Israel is heading into what may be the most pivotal election in its history, but at stake this time isn’t so much its conflict with neighbouring countries or its relations with the Palestinians. The core issue in this vote, slated for 27 October, is whether Israel will remain the liberal democracy »»»

Financial instrument prices and market turnover data are now displayed only in euros, the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) said on Monday. The change follows the expiry of the period for displaying prices in both levs and euros under the Introduction of the Euro in the Republic of Bulgaria Act. The c»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index edged higher on Monday, gaining 28.57 points, or 0.26 percent, to close at 10,845.58. Total trading turnover on the benchmark index reached SR5.30 billion ($1.41 billion), with 135 stocks advancing and 127 declining. The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu »»»

KAZAN, Russia (Sputnik) - A hostel was hit by a UAV in Russia's Nizhnekamsk, where 9 of the 13 victims of the terrorist attack on the city were killed, the office of Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov said on Monday. "A residential facility, a hostel, was hit in this area, where nine people were kil»»»

BURAIDAH: The Buraidah International Dates Carnival has seen a significant surge in trade and purchasing activity, driven by a steady supply of diverse date varieties and a growing influx of shoppers from across Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council states and international markets. Statistics»»»

In recent months, European intelligence services have increasingly warned that, alongside its war in Ukraine, Russia is intensifying hybrid operations targeting Nato countries. Investigators in several states are dealing with suspected sabotage, arson attacks, damage to critical infrastructure, and»»»

Damascus, Aug. 10 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa received UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih and his accompanying delegation at the People’s Palace in Damascus on Monday, in the presence of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani.The meeting focused on way»»»

Ukraine’s practice of awarding drone operators points for killing Russian soldiers is “macabre” and disturbing, Britain’s most senior military officer, Richard Knighton, has said. Knighton, the UK chief of the Defense Staff, made the remarks in an essay for Heywood Quarterly published on Tuesday, a»»»

A German journalist asked Vladimir Zelensky at a press conference in Belgrade how Europeans could help Kiev “kill more Russians,” prompting Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to raise his eyebrows in apparent disbelief. The provocative question came from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung correspondent»»»

There is currently no evidence of foreign interference, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters regarding the fire that broke out at an ammunition warehouse at the military factory near the Tryavna village of Belitsa. The entire warehouse has burned down. No other buildings have been affe»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced the launch of the Global Youth Competition on Influenza and COVID-19 Prevention and Control, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO), and encouraged students and young professionals to participate. The competition aims to enco»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Seha Virtual Hospital has performed 11 consecutive remote robotic surgeries, enabling patients to receive care without traveling. According to the hospital, the surgical team in Riyadh performed the procedures remotely on patients in Hail and other locations across Riyadh, as»»»

Syria said that it reached a deal with Russia on the fate of its two bases in the country, which Moscow once used to provide military support to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian civil war. Russia was a key Assad ally during the 13-year conflict, helping to keep the former leader in p»»»

Share: President Joseph Aoun met with the head of the Lebanese negotiating delegation, former ambassador Simon Karam to discuss the outcome of the meetings that were held in Rome last week between the Lebanese, U.S. and Israeli delegations, the Presidential office said. The president provided Karam»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the 10th edition of the Future Investment Initiative from Oct. 26 to 29 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh under the theme “The Power of Legacy,” with the event held under the patronage of King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The conference will bri»»»

ULAN-UDE, Russia, (Sputnik) - Russian soldiers are not just fighting, they are advancing on the front lines every day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "We simply need to proceed from reality. And these are the realities. They [soldiers] are not just fighting. They are advancing eve»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia calls on the world community and independent media to give a harsh assessment of Kiev's terrorist crimes in the Russian cities of Belgorod and Nizhnekamsk, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday. "We call on sensible representatives of the worl»»»

The All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has filed a new claim with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), challenging the sanctions imposed on the federation by World Athletics. ARAF's primary goal is to secure the return of Russian athletes to the global athletics arena and to have the sanc»»»

MAKKAH: The Moafa community health initiative was recently launched in Makkah to provide treatment and cataract surgery for residents and pilgrims to the Two Holy Mosques. It aims to improve beneficiaries’ quality of life and establish an integrated model combining healthcare with humanitarian impa»»»

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»»»

A total of 32 white storks raised and treated at the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Centre in Stara Zagora have been released into the wild after months of care, the organization said on Monday. The release, which was the centre’s first large group of storks released in 2026, involved children and p»»»

Manila: Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas have killed at least 16 people in the northern Philippines, rescuers said Monday. The rains, exacerbated by tropical storms, have led to school and government office »»»

A citizens' protest in support of the mayor of Gorna Oryahovitsa was held outside the Administrative Court in Veliko Tarnovo on Monday. It was hearing GERB's appeal against a decision by the Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipal Election Commission not to terminate Mayor Nikolay Rashkov's term. Later in the »»»

Human error can be ruled out in a fire at EMCO Ltd.’s ammunition depot near Belitsa, the Bulgarian arms manufacturer said on Monday. In a message to the media, EMCO said the incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday at a storage facility near Tryavna. No one was injured, no forest areas or th»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed Monday's trading session lower by 2.67 points, or 0.03 percent, reaching 10,097.44 points. A total of 274,532,605 shares were traded during the session, with a total value of QAR 798,281,830.062 through 20,902 transactions across all sectors. The sh»»»

MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia’s extensive coastline and diverse marine environments provide a suitable setting for various water sports, including kitesurfing. In recent years, events and competitions have been held alongside growing community interest in marine sports and outdoor activities. Kitesurfing in»»»

