Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli enemy carries out a new bombing in the area between Deir Seryan and Taybeh, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 01-08-2026 16:55 PM La»»»

Kuwait: Jazeera Airways, Kuwait's leading low-cost carrier, today announced an expansion of its United Arab Emirates network, increasing flight frequencies to Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, while continuing to operate three daily flights to Dubai. From 10 August, Jazeera Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Saturday accused some European countries of taking a selfish and irresponsible stance amid calls for Spain's temporary exclusion from the Schengen Area. He said most EU countries supported Spain. "But there are other countries»»»

Marseille: France's largest wildfire since 1949 has been brought under control, a minister said Saturday, more than a week since the fire erupted in a pine forest near the southwestern city of Bordeaux. "The fire in under control, it's no longer progressing," Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said, h»»»

TOKYO: Authorities ended Saturday a massive dayslong search-and-rescue operation at a collapsed shopping mall in southwest Japan following a powerful earthquake that killed 34 people earlier this week. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday. T»»»

Dubai: A powerful heatwave is set to sweep across much of the Arab world over the coming days, with temperatures forecast to approach or exceed 50C in parts of the Gulf as a persistent high-pressure system and an intense thermal dome tighten their grip on the region. Meteorologists say around 10 Ar»»»

The Nuclear Regulatory Agency granted State Enterprise Radioactive Waste a 10-year licence to decommission Units 3 and 4 of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, the regulator said Saturday. Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) Chair Tsanko Bachiyski presented the licence to State Enterprise Radioactive Waste (»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Acclaimed British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, a trailblazer who summited the world's tallest mountains, has been confirmed dead in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, his climbing company said on Saturday. Purja, 43, served with Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas and then the Specia»»»

DHAKA: Bangladesh joined the Saudi-led maritime coalition to support efforts in maintaining regional peace and stability, its state minister for foreign affairs told Arab News on Saturday, after the Kingdom announced formation of the international alliance. The Multinational Maritime Defense Allian»»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said one of its soldiers was moderately injured during a “close-quarters encounter” with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon overnight on Saturday, despite a ceasefire. “Overnight (Saturday), an IDF officer was moderately injured during operational activity in so»»»

JEDDAH: Millions have watched Saudi content creator Mizna bint Oqab’s videos of life with her camels, transforming her daily routines into viral snapshots of one of the Kingdom’s cultural icons. Through humorous videos of camel-milk lattes, breakfast recipes, and playful trends, she is bringing cen»»»

Dubai: Millions of skywatchers are expected to turn their eyes to the heavens on August 12, 2026, when one of the year's most significant astronomical events unfolds: a rare total solar eclipse. While the path of totality will bypass the Arab world, parts of North Africa, particularly the Maghreb, »»»

Dubai: A powerful heatwave is set to sweep across much of the Arab world over the coming days, with temperatures forecast to approach or exceed 50C in parts of the Gulf as a persistent high-pressure system and an intense thermal dome tighten their grip on the region. Meteorologists say around 10 Ar»»»

KYIV: Russia fired a record number of missiles at Ukraine in July, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian air force data published Saturday showed, as Kyiv renewed its call for anti-ballistic defenses. Both sides have escalated long-range attacks as the war drags through its fifth year, with no signs of stop»»»

Muscat: Oman Air has warned passengers to expect delays on some flights after temporary airspace restrictions and exceptional operating conditions disrupted aircraft movements across parts of its network, adding to operational challenges facing regional airlines. In a travel advisory issued on Satu»»»

Warsaw’s office market is shifting in landlords’ favor as strong demand meets historically low supply. Companies leased more than 416,000 sqm of office space in the first half of 2026, up over 38% y/y, with nearly 283,000 sqm signed in the second quarter alone. Meanwhile, only 45,000 sqm of new off»»»

ADDIS ABABA: Fighting between the Ethiopian army and Tigray rebels took place in northern Ethiopia on Saturday, raising the spectre of a new war breaking out, a senior Tigray official told AFP. “The federal government launched an attack this morning against Tigrayan forces in Shererina,” close to t»»»

Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja died with other team members in a powerful avalanche in Pakistan, his climbing company confirmed on Saturday, after rescuers recovered the remains of three climbers from the 10-strong expedition during a high-altitude search. The avalanche struck on Thursday, cutti»»»

Israeli media reported an overnight clash between soldiers of the Israeli army’s Egoz unit and Hezbollah fighters during a military operation in Ali Al-Taher area, southern Lebanon. The enemy media explained that an officer was wounded during a clash between an Egoz unit force and Hezbollah fighter»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye and Iraq signed a one-year agreement on maintaining use of ​the crude oil pipeline between the two countries, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Saturday.The agreement extended a decades-long bilateral arrangement that expired on Monday which allows the ‌operation»»»

AMMAN: US embassies in several Middle Eastern capitals warned American citizens to beware an “unforeseen escalation” in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave. “Americans in the region should consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation,” said a securit»»»

RIYADH: The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, known as Mawhiba, has concluded its summer programs, held in 19 cities across five countries. The Mawhiba Summer 2026 programs brought together more than 12,000 gifted students from across Saudi Arabia, focusing»»»

DUBAI: The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organizations worldwide, has announced a landmark long-term commercial rights agreement for the FIA World Rally Championship and FIA European Rally Championship. It follow»»»

A routine home renovation in Australia has solved a mystery that puzzled librarians for more than a century. A copy of Antiquities of Athens, published in 1858, has been returned to the Kiama Library in New South Wales after spending an estimated 150 years hidden inside a sealed fireplace. The book»»»

Doha, Qatar: Fire Station, Qatar Museums' contemporary art hub, has announced the Open Call for the second edition of its Artists Intensive Study Programme (AISP) 2027, inviting emerging visual artists from Qatar and around the world to apply for the fully funded nine-month programme, which will ru»»»

