The global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday reinstated Syria's voting rights at the body, rewarding Damascus for "constructive engagement" with the organization and a willingness to destroy previously hidden stockpiles of toxic munitions. The decision by the executive council of the Organizati»»»

He is the grandson of an influential Shiite cleric, born in Qom — the heart of religious studies in Iran — and raised in a traditional family that embraced the theocracy. But by his late 20s, he had stopped praying and given up on clerical rule. Now, he can barely discuss politics or religion with »»»

Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) have inaugurated the first phase of their partnership to establish a major charge point hub, exclusive for DTC’s electric taxi fleet. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, and Abdul Muhsen Ibrahim Kalbat, Chairman»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met in Jeddah on July 9 with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during his official visit to the Kingdom. The two officials reviewed bilateral relations and discussed prospects for energy cooperation, joint investm»»»

Tunis, July 9 (TAP) – Ways to establish close cooperation between Tunisia's Fidaa Foundation and Jordan's Hashemite Commission for Disabled Soldiers were discussed during a meeting held on Wednesday between Tunisia's Ambassador to Jordan, Moufida...»»»

LONDON: Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks escalated after the US renewed airstrikes on Iran, triggering retaliation by Tehran in the Gulf. Just two tankers had so far sailed through the strait in th»»»

An agreement on the European Union's 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) could be reached by the end of the year, Ireland's Ambassador to Bulgaria, Catherine Bannon, said on Thursday. She presented the priorities of Ireland's six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union, wh»»»

Serbia has approved the extradition of former Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) executive director Stoyan Mavrodiev, his lawyer, Emanuel Yordanov, told BTA on Thursday. Yordanov added that while the procedure has not yet been fully completed, the extradition is expected to take place within the next»»»

It's that time of the week again! Time to unwind, explore, and create unforgettable memories - and this weekend, there's lots happening. Have fun with family and friends by challenging yourself at an indoor treadmill race, discover the beauty of Islamic art with your little ones, or indulge in Paki»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar strongly condemned the repeated Iranian attacks on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the State of Kuwait, considering them a blatant violation of the sovereignty of these countries and a flagrant breach of international law. In a statement on Thur»»»

Ukraine’s energy sector was already hopelessly outdated even before the current crisis began. Escalating attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and Moscow’s inevitable counterstrikes could land a fatal blow, says Russian national Energy Security Fund expert Igor Yushkov. At the moment, Russian at»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD), in its weekend weather forecast, warned of strong winds and high seas, with temperatures ranging between 34°C and 44°C until Saturday, July 11, 2026. The department said that days will continue to be hot, with blowing dust due to the Northwesterl»»»

Beijing: A deadly fire at a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday resulted in "heavy human losses", President Xi Jinping said, as dozens of fire and rescue personnel raced to extinguish the blaze. The fire broke out at the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang city, Fujian province, around noon, th»»»

RIYADH: The first international edition of Saudi Arabia’s LEAP conference in Hong Kong has “created real impact,” the chairman of the country’s cybersecurity federation said during a speech at the event. Faisal Al-Khamisi, chairman of the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones, »»»

Mumbai, India: Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported on Thursday double-digit growth in revenue for the April-June quarter, with Asia's largest outsourcer helped by a weak rupee and greater spending from banking customers. The leader of India's $315 billion software services indu»»»

Colombo: Suresh Sallay, a retired Sri Lankan major general and counterterrorism expert, has addressed the Pentagon and the United Nations on subjects including social media’s role in “radicalisation, extremism and terrorism”. But the island’s former spy chief was himself arrested under anti-terrori»»»

The only two unbeaten teams in the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup progressed to the final on July 5. Australia were favorites by virtue of dominating performances in the tournament, only looking in jeopardy at 68 for three against India in their final group match, Elysse Perry coming to the rescue.»»»

PARIS: France has urged its football fans to be responsible as their team prepares to face African champions Morocco on Thursday in a World Cup quarter-final, after previous high-profile matches led to unrest. Morocco won independence from France in 1956 and has a mostly settled relationship with t»»»

AMSTERDAM: Member states ‌handed back Syria’s voting rights at the global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday, following what they described as “a significant change in circumstances” since the fall of the Assad regime. Syria was stripped of its rights at the Organization for the Prohibition of C»»»

Rome: Italy on Thursday ordered the expulsion of two Russian military attaches accused of spying, with its foreign minister condemning "serious and unacceptable acts of interference" by Moscow. The expulsions came two days after police announced the arrest of two former Italian intelligence agents »»»

Paris, France: France has urged its football fans to be responsible as their team prepares to face African champions Morocco on Thursday in a World Cup quarter-final, after previous high-profile matches led to unrest. Morocco won independence from France in 1956 and has a mostly settled relationshi»»»

MELBOURNE Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi clinched a uranium supply deal for his country’s nuclear energy future on Thursday while visiting Australia, where he fronted tens of thousands of cheering supporters in a stadium. Faced with an almost-insatiable appetite for electricity in the world’s »»»

Kozhikode A major tragedy was narrowly averted at Kerala’s Kozhikode Railway Station on Thursday when a nearly 130-year-old clock tower building collapsed onto Platform No. 2, sending tonnes of debris crashing onto it and overhead electrical lines. The incident occurred at around 11.10am, but no pa»»»

Bulgaria is pushing German investors away while doing everything possible to turn to China, Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev told journalists in the corridors of Parliament on Thursday. He was commenting on Wednesday's statement by Minister of Economy, Investment and Industry Alexander Poulev,»»»

At the initiative of Assen Medjidiev, Deputy Governor and, currently, acting Governor of Bulgaria's National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), a working meeting was held with Martin Atanasov, founder of the Diagnosis Bulgaria platform, the NHIF said in a press release on Thursday. The meeting was also »»»

Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev presented the Agency's report for 2025 to MPs in Parliament on Thursday. The National Assembly then adopted the report unanimously, with 153 votes in favour. Presenting the report, Valchev expressed hope that the 2026 state budget will incr»»»

Ukrainian forces said Thursday that they attacked energy infrastructure, tankers and military assets overnight as part of a campaign targeting Russian forces' supply logistics and sources of finance. File Photo by Vladimir Mordunov/UPI | License Photo July 9 (UPI) -- Ukrainian forces said Thursday »»»

Tunis, July 9 (TAP): The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), represented by board member Belgacem Ayachi, participated in the 10th Annual Continental Forum of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) and the 13th General Assembly of the...»»»

