JEDDAH: Former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua recovered from two knockdowns to knock out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a dramatic non-title heavyweight fight on Saturday. Fighting for the first time since two of his best friends died in a car crash in Nigeria in December in which h»»»

A Pride event in Berlin was canceled after a van drove into a crowd of people on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 15 others. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE July 25 (UPI) -- A Pride parade in Berlin was evacuated on Saturday after a car drove into a crowd at the event, killing one person»»»

In lawsuit filed Friday, plaintiffs charged that U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer "failed to provide a reasoned, record-based explanation for its determinations" in a applying a fresh round of sweeping tariffs. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 25 (UPI) -- President Donald »»»

RIYADH: The US military on Sunday said it had redirected 12 commercial vessels trying to run its blockade of Iranian ports. In a post on X, the Central Military Command said US forces disabled two ships that refused to comply, and boarded two more “to ensure total compliance.” Earlier on Saturday, »»»

WASHINGTON: Dangerously hot weather will expand across much of the central United States this weekend and into next week, pushing temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) from Dallas to North Dakota with roughly 70 million people facing heat adviseries. A heat dome, where at»»»

SAO PAULO: Brazil has denied visas for two US officials who sought to meet with Brazilian election authorities less than three months before a tense presidential vote, a diplomatic source told AFP on Saturday. The Brazilian source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, cited a “risk of political exp»»»

MOSCOW: Ukrainian drones struck a Siberian oil refinery in a fresh wave of strikes Saturday, as Kazakhstan’s president told Russia’s Vladimir Putin the Ukraine war should end during a forum in Siberia’s Omsk. In occupied Ukraine, Russian-installed authorities said a Ukrainian strike had killed 12 p»»»

RIYADH: The US military on Sunday said it had redirected 12 commercial vessels trying to run its blockade of Iranian ports. In a post on X, the Central Military Command said US forces disabled two ships that refused to comply, and boarded two more “to ensure total compliance.” Earlier on Saturday, »»»

All cattle imports from Mexico were halted by the Biden administration in November 2024, when the first cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm were detected in the south of the country. File Photo by Matias Martin Campaya/EPA July 25 (UPI) -- The Department of Agriculture on Friday lifted a »»»

Paris: The Tunisian village of Sidi Bou Said has been inscribed on the World Heritage List, UNESCO announced on Saturday. The decision was made during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, currently underway in Busan, Republic of Korea, where the committee is convening through July 29. »»»

Darlene Regis Two of the biggest names in Original Pilipino Music (OPM), KZ Tandingan and TJ Monterde, are set to captivate audiences in Qatar as they bring their much-awaited “In Between” Middle East World Tour to the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) on October 9, 2026. Presented by D&R Ele»»»

Darlene Regis Qatar-based Filipino community leader, entrepreneur, and media personality Dr. Joseph Timothy Rivera has been appointed as the Official Foreign News Correspondent for Qatar of Bilyonaryo News Channel (BNC), marking a significant milestone in his broadcasting career. Under his new role»»»

Darlene Regis The excitement surrounding the Viva Pinoy Popstar Middle East – Qatar Edition reached new heights as the competition held its First Elimination Night on July 10 at Tawar Mall, featuring 15 talented finalists competing for a place in the Grand Finals. Produced by GULF Events in partner»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Public Works Authority (Ashghal), in collaboration with the Qatar Scientific Club (QSC), has concluded the fifth edition of the “Future Engineer” programme, held from July 4 to 23, 2026 with the participation of 40 male and female secondary school students. The initiat»»»

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought , whose department made the final decision on slashing hundreds of grants, looks on during a House Budget Committee hearing. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 25 (UPI) -- The Trump administration admitted that it canceled near»»»

Tribune News Network Doha QIIB has announced the winner of the QR1 million grand prize in the June 2026 draw for its ‘Joud’ savings account. QIIB Retail Branches Manager Abdullah Hamad Al Mesaifri presented the QR1 million cheque to the winner, Enas Jamal A S Nasser during a ceremony held at the ba»»»

