Doha, Qatar: Podar Pearl School, Al Meshaf Campus and Pearl School, Al Dafna Campus have been conferred the prestigious Diamond Category Award by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), for the academic year 2025-2026. The award recognises the schools’ exemplary performance in the n»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Shell marked International Women’s Day 2026 with an event at Qatar Shell Research and Technology Centre, bringing together colleagues and external speakers under the theme ‘Powerful Together’ to explore how inclusion is strengthened through collective action across genders, organ»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) announced yesterday its participation in the €1bn ($1.2bn) Series F funding round of sovereign intelligence company ICEYE, at a valuation of over €10bn (over $12bn). The new funding will support ICEYE’s global footprint efforts and expand the company’s »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States earned $8.28 billion from oil exports and $6.84 billion from refined product exports during the two months of the Middle East conflict, according to Sputnik calculations based on US Customs data. US oil exports rose to $10.71 billion (125.3 million barrels) in M»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is receiving signals from many European companies about their desire to return to the Russian market, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Russian presidential special envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, s»»»

Tunis, June 11, 2026 (TAP) — A recent study by DERTOUR Suisse shows that Tunisia ranks second among the most popular short-haul summer destinations booked by travelers from French-speaking Switzerland for the current summer season.The findings,...»»»

Who is going to pay for rebuilding Ukraine after the war is over? Now the EU has raised a €90bn two-year loan to keep the country in the fight against Russia, attention has started to turn to what comes next. The European Commission (EC) has drawn up a draft recovery plan for 2028-2034 but it falls»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Ambassador Mike Waltz, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations. The meeting discussed UAE-US strategic ties and ways to further strengthen cooperation across various fields in su»»»

Doha: Vodafone Qatar announced the launch of Business WiFi Pro, a managed WiFi solution designed to deliver enterprise-grade connectivity to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Qatar. Business WiFi Pro is designed to simplify how businesses set up and operate their networks. The service»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Chamber (QC) hosted a delegation from the Australian-Qatari Business Association (AQBA) yesterday headed by Roderick Croes, Chairman of the Association, in the presence of Qatar Chamber Board Member Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Obaidli. The meeting was also attended by Ali Bu Sherbak Al »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Kerala Business Forum (KBF), an affiliated organisation of the Indian Business and Professionals Council (IBPC), Doha, under the aegis of the Embassy of India, is participating in Project Qatar 2026 with a dedicated pavilion comprising of 16 Indian-run companies from diverse and em»»»

New EU asylum rules come into force on Friday (12 June), spanning 10 legislative files that have taken years to develop, as far-right forces gain momentum amid a wider backlash against migration. The European Commission has framed the package as a major policy achievement, despite uneven implementa»»»

Dubai: Qatar Airways will resume daily flights between Doha and Philadelphia from August 1, 2026, restoring a direct route to Pennsylvania’s largest city and expanding its North American network to 14 destinations. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The service will be op»»»

Vazrazhdane Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said here on Thursday that his parliamentary group will submit draft bills to Parliament aimed at prohibiting the sale of and re-export of weapons to Ukraine. Speaking in Parliament, he claimed that the bills will be accompanied by a proposal to ban ever»»»

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he became the longest-serving democratically elected Prime Minister in India’s history. In a message posted on X, Sheikh Mohamed wished Modi continued success in leading »»»

New Delhi: Three Indian sailors on a commercial vessel hit by the United States off the coast of Oman are dead, New Delhi's shipping minister said Thursday. "It is deeply unfortunate to learn of the tragic incident aboard the Palau-flagged MT Settebello," Sarbananda Sonowal said in a statement, ref»»»

CHICAGO: The authors of a new book on how the US helped stabilize Egypt through “soft power” argue that the strategy could have helped avoid much of today’s regional conflict. In an interview with Arab News, two of the three authors of “A Daring Enterprise: A US-Egyptian Partnership and the Case fo»»»

