Erbil, Aug. 27 (SANA) President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani welcomed on Wednesday the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syrian state institutions, describing the move as an important development to consolidate security and stability in Syria. In a post on »»»

FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers Tribune News Network Doha Qatar's national basketball team will begin their second‑stage campaign in the Asian qualifiers for FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 on Thursday with a highly-anticipated clash against China. The game tips off at 7pm and marks the t»»»

QNA Tripoli Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Dr. Mohamed Al Menfi met with Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi in Tripoli on Wednesday. Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya Abdul Hamid Mohammed »»»

The Cabinet also approved measures to update the Official Gazette system, including a draft law amending certain provisions of Law No. 12 of 2016 concerning the Official Gazette and a draft ministerial decision regulating its electronic publication and related services. The measures, prepared by th»»»

QNA Doha The Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities (RACA) organised a forum to discuss the key results of updating the national assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing risks and its implications for the non-profit sector, with the aim of enhancing governance, transparency an»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM) yesterday announced new details about ‘Ektashif: Uzbekistan’, opening on September 3 at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA). Featuring new works by seven Qatari artists inspired by their travels through Uzbekistan, the exhibition is organised by MIA in colla»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) successfully concluded yesterday the activities of the PHCC “Care Summer” Programme, which was organised for the first time with the participation of 123 students, including 63 female and 60 male students across six health centres. Th»»»

QNA Doha Acting General Manager of Qatar Chamber (QC) Ali Bu Sherbak Al Mansouri has met with a delegation from the Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) during its visit to QC. The delegation included Director of the Family Empowerment Department Buthaina Al Obaidly, Head of the Empower»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and the Centre for Wellbeing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen research and knowledge exchange in community development, support evidence-based policies and programmes in Qatar. The agreement was signed by Pro»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday that Tehran and Oman had agreed to share revenues earned from the Strait of Hormuz, as the two countries worked on a temporary framework to restore commercial shipping through the strategic waterway. “During negotiations with Oman, some agreements »»»

Manila: For decades, the debate here has often treated corruption as the prime reason for the country's economic woes. The standard explanation goes something like this: weak institutions and a culture of patronage create fertile ground for "rent-seeking" — public money gets siphoned into unproduct»»»

Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Syria and Türkiye discussed on Wednesday ways to enhance cooperation in trade, customs, border crossings, transport, transit and investment, with a focus on developing crossings and facilitating the movement of goods and trucks. The discussions took place during a meeting b»»»

Madrid: Kylian Mbappe scored a brilliant hat-trick to help Real Madrid thrash Real Sociedad 4-1 in La Liga in Jose Mourinho's first home match back at the Santiago Bernabeu as the club's coach. Mourinho's Madrid made it two wins from two with Vinicius Junior also on the scoresheet, while Jude Belli»»»

Lawyers from the Department of Justice threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if the Trump administration isn't allowed to renovate it and put Trump's name on it. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The Trump administration threatened in a court»»»

A catastrophic flash flood tore through the Nepal-China border region on Wednesday, sending a massive wall of water, mud, rock and debris down Himalayan valleys, destroying villages, roads and bridges and leaving at least 160 people dead and hundreds missing. Nepal Police said 157 bodies had been r»»»

Visitors to Forest Park enjoy the mild temperatures as the trees begin to turn colors in St. Louis on November 6, 2015. Missouri should expect peak fall colors sometime in October. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo The fall foliage season could bring a striking contrast across the U»»»

TRIPOLI: Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of the State of Libya HE Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibeh met on Wednesday in Tripoli with Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed rel»»»

Markwayne Mullin, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security attends an event Thursday in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, which falls under the department, arrested nearly 50,000 people in July. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | Licen»»»

The Department of Justice seized two platforms used by Chinese hackers to break into American infrastructure. File Photo by Sascha Steinbach/EPA Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The Justice Department and FBI announced Wednesday that they seized two platforms used to target U.S. critical infrastructure and other s»»»

Meta Platforms on Wednesday agreed to pay $17 billion to settle claims, filed by 47 US states, that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to deliberately make teens addicted to their products while deceiving the public, according to state attorneys general. The company agreed to add chil»»»

WASHINGTON, United States — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief recently compared the global economy to a "storm-tossed vessel," caught between high inflation, debt and trade wars while driven by tailwinds from the AI revolution.Kristalina Georgieva told journalists in Washington that the g»»»

By Maxence D'aversa PARIS, France — After six months of war in the Middle East, the Gulf's major aviation hubs are navigating turbulence as a hefty portion of their lucrative transit traffic opts for other airports such as Istanbul.Between April and June, business for Middle Eastern airlines — mea»»»

AMMAN — Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) and Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) met the Kenyan economic delegation on Wednesday to discuss ways to strengthen economic and trade ties, expand business-to-business contacts and explore new trade and investment partnerships.IndustryJordan Chamber of Indus»»»

— Re-exports surge 44.6%, pushing total exports up 14.5%— Trade deficit narrows as export-to-import coverage improvesAMMAN — Jordan’s national exports rose by 6.2 per cent in the first half of 2026 to JD4,667 million, compared with the same period of 2025, according to the Department of Statistics »»»

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “very seriously wounded”, but not dead. Khamenei has not been seen in public since the US and Israel launched the Iran war in February, prompting months of speculation over the new Iranian leader’s h»»»

