Bangkok tightens entry rules despite a fall in foreign tourist arrivals Dubai: Thailand depends heavily on foreign tourists, and visitor numbers are already down this year. Yet it is about to halve visa-free stays for travellers from dozens of countries from 60 days to 30. Thailand’s Foreign Minist»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek. The two leaders discussed the development of Kyrgyzstan — Turkey relations and noted the high level of their comprehensive strategic partnership. Among promisin»»»

PESARO - The Serbia men's national basketball team beat Italy 76-64 (19-20, 12-20, 23-17, 10-19) in a FIBA World Cup qualifiers Group J Game Day 8 clash in Pesaro on Monday evening. Aleksa Avramovic led the scoring for Serbia with 20 points and Marko Guduric scored 19, while Ognjen Dobric added nin»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s First Lady Aigul Japarova introduced the first ladies of four countries to Kyrgyz culture, Region TV reported. Joining Japarova, the First Ladies of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva, China Peng Liyuan, Turkey Emine Erdogan, and Uzbekistan Ziroatkhon Mirziyoyeva visited the exhibition of uni»»»

As part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s events, a bilateral meeting took place today between Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Defense Ruslan Mukambetov and Turkey’s Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of Kyrgyzstan — Turkey milita»»»

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to match any U.S. move to return to a June deal aimed at ending their war, as he prepares to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a regional summit. The two allies were due to hold talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organizat»»»

KOROR: Leaders from the world's top economies should stand on a Pacific atoll to see the reality of record sea level rise, a top UN official said in Palau on Monday. Noting last week's deadly floods in Nepal, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said rising seas in the Pacific wer»»»

Life returned to normal in Niger's capital on Sunday, a day after mutineers stormed both the presidential palace and a military base at Niamey's main airport, resisting forces loyal to the ruling junta until Russia’s Africa Corps intervened. State TV reported that dozens of soldiers were kille»»»

Europe's gas traders have spent the summer betting that the Gulf war would end before the heating season starts, giving them time enough to restock Europe’s gas tanks. That bet has gone badly. European gas storage currently stands at about 63% of capacity against a five-year average of 79%. Macro-A»»»

Europe's gas traders have spent the summer betting that the Gulf war would end before the heating season starts, giving them time enough to restock Europe’s gas tanks. That bet has gone badly. European gas storage currently stands at about 63% of capacity against a five-year average of 79%. Macro-A»»»

Europe's gas traders have spent the summer betting that the Gulf war would end before the heating season starts, giving them time enough to restock Europe’s gas tanks. That bet has gone badly. European gas storage currently stands at about 63% of capacity against a five-year average of 79%. Macro-A»»»

Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi and Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a group billed as a counterweight to US influence. »»»

Seven people have died after a passenger boat capsized in Northern Cyprus. 267 people were on board and 23 are still missing. The boat capsized just a few miles off Kyrenia Port in northern Cyprus - a territory occupied by Turkey but not internationally recognised. The ferry has now completely sunk»»»

The official opening ceremony of the VI World Nomad Games began at Bishkek Arena. First, the national flag of Kyrgyzstan was raised, followed by the national anthem. The parade of athletes from participating countries then began. More than 29,000 spectators have gathered at the stadium. The Preside»»»

US Vice President JD Vance will make a private address on Monday at the annual gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition, a collection of conservative Jewish activists. Vance's more equivocal stance on Israel has been criticised by some pro-Israel figures within the conservative movement, who ha»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a working visit. He was welcomed at Manas International Airport by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. The Russian leader will attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games. On September 1, he will participate»»»

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, Emine Erdogan, arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a working visit, the Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported. The distinguished guests were welcomed at Manas International Airport by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. The Tur»»»

At least eight people died when a ferry carrying more than 260 people capsized and sunk off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, according to local authorities. The ship's captain and seven crew members were arrested, said the prime minister of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cy»»»

Petrol was on sale at fewer than a third of Russian filling stations this month, and the Ukrainian supermarket chain ATB began capping purchases on August 28 due to Russian drone attacks. Ukraine has launched a total of 21 strikes against Russia’s oil refineries in August. Russia has retaliated by »»»

At least 7 people died Sunday after their ferry capsized off northern Cyprus. Image courtesy of UPI Aug. 30 (UPI) -- At least seven people have died following a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday, according to media reports. Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel said 237 out of the 26»»»

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will offer Ankara's mediation assistance in the Ukrainian conflict during the upcoming summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, a Turkish government source told Sputnik on Sunday. "During the talks»»»

Share: Photo- 40th islamic conference in Tehran Here is the latest : Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States, imploring them to “know your real enemy.” A tanker vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Israel’s Shin Bet s»»»

Istanbul: At least six people died when a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus on Sunday, the head of the local government said, in a preliminary toll to Turkish media. Unal Ustel, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), said the vessel had been carrying a to»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for a two-day summit, joined by the leaders of Iran and India. The gathering comes as the group seeks to project a united front amid wars in Ukraine and Iran and growing tensions with the West. Ru»»»

Cheese sandwich. Boiled egg. Yoghurt pot. Perfectly healthy at 6am, and, if packed wrong, perfectly risky by noon. With the school run back in full swing, so is the daily lunchbox routine, and with it, a risk most parents might forget to factor in: Heat. In the UAE, where temperatures can soar beyo»»»

