Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums has opened condolence books at four of the country’s leading cultural institutions, inviting citizens, residents and visitors to pay tribute to the late Father Amir, H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, by sharing messages of remembrance, gratitude and respect. Accordin»»»

President Xi Jinping used the opening of China's flagship AI summit on July 17 to portray Beijing as an alternative rule-setter for artificial intelligence, unveiling a new intergovernmental body and a package of aid for developing nations and dealing yet another direct blow to Washington's long-st»»»

Relations between Israel and Türkiye are at one of their lowest points, and the rhetoric between the two countries continues to escalate. The latest point of friction came during Donald Trump’s visit to Ankara during the NATO Summit, when the American president went out of his way to praise his Tur»»»

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Picture this: A gas station customer pulls out a wad of bills to pay for a fill-up. The cashier refuses the money, explaining that the station’s bank has stopped accepting notes and coins as deposits because it already is drowning in cash. In most places, cash is king. But in t»»»

MANILA: Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they gather in the Philippine capital Tuesday for talks to be joined by Western and Asian counterparts, including from the United States, China, Russia and the European Union. Some of the worl»»»

Freight and passenger traffic in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) continues to grow, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) reported. According to the EEC, in the period from January to May 2026, compared to the previous year, there was an increase in both total passenger traffic within the EAEU »»»

The US is concerned that the Iranian military is growing increasingly effective at penetrating its air defenses in the Middle East, several media outlets have reported, citing anonymous officials. It comes off the back of a deadly missile and drone strike on a military base in Jordan on Friday, whi»»»

Abu Dhabi: With temperatures nearing 50C in parts of the UAE and forecasts pointing to another hot week, many residents may be wondering whether the country has reached the peak of summer. The short answer: not yet. According to astronomy expert Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomi»»»

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he is exploring the legal possibility of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he travels to the city for the UN General Assembly in September. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November 2024 ov»»»

If you spend even a short time with a young child, one thing becomes immediately clear: they ask plenty of questions - and there is a faint chance that you won’t be able to answer all of them! Why is the sky blue? What is the solar system? Why do birds fly? Why do we grow old? Why can’t I have ice »»»

EAST RUTHERFORD, United States: US President Donald Trump grabbed a share of the spotlight at the World Cup final on Sunday, staying on stage with winners Spain as they lifted the trophy after beating Argentina. Despite being met by resounding boos as he walked on to the pitch with FIFA president G»»»

DUBAI: A ship caught fire early Monday in the Strait of Hormuz near the coastline of Oman, the British military said.The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center issued a warning about the fire, saying it was unclear what sparked the blaze.The US military has been encourag»»»

QNA Riyadh Qatar participated in the 96th session of the Executive Council of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) on Sunday. The event, held virtually, saw the participation of Undersecretaries of the Ministries of Education in the GCC member states, and the Assistant Secretary»»»

QNA Doha A delegation from the Quranic Botanic Garden (QBG), a member of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), concluded a scientific visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan where it met with representatives from three leading regional institutions specialising in plant biodiversity conservation an»»»

FREETOWN: West African leaders on Sunday signed an agreement approving the construction of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco at a summit of regional bloc ECOWAS in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown. The roughly 6,000-kilometer (3,700-mile) Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) will cross 13 cou»»»

A US service member died during a "controlled detonation" of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq, the military said Sunday. It followed the killing of two US troops in Jordan late Friday. Jordan on Sunday summoned Iran's top envoy in Amman to protest Tehran's attacks on»»»

Arab Finance: Banader Investment acquired a 1.910% stake in Pioneers Properties for Urban Development (PRE Group) for a total value of EGP 175 million, according to a bourse filing. The company purchased 20 million shares in PRE Group at an average price of EGP 8.75 per share. Aspire Securities & B»»»

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the US president on Arab and African affairs, discussed the conflicts in Sudan and Libya, developments in the Horn of Africa, and Egypt’s concerns over Nile water security during talks on Sunday, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry »»»

Egypt’s General Authority for Healthcare (GAH) and Serbia have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in healthcare, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical tourism and healthcare capacity building. The a»»»

ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER: Thousands of Israelis, including settlers and right-wing activists, marched toward the border with Gaza on Sunday, calling on the government to re-establish Israeli settlements in the war-shattered Palestinian territory, an AFP journalist reported. The demonstrators gathered nea»»»

DUBAI: The United States announced another death of a service member as it launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday in response to the killing of US troops, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel. Step by step, the US and Iran have returned»»»

LONDON: Supporters of the Palestinian cause hope the arrival of Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, in 10 Downing Street on Monday will spark a rethink of UK government policy toward Israel, the war in Gaza, and the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank. The message for Burnham »»»

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Mohamed Farid, met with senior executives from Procter & Gamble (P&G) to discuss the company’s existing investments in Egypt and plans to expand local manufacturing while increasing exports to Gulf and African markets. The meeting forms part of the »»»

The Israel Defense Forces opened 57 criminal investigations into the deaths of multiple Palestinian and Lebanese detainees in Israeli military custody but never indicted anybody, according to Haaretz. Seven of the cases reportedly relate to captives who suffered fatal gunshot wounds. In an article »»»

RIYADH: A European Parliament delegation began a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia with its chair, Reinhold Lopatka, saying talks will focus on security cooperation, energy-transition projects, trade priorities and a proposed strategic partnership. The visit, running from July 19-21 and covering Riya»»»

Hungary’s increasingly heated debate over guest workers has evolved far beyond immigration policy. While businesses warn that restrictions on recruiting foreign labour threaten billions of forints worth of investment, critics argue that the country risks using migrant workers to preserve an economi»»»

