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Bomb attack

Bomb attack on minibus kills two in Damascus suburb

A bomb planted inside a minibus has killed two people and injured 13 others in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, adding to concerns over security in an area that has seen repeated tensions in recent months.

01:17
PrimeTime

PrimeTime | 6 August 2026

The programme opened with tentative diplomatic progress in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and Oman agreed in principle on a new shipping route, before turning to Europe's intensifying heatwave and its growing impact on energy supplies and public health.

22:13
View from Pakistan

U.S. investment interest grows in Pakistan’s critical minerals sector

Pakistan’s critical minerals sector is attracting renewed interest from American companies, with investors exploring opportunities in copper, antimony and other strategic minerals as global competition intensifies to secure supplies for defence, artificial intelligence and clean energy industries.

19:24
Azerbaijan Ukraine

Azerbaijan offers gas and reconstruction support to Ukraine

Azerbaijan and Ukraine are seeking to deepen cooperation in energy, reconstruction and trade, with Baku signalling its readiness to supply natural gas to Ukraine and expand its role in rebuilding projects following high-level talks in Kyiv.

18:35
Kazakhstan oil

Drone attack fallout continues to disrupt key Kazakh oil pipeline

Kazakhstan’s main oil export corridor was disrupted by drone strikes near Russia’s Black Sea coast in July, forcing a temporary suspension of crude loadings and raising fresh concerns over the vulnerability of regional energy infrastructure to the war in Ukraine.

17:00
Georgia Blackout

Georgia investigates third nationwide blackout in two weeks

Georgia suffered its third nationwide power outage in two weeks on Wednesday evening, disrupting transport networks, cutting water supplies in some areas and reigniting concerns about the stability of the country's electricity infrastructure.

16:12
Church Trial

Catholicos Karekin II faces first court hearing in Armenia

Catholicos Karekin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and six senior clerics will appear in court on 7 August for the first hearing in a criminal case. The trial comes amid deepening tensions between the Church and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's government.

13:21
Severe weather

Heatwave and drought strain Southeast Europe’s nuclear power

Extreme heat and historically low river levels are forcing nuclear power plants across Southeast Europe to reduce production, increasing pressure on already stretched electricity supplies and prompting governments to call for lower consumption.

11:17
PrimeTime

PrimeTime | 5 August 2026

The 5 August edition of AnewZ's PrimeTime led with progress towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz, followed by analysis of regional mediation efforts and unprecedented Israel-Lebanon border talks.

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