Gulf News 3m

US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states

WASHINGTON: Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the scope of the largest outbreak of its kind in the US. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said government scientists have now identifi»»»

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RT 24m

Ceuta residents tear down migrant camps in ongoing protests

Residents of the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta tore down makeshift migrant shelters as police fired rubber bullets during escalating protests over the migration crisis, videos posted online purport to show. Thousands of migrants remain in the territory nearly a month after a record mass cr»»»

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France24 43m

Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' as Carney pushes back

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to update the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in the country's geographic naming service. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pushed back, citing the name's Indigenous origins, as the row between the neighbors roi»»»

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Arab News 52m

Syria president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, state media said on Friday, days after Abdi announced the dissolution of his Kurdish forces under an integration deal with Damascus. “Mustafa Khalil Abdi is appointed as adviser to the presid»»»

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Qatar Tribune 1h

Building a smarter, more resilient future for water in Qatar

Tribune News Network Doha Water is increasingly becoming a strategic priority as countries across the region look to strengthen water security, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and make more sustainable use of available resources. In a conversationwith Qatar Tribune, Saur Group Executive Cha»»»

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Pakistan Embassy hosts exclusive talk on life and teachings of Holy Prophet (PBUH)

LIAQAT NAWAZ MALIK Doha The Embassy of Pakistan in Doha organised an exclusive and spiritually enriching talk on the life and teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), commemorating his blessed life, exemplary character and timeless message of peace, mercy, compassion and humanity. The event, »»»

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QU’s CHS welcomes 167 new students

Tribune News Network Doha The College of Health Sciences at Qatar University (QU) organised annual orientation event under the theme ‘Discover Your Path… Create Your Health Impact’. A total of 167 students were admitted to the College of Health Sciences for Fall 2026, including 130 Qatari students,»»»

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QNL and Wifaq celebrate family storytelling heritage

Tribune News Network Doha To celebrate the enduring power of family narratives, Qatar National Library (QNL), in collaboration with the Family Consulting Center (Wifaq), hosted the “A Story from a Loved One: Family Cohesion and Storytelling Heritage” event on August 27. The gathering underscored ho»»»

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Qatar Tribune 1h

‘Qatar places great emphasis on youth empowerment, capacity-building’

QNA Geneva Qatar, recognising the significant role young people can play, has placed great emphasis on youth empowerment and capacity-building, promoting a culture of volunteerism and active citizenship, and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, partic»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Meet Vinod Khosla? Why he thinks era of abundance is possible with AI

Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla, has been a described as a "contrarian" kind of visionary. Tech media has sometimes tag him as "abrasive", even "polarising". Yet Vinod Khosla, 71, has a reputation as a high-conviction billionaire venture capitalist who co-founded Sun Microsustems and leads»»»

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Arab News 1h

Netanyahu’s narrow political calculus may ignite ‘regional war that spares no one,’ Syrian envoy warns

NEW YORK CITY: Israeli military strikes and incursions are pushing the region toward catastrophe, Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Ibrahim Olabi, told the UN Security Council on Thursday. “The entire region is standing at a threshold of a regional war that would spare no one,” he said, b»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Quick commerce expands to 477 cities as players target smaller, untapped markets: CLSA

New Delhi, India: Quick commerce is rapidly expanding beyond India's major metropolitan markets, with dark stores now spread across 477 cities, as newer players target untapped geographies while established companies deepen their networks in key markets, according to a report prepared by brokerage »»»

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Gulf News 2h

The Philippines doesn't just vote for policies — it votes for a show

There is a strange disconnect in the Philippines today. The country's economic elite can spend hours debating industrial policy, Pax Silica, freeports, the Luzon Economic Corridor, whistleblower protection, semiconductor supply chains, energy security and how to move the economy up the global value»»»

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France24 2h

Pakistan: Protests continue in Azad Kashmir despite repression and internet blackout

Harshly repressed protests that have shaken Pakistan-administered Kashmir since early June have continued through local legislative elections held in July and August. With internet access cut off and access by foreign media restricted, local residents are attempting to report on the situation on th»»»

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France24 2h

Catastrophic Nepal-Tibet flash floods kill nearly 400 as 1,400 others missing

The death toll in the catastrophic flash floods that struck the Nepal-Tibet border rose on Thursday to 392 people, as rescue teams waded through mud on searching for more than 1,400 missing. Experts warned of the risk of further floods a day after the devastating tsunami-like wall of»»»

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Arab News 2h

What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Louisiana Purchase’ by Alexander Mikaberidze

Alexander Mikaberidze’s “The Louisiana Purchase” examines what lay behind what eventually became one of the costliest undertakings in American history and looks beyond the period’s diplomatic wranglings and delves into a broader story of European colonialism to illuminate why Louisiana was passed a»»»

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Arab News 2h

What do we know about the Israeli-backed Palestinian militias looting and terrorizing Gaza?

