Dubai: Central banks are expected to keep buying gold over the next year, with reserve managers increasingly treating the metal as a strategic asset during periods of crisis, geopolitical uncertainty and pressure on the US dollar, according to the World Gold Council. (Check latest UAE gold prices h»»»

UAE: AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB), India's largest Small Finance Bank and the first institution in over a decade to receive in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to transition into a Universal Bank, has revised its Foreign Currency Non-Resident [FCNR (B)] deposit rates, with »»»

BEIJING: China denounced on Tuesday European Union claims that Beijing had trained Russian troops sent to Ukraine as “pure slander,” after the bloc’s top diplomat became the latest to raise the issue. China has presented itself as a neutral party since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, although Kyiv’»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s top diplomat was quoted as saying Tuesday that the end of the Iran war included the end of Israel’s occupation of Lebanon. Iranian state television quoted Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi making the comment to foreign diplomats in a briefing. It did not air the remarks, but put them in»»»

NEW YORK: France begin their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign against Senegal on Tuesday night (10 p.m., KSA) at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with Didier Deschamps’ side once again among the favorites to challenge for football’s biggest prize. Ahead of the Group I opener, former France midfielder Pau»»»

SYDNEY: The US military is planning a permanent war-ready weapons stockpile for its Marine Corps on Australia’s southeast coast beyond the range of most Chinese missiles, tender documents show and officials confirmed to AFP. The development of the stockpile, a first for the Marine Corps in Australi»»»

The Government presented on Tuesday the Integrated Civil Monitoring and Analysis System (SIGMA) - a new public tool for transparency in public procurement. The presentation was attended by Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation Ivan Vasilev. Radev explained»»»

ECONOMY Citing estimates released by the National Statistical Institute on Monday, the Trud tabloid daily publishes an article titled “Services Fuel Record-High Inflation”. According to the publication, the sharp rise in service prices has become the main factor behind Bulgaria’s annual inflation r»»»

Washington: Meta has officially announced the launch of an advanced package of artificial intelligence tools integrated into the Facebook, with the aim of transforming the platform into a smart search engine and a fully integrated content creation and editing tool. The new features are based on an »»»

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Solida Capital has announced its first residential development in Romania, marking the company’s entry into the local housing market through a boutique project in Sector 1 of Bucharest. Located near the lakeshore, the development is being carried out in partnership with Romanian construction soluti»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) today officially launched a new edition of the “Hukoomi” platform as part of Qatar’s ongoing efforts to advance digital transformation and achieve the objectives of Qatar National Vision 2030. The Ministry, in a statement»»»

Doha: Qatar's high jump legend Mutaz Barshim and India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will headline a star-studded Wanda Diamond League meeting in Doha this week, with Olympic champions Marileidy Paulino and Soufiane El Bakkali also among the top attractions. The Road to the Final returns to Asia»»»

New Delhi: India blocked access to Telegram messenger on Tuesday ahead of a retest of a nationwide medical college entrance examination, after a scandal last month over a question paper leak. The failure of the hugely competitive exam, along with a separate marking fiasco in high school tests, spar»»»

Dubai: Dubai International Financial Centre has welcomed Oak Hill Advisors after the global credit-focused alternative investment firm received regulatory authorisation from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to establish in the emirate. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bala»»»

Dubai: On a warm Thursday morning, 23 sea turtles made their way back to the ocean from the Dubai coastline. The release happened on June 12, a few days ahead of World Sea Turtle Day on June 16, timed around the right tide and weather conditions. But the significance of the moment was 22 years in t»»»

Dubai: Mubadala Investment Company has acquired $200 million of Equitix’s stake in Greenlink, a subsea electricity interconnector linking Great Britain with Ireland, in a deal that expands the Abu Dhabi sovereign investor’s presence in European energy infrastructure. Sign up for our daily business »»»

Tunis, June 16 (TAP) — The weather, on Tuesday, will be partly cloudy across most parts of the country, with cloud cover gradually increasing during the afternoon over the western highlands of northern and central Tunisia. Thunderstorms accompanied...»»»

NEW DELHI: India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, saying the platform has been used to “defraud candidates” taking a national medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Education said in a statement on Tuesday. The government said it was restricting access to the Telegram pl»»»

TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday it has not yet decided whether its military will join efforts to help the resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran peace deal. US President Donald Trump said that the vital artery for oil and gas would be “completely open” from Friday but added»»»

Foreign tourists' spending in Romania exceeded 5 billion euros in 2025, with visitors from the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and Italy making the largest contribution, according to an analysis published by real estate consultancy Colliers.Based on Eurostat data cited by Colliers, the analy»»»

The National Road Investment Company (CNIR) will sign with Italy's Itinera Spa the SAFE-funded contract for building Section 4 of National Road DN 24 (Iasi) - Border Crossing (Prut Bridge) of the A8 Union Motorway (Targu Neamt - Iasi - Ungheni), after the National Complaint Resolution Council (CNSC»»»

The number of dwellings completed nationwide increased to 11,876 units in the first three months of 2026, compared with 10,962 units in the same period of 2025, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the official statistics, the majority of homes comp»»»

