Arab Finance: Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid welcomed a delegation from DP World and discussed plans to expand distribution and logistics centers and boost trade with African markets, according to a statement. This comes as part of the government’s efforts to position Egypt »»»

Egypt’s automotive manufacturing ambitions received a fresh boost after Alkan Holding announced plans to invest $120 million in a new vehicle assembly facility, positioning local manufacturing at the centre of its next growth phase while supporting Cairo’s wider effort to turn the country from a ve»»»

DUBAI: Miss Lebanon 2025, Perla Harb, will put Lebanese culture on the global stage as she contributes a children’s book by actress and author Razane Jammal to the Miss World Children’s Library initiative. Harb has selected the British-Lebanese actress’s “Lulu and Blu” for inclusion in the internat»»»

Dubai: Pakistan’s federal budget for 2026-27 delivers one of the most significant packages of incentives for overseas Pakistanis in recent years, while reinforcing the government’s commitment to fiscal stability, IMF-backed reforms and economic discipline. Presented by Pakistan Finance Minister Muh»»»

The United Arab Emirates’ non-oil private sector has witnessed its most significant expansion in nine months, driven by robust demand and favorable economic conditions. According to a recent survey by S&P Global, the UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 55.4 in December, up from 54.2 in Nov»»»

A comprehensive national project to develop all sectors. Figures and statistics have revealed the size of the various national projects carried out by the armed forces as part of the comprehensive development plan launched by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. Over the past decades, these sectors have»»»

Damascus, June 14 (SANA) Syrian companies signed a series of agreements with Turkish and Saudi partners on Saturday aimed at supporting reconstruction projects, industrial development and infrastructure investment in Syria. The agreements, announced on the sidelines of the Buildex International Con»»»

JEDDAH: Palestinian chef and restaurateur Salam Daqqaq has struck an emotional chord across the Gulf with the release of her debut cookbook, “Bint Maryam.” The owner of Dubai restaurants Bait Maryam and Sufret Maryam — both recognized with Michelin Guide Bib Gourmands — said readers have told her t»»»

RIYADH: The fundamentals underpinning Saudi Arabia’s housing market “transcend” the impact of the Iran war, a property expert has said after residential transaction volumes fell 50 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026. Uncertainty caused by the conflict, which began on Feb. 28, was cit»»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said two drones, suspected to have been launched by militant group Hezbollah from Lebanon, struck northern Israel on Sunday but caused no casualties. “Two impacts of suspicious aerial targets in Israeli territory were identified near the Israel-Lebanon border. No inj»»»

Arab Finance: As part of the Egyptian government’s aggressive economic reform strategy to transition toward a knowledge-based economy and diversify its foreign currency streams, the state has renewed its focus on capitalizing on service exports and positioning Egypt as a premier global hub for offs»»»

Vancouver, Canada: Australia scored a stunning 2-0 upset over Turkiye in their World Cup Group D opener on Saturday as coach Tony Popovic's bold selection gamble paid off. Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored the goals and rookie goalkeeper Patrick Beach produced a string of crucial saves t»»»

Vancouver, Canada: Australia scored a stunning 2-0 upset over Turkey in their World Cup Group D opener on Saturday as coach Tony Popovic's bold selection gamble paid off. Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored the goals and rookie goalkeeper Patrick Beach produced a string of crucial saves to»»»

Doha, Qatar: First Vice Chairman of Qatar Chamber (QC), Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar Al Kuwari, received yesterday a trade delegation from the United Republic of Tanzania, headed by Eng. Peter Sikalumba, representative of the Ministry of Public Works. The meeting was attended by Qatar Chamber Board M»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Markhiya Gallery at Fire Station: Artist in Residence, in collaboration with the Dalloul Artist Collective, announced yesterday the launch of an art exhibition titled ‘Lines of Belonging’, featuring Qatari artist Salman Al Malek and Lebanese artist Fawzi Baalbaki. The exhibition wil»»»

