Rescue workers from Argentina assess buildings affected by the double earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Sunday, 11 days after the double earthquake struck the country. Proto by Ronald Pen/EPA July 6 (UPI) -- Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez has alleged that opponents made attemp»»»

DAMASCUS: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Monday in Syria, making him the first major western leader to visit the war-torn country since the ouster of Bashar Assad in 2024. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited April but Macron is the first leader from western Europe or North Amer»»»

Israel has no intention of leaving Lebanon. At least, it won’t do so now and on terms that would suit Beirut (not to mention Hezbollah and Tehran). Moreover, in parallel with the Lebanese campaign, West Jerusalem is reactivating operations in Syria: Israeli forces launched an artillery strike on th»»»

BEIRUT: Christian leaders in southern Lebanon have firmly rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that some border villages sought annexation by Israel, dismissing the remarks as an attempt to pressure the Lebanese authorities into disarming Hezbollah. Communities from about 13 C»»»

LONDON: A delegation from the Syrian Arab Republic is participating in the World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland, as the country seeks to rebuild and reconnect with the global economy. The delegation, which is led by Khaled Al-Homsi, director general of Syria’s T»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s banking regulator has licensed Daftar Technologies to provide buy now, pay later services, bringing the total number of finance companies authorized by the monetary authority to 76. The Saudi Central Bank, known as SAMA, said that the decision reflects its endeavor to support»»»

RIYADH: The Culinary Arts Academic Program has returned this month to equip Saudis with industry-ready skills while creating sustainable career opportunities in one of the Kingdom’s fastest-growing cultural sectors, according to the CEO of the Culinary Arts Commission. Speaking to Arab News, Mayada»»»

LONDON: Palestinian rescue teams recovered the bodies of eight people on Monday from rubble in Gaza City as the death toll from the Israel war rose to 73,098 since October 2023. The bodies belong to members of the Safadi family, who lived in a house in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. Th»»»

The Mathematics Days in Sofia international conference opened at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences’ (BAS) central building on Monday. Held under the auspices of President Iliana Iotova, the forum will run until July 10 and brings together more than 200 researchers from over 30 countries. The event »»»

MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia’s nonprofit sector is transforming from a traditional charitable ecosystem into a strategic driver of social innovation and community-led development, according to the general manager and spokesperson for the country’s National Center for Nonprofit Sector. Abdullah Al-Shomer sp»»»

LONDON: The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had detained several Israeli settlers who tried to cross into Syrian territory through the Mount Hermon area. The group, which calls itself the Bashan Pioneers, posted a brief video on Instagram earlier on Sunday saying its members were “marching »»»

US President Donald Trump has suggested that he may need a restraining order against Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, reviving a public feud between the two leaders. The Italian prime minister last month dismissed Trump’s claim that she had desperately been seeking a photo opportunity with hi»»»

DOHA: President of the Qatar Olympic Committee HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani met with Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Qatar HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the cooperation between the State of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in t»»»

Doha: Qatar's Shura Council has approved a draft law on state property in its amended form and a new traffic bill before concluding the first ordinary session of its second legislative term, corresponding to the council's 54th annual session. Meeting at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall under the chairmansh»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone on Monday with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu about the current situation in the Middle East, regional and global security challenges, as well as further development of Serbia-Israel bilateral relations. In an Instagram post, Vucic wrote t»»»

KHARTOUM: A series of attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces near the western border with Chad have razed multiple villages and displaced thousands of people, according to two survivors and the United Nations. The RSF has been at war with the Sudanese army since April 2023, and has be»»»

DOHA: The Shura Council has approved a draft law on state property in its amended form and a new traffic bill before concluding the first ordinary session of its second legislative term, corresponding to the council's 54th annual session. Meeting at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall under the chairmanship o»»»

Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday praised the statements issued by the heads of municipal councils and religious leaders in southern border villages and towns, particularly the Christian ones in the districts of Marjeyoun and Bint Jbeil. He specifically mentioned the statement issued by the municipalit»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday urged the United States not to sell its advanced F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, arguing it would "upset the power balance" in the region. "I don't think they should be given F-35s or the engines for their fighter jets, because that'll upset the powe»»»

DOHA: The Shura Council has approved a draft law on state property in its amended form and a new traffic bill before concluding the first ordinary session of its second legislative term, corresponding to the council's 54th annual session. Meeting at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall under the chairmanship o»»»

DUBAI: The son of detained Gaza hospital director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya said the family was “anxiously awaiting” Israel’s response to concerns over the doctor’s deteriorating condition in custody. Elias Abu Safiya’s remarks came after the Israeli Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the government to re»»»

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s upcoming first official visit to Saudi Arabia is set to broaden bilateral ties, his office said on Monday, after receiving the Kingdom’s official invitation. Saudi Ambassador Abdullah bin Abiyah met with the prime minister at the Cabinet Secretaria»»»

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Sputnik) - Rosatom will almost certainly be indispensable to any resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue," CEO Alexey Likhachev told reporters on Monday. "Of course, in the resolution of the so-called Iranian nuclear issue, most likely, there will be a certain mission, a cert»»»

