Renewed fighting in Yemen and fresh threats by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement to disrupt shipping through the Bab Al-Mandab Strait are raising concerns that global energy markets could face a second maritime crisis alongside the ongoing conflict in the Strait of Hormuz. Get updated faster and for»»»

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev Friday said there are no contradictions within the government regarding the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters in Parliament, he was adamant that Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova did not sign the Kyiv Declaration adopted by the Fifth Ukraine-Southeast Euro»»»

Bulgaria will temporarily restrict the movement of heavy goods vehicles weighing over 12 tonnes on Trakia Motorway, Struma Motorway and a section of the I-1 road through the Kresna Gorge, to ease weekend traffic and improve road safety, said the Road Infrastructure Agency. On Friday, July 17, truck»»»

DUBAI: Luxury lifestyle brand Lavish Concepts, founded by Saudi businesswomen Nada Altobaishi and Hala Al-Sharekh, is staging a permanent exhibition “with seasonal collections and activations that evolve throughout the year” called “Heritage Reframed” at its atelier in Chiswick, London. The most re»»»

The Justice Department under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Maryland's Dream Act. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 17 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Maryland laws offering in-state tuition benefits to qualifyi»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday a retaliatory strike on a US special operations command center at Al-Tanf in Syria. In a statement, the IRGC said: “O Islamic people of Iran, makers of epics, brave and vigilant: In response to the attacks of the child-killing Amer»»»

The European Union and Lebanon held Thursday a 4th meeting of a Sub-Committee on Transport, Energy, Environment and Water, the EU delegation to Lebanon said. "The meeting builds on ongoing efforts to strengthen cooperation in key sectors, which the EU has significantly supported in recent years, am»»»

Doha, Qatar: The late Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani played a pioneering role in nurturing Qatar’s culture of scientific research and innovation by encouraging young Qataris to pursue creativity and technological excellence, according to Undersecretary of the Ministry of Educatio»»»

Australia denounced Laos' response to a 2024 tainted alcohol poisoning that killed six tourists, saying Friday it is "bitterly disappointed" the country is not pressing stronger charges. Canberra summoned the Laos ambassador and dispatched an envoy to Laos to convey the government's objections and »»»

DUBAI: The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s International 2026 marks its first appearance in Europe as a part of the Esports World Cup in Paris. Bringing together 16 of the world’s leading teams, the tournament will have players compete for a share of the $500,000 prize pool, reinforcing its posit»»»

DUBAI: The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s International 2026 marks its first appearance in Europe as a part of the Esports World Cup in Paris. Bringing together 16 of the world’s leading teams, the tournament will have players compete for a share of the $500,000 prize pool, reinforcing its posit»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Non-Resident Nepali Association, National Coordination Council (NRNA NCC) Qatar, organised a condolence gathering to pay tribute to the late Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, in recognition of his visionary leadership and immense contribution to Qatar’s remarkable »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Joint Committee for the Removal of Abandoned Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment removed 7,144 vehicles in 2025 from public areas as part of an extensive campaign to improve the urban landscape, enhance road safety and protect the environment. The removed vehicles included 5,340 vehi»»»

Dubai: Soft Asian currencies continue to give UAE expatriates more value for every dirham they send home, with the Indian rupee, Philippine peso and Pakistani rupee all trading near some of their weakest levels in recent years. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The India»»»

An umbrella coalition of Iran-aligned Iraqi militias has announced a $10-million reward for the killing of US President Donald Trump, dramatically escalating already fraught tensions between Washington and Tehran's regional proxy network. Get — updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News ap»»»

Central Bank of Egypt Egypt’s financial sector will observe a long weekend next week, as the Central Bank of Egypt announced that all banks operating in the country will close on Thursday, July 23, 2026, to mark the anniversary of the July 23 Revolution. Transactions and regular banking services ar»»»

On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800, New York to Paris, crashed off the Long Island coast, killing all 230 people aboard the Boeing 747. 1 of 6 | Family members and friends of the deceased passengers of TWA Flight 800 grieve at memorial ceremonies held July 18, 1997, at Mt. Moriches Memorial Park by t»»»

DUBAI: Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final has been billed as a showdown pitting Lionel Messi against Lamine Yamal, defending champions Argentina against European champions Spain; and perhaps the final appearance of football’s greatest player in the sport’s premier showcase. Yet one of the most intriguin»»»

DUBAI: Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final has been billed as a showdown pitting Lionel Messi against Lamine Yamal, defending champions Argentina against European champions Spain; and perhaps the final appearance of football’s greatest player in the sport’s premier showcase. Yet one of the most intriguin»»»

Dubai: One cup of coffee has put the UAE on top of the global barista stage. Competing against 20 national champions from around the world, UAE representative Lablibell Bajarias has been crowned winner of the 2026 International Finals of the Lavazza Barista Challenge, held in Turin, Italy last Marc»»»

New York: A jersey worn by soccer giant Pele in the first World Cup final ever won by Brazil sold for $4.9 million at a US auction on Thursday. The Brazilian attacker nicknamed "The King" was 17 when he scored two goals in his country's 5-2 victory over host country Sweden in 1958. The blue shirt b»»»

In late June, Israel’s government moved to formally recognise the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottomans, ending decades of official hesitation. Needless to say, it does nothing for Israeli-Turkish relations, which have nosedived in recent years, with major disagreements over Gaza being a p»»»

Budapest is launching a month-long public safety operation that will see increased police patrols and coordinated enforcement across the city, despite facing a shortage of more than 2,000 police officers. The Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) announced the comprehensive operation after assessing »»»

Miami: France and England will bid a gloomy farewell to the World Cup tomorrow when they face each other in the dreaded third-place play-off in Miami. Both teams head to Florida still raw from semi-final defeats that have left both footballing nations licking wounds, which, in the eyes of many, wer»»»

