The Abu Dhabi Mobility has announced the temporary closure of the left lane on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed International Road (E11) heading towards Abu Dhabi in the Al Dhafra region. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The closure will take effect on Fri»»»

Dubai: Botim is extending its reach beyond everyday payments into digital assets after partnering with MultiBank Group’s crypto platform, mb.io, allowing users in the UAE to fund trading accounts directly through the messaging and fintech app. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Ba»»»

Washington: Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump's approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The results are a stark repudiation of the Republican president's approach to the conflict, which h»»»

Staff members prepare for the cleaning of the cruise ship MV Hondius after its arrival in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in May. Several passengers on the Hondius were infected with the hantavirus. Three people on board died. File Photo by Jeffrey Groeneweg/EPA SANTIAGO, Chile, July 30 (UP»»»

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Myanmar has agreed to take 5,000 Rohingya asylum seekers currently in Malaysia, where there has recently been tension between the refugees and local communities. Speaking at a campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of regional elections in Negeri»»»

Former US Coronavirus czar Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing a state investigation after declining to answer questions during a US Senate hearing on the origins of Covid-19 and the government’s handling of the pandemic. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the probe after Fauci invoked his F»»»

Tehran: Mediator Pakistan insisted on Thursday that negotiations between Iran and the United States were ongoing, even as Washington carried out a "heavy wave of strikes" on its foe in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting Jordan. The last two days have seen Saudi Arabia join the US in striking m»»»

The Defence Ministry has launched a public procurement procedure for the overhaul of up to 10 RD-33 Series 2 engines for MiG-29 fighter aircraft, according to a notice published in the Public Procurement Register. The contract has a maximum estimated value of EUR 17 million, VAT included, and provi»»»

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has officially awarded Japan the hosting rights for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2028, which also serves as the qualification tournament for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics. he selection followed a comprehensive evaluation prais»»»

Former Wall Street lawyer and federal prosecutor Jay Clayton has been confirmed as the next US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) despite having no traditional intelligence background, following his nomination by President Donald Trump. Following US Senate approval in a 51-47 vote on Tuesday, »»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has suspended fishing activities in several sea areas until further notice because of strong winds and rough seas, a senior official said Thursday. The suspension covers sea areas from Kankesanthurai through Mannar to Kalpitiya and »»»

Strikes on Ukraine’s military-industrial facilities are severely degrading the Ukrainian military’s ability to carry out deep hits inside Russia, military experts tell Sputnik. Ukraine's Strike Capabilities Under Fire The July 30 strikes specifically targeted Ukraine’s production capabilities for: »»»

Ukrainian emergency workers assess the site of a Russian missile strike on a market in Kyiv on Thursday. Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA July 30 (UPI) -- At least eight people were killed and 50 injured overnight in Ukraine in a major Russian airborne assault targeting Dnipropetrovsk province, Kyiv a»»»

Dubai: Tensions between the US and Iran have escalated with fresh military strikes and retaliatory attacks disrupting air travel across the Middle East. The latest round began after the US struck Iranian targets following Tehran's attack on a base housing US troops in Jordan. Explosions have been r»»»

CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Thursday condemned a drone attack targeting two ships at Egypt’s Port of Damietta, describing it as an unacceptable act of aggression against Egypt and warning against further escalation in the region. Aboul Gheit cautioned against "desperat»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions from US senators over 100 times during his three-hour-long testimony on the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times has reported. On Wednesday, Fauci invoked his right under the Fifth Amendment of»»»

TABUK: Rangers at the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve have completed their 50,000th patrol since operations began across the 24,500 sq. km marine and terrestrial conservation area, officials announced to mark World Ranger Day. The milestone highlights the rapid growth of the reserve’s cons»»»

Marseille: Hollywood star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal have evacuated their French home near the southeastern town of Brignoles after a fast-moving wildfire broke out nearby, authorities said Thursday. Over the past week, France has been battling some of the country’s worst »»»

