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»»»

Hungary's flagship ICT and defence group 4iG, under scrutiny for its state contracts with the previous government, is establishing a new energy business and a dedicated holding company to build a regional energy portfolio in CEE and the Western Balkans, the company said on August 27, Economx.hu wri»»»

Slovak police foiled an arson attack on a Ukrainian-owned drone factory near Presov this week, the first documented attempt of its kind in the country. Officers from the anti-crime unit UBOK arrested three foreign nationals - two in Slovakia and one in Germany under a European arrest warrant - over»»»

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian armed forces to prepare massive strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, in what he cast as retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. "The Russian Armed Forces have been instructed to prepare and carry out massive strikes against Uk»»»

Russia has been continuously attacking Ukraine with drones and missiles for 50 days and Kyiv has been under a non-stop bombardment, including day time attacks, for six days as President Vladimir Putin carries through on his “Pandora’s box” threat of unleashing a disproportionate retaliation for Ukr»»»

Bulgarian pharmaceutical company Sopharma (SFA.BSE) has overtaken smart-home devices maker Shelly Group to become the largest company on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange by market capitalisation, after a strong rise in its shares, business daily Capital reported on September 1. Sopharma’s market capita»»»

Europe's gas traders have spent the summer betting that the Gulf war would end before the heating season starts, giving them time enough to restock Europe’s gas tanks. That bet has gone badly. European gas storage currently stands at about 63% of capacity against a five-year average of 79%. Macro-A»»»

Serbia opened what the government described as Europe's first mass-production facility for humanoid robots on August 29, with President Aleksandar Vucic hailing the project as a step into a new technological era. The plant, operated by Minth Group in partnership with robotics company AGIBOT, is par»»»

Croatia's finance minister said the government would assess whether funds awarded to a robotaxi project backed by state and European Union financing could be recovered or redirected, after developer Verne offered to repay €89.7mn if it is found not to have met its contractual obligations. Verne, pa»»»

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 »»»

Central European countries are becoming more assertive within the European Union and should use their growing economic and political weight to shape the bloc's future, the prime ministers of Croatia, Czechia and Slovenia said at the Bled Strategic Forum. The leaders argued that the region, once lar»»»

Hungarian police have opened a formal criminal investigation into suspected abuse of office and mismanagement at state-owned Hungarian Export-Import Bank (Eximbank), including a controversial €1bn loan extended to North Macedonia, a police statement said. The investigation, announced on September 1»»»

With an annual transaction volume of over 10 billion lei and an ecosystem of more than 25,000 merchants, NETOPIA is reinforcing its ambition to become the leading financial operations platform for merchants in Central and Eastern Europe — connecting payments, data and financial services through a s»»»

A Sofia initiative for more pedestrian areas in summer gets high approval in an opinion poll, said Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev Thursday. More than 90% of respondents approved Sofia’s Summer on the Cobblestones initiative, he said. All four weekends of August, the pilot project turned a section of Ts»»»

Students get exposure to space operations, AI, as UAE builds its future space workforce Dubai: Emirati students interested in space, artificial intelligence (AI), and emerging technologies are being given an opportunity to gain first-hand industry experience through a new programme launched by Spac»»»

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»»»

An international forum on preserving maritime heritage and the traditions of fishing communities opened at the Chengene Skele Cultural and Tourist Complex in Burgas on Thursday. The two-day event, titled Maritime Heritage and Fishing Traditions: Communities, Policies and Sustainable Development, br»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in cooperation with the General Authority for Competition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, organised a workshop on the prior implementation of economic concentration transactions, which was held virtually. The workshop comes within the framework of»»»

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Thursday that, in attempting to justify his avoidance of a commitment to form a Community of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo-Metohija, Albin Kurti was once again resorting to an old trick, and noted that t»»»

Damascus, Sept. 3 (SANA) Syria and Türkiye discussed expanding transport cooperation and investment in road and railway infrastructure as the Syrian government moves to rehabilitate key trade corridors and improve links with neighboring countries. Deputy Transport Minister for Land Transport Affair»»»

The Plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Thursday approved a draft judiciary budget for 2027 providing for expenditure of EUR 868.105 million, along with updated budget forecasts for 2028 and 2029. The SJC considered two versions and voted 16-0 in favour of the expert proposal drawn up i»»»

DOHA: The volume of real estate trading in sale contracts registered with the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice from August 23-27 reached QR351,804,441.Meanwhile, the total sales contracts for residential units in the Real Estate Bulletin for the same period were QR59,3»»»

A business trip to Nepal turned into a humanitarian mission for flood-hit families Dubai: The first images Ramesh Shrestha saw of the floods in Nepal came through social media and messages from friends. They were frightening. But when the 46-year-old Dubai-based Nepali later travelled into the floo»»»

Newly obtained documents suggest Gáspár Orbán had a far more prominent role in Hungary’s controversial Chad mission than previously acknowledged. Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son, Gáspár Orbán, was named as the person responsible for leading a Hungarian medical mission to Chad in »»»