FIBA U18 Asia Cup Gulf QualifiersTribune News Network Doha Oman and Bahrain made winning starts to their campaigns in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup Gulf Qualifiers, defeating Kuwait and Saudi Arabia respectively as the tournament tipped off at Al Gharafa Sports Hall on Saturday. Organized by the Qatar Bask»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha At a time when diplomacy is often associated with official communiqués, closed-door meetings and formal state ceremonies, Qatar is witnessing the emergence of a different model — one that places people, culture and shared human experiences at the heart of international engage»»»

Tribune News Network Doha India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said it had appointed HE Dr K Srikar Reddy as the next Ambassador to the State of Qatar. Reddy is currently the Consul General of India in San Francisco, California, and is expected to take up his new assignment shortly. The I»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) has launched a month-long awareness campaign to increase public awareness of blood cancers and highlighting the importance of early detection, which plays a vital role in improving treatment outcomes and quality of life. The Society noted that re»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Mohammed Abdullah Al Salem, director of Souq Waqif and general supervisor of the Local Dates Festival, said the organisation of the 11th Local Dates Festival builds on the remarkable success achieved since its inaugural edition in 2016, which featured just 19 local farms. »»»

QNA Doha United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Dr. Rania Al Mashat, has underscored Qatar’s role in advancing sustainable development and multilateral cooperation while stressing the importance o»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Alaraby TV has aired an exclusive investigative documentary, “The Great Breach... The Israeli Pager Crime,” revealing new details for the first time about the cyber-intelligence operation carried out by Israel in Lebanon on September 17 and 18, 2024. The investigation exam»»»

BRUSSELS: A Canadian woman was arrested and accused of espionage while working as an intern in the operational headquarters of the NATO military alliance, Belgian authorities said Saturday. Belgium’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said it launched an espionage investigation after NATO’s security servi»»»

LONDON: The fears of many came to fruition as, following further Houthi attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea, the Iran-backed Yemeni militia entered the war by imposing a blockade on the Bab Al-Mandab Strait. The aim was a further tightening on global oil supplies already being exercised by T»»»

Damascus, July 25 (SANA) Syria’s perfume industry is positioning itself for renewed growth, with manufacturers seeking to expand production and strengthen their presence in regional and international markets, backed by centuries of expertise and rising investor interest, according to industry speci»»»

Massive wildfires sweeping southwestern France and central Spain forced nearly 260,000 people to flee on Saturday, as authorities deployed troops and additional firefighting aircraft to battle blazes fueled by extreme heat and drought. Unchecked wildfires raging Saturday in France's southwest and n»»»

Kazakhstan's president urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end the war during talks in the Siberian city of Omsk while Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Siberia on Saturday in one of Kyiv's deepest attacks inside Russia.  Ukrainian drones struck a Siberian oil refinery in a fresh w»»»

Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned a Ukrainian ​attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, saying on Saturday it ‌resulted ‌in ​an ‌explosion ⁠that ​killed one sailor ⁠and injured another. Tehran described the incident as an act of ⁠aggression and said it ‌would ‌defend ​its ‌nationa»»»

Supporters of the youth-led political movement Cockroach Janta Party celebrate the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA July 25 (UPI) -- India's education minister resigned Saturday amid a scandal that led hundreds of thousands of young people and stu»»»

Authors: PAUL LANGLEY & ANDREW LEYSHON How people pay, make savings and investments, buy insurance, and take on debt is undergoing digital transformation across the globe. This book argues that FinTech is a distinct form of intermediary and rentier capital that is radically reorganizing the routine»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on Saturday discussed strengthening military cooperation and efforts to address regional challenges with his Turkish and South African counterparts, the Saudi Press Agency reported. In separate phone calls with Turkish National Defense Ministe»»»

