PoliticsUnited States of AmericaUS irks Germany, Europe with Russian G20 invite, press bansMark Hallam with AFP, AP, dpa, ReutersRussia's finance minister is at the G20 meeting in Asheville but some key US press corps members are not. The mood was already tense amid the lengthy Iran war and Trump's»»»

Romania’s new national digital health platform, e-Sănătatea Mea, became operational nationwide on September 1, with authorities noting that its services will be introduced gradually over the coming days and weeks. Developed by the National Health Insurance House (CNAS), the platform is designed to »»»

ADJD is taking part in ADIHEX 2026, running at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi until September 6 Visitors to the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) 2026 can learn more about the laws governing hunting, equestrian sports and camel racing through an awareness initiative by the »»»

IRENA says renewables are becoming central to Gulf energy security as power demand rises Dubai: The Gulf's abundant solar resources are giving the region an opportunity to strengthen energy security while building new industries around renewable power, the head of the International Renewable Energy»»»

She came to UAE 13 years ago to fund sister’s education; win will help educate her kids Dubai: Thirteen years ago, Zenn Ariane Garceles left the Philippines with one goal in mind: to fund her sister's education. Today, as The UAE Lottery's first female millionaire, that same instinct to invest in f»»»

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A planned nine-month retrospective of the work of fashion designer John Galliano at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has been called off following backlash over the British designer's 2011 conviction for anti-Semitic and anti-Asian comments. Footage surfaced in 2011 showing Galliano hurling ra»»»

POLITICS Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) covered an interview with media researcher and political analyst Ivo Indzhov, who said a united right-wing presidential ticket is currently not possible. He noted that the right in Bulgaria is not homogeneous and that Yes, Bulgaria leaders had ruled out a joi»»»

Former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov and former Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev have officially entered Bulgaria's presidential race, announcing their candidacy for president and vice president at an event in their hometown of Gotse Delchev. The two, who were both born in»»»

Two US military transport aircraft landed at Sofia's Vasil Levski Airport early Thursday morning, with the Ministry of Defense confirming that their presence is temporary and covered by an annual blanket diplomatic permit. The aircraft, spotted at the airport at around 7 a.m., are Lockheed C-130 He»»»

The case of Bulgarian-North Macedonian citizen Iva Mihaylova, who is seeking permission to travel to Bulgaria for medical treatment, could ultimately be taken to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, her defense has said. An appeal is being prepared under Article 3 of the European Conve»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

The use of frozen Russian assets is illegal and, in essence, constitutes theft that will be punished, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "Using Russian sovereign assets... is theft. It is illegal. This is not merely a violation of high moral and ethical standards, it is a di»»»

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 »»»

Bulgaria and Poland will step up coordination on protecting the EU's external borders and combating organized crime, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday following a meeting between Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, who is paying a working visit to Poland, and his Polish coun»»»

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 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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

The National Council of Continue the Change will meet on September 12 and make a decision regarding the presidential election, party leader Assen Vassilev said in a Facebook post. Vassilev's statement came after Andrey Gurov and Georgi Kandev officially announced that they will run in the president»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to match any U.S. move to return to a June deal aimed at ending their war, as he prepares to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a regional summit. The two allies were due to hold talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organizat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have hit a thermal power plant and three electrical substations that provided the functioning of the port infrastructure, as well as a UAV assembly shop, in Odessa and the Odessa region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Russia launched an ove»»»

Swalih lived with significant mobility challenges, including paralysis below the waist Popular Malayalam YouTuber and content creator Swalih Valanchery, who won the hearts of thousands with his courage and determination in the face of severe physical challenges, has died at the age of 37. His death»»»

KYIV: A “massive” Russian attack killed at least eight people in Kyiv overnight, including seven at a railways depot, officials said Tuesday, as Moscow pressed its air campaign on the Ukrainian capital and surrounding areas. The strikes came as children were set to return to school after summer hol»»»

UAE developer Arada partners with Syria’s sovereign fund on 4 million sqm project Dubai: UAE-based developer Arada is entering Syria with a $7 billion (Dh25.7 billion) mixed-use development near Damascus, in one of the company's biggest international expansion moves. Sign up for our daily business »»»

Nepalese police personnel put on protective body suits and gloves before a mass burial for flood victims in the Devghat jungle in Chitwan district, Nepal, on Monday. Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The death toll from a flash flood that hit northeastern Nepal nearly a week ago conti»»»

Defence Minister Radu Miruta is attending an informal meeting of the defence ministers of European Union member states in Wicklow, Ireland, on Monday and Tuesday.According to a National Defence Ministry (MApN) press release sent on Monday, the agenda includes current issues concerning EU support fo»»»

Geneva: Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva H E Dr. Hend Abdulrahman Al-Muftah participated yesterday in the opening of the 16th session of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Developme»»»

SACRAMENTO, California: California would allow Jews to voluntarily identify their Jewish heritage on state forms under a bill the state Legislature passed Monday. The bill, which lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, would require state agencies that collect demographic information to add “Je»»»

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that Tehran would "immediately" reciprocate if the United States returned to a June deal aimed at ending their war. "I state explicitly that if the United States returns to its commitments under the aforementioned memorandum of un»»»

The B2B platform is supported by Towr’s nationwide transportation network Towr, a UAE-based automotive logistics and vehicle transportation company, is helping businesses manage vehicle movements more efficiently through its dedicated B2B platform. Designed for dealerships, garages, rental companie»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) yesterday released its key performance indicators for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting substantial advancements across digital service adoption, industrial growth, commercial activity, and consumer rights enforcement. The Ministry re»»»

Doha, Qatar: QNB Group, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has successfully renewed its ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management Systems certification, reaffirming its commitment to operational resilience, service continuity and international best practices. This achieve»»»

Doha: The Embassy of Malaysia in Doha organised a flag-raising ceremony to mark Malaysia’s 69th Independence Day, which falls on August 31, 2026. The event, held on the evening of Sunday, August 30, 2026, symbolically coincided with the early hours of Monday, August 31, 2026 in Malaysia. The ceremo»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums has announced an expansive exhibition programme for the second edition of Design Doha, which will run from November 5, 2026, to January 31, 2027, bringing together more than 100 multidisciplinary designers and studios from across the Middle East, North Africa and South As»»»

Doha, Qatar: A Qatari benefactor has registered a new charitable will dedicating one-third of her estate to the Waqf Fund for Righteousness and Piety, with the proceeds designated to support the “Waqf Al-Wuqoof” initiative, the General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic »»»