Dubai: Buyers looking for a new beachfront home on Palm Jebel Ali have another limited opportunity after Nakheel released 44 villas on Frond F, in what the developer describes as one of the final opportunities to purchase a new villa on the destination’s residential fronds. Get updated faster and f»»»

Sofia Municipality has sent an official letter to Bulgarian National Television (BNT) Director General Milena Milotinova requesting detailed feedback on the assessment of Sofia's bid to host Eurovision 2027, the Municipality's press office said here on Thursday. Last week, the coastal city of Burga»»»

During a meeting with Michael Reusch, Chief Executive Officer of Fraport Twin Star Airport Management, Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov said: “We are working consistently to increase the number of flights and improve air connectivity. Our goal is to capitalize on the growing interest in Bulgaria in o»»»

RIYADH: As the Esports World Cup 2026 continues its inaugural international edition in the French capital, the Esports Foundation on Thursday introduced its Paris-inspired apparel collection and exclusive Player Jackets, to commemorate the world’s largest gaming event. In a statement, the foundatio»»»

Iran is pushing proposals to avert a confrontation between Iraq’s government and Tehran-aligned armed factions over their weapons, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf taking the effort to Baghdad ahead of a Sept. 30 disarmament deadline. Iraqi sources said Ghalibaf’s visit to Baghdad o»»»

A Canadian government official condemned what he called Israel's "unlawful invasion" of Lebanon, saying Beirut should govern its own space and have sovereignty over its lands. Randeep Sarai, Canada's secretary of state for international development, visited Lebanon to announce new humanitarian aid »»»

The condition of the child who fell from an escalator at a shopping center in Bishkek remains critically serious but stable, the City Clinical Emergency Hospital told 24.kg news agency. Related news Child in critical condition after falling from height at Bishkek shopping mall The accident occurred»»»

Hungary’s new government says it has inherited a significantly worse fiscal position than expected, but argues that its first months in office already point to a change in direction. With the government targeting euro adoption by 2030, reducing the budget deficit and public debt is set to become on»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the so-called ‘Economic D-Day’ is a diversion from America’s own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs. In a post on his X account on Thursday, Iran’s top diplomat warned that continuing failed US policies would deepen Washington’s economic»»»

Power has been shut down in the Kocherinovo Tunnel on the Struma Motorway. The Road Infrastructure Agency has urged drivers travelling in both directions to exercise increased caution until 4 pm on Thursday. Traffic restrictions on the Struma and Trakia motorways will be in place on Thursday due to»»»

As the deadline set by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government to bring all weapons under state control approaches, tensions have risen in Iraq. With some factions doubling down on their refusal to surrender their arms, others have begun to back away from their earlier support for the government’s»»»

DUBAI: For a show about intergalactic cops wielding rings capable of creating almost anything they can imagine, “Lanterns” is surprisingly grounded. That is both its greatest strength and its biggest weakness. HBO’s eight-episode series — created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King — follow»»»

NAIROBI: South Sudan’s long-awaited elections could fuel renewed conflict and heighten the risk of atrocities, a United Nations Commission warned Thursday. The government said it intends to hold the country’s first-ever elections in December, almost 15 years after it achieved independence. But the »»»

A Sudanese government official has confirmed that more than 200,000 people have been displaced from the cities of Kurmuk and Qeisan, as well as other areas in the Blue Nile state in southeastern Sudan, as a result of fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Warnings ha»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Ghalibaf Warns from Baghdad: US Seeks to Plunder Persian Gulf States 20-08-2026 10:36 AM Iranian Speaker Mohamamd Bagher Ghalibaf received »»»

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The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike overnight on military industrial enterprises, a transport and logistics center, and warehouses in Kiev and the Kiev region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. "Tonight, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike with high-precision »»»

SIMFEROPOL, August 20 (Sputnik) - The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) switched to backup power supply from diesel generators due to loss of external power supply, the plant said on Thursday. "The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which is part of Rosatom, has lost its external power supply. Aft»»»

White House Domestic Policy Council Deputy Director Heidi Overton speaks during an executive order that reevaluates childhood vaccines in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on August 10, 2026. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 20 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has »»»

⁠US President ​Donald Trump on Wednesday ​warned of economic consequences against any country that ​supported ‌Tehran or ⁠provided "any type of lifeline ‌to Iran." He ​did not specify ​what specific ​steps Washington would take against such ​a country and did not list any country by name. Foll»»»

The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing which drew international outrage. The military also published reviews into four other high-profile incidents in Ga»»»

South Korea and the US will cut the duration of their annual joint military drills to five days from 11 and scale back some field training, ​the allies said on Wednesday, ‌after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in US participation. Trump's move could reflect his hopes to re-en»»»

A Russian Il-76 firefighting aircraft crossed Bulgarian airspace on Wednesday evening before landing in Serbia, where it has joined efforts to contain large-scale wildfires. Serbian authorities thanked Moscow for the assistance, while the flight also prompted questions in Bulgaria over the circumst»»»

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to move back to Britain six years after stepping down as working royals, British media reported on Wednesday. The couple are expected to leave the United States by month-end and live outside London, while their two children have reportedly enrolled in a British»»»

A Russian missile barrage overnight on Thursday killed at least 12 people and wounded 40 in Kyiv as explosions echoed across the capital throughout the night, local authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had been preparing the attack "for a long time".  Russian bo»»»

The US has imposed sanctions on two senior International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, accusing The Hague-based institution of overstepping its authority. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday designated ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, describing the court a»»»