NEW YORK CITY: A investigation this week by the newspaper Haaretz revived scrutiny of a network of armed Palestinian militias that operate in Israeli-controlled parts of Gaza with weapons, funding and protection provided by the Israeli military. The origins of the militia project can be traced to t»»»

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Arab News 2h

Conflict, poverty push southern Yemen’s children out of school: Save the Children

LONDON: About two-thirds of children surveyed across four districts in southern Yemen are out of school as the new academic year begins, Save the Children said on Thursday. A survey of 2,214 households in districts across Aden, Lahj and Taiz governorates found that 32 percent of children had never »»»

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BNE 2h

RAGOZIN: Ukraine corruption leaks put ‘control’ of graft at heart of political crisis

In the batch of leaked secret recordings preceding the latest wave of corruption-related arrests in Ukraine, a woman strongly resembling the deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office, Iryna Mudra, cites an even more senior official at the presidential administration. The latter allegedl»»»

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BNE 2h

CIA chief flies into Moscow as Ukraine holds drones fire for three days

CIA director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow on August 25 spending seven hours in Moscow in talks with the Kremlin before flying out again the same day, sparking a torrent of speculation on the subject matter of the meeting. The US admitted that it had asked Ukraine to hold off o»»»

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Arab News 2h

Trump says Putin won’t attack NATO territory

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted Russian leader Vladimir Putin would not attack NATO territory, downplaying reports that Washington had warned Moscow against a possible move on Europe. The Kremlin also dismissed the reports as “scare stories” following a rare visit to the »»»

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Arab News 2h

Saudi artists weigh AI’s role in music

RIYADH: Artificial intelligence is already making its way into the music studio. The harder question is how far artists are willing to let it go. That debate is gaining urgency worldwide after Spotify removed more than 75 million AI-generated “spam” tracks from its platform over the past year, expo»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Why Sharjah's Al Maleh and Fishing Festival is worth a visit this weekend

Sharjah: Before the skyscrapers, highways, and modern ports transformed the UAE’s coastline, there was the sea and generations of Emiratis who built their lives around it. They fished its waters, built boats by hand, preserved their catch with salt, and passed their knowledge from parents to childr»»»

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Arab News 3h

Higher oil costs could cut aid to 1.5m children, Save the Children warns

LONDON: Volatile oil prices after six months of conflict in the Middle East have raised the cost of delivering humanitarian aid worldwide, putting lifesaving assistance for almost 1.5 million children at risk, Save the Children said on Thursday. Crude oil prices surged at the onset of the US-Israel»»»

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UPI 3h

Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dies at 84 - UPI.com

Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic (L) enters the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal for the verdict hearing in his genocide trial in The Hague in November 2017. Mladic has died at age 84, the U.N. said Thursday. File Photo by Peter Dejong/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic»»»

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Qatar Tribune 3h

Al Janoub Arena opens in new configuration in front of capacity crowd of 8,200

DOHA: The Local Organizing Committee of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 officially opened Al Janoub Arena in its new configuration on Thursday evening in front of a capacity crowd of 8,200 fans, following its transformation from a football stadium into a basketball arena. The venue will be»»»

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Arab News 3h

Until all are one: The man behind Optimus Prime rolls out for the final time

LONDON: There are voices that belong to actors, and there are voices that seem to belong to the characters themselves. For more than four decades, Peter Cullen’s was the latter. To generations of “Transformers” fans, Optimus Prime did not merely sound like Cullen. Cullen was Optimus Prime: the deep»»»

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Gulf News 3h

UAE Friday sermon recalls Prophet Muhammad’s life

First Sermon (Khutbah One)Praise be to Allah, Who sent His Messenger with guidance and manifest light, and made his birth a mercy to all the worlds. We bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and we bear witness that our Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. May Al»»»

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Sana 3h

Damascus International Fair opens new avenues for Syria-Türkiye economic cooperation

Damascus, Aug. 27 (SANA) Representatives from major Turkish industrial and commercial enterprises participating in the 63rd Damascus International Fair emphasized on Thursday that economic and trade relations between Syria and Türkiye are entering a transformative phase of strategic cooperation. Dr»»»

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Al Manar 3h

Rezaei: Iran Views Lebanon’s Security as Integral to the Security of West Asia - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei: Iran Views Lebanon’s Security as Integral to the Security of West Asia 27-08-2026 23:00 PM Iranian Secretary of the Supreme Nationa»»»

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Al Manar 3h

Rezaei to Al-Manar: As a servant of Islam, I take great pride in the Lebanese people’s resistance, bow before them in respect, and fully understand the hardships you are enduring - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: As a servant of Islam, I take great pride in the Lebanese people’s resistance, bow before them in respect, and fully un»»»

Gulf News 3h

UAE unveils back-to-school campaign focused on national identity and future skills

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Education has launched its back-to-school campaign for the 2026–2027 academic year under the theme “Through the Charter, We Reach New Horizons”, aimed at embodying the values and principles of the National Education Charter in students’ lives and daily practices, while st»»»

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Arab News 3h

French presidential hopefuls lock horns for first debate

PARIS: Seven of the leading candidates in the increasingly tight and crowded race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron clashed on Thursday in their first debate, eight months ahead of the election. The candidates, spanning the hard left to far right, agreed that France was facing economic trouble, »»»

