RIYADH: The Saudi Red Crescent Authority’s 2025 annual report reveals an agency quietly shifting from a traditional transport-and-ambulance service into an agile, preemptive civil protection network. For citizens, incoming pilgrims, and international relief efforts, this operational pivot under Sau»»»

U.S. consumer inflation slowed slightly to 3.4 percent in July despite turbulent oil prices due to the Iran war, government data showed, with the data likely giving the Federal Reserve room to breathe on interest rates. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1 percent from a month earlier, but fell »»»

LONDON: Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly brought her into ​conflict with the authorities, and on Iran’s National Journalist Day on Saturday she learned she had been sen»»»

Restrictions on children's use of social media are among the measures considered by the government to address juvenile delinquency and antisocial behavior, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova told a briefing at the Council of Ministers. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev called »»»

President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed a US media report that he secretly switched planes while flying out of Turkey last month due to a security risk. While some journalists left on the original Air Force One flight expressed anger at having unwittingly served as decoys, Trump maintained the »»»

Jury selection begins Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by the US states of California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey alleging that Meta uses technology to make Facebook and Instagram addictive for children. The states are demanding changes to Meta's apps in addition to financial penalties as high a»»»

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on Wednesday eked out a stunningly narrow win against democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the Democratic party primary for the Wisconsin governor's race. Crowley's win by less than a percentage point comes as the party faces a divide between establishment»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria is considering tougher measures to tackle youth crime following the killing of Georgi Kuzev in Plovdiv, while warning that children cannot be left to be raised by social media. Opening the Cabinet meeting, Radev said the Interior Ministry had detained those »»»

Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova has called for Sofia and Moscow to restore at least a normal bilateral dialogue, saying that Russia has so far had no contacts with Bulgaria’s new government led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev. Speaking to the Russian news agency TASS about the sta»»»

DOHA: High school students from Qatar and abroad aspiring to pursue careers in medicine were given a glimpse of the profession and campus life through the Medical Minds Online Program (MMOP), a summer initiative organized by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). In its second edition, the week-long»»»

FAN Courier announces the appointment of Lucian Pântece as IT&C Director, a decision that strengthens the company’s leadership team and marks an important step in its strategy to accelerate digitalization. The appointment comes at a time when FAN Courier aims to transform technology from a support »»»

Israeli drones targeted Wednesday the Kafra-Assi road, Beit Yahoun and al-Mansouri, injuring several people, the National News Agency said. In Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, Haddatha, Beit Yahoun, Wadi touline and Wadi Slouqi, Israeli forces carried out demolitions. Overnight into Wednesday, artillery shelle»»»

North Korea on Wednesday condemned South Korea's push to build a nuclear-powered submarine. In this May 2026 photo, President Lee Jae Myung (C) is briefed on the country's submarine plans in Changwon. Photo by Yonhap North Korea on Wednesday denounced South Korea's efforts to build a nuclear-powere»»»

Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev told a press briefing on Wednesday that more than 20 nurseries are being built in the capital, with 1,500 new places expected to open in the coming months and years. Terziev was attending the opening of a renovated nursery in Lozenets borough. The Mayor reported that ther»»»

FRANKFURT: German travel giant TUI said Wednesday that bookings were returning to normal levels despite the ongoing Mideast war, as it presented its latest financial results. Tourism in Europe is experiencing a turbulent summer marked by soaring jet fuel prices because of the US and Israeli war aga»»»

The EU is pumping €90 billion ($105 billion) into Ukraine without knowing how the burden of the interest-free loan will be distributed among member states, German MEP Fabio De Masi told the Berliner Zeitung, warning that the money will enrich “corrupt oligarchs” in Ukraine. Member states gave the g»»»

HEADLINES Wednesday's media coverage focuses on the fatal beating of Georgi Kuzev in Plovdiv and the broader problem of youth groups organizing violence online. Reports examine the Government's proposed prevention measures, the role of families, schools and social media, and the possible influence »»»

Speaking at the start of the Council of Ministers' sitting on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said that on Wednesday, the government will be adopting its governance programme, which is a set of policies aimed at de-oligarchization, upholding the rule of law, streamlining the administr»»»

Beijing: China has unveiled a plan to develop a modern coal industry by 2030, aiming to balance energy security with green transition. The plan, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, expected to account for 87 percent of China's total coal »»»

Remains of an ancient structure have been discovered at the bottom of Issyk-Kul Lake during a joint expedition by Kyrgyz and Japanese researchers. According to preliminary information, the researchers found the brick walls of a building. Despite having remained underwater for a long period, the str»»»

Happiness is difficult to measure. But the latest global surveys agree on one thing: where people live, how they judge their lives and how they feel day to day can produce very different pictures of what it means to be happy. The 2026 World Happiness Report, released by the Wellbeing Research Centr»»»

Dubai: A Kuwaiti court has overturned an Education Ministry decision that failed a middle-school student and ordered that she be declared successful and promoted to the eighth grade after a technical glitch prevented her from accessing online classes. The dispute began during the second semester wh»»»

ALKHOBAR: Sarah Al-Ablan had never trained in athletics when she lined up for her first 100-meter race in Riyadh in 2023. The King Faisal University student had been passionate about sport since 2020, but it was one of her university instructors who noticed her athletic ability at the gym and encou»»»

Mumbai: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran will step down when his current term ends on February 20, 2027, after six months of discussions failed to produce agreement on his reappointment. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The decision puts succession firmly in focus at»»»

On Aug. 12, 1985, in aviation's worst single-plane disaster, a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 slammed into a mountain in central Japan, killing 520 people. Four passengers survived. 1 of 6 | Families of the deceased from the JAL Flight 123 crash on August 12,1985, pay their respects following a memoria»»»

