Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Zelenskyy says Ukraine has given proposals to US for ending war 12-08-2026 10:52 AM Latest News Urgent News Zelenskyy says Ukraine has give»»»

The operation to transfer water from the Danube River to the lake in the Srebarna Reserve is continuing, with approximately 1.8 million cubic metres of water already pumped into the lake, public relations expert at the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water in Ruse, Reni Petrova, told BTA o»»»

HEADLINES Wednesday's media coverage focuses on the fatal beating of Georgi Kuzev in Plovdiv and the broader problem of youth groups organizing violence online. Reports examine the Government's proposed prevention measures, the role of families, schools and social media, and the possible influence »»»

LONDON: Iran has tied the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to a sweeping list of political and financial concessions from the US, including full compensation for damage caused by what it described as two “imposed wars.” The demands were set out on Saturday by Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, has hailed young Emiratis as the nation’s future-makers and true wealth, saying there are no limits to their ambitions or what »»»

Dubai: Passengers travelling on Etihad Rail’s Abu Dhabi–Fujairah passenger service are being given a taste of the UAE along the way, with a specially curated onboard menu inspired by Emirati flavours and culinary traditions. The culinary experience, developed by Capital Catering, the food and bever»»»

Dubai: Iran knew where US President Donald Trump was staying in Ankara — down to the floor of the building — as American intelligence detected a possible missile threat near the Nato summit, new details have revealed. US intelligence picked up multiple streams of information as Trump entered the fi»»»

KALLUDER E VOGEL: Erblin Ademi watched from afar as workers excavated recently discovered mass graves from the 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Nearly 30 years after his father went missing, Ademi both feared and wished that his remains will finally be found. Ademi was just 9 when he last saw his father, Ade»»»

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Authorities in Kansas said a family of six is dead after the 53-year-old father killed his wife and four children before reporting the shooting to police and then turning the weapon on himself. The incident occurred Tuesday morning at a residence in Winfield, Kansas, located about »»»

The new school year is getting closer, and families across the UAE are starting to tick items off their school shopping lists. Whether you need a new backpack, stationery, lunch box, water bottle or a pair of school shoes, retailers across the UAE are bringing out their back-to-school collections w»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Police have caught a lorry driver who deliberately covered the numbers on his vehicle’s registration plate with mud in an attempt to conceal its details and evade traffic monitoring systems. The driver was identified through Sharjah Police’s traffic surveillance network, which cove»»»

Manila: After the “sea of trash” shocked residents and officials when it surfaced in Parañaque City, one of the 16 cities comprising Metro Manila, joint clearing operations have significantly reduced the volume of garbage. The sea of trash, which clogged the Redemptorist Water Channel in Barangay B»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has alerted acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova over delays in a pre-trial investigation concerning road construction, advance payments and in-house procurement procedures worth tens of millions of euro, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The investiga»»»

DUBAI: Saudi-born Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein stepped out in an all-gray ensemble by Japanese label Toga Archives as she joined her husband, Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan, at a university graduation in Amman this week. The princess attended the graduation of Al-Hussein Technical Univers»»»

Remains of an ancient structure have been discovered at the bottom of Issyk-Kul Lake during a joint expedition by Kyrgyz and Japanese researchers. According to preliminary information, the researchers found the brick walls of a building. Despite having remained underwater for a long period, the str»»»

Russian Pacific Fleet is prepared to carry out tasks involving the inspection and detention of shadow fleet vessels belonging to unfriendly Western countries, Fleet Commander Admiral Viktor Liina has reported to President Vladimir Putin aboard the cruiser Varyag. "Western states are actively employ»»»

Dubai: A Kuwaiti court has overturned an Education Ministry decision that failed a middle-school student and ordered that she be declared successful and promoted to the eighth grade after a technical glitch prevented her from accessing online classes. The dispute began during the second semester wh»»»

In a Facebook post on International Youth Day on Wednesday, President Iliana Iotova called for young people to be given not only the freedom to choose their own path, but also the confidence that they belong to a society that listens to them, understands them, and supports them. "On International Y»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Pakistan Foreign Ministry: Islamabad pursues efforts to end Middle East crisis and bring conflicting parties to negotiating table 12-08-202»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter says Israeli drone struck southern Lebanese town of Kafra at dawn on Wednesday 12-08-2026 10:47 AM Latest News Urgent New»»»

Members of the so-called Kosovo Police raided the family home of Nenad Rašković in the village of Dren, the municipality of Zubin Potok, this afternoon, beat him, took him into the woods and tied him to a tree, demanding that he confess to committing war crimes against Albanians, the Serb List said»»»

LONDON: Iran has tied the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to a sweeping list of political and financial concessions from the US, including full compensation for damage caused by what it described as two “imposed wars.” The demands were set out on Saturday by Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of»»»

NATO is creeping into the Pacific region, driving up the potential for conflict there, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. The president made the remarks while observing the final stage of Russian Pacific Fleet drills from the deck of the missile cruiser Varyag. He had earlier arrived in the cit»»»

Dubai: Turkey has revoked the citizenship of 6,134 people who obtained it through the country’s citizenship-by-investment programme, according to Turkish media reports, amid a widening crackdown on fraudulent property transactions and applications. The action affected investors as well as family me»»»

The United Nations hailed Lebanon’s decision to scrap the death penalty, and urged other countries in the Middle East and North Africa to do likewise. "I commend the decision by the Lebanese parliament to formally abolish the death penalty in the country. Lebanon is now the first country in the reg»»»

ALKHOBAR: Sarah Al-Ablan had never trained in athletics when she lined up for her first 100-meter race in Riyadh in 2023. The King Faisal University student had been passionate about sport since 2020, but it was one of her university instructors who noticed her athletic ability at the gym and encou»»»

