Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham took office on Monday, reshuffling the cabinet to remove allies of predecessor Keir Starmer and appointing John Healey as finance minister, Ed Miliband as foreign minister and Wes Streeting as defence minister. Burnham pledged a 10-year plan to tackle cost-»»»

PARIS: The head of the International Energy Agency said Tuesday that renewed fighting in the Mideast increases concerns over energy supplies but that the market still has cushions to absorb the impact. “The escalation in hostilities affecting the Strait of Hormuz and energy infrastructure in the re»»»

After a week of chaos, scandal and protest, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy may sack the controversial military commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and reportedly has acknowledged the effectiveness of ousted ex-Defence Minister Fedorov who has been offered an expanded national security rol»»»

VENICE: Renowned Hong Kong artist Wallace Chan turned 70 this year. With his long salt-and-pepper beard and mischievous eyes he is still as experimental and as disciplined as ever. “Every day is my birthday,” he told Arab News with a smile. “Every minute is my birthday, but not every second, not so»»»

Dubai: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that the escalating conflict in the Middle East is increasing concerns over global energy supplies, even as exports from the UAE and Saudi Arabia help keep crude oil markets stable. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances»»»

Germany will stop granting automatic temporary protection to Ukrainians fleeing conscription, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has said. Kiev imposed general mobilization shortly after the escalation of the conflict with Russia in February of 2022, barring all able-bodied men aged 22 to »»»

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended his government’s handling of India’s examination paper leak crisis, saying swift action had been taken against those responsible while urging tougher punishment for offenders as student protests and opposition attacks intensified. Speaking at a m»»»

The Lebanese Army will be responsible for the pilot zones from which Israel will withdraw in south Lebanon, a U.S. official told U.S. news portal Axios. It will “clear them of Hezbollah weapons and infrastructure, conduct verified clearance operations and secure the areas so Hezbollah cannot use th»»»

Arab Finance: Real estate developer Qatari Diar Egypt has unveiled the master plan for its $29.7 billion Alam Al-Roum project on Egypt’s North Coast in collaboration with architecture, engineering, and urban planning firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), as per an emailed press release. The develo»»»

ISLAMABAD: An Iranian official began meetings Tuesday with mediators in Pakistan as diplomats sought to salvage the collapsed interim deal between Iran and the United States, even as both countries continued to launch attacks for a 10th day of renewed fighting. The visit by Iran’s Interior Minister»»»

TUNIS, July 21 (TAP) – Despite mounting climate risks, including projections of rising temperatures and declining rainfall by 2050, Tunisia's green finance sector remains in its infancy.A recent report by the Arab Institute of Business Managers...»»»

Dubai: Dubai's non-profit organisations are gearing up for another round of assessments as the Community Development Authority (CDA) officially launched the third phase of its flagship Ethraa (Enrichment) initiative, a programme aimed at helping charities and civil society organisations become more»»»

An Iranian official began meetings Tuesday with mediators in Pakistan as diplomats sought to salvage the collapsed interim deal between Iran and the United States, even as both countries continued to launch attacks for a 10th day of renewed fighting. The visit by Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar M»»»

Dubai: Dubai's non-profit organisations are gearing up for another round of assessments as the Community Development Authority (CDA) officially launched the third phase of its flagship Ithraa (Enrichment) initiative, a programme aimed at helping charities and civil society organisations become more»»»

U.S. TANKER AIRCRAFT The government's proposal to Parliament to allow the deployment of US refuelling tanker aircraft and military personnel at Bezmer Air Base in Southeastern Bulgaria is among the key topics in Tuesday's media coverage. The proposal, submitted after a US diplomatic note, envisages»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s largest lenders, including Saudi National Bank, Al Rajhi Bank and Riyad Bank, reported higher first-half earnings in 2026, driven by robust lending growth, resilient operating income and improving liquidity, bourse filings showed. SNB, the Kingdom’s largest bank, posted a net»»»

