Cairo: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to achieve de-escalation in the region and restore the diplomatic track between Iran and the United States. This was in a phone call on Saturday, dur»»»

Gabriel Perez was ordered to return $107,529 in unlawful trading, earned on the platform Kalshi, and pay a monetary penalty of $65,000. He was fined for using his knowledge of President Donald Trump's speeches to place bets. Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A former White Hous»»»

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»»»

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur’s initially improved ‌performance against Newcastle United gave way once again to familiar failings in Saturday’s limp 2-0 loss, leaving coach Roberto De Zerbi’s attempt to establish a connection ​with their fans in tatters. After a dreadful display at Brentford last weeke»»»

LONDON: The UAE central bank said on Saturday it would conduct an “urgent examination” of transactions by Banque Misr branches in the Emirates. The statement came after the United States said it would cut off the UAE-based operations of the Egyptian bank from US financial institutions. The US Treas»»»

Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) Thirteen German companies are participating in the 63rd Damascus International Fair, marking Germany’s return to the event after more than 40 years across consulting, logistics, healthcare, energy, and event management sectors. The participation follows the July 16 declarat»»»

Pretoria: South Africa announced that it had submitted a substantial dossier to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Israel's non-compliance with the Court's orders on provisional measures, highlighting what it described as worrisome developments surrounding the implementation of the legal»»»

Prime Minister’s Office has weighed in on the growing dispute surrounding Tirana’s municipal leadership, after Mayor Erion Veliaj moved to dismiss Anuela Ristani from her position as acting mayor. Manjola Hasa, spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office’s Agency for Media and Information, told to»»»

Paris: Failure to approve a national budget before the upcoming presidential election could plunge France into a state of political and financial uncertainty, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu warned Saturday. Lecornu added that this situation comes amid what he termed major international turmoil an»»»

DAMASCUS: Inside the Ministry of Interior pavilion at the 63rd Damascus International Fair, cell doors, heavy padlocks, worn clothing and implements of torture stand as grim testaments to decades of enforced disappearance and systematic abuse. Held under the title “When Walls Speak,” the exhibition»»»

The Department of Homeland Security said Milo Yiannopoulos, a British citizen, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the New Orleans International Airport on Friday. He was deported to the United Kingdom that same day. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 29»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Central Bank of the UAE reviewed the issued statement of yesterday by the U.S. authorities regarding Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Banque Misr UAE branches, as a Financial Institution Operating Outside of the United States of Primary Money Laundering Concern. The Central Bank»»»

Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) Syria is seeking a greater role in regional and international supply chains by reviving its free zones, upgrading transport links and simplifying investment procedures, Abdul Razzaq Qantar, investment director at the General Establishment for Free Zones, told SANA on Saturd»»»

Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) The initial three days of the 63rd Damascus International Fair, dedicated exclusively to business representatives, investors, and official delegations, concluded with the signing of multiple agreements and memoranda of understanding spanning trade, industrial, and investmen»»»

Washington: Besides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” in Venezuela. Trump said the agreement announced Friday night would give the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, »»»

Israeli political analyst Alon Ben-David said that the military realizes the coalition leaders’ intention to ignite a new conflict prior to the elections, whether in the West Bank or in Gaza, asking: What will the Chief of Staff and the generals do when assigned to fight a war where the true securi»»»

BEIRUT: From a Roman temple to ancient olive presses, Lebanon keeps turning up archaeological treasures even as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war has caused excavations to grind to a halt at precious heritage sites in the country’s south. Important discoveries in recent years include the remains of c»»»

COLORADO SPRINGS: Matt Errico was sitting on the toilet when he heard noises in his Colorado home. The roofer got up and found two young bears ​about the size of golden retrievers standing in his hallway. After a staring match, they bolted out of the front door. Errico has had bears get into his ‌g»»»

WASHINGTON: American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to US embassies in the Middle East after many were ordered to leave their posts during the early days of the war with Iran. Although most embassies are not returning to full strength immediately, starti»»»

Dubai: A 16-month-old Jordanian girl with spinal muscular atrophy left Amman for Dubai on Saturday to begin treatment funded in full by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Katia Abu Al Saud travelled with her mother, N»»»

Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance, said citizens are showing notable interest in using the real estate transaction tax mobile application to benefit from new incentives and digital facilities. He said the Ministry continues to develop tax services and simplify procedures for citizens to save time»»»

GRANITE Financial Holding and Tarmiiz Information Technology have joined Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) Regulatory Sandbox to test a model for tokenizing money market fund assets, marking an early step toward exploring blockchain technology in Egypt’s asset management sector. The init»»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources categorically denied a news agency report claiming a reduction in subsidised fertiliser quotas, affirming that the annual allocation remains unchanged at 2.4m tonnes. The ministries stated that »»»

Egypt is considering expanding renewable energy applications, particularly solar power, and integrating energy-efficiency technologies into the agricultural, industrial and service sectors as part of efforts to reduce energy consumption and emissions, the Ministry of Local Development and Environme»»»

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»»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity has launched the first phase of an integrated digital services system to automate applications and procedures for alternative foster families and care institutions, in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The system, acces»»»