At least 169 people died and more than 600 were injured in the earthquake that struck Colombia, according to a tally released Tuesday by the Association of Mayors. The deaths were concentrated in the western cities of Cali, Pereira, Manizales, and Quibdo. Colombian mayors also reported 165 building»»»

Beijing: Oil prices rose Wednesday amid concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East, despite an increase in US crude oil inventories. Brent crude futures rose $1.10 to $90.01 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 71 cents, or 0.85%, to $83.91. Both benchmark crudes »»»

Singapore: The dollar traded sideways at the start of the Asian session on Wednesday, as currency markets awaited the release of inflation data later in the global day. The yen was flat against the dollar at 159.275 yen, hovering around its weakest levels of the month despite the recent joint inter»»»

Washington, USA: Google's Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) system has surpassed one billion users, according to an announcement by CEO Sundar Pichai. Pichai said in a social media post that Gemini is the company's fastest-growing product and its fourteenth to reach one billion users, explaining »»»

Somali referee ‌Omar Artan urged aspiring officials to “never stop dreaming” ahead of making history as the first non-European to referee the ​UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday in Salzburg. The 34-year-old has emerged as one of African football’s leading referees, becoming the first Somali to officiate a»»»

Dubai: Emirates Global Aluminium reported an 11% increase in adjusted EBITDA to Dh4.506 billion in the first half of 2026, while restoration work at its Al Taweelah operations continued following the March disruption. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The aluminium produ»»»

Harare, Zimbabwe: At least 15 people were killed and 27 remain missing when an overcrowed ferry on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba capsized, authorities said on Wednesday, noting 77 passengers were rescued. The boat, which overturned Tuesday after hitting strong waves, was carrying 114 adult passengers, 5 c»»»

Dubai: Emirates Global Aluminium took a Dh725 million hit to its first-half net income following the March attack that forced an emergency shutdown at Al Taweelah, with aluminium production at the site expected to return to pre-incident levels in the first quarter of 2027. Sign up for our daily bus»»»

BEIRUT: Israeli twin strikes on southern Lebanon killed one person on Tuesday and damaged an ambulance, Lebanese state media and the health ministry said, with the latter condemning the “continued targeting” of rescuers. The incident is the latest Israeli attack despite an ongoing truce in the war »»»

Since they seized power in Afghanistan five years ago, the Taliban have succeeded in expanding their diplomatic and economic ties with countries around the world. But Afghanistan remains largely isolated due to a widespread refusal to formally recognise the Taliban government over human rights abus»»»

Dubai: Spinneys, the DFM-listed premium grocer, turned to a new road freight corridor linking the UK and Europe with the UAE after disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz caused food shipments to be delayed by weeks and pushed container costs sharply higher, the supermarket chain’s chief executive »»»

Dubai: UAE travellers who can visit Europe’s Schengen area without a visa will have to wait longer for a new travel authorisation requirement to take effect, with the European Union scrapping its 2026 launch date for ETIAS on Tuesday. Europe has long been planning to introduce the European Travel I»»»

Share: Lebanon President Joseph Aoun revealed Tuesday that the negotiations with Israel and the US are “making progress,” stressing they are the only viable option; “in any case the talks are better than the devastating results of war.” “The scale of Israeli attacks on our country has decreased sin»»»

Oil markets are sending a contradictory signal: Brent crude is back around $90 a barrel even as investors continue to price the possibility that the Strait of Hormuz could eventually reopen. The tension reflects a key problem facing the global economy: A diplomatic agreement could restore shipping »»»

WASHINGTON, United States: A secret operation that reportedly smuggled Donald Trump off Air Force One in a catering truck before the plane departed carrying journalists and top aides at apparent risk of an Iranian strike has raised questions over US security practices. The Washington Post reported »»»

LONDON: For almost a quarter of a century, Bashar Assad stood at the apex of a Syrian state in which the president appeared beyond the reach of its courts. On Tuesday, that relationship was dramatically reversed. Syria’s Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced the ousted president to death in a»»»

1 of 2 | The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seen Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciay Committee, has launched an investigation in the Department of Justice's prosecution of former Olympian David Hearn in the allegedly vandalization of»»»

At least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak – the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data – as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues. An Ebola outbreak in the Democ»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), Qatar’s leading insurer and one of the largest insurance groups in the Middle East and North Africa, reported a resilient performance for the first half of 2026, with net profit of QR365 million, despite the impact of an exceptional regional »»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha Qatar’seconomy demonstrated strong resilience and continued diversification in 2025, despite a challenging global economic environment, according to the Qatar Central Bank’s (QCB) 2025 annual macroeconomic review. The country’s real GDP grew 2.9 percent, while non-hydrocarbon »»»

RIYADH: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that his country’s relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are a “strategic relationship,” revealing that the coming phase will witness steps that would “elevate relations between the two countries to much higher levels.” He stated that the»»»

RIYADH: Al-Ittihad ensured their return to the continental stage with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Al-Jazira in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday that secured their place in the 16-team West Region division of the AFC Champions League Elite. A first-half brace from Steven Bergwijn gave the Tigers a comfortabl»»»

Representatives of the Velichie party met with Iranian Ambassador to Bulgaria Alireza Irvash in Sofia on Tuesday, the party's press office reported. The party was represented by Academician Atanas Gelimachev and Kolyo Paramov, an advisor to Velichie. During the conversation, two important issues we»»»

RIYADH: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that his country's relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are a "strategic relationship," revealing that the coming phase will witness steps that would "elevate relations between the two countries to much higher levels." He stated that the»»»

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