Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a telephone call on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates. At the beginning of the call, the UAE President expressed his condolences to His High»»»

Washington, June 23 (SANA) Gold prices were little changed on Tuesday while oil extended losses as investors assessed developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations and their potential impact on energy markets. According to Reuters, spot gold was steady at $4,191.09 an ounce, while U.S. gold futures for Au»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s asset management industry remained resilient during the Iran conflict, with assets under management surpassing $340 billion in the first quarter of 2026 and projected to exceed $400 billion by 2027, Fitch Ratings said. The rating agency attributed the sector’s growth to regul»»»

Dubai: Dana Gas said Egypt has settled all overdue receivables and returned to full, timely payments, giving the Sharjah-based natural gas company fresh confidence to continue investing in the country after a new well delivered better-than-expected results. Sign up for our daily business newsletter»»»

Dubai: Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will launch non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi and Aleppo from July 7, adding a second Syrian destination from the UAE capital as travel demand between the two countries continues to build. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The low-cost carrie»»»

Dubai: Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz reached its highest level since the outbreak of the Iran war, with at least 35 commodity carriers transiting the strategic waterway on Monday, according to maritime tracking firm Kpler. Maritime analytics firm Kpler said at least 35 commodity carrier»»»

POLITICS In an interview aired on bTV’s morning programme, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said that Bulgaria is not vetoing the EU's new sanctions package against Russia, but is participating in the normal negotiation process alongside other EU member states. She stressed that the san»»»

DUBAI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel must develop an independent defense industry and reduce its reliance on foreign weapons supplies, while praising support from the United States. Speaking during a meeting with a reserve combat officers’ course at Kibbutz Migd»»»

BANJALUKA - Serbian PM Djuro Macut met on Tuesday in Banjaluka with Republika Srpska PM Savo Minic as part of continued intensive cooperation between Serbia and Republika Srpska aimed at strengthening institutional ties and carrying out joint projects that are important to citizens on both sides of»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4027 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change relative to Monday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Recommendations to foreign countries to evacuate their diplomats from Kiev remain in force, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "Two months ago, we officially warned all foreign colleagues, both embassies and representative offices of companies, that we recomm»»»

Bengaluru: A woman and her live-in partner have been arrested for allegedly murdering her parents and younger sister in a shocking triple homicide that has stunned Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Shweta and her boyfriend Kenneth. Investigators believe the kill»»»

PM Péter Magyar has talked about as much as HUF 60 trillion (approximately €169 billion) oligarchs close to previous premier Viktor Orbán could win on public procurements during the 16 years of the Orbán-era through rigged public procurement and dubious dealings. The proposed new authority, however»»»

Doha: Qatar News Agency (QNA) launched a training program titled "Monitoring and Analyzing Social Media," as part of the QNA Training Center's 2026 training plan. The three-day course aims to develop participants' abilities in monitoring and analyzing content published on social media platforms, se»»»

Mumbai, India: Meta has tapped Indian fintech founder Kunal Shah to be the new head of WhatsApp, as the US tech giant seeks ways to monetise the messaging app's massive user base. The announcement, made Monday night, was accompanied by news that Meta would also lead a $900 million funding round in »»»

Bulgaria's National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) is meeting on Tuesday, the Government Information Service said. The social partners' agenda includes draft amendments to labour, social-security and health legislation: revisions to the Labour Code, to the Social Insurance Code and to th»»»

JERUSALEM: A former Israeli prime minister acknowledged on Tuesday that Israel had smuggled Starlink Internet receivers into Iran to help ​anti-government protesters, though he said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government failed to follow through on the plans. Naftali Bennett, who served as »»»

Tacloban, Philippines: Two teens who allegedly killed three fellow students in a rare Philippine school shooting planned the attack in advance, police said Tuesday, revealing one had trained at a firing range. Determining a motive, however, remained a work in progress, with bullying cited as a fact»»»

Paris, France: UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for faster action on global warming, challenging AI firms to "come clean" about their environmental footprint and warning that fossil fuels were driving climate and energy crises. As Europe bakes under a second heatwave in as many months, Gute»»»

RIYADH: Egypt’s budget for the next fiscal year has received final approval by the country’s House of Representatives, along with the Economic and Social Development Plan and the medium-term plan through 2029/30. Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk explained that the budget targets revenues of approxim»»»

LONDON: Wikipedia does not trust artificial intelligence enough to let it play a direct role in editing articles on its platform, cofounder Jimmy Wales told AFP on Monday. The problem of AI “hallucinations” — in which fabricated output is confidently presented — has been reduced with newer AI model»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The macroeconomic stability in Russia is ensured, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "The stability of the Russian economy is ensured, macroeconomic stability is absolutely guaranteed, and no one doubts this," Peskov told reporters, commenting on the impact of volat»»»

Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, affirmed Tuesday that the resumption of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program is contingent upon the implementation of five points outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the role of the International Atomic Energy»»»

Madrid: Nearly all of Spain was under a heat alert on Tuesday, with parts of the south and north of the country placed on the highest warning level as a heatwave grips most of western Europe. National weather agency AEMET issued red alerts -- a warning for "extraordinary danger" -- for areas around»»»

BusinessEuropeEurope's defense ambitions get reality check Srinivas MazumdaruEuropean countries have been trying to scale up and integrate their military capabilities, but their current defense production and procurement model is not fit for purpose, say experts. https://p.dw.com/p/5FoZ6Europe's de»»»

Dubai: The UAE's e-invoicing rollout is moving from planning to execution, with new guidance from the Ministry of Finance and expert analysis highlighting that many businesses may still be underestimating the scale of change required. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now »»»

