Dubai: Flying from the UAE today? Airlines including Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia and flydubai are continuing to operate selected regional services, but cancellations and delays remain on some routes as the latest escalation in the US-Iran conflict keeps pressure on Gulf aviation. Emirates has canc»»»

Dubai: Six Abu Dhabi districts will drive 77% of projected incremental residential supply through 2030, concentrating the emirate’s next wave of development in Al Saadiyat Island, Al Reem Island, Yas Island, Zayed City, Khalifa City and Al Hudayriyat Island, according to the latest market data from»»»

President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House in October. The two countries are negotiating tariffs on a deadline. File Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo Aug. 18 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump late Tuesday announced a three-day pause on imposing 50%»»»

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday (Aug. 19, 2026) said it detected missiles launched from Iran and has suspended trade and financial transactions with Tehran as tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz. UAE authorities reported that the missiles appeared aimed at maritime navigation rout»»»

SINGAPORE: Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, data showed on Wednesday, as most shipowners avoided the key waterway because of a lack of clear signaling on its reopening from a blockade during the Iran war.Six commodity vessels crossed the strait on Tuesday, Kpler data showed by 0258 GMT»»»

The active phase of the search for the three missing mountaineers has ended, the search headquarters reported. According to the headquarters, flights have also been suspended, the camp has been dismantled, and equipment has been brought down. The headquarters is now working out the next stage and p»»»

Dubai: People who acquire Kuwaiti citizenship through naturalisation would not be entitled to vote, stand for parliamentary election or be appointed to any parliamentary body under amendments to the country’s Nationality Law approved by the Cabinet. The Cabinet approved a draft decree-law amending »»»

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Tuesday. "We must be frank: the epidemic is far from being under control," WHO Director-Gen»»»

Dubai: A young Egyptian aerobics and and gymnastics champion who won a national gold medal in the under-10 category was killed along with her mother and grandmother when their car overturned on the Matrouh coastal road, local media reported. Natalie Raymond, regarded as a promising young athlete, d»»»

Special Presidential Representative for Special Assignments Bakyt Torobaev reviewed the progress of Mamai international border crossing point project in Jalal-Abad region. He noted that negotiations are underway to open the checkpoint and build Kerben — Mamai road. According to him, this initiative»»»

Dubai: Motorists travelling from Sharjah towards Dubai are facing pockets of heavy congestion during the Wednesday morning commute, with the supplied Google Maps traffic data showing significant slowdowns on E11 and E311 as vehicles head towards Dubai. One of the clearest trouble spots is E11/Al It»»»

Frail and malnourished children and women lay on rows of hospital beds, their bodies bearing the scars of six months of captivity deep in the Nigerian bush. The patients were among 163 kidnapping victims rescued this month in the Kainji Lake National Park forest, after their village, Woro, was atta»»»

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday no talks with Iran were planned and insisted the Strait of Hormuz remained open despite reduced shipping traffic. Oman and Iran neared a deal on the waterway as a projectile struck a vessel, while the UAE said two Iranian ballistic missiles landed in or near i»»»

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a news conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Israel, on February 16, 2025. Pool File Photo by Ohad Zwigenberg/UPI | License Photo Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The United States on Tuesd»»»

Dubai: Temperatures could reach 50°C in parts of the UAE on Wednesday, with more rain forecast over eastern and southern areas after summer showers swept parts of the country a day earlier. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecast fair to partly cloudy conditions, with convective clouds de»»»

RIYADH: The first 180 minutes of Al-Nassr’s season have brought nothing but joy for their fans. Despite concerns over the summer that the team was not doing enough to upgrade the squad, the appointment of head coach Ange Postecoglou looks like it might prove to be a masterstroke. Al-Nassr were tech»»»

Mark Perlmutter has treated patients hit by natural disaster and conflicts across 30 countries, including in his native United States. Yet, nothing prepared him for the horrors he would witness under Israeli bombardment. "Just our first week in Gaza was worse than all of my experiences combined," t»»»

We didn’t use AI, in our days. We were just wrong, confident and proud. Why not? Without AI, our own imagination could convince us that Enid Blyton wrote Great Expectations, until the teacher would give us a verbal rap on our knuckles and we were humbled into rewrites. (Charles Dickens wrote Great »»»

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane of Japan and another senior official as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being "politicised." Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoula»»»

Shanghai: Shares of Chinese humanoid-robot maker Unitree Robotics surged more than 500% in their Shanghai debut on Wednesday, underscoring the extraordinary investor enthusiasm surrounding China's push into artificial intelligence, robotics and so-called “physical AI.” Unitree, formally known as Ha»»»

KABUL, Afghanistan: An explosion near a school complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded at least 42 children, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The UN political mission in Afghanistan confirmed the injuries near the education centre and said the children are between 9 and 14 years old, acco»»»

As opening statements kicked off Tuesday in a trial for Meta Platforms, advocates and parents of social media victims gathered outside the federal courthouse in Oakland, California, with a banner that stretched several feet across. Written on it in black ink were the names of children and young adu»»»

Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Onam celebrations are under way across the UAE, with Indian expats from the south Indian state of Kerala gearing up for a festival that runs an extra day this year. Homes, community groups, shops and public venues are all preparing for the annual celebrations of the state festival.»»»

