JAKARTA: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has launched a pediatric cardiac surgery project in Indonesia, with volunteer doctors from the Kingdom set to perform dozens of procedures this week and share their know-how with Indonesian colleagues. A 16-member team of Saudi medics arrived at M. Djamil Cent»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Health Fahad AlJalajel recently met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent during his official visit to the Central Asian country. AlJalajel conveyed the greetings of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the president, along with their wishes for his»»»

Israeli occupation forces intensified attacks across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, carrying out artillery shelling, arson operations, and land-clearing activities in multiple areas, Al-Manar correspondents reported. The Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Nabatieh Al-Fawqa and the Ali Al-Ta»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Library has announced a month-long program of workshops, family activities and community events for August, targeting aspiring entrepreneurs, librarians, artists, children and lifelong learners. Highlights include a August 15 startup workshop covering entrepreneurship, m»»»

Dubai: Air travellers flying within and out of the Philippines will pay higher ticket prices during the first half of August after the Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) raised the allowable passenger fuel surcharge from Level 8 to Level 13. The increase, which takes effect from August 1 to 1»»»

Starting from August 23, 2026, Aero Nomad Airlines will launch regular international flights on the Bishkek—Tashkent—Bishkek route. According to Airports of Kyrgyzstan OJSC, flights will be operated twice a week — on Thursdays and Sundays. The new route will provide regular air connectivity between»»»

Damascus, July 29 (SANA) The first direct flight operated by German carrier LEAV Aviation arrived at Damascus International Airport on Wednesday after departing from Düsseldorf, Germany, carrying Syrian passengers.The flight restores direct service between Düsseldorf and Damascus after a hiatus of »»»

LONDON: Age-detection systems powered by artificial intelligence that are used to screen migrants arriving in Britain use flawed and racialized models, rights groups and charities have warned. The facial age-estimation technology risks endangering children, they said, warning that Black children, i»»»

RIYADH: A minister in Yemen’s internationally recognized government on Wednesday accused Houthi rebels of working under Iranian guidance to establish a system to impose fees for ships transiting the Red Sea and the Bab Al-Mandab Strait.Information minister Moammar Al-Eryani described “the move as a»»»

DUBAI: Dubai Basketball have reached a multi-year deal with Mamadi Diakite, 29, who joins the club after an impressive first EuroLeague season with Baskonia. The Guinean forward-center averaged 8.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and a Performance Index Rating of 10.1 in 19 minutes per game. He al»»»

Tunis, July 29 (TAP) - The National Photovoltaic Chamber (CSPV), which operates under the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (French: UTICA), called on Wednesday for urgent reforms to be implemented to speed up the energy...»»»

The July 25 – 27 Economist / YouGov Poll finds that 47% of Americans think that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is guilty of war crimes in Gaza; half as many (24%) think he is not guilty. Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to believe Netanyahu is guilty (71% vs. 20%). About ha»»»

For years, fintech has promised to transform the way we manage money. We've built budgeting apps, investment platforms and digital banks that have made finance more accessible than ever before. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Yet one question remains: if we have more f»»»

A tunnel that was allegedly intended for smuggling has been discovered in Batken region near the border with Uzbekistan. According to the regional police department, officers of the Service for Combating Extremism and Illegal Migration received information that a tunnel was being constructed in the»»»

Dubai: Floodwaters triggered by relentless monsoon rains have inundated villages in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, forcing residents to flee by boat as homes and farmland disappeared under vast stretches of water. In Muridke district, volunteers used small motorboats to evacuate stranded famil»»»

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has cautioned against reducing Lebanon's crisis solely to calls for a ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal, urging politicians to couple any demand for an Israeli withdrawal with Hezbollah's disarmament. While acknowledging both as non-negotiable priorities, he ar»»»

The Israeli army is considering a military response to the damage inflicted on an engineering vehicle by a “Hezbollah drone” in the Ali al-Taher heights in southern Lebanon, Israel’s Channel 14 said on Wednesday. “Beirut's southern suburbs will not be a target in the response,” the channel added. I»»»

The United States announced an import ban on new advanced robot models on Tuesday, including humanoid, four-legged robots and bi-peds, as part of a Federal Communications Commission update to a list of products and services that pose a risk to national security. Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Ph»»»

A minister with Yemen's internationally recognized government told AFP on Wednesday that the country's Houthi rebels were working under Iranian guidance to establish a system to impose fees for ships transiting the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Information minister Moammar al-Eryani describ»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a phone call with Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah on Wednesday. During the call, the two ministers reviewed the close cooperation relations »»»

Global customer service operations are undergoing a dramatic transformation as generative artificial intelligence takes over routine support tasks, prompting companies to reduce staffing and reshape their workforce. According to a Bloomberg report, leading companies including Commonwealth Bank of A»»»

Kyrgyzstan intends to continue cooperation with the King Abdullah Humanitarian Foundation and the Islamic Development Bank in implementing socially significant projects. These issues were discussed during a meeting between First Deputy Finance Minister Talas Aidarbek uulu and a delegation from the »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received on Wednesday an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) delegation headed by the organisation's president, Dana White. Vucic thanked White and the UFC for coming to Serbia and for choosing it as the venue for the UFC Fight Night event. "We will do»»»

RIYADH: Women leaders from the Gulf and Europe gathered in Riyadh on Tuesday for the launch of the Women Impact Leaders EU-GCC platform, a new initiative aimed at strengthening cross-regional cooperation and developing joint initiatives across key sectors. The Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commer»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov arrived in Kazakhstan on July 29 on a working visit to attend the opening ceremony of the international multi-sport tournament Games of the Future 2026. At Astana Airport, the Kyrgyz leader was welcomed by Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and other »»»

Arab Finance: Sixth of October Development and Investment Company (SODIC) reported a 35.72% year-on-year (YoY) plunge in consolidated net profits attributable to the parent company during the first half (H1) of 2026 to EGP 834.247 million from EGP 1.298 billion, according to the financial statement»»»

An interdepartmental council chaired by Health Minister Katya Ivkova will be set up shortly to oversee and coordinate the National Children's Hospital project, which the government considers to be of national importance, Ivkova told a briefing on Wednesday. Ivkova said the council would include sev»»»

Tunis, July 29 (TAP) - Financing worth US$120 million covered by draft laws No.50 and 51 of 2026, examined at a plenary session held Wednesday by the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP), are aimed at ensuring the supply of raw materials to...»»»

