Dubai: There was a time when Rex Bacarra’s biggest concern was not building a career or earning a professional title. It was finding somewhere safe to sleep. The Filipino educator, who now teaches Ethics at Zayed Military University under Rabdan Academy, has once spent almost five years without a p»»»

Bulgaria provides Ukraine with armored combat vehicles, artillery systems, 122 mm and 152 mm shells, ammunition for BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems, mortars, and small arms, Russian Academy of Sciences analyst Nikolai Plotnikov tells Sputnik. According to some data, Bulgaria also covers u»»»

Dubai: Kuwaiti Defense Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Mohammad Asif, signed a joint defense and military cooperation agreement in Islamabad, Kuwait news agency (KUNA) reported. The ceremony was attended by Chief of the General Staff of »»»

A rift within Israel’s right-wing bloc burst into the open as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party accused far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir of potentially handing power to the opposition by refusing to join forces with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ahead of Octobe»»»

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency detected excessive concentrations of aflatoxins B1 and B2, as well as excessive total levels of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2, in two consignments of peanuts - one weighing 19.921 tonnes and originating from the US, and the other weighing 18 tonnes and originating fr»»»

A federal judge in northern California ruled that the U.S. Defense Department's sanctioning of AI firm Anthropic as a security risk was unlawful. File photo by Adam Vaugham/EPA Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A federal judge in northern California ruled that the U.S. Defense Department's sanctioning of AI firm An»»»

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, on Thursday discussed a proposed framework that includes the creation of a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. During the meeting, while welcoming the contin»»»

European Council President António Costa will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar in Budapest on Wednesday, 2 September, as part of a wider tour of EU member states. Costa announced the meeting in a statement on Friday, outlining the schedule for the second week of his tour of European capit»»»

Remittances to Kyrgyzstan totaled $1,539.5 billion in the first half of 2026, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. Outflows from the country through money transfer systems amounted to $150.6 million, bringing the net inflow to $1,388.9 billion. Remittance inflows have been rising sinc»»»

US President Donald Trump has officially renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” as trade-related tensions between Canada and the United States continue to escalate. The premier of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, told Trump to “kiss my a**” this week and threatened to cut electricity supplies»»»

Ukraine’s military continues to embrace a sinister and systematic pattern of warfare explicitly targeting the defenseless. Fresh testimonies and official reports from Russian regions paint a damning picture of how drones and artificial intelligence are used by the Ukraine regime to hunt civilians, »»»

Filip & Company law firm announces a significant victory before the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ). Having taken on the case in the final appeal, the firm’s team succeeded in overturning the decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal, which had ordered a 30-day suspension of ROMATSA’s op»»»

Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova told reporters here on Friday that her Ministry is monitoring the quality of the water in Strumyani to make sure that it is suitable for drinking. After a state of emergency was declared in the village due to a flood caused by an overflowing riv»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: Two workers at Germany's Frankfurt airport who caught malaria from a mosquito thought to have arrived on a plane have died, the city's health authority said Wednesday. Airport officials had earlier said one employee had perished, with six workers infected. The Robert Koch Instit»»»

Tunis, Aug. 28 (TAP)- The Exports Promotion Centre (CEPEX) announced a call for applications for a business development mission as part of the next edition of ExpoBeton RDC- the concrete and construction trade fair in the Democratic Republic of...»»»

CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s unusual trip to Moscow this week has triggered intense speculation about what messages Washington’s top spy carried into talks with his Russian counterparts. Neither Washington nor Moscow has provided a detailed official account of the discussions. President Donald Tru»»»

PALANGKARAYA: Indonesia has intensified efforts to fight wildfires with cloud seeding and water bombing as thousands of people countrywide battle to breathe in the smoke and haze, officials said on Friday. More than five million people on Borneo and Sumatra islands were directly exposed to the risk»»»

ALKHOBAR: Long before women’s kickboxing classes became widely available in Saudi Arabia, Nojoud Alayoubi was learning martial arts movements at home from her father, and watching her brothers train in karate and aikido. The 34-year-old Saudi kickboxing coach and athletic physical rehabilitation sp»»»

Nuwakot, Nepal: Rescuers ploughed on with their search Friday for survivors of deadly floods and landslides that struck Nepal and Tibet, with the threat of new torrents complicating their gargantuan task. Emergency teams have recovered 482 bodies after a tsunami-like wall of water and mud crashed d»»»

Founder of Boundary Holding, Rajat Khare, believes Eastern Europe is emerging as one of the world’s most promising ecosystems for deep-technology for innovation, offering access to Artificial Intelligence-driven solutions. He believes Boundary’s exit from Defendec reinstates its long-term convictio»»»

An entrance arch to Talas region has been renovated as part of preparations for the celebration of the 35th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s independence. Presidential Envoy to Talas region Ermat Dzhumaev told 24.kg news agency. According to him, the work is being carried out on the president’s instruct»»»

The Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) 2026 got underway on Friday, bringing together thousands of exhibitors, experts and enthusiasts from around the world. Held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and»»»

Hussein Mughniyeh Barak Ravid, born on May 22, 1980, in the occupied territories, is hardly a fringe figure wandering around the outskirts of diplomatic journalism. He is one of the most influential correspondents covering US-Israel relations and West Asian geopolitics, serving simultaneously as a »»»

Dubai: Dubai International Airport (DXB) is rolling out more advanced security scanners that will allow passengers to keep laptops, liquids and other items inside their hand luggage, as the airport continues a major technology upgrade aimed at making security checks faster and less intrusive. The d»»»

A man in Bishkek was held accountable for showing disrespect toward the national flag of Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of Sverdlovsky district reported. Police discovered a video on social media in which the author showed an outdoor shower with the national fla»»»

