The chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Restaurants, Richard Alibegov, said on Bulgarian TV that a targeted negative campaign is being conducted against Bulgaria’s Black Sea resorts, arguing that it does not reflect the actual situation on the ground. He stressed that tourist numbers in June a»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev defended the government’s position on Bulgaria’s public finances, arguing that the country’s placement under the European Union’s excessive deficit procedure should not be viewed as an extraordinary or alarming development. Responding to a ques»»»

Turkey’s Erdogan administration is engaged in a dual-track campaign of meticulous aesthetic curation and intensive domestic policing in preparation for Ankara’s hosting of the upcoming 2026 Nato Summit, an occasion set to feature the participation of US President Donald Trump, local media reports s»»»

This year’s St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia’s premier investment conference, was considered a flop as few international companies bothered to make the trip. However, thousands of delegates flocked to the northern capital from the Global South as the third stage of Russian»»»

Doha, Qatar: Visit Qatar has announced that the inaugural edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Doha triathlon will take place from March 18 to 20, 2027 at Old Doha Port, marking another milestone in Qatar’s growing international sports events calendar and further reinforcing the country’s position as a leading »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, represented by the Department of E-Learning and Digital Solutions, has announced the launch of Digital Citizenship courses through the Qatar Education System, targeting fifth-grade primary students and eighth-grade preparatory students. T»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar University (QU) announces its new minimum admission requirements for undergraduate programmes, setting the minimum high school average at 75 percent, with the changes set to take effect starting in the Fall 2027 semester. Under the updated requirements, the minimum admission aver»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar participated in the 28th meeting of Their Excellencies the Undersecretaries of the Ministries of Justice in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, held at the GCC General Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh. The Qatari delegation to the meeting was headed by Un»»»

Dubai: Dubai has reached its highest position ever in the Global Financial Centres Index after another year of strong expansion in the Dubai International Financial Centre, where the number of regulated firms crossed the 1,000 mark for the first time. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheq»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Mozambique HE Daniel Francisco Chapo, on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.»»»

Dubai: Philippine authorities say they have prevented a potential school attack in Leyte after an online threat was flagged to officials, triggering a rapid security response involving law enforcement agencies. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Philippine Senator Bam Aquino alerted him around »»»

CAIRO — Elsewedy Electric will invest more than $200 million in three strategic industrial projects in Egypt aimed at expanding domestic production of copper and aluminium products, strengthening industrial supply chains and increasing export-oriented manufacturing as global demand for critical ind»»»

Doha, Qatar: Lulu Hypermarket has marked a major milestone in Qatar as its Happiness Loyalty Programme surpassed 1 million members, reflecting the strong trust and loyalty of its customers. The milestone was celebrated in the presence of President of the Central Municipal Council Mohammed bin Ali A»»»

Doha, Qatar: Sidra Medicine ,a member of Qatar Foundation, is expanding its investment in healthcare workforce development through the introduction of its Medical Observership Programme and the continued success of its Future Doctor Programme. Both programmes have been developed to create education»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Candidate Training Center has graduated the 15th cohort of its Military Science Diploma programme for university graduates during a ceremony held under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan A»»»

Doha: The Qatar Lounge, presented by Qatar Sports Investments, and QC+, in partnership with Qatar Airways, concluded its presence at Art Basel in Basel this week, engaging international collectors, galleries, artists, and cultural stakeholders around Qatar’s expanding arts ecosystem and the forthco»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar will host the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Summit 2026 on October 4, bringing together engineers, policymakers, industry experts and representatives from government, private sector and academic institutions. Organised by the Qatar Society of Engineers, the event comes amid»»»

Rabat: Qatar Postal Services Company (Qatar Post) has outlined its vision for the future of postal services amid the rapid shift towards e-commerce during the Third Arab Postal Leaders Forum in Rabat, Morocco. The two-day forum, held under the theme “Transforming Postal Supply Chains and Digital Tr»»»

The Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIB) has opened a Representation Office in New Delhi, to be headed by Dan Pantea, the institution announced on Wednesday in a release.The New Delhi office will ensure institutional representation in relations with central and local authorities, gover»»»

President Nicusor Dan on Wednesday promulgated a law extending the cap on markups on basic foodstuffs until December 31, 2026.This is a law approving Government Emergency Ordinance (OUG) 22/2026 amending Government Emergency Ordinance 67/2023 establishing a temporary measure to combat excessive inc»»»

Romanian and Japanese companies have expressed interest in developing long-term trade and investment partnerships and expanding cooperation in sectors with high growth and innovation potential, according to a press release sent by the Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIB) on Wednesday.T»»»

The average total income per household in Romania stood at 9,399 lei in 2025, up 13.6% compared with the previous year, while expenditure reached 8,037 lei (85.5% of income), an increase of 1,024 lei compared with 2024, with only 0.6% of total spending directed towards education, according to the N»»»

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Romania rebounded to EUR 8.1 billion in 2025, with the number of announced projects rising by 16%, placing the country 11th in Europe by project numbers and 12th by jobs created, even as FDI projects across Europe declined by 7%, according to the EY Attr»»»

Romania's main objective at this time and in the future, must be either reduce the public deficit willingly, or moving towards a Greek model, Eugen Radulescu, adviser to the governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) told a specialist event on Wednesday."At the moment and in the coming years, t»»»

Romania does not deserve to suddenly lose billions of euros in financing or funding, as it risked doing last summer, and Romanians, despite the division being fuelled today from all directions, need these funds and this place in the world as they need air, interim Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare »»»

