US Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s claims that oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have returned to pre-war levels are at odds with observable shipping data and the physical limits of regional export infrastructure, according to CNN analysis. Wright said Tuesday that Middle Eastern oil exports h»»»

FAN Courier announces the appointment of Lucian Pântece as IT&C Director, a decision that strengthens the company’s leadership team and marks an important step in its strategy to accelerate digitalization. The appointment comes at a time when FAN Courier aims to transform technology from a support »»»

Share: Lebanese lawmakers attend a parliamentary session to discuss the abolition of the death penalty in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA Lebanese lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting the death penalty, making Lebanon the first Middle Eastern country to end capital »»»

Tunis, Aug. 12 (TAP)- The built property price index edged up 0.3% in Q4 of 2025 compared to Q3 of the same year, data released by the National Insitute of Statistics (INS) show. This was driven by a 1.8% rise in house prices compared to a 0.3%...»»»

RIYADH: The Al-Rabwa dates season will kick off on Saturday in Riyadh to support agricultural products and processing industries and showcase the quality of local produce. Organized by the National Company for Agricultural Services, the season aims to support local farmers and exhibitors and stimul»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s reputation for having one of the world’s most advanced road networks is being reinforced by a sophisticated system that constantly monitors, assesses and maintains its infrastructure. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recorded a 95 per cent “excellent” rating for its road n»»»

Sharjah: An Indian expat student, who grew up and studied in Sharjah, died on Tuesday after a battle with cancer, leaving her family and school in grief. Glowin Chell, a Grade 12 CBSE student, died during her treatment back home in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, her grieving father told Gulf»»»

Dry grass caught fire on Chyngyz Aitmatov Avenue in Bishkek, near Yntymak Ordo. Eyewitnesses filmed the fire and said firefighters had already been alerted and crews arrived at the scene. Information on the extent of the fire and its cause is still being determined. The Ministry of Emergency Situat»»»

A plant producing aerated concrete blocks worth 1 billion soms is under construction in Aravan district. The facility is expected to be launched by the end of 2026, the press service of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in Osh region reported. The Aravan Gazoblok plant is being built »»»

Addressing Prime Minister Rumen Radev in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Continue the Change (CC) leader Assen Vassilev asked whether the State Agency for National Security (SANS) knew about neo-Nazi networks operating in Bulgaria before the murder in Plovdiv and, if yes, what action it took about th»»»

Dubai: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez took around ten years of knowing each other before getting married. Rather than clutching our pearls or alerting the family elders over the delay, perhaps we should ask why we're so invested in how quickly couples make it to the altar. Maybe they didn»»»

In a secret ballot on Tuesday (11 August), the Hungarian parliament elected András Baka, a legal scholar and former president of the Supreme Court, as the country’s president with the votes of 140 MPs, presumably from the Tisza parliamentary group. The opposition Fidesz and KDNP parliamentary group»»»

Reacting to a brutal murder in Plovdiv August Turning a brutal murder into yet another political dividing line is irresponsible. Violence has no party affiliation. This was stated by GERB in a position published on its official Facebook page in response to remarks by Prime Minister Rumen Radev. The»»»

Abu Dhabi: Gamingtec has officially secured a Gaming-Related Vendor licence issued by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) in the United Arab Emirates. This enables the company to offer its iGaming Platform, as well as their range of iGaming products, to licensed operators wit»»»

President Joseph Aoun met Wednesday in Baabda with U.S. general Joseph Clearfield, the head of the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), in the presence of U.S. Ambassador to Beirut, Michel Issa. During the meeting, they discussed the procedures for implementing the framework agreement r»»»

What does being young in the UAE look like in 2026? It might be a university student working on a start-up between lectures. It could be an athlete training before sunrise, a young Emirati sitting in a government meeting and offering an idea, or a teenager learning how to build with artificial inte»»»