On June 30, 2026—the day the statutory deadline expired—the Bucharest Stock Exchange published its first aggregate report on the corporate governance of issuers. The accompanying statement provided figures across all levels: 71% declared alignment with the Code’s provisions, 28.8% independent direc»»»

Surat: Four senior resident doctors have been suspended for six months over allegations of ragging and harassment following the death by suicide of a 30-year-old postgraduate medical student at a government hospital hostel in Surat. Harsh Pandya, a first-year postgraduate student who had been worki»»»

ING customers in the entrepreneur category can now activate RoPay directly from ING Business, through a fully digital process, and will benefit until July 1, 2027, from promotional fees of 0% for payments received from individual ING customers and just 0.25% for payments received from customers of »»»

Dubai: Motorists travelling between Dubai and Sharjah are facing heavy congestion this afternoon, according to real-time traffic data from Google Maps, with delays building along several major corridors and interchanges since the rush hour. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News ap»»»

An explosion at a defence plant near Tryavna caused no casualties, Tryavna Mayor Dencho Minev said on Monday. A fire broke out earlier on Monday in an ammunition warehouse at the defence plant near the village of Belitsa. No one was killed or injured. Minev said the warehouse contained no materials»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev opened a laboratory in Plovdiv for processing drivers’ blood samples for alcohol and drug use. He said that the accumulated backlog of blood samples is expected to be cleared by the end of the year, and that drug test results will begin to be available within days»»»

A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of Ras al-Ain on Monday following years of displacement, months after an integration deal between the Kurds and Damascus. The January agreement on merging Kurdish forces and civil institutions into the state included the ret»»»

Dubai: Flying taxi maker Archer Aviation is buying three Boeing subsidiaries in a deal that will combine electric aircraft, autonomous flight and defence technologies and give Archer a business generating more than $200 million in annual revenue. Archer is acquiring Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and S»»»

Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing workshops are becoming essential retail services for clothing brands as they try to appeal to young consumers who want to save money and the planet.»»»

A diver who found a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness in a shipwreck contacted scientists who might be able to recreate the 1864 version of the stout. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A diver who found a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness in a shipwreck off the coast of »»»

Analysis says Pyongyang is layering conventional and tactical nuclear firepower along the Military Demarcation Line and lowering the threshold for retaliation Egrets rest on Dragon's teeth, or concrete anti-tank obstacles designed to impede the movement of armored vehicles, in Paju, South Korea, 14»»»

Renu Dhariyal was awarded the title for the longest hair on a living person (female). Her hair measures 8 feet and 10 inches long. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records Aug. 7 (UPI) -- An Indian woman who hasn't gotten her hair cut since 2015 earned the Guinness World Record when her long locks »»»

Dubai: People in Seoul took part in a lively water gun festival as an ongoing heatwave pushed temperatures higher across the South Korean capital. Participants sprayed each other with water, turning the event into a refreshing escape from the intense summer heat. The festival brought together crowd»»»

Civil defense teams from the Islamic Health Authority and the Lebanese Civil Defense, with the support of local residents and the assistance of a Lebanese Army helicopter, managed to control and completely extinguish the fires that broke out in the forests of the Western Bekaa, Kfarhouna, and Touma»»»

CAIRO: Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Diab Al-Louh died on Monday in Cairo aged 67. His funeral will be held on Tuesday at the Police Mosque in Cairo. In a press release, the Arab League mourned Al-Louh, and described him as a career diplomat who dedicated his life to “serving Palestine and defend»»»

TORONTO: In 2007, when Italian-American New Yorker Mina Liccione was offered a gig in Dubai, she had to Google where the UAE was. Now, 18 years, one Arab husband and twin sons later, Liccione is a key figure in the country’s comedy scene, and is bringing her latest stand-up special, “Arabized,” to »»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Monday filed a lawsuit against former central bank governor Riad Salameh over accusations including embezzlement and illegal enrichment following a complaint lodged by his successor, a judicial official told AFP.Salameh was placed in custody late last month after missing a hearin»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism is proposing mandatory minimum staffing levels for hotels and other tourist accommodation, linking the number of employees required to the size and classification of each establishment. The proposal, released for public consultation under the “Minimum Staff»»»

Riyadh: Sixteen Bangladeshi workers have been killed in a fire at a sofa manufacturing facility in Riyadh, prompting Bangladesh to seek the swift repatriation of their bodies and compensation for their families. The fire broke out on Sunday at a facility used for furniture upholstery in the Saudi c»»»

Damascus, Aug. 10 (SANA) Syria’s Agriculture Ministry and Saudi Arabia’s United Feeds Company signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to study the development of large-scale fodder farms and production facilities in Syria.Agriculture Minister Basel al-Suwaidan and United Feeds Company Chairm»»»

Tehran on Monday said Iranians had shown "they are professional chess players" in response to remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump comparing his dealings with Iran to the board game. Trump on Sunday signaled he was prepared to let economic pressure mount against Iran, apparently backing away from»»»

Speaker of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan Marlen Mamataliev took part in the II Forum of Young Parliamentarians of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The event was held under the theme «Youth on the Path to Common Progress and Peace» and brought together lawmakers from the two countries, representatives of y»»»

Dubai: Oman’s Coast Guard rescued three people after their boat capsized while they were kayaking off Al Qurum Beach in the Wilayat of Bausher, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said. The three were rescued by Coast Guard teams following the incident off the popular Muscat beach. No further details about»»»

US General Joseph Clearfield is expected to arrive in Lebanon today, Monday from Israel, where he met with the Israeli army chief and military officials, media reports said. During his talks with the Lebanese Army leadership, he will tackle a host of files related to the Lebanese-Israeli negotiatio»»»