A business trip to Nepal turned into a humanitarian mission for flood-hit families Dubai: The first images Ramesh Shrestha saw of the floods in Nepal came through social media and messages from friends. They were frightening. But when the 46-year-old Dubai-based Nepali later travelled into the floo»»»

Newly obtained documents suggest Gáspár Orbán had a far more prominent role in Hungary’s controversial Chad mission than previously acknowledged. Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son, Gáspár Orbán, was named as the person responsible for leading a Hungarian medical mission to Chad in »»»

AMMAN — The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) said it had handled more than 104,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August, setting a monthly record for the second consecutive month despite ongoing regional trade disruptions.The terminal said in a statement that it handled 58 vessels during the»»»

Tokyo: Japan will make driving tests harder for some older motorists to curb the number of accidents caused by elderly people mistaking the accelerator for the brake, police said on Thursday. Deadly traffic accidents caused by drivers over 75 are on the rise in Japan despite a general downward tren»»»

The FBI has returned three cultural artifacts to representatives of the Lebanese government at a ceremony held in New York. On behalf of Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad, consul general of Lebanon in New York Talal Daher presided over the affair. The artifacts are lead sarcophagi»»»

Bulgaria will have 11 trained F-16 pilots by the end of the year, with that number expected to rise to 15 by April, Air Force Commander Major General Nikolay Rusev said. He also confirmed that Bulgaria currently has eight F-16 aircraft, all of which are being actively flown and integrated into the »»»

What can an 11th-century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of sea change in 2026 Europe? France’s president is on hand for the hottest ticket in London, the first-ever cross-Channel visit of the Bayeux Tapestry, which, for the record, is not a tapestry but a»»»

The Plovdiv Court of Appeals is considering behind closed doors whether to keep a 15-year-old boy in custody over the alleged killing of 37-year-old Georgi Kuzev on Mladezhki Hill. The teenager, identified as Hristiyan D., has asked for a lighter measure so he can return home, while protesters gath»»»

Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova has moved for stripping of immunity Dimitar Avramov MP (Movement for Rights and Freedoms). An official announcement Thursday by the Sofia City Prosecution Office about the move only mentions the MP's initials, D. A., but Dimitar Avramov is the only one matc»»»

Miners at Bulgaria’s Maritsa East Mines reject structural reforms proposed by the Energy Ministry, stressing that the plans could threaten the future of the country’s largest coal complex. This was announced by Biser Binev from the Podkrepa trade union and Georgi Gospodinov from the CITUB trade uni»»»

Suspect allegedly used TikTok and YouTube to promote fraudulent freelance visas to people Dubai: A man previously known in the arts and entertainment scene in his home country has been arrested in Dubai for allegedly promoting fraudulent freelance visas in exchange for money, exploiting people seek»»»

Kyrgyzstan has lost about 90 percent of its forest cover over the past 50 years. The estimate is cited in the country’s National Adaptation Plan through 2035. The authors of the document emphasize that this is not merely an environmental problem. The loss of forests directly increases the risks of »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Jagoda Lazarevic met on Wednesday in Belgrade with Saudi Deputy FM Waleed El Khereiji to discuss advancement of cooperation in the energy and the ICT sectors, advanced technologies, agriculture and the food industry, as well as opportunitie»»»

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Media outlets discuss at length the October 25 presidential election. Interviewed by Bulgarian National Television (BNT), presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said he owed services to no one, stressing that his only responsibility was to Bulgarian citizens. He said he had many »»»

Banca Comercială Română (BCR) highlights one of the paradoxes revealed by the latest Flash Eurobarometer survey on financial literacy: 51% of Romanians claim to have high or very high levels of financial knowledge, yet the results show that only 13% achieve this level in an objective assessment. By»»»

Dubai Invite ends sign-ups after surge in demand and tripled benefit packages Dubai: Dubai’s ‘A Dubai Invite’ programme has closed to new registrations after receiving more than 90,000 applications from residents, with more than 30,000 benefit packages already distributed since the initiative launc»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted for public discussion a draft National Adaptation Plan of the Kyrgyz Republic through 2035. The document calls for a large-scale overhaul of the country’s climate risk management system, covering everything from water and agriculture to infrastructure, healthc»»»

