Renewed Gulf tensions stoke energy fears as Trump vows freedom to hit Iran again President Donald Trump on Thursday assailed media reports about strained American munitions stockpiles, and threatened further US strikes against Iran “any time we want”. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump s»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Al Arabi inflicted more pain on winless Al Sailiya in the Doha Bank Stars League with a 2-0 victory at the Khalifa International Stadium, while Al Ahli edged 10-man Qatar SC 1-0 at the Al Thumama Stadium on Thursday. Youssef Snana put Al Arabi ahead just before half-time b»»»

Share: Israel has agreed to release five civilians in exchange for Lebanese assistance in locating the bodies of missing Lebanese Jewish leaders killed in the 1980s. Talks aimed at ending the war with Hezbollah remain stalled. A Lebanese man who had been held prisoner in Israel was released on Thur»»»

Polish residential developers are becoming significantly more optimistic about sales. In August, 57.5% of surveyed companies expected apartment sales to increase, up from just 18.2% in June, while only 4.7% anticipated a decline. The sales momentum index rose to 0.53, its highest level this year, d»»»

The Prime Minister also reported on a two-stage pay rise for social workers, a 10 percent increase in benefits for people with reduced work capacity, the development of juvenile detention facilities and their reintegration into the child protection system, as well as plans to establish a new enviro»»»

“For the surgeons, it was a regular workday.” This is how, many years later, one of the doctors from Unit 731 recalled the autopsies performed on living humans in a Japanese military laboratory near Harbin during the Second World War. This is neither a mistake nor an exaggeration: human vivisection»»»

The West is not interested in Ukraine’s security and well-being, but rather in continuing the war against Russia and inflicting maximum damage on it, ideally leading to its strategic defeat, Dmitry Suslov of the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy told Sputnik commenting on President Puti»»»

Temperatures will remain summer-like in many parts of the country, but a cold front arriving on Saturday will bring stronger winds, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Hungary is set for a changeable start to September, with a cold front bringing strong winds and scattered showers and thunderstorm»»»

New York, Sep. 3 (SANA)Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ibrahim Olabi announced Thursday the start of an operation to destroy some chemical materials found in Syria, as part of verification procedures followed by the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibitio»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) party Mustafa Barghouti said the level of Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank had become "totally unprecedented". With tensions escalating, activists accuse settlers of operating wit»»»

Iran doesn’t need to defeat US — it only needs to remain dangerous enough to prolong war Dubai: On almost every conventional measure of military power, the contest between the United States and Iran should be hopelessly unequal. The US can send advanced aircraft deep into Iranian territory, destroy»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 3: There's outrage in Malta after a tycoon was found not guilty of masterminding the murder of high-profile investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. In Brazil, a Supreme Court justice who was pivotal in sentencing former President Jair Bolsonaro »»»

Fighting escalated in the Middle East over the weekend after US airstrikes on Sunday targeted Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak. The exchange of fire was instigated by the US in retaliation against Iran’s new capabilities for firing mines from rockets into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s»»»

Polish residential developers are becoming significantly more optimistic about sales. In August, 57.5% of surveyed companies expected apartment sales to increase, up from just 18.2% in June, while only 4.7% anticipated a decline. The sales momentum index rose to 0.53, its highest level this year, d»»»

“Loyalty to Resistance” parliamentary bloc issued on Thursday a statement after its periodic meeting, stressing that the bets of the Lebanese authorities on making concessions in the context of the “Framework Agreement” have fallen. What follows is the full text of the statement: The Loyalty to the»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) participated in the "Walk Your Kids to School" campaign, launched by the Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) to coincide with the start of the new academic year. As part of the campaign, 6,000 roses were presented to p»»»

Russia does not negotiate with terrorists, President Vladimir Putin said, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned airlines that Ukrainian drones would make Russian airspace unsafe. "I hadn't heard such statements, but if this was said publicly, then it amounts to a declaration of state terrorism»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan clashed on September 2 over Armenia’s plans to deepen ties with the European Union at a meeting in Bishkek, with Putin pressing Yerevan to clarify whether it intends to leave the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union. Putin s»»»

In March 2021, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited the Suez Canal to thank its workers for reopening the crucial maritime passageway. A few days earlier, a huge container vessel got wedged sideways, blocking a global trade artery for several days. While there, a journalist asked him abo»»»

Riders face action for using roads, pavements and non-designated areas Dubai: Dubai Police have confiscated 13,657 electric scooters in the first eight months of the year as part of an intensified crackdown on riders flouting traffic laws and safety regulations. The seizures were carried out during»»»

Much of her life as advocate was spent speaking at college campuses and community centres New York: Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the US women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decad»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan HE Chaudhry Salik Hussain affirmed that Islamabad and Doha are looking to build a sustainable strategic partnership in labor and human resource development. He noted that the two countri»»»

US escorts 40 ships through Hormuz as Iran attacks Kuwait and Gulf tensions intensify The US-Iran conflict has entered another volatile phase, with Iran launching missile and drone attacks against US positions across the region following a major wave of American strikes on Iranian targets. Kuwait s»»»

On August 9, 1945, a notorious Japanese army unit executed dozens of civilian prisoners in the city of Hailar, on the day the Soviet Union launched an offensive against the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. To mark Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day), the Russian authorities published histo»»»

BusinessGermanyIs Germany's economic slump finally over?Arthur SullivanDespite a slew of negative headlines, the German economy has posted its best figures in years. There are reasons for optimism but structural issues remain. https://p.dw.com/p/5KhUtThere are signs that Germany's economy may have »»»

Publicus polling shows Péter Magyar’s lead over Viktor Orbán on suitability for the premiership narrowing, although the Tisza leader remains significantly ahead Support for Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party increased slightly in August while backing for the Tisza Party fell, according to a new poll by »»»

