TEHRAN (Sputnik) – The Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has approved a bill that will ban US and Israeli vessels from sailing through the crucial waterway, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported on Sunday. The bill, which reportedly aims to ensure the security an»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Shamal, last season's Qatar Stars League runners-up, said Sunday that it had signed Tunisia international Mohamed Ali ben Romdhane from Egyptian club Al Ahly. In a statement, Al Shamal added that the Tunisian footballer had successfully passed his medical examination and is poised t»»»

Latvia is facing a demographic "triple squeeze" that will leave it with roughly 1.5mn people by 2050, a fifth fewer than today, according to figures highlighted by economist Holger Zschaepitz on August 8. The country's old-age dependency ratio is projected to rise by around 23 percentage points ove»»»

Russia is racing to build its own version of Starlink after losing access to the real thing, but for now the fight over satellite communications above the battlefield is still being settled by one man: Elon Musk. Bureau 1440, a Russian aerospace company, is developing a low-Earth-orbit broadband ne»»»

The share of Ukrainians who say they are willing to endure the war for as long as it takes has risen to 61%, up from a low of 48% in April, according to a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted July 20-August 3 among 974 respondents in government-controlled territory»»»

Russia has carried out one of its largest attacks on Ukraine's state-owned energy sector in recent months, striking seven oil and gas production facilities operated by Ukrnafta, part of the Naftogaz Group, in the latest effort to disrupt domestic energy supplies ahead of winter, the company said in»»»

Mongolia's next election cycle begins in less than a year with the presidential poll. The parliamentary elections will follow in 2028. Even before campaigning has officially begun, politicians are already jockeying for position in the race to succeed President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh.  The growing f»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv has reached an agreement with the United States to receive monthly deliveries of Patriot interceptor missiles, just as Kyiv runs out of air defence ammo leaving its skies open to an incessant Russian bombardment. Speaking alongside Serbian President»»»

Phnom Penh: Around 1,000 participants took part in the "Run for the Mekong River Dolphins" in northeastern Stung Treng province on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Tourism Minister Huot Hak highlighted that the 5 km race serves a larger purpose beyond health, describing it as a unified»»»

Damascus, Aug. 9 (SANA) Head of the Damascus Chamber of Industry Mohammad Ayman al-Moulawi met on Sunday with a delegation from the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, led by Board Member and Head of External Relations Duraid al-Ghariri, to discuss strengthening cooperation between businessmen in Syria an»»»

Dubai: Iran’s refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is increasingly about more than ships, tolls or navigation rights. Tehran appears determined to hold on to its most powerful bargaining chip until US President Donald Trump delivers on commitments Washington made under a June 17 memorandum of und»»»

Imarrae has commenced construction of the first phase of KIN, its flagship residential development in New Cairo, following the completion of the project’s master plan and the receipt of all required permits and regulatory approvals. The project is being developed with total investments exceeding EG»»»

Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, chaired an expanded meeting to review preparations for Egypt’s hosting of the third edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival, which will take place in Cairo from 6 to 8 November. The meeting comes as the government, through the Min»»»

WASHINGTON, United States — The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, government data showed, signalling potential weakness in the labor market after months of steady growth.The unemployment rate in the world's largest economy ticked down to 4.1 per cent, according to data published Fri»»»

PARIS, France — France's corn harvest is on pace this year for a 35 per cent fall to nine million tons, a level last seen in 1980 for Europe's biggest grains producer, the government said Friday.The AGPM producers' association had previously forecast a harvest of 9.5 million, down 30 per cent from »»»

BEIJING — China's consumer and factory prices grew slower than expected last month, official data showed Sunday, as the world's second-largest economy confronts persistent deflationary pressure.The consumer price index, a key gauge of inflation, eased to 0.5 per cent year-on-year, according to the »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil trade surplus with Gulf Cooperation Council countries fell 55 percent year on year to SR2.01 billion ($536 million) in May 2026, preliminary data from the General Authority for Statistics showed. The decline was driven by a 24 percent drop in non-oil merchandise expor»»»

This summer's record wildfire season continued its devastation in the US state of Washington and parts of Europe, Thailand mourned after a school shooting left students and teachers dead, and cycling enthusiasts turned their attention to the women's Tour de France: here's a look at the week's most »»»

Russia and Ukraine exchanged another round of overnight strikes, killing civilians and injuring many others on both sides. In Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Ukrainian drone attacks killed five people and wounded around two dozen others. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck a high-rise apartment »»»

Ferencváros suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in a high-profile friendly at Budapest’s Groupama Arena on Saturday, but the Hungarian champions gave their illustrious opponents plenty to think about and found the net through Kenan Kodro. Fradi impress against European giants Real Madrid to»»»

Several people were wounded on Sunday in a shooting in Denmark that police believed was linked to a settling of scores among criminals. Police said in a statement they were present at several locations in Holbaek, about 70 kilometres (45 miles) west of Copenhagen, following "a shooting in which mul»»»

RIYADH: Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have found that corals can be trained to better withstand disease before an outbreak occurs, a finding that could eventually help protect reefs worldwide. The study, published in ISME Host Microbe, found that corals exposed to»»»

BERLIN: Germany faces daily hybrid warfare attacks from abroad, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt ​was quoted by a local newspaper as saying on Sunday, following a suspected attack attempt involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Dobrindt told the newspaper Bild am Sonntag th»»»

Tunis, August 9 (TAP) - The weather will be a bit cloudy on Sunday night on most regions. The wind will blow east light to moderate, and the sea will be a bit choppy. Nighttime temperatures will range between 25°C and 30°in the north , coastal...»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Rescuers in Nepal have found the bodies of five mountaineers, including three foreigners, killed in an avalanche last year near the Chinese border, a local government official said Saturday. "Five bodies, three foreigners and two Nepalis, who had been missing since last November, »»»