Damascus, July 30 (SANA) Syria has received more than 2.5 million tons of wheat from this season’s harvest, the Syrian Grain Establishment (SGE) said, as the government seeks to strengthen domestic food security and expand grain reserves. Director General of the SGE Hassan al-Othman said the volume»»»

Lebanon's judiciary postponed a Thursday hearing for former central bank governor Riad Salameh over alleged embezzlement after he failed to show up due to illness, a judicial official told AFP. Salameh, who headed the central bank from 1993 to July 2023, is accused of having amassed a fortune durin»»»

Dubai: Spinneys will increase its ownership of its Saudi Arabian business to 70 per cent after agreeing to acquire an additional 20 per cent stake from Abdul Mohsen AbdulAziz Al Hokair Holding Group for SAR18 million, as the Dubai-based retailer expands its presence in one of its fastest-growing ma»»»

Dubai: Banks in the UAE deferred repayments on Dh13.5 billion worth of loans for more than 135,000 customers under a Central Bank support package introduced earlier this year, helping businesses and individuals affected by regional disruptions while the country's banking sector continued to strengt»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Conwy Libraries (@conwylibraries) July 29 (UPI) -- A Welsh library received an unusual visit from a man who arrived to return a pair of books his grandfather had checked out 116 years earlier. Conwy Libraries said on social media that the man, identified»»»

July 29 (UPI) -- A Colorado woman who left her back door cracked open for her cat ended up coming face-to-face with a "polite" bear inside her home. Lynn Feldman said she left the door cracked at her Loveland home so her cat could leave and return as it pleases, but the decision led to her encounte»»»

Dubai: Mashreq reported a record first-half profit before tax as strong growth in lending, customer deposits and fee income helped the UAE lender navigate a challenging regional environment. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The bank said profit bef»»»

Cairo, Egypt: The Damietta Port Authority announced today that all ship arrivals and departures at the port are proceeding normally and operating at full efficiency, following a fire that broke out on a regasification vessel and a storage vessel in the port, caused by a drone. In a statement issued»»»

Dubai: e& reported double-digit revenue growth for the first half of 2026 as its subscriber base expanded sharply across domestic and international markets, while the telecom and technology group continued reshaping its investment portfolio through asset sales. Get updated faster and for FREE: Down»»»

Seoul: The World Heritage Committee wrapped up its 48th session in Busan, Republic of Korea, with the addition of 25 new sites to UNESCO's World Heritage List. At the close of its ten-day meeting, in which Qatar participated, the committee announced that the UNESCO World Heritage List now comprises»»»

From January to June 2026, the total gross construction output reached 208,745.1 billion soms, 1.7 times higher than the previous year. The level of fixed capital investment reached 204,427.9 billion soms, an increase of 1.6 times, data from the National Statistical Committee say. Internal and exte»»»

I’ve noticed a trend in food plating popping up everywhere lately - at the hottest new restaurants, in viral social media videos and in celebrated new cookbooks. It’s a layered approach where a creamy base, such as a bean dip or whipped feta or tofu, is first spread luxuriously onto a plate. It’s f»»»

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it launched a ballistic missile strike on US-run Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan’s Azraq, destroying three American F-35 fighter jets and heavily damaging three others in retaliation for a US airstrike that killed three members of a family on Iran’s»»»

British energy regulator Ofgem on Wednesday proposed fees and stricter rules for AI data center developers to cull “unviable, stalled or speculative projects” that are taking up scarce grid capacity amid skyrocketing electricity demand. It comes as the UK moves to grow its cloud computing and artif»»»

Former US Coronavirus czar Dr. Anthony Fauci was hauled before Congress on Wednesday to testify on the origins of Covid-19. Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right to silence, but RT kept the receipts. Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,»»»

German auto giant BMW is planning to slash some 8,000 jobs globally by the end of 2027, according to several news media outlets, including Reuters and Bloomberg. German workers are expected to be particularly affected as the manufacturer is dealing with high production costs in Europe, as well as p»»»

