Luis de la Fuente will extend his contract through the next two European Championships, in 2028 and 2032, as well as t»»»

Abu Dhabi Declaration highlight of UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Dubai: Crime no longer stops at any border, and the UAE says the response cannot either. As Abu Dhabi prepares to host the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice from September 26 »»»

Modi offers heartfelt condolences to Al Maktoum family and Dubai Ruler Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered his condolences to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, following the death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Ma»»»

Pontianak, Indonesia: Dozens of planes and thousands of personnel fighting huge forest fires in Indonesia are struggling to contain them, authorities said Monday, while neighbouring Malaysia stepped up efforts to combat toxic haze. "From the air to the ground, all forces continue to move. Everythin»»»

Israeli forces on Monday raided the hometown of a Palestinian man suspected of shooting dead an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank the day before, local authorities said. Sunday's shooting occurred near the Israeli settlement of Neveh Tzuf, north of Ramallah, on the eve of the Jewish holiday»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: German automotive workers held nationwide protests on Monday, calling for government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. Growing Chinese competition, compounded by weak domestic demand and US tariffs, has thrown the German c»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Labour HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met on Monday with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, HE Arun Hemachandra. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation relations and ways to enhance »»»

Police found the man dead inside a Colorado Springs home before arresting the woman A woman who walked into a police station to report a dead man inside a home was later arrested in connection with his death, authorities in Colorado said. Sheldon “Shelly” Wilson, 62, was one of two women who went t»»»

Colombia’s disaster risk agency says a forest fire in the centre of the country is now partially under control. Around 250 firefighters, supported by volunteers, have been battling the blaze since Saturday, with some 200 hectares affected. Camille Corcoran takes a closer look.»»»

Doha, Qatar: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Monday with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the State of Qatar, HE Josefin Simonsson Broden. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and way»»»

Bishkek ranked 461st among 1,000 cities worldwide in the Global Cities Index 2026 compiled by Oxford Economics. Compared with last year’s ranking, the Kyrgyzstan’s capital climbed 37 places. Bishkek ranked 498th in the Global Cities Index 2025. Oxford Economics assesses cities across five key areas»»»

Pope Leo XIV on Friday begins a four-day visit to France, where the Catholic Church's views on abortion and euthanasia run counter to the values of a secular country that recently enshrined abortion in its constitution and gave final approval to a bill establishing the right to assisted dying.»»»

Damascus, Sept. 21 (SANA) Rising energy costs and supply disruptions are putting pressure on fuel markets, production sectors and household budgets worldwide, with Syria also affected as it faces a gap between domestic demand and available refining capacity. The global energy market has been affect»»»

Roadshow brings waqf lessons to Abu Dhabi’s youth and community hubs Abu Dhabi: Schools, universities and community councils across Abu Dhabi are about to get a lesson in endowments, also known as waqf in Arabic. The Abu Dhabi authority Awqaf Abu Dhabi has launched a roadshow to boost public unders»»»

Tokyo: China's 13-year-old swimming sensation Yu Zidi smashed another Asian Games record for her second gold in as many days on Monday, two years out from the Los Angeles Olympics. Yu gave another glimpse of her enormous potential in Tokyo as she scorched to victory in the women's 200m individual m»»»

Competition came back larger in scale and tougher in format The second edition of the School of Cyber Defense competition reached its final at GISEC GLOBAL 2026, bringing the strongest student cybersecurity teams in the UAE to Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City. Building on its 2025 debut, the comp»»»

Insider warnings, hacking scares during tests and a US-China race have split the industry and Washington. It began with a resignation. Earlier this month, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit, warning AI could kill us all by the end of the decade; colleague Evan Hubinger put the odds above 10 perc»»»

US President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping expansion of sanctions against Russia, giving Washington new powers to target Moscow as well as major buyers of Russian energy. The legislation authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on goods from certain countries purchasing Russian oil and gas, w»»»

Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah questioned the President’s ability to succeed after creating what he termed a "deep rift" with a significant segment of the Lebanese public. Fadlallah accused President Joseph Aoun of breaking core commitments he made to Hezbollah before his election. Fadlallah s»»»