CAIRO: The conviction of Syria’s former grand mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun and Washington’s decision to remove a major obstacle to economic engagement came within hours of each other this week, highlighting two central elements of the country’s post-Bashar Assad transition. On Monday, a court in D»»»

LONDON: Palestinian painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, whose vivid depictions of Palestinian life, land and national identity made him one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Palestinian art, was buried on Wednesday in his hometown of Birzeit in the occupied West Bank. A packed church n»»»

The Albanian government has reacted to the decision of the High Judicial Council (KLGJ) to increase the reference salary of judges, saying the matter requires further internal consideration. KLGJ intervened on Wednesday to address the long-running dispute over judges’ salaries, after Parliament fai»»»

Massive flash floods that swept through the Himalayan border regions of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed at least 98 people and destroyed villages and infrastructure, officials said. Hundreds are still missing, including foreign tourists and pilgrims from neighbouring India, as authorities race »»»

Tripoli: President of the State of Libya's High Council HE Dr. Mohammed Muftah Takala met in Tripoli today with Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi. The meeting dealt with discussing bilateral cooperation between the two countries»»»

A lawsuit was filed by 25 states to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new rules to prevent mail-in voting before November's elections. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A group of attorneys general from 24 states and the governor of Pennsylvania have f»»»

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration headquarters is shown in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA announced Wednesday it has approved a new treatment for those with advanced pancreatic cancer. File photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE Aug. 26 (UPI) -- On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced»»»

Tripoli: Chairman of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya HE Dr. Mohamed Al Menfi met in Tripoli on Wednesday with Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two countrie»»»

NEW YORK: Gaza “does not have another catastrophe left in it,” Nickolay Mladenov, the US-appointed high representative for Gaza told the Security Council on Wednesday. Collapse of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas would leave “no road map to return to” and “nothing left of the ground»»»

Tripoli: Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of the State of Libya HE Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibeh met on Wednesday in Tripoli with Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed co»»»

At least 47 people, including five children, have been slain in the attack, the United Nations said. People lift the body of a victim in the Kenscoff area of Haiti on Monday. At least 47 people, including children, were killed in an overnight gang attack. Photo by Jonet St. Elois/EPA Aug. 26 (UPI) »»»

LONDON: A UN anti-racism committee on Wednesday expressed alarm over statements by Israeli officials threatening to inflict on Lebanon “the same level of destruction” as in Gaza, urging an end to rhetoric it said dehumanized the Lebanese population. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Dis»»»

Washington: The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of cancer. FDA officials gave expedited approval to the first-of-a-kind pill, called dara»»»

A Frenchman was arrested in Italy on arms trafficking charges after a police check found three anti-tank missiles and other military equipment in his van, authorities said Wednesday. The man, identified as Regis Normand, 46, was arrested in the southern port of Bari in June and remains in custody, »»»

A United Airlines jet taxis to take off in November at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. United announced an extensive international expansion Wednesday. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- United Airlines announced Wednesday that it is planning the largest intern»»»

A Hungarian national is being sought after flash floods in Nepal, the Foreign Ministry told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday. A Hungarian pilgrim was in the area hit by the flash floods, and efforts to establish their identity and whereabouts are still under way, the ministry said. Accord»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality inaugurated three new parks in Al Wakrah and Al Wukair: Al Mashmoum and Al Khuzama Parks in Al Wakrah, and Al Arak Park in Al Wukair. This was done in coordination with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), adhering to the highest international standards, in suppo»»»

Nuwakot: A massive flood and landslide disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 103 people on Wednesday and left several hundred missing, many of them foreign tourists. Aid workers said entire settlements had been "wiped out". Surveillance footage verified by AFP shows dozens of people ru»»»

Teams from the naval bases in Varna and Burgas (on the Black Sea) carried out four new missions involving the reconnaissance and transport of unmanned aerial vehicles and their debris on Wednesday afternoon, the Defence Ministry said in a press release. Earlier in the day, the Ministry reported of »»»

Doha, Qatar: A lunar eclipse will occur in the early hours of Friday, August 28, 2026, Sheikh Salman bin Jabor Al Thani, President of the Qatar Center for Space Sciences and Astronomy, has said, while cautioning the public against myths and misinformation that may circulate around astronomical phen»»»

NEW YORK CITY: France warned the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the “untenable” situation in Gaza and the West Bank was jeopardizing the prospects for peace arising from the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. It came as council members met to discuss the latest d»»»

PARIS: Philippe Aghion is a prominent French economist, internationally recognized for his work on growth and innovation. He is a professor at the College de France and the London School of Economics. His research has profoundly revitalized Joseph Schumpeter’s theory of “creative destruction.” It d»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Wednesday that Lebanon has chosen negotiations with Israel to avoid the “horrors and tragedies” of war, despite the difficulty and obstacles facing the process. “We have made the decision to enter negotiations in order to avoid the horrors and tragedie»»»

Container ships pass through the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, on August 19. The Panama Canal Authority limited daily ship traffic to 32, down from an average of 36, a previous limit imposed to address the drought caused by El Nino. Photo by Carlos Lemos/EPA Aug. 26 (UPI) -- El Salvador and »»»

Rescuers transport an elderly woman rescued from a Devighat nursing home following a flash flood in Trishuli Bazar, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Wednesday. At least 95 people were killed and hundreds of others are missing after a massive flash flood swept through Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts causing wi»»»