BusinessGlobal issuesApple's new CEO John Ternus makes AI top priorityArthur SullivanJohn Ternus is just the third Apple CEO in 30 years. His primary challenge is to correct the company's faltering AI strategy to preserve its position as a big tech leader. https://p.dw.com/p/5JhBCJohn Ternus (left)»»»

For the Armed Forces, the main challenge is how to turn the allocated resources into real defence capabilities, Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov said in a lecture to officers and faculty members at the opening of the 2026/2027 academic year for officers at the G. S. Rakovski National Defence C»»»

Iran’s rocket-launched mines could pose a new threat to shipping through Hormuz Dubai: Days after the United States declared that it had cleared sea mines from international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran appears to have been preparing an unusual way of putting them back — by rocket. »»»

Washington: The State of Qatar participated in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, held in Asheville, North Carolina, in the United States. Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari headed Qatar's delegation to a series of sessions held as part of the meeting, which a»»»

Three centuries ago, in 1729, author Jonathan Swift used the cold language of arithmetic to suggest that Ireland’s poor sell their children as food for the tables of English gentlemen. The horror he outlined in his book, A Modest Proposal, lay not just in the idea itself but in the tone: a bureaucr»»»

Officers joined pupils and parents as schools reopened for the 2026–2027 academic year Abu Dhabi Police welcomed pupils back to classrooms with gifts and awareness messages as the new academic year began, combining the celebrations with efforts to strengthen traffic safety around schools. The initi»»»

RTA has maintained and rehabilitated about 17km of asphalt roads so far this year Dubai: About 95 per cent of Dubai’s road network assets are rated “excellent”, according to Roads and Transport Authority data, as the emirate expands preventive maintenance and increasingly relies on smart systems to»»»

Suhail Al Mazrouei says cleaner energy, storage, stronger grids are key to Gulf resilience Dubai: The UAE is raising its clean-energy ambitions as the Gulf faces a more uncertain energy landscape, with Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail Al Mazrouei saying the country is targeting around 3»»»

Today, September 1, the Universe of Nomads ethno-village began welcoming visitors at Kyrchyn jailoo (pasture) as part of the 6th World Nomad Games. The ethnic bazaar presents products by Kyrgyz artisans, traditional household items and contemporary works by local designers. Traditional Kyrgyz dishe»»»

Claimant said she lent her sister Dh540,000, of which only Dh200,000 was repaid Abu Dhabi: An Abu Dhabi court has ordered a woman to repay her sister Dh340,000 after finding that the money formed part of a family loan that had not been fully repaid. The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Cl»»»

Seoul: A Republic of Korea police officer lied in order to close over two dozen missing persons cases, including two people later found dead, so as to avoid additional work, authorities said Tuesday. Two of the missing people were among four bodies found over several days in August on Jeju, shaking»»»

Nairobi: Kenyan aviation workers have called off a strike that paralysed the country's main international airport for two days, the civil aviation authority said Tuesday. Thousands of passengers were stranded in the capital Nairobi and at other airports around the east African country on Sunday and»»»

Edgefront Technologies, a company within the same group as Romanian healthtech company Rayscape, whose technologies are already in use across more than 20 countries, has signed a funding agreement with the Romanian Ministry of Investments and European Projects, acting as the Managing Authority for »»»

The presidential and vice-presidential candidates of Vazrazhdane will be announced within ten days, party MP Kosta Stoyanov said at a press conference in Varna on Tuesday. Bulgaria will hold a presidential election on October 25, with a possible run-off on November 1. Stoyanov said that internal no»»»

Defence spending is planned at 2.33% of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2027, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said in a lecture to officers and faculty members at the opening of the 2026/2027 academic year for officers at G. S. Rakovski National Defence College on Tuesday. Bulgaria is one of the»»»

The G. S. Rakovski National Defence College opened its 2026/2027 academic year for officers on Tuesday, with a ceremony featuring the reception of the battle flag and the formation being addressed by the Defence Minister. Later in the day, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Chief of Defence Admi»»»

The academic year at the G. S. Rakovski National Defence College is beginning at a time of accelerated transformation of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, Major General Stayko Prokopiev, head of the Military Academy, said at the opening ceremony. The process is being driven by changes in the security env»»»

Philippines said trusting people closest to a crisis can help communities respond faster Dubai: When disaster strikes, the first people to respond may not be those sitting in a command centre. They may be volunteers in a village, community leaders who know the area, or local teams already trained t»»»

A police helicopter and a thermal-imaging drone helped officers locate two men in separate incidents in northeastern Hungary last week: one a wanted man attempting to hide from police, the other a missing 28-year-old who had reportedly threatened suicide. Helicopter tracks down wanted man The two i»»»

A Lebanese boy succumbed to his wounds after an unexploded Israeli ordnance detonated in the southern village of Haboush, the National News Agency said. Mohammad Ali Ibrahim, whose father Ali Ibrahim was previously killed in an Israeli attack on southern Lebanon, was injured on Monday alongside ano»»»

A summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is possible “at any time,” Seoul’s spy agency told lawmakers Tuesday. In this June 2019 photo, Trump and Kim shake hands at the DMZ during a brief meeting. File White House Pool Photo by Shealah Craighead/UPI | License»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov addressed the meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Bishkek, outlining the main priorities for the organisation’s future work. First, Japarov called for strengthening the SCO as a space for equal partnership and trust, free from bloc-based thinking an»»»

Arab Finance: Elsewedy Technical Academy (STA) has signed a cooperation agreement with MAC for Mobility Manufacturing to provide electrical and mechanical training for young people and improve their prospects of employment with the automotive manufacturer, as per an emailed press release. The acade»»»

Lima: Peru, the world's largest catcher of anchovy, is facing a "devastating blow" from warming seas that have gutted production, sparking an unemployment crisis, industry officials told AFP. Anchoveta is a key ingredient in fishmeal, which is used to make animal feed and organic fertilizer, with P»»»

Two-day LevelUP exhibition links advanced learning to real career growth Career progression is increasingly linked to the ability to build specialised skills and gain qualifications that match changing industry requirements. Gulf News LevelUP, a new two-day exhibition taking place on September 26 a»»»

Tunis, Sep.1(TAP) - Sfax will host, on October 23-25, an economic and scientific event on the "promotion and marketing of Tunisian olive oil," organised by the "Tunisie Zaytouna association" in collaboration with several Tunisian and international...»»»

