Army Commander Major General Amir Hatami responded to the recent remarks of the US President Donald Trump, describing him as criminal. “Trump the criminal says he wants to declare the Strait of Hormuz part of the United States. He is very mistaken! And after seeing the reactions, he announced that »»»

Abu Dhabi City Municipality planted more than 14 million seasonal flowers and completed a series of park and green-space projects in 2025 as part of efforts to enhance quality of life and improve the city’s urban landscape. According to the municipality’s recently issued annual achievements report,»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism has approved updated regulations and classification standards for accommodation facilities serving pilgrims during the Hajj season, as part of preparations for the 2027 pilgrimage. The ministry also approved a schedule of violations covering facilities desi»»»

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UAE residents travelling to India should allow extra time at the airport as enhanced security measures remain in place at several major airports until August 20. With additional screening and higher passenger volumes expected, travellers are being advised to plan ahead and avoid last-minute arrival»»»

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Banker-turned Ukrainian Armed Forces officer Andrii Onistrat’s call for Ukrainians to stockpile two months-worth of food and other essentials ahead of a possible total loss of electricity and heating capacity is meant as a “signal” to Kiev’s sponsors to pony up more cash, says political analyst Ale»»»

Dubai: Pakistan is racing to begin work on a $2.5 billion upgrade of one of its most critical railway corridors by January 2027, a project designed to allow trains to travel at speeds of up to 160km/h and improve a route carrying almost all of the country’s rail freight. The first phase of the long»»»

Bucharest: A Spanish fighter jet on Sunday shot down a drone that had breached Romanian airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova, national authorities and NATO said. A growing number of drones have crossed into NATO states in eastern Europe as Russia pursues its invasion of Ukraine. The in»»»

The owner of the Polish coach company whose bus crashed on Hungary’s M3 motorway has spoken about the two drivers involved, saying both were experienced employees who had worked for the company for several years. The company’s owner immediately travelled to Hungary Tadeusz Dykas, owner of Firma Tra»»»

Dubai: Saudi security authorities arrested 14,542 people for violating residency, border security and labour laws during nationwide inspection campaigns conducted over one week, the Ministry of Interior said. The arrests were made during joint field campaigns carried out by security forces and rele»»»

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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed at least 11 people, in what local authorities describe as the largest escalation since the June agreement. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Pierre Catoire, an emergency doctor working in the area, described a deteriorating humanitarian situation, saying some do»»»

Dubai: Visakhapatnam’s aviation map changes dramatically from August 17, with a new airport taking over as the region’s commercial passenger gateway. The familiar VTZ code stays, but the airport behind it changes. From where to catch your flight to airport buses, fares and facilities, here’s what p»»»

France's attempt to ban social media for under-15s has been blocked by the Constitutional Council, which ruled the measure unconstitutional. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Peter Craddock, Senior Attorney advising social media companies, said the decision was unsurprising, arguing that the proposed law impo»»»

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Budapest: A Polish bus crashed into a ditch on a Hungarian highway early Sunday killing 12 people and leaving at least 10 with critical injuries, officials said. The coach, heading from Serbia to Poland, crashed at 01:00 am (2300 GMT Saturday) on the M3 highway near Mezokeresztes, about 140 kilomet»»»

‘Israel’ offered at least two conflicting narratives within 24 hours to justify its attacks in southern Lebanon, after an apparent failed attempt to advance toward the Ali Al-Taher heights early on Saturday, according to accounts of developments on the ground. The sequence of events has raised ques»»»

Dubai is expanding its push for greener and more efficient last-mile deliveries, with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launching an e-bike delivery service across 11 authorised locations. The initiative is designed for short-distance deliveries, helping reduce reliance on delivery vehicles w»»»

JEDDAH: Calligraphy is an integral part of Saudi culture, and Ibrahim Zaki, a Dubai-based multidisciplinary designer and calligrapher, says that the Kingdom has made immense efforts in recent years to preserve and promote the art form. “There is serious investment in preservation, documentation, ed»»»

Firefighters have brought under control a forest fire in the Kőszeg Mountains after a major operation that continued until late Saturday night, with difficult terrain making the blaze particularly challenging to tackle. The fire broke out in the early evening of 15 August in the area around the Stá»»»

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs on the South American nation as the country contiues to reel from a deadly earthquake. At least 300 people were killed in the quake that devastated the western Colombian cities of Cali a»»»

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people Saturday, some of the deadliest since deals in June eased hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel's military said the strikes were in retaliation for an attack by Hezbollah on its troops in the country's south and the Iran-ba»»»

A hundred days in, Rumen Radev is no longer an alternative to those in power - he is now in power himself and he has no more excuses, GERB said in a Facebook post on Sunday. August 16 marks 100 days since the government, led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev, took office. Parliament elected the new Cou»»»

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CAIRO: An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered new evidence at Tell Abu Seifi in Qantara East, Ismailia Governorate, shedding fresh light on the ancient Horus Military Road and the city of Mesen. The discoveries include a lintel dating to the reign of King Ramesses II, new architectural ev»»»

