Doha, Qatar: Portugal will begin their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign against DR Congo today, with Roberto Martinez’s side aiming to make a strong start in Group K and take an early step towards the knockout stages. The match, scheduled for 8:00pm (Qatar time) at Houston Stadium, will open the World »»»

Arab Finance: El Obour Company for Real Estate Investment (OBRI) posted a 236.95% year-on-year (YoY) climb in consolidated net profits after tax for the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, according to a disclosure on June 15th. The company recorded net profits of EGP 18.433 million in Q1 2026, compared to»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the French Embassy in Doha, hosted a special screening of the documentary Inside Gaza at the Museum of Islamic Art on Tuesday, drawing attention to the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the challenges faced by journali»»»

Doha, Qatar: Almoez Ali is not looking too far ahead. As Qatar target a first-ever place in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Al Annabi’s all-time leading scorer insists belief must be matched by patience and focus. “We are taking things one step at a time. Right now, our entire focus is on the ne»»»

Doha, Qatar: Techno Blue, one of Qatar’s leading electronics retailers and distributors for consumer electronics and IT products, has signed a distribution agreement with TP-Link to expand the availability of TP-Link’s networking products and switches across the Qatar market. The signing ceremony t»»»

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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France: The leaders of the G7 countries said on Wednesday they stand united to support Ukraine, including its territorial integrity, and agreed to increase the pressure on ‌the Russian ‌war economy. “In this ‌context, ⁠we will strengthen ⁠our sanctions (against Russia), including t»»»

For anyone considering a move to Central Europe, three cities inevitably dominate the conversation: Budapest, Vienna, and Prague. All three are rich in history, highly liveable, and increasingly popular among expats, digital nomads, and international students. But when it comes to day-to-day costs,»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 12th Doha Islamic Finance Conference opened yesterday with the theme ‘Islamic Finance in the Age of Agentic Systems’ under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The conference was inaugurated in the »»»

PARIS/RIYADH: The Esports Foundation, the organization behind the Esports World Cup and Esports Nations Cup, has opened applications for its 2026 Creator Program — the largest co-streaming initiative in esports and a deepening of the body’s growth strategy. Co-streaming has been central to how the »»»

BUNDIBUGYO: Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take the path to the shrine of a traditional healer, often with devastating consequences. Many view the onset of hemorrhagic fever as a spiritual affliction and seek out herbs and prayers instead»»»

LAREDO, Texas: A small plane crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire Tuesday night, causing chaos as people left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and free people inside. The plane crashed in Laredo shortly after 10 p.m., said Jose Baeza, an investigator w»»»

BEIRUT: Israeli forces on Wednesday carried out airstrikes on several areas in south Lebanon, state media reported, despite a peace deal in the Middle East war that includes Lebanon. Lebanon’s National News Agency said Israeli warplanes launched raids targeting the Nabatieh Al-Fawqa area and the ea»»»

KYIV: A Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia city in southeast Ukraine killed one person and wounded seven others, emergency authorities said Wednesday morning. “A fire broke out in a three-story residential building with a total area of 800 square meters. Due to the threat of constant enemy attack»»»

Doha, Qatar: State of Qatar will be represented at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, coming Friday (June 19), said Adviser to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry»»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices edged slightly lower on Wednesday morning, although the market remained well above the lows seen earlier this month as global bullion held near recent gains. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign»»»

MANILA: The Philippines' fertility rate has fallen to a record low, marking one of the fastest demographic transitions ever recorded for a populous developing nation and signalling profound economic and social changes that could reshape the country's future workforce. Demographers say the trend ref»»»

Dubai: Expats whose residence permits are cancelled must leave Qatar within 14 days of the cancellation date or face financial penalties, a Ministry of Interior official has said. Speaking during a webinar on safe travel procedures organised by the ministry’s Public Relations Department, Captain Al»»»

June 17 (UPI) -- Oklahoma voters have rejected raising the state's nation-lowest minimum wage as several states held primaries on Tuesday. The Sooner State sets its minimum at $7.25, the federal minimum wage floor, tying it with 19 other mostly Republican-led or -leaning states for the nation's low»»»

Four platinum and twelve gold awards across five institutions, the highest designation the Federation confers. Doha, Qatar: Apex Health, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding and the fastest-growing healthcare company in the MENA region, has been named a Holistic Role Model by the Arab Hospitals Federa»»»

Dubai: Christopher Nolan is coming to India, and he is bringing some serious star power with him. Universal Pictures International announced that Mumbai has been selected as one of four cities, alongside London, Paris and New York, to host a premiere for The Odyssey, Nolan's ambitious mythological »»»

Some newly recognised Canadians are facing renewed uncertainty after what should have been the final step in their immigration procedure. In recent weeks, a number of people who had already received proof of Canadian citizenship were contacted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) »»»

The State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of Sverdlovsk Oblast of Russia proposed banning certain categories of labor migrants from working as drivers in public transport, taxis and cargo transportation. The deputy head of the department’s supervisory activities directorate, Alexander Porubenko, announ»»»

LAREDO, Texas: A small plane crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire Tuesday night, causing chaos as people left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and free people inside. The plane crashed in Laredo shortly after 10 p.m., said Jose Baeza, an investigator w»»»

Kansas City: Lionel Messi saluted a "beautiful moment" after becoming the World Cup's joint all-time leading goalscorer in his record-breaking sixth finals appearance on Tuesday. The 38-year-old Argentina captain etched another memorable chapter in his glittering career with a brilliant hat-trick i»»»

