Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reacted to an Israeli media report, saying that it is time for Washington to free itself from the shackles of the Israeli lobby. In a post on his X account on Monday, Araghchi said, “The Israel lobby is getting less shy about its grip on US policy toward I»»»

Ireland, on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google €403 million for improperly using users' location data between May 2018 and February 2020. However, the eight-year delay drew some criticism, as the European Consumer Organisation said that "can be as harmful as no enforcemen»»»

Carmignac opens first regional office in Dubai as Gulf wealth and investment demand grow The pace of growth in the UAE means the country can no longer be served effectively from Europe, according to the head of Middle East at French asset manager Carmignac, which has opened its first regional offic»»»

DOHA: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi met with the Head of the Central Authority for Supervision and Inspection (CASI) of the Syrian Arab Republic, Amer Al Ali, and the delegation accompanying him, during his visit to Doha. The meeting r»»»

Nagoya, Japan: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) hosted its official reception at the 20th Asian Games - Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Monday, bringing together around 100 guests from across the Asian Olympic movement for an evening celebrating sport, culture, hospitality and Qatar’s journey towards hosting»»»

Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover clears key legal hurdle with US states Paramount has reached a settlement with a group of US states that clears the way for its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, officials announced Monday, creating a Hollywood empire spanning television, news and cinema. Paramou»»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Industry held a roundtable with German industrial companies operating or seeking to invest in the Egyptian market to discuss expansion plans, challenges, and potential solutions, as part of efforts to strengthen industrial and investment cooperation between the two countries. Th»»»

Washington, Sept. 21 (SANA) Four major U.S. television networks suspended joint press pool coverage of President Donald Trump on Monday in solidarity with CNN, MS NOW, and Politico following the administration’s decision to ban them from the White House. The decision by CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox News—»»»

From viral video to global concern: The risks of standing while taxiing The wheels may be on the ground, but the flight is not over yet. A video showing passengers standing inside an Air India Express aircraft while it was still moving has renewed debate over a familiar cabin rule: why must passeng»»»

Albania’s Justice Appointments Council (KED) has cleared Naureda Llagami and Jordan Daci to compete for two vacant seats on the Constitutional Court, while disqualifying former Independent Qualification Commission commissioner Lulzim Hamitaj. The other candidates were not reviewed at the latest mee»»»

NAGOYA: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) hosted its official reception at the 20th Asian Games - Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Monday, bringing together around 100 guests from across the Asian Olympic movement for an evening celebrating sport, culture, hospitality and Qatar’s journey towards hosting the As»»»

China already dominates the processing of more than half of the world’s lithium, a critical material for EV batteries.It is now set to call the shots in what comes next: sodium-ion batteries. Their appeal lies in the fact that they can reduce reliance on expensive and strategically important critic»»»

The Israeli enemy continued on Monday its attacks and violations in South Lebanon, carrying out more bombings and airstrikes. In this regard, the Zionist war jets raided the outskirts of Nabatieh Al-Fawqa and kfartebnit. Israeli air raids target the outskirts of Nabatieh Al-Fawqa and Kfartebnit; Al»»»

Working in Hungary could become considerably easier for some non-EU professionals under a new European Commission proposal designed to speed up the recognition of qualifications obtained outside the European Union. The planned rules could cut procedures that currently take more than a year to aroun»»»

On 7 September, Russia and North Korea opened traffic on a new road bridge across the Tumen River, connecting the Russian settlement of Khasan in Primorsky Krai with the North Korean town of Tumangan. For the first time in history, the two neighbouring countries are now linked by road. In the 1950s»»»

Condolences will be received at Zabeel Majlis for three days from Tuesday Dubai: The Dubai Media Office announced that the funeral prayer for the late Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will be held at Zabeel Grand Mosque in Dubai on Tuesday at 1pm. Condolences will be received at Zabeel Majlis for»»»

