Biolite Clinic in Jumeirah, Dubai, has become the first clinic in the Middle East to offer XERF, Cynosure Lutronic’s dual-frequency monopolar radiofrequency system. XERF was launched in Korea in 2024 and received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2025. Since then, it has b»»»

NEW DELHI: Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday that helped galvanise a youth movement that's become one of India’s largest protests in recent years, but demonstrators vowed to continue until the education minister resigns. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download »»»

MADRID: Spain late Thursday declared a national emergency in the Madrid region and in the province of Avila, near the capital, in the wake of several wildfires burning out of control. The measure, announced by the interior ministry, aims to speed up the deployment of resources to fight the fires, w»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Thursday that the US would begin using frozen Iranian assets to pay for ships and cargo damaged by strikes in and around the Gulf. “Please let this statement serve to represent, until further notice, that from this point forth, any and all damages done to Shi»»»

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect. The new»»»

SYDNEY/BRASILIA/MEXICO CITY: Australia said Friday that new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump “make no sense,” while Brazil denounced them as “arbitrary and unjustified” and threatened retaliation and legal action. Mexico, meanwhile, said the measures would have little practical effect on i»»»

Vahid Baniamerian's family only found out he was going to be executed when Iranian state media reports flashed on their phones, saying the supreme court would review his death sentence. "They did not give any warning. Even the lawyer didn't know," a close relative of Baniamerian, based outside of I»»»

New York City Police officers arrested a 51-year-old man accused of stabbing two men in separate attacks in the Upper West Side on Thursday. File Photo by File John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 23 (UPI) -- Authorities in New York City arrested a 51-year-old man on Thursday after two people we»»»

Germany will withdraw two naval vessels from the Red Sea after concluding that the ships are no longer required for a potential mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz, the Defense Ministry said, reflecting an easing of immediate operational requirements following recent diplomatic progress b»»»

The Department of Justice withdrew subpoenas it issued to reporters from The New York Times over reports that President Donald Trump switched from the new Air Force One to the old Air Force One on a trip home from Turkey over security concerns. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July »»»

Dubai: UAE motorists could see fuel prices fluctuate again in August after global oil prices surged back above $100 a barrel, dimming the prospect of a second month of relief at the pump. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.International benchmark Bre»»»

A narrow stretch of water, just 21 miles wide at its tightest point, connects the Arabian Gulf to the rest of the world. In normal times, approximately 20 million barrels of oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz every single day, around one fifth of global supply. Since 28 February 2026, those time»»»

The war between the United States and Iran entered a 13th consecutive night of US airstrikes, while the United Nations warned the Middle East is approaching the "unimaginable." The latest escalation is pushing oil prices above $100 a barrel, raising security concerns across the Gulf and keeping the»»»

Dubai: Travellers in the UAE planning a holiday to India can now follow a new step-by-step guide issued by the Indian Consular Application Centre (ICAC), detailing how to apply for a tourist visa, the documents required and the fees payable. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News a»»»

A rising star among Democratic Party moderates, Virginia’s first woman governor Abigail Spanberger was elected the same night last November as Democratic Socialist New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani. In a wide-ranging interview with François Picard, Spanberger outlines a pragmatic vision of politic»»»

US President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs of up to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries on Thursday, replacing temporary levies that expire on Friday after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier trade measures. The White House said the duties target countries that have failed to curb imports m»»»

The increased duties will affect products from dozens of countries. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday announced tariffs of 10% to 12% for nations that have not enforced the United States' ban on forced labor, which follow months of investigations into 60 nations for not prohibiti»»»

US Central Command forces have redirected 12 commercial vessels and disabled one since resuming a naval blockade of Iran nine days ago, the military said late on Thursday, as American strikes against Iranian targets continued into a 13th consecutive night. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download »»»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila, Philippines. The two diplomats did not make any statements or take questions from reporters before or after the meeting, which lasted around 35 minutes due to»»»

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect. The new tariff»»»

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods go into effect. The new»»»

Manila: Seven in 10 Filipinos believe Vice President Sara Duterte should answer the impeachment charges against her, according to a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released as the Senate impeachment trial enters a critical phase. The nationwide survey, conducted from June 20 to 29 — about »»»

McALLEN, Texas: A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in Texas said Thursday that she went into a cold sweat as two armed men approached her while she walked to Sunday Mass in her habit, thinking about the day's Bible readings and carrying little more than her rosary and cellphone»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Claims by the Houthi militia of a blockade on Yemeni ports and airports are “part of a campaign of misinformation,” Saudi Arabia told the UN Security Council on Thursday. It came as the Kingdom renewed its call for the international community to enforce Security Council resolutions r»»»

President Donald Trump said late on Thursday that the US would begin using frozen Iranian assets to pay for ships and cargo damaged by strikes in and around the Gulf. "Please let this statement serve to represent, until further notice, that from this point forth, any and all damages done to Ships, »»»

