The wealthiest clients expect more from financial advisors than just high rates of return. Planning for a longer and more fulfilling life is becoming a new goal. According to Capgemini's latest "World Wealth Report 2026," 69% of wealth management executives consider longevity strategies and health-»»»

Ludwik Kotecki, a member of Poland’s Monetary Policy Council, has warned that it is too early to assume interest rates will be reduced in September. He argued that the inflation environment is beginning to diverge from the National Bank of Poland’s latest projection, particularly because rising oil»»»

Poland’s population fell to approximately 37.33 million at the end of June, according to preliminary data from Statistics Poland. That was around 159,000 fewer residents than a year earlier, confirming that the country’s demographic contraction is continuing despite immigration and a relatively str»»»

Dąbrowa Górnicza, July 23, 2026 – ArcelorMittal Poland has begun implementing a new generation of railway rail designed for some of the world's most demanding operating conditions. The company is developing R400HT, the hardest and most wear-resistant rail grade defined under European standards, str»»»

Orlen’s market capitalization exceeded PLN 180 billion for the first time during Thursday trading, underlining the energy group’s growing weight on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The milestone followed another rise in the company’s share price and reflected investor confidence in its cash generation, s»»»

Dubai: A Kuwaiti court has handed down prison sentences and record financial penalties exceeding $1.3 billion after convicting a cross-border money laundering network that used restaurants, taxi companies and currency exchange businesses to disguise illicit funds before transferring large sums abro»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has distributed 200 tonnes of dates in Brazil, benefiting 161,452 individuals from 40,363 families, including vulnerable groups, refugees and migrants. The project covered 50 cities and also included date distributions to vulnerable communities in Paraguay. Els»»»

An armed student rallies in support of the Houthi-imposed naval embargo against Saudi Arabia in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday. Hundreds of students gathered at Sanaa University to support the move. Photo by Yahya Arhab/EPA July 23 (UPI) -- The Houthis in Yemen claimed responsibility for two attacks on Sa»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the attack by the Houthi group targeting the Saudi-flagged vessel Encelia while sailing in the Red Sea. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that this attack constitutes a grave threat to the safety and security of i»»»

Tunis, July 23 (TAP/Ghada Sboui) - Around 4,400 hectares of forest land were ravaged by fires on May 1 July 23, compared with 2,705 ha during the same period last year, Director-General of Forests at the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources...»»»

Tunis, July 23, 2026 (TAP) - The stock market closed the session on a bearish note. The benchmark index dropped 0.46% to 20,952.79 points at the end of Thursday's session, on a robust trading volume of TND 16.7 million, stockbroker Tunisie Valeurs...»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways has announced the temporary suspension of its passenger flight services to Bahrain, Erbil and Kuwait until and including July 31, 2026. In a travel advisory issued on Wednesday, the airline said passenger flights to Bahrain International Airport (BAH), Erbil International Airpor»»»

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank on Thursday kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2.25 percent but opened the door to a rise in September as fresh fighting in the Middle East threatens to send prices higher. “Yes, it was a unanimous decision,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said of Thursday’»»»

WASHINGTON: The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation on Thursday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. ​military action against Iran, the latest symbolic rebuke of the Republican president from Congress. The vote was 214-208 in favor of the war powers resolution a»»»

BEIRUT: The Iran-backed Hezbollah group on Thursday branded Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s recent visit to Washington a failure and said it showed the government’s submission to a foreign power. In a statement, the group’s lawmakers said the visit revealed “the extent of subservience and submissi»»»

RIYADH: Uber Technologies’ planned takeover of Delivery Hero is set to reshape Saudi Arabia’s booming food delivery sector, giving the US mobility giant direct control over one of the Kingdom’s leading platforms. The $14.8 billion deal brings HungerStation — fully owned by Delivery Hero and a key p»»»

