WASHINGTON, United States: President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened a prominent NBC broadcast journalist with possible punishment by US media regulators as the Republican expressed disappointment with coverage of his candidate endorsements ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump took to his»»»

RIYADH: England forward Ollie Watkins has left Aston Villa to join Al-Hilal, his new Saudi club announced on Sunday. The deal is worth a reported £50 million ($68 million) and follows Villa’s signing of Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea. Al-Hilal said the 30-year-old Watkins had signed a»»»

Dubai: UAE motorists will find out September petrol and diesel prices today, with the latest oil-market moves pointing to a finely balanced outlook after Brent crude ended August's final full trading week sharply lower. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click »»»

LONDON: In Gaza’s tent camps, sleep has become a shift. Parents take turns through the night, not for warmth or safety from bombardment, but to watch for rats, scorpions and snakes. For thousands of displaced families, the alternative can be waking to find a child bitten — or worse. “Every summer, »»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces said on Sunday that they killed an army commander who served under ousted ruler Bashar Assad, after he opened fire on them as they tried to arrest him. In a statement, the forces accused Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud of having taken part in anti-government insurrections»»»

NEW YORK: Third-ranked Jessica Pegula shook off nerves that contributed to a slow start against Elena-Gabriela Ruse, winning her opening match at the US Open on Sunday in straight sets.Leading off at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 32-year-old American missed her first nine opportunities to break Ruse but»»»

Tunis, August 30 (TAP) - The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) will hold a meeting on August 31 to announce the new local and regional councils. The draw for the rotation of members of the regional councils and chairpersons of the...»»»

The United Arab Emirates participated this week in World Water Week 2026 in Stockholm, as part of preparations for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference, which will be held in Abu Dhabi this December. The UAE participated with an official delegation led by Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of »»»

LONDON: Four Palestinian young men were wounded by live fire Sunday after Israeli settlers attacked the occupied West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, local Palestinian sources said. Groups of settlers entered the village and attacked residents’ vehicles, the sources told the of»»»

Prax Developments has announced its entry into the Egyptian real estate market through an Egyptian-Saudi partnership, with plans to launch its first project in New Obour. The company is headed by Mohamed El-Refaie and was established through a partnership between Prax and Saudi-based Asas Taba Real»»»

Nile Developments has announced the launch of the 28th floor at its Tycoon Tower project in Egypt’s New Capital, targeting investors seeking premium real estate opportunities within one of the company’s flagship high-rise developments. Mohamed Taher, Chairperson of Nile Developments, said the launc»»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s directives to closely monitor real estate developers’ compliance with contractual commitments have been welcomed by industry leaders, who said the move could strengthen market discipline, protect buyers and enhance confidence in the sector. Al-Sisi directed»»»

Egypt’s Local Development and Environment Ministry and Qalyubeya governorate have opened two waste transfer stations with a combined capacity of 2,000 tonnes per day, along with a new impound facility capable of accommodating up to 1,200 vehicles, as part of efforts to upgrade local infrastructure »»»

A deputy state secretary at Hungary’s Ministry of Rural and Settlement Development has resigned after only around two months in the position, citing personal reasons. The announcement immediately triggered a political exchange, with Fidesz MP Miklós Panyi suggesting the departure points to problems»»»

Iran has completed a steam unit at its Dalahoo combined-cycle plant, capturing exhaust heat from gas turbines to generate additional electricity from fuel already consumed, PressTV reports. The 910 MW complex now consists of two 310-MW gas units and one 290-MW steam unit in KermanshahThe steam unit»»»

Ammunition shortages and mounting financial pressures threaten the operational readiness of the Israeli military, with officials warning that the security establishment faces a critical moment as promised funding remains unavailable and the validity of major, strategically important procurement dea»»»

KATHMANDU: Nepali rescuers trying to reach hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels swamped by flood debris deployed heavy machinery on Sunday, after rain and rising river waters hampered earlier efforts. “Drilling of four holes has been completed ... preparations are now underway to enter th»»»

At least 7 people died Sunday after their ferry capsized off northern Cyprus. Image courtesy of UPI Aug. 30 (UPI) -- At least seven people have died following a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday, according to media reports. Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel said 237 out of the 26»»»

A person sits in Washington Square Park dressed for hot and humid temperatures in New York City on May 19. Warm temperatures are expected to return to the region. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo The heat dome that scorched parts of the West last week will focus across the Mississip»»»

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has branded OpenAI’s top executives “utterly untrustworthy assholes” after the company announced plans to withdraw its artificial intelligence models from Cursor following the coding platform’s acquisition by SpaceX. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 with its current CE»»»

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will offer Ankara's mediation assistance in the Ukrainian conflict during the upcoming summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, a Turkish government source told Sputnik on Sunday. "During the talks»»»

Share: Photo- 40th islamic conference in Tehran Here is the latest : Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States, imploring them to “know your real enemy.” A tanker vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Israel’s Shin Bet s»»»

As we prepare for the prospect of cooler weather, I recently made a side quest stop at Saudi brand Kayanee’s flagship shop in the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh to purchase the Abaya City Coat. It comes in small, medium and large, and is available in black, beige, brown or navy. I went with navy. Mad»»»

Dubai: Around them, almost everything was moving. A furious brown torrent carrying mud, uprooted trees, rocks and wreckage tore through the valley, smashing into buildings and sweeping debris downstream. Yet in the middle of the chaos stood a small mint-green house. On its upper balcony, at least t»»»

The funeral for Norway's late King Harald, will be held on September 9, the royal palace announced on Sunday. Presiding Bishop of the Church of Norway Olav Fykse Tveit will lead next Wednesday's funeral ceremony in Oslo Cathedral from 1pm, the palace added. King Harald V of Norway, who died Friday »»»

