The Kyrgyz band The Rolls will perform at International Beatleweek, which will take place from August 26 to September 1 in Liverpool, UK, the hometown of the legendary Fab Four, whose songs about love and peace became known around the world. The event will bring together more than 70 bands from acr»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is beginning to implement agreements on construction of small modular reactor nuclear power plant in Myanmar, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday. "We are beginning to implement the agreements on the construction of a smal modular reactor nuclear power»»»

Israeli warplanes carried out four airstrikes on the abandoned Abu Al-Duhur military airport in the eastern countryside of Idlib province in northern Syria. Local sources said the attacks were carried out at around 3 am local time (0000GMT). No information has yet been released on any casualties. S»»»

Romanian investment management company SAI Globinvest listed its second ETF on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Regulated Market on 18 August, under the ticker GIBXTETF. The Globinvest BET-XT ETF aims to fully replicate the structure of BVB’s BET-XT benchmark index. Launched by BVB in 2008, BET-X»»»

CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy on Monday called for a unified international stance against Israel over what he described as attempts to derail the Gaza peace roadmap. Fahmy welcomed a statement issued on Sunday by eight Arab and Islamic countries condemning Israel’s rejection of U»»»

Dubai: Alliance Aviation Services has appointed aviation industry veteran Steven Greenway as its new chief executive, with the former Saudi budget airline flyadeal's boss set to take charge of the Australian specialist aviation company from October 1. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheq»»»

Tunis, Aug. 18 (TAP)- The weather on Tuesday is slightly cloudy, growing densely cloudy in the afternoon, the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) said. The wind is blowing north relatively to locally strong near northern coasts and in...»»»

DAMASCUS: A hydrogen tank explosion at a power plant in western Syria killed three people on Tuesday, an electricity company official said. Alaa Sawda, head of the Syrian Electricity Company’s media department told the official SANA news agency that “the explosion at the Banias thermal power plant »»»

There is heavy smoke over Sofia on Tuesday due to a fire in Serbia, the General Directorate for Fire Safety and Civil Protection told BTA. The wind has blown the smoke toward Bulgaria. There are no fires within the capital, the fire department added. /DS/»»»

HEADLINES Bulgarian media on Tuesday focus on economic and social issues, including pensions, the minimum wage and consumer prices, alongside assessments of the Government's first 100 days in office. Other prominent topics include public safety, infrastructure, the activities of the Blood & Honour »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe The End of the American Middle East: Foreign Affairs 18-08-2026 13:17 PM The Foreign Affairs magazine published an article about the end of»»»

Poland says it stopped a Russian-directed plot to murder a US citizen in Warsaw - the first time, its prime minister says, that Moscow has tried to kill an American inside another Nato country. Polish security services detained a Russian citizen on August 7 who had been recruited by Russian intelli»»»

Romanian consumers spent RON 68 billion on fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and Electro-IT products in the first six months of 2026, up 3.2% compared with the same period last year, amid high inflation, weak consumer confidence, and purchasing power around 6% lower than in 2025, according to Niels»»»

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health. Justice Shahid Waheed said 73-year-old Khan, who has been in jail since 2023 on corrupti»»»

Twelve people died and 47 were injured in the Polish bus tragedy on the M3 motorway near Mezőkeresztes late last Sunday night. The bus, carrying pilgrims from Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina back to Poland, left the carriageway, plunged into a drainage ditch and overturned. Police preliminaril»»»

Dubai: Donald Trump once argued that the quickest way for an American president to lose credibility was to draw a red line and then fail to enforce it. Nearly six months into the Iran war, the US president risks confronting that test himself. Trump has repeatedly threatened Iran with military actio»»»

DUBAI: “Alone,” a short film co-produced by Egyptian actor Mona Zaki, has been selected for the Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin. The film’s team announced the selection in a post on Instagram. The annual Berlin event runs from Oct. 7 to 11 at the Kino Moviemento and programs international shorts »»»

Doha, Qatar: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Tuesday with Ambassador of the State of Libya to the State of Qatar HE Mohammed Mustafa Al Saghir Al Lafi, on the occasion of the end of his tenure. HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Fo»»»

Russian forces have liberated Orekhovatka and Krasnopodolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "Units of Battlegroup Yug, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the settlement of Orekhovatka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the statement read.Russi»»»

Washington: An Indian-origin woman who has lived in the United States for 27 years has been detained by immigration authorities, months after a judge terminated earlier removal proceedings against her, NDTV reported. Venkata Narsamamba Vasamsetty, a grandmother of two and a lawful permanent residen»»»

Two Chinese shipping giants have stopped sending oil ​tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab Al-Mandeb and are instead collecting oil cargoes outside the Gulf, Reuters reported, citing three industry executives, tanker ‌trackers and a ship broker. State-controlled COSCO Shipping Energy Transp»»»

An international center for the study of arid territories and the impacts of climate change is planned to be established in Bishkek. It will bring together scientists from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. A»»»

A missile strike by Russian forces on a rural community in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv province early Tuesday killed at least 10 people and injured eight others, authorities said. File photo by Sergey Kozlov/EPA/ Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A strike by Russian forces on a rural community in Ukraine's north»»»

Three people were killed in an explosion at the Baniyas thermal power station on Syria’s Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, Syrian state media reported. The blast occurred at the power facility in the Baniyas area of Tartus province, state news agency SANA confirmed. Authorities and emergency teams we»»»