Share: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will meet President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday — a sitdown that comes as the Israeli military begins its first withdrawal from Lebanon under a U.S.-brokered agreement. Why it matters: The Trump administration is politically invested in strengthening Ao»»»

Washington: Pakistani-American physician and human rights advocate Dr Asif Mahmood has been unanimously elected chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), becoming the first South Asian to lead the bipartisan federal body that advises the US government on rel»»»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived on a visit to the Philippines, where he will take part in events under the auspices of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a Sputnik correspondent reported. Lavrov will take part in the annual meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers and »»»

Amman, Jordan: Jordanian air defense systems successfully intercepted and neutralized five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) originating from Iran overnight and early Tuesday morning, according to an official military source at the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces--Arab Army (JAF). Accor»»»

DUBAI: Emirati racing driver Amna Al-Qubaisi has spoken of how her “love of racing” led to her fulfilling big dreams by attending the inaugural TIME100 Sports Gala in New York last week. The event on Thursday came just weeks after the 26-year-old became the only Arab to make TIME’s inaugural TIME10»»»

President Sadyr Japarov said that Kyrgyzstan, despite having significant water resources, still has to purchase electricity from neighboring countries. According to him, throughout the entire period of independence, the country has commissioned only one generating unit at the Kambar-Ata-2 hydropowe»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Army Deploys to Zawtar Al-Gharbiya in Southern Lebanon, Urges Public Caution (Video) 21-07-2026 11:03 AM A Lebanese Army soldier s»»»

London, United Kingdom: New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a tax cut to ease cost-of-living pressures as he was set to convene his first cabinet meeting on Tuesday. After a day earlier replacing Keir Starmer in Downing Street and purging the government of his predecessor's loyalists, the »»»

Dubai: Small businesses trying to cut costs by choosing the cheapest available tax advice could end up paying far more through incorrect filings, penalties and compliance problems, according to the founder of a new professional tax platform launched in Dubai on Tuesday. Sign up for our daily busine»»»

Doha, Qatar: Members of the expatriate community in Qatar gathered recently at the MIE-SPPU Institute of Higher Education (Pune University), located in Barwa Commercial Avenue, to offer their condolences and pay tribute to late Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The solemn gathering»»»

Thousands of young protesters have taken to the streets of Delhi as part of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, demanding action over alleged exam paper leaks and calling for the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. What started as a satirical online campaign months a»»»

According to the results of the first half of 2026, Kyrgyzstan’s food and processing industry demonstrated strong growth. Output reached 57,126.1 billion soms, and the physical production index increased by 8.2 percent compared to the same period last year, the National Statistical Committee report»»»

Musician and composer Vishal Dadlani has dismissed viral social media claims that he was removed as a judge from Indian Idol 16 following his remarks on the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. The speculation surfaced days after Dadlani posted a strongly worded video criticising the handling of the all»»»

Doha, Qatar: This has been a FIFA World Cup like no other for Arab football – and the region has watched it like never before. With a record eight Arab teams competing at the expanded 48-team tournament, Egypt reached the Round of 16 for the first time in FIFA World Cup history, while the Pharaohs »»»

Several liberal (PNL) leaders who contest the party leader, Ilie Bolojan, launched on Monday ‘ Conservative Platform Manifesto’ confirming in this way the possibility of PNL division announced by several political analysts. The general secretary Dan Motreanu reacted, showing that PNL does not have »»»

Most Nato summits end with a communiqué. This one ended with customs problems. As leaders prepared to leave Ankara this week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented each visiting head of state with an engraved Turkish-made revolver complete with ammunition and cleaning kit — prompting a f»»»

Iran has caused consternation after sending a civilian aircraft to collect and return Houthi officials for the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on 28 February on the first day of the US-Israeli war again the Islamic Republic. The funeral ceremonies for Khamenei were on a scale»»»