The US military has warned troops in the Middle East against filming the aftermath of Iranian drone and missile attacks, with some personnel in Jordan reportedly told that their mobile phones could soon be confiscated to strengthen “operational security.” The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), A»»»

The blue-and-white Israeli flags flutter from hilltops and line the roads of the occupied West Bank, signaling the growing presence of Israeli settlements and the outposts they're building on Palestinian land. For shepherds in the Jordan Valley, as well as in Masafer Yatta, a cluster of villages in»»»

PARIS: Soaring fuel prices due to the Mideast war have supercharged sales of electric cars in the second quarter, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. Electric vehicle sales jumped 35 percent in the second quarter from the first three months of this year, hitting records in 50 countrie»»»

Because of the Danube’s exceptionally low water level, the Paks nuclear power plant could be taken completely offline on Thursday or Friday, Péter Magyar, the prime minister, said at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. The government is also reviewing its rotational crisis plan, which could»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: German sportswear maker Adidas missed profit expectations on Thursday after it reported results weighed by the costs of World Cup marketing, putting its shares on track for their largest ever one-day decline. Core profit came in at 574 million euros ($657 million) for the three »»»

Strikes launched by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia against Iran-allied fighters in Iraq have put Iraq's government in a delicate position — and not for the first time. Since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, Iraq has walked a tightrope between Washington and Tehran, seeking to avoid becoming a battleground fo»»»

Jordan's air defenses shot down five missiles launched from Iran Thursday morning, the country's state-run Petra news agency said, hours after the U.S. military announced it had completed "a heavy wave of strikes against Iran" in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jorda»»»

Israeli occupation forces targeted the southern countryside of Quneitra on Thursday with artillery shelling, Syria’s state media reported. The occupation forces fired three artillery shells at the area surrounding Tal al-Ahmar Al-Sharqi in the southern countryside of Quneitra, causing no casualties»»»

Athens, Greece: Hundreds of firefighters on Thursday battled to contain a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that forced thousands of evacuations after killing two firemen. The fire south of the city of Rethymno, in the island's southwest, had forced officials to evacuate some 8,000 people overn»»»

Members of the press gather Thursday outside the Aeon Mall in Kashima, scene of an onging search and rescue operation after an explosion shortly after Tuesday's earthquake caused the already damaged complex to partially collapse. Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/EPA July 30 (UPI) -- The death toll on t»»»

LONDON: An attack on an Israeli broadcaster over its coverage of the abuse of Palestinian detainees has been condemned by the Committee to Protect Journalists. On Monday evening, a masked individual smashed the glass doors of the Channel 12 News building in Tel Aviv and left a note that contained a»»»

Commenting on the results, stc group CEO Olayan bin Mohammed Alwetaid affirmed that the financial results demonstrated strong financial and operational performance, alongside continued progress in executing the group’s strategic priorities. This sustained progress reflects the strength of the group»»»

Paris, France: A Singapore-based organisation announced Thursday it will develop an Ebola vaccine dubbed the "most promising" to fight back against a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nearly 1,500 people have died in the conflict-wracked African country from the Bundibugyo strain»»»

DUBAI: Following the departure of Eddie Howe as Newcastle United’s manager, online reports are claiming that he could be replaced at the English Premier League club by Al-Ahli’s German coach Matthias Jaissle. Jaissle has led the Jeddah club to back-to-back AFC Champions League Elite titles in the l»»»

HANOI: The US ‌Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived in Vietnam’s Danang on Thursday for a five-day visit, the latest sign of growing ties between Washington and Hanoi. The port call comes nearly three years after the United States and Vietnam upgraded relations to a»»»

Dubai: Dubai added 24,800 homes during the first half of 2026, giving buyers and tenants more choice as the residential market moved into a period of steadier growth following two years of elevated activity. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The number of completed homes»»»