New York: An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilised late Tuesday and some evacuations of nearby buildings were lifted. “We’ve been monitoring the building for many hours and have not seen any movement,” Ahmed Tigani, commissioner of the New York City Department of»»»

Dubai: Days after the death of Prof KK Abdul Gaffar, the techno-educationist, who helped shape engineering and medical education across India and the UAE, tributes have poured in from former students, colleagues and community leaders across the UAE. As reported by Gulf News, Prof KK Abdul Gaffar, w»»»

London: The 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry depicting the last successful military invasion of England will arrive in London in the coming days by dead of night and under “police protection”, the UK envoy helping to coordinate the historic transfer told AFP. But Peter Ricketts, the UK’s Bayeux Tapes»»»

London, July 8 (SANA) Oil prices rose more than 6% on Wednesday, hitting their highest levels in two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump said the deal with Iran to end the conflict was “over,” raising concerns over crude supplies from the Middle East. According to Reuters, Brent crude futures g»»»

Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil has lamented that Israel has “deliberately” targeted “civilians who have no connection to the war – doctors, engineers, paramedics, students, and this time a school principal and her family." Criticizing Lebanese authorities for “standing idly by while t»»»

LONDON: Two in five British people believe that Muslims cannot integrate into society, a new report has found. The study by Sara Khan, a former government adviser on extremism, also found more than half of Britons believe their country’s national identity is disappearing due to “diversity,” The Gua»»»

Parliament on Wednesday rejected a motion by the opposition Democratic Bulgaria for a plenary hearing on allegations that a State Agency for National Security (SANS) inspection into a suspected healthcare fraud scheme was obstructed last year. Speaking to reporters in Parliament and quoted by the p»»»

The US midterm election campaign is gaining momentum, and US President Donald Trump is reviving Cold War era rhetoric to peg the Democratic Party as extremists and a red "menace". US President Donald Trump is reviving Cold War-style warnings about communism, casting the Democratic Party as a red "m»»»

Sydney, Australia: Sea turtles fitted with tracking devices and oceanographic sensors are helping scientists in Australia improve tropical cyclone forecasts by collecting critical data from otherwise inaccessible waters. The storm-chasing sea turtles are gathering information that could revolutioni»»»

Israeli artillery shelled overnight into Wednesday the strategic hill of Ali al-Taher where Israel claims Hezbollah fighters are hiding in tunnels. Israeli warplanes also struck overnight a region between Beit Yahoun, Kounine and Baraashit. Israeli forces have continued to clash with Hezbollah figh»»»

A total of 7,057 people employed within Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior are simultaneously receiving pensions and salaries, according to data from the National Social Security Institute cited by newspaper Sega. The figure, based on information from June this year, is significantly higher than previ»»»

The contract between Bulgaria and Turkish energy company Botas should be terminated rather than temporarily frozen, according to Asen Vassilev, leader of opposition party We Continue the Change (PP) and MP from the parliamentary group of the coalition. Vassilev accused Prime Minister Rumen Radev of»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara during the NATO Summit, where the two leaders focused on expanding cooperation in the energy sector. Their talks centered on opportunities for closer collaboration in the supply of energy resources, incl»»»

RIYADH: Amsa Hospitality and Artal Hotels have signed hotel management agreements for three properties in Riyadh, along with a memorandum of understanding between Hyatt and Artal Hotels, as part of plans for the hotels to join Hyatt’s portfolio of brands. The announcement highlights growing collabo»»»

One of the most important lessons of the Hungarian real estate market is that true value does not always appear where, or in the way, we first expect it. Sometimes long-term security is represented by an exceptional villa in Buda, a home with a Danube panorama or an apartment in a historic downtown»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani chaired the regular Cabinet meeting held at its headquarters in the Amiri Diwan. Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HEIbrahim bin Ali Al Moha»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s official reserve assets rose 8.06 percent from a year earlier to SR1.85 trillion ($494.55 billion) at the end of June, driven by higher foreign currency reserves, official data showed. On a monthly basis, the Kingdom’s official reserve assets increased by 1.28 percent during »»»

During range-bound phases, Bitcoin and other crypto assets can move within defined price zones rather than trend cleanly. Buy-and-hold traders may get little from those stretches, while grid trading bots treat each oscillation as a potential trading opportunity. Several exchanges offer grid bot fun»»»

Audi Capital, a Saudi-based fully-fledged financial institution, has announced its participation in the successful closing of a strategic real estate sale-leaseback transaction led by LeadCrest Capital Partners, investing in ateliers de couture located within Italy’s leading fashion corridors and l»»»

Atlanta: The Egyptian football federation said Wednesday it had asked for the officiating team who handled the Pharoahs loss 3-2 last-16 to Argentina to be thrown out of the World Cup. "Hany Aburida, President of the Egyptian Football Federation, filed a complaint with FIFA, demanding an investigat»»»

London, United Kingdom: Oil prices soared and stock markets slid Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over, following renewed strikes in the Middle East. The latest bout of fighting was sparked by Iranian attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Muscat on Wednesday to discuss regional developments with his Omani counterpart. Prince Faisal was received by Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi, and the Saudi Ambassador to the Sultanate»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority, known as Monsha'at, has supported around 3,300 fast-growing businesses through its Tomoh program since its launch in 2017, helping 40 companies list on the Kingdom's parallel stock market, a senior official said. Tomoh is an ent»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kiev constantly demonstrates a propensity for terrorist attacks against objects of the critical international energy system, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. "We believe that the Kiev regime is constantly demonstrating aggressiveness and a propensity for terrori»»»