A legislative proposal initiated by the parliamentary group of S.O.S. Romania regarding the unification of Romania and the Republic of Moldova was tacitly adopted by the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday.The bill was mentioned during the Chamber of Deputies' plenary sitting by the chair of the sessi»»»

Romania's public debt is estimated at 61.6% of GDP in 2026, will rise to 63.4% of GDP in 2027 and is projected to reach around 90% of GDP in 2036, according to the Convergence Report for 2026, published on Wednesday by the European Commission."The public debt-to-GDP ratio increased from 54.8% in 20»»»

President Nicusor Dan declared on Wednesday that the parties have assumed that they will come to Cotroceni with the conditions they have to support a minority government, and that on Thursday they will discuss these aspects among themselves, and on Friday they will present their conclusions to the »»»

Acting Defence Minister Radu Miruta, a member of the Save Romania Union's National Bureau, says his party is proposing a rotation in government between a minority cabinet made up of the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Save Romania Union (USR) and the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR), »»»

The National Standing Bureau (BPN) of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) decided on Wednesday, unanimously, that the party will assume government responsibility, with Social Democratic Party leader Sorin Grindeanu as prime minister nominee."Romania is in an extremely complicated situation. The econo»»»

NATO's eastern flank and the Black Sea region are on the front line of Russian threats, President Nicusor Dan said on Wednesday at the United States Independence Day reception."We must not forget that, in our neighborhood, Russia's aggression against Ukraine continues, and Romania and its citizens »»»

The Merops counter-unmanned aircraft system, made available to Romania by the United States of America under a bilateral strategic partnership, has been made operational and become integrated with the defence architecture the Romanian Army, the Defence Ministry (MApN) informed on Wednesday.Accordin»»»

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Tuesday that he agrees with U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of NATO, but insisted that, despite some frustrations within the alliance, its European members have provided support for U.S.-led military operations and, in this regard, cited Romania as an »»»

President Nicusor Dan will participate on Thursday in the second meeting of the Eastern Flank Summit (Helsinki Format), which takes place in Gdansk, the Republic of Poland.According to a Presidential Administration release, the agenda of the meeting focuses on the coordination among the EU member s»»»

Hristo Gadzhev was sworn in as member of parliament from the GERB – UDF list in the 24th constituency in Sofia at the beginning of Thursday's plenary session. He replaces Delyan Dobrev, who resigned on June 22. On Wednesday, Parliament terminated Dobrev's credentials. /PP/»»»

The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) detained a course manager at Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn (KNU), E.u.M., on suspicion of organizing a corruption scheme related to student admission to state examinations. According to the security service, the»»»

President Sadyr Japarov stated that Kyrgyzstan continues to actively build new hydroelectric power plants (HPPs), but a complete solution to the electricity deficit will only be achieved once the Kambarata-1 HPP is commissioned. During a meeting with residents of At-Bashy district, the head of stat»»»

DUBAI: Just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Zein Izzat Sajdi was preparing to move from Amman to London to work for a PR firm in the UK capital. However, when lockdowns meant that her move was postponed, Sajdi started posting song covers on her Instagram account. They quickly became extremely pop»»»

‘A Matter of Life and Death’ Director: Anas Batheef Starring: Sarah Taibah, Yaqoub Alfarhan Taibah also wrote this fantasy-tinged rom-com about Hayat, who is convinced she is cursed to die on her upcoming 30th birthday. By chance, she meets Youssef, a “brilliant, but emotionally detached” heart sur»»»

WASHINGTON: The US Senate rejected a resolution on Wednesday to rein in President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran war — an apparent U-turn following pressure from the Republican leader.The move came just one day after the Senate voted 50-48 to pass a resolution calling for an end to the Iran wa»»»

BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Oil ​prices extended their decline on Thursday to near levels last seen before the start of the ‌Iran war, as rising supply expectations from the Middle East outweighed demand concerns. Prompt-month Brent crude futures for August delivery fell $1.22, or 1.65 percent, to $72.52 a »»»

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Dubai: Filipinos in the UAE will soon have to go directly to the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi or the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai for passport services, following the closure of the VFS Philippine ePassport Renewal Centres (PaRC). In an advisory, the Philippine Embassy and Consulate Gen»»»

Dubai: Philippine authorities say they have prevented a potential school attack in Leyte after an online threat was flagged to officials, triggering a rapid security response involving law enforcement agencies. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Philippine Senator Bam Aquino alerted him around »»»

Doha: Visit Qatar hosted an awards ceremony to honour the winners of the inaugural “Qatar Through Your Lens” competition, celebrating the creativity and talent of citizens and residents who captured Qatar’s culture, lifestyle, and unique experiences through photography and videography. The submissi»»»

Reykjavik: President of the Republic of Iceland H E Halla Tomasdottir met with Ambassador of the State of Qatar (non-resident) to Iceland H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani. They discussed cooperation relations between the two countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland H E T»»»

Doha, Qatar: A new study from Siemens reveals the Middle East is ready to enter a new era of infrastructure transition that is autonomous, resilient, and sustainable. According to the 2026 Middle East Infrastructure Transition Monitor, the region is outpacing global counterparts in its commitment t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Indian Business & Professionals Council (IBPC) Qatar hosted a special edition of its flagship Monday Bites series on 22 June 2026, bringing together business leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, and emerging talent for an evening that celebrated leadership, knowledge-sharing, art»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar School for Science and Technology for Boys celebrated the graduation of its fifth cohort for the 2025-2026 academic year, with all 56 graduates securing admission to universities in Qatar and abroad, achieving a 100 percent university acceptance rate. The graduation ceremony »»»