Yes, Bulgaria Co-Chair Ivaylo Mirchev criticized the Government’s response to reports of a possible Iranian threat to US targets in Europe, including Bulgaria, in a Facebook post on Wednesday. Mirchev said a deputy defence minister should already have been at NATO headquarters for urgent consultati»»»

BEIRUT: A Canadian government official condemned what he called Israel’s “unlawful invasion” of Lebanon, saying Beirut should govern its own space and have sovereignty over its lands. Randeep Sarai, Canada’s secretary of state for international development, visited Lebanon to announce new humanitar»»»

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani TikTok star was killed in the eastern city of Taxila this week after unidentified men opened fire on her, according to a copy of the police complaint. Fazal Sahibzada, 28-year-old Bibi’s father, said in the complaint that the incident occurred on Aug. 14. He said Bibi, who wa»»»

CEUTA, Spain – FRANCE 24 spent an evening with unaccompanied minors who are sleeping rough in Ceuta but refusing to return home. Amid the fear, the cold and the long wait for help, these young Moroccan migrants shared their stories.    It’s 2am local time and a heavy s»»»

Riyadh: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met Wednesday in Riyadh with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al-Saud. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between»»»

1 of 2 | Protesters hold up an image of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl who died under Israeli fire with six relatives in 2024, on a beach in Barcelona, Spain, on January 29. File Photo by Enric Fontcuberta/EPA Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Israeli military announced Wednesday that it's opening an investigat»»»

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that Mexican strawberries are being sold in the United States below their "normal value." File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that Mexican strawberries ar»»»

Capital Park Group has concluded the consultation process on the Nowy Wełnowiec project. Discussions with residents of Katowice and representatives from various communities have enabled the collection of opinions, needs, questions and recommendations regarding the future of this area. These have be»»»

Tunis, Auguts 19 (TAP) - Tunindex closed Wednesday's session up 2.01% to 19,564.64 points with a high traded volume of TND 12.6 million, said broker Tunisie Valeurs. TUNISIE LEASING & FACTORING shares were the best performers after rising by 5.7% to...»»»

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., sent letters Wednesday to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine asking them to confirm that they wouldn't send troops to polling stations. File Pool photo by Paul Sancya/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Sen. Elissa »»»

Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy met with his Jordanian counterpart, Imad Al-Hajazin, and the accompanying delegation at the Grand Egyptian Museum during the Jordanian minister’s current visit to Egypt to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and exchange expertise in touri»»»

The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee will hold its fifth meeting of the year on Thursday to decide on its key interest rates, a major indicator of the near-term direction of interest rates on the Egyptian pound, amid strong expectations that rates will remain unchanged for a »»»

US President Donald Trump has instructed his top envoys to halt talks with Tehran in a strategic shift aimed at gradually “choking” Iran over time, a move that coincides with heightened risks to commercial shipping and a reported attack in the Strait of Hormuz. A US official told CNN that Trump is »»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi reiterated Egypt’s support for Libya’s territorial unity, the unification of its institutions and the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections during talks with Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday. The meeting was also attend»»»

Egyptian officials laid the foundation stone on Wednesday for a $658m industrial complex to produce phosphoric acid from phosphate ore at the Abu Tartour plateau in the New Valley Governorate. The facility aims to produce 250,000 tonnes annually of highly concentrated commercial phosphoric acid, a »»»

Egyptian exporters signed 17 contracts worth an estimated $168m with Chinese importers during the “Export to China” event, as the government seeks to expand and diversify Egyptian exports to the Chinese market. The contracts cover exports of flax, textile yarn, leather, copper, aluminium, sugar can»»»

Korra Energi secured new contracts worth EGP 5bn during the first half (H1) of 2026, up from EGP 1.1bn in the same period last year, as the company reported higher gross profit margins and an increase in adjusted net income. The company’s backlog reached approximately EGP 15.7bn by the end of H1 20»»»

Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued the comprehensive regulatory framework for short selling, paving the way for the imminent activation of the mechanism on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) for the first time. FRA Chairman Dr. Islam Azzam issued Resolution No. 155 of 2026 following e»»»

An international study led by The American University in Cairo (AUC) has found that electronic, industrial and plastic waste could serve as a valuable source of high-performance materials for next-generation sensors used in healthcare, environmental monitoring and food safety. The study, published »»»

RIYADH: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met in Riyadh with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud. During the meeting, they reviewed the relations of cooper»»»

The judge in the trial of Karmelo Anthony for the alleged murder of Austin Metcalf has been recused on Wednesday in a win for the defense. File Photo by Activedia/Pixabay Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The judge in the trial of Karmelo Anthony for the alleged murder of Austin Metcalf has been recused on Wednesda»»»

The Pacific is warming faster than at any point in history, and central bankers have started writing it into their forecasts. A super El Niño now under way began in June and is expected to run into 2027. Carbon Brief analysis of forecasts from 14 modelling groups finds that 96% of runs predict the »»»

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) participated in a solidarity stand on Wednesday, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) – Qatar Mission, in celebration of the World Humanitarian Day 2026. Held at the UN House in Doha, the solidarity stand »»»

JJERUSALEM: Israel’s army chief said Wednesday during a visit to an Israeli-occupied security zone in southern Syria that the military would not allow threats to “establish themselves” on the border. “We are monitoring the changes on the Syrian front. We will not allow hostile forces to establish t»»»

Doha: World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to the State of Qatar Dr. Rayana Bou Haka praised Doha's role in humanitarian response efforts. This came on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, where Dr. Bou Haka told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the country plays a pioneering role in addre»»»

Tunis, August 19, 2026 (TAP) – The 10th edition of the International Exhibition of Spare Parts and Industrial Equipment (SAPRI) will be held from November 17 to 20, 2026, at the Kram Exhibition and International Trade Center, alongside the 8th...»»»

