The Lebanese Army has arrested a relative of ousted Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, as well as the son of famous Lebanese drug lord Nouh Zaiter, a security source told AFP. The source, requesting anonymity, said that the military "arrested three people, including Suleiman Hilal al-Assad, the son of o»»»

The Iran-backed Houthis controlled Yemen's entire Red Sea coast on Saturday after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive the previous day, cementing their hold on a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia. The developments are likely to deepen the Middle East war's impac»»»

Iran's foreign ministry said the country would meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which the Islamic republic has blockaded during the Middle East war. "This meeting is intended to promote better understanding among the countries of the region and help»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US peacemaking efforts on Ukraine have intensified, and Russia hopes they will prove fruitful, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday. "There are US peacemaking efforts, for which we are very grateful, which continue and have now intensified again. And we sincerely hope»»»

Abu Dhabi has given her a home built around family, nature, culture, sport, community Dubai: For Sabrina Spillner, home is not defined by one address or a single favourite place. It is a walk along Saadiyat Beach with her children. A run along the Corniche. A morning on Hudayriyat Island. Exploring»»»

Saudi authorities said drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the Strait of Hormuz. Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline, which links Abqaiq, near the Gulf, to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, since the »»»

President Iliana Iotova is considering convening the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) following further explosions at EMCO depots, she told journalists on Saturday. Iotova spoke before taking part in the awards ceremony for the Hedgehogs' Spines children's creative writing competiti»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution on Friday to install statues of George Washington, in his latest bid to reshape the treasured museum he has faulted over its presentation of American history and values. Trump, who has sought to root out what he »»»

The two-day BRICS summit kicks off in New Delhi, India on September 12, bringing together heads of state and government from an expanded 11-member group. Sputnik brings you a live broadcast from New Delhi where world leaders and delegations are arriving to take part in the 2026 BRICS Summit.The off»»»

Arab Finance: The UAE and affiliated investment entities have led a $3 billion Series D funding round in Elon Musk’s tunneling startup The Boring Company, with Dubai-based diversified investment firm Shamal Holding also joining the investment. The financing valued the company at $23 billion. The ca»»»

BRICS Summit sidelines talks highlight shared vision for prosperity and stability Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has met with Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, and discussed the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two »»»

Tunis, Sept. 12 (TAP)- Thundery and sometimes heavy rain is expected Saturday in the north. Affected regions are the midland and the south during the afternoon with localised hailstorms, the National Institute of Meteorology said.Temperatures are...»»»

AI labs face scrutiny after agents target multiple coding platforms worldwide San Francisco: ChatGPT maker OpenAI confirmed on Friday that autonomous software built on its models targeted another website during testing a couple of months before a separate attack on the coding site Hugging Face. The»»»

Units of Russia's Tsentr battlegroup have liberated the settlement of Veseloye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "As a result of decisive actions by units of the Tsentr battlegroup, the settlement of Veseloye in the DPR has been liberated," the m»»»

Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev and senior officials were at the scene of the fire near EMCO's ammunition depots outside Gorni Varpishta on Saturday. Others at the scene in Dryanovo Municipality, Gabrovo Region, included Acting Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Chief Commissioner Lyubomir Nik»»»

More than half of Bulgaria’s 15-year-old pupils fall below minimum proficiency in reading and mathematics, according to the National Network for Children. Proposals to tackle learning difficulties range from language checks at kindergarten entry to changes in school funding. In its assessment of PI»»»

Cairo: Standing outside a bakery in Cairo's working-class El-Marg district, Eman Abdel Fattah thumbed a handful of crumpled banknotes, calculating how much bread she could afford after her family's food subsidy card was suspended. "We used to worry about having enough money for meat," the 42-year-o»»»

Doha, Qatar: Misty to foggy conditions are expected over the coming days, the Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) warned in its latest alert. It added that relative humidity is expected to remain high over the coming days, with weather conditions expected to be relatively humid to humid. It further »»»

