Arab News 13m

Iranian photojournalist faces 15 years in prison over images, reporting

LONDON: Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly brought her into ​conflict with the authorities, and on Iran’s National Journalist Day on Saturday she learned she had been sen»»»

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Gulf News 13m

Sharjah adds hundreds of new parking spaces in Al Khan and Al Mamzar

Sharjah Municipality is expanding parking capacity in Al Khan and Al Mamzar, with five parking areas providing a combined 1,222 spaces once work is completed. Khalid Al Hammadi, Head of Parking Services at Sharjah City Municipality, said two parking areas had already been completed in Al Khan, prov»»»

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The Peninsula 18m

General Tax Authority launches online meeting booking service through 'Dhareeba' Platform

Doha, Qatar: The General Tax Authority (GTA) has announced the launch of its online meeting booking service through the Dhareeba Platform. This new move is part of the GTA's digital transformation journey to develop communication channels with taxpayers and facilitate their access to services. In a»»»

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Al Manar 18m

Lebanese Army Reiterates Israeli Attacks Hindering Its Missions in South Lebanon - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Army Reiterates Israeli Attacks Hindering Its Missions in South Lebanon 12-08-2026 15:50 PM The Lebanese Army issued on Wednesday »»»

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Dailynews Hungary 23m

Hungary’s relentless heat may finally break – here’s when widespread rain could arrive

After weeks of scorching temperatures and desperately dry conditions, Hungary may finally be heading for a major weather change. Forecasts currently suggest that a slow-moving weather front could bring widespread rain across the country next week – although another burst of extreme heat is expected»»»

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UPI 24m

Watch: Previously unknown 'Mario Bros.' game variant found at Wisconsin store - UPI.com

Five of the games were rated PSA 10, becoming the first-ever Nintendo cartridges to receive a perfect grade Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A box of games brought into a Wisconsin retro store turned out to contain a video gaming history mystery: 97 copies of a previously unknown variant of Super Mario Bros./Duck »»»

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Gulf News 25m

Dubai Duty Free draw: Russian seaman, Dubai businessman win $1m each

Dubai: A Russian oil tanker seaman and an American design-firm owner living in Dubai have each walked away with $1 million after Wednesday's Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw at Concourse D of Dubai International Airport, according to a Dubai Duty Free statement. Three more entrants took »»»

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Arab News 31m

Captain of Air India flight that injured 24 is investigated after drug reports

NEW DELHI: India’s aviation ministry said Wednesday it was awaiting drug test results for the captain of an Air India flight that dropped about 300 feet (90 meters) suddenly midair last week, injuring 24 passengers and crew members. The incident on the Airbus A320 took place shortly after it took o»»»

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Business-review 35m

Alicante apartments for sale and the entry prices Spain still has

Alicante apartments for sale start at around €55,000 in the current catalogue and run to around €595,000, a range most Mediterranean coasts stopped offering years ago. The province holds one of the last accessible entry points on the Spanish seaboard, and it is growing faster than the national aver»»»

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Gulf News 37m

Six British Shorthair mix cats abandoned in Dubai apartment, building management and rescuers step in

Six cats, of British shorthair mix, have been rescued from a Dubai apartment after they were allegedly left behind for weeks, with building management discovering the animals without food or water. The cats were found in an apartment in the Prestige Building after their tenant left the property ami»»»

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Gulf News 37m

Watch: Afghanistan’s gold rush transforms lives and landscapes in Badakhshan

Dubai: Afghanistan’s growing gold rush is transforming parts of the northeastern Badakhshan province, where heavy machinery and thousands of workers are extracting gold from mountain areas. In Shiwa, about 50 kilometres northeast of provincial capital Faizabad, dozens of excavators operate around t»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 41m

Government Considers Social Media Restrictions for Children to Counter Antisocial Behaviour

Restrictions on children's use of social media are among the measures considered by the government to address juvenile delinquency and antisocial behavior, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova told a briefing at the Council of Ministers. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev called »»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 41m

