Archaeologists from a team led by National History Museum Director Boni Petrunova have uncovered evidence of pagan ritual practices during excavations at Kaliakra Fortress, the museum team said. The researchers said they discovered two horse skulls placed in a pit beneath a medieval wall, resting o»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received in his office at Lusail Palace on Monday, July 27, 2026, HE Ferenc Korom, the Ambassador of Hungary, to bid him farewell on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country. His Highness the Amir awarded the Hungarian Ambassador »»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has proposed amending the rules for providing state subsidies to petroleum product importers in an effort to curb fuel price increases and prevent shortages on the domestic market. The draft resolution has been published for public discussion. Under the curren»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received a farewell visit from Hungarian Ambassador to Belgrade Jozsef Magyar on Monday. "A cordial and substantial discussion with Hungarian Ambassador Jozsef Magyar, whom I thanked for his commitment, personal engagement and significant contribution t»»»

German police said Sunday they had shot and killed the chief suspect in what officials described as a deadly Islamist attack near the Berlin Pride parade the previous night, the latest ramming assault to hit the country. The attack late Saturday -- the first such incident to target the German capit»»»

MADRID: Spain faces a “decisive” two days to control and contain wildfires that have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate before temperatures rise, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said Monday. “Today and tomorrow are absolutely decisive days, because from Wednesday the weather »»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) on Monday has issued 135 fines against 42 domestic worker recruitment offices during the first half of 2026 for violating the Federal Decree-Law Concerning Domestic Workers and its Executive Regulations. The ministry said administrati»»»

A growing majority of Americans believe the conflict with Iran is unfolding far more difficultly than the Trump administration had anticipated, with most now bracing for a prolonged war lasting for months, according to a new CBS News poll. The survey underscores deepening pessimism as tensions rise»»»

For three days, the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake was filled with music, art installations, performances, and film screenings as the international contemporary music and arts festival KOLFEST 2026 took place there from July 24 to 26. This year’s theme, «City of the Nomadic Future,» brought toget»»»

Manila: June Palomar is paying Php730 pesos in "system loss" charges on his June 2026 electricity bill amounting to Php11,500. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr now wants it scrapped. That's one of the president's appeals made to Filipino lawmakers on Monday (June 27) as he delivered his fifth State of»»»

An ​Australian court on Monday rejected an appeal from right-wing leader Pauline Hanson to overturn a ruling that she racially discriminated against a Muslim senator by telling her to “piss off back to Pakistan.” The three-judge panel of the Full Federal Court of Australia unanimously upheld a 2024»»»

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A man lost his right arm in an explosion in a village in At-Bashy district of Naryn Rrgion, local residents reported. Preliminary reports indicate that the explosion was caused by an unidentified object that children had previously found in a field and brought home. The incident occurred on July 24»»»

RIYADH: For years, the price of a loaf of tamees bread in Saudi Arabia remained fixed at SR1 ($0.27), becoming part of the Kingdom’s cultural memory and immortalized in a line of poetry: “If your only concern in life is your daily bread, beans are SR2 and bread is SR1.” But this equation has recent»»»

Units of the Russian Vostok battlegroup liberated the settlement of Kommunarovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Monday. "Units of the Vostok battlegroup continued their advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and, through active operations, liberat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The installation of defensive means on merchant vessels cannot be considered at this time, but the Russian navy can take measures to protect them, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that attempts to influence the Russi»»»

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s army has regained control of a key highway linking the capital Khartoum with the flashpoint city of El-Obeid, two military sources told AFP on Monday. The advance has pushed their rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces west, away from the North Kordofan state capital they had sou»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday said the United States was not involved in recent talks with Oman over the administration of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.“These talks have no connection with the United States. They are a bilateral matter between Iran and Oman, and they are continuing,” »»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Space Agency has announced a 90-day grace period for companies, organisations and individuals operating, or planning to operate, in the country's space sector to regularise their status and obtain the required licences and permits. The grace period began on July 27, 2026, and is »»»

Manila: A homemade bomb detonated near the entrance of the Philippine justice ministry early on Monday, officials said, hours before a suspected unexploded device was found near the country's Senate. The explosion just after midnight, which resulted in no casualties, and the discovery of the second»»»

Israeli occupation forces conducted a sweeping campaign of raids and arrests across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem early Monday morning, storming homes and intensifying military deployments in what appears to be a coordinated escalation across the territory. The raids, which»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned the French ambassador to Tehran to protest the conduct of two diplomats who were briefly detained earlier this month. “Yesterday, the French ambassador in Tehran was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it was stressed tha»»»

Some of the doctors and nurses who left the state-owned hospital in Vratsa to join the newly built private Heart and Brain Hospital want to return, Keti Tsenova, director of the public hospital, told BTA on Monday. She noted that several of the staff have applied to return, seven of which have alre»»»

Tokyo: Japanese mystery fiction author Keigo Higashino has died aged 68, his publisher said on Monday, triggering an outpouring of grief among fans across Asia. Since his 1985 debut, Higashino wrote more than 100 books, with much of his work widely translated and adapted for film and television. "A»»»

Seattle: A shooting near the Space Needle landmark in Seattle killed three people on Sunday and wounded at least four others including a toddler, officials said. Seattle Police said one suspect was arrested and they were searching for another following the incident at a food festival in a popular t»»»

Sydney: Residents and police searched for survivors on Monday after a landslide at a gold mine in the Solomon Islands, a witness and officials told AFP. The landslide at the Chinese-owned Gold Ridge mine, around 25 kilometres (16 miles) southeast of the Pacific nation's capital Honiara, took place »»»

