Dubai: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange added more than 30,000 new investors in the first half of 2026, while total dividends distributed through the market rose to Dh49.9 billion and foreign participation remained strong. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.New investor regi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has renewed its call for owners of small craft to renew their registration licences conveniently through its official mobile application, “Darb”. In a post on its official social media accounts yesterday, the ministry highlighted the ease and simplicity »»»

Dubai: ADNOC Gas reported second-quarter net income of $665 million, beating its guidance range despite operational and shipping disruptions, while approving a $940 million quarterly dividend and raising its earnings growth target through 2030. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & B»»»

Medics performed an operation on a patient with inflammation of the sphenoid sinus, which forms part of the internal base of the skull, the press service of Russia’s Samara State Medical University told Sputnik. “Surgeons performed a minimally invasive endoscopic operation through the nose: they op»»»

Through this agreement, PPC Group acquires ABO Energy Polska z.o.o. and ABO Energy Hungary Kft., integrating two fully staffed project development platforms along with the specialized teams operating in each country. The portfolio includes 29 SPVs holding 99 MW of PV projects in operation or nearin»»»

Beijing: Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport. The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls along the coast of Zhejiang province on Sunday, with Chi»»»

The search continues in Kyrgyzstan for three missing climbers who had climbed Kurumdy Peak. Their identities have now been confirmed. The Belarusian nationals Maksim Polyansky, 43, and Nikolai Sviridov, 60, are experienced mountaineers, according to their colleagues. They hold the title of “Snow Le»»»

Arab Finance: Cairo International Airport handled 2.756 million arriving and departing passengers across 19,357 flights during July 2026, compared with 2.654 million passengers on 19,013 flights a year earlier, according to a statement. Passenger traffic increased 4% year-on-year (YoY), while the n»»»

DUBAI: Yemen’s armed forces said Monday they would respond to a Houthi missile and drone attack on Mocha that killed seven people and wounded 30 others. The military said it viewed Sunday’s attack on its units in the Red Sea port city as an assault on the armed forces as a whole, adding that any su»»»

BOGOTA: Colombian forces killed six members of armed groups on Sunday, President Abelardo de la Espriella announced, the opening salvo in a crackdown on crime just days after his inauguration. The far-right leader took office on Friday vowing to crush criminal groups profiting from drug trafficking»»»

GlobalizationCan Iran’s middle class survive the post war economy? Danyal Babayani The war has intensified Iran’s economic crisis, squeezing household budgets, hurting businesses and raising fears that millions of middle-income families are slipping closer to poverty. https://p.dw.com/p/5IOefEconom»»»

Hopes for a deal to ease the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz were fading Monday (August 10, 2026) as Iran continued to demand major concessions from Washington, while reports of attacks on commercial shipping and fresh regional security moves underscored the risks facing the Gulf. UAE travellers»»»

EU gas storage is refilling at one of its slowest paces in 15 years, and the numbers say the bloc has almost no chance of reaching its 90% target by November. Storage across the EU stood at 58.1% full on August 5, according to Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) data - 15.6 percentage points below wher»»»

Latvia is facing a demographic "triple squeeze" that will leave it with roughly 1.5mn people by 2050, a fifth fewer than today, according to figures highlighted by economist Holger Zschaepitz on August 8. The country's old-age dependency ratio is projected to rise by around 23 percentage points ove»»»

Two new laboratories for processing drivers’ blood samples for alcohol and drug use will open in Plovdiv and Burgas on Monday, the Interior Ministry said in a press release. Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev will attend the opening of the laboratory in Plovdiv. Construction of another new laborato»»»

Brazil's President Lula da Silva has unveiled a new foreign policy platform that places South-South cooperation at the centre of the country's international strategy, as diplomatic tensions with the US continue to escalate, Xinhua reports. The government plan aims to reduce Brazil's dependence on t»»»

Dubai: UAE travellers continue to face a mixed picture this month as airlines operate amid ongoing regional security concerns, with some routes cancelled, others delayed and several international carriers maintaining suspensions across the Gulf. While regional airlines are gradually restoring servi»»»

Since the US effectively cut off fuel shipments to island, 10 million Cubans have endured near-daily power outages. Yet the country is quietly building one of the world's fastest solar revolutions, according to the WSJ. At least 41 midsize and 18 smaller-scale solar parks have been built over the p»»»

Researchers at South Ural State University have uncovered that reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as a biological alarm system, helping cereal crops adapt to extreme heat and drought. Controlled ROS activity triggers protective responses and creates "stress memory" within plant cells.This adaptive m»»»

The parliamentary faction of the Tisza party is nominating András Baka, the former president of the Supreme Court, for the position of President of the Republic — Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Facebook on Saturday, following a meeting of the parliamentary group. Opposition parties are re»»»

Manila: For Peter Castro, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW), buying a condominium in Metro Manila was supposed to be a straightforward investment. Here's the general flow: pay the equity in installments, wait for construction to finish and eventually own a 32-square-metre unit along Pioneer Street »»»

A large-scale international exhibition for businesses, manufacturers, investors, and business partners, Kyrgyzstan EXPO 2026, will be held in Bishkek on October 15-17. According to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, more than 500 companies and over 3,000 professional visitors, including internat»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces have arrested a nine-member cell affiliated with Daesh in the southern province of Quneitra, authorities said Sunday, as a stepped-up campaign targets the militant group’s networks and supply lines. The Internal Security Forces, working with the General Intelligence»»»

