In February, the ruling Iranian regime’s daily newspaper Jomhouri Eslami posed a question in print that had been taboo for 40 years: does the Islamic Republic really need two sets of armed forces? There is the regular army, the Artesh, to guard against foreign enemies, and there is the Islamic Revo»»»

When it came to the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran this week, the most important man—his son and successor—did not appear. Other relatives came, as did senior officials, who spoke of loyalty and bay’a (the oath of allegiance), as the crowds were told to chant for revenge. B»»»

Israel shared intelligence with the United States this week about a new and “specific” plan by Iran to assassinate President Donald Trump, US media reported Thursday. The reports come as renewed US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war, and after Trump's puzzling use of an old»»»

Oil prices edged higher in Asian trading on Friday as renewed fighting in the Middle East kept geopolitical risks firmly in focus, even as a senior US Federal Reserve official said he expects energy prices to ease over the coming year despite the latest escalation. As of 1:27 pm Tokyo time, Brent c»»»

JERUSALEM: With the Israeli parliament set to dissolve in the coming days, just four months before national elections, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to pass a series of bills, drawing fierce criticism from opposition. Seven pieces of legislation are currently on the »»»

SYDNEY: Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday. Australia was for years the only continental landmass to be free of the H5 strain, which has caused severe disease and high death rates in poultry and wild bir»»»

Manila: Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and a key Apple supplier, is poised to anchor a landmark US-backed tech cluster project in the Philippines, signaling deepening integration of the country into secure Western supply chains. Get updated faster and for FR»»»

The Justice Department under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Maryland's so-called sanctuary policies. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 10 (UPI) -- The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Maryland on Thursday challenging the state's »»»

Twelve people were killed in a wildfire in Almeria in ​southern Spain, with 150 firefighters working to put out the blaze, the Emergency Agency of Andalucía said early on Friday. Minister of the Presidency, Health, and Emergencies Antonio Sanz called the fire “the most devastating fire to date ‌in »»»

FOXBOROUGH: Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi promised that his team will bounce back from their World Cup quarter-final exit against France on Thursday and keep building as they prepare to co-host the next tournament in 2030. The Atlas Lions were hoping to at least match their historic run to the semif»»»

Tehran: A condolence ceremony will be held on Saturday following the passing of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who lost his life during military strikes on February 28, according to a report by Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency. The news agency reported that the ceremony will»»»

Dubai: The UAE's Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has published its most comprehensive summary yet of Corporate Tax private clarifications, consolidating dozens of questions submitted by taxpayers into a single reference guide. The document, which compiles private clarifications issued up to May 2026, d»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation’s capital won initial approval Thursday from a key federal commission, but its members put off a decision on whether a federal law that limits building heights should be applied to this project. Despite overwh»»»

Angelina Jolie is back on the big screen, with perhaps her most vulnerable and delicate performances to date, in “Couture.” It sauntered into cinemas across the Kingdom in early July, coinciding with Paris Haute Couture Week, after premiering last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and»»»

COLUMBUS, Ohio: Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June. The indictment, returned in Ohio, charges all eight in two separate conspiracies»»»

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: An airport in Florida state was renamed after Donald Trump on Thursday, accelerating a push by the US president and supporters to plaster his name and image on everything from national landmarks to banknotes. “This will soon be one of the Greatest and Most Spectacular Airp»»»

NEW YORK: FIFA’s handling ‌of two World Cup red-card cases came under renewed scrutiny on Thursday after England defender Jarell Quansah got a two-match suspension while US striker Folarin Balogun avoided an immediate ban for a similar ​challenge. That has left former international referees unable »»»

Iran on Friday laid to rest its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei over four months after his killing in an airstrike, as two days of US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war. Khamenei's flag-covered coffin was carried aloft into the shrine of Imam Reza in his home city of Mas»»»

The U.S. Capitol is seen along with a model of President Donald Trump's Triumphal Arch as visitors attend the fifth day of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on June 29, 2026. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 9 (UPI) -- A federal Washington, D.C., planning agency advanc»»»

A wildfire that ripped through a hamlet in southern Spain killed 12 people, authorities said Friday, as a heatwave stifled swathes of the country. Some of the dead in Bedar in Almeria province were found in vehicles, the regional government said in a statement, revising an earlier toll of six dead.»»»

Twenty minutes shouldn’t matter too much, now would it? Dubai-based Kriti Kohli thought so too , until a quick trip to the bank served as a warning tale about leaving a car parked in the UAE heat. “It was so hot when I returned to the car,” she notes. “Worse, the stuffiness just leaves you more fat»»»

Dubai: The UAE's Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has published its most comprehensive summary yet of Corporate Tax private clarifications, consolidating dozens of questions submitted by taxpayers into a single reference guide. The document, which compiles private clarifications issued up to May 2026, d»»»

A trial showed that human-operated robots can successfully complete at least some surgeries. File Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA July 9 (UPI) -- A humanoid robot successfully assisted during a laparoscopic surgery for a gall bladder removal, suggesting that robots may serve a purpose in some health care »»»

Share: BEIRUT — The White House has invited Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to visit the United States and meet with President Donald Trump on July 21 in the first such visit by a Lebanese head of state in nearly two decades. In a press release, the Lebanese Embassy in Washington stated, “The invita»»»

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said that technical details still needed to be finalised with the US before Kyiv could start manufacturing its own Patriot air-defence missiles. Ukraine's dwindling interceptor stockpiles have been outstripped by Russia's deadly ballistic missile a»»»