Dubai: Travellers flying from the UAE to Hungary will soon have another direct option, with flydubai resuming non-stop flights between Dubai and Budapest from July 31. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The Dubai-based carrier said it will initially operate three weekly f»»»

SelfDrive, the UAE's digital mobility platform has expanded its fleet in Abu Dhabi to meet increasing demand for affordable and flexible transport in the emirate. The expansion adds a wider mix of economy, sedan and SUV options to the company's Abu Dhabi lineup to offer residents and visitors more »»»

RIYADH: Qatar has launched a diamond exchange in a bid to position Doha as a regional hub for the global trade in rough and polished diamonds. The Qatar Diamond Exchange, launched by the Qatar Free Zones Authority, will operate from the Ras Bufontas Free Zone and offer trading, vaulting, certificat»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4305 dinars for one euro on Monday, which is a slight change relative to Friday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to t»»»

As Bulgaria prepares for the autumn presidential election, Monday's media attention focuses on President Iliana Iotova's decision to seek a full term, Bulgaria's security position amid the US-Iran conflict, and the country's defence commitments to NATO. Other key stories include possible US efforts»»»

A new challenge is spreading on social media in Kyrgyzstan, where young people buy alcoholic beverages and then publicly pour them out. Videos circulating online show participants purchasing alcohol worth about 6,000 soms at a store before emptying the bottles. They also encouraged others to join t»»»

London, July 27 (SANA) Global oil prices fell by more than 5 percent on Monday, while gold prices rose by more than 1 percent, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military not to carry out any new strikes on Iran, raising hopes for a diplomatic path to ease regional tensions. Accordi»»»

MOSCOW: Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia early Monday, killing two people and setting multiple buildings ablaze, according to Russian officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had struck an export terminal in the western Rostov region, as well as oil facilities in »»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it intercepted on Monday two drones near the Jordanian border and was investigating where they had been launched from. Earlier this month, the military said Israeli and Jordanian forces had intercepted an Iranian missile fired toward the Jordanian city of Aqaba.»»»

Parliament opened what is scheduled to be the final plenary session of the current legislative term on Monday, while a protest outside the parliamentary building remained tense as demonstrators attempted to push through police cordons and approach the legislature. Inside the chamber, lawmakers vote»»»

The Pentagon under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth updated its war casualty statistics over the weekend, showing that more than 600 U.S. soldiers have been wounded during the war with Iran. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UPI) -- More than 600 U.S. service members have been»»»

Following a meeting with decorated senior officers of the Russian navy, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again hinted that Hungary could regain territory from Ukraine. According to the Russian president, Ukraine will “sooner or later lose” these lands. Could Hungary receive territory from Ukra»»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it intercepted on Monday two drones near the Jordanian border and was investigating where they had been launched from.Earlier this month, the military said Israeli and Jordanian forces had intercepted an Iranian missile fired toward the Jordanian city of Aqaba.“»»»

The Legal Aid Service under the Ministry of Justice will hold a Solidarity Bus mobile campaign in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan from July 28 to 30. The ministry reported. As part of the campaign, residents of remote settlements will be able to receive free legal advice. The reception will be condu»»»

The State Civil Aviation Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has introduced a mandatory requirement for all airlines to use the Kyrgyz language when providing onboard information to passengers. Under the new rules, announcements on all scheduled flights to, from, and within Kyrgyzst»»»

DOHA: The Social and Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM) has signed a funding agreement with the Qatar Social Work Foundation to support the Social Researcher Award.Under the agreement, DAAM will provide financial support for the organization and launch of the award, which aims to promote a culture of s»»»

The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the attacks carried out by Israeli settlers against villages in the occupied West Bank, the latest of which involved setting fire to a mosque in Tulkarm. The UAE affirmed that this constitutes a provocative act, an incitement against Mus»»»

Police in Osh detained a woman who, according to investigators, distributed extremist materials on social media. The Department of Internal Affairs of Osh region reported. According to the department, an examination determined that the published materials were linked to extremist and terrorist orga»»»

Dubai: Travellers flying from the UAE to Europe with Emirates or flydubai can now extend their journeys using Emirates Skywards Miles, the airline announced Monday. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The airline's award-winning loyalty programme has launced a new rail boo»»»

Arab Finance: The board of Egyptian Transport & Commercial Services Co. (Egytrans NOSCO) approved granting Africa Global Logistics (AGL) and its advisers access to the necessary data and documents to conduct due diligence, according to a bourse filing. The decision comes after Egytrans NOSCO receiv»»»

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday said the United States was not involved in recent talks with Oman over the administration of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. "These talks have no connection with the United States. They are a bilateral matter between Iran and Oman, and they are continuing," said th»»»

TUNIS, July 27 (TAP) – The weather, on Monday, will be partly cloudy to occasionally overcast, with localized thunderstorms accompanied by rain expected to develop over the western regions of northern and central Tunisia in the afternoon. The...»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar team made a strong start in the Gulf Qualifiers for the FIBA U18 Asian Championship, defeating Saudi Arabia in their opening match of the tournament, which is being hosted in Doha. The competition features Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Qatar secured an 80-76 vict»»»

Doha, Qatar: Liwan Design Studios and Labs, in partnership with the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF), has opened submissions for the second edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open Poster Design Competition. Following the success of the inaugural edition in 2024, this year’s initiative invites creatives a»»»