LONDON: Tributes were paid on Saturday to a six-year-old British-Palestinian girl who died in hospital days after her parents and sister perished in an accident at a beach in southern England. Saja Al-Khawas was pulled from the water in Shoreham on Tuesday along with the three other members of her »»»

Amman: Qatar's U19 handball team will face Iran on Sunday in the third round of Group B at the Asian Men's U19 Handball Championship, held in Amman, Jordan through Aug 31. Qatar head into the encounter aiming for a third consecutive victory after making an impressive start to the tournament. They o»»»

Iran’s military doctrine has been changing from its previously “defensive posture toward an offensive one” amid the wars with the United States and Israel, Iranian army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia told IRNA news agency. The revised doctrine entails a rapid and broad response to a»»»

DOHA: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) welcomed its incoming students to campus during its two-day Student Orientation Program held at Minaretein and Manufactury in Education City, marking the beginning of the 2026-2027 academic year. The orientation welcomed around 900 new students across HBKU'»»»

San Franciso, United States: The market debut of artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic, a chief rival to OpenAI, could break the record set by SpaceX, US media have reported. Elon Musk's space company went public in June at a value of $1.77 trillion and raised $85.7 billion in its blockbuster »»»

An official ceremony marked the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Shipka. Among the official guests at the commemoration, organized by the Gabrovo Regional Administration, were President Iliana Iotova and Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov. Also in attendance were Gabrovo Regional Governor Kristina»»»

NEW YORK: A US federal judge has struck down a government ban on visas to nationals from 75 countries who wish to settle in the country indefinitely, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. In a ruling issued on Friday in the Southern District of New York, Judge Jeannette »»»

Washington: Departing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that she will join a pro-Trump political fundraising group when she leaves her post at the end of the month. The 28-year-old spokeswoman will re-join MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump "super PAC," or political action committee»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has opened a new bridge near Dubai World Trade Centre, cutting journey times in the area from about 10 minutes to two. The 500-metre, two-lane bridge is part of the Al Mustaqbal Street Development Project and is designed to improve traffic flow for motor»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology has issued an alert for convective clouds and rainfall across parts of the country on Saturday, with showers expected to range from light to moderate and become heavy at times. The alert is in effect from 1.30pm until 9pm on Saturday, with the wea»»»

Dubai: Over 1,000 doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals have come together at Burjeel Medical City (BMC) in Abu Dhabi to create a giant Onam Pookalam, but this year, the colourful floral carpet carries a message that goes beyond the festival. Spread across 250 square metres and comple»»»

NEW YORK: A US federal judge has struck down a government ban on visas to nationals from 75 countries who wish to settle in the country indefinitely, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. In a ruling issued on Friday in the Southern District of New York, Judge Jeannette »»»

Dubai: People often come to the UAE with a plan, work for a few years, gain experience, save money, and eventually move on. But plans can change. A five-year stay can become a decade. A decade can become 15 years. And for some expatriates, three decades can pass before they realise the country they»»»

Customers of OTP, MBH and Erste should prepare for several scheduled IT maintenance periods over the coming weeks. Depending on the institute and the time of the work, card payments, bank transfers, online and mobile banking services may temporarily be unavailable. Customers planning important paym»»»

Expanding lithium production across the Sahel could create new revenue streams for jihadist and criminal groups as weak regulation, informal mining and porous borders expose emerging supply chains to exploitation, according to research by Bradley A. Mortin of King’s College London. Mortin, a resear»»»

Benefit Systems plans to accelerate expansion in the second half of 2026 after relatively limited growth in the first six months. At the end of June, the group operated 595 fitness clubs, including 296 in Poland. Most new openings are expected in the third and fourth quarters, with international ma»»»

The trade war between Washington and Ottawa is once again escalating. On Saturday, the US implemented 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods, just hours after Donald Trump claimed he had a good relationship with his Canadian counterpart and that he thought a deal could be reached. The tariffs were i»»»

