RIYADH: The 2026/27 Saudi Pro League season is upon us. With the league set to kick off on Thursday and more than €222 million ($256 million) spent, we take a look at how each team stands before the new season. What you need to know: Defending Champions: Al-Nassr Ange Postecoglou’s side are looking»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index edged up 10.94 points, or 0.1 percent, on Wednesday to close at 10,844.12. A total of 256.3 million shares changed hands, with turnover reaching SR5 billion ($1.3 billion). The session ended with 141 gainers and 112 losers. The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index ro»»»

Ukraine, using intelligence data from the European Union and NATO, is escalating attacks on transport and logistics infrastructure and vessels in the Azov-Black Sea waters, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "Throughout the summer, Ukraine, using unmanned system»»»

The US military announced on Tuesday that it had shot a Panama-flagged ship that was trying to approach an Iranian port in violation of Washington's blockade. President Donald Trump again asserted that the United States was exercising "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our liveblog f»»»

A billboard for the prediction market Kalshi in New York displays members of Argentina's national soccer team after Spain defeated Argentina in the World Cup final game. Photo by Olga Fedorova/EPA Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The New York City Council announced Wednesday that it is investigating the advertisin»»»

Damascus, Aug 12 (SANA) Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani held a telephone call with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the two countries, Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a statement. The»»»

North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, its second test in less than a week, as Seoul and Washington prepare to begin annual military drills. The launches appear to signal Pyongyang’s opposition to the exercises, which it views as a rehearsal for an invasion. North Korea on Wednesday perfo»»»

The move is aimed at seeking bilateral and multilateral currency cooperation with BRICS members. The impending accession was announced by Iran’s Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati, who added the NDB is "the most important result" of BRICS cooperationThe bloc now includes 10 members—Brazil, Ru»»»

The Lebanese Army announced Wednesday that Israeli forces are “continuing their attacks and violations of existing agreements and international law, most recently detonating the municipality building in Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh ... in addition to the public school, clinic, kindergarten, and several home»»»

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has unveiled archive materials exposing the criminal activities of Soviet traitor Leonid Shevchenko, a former agent of Hitler’s Germany and later a US intelligence asset. From Red Army Soldier to Nazi SpyAfter the Nazis occupied Soviet Kursk in early Novem»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Red Crescent Authority’s 2025 annual report reveals an agency quietly shifting from a traditional transport-and-ambulance service into an agile, preemptive civil protection network. For citizens, incoming pilgrims, and international relief efforts, this operational pivot under Sau»»»

DOHA: 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 statem»»»

Takeaway.com will end its operations in Bulgaria on September 15, 2026, bringing an end to the food and goods delivery platform's roughly 20-year presence in the country. The company has already informed users of the decision by email. Until the shutdown date, customers will still be able to use al»»»

The Council of Ministers has decided to launch a new procedure for the selection of a European Prosecutor from Bulgaria, the Justice Ministry said. Following a review of all actions taken by the previous two governments, which resulted in the Supreme Administrative Court overturning a government de»»»

Russia has freed ailing former US Marine Robert Gilman on humanitarian grounds without exchanging any Russian prisoners in return, US President Donald Trump said on August 11. "After my discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to release him, very much on a Humanitarian Basis. W»»»

The Human Rights Organisation HANA has warned that continued deportations of undocumented Afghans from Iran could expose women and children to serious protection risks after their return to Afghanistan. In a report published August 10, HANA said deported children could face family separation, disru»»»

Tunis, Aug.12 (TAP)- The trade deficit amounted to TND 14,957.6 million at the end of July 2026 against TND 11,904,2 million in July 2025, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) said.»»»

U.S. consumer inflation slowed slightly to 3.4 percent in July despite turbulent oil prices due to the Iran war, government data showed, with the data likely giving the Federal Reserve room to breathe on interest rates. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1 percent from a month earlier, but fell »»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

Arab Finance: Marseilia Almasreia Alkhalegeya for Holding Investment generated a standalone net profit after tax of EGP 126.733 million in the first half (H1) of 2026, 377.76% year-on-year (YoY) higher than EGP 25.559 million, according to the financial results. Revenues hiked to EGP 974.376 millio»»»

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Chinese man managed to spin 33 hula hoops around his body while suspended upside down to break a Guinness World Record. Yan Yanjia was suspended upside down from playground equipment in Guilin, Guangxi, and two friends then helped pull the hula hoops over his head and down to his»»»

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 »»»

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 »»»

Marseille, France: Manchester City have signed Argentina international goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from Marseille on a two-year deal, both clubs announced on Wednesday. The 34-year-old will serve as City's number-two goalkeeper behind Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma. "This is an amazing opportunity for »»»

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»»»

HARARE: At least 44 people died after a passenger ferry capsized in a lake in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, police said, roughly trebling ‌an earlier ‌estimate of ‌the ⁠death count after more bodies ⁠were found. Investigations suggested the boat was overloaded when it went over during heavy winds on Lake ⁠K»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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 »»»

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»»»

Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) reported record first-half revenue and profit for 2026 as rising demand for electricity, water and cooling services and continued customer growth supported its financial performance. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now »»»

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»»»

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.»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

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»»»

The death toll from Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia has risen to more than 200, as rescuers race against time to find survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings. On Tuesday, a 32-year-old woman was pulled alive from the rubble, but many others remain missing. The disaster i»»»

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.»»»

The death toll is rising in Colombia following the country’s worst earthquake in decades. At least 240 people have been confirmed killed in the west of the country, many of them found beneath the rubble of their homes. But the painstaking search for survivors continues, with some stories of hope, i»»»

Tuesday was primary election day in six US states, with both major parties holding runoffs in several races. In Minnesota, the progressive Lieutenant Governor defeated Representative Angie Craig in the Democratic Senate primary, while Wisconsin’s Republican gubernatorial primary remains too close t»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

Burgos, Spain: The streets of typically quiet Spanish villages were clogged by skygazing tourists on Wednesday in anticipation of a rare total eclipse that would plunge areas into an eerie daytime darkness. The shadow cast when the Moon blots out the Sun will begin in Russia's remote Arctic north a»»»