Dubai: India's highly competitive medical entrance examination, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), has once again come under scrutiny after four young aspirants allegedly died by suicide in separate incidents across the country within days, reigniting concerns over academic pressure»»»

SYDNEY: Australia’s immigration levels fell last year, official data showed on Thursday, as its center-left government seeks to combat an ascendent far-right riding a wave of public discontent over soaring housing prices and cost of living. Net overseas migration added 301,000 people to Australia’s»»»

DUBAI: Robert Tsitaishvili is the head chef of Qartuli, a Georgian restaurant in Downtown Dubai, where his goal, he says, is “to reinterpret Georgian culinary heritage for a contemporary audience.” Tsitaishvili has more than 12 years of experience spanning hotels and restaurants across Georgia and »»»

ALULA: AlUla is no stranger to art. It is renowned as an “open-air natural museum” with 7,000 years of lived-in history. Even so, the upcoming AlUla Contemporary Art Museum, created as part of Saudi Vision 2030, is sure to be the talk of the town. The famed Paris-based Lebanon-born architect, Lina »»»

LOS ANGELES, United States: England launched their World Cup bid with a rollercoaster 4-2 win against Croatia on Wednesday as Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal stumbled to a draw against the Democratic Republic of Congo. In an enthralling Group L game at the Texas home of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team, »»»

President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington, according to details re»»»

Uzbekistan is booming. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev rattled off an impressive string of successes in his keynote speech at the Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF) on June 17 to a hall packed with business partners, regional dignitaries and foreign investors who have come to se»»»

The number of drinking water supply problems in Bishkek has decreased. Bishkekvodokanal Deputy Director, Alibek Kanymet uulu, said on Birinchi Radio. He said that Orto-Alysh water intake system supplies more than 40 percent of the city’s population with clean drinking water. Within the framework of»»»

Doha, Qatar: Thousands of vulnerable Palestinian children are set to benefit from an innovative sport-for-social-good programme delivered by Palestine: Sports for Life under the ‘Circle In’ initiative, co-funded by Qatar Foundation, Education Above All Foundation, and the International Olympic Comm»»»

BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Oil prices ​fell by more than $2 per barrel on Thursday after the US and Iran signed an interim agreement that ‌would end the Iran war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and waive US sanctions on Tehran’s oil, boosting the oil supply outlook. Brent crude futures were down $2.14, or 2.6»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Institute for Population Health (IPH) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar recently hosted two expert-led webinars highlighting the role of lifestyle practices in promoting health and wellbeing. Part of the IPH’s Population Health & Well-being Series, the webinars aim to address contemp»»»

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DUBAI: American President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have found themselves at odds over Iran, Lebanon and the course of ongoing negotiations in the Middle East according to The Washington Post. The report detailed growing disagreements between the two leaders as Trum»»»

Brasov and Cluj-Napoca remain Romania's top two most attractive cities to live in, while Constanta climbed to third place, according to the 2026 Urban Attractiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Visionary Cities (IOV).The top 10 is rounded out by Timisoara, Sibiu, Oradea, Iasi, Bucharest, Al»»»

Nearly half of teenagers in Romania believe they spend too many hours in front of screens and more than a third say their use of social media is excessive, according to data from a new Eurobarometer survey on the impact of excessive screen use and social media on young people's mental health.The ph»»»

Falling consumption and purchasing power, domestic political instability and rising operating costs are the factors that have most affected companies' hiring plans, according to a survey conducted by eJobs Romania and published on Wednesday.Thus, 41.3% of employers who took part in the survey said »»»

The direction Romania is heading in is the wrong one, the vast majority of Romanians believe, 81%, according to an Avangarde survey conducted nationwide between June 9 and June 16.At the same time, when asked whether, from their point of view, the direction Romania is heading is a good one or a wro»»»

Rising costs for fuel, energy, labour, warehousing and transport are intensifying inflationary pressures throughout the entire logistics chain, with the effects being gradually passed on to manufacturers, retailers and ultimately consumers, according to an analysis conducted by logistics company Ra»»»

Western order remains grounded predominantly in the spontaneous order of the market, despite the high level of government intervention in modern economies, Lucian Croitoru, adviser to the governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR), said on Wednesday at a debate on his book "Letter to Augustin -»»»

On June 18, 1975, Saudi Arabian Prince Museid was publicly beheaded in Riyadh for the assassination of King Faisal. 1 of 5 | On June 18, 1975, Saudi Arabian Prince Museid was publicly beheaded in Riyadh for the assassination of King Faisal, pictured. File Photo by Marion S. Trikosko/Library of Cong»»»

The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) lawmakers will not vote for the Vestea Cabinet, the leader of the USR senators, Petrisor Peiu, said on Wednesday, adding that sanctions could be possible otherwise.Asked if the AUR MPs who would vote for this government would be excluded or sanctioned, »»»

President of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) announced on Wednesday that the party's MPs will not support a possible vote of confidence for the Vestea Government."Our decision was not to support the investiture of the Government. Thus, we will not vote for the Government when the l»»»

The Save Romania Union (USR)'s Political Committee decided on Wednesday, with unanimous votes, not to support the Vestea Government.''A Government that does not have the support of the citizens will not have ours either. USR has just decided that unanimously, in the Political Committee, where over »»»

Catalin Predoiu resigned on Wednesday from the position of first vice-president of the PNL, according to liberal sources.The resignation comes after he took a position in favor of supporting the prime minister-designate Adrian Vestea.On Monday, Predoiu said that the solution to the current politica»»»

The National Political Bureau of the National Liberal Party (PNL) decided on Wednesday to call the party's Congress for Sunday."The National Political Bureau has convened the National Liberal Party's Congress for Sunday. This is a moment for clarification, accountability and setting the direction f»»»

