BEIRUT: The United States' persistent refusal to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) demands a search for an alternative UN peacekeeping force that has both European and American backing to operate in southern Lebanon, Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri t»»»

Shanghai: China's Song Yadong scored the biggest win of his UFC career with a stunning second-round knockout of former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov in Shanghai on Saturday. Sixth-ranked bantamweight Song (23-9-1, 1 NC) entered the fight as a sizeable underdog against No. 3 Nurmagomedov, whose»»»

The risk of nuclear war does not rest on a single decision. It accumulates, test by test, each explosion edging the world closer to potential catastrophe. That escalation carries a cost of its own, too: every nuclear weapon test leaves a scar on land and on water, and some who lived near test sites»»»

JEDDAH: Light to moderate rain fell across parts of the Madinah region, with floodwaters affecting some areas as overcast conditions and further rainfall continued across the western Kingdom. Off-roader Jawaher Shaheen and her husband drove across parts of the Madinah region this week, following he»»»

RIYADH: For decades the anime market in Saudi Arabia has been driven by dubbed imports from Japan. But all that is changing, thanks to a new breed of creators and producers. At the center of the shift is Manga Productions, a subsidiary of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation Misk, which is focused on»»»

GAZA CITY: Israel’s military said it struck a Hamas commander within the compound of a Gaza hospital on Saturday, while the territory’s health officials said Israeli strikes elsewhere killed three people. It is the latest bloodshed to occur in the war-shattered territory despite a US-backed ceasefi»»»

Doha, Qatar: From classrooms and school zones to transport networks, health campaigns and family shopping, Qatar has completed wide-ranging preparations for the 2026-2027 academic year as students return to schools tomorrow. Around 419,373 students are expected to be welcomed across 649 schools and»»»

LONDON: Tuesday is set to be an epic for the Saudi Pro League. Al-Hilal versus Al-Ahli was already the biggest game of the season so far but now it is going to be unmissable. Fans in Riyadh are going to get a first look at Ollie Watkins, after the England striker secured a $70 million move to the B»»»

Doha: The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on the international community to move beyond mere verbal condemnation and take concrete and deterrent political, legal, and economic measures commensurate with the gravity of the ongoing crimes committed by the occupation and settlers in the occupied W»»»

RIYADH: The fifth annual international technology conference, LEAP, opens in Riyadh on Monday, bringing together innovators, startups and investors. With the theme “Into New Worlds,” it will highlight how emerging technologies are reshaping the way people live and work. Past editions have also serv»»»

RIYADH: The Digital Cooperation Organization, an international organization dedicated to accelerating inclusive and sustainable digital economy growth, announced that its council has approved the candidacy of eight countries to join as member states. This would potentially expand DCO membership fro»»»

Iran’s foreign minister told Sheikh Ali al-Khatib, deputy head of Lebanon’s Supreme Islamic Shia Council, that Islamic unity is the main solution to countering Israeli aggression and expansionism. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed Iran’s firm support for the Lebanese people and the c»»»

QUSRA, Palestine: Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday, residents and the military said, after nearly three weeks of tension in the area. Earlier in August a group of rogue settlers began blocking supplies from entering »»»

Kyiv: Ukrainian authorities announced today that at least 27 people were killed, and others injured in a Russian attack on a warehouse in the Kyiv region. Kyiv region Governor Timur Tkachenko said in a Telegram post that at least 27 people were killed, and 42 others injured in a Russian drone attac»»»

The Israeli enemy escalated on Saturday its attacks on South Lebanon, launching a large number of air raid on Nabatieh province. In this regard, a Zionist drone raided the roof of a residential building in Nabatieh. Israeli warplanes targeted Al-Mansouri town, Ali Al-Taher heights, and Nabatieh out»»»

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a series of phone calls on Saturday with his counterparts from Türkiye, Kuwait, Italy, and Norway to push for regional de-escalation, military restraint, and a return to diplomatic negotiations between Iran and the United States. In separate talks with »»»

An exhibition of dairy products from the Rhodopes and other parts of Bulgaria, arts and crafts, food and farm products was held on Saturday in Momchilovtsi during the traditional Yogurt Festival. The event is organized jointly with Chinese company Bright Dairy, which produces dairy products under t»»»

Muscat: A truck carrying heavy steel coils lost control after encountering sudden congestion caused by an earlier accident in Samail, setting off a 15-vehicle collision that killed six people and injured 18, according to the Royal Oman Police. Major Mohammed bin Salam Al Hashmi, Director of Securit»»»

Iran has acknowledged the growing economic toll of six months of war and US sanctions, even as Tehran insists it will maintain its position on the Strait of Hormuz and remains open to diplomacy if Washington changes course. For UAE residents, the strategic waterway remains one of the most important»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli air raids target Ali Al-Taher heights in South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 29-08-2026 16:56 PM Latest News Urgent News Israeli air r»»»

A major mixed-use district is planned on 22 hectares of former railway land on Ordona Street in Warsaw’s Wola district. The Odolany Kolejowe project, developed by PKP S.A. and Xcity Investment, will include more than 2,300 apartments totaling about 117,000 sq m of residential space, along with appr»»»

