In a week marked by volatile trading, Egypt’s stock market (EGX) closed in negative territory on Thursday, December 26. The benchmark EGX30 index dipped by 0.16%, finishing at 29,957.97 points. Similarly, the Shariah-compliant EGX33 index saw a decrease of 0.12%, landing at 3,077.31 points. The sma»»»

The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Abdel Latif Al-Taher, participated in the Zero Waste International Forum held in Istanbul, Turkey, last Friday (5 June). The forum is considered one of the most prominent global gatherings dedicated to reshaping the relationship between humans, resources, »»»

Dubai: The late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum attended the 1966 FIFA World Cup final between England and West Germany at Wembley Stadium in London on July 30, 1966, according to an account by a former British official documented in an oral history interview. Get updated faster and for FREE: Do»»»

The world-renowned Giza Pyramids are set to host a fascinating blend of old and new this October, as the fourth edition of the art exhibition “Forever Is Now” takes center stage. Running from October 24 to November 16, 2024, this event, curated with the support of Egypt’s Ministry of Culture, Minis»»»

AI is saving clinicians ‌time, but the majority of healthcare professionals say training in the technology is inadequate, inconsistent or unavailable, a global survey ​by Philips showed on Tuesday. The study, Philips Future Health Index, was carried out through two quantitative surveys, one with 2,»»»

KYIV: Russian strikes killed three people and wounded 10 others in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, its governor said early Tuesday. “The enemy has hit the city of Chuguiv,” Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov wrote on Telegram, adding that three people had been killed. “The strikes caus»»»

TALLINN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Estonia on Tuesday to attend a summit of Nordic and Baltic leaders and to meet with Estonian President Alar Karis, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported.Estonia is hosting the summit in its capital, Tallinn. The country holds the rotatin»»»

PARIS: Diogo Jota’s widow said in a letter to Scotland captain Andy Robertson she is sure her late husband will be in his “heart” when he leads the side out for their opening match in the World Cup on Saturday.Jota and Robertson became close friends during their time at Liverpool before the former’»»»

KYIV: Russian strikes killed three people and wounded 10 others in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, its governor said early Tuesday. “The enemy has hit the city of Chuguiv,” Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov wrote on Telegram, adding that three people had been killed. “The strikes caus»»»

AFP/Getty Images Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein Eissa reaffirmed the Egyptian government’s commitment to implementing a comprehensive program to support investment, improve the business climate and provide incentives aimed at attracting high-quality investments, transferring adv»»»

Humberts Real Estate and Itihad Community Management have been awarded the prestigious Accredited Management Organisation (AMO) designation by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), becoming one of the first firms in the UAE and wider Middle Ea»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) is one of the institutions that form the foundation of democratic processes, President Iliana Iotova said at the beginning of consultations with the parliamentary represented parties in the 52nd National Assembly, during which their nominees for membership in t»»»

The traditional Night Run will take place in Bishkek on June 13, attracting more than 3,500 participants. The City Hall announced. Participants will start and finish at the Ayu Grand Shopping Center. The event will run from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Participants will run along the south side of Shabdan »»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3910 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change relative to Monday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke on Tuesday in Belgrade with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, who is on an official visit to Belgrade, and expressed the belief Lourenco's visit would help to strengthen political and economic ties between Serbia and Angola and to »»»

Arab Finance: AD Ports Group has launched trial operations at the Noatum Ports - Safaga Terminal in Egypt ahead of the facility's full operational launch later this year, the group stated. Kamel El Wazir, Egypt's Minister of Transport, and Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Grou»»»

The Chairman of the Libyan Export Development Authority (LEDA), Mohamed Al-Hangari, met with the Minister of Marine Resources, Adel Sultan, to discuss avenues for cooperation and to review several files of mutual interest that contribute to supporting the national economy and enhancing investment a»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The GCC Customs Union Authority has announced the launch of the 'Taiseer System', a centralized electronic system concerned with monitoring and addressing obstacles to trade exchange between GCC countries. In a social media post, the Authority stated that the establishement of»»»

The KOICA Office in the Kyrgyz Republic held the 2026 Partner Consultative Meeting for the WFK (World Friends Korea) Volunteer Program, bringing together representatives of volunteer host institutions from across the country. The meeting aimed to enhance local partners’ understanding of the WFK Vol»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree introducing amendments to the regulations governing the Special Representative of the Head of State for Special Assignments. The powers of the position have been expanded to improve efficiency and strengthen oversight over the implementation of »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s capital market assets under management surpassed SR1.2 trillion ($320 billion) in 2025, registering an 18 percent increase, according to official figures. The annual report released by the Kingdom’s Capital Market Authority showed that the growth was accompanied by a 53 perce»»»

Israeli authorities are directly involved in settler attacks that have killed, injured and displaced Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli security forces provide protection to settlers, a UN inquiry said on Tuesday. The report by the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinia»»»

The tenuous ceasefire in the Middle East has held up, sometimes barely, despite being shaken by repeated flare-ups over the past two months. But it is now coming the closest yet to blowing apart and sending the region back into full-scale war — and the detonator is Lebanon. Israeli strikes against »»»

