The State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic has foiled 71 smuggling cases since the beginning of 2026. The preliminary value of the seized goods exceeded 70.2 million soms, the Border Service’s press service reported. Of the total number of violations, 30 were detected at border checkpoints and»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seen here in June, presided over a key party meeting focused on economic development, state media reported Wednesday. The report did not mention recent diplomatic outreach by U.S. President Donald Trump, File Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- North Korean le»»»

At the opening of the new parliamentary season on Wednesday, Continue the Change Floor Leader Nikolay Denkov accused the Progressive Bulgaria government of failing to take effective action against the oligarchy and rising prices, warning that the winter months could become “very hot”. Denkov reаd a»»»

The newly introduced bonus-malus system has no preventive effect on drivers’ behaviour, as the key Unified Information System for Risk Assessment, Management and Control is required to be established within 18 months, the Road Safety Institute said Wednesday. According to representatives of the ins»»»

If Iran now faces a choice between escalation and capitulation, the more likely course of action is escalation. Tehran’s reading of the regional and international landscape appears to rest on carefully calculated considerations that lead it to view the current moment as an opportunity to increase p»»»

Doha: Nando’s Qatar has turned up the flavour with the launch of its new PERi-Crackle Avo Burger - a bold combination of contrasting flavours and textures, created for those who believe a burger should be anything but ordinary. It is then topped with Nando’s signature PERi-Crackle and finished with»»»

GERB-UDF will shift from constructive to critical opposition in the new parliamentary season and will more clearly point out the government's mistakes, GERB-UDF MP Toma Bikov said in a parliamentary declaration on Wednesday. Bikov said the tolerance shown by the opposition during the government's f»»»

Caring for Bulgarian citizens is a fundamental goal and an essential political commitment for the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), the party's deputy floor leader Ayten Sabri said in a declaration marking the start of the new parliamentary session on Wednesday. Sabri said Parliament faces a »»»

Dhaka: Rescue teams were searching Wednesday for a New Zealand teenager missing after a boat carrying him and three other people capsized in Bangladesh, officials said. Albert, 16, whose surname was withheld by police, went missing after the boat overturned in rough waters on Tuesday morning near a»»»

Arab Finance: Property Finder, Coldwell Banker Egypt, Al Ahly Sabbour, and Beltone Mortgage have joined forces to launch an integrated open house experience that brings property discovery, selection, lifestyle, and financing together in one offering, as per an emailed press release. The three-day e»»»

President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada is escalating as the midterm elections approach, threatening Republican efforts to address voters' economic concerns in a year when control of the U.S. Senate hinges on states along the border between the United States and its northern neighbor. The di»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces' storming of the Qalandiya Training Center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in occupied East Jerusalem, considering it a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and»»»

Katmandu: A massive flood swept through Nepal’s northern Rasuwa district on Wednesday, damaging roads and power infrastructure as authorities scrambled to assess the scale of the destruction.Videos shared by Nepal Police and others on social media showed torrents of muddy water crashing through mou»»»

PEKANBARU, Indonesia: Millions of Indonesians risk health complications from exposure to thick haze covering several cities and towns, officials said Wednesday, as El Nino-fueled wildfires wreak havoc on Borneo and Sumatra islands. Indonesia, a vast archipelago, has for weeks battled wildfires that»»»

At the opening of the new session pf Parliament Wednesday, Democratic Bulgaria vowed to fight concentration of power and support reforms aiming to contain state capture, enhance competition, guarantee the independence of institutions, deliver measurable results for citizens and strengthens Bulgaria»»»

Tuesday marked one year since Israeli soldiers killed 22 Palestinians, including journalists and rescue workers, in a double strike on a hospital in Gaza that provoked global outrage. No one has been held accountable. Israeli officials said the target was a suspected Hamas camera on the roof of Nas»»»

Doha: As educational institutions across the region prepare to welcome students back to the classroom, the American School of Doha (ASD) is setting a deliberate tone of connection, stability, and academic excellence for the 2026-2027 school year. Guided by this year’s theme, “One ASD Family: Strong»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces' storming of the Qalandiya Training Center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in occupied East Jerusalem, considering it a blatant violation of international humanitarian »»»

The top diplomats of Iran and Oman met on Tuesday to discuss a phased approach to managing ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began. The talks came after an oil tanker was disabled in an attack off the coast of Oman, under»»»

The " economic onslaught " that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared on Iran's financial connections around the world may have one major caveat: China. Beijing is Iran's biggest trading partner and its leading oil buyer. While the U.S. is trying to isolate the Islamic Republic from its rem»»»

Lines have grown outside gas stations across Tehran in recent weeks as the United States has tightened its blockade and threatened more severe sanctions, with some people waiting for two hours or more to fill up. The uncertainty deepened on Tuesday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed»»»

Oman and Iran have agreed on a phased framework aimed at restoring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while safeguarding the sovereign rights of the two countries. The agreement was announced on Tuesday in a joint statement following talks in Tehran between Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid B»»»

The Israeli military has restricted movement in and out of three beseigned Christian towns in southern Lebanon, forcing residents to travel in prearranged convoys along a single route through Naqoura. Residents must register their vehicles and submit travelers’ details before entering or leaving Rm»»»

Progressive Bulgaria stands behind the government’s programme and is ready to turn it into effective legislation, Progressive Bulgaria Floor Leader Petar Vitanov said on Wednesday in a declaration marking the start of the National Assembly’s new plenary season. Among the priorities, he listed initi»»»

Doha: As the 2026–2027 academic year begins, Arab International Academy welcomes students to its Doha and Lusail campuses, continuing an educational journey that began ten years ago with an ambitious vision: to provide high quality international education that combines tradition and modernity, plac»»»

Dubai: The last stretch of the summer holiday has arrived, and with it a deadline that has nothing to do with uniforms or stationery lists. Dubai's Museum of the Future is preparing to close its current galleries on September 1, and there are only five days left to walk through them. The museum con»»»

Doha, Qatar: Education has been described as extending beyond the pursuit of academic achievement. It is a journey that nurtures curiosity, resilience, ambition and confidence, while fostering a lifelong commitment to excellence. In a rapidly changing world, students need more than knowledge alone.»»»

