Rules: More of a suggestion than a standard Check-in and check-out times seem to be the main point of negotiation between tourists and accommodation owners. More than a third of hoteliers say this is the rule most frequently violated, followed closely by smoking in non-smoking areas and disturbing »»»

Damascus, July 6 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry Nidal al-Shaar met a German business delegation on Monday to discuss investment opportunities and ways to expand economic cooperation between the two countries. The delegation was led by a representative of the German Near and Middle E»»»

DUBAI: The son of detained Gaza hospital director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya said the family was “anxiously awaiting” Israel’s response to concerns over the doctor’s deteriorating condition in custody. Elias Abu Safiya’s remarks came after the Israeli Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the government to re»»»

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s upcoming first official visit to Saudi Arabia is set to broaden bilateral ties, his office said on Monday, after receiving the Kingdom’s official invitation. Saudi Ambassador Abdullah bin Abiyah met with the prime minister at the Cabinet Secretaria»»»

RIYADH: As the Round of 16 got underway at this World Cup, the official Saudi Pro League account announced there were 11 players still representing the league remaining in the competition. Four teams had one SPL player each, while three had two or more players in their squads. Two of those four tea»»»

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July 3 (UPI) -- A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board determined there was no obvious reason for last month's crash of a skydiving plane that killed 12 people in Missouri. The report, issued Thursday, said there was no engine failure and the aircraft's fuel was clean at t»»»

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched an AI-supported system to manage and operate buses more efficiently across a wide range of operational scenarios. The system monitors more than 1,100 buses and supports 26 different operational scenarios, helping improve operational flexibili»»»

London: Naomi Osaka is ready to focus on Wimbledon glory rather than her eye-catching outfits as the Japanese star targets her first title at the All England Club. Osaka is in uncharted territory at Wimbledon, having reached the quarter-finals for the first time with a masterful 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) vict»»»

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Sputnik) - Rosatom will almost certainly be indispensable to any resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue," CEO Alexey Likhachev told reporters on Monday. "Of course, in the resolution of the so-called Iranian nuclear issue, most likely, there will be a certain mission, a cert»»»

Dubai: Kuwait has amended its Civil and Commercial Procedures Law in a move aimed at speeding up the issuance of travel ban orders by widening the pool of judges authorised to approve such requests. Under Decree-Law No. 68 of 2026, published in Kuwait Alyoum, the government amended the first paragr»»»

Between 2019 and 2024, companies backed by private equity and venture capital funds had a significant impact on the Romanian economy: “As the market matures, Romania is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for long-term capital, offering investors access to high-growth companies while al»»»

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Monday addressed Druze chieftain Walid Jumblat by saying that “history does not move backward,” in an ongoing spat between the two leaders over the 1949 Armistice Agreement with Israel. “There is no doubt that the Armistice Agreement was indeed the basis betwe»»»

Evgeni Dimitrov of the University of Southern California has been named this year's recipient of the Mathematics Prize of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Julian Revalski, chairman of the Prize Committee, said at the conference Mathematics Days in So»»»

Brussels, Belgium: FIFA's decision to overturn US striker Folarin Balogun's suspension is "incomprehensible", Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Monday, hours before Belgium's World Cup Last 16 match against the United States. "If a phone call is really the reason for this incomprehensi»»»

Linevo, the award-winning product, is an innovative glass railing system that offers a completely different approach to architectural design, featuring a continuous glass surface with no visual interruptions and no visible profiles. The solution integrates existing technologies, such as laminated g»»»

Russian forces delivered coordinated fire against hostile troop concentrations and foreign mercenary encampments across a wide operational area, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian Armed For»»»

Vast crowds have gathered for the funeral procession of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 6, with authorities estimating millions were on the streets. The final public tribute is expected to last around 10 hours. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah tells us more on what to know.»»»

In Iran, the funeral procession of the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei is moving through Tehran. Millions have turned out for the procession and the funeral of the ayatollah who had been lying in the capital's Grand Mosalla religious complex for two days. He will be buried in his home town on July»»»

French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen could see her 40-year political career come to an end on Tuesday if French courts rule that she is guilty of embezzling public funds and ineligible to stand for the presidency in 2027. FRANCE 24 takes a look at how she rose to prominence in France and broug»»»

Ten thousand people in southwestern France were forced to evacuate due to a wildfire that is still burning and has already destroyed 4,600 hectares of forest, authorities said on Monday. A wildfire ​burning out of control in southwestern France has forced the evacuation of 10,000 ​people from two d»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank said its banking services across the Group are now fully available and stable after a technology-related disruption affected certain services over the past week, particularly payments and transfers through its mobile banking app. The bank said the disruption was»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, met on Monday, July 6, 2026, with HE Timco Mucunski, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia. During the meeting, both sides reviewed cooperation relations in the»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, met on Monday, July 6, 2026, with HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations between the two count»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Monday, gaining 14.07 points, or 0.13 percent, to close at 10,813.04. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR3.79 billion ($1.01 billion), as 96 of the listed stocks advanced, while 157 retreated. The MSCI Tadawul Index also in»»»

Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave. With the hunt for affordability, Europeans are turning to Chinese AC units - despite trade t»»»

From quiet evenings at home to moments spent with family or friends, ING Extra becomes more than a Current Account Package. It now also gives customers access to Disney+ Standard, with movies, series and live sports from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, Hulu, FX and ESPN, in a»»»

