RIYADH: The Saudi Exchange’s benchmark TASI edged up 0.07 percent, gaining 7.77 points to close at 10,799.92 on Tuesday. The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index inched up 0.01 percent, adding 0.10 points to close at 1,436.43, while the Nomu Parallel Market Index slipped 0.08 percent, losing 17.67 points to end a»»»

Zulu community members in Durban participate in a national day of protest on Tuesday demanding the repatriation of undocumented immigrants to their home countries with marches also held in Johannesburg and other major cities. Photo by Stringer/EPA June 30 (UPI) -- Security forces across South Afric»»»

Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev stated on Tuesday that two companies supplying crash barriers in Bulgaria appear to be linked to GERB leader Boyko Borissov. He was referring to a recent statement by Prime Minister Radev, who cited a public procurement contract for the purchase of crash»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s judiciary said on Monday it seized over $14 million from an oil official who was arrested a day earlier, along with others, as part of a government-led anti-corruption campaign.Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said “initial investigations” into deputy oil minister for distribution af»»»

NAIROBI: One person was shot dead and two wounded after running battles erupted between locals and police in a Nairobi informal settlement on Tuesday, AFP journalists saw, after the alleged abduction of two activists by security forces. The Kenyan capital was shut down last week by a massive police»»»

RIYADH: The Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development committee has announced the four winning projects for the 2025 prize. The winners will share the $1 million award presented by AGFUND under the theme “Affordable and Clean Energy,” which aligns with the seventh Sustainable Developme»»»

For the US, which is about to celebrate its 250th birthday, the atmosphere this year is far from celebratory. The smoke of the war against Iran has not only impacted the global economy and disrupted international order but has also caused the major pillars of American economic hegemony to shake sim»»»

Dubai: Etihad Rail has completed its first passenger journey, officially launching the UAE's national passenger train network and one of the most notable details to emerge isn't about the trains themselves, but about what happens before and after passengers step aboard. The new Dubai station, openi»»»

Dubai: Iraqi authorities have reportedly discovered billions of Iraqi dinars in cash and large quantities of gold concealed inside plastic containers at a house in Tikrit, as the country presses ahead with one of its largest anti-corruption crackdowns in recent years. According to Iraqi media repor»»»

Accra: The death toll from flooding that paralysed Ghana's capital has risen to at least 12, emergency services said on Tuesday, after the government apologised for its handling of the disaster. The floods, triggered by torrential rain that submerged roads and homes across the coastal city of Accra»»»

Dubai: Seven private healthcare facilities in Kuwait have been shut over serious violations. Health Minister Ahmad Al Awadhi ordered the closure of the seven healthcare facilities and referred a medical centre to the Medical Liability Authority after a joint inspection uncovered serious violations »»»

JAKARTA: An Indonesian court ruled on Tuesday that one of the country’s leading tech entrepreneurs, Nadiem Makarim, was guilty of corruption during his tenure as education minister and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. The Jakarta Corruption Court also fined Nadiem, who served as education minis»»»

Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never seen her parents' homeland. But mo»»»

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a series of rapid traffic improvement projects across 28 locations in the emirate as part of efforts to improve traffic flow, boost road safety and support Dubai’s continued urban growth. The works will be carried out between July and Septemb»»»

More than one million undocumented migrants in Spain have applied for legal status under a vast regularisation scheme launched in April that grants those eligible the right to live and work in the country. The window to apply for the programme closes Tuesday.  More than one million undocumente»»»

Police in Monaco and France launched a manhunt for a suspected bomber on Tuesday after three people were wounded by an explosion in the wealthy principality, including Ukrainian-born oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev. The attack was being investigated as attempted murder, but not being considered terr»»»

London: Serena Williams will return to singles tennis for the first time in four years when the American legend steps onto Centre Court at Wimbledon on Tuesday, while Iga Swiatek starts her title defence. French Open champion Alexander Zverev also gets his campaign under way, bidding to put his pre»»»

