London: Oil prices tumbled Monday and stocks mostly rose after US President Donald Trump said he was preparing for new talks with Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East. Crude futures slid more than six percent, even though Iran denied that any negotiations were taking place and earlier tr»»»

Brussels, Belgium: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called Monday for "united action" on border security after a migrant rush on Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta triggered a public spat between Madrid and several European partners. "From this incident, it is clear that we must do more to further»»»

Jennie Shin is pleased to welcome Antoni Vives, policy analyst and the former Deputy Mayor of Barcelona. Vives offers a nuanced geopolitical interpretation of the Ceuta migration crisis, arguing that the events cannot be understood solely as a humanitarian emergency or a spontaneous wave of migrati»»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the walled city of occupied East Jerusalem 27 times in July, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments and Affairs. Settlers entered the site through the Israel-controlled Moroccan Gate during these tours. Israeli force»»»

MOSCOW: The Russian Embassy in Rome on Monday blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend bombing at a Moscow restaurant, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia. The embassy said “Kyiv terrorists” wanted to “scare the Italians working in Russia and to show them that they »»»

RIYADH: The General Entertainment Authority announced that entertainment events and activities across the Kingdom attracted 45.7 million visitors during the first half of 2026, reflecting the continued growth of Saudi Arabia’s entertainment sector. During the first half of 2026, the GEA continued t»»»

Dubai: Prashant Kishor scored a landmark political victory in Bihar on Monday, defeating the BJP in the high-profile Bankipur Assembly by-election and delivering the first electoral win for his fledgling Jan Suraaj party. According to the final counting figures after 31 rounds, Kishor secured 63,20»»»

A handout photo made available by the Spokane Valley Fire Department shows the Fairview Fire northeast of Spokane, Wash., on Sunday. Photo courtesy of the Spokane Valley Fire Department/EPA Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Nearly 65,000 people have been evacuated in Spokane County, Wash., Monday as wildfires spread»»»

According to Colliers’ latest report, CEE Investment Scene H1 2026, commercial real estate investment volume in Poland exceeded EUR 3 bln, representing an increase of 71% y/y and the strongest first-half result since 2018. The performance confirmed Poland’s position as the most liquid and diversifi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces struck two dry cargo ships unloading military cargo in the port of Nikolaev, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. "As a result of drone strikes, two dry cargo ships unloading military cargo in the port of Nikolaev were struck," the statement read.»»»

RIYADH: Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of Saudi aid agency KSrelief, recently met Italian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Carlo Baldocci in Riyadh. The meeting at KSrelief headquarters reviewed humanitarian and relief issues of mutual interest. Baldocci praised Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian e»»»

RIYADH: The Heritage Commission has registered 1,173 new archeological sites in the National Antiquities Register, bringing the total number of registered sites across Saudi Arabia to 14,164. The commission said registering archeological sites is a key part of the Kingdom’s cultural heritage manage»»»

Mayors across Burgas Region have committed to accelerating work on their municipal spatial development plans, while the government will help speed up the approval process, Regional Development Minister Ivan Shishkov said here on Monday after a meeting with local officials. Shishkov noted that 52 mu»»»

Damascus, Aug. 3 (SANA) The Syrian E-Commerce Forum 2026 opened on Monday at the Seven Gates Hotel in Damascus, bringing together representatives from government ministries, chambers of commerce, the private sector, technology companies, electronic payment providers and logistics firms. The forum a»»»

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ClimateSpainThe economic toll of Spain's wildfiresAstrid Prange de OliveiraDevastating wildfires are ravaging Spain's tourism, economy and nature. Could the country have done more to prevent them? https://p.dw.com/p/5I3rdIn recent years, Spain has slashed investments in measures to prevent wildfire»»»

Dubai: Air France has extended the suspension of its flights to and from Dubai until August 18, citing the evolving security situation in the Near and Middle East. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The French national carrier said on Monday that flights to and from Dubai»»»

