The decision would be in defiance of a federal judge's order. A tarp covers the sign for the Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., last week as federal employees complied with a court order to remove Trump's name from the building. Phot»»»

Iran has closed the strait of Hormuz – citing alleged ⁠violations of a ceasefire agreement ​by the US ‌and Israel. Tehran said the closure was the "first step" in response ​to what it described ​as breaches ​of commitments regarding the continuing clashes in Lebanon - and warned ​that further measu»»»

A severe heatwave is sweeping across much of Europe, prompting emergency meetings in France, nationwide warnings in Germany and strains on tourists and residents ​in Italy. Temperatures climbed to record levels, and are set to hit 40°C (105.0 °F). Details by Shirli Sitbon.»»»

France issued a red alert for the heatwave across more than a third of the country for Sunday, also banning the consumption of alcohol during the annual Fete de la Musique festivities that day. The ferocious heatwave, which began earlier this week, has disrupted the country, forcing the cancellatio»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s central bank on Saturday condemned a “direct and deliberate” Israeli attack on one of its branches in the southern city of Nabatieh, where Israel has intensified its strikes despite a ceasefire. “Israeli forces directly targeted a branch of the Bank of Lebanon in Nabatieh,” the ba»»»

Author: Peter Schwartzstein As a journalist on the climate security beat, Peter Schwartzstein has been chased by kidnappers, badly beaten, detained by police, and told that he was no longer welcome in certain countries. Yet these personal brushes with violence are simply a hint of the conflict simm»»»

Tunis, June 20 (TAP) - The Cabinet meeting, held on Saturday under chairmanship of Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, approved a set of measures regarding the progress of development project implementation nationwide.These measures include the...»»»

Los Angeles, United States: The Netherlands put one foot in the World Cup knockout rounds with a stylish 5-1 demolition of Sweden on Saturday as Germany prepared to take on the Ivory Coast with the winner guaranteed a place in the last 32. Sweden, themselves 5-1 winners against Tunisia in their ope»»»

Russian officials have welcomed Warsaw’s decision to strip Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest state honor. The decision came after Kiev named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a nationalist force implicated in massacres of Poles and»»»

Tunis, June 20 (TAP) - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri called on all ministers to ensure that public projects are fully prepared and feasible before construction begins, in order to speed up implementation and improve the efficiency of public...»»»

CALIFORNIA: Belgium’s Jérémy Doku will not play in his team’s World Cup match against Iran on Sunday due to illness. The Manchester City winger was ruled out Saturday by the Red Devils for the match at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area. The speedy Doku started Belgium’s World Cup opener last Mon»»»

Aleppo, June 20 (SANA) Syria’s Civil Aviation and Air Transport Authority said Saturday that Air Arabia UAE is set to launch direct flights between Sharjah and Aleppo on July 4. The Authority said the new route will strengthen air links between Syria and the UAE and offer travelers more options, im»»»

Berlin: American Jessica Pegula rallied past world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 to reach the final of the Berlin WTA grass-court tournament for the second time. The world number four will bid for her 12th WTA title, her second on the Berlin grass after her 2024 victory, against Cz»»»

AMMAN: More than 200,000 Syrian refugees voluntarily returned home from Jordan between December 2024 and June this year, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said on Saturday. In a report released on World Refugee Day, June 20, the UNHCR said that voluntary returns from Jordan to Syria increased s»»»

EDINBURGH: Scottish ‌counter-terrorism officers are investigating a series of violent attacks across its capital Edinburgh on Friday that left five men injured, police said on Saturday. A 36-year-old white Scottish man was arrested ‌following a sequence ‌of threats, robbery, ‌and ⁠vandalism, the po»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The UN Security Council on Saturday demanded that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces immediately halt its assault on the city of El Obeid, warning of an imminent risk of mass atrocities as the paramilitary group masses reinforcements around the city. Council members said they were alarmed »»»

