EVIAN-LES-BAINS: Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet at ​a French lakeside resort on Monday shortly after the US and Iran said they had reached a preliminary deal to end their war. Discussing next steps on Iran will be one of several issues the global leaders will wrestle with during»»»

This week’s agenda — at glance G7 leaders meet Donald Trump in Évian amid growing tensions over Nato, Russia, and Iran EU formally opens accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova EU foreign ministers adopt new sanctions on Russia and discuss measures against Israel MEPs vote on tariffs on US imports»»»

Paris: Over the course of the US-Israeli war on Iran, waves of airstrikes killed an entire echelon of the Islamic republic's political and military elite, starting with supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Donald Trump had claimed in March that the campaign had achieved "regime change",»»»

US and Iran agreed to an “immediate and permanent” end to military operations under a surprise memorandum of understanding, announced via mediator Pakistan on Sunday, with both sides confirming a signing ceremony in Switzerland. The agreement includes plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease sanc»»»

Four years ago, in Doha’s Souq Waqif, thousands gathered night after night in the colours of their national teams, supporting their countries in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Speaking in the many accents of the Arab world, chanting and mingling, theirs was an unplanned harmony among supporters of Arab »»»

Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodomyr Zelensky on Sunday held separate calls with US President Donald Trump as the latter prepared to celebrate his 80th birthday. The leaders discussed the war in Ukraine and their perceptions on how the more then four-year conflict could be ended. Russian»»»

NEW YORK: High oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems won’t be solved overnight, despite an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz announced Sunday. It will likely take months before energy companies can resume operations to the point of meeting the world’s demand, »»»

TEHRAN: Iran on Monday declared it had won “great victories” over the United States after Tehran and Washington announced an agreement to immediately end their months-long conflict, with Iranian officials portraying the deal as a military and political triumph rather than a diplomatic compromise. “»»»

United States President Donald Trump has announced that a ceasefire deal with Iran has been agreed to and that toll-free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will now begin. The agreement, later confirmed by Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Sunday, will immediately end hostiliti»»»

Manila: German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is expected to land here on Monday for a state visit aimed at strengthening political, economic, and security ties between Manila and Berlin, the Presidential Communications Office said. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is will formally welcome»»»

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday welcomed the US-Iran peace deal with its permanent ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as a “critical step” toward resolving the war in the Middle East. “The Secretary-General hopes that the parties will build on this new m»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky each spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, as Trump marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine remained a flashpoint ahead of this week’s G7 summit. Putin’s call with Trump lasted just under an hour,»»»

Share: Illustration – Oil prices tumble after Trump announces deal with Iran. and stock prices surged Iran has not yet officially confirmed the cease-fire agreement, but its state broadcaster took a triumphal tone, declaring that “the United States was forced to accept an end to the war.” Here’s th»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump marked turning 80 on Sunday by hailing an agreement to end the war in Iran hours before a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House. He had been touting the emerging deal for we»»»

Kazakhstan is pursuing a broad programme of economic reforms aimed at attracting long-term investment, deepening capital markets and accelerating diversification beyond extractive industries, government and business leaders said during a discussion at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Develo»»»

LONDON: British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in a dramatic night-time operation hailed by Kyiv as a blow to Moscow’s war machine. Navy commandos boarded the ship in the English Channel by fast-roping from a helicopter in the dark, according»»»

Trump says deal reached with Iran and he has authorized that naval blockade leave Strait of Hormuz ISLAMABAD: Pakistan says the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since the war b»»»

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) inaugurated an interactive and supportive learning space at Al Hidaya School for Special Needs Primary School Boys and Girls in Doha. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al »»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) inaugurated interactive and support learning rooms at Al Hidayah Specialised Primary School for Boys and Girls in the presence of Minister of Education and Higher Education Her Excellency Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater and a»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) celebrated the completion of the Clinical Social Worker Certification Programme organised by the Social Work Department under the Clinical Operations Directorate in collaboration with PHCC’s Workforce Training and Development Dire»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) inaugurated an interactive and supportive learning space at Al Hidaya School for Special Needs Primary School Boys and Girls in Doha. The inauguration ceremony was attended by HE Minister of Education and Higher Education Lolwah bi»»»

GENEVA: Protesters in Geneva threw stones and firecrackers at the police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons during a demonstration Sunday against the G7 summit in nearby Evian. Thousands had turned out in the Swiss city, to protest against the gathering of top world leaders, which start»»»

Share: An anticipated deal to stop the war with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz hangs in the balance as Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon traded strikes Sunday. The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said in a social media post that they had struck a “Hezbollah command center” in Beirut»»»

US President Donald Trump called for restraint on Sunday after Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs threatened to derail what he described as a near-final peace agreement with Iran, warning that a rare opportunity to bring greater stability to the region should not be squandered. “The attac»»»

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan toured the Fish Market at Abu Dhabi’s Mina Zayed on Sunday, reviewing services provided at one of the emirate’s key commercial facilities. During the visit, Sheikh Mohamed inspected the market’s operations and the level of services offered t»»»

RIYADH: As the US-Israeli war with Iran reverberates across the Middle East and the world, few countries have had more at stake than India. Heavily dependent on regional energy supplies, increasingly invested in maritime trade routes, and with millions of citizens living in the Gulf states, New Del»»»

Russian President ‌Vladimir Putin extended birthday greetings to US President Donald Trump on Sunday, describing ​him as a “bright, remarkable person and politician” and suggesting the two leaders could raise their countries’ ties to a new level. “Dear Mr. President, dear Donald, I wholeheartedly c»»»