NEW YORK: The US Travel Association said it is concerned the Trump administration’s visa bond program could be broadened beyond the dozens of countries currently covered, a move it says would have a detrimental impact on the travel industry and economy. The US Department of State this month made pe»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Madygen geopark, located in Batken region, has been recognized as a geological and paleontological heritage site of global significance and included in the list of sites of global value, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision reported. Madygen is known for»»»

Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A retired Royal Air Force fighter pilot who is the only person to have traveled faster than the speed of sound on land, set a world land speed record for a hydrogen-powered car of more than 400 mph in Utah. Powered by two 800 horsepower hydrogen internal combustion engines, Briton »»»

Dubai: With the Perseid meteor shower peaking tomorrow, Dubai Astronomy Group has issued a notice about one of the sites people often head to. Al Khatim Desert, in Abu Dhabi, is not recommended for independent stargazing. Most of it is private land, and visiting on your own is not permitted. The ex»»»

Israeli occupation forces have escalated their ground operations in southern Syria, pushing deeper into villages across the western Daraa countryside and the Quneitra province, while warplanes roar overhead and military checkpoints spring up in civilian areas, according to Syrian state media and lo»»»

Sailors on a US aircraft carrier operating near Iran attempted to jump overboard amid exhaustion and low morale caused by extended operations, several news outlets have reported, citing crew members’ families. Families have expressed concern over living conditions and mental health on the USS Abrah»»»

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday condemned an attack by Houthi rebels on a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, saying three Pakistanis had been killed in the attack and another wounded. A total of six people were killed in the attack on Tuesday. “Such attacks endanger innocent lives»»»

Pakistan's interior minister is visiting Iran to discuss regional security, stability and other developments, the Pakistani foreign office said Wednesday, as Islamabad tries to mediate a resolution to the Middle East war. Mohsin Naqvi, previously involved in mediation efforts between Iran and the U»»»

Dubai: UAE cardholders will be able to use Jaywan mono-badged cards at more than 100 million points of sale and 1.8 million ATMs across more than 183 countries and regions under a new agreement between Al Etihad Payments and UnionPay International. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has highlighted a Metrash service that allows users to authorize their relatives (wife and children) to activate the Metrash application on their own devices, even if they do not have a mobile number in Qatar. “Users can authorize their relatives to activ»»»

Bucharest’s office market continues to strengthen its fundamentals, supported by a recovery in occupier demand driven by new lease transactions and expansions, against a backdrop of limited new supply. Net take-up accounted for 73% of the total leasing activity in H1 2026, up from 53% during the sa»»»

ENGIE customers can now pay their bills via RoPay both online and at customer service centers, using the SoftPOS app operated by company representatives. For ING Bank Romania, this is the first integration of RoPay into the SoftPOS app, marking a new step in the expansion of the national instant pa»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev Wednesday reacted to a brutal murder in Plovdiv last week. "There is no place in Bulgaria for fascist atrocities, and we will take the necessary measures," he said at the beginning of the government's weekly meeting. In his words, "all Bulgaria was shocked by the sadistic»»»

Dubai: Young people are facing a worsening global jobs market, with youth unemployment rising to 12.4 per cent in 2025 and an estimated 67 million people aged 15 to 24 out of work, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The findings, published on Tuesday in the IL»»»

LONDON: There is usually a lull after a World Cup, as the global football family takes a deep breath before the club season begins, but not this summer. FIFA’s turmoil has dominated headlines and, as the Saudi Pro League kicks off on Thursday, the politics off the pitch is attracting almost as much»»»

RIYADH: Jeddah Islamic Port set a new record for container throughput in July, handling 540,107 twenty-foot equivalent units, while daily truck traffic reached 20,000, highlighting its capacity to manage rising freight volumes. The port handled 206,927 imported containers, 155,270 exported containe»»»

RAFHA: The Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority has launched an awareness initiative to familiarize the community with environmental and scientific terms related to wildlife and nature reserves. The initiative provides simplified, regularly updated explanations of key »»»