Iran has acknowledged the growing economic toll of six months of war and US sanctions, even as Tehran insists it will maintain its position on the Strait of Hormuz and remains open to diplomacy if Washington changes course. For UAE residents, the strategic waterway remains one of the most important»»»

Houston, Aug. 29 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an agreement aimed at securing majority U.S. control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves through a partnership with private businesses, as Chevron prepares to expand key projects in the South American c»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli warplanes strike Al-Mansouri town, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 29-08-2026 16:31 PM Latest News Urgent News Zionist air raids t»»»

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KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 29, 2026 (AFP) - The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet neared 3,000 on Saturday, as rescuers scoured deep, leg-sucking mud for survivors. Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disast»»»

Sloviansk, the anchor of Ukraine's Donbas fortress belt, has been designated an active combat zone by its own regional authorities. The Donetsk Regional Military Administration made the designation on August 21, according to the Sloviansk has become a combat zone war report published on August 25 b»»»

Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl) president Radosław Piesiewicz was detained on August 27 as part of the ongoing investigation into the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek said. The detention is the most visible development since »»»

A bank safe was swept away by devastating floods in Nepal and carried downstream. But when it finally washed up, the story took an unexpected turn. Police say people found the safe along the Trishuli River, broke it open and began taking the money inside. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download t»»»

Frozen ground is thawing faster each summer almost everywhere it has been measured, according to the first global assessment of long-term monitoring data, and that threatens to set off a CO₂ giga-bomb in the coming decade. Russia is currently 45% covered by permafrost, most of it in the northeast c»»»

Frozen ground is thawing faster each summer almost everywhere it has been measured, according to the first global assessment of long-term monitoring data, and that threatens to set off a CO₂ giga-bomb in the coming decade. Russia is currently 45% covered by permafrost, most of it in the northeast c»»»

About a third of Ozon’s shares, Russia's biggest online marketplace, was bought by oligarch Gennady Timchenko on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) set up by the late anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny claims. Navalny died in a Russian prison under»»»

Sloviansk, the anchor of Ukraine's Donbas fortress belt, has been designated an active combat zone by its own regional authorities. The Donetsk Regional Military Administration made the designation on August 21, according to the Sloviansk has become a combat zone war report published on August 25 b»»»

RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 14,434 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulation. A total of 6,976 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 4,110 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 3,348 for labor-related issue»»»

Sweida, Syria: Armed factions in Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida province have blocked students from traveling to sit for official exams, demanding they be held instead in the areas they control, drawing condemnation from the Damascus-appointed governor on Saturday. Sweida city and other parts of the»»»

It sounds more like a prank than a scientific experiment: Take a clean pair of cotton underwear, bury it in the ground, leave it there and then dig it up again. But researchers in Switzerland had a serious reason for asking 1,000 people to do exactly that. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Four Palestinian casualties reported as Israeli settlers attack besieged homes in the town of Qusra, south of West Bank’s Nablus 29-08-2026»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in Gaza reports casualties as Israeli drone strikes a tent at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah 29-08-2026 1»»»

‘Israel’ fears that a large-scale attack on the Ali Al-Taher Heights in southern Lebanon could trigger Iranian missile or drone retaliation and potentially reignite wider fighting, the Israeli newspaper Maariv reported, citing an Israeli security source. The source said such concerns, coupled with »»»

A major fire broke out at a hotel in Salgótarján on Friday evening, destroying the roof of a separate building housing the gymnasium and swimming pool at the Medves Hotel. Firefighters from four towns were called to tackle the blaze, which was brought under control only by Saturday morning. 46 gues»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will treat Western threats to Belarus as a challenge to the entire Union State, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik. "We, of course, have to take into account all the risks associated with the provocative behavior of our Western neighbors. Threats »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission says documented 900 arson attacks by Israeli occupation forces and settlers in West Bank since »»»

US President Donald Trump has claimed to have more than doubled America’s oil reserves through a sweeping agreement giving Washington majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had worked with Venezuela»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iran’s IRGC Dismisses US “Lies”, Highlights Decisive Control over Hormuz 29-08-2026 13:37 PM Ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Augu»»»

Hungarian Gripen fighter jets were scrambled after a light aircraft reportedly stolen from an airfield in Kalocsa headed towards Paks, home to Hungary’s nuclear power plant. Gripens sent after stolen aircraft landing detected by military radar According to Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, t»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal's reconstruction bill after devastating floods could run into "billions of dollars", Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said Saturday, as authorities grapple with the scale of the destruction. "The reconstruction and rehabilitation would entail perhaps billions of dollars," he t»»»

Al-Manar correspondent in the South reported an incursion by the enemy army this morning toward the eastern neighborhood of the town of Kfarchouba, where forces entered an under-construction house in the residential area and raised the Israeli flag, adding that this coincided with machine-gun sweep»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cyber Security Council has warned people to think carefully before giving artificial intelligence tools access to their cameras, locations and other device features, saying some services may collect personal information without users realising it. The Council said the greatest pr»»»

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»»»

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»»»