Dubai: L’IMAD, a sovereign investor of the Government of Abu Dhabi, has announced its intention to make a voluntary conditional cash offer to acquire up to 100% of the issued and paid-up share capital of AD Ports Group. The proposed transaction will be made through L’IMAD’s wholly owned subsidiary »»»

Ankara: Qatar represented by the Ministry of Culture is participating in the 11th International Istanbul Arabic Book Fair kicked off in Turkiye on Saturday. Running until August 23, the event is held under the theme “The Story Continues”, bringing together over 300 publishing houses from over 30 co»»»

Doha: Bhavan’s Public School (BPS) celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day with great patriotic spirit and enthusiasm. The celebration commenced with the ceremonial flag hoisting by P N Baburajan, President, in the presence of Anjana Menon, Director – Administration, Shanthy CV, Principal, Dharmar»»»

Doha, Qatar: Eight teams have advanced to the quarterfinals of the second Football Tournament for Imams, Muezzins and their sons, organised by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs through its Public Relations and Communications Department. The group stage has concluded, setting the stage for a»»»

Doha: Aspire Zone Foundation is preparing to host the inaugural edition of “Run the Dome,” a 4.8-kilometre race held inside Aspire Dome, one of the world’s leading multi-purpose indoor sporting facilities, on Friday and Saturday, August 28–29, 2026. The race offers an exceptional sporting experienc»»»

Doha, Qatar: MES Indian School, Doha, celebrated the 80th Independence Day of India with patriotic fervour and enthusiasm. The celebration was graced by Chief Guest, Hazmal Ismail, President (Officiating), Dr Najeeb K P, General Secretary, Najeeb M A, Director, Shaheed Alungath, Director MES. Gover»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has underscored its comprehensive approach to safeguarding the quality of drinking water supplied across the country, emphasising strict adherence to local and international health standards. In a social media post yesterday, t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center concluded the activities of its 6th Summer Forum for the year 2026, held under the theme “By the Quran We Rise”. The forum saw the participation of 120 non-Arabic speaking school students (boys and girls) from 15 nationalit»»»

A local resident in Batken region captured footage of a powerful glacier collapse near Chalkoi jailoo (pasture). The video shows a massive amount of ice and snow rapidly breaking away from the mountain. The flow quickly spreads down the slope, creating a striking and alarming scene. The video has a»»»

DUBAI: RC Lens claimed the French Super Cup title on Sunday night after 1-0 win over European champions Paris Saint-Germain, giving Saudi international defender Saud Abdulhamid his second trophy with teh club following teh Coupe De France triumph last season. Florian Thauvin scored the winning goal»»»

A cold front is arriving this week, bringing showers, thunderstorms, and strengthening winds, in its wake temperatures will peak generally below 30 degrees Celsius across the country, before warming begins from Wednesday. On Thursday, the national holiday of 20 August, partly cloudy and sunny condi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) has concluded its activities for the 2025-2026 academic year under its “Your Health, Your Success” programme, implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to promote health awareness and encourage positive health behaviou»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Emadi Model Educational Centre continues to hold its weekly “Educational Thursday” programme, offering a range of Quranic, educational and cultural activities aimed at strengthening Islamic values and helping young people make constructive use of their time. The programme has been h»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar have been drawn alongside Tunisia, France and Venezuela in Pool A of the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship, which will be hosted in Doha from August 19 to 29. The tournament will bring together 20 teams from around the world, divided into five pools. Pool B featur»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s U-18 national basketball team has not lost hope of reaching the knockout stages of the FIBA U-18 Asian Championship, despite suffering a 66–118 defeat against China at the Veer Savarkar Indoor Hall in Ahmedabad, India. The game was part of Group C’s second-round fixtures in the»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stars League (QSL) held its technical meeting for the first leg of the 2026-2027 League at The Torch Hotel yesterday, bringing together QSL officials and representatives of the participating clubs. The meeting reviewed key organizational and administrative procedures ahead of»»»

Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo believes this year is “probably” his last as a professional footballer, the 41-year-old Portuguese superstar said in an interview with Vogue magazine published yesterday. Ronaldo, who has established his place among football’s all-time greats with more than 950 goals for c»»»

A large ethnocultural complex is being built in Kyrchyn for the VI World Nomad Games. The project will feature around 500 yurts grouped into 15 separate yurt settlements. Regions of Kyrgyzstan and foreign delegations will present their own venues. The ethno-town is expected to accommodate up to 100»»»

The Iranian military announced on Sunday it would be offering a $30,000 reward for killing or capturing US soldiers, with the bounty doubled if conducted by a woman. There have been no known deployments of US ground troops in Iran during the war except for a rescue mission carried out in April. Ira»»»

Convoys carrying equipment of the Italian Armed Forces, which are to take part in an exercise, will periodically move along the route from the Bulgarian border with Greece to the Novo Selo training range from Monday, August 17, until Friday, August 21, the Defence Ministry said in a press release. »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Netherlands will take centre stage from September 4 to 6, as the Peelbergen Equestrian Centre in Kronenberg hosts the World Beauty Championship And Equestrian Sports Competition among the Heavenly Akhal-Teke Horses, bringing together horse enthusiasts, breeders, scientists, artists»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Katara Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) has announced the shortlist of nine works for the 12th edition of the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel across the categories of published novels, unpublished novels, unpublished young adult novels, unpublished historical novels, published Qa»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar achieved a distinguished accomplishment at the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2026), with student Laith Tuwair receiving an honorary certificate. The Olympiad was held in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, from July 10-21, 2026, with the participation of more th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Researchers from the Institute for Population Health (IPH) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), in collaboration with global lifestyle medicine experts, have published a white paper calling for the urgent integration of lifestyle medicine into healthcare systems to help reduce the »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has continued to safeguard its economic stability, ensure the uninterrupted provision of essential services, and protect consumers and businesses from the full impact of regional and international developments. The results of the Producer Price Index (PPI) of the industrial secto»»»

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi put young people at the heart of his development agenda in a speech marking India’s Independence Day on Saturday. He announced free online coaching for competitive exams and plans to train 10 million young people in artificial intelligence over the next year. The»»»

Preparations for the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games are in full swing in Bishkek. A participant in the dance group involved in the show shared a video from one of the rehearsals. Rehearsals are being held at Zhashtyk Arena. According to the participant, the organizers invited a U.S. chor»»»

BAELEN, Belgium: Firefighters battled a massive wildfire that scorched a nature reserve in eastern Belgium and another on a Greek island near Athens where two people were killed on Sunday as hot and dry conditions fueled fires across parts of Europe.A blaze in eastern Belgium burned about 30 square»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Qatar (MoCI) has issued a direct advisory encouraging investors and business owners to utilise its digital Company Inquiry Service before solidifying new commercial partnerships. Through a public awareness initiative shared on its official media»»»

Eight of the world’s largest oil producers posted a combined $93 billion in profits in the second quarter of 2026, nearly double their earnings in the same period last year, as the Iran war and disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices higher. The figures, reported by Oi»»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices moved closer to their highest level of August on Monday, leaving jewellery buyers facing rates that have risen by nearly Dh44 per gram since the beginning of the month. The 24K variety was priced at Dh531 per gram at 8.34 am in Dubai on Monday, up from Dh527.50 on Sunday, w»»»

Tehran: Iranian Army Chief Amir Hatami has announced a $30,000 bounty for anyone who kills or captures a US soldier, with the reward reportedly doubled when the act is carried out by a woman, amid ongoing friction between Tehran and Washington. The decision comes after a "large number of requests" »»»

U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 10. Trump on Sunday announced he ordered the Pentagon to scale back its involvement with joint military exercises with South Korea that are set to begin this week. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo »»»

