The Royal Navy has been reduced to the worst state in British history, retired chief of the Naval Staff, Lord Alan West, has told the Sun. London now operates the smallest fleet ever, according to the outlet. A total of nine ships have been scrapped over the past two years under Prime Minister Keir»»»

LONDON: When power meets power, getting in the first blow can sometimes be the key. In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, that was Naomi Osaka’s strategy against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the most highly awaited matchup of Wimbledon so far this year. Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in »»»

JERUSALEM: Israel said on Sunday it has named its first-ever resident ambassador to Slovenia, signalling a diplomatic reset after Ljubljana’s change of government. Ties between Israel and Slovenia had soured under the previous center-left government of prime minister Robert Golob, which had charact»»»

The nations of Europe have been degraded to the status of Third World countries due to their failed immigration policies, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump took a step back from celebrations commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence to take ano»»»

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday received a written message from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud pertaining to bilateral relations. The prime minister received th»»»

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia Timco Mucunski in Doha on Sunday. The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation and ways to support and develop them, in addi»»»

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) and QatarEnergy signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for cooperating to establish and implement a governance mechanism for the allocation of hydrocarbon-derived resources to industrial investment opportunities and to develop a new medium industries area i»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), in association with the Embassy of India in Qatar, organised a solemn condolence meeting at Kanjani Hall of the Integrated Indian Community Centre (IICC), Al Thumama, to pay tribute to the 12 Indian nationals who lost their liv»»»

QNA Doha A round of political talks was held on Sunday in Doha between the ministries of foreign affairs of Qatar and North Macedonia. The Qatari side was headed by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi while the Macedonian side was headed by Minister of Foreign Affai»»»

Minister of Labour HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met with Ambassador of Kuwait to Qatar HE Ahmad bin Abdulrahman Al Shuraim on Sunday. They discussed bilateral relations in the labour sector and explored ways to further strengthen and enhance them. (QNA)»»»

Riyadh, July 5 (SANA) Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met on Sunday with his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani to discuss the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation in the Arabian Gulf and their countries‘ efforts to support regional security and stability, »»»

OXFORD: By the time Arwa Elrayess’s presidency of the Oxford Union drew to a close, she had become one of the most divisive student figures in Britain. Her name had ricocheted through newspapers and political debate, far beyond Oxford’s dreaming spires. Critics accused the 20-year-old of legitimizi»»»

LONDON: The image of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya walking toward Israeli forces before his arrest on Dec. 27, 2024, became one of the defining images of the Gaza war. New allegations about the Palestinian doctor’s treatment in Israeli custody have renewed calls for his release and raised fresh questions a»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi held the inaugural meeting of the Saudi-Kenyan Political Consultations Committee on Sunday. The meeting aims to develop bilateral relations and enhance coordination and consultat»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Sunday that he will travel to Türkiye early on Monday to attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit before remaining in the country for a four-day family holiday with his two sons. The prime minister shared the details in a Faceb»»»

Federal officials had ‌no reason to stop a white supremacist group’s July 4 rally in Washington because of free speech protections, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on ​Sunday. Hundreds of masked Patriot Front members who marched through the nation’s capital on Independence Day on Saturday di»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait's Oil Minister Tariq Al Roumi underscored the importance of consultation and coordination among producing countries to confront rapid shifts in global energy markets. He added that this measure would foster the ability of domestic markets to handle both regional and international rea»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had asked to be annexed by Israel, in order to be protected from Hezbollah militants. Lebanon was drawn into the wider Middle East war on March 2 when Hezbollah fired rockets at Isra»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had asked to be annexed by Israel, in order to be protected from Hezbollah militants. Lebanon was drawn into the wider Middle East war on March 2 when Hezbollah fired rockets at Isra»»»

CAIRO – DP World has inaugurated Egypt’s first fully integrated Logistics Distribution Centre (LDC) at Sokhna Logistics Park, marking a significant step in the country’s ambition to strengthen its position as a regional logistics and trade hub. The launch, attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madboul»»»

Constitutional Court Judge Desislava Atanasova may have used both her personal and diplomatic passports for travel, which was improper, Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said in a television interview on Sunday. Demerdzhiev was commenting on flights involving MRF Chair Delyan Peevski and Atanas»»»

BARCELONA: Hundreds of firefighters battled forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal on Sunday as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe. The latest wildfires have already devastated more than 17,000 hectares of land — twice the size of Manhattan — across the three countries where »»»

HEBRON: The director of the tourism and antiquities directorate in Hebron, Jabr Al-Rajoub, said Israeli authorities are moving forward with a plan to assert control over 142 archaeological sites in the governorate by transferring their administration from military authorities to a civilian body aff»»»

BAGHDAD — Iraq's government and US oil services giant Halliburton signed a deal Sunday to manage two oil fields in the country's south, as Baghdad looks to boost production.The state-owned "Basra Oil Company has signed a joint management contract with the American company Halliburton for the Bin Om»»»