CAVUSTEPE, Turkiye: Mehmet Kusman did not spend very long at school, but he traced the ancient inscriptions chiselled into the black basalt rock and read: “Before me there was nothing. But by the power of the god Haldi I founded this city.” Kusman, 86, has dedicated his life to the fortress of Cavu»»»

PARIS: Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels a historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU’s global warming monitor said Monday. Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and the first two months of summer have been mar»»»

A group of climbers, including some from Belarus, has gone missing in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. ONT website says. It was reported that a group of climbers, including two Belarusian citizens, has gone missing in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. The climbers lost contact after completing a difficult r»»»

1 of 2 | White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf hands President Donald Trump an executive order during the signing of executive orders concerning silicon chips and birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Ph»»»

BERLIN: The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to major wildfires, prolonged drought and new national tempera»»»

An Irish court on Sunday charged alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan with directing a criminal organisation and remanded him in custody after his extradition from Dubai on a government jet. The 49-year-old Irishman appeared in court after being flown back on Sunday evening from Dubai on the basis of»»»

Summertime sadness is a thing, and your gut could be singing it. As temperatures soar, your body loses more fluid through sweat, while changes in appetite, sleep and daily routines can throw your eating habits off balance. The result: A digestive system that can suddenly feel anything but settled. »»»

Authorities announced early Sunday the arrest of Thomas David Ryan, who is accused of killing his father last week. Photo courtesy New York State Police/Release Aug. 9 (UPI) -- New York State Police early Sunday said a 32-year-old man accused of killing his father and then setting fire to the man's»»»

PERTH, ‌Australia: Oil prices rose on Monday on uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz anytime soon, as Iran said ​a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes was in its final stages but insisted the US must still meet other conditions. Brent crude futures rose 91 cents or 1.09 per»»»

Iran's Revolutionary Guards insisted Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage. Iran's effective blockade of the crucial energy conduit has rattled allies, roiled markets and driven up»»»

The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a sharp increase in deaths and confirmed infections from the country's fast-growing Ebola outbreak, with the death toll reaching 1,887 and confirmed cases 4,120, according to government figures cited Sunday. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain»»»

The annual Perseid meteor shower, one of the most reliable and spectacular displays in the night sky, is expected to reach its peak on the night of Wednesday into early Thursday (August 12-13, 2026), offering skywatchers particularly favorable conditions this year. A new moon will leave the heavens»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military on Sunday closed the West Bank village of Taybeh to non-residents, saying it aimed to prevent growing attacks ​on Palestinians by Israeli settlers across the West Bank. The order, the military said, only applies to Israelis and not to Palestinians. A spokesperson said t»»»

Oil prices were higher in early Asian trading Monday as uncertainty over a possible agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continued to outweigh hopes for a quick return to normal shipping. At 8:33 am Tokyo (on Aug. 10, 2026), market data on OilPrice.com showed West Texas Intermediate crude at $7»»»

Mohsen Rezaei speaks to media in Tehran on Jan. 3, 2020. File Photo by Maryam Rahmanian/UPI | License Photo Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Iran has replaced its top security official with another commander of its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, a spokesman for Iranian Masoud Pezeshkian said late Sund»»»

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey: Joaquin Niemann closed with a 2-under 69 Sunday for a three-shot victory in LIV Golf New York, extending his record with his ninth career victory in the last three years. Jon Rahm shot 76 and tied for 41st, but that still was enough to clinch the season points title for the »»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced Sunday that his new White House counsel will be Will Scharf, the staff secretary who as the Trump-appointed head of the National Capital Planning Commission helped secure approval for the $400 million ballroom project. Trump said that, beginning Sept. 1,»»»

Cairo: During a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace Director-General Nikolay Mladenov, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for the implementation of all provisions of the Gaza roadmap, including a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave and»»»

Damascus, Aug. 9 (SANA) Agriculture Minister Basel al-Suwaidan and Daniel al-Baroudi, a representative of American Swiss International, signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding on investment cooperation to rehabilitate and operate livestock facilities in the provinces. Signed at the ministry’»»»

Reports circulating on social media Sunday evening claim that Iran has launched multiple anti-ship cruise missiles from the area of Sirik in southern Iran, striking an oil tanker off the coast of Oman. The vessel was reportedly transiting the US-backed southern shipping corridor of the Strait of Ho»»»

Security officers stand guard at a gate of Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Ireland, on Sunday following the extradition of alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan from the United Arab Emirates. An Irish government jet transported the 49-year-old from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport to the milit»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Rixos Hotels has announced the appointment of Sherif Kasseb as managing director of Rixos Premium Qetaifan Island North, where he will oversee the continued growth of one of the Middle East’s most distinctive integrated hospitality, lifestyle and entertainment destinations»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Mauritania’s Ministry of Health and Qatar Charity (QC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation in the health sector, supporting the ministry’s priorities and addressing the population’s basic healthcare needs in line with national»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatari mountaineering legend Sheikha Asma bint Thani Al Thani has achieved another historic milestone after successfully reaching the summit of Gasherbrum II, taking her tally to 11 of the world’s 14 mountains above 8,000 metres. The latest ascent adds another remarkable c»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Reyada Medical Centre has successfully achieved reaccreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI), one of the world’s leading healthcare accreditation bodies, reaffirming its commitment to delivering safe, high-quality, and patient-centred healthcare services in li»»»

QNA Doha In a new achievement for Qatari diplomacy and its efforts to promote peace and stability in Africa, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo released 15 detainees and handed them over to the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) under the mechanism for the release of »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global foundation for education and development, and Al Sadd Sports Club have renewed their collaboration agreement for the 2026-2027 sports season, reaffirming their shared commitment to leveraging sport as a powerful community plat»»»