LONDON: An Israeli court on Sunday temporarily blocked plans by the national security minister to install crocodile-filled moats around Ketziot Prison, following a legal challenge centered on the reptiles’ welfare that has also reignited concerns over the treatment of Palestinian detainees. The Jer»»»

Tunis, August 3 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti received on Monday Mohamed El Hassen Boukhreiss, who presented him with a copy of his Credentials as Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of...»»»

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities have instructed officials to take immediate precautionary measures to protect the public from possible disasters as adverse weather affects several parts of the country, the country's Defense Ministry said Monday. The ministry issued the directive after several agenc»»»

Paris, France: French energy giant TotalEnergies said Monday that it had signed a deal with Shell to buy its European onshore renewable energy businesses for an undisclosed amount. Total will acquire around four gigawatts of electricity production, mainly solar and wind power in operation or being »»»

Le Temple, France: After a 52-hour drive, Ukrainian firefighters on Monday joined operations to fully extinguish the wildfire that devastated the Gironde region in southwestern France -- an unprecedented mobilisation in the country. Seventy firefighters arrived on Sunday in a convoy of 15 vehicles,»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian State Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Nikola Vukelic met with Uzbek Deputy FM Muzaffarbek Madrakhimov in Belgrade on Monday. The parties noted that Serbia and Uzbekistan were strengthening their friendship and building the foundation»»»

Lost in the furious response from EU leaders accusing Spain of gross negligence by allowing the storming of the EU border in Ceuta last Thursday (30 July), a Spanish enclave on the African continent next to Morocco, is the damage that this could do to EU relations with Rabat. Though Spain is facing»»»

Several Hungarian cities have introduced water-use restrictions today in a bid to avert potential shortages, while others have brought in emergency civil-protection and public-support measures to help residents ride out the next four to five days of historic heat. Budapest’s mayor has also spoken o»»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a phone call with the Politburo Chief of Hamas Resistance Movement Khalil Al-Hayya, congratulating him on his election. Pezeshkian told Hamas leader that Tehran continues with its unwavering support for the Palestinian people, stating: “We stand with you and»»»

TUNIS, Aug. 3 (TAP) – The Indictment Chamber specialising in financial corruption cases at the Tunis Court of Appeal on Monday upheld the decision by the investigating judge of the Economic and Financial Judicial Division to close the investigation...»»»

A series of events will take place this week to mark the 147th anniversary of the Bulgarian Navy, the Defence Ministry said in a press release on Monday. The programme begins in the Danubian city of Ruse on Monday, August 3, with military wreath-laying ceremonies at the Sailor's Memorial and the me»»»

Doha, Qatar: Oman has exempted citizens of more than 100 countries and territories from entry visa requirements for stays of up to 14 days, as part of efforts to facilitate tourism and enhance visitor services. According to Omani authorities, the countries benefiting from the exemption are divided »»»

Kay Granger, the first Republican woman to represent the state of Texas in Congress, has died at the age of 83, her son has confirmed. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Kay Granger, the first Republican woman to represent the state of Texas in Congress, has died at the age of 83, »»»

A flash flooding alert has been issued for New York City and parts of Long Island through Monday evening. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A flash flooding alert has been issued for New York City and parts of Long Island through Monday evening. The National Weather S»»»

Budapest: Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Monday said his country's sole nuclear power plant remained operational for now, after a sweltering heatwave nearly forced its shutdown. The nuclear plant in Paks, south of Budapest, is cooled by water pumped from the Danube river, which has droppe»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova told Sputnik on Wednesday that her office is recording all facts and evidence related to Ukraine's attack on the city of Gelendzhik and other crimes committed by Kiev. "We are recording all facts and evidence related to this and s»»»

“The Patriot shortage is a critical threat, but the problem isn’t just about interceptors,” Bureau of Military-Political Analysis director Alexander Mikhailov told Sputnik, commenting on Zelensky’s admission that Ukraine has run out of interceptors. “Air defense isn’t just about missiles or SAM sys»»»

By Wade SheridanAugust is a month marked by milestones -- moments of courage, change, celebration and loss. From Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his famed "I Have a Dream" speech to President Richard Nixon resigning due to the Watergate scandal, here's a look at historic moments from August that »»»

Hungary’s prime minister, Péter Magyar, and Ágnes Forsthoffer, the speaker temporarily exercising the powers of the president, held talks with parliamentary group leaders on how to handle the energy crisis triggered by the extreme heat and the Danube’s record-low water level. In the crisis, the act»»»

Dubai: The UAE's National Media Authority has taken legal action against two individuals for breaching the country's media content standards after they broadcast an offensive livestream on social media that, it said, violated regulations governing media content. The authority said the livestream co»»»

Water. It is the source of life, a universal necessity and, as of recently, trending on social media. Content creators have been hyping “loaded water,” an arguably terrible name for a rather useful method of dressing up plain H2O with fresh fruit, herbs electrolyte packets and more, to promote bett»»»

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The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. The proposal – which experts and other political parties promptly ru»»»

The water level of the Danube at Lom has fallen by 5 cm over the past 24 hours and is now 1 cm below sea level, the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River (EAEMDR) reported on Monday. Due to the low water levels, large strips of land that are usually submerged have eme»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Civil Defence in Qatar announced that it contained a fire that broke out in the Al Rahiya area of Al Khor city, with no injuries reported.»»»

