Beirut, Aug. 10 (SANA) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Monday called for activating the Lebanese-Syrian Business Council to boost trade, investment and transit through Syria, as Beirut and Damascus seek to deepen post-war economic cooperation. Salam made the remarks during a meeting with for»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei named Revolutionary Guards general Ali Abdollahi head of the country's armed forces on Monday, while also confirming a new commander of the Guards, putting his imprimatur on the country's military. A statement on Khamenei's website announced that "Maj»»»

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Cairo: Egypt's National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has referred all mobile network operators in the country to the Public Prosecution after uncovering violations involving mobile phone lines registered in the names of citizens without their knowledge or possession. The regulator said it to»»»

“It’s not a secret that the Likud Party is facing decreasing support,” even among its traditional voters, Avi Melamed, an Israel-based strategic intelligence analyst, told Sputnik – commenting Netanyahu’s rejection of Trump’s Gaza peace plan. “We have to remember that Mr. Netanyahu was marking the »»»

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Homebuyers purchased nearly 4,400 new apartments across Poland’s seven largest housing markets in July, the second-best monthly result of 2026. Sales were about 36% higher y/y, confirming improving market conditions. Despite stronger demand, prices remained stable because of abundant supply. The av»»»

Albania has expressed strong concern over Serbian President Aleksandar Vu?i?’s remarks about the possibility of changing the course of the Ibar River, as tensions over water resources add a new dimension to already strained relations between Belgrade and Pristina. Albania’s Minister for Europe and »»»

Dubai: Arjun Mahesh, the brother of a NEET aspirant who died by suicide earlier this year, was found dead in a hotel room in Mangaluru on Monday, police said. Mahesh, who worked as an automobile engineer in Dubai, had reportedly been under severe emotional distress following his sister Aija’s death»»»

Doha: Qatar's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has launched a new electronic permit system enabling travellers entering or leaving the country to obtain approval online to carry controlled medicines for personal use, in a move aimed at simplifying procedures while maintaining strict pharmaceutical »»»

BOGOTA: A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and neighboring Latin American countries on Monday, with at least 18 people confirmed dead in first reports as shocked residents surveyed destroyed buildings. Emergency teams rushed to help victims and search for survivors in the rubble after geologists»»»

Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia’s Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 75 others, local authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in the 4-year-old war. The Ukrainian military said it hit an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk»»»

AL-MUKALLA: At least two Yemeni government soldiers were killed in southern Yemen as the Houthis launched a new wave of drone attacks on government-controlled areas in Aden, Mocha and Shabwa. The escalation came as the Yemeni army vowed on Monday to respond to Houthi drone and missile strikes on th»»»

BusinessGermanyWhy the Rhine drought is bad news for Germany’s recoveryNik MartinGermany’s inland waterways still move around 5% of the nation’s goods. With the Rhine at a critically low level, DW explores how the drought is hitting the economy where it hurts most. https://p.dw.com/p/5IXQSA drought»»»

Oulu, Finland: A new passenger train service linking Finland to Sweden began running Monday, creating a rail route stretching from northern Finland to southern Europe for the first time since the 1990s. The atmosphere at the Oulu train station in northern Finland was filled with excitement as passe»»»

MUSCAT: Omani authorities said on Monday that efforts are underway to address the grounding of the oil tanker Caroline Bezengi in Omani territorial waters off Hallaniyat Islands in Dhofar Governorate. The authorities are working to reduce the risks posed by the incident, protect the marine environm»»»

Bogota: At least 18 people died in the western city of Pereira in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked Colombia on Monday, Mayor Mauricio Salazar said. "The situation is critical," Salazar told Caracol Radio after the quake centered in neighboring Choco province.»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait has issued a new decree-law introducing tougher measures to combat commercial concealment, imposing prison sentences, heavier financial penalties and business closures as part of efforts to strengthen transparency and regulate economic activity. Decree-Law No. 78 of 2026, published i»»»

At present, there are no grounds to claim that the incident at the EMCO facility near Tryavna was caused by external interference, Slavcho Dimiev, manager at EMCO, who oversees the facility near Tryavna. The incident began with a fire in one of the storage buildings, which was subsequently destroye»»»

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MUSCAT: Oman on Monday said it was working to contain an oil spill off its southern coast after a tanker ran aground in June inside a protected marine area, triggering calls for action by environmentalists. It follows an investigation by AFP that found the Caroline Bezengi had been stranded for wee»»»

DUBAI: Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson, one of basketball’s great innovators whose ideas helped shape the modern NBA, has died at the age of 86. Nelson died peacefully on Sunday surrounded by family, bringing to a close a remarkable life in basketball that stretched across more than six decades as a »»»

NEW DELHI: India’s affordable, high-quality healthcare has attracted foreign patients for decades, but its medical tourism industry is now slowing, with the US-Israeli war on Iran preventing many, particularly those in the Gulf, from reaching Indian hospitals for treatment. India ranks 10th globall»»»

Bogotá: A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and other Latin American countries on Monday, causing unspecified damage and injuries and building evacuations in Bogota. The Colombian geological service put the magnitude of the quake at 6.6 while its American counterpart USGS put it at 7.4, with an e»»»

Megumi, a Japanese mother of two, was brutally killed by her former Irish husband – but police initially believed his account of what had happened. The Budapest Chief Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 45-year-old Irishman with premeditated murder and is seeking a lengthy prison sentence after he al»»»