The head of the European Central Bank defended its June 11 rate hike as justified to ward off real inflationary pressures and said it wasn't just a mere "insurance hike." ECB head Christine Lagarde said Monday that without the quarter percentage-point increase, inflation could have lingered above t»»»

The World Bank has warned that Bulgaria must overhaul its current growth model if it wants to maintain economic convergence with the rest of the European Union, arguing that the country's traditional drivers of development are losing momentum. Experts presenting the institution's latest analysis in»»»

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission has set Bulgaria’s natural gas price for July at €37.70 per megawatt-hour (MWh), excluding access, transmission, excise duties, and VAT. The approved rate represents a 5.84% increase compared with June levels. Under the decision, Bulgargaz EAD will supply »»»

The Bulgarian government and Litasco have reached an agreement that will allow Lukoil Neftochim Burgas to resume purchasing crude oil from all contractors registered in Switzerland starting July 1, marking what officials described as a significant step toward stabilizing the country's largest refin»»»

Nairobi: One person was shot dead and two wounded after running battles erupted between locals and police in a Nairobi informal settlement on Tuesday, AFP journalists saw, after the alleged abduction of two activists by security forces. The Kenyan capital was shut down last week by a massive police»»»

LOS ANGELES: France unleash their devastating forward line on Sweden in a last-32 tie at the World Cup on Tuesday, while Erling Haaland will try to fire Norway past the Ivory Coast into the next round. Co-hosts Mexico meanwhile bid to continue their journey in front of a fervent crowd at the Estadi»»»

WASHINGTON: US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin celebrated Iran’s elimination from the World Cup, ‌saying he did a “happy dance,” Sports Business Journal reported on Monday. The Iranian team barely missed out on reaching the knockout rounds of the tournament. They drew all three of thei»»»

JEDDAH: Every Saturday, a group of creatives and people meet in cafes to sketch together. There is no fee or instructor, simply the desire to fill the page and enjoy a moment of peace and community. Known as the Jeddah Sketching Club, they are led by Omamah Ashmeel, an independent illustrator and v»»»

Dubai: Motorists across Dubai are experiencing heavy congestion this evening, June 30, as live traffic data shows significant slowdowns developing across several major corridors, including routes near Dubai International Airport and Sheikh Zayed Road. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the G»»»

Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers has proposed that the National Assembly appoints Plamen Tonchev as Chair of the State Agency for National Security (SANS). The nomination is contained in Council of Ministers Decision No. 482 of June 29, published on the public consultation portal. Tonchev first took»»»

Washington, United States: NASA is set to launch a daring robotic rescue mission, a long shot bid to prevent one of its aging telescopes from vanishing into dust. If successful, the effort could pave the way for giving other satellites a second life. The operation is set to last several months, kic»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday the Gendarmerie, a special police unit, was significant not only for the police, but also for the defence of the entire country, and noted that it was important to keep its ranks filled to a high percentage. Vucic attended a demonstratio»»»

A public clash between Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Speaker Ágnes Forsthoffer has raised questions over unity within the Tisza Party, following an unusually sharp exchange in Parliament on Tuesday. Forsthoffer, who also serves as the party’s deputy leader, cut the Prime Minister short during pro»»»

Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said. The visit by Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump's special Mideast envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, comes after a weekend of cro»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education will announce the results of the General Secondary Education Certificate for the 2025-2026 academic year electronically on Thursday, July 2. In a post on X platform today, the Ministry said that the results will be available on the Ministr»»»

ATHENS: Greek ​rescuers were searching for people trapped after a four-story apartment block collapsed on Tuesday in the ‌Petralona area ‌of ​Athens, ‌the ⁠fire ​brigade said. Four people ⁠who were earlier reported trapped had been located and were safe, but the ⁠operation continued, the ‌service s»»»

ROME: Italian police on Tuesday arrested four people suspected of carrying out an October bomb attack targeting a prominent journalist who had been threatened by the mafia. The blast in a residential neighborhood of Pomezia, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Rome, destroyed two cars belonging »»»