President Joseph Aoun has followed the developments regarding the Iranian attacks that targeted Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday, saying the strikes are “a blatant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of both countries, and a flagrant breach of international law and the Charter of »»»

President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday the majority of Lebanese people, including Shiites, back the state's move to negotiate with Israel. "I chose negotiations because I could not stand by and watch my country being led into the abyss to serve the interests of another nation," he said, adding that t»»»

DEIR AL-BALAH: An Israeli strike on Gaza just before the kickoff of the Egypt-Argentina World Cup match killed a top Palestinian aid official who helped organize public screenings of the game across the enclave, according to local health officials. The blast turned what was supposed to be a moment »»»

CAIRO — Egypt has taken another step in its long-term programme to deepen capital markets and diversify sources of financing beyond the traditional banking sector after the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) approved ten new licences spanning securities rating, derivatives brokerage, insurance, r»»»

Kuwait: Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense spokesperson Colonel Saud Al Attwan announced that the armed forces detected and successfully intercepted two ballistic missiles and 13 drones that entered Kuwaiti airspace early Wednesday. No material damage or casualties were reported. In a statement issued by »»»

European NATO countries, plus Canada, attending the alliance's annual summit in Turkey agreed Wednesday to spend $50 billion over the next 10 years to develep new ground-based "deep precision strike capabilities" as part of a drive to take over responsbility from the United States for their own def»»»

Ras Al Khaimah : The Air Wing Department of Ras Al Khaimah Police carried out 51 aerial missions during the first half of 2026, underscoring its role in strengthening emergency response capabilities, supporting security operations and enhancing public safety across the emirate. The missions include»»»

Emergency dispatch audio referring to a “cardiac arrest” at US Senator Mitch McConnell’s Washington home has raised new questions about the political future of the former Republican leader, according to media reports. McConnell, 84, is a Republican senator from Kentucky who has served in the Senate»»»

US President Donald Trump has rebuffed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call not to sell F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye. Netanyahu has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of destabilizing the Middle East, as Ankara has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of Israel’s militar»»»

The newly appointed Central Election Commission (CEC) held its first working meeting with its Public Council on Wednesday, the Commission said in a press release. The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation between the CEC and the Public Council to make better use of the expertise of civil soc»»»

RIYADH: The president of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, affirmed Saudi Arabia’s commitment, under the directives of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to advancing international efforts to strengthen AI governance and promote the responsible and safe use of»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of European Integration Nemanja Starovic said on Wednesday Serbia had received another positive recommendation from the European Commission (EC) for opening Cluster 3 in its EU accession talks, and noted that Serbia had met all the technical requirements but that a final»»»

Dubai: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a petition filed by Class 12 students from Gulf and West Asian countries seeking relief over disruptions to the 2026 board examinations caused by the regional conflict. A Be»»»

Dubai: The UAE attracted a record Dh177.3 billion in foreign direct investment inflows in 2025, lifting the country to ninth place globally among destinations for inbound FDI, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2026. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The figur»»»

Brussels, Belgium: The European Union on Wednesday said "decisions about the future of Greenland are for Greenlanders and Danes" after US President Donald Trump said he still wanted the Arctic island. "Territorial integrity, national sovereignty and inviolability of borders are fundamental principl»»»

London, United Kingdom: Almost 6,000 seafarers "remain stranded" in the Gulf, the head of the International Maritime Organization said Wednesday as he called for "maximum restraint and de-escalation". "I condemn the attacks over the past two days against several ships transiting the Strait of Hormu»»»

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The mixed system of machine voting and paper ballots works, and we believe it is a good system for holding future elections, GERB-UDF MP Stefan Arsov said on the sidelines of Parliament on Wednesday. "We will oppose the section on mixed voting in Progressive Bulgaria's proposals for amendments to t»»»

The General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) will be empowered to order the removal of terrorist content and block access to it online under amendments to the Ministry of Interior Act adopted at second reading by Parliament on Wednesday. In connection with its powers, the GDCOC mus»»»

JEDDAH: Oman and Jordan have agreed to establish a 38.5 million Omani rial ($100 million) joint investment company targeting strategic sectors including energy, mining, technology, and pharmaceuticals as both countries pursue economic diversification. The company, jointly owned by Oman Investment A»»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka plans to open a new prison in a disused hospital building, the justice ministry announced Wednesday after a riot killed 20 inmates and eight guards at an overcrowded jail. The deadly violence has intensified scrutiny of Sri Lanka's chronically overcrowded jails, with official fig»»»

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Democratic Bulgaria (DB) Floor Leader Nadejda Iordanova said here Wednesday that the ruling majority supports two proposals long advocated by DB: restoring machine voting as the main voting method in Bulgaria and removing the limit on the number of voting sections in countries outside the European »»»

Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria, Belgium and the Netherlands on the acquisition of seven mine countermeasure vessels, the Defence Ministry said in a press release. The document was also signed by the defence ministers of Belgium a»»»

London: The 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry depicting the last successful military invasion of England will arrive in London in the coming days by dead of night and under "police protection", the UK envoy helping to coordinate the historic transfer told AFP. But Peter Ricketts, the UK's Bayeux Tapes»»»