Countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should strive to create a safe and secure information space. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Ulan Mamatkanov, said at the opening of the SCO Media Forum. According to him, the global media landscape is undergoing a »»»

Dubizzle Group, the leading online classifieds platform in the Middle East, today announced a strategic partnership and investment in Tern, the UAE's first-of-its-kind rental rewards platform. The partnership will bring a more flexible, digital, and rewarding rental payment experience to tenants, l»»»

Mumbai: The Indian stock market witnessed a sharp meltdown on Friday as a sudden reversal in sentiment erased gains from the previous five-session rally, with benchmark indices falling sharply and investor wealth declining across sectors. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app »»»

SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - The transport workshop of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the Zaporozhye Region was subjected to a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight, with no casualties reported, the power plant said on Friday. "On the evening of June 18 and on the night of June 19, the t»»»

Israel said Friday four of its soldiers were killed in south Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah. Lieutenant Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon "fell in combat" along with three other soldiers whose names will be released later, the military said in a statement. Hezbollah said its fighters targeted "th»»»

Israel's military said Friday it had struck Hezbollah targets in eastern Lebanon after an attack killed four of its soldiers. "A short time ago, in response to repeated ceasefire violations by Hezbollah, which continues to prepare and carry out terrorist attacks against Israeli soldiers, the army s»»»

JEDDAH: There is something liberating about an all-inclusive holiday. No mental calculations at every meal, no debates about whether to book another activity, and no surprise charges waiting at checkout. That is exactly the philosophy behind Rixos Murjana in King Abdullah Economic City, which is be»»»

Dubai: For Dubai mother Pratyusha Parekh, mother of UAE-based Bollywood child actor and dancer Kashvi Majmundar, the debate around banning children from social media is deeply personal. While she welcomes moves to better protect children online, Pratyusha says that social media has played an import»»»

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Media Forum is taking place in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan today, June 19. It was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Media Forum brings together representatives of government agencies, leadin»»»

In Bishkek, 37 people sought medical aid with signs of food poisoning after visiting a madrassa in Archa-Beshik residential area. Gulzhigit Aaliev, head physician of the Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, told 24.kg news agency. According to him, the victims began seeking medical att»»»

Washington, United States: Is it goodbye Air Force One, hello Qatar Force One? White House officials bade farewell on Thursday to one of the two jets that have been used to transport US presidents for more than 30 years. "'Well done, good and faithful servant. 'The Last Ride,'" Trump's communicatio»»»

June 19 (UPI) -- British authorities have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-old child ended up in a zoo's crocodile enclosure. The incident occurred at 1:24 p.m. local time Thursday at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a family-run farm that includes a shop, tropical h»»»

GLAN, Philippines: Arsenio Butil Jr. fell to his knees and began to pray when last week’s deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake began shaking his home on the coast of the southern Philippines. When he opened his eyes, he saw a once-familiar shoreline changing in real time, with swathes of previously subm»»»

No single topic dominates Friday's media. POLITICS The Trud tabloid daily frontpages an article titled „The era of the Crusades is over“, quoting Prime Minister Rumen Radev, who on Thursday, ahead of a European Council meeting of EU heads of state or government, said that Bulgaria will veto the Eur»»»

RIYADH: TikTok has released its Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, reaffirming the platform’s ongoing commitment to fostering a safe, positive, and authentic digital environment for its global community. From October to December 2025, TikTok removed 11,772,196 videos in Egypt, Saudi A»»»

A by-election in a little-known corner of northwest England has suddenly become the most important story in British politics. Andy Burnham’s emphatic victory in Makerfield has returned Labour’s popular politician to Parliament and intensified questions about the future of Prime Minister Keir Starme»»»

Dubai: More than 100 days of regional conflict tested the Gulf but the UAE held steady. Now, with the United States and Iran having signed an initial interim peace agreement, a sense of calm is returning, and with it, the families who had temporarily stepped away. Some left to be close to loved one»»»

Switzerland announced Friday that planned talks on implementing a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding to end the Middle East war had been postponed, hours after U.S. Vice President JD Vance's departure for the Alpine country was cancelled. "The planned talks between the U.S., Iran, Qatar and Paki»»»

The parliamentary group of GERB-UDF slams the government's position on a proposed new EU sanctions package against Russia, arguing that Bulgaria's reported readiness to veto the measures over the inclusion of Russian Patriarch Kirill does not serve the country's national interests. In a declaration»»»

Damascus, June 19 (SANA) Syrian and Indian officials discussed strengthening cooperation in agriculture and exploring ways to revive Syria’s silk industry during a meeting at the Indian Embassy in Damascus on Thursday. Mohammad Jannat, head of the Damascus and Damascus Countryside Chamber of Agricu»»»

Mexico City: A Mexican mayor allegedly faked her own kidnapping to embezzle $2 million worth of government funds disguised as ransom, local authorities said Thursday. Nancy Napoles, the municipal president of Tenancingo, several hours outside Mexico City, has proclaimed her innocence, calling the a»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Health Ministry says 18 people martyred, 33 others injured in preliminary toll of Israeli strikes on Nabatieh region in southern L»»»

Arab Finance: Schneider Electric has signed a partnership agreement with GIZ Egypt, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), to accelerate the growth of climate-tech startups in Egypt, according to a press release. Both sides will join forces to expand»»»

President Sadyr Japarov signed amendments to the Law «On Internal Migration,» introducing simplified registration procedures for certain categories of citizens. The key change concerns registration at place of residence or temporary stay. Under the new rules, students from other regions will be abl»»»