SEOUL: South Korea and the United States are expected to conclude the current phase of their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise on Friday, Aug. 21, several days earlier than the previously announced Aug. 27 end date, as Seoul and Washington adjust the scale of the drills following US Presid»»»

Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Thursday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities. Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as»»»

At first glance, this title may seem unusual coming from a humanitarian foundation. Yet the greatest success any humanitarian organisation can achieve is not to expand its programmes, increase its budgets, or extend its reach to more countries. It is to reach a day when its mission has been fulfill»»»

Dubai: UAE airfares could remain elevated throughout 2026, with a new report warning that the disruption affecting Gulf airspace, airline capacity and fuel markets could take months to unwind. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & BalancesUnder a relatively positive resolution, globa»»»

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Tuesday announced two Iranian diplomats would be expelled from France. The move comes in retaliation for incident last month in Tehran in which two French diplomats were arrested. File Photo by Radek Pietruszka/EPA Aug. 18 (UPI) -- France will expel two I»»»

Climate change is the main driver of Europe's rising marine temperatures, directly adding around 2C of warming in the Mediterranean this summer and severely impacting ecosystems, a study said Wednesday. "From the Atlantic waters off Ireland to the Mediterranean Sea, Europe's seas are experiencing a»»»

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney held urgent talks with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, hours before fresh US tariffs on Canadian goods were set to come into force. Trump signed orders for the steep 50-percent duties last month, with the White House alleging "discriminatory treatment" by C»»»

UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Mariano Grossi said Tuesday that his agency had found several "tons of nuclear materials" at a previously undeclared site dating from the rule of Syria's previous authorities. Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said the material was not dangerous and that Dam»»»

WASHINGTON: A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the US Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced on Tuesday to just over six years in prison. Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman, said she was in the grips of a mental health cr»»»

WASHINGTON: A Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities despite government investigations that were rushed and incomplete or that failed to establish legal violations by the schools, a former Justice Department lawyer alleged »»»

NEW YORK: US authorities expanded its prosecution of a sprawling Iranian hacking network Tuesday, bringing to 17 the number of indicted suspects for an alleged campaign against universities, companies, and government agencies. The Department of Justice unveiled a new indictment targeting eight addi»»»

Iran is rejecting another temporary ceasefire with the United States and is instead demanding a permanent end to the conflict, according to Iranian officials and analysts monitoring the stalled diplomacy, as a 60-day interim agreement expired this week without a broader deal. The Islamabad Memorand»»»

Two of China’s largest state-owned oil shipping companies have halted all tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab strait, according to a Reuters report on Tuesday, citing industry executives, vessel trackers and a ship broker. The decision by COSCO Shipping Energy Transpor»»»

Madrid: Barcelona have announced the signing of Spain captain Rodrigo Hernandez, known as "Rodri", from English club Manchester City on a four-season deal. In a statement Tuesday, the club said the midfielder signed a contract with Barcelona through July 2030. The statement added that the 30-year-o»»»

PA Media/DPA London Audio of on-field conversations between Premier League referees and players will be heard during live broadcasts for the first time this season, the Press Association understands. Howard Webb, chief refereeing officer for Pro Ref, has pushed for greater transparency on decision-»»»

The Qatar 2026 Organizing Committee announced on Tuesday that preparations for the second edition of the FIVB U17 World Championship, to be hosted in Doha from Wednesday until August 28, have been fully completed. Secretary-General of the Qatar Volleyball Association and Executive Director of the t»»»

A large number of Pakistani workers and community members gathered at a farmhouse in Abu Nakhla to celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day with patriotic fervour, cultural activities and a strong spirit of unity and brotherhood. The celebration was organised by Zeeshan Chuhan, CEO of A Plus Plastic a»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister of Grenada Dickon Mitchell affirmed the strength of relations between his country and the State of Qatar, describing them as very good and continually improving. In an exclusive interview with the Qatar News Agency (QNA) on Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Grenada said his off»»»

Dr Al Ansari stressed that Qatari search and rescue teams carried out their responsibilities fully and located the remains of one of the pilots. The Iranian side was informed, and the remains were subsequently handed over to the Iranian authorities, who held a funeral for the pilot. He added that Q»»»

QNA Doha The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has launched the seventh Waqf and Image contest, organised as part of the Waqf Fund for Scientific and Cultural Development. This is part of the ministry’s persistent path towards leveraging the»»»

QNA Doha The Qatar Social and Cultural Center for the Blind (QSCCB) organised a lecture on psychological burnout, presented by Advisor to the Qatar Society for Rehabilitation of Special Needs (QSRSN) Dr Tarek Al Aisawi with the aim of raising awareness of the concept of burnout, its most prominent »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable real estate developer, has launched the fourth edition of School Checklist: Back to School 2026, its annual back-to-school programme at Msheireb Galleria, offering children and families ten days of educational, interactive a»»»

QNA Doha Katara Art Center announced the launch of new season with two art exhibitions on September 2, which will continue until October 7 at the headquarters of the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara). The new season includes two exhibitions: the first is a group exhibition titled “Fractures of t»»»

Chairman of Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) HE Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani met with Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information of Kuwait Dr. Nasser Ahmed Al Muhaisen on Tuesday. The meeting reviewed aspects of cooperation along with joint media relations between the two countries as well as w»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Andaz Doha, the lifestyle hotel by Hyatt located in the heart of West Bay, has announced the appointment of Dominik Strobel as its new General Manager. Bringing almost two decades of experience with Hyatt Hotels across international markets, Dominik Strobel takes the helm »»»

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi on Tuesday metwith Ambassador of Libya to Qatar HE Mohammed Mustafa Al Saghir Al Lafi on the occasion of the end of his tenure. The secretary-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked the ambassador for»»»

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi on Tuesday received a copy of the credentials of Ambassador of Sweden to Qatar HE Josefin Simonsson Broden. The Minister of State wished the ambassador success in carrying out her duties, assuring her of full support to advance bi»»»