Manufacturing recorded a 3% decline in the number of new orders in the first six months of this year compared with the corresponding period in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the source, between 1 January and 30 June 2026, the negative result was driven by»»»

Romania shows strong internet access but remains last in the EU for digital skills, with only 31.8% of the population reaching basic or higher competence, far below the EU average of 60.4%, according to a Monitorul Social analysis based on 2025 Eurostat data.Romania has made significant progress in»»»

Save Romania Union (USR) MP Claudiu Nasui announced on Tuesday that he had accepted an invitation from Moldova's new Prime Minister Vasile Tofan to take up the office of Minister of Economy. The decision means giving up his parliamentary mandate in Romania.Nasui, who previously served as Romania's »»»

The European Parliament's European People's Party (EPP, centre-right) and Renew Europe (liberal) groups have urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to make clear to Romania that the disbursement of funds under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) is conditional on impl»»»

Once among Ukraine’s most coveted Western weapons, tanks like the German-made Leopards now mostly sit idle, The New York Times reported. The $10 million vehicles are currently “hidden in forests and collecting cobwebs” as the Ukrainian military is “trying to imagine new ways to deploy them.”Ukraine»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only go into effect if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, a US administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. The agreement, which was reach»»»

Two astronauts installed a new antenna on the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk lasting more than six hours, NASA said on Tuesday. French astronaut Sophie Adenot and her US colleague Anil Menon installed and connected the antenna, which provides an important link between the ISS »»»

WWF Bulgaria has called for the public presentation and discussion of the technical options considered and the selected design for a hydrotechnical structure near the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, and for this to take place as soon as possible and before construction work begins in the Danube river»»»

Just over 15 years ago, on 9 July 2011, South Sudan declared its independence. Today, the spectre of partition looms over Sudan once again. Its western and south-western regions, controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are pressing ever more forcefully towards separation. Fragmentation would »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatari basketball has marked another milestone on the international stage, with players Amer Hossawi and Azzam Yakan selected to take part in the inaugural men’s camp Basketball Without Borders – BWB Next Up 2026, hosted in Istanbul, Turkiye, from August 26 to 29. Their participation c»»»

Doha, Qatar: Defending champions Al Sadd will face Qatar SC in one of the exciting matches of the second round of the Qatar Stars League at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Friday, with both sides looking for a result to build on their opening performances. Al Sadd began their title defence with a 3-1 vict»»»

It is proposed to establish two new state zoological sanctuaries covering a combined area of more than 49,000 hectares in Kyrgyzstan. A draft Cabinet of Ministers resolution has been submitted for public discussion. The proposed sanctuaries are Zheyren Ordоsu in Ton district of Issyk-Kul region and»»»

Doha, Qatar: Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) cohort of first-year medical students received their first white coats and stethoscopes at a ceremony celebrating the start of the medical curriculum. The White Coat Ceremony marked the culmination of a three-day orientation programme, during whic»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) yesterday announced that it has led a $200m Series D funding round for US-based Gatik, alongside Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with participation from ARK Invest, Millennium Management Global Investment, Intact Private Capital, Arca Continenta»»»

Doha, Qatar: beIN Media Group, the global sports, entertainment, and media group, has announced that former Canadian international Kaylyn Kyle will join its flagship sports network, beIN Sports, as Executive Presenter based in Doha, where she will lead its English-language football coverage across »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Chamber (QC) and the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) held a meeting in São Paulo to explore expanding trade and investment ties between the State of Qatar and Brazil. The meeting convened QC Board Member and Chair of the Food Security & Environment Committee and the Tec»»»

Doha, Qatar: A panel discussion at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s annual educational meeting for the 2026–27 academic year has highlighted the need to keep students at the heart of education while using technology and artificial intelligence as tools to empower learners and teache»»»

Doha, Qatar: The opening of the Islamic Centre and Mosque in Lukavac has marked a significant addition to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s religious, educational and community infrastructure, with the project receiving generous financial support from Qatar’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. Chief Sch»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has reaffirmed its focus on student wellbeing, educational quality, national identity and digital empowerment as it prepares for the 2026-27 academic year, with officials stressing the need to turn lessons learned from previous challen»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is moving towards the implementation phase of its national strategy for streamlined civil aviation operations, seeking to enhance operational integration, uphold global compliance standards, and drive seamless air travel efficiency across its aviation infrastructure. As part of t»»»

Washington, USA: Two people in the US State of Pennsylvania have died after contracting measles, marking the first measles-related deaths reported in the United States this year, as the country grapples with its largest outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more than three decades. The Penns»»»

Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari, has said that Qatar’s efforts and regional contacts with various parties continue to promote a return to negotiations between the United States of America and »»»

Bulgaria is not part of the “Coalition of the Willing” because of its distinct historical and geopolitical profile as a Balkan, Orthodox and Slavic country that uses the Cyrillic alphabet, according to Progressive Bulgaria MP Anton Kutev. Speaking to Bulgarian National Television on Tuesday, Kutev »»»