President Sadyr Japarov signed a decree on the establishment of the National EXPO Kyrgyzstan exhibition complex. According to the document, the complex is planned to be located in Bishkek and Chui region. Its creation has been designated as a strategic state priority. The project is intended to dev»»»

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»»»

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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»»»

A surge in mosquitoes is primarily due to invasive species – including Asian tiger mosquitoes – as the number of native Hungarian mosquito species has dropped to a minimum because of low water levels in lakes and rivers and the drought, the National Directorate General for Disaster Management (OKF)»»»

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»»»

Arab Finance: Egyptian Transport and Commercial Services Co (EGYtrans NOSCO) posted consolidated net profits after tax of EGP 85.004 million in the first half (H1) of 2026, 401.7% higher than EGP 16.941 million in H1 2025, according to the financial results. Consolidated revenues climbed to EGP 802»»»

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»»»

WEST BANK: Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the home of a Palestinian, Farouk Ramadan, who the Israeli military say was involved in a shooting during a settler attack on Tal village on July 24, in Tal, near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces entered the village on Monday »»»

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»»»

Arab Finance: Net profits after tax of Misr El-Gedida for Housing and Development soared by 111.49% year-on-year (YoY) to EGP 1.354 billion in the first half (H1) of 2026 from EGP 640.291 million, according to the financial results. Operating revenues climbed to EGP 2.240 billion from EGP 732.797 m»»»

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»»»

The water level of the Danube River at the gauging station in Ruse reached minus 114 cm below the conventional zero mark following a further drop of 3 cm over the past 24 hours. The situation on the Bulgarian section of the river remains challenging, the Executive Agency for Exploration and Mainten»»»

DUBAI: People attacked government premises in the Syrian city of Ain Al-Arab, also known as Kobani, in the eastern Aleppo countryside, and removed the Syrian flag from outside the Internal Security Command during protests, state broadcaster Al-Ikhbariya Syria reported on Tuesday. The protests broke»»»

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 rules governing auditors and audit firms have been amended in Kyrgyzstan. The Cabinet of Ministers adopted the relevant resolution. One of the key requirements concerns the inclusion of auditors in the unified state register. Applicants must now provide a document confirming that they have no o»»»

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)»»»

Romania's electric vehicle market returned to a more balanced growth rate in July, following the record high recorded the previous month, while continuing to confirm strong consumer interest in electric mobility and the expansion of the range available on the local market, according to data publish»»»

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»»»

CBRE Romania has released its analysis for the second quarter (Q2) and the first half (H1) of 2026, highlighting the stable and adaptable performance of the country’s office ...»»»

Office space is returning to companies’ strategies as a long-term consideration, following a period in which organisations recalibrated their working policies and the amount of space they occupied. The trend is reflected in contracts signed for longer periods and in a clearer set of requirements re»»»

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»»»

SolitAir, the UAE’s dedicated B2B, airport-to-airport cargo airline, today announced the launch of cargo services to Bucharest’s Otopeni International Airport (OTP), Romania – its second destination in the European Union made possible by the carrier’s ACC3 (Air Cargo and Mail Carrier from a Third C»»»

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»»»