Eight Muslim-majority nations condemned Israel on Sunday for rejecting a roadmap to end its war in Gaza. File Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI | License Photo Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The foreign ministers of eight Muslim-majority nations have condemned Israel's rejection of a U.S.-backed roadmap to end its war»»»

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány has issued an unexpected warning about the dangers of turning public anger and the desire for revenge into government policy, arguing that even legitimate grievances must be handled through the rule of law. In a Facebook post published on Sunday, Gyu»»»

New Delhi: A Russian missile strike on Indian businessman Lakshmi Mittal's ArcelorMittal steel plant in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih killed two people and injured 14 workers and damaged major production facilities, forcing a partial halt to operations, according to reports. The attack has targeted Ukraine'»»»

On August 14, 2026, the 3rd Knowledge Dissemination Seminar on «Eco Technologies and Green Infrastructure» was held in Bishkek. The seminar was organized by the KOICA Alumni Association in the Kyrgyz Republic. The event brought together graduates of KOICA educational programs, representatives of go»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehran that have “never been seen” as soon as next week. The United States, ‌United Nations and European Union have applied»»»

Dubai: Flying from the UAE today, August 17? Most UAE flights continue to operate, but travellers should expect possible delays, cancellations and last-minute schedule changes as airlines continue to adjust services amid the ongoing regional security situation. Emirates has partially resumed flight»»»

Brazil's October presidential election is shaping up as another battle between the Lula and Bolsonaro camps, with incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seeking a fourth term and Flávio Bolsonaro stepping in for his imprisoned father. The two frontrunners are running close in the polls, as Lula focuse»»»

The sixth round of the university admissions campaign has begun in Kyrgyzstan. According to the Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Innovation, electronic coupons registration will be open from August 17 to 19 until 2 p.m. The admissions campaign was initially planned to consist of five round»»»

US President Donald Trump said he is “not happy” that the United States agreed to joint military exercises with South Korea, calling them costly and hostile toward North Korea. “These exercises are not only costly... but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile,” Trump wrote on Truth»»»

Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov will visit the regions of the northeastern regions of Varna, Dobrich and Shumen, and the northern region of Pleven on Monday and Tuesday, Shishkov's Ministry said here on Monday. The tour will begin on Monday in the coastal city of Varna,»»»

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states consider Armenia an ally within the organization, CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said. «From the very beginning, Armenia was an active and harmonious member state, making a worthy contribution to strengthening collective c»»»

NORTHCOM Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Joseph Jarrard warned that the US is currently not ready to defend its own homeland against a swarm of inexpensive drones launched from inside US territory. “We don’t have the sensors,” Jarrard said.He added that depending on where such a swarm attacks, the US may»»»

More than 11 people were rescued this morning from a building in Mumbai after a fire broke out, reported PTI. The blaze affected a four-storey commercial building in Mumbai's Kandivali. There were no casualties, confirmed officers. Also Read: Fire at luxury residential building in Tollygunge, sever»»»

JERUSALEM: US envoy Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt aimed at reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected. The meeting comes two weeks after Hamas endorsed the latest stage of Tr»»»

Iran’s Army Commander-in-Chief Major General Amir Hatami announced a $30,000 reward for anyone who kills or captures an aggressor US soldier and hands them over to authorities, Press TV reported. Hatami said Iranian women who carry out such an operation will receive double the reward.He added that »»»

Russian band Korni will perform at the opening ceremony of the VI World Nomad Games. The ceremony will take place on August 31 at Bishkek Arena. The band addressed fans and announced its upcoming visit to Kyrgyzstan. The Presidential Affairs Department said that other show-business stars will also »»»

Russia has significantly increased its wheat exports to Kyrgyzstan since the beginning of 2026, overtaking Kazakhstan to become the country’s largest wheat supplier, statistical data say. According to the data, wheat shipments increased 4.5-fold, from 39,369 tonnes worth more than $8 million to 178»»»