Caracas: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has dispatched humanitarian aid shipments and a field medical and relief delegation to Venezuela to provide emergency relief following the devastating earthquakes, as part of the Qatari airlift ordered by HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. HE Amb»»»

DOHA: The scent of oud, musk, and rare perfumes filled Alhazm Mall as visitors enjoyed the olfactory experience at the 13th edition of Teeb Al Hazm, Qatar’s premier luxury fragrance exhibition. Among dozens of local and international perfume houses showcasing their creations, one stand drew attenti»»»

ALGIERS: Algeria’s legislative elections saw a record-low turnout, with just 21 percent of the 25-million electorate casting ballots, as the incumbent National Liberation Front won the most seats, the election board said on Monday. The FLN secured 90 of the parliament’s 407 seats in the July 2 poll»»»

ADDIS ABABA: The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will not pose a threat to Ethiopia's coffee export to Europe, according to Adugna Debela, director general of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA). The director general's remark came six months before the regulation enters int»»»

Doha, July 6, 2026: Mo Farah, one of the most successful British track athletes in Olympic history, has revealed that a visit to Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup convinced him it was the ideal place to settle with his family after retirement. Speaking about his decision, the four-time Olympic c»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange index closed higher on Monday, gaining 20.94 points, or 0.20 percent, to close at 10,267.16 points. A total of 110,605,872 shares were traded during the session, with a combined value of QR 293,030,293.811, across 16,713 transactions spanning all sectors. Shares of 23»»»

The campaign is based on a creative concept that transforms the summer experience into a story about rewarding loyalty. Under the slogan “We’re giving away 30 cars, so we’re extending summer until August 44,” SOCAR Petroleum SA symbolically proposes extending summer until September 13, based on the»»»

LONDON: Palestinian rescue teams recovered the bodies of eight people on Monday from rubble in Gaza City as the death toll from the Israel war rose to 73,098 since October 2023. The bodies belong to members of the Safadi family, who lived in a house in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. Th»»»

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he asked FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to review the "horrible" decision to hand a red card to star US striker Folarin Balogun, but said he did not request it be overturned. "I asked for a review because I didn't think it was a foul," »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Department of Islamic Research and Studies at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs will conclude the fourth cultural season of its "Ummah Symposium" on Tuesday, July 7. The season has been held under the theme "Knowledge of Revelation". Tuesday's closing session a»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Monday that an end to the conflict in Ukraine is much closer than people realize. "I think we are getting much closer [to resolving the conflict in Ukraine] than people realize," Trump told reporters.The conflict between Russia and Ukraine wi»»»

Geneva: More than 500 people have now died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Health Organization figures showed Monday. Newly updated figures from the UN health agency showed that in the DR Congo, there have been 1,561 confirmed cases in the outbreak declared in mid-M»»»

LONDON: The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had detained several Israeli settlers who tried to cross into Syrian territory through the Mount Hermon area. The group, which calls itself the Bashan Pioneers, posted a brief video on Instagram earlier on Sunday saying its members were “marching »»»

Los Angeles: The United States face the biggest day of soccer in their history on Monday as they play Belgium in what will be a spicy encounter for a place in the World Cup quarter-finals after an intervention by Donald Trump further fired up the Belgians. They are furious US star striker Folarin B»»»

DOHA: President of the Qatar Olympic Committee HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani met with Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Qatar HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the cooperation between the State of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in t»»»

Britain's ITV public broadcast television network and Sky said Monday they had reached a deal for Comcast-owned Sky to take over ITV's media and entertainment businesses. Comcast is in the process of moving Sky's Europe operation into its NBCUniversal portfolio as part of Comcast's split into disti»»»

Doha: Qatar's Shura Council has approved a draft law on state property in its amended form and a new traffic bill before concluding the first ordinary session of its second legislative term, corresponding to the council's 54th annual session. Meeting at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall under the chairmansh»»»

Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs -- roughly two percent of its global workforce -- in a sweeping restructuring concentrated in its Xbox gaming divisions. The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox's history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming»»»

Washington: Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs -- roughly two percent of its global workforce -- in a sweeping restructuring concentrated in its Xbox gaming divisions. The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox's history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed ove»»»

Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday praised the statements issued by the heads of municipal councils and religious leaders in southern border villages and towns, particularly the Christian ones in the districts of Marjeyoun and Bint Jbeil. He specifically mentioned the statement issued by the municipalit»»»

Rules: More of a suggestion than a standard Check-in and check-out times seem to be the main point of negotiation between tourists and accommodation owners. More than a third of hoteliers say this is the rule most frequently violated, followed closely by smoking in non-smoking areas and disturbing »»»

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched an AI-supported system to manage and operate buses more efficiently across a wide range of operational scenarios. The system monitors more than 1,100 buses and supports 26 different operational scenarios, helping improve operational flexibili»»»

London: Naomi Osaka is ready to focus on Wimbledon glory rather than her eye-catching outfits as the Japanese star targets her first title at the All England Club. Osaka is in uncharted territory at Wimbledon, having reached the quarter-finals for the first time with a masterful 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) vict»»»

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Sputnik) - Rosatom will almost certainly be indispensable to any resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue," CEO Alexey Likhachev told reporters on Monday. "Of course, in the resolution of the so-called Iranian nuclear issue, most likely, there will be a certain mission, a cert»»»

Dubai: Kuwait has amended its Civil and Commercial Procedures Law in a move aimed at speeding up the issuance of travel ban orders by widening the pool of judges authorised to approve such requests. Under Decree-Law No. 68 of 2026, published in Kuwait Alyoum, the government amended the first paragr»»»