Doha, Qatar: Four years ago, Lionel Messi led Argentina to glory in Qatar at the FIFA World Cup, and he is one step away from repeating that feat and making Argentina the first team to retain the trophy since Brazil in 1962. On Wednesday night, under the lights of Atlanta, the Messi Magic was unlea»»»

The UK government has announced plans to restrict the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England, saying the move will protect children’s health and wellbeing. The ban, which requires parliamentary approval, will apply to drinks containing more than 150 milligrams of caffeine per l»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Operation Saeqeh: Iran Strikes US Positions in Kuwait as Retaliatory Operation Escalates 17-07-2026 09:39 AM Iran’s military has launched a»»»

East Rutherford: Master will take on apprentice when Spain coach Luis de la Fuente lines up against his former student, Argentina’s Lionel Scaloni, in the World Cup final on Sunday. Nine years ago, Scaloni was just another former professional player pursuing a career in coaching, studying for his p»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Pakistani community in Qatar gathered yesterday to pay tribute to the late Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, remembering his transformative leadership, his enduring friendship with Pakistan, and his pivotal role in shaping modern Qatar. The condolence and tribute g»»»

SHANGHAI: China and Pakistan’s foreign ministers called Friday for the United States and Iran to stop fighting and resume negotiations, according to a statement following a meeting in Shanghai. China’s Wang Yi and Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar jointly “expressed concern over the deterioration of the current»»»

Paris: Chairperson of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) and Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to Unesco H E Dr. Nasser bin Hamad Al Hinzab said that the passing of Father H H Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, repr»»»

Doha: Qatar’s banking sector maintained steady financial performance during the first quarter of 2026 despite a slowdown in lending growth and the impact of heightened geopolitical tensions across the region. While regional uncertainty weighed on credit demand and business activity, Qatari banks co»»»

Dubai: Travellers flying between the UAE and southern Saudi Arabia are facing ongoing disruption, with flights to and from Abha International Airport suspended for a fourth consecutive day on Friday, despite much of the airport's domestic schedule still operating. Passengers travelling on routes be»»»

A total of 26 titles will enter in the short film competitions and five feature films will compete for the Anonimul Trophy at the 23rd edition of the Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, to be held from 10 to 16 August in Sfantu Gheorghe, the Danube Delta, the organisers announced on T»»»

The IT&C industry generates about 14% of Romania's GDP, while labor productivity in the sector is 16% over the national average. However, we rank last in EU in the European Innovation Scoreboard 2025, according to conslusions of a study released on Thursday by the Patrons' Association of the Softwa»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has carried out a strike on a US special operations command center stationed in the At Tanf area in southwestern Syria in retaliation for US attacks, the Press TV broadcaster reported on Friday. The surprise strike destroyed radar s»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai fell to their lowest level in 90 days on Friday, handing jewellery buyers the cheapest rates seen since April after another difficult week for the precious metal. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The 24-karat variety stood at Dh479.75 per gra»»»

At least 14 people died and five others were injured on Thursday when a van plunged off a roadway in northern Peru, authorities told AFP. "We have reports of 14 people dead and five injured after a minibus fell into a ravine," said Ricardo Chilon, head of institutional communications for the San Ju»»»

Doha, Qatar: The remarkable transformation of Qatar under the late Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani will be remembered as one of the most extraordinary development stories of the modern era, former Prime Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al-Thani has said. In an interv»»»

The US expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran on Friday, targeting infrastructure including bridges and a key port facility as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continued to escalate. A surveillance tower at Iran’s Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman appeared to collapse after repeated US stri»»»

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is directing the nation’s intelligence services not to spare civilians in their operations abroad, Vitaly Zhikovich, an acting colonel of the Ukrainian military intelligence agency (HUR), said in an exclusive audio recording obtained by RT. Zhikovich is one of two»»»

The opening of Egypt’s Strategic Command Headquarters last week shows what Egypt has learned from its recent past and how it intends to deal with the changes impacting both geopolitics and the way that wars are fought. The multibillion-dollar project was opened by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al»»»

Türkiye first recognised Israel in 1949, shortly after Zionist leaders like David Ben-Gurion proclaimed a Jewish state in Palestine. In so doing, it became the first Muslim-majority nation to do so (Iran was the second, its recognition coming in 1950). Six decades later, trade was booming and relat»»»

PARIS: About 50 people, including doctors, trade unionists and pro-Palestinian activists, gathered outside France’s foreign ministry in Paris on Thursday to call for the release of a Gaza hospital director who has been held since December 2024. “Free Dr. Abu Safiya,” chanted the demonstrators at th»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe IRGC: Strait of Hormuz remains fully under the control of Iranian fighters, and as long as US hostile actions continue, not a single drop o»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe In response to the US military aggression, the IRGC Aerospace Force launched a surprise attack on the enemy’s Special Operations Command Ce»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe IRGC: The attack on Al-Tanf region destroyed a radar system and several special operations helicopters, and killed a large number of US tro»»»

Full-time employees’ average gross earnings were HUF 764,100 and average net earnings reached HUF 535,900 in May 2026. Average gross earnings grew by 8.7%, net average earnings increased by 11.0% and real earnings were 9.0% higher than a year earlier. The increase in net average earnings exceeded t»»»

The government reviewed the Szent István Programme — designed to support rural development and help people living in rural areas stay in their communities — in its first reading, with the programme expected to be presented before 20 August, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced at a Thursday press »»»

Transparency International has filed a complaint with the Office of the Attorney General and is initiating a State Audit Office investigation over 281 billion forints in state investments, the organisation announced to MTI on Thursday. An analysis by Transparency International Hungary also examined»»»