The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a sharp increase in deaths and confirmed infections from the country's fast-growing Ebola outbreak, with the death toll reaching 1,887 and confirmed cases 4,120, according to government figures cited Sunday. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain»»»

Dubai: His sisters had already lost one brother less than two years ago. Now, they have lost him: Nkeng Boris, the Cameroonian mechanic killed in the gas cylinder blast off Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai on August 3. Boris, 29, is now being remembered as the man who held what remained of his family tog»»»

The annual Perseid meteor shower, one of the most reliable and spectacular displays in the night sky, is expected to reach its peak on the night of Wednesday into early Thursday (August 12-13, 2026), offering skywatchers particularly favorable conditions this year. A new moon will leave the heavens»»»

The projected path of Typhoon Dolphin is shown through eastern China after making landfall Sunday in Zhejiang Province. The storm is producing torrential rainfall in the region, official media says. Graphic courtesy Taiwan Central Weather Administration Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Typhoon Dolphin roared into e»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military on Sunday closed the West Bank village of Taybeh to non-residents, saying it aimed to prevent growing attacks ​on Palestinians by Israeli settlers across the West Bank. The order, the military said, only applies to Israelis and not to Palestinians. A spokesperson said t»»»

HANGZHOU, China: Typhoon ''Dolphin'', the 13th typhoon of the year, made its second landfall at Yueqing City in east China's Zhejiang Province at around 6:40 p.m. on Sunday, said the National Meteorological Center (NMC). Get it: Fast, verified news for FREE ... download the Gulf News app — simply c»»»

Oil prices were higher in early Asian trading Monday as uncertainty over a possible agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continued to outweigh hopes for a quick return to normal shipping. At 8:33 am Tokyo (on Aug. 10, 2026), market data on OilPrice.com showed West Texas Intermediate crude at $7»»»

Mohsen Rezaei speaks to media in Tehran on Jan. 3, 2020. File Photo by Maryam Rahmanian/UPI | License Photo Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Iran has replaced its top security official with another commander of its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, a spokesman for Iranian Masoud Pezeshkian said late Sund»»»

TORONTO, Canada: World number two Elena Rybakina battled her way into the WTA Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised into the last eight. Kazakhstan’s Rybakina outlasted Russian Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 after two hours and 49 minutes, before American »»»

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey: Joaquin Niemann closed with a 2-under 69 Sunday for a three-shot victory in LIV Golf New York, extending his record with his ninth career victory in the last three years. Jon Rahm shot 76 and tied for 41st, but that still was enough to clinch the season points title for the »»»

ROME: Satellite images acquired between 1st and 3rd August reveal an unprecedented drop in water levels along four of Europe's largest rivers — the Po in Italy, the Loire in France, the Rhine in Germany, and the Danube in Hungary — as a result of a long-term drought affecting wide areas of Europe. »»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced Sunday that his new White House counsel will be Will Scharf, the staff secretary who as the Trump-appointed head of the National Capital Planning Commission helped secure approval for the $400 million ballroom project. Trump said that, beginning Sept. 1,»»»

Cairo: During a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace Director-General Nikolay Mladenov, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for the implementation of all provisions of the Gaza roadmap, including a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave and»»»

Damascus, Aug. 9 (SANA) Agriculture Minister Basel al-Suwaidan and Daniel al-Baroudi, a representative of American Swiss International, signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding on investment cooperation to rehabilitate and operate livestock facilities in the provinces. Signed at the ministry’»»»

Reports circulating on social media Sunday evening claim that Iran has launched multiple anti-ship cruise missiles from the area of Sirik in southern Iran, striking an oil tanker off the coast of Oman. The vessel was reportedly transiting the US-backed southern shipping corridor of the Strait of Ho»»»

Security officers stand guard at a gate of Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Ireland, on Sunday following the extradition of alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan from the United Arab Emirates. An Irish government jet transported the 49-year-old from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport to the milit»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The State of Qatar, represented by the National Committee for Qualifications and Academic Accreditation, will host the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education Forum 2026 on October 7 and 8 at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel with broad parti»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Rixos Hotels has announced the appointment of Sherif Kasseb as managing director of Rixos Premium Qetaifan Island North, where he will oversee the continued growth of one of the Middle East’s most distinctive integrated hospitality, lifestyle and entertainment destinations»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Mauritania’s Ministry of Health and Qatar Charity (QC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation in the health sector, supporting the ministry’s priorities and addressing the population’s basic healthcare needs in line with national»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatari mountaineering legend Sheikha Asma bint Thani Al Thani has achieved another historic milestone after successfully reaching the summit of Gasherbrum II, taking her tally to 11 of the world’s 14 mountains above 8,000 metres. The latest ascent adds another remarkable c»»»

QNA Doha Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Ambassador ofTurkiye to Qatar HE Dr. Mustafa Goksu on Sunday. They discussed relations between the two countries and ways to support and strengthen them anda number of topics of common inte»»»

Minister of Labour HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met with Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Qatar HE Valerie Lusamba Kabeya. The discussion centred on bilateral cooperation in the labour sector exploring opportunities to strengthen and further develop the partnership between »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Reyada Medical Centre has successfully achieved reaccreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI), one of the world’s leading healthcare accreditation bodies, reaffirming its commitment to delivering safe, high-quality, and patient-centred healthcare services in li»»»

QNA Doha In a new achievement for Qatari diplomacy and its efforts to promote peace and stability in Africa, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo released 15 detainees and handed them over to the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) under the mechanism for the release of »»»

QNA Doha The National Planning Council (NPC) in cooperation with the Qatar Scientific Club of the Ministry of Sports and Youth and with the participation of Microsoft Qatar organised the activities of the second edition of the Data Summer Camp 2026, from August 8 to 12, with the participation of ab»»»