DAMASCUS: Western classical music and centuries-old Arabic musical traditions came together at the Damascus Opera House on Monday as Syrian pianist and composer Gaswan Zerikly joined the Arab Music Ensemble for Heritage Revival in a performance celebrating the country’s rich cultural legacy, the Sy»»»

Angelina Jolie is back on the big screen, with perhaps her most vulnerable and delicate performances to date, in “Couture.” It sauntered into cinemas across the Kingdom in early July, coinciding with Paris Haute Couture Week, after premiering last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and»»»

By allegedly targeting three civilians tankers during what was supposed to be a 60-day ceasefire, Iran may have crossed a line that weakened — rather than strengthened — its negotiating position. The attacks prompted renewed US military strikes against Iranian military targets and infrastructure, t»»»

Syrian authorities said on Thursday they had arrested several suspects accused of carrying out a series of bombings in Damascus, including attacks during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit this week. The Interior Ministry said security forces dismantled the entire cell, while an official blam»»»

Marine tracking firms have reported a sharp decline in commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting growing concerns among shipowners and insurers after renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran threatened one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints. »»»

Crowds of Gazans took to the streets on Wednesday for the funeral of Palestinian aid worker Mohammad al-Waheidi, who was killed by an Israeli air strike Tuesday. Waheidi had been involved in setting up public screenings of World Cup matches in the devastated Palestinian territory. Gazans turne»»»

Iranian state media said two military facilities in southern Iran came under attack Thursday evening, but US officials denied that American forces were carrying out any new strikes, adding to uncertainty over the latest reported explosions. The state-run IRNA news agency, citing Ehsan Jahanian, the»»»

The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared to be collapsing Thursday after both sides accused each other of violating the truce, with new military strikes reported across Iran, Jordan intercepting missiles crossing its airspace and tens of thousands of mourners gathering for »»»

QNA London Qatar does not view mediation as merely one of the tools of its foreign policy but as a reflection of a deep-rooted constitutional conviction, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi has said. He noted that Article 7 of Qat»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), in cooperation with Doha University of Science and Technology (UDST), announced on Thursday the launch of new academic programmes in animal health and veterinary sciences, alongside a foundation programme for humanities-track students»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) on Thursday held an introductory workshop for top-performing Qatari high school graduates to present the 2026–2027 government scholarship programme and explain the academic opportunities and benefits available. Speaking at the event, A»»»

The company Lupin Pharmaceuticals initiated a recall of more than 2.5 million bottles of eye drops prescribed for inflammation because of the potential presence of a "foreign substance." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 9 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recall»»»

Foxborough: Kylian Mbappe recovered from having a first-half penalty saved to score a magnificent opener that set France on their way to a 2-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup quarter-final showdown on Thursday. Mbappe's weak spot-kick was easily saved by Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, but »»»

Italy's second biggest bank, Unicredit, is closing in on a takeover of Germany's second biggest bank Commerzbank after saying it secured 47.6% of the lender's shares on Wednesday. The move is facing widespread opposition in Germany, notably from the federal government, which has a 12% stake in the »»»

The United States and Iran are continuing to trade strikes on July 9 for a second straight day. after President Donald Trump said the ceasefire between the two countries was "dead". According to Iran's health ministry, the two days of US attacks have killed at least 14 people and injured more than »»»

Tuareg separatists from the Azawad Liberation Front and their jihadist allies attacked a convoy of Russian soldiers and Malian troops Thursday as they were en route to reinforce a military camp in the northern town of Anefis.  Tuareg separatists and their jihadist allies attacked a convoy of R»»»

Doha: Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buenain has announced his resignation as president of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) following the conclusion of Qatar’s 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign. In a statement posted on his official X account on Thursday, Al-Buenain said his decision comes after three years a»»»

DOHA: Jassim Rashid Al Buenain has announced his resignation as President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), stepping down after serving three years at the helm of the country's governing football body. In a statement posted on his social media accounts, Al Buenain said his tenure was marked »»»

WASHINGTON: An Afghan man awaiting trial for allegedly shooting two members of the National Guard near the White House has been hospitalized after refusing food, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Rahmanullah Lakanwal pleaded not guilty in December to murder and firearms charges in the Novem»»»

UTAH, USA: The defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after the conservative activist was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, according to a recording played in court Thursday. Lance Twiggs, who was also suspect »»»

WASHINGTON: An Afghan man awaiting trial for allegedly shooting two members of the National Guard near the White House has been hospitalized after refusing food, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Rahmanullah Lakanwal pleaded not guilty in December to murder and firearms charges in the Novem»»»

CALIFORNIA: Mikel Merino is relishing Spain’s opportunity to advance to the semifinals of the ‌World Cup, although first up is a quarterfinal matchup against Belgium in Inglewood, California, on Friday. Merino played a major role as Spain stayed alive with his stoppage-time goal in a 1-0 win agains»»»

Mourners gathered for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during the funeral procession from Iran to Najaf, Iraq, on Wedensday. Iran and the United States are continuing strikes in the Gulf region. Photo by Behnam Tofighi/UPI | License Photo July 9 (UPI) -- The United States and Iran have trade»»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One)All praise is due to Allah, who has promised those who are patient the finest ultimate abode, and has bestowed upon them His bounty beyond all measure. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that our Master and Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger o»»»

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: The UN refugee agency called on Thursday for additional land to ease overcrowding in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps after heavy rains triggered landslides that have killed at least 15 people. More than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, many of whom fled Myanmar during a b»»»