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society has claimed in a statement that, according to data from the Ministry of Education, 65 high-school students are currently in Israeli custody and have been unable to take this year’s secondary school examinations. The incarcerated students, the society sai»»»

DOHA: Japan and Tunisia will face off in a crucial Group F encounter at the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Sunday, with both teams eager to strengthen their chances of reaching the knockout stage after contrasting results in their opening matches. The match, scheduled for 7am (Qatar time) at Monterrey Stad»»»

Washington: US Central Command confirmed that commercial ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz increased today as US forces continue their operations in the region to support freedom of navigation. In a statement on X, the Command said that commercial ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz r»»»

Cairo: The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced today that its archaeological mission successfully discovered two tombs dating back to the Early Dynastic Period, along with several burials from the Predynastic and Late Periods, in the Gebel El-Teir area in Minya governorate, south»»»

Hungary’s government is preparing one of the most extensive legislative programmes in recent years, with 83 proposed bills scheduled for debate during the autumn parliamentary session. The plans, submitted by Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office Bálint Ruff, outline sweeping reforms affecti»»»

The West should not have expelled Russia from the G8, US President Donald Trump has said, adding that keeping Moscow in the group could have prevented the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Trump made the remarks in a wide-ranging interview with Axios published on Friday, in which the US p»»»

Sharjah: The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA) will begin implementing temporary traffic diversions and partial closures from Sunday as work gets under way to redevelop the Imran Bin Tareem and Ahmed Bin Hadeed roundabouts into permanent signal-controlled intersections. The project is pa»»»

An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered two tombs dating back to Egypt’s Early Dynastic Period, along with several burials from the Predynastic and Late Periods, during excavation works at the Jabal Al-Tayr site in Minya. The discovery sheds new ligh»»»

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar praised Shifa Al-Orman Cancer Hospital in Luxor as a successful model of cooperation between the state and civil society organisations in delivering healthcare services. Speaking at an event marking the hospital’s 10th anniversary, Abdel Ghaffar highlighted its »»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Saturday it had carried out a strike that killed Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Wishah in Gaza, saying he was a “Hamas terrorist.” “The IDF confirms it carried out a strike on Ahmed Wishah, who was a Hamas terrorist,” a military spokesman told AFP. The spokesman di»»»

ATHENS: Greek ‌authorities ordered the evacuation of two settlements on ​Evia Island on Saturday and deployed dozens of firefighters, planes and helicopters to battle a major wildfire there. In a statement, ‌the country's ‌firefighting department ​said 88 ‌firefighters ⁠and ​volunteers were ⁠workin»»»

Investigators and police officers work at the scene where two East Midlands Railway trains collided near Bedford, Britain, Friday. A train driver has died and at least 80 people have been injured in the crash. According to the ambulance service 33 of the injured are in a serious condition. Nine are»»»

AMMAN — A board member of Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) and First Vice President of the Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) Nabil Khatib noted on Saturday bilateral trade grew in 2025, with Jordanian exports to Germany rising by 92.4 per cent to JD59 million, against JD718 million in imports.A deleg»»»

AMMAN — The Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arab Mining Company (AMC) under which SSIF will explore the potential acquisition of a stake in the Arab Phosphate Mining Company, AMC's wholly owned subsidiary developing a phosphate fertiliser man»»»

AMMAN — President of the Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) Fathi Jaghbir affirmed on Saturday that the manufacturing industries form the "backbone" of the Kingdom's industrial sector, with its total output reaching around $21 billion annually, while intermediate consumption stands at some $11.6 bill»»»

Rome: Former Ballon d'Or and World Cup winner Ronaldinho is set to come out of retirement aged 46 to play for Ravenna in the Italian third tier, according to reports in Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport. The sports daily said that Ronaldinho was scheduled to sign a deal in Miami on Tuesday and tha»»»

TOKYO: CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority Dr. Hisham S. Aljadhey conducted a series of site visits to specialized medical and research centers in the US last week. The visits aimed to leverage global expertise in the latest technologies, as well as developments within advanced therapies and b»»»