Uralvagonzavod company, an incorporation of State Corporation Rostec, has sent new batches of T-90M Proryv and T-72B3M tanks to the Russian Army ahead of Tankman's Day. The vehicles feature upgraded omnidirectional protection, with further improvements ongoing based on frontline crew feedback. “Thi»»»

Bulgaria's 2027 budget will focus on gradual fiscal consolidation, social and income policies, and improving the investment climate, Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee Chair and Progressive Bulgaria MP Konstantin Prodanov said in a television interview on Saturday. Prodanov said efforts to »»»

Berlin, Sept. 12 (SANA) The United Arab Emirates and Germany stressed on Friday the importance of preserving Syria’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a joint statement issued on the occasion of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to Germany and published by the »»»

Coron, Philippines: The bodies of passengers killed in a ferry fire off the Philippines arrived at a port near the resort town of Coron, Palawan on Saturday morning, as the country's coast guard warned the death toll of 35 would grow. AFP watched tents being set up to accept 30 bodies brought from »»»

Bulgaria is preparing targeted support for those most in need and businesses if fuel prices become unaffordable, Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee Chair and Progressive Bulgaria MP Konstantin Prodanov said in a television interview on Saturday. Prodanov said the state was ready to act at a»»»

Hong Kong: China and Nepal have taken different approaches to information after a Himalayan flood, shaping what the public saw of a disaster that killed more than 1,400 people. The August 26 tsunami-like surge of water, mud and debris from a glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border left »»»

Security, protests and business questions as Trump mixes diplomacy with golf Dublin: US President Donald Trump lands in Ireland under tight security Saturday for two days of diplomacy and golf, on a trip that again blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests. At least 4,0»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces carried out a massive strike overnight, hitting metallurgical plants in Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Krivoy Rog that supply Ukrainian forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "Overnight, the Russian armed forces launched a massive strike u»»»

Riyadh decries ‘dangerous escalation’ after drones force pipeline shutdown Riyadh: Saudi authorities said Friday drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the Strait of Hormuz. Riyadh has increased its use of the East-West pi»»»

Danube water levels continued to fall slightly over the past 24 hours, the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River said on Saturday. Water levels fell by between 1 and 6 centimetres across the Bulgarian stretch of the river. The largest fall was at Silistra, where the l»»»

Aitmatov Aalamy cultural and memorial complex has been opened in the village of Sheker, Aitmatov district, Talas region. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov attended the opening ceremony in the native village of renowned Kyrgyz writer Chinghiz Aitmatov. Japarov said the complex should become a ce»»»

Bulgaria has secured 560,000 flu vaccine doses for this year, including nasal vaccines for children, Minister of Health Katya Ivkova told Nova TV on Saturday. She said the supply would cover all those eligible for vaccination. Ivkova said GPs should be able to collect the vaccines from regional hea»»»

Two suspects have been detained in Bishkek in connection with a series of thefts. According to the Internal Affairs Department of Leninsky district, they are suspected of the theft of mobile phones and are also linked to six other similar incidents. On July 16, a Bishkek resident reported that his »»»

Secret filming fears grow as AI-powered glasses become increasingly popular across world Brussels: Calls are growing louder in Europe for action against "pervert" smart glasses after secretly filmed footage of girls and women appeared online -- with a petition in Britain demanding a ban on their sa»»»

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, officials said on Friday. The lightning move opens a new front in the Iran war and threatens energy supplies, especially Saudi oil exports, from passi»»»

Kyrgyzstan will use a software system developed by German company EMPIC GmbH to oversee flight safety, the State Civil Aviation Agency reported. The system has been successfully tested. Agency head Daniyar Bostonov and EMPIC GmbH Managing Director Joerg Kottenbrink signed the relevant agreement. Th»»»

