Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Ronita Bardhan, Professor of Sustainable Built Environment and Health at the University of Cambridge. Extreme heat is no longer simply a question of climate exposure. It is a question of thermal safety, public health, energy security, urban design and inequality, ex»»»

CIA Director John Ratcliffe ​visited Russia to attend meetings in Moscow on Tuesday, according to two US media outlets, in what is believed to be Ratcliffe's first known trip to Russia since taking over as US spy chief. The reported visit comes as US-brokered talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war h»»»

The video of a Ukrainian cyclist being targeted and killed by a short-range drone posted – and later deleted – by the Russian military Friday left viewers outraged and shaken. But it’s not the first time that Russian drone operators have been accused of terrorising Ukrainian civilians by deliberate»»»

TUNIS, August 25 (TAP) – Local thunderstorms accompanied by rain are expected Tuesday evening over the east-central regions, followed by clear to partly cloudy weather across most areas, according to forecasts from the National Institute of...»»»

Washington, Aug. 25 (SANA) The Syrian American Council on Tuesday welcomed the United States’ formal decision to remove Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, describing it as a historic step. The council said in a post on X that the decision “reflects a new reality in Syria and remove»»»

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan: An international media forum examining the historical legacy, cultural heritage and contemporary relevance of Islamic civilization opened in Tashkent on Tuesday, bringing together journalists, scholars, filmmakers, publishers and media professionals from around the world. Held»»»

Mario Draghi’s new Rhine Group, created to develop proposals to improve Europe’s competitiveness, has drawn criticism for excluding Poland and including only one representative from Central and Eastern Europe. The group brings together more than 50 politicians, economists, business leaders and acad»»»

Poland’s economy is “shifting into a higher gear,” Finance Minister Andrzej Domański said, citing new data from Statistics Poland (GUS). The unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in Q2 2026 from 3.3% in the previous quarter, giving Poland the third-lowest rate in the EU, while employment increased to 17.2»»»

Tehran: Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on Tuesday that he hoped his country and Iran would soon announce the establishment of a temporary shipping corridor in the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of negotiations. "I am hopeful that we will soon announce a temporary corridor for the Strait o»»»

Tunis, Auguts 25 (TAP) - The Sousse International Fair will host, next October 22-24, the 8th edition of the International Textile and Fashion Industries Exhibition (Intertex Tunisia 2026). This is a major event for professionals in the textile and...»»»

Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella ordered police and immigration authorities to begin to identify and deport migrants without legal status, Photo by Carlos Ortega/EPA Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella ordered police and immigration authorities to begin to iden»»»

The Ajman Government Human Resources Department has announced that Friday, August 28, 2026, will be a public holiday for government entities in the emirate to mark the Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday. Official working hours will resume on Monday, August 31, the department said. The holiday marks the Pr»»»

GAZA: An Israeli strike in central Gaza has destroyed a charity warehouse containing nutritional supplies for malnourished children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. The warehouse, operated by Palestinian humanitarian organization Ard El Insan, was damaged when Israel struck a nearby build»»»

Dubai: Twenty-four people, mostly daily-wage workers, were injured in a road crash in Egypt’s Ismailia governorate on Tuesday, just two weeks after 19 workers were killed on the same road, local media reported. The latest collision occurred on Al Dawawis road in Qassasin when a pickup truck carryin»»»

Frankfurt: The boss of German carmaker Volkswagen warned workers on Tuesday to brace for more job losses, earning boos and jeers from the crowd, as the crisis-hit company faces a drastic round of cost-cutting. VW, long a titan of German industry, has struggled with Chinese competition, US tariffs a»»»

Ending the war and securing Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon would require an international force on the ground -- a replacement for UNIFIL that Lebanon is discussing with European powers. File Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Lebanon, struggling to secure an Isra»»»

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Canadian government imposed new tariffs agains the United States. File Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Canada announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday, matching "dollar for dollar" the tariffs imposed by »»»

LONDON: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh met in Amman on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The meeting was also attended by Palestine’s General Intelligence Service Chief Majed Faraj and Palestinia»»»

AL-MUKALLA: Heavy fighting broke out between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis outside the southern city of Taiz on Monday night, the latest in a string of attempts by the Iran-backed militia to make gains on the ground, as the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council vowed to continu»»»

LONDON: On Aug. 24, Al-Riyadh, the Saudi daily, will stop its print edition after more than six decades of daily presence in the lives of Saudi and Arab readers. The newspaper will continue publishing digitally. The decision also applies to Al-Yamamah, the cultural and political magazine that preda»»»

The Executive Сouncil of the Morality, Unity, Honour (MECh) political party Tuesday decided to nominate its leader, Radostin Vasilev, for president. Former MP of MECh Krasimir Manov will run for vice president in the October 25 elections, the party's press office reported. Radostin Vasilev was born»»»

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan: An International Media Forum on Islamic civilization brought journalists, filmmakers, academics and digital media specialists together in Tashknet, Uzbekistan for a programme combining professional exchanges, creative workshops and an extensive introduction to the country's Is»»»

Doha: Qatar Museums (QM) will open Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion, a landmark exhibition organised by the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in partnership with the Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) of Uzbekistan, on view at MIA's Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Temporary Exhibitions Gallery from 3 Sept»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) on Tuesday organised the Annual Educational Meeting for the 2026-2027 academic year at the Qatar National Convention Centre, in the presence of Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater. The meeting aims t»»»

A rare and violent tornado has run rampant through the village of Pomas in southern France, injuring 39 people, including two critically, and damaging around 300 homes, according to the local authorities. The tornado struck the village in the Aude department on Monday evening, with footage showing »»»

Dubai: Six months into the Iran war, Donald Trump may finally have something that has repeatedly eluded him: Real leverage over Tehran. Iran’s oil revenues are being squeezed, its currency has plunged beyond two million rials to the dollar and senior officials are publicly warning that the economy »»»