LONDON: Saudi Arabia on Sunday opened a visa service center in Damascus to receive applications, including those related to freight deliveries and passenger transport, as Riyadh deepens economic engagement with Syria. The Saudi Embassy in Damascus said the center was established as part of joint ef»»»

NARATHIWAT: Dozens of coordinated arson and incendiary attacks across Thailand’s insurgency-hit south left at least three people wounded and government property burned, the military said. Multiple local government offices and several vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the 51 attacks, according t»»»

PARIS: The economic relationship between France and Saudi Arabia appears to have reached a new stage, after long being characterized by a trade balance favorable to the Kingdom. It now presents a different picture, particularly since 2025, when France exported nearly $4.5 billion worth of goods to »»»

NABLUS: Israeli settlers continued besieging three Palestinian homes in Qusra, south of Nablus, for the 15th consecutive day on Sunday, under the protection of Israeli forces. In the Ras Al-Ain area of Qusra, settlers kept surrounding the three homes while Israeli forces barred residents from enter»»»

Escalation was the name of the game this week, as the full extent of British involvement in Ukraine’s long-range strikes on Russia was revealed, and as US President Donald Trump laid claim to the Strait of Hormuz and shifted to a policy of subjecting Iran to long-term economic strangulation. Trump »»»

Tunis, August 23 (TAP) - Temperatures will range on Sunday night between 27°C and 32°C in the north and midland, and between 33°C and 37°C in the south. Local thunderstorms and scattered showers are expected in the midland late at night, gradually...»»»

Rome: Juventus secured a 1-0 away win against newly-promoted Frosinone, but failed to impress on Sunday in their opening match of the Serie A season. Juve, who finished a disappointing sixth last season, secured all three points thanks to Gleison Bremer's 22nd-minute header. Luciano Spalletti's sid»»»

Cairo: Karim Badawi, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met with Abdullah Ateya Al Messabi, CEO of ADNOC Drilling, to discuss strategic partnerships and the company’s participation in Egypt’s expanded onshore and offshore well-drilling program to support higher oil and gas product»»»

Author: Gergely Baics New York City witnessed unparalleled growth in the first half of the 19th century, its population rising from thirty thousand to nearly a million in a matter of decades. “Feeding Gotham” looks at how America’s first metropolis grappled with the challenge of provisioning its in»»»

"I have not found any grounds so far to convene the Consultative Council for National Security," President Iliana Iotova told journalists after attending an official ceremony at the foot of the Shipka Monument, where the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Shipka will be observed. Iotova was comment»»»

US far-right influencer Jake Lang, known for his Quran-burning stunts, has been arrested on suspicion of rioting after clashes with counterprotesters outside Minneapolis City Hall. Lang spent four years in prison over the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, before being pardoned by US Presid»»»

Washington’s clash with the International Criminal Court exposes the contradictions between supranational legal claims, American exceptionalism, and the rise of multipolar sovereignty. The latest clash between Washington and the International Criminal Court says more about the structure of the pres»»»

Denmark plans to stop issuing temporary residence permits to Ukrainian refugees from regions least affected by the conflict with Russia, the EU nation’s immigration minister, Morten Bodskov, has said. The announcement follows a wider trend among European nations to cut benefits to those fleeing the»»»

Dubai: Omani citizens can travel to Botswana without a visa for stays of up to 90 days, the Sultanate’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. The ministry said Botswana had confirmed that Oman was not among the countries whose nationals are required to obtain a visa before travelling to the so»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat met with Huawei Egypt CEO Benjamin Houwei and senior company officials to review progress on a project to locally manufacture battery energy storage systems (BESS). The project includes plans to establish a number of standalone BESS»»»

Khaled Sabry Developments has sold out the first phase of Waterside Villas at its Rosail City project in Mostakbal City, after completing 100% of the phase’s construction works. The company is currently carrying out finishing, landscaping, planting, and other final works, with the first units sched»»»

Three major projects on Egypt’s North Coast generated combined sales of approximately EGP 258bn from the beginning of 2026 through August 15, representing nearly half of the total sales recorded across the North Coast during all of 2025, according to a report by The Board Consulting. The three proj»»»

MODON Developments and BINBAZ Developments have signed agreements with UK-based Campbell Gray Hospitality to manage and operate two hotels in East and West Cairo, as the developers expand their residential and hospitality portfolios. Under the agreements, Campbell Gray Hospitality will manage a 110»»»

Asl Holding, a Saudi investment fund, announced the acquisition of Saudi-based Alkayan Technical Alarabia and Zurich Developments as part of its plans to expand activities in the Egyptian market. The acquisition supports Asl Holding’s investment strategy in Egypt’s real estate sector and provides Z»»»

Times Developments has reported construction investments of about EGP 30bn over the past two years as the company prepares to expand its land portfolio and pursue new projects in the North Coast, Red Sea, and West Cairo. Chairperson Ahmed El Sergany said Times Developments’ construction program has»»»

Cazamond Developments has launched a new strategy to expand its presence in Egypt’s Delta region, with projects planned in New Damietta and New Mansoura. The company said the strategy builds on more than 11 years of experience in the Delta, where it initially operated in engineering, architectural,»»»

Doha: HE Minister of Municipality, Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met Sunday with HE Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to the State of Qatar, Adam Shareef Umar. Discussion during the meeting dealt with boosting the two countries' cooperation in areas of mutual interest.»»»

There was understandable intrigue raised by US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Syrian army may be best placed to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon. Historians of the Middle East were quick to recall events half a century ago, when thousands of Syrian soldiers and scores of Syrian tanks cross»»»

Iran’s acting defense minister says the country has faced a hybrid war of unprecedented scale, involving cyber, military, proxy and counter-revolutionary elements, with some bombs specifically manufactured for use against Iran. Majid Ibn al-Reza, caretaker of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Force»»»

Oslo: The health of Norway's 89-ear-old King Harald V, in hospital due to complications from a blood condition, has "deteriorated" over the weekend, a statement from the palace said Sunday. Europe's oldest reigning monarch is being treated for haemolytic anaemia, a condition caused by an abnormally»»»

Conakry: A landslide at the Dar-es-Salam rubbish dump on the outskirts of Conakry, the Guinean capital, on Sunday has killed 30 people and injured 22 others, according to a statement issued by the Guinean government. "Since the early hours, significant human and material resources have been mobiliz»»»