An Iranian woman attends a rally in support of the Iranian government's negotiations to end the war with the United States at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Photo by Behnam Tofighi/UPI | License Photo June 13 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and Pakistan have said that a memorandum of u»»»

Egypt has completed the modernization of 33 railway workshops nationwide and finalized the construction of eight new maintenance facilities out of a planned total of 11, as part of the government’s comprehensive strategy to modernize the national railway network and improve transportation services.»»»

A funeral has been held for 11-year-old Lyhanna. Her murder has sparked a national debate over child sexual abuse and failures of the French judicial system. The suspect, Jérôme Barella, had been previously accused. It’s now been discovered that child protection authorities in the US flagged his su»»»

AMMAN — World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, accompanied by Ousmane Dione, Vice President for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, has begun a three-day visit to Jordan focused on supporting growth and job creation under the country’s Economic Modernisation Vi»»»

AMMAN — The customs clearance and freight forwarding sector processed around 395,000 customs declarations during the first five months of the year, reflecting, according to stakeholders, continued growth in trade and logistics activity across the Kingdom.According to figures released by the Associa»»»

HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has announced greater freedoms for small businesses across the country, as the communist government takes steps to liberalize the island's economy in the face of a crippling US blockade.In a speech broadcast on national television, Diaz-Canel said Cuba wou»»»

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been re-elected as chairman of Fidesz for another year, securing an overwhelming mandate at the party’s 32nd congress in Budapest on Saturday. The backbone of Fidesz stays Orbán, who was the sole candidate for the position, received 729 votes from 73»»»

Pakistan, which has been acting as a mediator between the United States and Iran, said on Saturday that an electronic signing ceremony for a peace agreement is expected to take place on Sunday. In a statement posted on X, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said that during a telephone conversation, the Sa»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia reiterated its commitment to regional peace, collective security and a two-state solution to the Palestinian issue during the Oslo Forum 2026 on Saturday, one of the world's leading platforms for conflict mediation and peace diplomacy. The Kingdom participated in the forum, hel»»»

VANCOUVER: Turkiye are back in the World Cup for the first time since 2002 and, despite the long absence, captain Hakan Calhanoglu has made some bulletin-board worthy comments about his team’s first opponent. “I think we will dominate (Saturday), the game, because we have more qualities and a more »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani, conducted a field visit to a number of pharmaceutical factories in the Small and Medium Industries Area, where he reviewed the progress of production operations as well as ongoing development and expansi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian defense systems and tactical nuclear weapons stationed in Belarus ensure a counterbalance to Ukraine and NATO groupings in neighboring countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. "The joint Regional Group of Troops (Forces) deployed on the territory of B»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran does not rule out that signing of the memorandum on ending the conflict with the United States will take place in the coming days, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Saturday. "Considering the exact timing of the memorandum signing, we need to wait. Ev»»»

Tunis, June 13 (TAP) - Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in charge of water Hammadi Lahbib chaired a coordination meeting dedicated to monitoring the status of various water and electricity facilities...»»»

Daily News Egypt reviews the key performance indicators of banks operating in the Egyptian market in 2025, based on the latest report issued by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). Total Assets The CBE revealed that total assets of the Egyptian banking sector, excluding the Central Bank, stood at EGP 2»»»

Momentum for a deal to end the Iran war appeared to grow Saturday as key mediator Pakistan said an agreement was closer than “ever before,” while US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz at next week’s G7 summit. A senior US official, speaking on condition of a»»»

Idlib, June 13 (SANA) Syrian Public Works and Housing Minister Mustafa Abdul Razzaq inspected work on the expansion of the Idlib-Ariha highway on Saturday, describing the route as a key transport corridor for trade and movement across northwest Syria. The project, which passes through the al-Mastum»»»

Doha Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry HE Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed met with United States Secretary of Commerce HE Howard Lutnick and several senior US officials during a visit to Washington DC. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other world leaders during next week's G7 Summit in France, with discussions expected to focus on economic growth, supply chains, Artificial Intelligence (AI), investment partnerships and a range of global security cha»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, HE Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed met with the United States Secretary of Commerce, HE Howard Lutnick and several senior US officials during a visit to Washington D.C.The Ministry of Commerce and Ind»»»

Share: Illustration- Iran’s FM is insisting that strait of Hormuz will remain under Iran’s control . Iran’s “sword will remain poised over the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely”, he said and insisted that Iran will charge service fee for using it . Iran recently changed the fee name from Toll fee to na»»»

So the Baltic and Nordic countries recently hosted a regional summit. And Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky dropped by, having apparently traded his lawn ops uniform for that of a nightclub bouncer. If the Western press is to be believed, he was there to “share drone technology” with them. Who better to »»»

San Francisco, United States: Anthropic said Friday it has suspended access to two powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, to comply with a US national security order. Just three days after publicly launching Fable 5, the company said in a blog post that it received a government directive banning»»»

CAIRO: Iranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home. US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he called off fresh strikes on Iran as he claimed a deal to end the war was imminent. Back-and-forth strik»»»

BRICS nations adopted a joint declaration rejecting unilateral trade restrictions that threaten food security and agreed to launch new mechanisms for seed and fertiliser cooperation, a move welcomed by Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk during the bloc’s ministerial m»»»

