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»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

A suspected Palestinian gunman on Sunday shot dead an Israeli man near a West Bank settlement, according to Israeli officials. The gunman was located at a Ramallah hospital and arrested, police said. Elsewhere in the West Bank, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist who the military sa»»»

At least two people were injured when an “unknown projectile” struck a tanker as it entered the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said Monday. The vessel will reportedly continue to its next port of call, and there are no indications of any environmental impact at this time. The United Kingdom»»»

Khalifa Almarar says secure trade and energy flows are vital to global peace and security Abu Dhabi: Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Almarar stressed the need to secure and protect the flow of supply chains, trade and energy, saying they are a key pillar of international peace and security. He ma»»»

Head of Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi, congratulated the Yemeni people on the 12th anniversary of the September 21, 2014 revolution, emphasizing that the revolution achieved its key objectives of freedom, independence, and liberation from the dominance of Ameri»»»

What UAE, Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia students must know before LOC Dubai: India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued guidelines for Class 12 students in the UAE and six other countries in the Middle East who want to appear in the special examinations announ»»»

DOHA: The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Aqarat) has announced key updates for the fourth edition of the Qatar Real Estate Forum 2026, held under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The forum will take place from»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar's International Media Office issued a statement on Monday in response to the false allegations published by The New Yorker. The statement is as follows: The allegations put forward by The New Yorker in its piece published on 19 September are based on falsified and fabricated info»»»

Hormuz traffic remains restricted as UAE flight schedules stay mixed on some routes The US-Iran conflict remains tense on Monday, with a tanker struck while entering the Strait of Hormuz, Iran warning against renewed US attacks and attention increasingly turning towards possible diplomacy at the UN»»»

Paris: Roland Lescure, the French Minister of Economy, warned today that his country's public debt could reach a record level in 2027. Lescure stated in press remarks that next year's budget project anticipates the debt reaching a record level of 121.7 percent of GDP, following the recent downgrade»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has discussed the latest regional developments with his Kuwaiti, Egyptian and Turkish counterparts. He spoke separately on the phone with Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Badr Abdelatty and Hakan Fidan. The conversations foc»»»

The United States and China failed to reach an agreement on extending their trade truce, with rare earth supplies among the points of contention, the Financial Times (FT) reported, citing US sources following talks between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Ne»»»

Riyadh, Sept. 21 (SANA) Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan held separate phone calls on Monday with his counterparts from Kuwait, Egypt and Türkiye to discuss regional developments and efforts to address rising tensions. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement posted on X th»»»

Presidential adviser says diplomacy needed to shape region’s future and stability Dubai: Arab countries and Iran need to engage in a direct dialogue over the future of the region rather than leaving strategic discussions largely to Tehran and Washington, Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Advise»»»

U.S. futures are climbing as oil prices decline and investors await an expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Washington, which could cover trade, artificial intelligence and geopolitics. Futures for the S&P 500 gained 0.7% on Monday, while t»»»

For nearly four decades, Canada built its economy around closer integration with the United States. President Donald Trump has turned that dependence into leverage, imposing tariffs, threatening Canada's sovereignty and openly seeking to pull Canadian industrial production south. Canadian Prime Min»»»

Gaza health officials said Israeli fire killed three people, including a woman and a child, and injured several others across the Palestinian territory on Monday. Officials at Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said the body of a child, Ismail Al-Bardawil, was brought to the medica»»»

Police found the man dead inside a Colorado Springs home before arresting the woman A woman who walked into a police station to report a dead man inside a home was later arrested in connection with his death, authorities in Colorado said. Sheldon “Shelly” Wilson, 62, was one of two women who went t»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump has changed his strategy on Yemen several times, The New York Times reported, torn between Saudi pressure to strike the Iran-backed Houthis and the risk of opening another front in the Middle East war. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has staged a lightning offensive »»»

On Monday, diesel has reached €2 per liter at some gas stations in Bulgaria. Maya Manolova, chairwoman of the Commission for Consumer Protection (CPCoo), said the commission would launch inspections to determine whether recent fuel price increases are economically justified. The price increases com»»»

Flagship Saudi film event delayed as organisers cite logistical issues The star-studded Red Sea International Film Festival won't take place this year as planned. The sixth edition has been pushed back to the fourth quarter of 2027. In a statement shared on its official Instagram account, the Found»»»

Institute apologises for earlier statement as protests intensify Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch has taken over the investigation into the death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode as the institute suspended a senior professor from his deanship and apologised for its earlier account of the circumsta»»»

Amman, Sept. 21 (SANA) An Arab regional conference on supporting development and investment in Syria opened Monday in Jordan’s capital Amman, bringing together banking officials, financial institutions and investors to discuss economic cooperation, investment opportunities and the role of the finan»»»