The world's largest independent airport slot coordinator, Airport Coordination Limited (ACL), will provide full coordination services at Bucharest's Henri Coanda International Airport from the 2026-2027 winter season under a multi-year agreement that will come into force on October 25, 2026, the Na»»»

TAROM and Etihad Airways signed a commercial codeshare agreement linking passengers of the Romanian carrier with Etihad Airways' global network of destinations via its Abu Dhabi hub.The agreement was signed within the Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) held»»»

Romanian airline TAROM has financial debts of around 930 million lei, negative equity of 105 million lei and estimates losses of 186 million lei for 2025, interim Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu said in a Facebook post .She also mentioned that the aircraft occupancy rate is below 70%, "well be»»»

New passenger car registrations increased by 7% in May this year compared with the same month in 2025, while registrations of "electrified" vehicles rose by 32%, according to data published by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA).According to data compiled from the Gener»»»

Vehicles manufactured in the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or countries party to the Mediterranean Treaty will be eligible under the Rabla programme, which has received an increased budget of RON 300 million this year, interim Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu announced on»»»

The number of slaughterings and meat production (carcass weight, ed.) increased for cattle and poultry, while it declined for pigs and sheep and goats in April 2026, compared with the same month of the previous year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data.Thus, the number of c»»»

Doha, Qatar: More than two decades after one of the greatest upsets in FIFA World Cup history, France and Senegal are set to renew acquaintances when they launch their Group I campaigns at the New York-New Jersey Stadium today. For France, the memories are impossible to ignore. Back in 2002, Les Bl»»»

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President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree expanding the transfer of state-owned properties to investors as part of the construction of a new administrative complex and a medical town. The document amends several presidential decrees and allows for the alienation of administrative buildi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation’s BilAraby initiative has opened ticket sales for its 2026 Annual Gathering. The event will take place at Multaqa (Education City Student Center) in Doha from September 19-20 under the theme ‘With Our Ideas, We Build’. With ticketing now open, the public can secure pla»»»

More than 96,000 visitors attended the 57th Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show in Sharjah, a 6 per cent increase from the previous edition, underscoring the continued strength of the regional luxury jewellery market and the UAE’s growing position as a trading hub for the industry. The five-day ex»»»

NEW DELHI: India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, saying the platform has been used to “defraud candidates” taking a national medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Education said in a statement on Tuesday. The government said it was restricting access to the Telegram pl»»»

United Nations, United States: More than one billion children face at least three overlapping climate hazards, UNICEF warned Monday, while highlighting the disproportionate impact in some regions of the world. For the report, the UN agency cross-referenced data showing where the roughly 2.4 billion»»»

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met yesterday with Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the State of Qatar H E Ahmad Abdulrahman Al Shuraim. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two countries, along with ways to support and»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation, Katara hosted a Pakistani rice and traditional rice-based sweets tasting event yesterday in cooperation with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the State of Qatar. The event took place at Building 32 in Katara and was attended by Deputy »»»

Doha, Qatar: The US Embassy in Doha has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for proposals under the US-Qatar Strategic Partnership Initiative: Economic, Technology, and Security Cooperation (Freedom250 Commemorative). This funding opportunity seeks to support programmes that advance concrete »»»

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged support on Tuesday for Myanmar in safeguarding its sovereignty, state media reported, as he met with President Min Aung Hlaing in Beijing. China is Myanmar’s most crucial ally and a rare enduring partner after Min Aung Hlaing’s 2021 coup ousted the elected»»»

DUBAI: US President Donald Trump has invited Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Zaidi to visit the White House in mid-July, as Washington and Baghdad seek to deepen political, security and economic cooperation. The invitation was conveyed by US Special Presidential Envoy Tom Barrack during talks with»»»

Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecution has warned that the misuse of electronic transactions and electronic signatures is punishable by up to five years' imprisonment and a fine of up to SR5 million, as the Kingdom strengthens protections for digital dealings. The prosecution said criminal safeguards ar»»»

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Dubai: A powerful climate phenomenon developing thousands of kilometres away in the tropical Pacific Ocean could soon influence weather patterns across the UAE, raising the prospect of hotter conditions, higher humidity and a more active autumn storm season. The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a law introducing amendments to the Law «On the Status of a Deputy of the Zhogorku Kenesh.» The amendments clarify which types of paid activities members of Parliament may engage in alongside their parliamentary duties. The document also provides a more »»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has renamed Kyrgyz Sputnik OJSC, established just four months ago, into Kyrgyz Asman OJSC. The decree was signed by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. The document confirms the new name both for the company itself and for the previously a»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree amending several documents regulating the activities of the Presidential Administration. According to the document, the changes affect the register of state and municipal positions, the regulations governing the Presidential Administration, as w»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) and the General Directorate of the French National Gendarmerie held their first strategic meeting on internal security via videoconference. The meeting was held as part of the fourth round of the strategic dialogue between the State of Qatar and t»»»

Doha, Qatar: HEC Paris, one of the world’s leading business schools, celebrated the achievements of its Middle East graduates at its annual commencement held on June 13 at its main campus near Paris. The ceremony honoured graduates from HEC Paris, Doha’s Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes, bringing to»»»