ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is exploring ​a path toward a resumption of stalled US-Iran talks over ending their nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said, following a push initiated by China. Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni to Isla»»»

India has extended a mobile internet shutdown in the capital, New Delhi, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces his biggest youth-led challenge since taking office in 2014. Leaders of the youth-led "Cockroach" movement are due to meet government officials later today in an effort to resolve a stando»»»

Dubai: The conflict between the United States and Iran continues to escalate, with fresh military action, new travel warnings and growing concerns over shipping and aviation across the Middle East. While the UAE remains safe and airports are operating normally, the latest developments have prompted»»»

New Delhi: Talks between the Indian government and leaders of the youth-led "Cockroach" movement failed to make headway Friday, as protesters gathered in the nation's capital to push for an overhaul of the education system. Senior ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met with leaders of the social»»»

Damascus, July 24 (SANA) Agriculture Minister Basel al-Suwaidan met on Friday with Qatari Ambassador to Damascus Khalifa Abdullah Al Mahmoud to discuss strengthening agricultural cooperation and developing bilateral relations to enhance trade exchange between the two countries. Al-Suwaidan stressed»»»

BISSAU: Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, who was being held in prison for alleged involvement in coup attempts, has been released for medical treatment in Portugal, judicial and security sources say. Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cap»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received the top-performing Year 12 students for the 2025-2026 academic year, along with a number of outstanding teachers and education leaders. At the start of the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed congratulated the students, their fam»»»

The Israeli military shot and killed four Palestinians in the village of Tell in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Friday, raising tensions in the occupied territory after an Israeli settler was killed in a confrontation with local residents. Two other Israelis and four m»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a forceful response Friday after a clash in the West Bank killed an Israeli and four Palestinians, while the military announced preparations for a new operation in the occupied area. Violence in the West Bank has surged since the Gaza war began with H»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to President Joseph Aoun in their Washington meeting to restrain Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and prevent him, as much as possible, from escalating tensions, an informed political source said. Trump also responded positively to Aoun's proposals, part»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to President Joseph Aoun in their Washington meeting to restrain Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and prevent him, as much as possible, from escalating tensions, an informed political source said. Trump also responded positively to Aoun's proposals, part»»»

MAKKAH: Roughly 500 private museums and dozens of heritage villages have made Aseer one of Saudi Arabia's foremost cultural destinations. The villages retain their original architectural character; together with the museums, they document decades of social and economic life in the region, drawing v»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, on Friday, July 24, 2026, received HE Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, who is currently visiting the country. »»»

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»»»

A landmark US-Saudi nuclear agreement will only proceed if Riyadh joins the Abraham Accords and establishes diplomatic relations with Israel, the White House said on Thursday. The deal would use American technology and expertise to help the Kingdom develop a civilian nuclear energy program. The cla»»»

RIYADH: In a country where fresh water is manufactured rather than naturally abundant, every advance in desalination carries significant value. Saudi Arabia’s vast desalination network supplies millions of homes, businesses and industries every day, transforming seawater into one of the Kingdom's m»»»

Four Palestinians and an Israeli were killed in a shooting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Friday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. Violence between Israeli settlers and troops and Palestinians has risen sharply in the occupied Palestinian territory since the start of the Gaza war. Four ​P»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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-»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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% »»»

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, »»»

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 »»»

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 »»»

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 »»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»