Programme to expose Philippine police to advanced security and training systems Dubai: Philippine Ambassador to the UAE Alfonso Ver has welcomed the participation of two Philippine police officials in a five-month international police exchange programme being conducted in Abu Dhabi. Ver, together w»»»

Nuwakot, Nepal: At 12, Nepali schoolgirl Ritu Maya Tamang has already learned how a close-knit family can be torn apart in a matter of minutes. Tamang is among more than 500 children separated from their parents by the catastrophic August 26 flooding that hit the China-Nepal border, sweeping away h»»»

Kyrgyzstan plans to overcome its electricity deficit through Kambar-Ata-1 hydropower plant, develop new transport routes and open part of Ala-Too Resort ski cluster. President Sadyr Japarov spoke about the implementation of major projects on September 11 at celebrations marking the 35th anniversary»»»

A drone show dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s independence was held in Talas on the evening of September 11. President Sadyr Japarov took part in the celebrations. The illuminated drones formed large-scale displays above the stage. Images of the national emblem, mountain peaks and »»»

BRICS countries should develop cross-border payments to shield their economies from geopolitical risks, while taking into account each country’s level of development and national priorities, Bank of Indonesia Governor Destry Damayanti stressed on the sidelines of a BRICS summit in New Delhi on Satu»»»

President Sadyr Japarov criticized some compatriots living abroad and separately thanked Kyrgyzstanis working overseas for their contribution to the country’s economy. He made the remarks on September 11 at celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s independence in Talas. Speaking ab»»»

Strong shifting winds in October could accelerate the transition to milder weather Abu Dhabi: Relief from the UAE’s intense summer heat is drawing closer, with temperatures expected to begin a noticeable decline during the second half of September as the country moves towards milder autumn conditio»»»

Drones, aerial surveys and 3D mapping are being deployed across flood-hit areas Abu Dhabi: The UAE Search and Rescue Team continues its field operations in flood-affected areas of Nepal, in coordination and cooperation with the relevant Nepalese authorities and teams, as part of the UAE’s efforts t»»»

New York: Ben Shelton believes his newly acquired problem-solving skills can carry him to a maiden Grand Slam title when he faces Alexander Zverev in the final of the US Open on Sunday. The big-serving 23-year-old powered into the first major championship final of his career on Friday after musclin»»»

Festivities marking the 36th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s independence in 2027 will take place in Naryn region. President Sadyr Japarov announced this on September 11 while concluding his speech at the celebrations in Talas. «Once again, I congratulate you on the 35th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s ind»»»

Saudi vows to defend sovereignty while giving Iraq time to rein in armed groups Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the targeting of the East-West Pipeline in the Riyadh and Madinah regions, which was struck by several drones launched from Iraq. The attack caused injur»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged US President Donald Trump to impose new sanctions on Russia over deadly strikes on Ukraine, as Kyiv and Moscow step up attacks and US-led efforts to end the war remain deadlocked.  US President Donald Trump's »»»

Paris, France: Celine Dion is set to make her long-awaited return to the stage in Paris on Saturday evening after years battling a rare neurological disorder, with fans counting down the hours until showtime. The "My Heart Will Go On" singer will perform her first full concert in six years, marking»»»

Kyrgyzstan will allow inspections of quarantineable products and facilities by the authorized body responsible for veterinary, phytosanitary and food safety. President Sadyr Japarov has introduced the relevant exemption to the moratorium on business inspections. The changes are set out in Decree No»»»

Arab Finance: Al Fanar for Contracting, Construction, Trade, Import, and Export Company signed a contract to execute carpentry, steel fixing, and finishing works for the Wadi Yemm project within the Ras El Hekma development in Marsa Matrouh, according to a bourse disclosure. The preliminary deal, v»»»

Author events and the second day of the Democratic Mosaic festival are on Saturday's programme at Sofia's Book Alley, which runs until September 13. The fair takes place along Vitosha Boulevard and in the park outside the National Palace of Culture. Dilyana Atanasova, Hayri Hamdan and Manol Peykov »»»