The decision reinforces one of the most enduring and successful developer-contractor partnerships in Romania’s residential sector, bringing together two companies with a proven track record of delivering large-scale projects to the highest standards of quality, execution excellence and long-term va»»»

The completion of this investment comes at a time when supply security, diversification of logistics routes, and access to storage and distribution infrastructure have become central issues for the European energy market. Located in the Port of Constanta, with access to the Danube–Black Sea corrido»»»

Twenty years after entering the Romanian market, Provident is taking a new step in the company’s development and launching ProviCard, the first credit card in Provident’s portfolio, aimed at customers who prefer a fully digital experience. With a revolving credit limit of up to RON 10,000, ProviCar»»»

China flag waving against clean blue sky, close up, isolated with clipping path mask alpha channel transparency Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid witnessed on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mansour Group and China’s Tian»»»

US bets relentless strikes, blockade and sanctions can break Tehran’s grip on Hormuz Dubai: Six months into the Iran war, Donald Trump appears to have settled on a new three-pronged strategy for squeezing Tehran: Escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, bomb the military infrastructure»»»

A new mixed-use urban complex is taking shape in Budapest’s 13th district on the former site of the Szikra Printing Works. The Parkside Residence development has now reached its highest point, with the 43,650-square-metre site bounded by Esztergomi Road, Visegrádi Street, Süllő Street and Zsilip St»»»

President Joseph Aoun accused Israel on Thursday of violating the U.S.-brokered framework deal, as it intensified its attacks around the Ali al-Taher hill in south Lebanon. Despite the framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon and a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, Lebanon still reports »»»

The area of Europe burned by wildfires each year could almost triple by the end of the century under a high-emissions scenario, but the scale of the increase will depend heavily on how much governments invest in preventing and fighting fires, a new study has found. The study, “Future Projections of»»»

Azerbaijan's banks are expanding credit more than 15 times faster than the economy they lend into, with profits up a quarter and a bad-loan surge abruptly stalling. Sector assets reached AZN61.0bn ($35.9bn) as of August 1, up 9.5% year on year, with net loans to customers of AZN30.1bn ($17.7bn) on »»»

Three drone incidents in 36 hours last week highlighted the growing security challenge facing Nato's Black Sea flank, culminating in Romania scrambling an F-16 to destroy an explosive-laden naval drone near the country's biggest new offshore gas project. European officials have warned that repeated»»»

The leaders of Russia, China and India arrived with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on August 31 for a two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. The SCO is widely viewed as offering a forum at which members, as well as 15 “dialogue partners” that include some important middle power»»»

Europe's gas traders have spent the summer betting that the Gulf war would end before the heating season starts, giving them time enough to restock Europe’s gas tanks. That bet has gone badly. European gas storage currently stands at about 63% of capacity against a five-year average of 79%. Macro-A»»»

Veteran Turkey analyst and investor Timothy Ash is under investigation over allegations that he insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish state-run news provider Anadolu Agency reported on August 27. Video footage posted on the X account of @doganburak29 (also viewable via stockholmcf h»»»

As the 17th UN-Convention to Combat Desertification Conference of the Parties (COP17) closed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, this week, Linda Krueger, The Nature Conservancy’s director of biodiversity and infrastructure policy, released a closing statement. In that statement, republished below, she »»»

Bishkek and Osh have been included in Kyrgyzstan’s National Adaptation Plan through 2035 as cities with increased climate vulnerability. A separate set of measures has been proposed for the two cities due to their high population density, pressure on utility networks and the risk of extreme heat an»»»

Two million Bulgarians have used a product advertised as beneficial to health, Dimitar Ganev of the Trend polling agency said at the launch of the national information campaign "Health Without Risk" organized by Healthcare Magazine. Ganev presented a nationally representative survey conducted among»»»

