Dubai: A drug trafficker who turned Dubai International Airport's transit area into a command centre for international drug deals has been arrested after a thorough 45-day surveillance operation by Dubai Police, a senior anti-narcotics official revealed. The suspect believed he had found a loophole»»»

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect. The new»»»

SYDNEY/BRASILIA/MEXICO CITY: Australia said Friday that new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump “make no sense,” while Brazil denounced them as “arbitrary and unjustified” and threatened retaliation and legal action. Mexico, meanwhile, said the measures would have little practical effect on i»»»

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect. The new tariff»»»

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect. The new»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian border forces have seized more than 700,000 Captagon pills and over 40 kilograms of hashish in a series of anti-smuggling operations along the country’s border with Lebanon, the state-run SANA news agency reported on Thursday. Quoting the Syrian Ministry of Defense’s Media and Comm»»»

Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi held bilateral meetings with Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Qatar HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi and Ambassador of Kuwait to Qatar HE Ahmad Abdulrahman Al Shuraim on Thursday. Dis»»»

QNA Singapore The Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC) is organising the third edition of its Future Leaders and Changemakers Summer Camp in Singapore as part of QLC’s efforts to prepare a promising generation of national leaders capable of contributing to Qatar’s development aspirations. The programme ru»»»

QNA Tunis Qatar participated in the 22nd Arab Conference of Heads of Immigration and Passports held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers in Tunisia. The Ministry of Interior’s delegation at the conference was headed by Director-General of Passport»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The head of the UN body tasked with finding missing persons in Syria revealed that her agency processed more than 75,000 documents over the past year, a ninefold increase over the previous 12 months. However, authorities in Damascus have yet to grant her a permanent office inside the»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Turkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt condemned in the strongest ter»»»

LONDON: While the technical particulars and political conditions of the nuclear agreement between Saudi Arabia and the US are yet to be fully revealed, there has been an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the news among experts and commentators in both countries. And, as a statement on Wednesday f»»»

BEIRUT: Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport more than five decades ago, died Thursday in Beirut, the Palestinian group that had been protecting him said. He was 78. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a faction that is the second»»»

AMMAN — National exports rose by 5.8 per cent in the first five months of 2026 to reach JD3.796 billion compared with the same period in 2025, according to a monthly foreign trade report issued on Thursday by the Department of Statistics (DoS).Re-exports also increased significantly by 31.3 per cen»»»

President Donald Trump on Thursday set a new condition to a US-Saudi nuclear deal signed the previous day by insisting the agreement was "totally subject to" the Gulf kingdom joining the Abraham Accords. Riyadh has resisted normalising relations with Israel, especially after the Gaza war, and the n»»»

Iranian strikes targeted Kuwait’s desalination and power plants for the fourth consecutive day on Monday. The attacks are putting unprecedented pressure on a Gulf country heavily dependant on desalination for its water supply. Iran is attempting to wage a “psychological war” on a country »»»

LONDON: Foreign ministers of eight Arab and Islamic countries condemned Israel on Thursday over “escalating actions” after far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined thousands of extremist Jews in a raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. The foreign ministe»»»

DOHA: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Turkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt strongly condemned the Israeli escalation a»»»

Abu Dhabi: The 22nd Liwa Dates Festival showcased how heritage events can support food security, empower farmers and preserve the UAE’s agricultural heritage. Combining agricultural competitions, heritage activities, family entertainment, educational programmes and sustainability initiatives, this »»»

RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and Jordan jointly condemned the Iranian aggression against their territories, reaffirming a unified position based on resolutions adopted by the GCC Ministerial Council, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the League of Arab States, internat»»»

Ahmedabad: Investopia launched a new edition of the ‘Investopia Dialogues’ today in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, marking its fifth consecutive edition in India. The event brought together over 500 leaders, senior officials, investors, and entrepreneurs from the UAE and India. The dialogues aim to strengthen»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s robotics industry is entering a new phase — one defined less by futuristic concepts than by practical deployment. While robots are often associated with science-fiction humanoids, the Kingdom’s focus is firmly on technologies that deliver measurable value. Drones, autonomous »»»

Gaza- Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 organised a ceremony honouring 600 young Quran memorisers in the Gaza Strip in recognition of their efforts to memorise the Holy Quran and to encourage them to continue their educational and religious journey. The event forms part of the operation's humanitarian »»»

Abu Dhabi: The Foreign Ministers of the UAE, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the State of Qatar condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli escalation a»»»

Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and Jordan jointly condemned the Iranian aggression against their territories, reaffirming a unified position based on resolutions adopted by the GCC Ministerial Council, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the League of Arab States, internat»»»

The first International Forum of Islamic Civilization earlier this month brought over 450 religious leaders, scholars, diplomats, government officials and other participants from more than 50 countries to Uzbekistan. Across events in Tashkent, Samarkand and Termez on July 7-11, participants discuss»»»

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday vowed “stringent punishment” for those involved in exam fraud that has fueled student anger, in his first direct comments tied to major protests challenging his government. “Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth»»»

We condemn in the strongest terms the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by an Israeli minister, accompanied by a group of extremists and under the protection of Israeli security forces. We reiterate that it is the shared responsibility of the international community to prevent the Netanyahu government's p»»»

