RIYADH: King Salman Energy Park has signed a contract with Pan Kingdom Real Estate Co., a subsidiary of Pan Kingdom Holding, to develop a specialized ready-built factory project aimed at supporting localization and supply-chain development in Saudi Arabia's energy sector. The agreement, signed unde»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met on Tuesday with HE Ambassador of the sisterly State of Kuwait to the State of Qatar Ahmad Abdulrahman Al Shuraim. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to s»»»

BANGKOK: Thailand has appointed conciliators from South Africa and Germany for a UN arbitration ​process that was initiated by Cambodia to resolve a long-running maritime dispute, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told reporters on Tuesday. Cambodia launched the compulsory conciliation process»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Shipowners will not resume passage through the Strait of Hormuz for several weeks until they are satisfied that the US‑Iran agreement is meaningful, Jotaro Tamura, CEO of the world's largest tanker operator, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), said. "What will have to come in place is not»»»

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DUBAI: Iran’s top diplomat was quoted as saying Tuesday that the end of the Iran war included the end of Israel’s occupation of Lebanon. Iranian state television quoted Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi making the comment to foreign diplomats in a briefing. It did not air the remarks, but put them in»»»

The Government presented on Tuesday the Integrated Civil Monitoring and Analysis System (SIGMA) - a new public tool for transparency in public procurement. The presentation was attended by Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation Ivan Vasilev. Radev explained»»»

ECONOMY Citing estimates released by the National Statistical Institute on Monday, the Trud tabloid daily publishes an article titled “Services Fuel Record-High Inflation”. According to the publication, the sharp rise in service prices has become the main factor behind Bulgaria’s annual inflation r»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) today officially launched a new edition of the “Hukoomi” platform as part of Qatar’s ongoing efforts to advance digital transformation and achieve the objectives of Qatar National Vision 2030. The Ministry, in a statement»»»

NEW DELHI: India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, saying the platform has been used to “defraud candidates” taking a national medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Education said in a statement on Tuesday. The government said it was restricting access to the Telegram pl»»»

TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday it has not yet decided whether its military will join efforts to help the resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran peace deal. US President Donald Trump said that the vital artery for oil and gas would be “completely open” from Friday but added»»»

Romanian airline TAROM has financial debts of around 930 million lei, negative equity of 105 million lei and estimates losses of 186 million lei for 2025, interim Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu said in a Facebook post .She also mentioned that the aircraft occupancy rate is below 70%, "well be»»»

Vehicles manufactured in the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or countries party to the Mediterranean Treaty will be eligible under the Rabla programme, which has received an increased budget of RON 300 million this year, interim Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu announced on»»»

More than 96,000 visitors attended the 57th Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show in Sharjah, a 6 per cent increase from the previous edition, underscoring the continued strength of the regional luxury jewellery market and the UAE’s growing position as a trading hub for the industry. The five-day ex»»»

NEW DELHI: India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, saying the platform has been used to “defraud candidates” taking a national medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Education said in a statement on Tuesday. The government said it was restricting access to the Telegram pl»»»

DUBAI: US President Donald Trump has invited Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Zaidi to visit the White House in mid-July, as Washington and Baghdad seek to deepen political, security and economic cooperation. The invitation was conveyed by US Special Presidential Envoy Tom Barrack during talks with»»»

Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecution has warned that the misuse of electronic transactions and electronic signatures is punishable by up to five years' imprisonment and a fine of up to SR5 million, as the Kingdom strengthens protections for digital dealings. The prosecution said criminal safeguards ar»»»

On June 16, 1999, police arrested Sara Jane Olson, formerly known as Kathleen Ann Soliah, a member of the terrorist Symbionese Liberation Army that kidnapped newspaper heiress Patty Hearst. 1 of 3 | On June 16, 1999, police arrested Kathleen Ann Soliah, a member of the terrorist Symbionese Liberati»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry, H E Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani, will inaugurated the 12th Doha Islamic Finance Conference today (June 16, 2026) under the theme ‘Islamic Finance in the Age of Agentic Systems’. Held under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister o»»»

LONDON: Labour mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has emerged in the past decade as one of Britain’s most recognizable regional leaders, and a persistent thorn in Westminster’s side.Now all eyes are on him as a potential usurper of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, with a historic by-election loom»»»

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Toiu, spoke on the phone on Monday with her Pakistani counterpart, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, on which occasion the Romanian official highlighted Romania's participation in international diplomatic efforts aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz.According to a stat»»»

Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya Investment Company has unveiled plans for the Middle East’s largest National Tennis Centre, a landmark project designed to position the Kingdom as a leading destination for international tennis while accelerating the development of local talent and expanding community partici»»»

Turkish actress Ece Irtem, best known for portraying Isil in the popular television drama 'One Love', has died at the age of 35 after suffering a suspected heart attack, her lawyer said. Irtem was found unresponsive at her home around midday on Monday, one day after celebrating her 35th birthday, a»»»

The Integrated Civil Monitoring and Analysis System (SIGMA) will be presented to the Council of Ministers, the government's press service announced on Tuesday. The presentation will be attended by Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation Ivan Vasilev. SIGMA i»»»

Kabir Malik has been appointed the new World Bank Project Manager in Kyrgyzstan. Energy Minister Altynbek Rysbekov met with World Bank representatives led by Hugh Riddell, head of the Kyrgyz Republic office, during which the newly appointed official was formally introduced. The parties also discuss»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s diplomatic efforts have drawn widespread international praise following the agreement on a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, with world leaders crediting the State of Qatar and other mediators for facilitating a breakthrough seen as a potential tur»»»

