Bulgarian News Agency 1m

Two Outbreaks of Sheep and Goat Pox Confirmed in Blagoevgrad and Haskovo Regions

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has confirmed two outbreaks of sheep and goat pox in the villages of Obel, in the southwestern region of Blagoevgrad, and in the village of Tyanevo in the southeastern region of Haskovo, the agency said. In Blagoevgrad Region, a primary outbreak was registere»»»

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UPI 6m

CENTCOM says Strait of Hormuz cleared of Iranian sea mines - UPI.com

U.S. Central Command said late Thursday that the U.S. military has cleared the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian sea mines. File Photo by EPA Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. military said it has clear the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian mines, removing a major obstacle to President Donald Trump's goal of regaining»»»

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France24 7m

US military faces ‘beyond critical’ shortage of Patriot missiles in Europe

The US military is running critically low on Patriot missile interceptors in Europe as the war with Iran drains stocks, according to US and NATO officials. The shortfall is raising concerns about NATO’s ability to counter a potential Russian ballistic missile attack, though officials said no such a»»»

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Gulf News 10m

Austrian climber gets backpack back 63 years after losing it in glacier

An Austrian mountaineer has been reunited with a backpack he abandoned deep in a glacier crevasse more than six decades ago after melting ice finally brought his belongings back to the surface. The man, now 86, lost the rucksack during a climbing expedition in August 1963 after falling into a creva»»»

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The Peninsula 15m

‘Retail outlook remains cautiously positive’

DOHA: Qatar’s retail real estate market maintains a cautiously positive outlook for the second half of 2026, anchored by strong project developments and high-impact seasonal momentum, noted Cushman & Wakefield in its recent report. Property experts anticipate a gradual recovery in footfall and cons»»»

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Arab News 23m

Libya energy crisis leaves parts of oil-rich country struggling

TRIPOLI: Long power cuts and severe fuel shortages have disrupted daily life in Libya, a country already plagued by an enduring political deadlock, conflict and corruption, and holding Africa’s largest oil reserves.As the summer heat peaks, the worst crisis in years has tightened its grip on many L»»»

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Naharnet 39m

Iran war has changed the Middle East but not in the way its architects wanted

It's been six months since the United States and Israel attacked Iran with the perennial goal of transforming the Middle East through military force. The region has changed, but not in the way they had hoped. The Islamic Republic survived the assassination of its top leaders and weeks of heavy bomb»»»

Naharnet 41m

US threatens to sanction countries that refuse to break ties with Iran

Iran's economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue, is poised for more instability as the Trump administration tries to coerce other countries into ending all financial dealings with the Islamic Republic. A decision by the U»»»

The Peninsula 2h

Hotel supply grows 2.2% YoY to 42,000 keys by June

DOHA: Qatar’s hospitality and serviced-apartment market expanded its room inventory to 42,131 keys by the end of the second quarter of 2026, registering a 2.2 percent increase compared to 41,240 keys a year earlier, according to the latest real estate report by Cushman & Wakefield. The report highl»»»

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UPI 2h

Federal judge blocks Trump administration mail-in voting restrictions - UPI.com

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on election integrity in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2026. On Thursday, a judge issued an injunction against enforcing the executive order's provisions concerning mail-in ballots. File Photo by Aaron Schw»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Flying from the UAE today? Check your flight before leaving home

Dubai: Flying from the UAE today? Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai and Air Arabia are operating a mix of scheduled services and cancellations, while several international carriers continue to suspend Dubai flights amid the ongoing regional security situation. Some Dubai and Abu Dhabi routes remai»»»

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RT 3h

Turkish ship carrying vegetables to Russia reportedly hit by drones

A Turkish-owned cargo vessel carrying fresh vegetables to Russia has been struck by drones in the Black Sea, leaving five crew members injured, according to Turkish media. Ukraine intensified drone attacks on Russian commercial traffic in the Black Sea last month as part of a failed campaign intend»»»

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Gulf News 3h

Trump shuts the door on Iran deal: Hormuz diplomacy hits a wall

The Trump administration has told Qatar, Oman and Pakistan that Washington will not return to the June memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran, effectively closing off the framework that regional mediators had hoped could provide a path toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restarting broad»»»

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UPI 4h

3 Stars and Stripes journalists sue Pentagon over efforts to fire them - UPI.com

Three Stars and Stripes reporters sued the Trump administration on Thursday over efforts to fire them from the Pentagon-owned newspaper. File Photo by Sgt. Brendan Mackie/U.S. Army National Guard/UPI Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Three journalists at the Pentagon-owned Stars and Stripes sued the Trump administr»»»

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24 News Agency 4h

Plant producing facade materials starts operations in Naryn - | 24.KG

A plant producing facade materials, Naryn Facade Production Enterprise, has started operations in Naryn city. The City Hall reported. The enterprise was established jointly with the municipality and Chinese entrepreneurs. The plant produces modern facade construction materials from stone. The facil»»»

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Gulf News 4h

She started with one Facebook post - Now she’s given 7,500 kids their first birthday party