President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Israel's occupation of the south was preventing the Lebanese army's deployment to the area, as the two sides prepare to implement a deal involving the deployment and gradual Israeli withdrawal. According to a statement from his office, Aoun emphasized the need»»»

MP Hassan Fadlallah of Hezbollah on Monday lauded the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil Fahmy, for his stance against Israel’s demolition of a residential neighborhood in the southern town of Bint Jbeil. “Meanwhile, the Lebanese authorities maintain a suspicious silence, after having gran»»»

Dubai: What does it take to turn a passenger aircraft into a cargo plane? For Emirates SkyCargo, the answer isn't as simple as removing the seats. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.One of the airline's Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft has undergone a complete transfor»»»

FIFA has suspended a one-match ban imposed on US striker Folarin Balogun, clearing him to play in the World Cup Round of 16 against Belgium after US President Donald Trump reportedly asked the governing body’s chief to review the case. Balogun was sent off in the 64th minute of the US team’s 2-0 wi»»»

It’s not every day that an EU member state has the opportunity to push back in favor of freedom. At least not without elections. But a German court did have that chance – and promptly blew it on behalf of European citizens everywhere. Back in 2022 when the Ukraine war was ramping up, the European C»»»

For Nasser Al Khori, Executive Director of the Generation Amazing Foundation, sport and culture speak a language that requires no translator. As the latest voice in Qatar Museums' Evolution Nation series, Al Khori reflects on a career spent using football as a tool for connection, and on what Qatar»»»

The head of the Varna branch of Bulgaria’s Agency for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre, Eng. Krasimira Bozhkova, has been dismissed following the controversy surrounding the illegally built "Baba Alino" complex linked to Oleg Nevzorov. Bozhkova, who had previously been temporarily suspended, confi»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut met with Interpol Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza in Belgrade on Monday to discuss the organisation's work and noted that his government was interested in assisting Belgrade's bid to become the regional centre of Interpol. "Macut said that the work of such office»»»

President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Israel's occupation of the south was preventing the Lebanese army's deployment to the area, as the two sides prepare to implement a deal involving the deployment and gradual Israeli withdrawal. According to a statement from his office, Aoun emphasized the need»»»

Doha, Qatar: Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Media Corporation, HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al-Thani, met on Monday, July 6, 2026, with HE Ashraf Khodjaev, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the State. The meeting explored ways to enhance cooperation between the two coun»»»

Doha, Qatar: From September 1 to December 1, 2026, Greek-British former competitive skier-turned multimedia artist Lucinda Dilworth will be the Olympic Heritage Artist in Residence for the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum (QOSM), with full access to the museum's collection and the Olympic Medi»»»

DUBAI: Supermodel Bella Hadid has helped fund a new clean water well in Uganda through Amy Bell Charities, supporting a project that will provide safe drinking water to children and families in a rural community. The charity recently unveiled “Bella’s Well” in Uganda, describing it as its 999th wat»»»

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky had planned to peddle the optics of battlefield “successes” at the NATO summit this week to get another infusion of financial and military aid, air defense historian Yuri Knutov tells Sputnik. Instead, Zelensky received news of the liberation of Konstantinovka by Russia»»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei taught that the nation and its unity are Iran’s “greatest asset,” vowing to continue that legacy through solidarity, consensus and dedicated service to the public. “The martyred Leader ta»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Airport is preparing for one of its busiest travel periods of the year, with nearly three million passengers expected to pass through its terminals during July and August. To manage the seasonal surge, the airport has activated a comprehensive operational plan designed to keep pass»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Bestepe Presidential Complex in Ankara on Monday, the press office of Türkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), chaired by Erdogan, said. Radev arrived in the Turkish capital ahead of the NATO Su»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev arrived in Ankara for the NATO summit, which will take place in the Turkish capital on July 7 and 8. He was greeted at the airport by Turkish Minister of Trade Omer Bolat. "I welcomed Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev in Ankara, who arrived in our country to meet with »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has signed an agreement with Kenya’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to regulate the recruitment of domestic workers from Kenya to the Kingdom. The agreement was signed in Riyadh by Vice Minister of Human Resources a»»»

In childhood, I was led to believe, (thanks the magic of television and Enid Blytyon books) that summer camps would mean tents far away in the wild and evenings of roasting marshmellows over a roaring bonfire. Well, while they do exist and my childhood belief wasn’t a complete lie: A growing realis»»»

One-year program with The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts offers immersive training in traditional Qatari and Islamic crafts Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation has opened applications for the third edition of Herfah at Al Khater House, a flagship program in traditional crafts delivered in c»»»

SAN DIEGO: A Saudi delegation led by Vice Minister of Health for Planning and Development Abdulaziz Al-Rumaih concluded its participation in the BIO International Convention in San Diego. The delegation achieved several key outcomes, including signing strategic agreements and partnerships with lead»»»

Adam Greenstreet and Param Tanna broke the record for the fastest time to erect a two man tent (team of two). Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records July 2 (UPI) -- A pair of experienced campers in Britain broke a Guinness World Record by erecting their two-man tent in a time of 1 minute and 4.95»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Corolla Wild Horse Fund (@corollawildhorsefundinc) July 2 (UPI) -- An organization dedicated to protecting wild horses in North Carolina said several apples found on a beach had apparently fallen from a cargo ship. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund said offici»»»