Doha, Qatar: The late Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani served as Amir of the State of Qatar from 1995 to 2013 and is widely regarded as the architect of the country’s modern transformation. Born in Doha in January 1952, he completed his education in Qatar before graduating from the»»»

TEHRAN: Peyvand Naimi has spent more than six months in an Iranian prison, accused of killing state security agents during nationwide protests, although his family says no formal charges or evidence have been presented. “The Baha’is will not be released,” the family says it was told by the prosecut»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC), with the generous support of philanthropists in Qatar, continues to provide cooking gas support to Rohingya refugees living on Bhasan Char in Bangladesh as part of its ongoing humanitarian relief efforts. Through this latest intervention, approximately »»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Some leaders are remembered through dates recorded in history books. Others remain alive in the memories of generations because they altered the course of nations and reshaped the possibilities of an entire region. With the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khali»»»

QNA Doha The Arab and Islamic worlds received the news of the passing of Qatar’s great statesman HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, with profound sadness. Widely recognised for his dedication to Arab and Islamic causes, HH the late Father Amir devoted his time, effort, and intell»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to the State of Qatar HE Dr Mustafa Göksu has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, describing his demise as a tremendous loss for Qatar, the Arab and Islamic worlds, a»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Qatar has expressed deepest condolences to the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, all citizens, and residents of Qatar on the passing of the Father Amir His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. “I»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Prominent Indian community leader P N Babu Rajan has expressed profound grief over the passing of HH Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani describing him as the visionary leader who transformed Qatar into a modern, globally respected nation. In a heartfelt tribute,»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ambassador of India to Qatar has expressed deepest condolences on the passing away of Father Amir His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. “On behalf of Government of India, our Embassy and the Indian community in the State of Qatar I express deepest condolences»»»

Continued from page 42  The development of the energy sector also included projects in oil and petrochemicals based on partnerships with international oil companies through oil production sharing agreements and through joint venture agreements with specialised companies in the field of petrochemic»»»

QNA Doha HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, one of Qatar’s historic leaders and the architect of its modern renaissance, who passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2026, leaves behind a legacy of remarkable achievements during which Qatar emerged as a leading regional model for developm»»»

The rapid pace of technological advances in drone warfare, guided by artificial intelligence in Ukraine and elsewhere in the world, has fundamentally changed the face of conflict. There is a question about how radical that change is: an evolution or a revolution in warfare? And it's causing all sor»»»

SINGAPORE: The number ‌of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on Sunday, shipping data showed, as renewed strikes between the US and Iran and attacks on ships in the Middle East heightened safety concerns. Six vessels transited the strait on Sunday, ship-tracking data fr»»»

The number of dollar millionaires worldwide continued to climb in 2025, with nearly one million people joining the ranks of those holding net assets of at least USD1 million, according to the latest Global Wealth Report 2026 published by Swiss bank UBS. That translates to an average of more than 2,»»»

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, seen here as Amir of Qatar addressing the United Nations on Sept. 25, 2012, died Sunday at the age of 74. File Photo John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 13 (UPI) -- Former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar from 1995 until abdicating in»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced a series of retaliatory operations targeting US military installations in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait, carried out in direct response to what Tehran describes as continued American attacks against Iranian territory and sovereign interests. »»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices fell to their lowest level this month on Monday morning, handing buyers a sizeable decline after rates remained elevated through much of the previous week. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign u»»»

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers will on ‌Monday explore whether there is enough support for new measures to curb trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to diplomats and officials. The discussion will be based on a confidential paper by the European Commission»»»

MOSCOW: Drone attacks killed three people and wounded five in the Moscow region, the governor said on Monday, as Ukraine intensifies its strikes in response to Russia’s barrages. Ukraine has been striking Russia, particularly energy targets, which Kyiv says is fair retribution for Moscow’s more tha»»»

Kuwait's Armed Forces said air defence systems were engaged in intercepting hostile aerial targets that entered the country's airspace, as the Gulf state remained on high alert amid the rapidly escalating conflict between the United States and Iran. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gul»»»

Dubai: Dubai Municipality has urged residents not to leave vehicles unattended in public spaces during summer travel or extended absences, warning that neglected cars can detract from the city's appearance and result in fines. With the annual holiday season under way, the municipality called on mot»»»

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has declared that Tehran is formalizing a strategy of "crushing responses" to any military aggression, signaling that retaliation for attacks on Iranian leadership or officials will be pre‑planned and "regret‑inducing." In a post on X, Gharibabadi wr»»»

Rare party-government-military meeting exposes Pak Hui-chol's alleged bribery, embezzlement and abuse of personnel authority North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signing documents during the first enlarged meeting of the ninth Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea at the headquarter»»»

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has completed another wave of offensive strikes against Iran, hitting dozens of military targets across multiple locations in what the military described as a continued effort to degrade Tehran's ability to attack international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The stri»»»

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army launched coordinated strikes on US military installations in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait on Monday, escalating retaliation following US attacks that killed a civilian in Iran's Khuzestan province. The IRGC announced it destroyed f»»»

Options to restrict trade between the EU and illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank will be discussed by EU foreign affairs ministers on Monday (13 July). An import-licensing regime, higher tariffs, and a trade ban on imports from Israeli settlements are the main options on the table by the E»»»

