Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter in southern Lebanon: Israeli enemy force advanced towards the outskirts of Deir Mimas, near the newly established point s»»»

Seven others are being treated in hospital after gunfire at Banga National High School Manila: At least two people were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, a regional disaster agency worker told AFP, the country's third deadly campus incident since June. Local rescuer»»»

Core delegation includes President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Washington: The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week’s UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as »»»

Washington, Sept. 18 (SANA) Early voting in the U.S. midterm elections began Friday, with voters in Virginia and several other states able to start casting ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Virginia began in-person early voting Friday, while voters in states including Idaho, Minnesota and South»»»

Bangkok: An Australian accused of murdering a Thai teenager and stuffing her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty Friday in a hearing in the seaside resort city of Pattaya, a court official said. Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested at a Bangkok airport on June 26 as he prepared to take a flight b»»»

Etihad to support athlete development and fan engagement via events, digital platforms Etihad Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE Wrestling Federation, naming the carrier as the federation's official airline and strategic partner. The agreement was signed on the sidelines »»»

Police officers distinguished in operations related to combatting the production and distribution of narcotics, received government honours on Friday. Prime Minister Rumen Radev said during the ceremony in the Granite Hall of the Council of Ministers' building that he was "honoured to present award»»»

During a briefing following a meeting of the Council of Ministers' Security Council on Friday, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said that there is need for additional funding to purchase anti-drone systems. The Defence Ministry presented a report on the condition of the strategic sites under its r»»»

The security of critical infrastructure sites and the protection of sites where explosives and ammunition are produced or stored has been examined, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told a briefing after a meeting of the Council of Ministers. "Regarding the critical infrastructure sites, we found »»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Chile HE Jose Antonio Kast, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.»»»

UFC President Dana White highly praised Kyrgyz fighter Akbar Abdullaev’s victory over Brazil’s Ednilson Santos at Dana White’s Contender Series. «The sound of that punch was like someone getting hit with a baseball bat. I’ll take a risk and say that you’re possibly the biggest talent on this show i»»»

The Bulgarian government has announced a package of measures worth more than €300 million to cushion households, farmers, transport operators and key economic sectors from rising fuel prices. The measures include a one-off €50 payment for more than 550,000 vulnerable people, €170 million in support»»»

Manila: At least two people were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, a regional disaster agency worker told AFP, the country's third deadly campus incident since June. Local rescuers received a call about gunfire on the campus of Banga National High School in South Co»»»

The government has unveiled a package of measures worth more than EUR 300 million to tackle high fuel prices. The measures include a one-off payment of EUR 50 for low-income individuals and families living below the poverty line, waiving excise duty on propane-butane gas, targeted subsidies for str»»»

Low-cost Filipino medical devices bring automated dialysis and rehab beyond hospitals Two Filipino student teams have developed low-cost medical devices aimed at helping dialysis and stroke patients manage treatment and rehabilitation — and won the top two Philippine prizes in the 2026 James Dyson »»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov decided to allocate 7 billion soms additionally to address the shortage of textbooks, his press secretary Askat Alagozov said. He noted the shortage of textbooks in schools has existed for a long time and cannot be justified by various reasons. According to him»»»

The frictions in Russia's wartime economy are growing, as massive military spending balloons the budget deficit. Consumers and businesses are gloomier. Growth has slowed. None of that, however, signals an imminent financial crisis or economic collapse, economists say. With crucial oil export revenu»»»

Hungarian police have launched an investigation into the country’s former residency bond programme after Transparency International Hungary filed a criminal complaint over suspected mismanagement causing significant financial damage to the state. According to 444.hu, the Budapest Police Headquarter»»»

A tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, causing a fire that was extinguished, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). "The CSO of a vessel has reported a tanker being hit by an unknown projectile, causing a fire onboard which has since been extinguished," t»»»

Police tracked suspects through more than 50 CCTV cameras after body found in field New Delhi: Four people, including three minors, have been apprehended over the alleged gang rape and murder of a teenage girl whose decomposed body was found in an open field in Delhi, police said. The suspects were»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev held a meeting on the current state and development prospects of Mailuu-Suu Electric Bulb Plant OJSC and Khaidarkan Mercury Plant OJSC, the Cabinet reported. The meeting participants reviewed the implementation of decisions made »»»

Dubai’s growing communities give residents new ways to build friendships, feel at home Dubai: Dubai’s skyline may be one of the world’s most recognisable, but some of the city’s most important connections are being built far from its skyscrapers. They are taking shape on running tracks, at hiking t»»»

AIRUN, an AI assistant available on the official website of the 2026 World Nomad Games, processed 5,638 questions from visitors over a month. Users most often asked about medals and competition results, venue locations and routes to them, as well as tickets for the Games. The World Nomad Games were»»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov described the government’s newly announced package of measures to address fuel prices and provide inflation relief as “theft from the state budget.” “For me, this is theft from the state budget and taking money out of people’s pockets only to hand it back to t»»»

Bulgarian farmers will receive EUR 0.44/l for fuel in aid to offset the high fuel prices as part of a larger government package, Agriculture Minister Plamen Abrovski said here Friday. He explained that of the planned EUR 170 million in state aid for agricultural producers, EUR 100 million will go t»»»

