NEW YORK: Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source. The Cent»»»

The electronic system for controlled medicines for travellers can be accessed through MoPH’s website. To apply for the electronic permit, users must access the electronic system through the National Authentication System, submit the application, and attach the required documents specified in the sy»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US and Pakistan discussed strengthening border security and enhancing counterterrorism cooperation during the recent counterterrorism dialogue, according to a joint statement published on the US Department of State's website. "The United States and Pakistan convened for t»»»

The Bulgarian government’s decision to approve the transfer of a 33% stake in the Black Sea Khan Tervel exploration block to Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company Ltd. has triggered debate over energy security, national interests and foreign participation in strategic resources. The decision of the Co»»»

The “whitelist” mode - under which mobile internet access is restricted to services approved by Russia's Ministry of Digital Development - has shifted from an emergency measure to a permanent fact of life across central Russia. In July, only 30.5% of mobile-network user sessions in the Central Fede»»»

Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, authorities said Wednesday. Kyiv was unable to shoot down any of the Russian missiles amid intensifying attacks that have prompted Kyiv to plead for more US-ma»»»

Dubai: The Indian Consulate in Dubai has assured Indian expats that it is working to eliminate delays in urgent passport applications following the recent transition to a new outsourced service provider, while clarifying that the Tatkal scheme is available only to eligible applicants. Speaking duri»»»

Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation is reshaping regional and global trade flows. Its position between Asia, Europe, and Africa gives the Kingdom a strategic advantage, while Vision 2030 has turned that geography into a long-term logistics and industrial strategy. Supported by the National Indus»»»

As the European Central Bank weighs how its new euro banknotes will look, NATO’s airborne surveillance unit has a novel suggestion: plaster the European notes with images of American military hardware. In a recent post on its Facebook page, NATO’s Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWACS) Force sh»»»

This photo, taken Wednesday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in Seoul as South Korean stocks rose by more than 3.5 percent on easing AI concerns and hope for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Photo by Yonhap Seoul shares soared by more than 3.5 percent Wednesday as easing concerns over the»»»

Ukrainian firefighters tackle a blaze early Wednesday at the site of Russian missile strike on a postal logistics center in Kyiv. Photo by Maxym Marusenko/EPA Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A Russian airborne assault targeting civilian commerce and infrastructure in Ukraine's Kyiv region in the early hours of Wed»»»

Dubai: Tourists visiting the UAE can now access VAT refunds through more than 19,300 retail outlets, 100 self-service kiosks and eligible purchases made on the Noon e-commerce platform. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The number of stores connected to the Federal Tax A»»»

Russia’s services sector remained under pressure in July as weak consumer demand and falling purchasing power continued to weigh on business activity, while fuel shortages pushed up transport costs and renewed inflationary pressures across the economy. (chart) The latest S&P Global Russia »»»

Doha, Qatar: The winners of the sixth lucky draw of Safari Hypermarket’s mega promotion, “Shop and Drive – Win 30 Bestune Cars,” have been selected. The draw was held on August 2 at Safari Hypermarket, Ezdan Mall, Al Gharafa, in the presence of representatives from the Qatar Ministry of Commerce an»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), represented by the Department of Educational Planning, Policies, and Innovation, organised a workshop entitled “Writing Practices and Performance Indicators” as part of its early preparations for the Ministry’s participation in th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar continues its intensive efforts and engagements with regional and international partners to prevent escalation and support diplomatic solutions in the region, said Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Majed bin Mohammed »»»

KYIV: Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, authorities said Wednesday, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks on Ukraine. Kyiv has in recent months urged allies to supply more US-made Patriot interceptors a»»»

Dubai: Apple Pay is now available in the Philippines, allowing customers to make contactless payments using their iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac at thousands of stores, apps and websites across the country. The launch expands Apple's digital payment service to one of Southeast Asia's fastest-gro»»»

Ukrainian drone strikes killed five people in the Moscow region and seven others at a Black Sea resort, Russian officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged a series of deadly attacks that included Russian strikes on a Ukrainian gas station and Black Sea vessels. Moscow region governor Andrei Vorob»»»

Ukraine’s drone strikes on Wildberries depots in Russia have run up losses equivalent to tens of millions of dollars for traders from across Central Asia, Belarus, Armenia, China and other countries, according to the founder and CEO of the company known as “Russia’s Amazon”, Tatyana Kim. Kyiv has i»»»

Ukraine’s drone strikes on Wildberries depots in Russia have run up losses equivalent to tens of millions of dollars for traders from across Central Asia, Belarus, Armenia, China and other countries, according to the founder and CEO of the company known as “Russia’s Amazon”, Tatyana Kim. Kyiv has i»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is starting to sound desperate. A terrifying winter bombardment by Russian missiles is clearly on the way as soon as the mercury begins to fall, but the Uralian president said at the weekend, Kyiv is down to its last PAC-3 Patriot interceptor missile left. He»»»

Russian forces on military exercises in Crimea in April 2021. File photo by Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry/EPA-EFE Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A soldier in Russian-occupied Crimea allegedly killed four people and injured another four in a mass shooting on Tuesday. Crimea region Gov. Mikhail Razvozhaye»»»

Plovdiv Regional Governor Georgi Yanev and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) President Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva have signed a memorandum of cooperation, initiating joint efforts to establish Bulgaria's first regional space centre for natural disaster prevention and emergency managem»»»