AMMAN — National exports rose by 5.8 per cent in the first five months of 2026 to reach JD3.796 billion compared with the same period in 2025, according to a monthly foreign trade report issued on Thursday by the Department of Statistics (DoS).Re-exports also increased significantly by 31.3 per cen»»»

AMMAN — Chairman of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce Issam Ghreiwati has expressed his appreciation to Jordan and the Ministry of Interior following the decision to grant new facilities to Syrian investors and businesspeople.Ghreiwati noted the decision is "pivotal," noting that it reflects the Ki»»»

Since the early post-Soviet days that followed the independence achieved in 1991, Central Asia’s five states have been working toward becoming self-sufficient in meeting their energy needs. However, after 35 years, it is only Turkmenistan, with its massive natural gas and significant oil reserves, »»»

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, who was accompanied by Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah. During the meeting, the two»»»

RIYADH: Uber Technologies’ planned takeover of Delivery Hero is set to reshape Saudi Arabia’s booming food delivery sector, giving the US mobility giant direct control over one of the Kingdom’s leading platforms. The $14.8 billion deal brings HungerStation — fully owned by Delivery Hero and a key p»»»

DOHA, (Sputnik) - Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, will consider intensifying operations against Saudi vessels if the Gulf Arab kingdom continues its blockade of Yemeni airports and ports, Houthi political member Hezam al-Asad told Sputnik. "The scale of these operations may»»»

The European Union is still trying to find ways to slow Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But its member states are becoming increasingly less able to agree on how to do so. Nevertheless, after lengthy and chaotic talks on Wednesday (22 July), they managed to agree on the 21st sanctions package agai»»»

Dubai: An Egyptian court has ordered the detention of a man accused of breaking into a private garage in Alexandria and dismantling a rare 1961 Cadillac once owned by former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, allegedly selling its parts as scrap metal over a period of several months without rea»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is well poised to be an attractive filming location for Hollywood and independent filmmakers, Valentina Castellani-Quinn, president and chair of Quinn Studios Entertainment in Los Angeles, has told Arab News’ “The Mayman Show.” Speaking as the first guest of the show’s latest s»»»

Dubai: The conflict between the US and Iran has entered a more dangerous phase, with hostilities spreading across the Middle East and raising concerns over regional security, global energy supplies and international trade. Although the UAE has not been directly targeted, residents and businesses ar»»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One) All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds, Who has commanded us to invoke blessings and peace upon the Seal of the Prophets. I bear witness that there is nothing worthy of worship but Allah alone, and I bear witness that our Master and Prophet, Muḥammad, is the M»»»

DUBAI: US President ​Donald Trump promised on Thursday “major military punishment” for Iran and its Houthi allies, after the Yemeni fighters struck at least one oil tanker in the Red Sea, extending the Middle East war to a second major shipping chokepoint.The prospect that disruption could widen to»»»

The Pentagon’s plans to build Ukrainian Magura drones domestically won’t help it win conflicts, “because drones cannot win any war,” but it will “ensure a war-driven marketplace is well-situated for coming global economic and political shifts,” former senior DoD analyst-turned Iraq War whistleblowe»»»

TUNIS: Acting Director-General of the General Directorate of Passports Maj. Gen. Saleh Al-Murabba led the Saudi Interior Ministry delegation to the 22nd Arab Conference of Heads of Immigration and Passport Authorities. The event was held in Tunis on July 22 and 23, with the participation of heads o»»»

President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday that Saudi Arabia must sign the Abraham Accords as part of its nuclear deal with the United States. File Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI | License Photo July 23 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday that Saudi Arabia must sign »»»

RIYADH: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated his country’s condemnation of the Houthi attack on a Saudi vessel and their threat to navigation in the Red Sea during a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Sharif reaffirmed»»»

THE HAGUE: International Criminal Court judges reluctantly dropped a case Thursday against a fugitive Sudanese rebel accused of attacking African Union peacekeepers in Darfur nearly 20 years ago, after prosecutors said they could no longer prove their case at trial. Judges were unusually critical o»»»

RIYADH: The Museums Commission of Saudi Arabia has launched “Museum on the Road,” its first mobile unit built specifically for students, which was inaugurated on Wednesday at The Cultural House in Riyadh. A specially equipped truck, converted into a fully interactive exhibition space, will travel d»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday said an agreement being reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program requires the kingdom to normalise relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. In a post on social media, the Republican president said the deal doesn’t allow for en»»»

RIYADH: Syria’s Tourism Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with three Saudi technology firms to help accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s tourism sector. The agreement with Tamkeen, Cipher and Hawaz aims to establish an integrated digital ecosystem to modernize tour»»»

JEDDAH: Jeddah Transport Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi smart mobility provider HopOn Mobility to enhance first and last-mile connectivity and support the integration of shared micromobility services into the city’s public transport network. The partnership aims to impr»»»

In a highly provocative act that threatens to ignite regional tensions, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir led over 3,000 settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday, marking the anniversary of the “destruction of the Temple” in a display of force that Palestinian authorit»»»