Arab News 9m

Moroccan captain Ghizlane Chebbak dreams of lifting Women’s AFCON trophy

CAIRO: Ghizlane Chebbak does not remember a time without a ball at her feet. Her late father, Larbi Chebbak, who helped guide Morocco to the Africa Cup of Nations title back in 1976, gave her a football when she was a little girl — and it was love at first sight. She would play in the streets of he»»»

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Gulf News 16m

How India's Gen Z turned exam protests into a viral meme movement

Dubai: India's Gen Z may have taken to the streets to protest repeated examination paper leaks, but they've also unleashed something else entirely: a meme storm that has swallowed social media whole. Every march now spawns a hilarious, acerbic reel. Every police chase becomes a cinematic edit. Ever»»»

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Al Manar 29m

No Guarantees, No Deal: Iran Rejects US Ceasefire Proposal, Warns of Wider War

Iran has formally rejected a US-brokered ceasefire proposal delivered by Iraq’s Prime Minister, refusing to accept a temporary arrangement that lacks enforceable guarantees against further American aggression, according to a report by The New York Times. Citing Iranian and Iraqi officials, the news»»»

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Sputnik 49m

Russia Prefers Diplomatic Settlement in Ukraine - Lavrov

CHOLPON ATA, Kyrgyzstan, (Sputnik) - Moscow prefers a political and diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine conflict, but it cannot do anything about it if the United States shares the assessments of European leaders and Ukraine that the agreements of the Anchorage summit are buried, Russian Foreign M»»»

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Arab News 58m

Iraqi PM takes de-escalation initiative to Tehran

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s government spokesman said Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi carried an initiative to Tehran aimed at easing regional tensions, while Baghdad said it would not allow Iraqi territory to be used to threaten Iran. The remarks came during an official visit by al-Zaidi to Tehran, about a week a»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Flying through the Gulf? Europe's aviation regulator extends high-risk airspace warning

Dubai: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended its safety advisory warning airlines against operating in the airspace over the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and parts of the Gulf of Oman until August 31, citing the continuing risk posed by military activity across the region. Si»»»

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Arab News 1h

Gulf and Arab countries, European leaders slam ‘unacceptable’ Houthi Red Sea tanker attack

BRUSSELS/DUBAI: Gulf and Arab countries have condemned the Houthi attack on a Saudi ship while it was sailing in the Red Sea, saying the act was a flagrant violation of international laws on the freedom of navigation and a direct threat to regional security and stability of the region. The Palestin»»»

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Arab News 1h

Assad loyalists, Syrian Hezbollah members eye return as Lebanon grows unsafe

DAMASCUS: Fearful of political and battlefield developments, former Assad-era officers, personnel and Syrian Hezbollah members who fled to Lebanon after the regime’s fall are searching for safer, more stable options. For some, returning to Syria is becoming “a viable choice.” “We go to sleep hearin»»»

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Arab News 1h

Herbert leads with opening round 61 as DeChambeau chases 3 shots behind

ROCESTER: Lucas Herbert and Bryson DeChambeau picked up right where they left off at Royal Birkdale to sit first and second respectively after the opening round of LIV Golf UK on Thursday. Having finished tied sixth at the Open last weekend, Ripper GC star Herbert closed the day at the JCB Golf and»»»

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The Peninsula 1h

BCCQ brings together UK-Qatar business community at networking evening

Doha, Qatar: The British Chamber of Commerce Qatar (BCCQ) welcomed almost 100 members and guests to B-Lounge, The Ritz-Carlton Doha, for its annual Summer Sundowners, reaffirming the Chamber’s commitment to strengthening business relationships and supporting collaboration across the UK-Qatar busine»»»

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Naharnet 1h

Japanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in 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-largest»»»

Sputnik 1h

IAEA Refuses to Assign Blame for Zaporozhye Nuke Plant Engineer's Murder - Rosatom Head

The IAEA has issued a response to the murder of Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant chief engineer Alexander Yakovlev, but without targeted criticism or naming those responsible, Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev said. "We will persistently raise these issues with the IAEA, inform our partners, and all of »»»

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Gulf News 2h

UAE aid to Gaza reaches $3.12b under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3