DUBAI: A major road safety initiative has been introduced in the Middle East and North Africa by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, motorsports’ global governing body and the worldwide federation for mobility organizations. FIA Safe Mobility 4 All & 4 Life aims to support the FIA’s memb»»»

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday hit out at the United States for saying Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy sites could help end the war between Moscow and Kyiv. Ukraine has mounted a retaliatory strike campaign using long-range drones against Russian energy and military facilities, in what Kyiv calls f»»»

MOYGASHEL, UK: Northern Irish police arrested a man on Thursday after a replica mosque was placed on a bonfire in an anti-Islam stunt in a village in the UK province. Bonfires made up of wooden pallets are lit across Northern Ireland every year in the run-up to Orange Order traditional parades on J»»»

BAMAKO: Tuareg separatists and their militant allies attacked a convoy of Russian mercenaries and Malian soldiers Thursday morning, as they traveled to assist cohorts holed up at a northern military camp in the town of Anefis. Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM militants and FLA Tuareg separatist launched coordi»»»

The Sofia Municipal Council approved on Thursday a proposal to establish a municipal electricity trading company wholly owned by the Sofia Municipality. The company, Sofia Energy Trade, will supply electricity to municipal entities at a minimal trading margin. According to independent councillor Dr»»»

Amman: Jordan's Armed Forces announced Thursday that they intercepted and shot down eight missiles launched from Iran toward the kingdom. A military source at the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces, quoted by the Jordan News Agency (Petra), said Jordan's air defense systems intercepted and »»»

The Kremlin has warned that giving Ukraine a license to produce Patriot interceptors would constitute the presence of NATO on Ukrainian territory.But the US pledge is little more than a pipe dream, since the problems that must be overcome to get production off the ground are legion, says Swedish ai»»»

VIENNA - OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) President Joan Pons Sampietro has informed Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic in writing that the OSCE PA had accepted an initiative by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia to host its annual meeting in Belgrade in 2027. In a letter to B»»»

On July 9, 1976, construction began on an industrial platform unlike any previously developed in Romania: approximately 480 hectares of land were dedicated to this strategic project, including more than 35 hectares reclaimed from the sea to enable the development of the future refinery. The pouring»»»

CAIRO — The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged on Thursday after new data showed annual urban consumer inflation eased modestly to 14.3% in June, reinforcing expectations that policymakers may resume their monetary easing cycle later this summer if disinflation »»»

RIYADH: A rollercoaster of an evening between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta was felt almost 12,000 km away in Riyadh’s Al-Malqa District. Up To You, a cafe that opened in the summer of 2025, has become a go-to for avid sports fans in the Kingdom’s capital — but also for those who have never consid»»»

DUBAI: For a few joyous weeks, those nagging concerns were put to bed. The FIFA World Cup has a habit of doing that to football fans. As the game’s flagship event kicked off across Mexico, the US and Canada, supporters from the 48 competing nations, not to mention millions of others around the glob»»»

President Joseph Aoun has said that he wants to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump because he wants the Lebanese issue to “remain on the American agenda.” “We want to solidify its position there,” Aoun said in an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. “There's no need to reiterate the importa»»»

Dubai: Among the crowd inside Abu Dhabi's VOX Cinemas at Al Maryah Island for today's surprise Dune: Part Three reveal was Majid Alammari who had not just driven across town for it. He had flown in from Saudi Arabia specifically for the event, carrying a laminated first print edition of Dune Messia»»»

A Budapest court has sentenced an Irish man to 14 years in prison for the murder of 31-year-old American tourist Mackenzie Elizabeth Michalski, whose death in the Hungarian capital in November 2024 gained international attention. Court finds defendant guilty of homicide The Budapest-Capital Regiona»»»

Dubai: Salalah is often called the Arabian Peninsula's hidden gem, especially during the Khareef (monsoon) season. From late June to September, Salalah is one of the few places in the region with a lush, green, misty climate and cool, rainy breezes, a world away from the sweltering 45–48°C temperat»»»

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Progressive Bulgaria must find the necessary resources to fund the project with Rheinmetall for a gunpowder factory near Sopot (South Central Bulgaria), because this project is strategically important for Bulgaria and the European Union, Temenuzhka Petkova MP of GERB-UDF told reporters in Parliamen»»»

The digitization of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) archive and historical documents helps preserve Bulgaria's true history and is worthy of admiration, Continue the Change (CC) MP Velislav Velichkov said during Parliament's debate on BTA's 2025 annual report on Thursday. Velichkov praised BTA's co»»»

Sirens blared in Jordan on Thursday, an AFP correspondent reported, hours after Iran's military said it had targeted sites in Gulf countries in retaliation for U.S. strikes. State broadcaster Al-Mamlaka added: "Alarm sirens sounded in Jordan on Thursday to alert citizens and urge them to follow ins»»»

RIYADH: Construction developers in Riyadh have a “social responsibility” to protect the environment, a government official has told Arab News. The National Center for Environmental Compliance recently issued more than SAR16 million ($4.3 million) in fines for 557 violations of dust control regulati»»»