Dubai: Today's total solar eclipse sweeps across northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. It does not come anywhere near the Emirates. The next total solar eclipse visible from the UAE falls on 3 September 2081. Fifty-five years from now. Most people reading this will not see one fro»»»

New Delhi: The pilot commanding an Air India flight that suddenly plunged 300 feet was reportedly found sitting on the cockpit floor after a stall warning and later struggled to stand after landing — fresh allegations that have deepened concerns over an incident in which more than 20 passengers and»»»

The National Action Plan to Promote Gender Equality for 2027-2028 submitted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy envisages measures to reduce the gender pay gap, ensure equal access to the labour market, overcome gender stereotypes and promote equal participation in decision-making. The docu»»»

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North Korea on Wednesday condemned South Korea's push to build a nuclear-powered submarine. In this May 2026 photo, President Lee Jae Myung (C) is briefed on the country's submarine plans in Changwon. Photo by Yonhap North Korea on Wednesday denounced South Korea's efforts to build a nuclear-powere»»»

Doha, Qatar: Your weekend just got better with a mix of sports, culture, family activities, shopping and traditional events across Qatar. A variety of activities, including women-only races, exciting fitness challenges, camel racing, creative workshops and summer shopping, are lined up for everyone»»»

Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev told a press briefing on Wednesday that more than 20 nurseries are being built in the capital, with 1,500 new places expected to open in the coming months and years. Terziev was attending the opening of a renovated nursery in Lozenets borough. The Mayor reported that ther»»»

Mumbai, India: Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran said Wednesday he would not seek reappointment when his term ends next year, deepening a leadership crisis at India's largest conglomerate. Tata Sons is the single largest shareholder in firms including IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and»»»

FRANKFURT: German travel giant TUI said Wednesday that bookings were returning to normal levels despite the ongoing Mideast war, as it presented its latest financial results. Tourism in Europe is experiencing a turbulent summer marked by soaring jet fuel prices because of the US and Israeli war aga»»»

DUBAI: The Financial Control Committee of the Saudi Pro League has activated a clause monitoring club expenditures for the 2026-27 season, having informed clubs of its requirements and implementation mechanism almost one year ago. It limits spending on the first team to no more than 75 percent of t»»»

The Miss Palestine Organisation has opened applications for a new national competition, inviting Palestinian women living in Palestine and across the diaspora to take part in Miss Palestine 2026. The competition, being held under the theme “Beauty Beyond Borders”, is open to Palestinian women aged »»»

UAE president His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan posted a message expressing his confidence in the youth of the nation on International Youth Day (August 12, 2026). In a social media post, he wrote: “On International Youth Day, we reaffirm our deep-rooted confidence in the youth of the»»»

Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said the government is targeting the allocation of six billion LE to pay in cash the third tranche of overdue dues owed to exporters for shipments made before July 1, 2024. Kouchouk said applications from exporting companies seeking to benefit from the third tranche »»»

The EU is pumping €90 billion ($105 billion) into Ukraine without knowing how the burden of the interest-free loan will be distributed among member states, German MEP Fabio De Masi told the Berliner Zeitung, warning that the money will enrich “corrupt oligarchs” in Ukraine. Member states gave the g»»»

A new venue for kok-boru competitions has been built in Issyk-Kul region ahead of the VI World Nomad Games. Chief director of the Games Altynbek Maksutov announced. Photo Internet The arena has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. According to Maksutov, the stands are located about 10 meters from the p»»»

Russian Forces liberated the inhabited locality of Vodyanoye in the Kharkov region, Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday. "As a result of decisive actions subunits of Sever battlegroup have liberated the inhabited locality Vodyanoye in Kharkov region," the ministry said.The settlement »»»

This photo, taken Wednesday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in Seoul as South Korean stocks rose by more than 3.6 percent on a chip rally. Photo by Yonhap South Korean stocks ended sharply higher for the third straight session Wednesday as investors scooped up major chipmakers. The Korean won »»»