MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia genuinely wants to contribute to ending tensions in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "Russia is genuinely interested in contributing to efforts to calm the situation, as well as to other regional issues of mutual interest," Lavrov sa»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia contributes significantly to the stability of the entire global economy, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Tuesday. "Undoubtedly, Russian-Saudi cooperation has today become an important factor of global economic s»»»

Iran’s acting defense minister has issued a stark warning to Washington, asserting that the Islamic Republic possesses both the technological capability and military readiness to target and destroy American warships involved in what Tehran decries as an illegal economic blockade of Iranian ports. I»»»

Geneva, Sept. 8 (SANA) The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria welcomed accelerating reconstruction efforts in Syria and progress in building accountability institutions, stressing the importance of accountability to the country’s transitional justice process.In remarks before »»»

GERB, the largest opposition party in Bulgaria, announced Tuesday that it is not going to field a candidate for the October 25 presidential elections. The decision was made at a meeting of the narrow party leadership the same day and was made public in a press release. It said that the reasoning la»»»

Geneva: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese called on people not to turn rubble removal operations in areas of the Gaza Strip under Israeli military control into a means to "erase traces of atrocity crimes." Albanese said that the operati»»»

Hungary has ordered 10 employees of the Russian Embassy in Budapest to leave the country, saying their activities were incompatible with the conduct expected of diplomats under the Vienna Convention. FM Orbán announces leaving 10 embassy employees Foreign Minister Anita Orbán announced the decision»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday he believed the government would in the future be prepared to provide even more significant support to volleyball, water polo and other sports that were bringing the most success to Serbia. "We will take something away from those who bri»»»

Arab Finance: Japanese trading company Toyota Tsusho Corporation plans to assemble a new series of Toyota vehicles in Egypt in the coming period, President and CEO Toshimitsu Imai said during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, as per a statement. Madbouly met with Imai at the governmen»»»

SYDNEY: Researchers in Australia have identified a strong genetic link between gut-related health conditions and depression, offering new insights into why physical illnesses often accompany the mental health condition. Physical illnesses can contribute substantially to poor health outcomes in peop»»»

No single topic dominates Tuesday's news media. POLITICS On Bulgarian National Television's morning show, sociologist Boryana Dimitrova of Alpha Research and political scientist Dimitar Ganev of Trend discussed the role of initiative committees in the campaign for the presidential elections, as wel»»»

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Tuesday a “qualitative and extensive military operation” targeting Aramco facilities in Abha, Najran, the Economic City and Jizan, as well as Khamis Mushait Air Base. Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said the attacks involved dozens of ballistic missiles »»»

Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv late Monday after a three-day pause ordered by President Vladimir Putin expired, Ukraine’s emergency service said. Kyiv's city military administration said at least two people were killed and seven wounded. The halt coincided with visits to Moscow and Kyiv by US Presi»»»

French AI company Mistral announced Tuesday that it had raised three billion euros ($3.5 billion) in what it described as the largest-ever European tech fundraising, valuing the startup at over 21 billion euros. While still an upstart compared to the AI giants OpenAI or Anthropic, Mi»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: German exports fell in July for the first time in five months, official data showed Tuesday, adding to concerns about the strength of a recovery in Europe's biggest economy. Exports dropped 0.8 percent from the previous month to 138.2 billion euros ($160.5 billion) due to weaker»»»

The Plovdiv District Court has refused to restore the deadline for appealing the detention measure imposed on one of the two 17-year-old boys accused in the murder of Georgi Kuzev on Youth Hill. The court ruled that there was no valid reason to restore the missed deadline. When the teenager was for»»»

Sharjah Police also warned people buying or selling valuable goods through social media Sharjah Police have arrested two suspects and recovered a collection of amber prayer beads worth more than $100,000 within 24 hours of receiving a theft report, police said on Tuesday. The case began when a Chin»»»

From fine dining to Bib Gourmand: MICHELIN Guide Dubai's full picture Dubai: Dubai's culinary community will gather at Atlantis The Royal on October 6, 2026, as the MICHELIN Guide hosts its fifth annual Restaurant Ceremony in the emirate, unveiling an updated selection of the city's top dining addr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in southern Lebanon reports Israeli demolition operation in Al-Mansouri town 08-09-2026 12:09 PM Latest News Urgent »»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander Poulev met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Xiamen, where they discussed possibilities to expand trade and investment between Bulgaria and China, the press service of the Ministry of Economy, Investments and I»»»

More than 85 events will cover FinTech, private capital, tokenisation and wealth Dubai: More than 850 speakers from banking, asset management, private markets, FinTech, policymaking and sustainable finance will gather in Dubai in November for the inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week. Sign up for our»»»

Tashkent: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Tuesday with the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan HE Dr. Sodiq Safoyev. During the meeting, cooperation relations between the two countries we»»»

Hungary’s government has launched the Saint Stephen Rural Development Programme, a new initiative aimed at strengthening rural communities and giving local residents a greater say over how development funding is spent. The pilot phase will cover 10 rural micro-regions, 100 settlements and nearly 10»»»

Director Bekzat Pirmatov’s film Cassandra will represent Kyrgyzstan at the 99th Academy Awards in the International Feature Film category. Filmmaker Asel Sherniyazova announced. According to her, the film was chosen by Kyrgyzstan’s National Selection Committee. The selection process was conducted i»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is ready to continue conversation with the United States about Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "The fact that the Americans, in all their contacts with us — above all, in their contacts with [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin — proceed fr»»»