RIYADH: Economic experts and specialists told Asharq Al-Awsat that the peaceful nuclear agreement between Saudi Arabia and the US marks a new and unprecedented phase of strategic, high-value cooperation between the two countries. They said the agreement extends beyond its technical and developmenta»»»

BELGRADE - At a meeting with KFOR Commander Maj Gen Ozkan Ulutas, Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic requested that KFOR, an international security force that is the only legitimate armed force in Kosovo-Metohija, meet its commitments under UNSCR 1244 and the Military-»»»

DOHA, (Sputnik) - Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, will consider intensifying operations against Saudi vessels if the Gulf Arab kingdom continues its blockade of Yemeni airports and ports, Houthi political member Hezam al-Asad told Sputnik. "The scale of these operations may»»»

WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - A US Secret Service worker was probably involved in leaking information about US Vice President JD Vance's travels, and is now on administrative leave, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. "A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subjec»»»

The European Union is still trying to find ways to slow Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But its member states are becoming increasingly less able to agree on how to do so. Nevertheless, after lengthy and chaotic talks on Wednesday (22 July), they managed to agree on the 21st sanctions package agai»»»

RIYADH: The National Center for Falcons will organize its first event, the International Falcon Breeders Auction from Aug. 5-25 in Malham, north of Riyadh. This year’s auction will feature pavilions for local and international falcon farms, falcon equipment and supplies, and the “falconer of the fu»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Council For FATWA has taken action against unlicensed online fatwa accounts, warning operators to cease publishing religious rulings without official approval as authorities step up enforcement of the country's new fatwa law. The move comes under Federal Law No. 3 of 2024, which »»»

The presence of US Boeing KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft at Bezmer Air Base in Bulgaria is temporary and does not constitute permanent basing, Yambol Regional Governor Georgi Chalakov said in an official statement released to the media on Thursday. Chalakov noted that the decision to allow the a»»»

Dubai: Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved funerary complex dating to the Late and Greco-Roman periods at the Tell Athar Quesna necropolis in Menoufia Governorate, revealing hundreds of burial artefacts, imported pottery and evidence of ancient trade links across the Medit»»»

Dubai: An Egyptian court has ordered the detention of a man accused of breaking into a private garage in Alexandria and dismantling a rare 1961 Cadillac once owned by former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, allegedly selling its parts as scrap metal over a period of several months without rea»»»

THESSALONIKI, Greece: A Greek appeals court denied an Australian request to extradite a man wanted on suspicion of a 1999 nightclub killing because the statute of limitations on the crime has run out, the fugitive’s lawyer said Thursday. James Dalamangas, 56, was arrested in Aigio, southern Greece »»»

ELON MORE, Palestinian Territories: An Israeli civilian killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after they allegedly stabbed another Israeli who was trying to extinguish a wildfire near a settlement, the military said. Violence in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory occupie»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is well poised to be an attractive filming location for Hollywood and independent filmmakers, Valentina Castellani-Quinn, president and chair of Quinn Studios Entertainment in Los Angeles, has told Arab News’ “The Mayman Show.” Speaking as the first guest of the show’s latest s»»»

WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - More than half of US citizens believe that the cost of the conflict against Iran estimated at $37.5 billion is too high, a poll conducted by YouGov showed on Thursday. The survey also found that 16% of the respondents suppose the price is adequate. At the same time, only 8% »»»

TEHRAN, (Sputnik) - Iran has warned the United Kingdom of the potential implications of its decision to provide its air bases allowing the United States to carry out strikes on Iran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnha»»»

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Ukraine has been selective about whom to bring back from Russia during prisoner of war exchanges, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said on Thursday. "I think many people understand this, because often you hand over a list, and not everyone on it gets selected. I»»»

The United States announced that it had reached a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia. Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed the pact and a separate bilateral safeguards deal alongside Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. There have been years of discussions even under»»»

After a twelfth night of US strikes, Iran has hit US bases in Jordan and Kuwait, claiming several military assets were destroyed. This also comes after rebel Houthis in Yemen struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, further expanding the conflict. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.»»»

