A 36-year-old driver from Samokov was arrested after allegedly attempting to bribe police officers during a roadside inspection on the Trakia Highway near Karnobat. The incident took place at around 7:30 a.m. near the 325th kilometer in the direction of Burgas, after authorities received reports ab»»»

A new wave of bomb threats targeting public institutions has been reported across Bulgaria, with authorities receiving multiple alerts about allegedly planted explosive devices, the Ministry of Interior announced. Police teams have launched inspections at the affected locations and are following st»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said here Tursday that Bulgaria owes BOTAS, the Turkish gas company, USD 360 million and settling this debt "will not burden the Bulgarian finances". Radev was speaking on his departure for Ankara where he will be among the participants in a NATO Summit. The Prime Ministe»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mowasalat, Karwa, has successfully conducted a tryout of electric robotaxis, under the Ministry of Transport’s supervision. The robotaxis made a round trip between the headquarters of the MOT and the Old Doha Port in what is seen as an extension of the project’s successes. “This pionee»»»

The agreement between Bulgaria's state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz and Turkey's Botas has entered a new phase after Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed during talks in Ankara to freeze the contract for 15 months. Throughout that period, Bulgaria w»»»

Dangote Cement Plc (NGX: DANGCEM), Nigeria’s largest cement producer, has raised its dividend by 50% after a strong 2025 performance, approving a record payout of NGN753.8bn ($550mn) to shareholders. Shareholders approved the dividend at the company’s annual general meeting in Lagos, lifting the pa»»»

The European Union has unveiled a new package of trade and financial support for Armenia while deepening infrastructure and energy cooperation with Azerbaijan this week, part of the shift in Brussels’ South Caucasus policy as it seeks to secure regional stability, expand transport corridors and red»»»

The Muslim Council of Elders is participating in the inaugural edition of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, organised by the United Nations on 6th-7th July, in Geneva, Switzerland. The event brings together government leaders, UN officials, representatives of the private sector, academia, and c»»»

London: British energy giant Shell announced Tuesday a deal to sell its South African downstream business, including 580 fuel stations, to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Shell said the sale, valued at about $1 billion, formed part of its strategy to focus on "key markets", as the compa»»»

A handful of OPEC+ countries have agreed to increase their output targets from August, but the cartel is fighting for its survival after the UAE's departure. Also, A French company is using the River Seine to cool down Paris's buildings. Finally, Sky says it's buying ITV's broadcast channels and st»»»

Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are due to hold direct talks in Rome this month, Italy's foreign ministry said Tuesday, after several rounds of discussions in Washington aimed at de-escalation. "We welcome with pleasure the announcement that the next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon media»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said here Tursday that Bulgaria owes BOTAS, the Turkish gas company, USD 360 million and settling this debt "won't burden the Bulgarian finances". Radev was speaking on his departure for Ankara where he will be among the participants in a NATO Summit. The Prime Minister w»»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Chair Delyan Peevski expressed satisfaction with the information about the freezing of the contract with BOTAS for 15 months, achieved at a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, as stated in a p»»»

BAHA: The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture launched the first activities of its seasonal initiative at Al-Hazem Rural Farm in Al-Mandaq governorate in Baha. The event featured 22 pavilions representing seasonal fruit farmers, beekeepers, cottage industry families, and traditional hand»»»

DOHA: Reinforcing its commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable cultural stewardship, Qatar Museums (QM) has achieved Carbon Neutrality Certification for the operations and services of four of its landmark cultural and heritage sites: the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ), Museum of »»»

Ukraine attacked the Moscow region with more than 430 drones overnight, its largest assault on the capital and surrounding areas in two years, Russian authorities said. File Photo by Maxim Shipenkov/EPA July 7 (UPI) -- Ukraine attacked the Moscow region with more than 430 drones overnight, its larg»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia jumped to 13th place globally in attracting foreign direct investment in 2025, climbing from 17th the previous year, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development. In its latest report, UNCTAD said that the Kingdom attracted FDI amounting to $33 billion in 2025, repre»»»

Dubai: Dubai has moved a step closer to launching commercial air taxi services after VDX, the flagship vertiport near Dubai International Airport, received regulatory certification for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft operations. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & B»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar has condemned the two explosions that occurred near the Ministry of Tourism in the city of Damascus, capital of the sister Arab Republic of Syria, which resulted in injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed the State of Qatar's firm position of rejecting violence an»»»

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi are scheduled to meet at the NATO summit in Turkey on Tuesday. In this February 2026 photo, Hyun (L) shakes hands with Rubio at the State Department in Washington, D.C. File P»»»

Dubai: For many, loss marks an ending. For Emirati entrepreneur Abdulrahman Al Hashmi, it became a beginning. A former Dubai Police officer, Al Hashmi has once built his life around discipline, duty, and service. But it has been a personal tragedy, the loss of his father after a long battle with ca»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar has condemned the two explosions that occurred near the Ministry of Tourism in the city of Damascus, capital of the Syrian Arab Republic, which resulted in injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed the State of Qatar's firm position of rejecting violence and »»»

New Delhi, India: Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran, who shaped the country's early rise in international cricket, died Tuesday after a prolonged illness, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said. Zadran died a day before his 39th birthday at a hospital outside New Delhi where he had be»»»

Dubai: The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on a petition claiming that the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu temple known as “Tejo Mahalaya” and seeking a court-supervised inspection of the monument. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal »»»

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jean Arnault, began Tuesday an official visit to Israel, his office said. He is scheduled to meet with senior Israeli officials for discussions on “the importance of consolidating the cessation of hostilities and the implementation of Security Cou»»»

