Vazrazhdane filed a new complaint with the prosecution service regarding illegal construction in Baba Alino, on the Black Sea, the party's press service reported on Tuesday. During their latest inspection in the Baba Alino area, near Varna, Vazrazhdane MP Kosta Stoyanov and municipal councillor Sve»»»

Dubai: Restaurants, cafés, hotels, shopping malls, fitness centres and airlines across the UAE will come under a new music licensing fee framework from December 2026, following the launch of rules governing the commercial use of music. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.T»»»

DUBAI: Diriyah FC has have bolstered their defensive line with the signing of Albanian center-back Berat Djimsiti, a veteran of Italian football and who has captained his national team. The newly promoted club announced the signing of Djimsiti on Monday evening, just 72 hours before they kick off t»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers approved new rules governing the circulation of civilian pyrotechnic products in Kyrgyzstan. The resolution was signed on August 10. One of the key requirements is that pyrotechnic products may now be sold only through specialized stores. The new rules were adopted to bring»»»

South Korea plans to upgrade a key Army battle tank and an anti-ship missile program for the Navy, the arms agency said Tuesday. In this May 2023 photo, a South Korean artillery battery fires during a live-fire drill in Pocheon. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo South Korea plans to »»»

HEADLINES The drone that entered Bulgarian airspace near Kardam and the explosions and fire at an EMCO ammunition plant near Tryavna dominate print, broadcast and online coverage on Tuesday. Reports focus on gaps in drone detection, plans to buy counter-drone systems, contacts with Ukraine and Roma»»»

Dubai: Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has sued North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau and the Lazarus Group over the $1.5 billion cyberattack that hit the platform in February 2025, securing a preliminary injunction to freeze identified stolen assets while it pursues further recovery. Sign u»»»

The family of former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabbour urged Lebanese authorities to not extradite him after authorities in Ramallah requested his transfer over corruption allegations. Lebanon's public prosecutor ordered the arrest of Dabbour, ambassador from 2012 to 2025, last week »»»

Surabaya, Indonesia: Dozens of Indonesian schools were shuttered for a second day Tuesday to protect against the spreading haze from wildfires at the start of a long and intense dry season worsened by El Nino. On the island of Borneo, the mayor of the city of Pontianak ordered schools closed due to»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that North Korea's military cooperation with Russia poses a mounting threat to the Asia-Pacific region. In this July 28 photo, Zelensky (L) attends the funeral service for late Sen. Lindsey Graham in Washington, D.C. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/»»»

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Negotiations with Iran should include Tehran paying compensation for damages and deaths it has caused over the years, President »»»

Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early Tuesday after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 132 people and smashed dozens of buildings. The 7.4-magnitude quake struck cities across Colombia's western r»»»

The Sofia City Administrative Court has overturned Bulgargaz’s refusal to disclose information about the actual quantities of natural gas delivered and the payments made under its controversial contract with Turkish state-owned company Botas for 2023-2025. The ruling is final and requires the state»»»

RIYADH: The Federation of Saudi Chambers and the Bankruptcy Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation on the early warning initiative. The partnership aims to help private-sector businesses better identify signs of financial distress and address them at an early»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Tuesday with Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus to the State of Qatar HE Aleksei Malafei, on the occasion of the end of his tenure. HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs extended tha»»»

Damascus, Aug. 11 (SANA) Agriculture Minister Basel al-Suwaidan met on Monday with Esraa Hamdan, Chairwoman of EMBS Company for Administrative Engineering and Quality, and the accompanying delegation to discuss the Ministry of Agriculture’s role in enhancing food safety, developing food supply chai»»»

Among all the challenges across the Middle East, water security seldom makes the headlines, yet it can keep policymakers awake at night. The Gulf states are among the world’s highest consumers of water per capita but endure some of the most acute water scarcity on the planet. According to the World»»»

Syria’s Atomic Energy Commission ​has said that a delegation from the International Atomic Energy ‌Agency will ‌visit ​the ‌country ⁠to ​announce “significant progress.” Axios ⁠reported on Monday that IAEA would soon ⁠remove nuclear material ‌stored ‌at ​a ‌clandestine site ‌in Syria after the admi»»»

Dubai: The region must move beyond its prolonged state of “no war, no peace”, towards sustainable stability founded on international law, peaceful coexistence and respect for sovereignty, Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, said. In a post on X, Gargash said clarity »»»

The new section of Line 3 of the Sofia Metro along Vladimir Vazov Blvd will open to passengers on Friday, the Metropolitan company reported. Metropolitan CEO Nikolay Naydenov thanked the residents of the Hadzhi Dimitar, Levski B, and Levski G boroughs for their patience, understanding, and cooperat»»»

President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions — but he's now betting that another financial squeeze can bring an end to that war. The Trump administration is hoping that months of bombing ha»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States will not be able to replenish the Javelin anti-tank missiles transferred to Ukraine until at least 2030, according to Pentagon budget documents reviewed by Sputnik. In fiscal years 2022–2025, the US Army purchased 9,374 missiles to replenish their stockpiles»»»

Ukraine must compensate Iran for a deadly attack on one of its cargo vessels in the Caspian Sea, as Kiev has failed to convince Tehran that the strike was unintentional, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said. The ship was hit in a Ukrainian strike last month, killing one sailor. Tehran condemned th»»»

New Delhi, India: Airbus is sending experts to New Delhi on Tuesday to assist investigators probing an Air India flight that plunged dramatically, injuring 17 in terrifying mid-air ordeal, the company said. The probe into the flight comes as "confirmatory" psychoactive drug test results are awaited»»»

Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi said on Monday that the latest escalation by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi group was a new test to the international community’s commitment to protecting peace in the country. During a meeting in Riyadh with ambassadors whos»»»

DUBAI: Doctors are warning against a growing demand for extreme cosmetic surgery in the Gulf, which combines dramatic weight loss with high-volume body augmentation — a combination one surgeon described as the “XS–XL look.” Dubai-based Russian plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dmitry Melnikov, a m»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Tuesday night, the Russian Armed Forces launched a strike at military-industrial enterprises and transport and logistics centers in Kiev and Zaporozhye, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "Tonight, the Russian Armed Forces launched a strike using ground-based precision weapons»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday that it had busted a group in the Republic of Mordovia that provided SIM boxes for the Ukrainian military intelligence and was controlled by a Russian citizen, working for the Ukrainian special services. "The Federal Securit»»»

BOGOTA: Colombia’s newly appointed hard-right government on Monday recognized Israel’s claim over the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in 1967. The United States was until now the only country to recognize Israel’s annexation of the territory in 1981. Colombian President Abelardo de la E»»»

Dubai will host the inaugural Dubai Environment Conference and Exhibition 2026 (DECE) on September 7-8, bringing together policymakers, experts, businesses and academics to discuss environmental challenges, climate action and emerging technologies. The two-day event, organised by the Dubai Environm»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has banned cosmetic products for external use from being sold in syringe-style packaging from January 1, 2027, as part of new measures aimed at preventing cosmetics from being mistaken for injectable pharmaceutical products. In a circular to cosm»»»

Doha: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday announced that the African Super Cup between South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Algeria’s USM Alger will be played on November 8 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. Sundowns, the CAF Champions League winners, will face USM Alger, the»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stars League (QSL) announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, making it QSL’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partner for two seasons (2026-2027 and 2027-2028). It reflects QSL’s commitment to strengthening its community role an»»»

Dubai: Airbus is sending specialists to assist an investigation into an Air India flight that suddenly lost around 300 feet during cruise, an incident that left eight passengers and four cabin crew members injured. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.»»»

The Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration continues to develop the foster care system in Kyrgyzstan. Budget funds are allocated annually to train candidates for foster parents and support children placed in foster families. As of now, 115 foster families are operating in the country, car»»»

BENGALURU: Oil ‌prices steadied on Tuesday at more than one-week highs amid fading hopes of a deal between the US and Iran to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump demanded compensation for damage the US has ​incurred. Brent crude futures fell 10 cents, or 0.11»»»

Turnover generated by Romania's forestry units totalled RON 4.132 billion in 2025, down 21.5% from RON 5.26 billion a year earlier, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Compared with 2024, sales volumes declined for forest and ornamental seedlings from forest nur»»»

The number of animals and poultry slaughtered increased across all species in June 2026 compared with the same month last year, while meat production (carcass weight, ed. note) increased for cattle, pigs and poultry, while decreasing for sheep and goats, according to the National Institute of Stati»»»

New passenger car registrations in Romania fell by 28.2% in July this year compared with the same period in 2025, while fully electric vehicles recorded a 58% increase during the same period, according to preliminary data published by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA)»»»

New registrations of road vehicles for passenger transport in Romania fell by 7.6% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, while new registrations of freight vehicles declined by 4.5%, according to data released on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).A»»»

Romania’s land market remained active in the first half of 2026, although few large transactions were completed, with many deals still under negotiation or at the pre-contract stage amid uncertainty over energy costs, construction budgets and the domestic political environment, according to an anal»»»

The retail turnover volume (excluding trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles) decreased in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2025, both as gross series, by 5.6% and by 5.7%, as series adjusted according to the number of working days and seasonality, according to the Nati»»»

International low-cost marketplaces have become an increasingly visible part of Romania’s e-commerce landscape, attracting shoppers with highly competitive prices and an ever-expanding product range. Following its recent analysis of the new EU rules affecting low-value imports, Compari.ro surveyed »»»

Mercure Hotels & Resorts, renowned for its authentic and locally inspired hospitality, announces the opening of Mercure Oradea, a new hotel located in the western part of the city, with convenient access to the historic city centre, Oradea Arena and the city’s main business hubs. Since its founding»»»

Tourist arrivals and overnight stays at tourist accommodation establishments, including apartments and rooms for rent, decreased by 2.5% and 5.7%, respectively, in June 2026 compared with the same month of last year, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Tourist a»»»

After ceramics, a universal heritage asset, Oltenia de sub Munte area also has in the matured Horezu cheese a trusted ambassador for consolidating the area as a tourist destination in Romania with a strong local identity.The factory in the Valcea town where this cheese is produced was recently incl»»»

On Aug. 11, 2014, Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died at age 63 in Tiburon, Calif. 1 of 9 | Notes are left at a makeshift shrine to Robin Williams at the San Francisco Victorian house used in the 1993 movie "Mrs. Doubtfire" on August 12, 2014. Williams died August 11, 2014. File Ph»»»

Back-to-school shopping can quickly become an exercise in keeping up with the latest technology. New phones, premium tablets, gaming laptops and smartwatches can all look tempting when you're preparing children for another school year. But do school-going children really need the newest and most ex»»»

Dubai: A 44-year-old patient died at Tuz Khurmatu General Hospital in Iraq’s Salahuddin province after his condition deteriorated suddenly following a heavy meal shortly after surgery, prompting the hospital to deny claims of a medication error. The patient had been admitted with a condition requir»»»

In an elaborate security operation that remained hidden for weeks, President Donald Trump left a NATO summit in Turkey last month not on the plane the White House publicly described, but on a smaller military jet after slipping away via an airport catering truck. The move, prompted by a credible Ir»»»