Doha, Qatar: Old Doha Port's summer campaign, "Let's Summer at the Mina", is now in full swing, with visitors returning to the promenade, the marina, and Chabrat Al Mina, as the destination continues to offer a vibrant waterfront experience throughout the summer months. The campaign invites visitor»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s freight and logistics market is projected to grow from $10.93 billion in 2025 to $14.66 billion by 2031, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.04% between 2026 and 2031, according to a report by the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). The Cabinet-affi»»»

Packeta Romania, a global digital platform for e-commerce and part of Packeta Group, is integrating Romanian Post’s national network into its logistics ecosystem through an operational partnership starting this month. The collaboration substantially expands the delivery infrastructure available thr»»»

Dubai: UAE fuel prices have started moving closer to pre-conflict levels as international oil markets stabilise after months of exceptional volatility triggered by the Middle East conflict. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Brent crude has fallen by»»»

At least five people were killed and 11 injured in the Moscow and Leningrad regions overnight after a large-scale Ukrainian attack targeting 18 Russian regions, plus occupied Crimea, with hundreds of drones. File photo by Stringer/EPA Aug. 4 (UPI) -- At least five people were killed and 11 injured »»»

Dubai: Walk into House of Wisdom in Sharjah on any weekday this summer and you won't find the hushed, half-empty reading room you might expect. Instead, there are final-year high-school students hunched over coursework, remote workers tapping away on laptops, packs of twenty-something Gen Zers scan»»»

At least six people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia, local officials said Tuesday on the messaging app Telegram. Warehouses belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries were targeted for the second night in a row. Ukraine’s ​overnight attacks on Russia killed six peopl»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Chamber (QC) hosted a delegation from the UAE’s AIM Congress Organising Committee yesterday. The meeting was held in the presence of QC Board Member Eng. Ali bin Abdullatif Al Misned; Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Qatar, H E Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi; and C»»»

Russia and Ukraine's tit-for-tat missile and drone war escalated further over the weekend of August 1-2, with another brutal Russian attack on Kyiv that is driving tens of thousands residents into the metro stations every weekend. This attack killed at least nine people and injured dozens more. "Ru»»»

Doha, Qatar: Pakistan International School Doha (PISQ) has announced the exceptional performance of students in the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), Islamabad, SSC Part-II (Matric) First Annual Examination 2026. The FBISE officially declared the results of SSC Part-I a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has concluded its 2026 Summer Student Activities programme after a month of learning, creativity and skills development that engaged more than 950 students. Held under the theme “Invest Their Summer in Creativity,” the 2026 Summer »»»

Abu Dhabi: A Filipino expat has spoken how his group of 10 friends from the Philippines, India and Bangladesh that had been chasing the Big Ticket grand prize for 15 years, finally won Dh20 million. As reported by Gulf News on Monday night, Dubai resident Reynaldo Herboso, was named the winner afte»»»

Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been»»»

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles walk on their way to inspect a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025. File Pool Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. D»»»

ABHA: Saudi Entertainment Ventures will officially open its first entertainment destination, SEVEN Abha in Asir region, with a special ceremony on Aug. 5. It is the first of 14 locations the company is planning across the Kingdom. Chairperson Abdullah Al-Dawood described the launch as a “defining m»»»

Doha: Qatar Tourism (QT) has announced that the Hayya platform has been awarded Silver in the Technical Innovation of the Year in Government Technology category at the 2026 Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, recognising its continued evolution as a digital platform driving AI-enabled, automat»»»

Damascus, Aug. 3 (SANA) The Syrian E-Commerce Forum 2026 opened on Monday at the Seven Gates Hotel in Damascus, bringing together representatives from government ministries, chambers of commerce, the private sector, technology companies, electronic payment providers and logistics firms. The forum a»»»

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 »»»

Dubai: Egypt has launched a new QR code-based tourist visa system at Cairo International Airport, allowing visitors to obtain their visas digitally before travelling or on arrival as part of efforts to modernise border procedures and help attract 30 million tourists annually by 2030. The system, wh»»»

RIYADH: Saudi electronics retailer United Electronics Co., also known as eXtra, reported higher first-half net profit for 2026 after revenue rose 5.3 percent. According to Saudi Exchange filings, it increased to SR4.07 billion ($1.09 billion) from SR3.87 billion a year earlier, while net profit ros»»»

A warehouse east of Moscow belonging to Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, was set ablaze after being struck by Ukrainian drones overnight, the second such attack in two days. File photo by Stringer/EPA Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A warehouse east of Moscow belonging to Russia's largest online reta»»»

Russian ​top online retailer Wildberries said on Monday that a Ukrainian drone attack on ​one of ‌its warehouses ⁠in the Vladimir region had caused ‌a fire to break out. The company, known as the country's Amazon, has been targeted several times by Ukrainian drones over the last few weeks. Russian »»»

DUBAI: As the Esports World Cup 2026 unfolds in Paris, the Middle East and North Africa’s influence on the tournament is increasingly more visible. Beyond the success of individual clubs, the tournament has revealed a regional talent pool that now stretches across international organizations, multi»»»

President of the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), Eng. Abdulrahman bin Ali Al Farahid Al-Malki received the Ambassador of the European Union to the State of Qatar, H E Dr. Cristian Tudor yesterday. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the National Cy»»»

Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie met yesterday with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Qatar H E Hong Ji-pyo. They discussed cooperation between the two countries.»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will use threats from the United States as a ground to increase the country's combat readiness, Iranian Defense Minister Majid Ebn-e-Reza said on Sunday. "Although the enemy's recent statements are part of a psychological and cognitive warfare campaign, we consider every thr»»»