LONDON: The hard-right Reform UK party unveiled plans on Monday for, if it wins power, “the largest military operation” in the Channel “since World War II” to stop migrants crossing on small boats. The proposal — which experts and other political parties promptly rubbished — comes days after tens o»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Monday, gaining 117.75 points, or 1.1 percent, to close at 10,823.62. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR6.26 billion ($1.67 billion), as 225 of the listed stocks advanced, while 32 retreated. The MSCI Tadawul Index also in»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police recorded a decline in several major crime categories during the first half of 2026, including fraud, cybercrime and economic crime, according to a performance review of the General Department of Criminal Investigation. The results were presented during a meeting chaired by Major»»»

Dubai: The UAE Council For FATWA has issued a nationwide ruling standardising the zakat threshold for dates at 541 kilograms after drying, while clarifying how growers and date companies should calculate and pay the religious levy under a unified framework aligned with the country's agricultural pr»»»

US President Donald Trump has teased new negotiations with Iran after abruptly calling off a major attack in a Truth Social post published on the same day that his media company began selling Wall Street firms millisecond-fast access to the platform’s market-moving content. Speaking to reporters ab»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon is preparing for a seventh round of US-mediated negotiations with Israel in Rome on Tuesday amid cautious hopes of progress, despite continued Israeli military escalation in the south. Lebanese expectations range from deep pessimism over the prospect of securing further Israeli with»»»

A delegation of 14 Sunni MPs on Monday met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and discussed with him the issue of the amnesty law. Following the meeting, MP Bilal Abdallah stated: “The discussion focused on a single topic: the proposed general amnesty law … We commended the Speaker for his signifi»»»

RIYADH: The appearance of Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund and chairman of Aramco, at the 2026 World Cup final ceremony as he presented the Best Young Player award to Spain’s Pau Cubarsi while the oil giant’s logo dominated the scene was a striking publicity stunt, bu»»»

BELGRADE - The FMs of Serbia and Zimbabwe, Marko Djuric and Amon Murwira signed on Monday in Belgrade MoUs between their ministries. Zimbabwe also announced it would reopen a diplomatic and consular representative office in Belgrade. After meeting in the building of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign »»»

RIYADH: In hindsight, Saudi Arabia’s exit from the World Cup after a stalemate with Cape Verde does not look as bad as it did at the time. The Blue Sharks were one of two teams to put two goals past runners-up Argentina, and the only team in the tournament to avoid both losing and conceding a goal »»»

RIYADH: After nearly 11 months, the Lebanese Premier League has finally come to an end but no one envisioned it would take this long when newly-promoted Jwayya defeated Bourj 3-0 on the opening day back in September. But with the Lebanese Football Association forced to halt football in late Februar»»»

Bali behaves like several islands stitched into one, and the area you choose matters far more than the headline price. A surf town, a wellness retreat, an upmarket beach strip and a quiet family bay all sit within an hour of each other. Anyone weighing properties for sale in Bali is really picking »»»

Gabrielle Carrington, a former finalist in the U.K. version of "X Factor," pleaded not guilty in court in London on Monday to charges she murdered a social media influencer and injured a security guard in an incident outside a nightclub in the capital's Soho nightlife district. File Photo by Mike T»»»

1 of 2 | President Donald Trump delivers an address on election security from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 16. Pool Photo by Saul Loeb/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The 2026 midterm elections are fast approaching and President Donald Trump has launched a multi»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah City Municipality has urged owners of vehicles, machinery, motorcycles and bicycles that have been impounded for more than six months to complete the necessary release procedures within four days or risk having their property sold at public auction. The municipality said owners mus»»»

Damascus, Aug. 3 (SANA) The price of 21-karat gold in Syria’s local market rose by 200 Syrian pounds (SYP) on Monday compared with the previous day’s level, according to the latest pricing bulletin. The General Directorate for Precious Metals Management said the selling price of one gram of 21-kara»»»