DALLAS: As people gather across the US to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama’s presidential center will open its doors to the public for the first time. Located on a sprawling campus on Chicago’s South Side, the center for the nation’s first Black president has been desig»»»

Israel said Friday four of its soldiers were killed in south Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah. Lieutenant Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon "fell in combat" along with three other soldiers whose names will be released later, the military said in a statement. Hezbollah said its fighters targeted "th»»»

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Friday that "all of Lebanon must burn" after Israel's military announced the deaths of four soldiers there. "With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the secu»»»

Geneva: Switzerland announced Friday that planned talks following up on the deal to end the Middle East regional tension had been postponed, hours after US Vice President JD Vance's departure for the Alpine country was cancelled. "The planned talks between the US, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan have been»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah fighters engage in fierce battles in defense of Ali Al-Taher Heights: Maariv Hebrew newspaper 19-06-2026 10:35 AM Latest News Urg»»»

Jerusalem: Israel’s military said Friday its forces struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight as Hezbollah reported intense fighting in the area, threatening the nascent agreement between Iran and the United States to end their war. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported at le»»»

MUZAFFARABAD: A territory-wide shutdown ‌in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has brought daily life to a standstill after the region’s deadliest unrest in years left at least 24 people dead in nearly ​two weeks of protests. The confrontation between local authorities and supporters of the recently ban»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up secretive new cells in Iraq to carry out attacks on Gulf countries that host American forces, bypassing established militia networks to avoid detection, eight Iraqi sources told Reuters.Three or four cells, each comprising about 10 elite Ir»»»

PARIS: Musicians this weekend will for the first time publicly interpret music for flute and harp that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote as a 22-year-old while teaching an aristocratic French student. The unprecedented concert on Sunday at France’s National Library (BnF) comes after what it has called »»»

KINSHASA: Ebola is spreading again in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict, mistrust and the lack of a vaccine have made the outbreak hard to contain. The virus, transmitted through close contact and bodily fluids, can cause a fatal haemorrhagic fever and has killed more than 15»»»

Bo Wang ‘The Revolution will not be air conditioned’ While the Gil Scott-Heron lyric poem on which this work’s title plays (“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”) was a call to action for Black America in the 1970s, the Chinese artist’s video — a still from which is seen here — “begins with images»»»

DUBAI: Bob Odenkirk continues his transformation into an everyman action hero in this stylish action comedy from English filmmaker Ben Wheatley (“Kill List,” “Rebecca”). Odenkirk plays Ulysses, a lawman haunted by a shooting incident that left him mentally shattered and broke up his marriage. Now, »»»

France on Friday urged Israel to "respect" a deal signed between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war, the French foreign minister said after overnight Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. "This agreement provides for a cessation of hostilities, the Israeli government must respect »»»

Ajman: Thumbay Medicity welcomed Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, UAE to its Ajman campus on Friday. It marked the Minister’s first visit to one of the region’s largest integrated hubs for medical education, healthcare and research, and it set the tone for a closer conversa»»»

Paris, France: Musicians this weekend will for the first time publicly interpret music for flute and harp that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote as a 22-year-old while teaching an aristocratic French student. The unprecedented concert on Sunday at France's National Library (BnF) comes after what it has»»»

On June 19, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prayers led by students at public high school football games aren't permitted under the constitutional separation of church and state. 1 of 6 | Demonstrators pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 2022. On June 19, 2000, the U.S. Supre»»»

Israel said Friday four of its soldiers were killed in south Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah. Hezbollah said its fighters destroyed three Israeli tanks and that clashes were ongoing, as Lebanese state media reported that Israeli strikes in the south killed at least 18 people. The fighting came »»»

Israeli airstrikes killed 16 people overnight in the Nabatieh region of southern Lebanon, state media reported Friday, despite a peace deal in the Middle East war that includes Lebanon. Lebanon's National News Agency said "the enemy committed several massacres" with a series of airstrikes after mid»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE and France are exploring new opportunities to expand cooperation in tourism, aviation, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the number of French companies operating in the UAE continues to grow. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Ba»»»

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Friday presented his maiden State Budget, unveiling an economic roadmap centred on governance, welfare, investment and long-term growth. Holding the Finance portfolio alongside the Chief Minister’s office, Satheesan tabled the revised 2026»»»

Israeli airstrikes killed 16 people overnight in the Nabatieh region of southern Lebanon, state media reported Friday, despite a peace deal in the Middle East war that includes Lebanon. Lebanon's National News Agency said "the enemy committed several massacres" with a series of airstrikes after mid»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Casualties as Israeli Enemy Pound Southern Lebanon amid Failed Ground Push 19-06-2026 09:46 AM Smoke rises as Israeli warplanes bombs Nabat»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in southern Lebanon reports Israeli air strikes on Toul, Habboush and Abu Rashed Heights in Al-Jabaour 19-06-2026 09»»»

Doha, Qatar: Just a few months ago, Sweden were simply trying to find a way into the World Cup. Now, they are 90 minutes away from putting one foot firmly in the knockout stages. Tomorrow in Houston, Sweden will face the Netherlands in one of the most interesting matches of the second round of Worl»»»

Mudflows triggered by heavy rainfall flooded courtyards and auxiliary structures in Kyrgyzstan’s Talas region, local authorities reported. The incident occurred at around 6:20 p.m. in the village of Kara-Oi, Shumkar-Uyai rural area of Talas district, following intense downpours. According to offici»»»

Doha, Qatar: United States and Australia face off in Seattle today in a crucial Group D meeting, with both sides looking to build on winning starts and move closer to the FIFA World Cup knockout stage. After opening their campaigns with impressive wins, the two teams meet at Seattle Stadium (10pm Q»»»