RIYADH: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange closed the first half of 2026 with a record total market value of 2.8 trillion Emirati dirhams ($762 billion), backed by 171 billion dirhams in trading value. According to the Emirates News Agency, total traded volume rose 3.7 percent year on year to 50.3 billi»»»

Dubai: Dubai International Airport (DXB) will host a community walk as part of Dubai’s citywide wellbeing initiative, Dubai Mallathon, giving guests the opportunity to take part in a walking event while at the world’s busiest international airport. The walk will take place on Friday, 14 August, wit»»»

US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said Sunday that President Donald Trump has “lost this war” with Iran, arguing that continued fighting is weakening the US while strengthening Tehran. “America is weaker. Iran is stronger,” Murphy told NBC, saying he would support even a “bad deal” to end the war »»»

It is proposed to restrict foreign nationals’ access to surrogacy services in Kyrgyzstan. A relevant draft law has been submitted for public discussion. The authors of the initiative propose amending Article 104 of the Law on the Protection of Citizens’ Health. Under the draft, surrogacy agreements»»»

Hungary’s cheapest shop has refused to explain why it has been closed for several days, citing “technical reasons” – an explanation that few people believe. Most suspiciously, all of the company’s European shops have reportedly shut, with “technical issues” cited in each case. Some commentators alr»»»

At least 13 people were killed and 39 were injured after a "massive" Ukrainian drone raid on Nizhnekamsk in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, 600 miles east of Moscow. Ukraine said it was targeting the Tanevo oil refinery just outside the city. File photo by Russia's Emergencies Ministry/EPA-EFE A»»»

Dubai: The Perseids come from a comet called 109P/Swift-Tuttle. That comet passes through the inner solar system once every 133 years. It last did so in 1992, and it will not be back until 2126. Which raises an obvious problem. If the comet only turns up twice in three centuries, why does the meteo»»»

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s expanding live music scene is set to welcome Canadian dream-pop artist Ghostly Kisses, who will perform in the Kingdom for the first time this September. The singer-songwriter will kick off her Middle East tour with two performances, taking to the stage in Jeddah on Sept. 3, f»»»

RIYADH: The Middle East and North Africa region completed 390 mergers and acquisitions deals valued at $46.7 billion in the first half of 2026, underscoring the resilience of the market amid geopolitical conflicts, an analysis showed. Deal value climbed to $25 billion in the second quarter, more th»»»

At least 4.4 billion soms from the Pension Fund have been allocated for pension indexation in Kyrgyzstan starting October 1, 2026. The Presidential Administration has released new details on the upcoming increase. The estimated indexation coefficient was 1.13, based on the growth of the average sal»»»

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates announced that its national cybersecurity systems had successfully tracked and thwarted sophisticated and organized cyberattacks that targeted the aviation, energy and education sectors in the country. In a statement published by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), t»»»

Chennai: Tamil Nadu remained at the top of the national road accident chart in 2025, reporting more than 71,000 crashes. However, the state recorded a considerably lower proportion of fatalities compared with several other major vehicle-owning states, according to figures presented in Parliament. D»»»

Around 5,300 people worked as professional firefighters in Bulgaria in 2025, Eurostat published in a report on Monday. Firefighters accounted for 0.18% of total employment in the country. 372,400 people worked as professional firefighters in the European Union last year. Fire services had a younger»»»

DUBAI: The UAE's Cyber Security Council thwarted cyber attacks targeting ⁠the Gulf ⁠country's aviation, energy ⁠and education sectors, according to the Emirati state news agency (WAM) reported on Monday. The council said the attacks had been dealt, with intrusion attempts contained before the attac»»»

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 hearing over »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli occupation forces torch homes and properties in the southern Lebanese town of Khiam: Al-Manar correspondent 10-08-2026 14:01 PM Lat»»»