Spoodles the parakeet is officially the oldest in the world at the age of 32. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records June 26 (UPI) -- A South Carolina family's pet parakeet, Spoodles, was officially named the oldest in the world at the age of 32 years and 86 days old. Guinness World Records confi»»»

June 29 (UPI) -- A fireball lit up the early morning sky in the southern United States, with sightings reported in Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas Mississippi and Texas. Th fireball was caught on camera in multiple locations just after 5 a.m. CDT Sunday. The American Meteor Society received m»»»

A Michigan family's kitten is officially a Guinness World Record holder after a veterinarian verified he was born with 28 toes. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records June 29 (UPI) -- A Michigan family's kitten is officially a Guinness World Record holder after a veterinarian verified he was born»»»

DOHA (Sputnik) - Qatar is coordinating the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz together with Oman, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said on Tuesday. "We are coordinating with Oman on issues related to the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring the safe passage of ships," Al-Ansari»»»

Hasakah, June 30 (SANA) Wheat deliveries to government procurement centers in Syria’s northeastern Hasakah province have reached 480,000 tons as harvesting enters its final stage, officials said on Tuesday. Abdul Hamid Dawoud, director of the Syrian Grain Trade Corporation’s Hasakah branch, said pr»»»

RIYADH: Funeral prayers were held on Monday for the 14 victims of the Saudi Aramco helicopter crash in Ras Tanura, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif, Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, and Deputy Gov. of the Eastern Province Prince Saud bin»»»

RIYADH: The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing concluded its urban beautification volunteer initiative after achieving its field and public awareness goals. A total of 10,213 volunteers participated, contributing more than 50,000 volunteer hours across all regions of the Kingdom. The initiative»»»

GERB threatened to sue Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev over his allegations that GERB leader and former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is connected to road companies supplying crash barriers in generous public procurements. "Demerdzhiev, while he was a lawyer with a dubious reputation, could say w»»»

Dubai: A series of landmark rulings by the US Supreme Court on Monday significantly strengthened President Donald Trump’s authority over the executive branch while also placing limits on his power in key areas, including the Federal Reserve and election law. According to media reports, including CN»»»

Dubai: Emirates Group-owned aviation services provider dnata announced it has been re-awarded a ground handling license at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) in the Netherlands. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The seven-year ground handling licence at AMS allows dnata to»»»

In May 2025, Joseph Nye, the American political scientist and Harvard professor who coined the term ‘soft power’, died. For more than three decades, his concept shaped how governments, journalists, scholars, and diplomats thought about influence. Nye insisted that countries could get what they want»»»

Cairo — Egyptian equities closed mixed on Monday, with the benchmark EGX30 falling below the 50,000-point level as foreign selling weighed on blue-chip stocks, while small- and mid-cap shares advanced and investors assessed Egypt’s plan to internationalise parts of its state IPO programme through d»»»

Opposition questions feasibility, alleges political pressure. The facilities of Samsung Electronics in South Korea. The company plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars to build a semiconductor cluster in the country’s southwestern region. Photo by Samsung Electronics June 30 (UPI) -- Two So»»»

Mediator Qatar said on Tuesday that no high-level meetings or direct talks between the United States and Iran were planned in Doha after Washington said it had sent a top delegation for negotiations. "To the best of my knowledge, there are no direct meetings scheduled between the two parties in the»»»

Share: Beirut-A security deal between Israel and Lebanon risks entrenching a stalemate rather than resolving Israel’s underlying conflict with Hezbollah by tying Israel’s pullout from southern Lebanon to the Iran-aligned group’s disarmament, a condition regional analysts and politicians say is unat»»»

MADRID: More than one million undocumented migrants in Spain have sought legal status under a scheme that has defied a wider European crackdown on irregular immigration, the government said on Tuesday, the final day for submissions. The vast scheme was predicted to benefit around 500,000 people, mo»»»