Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Chair Delyan Peevski said on Thursday that Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev had illegally investigated his private life in connection with flights that he said were paid for by himself and his family. Speaking to reporters in the corridors of Parliament afte»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov has requested that the Prosecutors' Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council suspend Emilia Rusinova, the administrative head of the Sofia City Prosecution Office, both from her managerial position and from her office as a prosecutor, the Justice Ministry's press of»»»

Thursday's media coverage was dominated by disputes over the draft State Budget for 2026, fiscal policy, and public spending, with politicians, economists, and government representatives clashing over deficits, expenditure priorities, and the sustainability of public finances. STATE BUDGET In an in»»»

Caraballeda, Venezuela: Andrea Canonico focused on her breathing to stay calm as she lay trapped under a building that had crumbled during the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week. Just 23 years old, Canonico spent almost 48 hours in the same position before being pulled out -- »»»

A longtime aide to Bill Clinton who once claimed the former US president had visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island has now said he cannot remember why he made the allegation. Doug Band, one of Clinton’s closest advisers after he left the White House, told Vanity Fair in 2020 that the former pres»»»

The mercury tops 40C for days on end. So what do you do? Actually, that’s a trick question. I don’t really care what you do – and you shouldn’t care what I do, either. My body, my choice. It’s amazing how quickly that principle becomes negotiable when a liberticidal agenda of mass conformity and co»»»

US health authorities are struggling to identify the source of a foodborne illness that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. At least 145 people across 17 states have tested positive for the cyclospora cayetanensis parasite. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has acknowledged t»»»

German prosecutors have charged the Ukrainian suspect in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines with a “war crime,” according to local media reports. The indictment was served on the suspect, identified by the media as former Ukrainian special forces member Sergey Kuznetsov, this week. »»»

A 75-year-old New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus has been arrested after allegedly trying to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy to engage in sexual acts, police have announced. According to investigators, he contacted the supposed teenager through a dating app b»»»

BELGRADE - Secretary General at the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dusan Kozarev received Greek Ambassador to Belgrade Maria Levadi on Wednesday. The parties affirmed the traditional friendship between Serbia and Greece and expressed a firm belief the 147-year-long rich diplomatic relations be»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Piskunovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "As a result of the decisive actions of the units of Battlegroup Yug, the village of Piskunovka of the Donetsk People»»»

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned on Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream. Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 2»»»

DUBAI: There’s nothing so comforting as a good cozy mystery. The stakes are high enough to keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat, but you’re also charmed and disarmed by the warmth and endless chuckles. “The Sheep Detectives” — now on Amazon Prime — understands that balance perfectly, deli»»»

Damascus, July 2 (SANA) Arab companies are expanding their presence in Syria and exploring new investment opportunities at a series of specialized trade fairs in Damascus, reflecting growing regional interest in the country’s industrial and commercial sectors. The exhibitions have brought together »»»

Beijing: For nearly a week, the question lingered: how did a light aircraft end up crashing into the tallest skyscraper in one of the world's most tightly controlled capitals? On Thursday, Chinese authorities offered an answer. They said the 66-year-old pilot had struggled with insomnia and anxiety»»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Delyan Peevski has made numerous trips, many of them from Sofia to Istanbul before continuing to other destinations, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Thursday during a parliamentary hearing. The hearing concerned media reports about flights ta»»»

Occupied Jerusalem: Settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Thursday, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), the Jerusalem Governorate said that a number of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, conducted pro»»»

From 2021 to 2025, Kyrgyzstan repatriated 551 citizens from Iraq and Syria. Security Council Secretary Adilet Orozbekov said during the Fourth UN Counter-Terrorism Week in New York City. In his report, he spoke about the national repatriation program being implemented on the instructions of Preside»»»

Dubai: The UAE Banks Federation (UBF) has urged customers to exercise caution when booking holidays and making travel-related payments, warning that fraudsters are increasingly targeting travellers with fake offers and fraudulent websites during the busy summer travel season. The UBF said scammers »»»

BEIJING: The pilot who flew a small plane into Beijing’s tallest building last week wrote in his diary about “ending his life,” Chinese authorities said Thursday. Their investigation concluded that the cause of last Friday’s crash was “personal reasons,” according to a statement posted on social me»»»

Hungary will introduce HUF 100,000, or around EUR 281, in school-starting support for children from families in need, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Facebook. The measure is intended to ease the financial burden of the new school year, including the cost of school bags, stationery, shoes »»»

MedLife, the largest private medical services network in Romania, has announced the opening of a new hyperclinic in Bucharest, following an investment of over EUR 1 million. Located at 40 Șoseaua Panduri, Sector 5, the new unit provides patients with access to integrated medical services, including»»»

Swiss-based energy company MET Group has appointed Gergely Szabó as CEO of MET Sales and Trading Segment and Tom Van de Cruys as CEO of MET Retail Segment. The appointment of Gergely Szabó further strengthens MET Group’s integrated business model, and enables the company to capture new opportunitie»»»

It's a bittersweet day for Congolese football. The Leopards had a 1-0 lead up until half time in their World Cup game in Atlanta on Wednesday, but England's Harry Kane scored twice in a second-half rally, making it 2-1 and ending DR Congo's dreams of reaching the last 16.»»»

