A citizens' protest in support of the mayor of Gorna Oryahovitsa was held outside the Administrative Court in Veliko Tarnovo on Monday. It was hearing GERB's appeal against a decision by the Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipal Election Commission not to terminate Mayor Nikolay Rashkov's term. Later in the »»»

Surat: Four senior resident doctors have been suspended for six months over allegations of ragging and harassment following the death by suicide of a 30-year-old postgraduate medical student at a government hospital hostel in Surat. Harsh Pandya, a first-year postgraduate student who had been worki»»»

ING customers in the entrepreneur category can now activate RoPay directly from ING Business, through a fully digital process, and will benefit until July 1, 2027, from promotional fees of 0% for payments received from individual ING customers and just 0.25% for payments received from customers of »»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev opened a laboratory in Plovdiv for processing drivers’ blood samples for alcohol and drug use. He said that the accumulated backlog of blood samples is expected to be cleared by the end of the year, and that drug test results will begin to be available within days»»»

A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of Ras al-Ain on Monday following years of displacement, months after an integration deal between the Kurds and Damascus. The January agreement on merging Kurdish forces and civil institutions into the state included the ret»»»

Dubai: Flying taxi maker Archer Aviation is buying three Boeing subsidiaries in a deal that will combine electric aircraft, autonomous flight and defence technologies and give Archer a business generating more than $200 million in annual revenue. Archer is acquiring Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and S»»»

Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing workshops are becoming essential retail services for clothing brands as they try to appeal to young consumers who want to save money and the planet.»»»

A diver who found a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness in a shipwreck contacted scientists who might be able to recreate the 1864 version of the stout. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A diver who found a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness in a shipwreck off the coast of »»»

Analysis says Pyongyang is layering conventional and tactical nuclear firepower along the Military Demarcation Line and lowering the threshold for retaliation Egrets rest on Dragon's teeth, or concrete anti-tank obstacles designed to impede the movement of armored vehicles, in Paju, South Korea, 14»»»

CAIRO: Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Diab Al-Louh died on Monday in Cairo aged 67. His funeral will be held on Tuesday at the Police Mosque in Cairo. In a press release, the Arab League mourned Al-Louh, and described him as a career diplomat who dedicated his life to “serving Palestine and defend»»»

TORONTO: In 2007, when Italian-American New Yorker Mina Liccione was offered a gig in Dubai, she had to Google where the UAE was. Now, 18 years, one Arab husband and twin sons later, Liccione is a key figure in the country’s comedy scene, and is bringing her latest stand-up special, “Arabized,” to »»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Monday filed a lawsuit against former central bank governor Riad Salameh over accusations including embezzlement and illegal enrichment following a complaint lodged by his successor, a judicial official told AFP.Salameh was placed in custody late last month after missing a hearin»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism is proposing mandatory minimum staffing levels for hotels and other tourist accommodation, linking the number of employees required to the size and classification of each establishment. The proposal, released for public consultation under the “Minimum Staff»»»

Riyadh: Sixteen Bangladeshi workers have been killed in a fire at a sofa manufacturing facility in Riyadh, prompting Bangladesh to seek the swift repatriation of their bodies and compensation for their families. The fire broke out on Sunday at a facility used for furniture upholstery in the Saudi c»»»

Damascus, Aug. 10 (SANA) Syria’s Agriculture Ministry and Saudi Arabia’s United Feeds Company signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to study the development of large-scale fodder farms and production facilities in Syria.Agriculture Minister Basel al-Suwaidan and United Feeds Company Chairm»»»

Tehran on Monday said Iranians had shown "they are professional chess players" in response to remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump comparing his dealings with Iran to the board game. Trump on Sunday signaled he was prepared to let economic pressure mount against Iran, apparently backing away from»»»

Speaker of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan Marlen Mamataliev took part in the II Forum of Young Parliamentarians of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The event was held under the theme «Youth on the Path to Common Progress and Peace» and brought together lawmakers from the two countries, representatives of y»»»

