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»»»

When Waad Ali Hassan Saeed Alhmoudi chose engineering as her career, the UAE’s nuclear energy sector was still in its early stages. Today, she is Head of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC), having progressed from being among the company’s first Emirati design»»»

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces began evicting a vocational training center run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in an East Jerusalem suburb on Tuesday, in its latest move targeting the beleaguered organization. It follows repeated warnings by UNRWA that Israeli authorities were threatening its Q»»»

LONDON: Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, the Bahraini finance minister, discussed “Operation Economic Outcast,” which triggered sweeping global sanctions on Iran this week, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. During a call on Tuesday, Sheikh Salman and Bessent discussed efforts to addres»»»

NEW YORK CITY: A “triple chokepoint crisis” spanning the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea is driving up food and fuel costs worldwide and threatening to push tens of millions more people into hunger, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday. Sudan, Yemen, Gaza and Leb»»»

Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs on C$27.6 billion ($19.94 billion) worth of US goods, including steel and dairy products, in a dollar-for-dollar response to President Donald Trump's punitive tariffs on Canadian products. Ottawa also announced a C$7.5 billion aid package for imp»»»

FRANKFURT, Germany — German growth rose faster than previously estimated in the second quarter thanks to strong exports, official data showed Tuesday, as Europe's biggest economy defied the turmoil unleashed by the Iran war.Gross domestic product grew 0.3 per cent from April to June compared with t»»»

Cairo: Fossilised shark teeth discovered in Egypt’s Western Desert have revealed that a landscape now among the driest on Earth was once covered by a warm tropical sea teeming with marine life more than 70 million years ago. Researchers examining phosphate deposits at the Abu Tartur Plateau, betwee»»»

Philadelphia: Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died from measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster Coun»»»

/Culture/Qatar Doha, August 25 (QNA) - The Qatar Photography Center, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, in cooperation with the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA), organised an introductory session today on Law No. 10 of 2026 concerning unmanned aircraft (drones). The session was held at t»»»

Washington, United States: Elon Musk's SpaceX announced plans Tuesday to build a $100 billion facility in the southern US state of Louisiana to launch its highly anticipated Starship megarockets, currently being developed at the company's Texas Starbase. "A spaceport on the Louisiana Gulf Coast ena»»»

President Donald J. Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with President Xi Jinping in May. China has lashed out against the administration for its recently announced new sanctions against countries that do business with Iran. File Photo by Daniel Torok/The White House | License Photo Aug. 25 (U»»»

The water level of yet another Hungarian lake has fallen to a critical low, meaning visitors to the Bölömbika lookout, which has seen better days, are now confronted with a dispiriting scene of environmental devastation rather than spectacular views and abundant wildlife. Check out the latest photo»»»

Doha, Qatar: A global alliance founded by Qatar Foundation, Autism Speaks, UNICEF, and the Ministry of Social Development and Family, with support from the World Health Organization, to unite the world in advancing support for people with autism everywhere is expanding its international reach – and»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama concluded a nine-hour meeting with government ministers in the city of Pogradec. The meeting, which followed a similar session on Sunday, is understood to have focused in part on the government’s plans for “Pasqyrë Albania,” a unified digital platform designed to br»»»

DAMASCUS: The head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, who spearheaded the fight against the Daesh group, announced their dissolution on Tuesday evening as part of a deal struck with the new authorities in Damascus. “We announce today the end of the mission of the Syrian Democratic Forces »»»

Opal Centers has acquired Galeria Pestka in Poznań from Henley IM. The nearly fully leased shopping center offers about 41,700 sq m of GLA across 60 units and attracted 5.1 mln visitors last year. Located in northern Poznań, the center is anchored by Carrefour, MediaMarkt and Bricomarché and also i»»»

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Doha: The State of Qatar strongly condemned Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's illegal entry into Syrian territory and transgression of international borders as a violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic and its territorial integrity. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statem»»»

At least 47 people were killed in a farming community near Port-au-Prince after the area was attacked by a gang coalition. For the gang, the goal is to get their hands on a highly strategic area near the Haitian capital. But how could they have led such a violent attack? FRANCE 24's Catherine Norri»»»

Rewatch as Canadian ministers lay out a series of countermeasures as its trade war with the US deepens after the Trump administration imposed new tariffs on Canadian goods.»»»

AMMAN — The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) is set to bring together banks, regulators, financial institutions, fintech innovators, investors and technology companies at the Jordan-FinTech Festival 2026, as the Kingdom seeks to strengthen its position as a regional fintech hub.The festival will be hel»»»

AMMAN — The Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF) said that Jordan has succeeded in maintaining stable economic growth and inflation rates, despite geopolitical challenges and their economic effects on the countries of the region, in a policy paper titled "Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability in Jordan: Beyond»»»

Dubai: Dubai ranked first globally for the number of greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in cultural and creative industries (CCIs) for the fourth consecutive year, attracting 754 projects in 2025, according to Financial Times Ltd.’s fDi Markets data. The projects generated 19,304 n»»»

The video of a Ukrainian cyclist being targeted and killed by a short-range drone posted – and later deleted – by the Russian military Friday left viewers outraged and shaken. But it’s not the first time that Russian drone operators have been accused of terrorising Ukrainian civilians by deliberate»»»

