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Doha, Qatar: H E Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, held a high-level meeting via videoconference with H E Dr. Rumaih bin Mohammed Al-Rumaih, Vice Minister of Transport and Logistic Services of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; H E Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Abduljabbar»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Construction has officially begun on Janu Al Marjan Island, a new luxury hotel and branded residences development in Ras Al Khaimah that is scheduled to open in 2029. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The project marks the second joint venture between Mar»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - New Zealand's intelligence service obtained information from a Khabarovsk resident on Russia's military and military-technical cooperation with Asia-Pacific countries, the FSB reported Monday. Earlier in the day, the FSB announced that it had detained a Russian citizen from Khaba»»»

SINGAPORE: Oil prices tumbled more than 6 percent on Monday after the ‌US and Iran paused strikes over the weekend after two weeks of attacks, raising hopes of a diplomatic solution that would de-escalate the conflict and allow shipping to resume in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $6»»»

SEOUL: A South Korean court on Monday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 18 months ‌in ‌prison, suspended for ‌three ⁠years, after finding him ⁠guilty of violating the election law by making false ⁠statements during ‌his ‌2022 presidential campaign. The ‌sentence, if ‌upheld through appeal»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards navy stopped six vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz through routes not approved by Iranian authorities, state television reported on Monday. “Last night, six vessels that attempted to transit through a route other than the designated one were stop»»»

MANILA: A homemade bomb detonated near the entrance of the Philippine justice ministry early on Monday, officials said, hours before a suspected unexploded device was found near the country’s Senate. The explosion just after midnight, which resulted in no casualties, and the discovery of the second»»»

Lebanon’s army on Sunday condemned ongoing Israeli military activities in the country’s south that it said were preventing its full deployment under a framework deal reached with Israel last month. "Israeli occupation forces continue their attacks and violations of current understandings and of int»»»

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The Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic has approved the basic curriculum plans for the 2026–2027 academic year for schools with an 11-year education system and for classes gradually transitioning to a 12-year education model. According to the ministry, during the second stage of the phase»»»

Doha, Qatar: From sports and science to technology, creativity and personal development, Qatar Foundation (QF) is once again transforming Education City into a vibrant summer destination where children and youth and families can learn, explore and grow. Running until end of August, QF’s extensive s»»»

The Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic has approved the basic curriculum plans for the 2026–2027 academic year for schools with an 11-year education system and for classes gradually transitioning to a 12-year education model. The document also sets the schedule for school holidays: In add»»»

The Hungarian government has outlined its strategy to rescue Lake Velence, combining immediate dredging works with long-term water retention measures and new legislation aimed at protecting one of the country’s most vulnerable lakes from climate change and overdevelopment. With the lake’s water lev»»»

Firefighters battled throughout the night and into Monday morning to tackle "monster" wildfires ​in France and Spain as authorities warned of a fresh heatwave set to hit already drought-stricken areas in coming days. French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a crisis cabinet meeting to discus»»»

The fire in southwest France was about 15 kilometres away from Bordeaux on Sunday, as authorities in France and Spain battled wildfires that have forced roughly 300,000 people from their homes across both countries. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez described the situation in Bordeaux as "unprecedent»»»

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, using his first meeting with a foreign leader since taking office to underline London's "unwavering support" for Kyiv. The visit comes ahead of Zelensky's trip to Washington on Tuesday.  Zelens»»»

The Forum of Media and Analytical Centers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states has started in Bishkek. The event brings together around 250 delegates from 26 countries. The forum is organized by the Kyrgyz National News Agency Kabar jointly with China’s Xinhua news agency. F»»»

Head of the Information Policy Service of the Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan Daiyrbek Orunbekov called on media outlets and analytical centers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries to work together to counter information manipulation and the spread of false news. He ma»»»

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the right to peaceful protest is guaranteed under the Constitution and cannot be denied, while indicating that it may frame an all-India protocol for regulating peaceful demonstrations. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, along with J»»»

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has declared that the United States has “destroyed the foundation” for any meaningful dialogue, following what it describes as a “flagrant and gross violation” of a recently brokered maritime agreement. In an exclusive interview with Austria’s ORF television, Iranian Foreign»»»

At end-June 2026, loans to non-government sector granted by credit institutions in Romania increased 1.9 percent (1.8 percent in real terms) from May 2026 to RON 473,683.4 million, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) reported on Thursday.RON-denominated loans, representing 66.8 percent of total volu»»»

Romania ranks above capital markets in the region and very close to developed economies such as Italy, France, or Spain, yet below the European average and considerably below the global level, according to Alexandru Petrescu, President of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF)."Romania is beginn»»»

Deposits of non-government resident customers declined by 0.4 percent month on month to RON 680,925.4 million, while the annual growth rate was 8.2 percent (-2.0 percent in real terms), according to a National Bank of Romania (BNR) press statememnt released on Thursday.RON-denominated deposits of r»»»

Romania's consolidated budget posted a deficit of 41.03 billion lei ($8.8 billion/€7.8 billion) in the first six months of 2026, down from 69.80 billion lei in the same period of 2025, the finance ministry said on Friday. The budget gap for January-June was equivalent to 2% of the projected gross d»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Social Development and Family has opened nominations for the Best Small Project in Qatar Award, as part of the 13th honouring ceremony for small projects organised in cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The award seeks to recognise owners of s»»»