A teenage boy and a 58-year-old man were shot dead Friday by Israeli settlers and soldiers, respectively, in separate shootings in the occupied West Bank.  Israeli settlers shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded an elderly man after Palestinians allegedly threw rocks on Friday in »»»

Zandvoort: Mercedes driver George Russell powered to victory in the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race Saturday, making the most of his pole position to claw back some ground on teammate Kimi Antonelli in the driver's championship. Russell got away cleanly at lights out and never looked challenged over t»»»

Paris: With Gulf turmoil slashing Suez Canal traffic, shipping firms are tempted to try the Arctic for quicker trips between Europe and Asia -- but commercial prospects are unlikely to match countries' strategic ambitions for the North Pole. Container ships from China and South Korea aim to transit»»»

An imported case of the disease called chikungunya fever has been confirmed in Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary after an 53-year-old woman returned from Mauritius, according to Hungary’s latest weekly epidemiological report. The National Public Health and Pharmaceutical Centre (NNGYK) recorded the labor»»»

DUBAI: Swiss jeweler Chopard has spotlighted Lebanese model Nour Arida and Argentine model Georgina Rodriguez on social media over the past week, sharing images of Arida from the Cannes Film Festival and a run of new high-jewelry portraits of Rodriguez. The house published a set of images looking b»»»

WESTFIELD: 4Aces GC seized control of the team championship race after the second round of LIV Golf Indianapolis 2026, moving to 31-under through the first two days and taking a five-shot lead over Torque GC. Meanwhile, wild card Richard T. Lee moved into the individual lead at The Club at Chatham »»»

"After the first 100 days, we are already seeing the consequences we warned about. Bulgaria is dropping out of the formats where the future of European security is being decided. The empty chair is no longer a metaphor. It is [Prime Minister]v Rumen Radev's foreign policy," Yes, Bulgaria co-leader »»»

Ecuador's Ivonne A-Baki, a diplomat who represented Quito in the United States, has entered the race to lead the U.N., the head of the General Assembly said in a letter Tuesday. Nominated by Tonga, the former foreign trade minister joins a growing field of candidates for secretary-general of the in»»»

Doha, Qatar: China's electric vehicle export boom is highlighting both the success of its industrial strategy and the growing strains of an industry that is increasingly outgrowing its domestic market, Qatar National Bank (QNB) said in its weekly economic commentary. The sector's future will increa»»»

LONDON: The first extradition from Lebanon to Damascus of a former member of the Assad regime’s military leadership marks an important step in Syria’s long and difficult journey toward transitional justice. “It is a good sign,” said Anwar Al-Bunni, a Syrian human rights lawyer, former political pri»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Nizar Amidi says Baghdad will not accept Iraqi territory being used to launch attacks against any other country. Speaking on the second day of the eighth Baghdad Dialogue Conference, Amidi said attacks launched from inside Iraq against countries in the region “have no justi»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology has issued an alert for convective clouds and rainfall across parts of the country on Saturday, with showers expected to range from light to moderate and become heavy at times. The alert is in effect from 1.30pm until 9pm on Saturday, with the wea»»»

Israeli warplanes carried out a new wave of strikes around Nabatieh, a major city and administrative hub in southern Lebanon, early on Friday, with footage showing powerful explosions lighting up the night sky. The attacks come despite a US-brokered framework agreed in June aimed at ending fighting»»»

A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters who witnessed the aftermath said. The Friday attack hit a monastery hall around 9:00 am (0230 GMT) in Myaung township of central Sagaing regi»»»

Almost all of the students involved in the brutal assault and killing of a man in Plovdiv do not differ from the profile of the average Bulgarian student, Education Minister Prof. Georgi Valchev told Nova TV on Saturday. "Most of them do not have many absencent days from school. Some, of course, ha»»»

