Artificial intelligence may transform parts of the economy, but it is unlikely to trigger a new era of rapid productivity growth, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Christopher Pissarides. He argues that there is currently little evidence that AI is significantly boosting productivity acros»»»

ANKARA: NATO on Tuesday said core defense spending by Europe and Canada rose 11 percent in 2026, as US President Donald Trump pressures allies to make good on a vow to ramp up budgets. The latest figures were released as leaders from the 32-nation alliance come face-to-face with Trump at a summit i»»»

Ankara, July 7 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump praised the achievements made by President Ahmad al‑Sharaa in Syria over the past 18 months. According to Anadolu Agency, Trump told reporters during his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Anka»»»

RIYADH: A historical and intellectual journey awaits visitors to “Arabic Language: Twenty-Eight Letters of Light,” an exhibition in Riyadh that tells the story of one of humanity’s oldest languages. Through its galleries and interactive displays, the exhibition brings the story of the “language of »»»

LONDON: French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is being widely hailed as historic, making him the first European Union leader to visit Syria since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar Assad in late 2024. For a country emerging from about 14 years of war, diplomatic isolation and econom»»»

Ankara: When US President Donald Trump stepped off Air Force One in Ankara on Tuesday for the Nato summit, one detail immediately caught the world’s attention — it wasn’t the military honour guard or the ceremonial welcome, but the blue carpet laid out on the tarmac instead of the traditional red o»»»

DUBAI: Three tankers were struck by projectiles on Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said, in the latest attacks targeting vessels moving through the narrow mouth of the Arabian Gulf. The new assaults threatened to choke off the flow of traffic in the strait just as countries ho»»»

Truck drivers and producers block cargo access to Viru Viru International Airport to demand that the government of Rodrigo Paz guarantee free transit in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on June 19. Roadblocks demanding the resignation of Bolivian President Paz disrupted transportation and caused shortages of f»»»

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari made a historic visit to Bishkek on July 6 — the first presidential trip from Pakistan to Kyrgyzstan in two decades — signaling a renewed push for regional connectivity and energy cooperation. During talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, the two leaders foc»»»

Wizz Air has introduced two new direct routes from Sofia to Palermo in Italy and Tirana in Albania, expanding its network from Bulgaria. The first flights on the new connections took off on July 4, 2026, with tickets available through the airline’s website and mobile application starting at €19.99 »»»

Dubai: French President Emmanuel Macron and Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa on Tuesday agreed to restore full diplomatic ties, deepen economic cooperation and position Syria as a regional trade hub, even as two explosions wounded 18 people near the hotel where the French leader had spent the night»»»

NEW DELHI: India and Indonesia signed agreements on missile systems on Tuesday, marking an expansion of Indian defense exports and closer security cooperation as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta. Modi arrived in the capital of Southeast Asia’s larges»»»

Dubai Yacht Rental Portal LLC, also known as www.dubaiyachtrental.ae, has launched a centralised platform with one goal: to make yacht charter in Dubai accessible to more people. Until now, the market lacked a shared booking system — customers contacted operators individually, compared pricing manu»»»

Doha: For many Egyptians, emotions are running high as their national team prepares for what is considered one of the biggest matches in the nation's football history against Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16. The Pharaohs have stunned audiences worldwide and kindled an unparalleled »»»

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance at Lebanese Parliament MP Hussein Jishi said recent developments proved that the US-Israeli project in the region have been thwarted, arguing that ‘Israel’ had failed to achieve its stated war objectives. Speaking at a memorial service on Tuesday, Jishi s»»»

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the territory’s health officials said. Medics said an Israeli airstrike had killed a man and wounded two children in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern ‌Gaza. The Israeli ‌military told Reuters they had »»»

JEDDAH: Jeddah’s Hayy Jameel hosted a two-day workshop over the weekend exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming visual storytelling and content production. Organized by POD Media, the “AI-Powered Content Creation” workshop focused on teaching participants how to move beyond experiment»»»

Dubai: When seasoned South Indian actors Revathy and Padmapriya Janakiraman announced that they were resigning from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), it would have been easy to dismiss it as yet another chapter in the organisation's long history of controversy. The two actors also »»»

RIYADH: SRMG Media Solutions (SMS), the commercial and advertising arm of Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG), has entered into a new commercial agreement with TikTok that enables advertisers to access TikTok advertising solutions alongside the region’s largest media portfolio through a single co»»»

JEDDAH: Hafez Gallery in Jeddah is running an exhibition called Between Mist and Meridian, exploring memory, identity and belonging through three distinct artistic practices shaped across generations and geographies. The exhibit features works by Hakim Al-Akel, the late Abdelsattar Al-Mussa and Thu»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the Presidential Palace in Damascus on Tuesday shortly after two explosions near the hotel where Macron had spent Monday night. Photo by Mohamed Al Rifai/EPA July 7 (UPI) -- French President Emmanuel Macron escaped un»»»

Dubai: More than 100 ambassadors, consuls general, heads of mission and senior representatives from government, business and civil society gathered at the Ismaili Centre Dubai for its annual diplomatic lunch, reaffirming the importance of dialogue, international cooperation and humanitarian partner»»»

Novo Nordisk Romania announces a new leadership team structure, with the return of Cecilia Radu as General Manager and the appointment of two new leaders in key areas for the company’s development: Irina Ionescu, Marketing & Strategy Director, and Roxana Popescu, Sales Director. Together, the three»»»

