Dubai: A number of participants celebrated cash wins in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw conducted on Wednesday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260722, the winning numbers in the Days section were 26, 18, 9, 28, 4, 30, while the winning number in the Months section was 11. Three fortunate participants »»»

NEW YORK CITY: A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday condemned what they described as systematic and widespread breaches of international humanitarian and human rights law by Israel in its ongoing war in Lebanon, and cautioned that ordinary Lebanese citizens were paying an outsized and de»»»

MONTREAL: Canada will look to ‌celebrate their World Cup run when they return home for two friendlies against Chile and Peru later this year, in what head coach Jesse Marsch hopes will be a “hero’s welcome.” Canada will host Chile in Toronto on September 26 before traveling to Montreal to face Peru»»»

RIYADH: Saudi low-cost carrier flynas has ordered 25 additional Airbus aircraft, comprising 20 A321neos and five A330neos, taking its confirmed Airbus orders to 235 aircraft as it accelerates expansion across domestic and international markets. The latest deal increases flynas’ confirmed orders for»»»

AMMAN — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Hashem Abdel Hakim as the Regional Director for its eastern Mediterranean region, heading the Bank’s operations in Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and the West Bank and Gaza.Hakim will take up his new role on 1 September 2026 a»»»

AMMAN — Chairman of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Khalil Haj Tawfiq met Wednesday with Georgian Ambassador to Jordan Archil Dzuliashvili to discuss expanding bilateral economic and commercial cooperation between the business communities of both countries.According to a JCC statement, the mee»»»

LONDON — World oil prices soared Wednesday, with the benchmark international contract Brent North Sea crude surpassing $95 for the first time in nearly six weeks as the United States and Iran carried out more strikes.Crude futures went on to give up some of the gains but still banked gains of about»»»

AMMAN — The newly signed Reciprocal Trade Agreement between Jordan and the United States marks a "significant" step in strengthening bilateral economic ties beyond tariff adjustments, creating new opportunities for trade, investment and long-term business partnerships, the Chairman of American Cham»»»

Parliament on Wednesday authorized the presence in Bulgaria of up to eight US Air Force KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft and up to 250 US military personnel at Bezmer Air Base from July 24 to October 1, 2026, in support of US operations in the Middle East. The proposal was submitted by the Council»»»

Democrats grilled US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the Iran War during his testimony before the US Senate as the White House requested additional funding for operations in the Middle East. The US and Iran resumed regular exchanges of strikes earlier this month, with both sides saying the truce»»»

The mayor of Alès in southern France was taken from his home at night by an elite police unit amid fears of an imminent attack by the country’s most dreaded drug gang, officials said Tuesday. Christophe Rivenq had previously received death threats linked to the DZ Mafia gang, which has grown out of»»»

The Council of Ministers Wednesday approved amendments to the Civil Servants Act that aim to implement a stage of measures to counter corruption and increase integrity under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. A mechanism is being introduced to conduct integrity checks of civil servants occu»»»

Parliament passed on second reading the 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget Bill. The total amount of revenues and transfers received under the 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget is EUR 15.265 billion, including EUR 6.745 billion in transfers from the central-government budget to make up the short»»»

Dubai: A father's journey from Egypt to Germany was abruptly halted after airport authorities deemed his passport invalid because of a handwritten message left by his young daughter, turning an affectionate gesture into an unexpected travel ordeal. The Egyptian traveller, who lives in Germany, said»»»

Iranian Radio and Television Authority reported that large numbers of armed citizens are flocking to Abu Musa Island from all provinces to defend the Iranian islands, adding that the entire Persian Gulf is under constant surveillance and monitoring by the Iranian armed forces. “The islands of Abu M»»»

Dubai: An easyJet flight bound for Liverpool was forced to return to Tenerife after a fight involving about 10 passengers broke out roughly half an hour after take-off, prompting the captain to declare a security concern and request police assistance on landing. Spanish air traffic controllers repo»»»

BELGRADE - Czech PM Andrej Babis has arrived on a two-day visit to Serbia. At Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, Babis was greeted by Serbian Deputy PM and Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic. On Thursday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Babis will hold a tete-a-tete meeting at 11.30 am, to»»»

Dubai: The UAE's humanitarian operation Gallant Knight 3 is providing sustained support to Gaza's largest orphan community, helping care for more than 4,000 children who lost one or both parents during the war. Mahmoud Kalkh, Director-General of Al Baraka City for Orphans, said the conflict had lef»»»

BARCELONA: Firefighters in central Spain on Wednesday battled a wildfire that has burned over 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) in one of the country’s largest blazes on record. The fire in rural Guadalajara comes less than two weeks after a deadly blaze devastated a small expat community in southern »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that two more dry cargo ships delivering goods for the armed forces of Ukraine to the ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk have been hit. The Russian armed forces continued attacks on Ukrainian ports and naval vessels working in the inter»»»

Guyana Prime Minister Mark Anthony Phillips said an independent inquiry will be established "as early as possible" to determine what happened before the MV Barima departed and whether operating procedures were followed. File Photo by Nathalia Aguilar/EPA July 22 (UPI) -- Guyana will establish an in»»»

Dubai Police urges residents and visitors to follow safety guidelines to protect their personal belongings while visiting the emirate’s beaches. This is part of ongoing efforts to enhance public awareness and ensure a safe summer season. Dubai Police advises beachgoers not to leave personal belongi»»»

CAIRO: ‌Egypt’s parliament approved four oil and gas exploration and development agreements on Wednesday, including a North Sinai project involving Franco-British independent producer Perenco. Egypt is looking to bolster domestic energy production that has struggled to keep pace with growing demand»»»

The Trump administration is showing signs that it could move to ban cutting-edge Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models, as the emergence of China's open-source Kimi K3 model has revived earlier efforts, US media outlet Axios reported on Monday local time. Chinese experts said that the reporte»»»

RIYADH: Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh has successfully performed its first kidney transplant, marking the launch of its organ transplant program, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The operation was carried out on a 32-year-old patient with kidney failure, who received a kidney dona»»»

President Donald Trump appears at the West Wing Portico of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he was expected to travel to Georgia where he will give a speech on Trump Accounts. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo July 22 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Wednes