CARACAS: Venezuela’s government said on Tuesday ​it has agreed with Israel to establish a coordination mechanism to enable ‌consular services, ‌a ​dramatic ‌shift ⁠in ​Venezuela’s geopolitical alignment ⁠after it broke relations with Israel in 2009. Venezuela, which ⁠ended relations 17 ‌years ‌ago »»»

LONDON: The UK’s new foreign secretary demanded on Tuesday that Israel crack down on settler violence in the occupied West Bank. In his first call with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, Ed Miliband called on Israel to end restrictions on aid entering Gaza. “I raised the sharp escalation of sett»»»

Yemen's coastguard on Tuesday said strikes by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels on a cargo vessel killed at least six people near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the country's coast. The strikes are the latest in a number of deadly attacks against ships in and around the entrance to the Red Sea since the »»»

Tartous, Aug. 11 (SANA) Berth No. 4 at Tartous Port began commercial operations on Tuesday, receiving its first vessel and launching docking and cargo-handling activities following the completion of the handover of the berth and its associated facilities and storage yards. The move is expected to b»»»

Abu Dhabi: For many world leaders, an unannounced stroll through a busy shopping mall would be almost unthinkable. In the UAE, however, such encounters have become a familiar hallmark of UAE leaders whose spontaneous public appearances continue to surprise residents and visitors alike. Get updated »»»

Dubai: Fourteen Filipino seafarers have returned to the Philippines after leaving the MT Acheloos, which was damaged by a missile while sailing near the coast of Oman on July 20, 2026. The seafarers were safely disembarked at Shinas Port in Oman before being transported to Muscat International Airp»»»

As the nature of Russia’s war in Ukraine evolves, Baltic startups are seeking new ways to respond to the hybrid threat from Russia, hoping rapid innovation can have a deterrent effect on Moscow.  One of the lessons of the war in Ukraine is that military technology evolves very rapidly, wi»»»

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people overnight and wounded dozens, Kyiv said Tuesday, accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles. The allegation comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was receiving more ballistic projectiles and troops from its»»»

Bulgaria’s second edition of the LUNAR: Sea of Lights festival turned Bulgaria's southern Black Sea coast into an immersive open-air gallery, where digital art meets the landscape. The event featured the work of 17 artists originating from eight countries across the five resort towns of T»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yemeni armed forces carried out an operation targeting a Saudi military equipment transport ship in Bab al-Mandab: military media 11-08-202»»»

DOHA: Minister of Transport HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani and the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Thomas Kazakos, discussed Qatari-ICS cooperation venues in shipping and maritime navigation safety, and ways to enhance them. The two officials, »»»

A container ship sits at the port of Santos in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in mid-July. Brazilian exports to the United States totaled $21 billion between January and July 2026, down $2.9 billion from the same period in 2025, Photo by Isaac Fontana/EPA Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Brazilian exports to the United States»»»

People hold posters during a rally for birthright citizenship held by the American Civil Liberties Union outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April. The Court eventually ruled against President Donald Trump's efforts to end the practice, but now the ACLU is asking for clarification from a lower court »»»

WASHINGTON: Russia has released an American military veteran who spent more than four years in prison on disputed charges under abusive conditions and was said to be gravely ill and at risk of dying, a group advocating for him said Tuesday. Robert Gilman was on his way to a US military hospital in »»»

LONDON: Two young men were killed on Tuesday when a landmine exploded as they rode a motorcycle near Al-Nasiriyah Air Base in the countryside northeast of Damascus, the Syrian state media reported. The victims were from the nearby town of Jayrud, the Syrian Arab News Agency said. Mohammad Anwar Sal»»»

Capitals, August 11 (SANA) Arab condemnations continued on Tuesday over a statement issued by Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 10, 2026, recognizing what it called “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied Syrian Golan. Qatar condemned the Colombian statement, stressing, in a statemen»»»

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) has switched to displaying financial instrument prices and market turnover data exclusively in euros, following the end of the transitional period that allowed prices to be shown in both Bulgarian levs and euros. The change took effect on August 9 and covers all f»»»

Riyadh: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi affirmed that Colombia's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights violates international law and international treaties. In a statement, Albudaiwi strongly condemned the move, st»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s military said on Tuesday that it had seized 1.2 million captagon pills that were about to be sent abroad. Lebanon has faced pressure from Gulf states to counter the production and trafficking of drugs, particularly the amphetamine-like narcotic captagon, for which the conservative»»»

Dubai: The UAE blocks around 600,000 cyberattacks every day, equivalent to about 25,000 attacks an hour or 416 every second, as increasingly sophisticated threats target the country's digital infrastructure. According to Al Bayan, Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, head of the UAE Cyber Security Council, said»»»

LONDON: Liverpool supporters’ group Spirit of Shankly said the interests of the club and fans must come first following reports that a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to a deal to buy a significant minority stake. Sky News said Bezos was part of an investor group led by Amit»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States will sponsor a new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon in early September in Rome, a State Department official announced Tuesday. “The political track will reconvene in Rome in early September, and conversations will continue in Beirut, Jerusalem, and Washington »»»

Tunis, August 11 (TAP) - Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti received on Tuesday a phone call from his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha. The talk turned on the cooperation relations between...»»»

LONDON: ‌Nottingham Forest have signed Ivory Coast center back Ousmane Diomande from Sporting on a four-year contract, with an option for a further year, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The deal to sign the 22-year-old was worth about €40 million ($46.16 million), Sporting said. Diomande, »»»

Snow, ice and strong winds have forced closures of roads and impacted trade between Argentina and Chile. File Photo by Carlos Alvear/EPA BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- More than 5,000 trucks remain stranded along the Argentina-Chile border as snow, ice and strong winds have forced closures of roads»»»

Dubai: The captain of an Air India flight that suddenly plunged 300 feet and injured 24 people has failed a second drug test, with the latest screening reportedly confirming marijuana use, NDTV reported on Tuesday. But investigators are also examining potentially serious technical problems aboard t