Dubai: Emirates Global Aluminium reported an 11% increase in adjusted EBITDA to Dh4.506 billion in the first half of 2026, while restoration work at its Al Taweelah operations continued following the March disruption. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The aluminium produ»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Centre for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is organising a specialised qualifying programme for public legal positions. The programme includes three specialised tracks and targets legal professionals working in government and semi-government entities. Th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Team Qatar are holding a training camp in Turkiye as they prepare for the second phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 Asian qualifiers and the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. Led by Turkish coach Hakan Demir, the squad are focusing on improving their technical and physical »»»

KHARTOUM: Drones attacked the Sudanese capital and two northern cities at dawn on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent and witnesses reported, in what appeared to be a coordinated strike after months of calm in Khartoum. Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by war between the Sudanese military, led »»»

In Bishkek, a section of Frunze Street from Suyumbaev Street to Ibraimov Street has been reopened to traffic after rehabilitation. During the repairs, workers removed the old asphalt pavement, reinforced the road base, repaired utility lines where necessary, and laid new asphalt. Road infrastructur»»»

Arab Finance: Misr Hotels Company reported a 4.95% year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit after tax to EGP 1.374 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, according to financial indicators filed with the Egyptian Exchange (EGX). The company’s net profit rose from EGP 1.31 billion in the previous fi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Barely three weeks after the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, European club football roars back to life this week – and fans across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will not miss a moment, with beIN Sports (beIN) broadcasting the new season live and exclusive across 24 MENA markets. F»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) yesterday reported that the Qatari economy demonstrated solid resilience throughout 2025, bolstered by strong non-hydrocarbon sector performance. In its Annual Macroeconomic Review, QCB reiterated that the overall real GDP expanded by 2.9 percent last year, lar»»»

Harare, Zimbabwe: At least 15 people were killed and 27 remain missing when an overcrowed ferry on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba capsized, authorities said on Wednesday, noting 77 passengers were rescued. The boat, which overturned Tuesday after hitting strong waves, was carrying 114 adult passengers, 5 c»»»

July 2026 was the second-hottest July globally since records began, while sea surface temperatures in the world’s oceans reached a record high for the month. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the average global»»»

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the East Sea Wednesday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. In this photo, people watch a news report on the launch at Seoul Station. Photo by Yonhap SEOUL, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, the m»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ambassador of Angola H E António Coelho Ramos da Cruz has praised Qatar’s efforts in combating cybercrime, saying they deserve great applause. Speaking at the opening of a UNODC ransomware investigation training in Lusail, he highlighted the State’s strong partnership with the Unit»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has solidified its position as a global hub for digital innovation and cybersecurity as the third edition of the 20-day Youth Cyber Security Camp wrapped up yesterday, equipping young talent with essential online defense skills and aligning with Qatar’s 2030 strategic vision to r»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company reported a 14.6% year-on-year decline in first-half profit after tax to Dh201 million, with geopolitical risks, flood-related claims and short-term investment market volatility weighing on earnings. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bal»»»

A former US military veteran who was imprisoned in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges and under abusive conditions was released on Tuesday. A group advocating for him said he was gravely ill and at risk of dying. Russia has released an American military veteran who spent more than »»»

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The race for the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin's governor between democratic socialist Francesca Hong and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley was too close to call early Wednesday, as primary ballots were being counted in six states. Wisconsin While primaries were being »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) yesterday interviewed students nominated to join the National Scholarship Initiative to pursue a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering. The interviews were conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Climate »»»

MATARAM, Indonesia: A navy vessel and other ships rushed in Wednesday to rescue over 100 people from a ferry on fire off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, officials said, in the second such incident in days.There were no immediate reports of casualties among the passengers and crew, with at le»»»

SINGAPORE: The ‌tally of vessels tracked in the Strait of Hormuz fell to a one-week ​low of eight on Tuesday, shipping data showed, as owners avoided the key waterway amid continued hostilities in the Middle East. The United States and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks as ‌pros»»»

Energy costs are emerging as the biggest "financial surprise" for chief executives worldwide in 2026, surpassing all other cost pressures, according to the global PwC CEO Survey Mid-Year Snapshot released on Tuesday.The survey shows that almost one in five executives (19%) reported increases of mor»»»

The business services industry generated gross value added of 35.5 billion euros in Romania last year, accounting for approximately 10% of the economy's total gross value added, according to a study conducted by Deloitte Romania for the Business Service Leaders Association (ABSL).'Romania combines »»»

Romania has asked the European Commission and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) to carry out an updated assessment of regional electricity security as the country prepares to shut down the second unit of its Cernavoda nuclear power plant because of exce»»»

Romania is in talks with the European Commission to allow diesel locomotives to operate temporarily on certain sections of the EU-funded Cluj-Napoca-Oradea railway modernisation project while electrification is completed, acting Transport Minister Radu Miruta said on Tuesday.Speaking at a press con»»»

Romania's Galati County Council and the Hincesti District Council of the Republic of Moldova on Tuesday launched the Disaster Prevention cross-border project, with a total eligible value of more than EUR 1.5 million, which provides for the acquisition of emergency response vehicles and the installa»»»

Romania is among the 73 governments and entities?out of the 140 analyzed?that met the minimum fiscal transparency requirements in the U.S. State Department's 2025 assessment, according to the *Fiscal Transparency Report 2026* published on Tuesday, a Ministry of Finance (MF) press release states.The»»»

Acting Minister of Economy, USR Senator Irineu Darau, stated on Tuesday that maintaining the country's investment-grade rating was achieved with difficulty, particularly given the current international context."As Minister of the Economy (...), I am pleased that we have cleared this hurdle with the»»»

The National Bank of Romania (NBR) is expected to keep its policy rate at 6.5% for the remainder of 2026, with Oxford Economics forecasting the first interest rate ...»»»

