Damascus, Aug. 9 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh held talks with a senior U.S. Treasury official on Sunday on efforts to reintegrate Syria into the global financial system and expand technical cooperation between the two countries. Barnieh held the talks via videoconference wit»»»

A Ukrainian citizen living in Sofia was detained by officers from the Burgas Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in connection with the killing of a fellow Ukrainian national, committed early on Sunday morning, police said. The man was found in the area of Kableshkovo, in the coastal B»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani bid farewell to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman, as he and his accompanying delegation departed from the Amiri Terminal at Hamad International Airport, following a fraternal visit to the »»»

JEDDAH: Beaches and waterfronts in Jeddah governorate are witnessing significant interest from residents, visitors and tourists during the summer season. The Red Sea port city has emerged as Saudi Arabia’s top tourism destination, supported by advanced infrastructure and operational capabilities th»»»

After days on the run, Arjun Ayanki — a former political activist from Kerala turned central figure in a string of criminal cases — has finally been caught by police. He was arrested in Kannur in the early hours of Sunday after police tracked him to a flat where he had reportedly been hiding, accor»»»

Summer travel in Hungary can bring more than sunshine and holidays. As temperatures rise, delays and disruptions on the country’s railway network can also become a familiar part of the journey. Table of Contents Everything passengers need to know about ticket refunds, season tickets and compensatio»»»

Dubai: Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu marked his 50th birthday with warm wishes pouring in from some of the biggest names in Indian cinema, political leaders and his family. Megastar Chiranjeevi was among those celebrating the milestone, describing Mahesh Babu as “the pride of Telugu Cinema”. “Happy »»»

ANKARA: Ships are passing smoothly through the Turkish straits to the Black Sea despite heightened concerns about safety, two Turkish government officials told Reuters on Sunday. On Saturday, Bloomberg News reported that Ankara had restricted commercial ship traffic entering the Black Sea following»»»

Dubai: Kuwait Airways has been transformed into a wholly state-owned shareholding company under a new decree law aimed at strengthening the national carrier's governance, operational flexibility and long-term growth strategy. Chairman Abdulmohsen Salem Al Fagaan said the move follows the issuance o»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The construction of facilities that will house new power units at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is ongoing, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Sunday. "The construction of the main and auxiliary buildings for power units No. 2 and 3 is continuing at the site. Preparatory w»»»

Dubai: A 32-year-old man has been arrested nearly seven months after his Indian partner was found murdered at a residence in Toronto, in a case police described as an “act of intimate partner violence”. Abdul Ghafoori, a Toronto resident who had been wanted across Canada for the first-degree murder»»»

DUBAI: Footage of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “among the ​people and out in streets, as well as in meetings with the commanders of armed forces” will be released in ‌the future, ‌Basij ​Organization ‌deputy ⁠Qasem ​Qoraishi was reported ⁠on Sunday as saying.Khamenei, who was appointed supreme l»»»

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for humanitarian corridors to be opened for civilians caught up in a conflict in Sudan, which has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. Leo said he was following “with concern the tragic situation in Sudan, especially in the city of El-O»»»

TEL AVIV, (Sputnik) - Israel rejects the 15-point plan for the Gaza Strip proposed by the Board of Peace and refuses to withdraw troops from the enclave until the Palestinian movement Hamas is fully disarmed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. "Israel rejects the 15-point document. T»»»

Dubai: Kuwait Airways has been transformed into a wholly state-owned shareholding company under a new decree law aimed at strengthening the national carrier's governance, operational flexibility and long-term growth strategy. Chairman Abdulmohsen Salem Al Fagaan said the move follows the issuance o»»»

DUBAI: Al-Ittihad are considering an offer by Spanish second-division club Girona to take first-team player Unai Hernandez on loan for one season, according to sources close to Arabic daily newspaper Arriyadiyah. The sources claimed that the offer would include an option to buy the player’s contrac»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a Gaza plan hailed by US President Donald Trump, vowing no military pullout until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed. After more than a week of gradually escalating criticism of the plan, Netanyahu explicitly opposed it as he faced »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman, held a session at the Amiri Diwan this morning. At the beginning of the session, HH the Amir welcomed HM the Sultan and the accompanying delegation, wishing His Majesty good h»»»

Riyadh: The future of Saudi Arabia’s date sector is closely linked to wider adoption of modern agricultural technologies, mechanization and advanced irrigation systems that conserve water while maintaining production quality and volume, according to the CEO of the Buraidah International Dates Carni»»»

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said Sunday that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Tukey is “purely defensive” and is not aimed at any particular country. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed by the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey in Mecca on Fr»»»

DOHA: In a new achievement for Qatari diplomacy and its efforts to promote peace and stability in Africa, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo released 15 detainees and handed them over to the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) under the mechanism for the release of det»»»

Beijing: Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert. China's east coast has been preparing for the storm's arrival in recent days, with»»»

Dubai: The first ‘Dubai-it’ Award will open nominations on August 10, seeking to recognise individuals, projects, companies and organisations that have turned ambitious ideas into measurable results through speed, excellence and effective execution. Nominations for the inaugural award will remain o»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia deported 10,827 illegal residents over the past week following nationwide security operations that resulted in the arrest of 14,440 people for violating residency, labour and border regulations, the Ministry of Interior said. The ministry said the arrests were made during joint »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the sisterly Sultanate of Oman, upon his arrival at the Amiri Terminal of Hamad International Airport on Sunday, along with his accompanying delegation, for a fraternal visit to the country. Al»»»