Applications were filed by women whose Kuwaiti citizenship had been revoked Kuwait: The Syrian Embassy in Kuwait has received 1,277 applications from women whose Kuwaiti citizenship was revoked and who are seeking to regularise their status in relation to Syrian citizenship, Chargé d’Affaires Tamim»»»

Footage from Damascus countryside shows an act of charity followed by apparent theft A young man was caught on video giving money to a woman begging outside a mosque in the Damascus countryside before apparently stealing a motorbike parked nearby just seconds later, in footage that quickly went vir»»»

Two telescopes reveal the nebula’s structure and delicate gas filaments in greater detail Abu Dhabi: Al Khatim Astronomical Observatory, operated by the International Astronomy Center in the Abu Dhabi desert, has captured detailed images of the Crescent Nebula after 14 nights of observations using »»»

Doha, Qatar: The MICHELIN Guide today unveils its 2026 hotel selection, now available across the MICHELIN Guide's platforms, where travelers can explore the new selection, discover each hotel's MICHELIN Key distinction and find inspiration for their next stay. In Qatar, the selection spans standout»»»

Tunis, Sept. 21 (TAP) - BH Leasing’s financial statements for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2026, show total net assets of 346.509 million dinars. Net profit reached 1.142 million dinars, up nearly 62% from 705,000 dinars in the same period...»»»

The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced via Telegram, “In a major escalation, the criminal Saudi enemy targeted the governorates of Al-Jawf, Taiz, Saada, and Ma’rib with 157 airstrikes and missile strikes, carried out by its ‘F-15’ and ‘Typhoon’ fighter jet»»»

Tickets, parking, Wonder Pass credits and one life-changing Dh31,000 surprise Want VIP access to Global Village all season? Season 31 packs are back — but there’s more than just entry tickets. Priced from Dh1,890 to Dh7,900, the VIP Packs bundle entry tickets, priority parking, Wonder Pass credits »»»

Doha: HE Mr. Ibrahim bin Ali Al-Mahandi, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, met with Mr. Amer Al-Ali, Chairman of the Central Commission for Control and Inspection in the sister Syrian Arab Republic, along with the accompanying delegation, on the occasion of his visit to»»»

Riyadh: The Saudi Exchange's main benchmark index closed lower on Monday, falling 67.69 points to finish at 10,681.82, with a total trading value of SAR 3.6 billion. Trading volume reached 198 million shares, with shares of 79 companies advancing, while 180 companies saw their shares decline. Also,»»»

High-stakes meetings and global crises dominate diplomacy’s biggest gathering in New York Dubai: World leaders converge on New York this week for a United Nations General Assembly unlike most before it — with the United States and Iran at war, fighting continuing in Ukraine, tensions rising across »»»

Geneva: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said it will hold a joint global seminar with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from Sep. 28 to 30 at ITU headquarters in Geneva on the use of radio spectrum for weather, climate, water and related environmental activities. The semin»»»

PRAGUE - On the first day of an official visit to Czechia, Serbian caretaker Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar met with his Czech counterpart Adam Vojtech in Prague on Monday. The parties signed a MoU between their ministries and agreed the move was an excellent first step towards advancement and dev»»»

Court of Appeal upholds sentence in case involving incitement to immorality and drugs Dubai: A fashion influencer in Kuwait has been sentenced to seven years in prison after the Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling against her in a case involving drug use and incitement to immorality. The Cr»»»

Iran Air vows to keep Najaf route as international services face uncertainty Iranian airlines are facing a major new threat to their international operations after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that they could effectively be shut out of global aviation services from September 23. The w»»»

Damascus, Sept. 21 (SANA) Technical teams from the Ministry of Agriculture and the World Bank met in Damascus on Monday to finalize preparations for launching the World Bank-grant-funded “STAR” project, aimed at bolstering Syria’s agricultural recovery and food security. The meeting was co-chaired »»»

Tunis, Sept. 21 (TAP) – The ninth edition of the World Sea Forum will be held on September 24-25 in Bizerte. It will bring together researchers, diplomats, entrepreneurs and civil society representatives to discuss efforts to combat plastic...»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Monday to keep his ruling coalition of the centre-right CDU and centre-left SPD together for the sake of the country's "democratic future", after both the far right and hard left made big gains in Germany's state elections on Sunday. Chancellor Friedrich Merz »»»

