Saudi ⁠Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a ⁠joint defense agreement at a trilateral summit in Mecca on Friday, pledging to strengthen collective security. Pakistan’s ⁠Foreign Ministry on Friday said the agreement states ⁠that an armed ⁠attack on any one of the ⁠three countries would be ⁠rega»»»

The Plovdiv District Court has left in custody five teenagers arrested in connection with the killing of a 37-year-old man in the city on August 4. The judges explained their decision by the particularly cruel manner of the crime. The hearing was held behind closed doors. A total of 10 teenagers ag»»»

The Ruse District Prosecution Office is investigating two organized crime groups involved in the production and distribution of high-risk narcotic substances after a specialized operation uncovered a fentanyl laboratory and led to the seizure of record quantities of the drug, officials said at a br»»»

Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened the national security council Friday to discuss the discovery of an explosive-laden drone near a Ukrainian cargo plane and the mid-air collision of another aircraft with an unidentified object this week. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has call»»»

BELGRADE - Secretary General at the Serbian MFA Dusan Kozarev met with outgoing Azerbaijani Ambassador to Belgrade Kamil Khasiyev on Thursday to discuss bilateral issues, the results achieved during the ambassador’s tenure in Serbia and prospects for further strengthening of the cooperation between»»»

JEDDAH: Hundreds of visitors have explored the Forest Wonders zone at Jeddah Season since its opening, to experience an indoor rainforest-inspired attraction that combines wildlife encounters, educational activities and family entertainment. The journey takes visitors through several spaces where t»»»

JAKARTA: A team of Saudi doctors from Saudi aid agency KSrelief has performed free cardiac surgery at no cost for 30 Indonesian children during a medical support and knowledge transfer program in West Sumatra. The six-day initiative was organized at M. Djamil Central General Hospital in Padang by K»»»

Dubai: A sessions court in Kerala has denied anticipatory bail to a Dubai-based Indian expat accused of abetting the suicide of his 20-year-old wife, while granting pre-arrest bail to his parents, who are also named in the case. As first reported by Gulf News, Kerala Police had issued a Look Out Ci»»»

Israeli occupation forces unleashed a fresh wave of heavy bombardment across the Gaza Strip on Friday, with tank shelling, artillery barrages, naval gunfire, and drone strikes pounding multiple locations, according to Palestinian media reports. Military correspondents and local witnesses confirmed »»»

Proposals for structural reforms will be presented for broad public discussion, Health Minister Katya Ivkova said, as quoted by the Ministry's press centre on Friday. These are not final decisions, but proposals for structural reforms aimed at creating an administration that is more accountable to »»»

Sofia Municipality will save more than EUR 81 million over the next five years after signing a new waste collection and disposal contract for Zone 3, consisting of the Slatina, Poduyane, and Izgrev boroughs, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said on Friday. He pointed out that the new deal will save more »»»

A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than $500 million, finding the social media company created a public nuisance and harmed children. The ruling follows a March jury verdict awarding the state $375 million after finding Meta liable for exposing children to online predators and »»»

Thousands took to the streets outside Argentina’s Senate on Thursday to protest a controversial private property bill, with demonstrations ending in scuffles, tear gas and rubber bullets. Javier Milei’s government has removed the most contentious part of the legislation, which would have raised lim»»»

BAGHDAD — Iraq exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil in one month through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tuesday.Before the Middle East war, which choked shipments through the vital waterway, Iraq produced around four million barrels per»»»

HONG KONG — Oil prices tumbled Monday as Donald Trump said fresh talks with Iran will begin later in the day, while the yen extended gains after US and Japanese officials confirmed a rare joint intervention to prop up the currency.The positive development in the five-month Middle East war did littl»»»

Chairman of the State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan Major General Abdikarim Alimbaev made a working visit to Leilek district of Batken region, where he inspected border security arrangements and the progress of engineering works along the frontier. He visited the Tash-Bulak and Kairagach border outp»»»

Dubai: Sangeetha, the wife of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and actor C Joseph Vijay, on Friday withdrew her divorce petition against him, bringing the proceedings before the Chengalpattu Family Court to an end. Sangeetha appeared before the court through video conference and informed Judge Sujatha tha»»»

'Thudakkam' review: Nepo kids, real talent and one chilling villainDirector: Jude Anthany JosephCast: Vismaya Mohanlal, Ashish Joe Antony, Sai Kumar★★★Dubai: Let's first address the elephant in the room: Thudakkam is undeniably a bit of an unapologetic nepo-kid showcase. Vismaya Mohanlal, the daugh»»»

Rail commuters at Liverpool's Lime Street Station on Thursday wait for information on whether their service was affected by a technical fault at a signaling center that caused major disruption across the rail network. Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Rail passengers in England were facing »»»

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Special Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic for Special Assignments Bakyt Torobaev visited the hippodrome in Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul region, where he reviewed preparations for the venue to host the 6th World Nomad Games. He shared the details on social media. According to Torobaev»»»

Turning to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Ebola outbreak continues to spread rapidly. Africa’s top health agency announced Thursday that it will roll out a vaccine targeting a previous Ebola strain, in an effort to help contain the latest outbreak. Nearly three months in, global health»»»

SUBOTICA - A Belgrade-Budapest high-speed rail line is due to be opened to passenger traffic this autumn, Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Aleksandra Sofronijevic and Hungarian Minister of Transport and Investment David Vitezy announced on Thursday after a meeting in S»»»

