The new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) should become the European Union's main strategic instrument for strengthening economic competitiveness, social cohesion and the capacity to adapt to profound labour market transformations, according to Romania's Economic and Social Council (CES).The Co»»»

Romania has taken over the annual rotating presidency of the Board of Directors of the Centre of Excellence in Finance (CEF), represented by the Governor of the National Bank (BNR), Mugur Isarescu.According to BNR, the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Centre of Excellence in Finance »»»

More than EUR 2.25 billion have officially been transferred to Romania's accounts after the European Commission fully disbursed the amount for Payment Request No. 4 under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), acting Minister for European Investment and Projects Dragos Pislaru announced »»»

Save Romania Union (USR) deputy Claudiu Nasui believes the absence of a fully empowered Government could be beneficial, as the Executive can no longer issue emergency ordinances or change legislation "at will".He said that, in this way, Romania is "inadvertently" aligning itself with the majority o»»»

Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) leader George Simion said on Tuesday, after consultations at the Cotroceni Palace, that no Government can be formed without his party."The AUR came before Nicusor Dan with a proposal to overcome the crisis and with a proposal for prime minister," he said.Si»»»

PNL First Vice President Dan Motreanu declared on Tuesday that his party presented to President Nicusor Dan the proposed solution for unblocking the "political crisis generated by PSD", noting that in this way the political crisis can end and the liberals will respect their promise to no longer gov»»»

Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu said on Tuesday, following consultations with President Nicusor Dan, that the PSD is ready to assume government responsibility."Today, the PSD informed the President of Romania that it is prepared to assume government responsibility. We have said»»»

The option that seems to be taking shape after Tuesday's consultations at Cotroceni is that of a minority government, and the process of forming a new government must be "accelerated", Nicusor Dan said on Tuesday evening."Today we had consultations with the parliamentary parties and groups to ident»»»

Kuwait: The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) has expressed its solidarity with the State of Qatar following an explosion incident at a factory in Ras Laffan Industrial City due to a technical malfunction during operation, which caused a number of casualties. Secretary-Gene»»»

Riyadh: The sixth meeting of the Qatar-Saudi Arabia Joint Security and Military Committee was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior H E Abdullah bin Khalaf bin Hattab Al Kaabi chaired the Qatari delegation, while that of Saudi Arabia was headed by Assistant Minist»»»

Doha, Qatar: Julen Lopetegui has called on his players to embrace one final opportunity and fight for Qatar’s World Cup dream as Al Annabi meet Bosnia-Herzegovina in a must-win Group B clash in Seattle today. For Qatar, the equation is straightforward as they must secure three points in their final»»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs’ efforts to strengthen family stability and promote social cohesion, the Women’s Religious Outreach Unit of the Department of Da’wah and Religious Guidance organised the “Sakan” programme, a specialised awareness and training initiat»»»

Doha: Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Company (QGIRCO) has been awarded the title of ‘Most Innovative Motor Insurance Company in Qatar 2026’ by the internationally recognised publication, Global Business Outlook. The award honours QGIRCO’s continued investment in digital transformation, makin»»»

Rawajeh Group, the leading Saudi investment and real estate development entity, and Flow, a global real estate brand and operator with an established presence in the Kingdom, have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement that establishes an integrated model combining professional »»»

CAIRO: Paramilitary attacks on a strategic city of a half-million people in central Sudan have raised international alarm that another round of mass violence against civilians is being planned as the country’s war surges into its fourth year. “We must not allow the horrors of El Fasher to be repeat»»»

Vice Speaker of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan Meder Aliev stated during a plenary session that there is a «thaw» in cooperation with Russian colleagues. According to him, a parliamentary delegation recently returned from a working visit to Brest, where a forum was held. «On June 22, the 85th anniver»»»

US ‌President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has instructed the Department of Justice to look into oil companies for not lowering ​gasoline pump prices in line with falling crude costs, and accused the companies of “gouging” customers.Trump did not name any companies in his social media pos»»»

The UAE has issued a weather alert for the Al Ain region, warning of periods of rainfall and strong winds through Thursday that could lead to reduced visibility and hazardous driving conditions. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said Al Ain is expected to experience convective cloud formatio»»»

The Shura Council, represented by a delegation headed by Speaker of the Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, will participate in the 20th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States, which begins today in Baku, Azerbaijan. It will discu»»»

Doha: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, and Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani sent yesterday cables of congratulations to HRH Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg on the occasion of his country’s National Day. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed»»»

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Rawajeh Group, the leading Saudi investment and real estate development entity, and Flow, a global real estate brand and operator with an established presence in the Kingdom, have announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement that establishes an integrated model combining professional »»»

Doha: The Korean Medical Center (KMC) has celebrated its second anniversary in Qatar, highlighting two years of growth, innovation, and partnership in support of the country’s long-term healthcare vision. The anniversary event brought together representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of Kor»»»

JDEIDAT MARJAYOUN, Lebanon: Looking out from a friend’s balcony, Milia el-Cheikh struggled to find her own home in the ruins of her now-deserted village, its entrances strung with barbed wire. Her village of Dibbine is one of several Shiite-majority communities across southern Lebanon destroyed by »»»

JERUSALEM: Israel and Lebanon are discussing a US-backed pilot project under which Israeli troops would hand ‌over ‌control of ‌some ⁠territory in southern Lebanon ⁠to the Lebanese Armed Forces, according to ⁠three Israeli officials. The officials ‌said ‌the Lebanese ‌troops involved ‌would undergo»»»