Event will focus on water security, investment, innovation and sustainable solutions Abu Dhabi is continuing to strengthen its position as a global hub for shaping strategic policies on water and energy, as the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) unveiled the agenda for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Wat»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Palestinian succumbs to wounds sustained by Israeli fire in Gaza’s Nuseirat: Al-Manar reporter in Gaza Strip 18-09-2026 10:27 AM Latest New»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Mass “Janfada-ye Iran” rally to demonstrate popular power and strengthen resistance against threats by Iran’s enemies 18-09-2026 10:34 AM L»»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov described the government’s newly announced package of measures to address fuel prices and provide inflation relief as “theft from the state budget.” “For me, this is theft from the state budget and taking money out of people’s pockets only to hand it back to t»»»

Russia’s overnight attack on the De Novo data center in Kiev “will significantly affect operations, particularly in the realm of intelligence data processing,” military expert Yan Gagin told Sputnik. “Intelligence agencies relied on this center to process info gathered through their agent networks.»»»

Witnesses followed fleeing truck and photographed it before police made arrest A Sikh truck driver was stabbed 17 times at a highway rest stop in the US state of Wyoming before a family who heard the attack helped authorities track down the alleged assailant. The 28-year-old driver, who has asked t»»»

He has spent two decades in a secluded life near Thailand’s Khao Yai mountains A journey that began in a working-class family on England’s Isle of Wight has taken Shaun Chiverton to one of the highest ranks in Thailand’s Buddhist monkhood. The 68-year-old, now known as Ajahn Jayasaro, became the fi»»»

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced that a Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend was struck and brought to a halt after a fire broke out aboard the vessel as it attempted an illegal passage through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement issued on Thursday night, Rear Admiral Ali Azm»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Chile HE Jose Antonio Kast on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have struck a cargo ship delivering military cargo in the port of Chernomsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. Russian military launched strikes overnight, using unmanned aerial vehicles, against Ukrainian ports and ships, as well as logistics »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday that it had detained a Russian citizen in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, who, on the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine, was supposed to blow up a gas pipeline. "The Federal Security Service of Russia has t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - North Korea will continue to build up and strengthen its nuclear deterrent forces, and its status as a nuclear state is an indisputable reality, North Korean Deputy Defense Minister Kim Kang-il said. "The status of North Korea as a nuclear state, enshrined in the Constitution - t»»»

DOHA: Qatar will look to its athletics team for a strong medal haul at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which gets underway on Saturday and runs through October 4. The squad brings together experienced campaigners and promising young athletes across track, field and jumping events, with»»»

Doha: The Qatar national chess team is taking part in the 46th World Chess Olympiad, being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 10 to 24. The Qatari delegation comprises players Hamad Al-Kuwari, Mohammed Irfan, Khalid Al-Jumaiat, Mohammed Jarbi and Turki Al-Kuwari. International arbiters Y»»»

Doha: The entire Top 10 of the PIF WTA Rankings will be in Wuhan next month for the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open. US Open champion and new World No. 1 Elena Rybakina leads the field, and she’ll be joined by Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, Linda Noskova, Elina Svitolina, Karolina»»»

Lebanon's judiciary has accused 14 Lebanese and Syrians, including a Hezbollah member and an Assad-era Syria officer, of forming and training groups to launch attacks in Syria, a judicial official said Thursday. Earlier this month, Lebanese authorities arrested a group including a former Syrian int»»»

“We have planned an ‘Inflation Check’ scheme to guarantee basic social security amid rising fuel prices. It will provide a one-off payment of EUR 50 to low-income individuals and families living below the poverty line,” Labour Minister Nataliya Efremova told a news briefing at the Council of Minist»»»

Doha: World No.1 Mostafa Asal stormed into his third consecutive Qatar Classic final with a crushing straight-games win over England’s Marwan ElShorbagy at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha yesterday. The top seed needed just 33 minutes to dispatch the seventh seed ElShorb»»»

Industrial turnover fell by 0.2% in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period in 2025, amid a decline in manufacturing, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the data, between January 1 and July 31, 2026, turnover i»»»

Insufficient savings, fear of risk and lack of knowledge about investments are the main reasons why seven in ten Romanians (71%) choose not to invest in various financial instruments, according to the findings of a survey released on Thursday.According to data analysed in the ING Research survey, 6»»»

The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has proposed a set of priorities for the future government programme aimed at strengthening Romania's competitiveness, increasing its attractiveness to investors and supporting long-term economic development, according to a press release issued by the organisatio»»»

In September, the Ministry of Finance (MF) raised 847 million lei through the ninth primary offering of government securities for the general public (Fidelis) conducted this year via the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) systems.According to a BVB statement, the amount stands at 254.7 million lei (113»»»

The Ministry of Finance has approved the reallocation of 2.058 billion lei for healthcare?shifting the funds from the fourth quarter to the third?to pay for medical services, devices, and medicines already provided or dispensed to patients, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare announced on Facebook on»»»

Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan held a meeting on Thursday at the Victoria Palace with the new Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bucharest, Hur Seung-chul, and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) representative Park Sangchul, general manager of the Unit 1 Refurbishment Project.Representativ»»»

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) received on Thursday Riley Barnes, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the US Department of State and Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, with the talks focusing on the complex a»»»