FNC delegation presses IPU to embed lawmakers in national teams at UN meetings New York: The UAE Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC) to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), headed by Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Division, participated in the IPU Parliamentary M»»»

Tunis, Sept.24 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti met, Wednesday in New York, with European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, on the sidelines of Tunisia's...»»»

Ivan Hristanov is a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on October 25, according to a decision by the Central Election Commission. He was put forward by a nomination committee alongside vice-presidential candidate Stoyanka Cherkezova. Hristanov was born on December 24, 1973, in Sofia. »»»

Berlin: Berlin on Thursday confirmed its withdrawal from the race be part of Germany's bid to host the summer Olympics and Paralympics, leaving only Munich and the western Rhine/Ruhr region as potential hosts. The Berlin senate confirmed the withdrawal at a press conference in the German capital on»»»

Ankara, Turkiye: An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck on Thursday an area southeast of Turkiye. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported that the epicenter of the quake occurred in Sanliurfa Province, noting that it was felt by residents of neighbor»»»

Note by the author, Mihai Stănescu – senior management advisor, executive coach and non-executive board member: I’ve sat in enough boardrooms to know what happens to an article series like this one. Someone reads the first paragraph, decides it sounds like a framework, and skips the rest for a quot»»»

Israeli occupation forces detained more than 100 Palestinians in Qalqilya and Azzun on Thursday as raids and military operations continued across the occupied West Bank. Reports from the occupied West Bank said more than 100 young Palestinians were detained in the two areas amid a widespread campai»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian oil company NIS has submitted a new application to the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for a special licence that would allow it to continue its operations without interruption after September 30, when the current licence expires. NIS i»»»

A Ukrainian man has stabbed five people at a Catholic monastery in southeastern Poland, according to local police. The attack occurred at around 9:30 AM on Thursday on the grounds of the Benedictine Sisters’ abbey in Jaroslaw, in Poland’s Podkarpackie region, which borders Ukraine, local media have»»»

Extension applies to licences whose current no-premises period expires during 2026 Dubai: Entrepreneurs operating under the Tajer Abu Dhabi licence will get another year to run their businesses without securing physical premises, giving eligible licence holders more time before taking on the cost o»»»

In tonight's edition: TPLF fighters take over the airport in Tigray amid escalating conflict with federal troops. But first, concerns about South Africa's high rates of crimes are brought even more into focus as 11 people are killed at a party. And in eastern DR Congo, residents of Bukavu are once »»»

Petar Volgin is a candidate for vice president in the upcoming elections on October 25 according to a decision by the Central Election Commission. He was nominated by the Vazrazhdane party alongside presidential candidate Kostadin Kostadinov. Petar Volgin was born in Sofia on September 28, 1969. He»»»

Capitals, Sept. 24 (SANA) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) cut its 2026 growth forecast for the economies it covers to 2.5% on Thursday, its second consecutive downgrade as war, higher energy prices and borrowing costs weighed on the outlook, while Japan’s Nikkei rose as »»»

Note by the author, Mihai Stănescu – senior management advisor, executive coach and non-executive board member: I’ve sat in enough boardrooms to know what happens to an article series like this one. Someone reads the first paragraph, decides it sounds like a framework, and skips the rest for a quot»»»

Tunis, Sept.24 (TAP) - The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) launched a call for application for the "TradeRoots Africa" programme to support 1,000 African SMEs to build the knowledge, tools, connections and capabilities needed to expand into...»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4420 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is down by 0.1 pct against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct»»»

Psychiatric assessment found defendant was mentally responsible for his actions Dubai: Kuwait’s Court of Appeals has upheld a death sentence against a Kuwaiti man convicted of deliberately killing his wife by running her over with his vehicle in the Mutlaa desert during Eid Al Fitr, local media rep»»»

Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, met with the management of the Chinese company Geely Auto Group in Hangzhou. The Cabinet’s press service reported. Kasymaliev visited the company’s headquarters, where he was briefed on the corporation’s operations and manufact»»»