BANGKOK: A Thai court jailed on Wednesday a singer dubbed Thailand’s Michael Jackson for two years for killing two people while driving while drunk. Manasawin Nantasen, known as Tik Shiro, rose to fame in the late 1980s and 1990s for his signature fedora hat, leather jackets and slick dance moves, »»»

MONGBWALU: In the mines of Mongbwalu, the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic Congo, gold prospectors have no choice but to overcome their fear of the virus and carry on their backbreaking work.“Ebola is real and it scares us. But if I stay at home, what are my ch»»»

Dubai: AD Ports Group has acquired an additional 30% stake in Global Feeder Shipping for Dh1.1 billion, raising its ownership in the Dubai-based container feeder shipping company to 81% as it moves to strengthen control over one of its key maritime assets. Sign up for our daily business newsletter,»»»

AIREV has announced that Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, has assumed the chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the UAE-based AI company behind OnDemand, a sovereign-grade agentic AI operating system engineered in the UAE and deployed in markets worldwide. The move alig»»»

President Donald Trump enters the White House North Portico on Tuesday, the same day the Republican-controlled Senate passed a resolution ordering the end of U.S. hostilities with Iran unless he receives Congress' approval for the war. File Photo by Allison Robbert/UPI | License Photo June 24 (UPI)»»»

Dubai: An elderly man spent months trapped in an sophisticated fraud scheme, repeatedly handing over money to criminals who convinced him that a safe filled with black coloured banknotes could be transformed into genuine currency using a special chemical. The victim became so deeply invested in the»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police and the Community Development Authority (CDA) have stepped up efforts to protect senior citizens and older persons, launching a community awareness forum that stressed respect, dignity and protection for the elderly as a shared national responsibility. Held at Al Warqa Majlis to»»»

“Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional on-air appeal on Tuesday for information about her mother, who disappeared from her Arizona home nearly five months ago, a day after reports revealed a previously undisclosed note suggesting the missing 84-year-old may have died shortly after her a»»»

Oman has announced the opening of a temporary maritime corridor for vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz, in coordination with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as part of efforts to ensure the continued flow of global shipping through one of the world's most critical waterw»»»

Saudi Arabia's National Centre for Meteorology (NCM) has issued a weather alert warning of dust-generating winds along the Kingdom's western coastline through July 1, with visibility expected to deteriorate significantly in some areas. The NCM said strong surface winds would affect the Red Sea coas»»»

Saudi Arabia's Cabinet has approved executive regulations governing real estate ownership by non-Saudis, a move that further opens the Kingdom's property market to foreign investors and businesses as part of its economic diversification drive. The Council of Ministers on Tuesday endorsed the execut»»»

NEW YORK: Brazil will be without a key part ‌of their attack for their Wednesday match against Scotland in Miami Gardens, Florida, as Raphinha will be sidelined due to a hamstring ​injury. The Selecao could see the return of another star, though, as Neymar has recovered from a calf injury and is av»»»

BANGKOK: A Thai court jailed on Wednesday a singer dubbed Thailand’s Michael Jackson for two years for killing two people while driving while drunk. Manasawin Nantasen, known as Tik Shiro, rose to fame in the late 1980s and 1990s for his signature fedora hat, leather jackets and slick dance moves, »»»

RENNES, France: Europe’s record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in western France on Wednesday, the authorities said, in the country’s first major power outage of the latest bout of extreme weather. The outage, which involved a transformer on the electricity grid»»»

JDEIDAT MARJAYOUN, Lebanon: Looking out from a friend’s balcony, Milia el-Cheikh struggled to find her own home in the ruins of her now-deserted village, its entrances strung with barbed wire.Her village of Dibbine is one of several Shiite-majority communities across southern Lebanon destroyed by I»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai fell further on Wednesday morning, giving jewellery buyers a good price break after rates pulled back from the highs seen earlier this month. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign up for our d»»»

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Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s growing commitment to empowering women and girls through sport was highlighted on International Olympic Day as policymakers, athletes and experts gathered to discuss how to advance women’s rights, safety and participation in sport. Hosted by the European Union Delegation to the»»»

At a meeting of President Sadyr Japarov with residents of Dzhumgal district, a resident of the village of Ak-Zhar raised a number of issues related to national security, the military, the fight against corruption, and regional development. Specifically, he recalled that citizens’ nationality was pr»»»

Parliament approved the candidacy of Almaz Kalybaev for the post of judge of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic. The decision was made at a session of the Zhogorku Kenesh. As Bektur Zulpiev, Permanent Representative of the President and Cabinet of Ministers to the Zhogorku Kenesh, noted, Alma»»»

Anyone will be able to take part in the process of transforming public media once the transitional leadership takes over and launches a public consultation, Zoltán Tarr said on Tuesday evening in a video published on Facebook. The minister responsible for social affairs and culture recalled that Pa»»»

Doha, Qatar: The National Planning Council (NPC) announced the results of the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, which highlighted Qatar’s strong performance across economic, business, institutional, and social indicators. The results place Qatar among the leading performers regionally and gl»»»

Dubai: Most entrepreneurs start with a product idea. Rashid Gargash started with a question. The Emirati entrepreneur has found himself thinking about something bigger than snacks, health trends, or consumer demand. He has wondered what would happen if a crisis disrupted global supply chains and th»»»

Islamabad: Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan H E Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif praised the State of Qatar’s vital support in helping secure the memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran, which paves the way for a comprehensive agreement between the two sides. »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has launched the Digital Transformation Program as part of the Government Scholarship Plan for the 2026-2027 academic year, in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Civil Service and Gove»»»