Pelayos de la Presa, Spain: As far as the eye can see, Jose Fernandez spied only burnt furniture, half-collapsed walls and mountains of ash on what used to be his house and land. "I have no money, no documents, no home," said the 74-year-old pensioner, one victim of the wildfires that burned his to»»»

LuLu Exchange, in association with the Dubai Sports Council, has officially launched the Kabayan Basketball League, the largest basketball tournament ever dedicated to the Filipino community in the UAE, created to connect and engage Kabayans across the country. Born out of a shared belief in the po»»»

A NordWind Airlines flight from Bishkek to Kazan departed from Manas International Airport at 2:48 p.m. local time, Airports of Kyrgyzstan OJSC reported. The flight was indefinitely delayed due to the introduction of «Kovyor» regime at Kazan Airport, which imposes temporary restrictions on the arri»»»

The total amount of wage arrears in Kyrgyzstan as of June 1, 2026, reached 91.9 million soms. Compared with the same date last year, the figure increased by 18.2 percent, a report by the National Statistical Committee says. Employers also owe significant amounts to workers in Jalal-Abad region (27.»»»

RIYADH: Air connectivity between Egypt and the UAE is set to receive a boost after the two countries agreed to gradually expand bilateral air transport rights, giving airlines greater flexibility to increase services. The memorandum of understanding, signed during the 11th ICAO Africa-Indian Ocean »»»

Dubai: Beyond the security gates of the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) Dubai's Centre for Harbouring lies a facility that challenges common perceptions of what happens to people who overstay their visas or violate residency rules. Instead of prison cells, there are d»»»

Sofia Municipality will monitor air quality in real time during its "Summer on the Cobblestones" initiative, which runs every weekend in August, the municipal press centre said on Wednesday. A mobile air quality monitoring station will measure levels of particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen dioxid»»»

Iranian state television on Wednesday said the United States struck a city in the country's northwest on the border with Iraq. "A few minutes ago, a location in the Piranshahr border area was attacked by American enemy airstrikes," state television reported. Fars news agency had earlier quoted an o»»»

Jordan's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, the country's military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting. In a statemen»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Hezbollah targeted an engineering vehicle with an explosive glider last night after it attempted to operate in Ali al-Taher »»»

Dubai: Dubai is getting a new shopping destination next month, with The Grand set to open its doors at Nad Al Sheba Gardens from August 19. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The developer Shamal said the new retail and lifestyle destination has been fully leased ahead of»»»

Minister of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan Kanatbek Chynybaev took part in aerial surveys of high-altitude lakes on the northern slope of the Kyrgyz Range to assess the current mudflow situation. The aerial inspection involved specialists from relevant departments of the Ministry of Emergency S»»»

BELGRADE - Commenting on the launch of Serbia-US strategic dialogue, the head of the Serbian parliamentary committee on defence and interior affairs Milovan Drecun said on Tuesday the US was unequivocally demonstrating that Serbia was exceptionally important for its policy and its interests in sout»»»

Hungarian police have launched an extensive search for an 81-year-old German national who disappeared from his home near Tapolca on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Veszprém County Police Headquarters, Martin Hofer left his home in the outskirts of Lesenceistvánd, near Tapolca, shortly after 3:0»»»

An Israeli army engineering vehicle was hit overnight by an explosion in the Ali Taher Ridge area in south Lebanon, according to the Israeli army. No injuries are reported in the blast. According to Israeli reports, the military is investigating the possibility that the vehicle was struck by an exp»»»

RIYADH: A Saudi-US alliance has entered the final stage of selecting a host country for a $5 billion integrated refinery and energy export corridor project. This project aims to create a strategic energy export platform that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, Asharq Bloomberg has reported. The alliance»»»

Tunis, July 29 (TAP) - The Tunis Stock Exchange announced on Wednesday that it had reactivated the trading halt mechanism following a decline of more than 3% in the TUNINDEX. "As the index breached the -3% threshold, trading was suspended," the...»»»

‘Israel’ spent tens of millions of dollars on a digital influence campaign designed to shape how artificial intelligence systems respond to questions about the Gaza war, according to a report published Tuesday by Drop Site News. Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, and h»»»

US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington D.C on July 28 as Netanyahu flew over for the funeral of US Senator Lindsay Graham. It was the first time the two have met in person since launching their joint war against Iran in February. Despite rumours o»»»

Dubai: DP World has opened its first multi-client third-party logistics warehouse in Saudi Arabia, adding storage and distribution capacity for businesses supplying the Kingdom’s consumer, retail and industrial markets. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The 15,250 square»»»

Dubai: Travellers flying between Dubai and Italy will have more options this winter after flydubai increased flights to Naples and announced additional services to Milan-Bergamo in response to growing demand. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The Dubai-based airline has »»»

Former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Temir Sariev said it is premature to assess the profitability of developing Zhetim-Too iron ore deposit without a comprehensive feasibility study. He was commenting on recent statements by Tengiz Bolturuk regarding the project’s prospects and its estimated value.»»»