UNICEF has launched an urgent humanitarian appeal, warning that at least 17,000 children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance while 18 schools have been destroyed and another 20 damaged. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said that the number of missing peopl»»»

Kyrgyz Pochtasy OJSC and Chinese company Kashgar Fengxin Trading Co., Ltd. have signed a cooperation agreement to create and develop a modern e-commerce platform in Kyrgyzstan. According to Kyrgyz Pochtasy, the project is aimed at strengthening trade and economic ties and developing joint digital s»»»

Abu Dhabi: Dr Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, has criticised media campaigns directed against the UAE, describing them as “desperate” and arguing that the country’s record of achievement is a stronger response than engaging with attacks against it. In a post on X on Saturday»»»

The U.N. Security Council met behind closed doors Friday and discussed a request by Lebanon’s government to extend the mandate for the 8,100-member UNIFIL force, which is supposed to end on Dec. 31, two diplomats with knowledge of the discussion said. While there was “strong support” among the 15 c»»»

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem has again rejected a deal struck between Israel and Lebanon and said his Iran-backed group refused to "surrender" nearly six months after war erupted with Israel. "We are against the framework agreement and call for its downfall," Qassem said in a televised addres»»»

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Doha, Qatar: As the new school year starts tomorrow, the Ministry of Transport has highlighted the role of Qatar’s integrated and sustainable transport network in supporting the safe and efficient return to schools. The Ministry in a social media post stated that Qatar’s transport network helps fac»»»

Under the chairmanship of President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, a regular meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states and a high-level meeting in the SCO Plus format will be held on September 1, the presidential press service reported. The »»»

Kathmandu: As many as 934 people associated with 11 hydropower projects in Nepal's flood-affected Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts have remained out of contact, an association representing the country's private power producers said. The Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN), said 730 »»»

Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh has discussed with Singaporean Ambassador to Egypt Dominic Goh ways to strengthen investment and trade ties between the two countries and increase mutual investments, as well as opportunities for Singaporean companies to expand their busines»»»

Iran has left the door open to diplomacy, six months into a war with the United States that has upended the Middle East, but only if Washington abandons its pressure campaign. "Putting diplomacy back on track isn't impossible. It hinges on U.S. understanding of one simple fact: pressure doesn't wor»»»

The U.S. Treasury Department is due to cut off a major Egyptian bank's operations in the United Arab Emirates from the U.S. financial system, an official said Friday, as Washington pushes to choke Iran off economically. The move impacts UAE branches of Egypt's second-largest bank, Banque Misr, bloc»»»

Specialists from Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology in Krasnoyarsk have developed a cryogel composite designed for soft-tissue regeneration and drug delivery. Microporous material can serve as a support matrix for growing new tissueAdjustable stiffness allows it to be ada»»»

Iran's economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue, is poised for more instability as the Trump administration tries to coerce other countries into ending all financial dealings with the Islamic Republic. A decision by the U»»»

Washington and Caracas announced Friday that they had reached a “historic” oil agreement, under which the United States will take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's reserves. US President Donald Trump said Friday his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venez»»»

President Iliana Iotova said on Saturday in Stara Zagora that the name of the person that will run for vice president with her will be announced next week. The names of the members of the initiative committee standing behind her candidacy for the position will be revealed on September 8, she added.»»»

Hungary’s Tiszalök Hydroelectric Power Plant has halted electricity generation because of exceptionally low water levels on the Tisza River, amid a severe drought affecting the region. The shutdown was reported by Péter Lajos Szakács, a Tisza party MP for the area, who stressed that the facility’s »»»

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Sao Paulo: Qatar Chamber participated in the fifth edition of the Arab-Brazilian Economic Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event brought together government officials, private sector representatives, and prominent business leaders from across Arab nations and Brazil to explore new avenues for econom»»»

Rescuers in Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after deadly flash floods swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. The number of missing rose to nearly 3,000 on Friday as emergency teams said they had re»»»

Nepal may need $4 billion to $5 billion to rebuild after this week’s devastating floods, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle told Reuters on Saturday, a bill equal to nearly a ‌tenth of ‌the economy. “The initial ​estimate ‌is ⁠between $4-$5 billion. ​Just ⁠an estimate,” Wagle said. “We will require muc»»»

MOSCOW: Three ​people have been killed and ‌nine ‌injured ​in ‌a ⁠Ukrainian ​drone attack ⁠in the Russian Belgorod ⁠region, ‌local ‌authorities ​said ‌on their ‌Telegram channel. Three of ‌the injured are in ⁠a ⁠serious condition, the authorities said.»»»

DUBAI: Lebanese filmmaker Mounia Akl is to direct British actress Kate Winslet in “The Unheard,” a five-episode limited series for Netflix written by British writer Jack Thorne, the Emmy-winning creator of “Adolescence.” Winslet stars alongside British actress Maxine Peake as sisters who flee when »»»

An entirely new law governing the Interior Ministry (MVR) is being prepared, Petar Todorov, Chair of the parliamentary Internal Security and Public Order Committee, MP from Progressive Bulgaria and former Interior Ministry secretary general, told Nova TV on Saturday. “Our plan is to have the law dr»»»

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Iceland will vote Saturday in a tight referendum on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied for EU membership in 2009, following a financial crisis that devastated its economy, but a eurosceptic government suspended the process in 2013. Icelanders go to »»»