Russian scientists are developing a new system to recycle solid waste in space — a critical step for long-duration interplanetary missions, Vyacheslav Ilyin from the Institute of Biomedical Problems said. Currently, astronauts use disposable hygiene items that are loaded into the Progress cargo shi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Department of War allocated $20.4 million in grants to German universities and research centers doing dual-use technology projects over the past seven years, Spiegel magazine reported on Sunday, citing US federal budget data. The publication analyzed 57 grants earmarked fo»»»

Houthi supporters shout slogans and hold up weapons during a protest against Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 31. Thousands of Houthi supporters demonstrated in Sanaa against Saudi military intervention in Yemen, a day after Saudi Arabia formed a multinational maritime defense alliance to pro»»»

On behalf of the UAE Government, Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, attended the inauguration ceremony of Abelardo de la Espriella, President of the Republic of Colombia. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.»»»

Tunis, August 9 (TAP) - The Tunisian Water Observatory (French: OTE) sounded the alarm after recording 608 reports of water-related issues in a single month, describing the situation as a "critical water emergency" following a July marked by a...»»»

Hezbollah affirmed Sunday that the Israeli occupation entity’s open burning of wooded areas in southern Lebanon, turning them into completely scorched and uninhabitable land, constitutes a continuation of the destruction of buildings, the dismantling of infrastructure, and the destruction of centur»»»

Canada’s British Columbia has declared a state of emergency as a fast-moving wildfire forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate overnight. Officials say strong winds helped the flames spread rapidly, with significant challenges still remaining to bring the blaze under control. Simon Moritz has the»»»

The US Senate has confirmed Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, as attorney general, despite opposition from Democrats who accused the president of politicising the Department of Justice. Blanche previously represented Trump as his private attorney in several criminal trials before»»»

FIFA is defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against media allegations that an alleged lover received a six-figure severance payment. The football governing body has strongly criticised what it calls a concerted and ongoing effort to “undermine” FIFA and its president. Infantino is also facin»»»

Iran on Saturday issued a list of demands for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which have been characterised as “new” preconditions. Reporting from Washington, FRANCE 24’s Fraser Jackson notes that many of the demands were “already agreed to by the US in the [Islamabad] Memorandum of Understa»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected the 15-point plan for Gaza promoted by US President Donald ​Trump and stressed that the Israeli military would not withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed. In Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said the Str»»»

Iran says talks with Oman over reopening the Strait of Hormuz are nearing their final stages, but that reopening the waterway depends on further conditions and compensation for what Tehran calls violations of the June agreement. Iran has issued new demands, including that the US lift its naval bloc»»»

Iran’s national security chief has outlined a list of demands for the US to meet before Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. They include lifting the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, compensation for war damages and the release of frozen Iranian assets. Separately, Iran and Oman say they are clo»»»

Iran’s national security chief has outlined a list of demands for the US to meet before Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. They include lifting the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, compensation for war damages and the release of frozen Iranian assets. Separately, Iran and Oman say they are clo»»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued yellow and orange weather alerts for several parts of the UAE, warning of potentially hazardous conditions including heavy rain, strong winds and reduced visibility until 10pm today. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior urged drivers to exer»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign minister said Sunday a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region. The landmark Makkah Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday by the Saudi Crown Prin»»»

BEIRUT: Israel has responded to Lebanese demands for the release of 34 Lebanese detainees with what Lebanese sources described as an “impossible” condition: information on Lebanese Jews who disappeared during the civil war in the 1980s and the return of their remains. The Lebanese Association for P»»»

At least 20 people were injured when two trains collided in Croatia on Saturday, the country’s Health Ministry has said. The incident occurred shortly after 10 am between the Sveti Ivan Zabno and Gradec railway stations, around 60km east of the Croatian capital of Zagreb. A passenger train carrying»»»

A Ukrainian drone has crashed in Bulgaria, exploding near a critical gas pipeline, the country’s Defense Ministry has said. The UAV entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania at around 8:10 am on Saturday and detonated near the former Kardam border checkpoint, just one kilometer from Bulgaria’s compre»»»

LONDON: Israeli ministers, members of the Knesset and other officials on Sunday laid the cornerstone for a new settlement, Emek Dotan, on land belonging to the Palestinian town of Arraba, southwest of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, local media reported. Tareq Eghbariyeh, the Jenin Governorate’s s»»»

BARCELONA: A wildfire that broke out in the Andalusian province of Huelva, in southwestern Spain, remained active Sunday, prompting the evacuation of 470 locals as a precaution. Authorities expressed optimism that they are managing to control a blaze which has so far affected some 8,000 hectares, n»»»

KYIV/MOSCOW: ‌Ukraine and Russia accused each other of lethal attacks on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow was targeting global food security by striking Odesa’s seaport. Three ​people were killed and 37 wounded in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where a multi-story apartme»»»

BANGKOK: Named Asia's Best Men's Beach Volleyball Players, Qatari duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan were honoured at the inaugural Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Gala 2026, held in the Thai capital. The Qatari pair received the award after producing a string of impressive performances in c»»»

RIYADH: The second night of the International Falcon Breeders Auction saw two falcons from German and British breeding farms sold for a total of SR201,000 ($54,000), amid a strong turnout of falconers and visitors interested in the heritage. Organized by the National Center for Falcons at its headq»»»

Qasatli Finance has signed a credit facility agreement with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) as part of its strategy to expand financing activities and strengthen cooperation with banking institutions. The agreement is aimed at supporting Qasatli’s mortgage financing operations and expanding access»»»