Dubai: Emirates has been named Best Overall Airline in the Middle East at the 2026 APEX Best in Airline Awards, after passengers rated the Dubai carrier highly across comfort, service, food, entertainment and connectivity. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The award was »»»

The launch is anchored by two sites: a strategic head office in the prestigious Chaillot neighbourhood of central Paris, which will focus on leading government engagement, partnerships, and investment across the region, and an engineering and manufacturing hub in Bordeaux, driving design, integrati»»»

Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are set to dominate next week’s Group of Seven summit, as host France crafts an agenda aimed at projecting unity and avoiding confrontation with US President Donald Trump. The June 15–17 gathering in Evian-les-Bains, on the shore of Lake Geneva, brings together t»»»

Doha, Qatar: As the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway, two-time world champions France are heading to the tournament with high expectations. The Les Bleus have built a reputation for consistently competing at the highest level and once again arrive as one of the favourites to lift football’s bigges»»»

Damascus, June 11 (SANA) The 24th edition of Buildex, Syria’s flagship construction and building materials exhibition, opened in Damascus on Wednesday, drawing hundreds of companies from around the world amid growing interest in the country’s construction and infrastructure sectors. The four-day ev»»»

Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are set to dominate next week’s Group of Seven summit, as host France crafts an agenda aimed at projecting unity and avoiding confrontation with US President Donald Trump. The June 15–17 gathering in Evian-les-Bains, on the shore of Lake Geneva, brings together t»»»

Doha, Qatar: beIN Sports, one of the world’s leading sports broadcasters, has unveiled a star-studded line-up of on-screen talent for its coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As the Official Broadcaster of the global showpiece across 24 MENA territories, b»»»

Doha, Qatar: From Uruguay captain Jose Nasazzi becoming the first man to lift the Jules Rimet Trophy in Montevideo in 1930 to Lionel Messi fulfilling his lifelong dream beneath the lights of Lusail Stadium in Qatar in 2022, FIFA World Cup finals have produced some of the most unforgettable moments »»»

Dubai: Emaar Properties is preparing to unveil a Dh200 billion master-planned development in the heart of Dubai, in what the company says will be one of the largest urban districts it has ever conceived. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The project will have a total bui»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has stepped in urgently, via the UAE Aid Agency, to provide relief to those affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the southern coast of Philippines, resulting in the deaths of 35 people and injuries to more than 200 others. Dr. Tareq Ahmed Al Ameri, Chairman of the UA»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s real estate market has continued its upward trajectory growth during the first three months of 2026. Realty sector witnessed deals worth QR5.201bn across 1,162 transactions in the first quarter (Q1) of this year compared to QR4.097 for 1,030 transactions in the same period in t»»»

Doha, Qatar: Argentina head into the 2026 FIFA World Cup aiming to defend the title they won so memorably in Qatar four years ago, carrying the confidence of a team that has enjoyed one of the most successful periods in its football history. La Albiceleste arrive as reigning world champions after l»»»

Doha, Qatar: The FIFA World Cup 2026 will represent a key milestone for Arabfootball, with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia all set to compete, marking the largest Arab presence in the tournament’s history. Co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico from»»»

A man identified as Vasil N. Filipov, one of the two drivers accused in a deadly street race in Sofia, is currently living in municipal housing intended for socially vulnerable residents, according to reporting cited from investigative sources. The case is linked to the crash on Chelopeshko Shose, »»»

The European Union is edging towards the biggest rethink of its enlargement policy in decades as Russia’s war in Ukraine, fears of institutional paralysis and growing frustration in the Western Balkans force European leaders to confront a question once considered largely theoretical: how to expand »»»

Eastern European members of the European Union are facing mounting demographic pressure from population decline, ageing societies and persistently low birth rates, according to new data from the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat, highlighting a widening demographic divide across the bloc. While the E»»»

Bulgaria has barely had time to celebrate joining the eurozone monetary union at the start of this year before the European Commission is set to turn around and throw it into the rapidly growing financial delinquents club. Bulgaria is about to breach the 3% of GDP. budget deficit threshold that wil»»»

