AI giant Anthropic said Friday it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals. The export controls mark the US government’s most significant step to dat»»»

Tehran: The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever. The interception came after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, m»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli ‘Home Front’ Command: Sirens sound in Upper Galilee after rocket and drone launches detected from Lebanon 13-06-2026 09:07 AM Lates»»»

For millions of people around the world, family history could be more than a fascinating hobby: it could be the key to obtaining a European Union passport. Hungary offers one of the most accessible citizenship-by-descent pathways in Europe, allowing many individuals with Hungarian ancestry to apply»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Israeli artillery shelling targets the towns of Qlawiya and Khirbet Selm in southern Lebanon 13-06-2026 09:14 AM La»»»

Dubai: The UAE and the Philippines have begun preparations for the next phase of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD), setting out plans for a series of workshops and technical meetings aimed at strengthening cooperation on labour mobility and migrant worker welfare. The roadmap has been discussed during a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The United Arab Emirates has categorically denied reports published by certain international media outlets alleging the transfer of funds from the UAE to the Islamic Republic of Iran, including allegations concerning $3 billion. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed »»»

Washington: A major US surveillance authority expired Saturday, deepening concerns over national security as the World Cup gets underway and Washington remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump's intelligence leadership. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allowed US spy a»»»

Washington: Qatar's national football team completed their preparations on Thursday ahead of their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Switzerland, scheduled for Saturday at 10:00 p.m. Doha time at San Francisco Bay Arena in the United States. The fixture marks Qatar's first outing in »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted technical equipment belonging to the Israeli enemy army at the Jal al-Deir site off the town of Aitaro»»»

Los Angeles, United States: The World Cup arrived in the United States on Friday in a blizzard of celebrity and glamour, with Los Angeles pulling out all the stops for the opening game between Team USA and Paraguay. The stands at SoFi stadium were a who's who of famous folk in the world's entertain»»»

Sharjah: The Sharjah Police has released a powerful road safety awareness video featuring real CCTV footage of a traffic incident, warning motorists against rushing, reckless driving, and red-light violations at busy intersections. The video, part of an ongoing traffic safety campaign, opens inside»»»

Dubai: The UAE will experience generally fair weather on Saturday, with cloud cover developing over eastern areas and humid conditions expected overnight and into Sunday morning across some coastal and inland regions, according to the National Centre of Meteorology. Temperatures are forecast to rea»»»

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the US had shot down several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) allegedly launched by Iran to attack merchant vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. "Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of H»»»

The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran could be signed in the coming days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi laid out Iran's positions on state TV:Iran insists that the only acceptable way of dealing with its stockpile »»»

Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that in a conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he expressed his strong protest over the US strikes on vessels carrying Indian sailors in the Gulf of Oman. Earlier, in connection with the incident, the Indian Ministry o»»»

Activist Mavlyan Askarbekov has been detained by officers of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) for 48 hours, journalist Adilet Aitikeev reported on social media. According to him, the Leninsky District Court of Bishkek is expected to consider a preventive measure agains»»»

Patrol vehicles in Kyrgyzstan have begun to be equipped with a new hardware and software system Orakul-Insight, capable of automatically detecting traffic violations while in motion. The new equipment was presented by the head of the Main Traffic Safety Department, Azenbek Kozukeev. The system prov»»»

Any attempt by an outside power to gain control of the Gulf region would be treated as an attack on the vital interests of the United States and repelled by any means necessary, including military force. That is the essence of the 1980 Carter Doctrine, which established the foundations for the Rapi»»»

SAN ANTONIO:The San Antonio Spurs now own the worst collapse in NBA Finals history, ‌but they refuse to be counted out yet. While the New York Knicks look to clinch their first NBA title since 1973, the Spurs aim to stay alive in the best-of-seven series when they host Game 5 on Saturday night. New»»»

INGLEWOOD: Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans’ historic three-goal first half, and the US opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night. Christian Pulisic had an assist in a stellar first-half playm»»»

SYDNEY: A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack ​at a Sydney beach on Saturday, authorities said, in the latest of a spate of shark attacks off Australia’s coast. Emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in the east of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, in the morning on report»»»

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge rejected a bid by the board of the Kennedy Center and the Justice Department on Friday to halt the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the performing arts venue.Since returning to the White House, Trump has taken repeated measures to put his name and image i»»»

Any attempt by an outside power to gain control of the Gulf region would be treated as an attack on the vital interests of the United States and repelled by any means necessary, including military force. That is the essence of the 1980 Carter Doctrine, which established the foundations for the Rapi»»»

The Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic has issued a reminder that the use of child labor in its worst forms is unacceptable. The statement is timed to the World Day Against Child Labor. The ministry emphasized that every child in Kyrgyzstan has the right to a s»»»

Kyrgyzrestavratsiya Research and Design Institute under the Ministry of Culture of Kyrgyzstan has announced a tender for restoration and conservation work at Kochkor-Bashy (Kum-Dobo) ancient settlement in Naryn region. According to the state procurement portal, 4.2 million soms are earmarked for th»»»