Egypt is entering a decisive phase in its industrial policy, with industrial zones and complexes emerging as the backbone of its economic transformation. Far from being mere clusters of factories, the complexes are designed as integrated ecosystems that align government incentives with private inve»»»

Arab Finance: India-based textile manufacturer Prestige Denim Mills signed a deal with the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) to develop a denim fabric production facility in the West Qantara Industrial Zone, according to a statement. With investments totaling $20 million (EGP 1 billion), the integr»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, has vehemently condemned the malicious media allegations and unverifiable information circulating against the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar. He stressed that these allegations and i»»»

PARIS: From the outset, China wasn’t included when major powers gathered in 1975 at a chateau outside Paris to fix the slumping global economy, the first of what have become annual summits by the G7 club of wealthy nations to forward their interests. No surprise there. Imagining Chinese revolutiona»»»

Arab Finance: Housing and Development Properties (HDP), the real estate arm of Housing and Development Bank, has signed a partnership agreement with TULUA Developments and Radisson Blu to develop and operate a hotel within Blu Stays, the final phase of The Island project in Marina 5 on Egypt's Nort»»»

Cairo: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, has condemned what he described as misleading media reports and allegations that lack accuracy and objectivity and target the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar in a futile attempt to undermine their efforts, standing and»»»

Events move fast in Britain nowadays. Just as I finished writing this article, Sir Keir Starmer lost one of his most important ministers. When the news came in that his Defence Secretary, John Healey, had resigned, it was clear I’d have to go back to the beginning and start again. Soon after, Minis»»»

On 7 June, US President Donald Trump remarked in an interview that he would “like to see a more surgical attack on Hezbollah...we can help with that, or we can recommend Syria...They have a very good leader (President Ahmed al-Sharaa)...and he would love to help.” In the days that followed, multipl»»»

Cairo: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, has condemned what he described as misleading media reports and allegations that lack accuracy and objectivity and target the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar in a futile attempt to undermine their efforts, standing and»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will meet leaders from the Middle East and join a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during next week's Group of Seven summit in France, senior US administration officials said on Saturday. Trump is scheduled to travel to Evian on Monda»»»

The European Union will resume membership negotiations with Ukraine on Monday after Hungary's new government lifted a long-standing veto imposed by former prime minister Viktor Orban. EU leaders said all member states had agreed to open the first phase of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, m»»»

Saudi Arabia has inked a series of significant agreements at the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) in Riyadh, aiming to secure vital raw materials for its burgeoning iron and steel sector. The conference marked a pivotal moment as 126 agreements and memorandums of understanding were sealed, amassing an i»»»

Dubai: The war was meant to weaken Iran. Nearly four months after the war began, it may have done the opposite. Instead of regime change or nuclear rollback, analysts say Tehran has emerged more militarised, more risk-tolerant and still firmly in control of its strategic programme, according to The»»»

Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups appealed to the international community in France on Friday to keep pursuing a two-state solution, warning that the window for peace is narrowing. The call came as world powers gathered amid mounting concern over settlement expansion and violence in the »»»

The Israeli army on Saturday issued evacuation warnings for the southern city of Nabatieh and more than 20 other locations across Lebanon as strikes were reported in the country's south and east. The latest strikes came as the US and Iran indicated they were close to reaching a deal on en»»»

Arab Finance: Egyptian mobility startup ARRW has bagged a $4 million investment from Tasheed Egypt, providing new capital to support the company's operational and technology development plans. The investment will be directed toward expanding ARRW's driver network, upgrading its technology infrastru»»»

QNA Cairo The Arab Parliament has condemned the misleading media reports and allegations against the State of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, asserting that they constitute a desperate attempt to undermine their efforts, standing, and active role in supporting security and stability at both the»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Podar Pearl School (PPS), Al Meshaf Campus, and Pearl School, Al Dafna Campus, have been conferred the prestigious Diamond Category Award by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), Qatar, for the academic year 2025–2026. The award recognises the schools’ ex»»»

