Workshops, panels and counselling guide families on study and scholarship choices Students choosing universities today are looking beyond degree titles. They are weighing specialist skills, global exposure, technology and career pathways as higher education expands into new disciplines and responds»»»

Dubai entrepreneur’s women-only app turns ‘sometime’ chats into real-life hangouts Dubai: Mercy Joyce, 29, has lived in Dubai since 2020, and like most newcomers to the city, she joined every women's Facebook group and community chat she could find. The plans were always the same story - enthusiast»»»

Tunis, Sept. 15 (TAP)- The energy trade deficit- taking into account Algerian gas royalities- widened 29% end of July 2026 to TND 8,271 million compared to TND 6,399 million during the same period in 2025.The report on the energy situation...»»»

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa on Tuesday visited the southern town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, accompanied by a delegation from the state-run Council for Development and Reconstruction. His first stop was the town’s church, which coincided with the movement of Israeli military vehicles in the »»»

Parliament convened Tuesday to debate the government's general policy amid Israeli attacks on the country's south. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam opened the debate by emphasizing that war and peace decisions must be taken solely by the Lebanese state, asserting that the country will not serve as a "bar»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3700 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change relative to Monday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to »»»

Officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Service for Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking have disrupted a channel supplying psychotropic substances from Russia to Bishkek. The operation also involved employees of Kyrgyzstan’s Customs Service and Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Federal»»»

President of the Government of Republika Srpska Savo Minić wished for the Serbian tricolour to fly proudly today as a symbol of freedom that was dearly won. “May our tricolour fly proudly today, as a symbol of the freedom we paid dearly for, the unity we preserve and the future we are building. Lon»»»

Annual inflation in Bulgaria reached 5.1% in August 2026, while consumer prices rose 0.6% from the previous month, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI). Inflation since the beginning of the year, measured by the Consumer Price Index, stood at 4.3%. Average annual inflatio»»»

Airline adds 11 MAX jets in 2026 and expands cabin baggage space across its fleet Dubai: flydubai passengers will see more lie-flat Business Class seats and larger overhead storage across parts of the airline’s Boeing 737 MAX fleet under a new cabin upgrade programme starting in September. Get upda»»»

The Israeli army on Tuesday said it found ready-to-use rocket launchpads in the security zone in south Lebanon, noting that they were “left behind prior to the ceasefire taking effect.” “During sweep operations in the area, the forces discovered a staging site containing a tunnel shaft belonging to»»»

The 7th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Muslim Religious Boards of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held in Baku. Following the meeting, representatives of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan signed three joint statements and adopted six fatwas, the Spiritual Dir»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will succeed in returning its financial assets, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "The European Commission, as I said, still wants to confiscate these assets and then return them to us only after we pay Ukraine some reparations. We will secure the ret»»»

The Hague: A Dutch museum Tuesday put its entire collection of 88 paintings by Vincent Van Gogh on display for the first time since 1984, featuring masterpieces such as "The Potato Eaters". The Kroller-Muller museum in central Netherlands holds one of the world's largest private collection of paint»»»

More than half of Romanian healthcare professionals would choose a public-sector job over a private-sector offer if salaries were identical, according to a MEDIjobs study on perceptions of employment in the two systems. The survey, conducted as more than 6,800 positions are being opened in the publ»»»

Hungary may have little more than a year left of Russian gas under current European Union rules. But a recent diplomatic dispute with Moscow has raised a more immediate question: could Russia decide to cut supplies before the EU’s ban takes effect? A diplomatic row has put Hungary’s energy dependen»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Palestinian Prisoners’ Club: Israeli occupation turning West Bank arrest and raid operations into killing field and extrajudicial execution»»»

The CSTO prioritizes cooperation with traditional international partners such as the UN, the SCO, and the CIS, while also developing relations with new blocs like the African Union. The organization’s Secretary General, Taalatbek Masadykov, said in an article for National Defense magazine. Accordin»»»

The air-defense complex, designed for round-the-clock detection and destruction of enemy reconnaissance and strike UAVs, was first presented by Rostec's Kalashnikov Concern at Moscow's IV All-Russian Weapons Forum. The system includes a ground control station, optical targeting, radar, three launch»»»

The Judges Chamber of Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has reinstated former European Prosecutor Teodora Georgieva as a judge at the Sofia City Administrative Court. The decision was prompted by a mandatory provision in the Judiciary Act, the Chamber said at its meeting here on Tuesday. Th»»»

The rules require institutions to strengthen cybersecurity and incident reporting The new Operational Risk Management Regulation issued by the Central Bank of the UAE came into effect on September 14, 2026, marking a significant regulatory shift in how the UAE’s financial sector approaches risk — m»»»

UAE travellers can use Jaywan online and in stores, with special fares also available Dubai: UAE travellers will be able to use Jaywan cards to pay for Emirates flights from September 16, giving customers another local payment option when booking online or at the airline’s retail stores. Get update»»»

Washington, United States: A US federal judge on Monday postponed implementation of a Trump administration policy that would impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can study or work in the United States. The preliminary injunction from District Judge Dennis Saylor came »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe MP Ali Ammar during the government accountability session: The resistance will remain, so long as even an inch of our Lebanese land remains»»»

Ahead of the first day of the new school year, the Social Assistance Agency approved a one-off payment of EUR 153 for more than 127,000 students in grades one through four and eighth grade, with nearly 50,000 already having received the first installment, the press service of the Labour and Social »»»

Singapore, Sept. 15 (SANA) Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz declined further amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to preliminary data from shipping data provider Kpler. Reuters reported Tuesday that Kpler data showed four vessels transited the strait on Monday, compar»»»

More than 55,000 first-graders will cross the school threshold for the first time on Tuesday. The new school year will begin with the first school bell for more than 700,000 students at 2,322 schools across the country, the Ministry of Education and Science said in a press release. More than 92,000»»»

Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia, Daniil, opened the new school year at the 204th "Angel Karaliichev" Primary School in Sofia's Manastirski Livadi - West borough on Tuesday. In his remarks, he prayed for God's guidance for the children as they pursue education, expressing hope that the»»»

The United Nations called Tuesday for international investigators to be granted to access to all of Gaza "to assist with evidence-gathering" as hundreds of bodies are pulled from the rubble. "The discovery of extensive remains under the rubble in Gaza City resurfaces these concerns of war crimes an»»»

Tunis, Sept. 15 (TAP)- The weather on Tuesday is cloudy for a while across the country, growing sometimes densely cloudy in northern and central coastal region with scattered showers, the National Institute of Meteorology said.The wind is blowing...»»»