NEW YORK: Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the US government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. The withdra»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States said Thursday that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year. The levies, which take effect Friday, range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent and i»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaUS to impose forced labor tariffs on many trading partnersEmmy SasipornkarnThe Trump administration is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of US trading partners. https://p.dw.com/p/5HfKaThe global tariffs are the latest in a new wave of duties from P»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian border forces have seized more than 700,000 Captagon pills and over 40 kilograms of hashish in a series of anti-smuggling operations along the country’s border with Lebanon, the state-run SANA news agency reported on Thursday. Quoting the Syrian Ministry of Defense’s Media and Comm»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaUS announces new tariffs on many trading partnersEmmy SasipornkarnThe Trump administration is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of US trading partners. https://p.dw.com/p/5HfKaAdvertisementThe United States said Thursday it would slap taxes of 10% t»»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) demonstrated resilience this week, with its benchmark index maintaining the key 10,000-point level despite heightened regional geopolitical tensions, as robust corporate earnings and the strong fundamentals of Qatar’s economy continued to support»»»

Uzbekistan's digital ecosystem operator Uzum has been named among the World's Top Fintech Companies by CNBC and global market research firm Statista for the first time in the 2026 edition of the ranking. Uzum was included in the ranking's Neobanking category. It recognises next-generation digital f»»»

China’s continuously growing leverage over Russia is not in question and reports in recent days have continued to stress the point. For instance, Beijing has apparently flexed a muscle by declining to provide marine propulsion systems needed for Russia's planned expansion of the Northern Sea Route,»»»

Russia has sharply intensified strikes on Odesa, in what appears to be the most sustained campaign against the port since the war began. A merchant vessel leaving Odesa was reportedly struck by a Russian missile, killing four Indian crew and critically injuring another; New Delhi formally protested»»»

Estonian meat processor Rannarootsi has rejected accusations that a new advertising campaign carries anti-Russian messaging after critics said it referenced the war in Ukraine and used a derogatory slang term for Russian-speakers, state media reported on July 23. The dispute lands in a country wher»»»

Tribune News Network TNN Members of Qatar Golf Lovers (QGL) paid a warm farewell to their patron HE Vipul, Ambassador of India to Qatar, by organising a special golf tournament in his honour as he prepares to assume his new diplomatic assignment as Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia. The farewell »»»

US President Donald Trump has told Axios that he is seriously considering restarting major combat operations against Iran, saying Tehran “haven’t received enough pain yet”. “I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it,” Trump wa»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The head of the UN body tasked with finding missing persons in Syria revealed that her agency processed more than 75,000 documents over the past year, a ninefold increase over the previous 12 months. However, authorities in Damascus have yet to grant her a permanent office inside the»»»

LONDON: While the technical particulars and political conditions of the nuclear agreement between Saudi Arabia and the US are yet to be fully revealed, there has been an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the news among experts and commentators in both countries. And, as a statement on Wednesday f»»»

A rising star among Democratic Party moderates, Virginia’s first woman governor Abigail Spanberger was elected the same night last November as Democratic Socialist New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani. In a wide-ranging interview with François Picard, Spanberger outlines a pragmatic vision of politic»»»

AMMAN — National exports rose by 5.8 per cent in the first five months of 2026 to reach JD3.796 billion compared with the same period in 2025, according to a monthly foreign trade report issued on Thursday by the Department of Statistics (DoS).Re-exports also increased significantly by 31.3 per cen»»»

President Donald Trump on Thursday set a new condition to a US-Saudi nuclear deal signed the previous day by insisting the agreement was "totally subject to" the Gulf kingdom joining the Abraham Accords. Riyadh has resisted normalising relations with Israel, especially after the Gaza war, and the n»»»

US President Donald Trump threatened Yemen's Houthi rebels with "major military punishment" after they launched missile and drone strikes on oil tankers in the Red Sea. Concern has sparked across the globe regarding the rebels' involvement in the war. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.»»»

Iranian strikes targeted Kuwait’s desalination and power plants for the fourth consecutive day on Monday. The attacks are putting unprecedented pressure on a Gulf country heavily dependant on desalination for its water supply. Iran is attempting to wage a “psychological war” on a country »»»

NEW DELHI: Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has ​ended his hunger strike after 26 days, he said on Friday. He said in ‌a ‌post ​on ‌X ⁠that ​he had ⁠ended his fast after “a long negotiation on various conditions and ⁠in view of ‌possible violence ‌in ​the ‌country.” Wangchuk, 59, had ‌been on a hunge»»»

Abu Dhabi: The 22nd Liwa Dates Festival showcased how heritage events can support food security, empower farmers and preserve the UAE’s agricultural heritage. Combining agricultural competitions, heritage activities, family entertainment, educational programmes and sustainability initiatives, this »»»

Jeddah: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by officials from the Israeli occupation government, accompanied by more than 3,000 settlers and under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. In a statem»»»

Kuwait’s army says air defenses are currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks from Iran, adding that any explosion sounds are from interceptions. The army urged the public to follow safety instructions from authorities.»»»

RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and Jordan jointly condemned the Iranian aggression against their territories, reaffirming a unified position based on resolutions adopted by the GCC Ministerial Council, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the League of Arab States, internat»»»

KYIV: Laura Loomer, an ardent ally of President Donald Trump with a reputation for incendiary social media commentary, sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday after a dramatic turnaround on the war that could have political reverberations back in Washington. Loomer had spen»»»