The crews of Bastion coastal missile systems deployed in Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands, together with the crew of the Smerch small missile ship, hit a sea target simulating a group of landing ships belonging to a mock enemy, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said. The strike was part of the ongoing Ru»»»

Dubai: Police baton-charged students and used water cannons and tear gas in Ranchi on Monday after thousands of protesters broke through barricades and marched towards the Jharkhand Assembly, dramatically escalating a 16-day agitation over alleged irregularities in government recruitment examinatio»»»

Bulgaria and the Arab states are bound by a friendship founded on trust, mutual respect, and a shared commitment to maintaining peace and stability, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said during a meeting with the ambassadors of Arab countries accredited to Bulgaria on Monday, the Foreign Ministry»»»

FRANKFURT: The German government regards US ​President Donald Trump’s latest Gaza plan as an opportunity to make ‌progress toward ‌the ​disarmament ‌of ⁠Hamas, ​a German foreign ⁠ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Asked in a regular news ⁠conference about ‌Israeli ‌Prime Minister ​Benjamin ‌Neta»»»

Hezbollah is against handing over the Ali al-Taher ridge to the Lebanese Army in the current period and “according to Resolution 1701, the area north of the (Litani) River is linked to a national defense strategy,” Hezbollah sources told Al-Jadeed television. The Americans meanwhile asked the Leban»»»

Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan for Gaza and will not withdraw troops from the Palestinian enclave until Hamas is completely disarmed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. The roadmap was published last month as part of efforts by the Trump-l»»»

More than 20 dead white storks have been found near Gabrovo, all beneath the same electricity pole, Dr. Rusko Petrov, head of the Scientific, Educational and Conservation Activities Department at the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Centre, said here on Monday. Following reports of an unusually high n»»»

The Interior and Defence ministries are guarding the site of the August 8 Ukrainian drone incursion near Kardam, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Monday. The drone came down 200 m from the former Kardam border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Romania. Critical points were identified and gi»»»

GUWAHATI, India: The flood crisis in India’s northeastern Assam state remained critical on Monday, with the death toll reaching 100 after two more people died overnight, officials said. Several rivers remain above danger levels, raising the risk of fresh flooding in vulnerable areas, the Assam Stat»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers plans to maintain a temporary ban on the export of oil and petroleum products by road and rail. The Cabinet has prepared amendments to the government resolution dated March 1, 2021. Under the draft amendments, the ban will remain in effect until the domestic market»»»

Israeli occupation forces intensified their attacks on southern Lebanon on Monday, launching a wave of artillery shelling, strikes and demolition operations that struck multiple villages from the early morning hours. According to Al-Manar’s correspondent, occupation forces carried out demolitions o»»»

Dubai: A new traffic lane on Sheikh Zayed Road is expected to ease peak-hour congestion and shorten journey times after Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) completed a 2-kilometre widening project near Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station. The additional lane serves traffic travelling from»»»

Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baghaei said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen as long as the US maintains its naval blockade against Iran, stressing that Washington must end and make amends for its “destructive actions” before further steps can be discussed. Speaking at a wee»»»

The Interior Ministry plans to eliminate the backlog by the end of the year so that blood samples for drug testing are analyzed on a regular basis within days, just as alcohol test results are currently processed, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said at the opening of a laboratory in Plovdiv for»»»

A fire broke out at an ammunition warehouse at the military factory near the village of Belitsa, Tryavna Municipality. There have been no fatalities or injuries, Tryavna Mayor Dencho Minev said in a Facebook post. According to him, the fire has been extinguished. All workers were evacuated by buses»»»

U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper told Israel in a visit during the weekend that the United States wants Israel to end the fighting on the three active fronts – Iran, Gaza and Lebanon, Israel’s Channel 13 reported. According to the channel, the Israeli military informed the U.S. side t»»»

Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur, the Foreign Ministry of Kyrgyzstan reported. The meeting took place on August 10. The sides discussed Kyrgyzstan — USA relations, further development of bilater»»»