An international conference «Occupational Safety of Healthcare Workers as One of the Key Areas of Trade Union Activity» is being held in Sukhbaatar, Mongolia. Kaarmanbek Baidavletov, chairman of the Kyrgyzstan’s Healthcare Workers’ Trade Union, is taking part in the conference. He delivered a repor»»»

A working meeting was held at the state enterprise Kyrgyzfarmatsiya with a delegation from Kazakhstan’s single pharmaceutical distributor, SK-Pharmacy LLP. According to the state enterprise, the visit by the Kazakh delegation to Kyrgyzstan was organized to exchange experience, strengthen bilateral »»»

Intensifying the development of the Russian Far East remains a top priority for the government, economist Nikita Maslennikov of the independent Center for Political Technologies told Sputnik сommenting on President Putin's speech at the 2026 EEF in Vladivostok. Key macroeconomic figures across the »»»

Think Food, Think Thailand campaign brings Thai food to 31 supermarkets in UAE, Bahrain Thai Trade Center Dubai, part of the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai Government, announces the Thai Fruits and Food Festival 2026. This month-long promotion w»»»

Bulacan, Philippines: As an alarm reverberated throughout a Philippine high school on Thursday, students scrambled behind locked doors and police swept corridors in a drill aimed at preparing for an attack once unthinkable in the Southeast Asian country. About 3,000 junior and senior high school st»»»

Congress to explore Arabic as infrastructure for identity, knowledge and growth Abu Dhabi: Policymakers, investors, technology leaders, academics and creators from around the world will gather in Abu Dhabi this month to discuss how Arabic can play a bigger role in the digital and creative economy. »»»

Revolut customers in Hungary could face an unexpected problem after settling a debt: an account seizure may remain active even after the bailiff has officially asked the bank to remove it. The issue was highlighted by a Revolut customer in the Facebook group Revolut Közösség, whose account had been»»»

Iran attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran "any time we want" after extensive U.S. bombardment of sites across the country left a»»»

Beijing urged France on Thursday to abandon its recently implemented law on ultra-fast fashion, lambasting the new measure targeting Chinese firms including Shein and Temu as "clearly discriminatory". "China urges France to immediately halt the implementation of the anti-ultra-fast fashion law," co»»»

High temperatures put more strain on tyres. Michelin explains why a quick check helps Almost every serious crash on UAE roads happens on a clear day. That finding sits inside the Ministry of Interior's road safety data for 2024. Of the 384 people who died and the 6,062 who were injured on UAE roads»»»

The Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor could cut shipping times between northern Europe and Northeast Asia compared to the Suez Canal route while providing an alternative should disruptions to traditional maritime routes occur, Amir Jahangir, CEO of Mishal Pakistan and a partner of the WEF New Economy»»»

New hub will bring training, sports science and athletic facilities under one roof Tamil Nadu has unveiled plans for a world-class Olympic City in Chennai, bringing advanced training, sports science and residential facilities together in a major new hub aimed at developing athletes for internationa»»»

Washington, United States: A US federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new executive order limiting who qualifies for birthright citizenship. The move thwarts President Donald Trump's latest attempt to restrict the constitutional right, which comes after the US»»»

UAE travellers warned to double-check flights as Gulf and Russian risks grow The US-Iran conflict has entered another dangerous phase, with US forces striking Iranian air-defence and radar systems and maritime capabilities while Tehran retaliates against US military positions and allies across the »»»

Andrey Gyurov says he never dreamed of becoming president and does not view the presidency as a personal ambition, but as a major responsibility to the country. Speaking on the Bulgarian National Television program “The Day Begins,” the presidential candidate described himself as an ordinary workin»»»

Vega and Kuda have completed 185 hours of training and more than 60 tracking exercises Dubai: Two specialist conservation dogs flown from London to Zimbabwe by Emirates SkyCargo have begun frontline preparations to help track illegal poaching activity at Matusadona National Park. Sign up for our da»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham are set to hold their first talks on Thursday after meeting a day earlier at the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum. Migrant boats crossing the Channel and the war in Ukraine are some of the issues the »»»