Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing plastic bag consumption and promoting sustainable alternatives as Qatar marked World Plastic Bag Free Day, observed annually on July 3. Highlighting its ongoing environmental efforts, the ministry said its initiativ»»»

Doha, Qatar: With the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 underway, African teams have delivered one of the most memorable performances in the tournament’s history. With 10 nations representing the continent in the expanded 48-team format, CAF teams shattered records by sending a staggering nine into t»»»

Arlington: Cristiano Ronaldo admitted at the World Cup yesterday he is not the player he once was but came out fighting against critics “trying to kill me for the past 23 years”. The 41-year-old Portugal superstar was in turns bullish, jovial and sentimental on the eve of the last-16 showdown with »»»

PERTH/SINGAPORE: Oil prices ​inched lower on Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August ‌while exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, potentially adding to global supplies. Brent crude futures fell 34 cents, or 0.47 percent, to $71.78 a»»»

Doha, Qatar: A rivalry stretching back more than a century finds another defining chapter as Spain and Portugal meet in a high-stakes World Cup Round of 16 clash at Dallas Stadium today. It is their third meeting on the World Cup stage, and once again there is less to separate the two Iberian neigh»»»

Doha, Qatar: Seattle braces for another World Cup chapter as co-hosts USA attempt to finally overcome Belgium and book a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals. The kick-off is scheduled at 3am, Qatar time. For the Americans, it is also an opportunity to reach the World Cup quarter-finals »»»

Philadelphia: Les Bleus kept yet another clean sheet in their victory over Paraguay and their reliable back line could prove key to their hopes of winning the tournament. Discussions about France tend to focus on their in-form attack of Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise, but it would»»»

Praia, Cape Verde: Thousands of ecstatic fans greeted Cape Verde’s Blue Sharks yesterday, waving banners at the Praia airport as the team returned after its slim defeat to Argentina in one of the World Cup’s most surprising matches. The Sharks are set for a parade through the streets of the capital»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had asked to be annexed by Israel for protection from Hezbollah, a claim made as he reaffirmed that Israeli troops would remain in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary.  Israeli Prime»»»

Dubai: Qatar has lifted its temporary suspension on maritime navigation, allowing all vessels to resume normal operations with immediate effect after nearly a week of restrictions, as regional shipping activity continues to recover following last month's ceasefire agreement. In a statement posted o»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai opened slightly lower on Monday after holding steady through the weekend, with the 24-karat variety priced at Dh501 per gram as of 9:35 am, compared with Dh503 on Sunday. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, »»»

China's navy said it successfully conducted a test missile launch in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, after regional nations warned Beijing was planning to test an intercontinental ballistic missile. "At 12:01 pm on July 6, a strategic nuclear submarine of China's People's Liberation Army Navy successf»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has announced a significant expansion of the evening study system across Qatar’s private education sector, with 37 private schools and school branches now operating evening classes as part of efforts to increase educational capacit»»»

Dubai: DMCC has launched DMCC Cyber, a dedicated cybersecurity vertical, after its technology sector crossed 4,000 companies and became the largest and fastest-growing segment in the business district. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The new vertical will support more »»»

Dubai: Dubai’s residential property market recorded sales worth Dh221.3 billion across almost 79,200 transactions in the first half of 2026, according to real estate advisory and property consultancy Cavendish Maxwell. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The figures point »»»

In the second quarter, the rise in prices on the housing market came to a near standstill. While listed prices for properties were still 20% higher year-on-year in the first quarter, they were only 14% higher in the second quarter, according to the property portal zenga.hu. However, “outliers” rema»»»

MANILA: A Philippine senator who is an ally of Vice President Sara Duterte was arrested on Monday on a plunder charge, hours before the Senate begins a high-stakes impeachment trial that could determine Duterte’s political future. Senator Rodante Marcoleta was due to sit as a senator-judge on Monda»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli cabinet members on Sunday voted to defy a Supreme Court decision regarding the country’s broadcast regulator, raising concerns of a constitutional crisis. This is the first time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has flouted a Supreme Court ruling, although it has cla»»»

European lawmakers gathering in Strasbourg this week will debate the EU’s role in rebuilding Gaza, holding far-right MEPs to account for their racist chants, as well as on policies spanning everything from air passenger rights, climate change to enlargement. The Gaza debate on Wednesday (8 July) fo»»»

Manila: Philippine Sen. Rodante Marcoleta was arrested Monday after the anti-graft court ordered his detention on non-bailable plunder charges, a dramatic development that immediately altered the political landscape as the Senate prepared to convene as an impeachment court for Vice President Sara D»»»

Dubai: Several schools in the UAE have reported strong International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) results, with some students achieving perfect scores, following a final academic year disrupted by regional conflict. Exams were cancelled across the UAE and wider Gulf after the US-Israel-Ir»»»

Mexico City: Jude Bellingham's double inflicted a rare defeat on Mexico at the Estadio Azteca as 10-man England won a nerve-racking World Cup classic 3-2 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals. Harry Kane also scored from the penalty spot as the Three Lions overcame Jarell Quansah's red card, high a»»»

MEXICO CITY: England ‌survived a spirited Mexico fightback to secure a 3-2 win on Sunday and book their place in the World Cup quarter-finals, ending the co-hosts’ deepest run at the tournament in 40 years despite playing most of the second half with 10 men at the Azteca Stadium. Jude ‌Bellingham p»»»

