Museum will welcome visitors from December 11, with general admission priced at Dh70 Abu Dhabi: Tickets for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi have gone on sale ahead of the museum’s opening on December 11, with visitors now able to book through its official website (www.guggenheimabudhabi.ae). General admission»»»

Apple fans queued outside stores across India despite iPhones being available online Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max went on sale in India on Friday, September 18, drawing long queues outside Apple Stores in Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Bengaluru and other cities. Some customers arrived hours »»»

There are 274 vacant teaching positions in Bishkek schools. Director of the city’s Education Department Zhanybek Orozaliev announced at a meeting of the Bishkek City Council’s standing commission on social issues. According to him, schools lack physics, chemistry, geography and history teachers, ph»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev convened the Council of Security at the Council of Ministers, where ministers and senior security officials discussed the need for additional funding for anti-drone systems, stronger protection of critical infrastructure and tighter security at facilities producing and st»»»

The massive “Janfada-ye Iran / Sacrifice for Iran” rally began in Tehran on Friday, bringing together hundreds of thousands of people, including women, youth and other segments of the Iranian public, with simultaneous gatherings held across the country. In Tehran, the main rally features a 313,000-»»»

The new Al Yalayis Station will connect Dubai with Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Fujairah Dubai: Excitement is building as Dubai prepares to join the UAE’s national passenger rail network, with Etihad Rail’s Al Yalayis Station scheduled to open on September 30, 2026. The opening will mark the next major s»»»

Sydney: A shark killed a man as he swam off a popular beach near Perth in Western Australia on Friday, police said. It was the fourth death from a shark attack in Australia this year. "It was reported a male swimmer had been bitten by a shark while swimming along the coast," a Western Australia sta»»»

Seven others are being treated in hospital after gunfire at Banga National High School Manila: At least two people were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, a regional disaster agency worker told AFP, the country's third deadly campus incident since June. Local rescuer»»»

Core delegation includes President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Washington: The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week’s UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as »»»

Washington, Sept. 18 (SANA) Early voting in the U.S. midterm elections began Friday, with voters in Virginia and several other states able to start casting ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Virginia began in-person early voting Friday, while voters in states including Idaho, Minnesota and South»»»

Bangkok: An Australian accused of murdering a Thai teenager and stuffing her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty Friday in a hearing in the seaside resort city of Pattaya, a court official said. Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested at a Bangkok airport on June 26 as he prepared to take a flight b»»»

Etihad to support athlete development and fan engagement via events, digital platforms Etihad Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE Wrestling Federation, naming the carrier as the federation's official airline and strategic partner. The agreement was signed on the sidelines »»»

The security of critical infrastructure sites and the protection of sites where explosives and ammunition are produced or stored has been examined, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told a briefing after a meeting of the Council of Ministers. "Regarding the critical infrastructure sites, we found »»»

During a briefing following a meeting of the Council of Ministers' Security Council on Friday, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said that there is need for additional funding to purchase anti-drone systems. The Defence Ministry presented a report on the condition of the strategic sites under its r»»»

UFC President Dana White highly praised Kyrgyz fighter Akbar Abdullaev’s victory over Brazil’s Ednilson Santos at Dana White’s Contender Series. «The sound of that punch was like someone getting hit with a baseball bat. I’ll take a risk and say that you’re possibly the biggest talent on this show i»»»

The Bulgarian government has announced a package of measures worth more than €300 million to cushion households, farmers, transport operators and key economic sectors from rising fuel prices. The measures include a one-off €50 payment for more than 550,000 vulnerable people, €170 million in support»»»

Manila: At least two people were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, a regional disaster agency worker told AFP, the country's third deadly campus incident since June. Local rescuers received a call about gunfire on the campus of Banga National High School in South Co»»»

The government has unveiled a package of measures worth more than EUR 300 million to tackle high fuel prices. The measures include a one-off payment of EUR 50 for low-income individuals and families living below the poverty line, waiving excise duty on propane-butane gas, targeted subsidies for str»»»

Low-cost Filipino medical devices bring automated dialysis and rehab beyond hospitals Two Filipino student teams have developed low-cost medical devices aimed at helping dialysis and stroke patients manage treatment and rehabilitation — and won the top two Philippine prizes in the 2026 James Dyson »»»

The frictions in Russia's wartime economy are growing, as massive military spending balloons the budget deficit. Consumers and businesses are gloomier. Growth has slowed. None of that, however, signals an imminent financial crisis or economic collapse, economists say. With crucial oil export revenu»»»

Hungarian police have launched an investigation into the country’s former residency bond programme after Transparency International Hungary filed a criminal complaint over suspected mismanagement causing significant financial damage to the state. According to 444.hu, the Budapest Police Headquarter»»»

Police tracked suspects through more than 50 CCTV cameras after body found in field New Delhi: Four people, including three minors, have been apprehended over the alleged gang rape and murder of a teenage girl whose decomposed body was found in an open field in Delhi, police said. The suspects were»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev held a meeting on the current state and development prospects of Mailuu-Suu Electric Bulb Plant OJSC and Khaidarkan Mercury Plant OJSC, the Cabinet reported. The meeting participants reviewed the implementation of decisions made »»»

Dubai’s growing communities give residents new ways to build friendships, feel at home Dubai: Dubai’s skyline may be one of the world’s most recognisable, but some of the city’s most important connections are being built far from its skyscrapers. They are taking shape on running tracks, at hiking t»»»

AIRUN, an AI assistant available on the official website of the 2026 World Nomad Games, processed 5,638 questions from visitors over a month. Users most often asked about medals and competition results, venue locations and routes to them, as well as tickets for the Games. The World Nomad Games were»»»

Bulgarian farmers will receive EUR 0.44/l for fuel in aid to offset the high fuel prices as part of a larger government package, Agriculture Minister Plamen Abrovski said here Friday. He explained that of the planned EUR 170 million in state aid for agricultural producers, EUR 100 million will go t»»»

Event will focus on water security, investment, innovation and sustainable solutions Abu Dhabi is continuing to strengthen its position as a global hub for shaping strategic policies on water and energy, as the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) unveiled the agenda for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Wat»»»

Russia’s overnight attack on the De Novo data center in Kiev “will significantly affect operations, particularly in the realm of intelligence data processing,” military expert Yan Gagin told Sputnik. “Intelligence agencies relied on this center to process info gathered through their agent networks.»»»