The uniform public pay bill should be debated and voted on in Parliament based on a prior political agreement, according to national leader of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) Kelemen Hunor.He was asked where the money for wage increases would come from after the approval of the new»»»

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) received subsidies of 5.1 million in August from the state budget. It was followed by the Alliance for Romanian Unity (AUR) with 3 million lei and the National Liberal Party (PNL) with 2.8 million lei. The Permanent Election Authority (AEP) presented on Tuesday, th»»»

The salary law should be adopted with responsibility, as Romania cannot afford wasting any leu or euro which could support economic recovery and investments, the National Liberal Party (PNL) announced on Tuesday. “Romania is in a very difficult context. Besides measures needed to reduce the budget »»»

Provisional economy minister, USR senator Irineu Darau, considers that finding a cohabitation solution among pro-European parties is essential in ensuring a stabile rule in 2028. “We can acknowledge that the coalition government could not be preserved. The present question is whether there can be a»»»

Romanian Foreign Minister OanaToiu said Russia’s criticism of Romania following its acquisition of the International Port of Giurgiulesti in the Republic of ...»»»

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has issued a series of hostile statements targeting Romania after Bucharest recently acquired the International Port of Giurgiulesti in the Republic of Moldova. Yuri Pilipson, director of the Second Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, claimed that Romania could use»»»

Two unmanned aerial systems found adrift in the Black Sea near the Neptun Deep offshore gas project were safely destroyed in a controlled detonation on Tuesday by EOD divers from the Romanian Naval Forces, the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) announced.According to a MApN statement, the systems »»»

Kyrgyzstan has decided not to bring down the body of Russian mountaineer Natalia Nagovitsina from Pobeda Peak, Mash Telegram channel reported. It is noted that no one has reached the site where her body remains in the year since the tragedy because of the extreme danger involved. Pobeda Peak is con»»»

Officers of Naryn Customs Office, together with colleagues from the Border Service, prevented an attempt to transport a shipment of undeclared goods into Kyrgyzstan, the State Customs Service of Kyrgzystan reported. During an inspection of a passenger bus driven by a Chinese citizen, customs office»»»

First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan Zhenish Seidaliev met with Tatarstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin at Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision. The main topic of the meeting»»»

Dubai: talabat raised its full-year 2026 guidance across all key financial metrics after first-half growth came in ahead of its earlier expectations, even as second-quarter profit fell 18% amid continued investment in groceries, loyalty and its wider everyday app strategy. Sign up for our daily bus»»»

Mataram, Indonesia: A navy vessel and other ships rushed in Wednesday to rescue over 100 people from a ferry on fire off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, officials said, in the second such incident in days. There were no immediate reports of casualties among the passengers and crew, with at l»»»

Doha, Qatar: Negotiations between Oman and Iran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz have reached “a critical point,” with positive feedback received from both countries, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said y»»»

BAIDOA: After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally arrived in the southwestern Somali city of Baidoa with no food and little sense of what would happen next. Drought conditions had forced Mohamed and her family to leave Saakoow, a town in the Middle Jubba region»»»

Arab Finance: The Egyptian government is considering imposing a 5% customs duty on fully imported electric vehicles (EVs) for the first time, according to six sources, four of whom are government officials who spoke to Asharq Business on condition of anonymity. Such a move aims at protecting local »»»

Kyrgyzstan continues its efforts to develop organic agriculture. According to the Department of Processing Industry and Organic Agriculture under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, as of June 30, 2026, the total area of land involved in organic production reached »»»

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has revealed significant growth in the participation of Emirati women in the UAE’s private sector, where the total number of Emirati men and women employed exceeded 190,000 by the end of the first half of 2026. According to the ministry’s 20»»»

Dubai: Emirates Global Aluminium took a Dh725 million hit to its first-half net income following the March attack that forced an emergency shutdown at Al Taweelah, with aluminium production at the site expected to return to pre-incident levels in the first quarter of 2027. Sign up for our daily bus»»»

The General Electricity Company of Libya said on Wednesday that an attack on the South Zawiya substation caused a complete outage and loss of power supply to wide areas south of ‌the city of ‌Zawiya. The Libyan electricity ‌provider ⁠said US company ⁠GE had halted all work at the Zawiya power stati»»»

Equipment worth 209.5 million soms will be purchased for pediatric oncology in Kyrgyzstan. The National Center for Maternal and Child Welfare has announced a tender for the purchase, the state procurement portal says. It is noted that 209.5 million soms are planned for the acquisition of a robotic »»»

Labour and Social Policy Minister Natalia Efremova will take part in celebrations marking International Youth Day in Sozopol on Wednesday, the ministry’s press service said. The event, organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, will begin at 6 pm at Harmanite Beach. Youth and Sports Minister En»»»

Dubai: Presight reported a 30.2% year-on-year increase in second-quarter profit after tax to Dh116.8 million, helped by higher revenue and a record Dh2.5 billion in domestic renewals and new agreements. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Revenue for the three months ended»»»

BEIRUT: Israeli twin strikes on southern Lebanon killed one person on Tuesday and damaged an ambulance, Lebanese state media and the health ministry said, with the latter condemning the “continued targeting” of rescuers. The incident is the latest Israeli attack despite an ongoing truce in the war »»»