Between 2019 and 2024, companies backed by private equity and venture capital funds had a significant impact on the Romanian economy: “As the market matures, Romania is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for long-term capital, offering investors access to high-growth companies while al»»»

Brussels, Belgium: FIFA's decision to overturn US striker Folarin Balogun's suspension is "incomprehensible", Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Monday, hours before Belgium's World Cup Last 16 match against the United States. "If a phone call is really the reason for this incomprehensi»»»

Linevo, the award-winning product, is an innovative glass railing system that offers a completely different approach to architectural design, featuring a continuous glass surface with no visual interruptions and no visible profiles. The solution integrates existing technologies, such as laminated g»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank said its banking services across the Group are now fully available and stable after a technology-related disruption affected certain services over the past week, particularly payments and transfers through its mobile banking app. The bank said the disruption was»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, met on Monday, July 6, 2026, with HE Timco Mucunski, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia. During the meeting, both sides reviewed cooperation relations in the»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Commerce and Industry, HE Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, met on Monday, July 6, 2026, with HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations between the two count»»»

Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave. With the hunt for affordability, Europeans are turning to Chinese AC units - despite trade t»»»

From quiet evenings at home to moments spent with family or friends, ING Extra becomes more than a Current Account Package. It now also gives customers access to Disney+ Standard, with movies, series and live sports from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, Hulu, FX and ESPN, in a»»»

FIFA has suspended a one-match ban imposed on US striker Folarin Balogun, clearing him to play in the World Cup Round of 16 against Belgium after US President Donald Trump reportedly asked the governing body’s chief to review the case. Balogun was sent off in the 64th minute of the US team’s 2-0 wi»»»

For Nasser Al Khori, Executive Director of the Generation Amazing Foundation, sport and culture speak a language that requires no translator. As the latest voice in Qatar Museums' Evolution Nation series, Al Khori reflects on a career spent using football as a tool for connection, and on what Qatar»»»

Doha, Qatar: Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Media Corporation, HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al-Thani, met on Monday, July 6, 2026, with HE Ashraf Khodjaev, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the State. The meeting explored ways to enhance cooperation between the two coun»»»

Doha, Qatar: From September 1 to December 1, 2026, Greek-British former competitive skier-turned multimedia artist Lucinda Dilworth will be the Olympic Heritage Artist in Residence for the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum (QOSM), with full access to the museum's collection and the Olympic Medi»»»

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky had planned to peddle the optics of battlefield “successes” at the NATO summit this week to get another infusion of financial and military aid, air defense historian Yuri Knutov tells Sputnik. Instead, Zelensky received news of the liberation of Konstantinovka by Russia»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Airport is preparing for one of its busiest travel periods of the year, with nearly three million passengers expected to pass through its terminals during July and August. To manage the seasonal surge, the airport has activated a comprehensive operational plan designed to keep pass»»»

In childhood, I was led to believe, (thanks the magic of television and Enid Blytyon books) that summer camps would mean tents far away in the wild and evenings of roasting marshmellows over a roaring bonfire. Well, while they do exist and my childhood belief wasn’t a complete lie: A growing realis»»»

One-year program with The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts offers immersive training in traditional Qatari and Islamic crafts Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation has opened applications for the third edition of Herfah at Al Khater House, a flagship program in traditional crafts delivered in c»»»

Doha, Qatar: With schools closed for the summer, parents across Qatar are looking for meaningful ways to keep children active, engaged and entertained during the long break. Fortunately, the country offers a diverse lineup of summer camps and programmes spanning sports, creativity, culture, technol»»»

Dubai: Dubai Customs and Emirates SkyCargo jointly developed an integrated logistics system to keep food, medicines and other essential goods moving into the UAE and across the Gulf as regional geopolitical tensions continue to put pressure on global supply chains. Sign up for our daily business ne»»»

Dubai: More than 9.4 million travellers benefited from Dubai's AI-powered smart ravel ecosystem during the first six months of 2026, as the emirate continued to strengthen its position as a global leader in smart border control and seamless passenger movement. The General Directorate of Identity an»»»

The Trump name is now attached to no fewer than three vast developments in Romania — and there is still some way to go before the end of the presidential term. A luxury district is planned in Cluj-Napoca, a Trump Tower in Bucharest, and, in the capital, even a themed park bearing the president’s na»»»

Damascus, July 6 (SANA) Relations between Syria and France have undergone a dramatic transformation over the past quarter century, shifting from diplomatic engagement to years of political and legal confrontation following crimes committed by the deposed regime. With the fall of the deposed regime »»»

Speaker of Lebanon’s Parliament Nabih Berri praised positions announced by municipal councils and religious leaders in border villages rejecting Israeli claims alleging that residents of these communities sought to join the Israeli entity. In remarks cited by local media on Monday, the Lebanese spe»»»

Dubai: Entrepreneurs looking to start a business in the UAE should pay close attention to artificial intelligence (AI), food security, manufacturing and compliance, according to several business leaders at a panel discussion in Dubai. The business leaders say these sectors are creating new opportun»»»

London: Prince Harry's accommodation plans in London were thrown into confusion Monday after Buckingham Palace contradicted his spokesperson and denied he would stay there, in the latest snag to his UK visit. The estranged prince was to arrive in the UK to start a five-day visit, without his family»»»

dubai: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday accepted the resignation of its General Secretary Champat Rai, as investigations into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple gathered pace with fresh financial revelations and governance reforms under discussion. The tr»»»