Geneva: Switzerland will have to play their next four Nations League matches without captain Granit Xhaka, who admitted Monday to having used a forged Covid vaccine certificate during the pandemic. The 33-year-old midfielder admitted on his social media channels Monday that he had presented a forge»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on the passing of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has invited the country’s justice institutions to a joint consultation meeting on magistrates’ salaries, scheduled for September 28 at 12:30 p.m. at the Prime Minister’s Office. According to the invitation, the meeting will launch an inter-institutional dialogue on »»»

Dublin: Ireland's data protection watchdog, acting on behalf of the European Union, said Monday that it had fined Google 403 million euros ($462 million) for improperly using users' location data. The technology giant infringed the EU's General Data Protection Regulation between May 2018 and Februa»»»

The LUNAR light festival in Sofia was attended by more than 85,000 residents and visitors from September 17 to 20, Sofia Municipality said on Monday. During the festival, seven artists and studios from six countries presented works created for the architecture and scale of central Sofia under the t»»»

Dublin: Ireland's data protection watchdog, acting on behalf of the European Union, said Monday that it had fined Google 403 million euros ($462 million) for breaching users' location data. The technology giant infringed the EU's General Data Protection Regulation on the matter between May 2018 and»»»

The free concert has been postponed following a 10-day mourning period in Dubai Dubai K-Fest will not go ahead this weekend, the festival's organisers have confirmed, following the announcement of an official mourning period in Dubai. The free opening concert headlined by K-pop soloist Kwon Eunbi a»»»

Bulgarian Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva has submitted an opinion to the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Ivan Shishkov, proposing amendments to Ordinance No. 4 of 2004 aimed at strengthening consumer protection in water and sewerage services, the Ombudsman’s press office said on Mo»»»

Islamabad, Pakistan: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party said on Monday that his three sisters had been arrested. "Punjab police have raided Aleem Khan's home and have abducted Imran Khan's other two sisters, his nephews and their children," Zulfi Bukhari, a spokesman for Khan's Pakis»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of condolences to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on the death of the late Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.»»»

Row over reserved lounger erupts into chaos as victim collapses and later dies Dubai: An 82-year-old man has died after an argument over a sunlounger descended into a violent fight at a popular beach near Athens, according to media reports. The confrontation happened on Sunday at Vouliagmeni beach,»»»

Baghdad, Sept. 21 (SANA) Iraq’s Oil Ministry said Monday that the country’s crude oil exports averaged about 2.6 million barrels per day in September. In a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the ministry responded to media reports claiming that Iraqi crude exports had reached 4 milli»»»

Civil Defence teams pulled Hajar out alive after tense rescue operation in Nineveh Dubai: A four-year-old Iraqi girl died after being rescued alive from a 20-metre-deep well in Nineveh Governorate on Monday, turning relief over her successful rescue into tragedy. The girl, identified as Hajar, had »»»

Emirates is using AI, biometrics, passenger data to rethink the journey from ground to air Dubai: Emirates is betting that the future of flying will be less about passengers asking for things and more about the airline knowing what they need before they do. Sign up for our daily business newsletter»»»

Muezzin was known for Fajr call to prayer and takbeers at Masjid Al Haram Dubai: Sheikh Ibrahim Al Madani, a muezzin at Mecca's Grand Mosque and a member of its muezzins' platform, died on Monday, according to reports circulated by staff of the Two Holy Mosques and followers of the call to prayer o»»»

New York, USA: Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) participated in the Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg: UNGA Special Edition 2026, co-hosting a dedicated Business Lounge with Invest Qatar and Qatar Financial Center for key stakeholders from Qatar's investment ecosystem. In a statement, QFZ »»»

Seoul: Five former senior South Korean military officers were jailed for up to 18 years Monday for their roles in the country's short-lived martial law declaration of 2024. Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in December that year, ordering special forces and helicopters to parliament i»»»

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won a record 355 seats in Russia's 450-seat Duma lower house of parliament, according to preliminary results from the three day election released by electoral chief Ella Pamfilova on Monday. With almost all votes counted from the poll, in which»»»

Passport fee hike on hold as DFA balances affordability with APO’s funding needs Manila: The cost of getting a Philippine passport could rise from ₱950 to ₱1,500 (about $24), but the Department of Foreign Affairs wants to postpone the increase until the middle of 2028, when the government plans to »»»

Licence enables firm to support clients and professional advisers in both ADGM and DIFC Creation Business Consultants has become a licensed Company Service Provider in ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi. Operating through Creation Business Consultants Ltd, the licence marks an im»»»