Free Abu Dhabi exhibition puts locally made technology, healthcare and industry on display Dubai: Emirates Development Bank (EDB), the UAE’s key financial engine for economic diversification and industrial transformation, will host The Current of Growth, a two-day immersive exhibition showcasing UA»»»

Ivelin Mihaylov is a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on October 25, according to a decision by the Central Election Commission. He was nominated by the Velichie party, alongside vice-presidential candidate Yuliana Mateeva. Mihaylov was born on August 30, 1977, in Gorna Oryahovitsa,»»»

Yuliana Mateeva is a candidate for vice president in the upcoming elections on October 25 in accordance with a decision by the Central Election Commission. She was nominated by the Velichie party alongside presidential candidate Ivelin Mihaylov. Yuliana Mateeva was born in Varna. She completed her »»»

Sergey Indzhov is a candidate for vice president in the upcoming elections on October 25, according to a decision by the Central Election Commission (CEC). He was nominated by the Bulgarian Social Democracy – Euro-Left party alongside presidential candidate Alexander Tomov. Indzhov was born on Sept»»»

Speaking to reporters in Parliament's lobby here on Thursday, Vazrazhdane Deputy Floor Leader Petar Petrov said that the Criminal Code amendment bill approved by MPs at first reading earlier in the day criminalizes a range of commercial activities that could be linked to the Russian Federation. The»»»

Kostadin Kostadinov is a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on October 25 in accordance with a decision by the Central Election Commission. He was nominated by the Vazrazhdane party, alongside vice-presidential candidate Petar Volgin. Kostadinov is the founder of Vazrazhdane. He gradu»»»

NEW YORK - The order based on respect for the UN Charter and the law founded upon it no longer exists, and all countries that recognise the unilaterally declared independence of the so-called Kosovo and have attempted to seize 14 per cent of the territory of Serbia participated in trampling the Cha»»»

Former Bishkek deputy mayor Azamat Kadyrov has been placed in the SCNS (State Committee for National Security) pretrial detention center until the end of the investigation, the Bishkek City Court reported. He will remain in custody until November 20. It was previously reported that the former munic»»»

Education spending is soaring, but skills gaps show why system needs a fundamental rethink Global spending on education exceeds $5 trillion annually, approximately 5% of global GDP. Yet 85 million jobs are estimated to go unfulfilled by 2030, and only 58% of students globally reach minimum reading »»»

UAE ranks 22nd globally as EV sales and charging infrastructure continue to expand Dubai: The UAE has emerged as the Gulf’s highest-ranked market for electric vehicle readiness, as a new global study finds that charging networks, vehicle availability, costs and government policy are becoming just a»»»

The Judges’ Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) unanimously admitted 18 candidates to participate in the election of SJC members from the judges’ quota on Thursday. Those admitted are Todor Gurov, a judge at the Sofia City Court; Vasil Petkov, a judge at the Military Court of Appeals; Mla»»»

Nikolay Nenchev is a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on October 25, according to a decision by the Central Election Commission. He was put forward by the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union party, alongside vice-presidential candidate Tsveta Kirilova. Nenchev was born on August 11, 1»»»

Tsveta Kirilova is a candidate for vice president in the upcoming elections on October 25 according to a decision by the Central Election Commission. She was nominated by the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union party, alongside presidential candidate Nikolay Nenchev. Kirilova was born in Sofia in 197»»»

Kiril Valchev was born on 24 May 1973 in Sofia. Graduated from the Saint Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher National School for Ancient Languages and Cultures. Got his PhD in Law from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. A part-time assistant professor of civil law at Sofia University St. Kliment »»»

Aleksandar Tomov is a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on October 25 in accordance with a decision by the Central Election Commission. He was nominated by the "Bulgarian Social Democracy – Euro-Left" party, alongside vice-presidential candidate Sergey Indzhov. Tomov was born in Sofi»»»