At least one sailor was killed and another injured in a Ukrainian strike on a cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said, denouncing the attack as an act of aggression and warning of potential retaliation. The drone attack was publicized on Saturday by Ukrainian leader V»»»

TUNIS: Tunisia’s coastal city of Sidi Bou Said, famed for its blue and white houses, has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the organization said Saturday. “New inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Village of Sidi Bou Saïd,” the UN organization said in a social media post, fo»»»

BUNIA, Congo: Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike on Saturday over payment issues, disrupting care for patients in the epicenter of the country’s rapidly growing outbreak. The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,973, including 1,309 deat»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Economy, Investment and Industry Minister Alexander Poulev said that the Lukoil Neftochim Burgas refinery has not processed Russian oil in recent weeks. Interviewed by Bulgarian National Television on Saturday, Poulev said the Bulgarian government is in constant contact wi»»»

Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian government has announced that the country earned 490 million U.S. dollars from the export of horticultural commodities during the 2025/26 Ethiopian fiscal year, which concluded on July 7. The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement issued Friday that the Eas»»»

RIYADH: The Middle East does not have a shortage of startups pitching for capital, but investors are still struggling to find companies with the market knowledge, traction and technological differentiation required to justify an investment, according to Hussein Attar, CEO of Tech Invest Com. Ventur»»»

RAMALLAH: Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mohammed Al-Yamahi has strongly condemned the dangerous escalation of violence carried out by terrorist settler militias, under the direct protection of the Israeli forces, against Palestinians and their property throughout the occupied West Bank. In a recen»»»

Concern over pesticides, PFAS “forever chemicals”, cadmium and other contaminants has been on the rise since a March report revealed French residents are up to four times more likely to register unsafe levels of cadmium than their European counterparts. For many, reducing exposure to these chemical»»»

After nearly two weeks of nightly military action, Iran reported no new US strikes overnight into Saturday, while Qatar announced the full resumption of maritime navigation from Sunday. The developments offered a brief pause in a conflict that has disrupted Gulf shipping and heightened regional sec»»»

Another 25,000 people were evacuated from villages near Madrid threatened by wildfires, bringing the total who have fled to 70,000, Spain's government delegate to Madrid said on Saturday. The latest evacuations took place in the Valle del Tietar area of Avila province west of the capital, as well a»»»

RIYADH: Investment momentum in the Middle East and North Africa region remained steady last week, despite ongoing market uncertainty caused by the US-led conflict with Iran. This positive momentum continues from the record $7.5 billion raised by MENA startups in 2025, which marked a 225 percent sur»»»

DOHA: The 11th Local Dates Festival opened on Saturday at Souq Waqif, welcoming visitors to explore Qatar's rich agricultural heritage and purchase premium locally grown fresh dates directly from farmers. Running until August 10 at the Eastern Square of Souq Waqif, the festival features the partici»»»

Damascus, July 25 (SANA) Syria discussed ways to strengthen agricultural cooperation with EU and Italian officials, focusing on supporting production, empowering rural communities, and improving food security, the Damascus Chamber of Agriculture said. The chamber’s head, Mohammad Jannan, met with t»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Souq Waqif management inaugurated the 11th Local Dates Festival on Saturday. It will continue until August 10. The festival being held at Souq Waqif’s Eastern Square offers visitors an opportunity to explore and purchase some of Qatar’s finest locally grown da»»»

Washington: United States intelligence agencies assess that Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is more open to building nuclear arms than his predecessor and father, according to a report by The New York Times. The intelligence evaluation, compiled prior to the ongoing war from sources in»»»

UNESCO added a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a group of historic castles in southern Lebanon to its World Heritage List, defying Israeli objections and reigniting a long-running dispute over the intersection of cultural heritage and politics in the region. A United Nations committe»»»

Kuwait's state-owned petroleum firm has signed a $16 billion pipeline infrastructure deal with international private equity giants Blackstone, KKR and Brookfield, it announced Saturday. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said its oil subsidiary had signed a lease-and-lease-back agreement for the "e»»»