Dubai: Gulf News has joined forces with OTTRED to document and support the most dynamic period of media growth the region has seen. The collaboration will chart the rapid evolution of media across the Middle East, spanning creators, streaming, production, media technology, artificial intelligence a»»»

Dubai: Dubai residents booking an UberX or Uber Comfort could now find themselves travelling in a fully driverless robotaxi. US moblity giant Uber announced Thursday it is launching Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on its platform in the emirate. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheq»»»

DUBAI: Saudi rapper Dehmez fell for hip-hop as a listener first, tuning in to the Kingdom’s early rappers in the mid-2000s before he ever made music of his own. “I was into it from day one — listening to the Saudi rappers, living in that world,” he tells Arab News. “By 2010 I found myself making it»»»

ABU DHABI: Emirati athlete Rakan Alyammahi has won gold in the Youth B Men’s 44 kg division after defeating Ireland’s Roman Verhoeven in the final, leading the UAE’s medal charge on the third day of the IMMAF Youth World Championships at Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi. His compatriot Mustafa Almaqboul»»»

Washington, USA: US President Donald Trump announced what he called the "most crushing economic operation” against Iran, stressing that the operation would amount to "economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale”. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that "any country that»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced what he called the "most crushing economic operation" against Iran, stressing that the operation would amount to "economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale". In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that "any country that allo»»»

Wind power matters and is important because it puts less pressure on imports, while forecasts are also favourable for the coming days, secretary of state with the Ministry of Energy Cristian Busoi said on Thursday.'Indeed, wind power made a big difference last night [Wednesday - editor's note]. We »»»

Oil Terminal posted a net profit of RON 12.2 million in the first half of 2026 ? 2.9 times above the level approved in the revenue and expenditure budget (up RON 8 million), but 4.6% lower than in the same period of last year, according to data released Thursday to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.Tota»»»

Nuclearelectrica National Company (SNN) posted a net profit of 1.184 billion lei in the first half of this year, up 36.6% from the same period last year, according to its half-year report submitted to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Friday.In the first six months of 2025, the company reported»»»

Operations at the Baia de Fier mine site in Gorj County?which includes two areas with certified graphite reserves at Catalinu and Ungurelasu?will resume, according to a decision approved by the Government on Friday.The Catalinu mine and the Ungurelasu quarry will be removed from the list of units f»»»

Rompetrol Rafinare recorded a consolidated gross turnover of $3.5 billion in the first half of this year?a 25% increase compared to the same period of 2025?driven by market conditions, including international price levels for raw materials, petroleum products, and bio-components, as well as rising »»»

KMG International (Rompetrol) has implemented a comprehensive energy consumption optimisation programme at the Petromidia and Vega refineries, following the current conditions in Romania's National Energy System (SEN) and the pressure on the network in the Dobrogea area, following the shutdown of t»»»

Relying on arms supplies from Europe, Zelensky has escalated strikes on Russia’s civilian populated areas, Russian Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik says. "Terrorist warfare is the strategy chosen by Zelensky… The targets of these deliberate strikes are the civilian population and civilian objec»»»

On Aug. 20, 2012, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and businesswoman Darla Moore became the first female members of Augusta National Golf Club 1 of 7 | Former Secretary of State and Augusta National Member Condoleezza Rice watches the Drive, Chip and Putt National Championship at Aug»»»

Al Ain Misdemeanour Court has convicted two defendants of assaulting a petrol station employee while he was performing his duties, following a dispute over cleaning a vehicle’s windscreen, reported the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department on its social media. The court ordered the defendants to perform tw»»»

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority yesterday held a ceremony at the Department’s headquarters to launch the new generation of smart and specialised ambulances and integrate them into the Unified Medical Operations Centre system. The initiative aims to enh»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s well-known Toyota Building on Sheikh Zayed Road will be demolished in 2027, according to the real estate division managing the property, bringing an end to one of the city’s most iconic residential buildings. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply cl»»»

Law and JusticeChinaEvergrande founder Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life in prisonLouis Oelofse with AFP, AP, ReutersA Chinese court ordered the former billionaire's assets to be confiscated and fined Evergrande-related companies billions of dollars. https://p.dw.com/p/5J7bdHui Ka Yan, once Asia's riche»»»

Singapore: Oil prices held steady in early trade on Thursday as investors assessed the outlook for the US-Iran war and the security of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures for October delivery rose 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $91.87 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) c»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to President of Hungary HE Dr Andras Baka on the occasion of his country's National Day.»»»

Sziget Festival has survived ownership changes, a pandemic and more than three decades of transformation. But after a financially disappointing 2026 edition, the Budapest event faces perhaps a more fundamental question: what should Sziget actually be in the years ahead? There is something unusual a»»»

TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed on Thursday on concerns the impasse in ‌the US-Israeli war against Iran will continue to disrupt supply from the key Middle Eastern producing region and tighten global supplies. Brent crude futures for October delivery rose 26 cents, or 0.28 percent, to $91.87 a »»»

As the deadline set by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government to bring all weapons under state control approaches, tensions have risen in Iraq. With some factions doubling down on their refusal to surrender their arms, others have begun to back away from their earlier support for the government’s»»»

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP): Australia will begin to sell uranium to India for peaceful purposes after the two countries' leaders signed an administrative deal Thursday, enacting an agreement on exports of the material that was held up for years over concerns about weapons use. Australia's Prime M»»»