Egypt and Uzbekistan signed two memorandums of understanding for diplomatic cooperation on Saturday during the first bilateral visit by an Uzbek foreign minister to Cairo, where talks focused on establishing a joint chamber of commerce and expanding Central Asian market access for Egyptian pharmace»»»

Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Pakistan HE Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, during which the two leaders discussed bilateral relations and ways to further strengthen cooperat»»»

Cuba is mired in a deepening energy crisis, driven by a US oil blockade and government mismanagement. Ordinary Cubans are struggling more and more to get by. Power outages in Havana last more than 20 hours a day. https://p.dw.com/p/5FL4WAdvertisementCuba is facing one of its most severe energy cris»»»

SEOUL: North Korea denounced on Saturday a joint statement by South Korea and the European Union that condemned Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia throughout the Ukraine war. The statement, adopted on Wednesday during South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to Brussels, decried the “illegal»»»

LONDON: A tanker was struck ​by an unknown projectile in its port bow off the coast ‌of ‌Oman, ​the ‌United Kingdom ⁠Maritime ​Trade Operations (UKMTO) ⁠said on Saturday. UKMTO said the incident had ⁠occurred on Friday, ‌6 ‌nautical miles ​east ‌of Oman. ‌ The crew were reported safe and ‌there was»»»

Foreign direct investment projects in Poland rose 10% y/y in 2025 to 285, while Europe as a whole recorded a 7% decline, according to EY’s investment attractiveness report. Poland outperformed major economies such as France, Germany and the UK, which saw double-digit drops in project numbers, altho»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign AffairsHE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, HE Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Discussion during the call, addressed bilateral relations and ways»»»

San Jose The artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic has blocked access to its newly released cutting-edge artificial intelligence software, following an order by the US government. In a blog post published on Friday, the company said government agencies had instructed it to prevent all foreign»»»

YANGON, Myanmar: An American consultant and author of a memoir about Myanmar’s 2021 coup is being detained in the country over a property dispute, a police source told AFP on Saturday. Security consultancy founder Adam Castillo published a book recently detailing his work in the business community »»»

ACCRA: Ghana’s government ‌on Saturday called Canada’s decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for his country’s World Cup game against Panama next week “high-handed and extremely unfair.” The West African nation’s foreign ministry said in a statement that it understood the decision to be »»»

A long-awaited agreement between the United States and Iran could be finalised within 24 hours, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who said both sides are closer than ever to ending months of conflict in the Middle East. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app»»»

Empires tend to last about a hundred years, and true to form the Pax Americana has passed its peak. What follows is several decades of instability and lower growth as the leading countries of the world vie to fill the void. The Interregnum has started.  The Chinese, Dutch, Portugese and B»»»

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has identified five personnel who lost their lives in the AN-32 aircraft crash at Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam, describing them as having made the “supreme sacrifice in the line of duty”. The deceased have been named as Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, Flight Lieutena»»»

Accra, Ghana: Ghana said Saturday it has formally lodged a protest over Canada's refusal to issue a visa for the World Cup to player Thomas Partey, who is facing trial in Britain. Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a statement, said Ghana had problems with "the highanded and extremely unfair»»»

AMMAN – World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, accompanied by Ousmane Dione, Vice President for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, has begun a three-day visit to Jordan focused on supporting growth and job creation under the country’s Economic Modernization V»»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian territories in a phone call today with Vice President of the State of Palestine, Hussein Al Sheikh. The call addressed efforts to implement the first phase of US President Donald Trump's peace plan,»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is using “crude lies” to justify Washington’s continued pressure on Cuba, the island nation’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, has said following the latest round of American sanctions. The US Department of State announced restrictions against the Cuban »»»

Former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a rare and unusually self-critical assessment of Fidesz’s election defeat at the party’s 32nd congress in Budapest on Saturday, accepting responsibility for what he described as strategic mistakes and announcing a major organisational overhaul of the par»»»

Eng. Karim Badawy, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, will inaugurate tomorrow (Tuesday) the work of the Egypt Mining Forum (EMF) in its third edition, which will be held over two days in Cairo, with an expanded international presence of high-level officials, leaders of the mining industr»»»

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of a US–Iran peace deal within the next 24 hours. Other statements:Technical-level talks are planned for next week after the signingPakistan praised the US and Iran for their commitment to the talks in IslamabadShar»»»

Share: Foreign Minister Youssef Rjei affirmed that Lebanon is capable of resolving the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons even without the fall of the Iranian regime; however, this requires making appropriate decisions with the support of the international community. In an exclusive interview with the Fr»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will promote its expanding date industry as guest of honor at the Fancy Food Show in New York City later this month. The exhibition is held twice a year and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors, making it one of the largest of its kind in North America. The Kingdom will b»»»

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government has mediated between Iran and the United States to end their war, said on Saturday, a peace deal would "likely" be finalised within 24 hours. "We are closer to a peace deal than ever before. With finalisation likely exp»»»

Egypt’s 4th National Youth conference kicked off 24, 25 July in the coastal city of Alexandria at Alexandrina Bibliotheca. The conference was attended by President Abd el Fattah el Sisi in the attendance of 1300 Egyptian youth, beside representatives of business associations, young secretaries of p»»»

June 13 : ‌Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz ​Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran ‌have ‌agreed ​to a ‌framework ⁠for ​a peace deal ⁠that would end the months-long conflict in the ⁠Middle East, ‌with ‌a ​final ‌text ‌of the deal reached. Pakistan is now preparing for ‌an electron»»»