A farming family in rural America has rejected a multimillion-dollar offer to sell their land for a data center development, joining opposition to a rapid buildout of such facilities driven by the AI boom in the US. According to the Wall Street Journal, a mother and daughter from Maysville, Kentuck»»»

Meta is heading to court on Tuesday to face accusations that it broke child safety laws and harmed underage users’ mental health. A loss could bankrupt Mark Zuckerberg’s company and force permanent changes to Facebook and Instagram. Read more EU targets Meta over ‘addictive’ Facebook and Instagram »»»

The special-purpose nuclear submarine Khabarovsk, designed to carry the Poseidon nuclear-powered giga-torpedo, is currently undergoing sea trials in the White Sea. Khabarovsk is the first of three submarines of a new class designed to carry Poseidon autonomous, long-range nuclear torpedoes. Its des»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said on Tuesday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the United States meets Tehran’s demands, including lifting a naval blockade. “I want to state clearly that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the American c»»»

Dubai: The UAE Ministry of Finance has partnered with DIFC Academy to launch two specialised programmes aimed at developing the next generation of financial leaders and advisers across federal entities. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click hereThe Certified»»»

Dubai: Choithrams has launched a new convenience store format at four Dubai Metro stations, with Quickerr by Choithrams set to expand to 28 stations across Dubai in a phased rollout. The first four Quickerr outlets are at Abu Hail, Stadium, Al Nahda and Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA) Metro station»»»

A ship was hit by a projectile early Tuesday as it was sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the British military's UK Maritime Trade Operations center. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attack highlights the ongoing danger of attempting to transit the waterway as I»»»

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call to continue to seek a diplomatic solution to the conflict with Iran. The call between the two presidents came late Monday as the 60-day negotiating period to find a peace deal between the United States »»»

Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the United States meets Tehran's demands, including lifting a naval blockade. "I want to state clearly that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the American commitme»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Nias Island in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Tuesday, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency. No casualties or property damage have been reported so far. The earthquake occurred at 1:02pm local time»»»

Some currency exchange offices in Bishkek have lowered their buying and selling rates for the Russian ruble below 1 som. The ruble buying rate has fallen below 1 som at almost all exchange offices, averaging 0.95–0.98 som. At some exchange offices, the selling rate has also dropped below 1 som, to »»»

Reconstruction and modernization have started at the Kapitan Andreevo crossing at Bulgaria's border with Turkiye, with the project set to increase the capacity of the border pass by 25% by significantly expanding the number of lanes for trucks and passenger vehicles, the head of the checkpoint, Geo»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Meteorology Department has forecast chances of blowing dust on Thursday and Friday, August 20 and 21, which may lead to reduced horizontal visibility in some areas of the country. The department also said marine warnings will be in place during this period. In a social media upda»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar strongly condemns the targeting of the office of the Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister and the residence of the head of the Security and Intelligence Agency in Erbil, considering the attacks a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq an»»»

Six new truck lanes have been launched at Torugart checkpoint on the Kyrgyz-Chinese border. The State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. Almaz Saliev, head of the agency, inspected the optimization of processes and infrastructure at the checkpoint. Following the working visit, he inst»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Human Resources Development Fund contributed to the employment of 329,000 citizens in the first half of 2026, up 23 percent from the same period a year earlier, through its training, empowerment and career guidance programs. The fund provided about SR4.9 billion ($1.3 billion»»»

DAMASCUS: A Syrian court on Tuesday issued a death sentence to detainee Wassim Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar Assad who was himself sentenced to death in absentia a week ago. Judge Fakhr Al-Din Al-Aryan said Wassim Assad was convicted of multiple murders and “murder accompanied by torture»»»

Dubai: Dubai-based small and medium-sized businesses looking to sell online can now get a 40 per cent discount on Trendyol’s introductory commission rate for their first three months, under a new partnership between Dubai Chambers and the e-commerce platform. Sign up for our daily business newslett»»»

A Syrian court on Tuesday issued a death sentence to detainee Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad who was himself sentenced to death in absentia a week ago. Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan said Wassim al-Assad was convicted of multiple murders and "murder accompanied by torture »»»

Hamas said Tuesday it remained committed to a Gaza peace deal backed by the United States after envoy Jared Kushner spoke to Israel about pressuring the group on disarmament. "Hamas is committed to this agreed-upon process. It is clear that, so far, the Israeli side has not given the mediators clea»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Diplomacy, Battlefield in Full Coordination: Araghchi 18-08-2026 12:08 PM Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi (image from archive). Foreign»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has expanded the list of government bodies and organizations authorized to classify information as state secrets. Under the new resolution, the State Personal Data Protection Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers has been added to the list. The list of informa»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers has expanded the list of funds that government agencies and budget-funded institutions may accumulate in special accounts within the Unified Treasury Account system. The amendments were made to Cabinet Resolution No. 302 of May 31, 2025. The SCNS will also receive »»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health. Justice Shahid Waheed said 73-year-old Khan, who has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges»»»

LONDON: The 60-day memorandum of understanding agreed by Washington and Tehran officially expired on Monday, taking with it the fragile hope of a breakthrough in the Gulf and across the wider region. The 14-point Islamabad Agreement, brokered by Pakistan and Qatar and signed by US President Donald »»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Gold Refinery Co. has applied for exploration licenses in areas offered by the Egyptian government in the Eastern Desert, according to the company’s chairman, Suliman Al-Othaim, in statements to Asharq Bloomberg. Al-Othaim added that his company is looking to obtain a mining licen»»»