Since the launch of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 on 5 November 2023, under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates has set a global benchmark for rapid humanitarian response and sustained support for the Palestinian people in the Gaza S»»»

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Al Manar 2h

American Aggression Claims Lives in Ahvaz as US Strikes Enter 13th Consecutive Night

Four Iranians were martyred and five others injured early Friday when US forces launched a missile strike against targets on the outskirts of Ahvaz, the capital of Khuzestan Province, according to local authorities. Valiollah Hayati, Khuzestan’s deputy governor for security and law enforcement affa»»»

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Arabfinance 2h

PRE Group sees EGP 138.7M block-trading transaction Arab Finance For Information Technology

Arab Finance: Pioneers Properties for Urban Development (PRE Group) witnessed a block-trading deal valued at EGP 138.750 million, according to a bourse filing issued on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) on July 22nd. The transaction was executed on 15 million shares. Earlier this week, Banader Investment»»»

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Arab News 2h

Karim Khan: Forensic ICC prosecutor with fate in the balance

THE HAGUE: Karim Khan will go down in the history of the International Criminal Court as the prosecutor who clinched arrest warrants against the leaders of Russia and Israel but also as the one who “poisoned the atmosphere” within the institution. Rigour and precision are the watchwords of this 56-»»»

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The Peninsula 2h

QLC holds future leaders and changemakers summer camp in Singapore

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 program runs f»»»

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The Peninsula 3h

Security Command Programme equips leaders for challenges

Doha, Qatar: Assistant Director of the Arab and International Police Communication Department at the Ministry of Interior Major Staff Mohammed Abdullah Al Buainain, has highlighted the importance of the Security Command and Staff Programme, describing it as one of the most significant advanced stra»»»

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The Peninsula 3h

Qatar attends Arab Conference of Heads of Immigration

Tunis: The State of 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 the Republic of Tunisia. The Ministry of Interior’s delegation at the conference was headed by D»»»

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Gulf News 3h

Full list: 60 countries hit by new US tariffs over 'forced labour' rules

President Donald Trump's administration has imposed new tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners under a sweeping trade action aimed at pressuring governments to strengthen bans on goods produced with forced labor. The measures, announced under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, affect 99.4% »»»

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Arab News 3h

India protest leaders to meet government after Modi vows action

NEW DELHI: Leaders of India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement said they would meet the government on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged legal reforms and swift punishment for those involved in exam paper leaks. Public frustration has mounted following a series of exam irregularities, »»»

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Arab News 3h

UK PM Burnham heads north to kickstart English ‘devolution’ plans

LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will open his newly created northern office on Friday, as he bids to launch his flagship policy of reversing decades of centralizing power over England in London. Ahead of officially opening his “Number 10 North” hub in Manchester, Burnham — who replaced »»»

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UPI 3h

U.S., Iran trade attacks; Trump says Iran to pay for ship damage - UPI.com

Cargo vessels are seen at one end of the Strait of Hormuz near the coast of Dibba Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday. President Donald Trump said Thursday that vessels damaged transiting the strait would be paid from frozen Iranian assets. Photo by EPA July 24 (UPI) -- The United States »»»

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24 News Agency 3h

Three Kyrgyz companies included in EU's 21st package of sanctions - | 24.KG

The European Union’s 21st package of sanctions against Russia includes three companies from Kyrgyzstan. The sanctions package also prohibits transactions with one Kyrgyz commercial bank, TASS reported. According to it, the EU added 15 companies from China and 11 companies from five other countries »»»

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Arab News 4h

Two Chinese supertankers with Saudi oil exit Red Sea

SINGAPORE: Two Chinese supertankers carrying a combined 4 million barrels of Saudi Arabian oil exited the Red Sea via the Bab El-Mandeb strait on Thursday, shipping data showed, apparently escaping a blockade on shipments of Saudi oil by Yemen’s Houthi militias even as other Saudi vessels came unde»»»

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Al Majalla 4h

JD Vance alarms the US pro-Israel hawks by putting America first

US Vice President JD Vance’s recent interview on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast revealed the unease with which Americans increasingly see Israel, alongside a deepening rift within the US administration over policies that, for decades, have been considered ‘beyond debate’. The mammoth interview, at nea»»»

