Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Addis Ababa, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Ethiopia is the first stop on Lavrov’s working trip to several African countries.Lavrov is expected to hold talks with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos on Tuesday, as well as meetings w»»»

GENEVA (Sputnik) - The Baltic states are "playing with fire" by making their territory available for hostile actions against Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik. "By submitting to NATO and EU discipline and making their territory available for hostile actions agains»»»

The 36th NATO Summit, being held in Ankara this week on 7-8 July, takes place at a time of major geostrategic developments and crunch decisions about the future of the North Atlantic alliance. War in Ukraine, the Gulf, the Middle East and North Africa, alongside military operations in South America»»»

ABU DHABI, UAE: Long before travelers reach Yas Island, they may see it shimmering on the horizon. Not a skyscraper or a stadium, but a luminous orb the size of a small mountain, its skin alive with light, transforming from a pearl floating above the Gulf to a swirling galaxy, a falcon in flight or»»»

The volume of industrial production declined by 0.4%, while based on working-day adjusted data, production grew by 5.4%, year-on-year in May 2026. Compared to crude data, the significant difference is due to the fact that there were two less working-days in this month than in May 2025. According to»»»

In May 2026, the volume of retail trade was 3.8% higher according to raw data, or 4.8% higher in calendar adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 3.2% in specialized and non-specialized»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly fired missiles at two commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after warning ships not to use a US-cleared but Iran-unauthorized maritime route near Oman, The Wall Street Journal reported. The IRGC had warned vessels over maritime radio: “Our »»»

Abu Dhabi: ADNOC Distribution plans to acquire Shell Downstream South Africa in a deal with an implied enterprise value of about $1 billion, giving the UAE fuel retailer one of South Africa’s largest service station networks and a bigger platform for growth across Africa. Sign up for our daily busi»»»

Parliament's Budget and Finance Committee is scheduled to debate at first reading on Tuesday the draft 2026 State Budget Act, the Public Social Insurance (PSI) Budget Act and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Budget Act. The three bills, submitted by the Council of Ministers last week, woul»»»

Fidesz and MSZP stole the country in a seventy-thirty ratio, the prime minister wrote on his Facebook page on Monday. “The Budapest grand coalition corruption case shows, on a small scale, how Fidesz and MSZP divided up/stole the country over 20 years in a 70:30 ratio,” wrote Péter Magyar. The Cent»»»

"We have brought home the EU funds, exposed the lies surrounding them, and submitted the anti-corruption measures and other necessary legislation to the National Assembly," said Dávid Vitézy, Minister of Construction and Investment, at Monday's session of the National Assembly, speaking before the »»»

Fidesz and KDNP will hold a protest in front of Sándor Palace on Thursday evening against the amendment of the Basic Law — announced Gergely Gulyás, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz, and Bence Rétvári, the parliamentary group leader of KDNP, on Monday at a press conference held after the jo»»»

A man sentenced to life imprisonment in Canada is now under house arrest in Hungary, where police check on him only intermittently despite his conviction for a sword killing. The young man, a dual Canadian-Hungarian-Algerian national, appears to have made a remarkably fortunate decision when he fle»»»

The ship was struck early Tuesday amid Iran's effort to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuc. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI | License Photo July 6 (UPI) -- An oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile near the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, the British military said, renewing tens»»»

Dubai: ADNOC has signed a 15-year agreement to supply Japan’s INPEX with 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year from its Ruwais LNG project, giving Japan another long-term source of energy supply. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The deal takes long-term commi»»»

Russia launched a deadly barrage of missiles and drones on Kyiv on Monday, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 100 in its second major strike on the capital in a week. The attack came on the eve of a NATO summit, where President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to press allies for stron»»»

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated Egypt’s new Strategic Command Headquarters, known as “The Octagon”, in the New Administrative Capital on July 4. The complex is intended to centralise Egypt’s command, control and national security infrastructure, bringing military and state crisis managem»»»

Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a formal ceremonial Guard of Honour in the Indonesian capital on Tuesday, marking the commencement of his high-profile diplomatic engagements in the country. The ceremonial welcome in Jakarta took place in the presence of Indonesian President Prabowo S»»»

Asian stocks fell on Tuesday as investors locked in profits from this year's artificial intelligence (AI)-driven rally, with a blockbuster earnings outlook from Samsung Electronics failing to prevent a broad sell-off in technology shares while a weak Japanese yen and lingering geopolitical risks ke»»»

GENEVA: A UN human rights body on Monday called Israel’s detention of Gazan doctor Hussam Abu Safiya arbitrary and urged his immediate release, as rights groups and his lawyer warned that his life was in imminent danger. In its finding, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that Israel’s»»»

ANKARA: NATO allies will showcase surging defense spending at a summit in Turkiye’s capital Ankara on Tuesday as they hope to placate US President Donald Trump after his fury over Europe’s response to the war with Iran. The two-day gathering at Turkiye’s sprawling presidential palace comes a year a»»»

JEDDAH: Earth reached its annual aphelion on Monday, passing the farthest point in its orbit around the Sun at a distance of about 152 million kilometers, in a regular astronomical event that scientists say reinforces that the changing seasons are driven by the planet’s axial tilt rather than its d»»»

Saudi Arabia has launched a Package Visa pilot to simplify tourist travel, allowing eligible visitors to obtain a tourist visa as part of an integrated travel package that includes flights, accommodation and other travel services. The initiative, reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), is being r»»»

TEHRAN: The body of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei arrived in the holy city of Qom on Monday evening, hours after a sea of people filled the streets of Tehran for his funeral procession in the capital. Ordinary Iranians loyal to the Islamic republic joined top officials for the event, in w»»»