MAKKAH: For decades, the Taif rose was a symbol: A fragrant shrub bound to the name of Taif, sold fresh and admired for a few weeks each spring. It is now also a manufacturing base. Processing plants have extended the flower’s commercial life across the whole year, creating an economic and tourism »»»

The hydrological situation in the Bulgarian section of the Danube remains difficult. A vessel is experiencing difficulties in passing through the area of Belene Island Friday morning, due to the ongoing restrictions on navigation in that area, according to information from the Bulgarian River Super»»»

A student at a high school in Thailand's Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok killed six people, including three teachers and three students, in a school shooting on Friday. Police said the gunman killed his grandparents before opening fire at the school. Thailand has one of the highest rates of gu»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe A statement is expected from the Yemeni Armed Forces announcing a major military operation: spokesman 07-08-2026 14:17 PM Latest News Urgen»»»

In recent years, we had grown used to inflation figures bringing unpleasant news: rising prices, soaring food bills or ever more expensive fuel. For the first time in a long while, however, Hungary’s inflation rate can be discussed in a positive context, having fallen to a ten-year low. Experts exp»»»

Dubai: The UAE and Syria have explored ways to deepen economic cooperation and identify new investment opportunities across a range of strategic sectors, as both countries seek to strengthen commercial ties and expand private sector partnerships. The discussions took place during a meeting in Dubai»»»

Malang, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities battled Friday to contain a wildfire that has swept through Mount Bromo National Park on Java island, destroying more than 120 hectares as the country braces itself for an extreme El Nino-fuelled dry season. The fire started Monday near Mount Bromo in East »»»

Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities, from Trieste in the country's northeast to Palermo in Sicily, on red alert ahead of the weekend as a blistering heatwave across much of Europe toppled temperature records and disrupted energy and transportation systems in several countries.  Italy plac»»»

A dedicated cybersecurity agency should be established to bring Bulgaria’s fragmented cyber defense resources together under one structure, said Bozhidar Bozhanov, co-chair of “Yes, Bulgaria.” His comments came after the Ministry of Innovation and Digital Transformation announced on August 5 that u»»»

The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project could potentially become part of a larger transport route across the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, and Turkey to Europe. This opinion was expressed by Toğrul İsmayıl, a professor at Kahramanmaras Sütçü Imam University, in a commentary to the Azerbaijani ne»»»

ISTANBUL (Sputnik) - Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Friday signed a memorandum on collective defense on Friday, according to a joint statement from the countries seen by Sputnik. According to the Turkiye newspaper, the joint defense agreement provides for cooperation in the field of intellig»»»

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on Friday, pledging to strengthen collective security and deepen defence cooperation a»»»

A WhatsApp group named “FIFA World Cup 2026”, allegedly created to coordinate a small group of NEET-UG aspirants receiving privileged coaching, became one of the key digital trails that helped investigators uncover the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak conspiracy, according to the Central Bureau of I»»»

In July 2026, the number of insolvency cases exceeded the threshold of 1,000, continuing the upward trend observed in previous months. According to the financial analysis platform RisCo.ro, while more than 900 new insolvency cases were opened in June 2026, the number increased to 1,016 in July 2026»»»

MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed a defence agreement on Friday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia aimed at strengthening joint deterrence and expanding defense cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement stipulates that the an armed attack on any of the co»»»

ISLAMABAD: As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on Thursday, leading a high-powered delegation comprising federal ministers and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, foreign affairs and defense experts said that the visit is expected to enhance defense and security co»»»

The Lebanese Army entered the southern town of al-Mansouri overnight to clear roads after Israeli shelling and strikes. To obstruct the Lebanese soldiers from deploying in the town and clearing the roads for residents to return, the Israeli military targeted the army's bulldozer, dropped sound bomb»»»

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi met on Friday with President Joseph Aoun, a day after a seventh round of Israeli-Lebanese talks concluded in Rome. Following the meeting, Patriarch al-Rahi praised President Aoun’s stances as "honorable" and "patriotic," emphasizing that maintaining national unity»»»

The number of “Israelis” leaving the entity has risen by approximately 50%, with the sharpest increase recorded among high-income earners, professionals in the high-tech and medical sectors, and individuals between the ages of 40 and 50, according to Maariv newspaper, which added the potential annu»»»

The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), jointly with the Ministry of Economy, Investment and Industry, held its traditional annual awards ceremony honouring the most successful Commercial and Economic Affairs Offices (CEAO) for 2025, organized after the annual meeting of the heads of»»»

Bulgaria’s national informatics team, which will take part in the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Uzbekistan, was welcomed at the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) on Thursday, the hosts said on their Facebook page. The visit took pl»»»

Child protection and the rule of law must go hand in hand. Anything less represents a failure of the institutions, and children are ultimately the biggest victims, the National Network for Children (NNC) said in a statement on Friday, following the killing of a 37-year-old man in Plovdiv, in connec»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines' parent firm announced on Friday mandatory drug screenings for its pilots, after one of them tested positive for a cocktail of narcotics and was arrested in Indonesia for smuggling. Authorities at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport arrested the 39-year-ol»»»

A large-scale reform of medical education is being carried out in Kyrgyzstan following the presidential decree introducing a state monopoly on the training of medical and pharmaceutical specialists. Medical schools, followed by colleges, were first accredited by the state. Their actual ability to t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Friday with members of the Russian Security Council additional measures to protect infrastructure facilities against terrorism. "Today we have a topic of additional measures to improve anti-terrorist security measures for infrastructu»»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has confirmed that UAE markets are free of lettuce products linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Ministry said it remains in regular coordination with health and regulatory authorities to monitor and inspect shipments entering the country.»»»

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