Following the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Bishkek, 28 documents were signed and approved. The meeting was chaired by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. The main document was the Bishkek Declaration on the 25th Anniversary of the SCO. Amendments »»»

The SCO Plus meeting of heads of state and representatives of international organizations has begun in Bishkek. Representatives from 18 states and seven international organizations are participating in the event. It is taking place following the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shang»»»

Tokyo: Police in Japan said Tuesday they had arrested a man over the killing of 30 hamsters at a hotel, weeks after he was detained for stomping to death 20 others. The 36-year-old high school staffer in the northern region of Iwate teamed up with two different women at a short-stay lodging meant f»»»

UAE intercepts Iranian drone as Hormuz tensions threaten oil and flights Security risks around Hormuz remain amid the renewed flareup of military exchanges between the US and Iran. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency reported early on Tuesday that a tanker was hit by three unidentified »»»

Iran has delivered a stark ultimatum to the United States, declaring that the only path out of the current crisis lies in Washington’s full compliance with the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) a deal signed by both nations’ presidents or else the conflict will persist. Speaking on the si»»»

As part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s events, a bilateral meeting took place today between Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Defense Ruslan Mukambetov and Turkey’s Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of Kyrgyzstan — Turkey milita»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China is ready to work with Russia to further deepen practical cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday. "Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China and Russia are car»»»

Arab Finance: Real estate developer Sixth of October Development and Investment Company (SODIC) has signed an EGP 7.5 billion medium-term financing facility with Commercial International Bank (CIB) to fund the development and construction of its June project on the North Coast, as per a press relea»»»

Ukrainian officials said Tuesday that 12 people in Kyiv and the Kyiv Oblast were killed in Russia's overnight attack. File Photo by Office of the President of Ukraine/UPI. | License Photo Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Russia launched a drone and ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and the surrounding oblast overni»»»

A 49-year-old man allegedly beat, threatened and tortured his partner before forcing her into a forest to dig what was intended to be her own grave. He is now facing charges that could carry up to 12 years in prison. Woman allegedly forced to dig her own grave Prosecutors in Győr have charged a 49-»»»

Former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gurov (February 19-May 8, 2026) and former acting Secretary General of the Interior Ministry Georgi Kandev (February 27-June 8, 2026) announced that they will run in the October 25 presidential election. The two announced their candidacies for president and vi»»»

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China has offered the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries to coordinate the fight against traditional and non-traditional security threats, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday. "[It is necessary] to put security at the forefront and create an environment of»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index rose 0.17% at the opening of Tuesday's trading session, gaining 16.53 points from the previous session's close to reach 9,823 points, buoyed by gains across five sectors. QSE data showed that the Consumer Goods and Services sector led the gainers, a»»»

DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has enabled payment service providers to open accounts with the central bank and gain direct access to the Real-Time Gross Settlement System (QA-RTGS), allowing them to settle transactions directly without intermediaries. The move is in line with the Third Financial S»»»

After two military aircraft landed at Sofia Airport, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov urged people to remain calm. He told the media on Tuesday that the aircraft have diplomatic clearance, which is issued as a blanket authorization at the end of each year to all allied countries. They are permitte»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has enabled payment service providers to open accounts with the central bank and gain direct access to the Real-Time Gross Settlement System (QA-RTGS), allowing them to conduct settlement operations directly without intermediaries. The move is in line with the »»»

For nearly two decades, she built a career, community, second home in the capital Dubai: Some journeys begin with a plan, others begin with a leap of faith. For Sheryl Palacios–Manalo, it was both. When she left the Philippines for the UAE in 2007, she has carried with her a dream shared by countle»»»

TradeCanadaTariffs spat: Carney bets Canada can defy TrumpNik MartinCanada is facing new US import penalties after Prime Minister Mark Carney refused to match US tariffs on China. Other countries are watching as the Trump trade clash turns into a fight over economic sovereignty. https://p.dw.com/p/»»»

It has been touted by the manufacturer as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range and pinpoint. Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile has the U.S. military investing billions to update its arsenal. But a close look at what is believed to be its first use in combat — on the firs»»»

Oil prices climbed further and Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as recurring violence in the Iran war after more than a month with no significant fighting heightened uncertainty over the future of the conflict. Shares in online fast-fashion retailer Shein fell as much as 10% after they began trading»»»

The lunar calendar moves Ramadan about 11 days earlier each year Dubai: Ramadan never falls on the same date twice. Unlike Christmas or New Year's Day, the holy month follows the Islamic lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian one, moving about 10 to 11 days earlier each year. That means Muslims e»»»

UAE students return to classrooms for more than lessons, with activities on values and AI Students across the UAE’s public and private schools returned to their classrooms yesterday as the 2026-2027 academic year got underway, marking a fresh start for more than 1.277 million students enrolled in m»»»

Muscat, Sept. 1 (SANA) A tanker was struck by three unknown projectiles while sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz, 17 nautical miles east of Oman’s Khasab, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. UKMTO said the incident was reported at 2000 UTC on August 31 by a company security »»»