Members of Doris Miller's family attend the ceremonial first cut of steel for the aircraft carrier Doris Miller at Newport News Shipbuilding division in 2021. Friday, it was reported that the Navy is considering changing the name of the ship to honor President Donald Trump. File Photo Ashley Cowan/»»»

Muscat: Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi discussed the latest developments regarding navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in a telephone call today. The two ministers emphasized the importance of continuing discussions to reach practical unde»»»

NEW YORK: The Trump administration plans to bar Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from traveling to New York to address the UN General Assembly next month for the second consecutive year, Israeli media reported. The reported decision follows Washington’s unprecedented move last year to deny visas»»»

Tunis, August 21 (TAP) - Thunderstorms are expected on Friday night with hailstorms in the north, midland and Sfax. Nighttime temperatures will range between 26°C and 31°C, reaching 34°C in the south-west. The wind will blow north in the north, and...»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Energy and of Industry and Mineral Resources Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Minister of Finance Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Jadaan met on Friday with Iraq's Finance Minister Falih Abdul Hassan Al Hadri and Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khudair Al Abadi to discuss»»»

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described the suspect tied to a hidden weapons cache in a forest near Berlin as a “low-level agent” of Russian intelligence and added that several more agents have been detained this year. File Photo by Christoph Soeder/EPA-EFE Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Authorities in Ge»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi has closed all public parks, recreational facilities and municipal beaches until further notice as the emirate prepares for expected unstable weather. Abu Dhabi City Municipality announced the precautionary measure on Friday through its Instagram account, saying all events at t»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said Friday that restricting access to social media and legislative changes are among the measures being discussed in response to antisocial behaviour by minors and juveniles. He said the issue is being discussed jointly with the Ministry of Justice and several in»»»

Slovenia's biggest bank has lost its year-long fight for Austria's Addiko, but the defeat has done nothing to dim its appetite for deals across the former Yugoslavia. Nova Ljubljanska banka (LJSE: NLBR), the Ljubljana-listed group that controls roughly a third of Slovenia's banking assets, failed o»»»

The Omani ​and Iranian foreign ministers discussed ‌in ‌a ​phone ‌call ⁠ways ​to create ⁠suitable conditions for resuming ⁠dialogue and ‌negotiations, ‌and ​developments ‌affecting navigation ‌in the Strait ‌of Hormuz, Oman's state ⁠news ⁠agency said on Friday. *More to follow»»»

ALKHOBAR: When Nadeen Kaaki learned in 2020 that girls could play organized football in Saudi Arabia, she did not need much convincing to be one of them. The Saudi footballer, now 21, joined a small academy called Tigers and began a journey that would take her from youth football to a national team»»»

People walk toward the Returnees Reception Center upon arrival on the third flight of citizens deported from the United States at the Guatemalan Air Force base in Guatemala City, Guatemala on January 6. File Photo by Mariano Macz/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Guate»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has revealed which moment of this year’s 20 August national holiday left the strongest impression on him, highlighting a meeting with 160 young people from child protection institutions. In a Facebook post on Friday, Magyar described the national holiday as a l»»»

The Hague: International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane warned that US sanctions imposed on her and the court's Senegalese chief prosecutor could lead to "the demise of international rule of law. In a post on X, Akane said she was not surprised by the sanctions but stressed that they s»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Two Israeli air raids target Byout Al-Sayyad town, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 21-08-2026 18:19 PM Latest News Urgent News Hamas Milit»»»

Prince Harry leaves the Royal Courts of Justice after giving evidence in his trial against Associated Newspapers in London on Jan. 21 Other claimants involved in the case include Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Princ»»»

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned the latest economic threats issued by US officials, saying President Donald Trump’s claim of an “Economic D-Day” aims to divert attention from America’s deepening financial crisis. In a post on his X account on Thursday, Araghchi responded to the latest»»»

Amsterdam: The Netherlands has fined ride-hailing giant Uber 825 million euros ($960 million) for having deactivated drivers' accounts without informing them. A spokesperson at the Dutch data protection authority on Friday confirmed the judgement, which had been agreed Monday. The ruling is based o»»»

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru on Thursday, injuring three people and damaging at least 22 homes, six schools and 12 medical centres, according to preliminary assessments. The quake was also felt in Lima and several other parts of the country. A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake stru»»»

LONDON: The EU is preparing sanctions against Israel spanning trade, academic, security and diplomatic ties if construction begins on the controversial E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. Channel 13, citing two Western diplomats, said Brussels had drawn up an in»»»

LONDON: Emily Thornberry, chair of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has once again called on the British government to ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Such a move could help preserve the prospects of a two-state solution to the conflict »»»

Turkey issued an international arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into Israel's interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza and its detention of hundreds of activists on board, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced Friday. Netanyahu’s office in t»»»

Migrants from Haiti cross the Rio Grande, on the border of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, in 2021. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security sent its first deportation flight to Haiti after the administration ended temporary protected status for 300,000 Haitians in the United States. File Photo by Migu»»»

Nigeria's drug enforcement agency has broken up an international cocaine trafficking ring that used the continent's most populous country as a transit point for internationally bound shipments of life-devastating narcotics. Also, opponents of Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed rally in the latest i»»»