Land Expropriation Begins for Struma Motorway Completion after Alleged Delay

Authorities are beginning to expropriate land plots related to the completion of the Struma Motorway, said Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov at a briefing on Wednesday, emerging from the government's weekly meeting. Shishkov recalled that the Struma Motorway was declared »»»

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Business-review 41m

Bruno Wang Productions: West End Credits and a Registry That Keeps Another Name

A production company trades under the public name and lists co-executive producer credits on West End shows. The corporate registry tells a different story: the person behind it is recorded under the legal name. The two records do not meet, and the company is the place where they almost do. The pub»»»

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Arab News 43m

Paramilitary force launches drone attacks across Sudan

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drone strikes on capital Khartoum and other army-controlled cities on Wednesday, in what appeared to be their largest coordinated attack in months.Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by war between its regular military, led by army c»»»

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France24 45m

Colombia rescuers find woman alive, two days after deadly quake

Two days after Colombia was struck by the country's strongest earthquake in a century, a 32-year-old woman was on Tuesday pulled alive from the wreckage of a collapsed building. Exhausted rescuers continue to search collapsed buildings across western Colombia in a desperate hunt for survivors.»»»

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France24 45m

Trump says he faced ‘greater risk’ on swapped plane after secret flight change sparks controversy

President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed a US media report that he secretly switched planes while flying out of Turkey last month due to a security risk. While some journalists left on the original Air Force One flight expressed anger at having unwittingly served as decoys, Trump maintained the »»»

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France24 45m

Meta's 'Big Tobacco' moment?: Social media giant faces $1.4 trillion lawsuit over harm to children

Jury selection begins Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by the US states of California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey alleging that Meta uses technology to make Facebook and Instagram addictive for children. The states are demanding changes to Meta's apps in addition to financial penalties as high a»»»

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France24 45m

Moderate Crowley beats progressive Hong in Wisconsin Democratic primary

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on Wednesday eked out a stunningly narrow win against democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the Democratic party primary for the Wisconsin governor's race. Crowley's win by less than a percentage point comes as the party faces a divide between establishment»»»

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France24 45m

Donald Trump says he faced ‘greater risk’ on swapped plane

Donald Trump reportedly took a secret military flight out of Turkey last month in an undercover operation prompted by fears that Iran was planning an assassination attempt against the US president. The operation reportedly involved Trump being transferred between aircraft inside a catering truck.»»»

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France24 45m

Meta faces new high-stakes trial

It’s being described as social media’s “Big Tobacco moment”, with a major trial against Meta opening today. Mark Zuckerberg’s company is defending itself against allegations that it harmed children by designing addictive features for young users on Instagram and Facebook. France 24 journalist Delan»»»

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Sana 52m

Syria advances tax reform in talks with IMF, Bank of America

Damascus, Aug. 12 (SANA) Syria’s Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh discussed draft tax legislation with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission specializing in tax policy, focusing on reforms aimed at meeting current requirements, economic reform priorities and international trends. The I»»»

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Gulf News 54m

Defence stocks, AI, energy and cyber emerge as key investment themes for next five years

Dubai: Defence stocks have become one of the most obvious market winners from the current geopolitical cycle, but the bigger investment story is starting to move beyond weapons manufacturers. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Higher military budgets are feeding into dron»»»

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Arab News 55m

Paramilitary force launches drone attacks across Sudan

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drone strikes on capital Khartoum and other army-controlled cities on Wednesday, in what appeared to be their largest coordinated attack in months.Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by war between its regular military, led by army c»»»

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Arab News 55m

Drones attack Sudanese capital, northern cities: AFP, witnesses

KHARTOUM: Drones attacked the Sudanese capital and two northern cities at dawn on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent and witnesses reported, in what appeared to be a coordinated strike after months of calm in Khartoum. Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by war between the Sudanese military, led »»»

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France24 57m

UK's Count Binface, the 'joke' candidate challenging far-right Farage in Clacton by-election

Britain's Count Binface, a man wearing a metallic rubbish bin over his head, challenges far-right politician Nigel Farage on Thursday in the Clacton by-election sparked by the Reform UK leader's shock resignation from his post in July. None of the UK's mainstream political parties are fielding cand»»»

