The government is launching the Saint Stephen rural development programme, the Prime Minister said at Tuesday's session of the National Assembly, before the agenda. Péter Magyar announced that they are already working on a proposal aimed at abolishing the "hollowed-out" county assemblies and comple»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova Mihai Popsoi is on an official visit to Sofia on Wednesday at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Velislava Petrova, her Ministry said. Popsoi is scheduled to hold talks with Petrova, followed by a joint news c»»»

Moderate slowdowns are also being reported around Muhaisnah and on sections of E311 Dubai: Dubai-Sharjah commuters are facing heavy traffic this morning, with the worst delays reported along the E11 corridor through central Sharjah. Live traffic data shows slow-moving and stop-start traffic stretch»»»

The International Issyk-Kul Games have begun in Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports reported. The official opening ceremony took place on the lakeshore yesterday. The International Games feature competitions in 21 sports. In addition to Kyrgyzstan, athl»»»

Deal adds satellites, AI-enabled Earth observation and advanced manufacturing Dubai: IHC is moving to acquire an 80% stake in the holding company behind UAE-based Marlan Space, giving the Abu Dhabi investment group a majority position in a business spanning satellite manufacturing, Earth observatio»»»

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that during a retaliatory strike on a US base in Jordan, it targeted areas where F-35, F-16, and F-15 fighter jets are stationed and serviced, Iranian broadcaster Press TV reported on Wednesday. IRGC stated they targeted areas where F-35, F-16, and »»»

Erlist Akunbekov, the Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry, met with Altamash Wazir Khan, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to the Kyrgyz Republic. The Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported. According to the report, the discussion focus»»»

Russia will continue to raise the need to protect Orthodox Christians in Ukraine with US negotiators, the special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry for international cooperation in ensuring the right to freedom of religion, Mikhail Melekh, said on Tuesday. "This issue (perhaps not a pr»»»

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Erlist Akunbekov chaired a meeting of the Food Security and Nutrition Council, the Ministry of Agriculture reported. According to the ministry, following the results of the first six months of the year, domestic production of certain food pr»»»

Manipuri community outraged as veteran musician’s killing raises safety fears A guitarist who had spent four decades on stage, and two of them living in a Delhi neighborhood, went downstairs one night to ask a group of men to keep the noise down. Hours later, he was dead. Chongtham Vikram Singh, 54»»»

A new study has found most Europeans are disillusioned about the future of the continent. Co-published with the European Cultural Foundation, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) survey published on Wednesday (9 September) reveals a general lack of confidence in Europe’s future, providi»»»

By Ionuț Valentin Sas, Senior Vice President of Finance at UiPath Every Finance Team Has an Invoice It Can't Automate. Here's WhySince the launch of the National e-Invoicing System (KSeF), routine invoices are now being processed with increasing efficiency. However, bottlenecks still remain. Among »»»

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani released tens of thousands of previously undisclosed documents on Tuesday detailing what city officials knew about toxic air after the September 11 attacks, as the 25th anniversary approaches and thousands continue to suffer from related illnesses. New York Mayor Zohra»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was personally warned that Hamas was preparing a major attack days before October 7, 2023, but did not relay the information to Israel’s top security chiefs, Haaretz reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed calle»»»

Manipuri community outraged as veteran musician’s killing raises safety fears A guitarist who had spent four decades on stage, and two of them living in a Delhi neighborhood, went downstairs one night to ask a group of men to keep the noise down. Hours later, he was dead. Chongtham Vikram Singh, 54»»»

Nearly all the flights cancelled on Wednesday were at Britain's busiest airport Heathrow London: UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to rescover from a technical glitch that sparked c»»»

Once targets of NYPD spying, Muslims now shape New York’s political future Asad Dandia was eight when he watched the September 11, 2001 attacks on television at his Pakistani immigrant parents' home in New York. Then came the backlash — years of Islamophobia as Americans processed attacks that had »»»

The Iran-backed Houthis launched their offensive on Thursday in western Taiz and along Yemen’s western coast, seeking to reach the high ground overlooking the coastline and move closer to Bab al-Mandab. Control over this key maritime chokepoint would give it strategic leverage, which would benefit »»»

PoliticsUnited States of AmericaTrump hits Canada with import bans, 50% tariffsShakeel Sobhan AFP, AP, ReutersUS President Trump has announced new import bans and 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods as tensions between the two countries intensify. This comes a day after Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs »»»

Consumer prices were 1.3% higher on average in August 2026 than a year earlier. Compared to July, prices were up by 0.2%. In 12 months, compared to August 2025 food prices were cut by 1.4% (and by 4.8% excluding food and beverage serving services), within which the price of a cup of coffee in cater»»»

The US banned several Canadian imports, cut Canadian goods from federal procurement Washington, DC: The United States has announced a fresh round of trade measures against Canada, banning several categories of imports and reshuffling existing tariffs after Ottawa imposed its own retaliatory tariffs»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's August reading of the Purchasing Managers' Index dropped 7.9 points to 49.9, signaling marginal economic contraction According to the latest report released on Tuesday, the decline was driven mainly by a slowdown in manufacturing and services, both posting marginal contraction r»»»

Oil prices climb, air travel disrupted as tanker attacks raise Hormuz fears Oil prices rose, Gulf shipping risks deepened and UAE travelers faced continued flight disruptions Wednesday after the US military said it destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers following attempted missile attacks on a U»»»

Nearly all the flights cancelled on Wednesday were at Britain's busiest airport Heathrow London: UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to rescover from a technical glitch that sparked c»»»

Community groups, volunteers, donors in UAE are making ways to support families affected Dubai: As rescue teams continue searching through debris and isolated communities in flood-hit parts of Nepal, Nepali expatriates living and working in the UAE are turning their concern into action. The August »»»