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Diodato Abagnara said principles of Security Council Resolution 1701 – adopted exactly two decades ago and which forms basis of UNIFIL’s mandate – remain the cornerstone of efforts to preserve stability in south Lebanon and support peace in t»»»

Lebanon's military has seized 1.2 million captagon pills that were about to be sent abroad. Lebanon has faced pressure from Gulf states to counter the production and trafficking of drugs, particularly the amphetamine-like narcotic captagon, for which the conservative monarchies are a major market. »»»

To mark the anniversary of Russia’s military aviation, the Ministry of Defense released footage that speaks louder than words, showcasing its iron grip on the skies. “From swatting down cruise missiles and UAVs to delivering surgical precision strikes along the frontline, Russia’s reach now extends»»»

One of the two youths arrested on August 10 for attacking two Nepalese nationals in Plovdiv was present at the murder of Georgi Kuzev in the city's Youth Hill locality on August 4, Deputy Regional Prosecutors Plamen Pantov and Neno Dimov told a news briefing here on Wednesday. The youth in question»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Insurance (QIC, or ‘the Group’), the leading insurer in Qatar and one of the largest across the Middle East and North Africa, reported a resilient performance for the first half of 2026, with net profit of QR365m. The Group absorbed the impact of an exceptional regional geopoliti»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Maariv’s Avi Ashkenazi: Israeli army builds several forward defense lines amid fears of Hezbollah operations, which still maintains a large»»»

Washington, United States: A US helicopter fired missiles on Tuesday into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran's ports, the United States military said. The US Navy MH-60 helicopter fired on and disabled the M/V Vela Nova "after the sh»»»

On Aug. 12, 1985, in aviation's worst single-plane disaster, a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 slammed into a mountain in central Japan, killing 520 people. Four passengers survived. 1 of 6 | Families of the deceased from the JAL Flight 123 crash on August 12,1985, pay their respects following a memoria»»»

Pereira, Colombia: Colombian rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to find more survivors from the country's strongest earthquake in a century. Daniela Largo was carried from the wreckage wrap»»»

Lebanese lawmakers attend a parliamentary session to discuss the abolition of the death penalty in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Lebanese lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting the death penalty, making Lebanon the first Middle Eastern country to en»»»

Leaving your computer unlocked for just a minute, opening a sensitive document in a lift or simply holding the office door open for someone may appear harmless, but these everyday actions could create an opportunity for a security breach. The Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi has high»»»

Criminal investigation officers in Osh city detained two Uzbek nationals who were on an international wanted list, the city’s police department reported. The first man, 38, was detained on August 6 at an apartment on Masaliev Street. According to police, he is a resident of Andijan and had previous»»»

Mumbai: Natarajan Chandrasekaran has stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons Pvt. ahead of a contentious annual shareholder vote, according to a person familiar with the matter, throwing the salt-to-software conglomerate into uncertainty at a time when it’s spearheading the country’s push into high-t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Social and Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM) has signed a financing agreement with Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), founded by Qatar Foundation, to support the Youth Labour Market Readiness Programme. Under the agreement, the Fund will provide a financial contribution to suppor»»»

A gunpowder charge that may have been ignited by an external factor is currently considered the possible cause of the explosions that destroyed an ammunition warehouse at the EMCO plant near the village of Belitsa in the Tryavna area, according to plant director Slavcho Demiev. Demiev said the asse»»»

The Gabrovo District Prosecutor's Office is investigating whether an ignition source was deliberately or carelessly introduced at the EMCO weapons plant near Tryavna, as part of an inquiry into the explosions that destroyed a warehouse in the village of Belitsa. Gabrovo District Prosecutor Tihomir »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has inaugurated a 920-m2 one-story dialysis centre at Ibn Khaldoun Hospital in Al-Hawtah, Lahej Governorate, Yemen. Being the governorate’s first specialised dialysis facility, the centre was constructed and highly equipped at a total cost of $1,366,57»»»

The enemy unleashed a sweeping wave of airstrikes, artillery bombardments, and large-scale ground demolitions across southern Lebanon early Wednesday, pounding multiple towns and strategic hilltops while a drone strike claimed a civilian life near Nabatieh, according to Lebanese state media. The Na»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Palestinian sources: Heavy gunfire by the Israeli enemy in the Al-Mawasi area of ​​Rafah city, southern Gaza Strip 12-08-2026 09:17 AM Late»»»

The Bishkek Heating and Power Plant (HPP) plans to purchase 200,000 tons of imported coal for the upcoming heating season. A corresponding tender has been posted on the state procurement portal. The planned cost of the fuel purchase is 1,398.4 billion soms. The capital’s HPP intends to purchase coa»»»

The Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration informs citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic currently staying or planning to stay in Moscow and Moscow Oblast of Russia about changes to the migration registration procedure for foreigners. Starting September 1, the list of foreign citizens subject »»»

Doha, Qatar: As the world marks International Youth Day, Qatar continues to strengthen efforts to empower young people, develop their capabilities and ensure their active participation in shaping the country’s future, with youth development forming an important component of Qatar National Vision 20»»»

All possible causes of the explosions at an EMKO storage facility near the village of Belitsa, Tryavna Municipality, are being investigated, and a leading theory is expected to emerge after the site is inspected, Gabrovo District Prosecutor Tihomir Petkov said on Wednesday. The pre-trial investigat»»»

Doha, Qatar: Team Qatar are holding a training camp in Turkiye as they prepare for the second phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 Asian qualifiers and the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. Led by Turkish coach Hakan Demir, the squad are focusing on improving their technical and physical »»»