JEDDAH: The cultural and historical links between Taif and Historic Jeddah were explored in a recent session at the Red Sea Museum in Historic Jeddah, also known as Al-Balad. Titled “Majlis Jeddah: The Essence of Taif in Historic Jeddah,” the event brought together heritage specialists, artists, an»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police has urged motorists and members of the public to avoid leaving potentially hazardous items inside vehicles during the summer months, warning that extreme temperatures can increase the risk of fires and other safety incidents. The warning comes as part of the force's Safe»»»

Dubai: Saturday’s Dh30 million UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw has produced multiple winners, with several players claiming cash rewards. In Draw No. 260620, the winning numbers selected from the Days section were 9, 20, 6, 15, 17, 7, while the winning number from the Months section was 4. Meanwhile, th»»»

Tunis, June 20 (TAP/Interview by Wided Medfai) - Tunisia holds an advanced position at both the Arab and African levels in the conservation and management of genetic resources, thanks to the expertise and specialised programmes it has developed...»»»

Tunis, June 20 (TAP) - The weather Saturday night will be clear to partly cloudy nationwide, according to forecasts from the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).The wind will blow south in the north and centre and east in the south; relatively...»»»

An Iranian negotiating team left Iran for Switzerland on Saturday for discussions on the implementation of its agreement with the United States to halt the Mideast war, state media said. The official news agency IRNA reported the delegation's departure, quoting foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Ba»»»

Here is another Japanese "healing fiction" title to add to your bookshelf: Takuya Asakura’s ‘The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop’ (2025), translated from the Japanese by Yuka Maeno. The first sentence sets the stage: "The shop was tucked away in a place beyond anyone’s understanding." The premise»»»

CALIFORNIA, USA: Awer Mabil’s face quickly turned to pure joy. He beamed and fought his emotions, a reaction Australia’s veteran forward hardly could have seen coming. It had nothing to do with a soccer result, either. But rather a reflection that took him back to his tumultuous youth as a refugee »»»

WASHINGTON: Days after scoring ‌in Norway’s 4-1 win over Iraq, Norway defender Leo Ostigard has become a father, following the birth of his first child over FaceTime as he continues his World Cup campaign with the squad. Ostigard, who has been receiving parenting tips from teammate Erling Haaland, »»»

MADRID: Spanish giants Real Madrid said Saturday they have not made any contact with Bayern Munich winger Michael Olize over a potential transfer. The France international, currently at the World Cup, has been linked with Madrid by Spanish media, reporting Los Blancos were considering making a bid »»»

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Hezbollah’s Military Media released a video on Saturday showing an Ababil strike drone targeting an Israeli Merkava tank in the southern Lebanese town of Tayr Harfa. The one-minute video, dated June 11, shows an FPV drone carrying out a direct strike on the tank. It also appears to capture a previo»»»

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has pledged to use every available legal avenue to remain in office as tensions with Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government continue to intensify. In an interview with Brussels-based news outlet Politico, Sulyok accused the new administration of attempting an unpr»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Technical-level talks between the US and Iranian delegations will be held in Switzerland's luxury alpine resort Burgenstock on June 21, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. "As a follow-up to the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, technical-level ta»»»

Tunis, June 20 (TAP)- The sector of agriculture and agri-food industries posted a trade surplus of TND 87.1 million by the end of May 2026, reflecting a recovery compared to the deficit of TND 441.4 million during the same period in 2025. Data...»»»

Baku, June 20 (SANA) Syria has called on the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to prioritize post-conflict countries in access to its new concessional financing fund, as well as to provide greater flexibility in financing tools to support recovery and reconstruction efforts. Syrian Finance Minister M»»»

Bern: Switzerland has said that it continues to provide a confidential and trusted environment at Burgenstock Resort to facilitate discussions related to the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran. In a statement issued Saturday, the Swiss Federal»»»