An incident involving a crude oil tanker being struck by an unknown projectile while transiting inbound was reported in the Strait of Hormuz. On 30 August 2026, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre issued Warning 122-26 (Attack), reporting a late notification of the incident. »»»

A 23-year-old man has died after being stabbed in the heart during an attack in Debrecen in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to eyewitness accounts cited by RTL Híradó, the two young men had confronted the alleged attacker after seeing him assaulting a woman in the street. As previous»»»

Dubai: For six months, Iran has possessed one weapon Washington could not easily neutralise: The ability to make the world pay for the war by choking the Strait of Hormuz. Now that weapon may be losing some of its power. Goldman Sachs estimates cited by CNN show Gulf oil flows have rebounded from 5»»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank took over an EU-funded public park used by Palestinian residents of Kafr Ni’ma village, west of Ramallah, and installed an iron gate at its entrance on Sunday. Raafat Khalifa, the head of the village council, said the 2500-sq.-meter area was develo»»»

1 of 5 | The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for NASA from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo Aug. 30 (UPI) -- NASA used SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Nancy Grace Roman S»»»

Washington, United States: NASA launched its new flagship space telescope on Sunday, embarking on a multi-year mission to create an unprecedented map of the cosmos and shed light on some of the biggest mysteries in physics. Designed to take a panoramic view of the vast reaches of space, the Roman S»»»

Russia maintains its openness to negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Turkiye, but there are no preconditions for them yet, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "We maintain our openness to such negotiations... Unfortunately, we cannot acknowledge the existence of any precondi»»»

Damascus, Aug. 30 (SANA) The 63rd Damascus International Fair continued Sunday at Damascus Fairgrounds, marking its fifth day amid a strong turnout and a high level of readiness by service, security and medical teams to ensure smooth movement and visitor safety. Saturday, the first day the Fair ope»»»

LONDON: Saudi Arabia and the Syrian Arab Republic signed an agreement on Sunday to expand cooperation between state broadcasting organizations. Under the agreement, the two sides will exchange radio and television content in areas of shared interest, including culture, education, science, entertain»»»

Consular services for Albanians at home and abroad are set to enter a new digital phase, with Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs preparing to launch a Virtual Diplomatic Presence, a single digital platform designed to provide information and consular services even in countries where »»»

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened a new bridge from Sheikh Rashid Road to 2nd December Street, Dubai Media Office tweeted on Sunday. The 1,000-metre bridge includes two traffic lanes with a capacity of up to around 3,000 vehicles per hour. The project will help improve traffic »»»

The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has announced that the interchange connecting Khalifa City and Zayed City over the E20 has reopened in time for the school year. A significant portion of the highway from and to Abu Dhabi City will have two additional lanes accessible to motorist»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and Chinese President Xi Jinping held an informal meeting in Bishkek together with First Ladies Aigul Japarova and Peng Liyuan, the presidential press service reported. During dinner, the two leaders discussed current issues of Kyrgyzstan — China cooperation an»»»

On April 18 and May 2 next year, France will vote to elect a new president to replace Emmanuel Macron. The outgoing president, who has served two terms, cannot run again, while the latest opinion polls are predicting a victory for Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally. Although the election»»»

Icelanders voted to reject reopening EU membership talks, official results showed Sunday, dealing a blow to the government's push to join the bloc and handing a win to those who argued the country's prized fishing waters were too important to risk. The results will disappoint Brussels, which h»»»

RIYADH: Yemen’s armed forces have transformed their ability to confront the Houthis, coordinating their response across multiple fronts and overturning the Iran-backed militia’s assumptions about how government forces would react to renewed attacks, according to the military’s newly appointed spoke»»»

Google redesignated Lake Ontario as "Lake America" on maps seen by US users on Sunday after US President Donald Trump announced he was renaming the body of water, with a Canadian official slamming the cross-border tensions as "absolutely backwards." People in Canada will still see Lake Ontario, the»»»

LONDON: Syria will reopen its embassy in the Libyan city of Tripoli this week after 14 years of closure. Asaad Al-Shaibani, foreign minister of the Syrian Arab Republic, met Libya’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Taher Al-Baour on Sunday. The Libyan ministry said the two sides discussed procedu»»»

A resident tries to salvage belongings among damaged homes following flash floods along the banks of Trishuli River, in Dhading district, Nepal, on Sunday. Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The death toll from last week's flash floods in Nepal rose to nearly 800 Sunday as rescuers rac»»»

Dubai: For many families raising neurodivergent children, navigating everyday life can present challenges that often go unnoticed by others. From crowded public spaces to long queues and travel-related stress, simple daily activities can require careful planning and extra support. In the UAE, howev»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Bishkek on a state visit at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. At Manas International Airport, Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were welcomed by President Sadyr Japarov and First Lady Aigul Japarova. During his state visit, Xi Jinping »»»

LONDON: The Israeli army demolished a care home for the elderly in southern Lebanon on Saturday and carried out additional strikes and demolitions across the border region, Lebanese media reported. The social care home was in the town of Houla in the Marjayoun district, according to Lebanon’s state»»»

New York: As the US and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict’s toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe. But six months into the conflict, the direst predictions haven’t come true even »»»

DOHA: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education HE Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi launched the 'First Step' initiative, in cooperation with 'Rafeeq' company, as part of the 'Back to Schools' campaign for the academic year 2026-2027, during a field visit to Al-Rashad Model Sch»»»

Heading off on holiday? Passport: check. Suitcase: check. Home prepared for your grand disappearance? That’s the bit Ajman Police would rather you didn’t forget. As part of its Safe & Secure Summer campaign, Ajman Police is reminding residents that keeping your home safe before travelling takes mor»»»