The Board of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan kept the discount rate at 12 percent. The decision came into effect today, August 25, the press service of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. As noted in the statement, «external conditions continue to be the main factor determining price»»»

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell further on Tuesday after settling down more ​than 2 percent in the previous session, with investors brushing off the impact of the latest US sanctions ‌against Iran. Brent crude futures fell 90 cents, or 1 percent, to $91.27 a barrel by 09:30 a.m. Saudi time, while US Wes»»»

A wave of Israeli occupation military raids swept across the occupied West Bank early Tuesday morning, as occupation forces conducted widespread arrests, and checkpoint deployments amid escalating settler attacks that left multiple Palestinians injured, according to local sources. Footage shows Isr»»»

For an Indian engineer graduating from an American university, or a technology company hoping to hire one, the pathway to an H-1B visa could soon come with a startling new price tag: $103,265. The Trump administration has proposed charging US employers that amount for every new H-1B petition subjec»»»

China's economic hold over Africa increasingly runs through container ships rather than sovereign loans. Chinese exports to Africa have nearly doubled since 2020, jumping about 26% in 2025 and another roughly 25% year on year in the first half of 2026, the fastest growth of any major destination, a»»»

Peach growers in the Sliven region have protested over low purchase prices and difficulties selling their harvest, as the Bulgarian Chamber of Fruits and Vegetables warned that the problems facing the sector are systemic and could eventually affect consumer prices. The protests come despite what pr»»»

Amman, Aug. 25 (SANA) Jordan welcomed the United States’ decision to remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ambassador Fouad Majali said on Tuesday, according to Petra News Agency, that the decision marks an important step toward supporting Syria’s »»»

Christian ’76 Tour S.A. reported solid financial and commercial performance in the first half of 2026, with total revenue up 12% year-on-year to RON 184.7 million. EBITDA rose at a faster pace, increasing 24% to RON 9.8 million, while the EBITDA margin improved to 5.3% from 4.8% in H1 2025. Net pro»»»

Damascus: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hailed early on Tuesday the United States' removal of his country from the state sponsors of terror list, a major sanctions relief step. "Today, Syria shakes off a dark stain and tears away a painful chapter of its past to embark on a path of development, »»»

Artificial intelligence adoption is entering a new stage, with the focus shifting from experimentation to implementation and the creation of business value. According to the “CIO Study 2026” conducted by management consultancy firm Horváth, 75% of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) consider the adop»»»

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, said Monday that if Democrats regain the House in November, they will hold President Donald Trump, his family and others accountable for alleged corruption and other violations if. File Photo by Daniel Heuer/UPI | License Photo Aug. 25 (UPI) -- House Min»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US journalist Christopher Helali told Sputnik that he was forced out of his teaching job last year following a harassment campaign launched against him after he visited Donbass and publicly spoke about what he had seen. "I was under enormous pressure after traveling to the Do»»»

A stable water level in some places and a slight rise at other spots in the Danube have been recorded over the past 24 hours, the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River said on Tuesday morning. Water levels at the gauging stations in Ruse, Lom and Novo Selo fell by 1–2»»»

The Government approved, via a decision, the railway infrastructure development strategy for the 2026-2030 period?a document serving as the basis for signing the activity and performance contract of the National Railway Company "CFR" S.A. for the next five years.According to a statement from the Ex»»»

Romania’s real estate investment market attracted transactions worth around EUR 300 million in the first half of 2026, down from approximately EUR 400 million a year earlier and equivalent to around 5% of the total volume recorded across the six largest economies in Central and Eastern Europe – Bul»»»

On Aug. 25, 1982, U.S. President Ronald Reagan ordered the deployment of the Marines to Beirut amid the Lebanese Civil War. 1 of 7 | Service members pick through the rubble following the bombing of the USMC barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983. File Photo courtesy of the U.S. Marines Au»»»

The future of the Romanian economy remains extremely uncertain; we have only a few days left to salvage what we can from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, and if laws that have been stalled for five years are not adopted, we will lose billions of euros, warns economist Eugen Radulescu."For»»»

Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu said on Monday that after 1 September, Parliament will move into the timetable for appointing a future prime minister.Grindeanu stated that the Chamber will "almost certainly" hold another plenary session this »»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Wynn Al Marjan Island, on Tuesday, announced Townhome Accommodations, adding four of the resort’s most exclusive stays as the Ras Al Khaimah destination prepares to open in September 2027. Wynn Al Marjan Island is being developed as the UAE’s first integrated resort and is scheduled»»»

Following the brief but intense storm that swept through Sofia on Monday afternoon, authorities received 73 reports of fallen trees and branches and around 40 reports of localized flooding. Most of the incidents were dealt with within an hour and a half after the storm passed. "The storm was brief,»»»

Dubai: A Kerala nurse has won Dh25,000 in Big Ticket’s second weekly e-draw for August after buying a ticket for only the second time. Manikantan Mohanan Maniyan Mohanan, 39, has purchased his latest ticket from the Big Ticket store at Abu Dhabi airport. Entering individually, he has selected his t»»»

A wildfire which had been burning since Sunday afternoon in the areas of four villages in Haskovo Region was brought under control on Tuesday morning. A 13-year-old boy caused the blaze, which has affected 1,400 hectares of land, including 200 hectares of forest, said senior commissioner Mitko Chak»»»

A seven-year-old student from a residential school in Maharashtra's Palghar district died after suffering from high fever and breathing difficulties, while 26 other students have been hospitalised with symptoms of cold, cough and fever, officials said on Tuesday. The Class 1 student, enrolled at an»»»

