Dubai: Companies in Kuwait that violate the country's midday outdoor work ban will face penalties, authorities said, as the Public Authority for Manpower intensified inspections to protect labourers from extreme summer heat. The authority said it had assigned a dedicated inspection team to monitor »»»

Mexican teachers block an avenue during a national teachers' strike organized by the National Coordination of Education Workers in Mexico City on Tuesday. The CNTE union vowed to maintain their national strike indefinitely over their demands, which include a salary increase and a reversal of the cu»»»

BELGRADE- Serbian PM Djuro Macut chaired on Monday a session of a council coordinating activities and measures aimed at GDP growth, at which it was said that the Q1 GDP growth rate stood at 3.2 pct. "According to this parameter, only a few countries in Europe are ahead of Serbia, it was said at the»»»

Baltic Power, the offshore wind farm developed by Orlen and Canada’s Northland Power, has signed a series of operations and maintenance contracts ahead of its planned launch in the Baltic Sea. The agreements cover three main areas: underwater infrastructure inspections, above-water infrastructure m»»»

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center distributed 24,500 hot meals to Palestinian families in the central and southern Gaza Strip on Sunday as part of the Kingdom’s humanitarian efforts. KSrelief established a central kitchen in late February in central Gaza an»»»

SARAJEVO - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic, who is also deputy leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), attended on Monday a European People's Party (EPP) panel in Sarajevo, noting that EU enlargement was important for the Western Balkan region, as well as for the EU itself. "Today in »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater has approved Decision No. (5) of 2026, amending certain provisions of Decision No. (20) of 2023 concerning the determination of textbook fees and transportation charges for non-Qatari students who »»»

Kenya's ex-chief justice arrested at protest against building on national park 6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKaleb MogesBBC Africa AFP via Getty ImagesKenya's former Chief Justice David Maraga (centre) and nine others were arrested Kenya's former Chief Justice David Maraga has bee»»»

It's an exceptionally tight race between right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party and Roberto Sánchez of leftist coalition Together for Peru. Supporters of Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori celebrate after the results of the second round of elections in Lima, Peru»»»

The U.S. General Services administrator said Monday that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s full financial support will be a boon for its headquarters renovation plan. Its old building has been deemed uninhabitable. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at No.10 Downing Street in London on March 17. On Monday, Ukrainian forces said they attacked several Russian locations overnight, including multiple oil depots. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- Ukrainian forces struck o»»»

BEIRUT: An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in the city of Tyre, south Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Israel vowed to press attacks on Hezbollah despite Iranian warnings. Hezbollah meanwhile said it targeted Israeli troops in Lebanon, but did not claim any attacks on Israeli terri»»»

Polish authorities said Monday they had seized over a ton of heroin from Iran, hidden in a shipment of decorative bricks, at the Baltic port of Gdynia. "This is the largest operation of its kind in over a decade," Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said at a press conference. The drugs, worth 220 »»»

Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, has reflected on the status of the Strait of Hormuz and US attempts to interfere in regional affairs in an exclusive interview with Sputnik. The Strait of Hormuz is the domain of Iran and Oman alone, and neither the United States nor Europe »»»

Russia's defense titan, Almaz-Antey, is showcasing a full-spectrum naval protection suite in Kronstadt, from shipborne SAMs to stealth-detecting radars and space-based systems. Almaz‑Antey isn't just selling weapons — it's offering a complete, layered naval defense architecture from seabed to space»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, today visited the Dubai International Financial Centre, home to over 8,800 active companies and reviewed its stra»»»

LONDON: The war in Gaza is a significant driving force behind progressive voters abandoning the UK’s governing Labour Party, a new poll has found. More than half of voters who abandoned Labour for other center and center-left parties did so because of the government’s response to the war. The poll »»»

In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm's length by the US president. Despite Trump publicly calling for Israel to hold fire, it str»»»

Britain’s entire available fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines is stuck in port awaiting maintenance and repairs, leaving the Royal Navy without a deployable hunter-killer boat, UK media have reported. All five of the Royal Navy’s operational Astute-class attack submarines are currently unav»»»

Iran and Israel say they've now halted attacks, after their first exchange of fire since a ceasefire in April. US President Donald Trump told them to stop fighting, as Israel reported 30 missiles from Israel and Israel struck back. Among ordinary Israelis, it stoked of a return to full-blown war.»»»

Dubai: Iran has announced a suspension of its latest military operations, while US President Donald Trump has urged both sides to "immediately stop shooting." But the latest exchange of strikes has exposed growing differences between Washington and Jerusalem over how to deal with Tehran. Those diff»»»

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Laura Slimani, Director of Projects at the Women's Foundation, a French NGO which has been very much focused on ending violence against women and girls. The killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna has ignited a wave of public anger across France, prompting demonstrations »»»

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results on June 8. The election signals a victory endorsing the nation's pro-Western shift after threats from Moscow and claims of Russian interference. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot tells us more from »»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the powerful Armed Forces of the country and his administration will defend rights of Iranian people with utmost power, emphasizing, “We will not back down against threats.” In a post on his X account on Monday, President Pezeshkian emphasized that the count»»»

Israeli strikes killed six Palestinians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials there said, as Israel's military expanded the area under its control, according to residents. The reports came as mediators in Cairo said they were pressing on with efforts to salvage a fragile»»»