QNA Doha The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq ofOman met at Amiri Diwan on Sunday. At the outset of the meeting, HH the Amir welcomed the Sultan and his accompanying delegation, wishing him continued health and well-being, and further development and»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global foundation for education and development, and Al Sadd Sports Club have renewed their collaboration agreement for the 2026-2027 sports season, reaffirming their shared commitment to leveraging sport as a powerful community plat»»»

BAMAKO: At least 10 soldiers were killed Sunday in an attack on an army base in central Mali claimed by the JNIM group, security and local sources said. The camp, in the village of San, was “temporarily occupied by the attackers,” a security source told AFP, reporting a provisional toll of “around »»»

CAIRO: A rockfall at Egypt’s largest gold mine killed one worker and injured five others, officials said on Sunday, with operations in the affected area suspended pending an investigation. The accident occurred “inside a tunnel at an underground working section” of the Sukari gold mine in Egypt’s e»»»

Syria and Russia have agreed to end Moscow’s use of two strategic Mediterranean bases as military outposts, Syria's foreign ministry said Sunday. Under the deal, Damascus will take control of the Hmeimem air base and part of Tartous port, while the remaining military facilities will be converted in»»»

Rabat: The first Arab forum for artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship called for the development of an Arab-African model for AI that benefits from Arab and African expertise and competencies, and takes into account linguistic, cultural and economic particularities, in order to enhance digit»»»

LONDON: When Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement on Aug. 7, they went significantly further than pledging closer military cooperation. The agreement contains a collective-defense commitment: An external armed attack against any one of the three states will b»»»

ISTANBUL: Prominent Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas, jailed in Turkiye since 2016, on Sunday backed a bill that would grant limited and conditional amnesty to PKK Kurdish militants ahead of a parliamentary vote on Monday. “We hope that you will take another crucial step forward in this historic »»»

NICE: French police have arrested four Spanish suspects after a luxury watch worth around $300,000 was snatched from a Brazilian tourist in the Riviera hotspot of Saint-Tropez, authorities said Sunday. The watch, valued by its owner at $300,000, was stolen on Friday but was later recovered and will»»»

NEW YORK: The operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is facing criminal charges and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was an illegal charter, the US Coast Guard said Sunday. The 22-foot Bayliner speedboat overturned around 10:25»»»

An Iranian official on August 8 responded to the signing of a Nato-style joint defence pact by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan by warning the Saudis that the “paper agreement” would not help them. "The Saudis should know that a paper agreement with Turkey and Pakistan does not bring them security»»»

Gaza: Two Palestinians were shot and wounded on Sunday by Israeli occupation soldiers in Al-Najjar neighborhood in central Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, local sources said. The sources added that a third Palestinian was injured after occupation forces shot him in the Al-Dhahra area, west of Kha»»»

GAZA CITY: The US must pressure Israel to accept the next phase of the Gaza plan, a Hamas official said on Sunday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he rejected the US-backed agreement. “We expect the mediators and the American guarantor to pressure Netanyahu and his government t»»»

Los Angeles: Sony and Marvel's superhero film "Spider-Man Brand New Day" stayed atop the North American box office with 145 million U.S. dollars during its second weekend in theaters, according to data released by measurement firm Rentrak on Sunday. It's the third-best domestic second weekend ever »»»

Hundreds of amphorae were found on a shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, shown in this screenshot from a video posted by the Italian Cultural Ministry. Photo courtesy of the Italian Cultural Ministry via Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ministero della Cultura (@mic_italia) Aug»»»

MOSCOW: ‌Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday its air ​defense units had intercepted and destroyed 285 Ukrainian drones over a 12-hour period. The ministry said the drones ‌were downed ‌over ​a ‌period extending ⁠from ​8 a.m. ⁠to 8 p.m. Moscow time (0500-1700 GMT) and added that the incidents h»»»

The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz remains dangerous, with maritime authorities saying a deliberate hostile attack is "highly likely" in the days ahead — a warning that comes right after another tanker was targeted in the waterway. The latest assessment from the Joint Maritime Informati»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar, represented by the National Committee for Qualifications and Academic Accreditation, will host the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education Forum 2026 on October 7 and 8 at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, with broad participation from acade»»»

Russian forces struck the Bugrovatoye gas field in the Sumy region, which was being used to support Ukrainian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. The ministry also reported strikes on the Odessa thermal power plant and seven Ukrainian 330 kV and 110 kV electrical substations.Russia's Spec»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from his Kuwaiti counterpart, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. During the call with Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prince Faisal discussed the latest regional developments and efforts aimed at de-escalat»»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian ambulance crew in the Bethlehem area of the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring two paramedics and damaging their vehicle, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. The crew had been responding to an earlier settler attack in the village of Abu Njei»»»

JERUSALEM: The US-backed plan for Gaza rejected on Sunday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains the “only way forward” to prevent a repeat of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, the head of President Donald Trump’s implementation board said. “The option we are offering today is the only »»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, held a telephone conversation Sunday to discuss regional developments. The conversation centered on the importance of ramping up efforts toward de-escalation and reaching enduring and comprehensive understandi»»»

A state of emergency was declared in the Canadian province of British Columbia on Saturday as thousands of people were forced to flee a fast-moving wildfire that nearly doubled in size overnight. The Bald Range wildfire was burning out of control, prompting evacuation orders in Summerland, Peachlan»»»

TEHRAN: The former commander-in-chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezaee, has been named head of the country’s highest national security body, the Iranian presidency announced on Sunday. “In light of the resignation of Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr from his position as secretary of the Suprem»»»