Anthropic said three versions of its Claude AI model gained unauthorised access to external organisations during safety tests after a configuration error exposed them to the internet, days after OpenAI disclosed similar security failures. The incident is likely to intensify concerns over increasing»»»

Hungary’s Interior Ministry has announced an official investigation into the controversial relocation of Slovak Roma families to the village of Szalonna and nearby settlements in north-eastern Hungary, saying it will examine who organised and financed the moves and whether any legal violations occu»»»

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense announced that its armed forces destroyed hostile drones after detecting them inside Kuwaiti airspace early Saturday morning. The ministry's official spokesperson, Colonel Saud Abdulaziz Al Atwan stated that the Iranian aggression targeted several vital insta»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Overnight clash between Egoz Unit and Hezbollah fighters left a number of soldiers and a officer injured 01-08-2026 14:45 PM»»»

Participants in an international media tour visited the year-round Ala-Too Resort mountain cluster and Jyrgalan ski resort as part of the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Media and Think Tank Summit, the organizers said. Journalists from 25 countries participated in the event. The purpo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli occupation army says officer moderately injured during ‘operational activity’ in south Lebanon 01-08-2026 14:38 PM Latest News Urge»»»

GAZA CITY: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed two people and significantly damaged a hospital’s medical supply warehouses on Saturday, hospitals, the civil defense agency and the health ministry said.The latest strikes come a day after Hamas said it had agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that »»»

Ceuta: Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain's enclave of Ceuta in North Africa had left by Saturday, officials said, as some EU countries bolstered their border controls over the sudden influx. An estimated 60,000 migrants entered Ceuta over just a few days from neighbo»»»

New Delhi: Every year, Sumer Singh Bhati watches his camel herd grow smaller. Over the past decade, it has shrunk from more than 300 camels to fewer than 200. His neighbor has seen an even steeper decline — from 500 camels to just 50 today — as the animals that have defined livelihoods in the deser»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian forces took control of the settlement of Olgovka in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "As a result of decisive actions, units of Battlegroup Zapad established control over the settlement of Olgovka in the Kharkov region," the statement rea»»»

Hungary has announced further emergency energy-saving measures after Prime Minister Péter Magyar warned that the Paks Nuclear Power Plant may have to shut down completely as early as this weekend due to the exceptionally low level of the River Danube. In a video statement released on Saturday morni»»»

The US Embassy in Amman has issued a security alert warning Americans in Jordan and across the Middle East to remain cautious amid heightened regional tensions and the risk of further escalation. The embassy said the security environment remains “complex”, with the possibility of flight cancellatio»»»

Budapest: Hungary's sole nuclear power plant could shut down this weekend, days earlier than predicted, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said Saturday, as a sweltering heatwave strains energy systems across central Europe. National weather service HungaroMet forecast highs of over 40C over coming days. »»»

Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to hand over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee as part of a US-backed roadmap that would see a gradual Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, though Israel said it would not pull back until the militant group is fully disarmed. Hamas said Friday it »»»

Dreaming of flying one of the world’s largest international airline networks? Emirates is giving experienced pilots a closer look at life on its flight deck with a global recruitment roadshow spanning Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The Dubai-based airline’s recruitment team will meet commer»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Spanish authorities started installing new barriers off the Tarajal beach in the enclave of Ceuta amid a surge in migrant arrivals, media reported on Saturday, citing the Spanish government. The barrier consists of an inflatable fence 500 meters (1,640 feet) long and 30 to 70 cen»»»

At least 34 people have died attempting to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco, according to Spanish authorities. Officials are pushing for a national emergency to be declared as around 60,000 migrants crossed into the territory via land and sea over the past 24 hours. Over 37,500 have »»»

The identities of more than 400 Spanish and Ukrainian intelligence officers linked to NATO were obtained by pro-Russian hacker groups PalachPro, APTDesi, and NoName057(16) after they breached law-enforcement and security databases in Spain and other NATO countries, the groups told Sputnik. Accordin»»»

Abu Dhabi: Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, has stressed that the lessons of Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait remain as relevant as ever, saying the anniversary reaffirms the importance of Gulf solidarity and the shared responsibility of safeguarding the region's security a»»»

Vazrazhdane has called for tighter border security and the suspension of the Schengen agreement with Spain following the crossing of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the party's press office said. "National security should be the top priority of any Bulg»»»

RIYADH: The Riyadh Region Municipality has released a set of rare historical photographs of Al-Safat Square, offering a glimpse into the daily rhythms of a place that once sat at the beating heart of the Saudi capital, and paying tribute to its famous clock, affectionately dubbed by locals as “Riya»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Post has issued new commemorative stamps for the Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve, including stamps in the SR3 $0.80) denomination and a SR5 postcard, in a move that documents the reserve's environmental and national value. Located northeast of Riyadh, approximately 100 k»»»

DUBAI: French-Algerian model Loli Bahia gave her followers a behind-the-scenes look at Saint Laurent’s summer campaign, “Respiro,” posting a series of images from the Mediterranean shoot on Instagram. The campaign was created by the French label’s creative director, Belgian designer Anthony Vaccare»»»

President Joseph Aoun has warned that Israeli detonations near a UNESCO-listed castle threatened a recent deal with Israel, which in turn said it had razed Hezbollah tunnels there. Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that "Israeli forces triggered very powerful explosions" overnight, spec»»»

At least nine people were killed and 28 others wounded in Ukraine's capital Kyiv after Russia launched a series of ballistic missiles overnight into Saturday, authorities said. Both Russia and Ukraine have ramped up attacks in recent months, with Moscow increasing its long-range strikes on towns an»»»