Share: U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa issued the following statement Monday in which expressed optimism over the U.S.-sponsored talks between Lebanon and Israel on the eve of the talks in Rome but cautioned against rushing into a deal “I am encouraged that talks in Rome remain ongoing, and »»»

NYON - If they beat Kazakh outfit Tobol in the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round, Serbian football club Partizan Belgrade will face Spanish side Getafe in the competition's playoff round, a draw in Nyon, Switzerland, decided on Monday. Getafe will host Partizan or Tobol on August 20, wi»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia welcomed some of the world’s brightest young scientific minds on Monday as the Kingdom opened the third International Nuclear Science Olympiad in Jeddah, bringing together 120 students and experts from 19 countries. The ceremony was attended by Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdul»»»

People talk during a power outage in Havana on Saturday. At that point, some 4.5 million Cubans, nearly half of the country's population, were left without electricity due to a failure in the National Electric System that affected seven provinces from the western to the central region of the island»»»

Emerging-market sovereign ratings have proved largely resilient to the US-Iran war in the first half of 2026, Fitch Ratings finds in its Global Emerging Markets Credit Brief for 3Q26, even as the conflict pushed roughly a third of EM sector outlooks to "deteriorating" following the agency's mid-yea»»»

Morocco has named the Tiznit-Dakhla expressway the "President Donald J. Trump Highway", casting the move as a mark of relations with the United States stretching back 250 years, the state news agency MAP reported on August 1. The naming formalises Rabat's embrace of a gesture Trump had publicised d»»»

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook eastern Egypt early Monday, prompting authorities to activate response plans although there were no immediate reports of casualties. Tremors were felt across a wide area, waking AFP journalists in Cairo and reaching as far as El-Arish near Egypt's border with the Ga»»»

Paris, France: Mauricio Pochettino has signed a contract extension to remain the head coach of the United States national team until the 2030 World Cup, US Soccer announced Monday. The 54-year-old took over in 2024 and led the USA to the last 16 at the recent World Cup, which they co-hosted with Ca»»»

An Israeli court has temporarily blocked National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from using Nile crocodiles to guard security prisoners, most of them Palestinians.Ben-Gvir proposed surrounding prisons with crocodile-filled moats in December, arguing that the reptiles would strengthen security an»»»

On the last days of July, over 50,000 illegal immigrants breached the defensive perimeters of Ceuta and Melilla and swarmed into the Spanish enclaves in North Africa. This occurred against the backdrop of the grandly adopted New Pact for Migration in Brussels, which officially entered into force on»»»

Ukraine's long-range drone campaign has entered a new phase, shifting from attacks on Russia's military infrastructure to systematic strikes on the commercial ports, grain terminals and oil export facilities that underpin both Moscow's wartime economy and Kazakhstan's energy exports. Russia has cou»»»

The seventh round of Lebanese-Israeli talks, which will be held at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, will witness a Lebanese participation with an unprecedentedly large political and military delegation led by former ambassador Simon Karam, an informed Lebanese source said. The delegation will include Leba»»»

Doha: Qatar Tourism (QT) has announced that the Hayya platform has been awarded Silver in the Technical Innovation of the Year in Government Technology category at the 2026 Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, recognising its continued evolution as a digital platform driving AI-enabled, automat»»»

Abu Dhabi: As part of Abu Dhabi's vision for smart mobility, the Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, has organised a series of workshops on smart and autonomous transport across the air, maritime and land sectors. The ses»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has ordered the temporary administrative closure of So Great Restaurant in Abu Dhabi after inspectors found repeated food safety violations that the authority said posed a risk to public health. The authority said the closure was issue»»»

Tunis, August 3 (TAP) - Tunindex closed Monday's session up 0.47% to 20,133.2 points with a traded volume of TND 10.3 million, thakns to 4 block transactions on the Amen Bank shares worth TND 4.2 million, said broker Tunisie Valeurs. STB shares were...»»»

Muscat: The Muscat Stock Exchange 30 index closed Monday at 7,349.07 points, up 53.6 points, or 0.73 percent, compared to the last trading session which closed at 7,295.45 points. Trading value reached OMR 69,380,613, an increase of 61.87 percent, compared to the last trading session, which amounte»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara ) has opened applications for the 10th Holy Quran Recitation Award under the motto of amplifying beautiful recitation voices. It said submissions shall start on Monday, Aug. 3, with Sept. 30, 2026, being the deadline for receiving applications. T»»»

London: Oil prices tumbled Monday and stocks mostly rose after US President Donald Trump said he was preparing for new talks with Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East. Crude futures slid more than six percent, even though Iran denied that any negotiations were taking place and earlier tr»»»

Brussels, Belgium: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called Monday for "united action" on border security after a migrant rush on Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta triggered a public spat between Madrid and several European partners. "From this incident, it is clear that we must do more to further»»»

Jennie Shin is pleased to welcome Antoni Vives, policy analyst and the former Deputy Mayor of Barcelona. Vives offers a nuanced geopolitical interpretation of the Ceuta migration crisis, arguing that the events cannot be understood solely as a humanitarian emergency or a spontaneous wave of migrati»»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the walled city of occupied East Jerusalem 27 times in July, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments and Affairs. Settlers entered the site through the Israel-controlled Moroccan Gate during these tours. Israeli force»»»

MOSCOW: The Russian Embassy in Rome on Monday blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend bombing at a Moscow restaurant, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia. The embassy said “Kyiv terrorists” wanted to “scare the Italians working in Russia and to show them that they »»»

RIYADH: The General Entertainment Authority announced that entertainment events and activities across the Kingdom attracted 45.7 million visitors during the first half of 2026, reflecting the continued growth of Saudi Arabia’s entertainment sector. During the first half of 2026, the GEA continued t»»»

Dubai: Prashant Kishor scored a landmark political victory in Bihar on Monday, defeating the BJP in the high-profile Bankipur Assembly by-election and delivering the first electoral win for his fledgling Jan Suraaj party. According to the final counting figures after 31 rounds, Kishor secured 63,20»»»