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the government’s new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy aims to provide an end-to-end solution to tackle pollution, strengthen clean mobility and make electric vehicles the preferred mode of transport in the national capital. Addressing concerns over »»»

LONDON: After all the records Novak Djokovic has broken, the latest one left him rather unimpressed — even though he surpassed his great rival Roger Federer. Djokovic set a men’s record for most match wins at Wimbledon after overcoming a surprisingly tough challenge from 132nd-ranked qualifier Roma»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa on Wednesday while attending the NATO summit in Turkiye, the White House said. Those discussions will come as Kyiv tries to refocus Trump’s attention on the conflict wit»»»

LONDON: Britain tightened its rules on overseas political donations on Monday, as part of efforts to stop foreign money influencing elections, and as concerns swirl around what Housing Minister Steve Reed called “dodgy funding.” Last year, the government ordered a review into foreign financial inte»»»

MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, will open the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in a politically volatile event that will unfold with the backdrop of her bitter political feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. More than 6,000 police officer»»»

KYIV/MOSCOW: Russia launched a fresh missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Monday while a Ukrainian strike knocked out electricity supplies in Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea, as both sides intensified attacks and President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Moscow was preparing a new mass»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday posted a falsified image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, waving before boarding an Air Force One that had been spray-painted with graffiti. It came months after another racist post by the president that showed the couple as»»»

ANKARA, Turkiye: Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade US President Donald Trump from acting on threats t»»»

TEHRAN: Massive crowds are expected on Monday for the funeral procession of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, with authorities hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that accompanied his predecessor’s funeral.After lying in state in Tehran’s Grand Mosalla religious complex for two »»»

SEATTLE: When Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois reflected on the last time his side faced the United States in the World Cup, Tim Howard came to mind. Courtois was in net opposite one of the greatest American goalies, who made 16 saves in a 2-1, extra time loss to Belgium at the 2014 World Cup in»»»

Manama: The US Navy has suspended its active search for a missing sailor after more than four days of extensive search-and-rescue operations. The sailor was aboard the MH-60S helicopter that went down in the Arabian Sea last week, the Navy said in an official statement. The sailor, assigned to Heli»»»

These are interesting times for left-wing politics in the United States. The Democratic Party’s ageing centre-left establishment figures are still there, but instead of participating, they are just observing, as a clutch of new candidates critical of Israel's violent and racist policies swept the b»»»

Dubai: Every day, people across the UAE pack up their lives. Many are arriving to start a new job. Others are moving into a bigger apartment. Some are leaving the country after years of calling it home. Amid the boxes and moving trucks, one thing often gets left behind, belongings that still have y»»»

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny US territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands as residents were urged to stay indoors. The storm started passing through the island of Rota Monday morning local »»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Russia launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday that killed at least three people, authorities said, hours after Ukraine’s president warned that another large-scale attack was imminent. A residential building in the Podilskyi district partially colla»»»

Oil prices were little changed in Asian trading on Monday, with global benchmark Brent crude hovering below $72 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) remaining under $69, as traders weighed easing geopolitical tensions against expectations of resilient summer fuel demand. Based on market da»»»

Dubai: OPEC+ agreed to raise oil production quotas by another 188,000 barrels per day (bpd) from August, extending a series of monthly supply increases as Gulf producers continue recovering from the disruption caused by the Middle East conflict. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf Ne»»»

Dubai: Pakistani mangoes are costing UAE shoppers more this summer, but retailers say demand remains strong as residents continue to buy one of the season’s most popular fruits despite tighter supply and higher freight costs. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Retailers s»»»

If only parents could rest easy, knowing their child was safely playing within screen time limits under a watchful eye. But in the age of the internet, things are rarely that simple. The digital world has webs within webs, and children quickly find their way through the loopholes parents believed w»»»

Dubai: Heartbreaking stories have emerged as aid was distributed to the families of seven workers killed in a crash on Dubai's Emirates Road last month, as part of a Dh1 million humanitarian relief effort announced by UAE-based Indian expat business leader Dr Shamsheer Vayalil. It was the dreams of»»»

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was riding high not so long ago, sailing to a landslide 2022 election victory with then-ally President Ferdinand Marcos, while also being seen as a near-lock to succeed him. Four years later, the alliance between their powerful families lies in ruins and she i»»»

The European Union has abandoned its historic focus on trade and begun to increasingly define itself in terms of its military and geopolitical priorities, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl told RT in an interview on Saturday. She made the remark days after Russian President Vladimir Pu»»»

Russian strikes on Kyiv killed three people on Monday, authorities said, the second deadly attack on the Ukrainian capital in less than a week. "Sadly, three people have been killed as a result of the attack," Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's city military administration, wrote on Telegram. Also In »»»

Manila: The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, will open the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in a politically volatile event that will unfold with the backdrop of her bitter political feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. More than 6,000 police officers, including »»»

New York City health officials on Sunday said an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has grown to 14 confirmed cases. File Photo by Edward Jenner/Pexels July 5 (UPI) -- An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City has ju»»»

1- This is the first decline to occur since 2010. This means that, for the first time Egyptian GDP has grown faster than debt growth. This means for the first time in 7 years we can overcome the bleeding of debt accumulation. 2- This is clear in the table above that we were achieving very good rate»»»

Volunteers and local residents, under the supervision of the Venezuelan government, are shown collecting and distributing aid to those affected by the twin June 24 earthquakes. The death toll was revised upwards to 3,342 on Sunday. Photo by Government Ministry of Information (Venezuela)/UPI | Licen»»»