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France24 57m

'Event of the century': Total solar eclipse draws visitors to sleepy European villages

Eclipse chasers have driven a tourist surge in sleepy towns and villages in Spain and several other parts of Europe as the continent gets set for its first total eclipse since 2006. Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the »»»

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France24 57m

‘The first of our lives’: Thousands in Spain rush for best spot to watch total solar eclipse (3/4)

From our special correspondent in Madrid – Thousands of people in Spain were buzzing with excitement as they dashed to find the best location from which to view Wednesday's total solar eclipse. Trains were jam packed, travellers booked last-minute carpools and social media users»»»

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Novinite 58m

PM Radev: Bulgaria Considering Tougher Measures Against Youth Crime

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria is considering tougher measures to tackle youth crime following the killing of Georgi Kuzev in Plovdiv, while warning that children cannot be left to be raised by social media. Opening the Cabinet meeting, Radev said the Interior Ministry had detained those »»»

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Novinite 58m

Russia's Ambassador Calls for Normal Dialogue Between Sofia and Moscow

Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova has called for Sofia and Moscow to restore at least a normal bilateral dialogue, saying that Russia has so far had no contacts with Bulgaria’s new government led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev. Speaking to the Russian news agency TASS about the sta»»»

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Novinite 58m

Security Expert Warns of Gaps in Bulgaria's Air Defense

Bulgaria has missed several opportunities over the years to establish a stable and effective air defense system, according to Ivan Anchev, a former deputy interior minister, diplomat and national security expert. Speaking to Bulgarian National Radio, Anchev said the recent downing of a foreign dron»»»

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Al Majalla 59m

Russia bids farewell to its last strongholds in Syria

Russia said on 11 August that it had reached a deal with Syria on the future of Moscow's military ⁠bases, describing it as "an important step that would boost ties between the two countries", the state RIA news agency reported, citing the Russian foreign ministry. For its part, Syria's foreign mini»»»

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UPI 1h

Trumps confirms secret plane switch amid Iranian assassination threat - UPI.com

U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara ahead of NATO's annual summit in July. Photo by Turkish Presidency Office/UPI | License Photo Aug. 12 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump confirmed he was smuggled off Air Force One and secretly boarded onto a di»»»

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Business-review 1h

ARVAL ROMANIA: How the new generation of entrepreneurs is changing the demand for corporate mobility

Arval Romania, part of the BNP Paribas Group and a major player in full-service leasing and mobility solutions for companies, presents an in-depth analysis of one of the most relevant signals captured by the 2026 edition of the Fleet and Mobility Barometer: 49% of companies in Romania intend to int»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 1h

Bulgaria's First Community for Peaceful Coexistence with Bears to Be Established in Borino

Borino Municipality in the Rhodope Mountains (Southern Bulgaria) plans to establish a community for peaceful coexistence with bears, the WWF Bulgaria environmental organization reported. That would make Borino Bulgaria's first-ever municipality to implement the bear-smart communities model develope»»»

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Gulf News 1h

One dead, 172 rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

One woman died and more than 170 were rescued after a ferry caught fire off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Wednesday, a rescue official said, in the second such incident in days. A navy vessel and other ships evacuated 172 people from the stricken passenger vessel, including two Australia»»»

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Business-review 1h

POV | Elena Badea, Valoria: How to create teams that think critically, not just execute

In many companies, teams work flawlessly…until something comes up that is not in the procedures. Then the rhythm breaks and people wait for instructions. Managers become the “command center”, and the team loses exactly what matters: cognitive agility. By Elena Badea, Managing Director, Valoria Busi»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 1h

Democratic Bulgaria: PM Chose to Blame Opposition Instead of Addressing Radicalization

In response to remarks made by Prime Minister Rumen Radev earlier on Wednesday, Democratic Bulgaria (DB) said in a statement, issued by the coalition's press office, that the Prime Minister cannot call for a united front against radicalization while at the same time portraying his political opponen»»»