Climate change in Kyrgyzstan will hit hardest those with the least ability to protect themselves from its consequences. The country’s National Adaptation Plan specifically identifies women, children and young people, older people, people with disabilities and low-income families as vulnerable group»»»

Israel on Thursday released Lebanese captive Malek Ghazi, who was handed over to the Lebanese Army through the Red Cross. Israel will also release four more Lebanese captives and return them to Lebanon as a diplomatic “gesture” to the government in Beirut amid ongoing negotiations between the two s»»»

DOHA: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, HE Chaudhry Salik Hussain, affirmed that Islamabad and Doha are looking to build a sustainable strategic partnership in labor and human resource development. He noted that the two countries' u»»»

The area of Europe burned by wildfires each year could almost triple by the end of the century under a high-emissions scenario, but the scale of the increase will depend heavily on how much governments invest in preventing and fighting fires, a new study has found. The study, “Future Projections of»»»

Serbia is hosting a high-level meeting marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), bringing representatives of countries from the movement's historic core back to Belgrade, where its first summit was held in 1961. The August 31-September 1 meeting is intended to »»»

Demand improved across major Arab economies, while jobs, cost pressures moved differently Dubai: Business conditions strengthened across several major Arab economies in August, with the UAE recording its fastest non-oil growth since December 2024, Saudi Arabia reaching a six-month high and Kuwait p»»»

AMMAN — The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) said it had handled more than 104,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August, setting a monthly record for the second consecutive month despite ongoing regional trade disruptions.The terminal said in a statement that it handled 58 vessels during the»»»

Tokyo: Japan will make driving tests harder for some older motorists to curb the number of accidents caused by elderly people mistaking the accelerator for the brake, police said on Thursday. Deadly traffic accidents caused by drivers over 75 are on the rise in Japan despite a general downward tren»»»

Bulgaria will have 11 trained F-16 pilots by the end of the year, with that number expected to rise to 15 by April, Air Force Commander Major General Nikolay Rusev said. He also confirmed that Bulgaria currently has eight F-16 aircraft, all of which are being actively flown and integrated into the »»»

The Plovdiv Court of Appeals is considering behind closed doors whether to keep a 15-year-old boy in custody over the alleged killing of 37-year-old Georgi Kuzev on Mladezhki Hill. The teenager, identified as Hristiyan D., has asked for a lighter measure so he can return home, while protesters gath»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted for public discussion a draft National Adaptation Plan of the Kyrgyz Republic through 2035. The document calls for a large-scale overhaul of the country’s climate risk management system, covering everything from water and agriculture to infrastructure, healthc»»»

The completion of this investment comes at a time when supply security, diversification of logistics routes, and access to storage and distribution infrastructure have become central issues for the European energy market. Located in the Port of Constanta, with access to the Danube–Black Sea corrido»»»

President Joseph Aoun accused Israel on Thursday of violating the U.S.-brokered framework deal, as it intensified its attacks around the Ali al-Taher hill in south Lebanon. Despite the framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon and a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, Lebanon still reports »»»

The area of Europe burned by wildfires each year could almost triple by the end of the century under a high-emissions scenario, but the scale of the increase will depend heavily on how much governments invest in preventing and fighting fires, a new study has found. The study, “Future Projections of»»»

Bishkek and Osh have been included in Kyrgyzstan’s National Adaptation Plan through 2035 as cities with increased climate vulnerability. A separate set of measures has been proposed for the two cities due to their high population density, pressure on utility networks and the risk of extreme heat an»»»

Bulacan, Philippines: As an alarm reverberated throughout a Philippine high school on Thursday, students scrambled behind locked doors and police swept corridors in a drill aimed at preparing for an attack once unthinkable in the Southeast Asian country. About 3,000 junior and senior high school st»»»

Iran attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran "any time we want" after extensive U.S. bombardment of sites across the country left a»»»

UAE travellers warned to double-check flights as Gulf and Russian risks grow The US-Iran conflict has entered another dangerous phase, with US forces striking Iranian air-defence and radar systems and maritime capabilities while Tehran retaliates against US military positions and allies across the »»»

Two Bulgarian citizens, a 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, have been detained in Munich after incendiary devices were thrown at a car and construction area in front of the headquarters of technology company Rohde & Schwarz, according to reports. The incident happened around midnight. An»»»

Conservation and restoration work has started on the Shipka Monument to Freedom, the Director of the Shipka-Buzludzha National Park-Museum, Chavdar Angelov, told BTA on Thursday. The monument will be closed to visitors until completion of the work. The construction and installation works are to be »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar SC will look to bounce back from their heavy defeat to Al Sadd when they take on Al Ahli in the opening match of Week 3 of the Qatar Stars League season at Al Thumama Stadium today. The Kings suffered a 6-2 loss to Al Sadd in the previous round after opening their campaign with a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Faisal Holding, one of the largest and most diversified private sector groups in Qatar and the region, has entered a strategic partnership with BKN301, a leading financial technology provider, to launch a new venture “AFH FINTEQ FOR TRADING and SERVICES” focused on advancing FinTech»»»

Which Philippine bank offers the better deal for OFWs and homebuyers? MANILA: For Filipinos planning to buy a house, condominium or lot — including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sending money home — there "honeymoon" rates offered by banks and lenders that look tempting on paper. Currently, Metr»»»

US strikes, failed mine claim raise doubts over Tehran’s control of key waterway The reported tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz has become a key test of Iran’s ability to control the waterway — and of the "infowar" surrounding the conflict. Here's the rough timeline: In the early hours of Monda»»»