Dubai: Dubai International Airport retained its position as the world's busiest airport for international seat capacity in August, with airlines scheduling 4.54 million one-way seats, or about 9 million seats across both directions, as carriers expanded operations to meet peak summer demand. Accord»»»

Global electric car sales rebounded sharply in the second quarter of 2026, rising 35% quarter-on-quarter to record levels in 50 countries, even as overall car sales fell around 5% y/y in the first half of the year on weaker demand in China and the US, according to the International Energy Agency's »»»

A cargo van caught fire in the southern town of al-Mansouri on Monday after being struck by a percussion bomb dropped by an Israeli quadcopter, the National News Agency said. Israeli warplanes had after midnight launched an airstrike on the Ali al-Taher hill on the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, f»»»

Dubai: A private school teacher was brutally stabbed to death inside her workplace in Haryana's Faridabad on Monday after a masked assailant allegedly dragged her into a room and attacked her multiple times with a knife, police said. Authorities have launched a manhunt to trace the accused. The vic»»»

Dubai: Motorists looking to obtain or renew a driving licence in Dubai now have more places than ever to complete one of the mandatory requirements, with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) expanding its network of approved eye test centres by 30 per cent across the emirate. The RTA said it add»»»

The transaction involves an 11,000 sqm GLA retail park located in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, in the western part of the Warsaw metropolitan area. The property will become the 13th retail park in BIG Poland’s Polish portfolio and its second in the Mazowieckie voivodeship, alongside BIG Łubna near Warsaw. »»»

The US-Iran standoff remains tense, with conflicting signals over diplomacy, continued military pressure and fresh concerns over regional security. While US President Donald Trump says talks with Iran are set to resume, Tehran insists there are currently no direct negotiations with Washington. The »»»

An Israeli court has temporarily frozen a plan by so-called National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to place crocodiles around a prison in the Negev desert housing Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip, with the legal challenge focusing on concerns over “risks to the animals,” Israeli media »»»

Damascus, Aug. 3 (SANA) Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said on Monday that Syria, under the leadership of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, is capable of moving toward greater stability, prosperity and “a brighter future for all its people.” In a post on X following talks with Presiden»»»

The 5th Middle East Tyre, Auto & Spare Parts Expo (METAS 2026) officially opened today at Expo Centre Sharjah, with 44 Chinese enterprises from 8 provinces joining 7 international exhibitors from the UAE and Jordan for three days of trade, matchmaking, and investment discussions. Opening ceremony w»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's deadliest measles outbreak in decades, which has killed hundreds of children, has had a crippling economic impact on families, aid groups warned Monday. At least 844 children have died and more than 112,000 people have sought hospital treatment for the preventable disease since »»»

Several sunken World War II-era Nazi warships have resurfaced in the Danube River amid a major heatwave and prolonged drought. The vessels became visible as the water level in Europe’s second-longest river fell to record lows. Photos and videos posted on social media showed massive shipwrecks lying»»»

Omar Sultanov has been relieved of his posts as Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva. The relevant decree was signed by President Sadyr Japarov. By another decree, the head of s»»»

Regional private equity fund BoldMind Capital Partners and the executive management team of Pall-Ex Romania, the Romanian operator of the international Pall-Ex franchise, have completed the acquisition of the company through a Leveraged Buy-Out (LBO) transaction valued at more than €25 million. The»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO countries are sponsors of terrorism by supporting Ukraine and its attack on Russia's Arkhipo-Osipovka village, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. "A terrorist gang is operating in the center of Europe, occupying the state apparatus of Ukrain»»»

JEDDAH: The Qassim region continues to strengthen its position as Saudi Arabia’s capital of dates, with millions of palm trees producing a wide range of premium varieties. Among them is sukkari, one of the Kingdom’s leading agricultural products and among the most sought-after dates in local and in»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has appointed Mohammed Hasan Alwan as acting president of Riyadh University of Arts. Alwan has served as CEO of the Theater and Performing Arts Commission since November 2024. He previously led the Literature, Publishing and Tran»»»