Doha, Qatar: Strong interest from students in emerging technology fields is highlighting the growing importance of Qatar’s new Digital Transformation Programme under the Government Scholarship Plan for the 2026-2027 academic year. Saleh Mohammed Al Miftah, a Professional Guidance and Career Develop»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Municipality, participated in the high-level event of the Global Initiative for Pandemic Prevention by Combating Transboundary Animal Diseases in Rome. The delegation of the State of Qatar to the event was headed by Eng. Fahad Mohammed»»»

The Ministry of Interior, represented by several of its security and specialised departments, received a delegation from the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral security cooperation and expand the exchange of expertise. The Saudi delegatio»»»

The Ministry of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of Kyrgyzstan has presented details of Balastan children’s entertainment complex project, which is being built on Shambetov Street in Talas. According to the ministry, the total area of the complex will cover 6.5 hectares. It»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China and Brazil should jointly promote the high-quality development of expanded BRICS cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday. "Both sides should jointly promote the high-quality development»»»

North Korea's nuclear capabilities will be continuously strengthened, Kim Yo Jong – a senior official of the Workers' Party and sister of leader Kim Jong-un – said in a statement broadcast by the Korean Central News Agency. "Regardless of what anyone says, the DPRK's status as a responsible nuclear»»»

KINSHASA: The number ​of confirmed ‌Ebola cases ⁠in ‌the ⁠Democratic ​Republic ⁠of ⁠Congo ⁠has increased ⁠to 3,200, ​including ⁠1,405 deaths, government ​data showed ‌on ​Sunday. Ebola infections have so far been recorded in five of the country's 26 provinces, with the north-eastern province of Itu»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Zakat Affairs Department at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs provided financial assistance worth more than QR86.18m during the first half of 2026, supporting eligible families and individuals in Qatar as part of its efforts to strengthen social solidarity and ensure zakat »»»

Market services provided mainly to enterprises saw a decline in turnover during the first five months of this year compared with 2025, both in gross terms (-2.7%) and in terms of seasonally and business-day adjusted series (-3.3%), according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of »»»

Corruption prosecutors have found sums of money in lei and foreign currency, to the amount of approximately EUR 500,000 at the place of Tiberiu Alexandru Pirvu, director of the Plopeni armament plant.The money has been seized and a lien was placed on it.Three directors of two state-owned arms compa»»»

The General Manager of the Bucharest National Airports Corporation (CNAB), Bogdan Mindrescu on Friday discussed with the U.S. ambassador to Romania, Darryl Nirenberg, airport infrastructure projects, attracting investments and developing air connectivity between Romania and the U.S.According to a C»»»

Two new milestones of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) have been met, Dragos Pislaru, the interim Minister of Investments and European Projects, stated on Friday in a Facebook post.Two new NRRP milestones have been met. Despite the political deadlock caused by the PSD, the Governmen»»»

Otokar starts the delivery of the first Cobra II vehicles produced in Romania to the Romanian Army, with over 780 vehicles to be manufactured at Medias, at all stages of the production process, the company announced on Friday.The first Cobra II tactical armoured vehicles built entirely at Medias we»»»

The budget deficit narrowed by 1.65 percentage points in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year, reaching 2% of GDP, versus 3.64% of GDP in the January-June interval, according to data published on Friday by the Ministry of Finance."The execution of the general cons»»»

On Thursday, the government approved, in a memorandum, the initiation of actions to modify the accord between Romania and Ukraine about the new border cross point Sighetu Marmatiei – Bila Terkva, in order to adapt its functioning to the needs of local communities and cross border traffic. The new a»»»

Romania and India have the ambition of doubling bilateral trade in the coming years, President Nicusor Dan said on Friday at a business forum held in the context of Indian President Droupadi Murmu's state visit to Romania.He underscored that the visit represented an important moment in bilateral re»»»

The chairs of Romania's chambers of Parliament, Mircea Abrudean and Sorin Grindeanu, had an official meeting on Friday with visiting India's President Droupadi Murmu, to discuss strengthening the extended partnership between Romania and India, in view of the anniversary in 2027 of 80 years of bilat»»»

The agreement between India and the European Union is among the most important economic partnerships in the world, India's President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday at Romania - India Business Forum."India and the European Union are also negotiating for an investment protection agreement between Indi»»»

Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and President of the Republic of India Droupadi Murmu discussed bilateral economic and trade cooperation as the foundation of Romanian-Indian relations during their meeting on Friday at Victoria Palace.According to a Government press release, deepening bilateral »»»

Romania on Friday joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, after the diplomatic steps of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states in the last two years.According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), the Minister »»»

Our borders and sovereignty are non-negotiable, and the military and NATO air policing forces will continue to monitor the land border, the Danube, and the Black Sea, as our military frequently identifies risks, stated Acting Foreign Minister Oana Toiu."The impact site and the drone wreckage are cu»»»

Representatives of the Ministry of National Defence stated on Friday that, before the drone was shot down by a Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft, an Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fired a missile in the direction of the drone but missed the target.A Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft, having ta»»»

The drone shot down on Friday by an F-16 aircraft piloted by a Romanian airman in the Padina area of Buzau County was a Shahed type, the General Prosecutor's Office informed in a press release."The prosecutors of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Ploiesti Court of Appeal have been notified ex»»»

A new drone was shot down 10 kilometers west of the locality of Sfantu Gheorghe, President Nicusor Dan announced Saturday."This morning, at 8:30, a new drone was shot down in Romanian airspace, 10 km west of the locality of Sfantu Gheorghe (Delta). The drone was shot down by a Romanian pilot flying»»»