Arab Finance: Golden Pyramids Plaza (GPPL) posted a 89.01% year-on-year (YoY) decrease in consolidated net profits attributable to the parent company for the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, as per a disclosure. The company recorded net profits after tax of $4.945 million in Q1 2026, compared to $35.9 m»»»

Damascus, June 14 (SANA) Syria’s Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh announced Sunday that 21 official contracts had been signed at the BUILDEX 24 international construction fair, with additional contracts yet to be disclosed. Barnieh said new companies are entering the Syrian market and some im»»»

Etihad Airways on Sunday launched its new service between Abu Dhabi and Damascus, expanding its presence in the Levant and strengthening air links between the UAE and one of the region’s oldest and most historically significant cities. The airline will operate four weekly flights between Abu Dhabi »»»

LONDON: Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League, opened the “Faith in Light of Science and Contemporary Evidence” conference, which gathered prominent Islamic scholars, researchers and intellectuals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Al-Issa also met young leaders, including u»»»

On the eve of the G7 summit in Evian, France, neighbouring Geneva is expecting thousands of protesters to converge on the city on Sunday, under close police surveillance, more than 20 years after the violence that marred the 2003 G8 summit. The "No-G7" coalition of associations, unions, and left-wi»»»

Swiss police on Sunday fired tear gas at demonstrators protesting the upcoming Group of Seven summit in France after some protesters started targeting buildings linked to the United Nations in Geneva. Swiss ​police fired ​tear gas as protesters opposed to ​a ‌G7 ⁠summit across ‌the border in France»»»

JEDDAH: Hayy Jameel is putting on “Red Wind, Coral Worlds,” an exhibition exploring the histories, cultures and ecological relationships that have connected communities across the Red Sea, East Africa and the Indian Ocean for centuries. Curated by Huda Tayob and Miriam Hillawi Abraham, recipients o»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that a peace deal with Iran was still on track to be signed within hours, despite an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs that he said had delayed the plan. "It shook it up. It delayed the signing by a few hours. It was supposed to be now. Now it is sc»»»

RIYADH: A new Coursera report suggests that skills-based hiring is becoming increasingly common in Saudi Arabia, particularly as employers place greater value on generative artificial intelligence competencies. According to Coursera’s Micro-Credentials Impact Report 2026, 99 percent of employers in»»»

Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) inaugurated interactive and support learning rooms at Al-Hidayah Specialized Primary School for Boys and Girls, in the presence of HE Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater, Minister of Education and Higher Education, and a number of as»»»

Search efforts were continuing on Sunday for a missing passenger after a bus veered off the road and plunged into a river near the village of Razan in Iraq's Kurdistan region, local media reported. The accident occurred on Saturday in Erbil province when the large bus left the roadway and overturne»»»

The UAE’s first locally sourced gemstone was unveiled at the 57th Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show, marking a significant milestone for the country’s jewellery industry. Named “Spirit of the Emirates,” the gemstone is fashioned from natural red jasper sourced from the Al Siji region of Fujairah»»»

Damascus, June 14 (SANA) President of Damascus Chamber of Industry Ayman al-Molawi and members of the chamber’s board met Italian Ambassador to Syria Stefano Ravagnan and Italian Trade Agency Commissioner Marina Scognamiglio on Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen industrial and commercial cooperat»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with his US counterpart Donald Trump and wished him a happy 80th birthday, Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov said. The call lasted 55 minutes and covered Ukraine, Iran and broader bilateral relations.Key statements:🔶The conversation was friendly, frank and ev»»»

LONDON: Syrian authorities seized 800,000 captagon pills and 60 kg of cannabis in the provinces of Homs and Deir Ezzor, the Interior Ministry said. The Syrian Drug Enforcement Administration, in coordination with Iraq’s General Directorate for Narcotics Affairs and Psychotropic Substances, arrested»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized Israel for launching a new attack on Beirut's southern suburbs and urged all parties to show restraint in order to achieve a "peace deal." "This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close t»»»

Damascus, June 14 (SANA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan issued a comprehensive Joint Communiqué on Sunday, following extensive, high-level ministerial talks held in the Syrian capital»»»

Cairo: The 111th session of the Committee for Educational Programs for Arab Students in the Occupied Arab Territories commenced at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo, Sunday, under the chairmanship of Palestine. Over the course of five days, the committee will discuss the challenges impos»»»

People stand near the site of an apartment targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA June 14 (UPI) -- The Israeli military launched an attack on Hezbollah targets in Beirut on Sunday, accusing the group of violating a cease-fire agreement earl»»»

London: Britain and Japan on Sunday sealed a sweeping economic and technological partnership, expected to generate over £18 billion ($24 billion) in investment, during a visit to London by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Takaichi held talks at his Dow»»»

NEW DELHI: Indian lawmakers denounced on Sunday the lack of a US apology over the killing of three seafarers off the coast of Oman, as another sailor died from medical complications aboard a vessel stranded in the region amid the US blockade. Aditya Sharma, a cadet, Shivanand Chaurashiya, a fitter,»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) has established itself as one of the world's leading specialized security organizations for major international sporting events, building on years of operational experience, advanced training, and continuous development. Its growing international »»»

Kuwait Airways on Sunday launched its first commercial flights to the Greek island of Mykonos, operating twice-weekly services on Sundays and Thursdays as part of its 2026 summer schedule. Acting Chief Executive Officer Abdulwahab Al Shatti said the new route reflects the airline’s commitment to ex»»»