NEW DELHI: An Indian organization that won this year’s Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development says the Saudi award will help it expand its solar installations for smallholder farmers while raising its global profile to attract partners, investors and donors. The Prince Talal Prize, »»»

NEW YORK: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is in talks over whether to try to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an upcoming UN summit, he said in an interview published Saturday — prompting a sharp rebuke from Netanyahu’s camp. “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in »»»

Share: An Israeli flag hangs from a damaged building in a village inside south Lebanon close to the border as seen from northern Israel, June 18, 2026. President Aoun is hoping to convince President Trump to exert pressure on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon in order to expedite a peace treaty to al»»»

LONDON: The Palestinian Authority warned on Sunday that the Israeli decision to build 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank posed a direct threat to the presence of Christian communities. The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine has expressed its concerns in a letter»»»

Doha: A delegation from the Quranic Botanic Garden (QBG), a member of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), concluded a scientific visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, where it met with representatives from three leading regional institutions specializing in plant biodiversity conservation and »»»

Cairo: Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, warned of the serious consequences of the ongoing escalation in the region, particularly in the Arabian Gulf, cautioning against a renewed slide into an endless cycle of violence. In a statement issued by the Arab League today, Fah»»»

Jordanian Air defence systems intercepted and shot down three of four Iranian missiles targeting the Kingdom, a senior military official from the Jordan Armed Forces - Arab Army (JAF) announced Sunday. According to Jordan News Agency (Petra), the fourth missile landed in a remote, uninhabited area »»»

The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the renewed hostile attacks by Iran targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with missiles and drones. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that these hostile a»»»

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: Mercedes driver George Russell crashed out of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday after colliding with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton on the first lap at Spa-Francorchamps. During a spectacular opening lap featuring several overtaking moves among the leaders, Russell collided wit»»»

Bank ABC has joined a nine-bank consortium to provide a $550m multi-facility syndicated loan to Cheiron Finance Limited to fund oil and gas development in Egypt, the lender announced. The financing will fund part of the capital expenditure required to develop Cheiron’s oil fields in the Gulf of Sue»»»

Abu Dhabi: At a time when countries around the world are working to protect their agricultural genetic resources from the growing threats of climate change, pests and diseases, the Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority's Documentation of New Date Palm Varieties project marks an important step in preserving »»»

RIYADH: The winners of the second AMAD Fintech Hackathon were announced on Saturday in Riyadh after a three-day competition that involved more than 6,000 people. Tuwaiq Academy hosted the hackathon in partnership with Alinma Bank, with teams competing to build fintech solutions for the Saudi financ»»»

For decades, Kerala has lived with a contradiction. It has one of India’s most educated workforces, strong human development indicators and a location along one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Yet when large manufacturers looked to expand, the state often lost out because of concerns over l»»»

Al Arish: Five UAE humanitarian aid convoys this week entered the Gaza Strip, comprising 62 trucks carrying 980 tonnes of relief supplies. The shipments included food aid, shelter materials, medical supplies, and medical equipment as part of ''Operation Chivalrous Knight 3'', reflecting the United »»»

Abu Dhabi’s Livability Strategy and its focus on creating holistic, people-centric districts was highlighted as a global success story to government leaders, mayors, and city officials at the World Cities Summit (WCS) 2026 in Singapore. Addressing global leaders at the event, Abdullah Mohammed Al B»»»

Bedminster, United States: US President Donald Trump will bask in the spotlight at the World Cup final on Sunday -- after already providing one of the tournament's most controversial moments. Trump is expected to present the trophy alongside FIFA boss and close friend Gianni Infantino to the winner»»»

GERB leader Boyko Borissov criticized on Sunday Prime Minister Rumen Radev and the Government over their position on Kyiv Declaration, saying Bulgaria had sent conflicting messages to its European partners. Borissov was speaking at a briefing in Blagoevgrad during GERB’s New Minds national academy »»»

Muscat: The population of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries rose to an estimated 62.8 million in 2025, an increase of 6.2 million people compared with 2022, representing an average annual growth rate of 3.5 percent, according to the Statistical Center for the Cooperation Council for the »»»

DUBAI: Zendaya has once again turned a film’s press tour into a fashion event, with one standout look putting Arab design firmly in the spotlight. Ahead of the release of “The Odyssey,” the actor made an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” wearing a striking gold creation by Leba»»»

MUSCAT: The population of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries rose to an estimated 62.8 million in 2025, an increase of 6.2 million people compared with 2022, representing an average annual growth rate of 3.5 percent, according to the Statistical Center for the Cooperation Council for the »»»

DUBAI: Palestinian singer-songwriter and rapper Saint Levant has announced his “Afandi World Tour,” a global headlining run that will visit cities in North America, Europe and the Middle East this fall. The Live Nation-produced tour kicks off with the North American leg on Sept. 12 in Boston, makin»»»

TORONTO: The common saying in the Middle East, “al-qahwa da’wa,” or “coffee is an invitation,” is the premise behind London-based Qahwa Sessions, a daytime social concept that blends the brew, culture and sound. Featuring music, brands, art and, of course, coffee, Qahwa Sessions is a series of pop-»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support for Argentina ahead of the World Cup final after receiving an official Argentina football shirt from Argentina's ambassador to Israel, Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish. In video released on Saturday, Wahnish presented Netanyahu with the shirt, jokin»»»

TORONTO: The common saying in the Middle East, “al-qahwa da’wa,” or “coffee is an invitation,” is the premise behind London-based Qahwa Sessions, a daytime social concept that blends the brew, culture and sound. Featuring music, brands, art and, of course, coffee, Qahwa Sessions is a series of pop-»»»