CrimeSomaliaTurkish, Somali forces free pirate-seized vessel in SomaliaAkanksha Saxena with AP, AFPTurkish and Somali forces have freed the MV LUTUF after pirates hijacked the vessel off the coast of Somalia. The 10-day operation killed 14 alleged pirates and destroyed four boats used by the attack»»»

Chairperson of Egypt’s General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC), Essam El-Naggar, inaugurated the 86th edition of Nelly Kids Fashion 2026, a specialised exhibition for children’s clothing and accessories, with around 300 factories participating and export contracts worth more than»»»

Iran's economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue, is poised for more instability as the Trump administration tries to coerce other countries into ending all financial dealings with the Islamic Republic. A decision by the U»»»

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are expected in Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit, also attended by Iran's and India's leaders, of a regional bloc seeking to be a counter-influence to the West. Around a dozen heads of states will head to the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek»»»

The trial of a citizen of Kyrgyzstan Ermek Sabyrzhanov, who was detained in Turkey on suspicion of links to Hizmet movement of preacher Fethullah Gülen, is scheduled for September 9 in Izmir, his wife Adelina Kasymova said. According to her, Sabyrzhanov is currently being held at Sincan prison in A»»»

Bulgarians made more trips abroad in July 2026, while the number of foreign visitors to Bulgaria declined slightly compared with the same month last year, according to preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute. A total of 1,037,700 trips by Bulgarian citizens abroad were recorded in »»»

Dubai: Kuwaiti Defense Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Mohammad Asif, signed a joint defense and military cooperation agreement in Islamabad, Kuwait news agency (KUNA) reported. The ceremony was attended by Chief of the General Staff of »»»

It's been six months since the United States and Israel attacked Iran with the perennial goal of transforming the Middle East through military force. The region has changed, but not in the way they had hoped. The Islamic Republic survived the assassination of its top leaders and weeks of heavy bomb»»»

Iran's economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue, is poised for more instability as the Trump administration tries to coerce other countries into ending all financial dealings with the Islamic Republic. A decision by the U»»»

Bulgaria's decision to freeze its long-term agreement with Turkish gas company Botas is not necessarily a move away from Turkey as an energy supplier, but could instead be an effort to renegotiate the cost and risk of maintaining access to its gas infrastructure, according to Turkish energy expert »»»

In January—June 2026, Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade in precious metals and products made from them showed a significant imbalance, with imports exceeding exports 93.47 times. Data from the National Statistical Committee say. Exports amounted to $680,600, while imports reached $63,617.5 million. The la»»»

The federal government of Somalia was on August 21 forced into rapid damage limitation after a high-ranking parliamentary official publicly acknowledged the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC, or TRNC), threatening to embroil Mogadishu in a delicate geopolitical balancing act. »»»

FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers Tribune News Network Doha Qatar's national basketball team will begin their second‑stage campaign in the Asian qualifiers for FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 on Thursday with a highly-anticipated clash against China. The game tips off at 7pm and marks the t»»»

The spokesman for the of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) affirmed that Iran completely controls the Strait of Hormuz, denying the presence of any foreign vessel in the Gulf. The Iranian general said that the Armed Forces of the country will nip the anti-revolutionary armed grouplets in th»»»

Three drone incidents in 36 hours last week highlighted the growing security challenge facing Nato's Black Sea flank, culminating in Romania scrambling an F-16 to destroy an explosive-laden naval drone near the country's biggest new offshore gas project. European officials have warned that repeated»»»

Three US Secret Service officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, pending the outcome of an investigation by the agency’s professional standards office. The three were operating in non-law-enforcement capacities and were being investigated for potential misconduct, the agency’s public »»»

Three drone incidents in 36 hours last week highlighted the growing security challenge facing Nato's Black Sea flank, culminating in Romania scrambling an F-16 to destroy an explosive-laden naval drone near the country's biggest new offshore gas project. European officials have warned that repeated»»»

Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the group in a televised speech from the presidential palace in Damascus. The dissolution followed the integration of SDF fighters into the Syrian military, said Abd»»»

The leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Washington-backed group at the forefront of the battle against the Daesh (Islamic State) group, announced their dissolution on Tuesday under a deal with the government. After being Syria's most highly trained and organised paramilita»»»

A video threatening the life of Barron Trump and insinuating a $10 million reward was broadcast over the weekend on Iranaian media. File Pool photo by Kevin Lamarque/UPI | License Photo Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Secret Service said it is "aware" of a video posted by Iran that threatens the life of »»»

Turkey has welcomed a US decision to remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move rescinds a decades-old designation which came with severe economic consequences for Damascus. Corresponding s»»»

Armenian police have arrested the leader of the country's second-largest opposition party and his son on corruption charges, alleging the former bought state property illegally while in office, authorities said Tuesday. Robert Kocharyan was Armenia's president between 1998 and 2008. Get updated fas»»»

Turkey on Tuesday welcomed the United States' decision to remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, hoping that it would boost efforts to integrate the war-torn country with the world. "We believe this decision will lend momentum to efforts to strengthen Syria's ties with the inter»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Ministry of Trade said that the country’s exports to the 57 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reached $41.5 billion in the January–July 2026 period, marking an increase of $345.7 million on a year-on-year basis. Total foreign trade volume between Turk»»»

Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops not liberated it from invasion. Now, decades later and six months into the US-Iran war, some are seeing those same American troops as more of»»»