ABU DHABI: The UFC, in partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, has announced a new light heavyweight main event, UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov, for Saturday, July 25, at Etihad Arena on Yas Island. Bogdan “Hitman” Guskov steps into the headline bout after Khalil Ro»»»

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a traffic awareness campaign targeting truck drivers and transport and freight companies, in cooperation with Dubai Police General Headquarters. The campaign runs throughout the summer from June to August, at truck rest areas and on main road»»»

Amid deteriorating regional conditions and faltering US-Iranian understandings, Lebanese people fear that Hezbollah may once again launch a new round of war in support of Iran. This follows the party’s previous interventions, including its 2023 campaign backing Gaza and its retaliation for the late»»»

ASTYPALAIA: Seven Greek islands in the Aegean Sea have declared drought emergencies this year to preserve water as climate change makes summers hotter and rainfall more erratic. Now, authorities are wondering ​if it will rain next year to sustain the thousands of tourists who strain the supply of w»»»

Narrowing the structural deficit is not a theoretical option but an immediate necessity to keep up the favourable perception of investors, the stability of the exchange rate, as well as to decrease the financing costs of the entire economy, Leonardo Badea, first deputy governor of the National Bank»»»

President Nicusor Dan stated on Wednesday in Kyiv that, following the drone incident in Constanta, there is "direct contact" between the Romanian and Ukrainian authorities on this issue."Following that event, some things happened. First of all, there is a direct contact that was not at that time fo»»»

DUBAI: Make your travel plans with music in mind with our roundup of the hottest festivals around the world. Lollapalooza WHERE: Chicago, US WHEN: July 30 – Aug. 2 WHAT: What began as an ‘alternative’ cultural event in 1991 has gradually become a mainstream — though still cool — behemoth and one of»»»

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has celebrated two decades of operations in Romania, where it has grown into one of the country’s leading airlines. The carrier now operates 83 routes from 14 Romanian airports, connecting passengers to 27 countries, company representatives announced at an event held on We»»»

GENEVA: The United Nations warned Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s International Organization for Migration and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats ca»»»

TORONTO/NEW YORK: Toronto’s air quality ranked the worst among major cities globally on Wednesday as wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario blackened skies and spread into the northeastern United States, prompting health warnings and calls for residents to limit outdoor activities. Environment Ca»»»

Arab and international media figures, academics and political commentators have paid tribute to the late HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, praising his transformative leadership that reshaped Qatar into a modern, influential nation with a prominent role in regional and internati»»»

Tunis, July 15 (TAP) - A court has postponed until July 29 the hearing on an appeal filed by the Tunisian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LTDH) against the decision to suspend its activities, the organisation's president, Bassem Trifi, told...»»»

NEW YORK CITY: As governments scramble to close a multitrillion-dollar funding gap threatening the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Saudi Arabia is promoting a solution rooted not in modern finance but in a 1,400-year-old Islamic tradition. Presenting its third Voluntary National Review at the U»»»

When Ali Cabuk spotted a washed-up military drone on a Turkish Black Sea beach, he did not reach for his phone to call the police, military or a bomb disposal unit. Instead, he consulted artificial intelligence. Reassured that the Russian drone was not packed with explosives, he then took it home. »»»

The US has pounded Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas since Tehran and Washington renewed missile strikes last week, including an unprecedented sea drone attack on a submarine maintenance facility. We take a look at why this city of more than half a million people has become a prime target f»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA Dubai) granted 66,000 Golden Visas, issued more than 1.052 million new residency permits, and completed over 5 million entry permit transactions during the first six months of the year, underscoring the emirate’s continue»»»

The U.S. Mint will begin producing $1 gold-colored coins with President Donald Trump's face on the, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant said Wednesday. Image courtesy of the U.S. Treasury Department July 15 (UPI) -- The U.S Mint will begin producing $1 gold-colored coins featuring President Donald Tru»»»

Massive plumes of smoke are descending across parts of Canada and the United States, creating unhealthy air quality and scenes reminiscent of the historic wildfire smoke outbreak from three summers ago. "In 2023, a major fire outbreak in Quebec caused days of unhealthy air quality in the northeaste»»»

WASHINGTON - Serbian FM Marko Djuric will be visiting Washington from July 15 through 17 for the opening of US-Serbia strategic dialogue, which, for the first time in history, will raise the relations between the two countries to the level of strategic partnership. While visiting the US at the invi»»»

LONDON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday a revamped format for the men’s 2027 one-day international World Cup that could lead to an additional fixture between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. While next year’s edition in southern Africa remains a 14-team competition, th»»»

WASHINGTON - Serbian FM Marko Djuric will be visiting Washington from July 15 through 17 for the opening of US-Serbia strategic dialogue, which, for the first time in history, will raise the relations between the two countries to the level of strategic partnership. While visiting the US at the invi»»»

LOS ANGELES: Veteran sports executive Loren Mack has joined BKB: Bare Knuckle Boxing, the world’s largest organization for the combat sport, as chief marketing officer and executive vice president of strategy, as it continues its global expansion. Mack will oversee global brand strategy, audience a»»»

JEßNITZ, Germany: Mobbed by fans for selfies and autographs, the man who hopes to become the far-right Alternative for Germany’s first state premier cuts more of a rock star figure on the campaign trail. Ulrich Siegmund, 35, regularly climbs onto a vintage East German motor scooter for rallies with»»»

RIYADH: CEER, Saudi Arabia’s first automotive company and Saudi-born electric vehicle brand, recently celebrated the graduation of its Saudi engineers from the WAA’ID Program under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship Program. The event was held at the Ministry of Industry and Mineral »»»

London: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday a revamped format for the men's 2027 one-day international World Cup that could lead to an additional fixture between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. While next year's edition in southern Africa remains a 14-team competition, th»»»

The planet’s seas are on their way to being as warm as bath water as the predicted super El Niño arrives. It is already clear that this year’s oceanic heating event will be the most powerful on record. Global sea temperatures have already climbed past their previous all-time high, smashing records »»»