Amman, Aug. 21 (SANA) Foreign ministers of 12 Arab and Muslim countries strongly condemned Friday the Israeli airstrikes targeting Abu al-Duhur Airbase in Idlib, describing them as a dangerous escalation and a blatant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republi»»»

Jerusalem: The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an "antisemitic dictator" and vowed Israel would "continue to act forcefully against Turkey's attempts to destabilise the region". It comes days after Syria accused Israel of b»»»

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said it will continue using all available diplomatic and legal mechanisms to ensure that Iva Mihaylova receives necessary medical treatment after a North Macedonian appeals court again refused to allow her to leave the country for treatment. The Court of Appeal in Sti»»»

Bulgaria’s newly purchased anti-drone systems cannot provide a comprehensive shield for the country’s territory or borders, according to Todor Ivandzhikov, chairman of the Association of the Bulgarian Aviation Industry. He said the country needs a layered defense system, better coordination between»»»

CEUTA, Spain – CEUTA, Spain – Moroccan families are searching for loved ones who left last month for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta during a large wave of migration. Many of them are camping outside the Tarajal border post on the Moroccan side in hopes of obtaining information. Sp»»»

"I want to assure the Bulgarian prosecution service that under my leadership, the Interior Ministry and its officers will not break the law under any circumstances," Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told journalists in Belitsa, responding to a position issued by the prosecution service. The prose»»»

Resorting to terrorist attacks on Russian soil, which often involve the use of small drones, was inevitable for the Ukrainian leadership, Russia’s Alpha Group counterterrorism unit veteran and retired Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Popov tells Sputnik. As Ukrainian forces suffer defeat after defeat on t»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said Friday that intelligence services are monitoring information about a possible threat from Iran and that all necessary measures have been taken. He added that Prime Minister Rumen Radev had spoken by phone with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Asked about th»»»

The State Agency for National Security (SANS), jointly with the Communications Regulation Commission and the Sofia Directorate of the Interior, located and neutralized a powerful jammer in the capital's Dragalevtsi borough, the SANS press centre said on Friday. The device, found in a heavily guarde»»»

Doha: The foreign ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of Lebanon Republic, Malaysia, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the State of Palestine, the K»»»

The Polish coach driver involved in the deadly bus crash on Hungary’s M3 motorway has expressed his condolences to the victims and their families through his lawyer, saying he is aware of the immense weight and consequences of the tragedy. In a statement released on Thursday evening, lawyer Dániel »»»

RIYADH: Israeli plans to build settlement homes on a highly sensitive area of the occupied West Bank threaten the viability of a Palestinian state, Saudi Arabia and other Arab and Muslim countries, warned on Friday. Israel’s housing ministry issued a tender on Tuesday for the construction of more t»»»

Doha: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, unequivocally condemn Israel’s continued i»»»

Bratislava: Secretary-General of the Qatar Air Sports Committee (QASC) Captain Hazza Hamad Al Attiya said the participation of Qatar's national skydiving team in the Military World Skydiving Championship in Slovakia represents an important opportunity to enhance the team's level through competition»»»

A cow stands during the first day of the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall on June 25 in Washington, D.C. On Friday, President Donald Trump announced he would waive some tariffs on imported beef. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump an»»»

Abu Dhabi Police have urged pedestrians to use designated crossings, bridges and tunnels, warning that crossing roads at undesignated locations can put both pedestrians and motorists at risk. The Traffic and Security Patrols Directorate called on people to follow pedestrian traffic signals and use »»»

Tunis, August 21, 2026 (TAP) – A joint order establishing a national program to equip public indoor swimming pools with collective solar water-heating systems was published Friday in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia.With an estimated...»»»

Milena Gamozova, a prosecutor at the Varna Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, has been nominated as a candidate for an elected seat on the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) representing the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC press centre said Friday. Gamozova was nominated by magistrates from the Varna Appellate»»»

Tunis, August 21 (TAP) – Thunderstorms accompanied by rainfall are expected this Friday afternoon in western regions, according to a monitoring bulletin issued by the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).The rainfall will gradually spread to...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu 21-08-2026 18:06 PM Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in an image from August 2025.Turkey»»»

Tunis, August 21, 2026 (TAP) – The Monitoring Unit of the Professional Safety Centre, affiliated with the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), recorded a rise in attacks against journalists in July 2026, with 22 incidents compared with 16...»»»

People walk outside Jesus College, where the resigned Professor Jason Arday worked, at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, Britain, on Aug. 7. Photo by Tolga Akmen/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Ghent University in Belgium suspended Nathan Cofnas, the postdoctoral scholar who accused the late Dr. Jason»»»

Paris, France: Midfielder Leandro Paredes and several Argentina players have received bans and fines for their part in clashes with Spain players at the World Cup final, FIFA said on Friday. Argentina have also been ordered to play their next two home matches behind closed doors, though one match o»»»

Russia offers extensive nuclear partnership opportunities across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, presenting a model that stands in marked contrast to Western nuclear projects, energy expert and former deputy chairman of the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority, Ali Abdel Nabi, told Sputnik. “»»»

London: A UK court ordered Prince Harry and six others Friday to pay an initial £9.5 million ($13 million) after they lost their privacy case against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mail. The court said the prince and six other high-profile figures, who lost their unlawful information ga»»»

Prosecutor Krasimira Filipova of the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office has been nominated for an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC said. She was nominated by magistrates from the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office, the Sofia Appellate a»»»