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Al Manar 1h

Israeli enemy carries out a new bombing in Bani Hayyan town, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

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 Bani Hayyan town, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 12-08-2026 14:31 PM Latest News Urgent News C»»»

Arab News 1h

Spain prepares for rare solar eclipse against backdrop of heat and wildfires

MEDINACELI: Spaniards rushed to buy specialized glasses to view a rare total solar eclipse Wednesday, as authorities warned people flocking to rural areas to avoid anything that could spark new wildfires. Across a swath of northern and central Spain, millions of people will have some of mainland Eu»»»

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24 News Agency 1h

Kyrgyzkomur offers gifts to early coal buyers - | 24.KG

Kyrgyzkomur enterprise has started selling coal in Chui region and Bishkek. Customers who prepare for the heating season in advance and purchase coal during the summer are receiving gifts. Kyrgyzkomur is urging residents not to postpone their purchases until the start of the heating season. Earlier»»»

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Business-review 1h

Divo Pulitika, InterCapital ETF: Romania-focused ETFs add 276 million euros in assets in seven months, almost tripling in size

Romania-focused ETFs listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange added 276 million euros in assets in the first seven months of 2026, almost tripling in size from 174 million euros at the end of 2025 to approximately 450 million euros at the end of July. Of this increase, an estimated 155 million euros »»»

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Al Manar 1h

CNN Challenges US Energy Secretary’s Claims of Normalized Oil Flows Through Hormuz

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s claims that oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have returned to pre-war levels are at odds with observable shipping data and the physical limits of regional export infrastructure, according to CNN analysis. Wright said Tuesday that Middle Eastern oil exports h»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Najoom Al Thuraya unveils AI-powered fleetvision AI platform to transform telematics, road safety in UAE

Dubai: Najoom Al Thuraya launches a new AI driven fleet management platform - FleetVision AI. This revolutionary program helps fleet owners for predictive analysis of their fleets to facilitate cost reduction and increase productivity in mobility management and tracking business. As the UAE continu»»»

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Gulf News 1h

How Dubai keeps its roads among the world’s best

Dubai: Dubai’s reputation for having one of the world’s most advanced road networks is being reinforced by a sophisticated system that constantly monitors, assesses and maintains its infrastructure. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recorded a 95 per cent “excellent” rating for its road n»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Indian expat student in UAE dies back home after battle with cancer

Sharjah: An Indian expat student, who grew up and studied in Sharjah, died on Tuesday after a battle with cancer, leaving her family and school in grief. Glowin Chell, a Grade 12 CBSE student, died during her treatment back home in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, her grieving father told Gulf»»»

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Gulf News 2h

10 years, 5 kids, then marriage: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez rewrite the love rulebook

Dubai: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez took around ten years of knowing each other before getting married. Rather than clutching our pearls or alerting the family elders over the delay, perhaps we should ask why we're so invested in how quickly couples make it to the altar. Maybe they didn»»»

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24 News Agency 2h

Kidnapping of citizen of Kyrgyzstan solved in Yekaterinburg - | 24.KG

Law enforcement officers from Kyrgyzstan and Russia have rescued a citizen of Kyrgyzstan in Yekaterinburg who was allegedly kidnapped following threats and demands for a large sum of money, the Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the ministry, the man had previously contacted its»»»

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EU Observer 2h

Ousted by Orbán, back with a vengeance: Hungary’s president András Baka to restore rule of law

In a secret ballot on Tuesday (11 August), the Hungarian parliament elected András Baka, a legal scholar and former president of the Supreme Court, as the country’s president with the votes of 140 MPs, presumably from the Tisza parliamentary group. The opposition Fidesz and KDNP parliamentary group»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Gamingtec secures UAE Gaming-related vendor licence, unlocking new iGaming opportunities

Abu Dhabi: Gamingtec has officially secured a Gaming-Related Vendor licence issued by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) in the United Arab Emirates. This enables the company to offer its iGaming Platform, as well as their range of iGaming products, to licensed operators wit»»»

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