Muezzin was known for Fajr call to prayer and takbeers at Masjid Al Haram Dubai: Sheikh Ibrahim Al Madani, a muezzin at Mecca's Grand Mosque and a member of its muezzins' platform, died on Monday, according to reports circulated by staff of the Two Holy Mosques and followers of the call to prayer o»»»

The government affirmed its commitment to securing safe levels of foreign exchange reserves to safeguard strategic commodity needs, noting ongoing efforts to bolster strategic inventories through constant coordination with the Central Bank. This came during Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly’s meeting»»»

US weighed Houthi strikes as Trump balanced Saudi security, Iran war risks, Red Sea threa Dubai: The targets had been selected. Bombs were being loaded onto US warplanes. An American attack on Houthi positions in Yemen appeared imminent. Then President Donald Trump pulled back. The extraordinary se»»»

Licence enables firm to support clients and professional advisers in both ADGM and DIFC Creation Business Consultants has become a licensed Company Service Provider in ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi. Operating through Creation Business Consultants Ltd, the licence marks an im»»»

Europe is facing “the worst energy crisis in history,” Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned, describing the situation as a “self-made.” He has repeatedly blamed the EU’s decision to cut Russian energy imports as a key factor behind the crisis. Dmitriev made the remarks after reports of worsenin»»»

New York, USA: Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed coordination on regional and international issues and efforts to resolve regional crises, on the sidelines of the high-level segment of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New Yor»»»

Beijing: China's leader Xi Jinping will visit the United States this week for talks with President Donald Trump, Beijing confirmed on Monday. Xi will be there from Wednesday to Friday, a government statement said. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the two leaders would "have an in-depth ex»»»

A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war, telling The Associated Press on Sunday that his group has assured the Trump administration that it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea. Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a me»»»

NEW YORK: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani participated in a coordination meeting of the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations Genera»»»

NEW YORK: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani participated in a high-level ministerial dinner organised by the State of Qatar in cooperation with the International Peace Institute, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United N»»»

New carrier starts daily services to Riyadh, Jeddah and Medinah from Dammam Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s new national budget carrier, led by an Air Arabia consortium, has started operations from King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, opening with domestic flights to Riyadh, Jeddah and Medinah. Sign up»»»

From shaded walkways to pet parks, everyday comfort shapes the emirate’s growth Abu Dhabi has firmly established itself as a people-centric city, with an urban development model that goes beyond building infrastructure to focus on the details of everyday life — from roads and integrated mobility ne»»»

Beneath the Mediterranean waters off the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, divers swim past stone walls, ancient structures and a submerged road — remnants of parts of a city that once stood above the water. With a shaky ceasefire in place after the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, visitors are returning»»»

New York, USA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani participated today in a high-level ministerial dinner organized by the State of Qatar in cooperation with the International Peace Institute, on the sidelines of the 81st session of t»»»

Doha, Qatar: HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, thanked Qatar’s neighbors who welcomed the use of their territories for a pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. His Excellency the Minister said: “We are grateful for our ne»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar remains committed to expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity despite damage sustained by LNG facilities, while the country’s non-hydrocarbon economy continues to demonstrate resilience amid regional challenges, Qatar Central Bank Governor and Qatar Investmen»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar and Saudi Arabia are seeking to further strengthen their economic partnership as the Qatari-Saudi Joint Business Council meeting explored new opportunities to boost trade, investment and private-sector cooperation at Qatar Chamber’s headquarters, yesterday. The discussions focuse»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al-Thani (sixth left), Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanim, Minister of Communications and Information Technology H E Mohammed bin Ali Al»»»

International airlines are staggering their return to the UAE Dubai: UAE air travel remains operational but uneven, with some delays reported from Abu Dhabi and Dubai early Monday morning, while airlines continue to adjust schedules amid heightened regional tensions. Etihad has largely maintained s»»»

Bessent hails progress as Trump-Xi summit looms over trade and tech tensions US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touted a "very successful" meeting on trade and artificial intelligence with Chinese officials Sunday, adding that both sides discussed greater communication on AI threats. "We just had »»»

Trump says he is 'open' to meeting Pezeshkian as Houthis escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia The US-Iran conflict is entering another tense phase as President Donald Trump says he is "open" to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the UN General Assembly in New York, while Iran maintains »»»

WTI falls below $100 while Brent holds above $103 as traders assess fragile Gulf oil flows Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trading on Monday (Sept. 21), but remained at historically elevated levels as markets balanced signs of recovering Saudi supplies against continuing disruption around the»»»

Washington urges Americans to rethink travel as Yemen conflict intensifies The United States warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. US President Donald»»»