DUBAI: Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have arrived in Istanbul to attend their first meeting under the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman headed the Saudi delegation, joined by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and»»»

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a working visit. They were welcomed at Manas International Airport by Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration. Ilham Aliyev arrived in Bishkek to »»»

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A sharp increase in westerly winds is expected in Bishkek and Chuy Valley within the next hour and on the evening of August 31, forecasters warned. Wind gusts may reach 15–20 meters per second. Residents are advised to stay away from advertising structures and trees, avoid parking vehicles near the»»»

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in Kyrgyzstan on August 31 for a working visit. He was welcomed at Manas International Airport by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. Emomali Rahmon arrived in Bishkek to participate in the regular meeting of the Council of Heads o»»»

RIYADH: Saudi-listed Arabian Drilling Co. signed a five-year contract worth about SR3 billion ($800 million) with SLB Middle East to provide 11 land rigs for integrated gas drilling operations. The contract, signed Aug. 30, covers rigs that were previously deployed under an integrated gas drilling »»»

Kyustendil’s Iztok neighborhood is an example of good practice in gradually improving living conditions through cooperation between local authorities, institutions and the community, Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva said during a working visit here on Monday. The visit focused on sustainable»»»

KYIV: Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region stretched into the fifth day on Monday, with near round-the-clock air raid sirens disrupting daily life for millions. The attacks early on Monday injured four people and damaged warehouse facilities, an apartment b»»»

The United Arab Emirates on Monday condemned an Iranian drone attack intercepted over its territorial waters, calling it a "dangerous escalation". The foreign ministry said in a statement on X that it "strongly condemned the hostile Iranian attack on the country involving a drone that was intercept»»»

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned a US military attack on parts of Larak Island, saying the Iranian Armed Forces targeted American military bases in Jordan in exercise of the country’s inherent right to legitimate defense. The ministry said in a statement early Monday that the US milit»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned the missile attacks targeting Jordan, describing them as a flagrant violation of the kingdom’s sovereignty and a threat to its security and stability. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attacks represented a serious infringement of Jor»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met today, August 31, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in the country to attend the SCO Plus meeting and the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games. The parties discussed cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and the UN, pressing internat»»»

Russian Armed Forces have struck targets including Ukraine's fuel and energy infrastructure, transportation facilities, and logistical hubs used by the Ukraine's military, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday. "Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops»»»

US special envoy ‌John Coale has said he hopes to secure the release of hundreds of additional prisoners from Belarus next ​month and will go there in person to try to seal the deal. Coale, who said his diplomacy had already persuaded Belarus to free up to 800 political prisoners in return for the »»»

DUBAI: Tickets are now on sale for Emirates Dubai 7s, with the Middle East’s largest sports and entertainment festival returning to The Sevens Stadium from Nov. 27-29. Featuring an expanded program of sport, music, entertainment, family experiences and hospitality, it will take place on the final w»»»

ISTANBUL: Rescuers were on Monday still hunting for survivors a day after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus, leaving eight dead and more than a dozen missing, authorities said. The ferry left the northern port of Girne around midday (0900 GMT) on Sunday en route for the Turkish mainland but caps»»»

BISHKEK: China’s Xi Jinping and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian were in Kyrgyzstan for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, with Russia’s Vladimir Putin expected later on Monday for the two-day event that will involve over a dozen other leaders. The regional SCO bloc — which seek»»»

TYRE: Eleven-year-old Fatima Khashab helps her mother tidy the small area where their family sleeps, in a row of makeshift living quarters in a school gymnasium.About 200 families are sheltering in the school in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre. Most are from villages farther south that have»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter i Gaza: Two martyrs, others wounded in Israeli strike targeting entrance of a residential building near the municipal par»»»

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a working visit. He was welcomed at Manas International Airport by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration Adylbek Kasymaliev. The Armenian Prime Minister was presented with a stuffed snow leop»»»

A fire broke out at a foil manufacturing facility in Kara-Suu town, the Ministry of Emergency Situations’ department for Osh region reported. According to the ministry, the fire broke out on August 31 at a facility located on Nurakunov Street. Two fire and rescue crews were deployed to extinguish t»»»

Péter Magyar, the prime minister, and Judit Lannert, the education minister, made a series of long-awaited and reassuring promises to pupils and teachers at the start of the new school year, setting out their vision for the future of Hungary’s schools, education system and its objectives. Photo: MT»»»

A man has been ordered to pay a woman Dh50,000 in compensation after an assault left her with a double fracture of the nasal bones, a nosebleed and psychological distress. The Al Ain Civil, Commercial and Administrative Claims Court awarded the woman compensation for the material and moral harm cau»»»

Beijing: Chinese authorities penalised 10 people accused of spreading misinformation online about a deadly mudslide along the Nepal border, police said Monday, as rescuers scour for hundreds missing at a border crossing on the Tibetan side. The penalties, which could range from fines to 10 days in »»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned what it described as an aggressive Iranian drone attack on the country, saying the aircraft was dealt with by air defence systems over UAE territorial waters and that the incident represented a serious escalation and a clear violation of its sovereignty. Th»»»

The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, arrived in the Kyrgyz Republic on a working visit. He was welcomed at Manas International Airport by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Kyrgyzstan to participate in the regular meeti»»»

UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin has arrived in Bishkek for the first time, the Kyrgyz Football Union reported. Photo Media During his visit, the head of the Union of European Football Associations is scheduled to meet with representatives of the country’s leadership and the Kyrgyz Football Union.»»»