Doha: The Qatar-Sri Lanka Joint Committee on Labour held its regular meeting in Doha on Monday. The meeting was co-chaired by HE Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour Sheikha Najwa bint Abdulrahman Al-Thani and HE Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment of the Democratic Social»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar and the Republic of Djibouti signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to enhance cooperation and the exchange of institutional expertise in the fields of endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic affairs. The MoU was signed on behalf of Qatar by Minister of Endowments (Awq»»»

DOHA: The Police Academy, through the Police Officers Institute, organised a specialised scientific lecture on security leadership in the era of artificial intelligence, highlighting the importance of keeping abreast of rapid technological developments and their impact on state-of-the-art security »»»

Students from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry were pursuing aviation training Dubai: Two Indian students from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have died in an air accident in Canada while undergoing flight training, with Indian authorities offering assistance to their families as Canadian agencies investigate t»»»

Kuwala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced the hosting of the fourth edition of the Conference of Presidents and Secretaries General of National and Regional Football Associations on October 21 and 22 in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. The AFC stated in a press release today that »»»

Islamabad: The Pakistani military conducted surgical airstrikes Monday on strongholds and training camps of the Pakistani Taliban and allied groups in border areas with Afghanistan, the Pakistani Information Ministry said in a statement. The statement added that the strikes were scrupulously conduc»»»

For online casino operators, attracting new audiences is becoming an increasingly expensive task. With the cost per lead rising, the business focus is shifting to maximizing profits from existing users. Cross-selling means transferring loyal players from slots to the sportsbook section, and it has »»»

There are two candidates for election as members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the investigators' quota, the SJC press service reported on Monday. They are Petko Petkov, an investigator of the National Investigation Service, and Boyko Atanasov, an investigator of the Sofia City Prosecu»»»

Los Angeles, United States: Paramount has reached a settlement with a group of US states that clears the way for its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, US media reported Monday, creating a Hollywood behemoth spreading from television to cinema. Paramount, which is run by David Ellison, whose famil»»»

Poland’s Creotech Quantum will lead a €2.33 million European Space Agency project to develop superconducting nanowire detectors capable of detecting individual photons. The company’s share of the work is worth €1.2 million. Over 24 months, it will develop electronics and software, conduct testing, »»»

Doha, Qatar: Samsung began rolling out its latest One UI 9 software update to Galaxy smartphones on September 26, bringing new artificial intelligence features that can automatically track people in videos, flag potential privacy risks and provide more personalised information to users. The stable »»»

BELGRADE - If early parliamentary elections in Serbia were to be held next Sunday, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) would win the highest number of votes, ahead of second-placed Student List, and two more lists would clear the electoral threshold - a Socialist Party of Serbia-led coalition and t»»»

Self-driving cars in Hungary no longer belong entirely to the distant future. Level 4 autonomous vehicles have already been demonstrated in real traffic in a Hungarian city, commercial robotaxis are operating in nearby Croatia, and Germany has put a driverless truck into regular service on public r»»»

Crude slumps as Saudi exports rebound and U.S.-Iran talks cool war fears Oil prices tumbled on Monday as markets priced in a possible diplomatic opening between Washington and Tehran and signs that Saudi Arabia was restoring crude shipments after attacks disrupted key export routes. A market snapsh»»»

Dublin: The Data Protection Commission in Ireland today imposed a fine of 403 million euros, approximately 463 million dollars, on Google for violating European Union rules concerning the protection of users' location data. The commission, as the lead supervisory authority over Google in the Europe»»»

In our busy, always-on world, multitasking - performing several tasks or engaging in more than one activity concurrently - has become a default setting. At work and at play, our focus is increasingly given to more than one thing at a time: checking emails during a Zoom meeting, scrolling Instagram »»»

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