The activities, future development, and closer cooperation between the administration of the Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos (Zographou Eforia), Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other relevant institutions were discussed during a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Ivanka Tasheva an»»»

The Burgas District Court announced Tuesday that it has ordered the extended detention of two officials from the Burgas water company after they were charged with intentional mismanagement. The extended detention warrant is for the company's director Tsvetan Mirchev and investor control officer Ilc»»»

This photo, taken Tuesday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in Seoul as South Korean stocks plunged by nearly five percent on tech stock losses. Photo by Yonhap Seoul shares plummeted nearly 5 percent Tuesday as technology stocks extended losses after Samsung Electronics Co. released its prelimi»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Tuesday in Belgrade with Interpol Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza to discuss further strengthening of cooperation in the fight against all forms of organised crime and security threats that know no boundaries. "We devoted special attention to a»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar confirmed on Tuesday that the next round of talks with Lebanon will take place in Rome, as the two countries work to build on a framework agreement reached last month with US backing. “Less than two weeks ago, Israel, Lebanon and the United States rea»»»

Tunis, July 7 (TAP) – Tunisia aims to increase the share of renewable energy in its electricity mix to 80% by 2050, with interim targets of 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2035, while cutting carbon emissions by 62% by 2035, Director General Nafaâ Bakkari of...»»»

MAIR Group, a strategic investment company focused on grocery retail and commercial real estate, announced the expansion of its presence in the food security sector through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Syrian Arab Republic, in cooperatio»»»

The baseless allegations recently circulated by Israeli officials in a coordinated manner and with calculated timing are part of a disinformation campaign. Netanyahu and his partners in crime deliberately distort any criticism directed at them and seek to divert attention through a systematic propa»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Tuesday that he wants France to be a primary partner for Damascus, which he said has regained its role as a transit hub after the Strait of Hormuz closure. "After the Strait of Hormuz crisis, the world realized the value of safe and stable corridors... here the»»»

Egyptian equities extended their rebound on Monday as sustained institutional buying and renewed foreign investor appetite lifted the benchmark EGX30 above the 52,500-point mark, adding more than EGP128bn to the market’s capitalisation in a single session and reinforcing the recovery that began at »»»

United States: Tens of thousands of people were without power Tuesday on Guam and the Northern Marianas after a super typhoon tore through the US Pacific territories, with no deaths reported. The small island of Rota was the worst affected after a direct hit from Super Typhoon Bavi with winds up to»»»

Damascus, July 7 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday attended a Syrian-French roundtable at the People’s Palace in Damascus, bringing together senior officials, business leaders and investors ahead of the signing of a series of agreements and memorandums»»»

China’s smart pet care market is expanding with a range of artificial intelligence devices, driven by growing consumer demand in a sector valued at approximately US$46 billion, Belt and Road News Network (BRNN), a partner of TV BRICS, reported. By 2025, the number of cats and dogs in China’s cities»»»

LONDON: Just 17 percent of people in the UK think Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, according to a new poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Council for Arab-British Understanding. Fifty percent of respondents said they believe genocide is taking place, with the remainder unsure. The f»»»

TORONTO: Husband and wife duo Wajdan Gul and Anam Khalid launched Squatwolf from their Dubai apartment in 2016; a decade on, the label is sold in more than 100 countries. The recent boom in fitness and athleisure apparel has left consumers spoilt for choice. Khalid, however, is unfazed: “There is n»»»

Dubai: Flying to India from the UAE now comes with an extra step before you board. India has relaunched its Air Suvidha portal as Air Suvidha 2.0, a mandatory online health declaration required of every international passenger arriving in the country, regardless of nationality or which city you are»»»

ADDIS ABABA (Sputnik) - Ukraine, by refusing to take the bodies of those killed in the city of Konstantinovka (Kostyantynivka), confirms that it does not need either the living or the dead, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "It seems to me that the best response is the invitat»»»

Democratic Bulgaria entered a motion on Tuesday for a hearing of State Agency for National Security (SANS) acting Chair Stancho Stanev, as well as SANS senior officials Plamen Stoyanov and Petko Gospodinov, over a suspended inspection of pharmaceutical warehouses. "Data has been disclosed during an»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A political and diplomatic settlement of the situation in Ukraine remains preferable for Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "It remains preferable for us to resolve this conflict through political and diplomatic means," Peskov told reporters. Russia maintain»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has stressed the importance of increased vigilance among parents, guardians and members of the public to prevent drowning incidents and fire accidents, highlighting that most emergencies can be avoided through awareness, supervision and proper safety prac»»»

Dubai: Bitcoin Suisse has received regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi Global Market to offer digital asset financial services to institutional and professional clients in the UAE. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.BTCS Middle East Ltd, a subsidiary of Bitcoin Suisse Grou»»»

Vazrazhdane party leader Kostadin Kostadinov claimed on Tuesday that the 15-month suspension of the gas supply agreement between Bulgaria's state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz and Turkiye's state-owned energy company BOTAS had not been secured "free of charge" and questioned whether Prime Minister R»»»

Imagine a Hollywood movie. It’s a thriller about a big bad secret. One of those that have far-reaching, even earth-shaking political stakes attached to them; the sort of ‘this-changes-everything’ information that, if revealed, can topple governments, break up alliances, and redefine friends and ene»»»

Around four in five asylum grants issued by the British Home Office lacked sufficient evidence and were “likely to be incorrect,” according to a report by Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) John Tuckett. The findings are based on surveys of 262 decision-makers and 69 tec»»»

Polish military counterintelligence will investigate those responsible for exposing secret deliveries of Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has announced. The controversy erupted on Saturday after several Polish social media accounts reported that Wa»»»