Africa is done with the outdated “donor-recipient” model, Kenya’s President William Ruto underscored at the G7 Summit in France. The era of aid handouts, charity, or one-sided resource extraction is over, Ruto underscored at a session on fostering new partnerships, signaling the Global South’s risi»»»

A suspect has been detained in Uzgen district of Osh region in connection with the killing of a 21-year-old man, police reported. The incident occurred late on the evening of June 15 following a dispute between former classmates. The Internal Affairs Department of Osh region stated that information»»»

US law enforcement on Tuesday said it had foiled an alleged plot to attack the White House during a crowded mixed martial arts event attended by President Donald Trump. "Multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold," FBI Director Kash Patel said. The Depar»»»

Dubai: Morning traffic is building on key commuter routes across Dubai and from Sharjah, with slow-moving sections reported on major highways and inner-city roads, according to Google Maps traffic overlays. Delays are being reported on Sheikh Zayed Road (E11) and Sheikh Rashid Road (D75) intersecti»»»

Bulgaria's Parliament will hold a second reading of amendments to budget extension law (formally the Act on the Collection of Revenues and the Commitment of Expenditures in 2026 until the Passage of the 2026 State Budget Act, the 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget Act and the 2026 National Health »»»

DUBAI: A $300 billion private fund designed to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the US-Iran framework agreement and more than half that sum has already been committed, a source with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The fund is designed to give both sides an economic incentive t»»»

WARSAW: Germany and Poland were set to sign a new defense agreement Wednesday, putting aside their complicated past to strengthen European military cooperation at a time of heightened tension with Russia and growing uncertainty over US engagement in Europe. Relations between the two neighbors in re»»»

Dubai: The hit Netflix reality show Desi Bling was supposed to be about Dubai's fabulously wealthy desis, a slang term many South Asians use to describe themselves. And it is. There's enough bling, bravado and billionaire energy to power a small country. But somewhere between the flamboyant designe»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, who arrived in Uzbekistan on a working visit, met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The meeting participants highlighted the development of a comprehensive strategic partnership and strengthening of good-neighborly relations w»»»

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison for seeking US sanctions against Brazil during his father's coup trial. Prosecutors said he threatened judicial authorities by lobbying for sanctions if proceedings against former presid»»»

Dubai: Four Kerala expatriates have won Dh25,000 each in Big Ticket’s first weekly e-draw for June, turning ordinary days into memorable moments with a single phone call. The winners have all described feelings of disbelief and excitement after learning they had struck lucky. Get updated faster and»»»

On Tuesday, leaders at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains were seeking to identify alternative routes to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, which US President Donald Trump said would be "completely open" on Friday. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Maisoon H Kafafy, Senior Advisor to the Atlantic C»»»

Holding of UIM F1H2O World Powerboat Racing Championship stage in Issyk-Kul region will cost $5 million. Eduard Kubatov, Director of the State Agency for Tourism Development, announced at a press conference. According to him, these funds will not come from the state budget, but from the Federation »»»

DUBAI: Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war. The deal, which is between the U»»»

Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia, seen here at the "Justice for J6" rally in September 2021, won the state's GOP Senate primary runoff on Tuesday night. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo June 17 (UPI) -- Rep. Mike Collins was projected Tuesday night to win Georgia's Republican Senate primar»»»

France’s domestic spy agency will swap software from US defense tech giant Palantir for a French-made alternative, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has said. Palantir, however, has said that the change won’t happen for years. In a video statement released on Tuesday, Lecornu said that the General D»»»

On Monday, the prime minister turned the planned reception centre in Vitnyéd into a contentious issue in Parliament. At least from the side of Mi Hazánk, he also received applause for it. Péter Magyar repeated his claim that the Orbán government had “misled” the country’s citizens. Authorities had »»»

Japan's accelerating military buildup is turning the country into a regional "powder keg," Senior Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, stated. What triggered the responseThe outline of Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper labels China as "an unprecedented and greatest»»»

KAZAN: President Vladimir Putin hosts a summit of Southeast Asian leaders in the central Russian city of Kazan from Wednesday, as the West pressures Moscow to end its Ukraine offensive. Putin has sought to deepen political and economic ties with Asia during Moscow’s more than four-year full-scale o»»»

Norway’s prolific striker Erling Haaland bagged two goals in his maiden World Cup appearance on Tuesday to guide his team to an opening 4-1 Group I victory over Iraq, ​and put down a marker for the tournament. The 25-year-old, one of the most exciting forward in world football, was in the spotlight»»»

TEHRAN: The first tankers carrying Iranian oil exited a US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a tracking website said on Wednesday, two days before Washington and Tehran launch talks on an agreed peace deal still scant on details — including Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions. The t»»»

Dubai: For Vivan Panda and Kushal Pagarani, both 17-year-old Indian students in Dubai, the UAE is more than a place they grew up in. It is the foundation of how they see people, community, and identity. Growing up surrounded by people from across the world, they have learned early on that every ind»»»

“We do not want to appropriate, possess or claim as our own either the history of 1956 or that of 1989,” Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in Parliament on Tuesday before the day’s agenda. In his address, the prime minister stressed that they did not want to “decide who the real participants of 1956»»»

The annual international sports event Olympic Day will take place on June 20 at Turdakun Usubaliev Square in Bishkek, the City Hall reported. The 500-meter mass run is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Around 500 children aged from 11 to 14, representatives of sports federations, volunteers, residents,»»»

A competition for the best elechek was held in Naryn, the City Hall reported. The event was part of the Youth Forum «Kyrgyzstan of My Dreams: Naryn 2026», organized by the City Hall. The goal of the competition was to popularize the elechek—a traditional national headdress for Kyrgyz women—develop »»»