Geneva: The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday condemned the "unacceptable" US decision to slap fresh sanctions on International Criminal Court officials, urging countries to protect court officials against such "reprisals". Washington on Tuesday imposed sanctions against ICC President Tomoko»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year, in what would be their first encounter of Trump's second term. "Yeah, I will be," Trump told reporters during a tour of a new helipad he is building at the White House, when »»»

From heavy Bayraktar drones and small, cheap FPV UAVs to ballistic, cruise and MLRS threats, NATO’s incremental delivery of ever-deadlier and more complex strike means to Ukraine was supposed to break Russia. Instead, it forged objectively the best air defense system in the world, Bureau of Militar»»»

A Financial Times report that Iranian forces had assessed striking US military assets in Bulgaria prompted security, political and regional responses on Wednesday. Bulgarian authorities tightened protection at Bezmer Air Base but ruled out a direct threat to national security, three political parti»»»

RIYADH: Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders has arrived in Saudi Arabia after completing a move from Manchester City to Al-Qadsiah on a contract running until 2031, a club official told AFP on Wednesday. An AFP correspondent saw the Netherlands international enter the club’s headquarters in the east»»»

Seven people were killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya. Image courtesy of UPI Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A helicopter pilot and six passengers are dead after a crash at Mount Ololokwe in central Kenya, officials reported. The passengers were tourists, but the Aircraft Accident Investigation Department said »»»

Dubai: Nearly all of the full Moon will disappear into Earth’s shadow on August 27-28, producing a deep partial lunar eclipse that could give it the striking red appearance of a “Blood Moon”. The lunar eclipse will unfold overnight on August 27 and 28, 2026, coinciding with August’s full Sturgeon M»»»

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, in what would be their first encounter of Trump's second term. Trump also said that North Korea had 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons, in a rare and unusually specific assessment by a US preside»»»

Dubai: The Israeli military has acknowledged for the first time that its troops opened fire on the car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza, reversing its earlier account of the incident and announcing a criminal investigation into her 2024 killing. Hind’s death became one of the most widely k»»»

Hungary’s tax and customs authority has closed the money-laundering investigation connected to the Hungary-Ukrainian gold convoy case, finding no evidence that the large quantities of cash and gold seized from Ukrainian couriers came from criminal activity. The case drew national attention before H»»»

RIYADH: The Japanese foreign minister, Toshimitsu Motegi stressed the importance of peace and maritime security in the Middle East during talks in Riyadh with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi. Kitamura»»»

Amazon announced Wednesday that it will expand Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 cities and towns by the end of the year. File Photo courtesy of Amazon/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Amazon announced Wednesday that it will expand Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 cities and towns by»»»

EDECS Group, a Middle East and Africa (MEA)-region EPC contractor, has secured a contract from DP World to redevelop seven operational yards at Terminal 1 of Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam Port, with construction works already underway. The project covers seven cargo and material-handling yards spanning »»»

For more than four decades, Dr. Atef Abdel Latif has built a distinctive career at the intersection of tourism, media, the arts, and film production. Throughout this remarkable journey, he has remained convinced that these fields should not be viewed as separate or competing spheres, but rather as »»»

Parkin Company PJSC, Dubai’s provider of paid public parking facilities and services, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Modon Misr for Asset & Facility Management, Mwasalat Misr, and Redcon Properties to explore the development of smart parking and mobility solutions in Egypt. The»»»

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said the rise in annual urban headline inflation in July 2026 was mainly attributed to an unfavourable base effect, as monthly prices remained stable during the month. Annual urban headline inflation edged up to 14.9% in July from 14.3% in June, while monthly urban h»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that North Korea has 57 nuclear weapons, in a rare and unusually precise assessment of Kim Jong Un's atomic arsenal. "He has 57 very powerful nuclear weapons. Should have never allowed it to happen," Trump told reporters at the White House. "But »»»

A head-on collision between a minibus and an empty truck killed at least 23 people and injured five early Wednesday in Paraná, Brazil. File Photo by Filipe Barbosa/EPA Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A head-on collision between a minibus and an empty truck killed at least 23 people and injured five early Wednesda»»»

Abu Dhabi: The 35th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair will be held from Sept. 13 to 18 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center. Participants are from 95 countries, including Qatar, alongside dozens of writers, thinkers and academics. The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, the organizer, said the»»»

AMMAN — The Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO) has made significant progress in modernising its technical and operational grid, with the total number of subscriptions in its concession area reaching nearly 1.643 million.JEPCO has installed around 1.558 million smart metres, representing a comple»»»

AMMAN — Expatriate workers’ remittances to the Kingdom rose by 13.3 per cent in June 2026 to $434.1 million, according to preliminary data from the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ).Remittances during the first half of 2026 reached $2.4962 billion, marking a 14.3 per cent increase compared with the same»»»

A Palestinian-American has raised the US flag on his home besieged by Israeli settlers, as the United States renewed criticism of the siege that has generated condemnation around the world. A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged for more than a week confronted»»»

The Israeli military will open internal criminal investigations into its troops' 2024 killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab alongside six of her relatives, as well as the killings of 15 medics and humanitarian workers in 2025, it announced Wednesday. Israeli rights groups have warned»»»

DOHA: World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to the State of Qatar Dr Rayana Bou Haka praised Doha's role in humanitarian response efforts. This came on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, where Dr Bou Haka told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the country plays a pioneering role in address»»»