The mine hunter M 271 "Captain Constantin Dumitrescu" participates in the tenth activation of the MCM BLACK SEA (Mine Countermeasures Black Sea Task Group), between June 13-26, a regional initiative developed by Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, to combat the danger posed by sea mines and to maintain a»»»

Prime Minister-designate Adrian Vestea announced that he will submit the government program and the list of the new Cabinet to Parliament on Thursday."We are in the final stage of finalizing the government program. Each measure is analyzed responsibly from the perspective of the budgetary impact, s»»»

The countries of Central Asia have become the first regional group of states to jointly join an international United Nations initiative dedicated to the upcoming 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter. Photo UN press service The Permanent Representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz»»»

Doha, Qatar: Family Medicine Specialist at the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) Dr. Enas Al Nator has emphasised that the presence of abundant sunshine does not automatically guarantee adequate vitamin D levels, noting that several lifestyle and health-related factors can prevent individuals »»»

Doha: The Qatar Philatelic and Numismatic Center, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture,will be participating in the Specialized World Stamp Exhibition (MACAO 2026) in China from June 26 to July 1. During its participation, the centre will present five stamp displays that have won several interna»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Representatives of the collective West as well as Ukraine share blame for the tragedy involving Belarusian schoolchildren, Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Egor Kovalchuk, acting governor of Russia's Bryansk Region, said that Ukraine a»»»

Dubai: Emirates NBD has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in India’s RBL Bank through a primary capital infusion of about $2.75 billion, or nearly Rs260 billion, marking one of the largest cross-border banking deals in India. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ambassador of Malaysian to Qatar H E Faizal Razali, hosted the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) Alumni Gala and Networking Event in Doha, bringing together MTCP alumni, diplomats, and government officials to celebrate decades of international cooperation, capacity-build»»»

Director-General of Qatar News Agency (QNA) Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi met yesterday with Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Qatar H E Muhammad Aamer. During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the media.»»»

Doha, Qatar: Adeeb Ahamed, Managing Director of LuLu Financial Holdings, has been appointed to The Wall Street Journal CEO Council, an invitation-only network of business leaders convened by the WSJ Leadership Institute. The appointment was announced during the CEO Council Summit held in London on »»»

Doha, Qatar: Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC Group), one of the region’s leading logistics groups providing cross-border and integrated logistics solutions, has for the first time extended its end-to-end supply chain to include a fully operational air-to-land logistics corridor, powered by the TIR sy»»»

Doha: Invest Qatar, the country’s Investment Promotion Agency, in partnership with MEDEF International, the international arm of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), successfully hosted a high-level investment seminar in Paris, aimed at strengthening bilateral economic relations and fos»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Indian Business & Professionals Council (IBPC) Qatar, under the aegis of the Embassy of India in Qatar, successfully hosted the India - Qatar Virtual Energy Conference 2026, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, business executives, manufacturers, technology providers, »»»

President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a deal Wednesday meant to end the Middle East war, with Tehran agreeing to dilute its enriched uranium in return for large-scale economic relief. Trump put his signature to the memorandum of understanding during a dinner wit»»»

The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported the discovery of corruption in the City Hall of Kara-Kul in Jalal-Abad region. According to the SCNS, violations were uncovered during the construction of a social facility. An apartment building designed to accommodate 32 need»»»

According to the QS World University Rankings 2027, published on the TopUniversities platform, five universities from Kyrgyzstan have been included in the world’s top 1,500 universities. The highest-ranked educational institution from the country is the American University of Central Asia, placed i»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior (MOI) has identified employees of an organisation as the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain, warning that cyberattacks and online scams continue to pose significant risks to individuals and organisations. The Ministry therefore urged the importance of cybe»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented by the Human Resources Department, organised a workshop on attaches and staffers seconded from ministries and government authorities. The event was attended by Director of the Ministry’s Human Resources Department, H E Abdulaziz bin Abdul Qa»»»

Beijing: The Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) explored opportunities for cooperation in logistics services and e-commerce with China’s JD.com, as part of its ongoing roadshow in the People’s Republic of China, QFZ Chief Executive Officer, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani met with Chief»»»

Major carriers remain reluctant to transit the chokepoint—a vital conduit for roughly one-fifth of global seaborne oil and LNG—according to SCMP, which cited industry insiders and vessel-tracking data. The MoU signed by the US and Iran reportedly promises to restore safe commercial shipping, but Da»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces launched a retaliatory strike against the facilities of the fuel and energy complex of Ukraine used in the interests of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "Last night, the Russian armed forces, in response to the te»»»

Cairo: Assistant Secretary-General and Head of Political Affairs Sector at the Arab League, Dr. Khaled bin Mohammed Manzalawi, praised the State of Qatar’s efforts that helped lead to an agreement between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Manzalawi said that Qatar played a constru»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Institute of Da’wah and Islamic Sciences, organised a specialised scientific training course titled “Contemporary Jurisprudential Issues in Financial Transactions” as part of its 2026 Shariah Muftis Forum training programme.»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality is continuing to implement a range of specialised initiatives and projects aimed at combating desertification and addressing the impacts of drought through the expansion of vegetation cover, promotion of afforestation, and protection of natural resources. T»»»

Doha, Qatar: The total assets of Qatar’s banking sector grew by 1.8% month-on-month (MoM) (up 2.5% versus year-end 2025) to QR2.206 trillion in April this year, QNB Financial Services (QNBFS), has said in its monthly banking sector update. The banking sector loan book remained flat MoM (up 1.8% ver»»»