Dubai: Will it cost more for Pakistanis in the UAE to send money home this month? That is the immediate question after the State Bank of Pakistan's decision to end two incentive schemes supporting remittance providers. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click h»»»

SEATTLE: The United States’ hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans’ defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth. While the US was boosted by the prese»»»

National Guard members have deployed to Memphis as part of a Trump administration task force since September. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 6 (UPI) -- Tennessee authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man by two members of the National Guard, deployed »»»

Toronto: Alberta and Ontario proposed a pipeline Monday to carry western Canadian oil east and eventually to Atlantic export terminals as Canada seeks new markets beyond the United States, reviving a project that was abandoned nearly a decade ago. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the proposed 3,»»»

JEDDAH: The Third International Conference on Legal and Sharia Studies, themed “Laws and Modern Trends,” concluded yesterday in Jeddah after three days of discussions, bringing together a distinguished group of researchers, academics, and legal experts from within the Kingdom and abroad. The confer»»»

MEO – Dr Khaled Hanafi, the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, announced the opening of a number of branches of the retail project for young people in the governorates of Cairo, Alexandria and Sharqiya within the coming few days. The project aims to sell food and other commodities to citizens a»»»

Dubai: Global investors are keeping faith in the Gulf despite recent regional tensions, with new surveys, bank research and equity flow data pointing to confidence in the region’s economic outlook and trade recovery. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.A new investor poll »»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE is expected to see generally fair weather on Tuesday, with temperatures gradually decreasing, particularly in western areas, according to the National Centre of Meteorology. Conditions will become humid by night and into Wednesday morning over some coastal and internal areas, wit»»»

A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the tanker had been hit near Limah, Oman, in the strait. It said the projecti»»»

Damascus: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (local time) reaffirmed France's support for the Syrian people and called for a sovereign, united and peaceful Syria as he arrived in Damascus on his first official visit to the country. The event marks the first official visit to Syria by a serv»»»

RIYADH: The Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed a memorandum of understanding in Riyadh on Monday to strengthen cooperation on land rehabilitation and vegetation cover development across the region. The agreement was signed u»»»

WASHINHTON, United States: The United States voiced alarm Monday over Beijing’s nuclear program after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernization. Monday’s test came two years after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in»»»

"Allies must ensure that Ukraine receives the support it needs in its war with Russia" according to NATO chief Mark Rutte, ahead of a summit set to take place in Ankara, Turkey. He has also said allies will be announcing contracts worth tens of billions to "deter and defend". FRANCE 24's Kethevane »»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a resolution to the more than four-year-old war in Ukraine is “getting closer than people realize” and that he will talk about Ukraine during talks in Turkiye this week at a NATO summit. Trump made his remarks after speaking at the weekend w»»»

LONDON: An “unknown projectile” struck and caused a fire on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, British maritime security agency UKMTO said. “A tanker has reported being hit by an unknown projectile on the port side causing a fire, whilst traveling southbound,” »»»

CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy and Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty have stressed the importance of advancing the joint Arab action framework and strengthening coordination among Arab countries to address regional and interna»»»

Global oil prices have fallen back toward pre-conflict levels near $70 a barrel after the US-Iran peace agreement holds, easing fears of conflict and stripping massive risk premiums from energy markets. Prices were mixed early on Tuesday (July 7) with Brent crude futures down 0.18% to $71.99/barrel»»»

The Russian oil tanker Anatoli Kolodkin maneuvers in March in Matanzas Bay, Cuba. The vessel marked the island's only oil shipment this year. Cuba was again dealing with a nationwide blackout Monday amid continued issues with its aging electrical grid and a lack of fuel. Photo by stringer/EPA July »»»

Dubai: Dubai’s property market is entering the second half of 2026 with two clear signals for buyers and investors. Luxury homes and rentals are still setting records, while the wider residential market has eased from last year’s pace. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.T»»»

Dubai: When Dubai-born filmmaker Len Prasad sent the newly released video of Kalyani to a friend, he wasn't expecting it to end up on one of hip-hop's biggest social media accounts. That friend happened to be the son of American rap legend Snoop Dogg. "So basically Snoop Dogg's son is a dear friend»»»

ATLANTA: Egypt coach Hossam Hassan said at the World Cup on Monday that the suffering of the Palestinian people was a “shame on the world” as he called on football to do more to come to their aid. Hassan waved a Palestine flag after the Pharaohs beat Australia on penalties to reach the World Cup la»»»

LOS ANGELES, United States: The widow of assassinated right-wing activist Charlie Kirk came face-to-face Monday with the man alleged to have killed him, during a court hearing in the western United States. Erika Kirk was among those attending a preliminary hearing that will determine if there is en»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian Civil Defense teams have responded to 10,791 fires across the country since the start of 2026, as authorities warned that rising temperatures and the harvest season continue to drive fire risks while emergency crews also handled hundreds of road accidents. Figures compiled from Syr»»»

PARIS: After months of uncertainty, French far-right leader Marine ​Le Pen will learn on Tuesday from a Paris appeal court whether an electoral ban for illicit party financing will prevent her running in next year’s presidential election. Le Pen’s presidential hopes have been in limbo since March 2»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the commencement of construction works for Package 1 of the Roads and Infrastructure Project in Izghawa and Al Thumaid, with a cost of approximately QR688 million, as part of its ongoing efforts to develop infrastructure a»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Football Association (QFA) is taking part in delivering the FIFA World Cup 2026, with several of its staff managing match operations as part of a knowledge and expertise transfer programme between the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) and FIFA. The pro»»»