Dubai: It began with an Iranian plane trying to land in Yemen. Within weeks, Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi militants were exchanging fire, ships and oil facilities were being targeted, ports were being bombed and troops were preparing for the possibility of another ground war. Also Read: »»»

LONDON: Over £8 million ($10.8 million) worth of vehicles have been seized in a police crackdown on antisocial driving in London. Metropolitan Police officers, supported by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, took part in an operation between Aug. 7 and Aug. 9, targeting uninsured drivers, antisocial and d»»»

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A man looks at a damaged vehicle after an earthquake impacted Cali, Colombia, on Monday. The 7.4-magnitude quake shook much of the country, and authorities reported damage in several cities, including Manizales, Cali and Pereira. Photo by Ernesto Guzman/EPA Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A magnitude 7.4 earthqua»»»

By this time next year, former prime minister Viktor Orbán could hold a senior international position after Tisza’s two-thirds election victory closed off his prospects in Hungarian politics – at least for now. One post would allow him to pursue his childhood passion; another could provide diplomat»»»

The Middle East security situation remains fluid, with Iran refusing to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the US meets its demands. For UAE residents, the developments could affect flights, regional travel, shipping and energy markets. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News a»»»

Former US President Joe Biden’s cancer has worsened, spreading to his bones, his son Hunter said in a wide-ranging interview with BBC Newsnight aired on Saturday. Biden’s team revealed in May 2025, four months after he left office following Donald Trump’s election victory over his handpicked succes»»»

Iran will release footage of its new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, appearing in public, a senior paramilitary commander said on Sunday, in an apparent effort to dispel rumors about his health. Khamenei has not been seen in public since March, when he was chosen to succeed his father, Ali Khamen»»»

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) President Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva and President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Academician Isa Habibbayli held a working meeting in Sofia to discuss expanding scientific cooperation between the two institutions, BAS said on Monday. »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is advancing efforts to protect the Arabian leopard, a critically endangered species with fewer than 50 adults remaining in the Kingdom, as conservation programs work to restore the species in the wild. Opening applications for this year, the Arabian Leopard Fund is a small-gra»»»

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in a post on Instagram and a blog post, saying the company’s newest AI model Muse Spark 1.2 can now be used by all. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Meta announced on Monday that its most powerful AI model will be open sou»»»

The price of oil rose on international markets Monday on fears a deal to end the standoff that has effectively closed the Hormuz Strait, through which 20% of the world's hydrocarbons are normally shipped, could be some time off amid a lack of clarity from United States and Iran. File photo by Neil »»»

Israel is heading into what may be the most pivotal election in its history, but at stake this time isn’t so much its conflict with neighbouring countries or its relations with the Palestinians. The core issue in this vote, slated for 27 October, is whether Israel will remain the liberal democracy »»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index edged higher on Monday, gaining 28.57 points, or 0.26 percent, to close at 10,845.58. Total trading turnover on the benchmark index reached SR5.30 billion ($1.41 billion), with 135 stocks advancing and 127 declining. The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu »»»

In recent months, European intelligence services have increasingly warned that, alongside its war in Ukraine, Russia is intensifying hybrid operations targeting Nato countries. Investigators in several states are dealing with suspected sabotage, arson attacks, damage to critical infrastructure, and»»»

Ukraine’s practice of awarding drone operators points for killing Russian soldiers is “macabre” and disturbing, Britain’s most senior military officer, Richard Knighton, has said. Knighton, the UK chief of the Defense Staff, made the remarks in an essay for Heywood Quarterly published on Tuesday, a»»»

Syria said that it reached a deal with Russia on the fate of its two bases in the country, which Moscow once used to provide military support to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian civil war. Russia was a key Assad ally during the 13-year conflict, helping to keep the former leader in p»»»

Share: President Joseph Aoun met with the head of the Lebanese negotiating delegation, former ambassador Simon Karam to discuss the outcome of the meetings that were held in Rome last week between the Lebanese, U.S. and Israeli delegations, the Presidential office said. The president provided Karam»»»

The All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has filed a new claim with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), challenging the sanctions imposed on the federation by World Athletics. ARAF's primary goal is to secure the return of Russian athletes to the global athletics arena and to have the sanc»»»

Surat: Four senior resident doctors have been suspended for six months over allegations of ragging and harassment following the death by suicide of a 30-year-old postgraduate medical student at a government hospital hostel in Surat. Harsh Pandya, a first-year postgraduate student who had been worki»»»

ING customers in the entrepreneur category can now activate RoPay directly from ING Business, through a fully digital process, and will benefit until July 1, 2027, from promotional fees of 0% for payments received from individual ING customers and just 0.25% for payments received from customers of »»»

A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of Ras al-Ain on Monday following years of displacement, months after an integration deal between the Kurds and Damascus. The January agreement on merging Kurdish forces and civil institutions into the state included the ret»»»

Dubai: Flying taxi maker Archer Aviation is buying three Boeing subsidiaries in a deal that will combine electric aircraft, autonomous flight and defence technologies and give Archer a business generating more than $200 million in annual revenue. Archer is acquiring Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and S»»»

Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing workshops are becoming essential retail services for clothing brands as they try to appeal to young consumers who want to save money and the planet.»»»

A diver who found a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness in a shipwreck contacted scientists who might be able to recreate the 1864 version of the stout. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A diver who found a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness in a shipwreck off the coast of »»»