Nepal on Monday began mass burials for the hundreds of people killed in catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border last week, as authorities announced the death toll had climbed past 900 people. Officials in Nepal and neighbouring China are still searching for more than 4,000 missing pe»»»

Former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov will announce his presidential bid on Tuesday. He said on Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) Monday, that an invitation to the media will specify where the event will take place. It is expected that, along with his nomination, the name of the vice-presidenti»»»

President Joseph Aoun arrived Monday in Athens for an official visit to meet with his Greek counterpart, President Konstantinos Tasoulas, at the Presidential Mansion, in efforts to secure international backing to a framework agreement with Israel and an end to hostilities in south Lebanon. Speaking»»»

Dubai: The Consulate General of India in Dubai and the Northern Emirates has warned Indian nationals in the UAE against falling victim to scams involving individuals and agents falsely claiming to provide visa regularisation, emergency certificates, exit permits, Emirates IDs and employment. The Co»»»

The President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thongloun Sisoulith, arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a working visit. He was welcomed at Manas International Airport by First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Daniyar Amangeldiev. The Lao leader was presented with a stuffed snow leopard toy»»»

U.S. Special Envoy Sergio Gor met in Bishkek with American athletes who arrived to participate in the 6th World Nomad Games. Photo U.S. Embassy «Glad to meet U.S. team here, in Bishkek! Proud of the athletes representing our country at the World Nomad Games. Best of luck in the competition — go ahe»»»

Russia sees the Arctic as a strategic economic asset and plans to develop it into a major Eurasian logistics and resource corridor, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wrote in an article for Arctic.ru, a project by the Rossiya Segodnya media group (Sputnik’s parent company). Sergey Lavrov stre»»»

Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova thanked the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) for its support after the party's National Assembly unanimously backed her candidacy for president in the upcoming election. In a letter to Bulgarian socialists, Yotova described the decision as both an important politica»»»

Russia views NATO’s growing activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. NATO launched its Arctic Sentry mission in February to strengthen its presence in the region amid tensions with Moscow and US President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Green»»»

The global diamond industry is undergoing a structural evolution driven by technological disruption. Today, more lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) and recycled stones are available in the market than the total annual physical output produced by their natural counterparts. This reality requires a clear-eyed»»»

Dubai: A three-year-old boy is seen sitting in a small yellow plastic chair as a woman pushes him across the tiled floor with her legs. Once she has moved him into a corner, she begins slapping him hard, Indian media reports said. The disturbing CCTV footage from a playschool in northeast Delhi’s M»»»

A Ukrainian citizen, aged about 25, has been detained in connection with the murder of a young woman in an apartment in Sofia's Buxton district, the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs confirmed to Nova TV. The incident was reported early in the morning after the man began shouting in front of an»»»

More than 300 people from various government institutions, emergency services, specialized units and volunteer groups are working on the ground in Strumyani Municipality to help deal with the aftermath of flooding caused by heavy rain on August 24 and 25, the municipal administration said on Monday»»»

Four EU foreign ministers have told Brussels the money already promised to Ukraine will not be enough, and that the question of how to use Russia's frozen Central Bank of Russia (CBR) reserve funds must come back onto the table. The letter, dated August 27 and signed by Sweden's Maria Malmer Stener»»»

Damascus, Aug. 31 (SANA) Syria recorded public revenue of about $2.7 billion and expenditure of $3.7 billion in the first half of 2026, leaving a fiscal deficit of around $1 billion, Finance Minister Mohamed Yisr Barnieh said Monday. Barnieh, citing the Finance Ministry’s report on state budget per»»»

When Kamchybek Tashiev headed the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), people close to him put pressure on members of the Zhogorku Kenesh, Parliament Speaker Marlen Mamataliev said in an interview with journalist Ali Toktakunov. According to the speaker, lawmakers close to Kamchybek Tashie»»»

The Ministry of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan and the National Radio and Television Administration of China have signed a cooperation agreement. The document provides for cooperation between the two countries in television and radio broadcasting, as well as the development of »»»

Four EU foreign ministers have told Brussels the money already promised to Ukraine will not be enough, and that the question of how to use Russia's frozen Central Bank of Russia (CBR) reserve funds must come back onto the table. The letter, dated August 27 and signed by Sweden's Maria Malmer Stener»»»

The UAE has spent the past few years building the foundations of a new financial system. Instant payments through Aani, a domestic card scheme through Jaywan, the Digital Dirham, and now a sovereign financial cloud are not isolated projects. They are parts of a wider effort to make the country’s fi»»»

North Korea on Monday condemned the "hostile policy" of the United States and vowed to continue bolstering its nuclear arsenal. In this October 2025 photo, leader Kim Jong Un attends a military parade in Pyongyang. File Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- North Korea on Monday condemned what »»»

Children and young people aged seven to 18 in Abu Dhabi will be taught practical skills ranging from managing money and public speaking to online safety and dealing with frustration under a new programme running until the end of the year. The Life Skills Programme has been launched by the Family Ca»»»