Dubai: You find return tickets to Europe for Dh3,000 and think you've landed a bargain. But by the time you've paid for visas, hotel rooms, travel insurance, airport transfers, meals, attraction tickets and baggage fees, that "cheap" summer holiday could easily cost more than Dh8,000—and that's bef»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index opened lower at the start of Thursday's trading, losing 10.82 points, or 0.11%, to reach 10,280 points, compared to the previous session's close, under pressure from three sectors. Market data showed gains in the Transportation sector by 0.90%, »»»

Doha, Qatar: Under the Theme ‘More to Imagine, A Whole World of Fun’, Qatar Calendar has officially opened the fourth edition of the Qatar Toy Festival at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC), welcoming families and visitors to experience a month of entertainment, creativity and interac»»»

Reconstruction work is ongoing at a 4.8-hectare recreation park in Kochkor district, Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan. According to the Ministry of Construction, the works began in October 2025 and are being financed by the Stabilization Fund. Under the project, the park will have a 9-meter flagpole, che»»»

Officers from the Drug Control Service detained two suspects and seized over 1.6 kilograms of hashish in Osh region. The Department of Internal Affairs of Osh region reported. According to police, officers received information that a resident identified as M. was involved in drug trafficking. Durin»»»

Beirut, July 2 (SANA) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Thursday that Lebanon is committed to Syria’s stability and welcomed what he described as a new chapter in relations between the two neighboring countries following talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani at Baabda Pal»»»

Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh stressed that Nigeria is an important economic and investment partner for Egypt and a promising market for Egyptian companies and products. Farid noted that the ministry is working to deepen cooperation with African countries and open new ar»»»

In a steadfast decision, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has opted to maintain its current interest rates for the seventh consecutive time, marking a significant stance in its first assembly of 2025. The overnight deposit rate remains at 27.25%, the overnight lending rate at 28.25%, and the main op»»»

Bulgarian students won one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals at the 8th Balkan Physics Olympiad (BPO 8), held in Istanbul, TUrkiye. This achievement once again confirms Bulgaria's strong performance in the prestigious international competition, the Ministry of Education and Science announced »»»

Gimpo, South Korea: The contrast cannot be starker: selfie-taking tourists sipping coffee at Starbucks -- an icon of globalisation and capitalism -- while looking out over reclusive, communist North Korea. Welcome to Aegibong Starbucks in Gimpo -- less than an hour's drive from South Korea's capita»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) affirmed that Qatari nationals continue to play a pivotal role in implementing the country's development projects. This is part of Ashghal's ongoing efforts to attract, train, and empower Qatari talent across various disciplines, thereby enhancing t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The price of gold in the Qatari market edged down by 0.52% during the current week, reaching $4068.80000 per ounce, according to data issued by Qatar National Bank (QNB). The data showed that the price of gold fell from $4090.29150 per ounce recorded last Sunday. It also indicated that»»»

LONDON - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the Wimbledon third round after a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 second-round victory over Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas on Wednesday evening. World number eight Djokovic won after an hour and 38 minutes of play. The Serbian is now 13-2 head-to-head against wor»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3522 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is up by 0.1 pct against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct r»»»

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani met Thursday with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut. Shaibani said his discussions with Berri focused on ways to develop bilateral relations between Lebanon and Syria, adding that the Hezbollah file was not raised durin»»»

BANGKOK: An 11-year-old drove his parents’ truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand on Thursday, killing eight monks and injuring more than 20 others, police and health officials said. The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a roadside in the northeastern Mukdahan provin»»»

RAMALLAH: It was shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday when Abdelrahman Badr said he heard footsteps outside his home in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Soon Israeli forces were at his door, he said. They were looking for his wife.The forces took Itaf Badr, who serves on the board of a prominent health »»»

LONDON: YouTube has rolled out supervised children’s accounts across the Middle East and Turkiye as regulators and governments increase scrutiny of social media platforms’ impact on young people’s wellbeing. The Alphabet‑owned platform on Wednesday unveiled a package of parental controls designed t»»»

It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children. In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory. Yet more than 120 days since at least one U.S. missile struck an Iranian primary school, there rema»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov has requested that the Prosecutors' Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council suspend Emilia Rusinova, the administrative head of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office, both from her managerial position and from her office as a prosecutor, the Justice Ministry's press o»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Thursday with Ambassador of the Republic of Malawi to the State of Qatar HE Roy Akajuwe Kachale, on the occasion of the end of his tenure. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs thanked the Ambassador for hi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received on Thursday a copy of the credentials of Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to the State of Qatar HE Adam Shareef Umar. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished the Ambassador success in his dutie»»»

PARIS: During his first participation in Vision Golfe, Sultan Al-Musallam, secretary-general of the Federation of Saudi Chambers, reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s commitment to strengthening its economic partnership with France in an interview with Arab News en Francais. According to him, France’s strengt»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response,” again ratcheting up tensions over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies. The strait, the narrow mouth of the Arabi»»»

A wrong-way driver from Csenger drove for more than three kilometres against the traffic on Hungary’s M6 motorway near Bátaszék, in southern Hungary, after failing to follow a diversion sign at roadworks, according to Tolna County Police. The 69-year-old motorist was travelling towards Budapest whe»»»

Romania is not at risk of missing the next wave of investment because it is not on the map. It risks missing it because, once it has made it onto the map, it also has to deliver. Ahead of the next season of budgets and investment decisions, the question is not whether Romania is still attractive, b»»»