The Vazrazhdane party has declared its opposition to a decision by the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) introducing a measure concerning unused budget limits in state schools. “Whoever has touched Bulgarian schools has never seen anything good come of it. I call on all teachers’ unions to ta»»»

The topics of the Government’s measures to curb rising prices in Bulgaria and handle the budget deficit dominate Wednesday’s news media. ECONOMY Trud has an interview with economist Stoyan Panchev, who comments on the Government’s measures to bring the prices of basic food products down. According »»»

Los Angeles, United States: Somali referee Omar Artan said the "biggest dream of my life" had been ripped away after he was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup. Artan, who was named referee of the year in 2025 by the Confederation of African Football, has been dropped fr»»»

TEL AVIV: Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump said he wasn’t sure ​if the Israeli prime minister would stand again. In a brief statement, Netanyahu’s Likud Party said he would run in the election and, God willing, he »»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of conducting an “ethnic cleansing” campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank, saying the measures were designed to accelerate the annexation of the Palestinian territory. A new rep»»»

Bulgaria’s current decisions are more likely to serve Vladimir Putin’s wishes, Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev told journalists on the sidelines of Parliament on Wednesday. He was commenting on PM Radev's announcement that Bulgaria is ending arms supplies to Ukraine. “The reality is that a ve»»»

Ghanaian women defy odds to get Cambridge degrees 19 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKaty Prickett University of CambridgeFrancisca Arhinful, Jemimah Mensah and Fadila Issah spent a year in Cambridge studying for a postgraduate degree Three women from Ghana who were at risk of dropping »»»

Moscow, Russia: Russia on Wednesday urged "restraint" in the Iran war after Washington and Tehran traded new strikes in the worst escalation since their April 8 ceasefire. "We are extremely concerned about the new round of US-Iranian armed confrontation, which began with the unprovoked US-Israeli a»»»

Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump said he wasn't sure if the Israeli prime minister would stand again. In a brief statement, Netanyahu's Likud Party said he would run in the election and, “God willing, he would win”»»»

Children in Cuba are dying amid acute shortages of essential medical supplies caused by US-imposed economic sanctions, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said. The island nation has endured daily blackouts and severe fuel deficits in recent months after Venezuela, onc»»»

The number of armed conflicts underway around the globe reached its highest level since World War II in 2025, according to a study published on Tuesday by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Researchers found there were 65 state-based conflicts – involving at least one government actor – the »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Brussels, expanding sanctions against Russia, will not be able to influence its sovereign policy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "Apparently, Brussels does not want to understand in any way that they have not achieved their goals, namely t»»»

Washington, June 10 (SANA) Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Wednesday, recovering from seven-week lows after fresh U.S. strikes on Iran and another sharp drawdown in U.S. crude inventories heightened concerns over supply and regional stability. According to Reuters, Brent crude futures gained 83 cents,»»»

Dubai: Dubai Holding Real Estate has partnered with Commercial Bank of Dubai to launch a new home financing programme for eligible UAE nationals and residents buying properties across Nakheel, Meraas and Dubai Properties. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The programme c»»»

Resources will be secured to allow the state budget to pre-finance the substantial payments expected in 2026 under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), with the aim of ensuring a steady flow of funding and accelerating the implementation of projects and investments to the greatest exte»»»

In the first three months of 2026, the total volume of remittances received by Kyrgyzstan reached $699.7 million, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to the National Bank, financial flows from abroad are growing monthly: Capital outflow from the country At the same time, a »»»

RIYADH: The Vice Chairman and CEO of the Kuwait Petroleum Corp., Nawaf Al-Sabah, stated that Kuwait has the capacity to restore 80 percent of its oil production, which was halted due to the Iran war, in less than a month. The remaining 20 percent ​​will require three to four months to be brought ba»»»

Fraudsters have begun using the logo of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic in a new scheme to deceive citizens, the regulator warns. According to the National Bank, scammers are sending messages via messaging apps while posing as central bank employees. To appear credible, they attach forged »»»

Israeli media has recently raised concern over the Jabbar 150 drone, the latest Egyptian weapons system, despite having been unveiled nearly six months ago. Israeli news platform Natziv Net reported Tuesday that the unveiling of the domestically produced drone at the Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX) in Ca»»»

Romanian startup Naratix has raised a EUR 1 million seed round from Early Game Ventures to accelerate growth and expand into new markets. The company develops AI-powered infrastructure that helps online retailers and marketplaces transform raw and incomplete product information into structured, sta»»»

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo will launch dedicated weekly freighter flights to Almaty from June 16, marking the carrier’s first cargo destination in Central Asia and opening a new trade route between Kazakhstan and Dubai. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The freight divisio»»»

Speaking at the start of a Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev said that work on the 2026 budget was ongoing. "Despite inheriting an empty treasury, all essential state systems will receive the funding they need, without cuts to social programmes or spen»»»

The Government is ending the provision of weapons from the Bulgarian Army to Ukraine, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said at the start of a regular cabinet meeting on Wednesday. “We have already given enough. The country continues to suffer socio-economic damage from this bloody war. We are convinced t»»»

The allocation of land plots for individual housing construction will be stopped in Osh region. Amankan Kenzhebaev, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the region, said at a meeting with residents of Uzgen district. According to him, exceptions may only be made for socially vulnerable groups »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index dropped 19.62 points, or 0.19%, at the start of Wednesday's trading, down to 10,262 points compared to the previous session's closing. The market was weighed down by declines in three sectors: Transportation (-0.65%), Banks and Financial Ser»»»