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Arab News 4h

US is ready to help end the ‘senseless war’ in Ukraine but no quick deal ahead, Rubio says

MANILA, Philippines: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the Trump administration is poised to help end the “senseless war” in Ukraine but acknowledged there is no quick path to a deal, saying diplomacy will require sustained effort and new ideas. Rubio, who held talks with his Rus»»»

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Gulf News 4h

Has Bollywood embraced token activism? Why fans are questioning the industry's perfectly timed posts

Dubai: For an industry that never misses an opportunity to promote a film, celebrate a birthday or plug a brand collaboration, Bollywood's silence over the past several weeks was impossible to ignore. Then, almost in uncanny unison, the statements began to appear. It started Wednesday night (July 2»»»

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France24 4h

Trump threatens Iran and Houthi rebels with 'major military punishment'

Iran and the United States threatened to intensify attacks on Thursday after Yemen's Houthi rebels struck Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, driving Brent crude above $100 a barrel and fuelling fears of a widening regional conflict and renewed pressure on the global economy. Iran and the United Stat»»»

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BNE 5h

Czech PM Babiš leads business delegation to Serbia to boost investment ties

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš led a high-level business delegation to Serbia on July 23, seeking to deepen trade and investment ties as Czech companies pursue opportunities in infrastructure, defence, transport, healthcare and advanced technologies, Serbian news agency Tanjug reported»»»

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Arab News 5h

US is ready to help end the ‘senseless war’ in Ukraine but no quick deal ahead, Rubio says

MANILA, Philippines: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the Trump administration is poised to help end the “senseless war” in Ukraine but acknowledged there is no quick path to a deal, saying diplomacy will require sustained effort and new ideas. Rubio, who held talks with his Rus»»»

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The Budapest Times 5h

Magyar takes axe to Orbán-era fat cats

The government will significantly reduce the number of supervisory board and board of directors members appointed at state-owned companies to the statutory minimum, and will also cut their remuneration — the Prime Minister announced at the government spokesperson's briefing on Thursday. The Prime M»»»

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Gulf News 6h

He hid in airport transit for 45 days. Dubai Police were watching

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»»»

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Arab News 7h

Prime Minister Carney says Canada is ready to respond if Trump’s new tariffs go into effect

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»»»

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Arab News 7h

Trump’s new tariffs draw global backlash, with Brazil threatening WTO action

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»»»

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Gulf News 10h

Prime Minister Carney says Canada is ready to respond if Trump's new tariffs go into effect

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»»»

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Arab News 10h

Prime Minister Carney says Canada is ready to respond if Trump’s new tariffs go into effect

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»»»

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Arab News 11h

Syrian forces seize over 700,000 Captagon pills in smuggling attempt from Lebanon

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»»»

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Qatar Tribune 11h

JUSTICE MINISTER MEETS UAE, KUWAIT AMBASSADORS

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»»»

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Qatar Tribune 11h

QLC Future Leaders & Changemakers Summer Camp set for Singapore sojourn

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»»»

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Qatar Tribune 11h

Qatar joins others to discuss immigration and passports control at Tunisia meet

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»»»

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Arab News 12h

UN missing persons chief says search efforts advancing in Syria but still no office in Damascus

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»»»

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The Peninsula 12h

Qatar, seven Arab and Islamic countries condemn Israeli escalation in Al Aqsa Mosque

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»»»

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Arab News 12h

Analysis: Could the Saudi-US cooperation result in a nuclear Aramco?

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»»»

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Arab News 12h

Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut

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»»»

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Jordan Times 12h

Total exports rise 11.6% in five months to reach JD5.183b — DoS

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»»»

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France24 12h

Trump says Saudi nuclear deal contingent on Riyadh normalising relations with Israel

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»»»

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France24 12h

Why Iran is targeting Kuwait's desalination plants as part of its war strategy

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 »»»

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Arab News 12h

Saudi Arabia joins Arab, Muslim nations in condemning Ben-Gvir’s Al-Aqsa raid

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»»»

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Qatar Tribune 12h

Foreign ministers of Qatar and seven other Arab, Islamic countries condemn Israeli escalation at Al-Aqsa Mosque

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»»»

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