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering scrapping the 60-day grace period currently available to H-1B holders and certain other foreign workers after they lose their jobs. The proposal has been sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, Bloomberg r»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatari mountaineer Sheikha Asma bint Thani Al-Thani marked her 11th 8,000-metre summit on July 30, 2026, after reaching the summit of Gasherbrum II in the Karakoram mountain range on the Pakistan and China border. Sheikha Asma has now successfully summited 11 of the world’s 14 mountain»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ruled out a resumption of negotiations with the US until Washington ends its violations of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU) and makes amends. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Sunday, the top Iranian diplomat said, “Intermediaries are still ma»»»

The Black Sea is establishing itself as one of the most important security areas and should be a sea of people and peace, President Iliana Iotova said in Varna on Sunday. She recalled that a war has been raging in Europe for a fourth year and the conflict in the Middle East is also continuing. "For»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipalities and Housing has launched the municipal sector contractor qualification service via the “Baladi A’mal” platform, enabling contracting firms to fulfill qualification requirements and obtain accreditation according to unified standards, while raising t»»»

DOHA: Qatari mountaineering legend Sheikha Asma bint Thani Al Thani has achieved another historic milestone, successfully summiting 11 of the world’s 14 mountains exceeding 8,000 metres in elevation as she continues her extraordinary journey towards completing all of the world’s highest peaks. Her »»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has extradited Irish national Daniel Kinahan to Ireland following a formal extradition request, where he is wanted in connection with transnational organised crime allegations, including leading a criminal organisation, murder and illicit drug trafficking. The extradition followe»»»

Former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán was spotted at a popular trumpet festival in Serbia, where he was filmed walking through the streets alongside two figures with close links to Hungarian business and the controversial Hatvanpuszta estate. Former Hungarian prime minister photographed at G»»»

Tehran: Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency has released the first video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameneisince he assumed the country's highest office, amid months of speculation over his health and prolonged absence from public view. The 12-second video, published on Saturday, shows Khamenei s»»»

Dubai: The Middle East war is threatening to open another dangerous front — and put a second vital shipping artery at risk at precisely the moment the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants said on Sunday they struck Saudi Aramco’s refinery in Jazan on the k»»»

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian armed forces liberated the settlement of Toretskoye and Vasyutinskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "As a result of decisive offensive actions, units of Battlegroup Tsentr liberated the settlement of Toretskoye in the»»»

ZURICH: Authorities failed to grasp the scale of risk to human ​life posed by heatwaves, the CEO of reinsurance company Swiss Re was quoted as saying on Sunday, as Europe faces mounting deaths linked to ‌extreme summer temperatures. Europe, ‌the world’s ​fastest-warming ‌continent, ⁠has ​reported t»»»

SHIWA MINE: In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. Thousands of miners are deployed across the Shiwa area, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of the provi»»»

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JEDDAH: Oman’s Sohar Industrial City attracted more than 214 million Omani rials ($557 million) in investments during the first half of 2026, reinforcing the sultanate’s manufacturing expansion and economic diversification drive. The signed agreements comprised 22 new contracts, 12 expansion agreem»»»

DOHA: The results of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) survey in Qatar for the first quarter of 2026 showed continued growth in both inward and outward FDI stocks during the period from January to March. The National Planning Council issued the survey results, which were conducted in cooperation »»»

Almost since US President Donald Trump started his second and final term, the movement that brought him to power twice has been fracturing. Now there is a full break among Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters. Its essence is simple: There are those who continue to identify MAGA with Trump, an»»»

DOHA: The results of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) survey in Qatar for the first quarter of 2026 showed continued growth in both inward and outward FDI stocks during the period from January to March. The National Planning Council issued the survey results, which were conducted in cooperation »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Social Development and Family, represented by the Family Empowered Department, launched the second edition of the Financial Awareness Program as part of initiatives aimed at promoting a culture of sound financial management among members of society, and establishing the»»»

Hong Kong: Hong Kong recorded its highest temperature since records began in 1884 on Sunday, with the mercury reaching 36.8°C, as extreme heat gripped the city ahead of the approach of Typhoon Dolphin. The Hong Kong Observatory said the record-breaking temperature was linked to a low-pressure syste»»»

Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova plans to contact North Macedonia's government and President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova on Monday to raise the issue of necessary medical treatment for Iva Mihailova, a Bulgarian in North Macedonia who is charged with a serious traffic offence and was among those i»»»

DOHA: The National Planning Council (NPC), in cooperation with the Qatar Scientific Club of the Ministry of Sports and Youth and with the participation of Microsoft Qatar, is organising the activities of the second edition of the Data Summer Camp 2026, from August 8 to 12, with the participation of»»»

A 14-year-old boy who shot dead the grandparents who raised him before killing six others at his school in Thailand had watched violent videos online and once brought a BB gun to school, police said Sunday. The teenage assailant shot his grandparents, using his grandfather's handgun, at their home »»»

New Delhi: Renu Dhariyal, an Indian woman from the northern state of Uttarakhand, has been recognised by Guinness World Records for having the longest hair on a living woman, with her hair measuring 271.5 centimetres (106.88 inches). The record was officially measured in Haldwani on 15 April 2026. »»»