“While criminals are supporting Tisza, we’re seen as corrupt because of insinuations and inuendo — this is the absurdity of the situation,” former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published by Index on Monday evening. Orbán: Hatvanpuszta is a fake scandal Responding to corruption al»»»

Arab Finance: Oil tanker traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal jumped by nearly one-third in April, as the Strait of Hormuz closure boosted demand for the Red Sea shipping route, Bloomberg reported. This growth drove the canal's revenues to their highest monthly figure since early 2024, reaching $419 »»»

Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Nurdan Oruntaev inspected the progress of the reconstruction of the History Museum in Karakol. According to the Ministry of Construction, the project is being financed from the local budget. The total cost amounts to 159 million »»»

According to former prime minister and Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán, the plundering of the country has begun, and Fidesz’s greatest task in the coming period will be to prevent it together with the people. In an interview published Monday evening by the news portal Index.hu, Viktor Orbán said that »»»

Alongside the creation of a new organisational framework, three fundamental measures will be launched at Hungary’s public media outlets, ministerial commissioner Judit Grósz said in an interview published Monday by Kreatív Online. Minister for Social Relations and Culture Zoltán Tarr announced on 8»»»

Hungary’s Parliament on Monday adopted the sixteenth amendment to the Fundamental Law, limiting the maximum duration of a prime minister’s mandate to eight years. The National Assembly approved the amendment by 135 votes in favour, 50 against and 6 abstentions. The proposal had been initiated by tw»»»

Hungary is once again behaving like a European country, always keeping national interests in mind but pursuing them within the alliance system, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán declared on Monday in Luxembourg upon arriving for a meeting of European Union foreign ministers. She said that for Hungary, t»»»

The puzzling media hype aimed at selling the idea of Ukraine seizing battlefield initiative in the war against Russia has continued since the middle of spring, but it only became clear in June what it was leading up to. Ukraine and the E3 powers — France, Britain and Germany — have resolved to bury»»»

UNITED NATIONS, United States: UN chief Antonio Guterres will visit gang-ravaged Haiti on Tuesday to show solidarity with victims of violence in the impoverished Caribbean nation long plagued by political, economic and security woes. The secretary-general, who last traveled to Port-au-Prince in Jul»»»

Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. So declared US Vice President JD Vance, who defended the newly-announced framework agreement with Iran, framing it as a major foreign policy victory that fulfills President Donald Trump’s long-standing pledge to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. In »»»

The UAE will experience generally fair but occasionally dusty weather today, accompanied by a slight drop in temperatures and fresh winds that could reach 40 km/h, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. The NCM said low clouds are expected over northern areas, while light to moderate south-»»»

The UAE will experience generally fair but occasionally dusty weather today, accompanied by a slight drop in temperatures and fresh winds that could reach 40 km/h, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. The NCM said low clouds are expected over northern areas, while light to moderate south-»»»

Timothy Hudson, 16, who is accused of killing his stepsister during a Carnival cruise in 2025, surrendered to U.S. Marshals on Monday after a federal judge ordered his detention. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo June 15 (UPI) -- The Florida teenager accused of killing his stepsister d»»»

NEW YORK CITY: When the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 14, ending more than three months of war and opening a 60-day negotiating window, the announcement was greeted with international relief. But many questions remain unanswered, central among them whether the economic re»»»

China wants to help Kazakhstan create a new “Dubai” on the Central Asian steppe. During a recent trade event in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, Chinese and Kazakh officials agreed in principle on 24 different projects to develop Alatau City, a futuristic urban centre intended to become a regional hub»»»

California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and longtime political rival of Republican President Donald Trump, said Monday the president had ordered the US Justice Department to launch a politically motivated investigation into him and his wife.    California Governor Gavin Newsom said M»»»

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their crackdown on women and to combat militant groups inside Afghanistan that Pakistan accuses of carrying out cross-border attacks. China’s UN Ambassador Fu C»»»

LONDON: On June 23, it will be exactly 10 years since the UK voted narrowly to leave the EU, a decision driven primarily by concerns about what politicians campaigning for Brexit described as “out-of-control immigration.” Britain, insisted the UK Independence Party in the run-up to the 2016 referen»»»

ATHENS, Greece: Greece’ s migration minister on Monday called criticism from human rights groups a “badge of honor” and vowed to further toughen migration policies he called “the toughest — if not the toughest — in Europe.” Thanos Plevris’ comments to private broadcaster Action 24 came as Greece’s »»»

BRUSSELS: Egypt and the European Union (EU) are deepening their strategic partnership in the field of renewable energy with a financing package of up to €690 million to upgrade and expand the Egyptian electricity network. The package combines a €600 million loan from the European Investment Bank’s »»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen collaboration in legal research, professional training and capacity building, supporting the development of Qatar’s legal system and the goals of Qatar National Vision 20»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call from Secretary-General of the United Nations HE Antonio Guterres. The call discussed relations between the State of Qatar and the United Nations, along with ways to s»»»

QNA Doha Qatari diplomacy, in close coordination with several international and regional parties, succeeded in narrowing the gaps and bringing the viewpoints closer between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, leading to the formulation of initial understandings, culminati»»»

Tribune News Network Doha In a significant step towards promoting reading, learning, and lifelong knowledge sharing among the Indian diaspora in Qatar, the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) has established a library at its premises for the benefit of the Indian community. The ICC Library was formally in»»»