Wheat yields reached up to 100 centners, or 10 tonnes, per hectare in Manas district of Talas region in 2026. This is one of the highest yields recorded in the country, the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry reported. The average wheat yield in Kyrgyzstan is 50–55 cent»»»

Woman biker alleges she was chased and deliberately rammed; defence calls it an accident Police have arrested Kalyan Bainsla, accused of hitting a woman biker on Gurugram’s Golf Course Road, and added an attempt-to-murder charge after examining CCTV footage of the incident. Bainsla was arrested in »»»

Beijing: From a distance, it looks as though a giant spaceship has just landed in the palm tree-dotted streets near downtown Los Angeles. It could also be a wide-canopied tree or a low passing cloud -- but for its Chinese architect Ma Yansong, as long as the building "sparks curiosity", he's achiev»»»

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Major General Mohsen Rezaei said Iran will not enter negotiations with the United States until Tehran’s conditions are met, dismissing mixed signals from US President Donald Trump. “Don’t get distracted by the U.S. president’s mixed signals—from»»»

September 15 is a date that transcends time, one that is never forgotten, President Iliana Iotova said as she officially opened the new school year at Hristo Botev High School in Ruse. "There is no Bulgarian soul or heart that does not carry September 15 deep within. Each of us remembers our first »»»

GlobalizationNigeriaAfrica's richest man Dangote's IPO out of reach in NigeriaAbiodun JamiuDangote seeks $1.6 billion from investors to finance a $14.3 billion expansion and thus double the oil refinery's capacity. The offer could give millions of Nigerians a stake in the company. But who can truly»»»

Construction of more than 40 healthcare facilities is currently underway. Sher Suyunbekov, head of the Construction Sector at the Ministry of Health, announced this in an interview with Erkin-Too newspaper. He noted that the total funding for the construction work—sourced from the national budget a»»»

Seismologists recorded a magnitude 3 earthquake in Kyrgyzstan today. According to the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences, the tremors were detected at 7:55 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was located within Kyrgyzstan: 10 kilometers southwest of the village of Shoro-Bashat,»»»

The US military faces shortages of key munitions due to the Iran war and industrial "bottlenecks" to rebuild stockpiles, a Pentagon watchdog warned in a report published on Monday, contradicting US President Donald Trump's assurances that ammunition supplies are "virtually unlimited". The US Defens»»»

Tokyo: The number of centenarians across Japan topped 100,000 for the first time, the health ministry said Tuesday. With a median age of 49.9 years, Japan has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco, according to the World Bank. The latest government survey, published ahead of the an»»»

Parliament Chair Mihaela Dotsova Tuesday attended the opening of the new school year at the Hristo Smirnenski Primary School in Berkovitsa, where she studied through seventh grade. In her remarks at the celebration, she said September 15 is like a national holiday for Bulgarians because it marks th»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent on Tuesday a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Costa Rica HE Laura Fernandez Delgado on the anniversary of her country's Independence Day.»»»

In tonight's edition, Nigeria's Dangote refinery opens itself to public ownership with plans to raise 1.6 billion dollars from retail investors across the continent. Also, President Felix Tshisekedi calls on the National Service to clean up the streets of Kinshasa. And with a month a»»»

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Hélène Duguy, Senior Environmental Lawyer at ClientEarth. PFAS pollution is widespread, these highly persistent chemicals have been detected in water and soil, food and consumer products, and even the human body. The risks are increasingly well docume»»»

Industrial action ​was expected to reduce French electricity supply by up to 5 gigawatts on ⁠Tuesday as energy sector ⁠unions stage a 24-hour strike in protest over calls to curb ​employee benefits ‌such as access to cheaper power. A 24-hour labour strike in France's power sector on Tuesday wa»»»

Washington, Sept. 15 (SANA) Oil prices settled about 1% higher on Monday as fresh attacks on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and incidents involving vessels in the Middle East raised concerns over potential disruptions to global supplies. Brent and U.S. crude futures initially surged nearly 5»»»

Vienna, Sept. 15 (SANA) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Monday that “historic” progress had been achieved in Syria regarding safeguards issues, saying the development followed Syria’s cooperation and transparency, alongside the efforts of the ag»»»

NATO intelligence services informed their authorities of the absence of the slightest evidence of Russia's involvement in the drone incident at Leipzig Airport, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said. They also pointed to numerous signs of a Ukrainian trace in the incident.In this rega»»»

Italy and Bulgaria support the creation of a joint European center to combat hybrid attacks, including cyberattacks, disinformation and drone threats. The idea emerged during Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto’s official visit to Bulgaria, where he met with his Bulgarian counterpart at Bezmer »»»

Lampsar, Senegal: Half smiling through crinkled eyes, Moussa Ndiaye, in his long tunic and skull cap, watched a combine harvest his northern Senegal rice paddy, where he expects a good haul, but not just of grain. His field is part of a study which aims to fight one of the world's major parasitic d»»»