The Albanian government reportedly announced it would suspend a real estate project led by the son-in-law of the US president Jared Kushner and his daughter Ivanka Trump to develop a luxury island resource as the EU warned the project could threaten Albania’s EU accession bid. Albania’s Environmen»»»

Serbia will not obstruct the planned sale of Russia’s majority stake in oil firm NIS, Energy Minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic said on June 9, as negotiations between Gazprom and Hungary’s MOL enter a critical final phase under a US-imposed deadline. Talks over the divestment are “progressing we»»»

Bulgaria will no longer provide weapons to Ukraine, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on June 9, signalling a shift in policy under the country’s new government. “The war in Ukraine will not be resolved on the battlefield,” Stoyanov told a news conference, adding that continued arms suppl»»»

Qatari negotiators have departed Tehran following discussions on the Middle East war, a diplomat told AFP on Thursday, as the US and Iran traded strikes once more. "The Qatari delegation departed from Tehran this morning following talks with Iranian officials... that lasted into the early hours of »»»

Dubai: The Jordanian army on Thursday intercepted and shot down 20 missiles launched from Iran towards central-eastern Jordan, stressing that it remains on "the highest level of readiness" amid regional tensions. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.In»»»

Romanian consumers are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the country’s economic and political outlook, while continuing to prioritise essential spending and seek value, according to the latest Consumer Sentiment Survey by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The findings show that Romanians are sig»»»

Abu Dhabi: EDGE Group has announced the launch of EDGE Europe, a new company headquartered in Paris that will oversee the group’s growing defence and technology operations across Europe. The Abu Dhabi-based advanced technology and defence group said the move marks the first stage of its long-term e»»»

RIYADH: Syria is preparing to convert a memorandum of understanding signed with American company ConocoPhillips into final contracts for gas development and exploration within the next few days, according to Syrian Energy Minister Mohammed Al-Bashir. On the sidelines of the Global Energy Forum in W»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced that, for the first time in Qatar, parents will be given an 18-month notice before private school fee increases take effect. This comes in a press conference to launch the first edition of the School Fees Policy 2026 in priva»»»

Israel early Thursday warned residents in the north to seek shelter after the detection of suspected incoming fire from Lebanon, as the army struck several towns and villages in south Lebanon. Israeli strikes and shelling targeted Kfarshouba, Taraya, al-Qatrani, Shehabiyeh, and Nabatiyeh.»»»

An 11-year-old girl suffered minor injuries after debris from intercepted drones fell on residential areas in Bahrain, setting vehicles on fire and damaging homes in Hamad Town and the capital, Manama, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. The girl was treated at the scene following what authorit»»»

Dubai: The rapid rise of e-scooters across the UAE is being accompanied by an alarming increase in serious accidents, with new data showing that major e-scooter crashes nearly doubled in 2025, raising urgent concerns about rider behaviour, safety awareness and infrastructure. An analysis of UAE Min»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar strongly condemned the renewal of Iranian attacks on the sister Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the sister Kingdom of Bahrain, and the sister State of Kuwait. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press statement, said that it considers them a flagrant violation of the »»»

BARCELONA: Pope Leo XIV is visiting the Canary Islands on Thursday to draw attention to the plight of migrants who risk their lives every year trying to reach Europe, fulfilling a wish of Pope Francis to visit one of the epicenters of the European migration debate. Leo is spending the final two day»»»

America’s allies are getting an uncomfortable message from Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon contractor that manufactures one of the West’s most important air-defense missiles: don’t expect any timeline delivery guarantees. Even as the defense giant expands production of PAC-3 interceptors for the Patr»»»

Kozhikode: A 43-year-old man from Farook in Kerala’s Kozhikode has tested positive for the Nipah virus, triggering fresh concerns as health authorities launched emergency containment measures. The patient, who was undergoing treatment after developing Nipah-like symptoms, has been shifted to the is»»»