Luigi Mangione has admitted to fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and pleaded guilty to two federal stalking charges. The 28-year-old entered the plea before US District Judge Margaret Garnett in Manhattan on Friday, according to the Department of Justice. He faces a maximum sente»»»

Dubai: Kuwait has introduced sweeping new rules governing tobacco and nicotine products, banning online sales and deliveries, setting the minimum purchase age at 21 and extending smoking restrictions to electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Health Minister Dr Ahmed Al Awadhi issued Min»»»

A woman was allegedly pinned against a wall and strangled by her former partner in broad daylight near Budapest’s Lehel Square, according to a social media account shared by actor and women’s right activist Áron Molnár. Two women reportedly intervened to help the victim, who was allegedly being for»»»

Dubai: The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 may be over, but skywatchers will not have to wait long for the next solar spectacle. The next solar eclipse will take place on 6 February 2027, less than six months from now. It will be an annul solar eclipse, producing the distinctive “ring of fire»»»

Dubai: UAE motorists will be able to register from Monday, August 17, for an annual road-safety initiative that offers eligible drivers the removal of four traffic points if they pledge to follow traffic laws and meet the programme’s conditions. The Ministry of Interior said its “Day Without Accide»»»

Dubai: Six months ago, the Strait of Hormuz was open, oil and gas flowed through one of the world’s most important energy corridors, and Iran did not control which ships could pass or demand tolls for their transit. Today, after nearly six months of war, restoring something close to that pre-war re»»»

Some long-distance relationships are messy. And they can get tragically messier during meet-ups. A couple found this out first-hand when the allegedly volatile husband – a Border Security Force (BSF) soldier – returned home only to claim hours later that his wife had fallen off the roof of their ho»»»

Dubai: Amanat Holdings shareholders are set to receive an interim cash dividend of Dh75 million after the healthcare and education group reported a 46% increase in first-half profit to Dh153.3 million. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The dividend represents 3% of the c»»»

A U.S. State Department spokesperson has said that Hezbollah "bears sole responsibility for Israel's presence on Lebanese soil," following the latest deadly Israeli strikes in south Lebanon. "This is precisely why Hezbollah must be disarmed and dismantled," the spokesperson said. "The pilot zone pr»»»

Yemen's years-long civil conflict killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted millions and drove the country to the brink of famine before a 2022 truce restored relative calm. Now, renewed hostilities between the Houthi rebels and the government have many fearing the return of all-out war. Hodeida»»»

Honolulu: The eye of Hurricane Lala brushed past the southern part of Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday, as heavy rain and strong winds struck the US Pacific state and officials warned of potentially dangerous flooding. "Hurricane conditions will persist on the Big Island of Hawaii overnight, with th»»»

The conflict in the Middle East continues to affect travel, shipping and security across the Gulf, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining a key flashpoint. For people living in the UAE, however, the immediate impact is more likely to be felt through flight disruptions, changes to shipping routes and t»»»

Israel vowed Sunday it would hit Hezbollah again if threatened, as it identified what it described as a commander killed in strikes a day earlier that also left several children dead. Israeli strikes on Saturday killed 11 people in southern Lebanon, according to authorities, in the deadliest attack»»»

Iran accused Qatar on Sunday of thwarting efforts to work out what happened to three pilots Tehran says were captured during the Middle East war, though the Gulf state has denied detaining them. The Islamic republic had previously reported one pilot killed and others missing after a sortie to Qatar»»»

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Abu Dhabi: BRIDGE Summit will return to Abu Dhabi in late November or early December 2027, with the BRIDGE Alliance Board approving a new development road map aimed at turning the event into a year-round global platform. The second edition will be held on Yas Island in collaboration with Miral, and»»»

Thousands of evacuees on Indonesia's Flores island began receiving aid on Sunday after a 7.7-magnitude quake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings. Some 5,000 people fled their homes and in some areas people were left without electricity and telecommunic»»»

Abu Dhabi: Finance and tax professionals gathered in Abu Dhabi for an e-invoicing boot camp organised by the UAE Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), as businesses prepare for the UAE’s next phase of digital tax transformation. The UAE E-Invoicing Boot Camp 2026, he»»»

Firefighters in Belgium battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires late on Saturday as a rapidly growing blaze scorched more than 3,000 hectares of land. The EU scrambled helicopters and water bombers as hundreds of villagers were under evacuation orders.  Hundreds of villagers were und»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Five years after the Taliban swept into Kabul, Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, is not walking back Defense Minister Khawaja Asif’s February declaration that the two countries are in “open war.” “The trends are posing grave concern,” Ahmad told Arab News in an in»»»

Twelve people have been killed and dozens injured after a Polish-registered tourist bus crashed on Hungary’s M3 motorway near Mezőkeresztes early on Sunday morning. According to police, the accident happened at around 1 AM on 16 August on the motorway’s carriageway towards Nyíregyháza, shortly afte»»»

Abu Dhabi: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is pioneering research to refine artificial intelligence (AI) so that systems can genuinely grasp Arab culture and navigate its complex regional dialects. In a landmark achievement, MBZUAI researchers have developed the fir»»»

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