JUBAIL: The UNESCO Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education organized a series of workshops to support the implementation of findings from its periodic report on the quality of education in Arab countries. The workshops highlighted the importance of using the report’s analyses, indic»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Green Building Forum organized an official sideline event at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at UN headquarters in New York. The event, held in cooperation with international partners, had the theme, “Celebrating the Impact of Volunteering: Youth Leadersh»»»

DUBAI: The Saudi Foreign Ministry has led the condemnation of the bomb attacks that took place in Damascus on Tuesday, injuring a number of civilians and security. The explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday as France’s president Emmanuel Macron met with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, in a »»»

President Joseph Aoun is preparing to visit the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump this month, after a new round of Lebanon-Israel talks that will be held next week in Rome. Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said said Aoun will meet with Trump on July 21. Isra»»»

The Lebanese army is fully committed to the Lebanese state’s decisions and the implementation of the framework agreement and does not deviate from Lebanon's political authority, MTV quoted President Joseph Aoun as telling his visitors. Aoun is banking on international and Arab diplomatic efforts to»»»

Jakarta: India will supply Indonesia with long-range missiles, an Indian official said on Tuesday as their leaders agreed to deepen ties in defence, critical minerals and other areas. President Prabowo Subianto is hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jakarta during a three-day state visit»»»

Explosions rocked Damascus on July 7 as France’s president is meeting with his Syrian counterpart in a surprise, landmark visit. Emmanuel Macorn was not at the hotel at the time of the explosions and had already arrived in the pr»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of a Nato summit on July 7. Even though the two leaders are expected to sign several contracts crucial for Syria's reconstruction, security is the main concern - both inside the country, but also in the region. Wester»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Syria that 'France stands by its side' at a press conference in Damascus during his landmark visit to Ahmed al-Sharaa. Both leaders are hoping to bring more investment into the war-torn country as it looks to rebuild, although security challenges still rema»»»

Vietnamese police said Tuesday they had arrested 85 people linked to two "exceptionally large-scale" betting rings worth a combined $133 million, as the government cracks down on illegal gambling during the World Cup. Online gambling is banned in the communist country, but lucrative illegal operati»»»

Ankara: US President Donald Trump and his Nato counterparts are gathering in Turkey on Tuesday for a two-day summit that comes at a turning point in the organisation’s history as the United States steps back from its traditional security role in Europe. Ahead of the meeting in Ankara, Trump has ins»»»

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US President Donald Trump will meet fellow NATO leaders at a summit in Turkey on Tuesday as the alliance tries to persuade him that their countries are actively increasing their military capabilities as US focus shifts away from Europe towards Asia. Earlier, Ukraine launched more than 430 dron»»»

The Muslim Council of Elders is participating in the inaugural edition of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, organised by the United Nations on 6th-7th July, in Geneva, Switzerland. The event brings together government leaders, UN officials, representatives of the private sector, academia, and c»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar has condemned the two explosions that occurred near the Ministry of Tourism in the city of Damascus, capital of the sister Arab Republic of Syria, which resulted in injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed the State of Qatar's firm position of rejecting violence an»»»

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi are scheduled to meet at the NATO summit in Turkey on Tuesday. In this February 2026 photo, Hyun (L) shakes hands with Rubio at the State Department in Washington, D.C. File P»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar has condemned the two explosions that occurred near the Ministry of Tourism in the city of Damascus, capital of the Syrian Arab Republic, which resulted in injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed the State of Qatar's firm position of rejecting violence and »»»

MAIR Group, a strategic investment company focused on grocery retail and commercial real estate, announced the expansion of its presence in the food security sector through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Syrian Arab Republic, in cooperatio»»»

The baseless allegations recently circulated by Israeli officials in a coordinated manner and with calculated timing are part of a disinformation campaign. Netanyahu and his partners in crime deliberately distort any criticism directed at them and seek to divert attention through a systematic propa»»»

Damascus, July 7 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday attended a Syrian-French roundtable at the People’s Palace in Damascus, bringing together senior officials, business leaders and investors ahead of the signing of a series of agreements and memorandums»»»

LONDON: Just 17 percent of people in the UK think Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, according to a new poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Council for Arab-British Understanding. Fifty percent of respondents said they believe genocide is taking place, with the remainder unsure. The f»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A political and diplomatic settlement of the situation in Ukraine remains preferable for Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "It remains preferable for us to resolve this conflict through political and diplomatic means," Peskov told reporters. Russia maintain»»»

Imagine a Hollywood movie. It’s a thriller about a big bad secret. One of those that have far-reaching, even earth-shaking political stakes attached to them; the sort of ‘this-changes-everything’ information that, if revealed, can topple governments, break up alliances, and redefine friends and ene»»»

Polish military counterintelligence will investigate those responsible for exposing secret deliveries of Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has announced. The controversy erupted on Saturday after several Polish social media accounts reported that Wa»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces killed 15 militants in a joint clearance operation after an overnight attack on a police post in the country’s southwestern Balochistan province left nine police officers dead, a provincial government spokesman said on Tuesday. The assault targeted a police post»»»

Eighteen people, including four police officers, were injured Tuesday when two homemade explosive devices exploded near Syria’s Tourism Ministry in central Damascus during a disposal operation, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement carried by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the ministry sa»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s construction index climbed to 56.3 in June, its highest reading on record, as new project starts and stronger demand boosted activity, a new report showed. Compiled by S&P Global, the alrajhi capital Saudi Construction Index rose from 51.2 in May, marking the strongest growth»»»