Kyrgyzstan has been experiencing a precipitation deficit for at least seven years in a row. Rainfall is either below normal or within normal limits, climatologist Zoya Kretova explained in «Green Tea» podcast. According to her, the problem isn’t limited to rainfall. The volume of seasonal snow, whi»»»

RIYADH: Adoption of artificial intelligence tools among Internet users in Saudi Arabia more than doubled in 2025, reaching 45.2 percent, according to the Communications, Space and Technology Commission’s Saudi Internet Report for the year. Usage was highest among people aged 20 to 29 at 55.7 percen»»»

Sunny, hot weather is expected throughout next week, with a brief spell of cooler conditions in the middle of the week. Showers and thunderstorms may occur in isolated spots at the beginning and end of the week, according to a forecast by HungaroMet Zrt sent to the Hungarian news agency MTI on Sund»»»

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a government meeting to assess progress on three megaprojects at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Monday. Pool photo by Yonhap The government plans to enact a special law this year to designate special zones for investment projects related to artificial i»»»

Explosions have occurred in part of the warehouses at the ammunitions plant in the village of Belitsa (central Bulgaria) following a truck catching fire, the Mayor of the nearby town of Tryavna, Dencho Minev, said in a Facebook post Monday. The area has been cordoned off, Minev added. There have be»»»

South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman Capt. Jang Do-young (L) and U.S. Forces Korea spokesman Col. Ryan Donald (R) hold a press briefing for the Ulchi Freedom Shield 2026 exercise at Seoul's Defense Ministry on Monday. Pool Photo by Song Kyung-seok/EPA SEOUL, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The United Stat»»»

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova met with Ukraine's Ambassador to Bulgaria on Monday over a drone incursion into Bulgarian airspace near Kardam, the Foreign Ministry said. The meeting took place at the Ministry. A preliminary analysis indicated that the aircraft was most likely a Maya decoy drone»»»

HASAKAH, Syria: 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 »»»

NEW YORK: “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” set a new high for the director. The Sony-Marvel release has accrued $1.67 b»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has announced on Monday that its national cybersecurity systems have detected and successfully thwarted advanced, coordinated cyber attacks targeting its aviation, energy and education sectors. According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the UAE's Cybersecurity Council affirmed »»»

Dubai: Millions of skywatchers across Europe and North America are preparing for one of the year's most significant astronomical events on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - a rare total solar eclipse tracing a dramatic path over the North Atlantic. The spectacle will not look the same for everyone. A na»»»

President Joseph Aoun was briefed Monday by the head of the Lebanese negotiating delegation, ex-ambassador Simon Karam, on the deliberations of the meetings that were held in Rome last week between the Lebanese, U.S. and Israeli delegations, the Presidency said. The president provided Karam with hi»»»

Dubai: ADNOC Gas is exploring options for a new liquefied natural gas export facility on the UAE's east coast, potentially providing additional flexibility for LNG shipments outside the Strait of Hormuz. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Chief Finan»»»

As of August 10, 2026, the average price of AI 92 gasoline in Bishkek is 86.9 soms per liter, while AI 95 gasoline — 109.9 soms. This data was provided by the Antimonopoly Regulation Service under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan. The average price of diesel fuel is 99.9 soms per »»»

Bangkok: A former Thai MP on Monday shot dead a local government official in broad daylight over a financial dispute before being arrested and confessing to journalists at the police station. The attack took place outside a government building in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok, just days aft»»»

A former Thai MP on Monday shot dead a local government official in broad daylight over a financial dispute before being arrested and confessing to journalists at the police station. The attack took place outside a government building in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok, just days after a scho»»»

Dubai: The struggle over the Strait of Hormuz is increasingly becoming a contest not just of military power, but of time. US President Donald Trump is betting that Iran’s economy cannot indefinitely withstand sanctions, a maritime blockade and months of military pressure. Also Read: Iran sees contr»»»