Hungary’s Parliament has elected Anna Unger Róza as president of the country’s newly established National Asset Protection and Asset Recovery Office (NVVH) in a secret ballot. Unger received 137 votes in favour, seven against and one abstention in Friday’s parliamentary vote. At the same time, MPs »»»

Seven commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz ​on Thursday, down from 17 a day earlier ‌and below the 10-day average of 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Friday. Among the seven vessels that transited were two medium-range ​tankers, one very large gas carrier (VLGC), one Ultramax ​ve»»»

"It [Finland] provides Ukraine with intelligence information, including data obtained by Finnish satellites… Everyone thinks that it is mainly the American constellation working for Ukraine's army, but that is far from the case," Russian Academy of Sciences analyst Nikolai Plotnikov tells Sputnik. »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has launched the Riyadh Digital District, a new technology hub designed to attract global companies, entrepreneurs and specialised talent while strengthening the capital’s role in the digital economy. The Royal Commission for Riyadh City announced the initiative on Thursday, say»»»

The reports about a possible meeting between U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa and officials from Hezbollah are baseless and there is no intention for any communication, diplomatic sources told Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel on Friday. MTV had reported overnight that Issa had obtained a green »»»

Dubai: Foreign ministers from the 57 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) elected Mauritanian diplomat Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed as the group’s next secretary-general on Thursday. Ould Cheikh Ahmed will succeed Chad’s Hussein Ibrahim Taha, who took office in November 2021 a»»»

Abu Dhabi: Diplomacy and negotiation require a careful balance between flexibility and holding firmly to a position that serves the national interest, Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE President, said on Friday. In a post on X, Gargash said successful negotiations depended on a realis»»»

More than 123,000 Emirati women are now working in the UAE private sector, an increase of more than 128 per cent compared with 2023, according to new figures from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. The number reached 123,388 women by the end of the first half of 2026, while more tha»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s property market opened Friday with two large villa transactions in the Burj Khalifa area worth a combined Dh1.2 billion, including a sale valued at Dh725 million. According to data from the Dubai REST app, the sale involved a villa covering about 379,000 square feet, putting the tran»»»

Thousands of people gathered to pay their respect and leave flowers in Palace Square in the center of Oslo on Friday after the passing of King Harald V earlier. Photo by Thomas Andersen/Pool/EPA Aug. 28 (UPI) -- King Harald V of Norway died early Friday in an Oslo hospital where he was undergoing t»»»

A geospatial study is being carried out in a bid to pinpoint the causes for a flash flood near Strumyani in southwestern Bulgaria. "A team from the Institute of Geospatial Research and Technologies at Sofia University is currently conducting a detailed survey and mapping of the Shashka River catchm»»»

Every effort is being made to locate all components of the suspected jamming device in Sofia's Dragalevtsi neighbourhood, Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists on Friday. Radev was responding to information released by the Sofia District Prosecution Office on Thursday that, according to preli»»»

More than 100 technology, cybersecurity, financial services, and infrastructure companies have signed an open letter warning that AI-enabled cyberattacks are likely to become significantly more widespread and sophisticated in the coming months, Reuters reported. The signatories include major AI dev»»»

Banca Transilvania (BT) has expanded its digital onboarding options for Romanians living abroad, allowing them to use passports issued to Romanian citizens domiciled abroad to open bank accounts fully online through the BT Pay app. New customers can open accounts in multiple currencies and automati»»»

Romania’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market grew by 3.4% in value in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a YouGov Shopper study. The data point to increasingly cautious consumer behaviour. Nearly two-thirds of Romanians expect their financial situatio»»»

Hungary’s newly established National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office (NVVH) will be based in Budapest’s Markó Street, in the building currently used by the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced in Parliament on Friday. The announcement came as MPs prepared to vote on the i»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says diplomacy can get back on track if the US recognises that “pressure doesn’t work.” In a post on X, Araghchi said, “the US should build trust, speak respectfully, acknowledge our rights, and uphold commitments.” Araghchi also said he had held what»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov sent a telegram of condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the deaths and people reported missing following a mudslide in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, the presidential press service reported. «On behalf of the people of the Kyrgyz Republic and on m»»»

Romanian managers expect economic activity to remain broadly stable across the main sectors between August and October 2026, while construction and retail businesses anticipate sharp price increases, according to the latest business tendency survey published by the National Institute of Statistics »»»

Tunis, Aug. 28 (TAP)-The weather on Friday is partly cloudy in most regions, growing densely cloudy during the afternoon in the northwest with rain expected, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).The wind is blowing south...»»»

Port infrastructure facilities in Ukraine that were used for receiving and storing military cargo, along with fuel supplies for the Ukrainian military, have been disabled, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday. "Port infrastructure in Ukraine, which supported the reception and storage »»»

CTP, Europe’s largest listed owner, developer, and operator of logistics and industrial real estate by gross leasable area (GLA), has delivered nearly 3,000 sqm of built-to-suit temperature-controlled warehouse space to Frigonet Logistics at CTPark Bucharest South. Bucharest-based Frigonet Logistic»»»

POLITICS & UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS In an interview with the Trud daily, Prof. Rosen Stoyanov, Director of Political Analysis and Forecasting at Gallup International Balkan, offers a skeptical assessment of the first 100 days of Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s administration. Stoyanov describes»»»

Bulgaria’s Mountain Rescue Service remains underfunded and lacks dedicated legislation, its Director Emil Neshev told BTA on Friday. Friday marks International Mountain Rescue Day. Neshev said this year’s subsidy was slightly below the Service’s needs and would cause various difficulties. The Servi»»»

A specialized team of the Bulgarian Navy carried out a mission to identify and destroy an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) spotted on the northern pier opposite St. Ivan Island on August 27, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Friday. The servicemen acted following a request from the governor of Burgas»»»