Abu Dhabi: Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE has announced an emergency humanitarian response worth $30 million to support civilians affected by the deteriorating situation in El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. The assistance will be delivered »»»

Share: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, with Abbas Araghchi, center, traveled to Switzerland in June for a second in-person meeting with Vice President JD Vance and the American delegation.Credit…Pool photo by Urs Flueeler Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad»»»

London: British politician Nigel Farage on Sunday faced fresh allegations over non-disclosure of gifts after a newspaper reported a convicted fraudster paid for his security and staff before he became an MP. An MP said he had asked parliament's standards commissioner to investigate the new claims a»»»

In line with the Ministry of Finance’s efforts to remove procedural obstacles and facilitate company establishment, Rasha Abdel Aal, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), announced that amendments to certain provisions of the Unified Tax Procedures Law (Law No. 206 of 2020) include the introduc»»»

US President Donald Trump has broken with the paradigm of the rules based international order and is causing chaos with his transactional modus operandi that puts “America first”. At the same time the global emerging markets have come of age and have put on enough economic and military muscle so th»»»

US President Donald Trump has broken with the paradigm of the rules based international order and is causing chaos with his transactional modus operandi that puts “America first”. At the same time the global emerging markets have come of age and have put on enough economic and military muscle so th»»»

The parliamentary opposition in Poland has demanded answers from the government of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk after reports of a secret delivery of in-demand Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine. On Saturday, several Polish social media accounts, including prominent blogger Pawel Sokala, »»»

Tens of thousands of mourners flocked to Tehran's Grand Mosalla Mosque to pay their respects to late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday. Among them were representatives from Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis of Yemen, members of the "axis of resistance" that Iran has long supported as»»»

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has sharply criticised the government’s proposed 17th amendment to Hungary’s Fundamental Law, arguing that the plan to terminate his mandate is incompatible with the principles of the rule of law. Speaking to the Polish conservative weekly Do Rzeczy, Sulyok said the»»»

Egypt is coordinating to expedite the issuance of a freedom of information law and establish sustainable, off-budget funding for public service media, following presidential directives to open objective media dialogue that includes opposing views. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Minister o»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will participate in the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, to be held on the sidelines of the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, from July 6 to 7. The dialogue will bring together ministers, policymakers, representatives of international organizations, the private»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE Han Seong-sook on the occasion of her appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea.»»»

DOHA: Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani and Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of QatarEnergy HE Saad Sherida Al Kaabi witnessed the signing ceremony of an agreement between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) and QatarEne»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) and QatarEnergy signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for cooperating to establish and implement a governance mechanism for the allocation of hydrocarbon-derived resources to industrial investment opportunities, and to develop a new medium industries»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a phone call from Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana HE Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. During the call, they discussed bilateral cooperation relations and ways to»»»

Dubai: Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered 18 ancient tombs, sealed burial chambers and a collection of rare artefacts, including 24 gold tongue amulets and a granite sarcophagus, during excavations at the archaeological city of Marina El Alamein on Egypt's northwestern Mediterranean coast. The »»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a telephone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana HE Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to support and stre»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a telephone call from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan HE Dr Ayman Safadi. During the call, they reviewed bila»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a telephone call from Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic HE Jean-Noël Barrot During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to support and st»»»

Damascus, July 5 (SANA) Syrian Transport Minister Yarub Badr met with a German business delegation on Sunday to discuss investment opportunities in the country’s transport sector, including railways, roads and logistics infrastructure. The delegation is visiting Syria to explore potential investmen»»»

1 of 4 | Foreign and domestic officials pay respects before the coffins containing the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and members of his family at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque on July 3 in Tehran, Iran. Mourners beat their chests and chanted "Revenge, Revenge" while throngs fill»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s government and US oil services giant Halliburton signed a deal Sunday to manage two oil fields in the country’s south, as Baghdad looks to boost production. The state-owned “Basra Oil Company has signed a joint management contract with the American company Halliburton for the Bin Om»»»

DHAKA: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in March threatened not only fuel but also fertilizer supply to Bangladesh, as it entered its planting season. A state agency responsible for the imports says that Saudi help allowed emergency supplies to reach on time, reducing food security risks. Mid-Ma»»»

Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, is likely to be the next British prime minister following Keir Starmer's resignation. Central to Burnham's platform is improving living standards that have stagnated or even fallen since the 2008 global financial crisis. But with weak publi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received on Sunday, July 5, 2026, a phone call from HE Jean-Noël Barrot, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs. During the call, they reviewed the bilateral cooperation be»»»

Agreement with Egypt’s ITIDA to create more than 1,000 jobs and expand technology and consulting exports The company selects Egypt as offshoring business grows, underpinned by skilled talent and engineering depth Cairo, Egypt, July 3, 2026 — EY Middle East and North Africa (EY MENA) has launched a »»»