The silly season appears to have come early for two right-wing celebrities, Britain’s Nigel Farage and the French politician Marine Le Pen. Both could take power in their respective countries, Le Pen as early as April next year, yet both have been mired in financial misconduct accusations. Farage i»»»

Arab Finance: The Alexandria Port Authority and the Port Authority of Montenegro signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in maritime transport, port operations, and logistics, as per a statement. Chairman of the Alexandria Port Authority Ehab Salah and Acting Director o»»»

New Delhi: Demonstrators remained at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday morning, continuing their protest a day after clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in Delhi during the ‘Sansad Chalo’ march. The clashes erupted on Monday when thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJ»»»

MANILA: A clash in the South China Sea threatened to overshadow a meeting of Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday as the United States condemned “dangerous” Chinese actions in the contested waterway. The US statement came minutes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the Philippines, where »»»

Arab Finance: The board of Misr El-Gedida for Housing and Development has entered into a partnership agreement with Modad Real Estate Development Company for the development of a 25-feddan land plot in New Heliopolis City, according to a bourse filing. Under the agreement, the EGX-listed company wi»»»

The Lebanese army began assuming security responsibilities in three southern villages on Monday under a US-backed pilot initiative, the State Department said. Operations in Froun, Srifa and Zawtar al-Gharbiya mark the first implementation of a framework aimed at enabling a phased Israeli withdrawal»»»

CHICAGO: In Middle East politics, peace is made not between friends but between enemies, suggesting the harshest foes have a better chance to achieve peace than those who claim to be friends. That pattern has shaped some of the region’s most consequential breakthroughs, from the 1979 Egypt-Israel p»»»

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham took power Monday, purging the cabinet of his predecessor's loyalists as he promised a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and signalled a tilt to the left. He immediately got to work after replacing Keir Starmer in Downing Street, holding separate calls»»»

In the days since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's death, Iran's ruling establishment has descended into its deepest internal crisis since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A bitter power struggle has erupted in public, amid what is supposed to be a tightly-controlled political system -- and during the fun»»»

Hamas on Monday named Khalil al-Hayya, one of the founding members of the Palestinian militant group, as its new leader. Hayya is seen as a respected and pragmatic Hamas veteran “who doesn’t get carried away easily”. Last year, he survived an Israeli attack in Doha targeting the Hamas leadership wh»»»

Tribune News Network Damascus Qatar Charity has launched the implementation of more than 830 specialised surgeries in the Syrian Arab Republic under its global ‘Defaa Balaa’ campaign, which was launched on the 27th night of the blessed month of Ramadan. The initiative is being carried out in cooper»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Pakistani Community Culinary Diplomacy Forum recently hosted a traditional farewell breakfast in honour of the outgoing ambassadors of Türkiye and Kazakhstan, bringing together members of the diplomatic corps, leaders of Pakistani community forums and distinguished gue»»»

Damascus, July 20 (SANA) Syria’s General Organization for Fairs and International Markets announced on Monday that the 63rd Damascus International Fair will be held from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4, 2026, under the patronage of President Ahmad al-Sharaa and organized by the Ministry of Economy and Industry »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s deputy foreign minister, Waleed Al-Khuraiji, on Monday discussed the latest developments in Sudan with Richard Crowder, head of British Office Sudan and the UK’s special representative to the African country. Sudan, which a member of the Arab League, has been locked in a civi»»»

GENEVA: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called Monday for the immediate release of all Palestinian health care workers “arbitrarily detained” by Israel. “MSF is outraged by the treatment of health care workers, most of whom are being detained in dire conditions, without justification or cause,” it sa»»»

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said on Monday that the Israel Prison Service has turned the use of rubber bullets against Palestinian detainees into a systematic punitive policy in recent months. The policy has affected dozens of prisoners whose cases have been documented by relevant »»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israeli Prime ​Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested when he visits the United States, after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was still considering the move. “Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, ‌shape, »»»