Gen Z readers turn a 19th‑century tale of lonely love into a BookTok sensation Marcelo Nogueira is not well versed in the classics but the 27-year-old Brazilian book influencer was seduced by Fyodor Dostoevsky's "White Nights," a 19th-century tale of love and loneliness that's the centre of an unli»»»

NCM forecasts fog, mist and stronger winds later this week as temperatures ease Sunday Dubai: Temperatures are forecast to reach 47°C in parts of the UAE on Wednesday before cooler conditions arrive by Sunday, with fog, mist and stronger winds expected in some areas later this week, according to th»»»

The Smithsonian announced Tuesday that Secretary Lonnie Bunch will leave his post at the end of the year, as the institution faces continued scrutiny from the Trump administration over how its museums present US history. Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Instituti»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's partnership with China—including collaboration with top tech firms—continues to accelerate its artificial intelligence sector by boosting adoption and creating jobs, according to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. The development of the AI sector will prove crucial as Ma»»»

Share: HERE IS THE LATEST: American forces have struck five oil tankers linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards after attempted Iranian attacks on a U.S. warship, U.S. Central Command said. Brent crude, the international standard for oil, was trading at a seven-week high of $97 per barrel Tuesday aft»»»

Dozen of civilians were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon over the weekend, RT’s Steve Sweeney has reported. Attacks by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on the neighboring country are continuing despite a US-mediated ceasefire, which has been in force starting late June. More than 4,000 »»»

Around 30 humanoid and quadruped robots marched in circles, waved flags and "chanted" slogans outside Poland's digital affairs ministry on September 7 in a protest calling for greater scrutiny of artificial intelligence and its impact on jobs. The unusual demonstration in Warsaw was organised by De»»»

Bengaluru startup trains sensor-fitted dogs to spot cancer through breath When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with a little help from AI. Fitted with a 3D-printed helmet and harness»»»

New measures target goods, services, financing as diplomatic tensions with Israel deepens London: Britain has announced a sweeping ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, but the headline numbers reveal something important: This is likely to hurt Israel politically more tha»»»

Investment and industrial cooperation are creating new opportunities for both economies At BMW’s plant in Landshut, Bavaria, a foundry casts engine parts, components for electric cars and body structures. In 2021, BMW agreed to buy 43,000 tonnes of solar-produced aluminium a year from Emirates Glob»»»

Government defends high pay as key to clean, capable leadership in Singapore KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysa (AP): Singapore’s ministers, already among the world's highest paid, are getting a raise for the first time in 15 years, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said, explaining the government cannot attract top»»»

Iran war raises stakes as militantstarget Saudi oil sites and push towards Bab Al Mandab Dubai: For nearly four years, Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis had largely avoided direct confrontation. That breathing space is rapidly disappearing. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants launched their heavies»»»

Paris: Two artworks remain missing following an early Tuesday burglary at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, located in southeastern France's Alpes-Maritimes region, according to local media reports. Cagnes-sur-Mer Mayor Bryan Masson said in a post on Facebook that two individuals entered the Ren»»»

Kerala designer's Sharjah heritage artwork featured on 6 stamps issued by Emirates Post Sharjah: For years, Indian expats in the UAE have made headlines for their passion for collecting postage stamps. Now, an Indian expat from Kerala has found himself on the other side of the story: not as a colle»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Jean Simard, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada. According to Simard, the US-Canada aluminum dispute is not your conventional disagreement over trade, but rather a 'Trump posture that makes no sense". As American industrial demand substanti»»»

Give them the freedom to discover what excites them instead As children return to school for a promising new academic year, classrooms are once again filled with introductions. Teachers want to get to know their students, and children are encouraged to talk about themselves. Somewhere in those earl»»»

Missiles fall in unpopulated areas as army follows strict defence protocol AMMAN: Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) – Arab Army announced that the kingdom came under a missile attack from Iranian territory over the past few hours. Petra News Agency quoted the spokesperson of the Jordan Armed Forces as sayi»»»

Tunis, Sept. 9 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, met Tuesday evening in Tunis with Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Fahmy, who is visiting Tunisia on September 8–9.According to a...»»»

Russia rejected a proposed truce in the air and repeated its demand that Ukraine leave Donbas when US envoys visited Moscow and Kyiv on September 5 and 6. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin for more than three hours in Moscow, then flew to Kyiv the following day for talks with Volod»»»

EXCLUSIVEGulf News sits down with Saif Ali Khan in his home study for an exclusive interview Mumbai: Bollywood mostly loves a heavily orchestrated press junket. You know the drill: publicists hovering like prison wardens with digital stopwatches, PR teams mouthing "last question!" at the seven-minu»»»

New Delhi. Indian authorities have rescued five baby orangutans in an eastern forest region, according to a state minister on Tuesday, following a targeted wildlife recovery operation. Officials suspect the endangered primates were illegally trafficked into the country from Southeast Asia. The oran»»»

Strikes on Iranian tankers and Hormuz risks drive fresh risk premium into oil Oil prices rose sharply early Wednesday as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities threatened to widen across the Gulf and disrupt tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. As of 8:28 am Tokyo on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, the ma»»»

Share: Photo illustration : Lebanon’s road to sovereignty: Negotiation under one government, security under one army and peace beneath one flag. Hezbollah’s wars have repeatedly cost Lebanon lives, homes and territory. Only state-led diplomacy and negotiations can secure an Israeli withdrawal, disa»»»

Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Progr»»»

The mayor of Paris on Tuesday ordered investigations over the removal of women staff at the Eiffel Tower during a visit by a Hindu religious group which prompted an employee walkout and the one-day closure of the monument. The Eiffel Tower, which says it receives nearly seven million people a year,»»»