Diesel prices in Bulgaria could rise above 1.90 euros per liter next week and approach 1.95 euros if conditions on international markets remain unchanged, according to Dimitar Hadzhidimitrov of the Association of Fuel Traders, Producers, Importers and Transporters. As of September 8, the average re»»»

Firefighters are continuing efforts to contain a forest fire near the Sofia village of Anton for an eighth consecutive day, with crews working in difficult mountainous terrain inside the Central Balkan National Park. Around 40 firefighters and personnel from various services are currently involved »»»

The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) should be elected through trust, not fear, the Association of Prosecutors in Bulgaria (APB) said on Tuesday in a position distributed to the media regarding “information about pressure on prosecutors and administrative heads in connection with the upcoming SJC ele»»»

Workforce reaches 49,027 while active licences climb to 13,974 in H1 Abu Dhabi: Assets managed from ADGM rose 54% year on year in the first half of 2026, while the number of professionals working across its jurisdiction climbed to 49,027, bringing the workforce close to the 50,000 mark for the firs»»»

UAE and Germany established ties in 1972, later upgrading them to a strategic partnership The visit of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the Federal Republic of Germany, scheduled to begin tomorrow, September 9, 2026, carries significance that extends well beyond the »»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar condemned the Houthi targeting of civilian and economic sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the injury of a number of civilians, including women and children, in addition to its continued targeting of commercial »»»

Tunis, Sept. 8 (TAP)- The weather on Tuesday is slightly cloudy in most regions, growing densely cloudy in the afternoon in the west with scattered showers, according to the National Institute of Meteorology. The wind is blowing north in the north...»»»

Animal deaths in ِAl Rashid suburb spark public outrage and calls for accountability Dubai: Jordanian security authorities have launched an investigation into the suspected poisoning of dozens of cats in an Amman neighbourhood, an incident that has triggered widespread anger and calls for those res»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar condemned the Houthi targeting of civilian and economic sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran in the fraternal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the injury of a number of civilians, including women and children, in addition to its continued targeti»»»

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is addressing questions from leading Indian media outlets during a special online briefing organized by Sputnik India. The conversation addresses major global issues and the trajectory of the Russia-India strategic partnership in the lead-up to the BRICS Summit, whic»»»

Two teenagers have been identified and detained after setting fire to rubbish, damaging trees and throwing stones at a surveillance camera outside a secondary school in Polgár, eastern Hungary. Police reportedly identified the suspects within just 24 hours. The incident caused widespread outrage in»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Ministry of Energy said that a number of citizens and residents sustained injuries of varying severity after energy facilities and infrastructure in the southern region of the Kingdom were targeted Tuesday morning. A source from the Ministry of Energy said that the r»»»

US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to block sales of Canadian planemaker Bombardier in the United States unless it builds aircraft in the country, escalating trade tensions on the eve of Canadian retaliatory tariffs. Trump accused Canada of “unjust and unfair” trade practices but did no»»»

"Indonesia views BRICS as a multilateral platform for expanding our economic relations with other member states," head of the nation's Government Communications Agency (BAKOM) Muhammad Qodari tells Sputnik. Indonesia advocates reforming global governance institutions and deepening cooperation among»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Berezniki in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. “The inner ring continues to narrow, the settlement of Berezniki in the Kharkov region has come under the control of Russian troops,” th»»»

Eight airports in Indonesia, including Jakarta's main international airport, suspended operations Sunday after the erupting Anak Krakatoa volcano spewed clouds of ash across the archipelago. Geologists said that the latest series of eruptions does not have the potential to trigger a tsunami at this»»»

The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) should be elected through trust, not fear, the Association of Prosecutors in Bulgaria (APB) said on Tuesday in a position distributed to the media regarding “information about pressure on prosecutors and administrative heads in connection with the upcoming SJC ele»»»

Beijing, China: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Tuesday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China HE Wang Yi in Beijing. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two countries an»»»

Singapore: Gold prices edged slightly higher on Tuesday as the US dollar weakened, while markets awaited the release of US inflation data, which could shape expectations regarding the Federal Reserve’s next move on monetary policy. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $4,418.79 per ounce, while US gold futures f»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yemeni Armed Forces announce military operation targeting Aramco facilities in Saudi areas of Abha, Najran, Jazan, Economy City and Khamis »»»

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is taking questions from leading Indian media outlets during a special online briefing organized by Sputnik India. Moderated by Olga Dycheva, Sputnik’s chief representative in India, the briefing focuses on pressing questions from leading Indian journalists. The disc»»»

Western spy agencies originally cultivated and trained Ukrainian hacker groups "to counter Russia", but they all quickly spun out of control, mutating into fraud networks, the Aydınlık outlet reports. As of 2026, an estimated 1,000 call centers operate in Ukraine, employing roughly 60,000 people an»»»

Tartous, Sept. 8 (SANA) Syria’s Banias Refinery is undergoing a major overhaul expected to raise its production capacity by about 50,000 barrels per day, boosting supplies of gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products to the domestic market. The Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) aims to increase th»»»

A wave of Houthi attacks Tuesday on Saudi Arabia wounded more than 70 people and ignited fires at several oil facilities and utilities in the kingdom's southern region, authorities said, a major escalation in the renewed conflict between an important U.S. ally and the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen»»»

Israeli opposition leaders on Tuesday called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit to serve after a report that the United Arab Emirates had warned him before the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Haaretz newspaper, in a report excerpted from a forthcoming book by its reporters, said UAE President Mo»»»