Boyan Stankov-Rasate is a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on October 25 in accordance with a decision by the Central Election Commission. He was put forward by a nomination committee alongside vice-presidential candidate Yordan Manasiev. Boyan Rasate was born in 1971 in Sofia. His »»»

Fuel prices in Bulgaria are likely to remain closely tied to international oil and refined-fuel prices despite domestic supply exceeding demand by 20-30%, energy expert Martin Vladimirov of the Center for the Study of Democracy said in an interview with Nova TV. Vladimirov said Bulgaria currently h»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - It is too early to talk about a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in the United States, a decision has not yet been made, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. On Putin-Trump Meeting"It is too early to tal»»»

Move against Araghchi deepens questions over who has authority to negotiate with US Dubai: Iran’s tentative diplomatic opening with the United States has triggered a political backlash at home, with lawmakers registering an impeachment motion against Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi over his contact»»»

A new opinion poll paints a strikingly negative picture of how Hungarian voters now view Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power, with a majority selecting “mafia state” among the two terms they believe best describe his former political system. Seven in ten respondents also said they believed corruption »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik), Dmitry Zlodorev – The new agreement on Greenland could allow the United States to use the island as a platform to militarize the Arctic region, a former US diplomat, Jim Jatras, told RIA Novosti. "Most worrying at this point is the US shift from looking at Greenland as a poten»»»

The Ministry of Construction has completed the construction of a new 750-seat school on Tenir-Too Street in Bishkek’s Ak-Ordo residential area, in line with an order from President Sadyr Japarov. The school was financed from the republican budget. The progress and quality of construction work were »»»

Kyrgyzstan’s High Technology Park received the Startup Ecosystem Awards 2026 in the category «Best Tax Environment for Innovators in the Asia-Pacific Region.» According to StartupBlink, Kyrgyzstan ranked first in the Asia-Pacific region in the Taxation category of the Innovators Business Environmen»»»

The army intelligence directorate has arrested one of the most senior leaders of the Islamic State group in north Lebanon after he was tasked with carrying out a terrorist operation targeted against Pope Leo’s visit to Lebanon in late 2025, MTV has reported. The report said the Syrian detainee is k»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) will present the Qatar premiere of George Gershwin’s An American in Paris on Thursday, October 1, at 7:30pm at Auditorium 3 of the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC). According to a QPO post on X, the concert will be conducted by Marcus Bosch»»»

MOSCOW, September 24 (Sputnik) - A Starlink ground station that provides Ukraine with satellite internet access caught fire in central Poland overnight, the RMF FM broadcaster reported on Thursday. A distribution facility was reportedly set ablaze and a power generator was also damaged. Police offi»»»

The US security posture in the Arctic still largely rests on the 1951 Defense of Greenland Agreement with Denmark, while the new deal updates it, Kuupik Kleist, Greenland's ex-PM and member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party, tells Sputnik. The revised deal will now “take Greenland and Denmark into acc»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has admitted that Ottawa had spent the past year making contingency plans to prepare for the "extreme tail risk" of US military action in Canada. Asked how seriously Ottawa had taken US President Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the "51st »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that an artificial intelligence agent developed by US tech company OpenAI had hacked the national universal healthcare system, Medicare, in what he described as an "unacceptable" situation. "This incident occurred in June of this ye»»»

Swimmer from Kyrgyzstan Denis Petrashov won a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games in Japan. In the qualifying heat on September 24, he finished first in his group and advanced to the final. In the decisive race, the Kyrgyz swimmer completed the distance in 2 minutes 8.67 s»»»

The preliminary budget for holding the presidential election stands at 1.2 billion soms. Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan (CEC), Tynchtyk Shainazarov, told 24.kg news agency. He said the CEC plans to review all expenditure items once again and take steps to optimize spendin»»»

Parliament Thursday voted 183-10 to approve at first reading amendments to the Criminal Code related to the transposition of a European directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU restrictive measures. The revisions were supported by MPs from all parliamen»»»