Dubai: On a Sunday late afternoon, inside a loud indoor play area in Dubai, a group of adults and children are busy wrapping gifts, arranging catering, setting up music and putting the finishing touches on birthday decorations. At first glance, it looks like a family preparing for a child’s birthda»»»

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Gulf News 5h

Congo begins vaccinations to fight the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history

KISANGANI, Congo (AP): Congo on Thursday began vaccinating people against Ebola as health authorities work to slow the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history. Health workers and other frontline workers in the Ebola response are being prioritized to receive the Ervebo vaccine that was ef»»»

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UPI 6h

FDA issues emergency approval to use ivermectin against screwworm - UPI.com

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an emergency approval for use of the drug ivermectin in the battle against New World screwworm infestations in U.S. cattle. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an emerg»»»

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Gulf News 7h

Qatar PM meets Iran President in Tehran: Pezeshkian said Iran and Qatar remained 'two countries of friends and brothers' despite what he called recent 'bitter events'

TEHRAN: Qatar Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Thursday as Doha stepped up diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating regional tensions and creating conditions for dialogue. The Qatar Ministry of For»»»

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Gulf News 8h

US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states

WASHINGTON: Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the scope of the largest outbreak of its kind in the US. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said government scientists have now identifi»»»

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Gulf News 8h

Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'

US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed "Lake America" as he escalated his trade war with Canada, sparking immediate pushback from Ottawa. Trump stepped up his trolling of Canada by signing an executive order changing the name of the body of water on the border betw»»»

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RT 9h

Iran shops embrace installments as sanctions bite

Iranian businesses are increasingly turning to discounts and installment payments to keep customers shopping, as sanctions and the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war squeeze household budgets, RT’s Salman Khujuri reports. The trend comes nearly six months after the US and Israel launched the »»»

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Qatar Tribune 9h

Al Misnad holds talks with ADB Group head, Cote d’Ivoire minister

QNA Doha Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met virtually, with President of the African Development Bank (ADB) Group Dr. Sidi Ould Tah on Thursday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation between Qatar and the African Develop»»»

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Qatar Tribune 9h

Qatar’s efforts to protect and rehabilitate rangelands, restore terrestrial ecosystems, highlighted at COP17 ministerial dialogue

QNA Ulaanbaatar The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), participated in the Ministerial Dialogue on the Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-Being of Pastoral Communities, held as part of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U»»»

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Qatar Tribune 9h

HMC reduces wait period from 58 days to 16 within two years, Al Suwaidi says at NPC podcast

Tribune News Network Doha The National Planning Council (NPC) hosts Managing Director of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) HE Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Suwaidi for the fourth episode of “Podcast AlTanmiya”, to showcase Hamad Medical Corporation’s readiness and its role in achieving the goals of the Thi»»»

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Arab News 10h

Netanyahu’s narrow political calculus may ignite ‘regional war that spares no one,’ Syrian envoy warns

NEW YORK CITY: Israeli military strikes and incursions are pushing the region toward catastrophe, Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Ibrahim Olabi, told the UN Security Council on Thursday. “The entire region is standing at a threshold of a regional war that would spare no one,” he said, b»»»

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Gulf News 10h

The Philippines doesn't just vote for policies — it votes for a show

There is a strange disconnect in the Philippines today. The country's economic elite can spend hours debating industrial policy, Pax Silica, freeports, the Luzon Economic Corridor, whistleblower protection, semiconductor supply chains, energy security and how to move the economy up the global value»»»

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Arab News 10h

Over 160 migrants pulled from sea off Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania: The Mauritanian coast guard said Thursday that it had rescued more than 160 migrants, including 17 children, from a boat in trouble off its coast, its second major emergency operation in a week. The migrants were “exhausted by the journey and the insecurity of the vessel” wh»»»

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France24 11h

Pakistan: Protests continue in Azad Kashmir despite repression and internet blackout

Harshly repressed protests that have shaken Pakistan-administered Kashmir since early June have continued through local legislative elections held in July and August. With internet access cut off and access by foreign media restricted, local residents are attempting to report on the situation on th»»»

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Arab News 11h

Conflict, poverty push southern Yemen’s children out of school: Save the Children

LONDON: About two-thirds of children surveyed across four districts in southern Yemen are out of school as the new academic year begins, Save the Children said on Thursday. A survey of 2,214 households in districts across Aden, Lahj and Taiz governorates found that 32 percent of children had never »»»

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BNE 11h

CIA chief flies into Moscow as Ukraine holds drones fire for three days

CIA director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow on August 25 spending seven hours in Moscow in talks with the Kremlin before flying out again the same day, sparking a torrent of speculation on the subject matter of the meeting. The US admitted that it had asked Ukraine to hold off o»»»

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Arab News 11h

Why one million Afghan children face life-threatening malnutrition

DUBAI: In overcrowded hospital wards across Afghanistan, several severely malnourished children often share a single bed. Their arms are little more than bone beneath stretched skin. Their bodies have been weakened by hunger and wasting. Exhausted mothers wait beside them, many struggling with maln»»»