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed six paramilitary personnel and abducted eight others during an attack on a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, security officials said on Tuesday. Dozens of members of the militant group, which claimed responsibility for the attack, stormed a check»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s football federation on Tuesday said the United States has revoked its allocation of tickets for its World Cup group games, accusing the co-host of obstructing the attendance of Iranian supporters under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row. The US has presented a number of bureaucrat»»»

The Middle East is bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response. The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not »»»

GENERAL SANTOS: Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 20,000. Only four people were considered m»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted it from the night of Monday 08-06-2026 until the dawn of Tuesday 09-06-2026 with successive rocket bar»»»

Hungary’s Minister for Economy and Energy, István Kapitány, has announced that he will donate his entire ministerial salary, becoming the first member of the new government to make such a personal commitment following the parliamentary vote on political pay cuts. The minister said he wanted to set »»»

Damascus, June 9 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Agriculture Bassel al-Suwaidan and UAE Ambassador Hamad Rashid bin Alwan Al-Habsi discussed on Tuesday prospects for expanding cooperation and investment in the agricultural sector. The meeting, held at the Ministry of Agriculture in Damascus, focused on »»»

Dubai: Formula 1 fans planning to watch the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next year can now book Yas Island’s 2026 race weekend packages, with prices starting from Dh4,091 for a three-night stay, breakfast, a four-day race ticket and access to the after-race concerts. Sign up for our daily business newslett»»»

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) has submitted a draft parliamentary resolution requiring the chair of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) to provide all information related to the activities of Momchil Mavrov in his capacity as deputy governor of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), the co»»»

It is to begin commercial sales in summer 2027, with a starting price of 150,000 Mexican pesos, equivalent to about $8,000. June 9 (UPI) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled Olinia Uno, the first electric vehicle designed and developed in her country as part of a strategy to promote tech»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has amended the regulations governing the circulation of combat firearms, ammunition, and barrel-less weapons within state paramilitary organizations and special services. The main changes are related to the redistribution of powers following the creation of a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a phone call today from the Amir of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. During the call, they reviewed cooperation relations between the two countries, along with ways to support and strengthen them in or»»»

Los Angeles, United States: Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the United States, FIFA said on Monday. "FIFA can confirm that match official Omar Abdulkadir Artan will be unable to train and officiate at the FI»»»

Israel's latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things. Trump had publicly warned Israel not to strike Beirut. When it did, on Sunday, Iran responded by firing»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe New Israeli Strikes Hit Tyre, Nabatieh, and Villages Across the South 09-06-2026 12:01 PM The Israeli aggression against southern Lebanon c»»»

SPEEDWELL has announced a new stage in the development of the PALTIM mixed-use retail and services ecosystem in Timișoara, as Colegiul Medicilor Stomatologi – Filiala Timiș and three medical clinics have chosen the project for their future locations. Together with the existing fitness area and coff»»»

Dubai: Global markets moved back into risk-on mode on Tuesday as investors returned to technology stocks, oil prices fell and gold struggled to recover after Israel and Iran signalled a pause in direct attacks. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.»»»

The Ministry of Industry and Minerals revealed yesterday that Tripoli Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, issued Decree No. (298) of 2026, establishing the “General Directorate for Industrial Regulation” within the organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. The Ministry o»»»

Mexico City: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday she could guarantee a peaceful World Cup opening ceremony this week, despite concern over ongoing protests. A teachers union has threatened demonstrations at Thursday's opening game between Mexico and South Africa in the capital if the»»»

The Zhogorku Kenesh Committee on International Affairs, Defense, Security and Migration has approved a framework agreement between Kyrgyzstan and the International Development Association on a financing plan for 2026–2028. According to Deputy Finance Minister Nurbek Akzholov, $34 million of the tot»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has sent Tuesday a cable of congratulation to HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on the occasion of Accession to the Throne Day.»»»

For more than two years, hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza and Lebanon have lived in dread of Avichay Adraee's next social media post. Israel's Arabic-language military spokesman has been the animated face of its campaigns and the main source of warnings ahead of strikes and major offensives.»»»

Damascus, June 9 (SANA) The CEO of the Syrian Petroleum Company,of the Youssef Qablawi said major U.S. companies have expressed interest in investing in Syria’s oil and gas sector during talks held in Washington on Monday, as part of Syria’s participation in the World Energy Forum. Qablawi, speakin»»»

The Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC) has revealed that the new Nutri-Mark initiative enables consumers to instantly access clear nutritional information by scanning a QR code on products available across participating retail outlets. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf »»»

Farkhat Iminov has become head of the National Agency for Virtual Assets and Blockchain Technologies under the President of Kyrgyzstan. The order was signed by Sadyr Japarov. Previously, since April 2025, Iminov headed the National Investment Agency under the President. Farkhat Iminov was born on J»»»

RIYADH: Qatar Central Bank’s international reserves and foreign currency liquidity climbed 1.52 percent year on year in May, reaching 262.06 billion Qatari riyals ($72 billion), according to official data. The figures released by the bank and carried by the national news agency showed that official»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index opened higher on Tuesday, gaining 219.04 points, or 2.17%, to reach 10,311 points, compared to the previous session's close, supported by all sectors. Market data showed gains in the Consumer Goods and Services sector by (+1.18%), Insurance »»»