Share: Photo- Smoke and flames rise after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone strikes an oil facility at Fujairah Port, UAE. March 14th, 2026/AP-Yonhap The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has categorically denied reports that it agreed to unlock and transfer billions of dollars in frozen assets to »»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Interior Ministry announced on Friday the arrest of a senior Assad intelligence official involved in violations committed against the Syrian people. The ministry said Qais Hassan al-Abd al-Rajab, a former brigadier general who served as deputy director of the General Intelligence »»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has categorically denied reports published by certain international media outlets alleging the transfer of funds from the UAE to the Islamic Republic of Iran, including allegations concerning $3 billion. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed th»»»

Share: On Thursday evening, President Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with news he did not want to hear: He expected to sign a deal with Iran within days. “This is the deal. It’s a great deal, and it’s time to end this war,” Trump told Netanyahu, according to a senior U.S. of»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Interior Ministry said Friday it had responded, in coordination with the National Commission for Missing Persons (NCMP), to a report of a mass grave discovered in the town of Sednaya containing the remains of opposition fighters killed during the western Qalamoun battles in 2014 a»»»

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Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that a draft agreement to end the war with the United States could be signed remotely within days, adding that negotiations had reached their final stages. Araghchi said the framework would address the US naval blockade and the future administratio»»»

Dubai: When Judy Dimayuga was eight years old, her classroom was often a rice field. Growing up in Bicol in the Philippines, she spent her childhood helping her grandparents work on the family farm and sell rice and vegetables to supplement the household income. Long before she has learned about en»»»

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is blocking foreign governments, companies and ​individuals from accessing Anthropic’s most advanced AI models, Axios reported on Friday.US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday sent a letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei saying that the Mythos 5 and Fable»»»

The Justice Department of Friday approved the proposed Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, which will pave the way to the creation of an entertainment monolith. Photo by Allison Dinner/EPA June 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday said the proposed merger between »»»

I still remember sitting in the back of a cycle rickshaw and being taken to school as a child. I was around eight years old, and for nearly two years it became part of my everyday life. The same man, the same morning route, the same silence between us. A few coins exchanged at the end, a brief nod,»»»

Share: Photo- Iranian Foreign ‌Minister Abbas Araqchi The United States and Iran signalled on Friday that an agreement to end their war was close, with a senior U.S. administration official saying both sides had agreed on a text and that Washington expects to sign an initial deal in the coming days»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Moselhi issued a decree this week obliging all food producers to print a price label on all their products in clear Arabic font or face jail time, ministry spokesman Mamdouh Ramadan said. “We don’t want to scare the market. This is not an Egyptian i»»»

Dubai: When regional conflict put pressure on global shipping routes, Al Dahra rerouted more than 5,500 containers, secured new food supplies and raised grain stocks to keep essential commodities moving into the UAE. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The UAE-grown agribu»»»

WASHINGTON/DUBAI/PARIS The United States and Iran signalled on Friday that an agreement to end their war ​was close, with a senior US administration official saying both sides had agreed on a text and that Washington expects to sign an initial deal in the coming days.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas »»»

BOSTON: A US judge on Thursday allowed an Iranian-born engineer to be released on bail just days before his trial ​on charges that he conspired to illegally export technology to Iran that had potential application in military drones. US District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston had previously decline»»»

AL-AHSA: The first yields of the fresh date harvest have arrived at central markets across Al-Ahsa Oasis, marking the start of a highly anticipated agricultural season that produces over 120,000 tons of dates annually from more than two million palm trees for distribution across Eastern Region and »»»

The US and Iran on Friday signaled that an initial peace agreement to end the Iran war was close although details of the deal were not officially released. The consensual signaling came hours after President Donald Trump posted a message lashing out at "very dishonorable" Iranians after local media»»»

BANGUI, Central African Republic: An Iranian woman is among around two dozen migrants who arrived Friday in the Central African Republic on a deportation flight from the United States, lawyers said, in the latest example of the Trump administration’s widely criticized deals with African and Latin A»»»

BEIRUT: Hezbollah said on Friday its fighters had confronted Israeli forces advancing toward a southern Lebanese town, as Israel pressed on with its strikes in Lebanon.In a statement, Hezbollah said its fighters first targeted Israeli troops advancing toward Majdal Zoun, around five kilometers (thr»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Denmark and Pakistan have tabled a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the near-total impunity that perpetrators of attacks against UN peacekeepers have long enjoyed. It is expected to be put to a vote imminently. The draft resolution, seen by Arab News, is framed as»»»

A judge on Friday permanently blocked President Donald Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund because, despite administration officials' statements that the fund will not be enacted, she does not believe them. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo June 12 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Friday extended »»»

Tunis, June 12 (TAP) - The Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH) called in a statement on Friday for urgent and effective measures to ensure safe transportation for female agricultural workers, strengthen oversight mechanisms regarding working...»»»

ABU DHABI: The UAE has categorically denied reports published by certain international media outlets alleging the transfer of funds from the UAE to the Iran, including allegations concerning $3 billion. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that these allegations are entirely fal»»»