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Qatar Tribune 11h

Al Janoub Arena opens in new configuration in front of capacity crowd of 8,200

DOHA: The Local Organizing Committee of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 officially opened Al Janoub Arena in its new configuration on Thursday evening in front of a capacity crowd of 8,200 fans, following its transformation from a football stadium into a basketball arena. The venue will be»»»

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Al Manar 12h

Rezaei: Iran Views Lebanon’s Security as Integral to the Security of West Asia - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rezaei: Iran Views Lebanon’s Security as Integral to the Security of West Asia 27-08-2026 23:00 PM Iranian Secretary of the Supreme Nationa»»»

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Gulf News 13h

Iran war enters sixth month as Donald Trump's goals keep shifting

Washington: When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four weeks to five weeks. Six months later, there still is no off-ramp in sight despite Trump's repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly c»»»

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France24 13h

Why Trump wants H-1B skilled worker visas to cost employers more than $100,000

US President Donald Trump is once again trying to impose a $100,000 fee on employers seeking to hire skilled temporary foreign workers through the H-1B visa programme. But while tech titans like Elon Musk have long championed the programme as a crucial way of drawing top global talent to Silicon Va»»»

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Al Manar 14h

UNIFIL: Resolution 1701 Remains the Primary Framework for Stability in South Lebanon

UNIFIL confirmed in a statement that “Resolution 1701 remains the primary framework for achieving stability in South Lebanon, and the principles upon which the resolution was based include respect for the Blue Line, cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory, and»»»

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The Peninsula 14h

Tottenham land Marmoush from Manchester City

London: Tottenham Hotspur continued their summer binge when they signed Egyptian striker Omar Marmoush on loan from Manchester City. The 27-year-old joined on a season-long loan but Tottenham said that "the deal includes an obligation to make the move permanent next summer". That will cost £60 mill»»»

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Arab News 15h

US Patriot missile stocks in Europe are ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say

WASHINGTON: The US military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a US defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO»»»

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Gulf News 15h

Iran war has burned through 65% of US Patriot missiles, analysis says

Washington: The US military is experiencing a 'beyond critical' shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a US defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO»»»

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EU Observer 15h

Moldova’s European bet: why joining the EU has become a question of survival

For Moldova, joining the European Union is no longer simply a question of adopting thousands of pages of European legislation. It is a race to transform a state whose institutions, economy and political culture still bear the marks of decades of Soviet rule and a difficult transition while resistin»»»

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Arab News 16h

What Gaza’s children lose when toys become unaffordable

LONDON: In a market in Gaza, Maysa Yousef offered her children a choice — a slice of cake, or a toy. They wanted the toy, she said, she could see it in their eyes, but they chose cake instead. They understood what toys cost now and did not want to embarrass her in front of the shopkeeper. “Children»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 16h

Government Orders Financial Inspection of National Palace of Culture for 2024-2026

The Government has tasked the State Financial Inspection Agency with conducting a financial inspection of National Palace of Culture – Congress Centre Sofia EAD for the period between January 1, 2024 and June 30, 2026, the Government Information Service said. The review of financial data shows that»»»

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Arab News 16h

UN chief appeals for $1.1 bn in Ebola aid for DR Congo

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Thursday for $1.1 billion to fully fund an aid plan for combating the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The plan, costing $2.1 billion in total, has received a major contribution from the United States but “without additional fund»»»

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Arab News 16h

Israeli minister sets out plan to ‘Judaise’ Arab population centers

JERUSALEM: Israel’s far-right finance minister on Thursday laid out his party’s plan to dramatically increase the number of Jews living in two areas of the country with large Arab-Israeli populations. With elections approaching, Bezalel Smotrich said the plan would emulate what he termed the “revol»»»

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Sana 16h

Global stocks steady as Nvidia lifts tech shares, FTSE 100 slips

London, Aug. 27 (SANA) Global stock markets were broadly steady Thursday as a strong revenue outlook from Nvidia supported technology shares, while persistent inflation concerns and uncertainty over US interest rates kept wider gains in check. The pan-European STOXX 600 slipped about 0.1%, while th»»»

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Al Majalla 16h

Why Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow is concerning

The surprise arrival of CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow has heightened fears of a direct confrontation between Russia and the West. The visit follows reports earlier this month that there is deepening concern among US intelligence officials that Moscow could attack a NATO country within weeks»»»

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Al Majalla 16h

The general who could end Netanyahu’s era

Israeli politics are littered with the unaccomplished ambitions of former generals who thought they could turn military gravitas into political success. Of Israel’s 14 prime ministers, only three were generals, and the last one (Ariel Sharon) was elected more than 20 years ago. Still, a long line o»»»

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BNE 17h

Hungarian construction giant files for bankruptcy protection after state pulls out of €870mn office deal

Hungarian construction and property group Bayer Construct has applied for bankruptcy protection after the government decided to withdraw from a major office development in Budapest, the company’s owner Attila Balazs told employees on August 26. In a letter obtained by Telex.hu, Balazs, who controls»»»

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Qatar Tribune 17h

Qatar participates in COP17's Ministerial Dialogue on Restoration of Rangelands

ULAANBAATAR: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), participated in the Ministerial Dialogue on the Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-Being of Pastoral Communities, held as part of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Unit»»»

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