Malaysia is seeking new sources of fuel amid a global crunch caused by the war in Iran, though any supplies would need to be able to be processed by the country's refineries, the Economy Minister said on Wednesday. Malaysian refineries are largely dependent ⁠on crude oil originating ⁠from the Middl»»»

DUBAI: Hollywood actor and wellness entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow has been announced as the face of a new advertising campaign for a luxury residential development in the Israeli coastal city of Herzliya, drawing attention as Israel continues its military campaign in Gaza and Lebanon. Paltrow fronts»»»

Consumer prices probably jumped in May for the third straight month, heightening concerns for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve and underscoring the threat that rising costs pose for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Inflation is expected to reach 4.2% in May from a ye»»»

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon vowed to prioritize elevating Seoul into a global top-three city after winning reelection last week. Oh is seen here during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at his office in central Seoul on Tuesday. Photo by Yonhap Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has vowed to prioritize elevating»»»

Dubai: There was no grand farewell, no carefully laid-out life plan, and no certainty about what came next. Just one suitcase. When Lisa Knight landed in Dubai nearly 19 years ago, she did not know that she has been stepping into a life that would redefine everything she thought she knew about work»»»

State Committee for National Security (SCNS) officers discovered a weapons cache near Cholpon-Ata during an investigative operation. According to the security service, the cache was located near the former compound of the liquidated leader of the organized crime group, Kamchi Kolbaev, known as Koly»»»

Gold fell to an 11-week low on Wednesday, as oil prices rose on renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, fueling concerns about inflation and interest rate hikes. Spot gold was down 1.7% at $4,191.84 per ounce by 0747 GMT, after hitting its lowest level since March 23. US gold futures for Augus»»»

Guards on board a cargo ship off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden exchanged fire Wednesday with gunmen in a small boat on Wednesday, the British military said. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the guards managed to drive the gunmen off. No group imme»»»

Tunis, June 10 (TAP) – The weather, on Wednesday, will be partly cloudy across most of the country, with cloud cover increasing over western regions during the afternoon. Localized thunderstorms are expected to develop, bringing rainfall that may be...»»»

Washington, June 10 (SANA) Human rights organizations and activists in the United States have launched a lobbying campaign urging Congress to take a tougher stance on Israeli settlement expansion and violence in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian media. Campaign organizers called on member»»»

Jakarta: Four Indonesian soldiers found guilty of an acid attack that left an activist blind in one eye were sentenced on Wednesday to up to three years in prison by a military court, with a judge calling their actions "arrogant". The four, all members of the military's Strategic Intelligence Agenc»»»

Doha, Qatar: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Municipality H E Eng. Ali bin Mohammed Al Ali has explained that the updated planning and architectural requirements for residential villas and mansions were introduced in response to the needs of Qatari families and the social and urban transformation»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Endowments at Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced the registration of a new investment endowment established by a female benefactor. The endowment consists of 994,070 shares held in ten companies listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and register»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia launched its second national carrier Riyadh Air after more than a year of delays on Wednesday, defying the economic turmoil triggered by the Middle East regional tension and strong competition from established Gulf airlines. A London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner in»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Environmental Research Group (ERG) at Imperial College London and the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University have launched a new two-year strategic partnership focused on environmental health research in arid urban environments. The »»»

Three Palestinian sources said Tuesday that representatives of Gaza’s factions meeting in Cairo and mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye have agreed on what they described as “acceptable wording” to resolve key outstanding issues, particularly those related to weapons. The sources said the unde»»»

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday became India’s longest-serving democratically elected Prime Minister, surpassing a record held by Jawaharlal Nehru for more than six decades and marking another milestone in a political career that has reshaped the country’s electoral landscape. With 4,399 »»»

The [parliamentary] majority is now expected to act not only to vote on the requested resignation of the deputy governor of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), Momchil Mavrov, but also to prevent the “reloading of the status quo” in healthcare, Bozhidar Bozhanov of Democratic Bulgaria said i»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander Poulev and Ambassador of Turkiye to Bulgaria Mehmet Sait Uyanik discussed deeper Bulgaria-Turkiye economic ties, the Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry press service said on Wednesday. The meeting focused o»»»

Sharjah: Motorists travelling between Sharjah and Dubai will need to follow new traffic diversions from Saturday, June 13, as the Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA) begins a temporary partial closure of Al Taawun Street as part of the Al Taawun Tunnel Development Project. The authority sa»»»

Doha: Doha Festival City, Qatar’s leading retail and lifestyle destination known for its curated mix of coveted trends, is set to launch ‘Hala Bel Fans,’ a fully immersive Football Fan Zones Activation running from June 11 to July 19. Inspired by the world’s most anticipated football tournament, th»»»

DUBAI: An upcoming feature by an emerging Saudi Arabia filmmaker is among a slate of new projects being developed by Dubai-based production company Ta Films, as it expands its presence in the regional film industry following the Cannes Film Festival success of the Yemen-set drama “The Station.” The»»»

Any future decision by Bulgaria regarding assistance to Ukraine, whether military-technical or humanitarian, will follow established procedures, requiring a resolution by the Council of Ministers and subsequent debate in the National Assembly, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova told journalists on »»»

Afghanistan said Wednesday that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others, in a further sign of rising tensions between the two neighbors after months of fighting that has killed hundreds. Though the situation along the border was calm»»»

As Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs last March and residents fled in panic, one man found his opportunity. Amid the chaos, he slipped out of his imprisonment in a Hezbollah cell and made his way to the green hills overlooking the Lebanese capital. There, in the posh diplomatic qu»»»