BELGRADE - Secretary General at the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dusan Kozarev met with Indian Ambassador to Belgrade Abhishek Shukla on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation, which is based on traditional friendship, as well as economic relations between the two countries. Kozarev noted t»»»

A drone that entered NATO member Latvia's airspace from Russia on Monday was shot down by a French military fighter jet, as fragments of another drone were found in a field in Moldova after it entered from Ukraine earlier the same day. Military drones straying into the airspace of ​Russia»»»

We welcome that the parliamentary elections held in Armenia on 7 June 2026 were concluded in a peaceful and calm atmosphere. In the post-election period, we hope that Armenia will take bolder steps towards peace and normalization in the region. Türkiye will continue to contribute to regional stabil»»»

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has said that authorities will review claims about the spread of “dangerous ideologies” on European beaches, including along Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, and take action if necessary, following remarks made by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The issue»»»

According to NASA, there is “unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate”, Statista reports. Data from Copernicus, the European Earth Observation program for the European Space Agency, shows that July 22, 2024, was the world’s hottest daily global average temperature since t»»»

According to NASA, there is “unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate”, Statista reports. Data from Copernicus, the European Earth Observation program for the European Space Agency, shows that July 22, 2024, was the world’s hottest daily global average temperature since t»»»

Maps of road sections with increased road trauma, racing locations, as well as rapid data exchange from all cameras and rapid delivery of tickets are planned, said Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev at a briefing in the Council of Ministers on Monday. He was speaking after the end of a meeting conv»»»

The escalating crisis in the Middle East and severe disruptions to energy transportation through the Strait of Hormuz have once again demonstrated how vulnerable the global oil and gas market remains to instability in a single strategically important region. The risks have been particularly acute f»»»

For decades, Uzbekistan was known for its cotton, gold and fruit. Today, it is increasingly attracting attention for something entirely different: technology. At the centre of that transformation stands Uzum, the fintech and e-commerce platform that became Uzbekistan's first technology unicorn afte»»»

Helsinki: A Finnish court on Monday handed a two-and-half-year jail term to a local businessman for human trafficking Thai workers to pick berries in the Nordic country. Finnish authorities have cracked down in recent years after cases of exploitation of seasonal migrant workers in the nation's ber»»»

Doha, Qatar: The third edition of the Indian Mango Festival, also known as the Hamba Exhibition in local parlance, is set to take place on June 18, 2026, at the Eastern Square of Souq Waqif. The 10-day festival will run until June 27, 2026, featuring India’s most celebrated mango varieties from all»»»

Riyadh:The Saudi Ministry of Defense denied on Monday reports that had been circulated about Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj Governorate being targeted. Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen. Turki Al Malki stated that what had been circulated regarding this targeting is untr»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities said that the country’s archaeological heritage is increasingly at risk as military operations expand throughout the border region, a week after Israeli forces announced they had taken control of Beaufort Castle, one of southern Lebanon’s most prominent historical landm»»»

An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in the city of Tyre, south Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Israel vowed to press attacks on Hezbollah despite Iranian warnings. Hezbollah meanwhile said it targeted Israeli troops in Lebanon, but did not claim any attacks on Israeli territory. Le»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council: If the Israeli-American alliance makes another mistake, the region will become hell »»»

The Bulgarian Navy has launched the tactical exercise Black Sea 2026, which is being conducted in Bulgaria’s national maritime spaces from June 8 to June 12, 2026, the Defence Ministry's press service said on Monday. The exercise is commanded by Flotilla Commander Rear Admiral Radko Penev. The exer»»»

DUBAI: As “Knicks in four” chants grow louder across New York, Victor Wembanyama is preparing to lead the San Antonio Spurs’ response. Two wins from a championship. Two minutes from being level. That is the story of the NBA Finals heading into Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, with tip-off scheduled»»»

1 of 3 | Workers continue construction on the octagon for the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship match on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 29. President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC match at the White House on June 14. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo J»»»

Awsaj Academy, a part of Qatar Foundation's Pre-University Education (PUE), celebrated the graduation of 360 students from its Prime Program Class of 2026. In press statement, Qatar Foundation (QF) said that the Prime Programme is an evening education initiative launched by Awsaj Academy to support»»»

Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), in cooperation with the Academic Bridge Program, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, announced the launch of a new initiative that allows high school literacy and humanities track graduates to en»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: An Israeli drone targeted a car near the Lebanese Red Cross center in Tyre City, South Lebanon 08-06-2026 17:26 PM »»»

“In some cases, the Prime Minister publicly threatened opposition candidates with investigations and nationalization of their companies,” an OSCE report of “preliminary findings and conclusions” on Sunday’s parliamentary vote in Armenia said. Other violations by the ruling party highlighted by the »»»

The presidential election in Peru to determine the 9th head of state in a decade is too close to call. Right-wing candidate, Keiko Fujimori ran on promises to be tough on crime and is the daughter of the late, former president and authoritarian figure Alberto Fujimori who was convicted of human rig»»»

Israel and Iran exchanged fire for the first time since the start of the truce on June 7, despite US President Donald Trump repeatedly warning Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu against launching strikes on Iran. Could that be the first sign of a fallout between the two leaders? FRANCE 24's Angela Diffl»»»

Despite Lebanese authorities insisting on the ceasefire, many in Lebanon criticise them for bending the knee to the US. The Hezbollah is also criticised for starting the conflict and siding with Iran, a decision that has impacted almost a third of the country. FRANCE 24's Renée Davis tells us more »»»