Against a backdrop of geopolitical instability and mounting electoral setbacks, Europe’s liberals are redefining what it means to defend ‘liberal democracy’. And increasingly, the language of rights, markets and European integration is being supplemented and at times overshadowed by a new political»»»

Crime rates are on the decline in U.S. cities with the national homicide rate falling by 18%, inching closer to a historic low, the Council on Criminal Justice said Thursday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 23 (UPI) -- Crime rates are on the decline in U.S. cities with the nation»»»

Tunis, July 23, 2026 (TAP) - The Chahed Observatory for Election Monitoring and Support of Democratic Transitions considered that the voter turnout rate in the legislative by-election run-off in the El Kabaria constituency, in the Tunis governorate...»»»

Salt harvesters in Senegal are once again seeing the world through rose tinted glasses. The famous Pink Lake is slowly finding its rosy colours four years after flooding almost destroyed its delicate ecosystem and the economy built around it.»»»

The number of deaths in the current Ebola epidemic in the DRC has now topped 1,000, and the number of confirmed cases is around 2500. Experts are calling for more funding to help tackle the crisis as it becomes the fastest spreading outbreak ever recorded.»»»

In France, while Paris enjoys respite from the record-breaking heat last month, the riviera and the southwest of France are being swept by fast-moving wildfires. Thousands of residents have been evacuated in a seaside holiday area.»»»

With a minimum of 30 days of paid leave per year, French people have the reputation of being on vacation all the time. During the summer months of July and August, the country virtually shuts down. So what's behind this phenomenon? And what do they do with all those cherished "congés payés"? We tak»»»

Thousands of people were evacuated in southwest France on Thursday, as a wildfire ravaged a seaside pine forest. Hundreds of firefighters were battling the fire, which started around midday on Wednesday. FRANCE 24 looks at some of the most striking images of the fire.  »»»

Dubai: The conflict between the US and Iran has entered a more dangerous phase, with hostilities spreading across the Middle East and raising concerns over regional security, global energy supplies and international trade. Although the UAE has not been directly targeted, residents and businesses ar»»»

A software glitch in New Jersey mistakenly registered thousands of non-citizens to vote, allowing nearly 400 to cast ballots, Governor Mikie Sherrill has said. The disclosure has reignited debate over election integrity in the US. In a statement on Tuesday, the White House argued the incident under»»»

Bulgaria is among the countries where high exposure to cancer risk factors is combined with relatively limited resources for disease prevention and public health protection, Ivaylo Petrov, Chief Coordinator of the Bulgarian National Hub of the Mission on Cancer and a member of the Management Board »»»

DAKAR: The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo as health officials race to contain a virus with no approved vaccine or treatment. An update from Congo’s public ‌health ⁠institute on Wednesday said there have been 2,536 confirmed Ebola cases a»»»

BELGRADE - EU membership remains Serbia's strategic commitment, Serbian PM Djuro Macut said at a meeting with Czech PM Andrej Babis in Belgrade on Thursday, expressing the expectation that Serbia's EU accession process would be based on merit. "Macut and Babis assessed that the relations between Se»»»

The decision by World Athletics to extend the suspension of Russian athletes is an act of "institutional Russophobia" and political discrimination, Pavel Danilov, director of the Center for Political Analysis and associate professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Fe»»»

The Fidesz asset recovery scandal is revealing a potential weakness in Viktor Orbán’s defence of decisions made before his party lost power. The former Hungarian prime minister continues to insist that public funds distributed under the Fidesz government were allocated legally and that the investig»»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One) All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds, Who has commanded us to invoke blessings and peace upon the Seal of the Prophets. I bear witness that there is nothing worthy of worship but Allah alone, and I bear witness that our Master and Prophet, Muḥammad, is the M»»»