Ankara, Aug. 30 (SANA) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye would continue to defend truth, justice, peace and stability despite provocations aimed at undermining stability. In a message to the Turkish people marking the 104th anniversary of Victory Day on Sunday, Erdoğan said Türkiy»»»

Dubai: The UAE has confirmed that its markets are free of table egg products affected by a recall in the United States over possible salmonella contamination, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment said. The ministry said the confirmation followed the completion of checks by the relevant re»»»

GERB will take part in political contests where it should come first, party leader Boyko Borissov said on Sunday during GERB’s National Assembly. "GERB is not an Olympic organization. It is not an Olympic committee where we take part simply for the sake of participating. We will take part where we »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received on Sunday a written message from HE Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen, concerning bilateral relations and ways to support and strengthen them. The message was recei»»»

London: Argentina's 2022 World Cup winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has joined Chelsea from fellow Premier League outfit Aston Villa, the London-based club announced Sunday. The 33-year-old has signed a three-year contract with Chelsea, following a deal worth £7.5 million ($10 million), accordi»»»

GERB’s National Assembly elected on Sunday Radostin Tanev, the party’s regional coordinator in Stara Zagora, Dimitar Vuchev, regional coordinator in Sofia, and Stoyan Petkov, regional coordinator in Varna, as members of the party’s Executive Commission. The three were elected by 427 votes in favour»»»

NASA is preparing to launch its Roman Space Telescope on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, beginning a multi-year mission to create a vast new map of the cosmos. With a field of view far wider than Hubble’s, Roman will search for exoplanets and supernovae while also probing two of the big»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday condemned what he called "criminal acts of violence" perpetrated by Israeli settlers in two Palestinian villages. Earlier in August, a group of settlers blocked supplies from entering Palestinian houses on the outskirts of Qusra and attacke»»»

JEDDAH: Loans extended by Oman’s commercial banks exceeded their deposit base at the end of June, with the loan-to-deposit ratio reaching 102.9 percent, according to official data. Private sector deposits rose 12.45 percent year on year to 19.37 billion Omani rials ($50.4 billion), Oman News Agency»»»

RIYADH: S&P Global Ratings affirmed Jordan’s “BB-/B” sovereign credit ratings with a stable outlook, citing economic resilience supported by trade rerouting through Aqaba, stronger remittance inflows and international financial assistance. The agency expects real gross domestic product growth to sl»»»

The two countries are considering the development of a river route that would connect China's western regions to the Arctic Ocean, as conflicts around the world expose the fragility of traditional shipping lanes, the South China Morning Post reports. The 4,248-kilometer route follows the Irtysh Riv»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s 3D-printing market is projected to more than quintuple to SR6.47 billion ($1.7 billion) by 2034, as adoption expands across aviation, automotive, healthcare and manufacturing, a new report showed. According to a report by the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises»»»

Labor Minister Hassan Raddad said on Sunday, August 30, 2026, that the ministry is working to remove obstacles and empower young people to enter the labor market, stressing that training is a top priority aimed at enhancing the skills of Egyptian workers and preparing them for employment in Arab an»»»

CAIRO: ‌An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old child, in the central ​Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said. Gaza medics said the Israeli airstrike near a bakery in Deir Al-Balah killed one man, Hussam Nusair, a three-year-old boy, Tayyem ‌Hamdan, and ‌wounde»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar Coresspondent: Israeli assaults are ongoing, particularly along the Zawtar River, Dawhet Kfar Roumman, and around the Ali al-Taher»»»

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Reykjavik: Iceland's voters rejected a proposal to restart negotiations on joining the European Union more than a decade after previous talks ended, the national broadcaster reported Sunday. The vote will put the long-debated issue to rest more than a decade after a euroskeptic government ended EU »»»

Dubai: Taco Bell is returning to the UAE, with Americana Restaurants set to bring the Mexican-inspired fast-food brand back to the market as the first step in a phased GCC expansion. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & BalancesThe comeback comes 14 years after Taco Bell previously »»»

Reykjavik: Iceland's voters rejected a proposal to restart negotiations on joining the European Union more than a decade after previous talks ended, the national broadcaster reported Sunday. The vote will put the long-debated issue to rest more than a decade after a euroskeptic government ended EU »»»

Asker, Norway: Norway's new King Haakon VIII attended a memorial service Sunday, as churches across the Scandinavian kingdom paid tribute to his father, King Harald, who passed away two days before. Members of the public lined up to catch a glimpse of the new king. 53, as he arrived with the royal »»»

Dubai: Six months into the war, Iran is confronting a threat that cannot be stopped by missiles or air defences: anger on its own streets. The country’s economy is being squeezed by war, a US naval blockade and increasingly severe sanctions. Annual inflation reached 66 per cent in July, food inflat»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama has shared details of a meeting with Socialist Party lawmakers and other party officials from the Tirana region, describing it as part of preparations for the party’s upcoming political season. Rama also published photographs from the meeting on Facebook, saying discussions »»»

London: Andy Burnham has enjoyed the first month as UK prime minister, but the hard trade-offs involved in governing are about to get real as parliament returns from its summer break in the coming days. Since succeeding Keir Starmer on July 20, Burnham has pleased voters with several low-cost sweet»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors. Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disaster that struck the Himalayan region on Wed»»»

Doha, Qatar: Invest Qatar, the Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar, and Media City Qatar have concluded a successful participation at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany, where a joint Qatar pavilion attracted strong interest from international gaming companies, developers, publishers and investors.»»»

Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right national security minister on Sunday boasted of worsening conditions for Palestinian prisoners as he visited female inmates. Two months before elections, Itamar Ben Gvir posted a video in which a veiled woman, her face blurred out, said that prisoners had “extremely ba»»»

ALKHOBAR: When Aljowharah Hassan was asked to go in goal during a 2024 university match against Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, the attacking player had never played as a keeper before. Her usual position was on the left wing, but an injury to a teammate meant the 24-year-old had to ma»»»

TORONTO: Jordanian director Zain Duraie’s debut feature “Sink” is a restrained, visually assured study of a mother who cannot — or will not — see what’s in front of her, until it’s perhaps too late. Nadia (Clara Khoury) is a mother of three whose attention is almost entirely focused on her teenage »»»

DUBAI: Sharjah Self-Defence club topped the standings on the opening day of Round 6 of the Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship, taking place at Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex in Dubai. The no-gi competition on Saturday featured athletes in the U-12, U-14 and U-16 categories, representi»»»

DUBAI: French jewelry brand Cartier transported its “Into the Wild” event to Buyukada, one of Istanbul’s Princes’ Islands, bringing together an international cohort of actors, filmmakers, presenters and cultural figures for a celebration of the maison’s longstanding fascination with the animal king»»»

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ​overhauled his senior military leadership, appointing Kim Song-gi as defense minister and restoring veteran strategist ‌Pak Jong-chon as vice ‌chairman ​of ‌the ⁠Central ​Military Commission, state ⁠media outlet KCNA reported on Sunday. Kim Song-gi, previousl»»»

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Sunday warned that "any retreat" in the face of the U.S. and Israel will lead to the "annihilation" of Iran, Hezbollah, their allies, and Muslims in general. The U.S. and Israel "act ruthlessly to dominate the world. Any resistance, regardless of the cost, will»»»

Aarau, Switzerland: Swiss police were on Sunday hunting gunmen who opened fire at a rave, killing one person and wounding five others, some of them seriously. The shooting, which happened in the early hours in Aarau, near Zurich, and sent partygoers running for cover, is a rare event in the Alpine »»»

Dubai: More than 1.277 million students across the UAE head back to classrooms on Monday, August 31, in the country's biggest return to school in years and the first full, uninterrupted return after an academic year in which classrooms switched between in-person and distance learning due to disrupt»»»

RIYADH: Outstanding Fitch-rated hard-currency sukuk exceeded $221 billion at the end of the first half of 2026, rising 13 percent from a year earlier, as the Islamic debt market remained resilient despite geopolitical and macroeconomic volatility. About 82 percent of Fitch-rated listed hard-currenc»»»

President Joseph Aoun on Sunday marked the 48th anniversary of the disappearance of revered Shiite cleric Imam Moussa al-Sadr and his companions by saying that he refuses to allow the South to remain a "forgotten region" or a bargaining chip. The president added that the only legitimate weapons pro»»»

Dubai: Pupils return to classrooms across the UAE on Monday for the start of the 2026-27 academic year, beginning a 37-week calendar that includes 185 teaching days and a series of assessments starting within the first weeks of term. The calendar applies to public schools and private schools follow»»»

A U.S. Department of State spokesperson has said that "the Trilateral Framework clearly states that the Lebanese Government is the sole legitimate interlocutor for discussions about the future of Lebanon and on behalf of the Lebanese people." "The United States stands with the Lebanese people and w»»»

At least one person was killed and five others injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss city of Aarau, police and local media reported Sunday. A major police operation is underway at the scene, with authorities urging residents to stay away from the area. A shooting at»»»

Budapest is set to return to normal operations from 1 September after the capital’s energy supply was restored. Decorative lighting, fountains and the Gellért Hill waterfall will also be switched back on following weeks of energy and water-saving measures. Budapest’s restrictions to end Budapest’s »»»

Doha, Qatar: Fresh to strong northwesterly winds are expected to affect the country on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1 and 2, according to a forecast by the Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD). The weather conditions may lead to blowing dust and reduced horizontal visibility in some areas. A mari»»»

Dubai: A family dispute over who should care for an elderly mother ended with one brother stabbing the other four times in Cairo’s Maadi district, leaving him in critical condition, according to initial investigations. Investigators said the argument began over responsibility for looking after the »»»

Indian Army Aviation pilots carried out a challenging high-altitude casualty evacuation at 18,600 feet near the Nun Kun massif on Saturday, rescuing a patient from a steep mountain slope in strong winds and difficult terrain. The operation was conducted in the final available light of the day, leav»»»

From a Roman temple to ancient olive presses, Lebanon keeps turning up archaeological treasures even as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war has caused excavations to grind to a halt at precious heritage sites in the country's south. Important discoveries in recent years include the remains of columns a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Jetour, represented exclusively in Qatar by Al Waha for Cars, is proud to announce a new global partnership with International Basketball Federation (FIBA), becoming the federation’s Official Car Supplier. The partnership brings together one of the world’s fastest-growing automotive br»»»

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan's prime minister said eight officials were suspended and called for criminal proceedings against them, after 14 infants were killed in a fire in the maternity ward of a hospital in the country's capital. A preliminary report conducted by a four-person committee formed »»»

Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank after nearly three weeks of tension in the area, drawing rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Earlier in August a group of settlers began blocking supplies from entering Pale»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index rose 0.27% at the start of Sunday's trading session, gaining 26.46 points from the previous session's close to reach 9,902 points, supported by six sectors. QSE data showed gains in the sectors of Real Estate (+0.66%), Industrials (+0.55%), Transpor»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police has warned motorists to come to a complete stop when a school bus extends its side-mounted “Stop” arm, with drivers required to remain at least five metres from the bus while children are boarding or getting off. Failing to stop carries a Dh1,000 fine and 10 traffic poin»»»

Abu Dhabi: Heavy vehicles and buses carrying workers will be temporarily barred from entering Abu Dhabi Island during the morning rush from Monday, part of a wider effort to ease traffic and improve safety at the start of the new school year. The Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), an»»»