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Arab News 3h

EU lawmaker denied entry says Israel ‘afraid of what we are going to see’

LONDON: Hanna Gedin, a member of the European Parliament, told Arab News that the Israeli government denied her entry this week on political grounds, along with her MEP colleague Jonas Sjostedt. “Refusing us to enter the West Bank and Palestine, a country that Israel is occupying in violation of in»»»

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UPI 3h

More than 100 bone fragments, some 30 teeth found in Acapulco - UPI.com

Relatives of missing persons participate in a demonstration at the Angel of Independence in Mexico City in June. File Photo by Tomas Perez/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) -- More than 100 bone fragments and about 30 teeth were found in El Arenal, a rural community in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco. The rema»»»

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Al Manar 3h

Rezaei, on reconstruction in Lebanon: The destroyed homes will be rebuilt, God willing - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei, on reconstruction in Lebanon: The destroyed homes will be rebuilt, God willing 27-08-2026 22:26 PM Latest News Urgent News Rezaei t»»»

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Rezaei to Al-Manar: The Strait of Hormuz issue is tied to ending the wars across the region; if the Americans want the strait reopened, they must honor their commitments - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: The Strait of Hormuz issue is tied to ending the wars across the region; if the Americans want the strait reopened, the»»»

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Rezaei to Al-Manar: We do not seek war, nor have we ever been warmongers; rather, we stand against those who pursue war - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: We do not seek war, nor have we ever been warmongers; rather, we stand against those who pursue war 27-08-2026 22:22 PM»»»

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Colombia captures alleged Tren de Aragua chief wanted by U.S. - UPI.com

Alleged senior Tren de Aragua leader Luis Saúl Pérez Nieto, also known as “Páez” or “Nairobi,” was arrested, Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella (pictured) announced Thursday. Photo by Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Colombian authorities captured an alleged senior Tren de A»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 4h

Russia threatens to cut oil and gas supplies to Hungary after Budapest labels Moscow a security threat

A Russian State Duma member has warned that Moscow could suspend oil and gas supplies to Hungary after the country’s new government formally described Russia as a security threat. The warning comes as Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s administration pursues a major foreign policy shift away from the cl»»»

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Al Manar 4h

Rezaei to Al-Manar: For four decades, the Lebanese people and Hezbollah have shaped the West Asian region - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: For four decades, the Lebanese people and Hezbollah have shaped the West Asian region 27-08-2026 22:10 PM Latest News U»»»

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Rezaei to Al-Manar: There is no doubt that the issue of Lebanon will be settled in the period ahead, and “Israel” is no longer in a position to attack Beirut or the southern suburbs (Dahiyeh) - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: There is no doubt that the issue of Lebanon will be settled in the period ahead, and “Israel” is no longer in a positio»»»

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Rezaei told Al-Manar: The city of Beirut and its southern suburbs (Dahiyeh) constitute a red line for us - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei told Al-Manar: The city of Beirut and its southern suburbs (Dahiyeh) constitute a red line for us 27-08-2026 21:58 PM Latest News Ur»»»

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Rezaei to Al-Manar: We must trust Lebanon’s youth and entrust them with responsibilities; I have great faith in their capabilities - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: We must trust Lebanon’s youth and entrust them with responsibilities; I have great faith in their capabilities 27-08-20»»»

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Rezaei to Al-Manar: A key condition of the memorandum of understanding is that the United States bring an end to the war throughout West Asia, with particular emphasis on Lebanon - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei to Al-Manar: A key condition of the memorandum of understanding is that the United States bring an end to the war throughout West As»»»

Arab News 4h

Israeli rhetoric on southern Lebanon raises fears of collective punishment

LONDON: In southern Lebanon’s villages, the fear of being treated as a collective enemy is not new. Years of conflict, displacement and political rhetoric have left many Shiite residents wary of language that erases the line between Hezbollah fighters and civilians living alongside them. This week,»»»

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The Peninsula 4h

HMC cuts specialist appointment wait from 58 days to 16; delivers 25 million services in six months: Managing Director

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has reduced the average waiting time for a first specialist appointment from 58 days to around 16 days, as part of a broader effort to improve access, efficiency and patient experience across Qatar’s public healthcare system. HMC Managing Director H.E. M»»»

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UPI 4h

Trump names new head of agency overseeing ballroom construction - UPI.com

Workers constructing the White House Ballroom in Washington, DC on May 29. President Donald Trump on Thursday named a new chair of the federal agency that oversees the project. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday named a new head»»»

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Gulf News 4h

El Niño is getting stronger — and climate change may be why

Washington: A new study suggests that El Ninos - the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures - are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change. El Ninos are more than 36% stronger than they were before the industrial age began in the mid 180»»»

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UPI 4h

Tropical storm Dolly moves toward eastern Caribbean - UPI.com

Tropical Storm Dolly is making its way toward the eastern Caribbean. Image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center. Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The National Weather Service named Tropical Storm Dolly Thursday, as it makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean toward the eastern Caribbean. In its 11 a.m. AST upd»»»

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