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Monday addressed Druze chieftain Walid Jumblat by saying that “history does not move backward,” in an ongoing spat between the two leaders over the 1949 Armistice Agreement with Israel. “There is no doubt that the Armistice Agreement was indeed the basis betwe»»»

Evgeni Dimitrov of the University of Southern California has been named this year's recipient of the Mathematics Prize of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Julian Revalski, chairman of the Prize Committee, said at the conference Mathematics Days in So»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, met on Monday, July 6, 2026, with HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations between the two count»»»

MP Hassan Fadlallah of Hezbollah on Monday lauded the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil Fahmy, for his stance against Israel’s demolition of a residential neighborhood in the southern town of Bint Jbeil. “Meanwhile, the Lebanese authorities maintain a suspicious silence, after having gran»»»

SAN DIEGO: A Saudi delegation led by Vice Minister of Health for Planning and Development Abdulaziz Al-Rumaih concluded its participation in the BIO International Convention in San Diego. The delegation achieved several key outcomes, including signing strategic agreements and partnerships with lead»»»

An Israeli strike on a car in the country's south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian work»»»

Ukrainian emergency personnel work at the scene of a Russian missile strike on a residential district of Kyiv on Monday. Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA July 6 (UPI) -- At least 13 people were killed and 46 injured, five of them children, in a major Russian airborne assault on Kyiv overnight, a day b»»»

The Trump name is now attached to no fewer than three vast developments in Romania — and there is still some way to go before the end of the presidential term. A luxury district is planned in Cluj-Napoca, a Trump Tower in Bucharest, and, in the capital, even a themed park bearing the president’s na»»»

UNITED NATIONS, New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that an uncontrolled “experiment” is being run on the world’s societies through the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence “without a plan, and without consent,” as he unveiled a new AI Child Safety Pledge and renew»»»

Speaker of Lebanon’s Parliament Nabih Berri praised positions announced by municipal councils and religious leaders in border villages rejecting Israeli claims alleging that residents of these communities sought to join the Israeli entity. In remarks cited by local media on Monday, the Lebanese spe»»»

Dubai: Entrepreneurs looking to start a business in the UAE should pay close attention to artificial intelligence (AI), food security, manufacturing and compliance, according to several business leaders at a panel discussion in Dubai. The business leaders say these sectors are creating new opportun»»»

Evgeni Dimitrov of the University of Southern California has been named this year's recipient of the Mathematics Prize of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Julian Revalski, chairman of the Prize Committee, said at the conference Mathematics Days in So»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, 6 July 2026: First, the French papers ready themselves for an upcoming verdict in far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's embezzlement case. Next, the New York Times features a long read on the battle for the internet’s soul. Also, Folarin Balogun will»»»

Doha, Qatar: President of the Qatar Olympic Committe HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani met today with HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the cooperation between the State of Qatar and the United Arab »»»

An Israeli drone strike targeted Monday a car in Nabatieh al-Fawqa in south Lebanon, while drones also dropped stun grenades on the southern town. The National News agency said Israeli forces detonated houses overnight into Monday in the southern border towns of Aitaroun and Houla. Israeli forces h»»»

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Member of “Loyalty to Resistance” Parliamentary Bloc, Dr. Hasan Fadlallah, expressed his “deepest appreciation of the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Mr. Nabil Fahmy, for his stance against the barbaric and brutal behavior of the Israeli enemy in bombing a residential neighborhood in the city»»»

Dubai: The UAE's record in AI is not in doubt. An early adopter, the first country to create a ministry for it, government-backed companies like Core42 building with international partners on a serious scale. The country's technology bets have also carried a streak of caution, and that caution is a»»»

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son and successor was not among the family members and thousands of mourners who turned out Sunday for a second day of ceremonies to honour Iran’s late supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the public eye since he was wounded in the strike that killed his fat»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, attended the Dubai Gaming Retreat, where he met representatives from 80 of the world's leading local and international gaming co»»»

President Nicusor Dan will take part, between 7 and 8 July in the reunion of the head of states and government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) which will take place in Ankara, Turkiye, informed on Saturday the Presidential Administration.The Summit agenda includes a meeting at the »»»

Dubai: Ajman Free Zone is stepping up its international expansion, planning to double its overseas presence by next year as it seeks to attract more manufacturers, SMEs and investors from India, China and other key markets. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Speaking at t»»»

Cairo — Egyptian equities extended their recovery on Sunday, 5 July, as renewed foreign buying, strong performance by Commercial International Bank (CIB) and broad-based sector gains reinforced investor confidence in Egypt’s improving macroeconomic outlook and capital-market reforms. The benchmark »»»

Damascus, July 6 (SANA) A national workshop on food safety governance opened in Damascus on Monday, bringing together government officials, United Nations representatives and industry stakeholders to discuss strengthening Syria’s food safety system. The workshop, organized by the Ministry of Econom»»»

Iran began a procession Monday through its capital, Tehran, for the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei's flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed Feb. 28 in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States, sat on board a truck»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had asked to be annexed by Israel, in order to be protected from Hezbollah militants. Lebanon was drawn into the wider Middle East war on March 2 when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retal»»»

Israel's military chief, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, visited troops stationed near Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, vowing that the army would "continue to operate decisively to remove threats from Lebanese territory". Israeli forces have continued to clash with Hezbollah fighters »»»