DUBAI: Experienced all-rounder Esha Oza will lead the UAE squad at the eight-team DP World Women’s Asia Cup 2026 which starts at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday, Aug. 28. The 15-player squad has been placed in Group B alongside Bangladesh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, with the host nation tak»»»

Doha, Qatar: Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar announced Saturday that the second edition of its "Frame and Focus" exhibition, showcasing the work produced through its flagship 14-week Advanced Photography Course, will run from September 5 to October 5, 2026, at Al Hosh Gallery. The exhibition features »»»

Dubai: The hardest part of Robie Torre-Gonzales' journey to the UAE was not getting the job. It was saying goodbye. In the Philippines, she had a promising career, two young children, and no real plans to leave the country. Her husband has already been working as an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) i»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar University (QU) is fully prepared to welcome students for the Fall 2026 semester, with academic, administrative and support services in place to ensure a smooth start and support students' academic success and university experience, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Mohammed»»»

Dubai: Kuwait will end automatic extensions for entry visas and leave permits from September 1, 2026, returning to the standard validity periods set under the country’s residency rules, the Ministry of Interior has announced. Under the change, automatic extensions covering all categories of visit v»»»

Dubai: Students across Saudi Arabia will return to public schools tomorrow ( Sunday, August 23) with a new set of digital services designed to allow pupils, parents and teachers to track schoolwork and communicate without having to visit schools in person. The Ministry of Education has made the ser»»»

Kazakhstan has accredited 777 international observers to monitor the elections of deputies to the Kurultai, including representatives from Kyrgyzstan. According to the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan, CEC members led by Chairman Nurlan Abdirov met with observer missions. Among them, Abdir»»»

Ukraine has attacked Ozon logistics center warehouses in Russia for the first time. Samara Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev confirmed the information. More than 500 employees were evacuated from the Ozon logistics center in Samara Oblast after it was hit by a drone attack, the company said. »»»

The United Nations Security Council held a second informal straw poll to gauge the popularity of candidates seeking to succeed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who will complete his second five-year term at the end of the year. Eight candidates are currently vying for the position against a back»»»

Last week, Maria Zakharova demanded that Washington and Ankara explain themselves over a planned weapons transfer to Ukraine put a Bulgarian company in front of an international audience that had never heard of it. The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman warned that the delivery would damage Mosco»»»

A powerful GPS jammer capable of disrupting satellite navigation signals across parts of Sofia has been located and neutralized in the capital's Dragalevtsi district in a joint operation involving the State Agency for National Security, the Communications Regulation Commission and the Interior Mini»»»

A pair of Russian drone strikes that hit a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Friday killed at least 15 people and wounded scores more, authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting emergency workers in what's known as a "double-tap" stri»»»

DOHA: Qatar University (QU) is fully prepared to welcome students for the Fall 2026 semester, with academic, administrative, and support services in place to ensure a smooth start and support students' academic success and university experience, said Vice President for Student Affairs Dr Mohammed D»»»

Dubai: UAE airports are preparing for higher passenger numbers as the summer holiday period ends, while regional flight schedules remain subject to change because of the wider Middle East situation. Dubai’s General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs has increased operational readiness a»»»

GADAREF, Sudan: Along the bone-dry riverbanks of the Nile in Sudan, farmers struggle to pull water to their crops. Others gather to pray for rainfall over cracked earth. Across the country, farmland that could feed the world’s largest hunger crisis many times over lies fallow, as weary farmers once»»»

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The UAE has completed more than half of an ambitious programme to plant 100 million mangrove trees by the end of the decade, as it expands efforts to restore marine habitats, protect coastlines and strengthen biodiversity. The country has reached 51 per cent of its national mangrove planting target»»»

Dubai: Dubai Customs has deployed a comprehensive operational plan featuring round-the-clock staffing, advanced screening technology, and digital declaration tools to manage the influx of returning residents and international visitors following the summer break. The plan focuses on ramping up field»»»