Dubai: At one point in her life, Claudia El Haddad pressed pause on a decade-long career in finance. There was no dramatic exit, no sudden change of direction, just a decision to step away from her role as a chief accountant to raise her children. What she did not realise then was that the pause wo»»»

In an extraordinary meeting on Monday, the Romanian government adopted a memorandum giving the Ministry of Investments and European Projects a mandate to finalise the adjustment of Romania’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), following technical talks with the European Commission. Interi»»»

RoCapital IFN, a company with more than 12 years of experience on the local financial services market and part of the KRUK Group, has launched the international Wonga brand in Romania. The launch brings to the local market a digital consumer lending model developed in Poland, where Wonga ranks seco»»»

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev presented the country's 2026 science Olympiad teams with the national flag here on Tuesday. "It is an honour and a genuine pleasure to be among some of Bulgaria's brightest minds. Your achievements are proof that talent, hard work, and perseverance can turn dre»»»

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday said the United States was no longer trying to be an “objective mediator” in its efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine war, launched by Moscow’s offensive in 2022. US-led talks on ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II remain effectively frozen as Presiden»»»

BEIRUT: Israeli machine gun fire killed one person and wounded two others on Tuesday in southern Lebanon, state media reported, despite a reduction in hostilities there following the declaration of a new ceasefire. “A young man was killed and two others were wounded” when Israeli soldiers “opened f»»»

London, United Kingdom: Multiple schools in England were shutting early Tuesday and set to remain closed for two more days with a heatwave expected to set new records in the UK as it spreads across Europe. The UK's meteorological office issued an extremely rare red heat warning -- only issued once »»»

Eco-activist Andrei Panaev has set off on a walking journey from Karakol to Bishkek to draw public attention to environmental issues and the need for greening initiatives across the country. According to Panaev, the campaign is being held under the slogan of preserving a shared future and developin»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has called on global investors and developers to come and explore tourism and hospitality projects in the Kingdom, as the current window of competitive advantage will not remain open indefinitely. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Future Hospitality Summit in Riyadh on Ju»»»

Dubai: For nearly 30 years, Puerto Rico-born artist Solimar Miller has called Dubai home. She remembers visiting the old Dubai Zoo in Jumeirah shortly after she arrived in 1997. Back then, it was one of the city's few attractions, before the Burj Al Arab rose from its scaffold and before Jumeirah b»»»

Budapest: Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday approved anti-corruption measures, part of new Prime Minister Peter Magyar's sweeping reform drive and aimed at helping the country get billions of euros in withheld European Union funds. The EU announced late last month it would unlock more than 16 billion »»»

The rise in the number of insolvencies in Romania reflects a more demanding market and a natural selection of vulnerable companies, rather than the emergence of a generalised economic crisis, according to an analysis by Cătălin Guriță, lawyer and insolvency practitioner, founding partner of GMCID. »»»

TACLOBAN, Philippines: Two teens who allegedly killed three fellow students in a rare Philippine school shooting planned the attack in advance, police said Tuesday, revealing one had trained at a firing range.Determining a motive, however, remained a work in progress, with bullying cited as a facto»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah’s new integrated logistics corridor with Oman has cut cargo transit time from about three months to 35 days, while trucks using approved routes from Oman through Sharjah will be exempt from toll gate fees across the emirate. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bala»»»

Russian air defense forces destroyed five Storm Shadow cruise missiles and 462 drones of the armed forces of Ukraine in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "Air defense systems shot down 13 guided aerial bombs, five UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and 462 aircraft-type »»»

Oman is considering banning children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms and has launched a public consultation on draft regulations designed to strengthen child protection in the digital environment. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said the consultation seeks fe»»»

The Competition Council has authorised the transaction through which Pavăl Holding intends to take over Carrefour Group’s operations in Romania, namely Carrefour România S.A., Supeco Investment S.R.L., Bringo Magazin S.R.L., and Columbus Active S.R.L., according to a press release. Although the act»»»

A series of Israeli attacks were reported across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, in violation of the ceasefire reached in the weekend, according to field reports by Al-Manar correspondents. In Haddatha, Israeli occupation forces opened fire on residents during a burial procession that was being escort»»»

Arab Finance: Egyptian master developer MIDAR and Emirati-owned lifestyle conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim have signed a strategic partnership to develop a mixed-use urban project in New Cairo's Mada City, with an initial development value exceeding $3.1 billion, as per a statement issued by the Egypt»»»

Innovation and Digital Transformation Minister Ivan Vasilev announced plans to establish an advisory council of robots at the Ministry of Innovation and Digital Transformation during a discussion on whether Bulgaria can become Europe's innovation and artificial intelligence hub at Webit 2026 in Sof»»»

Israeli forces opened fire Tuesday on civilians in Hadatha and Nabatieh al-Fawqa in south Lebanon, killing one person and wounding 2 others. Israeli soldiers also fired stun grenades in Kfartebnit and Barasheet, while drones overflew Beirut’s southern suburbs, Tyre, and multiple areas across southe»»»

London: The man who appears destined to be Britain's next Labour prime minister received a hero's welcome in parliament on Monday, after incumbent Keir Starmer announced his resignation. Veteran politician Andy Burnham, fresh from his UK by-election victory last week, was sworn in as an MP. Afterwa»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, received the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands HE Tom Berendsen, today in Doha.During the meeting, the relations of cooperation between the two countries were review»»»

From June 1 to 10, on-site inspections were conducted in Kyrgyzstan at construction sites, sewing workshops, and other facilities where foreigners are employed. According to the State Committee for National Security, 922 reports were drawn up under Article 431 of the Code of the Kyrgyz Republic on »»»