US General Joseph Clearfield is expected to arrive in Lebanon today, Monday from Israel, where he met with the Israeli army chief and military officials, media reports said. During his talks with the Lebanese Army leadership, he will tackle a host of files related to the Lebanese-Israeli negotiatio»»»

Preparations of the economy and population for the 2026–2027 autumn-winter period have been discussed in Kyrgyzstan. A meeting of the republican headquarters was held under the chairmanship of Erlist Akunbekov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture»»»

Record is chasing record. After a record-breaking 2025 came a record half-year — roughly €390 million in sale-and-leaseback deals, up 15 percent from a year earlier. A tool long routine across Western Europe and the United States is no longer a niche in Poland In Western Europe and the United State»»»

The Sofia Administrative Court has overturned a decision issued on 13 March 2026 by the Executive Director of Bulgargaz EAD refusing access to public information, the court said on its website. The petitioner, Vasilena Dotkova, an editor at the fact-checking platform Factcheck.bg., had requested th»»»

The head of the city kaziyat has been replaced in Osh. Ubaidulla Sarybaev has been appointed the new kazy. The appointment was announced today, August 10. He previously served as imam of the Sulaiman-Too mosque in Osh. The previous head of the city kaziyat, Samidin Atabaev, left his post due to a t»»»

RIYADH: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange closed the first half of 2026 with a record total market value of 2.8 trillion Emirati dirhams ($762 billion), backed by 171 billion dirhams in trading value. According to the Emirates News Agency, total traded volume rose 3.7 percent year on year to 50.3 billi»»»

It is proposed to restrict foreign nationals’ access to surrogacy services in Kyrgyzstan. A relevant draft law has been submitted for public discussion. The authors of the initiative propose amending Article 104 of the Law on the Protection of Citizens’ Health. Under the draft, surrogacy agreements»»»

Hungary’s cheapest shop has refused to explain why it has been closed for several days, citing “technical reasons” – an explanation that few people believe. Most suspiciously, all of the company’s European shops have reportedly shut, with “technical issues” cited in each case. Some commentators alr»»»

Dubai: The Perseids come from a comet called 109P/Swift-Tuttle. That comet passes through the inner solar system once every 133 years. It last did so in 1992, and it will not be back until 2126. Which raises an obvious problem. If the comet only turns up twice in three centuries, why does the meteo»»»

RIYADH: The Middle East and North Africa region completed 390 mergers and acquisitions deals valued at $46.7 billion in the first half of 2026, underscoring the resilience of the market amid geopolitical conflicts, an analysis showed. Deal value climbed to $25 billion in the second quarter, more th»»»

At least 4.4 billion soms from the Pension Fund have been allocated for pension indexation in Kyrgyzstan starting October 1, 2026. The Presidential Administration has released new details on the upcoming increase. The estimated indexation coefficient was 1.13, based on the growth of the average sal»»»

Lebanon on Monday filed a lawsuit against former central bank governor Riad Salameh over accusations including embezzlement and illegal enrichment following a complaint lodged by his successor, a judicial official told AFP. Salameh was placed in custody late last month after missing a hearing over »»»

Dubai: Police baton-charged students and used water cannons and tear gas in Ranchi on Monday after thousands of protesters broke through barricades and marched towards the Jharkhand Assembly, dramatically escalating a 16-day agitation over alleged irregularities in government recruitment examinatio»»»

Hezbollah is against handing over the Ali al-Taher ridge to the Lebanese Army in the current period and “according to Resolution 1701, the area north of the (Litani) River is linked to a national defense strategy,” Hezbollah sources told Al-Jadeed television. The Americans meanwhile asked the Leban»»»

Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan for Gaza and will not withdraw troops from the Palestinian enclave until Hamas is completely disarmed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. The roadmap was published last month as part of efforts by the Trump-l»»»