The State Tax Service of the Kyrgyz Republic has fully automated the tax registration process and the application of a special tax regime for residents of the High Technology Park (HTP) and the Creative Industries Park (CIP). The integration of government agencies’ information systems allows taxpay»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Duhail and Qatar SC will face challenging group campaigns in the 2026-2027 Gulf Club Champions League (GCCL) as the two Qatar clubs aim to keep the trophy in the country after Al Rayyan’s triumph in the last edition. The third edition of the tournament will kick off on October 13, w»»»

Doha: In-form Qatar reached the quarter-finals of the 11th U-19 Asian Championship after defeating Syria 42-29 for a fourth consecutive victory in Amman yesterday. Qatar topped Group B with eight points, having earlier beaten Saudi Arabia 30-22, Kuwait 30-19 and Iran 24-22. Qatar will now look to m»»»

Citizens of Kyrgyzstan with complex eye conditions seek treatment at the Novosibirsk branch of the Interdisciplinary Scientific and Technical Complex (ISTC) Eye Microsurgery. Medical Center Director Valery Chernykh said during a press tour for journalists from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat) held its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) yesterday via videoconference after reaching legal quorum, and all items on the agenda were endorsed during the EGM. The shareholders at the EGM also approved all proposed amendments to the Company’»»»

Doha, Qatar: The government service centre at The Pearl has been ranked the best government service centre in Qatar for the first half of 2026, achieving an overall score of 92.9 percent, the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB) announced on Sunday. The ranking forms part of ongoin»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre, closed the first half (H1) of 2026 with a 37 percent rise in firm registrations from the same period in 2025, underscoring the strength of its strategy and the appeal of Qatar’s business environment to i»»»

The US-Iran conflict entered a sharper economic phase on Monday as Washington announced sweeping new sanctions designed to cut Tehran off from international trade and finance, while Iran tightened its own restrictions over the Strait of Hormuz. For UAE residents, the immediate concerns remain marit»»»

Doha: The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) announced that Qatar has once again achieved one of the world’s highest scores in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development Index (IDI) 2026, published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), reaffirming Qatar’s po»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has registered a new investment endowment comprising 58,988 shares in several companies listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange, donated by a benefactor under the directorate’s supervision in favour of the “W»»»

A handout photo made available by the Iranian Presidency shows Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) greeting Pakistan's Minister of Interior Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi during a meeting in Tehran from earlier this month. Photo by Iranian presidency/EPA Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Pakistani and Iranian officials»»»

Caracas: Venezuela's interim government on Monday reported 6,509 deaths from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the South American nation exactly two months ago. The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors on June 24 devastated the coastal state of La Guaira, where at least 190 buildings fell apart. T»»»

WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Monday postponed the trial of the man authorities allege built the bomb that blew New York-bound Pan Am flight 103 out ​of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people in 1988. Jury selection had been scheduled to begin on Wednesday in the trial of Abu Agila M»»»

Dubai: Flying from the UAE today? Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia and flydubai are operating a mix of scheduled, delayed and cancelled services on Tuesday, August 25, as airlines continue to adjust operations amid heightened regional security concerns. While several UAE carrier services to Bahrain and»»»

PARIS: Six months since the start of the Middle East war, the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains largely paralyzed, with thousands of sailors still stranded in the Gulf and commodity carrier traffic way below its normal level. Only a few transits per day Before Iran blocked the strait in response t»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and marking another step in warming ties between the countries. The US Department of State also revoked its designatio»»»

JUBA, South Sudan: Armed men ambushed a patrol traveling to a remote area of South Sudan on Monday, killing two UN peacekeepers, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan said. Though violence is rampant in the African country, attacks against peacekeepers are rare. No group immediately claimed res»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Tuesday it had made “significant progress” in talks with Iran aimed at reviving an Islamabad-brokered agreement with the United States, as Washington kept open the possibility of further military strikes and tensions persisted around the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan’s army»»»

MAIDUGURI, ​Nigeria: An armed group has posted a video showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State last week. The video, posted on Sunday on Facebook and WhatsApp, showed large groups of people »»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he formally authorized the rescission of Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, following the mandatory 45-day Congressional notification period. Rubio also said Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organ»»»

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has barred Russian teams from returning to the Chess Olympiad next month, prompting prominent names in Russian chess to accuse its leadership of politicizing the sport and making “Russophobic” decisions. FIDE suspended the Russian and Belarusian national te»»»

Asian stocks fluctuated Tuesday while oil edged up as investors assess a US plan for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, while tech firms struggled following another down day on Wall Street and ahead of earnings from chip titan Nvidia. With the war against Tehran now in its sixth month, Treasury S»»»

The United States announced sweeping new sanctions against multiple entities, individuals and vessels linked to Iran, the State Department said in a press release. The measures target Iranian military officials, procurement networks, cyber groups and shippers and brokers involved in moving Iranian »»»

Iranian Economy Minister Seyed Ali Madanizadeh hit back at US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s new sanctions threats, saying US economic war against Iran is nothing new. He said Iran’s enemies first tried to use military force to question the country’s existence, partition Iran, destroy its polit»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Adylbek Kasymaliev held another meeting on issues of providing the country’s domestic market with fuel and lubricants. According to the Cabinet’s press service, Adylbek Kasymaliev once again confirmed that the authorities will continue sub»»»

At this point, you might just believe that ageing is sold in bottles. A pharmacy can almost feel like a enchanted apothecary, with colourful bottles promising to reverse your biological clock. Hello boosters, powders, supplements and everything that sounds like it belongs on a chemist’s roster. It »»»

EU gas storage will be about 77% full when the heating season opens on November 1, 12 points below the fifteen-year norm and short of the 90% target. What happens after that will dependend heavily on the weather. Is a repeat of the 2022 gas crisis on the cards? Not necessarily. An IntelliNews Lamb»»»