Washington, Aug. 25 (SANA) The Syrian American Council on Tuesday welcomed the United States’ formal decision to remove Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, describing it as a historic step. The council said in a post on X that the decision “reflects a new reality in Syria and remove»»»

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan: An international media forum examining the historical legacy, cultural heritage and contemporary relevance of Islamic civilization opened in Tashkent on Tuesday, bringing together journalists, scholars, filmmakers, publishers and media professionals from around the world. Held»»»

Mario Draghi’s new Rhine Group, created to develop proposals to improve Europe’s competitiveness, has drawn criticism for excluding Poland and including only one representative from Central and Eastern Europe. The group brings together more than 50 politicians, economists, business leaders and acad»»»

Poland’s economy is “shifting into a higher gear,” Finance Minister Andrzej Domański said, citing new data from Statistics Poland (GUS). The unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in Q2 2026 from 3.3% in the previous quarter, giving Poland the third-lowest rate in the EU, while employment increased to 17.2»»»

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Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella ordered police and immigration authorities to begin to identify and deport migrants without legal status, Photo by Carlos Ortega/EPA Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella ordered police and immigration authorities to begin to iden»»»

The Ajman Government Human Resources Department has announced that Friday, August 28, 2026, will be a public holiday for government entities in the emirate to mark the Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday. Official working hours will resume on Monday, August 31, the department said. The holiday marks the Pr»»»

GAZA: An Israeli strike in central Gaza has destroyed a charity warehouse containing nutritional supplies for malnourished children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. The warehouse, operated by Palestinian humanitarian organization Ard El Insan, was damaged when Israel struck a nearby build»»»

Dubai: Twenty-four people, mostly daily-wage workers, were injured in a road crash in Egypt’s Ismailia governorate on Tuesday, just two weeks after 19 workers were killed on the same road, local media reported. The latest collision occurred on Al Dawawis road in Qassasin when a pickup truck carryin»»»

Frankfurt: The boss of German carmaker Volkswagen warned workers on Tuesday to brace for more job losses, earning boos and jeers from the crowd, as the crisis-hit company faces a drastic round of cost-cutting. VW, long a titan of German industry, has struggled with Chinese competition, US tariffs a»»»

Ending the war and securing Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon would require an international force on the ground -- a replacement for UNIFIL that Lebanon is discussing with European powers. File Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Lebanon, struggling to secure an Isra»»»

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Canadian government imposed new tariffs agains the United States. File Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Canada announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday, matching "dollar for dollar" the tariffs imposed by »»»

LONDON: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh met in Amman on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The meeting was also attended by Palestine’s General Intelligence Service Chief Majed Faraj and Palestinia»»»

AL-MUKALLA: Heavy fighting broke out between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis outside the southern city of Taiz on Monday night, the latest in a string of attempts by the Iran-backed militia to make gains on the ground, as the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council vowed to continu»»»

LONDON: On Aug. 24, Al-Riyadh, the Saudi daily, will stop its print edition after more than six decades of daily presence in the lives of Saudi and Arab readers. The newspaper will continue publishing digitally. The decision also applies to Al-Yamamah, the cultural and political magazine that preda»»»

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan: An International Media Forum on Islamic civilization brought journalists, filmmakers, academics and digital media specialists together in Tashknet, Uzbekistan for a programme combining professional exchanges, creative workshops and an extensive introduction to the country's Is»»»

Doha: Qatar Museums (QM) will open Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion, a landmark exhibition organised by the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in partnership with the Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) of Uzbekistan, on view at MIA's Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Temporary Exhibitions Gallery from 3 Sept»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) on Tuesday organised the Annual Educational Meeting for the 2026-2027 academic year at the Qatar National Convention Centre, in the presence of Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater. The meeting aims t»»»

Dubai: Six months into the Iran war, Donald Trump may finally have something that has repeatedly eluded him: Real leverage over Tehran. Iran’s oil revenues are being squeezed, its currency has plunged beyond two million rials to the dollar and senior officials are publicly warning that the economy »»»

MUSCAT: Iran and Oman’s foreign ministers on Tuesday said they discussed a framework for a temporary corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing project in the waterway which both border. The two countries have sought to regulate transit through the Strait of Hormuz, as written in the»»»

SAO PAULO: Qatar Chamber and the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) held a meeting in Sao Paulo to explore expanding trade and investment ties between Qatar and Brazil. The meeting was held between Qatar Chamber Board Member Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Obaidli, who is Chair of the Chamber's Food Se»»»

DOHA: Coinciding with the start of the new academic year and as part of its commitment to safeguarding students, the Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ announced the completion of traffic safety measures around 674 schools across Qatar, reinforcing its efforts to provide safe and sustainable infrastr»»»

The Venezuelan oil production level represents a 29.8% increase since the beginning of the year and follows the easing of U.S. sanctions and the approval of legal reforms that opened the oil sector to international private investment. File Photo by Henry Chirinos/EPA Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Venezuela's oi»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank's (ADIB) board has approved a proposal to raise Dh1.75 billion through a rights issue to support the bank's next phase of growth under its Vision 2035 strategy. The proposed capital raise remains subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, including approval from »»»