The Interior and Defence ministries are guarding the site of the August 8 Ukrainian drone incursion near Kardam, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Monday. The drone came down 200 m from the former Kardam border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Romania. Critical points were identified and gi»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers plans to maintain a temporary ban on the export of oil and petroleum products by road and rail. The Cabinet has prepared amendments to the government resolution dated March 1, 2021. Under the draft amendments, the ban will remain in effect until the domestic market»»»

Dubai: A new traffic lane on Sheikh Zayed Road is expected to ease peak-hour congestion and shorten journey times after Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) completed a 2-kilometre widening project near Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station. The additional lane serves traffic travelling from»»»

Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baghaei said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen as long as the US maintains its naval blockade against Iran, stressing that Washington must end and make amends for its “destructive actions” before further steps can be discussed. Speaking at a wee»»»

The Interior Ministry plans to eliminate the backlog by the end of the year so that blood samples for drug testing are analyzed on a regular basis within days, just as alcohol test results are currently processed, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said at the opening of a laboratory in Plovdiv for»»»

A fire broke out at an ammunition warehouse at the military factory near the village of Belitsa, Tryavna Municipality. There have been no fatalities or injuries, Tryavna Mayor Dencho Minev said in a Facebook post. According to him, the fire has been extinguished. All workers were evacuated by buses»»»

U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper told Israel in a visit during the weekend that the United States wants Israel to end the fighting on the three active fronts – Iran, Gaza and Lebanon, Israel’s Channel 13 reported. According to the channel, the Israeli military informed the U.S. side t»»»

RIYADH: Adoption of artificial intelligence tools among Internet users in Saudi Arabia more than doubled in 2025, reaching 45.2 percent, according to the Communications, Space and Technology Commission’s Saudi Internet Report for the year. Usage was highest among people aged 20 to 29 at 55.7 percen»»»

Sunny, hot weather is expected throughout next week, with a brief spell of cooler conditions in the middle of the week. Showers and thunderstorms may occur in isolated spots at the beginning and end of the week, according to a forecast by HungaroMet Zrt sent to the Hungarian news agency MTI on Sund»»»

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a government meeting to assess progress on three megaprojects at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Monday. Pool photo by Yonhap The government plans to enact a special law this year to designate special zones for investment projects related to artificial i»»»

Explosions have occurred in part of the warehouses at the ammunitions plant in the village of Belitsa (central Bulgaria) following a truck catching fire, the Mayor of the nearby town of Tryavna, Dencho Minev, said in a Facebook post Monday. The area has been cordoned off, Minev added. There have be»»»

South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman Capt. Jang Do-young (L) and U.S. Forces Korea spokesman Col. Ryan Donald (R) hold a press briefing for the Ulchi Freedom Shield 2026 exercise at Seoul's Defense Ministry on Monday. Pool Photo by Song Kyung-seok/EPA SEOUL, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The United Stat»»»

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova met with Ukraine's Ambassador to Bulgaria on Monday over a drone incursion into Bulgarian airspace near Kardam, the Foreign Ministry said. The meeting took place at the Ministry. A preliminary analysis indicated that the aircraft was most likely a Maya decoy drone»»»

HASAKAH, Syria: A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of Ras Al-Ain on Monday following years of displacement, months after an integration deal between the Kurds and Damascus. The January agreement on merging Kurdish forces and civil institutions into the state »»»

NEW YORK: “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” set a new high for the director. The Sony-Marvel release has accrued $1.67 b»»»

Dubai: Millions of skywatchers across Europe and North America are preparing for one of the year's most significant astronomical events on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - a rare total solar eclipse tracing a dramatic path over the North Atlantic. The spectacle will not look the same for everyone. A na»»»

President Joseph Aoun was briefed Monday by the head of the Lebanese negotiating delegation, ex-ambassador Simon Karam, on the deliberations of the meetings that were held in Rome last week between the Lebanese, U.S. and Israeli delegations, the Presidency said. The president provided Karam with hi»»»

Dubai: ADNOC Gas is exploring options for a new liquefied natural gas export facility on the UAE's east coast, potentially providing additional flexibility for LNG shipments outside the Strait of Hormuz. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Chief Finan»»»