Witnesses followed fleeing truck and photographed it before police made arrest A Sikh truck driver was stabbed 17 times at a highway rest stop in the US state of Wyoming before a family who heard the attack helped authorities track down the alleged assailant. The 28-year-old driver, who has asked t»»»

He has spent two decades in a secluded life near Thailand’s Khao Yai mountains A journey that began in a working-class family on England’s Isle of Wight has taken Shaun Chiverton to one of the highest ranks in Thailand’s Buddhist monkhood. The 68-year-old, now known as Ajahn Jayasaro, became the fi»»»

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced that a Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend was struck and brought to a halt after a fire broke out aboard the vessel as it attempted an illegal passage through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement issued on Thursday night, Rear Admiral Ali Azm»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday that it had detained a Russian citizen in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, who, on the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine, was supposed to blow up a gas pipeline. "The Federal Security Service of Russia has t»»»

DOHA: Qatar will look to its athletics team for a strong medal haul at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which gets underway on Saturday and runs through October 4. The squad brings together experienced campaigners and promising young athletes across track, field and jumping events, with»»»

Doha: The Qatar national chess team is taking part in the 46th World Chess Olympiad, being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 10 to 24. The Qatari delegation comprises players Hamad Al-Kuwari, Mohammed Irfan, Khalid Al-Jumaiat, Mohammed Jarbi and Turki Al-Kuwari. International arbiters Y»»»

Doha: The entire Top 10 of the PIF WTA Rankings will be in Wuhan next month for the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open. US Open champion and new World No. 1 Elena Rybakina leads the field, and she’ll be joined by Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, Linda Noskova, Elina Svitolina, Karolina»»»

Lebanon's judiciary has accused 14 Lebanese and Syrians, including a Hezbollah member and an Assad-era Syria officer, of forming and training groups to launch attacks in Syria, a judicial official said Thursday. Earlier this month, Lebanese authorities arrested a group including a former Syrian int»»»

“We have planned an ‘Inflation Check’ scheme to guarantee basic social security amid rising fuel prices. It will provide a one-off payment of EUR 50 to low-income individuals and families living below the poverty line,” Labour Minister Nataliya Efremova told a news briefing at the Council of Minist»»»

Doha: World No.1 Mostafa Asal stormed into his third consecutive Qatar Classic final with a crushing straight-games win over England’s Marwan ElShorbagy at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha yesterday. The top seed needed just 33 minutes to dispatch the seventh seed ElShorb»»»

Industrial turnover fell by 0.2% in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period in 2025, amid a decline in manufacturing, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the data, between January 1 and July 31, 2026, turnover i»»»

Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan held a meeting on Thursday at the Victoria Palace with the new Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bucharest, Hur Seung-chul, and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) representative Park Sangchul, general manager of the Unit 1 Refurbishment Project.Representativ»»»

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) received on Thursday Riley Barnes, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the US Department of State and Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, with the talks focusing on the complex a»»»

Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) first vice-president Dan Dungaciu believes that Romania is "closer" to snap elections following the nomination of Siegfried Muresan for the position of Prime Minister by President Nicusor Dan."We welcome the fact that there is a nomination, as we are return»»»

National leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Sorin Grindeanu, says that he has learned with "surprise and disappointment" about President Nicusor Dan's pick to be Romania's prime minister.Dan on Thursday designated MEP Siegfried Muresan the new prime minister, who accepted the proposal."It»»»

Save Romania Union (USR) continues to support Siegfried Muresan for the position of Prime Minister and considers his nomination to be the "logical option," stated the party's spokesperson, Cristian Seidler."We continue to support Siegfried Muresan in his attempt to form a government. He is not a su»»»

President Nicusor Dan stated on Thursday that he is pleased Siegfried Muresan has accepted the nomination for the position of Prime Minister.Initially, in the statement made at Cotroceni Palace, the President nominated the MEP, noting that the latter had asked for time to consider the matter."I spo»»»

US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed militia seized a strategic ​stretch of the ‌Red Sea coast in a sweeping offensive that routed Saudi-backed forces. U.S. ​President Donald Trump has so»»»

A prized 16th-century manuscript chronicling the rise and fall of the Aztec Empire has gone on display in Mexico City, nearly two centuries after it was taken to France, as Mexico continues to press Paris for its permanent return. A cherished 16th-century Mexican manuscript that tells the history o»»»

ADEK initiative will build students’ AI skills from kindergarten to Grade 12 Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) continues to advance its comprehensive AI Education Initiative, aimed at developing artificial intelligence skills across more than 170 private schools »»»

DOHA: Qatar will begin life after the FIFA World Cup with a familiar squad as coach Julen Lopetegui retained the core of his senior players for the 27th Arabian Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia. Lopetegui yesterday named a 26-player squad for the upcoming tournament, also known as Khaleeji 27, which will b»»»

A staff exercise involving the on-duty forces of the joint regional air defense system of Kyrgyzstan and Russia has concluded at Edelweiss training center in Balykchy. Participants practiced coordination between command bodies and on-duty air defense forces in accordance with an approved plan. On S»»»