As Dr Anil Menon prepares for his first journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Kerala’s Palakkad district is celebrating a rare space connection that links it to three astronauts. Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian origin, is scheduled to launch aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft on J»»»

Interaction between the deaf and the hearing communities and the social integration of people with hearing impairments were in the focus of a BTA interview with Yordanka Dimitrova, Editor-in-Chief of the Tishina (Silence) newspaper of the Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria (UDB). The organization was fo»»»

Dubai: The Monday morning commute is off to a slow start, with multiple crashes and heavy traffic causing delays on major roads in Sharjah and Dubai according to Google Maps real time data. In Sharjah, motorists are experiencing heavy congestion on Emirates Road near Al Badee Suburb. Traffic is als»»»

Filipino cash remittances from overseas hit approximately $14.1 billion to $14.2 billion for the five-month period based on data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The remittance growth hovered at modest single-digit percentages (around 2.5% to 3.5%) month-over-month, reflecting the overal»»»

On Monday, the National Assembly will adopt the 17th amendment to the Basic Law. The President of the Republic will have five days to sign it. If he does not do so, removal proceedings can be initiated against him — Prime Minister Péter Magyar wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday. The continuatio»»»

The gradual restart of news services has begun on the M1 channel, on public media radio platforms, and on digital platforms, the Press Department of Duna Médiaszolgáltató and the Médiaszolgáltatás-támogató és Vagyonkezelő Alap (MTVA) announced on Saturday evening regarding the coordinated news rest»»»

On the same day that the Ecofin Council approved Hungary's recovery and resilience plan, that Hungary's application to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office was accepted, and that Hungary took part in the meeting of the Friends of the Western Balkans group, "we have returned to Europe," Fore»»»

Using 32.3 billion forints (just under 90 million euros) in EU funds, construction work on the ring tram line between Szent Gellért tér and Budafoki út — along the riverside section in front of the Budapest University of Technology and the Infopark — will begin in autumn. Transport Minister Dávid V»»»

The US military has carried out another wave of strikes on Iran, targeting dozens of locations with precision weapons as tensions continue to escalate over the Strait of Hormuz. United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strikes were aimed at reducing Iran’s ability to attack international sh»»»

BUCARAMANGA, Colombia: Saudi Arabia’s national physics team won five international awards at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in Colombia, while the Kingdom also secured the right to host the prestigious global competition in 2027, marking another milestone in its drive to strengthen »»»

Salaries at state-owned companies should be adjusted downward, Deputy Prime Minister Ivo Hristov said in an interview with Bulgarian National Television on Saturday. According to him, remuneration at some state enterprises is unrealistically high. He argued that current pay levels are based on flaw»»»

The US military and Iran exchanged further attacks over the weekend, with the conflict spreading concerns across Gulf nations and putting the Strait of Hormuz at the centre of the crisis. The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy and shipping routes, has emerged as the focal po»»»

MANAMA/TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had struck US military targets and bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, state media reported on Monday. The official news agency IRNA cited several statements released by the Guards saying they had attacked Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, a US »»»

Manila: A constitutional law expert has pushed back against claims that only the Senate President may preside over an impeachment trial and that 16 votes are needed as an absolute number to convict an official being impeached. The remarks came from legal scholar, Atty. Domingo Cayosa, who argued th»»»

The US military on Sunday said it had launched a new wave of attacks against Iran, after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington's Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire. The flare-up is the latest to undermine an interim agreement between Washington and Tehran aimed at »»»

Global oil prices surged more than 4% Monday after the United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iranian military targets, renewing fears that escalating tensions in the Arabian Gulf could disrupt crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important energy ch»»»

Rescue workers recover the bodies of fire victims outside the burned pub following a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday. At least 27 people were killed after a fire engulfed the pub, according to Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA July 12 (UPI) -- An intense fir»»»

KUBUQI DESERT, China: For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China: inserting forearm-length sticks into shifting sand, first in a row, then in an intersecting line, gradually forming a grid. Then saplings are planted at the center of each small »»»

For decades Lindsey Graham traveled the globe selling a vision of the United States as a nation willing to use its military might to protect democracies around the world, even as his party was taken over by a president openly skeptical of that worldview. Graham — who died unexpectedly at 71 on Satu»»»

Three hundred people were evacuated on Saturday evening from a neighbourhood in Sarcelles, north of Paris, following reports of a suspicious vehicle, which was found to contain guns, including "a military-grade weapon", according interior minister Laurent Nunez. An investigation has been launc»»»

Dubai: The United States has given the UAE one of the biggest upgrades to its technology partnership in years by easing export controls and granting the country broader access to advanced American technologies. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The »»»

Lindsey Graham, the garrulous son of South Carolina pool hall owners, rose to become a fixture on the global stage and one of the most prominent advocates of American military might in the U.S. Senate. A former military lawyer who reached the rank of colonel in the Air Force, the wisecracking Graha»»»

Manila: A bridge in Quezon City where dozens of homes were razed by a fire remains closed for further inspections, local media here reported. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Sunday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an immediate technical assessment of Culiat Br»»»

The UAE is set for partly cloudy weather on Monday, with humid conditions expected overnight and into Tuesday morning across some coastal and inland areas, raising the possibility of fog or mist, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. Light to moderate southwesterly to northwesterly winds, »»»