QNA Doha Al Markhiya Gallery at Fire Station: Artist in Residence, in collaboration with the Dalloul Artist Collective, announced yesterday the launch of an art exhibition titled ‘Lines of Belonging’, featuring Qatari artist Salman Al Malek and Lebanese artist Fawzi Baalbaki. The exhibition will op»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha The Australia-Qatar Business Association (AQBA) recently held a networking event themed “Strengthening the Australia–Qatar Partnership,” bringing together HE Shane Flanagan, ambassador of Australia to Qatar, Laila Al Jafairi, director of Public Sector Services at the Qatar Fina»»»

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was among tech leaders who raised concerns to senior Trump administration officials this week about security risks in Anthropic’s most advanced AI models, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.Jassy’s involvement sheds light on the extraordinary move by Anthropic on F»»»

The international aid group Doctors Without Borders found a pattern of abuse and sexual exploitation by some local and foreign staff working in Chad along the Sudanese border, in some cases targeting underage girls or trading food or jobs for sex with refugees, according to a confidential internal »»»

LONDON: A cache of previously undeclared chemical weapons from the Assad era has been uncovered by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ technical secretariat and Syria’s interim authorities, exposing a potential security threat should other remaining stockpiles fall into the wr»»»

Exactly one year ago, on June 13, 2025, the world entered a new reality. A new chapter was opened in the history of the Middle East, in the history of Iran, and in the long-running confrontation between Iran and Israel. What had spent decades unfolding as a covert, hybrid, and indirect struggle sud»»»

MAKKAH: Abdullah Al-Nashiri’s journey into agriculture began long before he planted his first mango tree. As a former teacher, with chalk in hand, he planted knowledge in the minds of his students, while his heart remained tied to a mango tree that had yet to be planted. When he decided to leave te»»»

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Republic of India over the victims of an air force plane crash in Assam state, which resulted in the deaths of several soldiers. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to th»»»

Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), expressed his condemnation and denunciation of the malicious media allegations and undocumented information circulating that target the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the State of Qatar, which seek to cast doubt on th»»»

A funeral has been held for 11-year-old Lyhanna. Her murder has sparked a national debate over child sexual abuse and failures of the French judicial system. The suspect, Jérôme Barella, had been previously accused. It’s now been discovered that child protection authorities in the US flagged his su»»»

AMMAN — World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, accompanied by Ousmane Dione, Vice President for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, has begun a three-day visit to Jordan focused on supporting growth and job creation under the country’s Economic Modernisation Vi»»»

Peru's leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez on Friday proposed a recount to his conservative rival Keiko Fujimori, citing alleged irregularities after votes coming in from abroad were tallied. Counting that continues at a sluggish pace has Fujimori ahead by a razor-thin margin. Peru's lef»»»

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been re-elected as chairman of Fidesz for another year, securing an overwhelming mandate at the party’s 32nd congress in Budapest on Saturday. The backbone of Fidesz stays Orbán, who was the sole candidate for the position, received 729 votes from 73»»»

Momentum for a deal to end the Iran war appeared to grow Saturday as key mediator Pakistan said an agreement was closer than “ever before,” while US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz at next week’s G7 summit. A senior US official, speaking on condition of a»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other world leaders during next week's G7 Summit in France, with discussions expected to focus on economic growth, supply chains, Artificial Intelligence (AI), investment partnerships and a range of global security cha»»»

So the Baltic and Nordic countries recently hosted a regional summit. And Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky dropped by, having apparently traded his lawn ops uniform for that of a nightclub bouncer. If the Western press is to be believed, he was there to “share drone technology” with them. Who better to »»»

CAIRO: Iranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home. US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he called off fresh strikes on Iran as he claimed a deal to end the war was imminent. Back-and-forth strik»»»