Two people were killed and a suspect died after a shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building on Wednesday, police said. Three police officers were injured, including two who suffered gunshot wounds, and were in stable condition. One victim died at the scene and another at a hospital. Two»»»

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»»»

Sharon Gaffney is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University. According to Foucart, Édouard Balladur’s political legacy mattered because he embodied a political model that was innovative and yet limited in scope and longevity. As PM under Socialist President François»»»

The FBI has returned three cultural artifacts to representatives of the Lebanese government at a ceremony held in New York. On behalf of Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad, consul general of Lebanon in New York Talal Daher presided over the affair. The artifacts are lead sarcophagi»»»

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 »»»

What can an 11th-century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of sea change in 2026 Europe? France’s president is on hand for the hottest ticket in London, the first-ever cross-Channel visit of the Bayeux Tapestry, which, for the record, is not a tapestry but a»»»

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday there was no "solid proof" that Morocco orchestrated a migrant rush into Ceuta in July following the emergence of a police report highlighting multiple failings by Moroccan security forces. Spain has found no evidence to ​conclude that July's deadl»»»

Norway said Wednesday it had seized a Russian ship as part of a Ukrainian effort to recover $4.22 billion awarded to state energy firm Naftogaz over Russia’s seizure of its assets in Crimea in 2014. The Professor Molchanov vessel was detained off the Arctic Svalbard archipelago after a Norwegian co»»»

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»»»

Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova has moved for stripping of immunity Dimitar Avramov MP (Movement for Rights and Freedoms). An official announcement Thursday by the Sofia City Prosecution Office about the move only mentions the MP's initials, D. A., but Dimitar Avramov is the only one matc»»»

Miners at Bulgaria’s Maritsa East Mines reject structural reforms proposed by the Energy Ministry, stressing that the plans could threaten the future of the country’s largest coal complex. This was announced by Biser Binev from the Podkrepa trade union and Georgi Gospodinov from the CITUB trade uni»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department has forecast hazy to misty weather conditions in some areas at first, followed by hot and relatively humid weather with some clouds during the day. Temperatures this weekend will range from 32°C to 40°C. On Friday, winds will be variable at less than 4K»»»

Suspect allegedly used TikTok and YouTube to promote fraudulent freelance visas to people Dubai: A man previously known in the arts and entertainment scene in his home country has been arrested in Dubai for allegedly promoting fraudulent freelance visas in exchange for money, exploiting people seek»»»

The directive will cost Dh195.13 million annually from September Sharjah: His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has raised the minimum monthly income threshold for families receiving social assistance to Dh20,000, benefiting 6,652 familie»»»

Rice husk has begun to be used in brick production in Uzgen district, Osh region. The press service of the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan reported. The ministry noted that local entrepreneurs intend to establish an integrated production chain, from ra»»»

Kyrgyzstan has lost about 90 percent of its forest cover over the past 50 years. The estimate is cited in the country’s National Adaptation Plan through 2035. The authors of the document emphasize that this is not merely an environmental problem. The loss of forests directly increases the risks of »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Jagoda Lazarevic met on Wednesday in Belgrade with Saudi Deputy FM Waleed El Khereiji to discuss advancement of cooperation in the energy and the ICT sectors, advanced technologies, agriculture and the food industry, as well as opportunitie»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Izhevsk in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "As a result of active actions, units of Battlegroup Yug liberated the settlement of Izhevsk in the Donetsk People's Rep»»»

Damascus, Sept. 03 (SANA) Jordanian companies at the 63rd Damascus International Fair in Damascus are exploring opportunities to expand trade, manufacturing and direct investment between Jordan and Syria, company representatives told SANA on Wednesday, pointing to transport links and reconstruction»»»

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Media outlets discuss at length the October 25 presidential election. Interviewed by Bulgarian National Television (BNT), presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said he owed services to no one, stressing that his only responsibility was to Bulgarian citizens. He said he had many »»»

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Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2026) in Russia's Vladivostok on Thursday. Putin’s Key StatementsOn the conflict in Ukraine and relations with the US:There are chances for a settlement, but acts of state terrorism by Kiev complica»»»

Russian Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, Alexey Chekunkov, has condemned Norway’s detention of the Roshydromet vessel Professor Molchanov in Svalbard as a violation of international law. "This is a violation of international law," Chekunkov said during the Eastern Econom»»»

Banca Comercială Română (BCR) highlights one of the paradoxes revealed by the latest Flash Eurobarometer survey on financial literacy: 51% of Romanians claim to have high or very high levels of financial knowledge, yet the results show that only 13% achieve this level in an objective assessment. By»»»

Doha, Qatar: Citizens and residents have been urged to carry their Qatar ID (QID) when visiting public places and remain alert to individuals impersonating police officers, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has said. Speaking on Wednesday during a webinar on the role of Al Fazaa Police and the Central»»»