Arab Finance: Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG Holding) welcomed the Saudi government’s decision to allow foreigners to own a real estate property in Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, and Madinah, according to a statement. The Saudi Council of Ministers approved the Executive Regulations of the Law of Real Estate »»»

Parliament on Friday adopted final amendments to the Judicial System Act requiring the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to organize elections for members from the judges', prosecutors' and investigators' quota by October 17, 2026. To meet the deadline, the SJC will be allowed to shorten statutory dea»»»

Doha, Qatar: In implementation of the directives of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) has launched an air bridge to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to support relief and rescue operations following the two earthquakes that struck the capital, C»»»

The UAE continues to stand out as one of the most stable and attractive destinations for business formation and expansion, even as regional tensions and global economic uncertainty place pressure on markets across the world. While several economies have seen changes in investor sentiment and operat»»»

A grand festive concert dedicated to City Day will be held in Karakol on July 1. That evening, residents and visitors will enjoy a rich program: a concert by creative groups, an awards ceremony for residents who have made significant contributions to the development of Karakol, and performances by »»»

NEW DELHI: Indian budget carrier Air India Express will launch direct flights between northeastern India and the Gulf in August, the airline has said, marking the first route of its kind. Gulf countries consistently rank among the top 10 destinations for Indians traveling abroad every year, with th»»»

MAGDEBURG: A German court on Friday convicted a Saudi psychiatrist and sentenced him to life in prison for driving an SUV in a deadly rampage through a crowded Christmas market in 2024. Taleb Jawad Al-Abdulmohsen, 51, killed six people and injured more than 300 when he sped the vehicle through the »»»

BERLIN: ‌German Foreign Minister Johann ​Wadephul is set to meet his US counterpart, Marco Rubio, ‌in Washington on ‌Monday. “The ​foreign ‌ministers ⁠will ​discuss the ⁠situation in the Middle East,” said a foreigm ⁠ministry spokesperson ‌in ‌Berlin. The ​talks ‌will also ‌focus on continued suppo»»»

A Komoto official tests the company’s solar-powered smart flow control system in Kazakhstan. Photo by Komoto SEOUL, June 25 (UPI) -- South Korea's industrial valve maker Komoto said Thursday that it is seeking to expand into the Kazakh market after wrapping up a field demonstration project in the C»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Friday after a meeting with Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil that what matters to him is that the religion of all Orthodox Christians be respected. "I made it clear that I am not interested in Patriarch Kirill as a person. What matters to me is th»»»

Manila: A highly anticipated rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has been postponed indefinitely, Pacquiao's camp in the Philippines said on Friday. The news followed ESPN reporting that a planned Mayweather exhibition in Greece had been called off after an events com»»»

Swimmer Vladislav Shuliko continues the flag relay for the F1H2O World Powerboat Racing Championships (UIM F1H2O) — Kyrgyzstan Grand Prix. Issyk-Kul 2026 — by swimming across Kyrgyzstan’s largest bodies of water. According to the Secretariat of the World Nomad Games, the athlete has completed six s»»»

Public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms in Kyrgyzstan have begun operating faster following legislative simplification and the introduction of special project regimes. Director of the PPP Center under the National Investment Agency Nurbek Anarbekin said at the session «Public-Private Partnershi»»»

The Leninsky District Court changed the pretrial detention measure for former Zhogorku Kenesh Deputy Kuvanychbek Kongantiev from pretrial detention to house arrest. Kuvanychbek Kongantiev was detained on March 11, 2026 by State Committee for National Security (SCNS) officers. Investigators believe »»»

LONDON - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic was on Friday drawn to face Yibing Wu in the first round of this season's Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, with Miomir Kecmanovic to play defending champion and top favourite Jannik Sinner of Italy. The encounter with Wu will be Djokovic's f»»»

In a statement to Al-Ahram, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tariq Al-Mulla said that Egypt production of natural gas increased by 60 percent since the beginning of 2016, rising from 3.8 billion cubic feet per day to 5.1 billion cubic feet per day. Al Mulla added that the increase came f»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump discussed America's proposals on Ukraine at the Alaska summit and they were accepted by the Russian side, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. On Thursday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued that»»»

Abu Dhabi Biobank has signed a strategic partnership with BioTwin to expand the use of artificial intelligence-powered Virtual Human Twin technology in the UAE, supporting early disease detection, prevention and precision healthcare. The agreement was announced on the sidelines of the BIO Internati»»»

Wellington, New Zealand: Severe winds and heavy rain disrupted transport and infrastructure across New Zealand's lower North Island on Friday, with authorities urging residents to stay home as a deep low-pressure system moves over the country. The Wellington Airport in New Zealand's capital has can»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Mulla, Director General of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), has reaffirmed the Authority's commitment to increasing reliance on Emirati talent within the tax system. He said the FTA is implementing an integrated strategy to expand the pool of qualified national tax »»»

The “New Syria" does not want to return to Lebanon through the gates of tutelage or war, nor does Lebanon wish to summon the memory of 1976, when the Syrian army entered the country and ended up staying for three decades. For their part, Arab and Western capitals appear reluctant to open a new fron»»»

"If we talk about absolute neutrality, then, of course, the term 'absolute neutrality' is not applicable, because the United States still supplies — it used to be pseudo-for-free, now it supplies most of the weapons to Ukraine for money — provides assistance to Ukraine and others, and technology, a»»»

Hungary’s Foreign Minister, Anita Orbán, has announced the recall of 37 heads of diplomatic missions as part of what she described as a comprehensive renewal of the country’s foreign service. In a video published on Facebook on Friday, the minister said the Foreign Ministry was beginning a huge ove»»»

Iran delivered a blistering rebuke on Friday, denouncing a joint United States-Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) statement as “interfering, irresponsible, and provocative,” while urging regional states to break free from what it described as Washington’s destabilizing, divide-and-rule machina»»»

ART Elite, a subsidiary of Elite Group Holding, has expanded its UAE operations with the addition of 300+ new Jetour vehicles to its fleet and the launch of two new programs: Lease-to-Own and Corporate Leasing. The milestone strengthens ART Elite’s mobility offering and gives customers greater acce»»»