Egypt plans to roll out an electronic licensing system for groundwater wells nationwide as it seeks to strengthen oversight of groundwater use and encourage modern irrigation and solar-powered pumping, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said. Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani»»»

Occupied Jerusalem: Over the past week, there has been a heightening of Israeli actions and settler rampages in the occupied West Bank, in tandem with moves to expand settlements and outposts onto more land and seize Palestinian water sources, the Palestine Liberation Organization National Bureau f»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Central Bank of the UAE reviewed the issued statement of yesterday by the U.S. authorities regarding Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Banque Misr UAE branches, as a Financial Institution Operating Outside of the United States of Primary Money Laundering Concern. The Central Bank»»»

DOHA: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi received a telephone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic HE Asaad Al Shaibani. The call discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countri»»»

MOGADISHU: Turkiye’s navy, along with Somali armed forces, have freed a hijacked vessel held in Somali waters and killed 14 pirates after a battle lasting several days, Mogadishu’s government said Saturday. “During the ten-day operation, four boats used by the pirates were destroyed and 14 pirates »»»

A young festival-goer was taken to hospital after a bungee jumping accident at the Szeged Youth Days (SZIN) festival in southern Hungary on Friday night. Almost fatal accident at Hungarian festival The incident happened at the festival’s bungee jumping attraction at around 11 PM, with witnesses rep»»»

Algiers: Algerian communities have been rallying to support families affected by devastating wildfires in the country's northeast, with volunteers organizing donation drives and convoys carrying essential supplies from across the country to the hardest-hit areas. In Jijel province, days of destruct»»»

Iran has prepared new weapons, equipment, technology and tactics to be unveiled on the battlefield against any future adversary, Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Defense, has told local Iranian media. Iranian commanders have deliberately kept details confidenti»»»

Tunis, August 29 (TAP) – Some 56 members of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) on Saturday called for an extraordinary plenary session to be held during the parliament's recess, with government members to discuss socio-economic...»»»

Doha: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi received a telephone call today from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic HE Asaad Al Shaibani. The call dealt with discussing bilateral coopera»»»

Dubai: Several participants have won cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Saturday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260829, the winning numbers in the Days section were 8, 14, 13, 23, 20, 9, while 7 was drawn as the winning number in the Months section. Meanwhile, three participants h»»»

Dubai: Several participants have won cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Saturday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260829, the winning numbers in the Days section were 8, 14, 13, 23, 20, 9, while 7 was drawn as the winning number in the Months section. Meanwhile, three participants h»»»

MADRID — Spain's inflation rate hit 4.3 per cent in August, a sharp increase from the 3.6 per cent seen in July as energy prices surged due to the war in the Middle East, the national statistics office said Friday.Inflation was impacted by "fuel and lubricant for personal vehicles that rose, after »»»

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented US push ​to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the OPEC nation's battered energy industry while delivering a new source of crude to help bring down US fuel prices.»»»

WASHINGTON, United States — US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh on Friday offered rare insight into his economic outlook, flagging that high inflation in the world's largest economy was "concerning" and saying that he saw current interest rates as not being "restrictive."Warsh, appointed by US Pre»»»

AMMAN — Representative of the financial and banking sector at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Firas Sultan said remittances from Jordanians abroad increased by 14.3 per cent during the first half of this year to reach $2.496 billion,Sultan noted that the growth as a "positive" indicator of con»»»

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed five people, local hospital officials said Friday. Two brothers and another relative died in a strike on the family’s home outside Khan Younis, officials at Nasser Hospital said. Two separate Israeli strikes killed one person each in Gaza City, according to healt»»»

A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny marked by gunfire and explosions, authorities said Saturday, in what was seen as a major threat to the country's struggling junta. FRANCE 24's»»»

Every day, it seems Riyadh’s matcha and cafe scene expands. Good Neighbor is the latest hotspot for weekend cafe hoppers in the capital. Located in the heart of the bustling Al-Olaya neighborhood, it is the ideal place for someone like me, who enjoys nothing more than an iced matcha and dessert on »»»

Muscat: The Financial Sector Index of the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) recorded its best level in 18 years last week, closing the weekly trading session at 13,383 points. The sector index rose to 13,000 points last April, marking its best level since Aug. 26, 2008. The index’s gains remained limited»»»

Dubai: Palestinian and UAE flags waved above a sea of kufiyas as music filled the halls of Dubai Exhibition Centre on Saturday, August 29. Families gathered around traditional food, children watched performers take the stage, and friends embraced after meeting under one roof. For one day, Dubai has»»»

BEIRUT: The United States' persistent refusal to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) demands a search for an alternative UN peacekeeping force that has both European and American backing to operate in southern Lebanon, Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri t»»»

Shanghai: China's Song Yadong scored the biggest win of his UFC career with a stunning second-round knockout of former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov in Shanghai on Saturday. Sixth-ranked bantamweight Song (23-9-1, 1 NC) entered the fight as a sizeable underdog against No. 3 Nurmagomedov, whose»»»

The risk of nuclear war does not rest on a single decision. It accumulates, test by test, each explosion edging the world closer to potential catastrophe. That escalation carries a cost of its own, too: every nuclear weapon test leaves a scar on land and on water, and some who lived near test sites»»»