Ajman: The Federal Court of First Instance in Ajman has dismissed a woman's lawsuit seeking to cancel the transfer of a property registered in her name and claim its estimated value of Dh10 million, ruling that she was the registered owner in name only and that the property belonged to a group of p»»»

HAVANA: Four Democratic members of US Congress who traveled to Cuba this weekend described the energy embargo imposed on the island by US President Donald Trump as turning the island into a “silent Gaza.” The US implemented the energy embargo in January after the capture of Venezuela’s then-Preside»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali Al-Zaidi, aims to secure major US investment in his country’s oil, gas, and power sectors during a visit to the White House this week, after ​the Iran war hammered crude output and state finances. Iraq’s government is increasingly focused on diversifying inte»»»

President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing Monday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. Trump will address the nation Thursday evening amid escalating hostilities with Iran. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo July 13 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump »»»

As schools close their doors for the summer and children eagerly embrace the freedom of long-awaited holidays, parents often find themselves grappling with an important question: How do we ensure that summer becomes meaningful and memorable rather than merely a prolonged break from routine? Growing»»»

The US Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the US Consulate General in Dubai have cancelled all consular appointments from July 13 to July 15 due to the ongoing regional security situation. In a security alert issued on Monday, the US Mission to the UAE said people with appointments during this period should »»»

The United States and Iran are once again trading military blows after a fragile diplomatic breakthrough collapsed, raising fresh concerns for Gulf residents over regional security, air travel, shipping and energy supplies. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply cl»»»

The US dollar's share of global foreign exchange reserves has fallen to its lowest level this century, underlining a slow-moving long-term de-dollarisation by central banks to diversify away from the world's dominant reserve currency. The process is going to take some time as the greenback remains »»»

Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senior senator and foreign policy hawk who was one of Ukraine’s most vocal supporters in the US administration and a leading advocate of regime change in Iran, suddenly died on the evening of July 11 at the age of 71 from a “brief and sudden illness”, his office a»»»

Dubai: Hotels in Dubai are preparing for a stronger fourth quarter, with demand expected to build from August and gather pace through the festive season, supported by returning international travellers, the city’s events calendar and government measures aimed at easing pressure on the hospitality s»»»

Washington: The US military’s official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click hereThe number of wounded tro»»»

Share: After several days of strikes, the president notified Congress that fighting had begun again and announced shipping fees that his administration previously deemed illegal. President Trump’s much-touted cease-fire with Iran effectively collapsed on Monday as he ordered the reinstatement of a »»»

A US judge on Monday voided a settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service over leaked tax returns, ruling the lawsuit was filed for an "improper purpose." The agreement had granted Trump, his family and business broad protections from tax audits following their $10 bi»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned and denounced Iran’s aggressive attacks targeting the national oil tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, after the vessels were struck by two cruise missiles while transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial waters. Get »»»

The Artemis II crew captured this photo of the Milky Way. Scientists said Monday that they've discovered erythrulose, a sugar also found in raspberries, in a gas cloud near the center of the galaxy. Photo by NASA/UPI | License Photo July 13 (UPI) -- Scientists have discovered erythrulose, a type of»»»

NEW YORK: France’s march to the World Cup semifinals has been powered ​by the goals of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, but the players believe an equally important part of their success has been forged away from the cameras, in hotel rooms and private conversations without the coaching staff. Di»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Unauthorized Iranian flights to Houthi-held Sanaa Airport amount to a “real test of the principles upon which the international system is founded,” Yemen’s permanent representative to the UN, Abdullah Saadi, told the Security Council on Monday He warned that failure to act would embo»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Monday to address escalations in and around Yemen, with member states lining up to condemn Iran’s alleged support for the Houthis, and to express solidarity with Saudi Arabia after the militia launched ballistic missiles at the Kin»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Defence announced that the two national tankers, Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles in the southern passage of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani territorial waters. The attack resulted in the death of one crew member aboard the Momba»»»

AFP Dallas (United States) Spain will attempt to neutralise one of the most potent attacking arsenals in World Cup history on Tuesday when they take on France in a heavyweight semi-final showdown. The reigning European champions and Didier Deschamps’ French team face off at the AT&T Stadium in Arli»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Embassy of France in Qatar has expressed heartfelt condolences to His Highness the Amir and his family, the Qatari authorities and the people of Qatar on the passing of the Father Amir His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. “The Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin»»»

Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali arrived in Doha on Monday to offer condolences on the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The Ethiopian prime minister and the accompanying delegation were received upon arrival at Hamad In»»»

QNA Doha HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain arrived in Doha on Monday to offer condolences on the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Upon his arrival at Hamad International Airport, His Majesty and accompanying delegation were received by Deputy»»»

Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali arrived in Doha on Monday to offer condolences on the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The Ethiopian prime minister and the accompanying delegation were received upon arrival at Hamad In»»»

President Donald Trump said late on Monday he still believes a negotiated agreement with Iran is possible, even as the United States launched a fresh wave of military strikes against Iranian targets and tightened pressure on Tehran by reinstating a blockade on Iranian ports. Speaking to reporters i»»»

One person was killed in Maine in a fatal shooting involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives said Monday. The incident came days after an ICE officer shot and killed a man at a traffic stop in Houston, Texas. A ​person was killed on Mo»»»

VALENCIA, Venezuela: Venezuela’s smallest refinery, the 146,000-barrel-per-day El Palito in the country’s central region, has restarted its fluid catalytic cracker (FCC), key for producing motor fuel, four workers said on Monday. The refinery has been reactivating ‌its operational ‌units slowly in »»»

A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday has prompted evacuations and disrupted train and highway traffic. Authorities say the fire, which has destroyed nearly five percent of the 25,000-hectare forest, could have been started by arson. It comes a»»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli prison guards shot jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in the leg with a rubber bullet last week, his family said Monday, an incident denied by Israeli prison authorities. A senior Fatah official arrested by Israel in 2002 and sometimes called the “»»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli prison guards shot jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in the leg with a rubber bullet last week, his family said Monday, an incident denied by Israeli prison authorities. A senior Fatah official arrested by Israel in 2002 and sometimes called the “»»»

US President Donald Trump has formally told Congress that Washington is once again at war with Iran, Politico and the New York Times reported on Monday. The US House of Representatives previously attempted to limit Trump’s war powers, arguing that he lacked congressional approval for the February 2»»»

LONDON: The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, met former Mossad spy chief David Barnea in Budapest, Hungary, in 2024 and 2025 as Israel attempted to groom the hardline politician to become the new Iranian leader in the event of regime change in Tehran. The plan failed, the New York Tim»»»

Crude oil prices surge as renewed US-Iran strikes fuel market fears. In France, real-estate agents say property buyers are changing priorities as heatwaves become more frequent. And Cuba suffers another nationwide blackout amid the impact of US sanctions.»»»

BIDDEFORD, Maine: A federal immigration agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have used deadly force. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the agent opened fire»»»

MUNICH, Germany: A German court on Monday jailed an Iraqi couple who were members of the Daesh group for keeping two girls from the Yazidi minority as slaves. The man, previously partially named by prosecutors as Twana H. S., was given a life sentence, while his wife Asia R. A. was handed a term of»»»

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has deported or repatriated more than 53,000 African immigrants in the space of a month in a crackdown by authorities that has coincided with a series of sometimes violent protests against illegal migration. More than 80 percent of the immigrants sent home were from Malaw»»»

BEIRUT: Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese displaced by months of conflict have begun returning to their homes in the country’s south after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in Washington on June 26 that brought hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah to a halt. A more limited return »»»

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a ceremony July 2 with the National Guard at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. Hegseth announced Monday that his department is working with the Department of Justice to "identify and prosecute" people over press leaks. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License »»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces on Monday shot dead a Palestinian worker as he attempted to climb over a barrier separating Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Ramallah-based ministry reported that 30-year-old Naser Kaabneh “was killed »»»

RABAT: A prominent Moroccan journalist and critic of the kingdom’s government was set to appear before a prosecutor on Monday for “spreading false information” after his arrest upon return to the country from Spain, his wife told AFP. Ali Lmrabet, 66, is a leading figure in Morocco’s independent pr»»»

Lindsey Graham is dead. And if we were to apply the old Spartan and then Roman adage “about the dead, nothing but the good,” then this is where this text would have to end. Some readers may find this shocking or unkind. But it is a fact that there is no way to write about the intriguingly sudden en»»»

Tunis, July 13 (TAP) – The Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Tunisian Union of Social Solidarity (UTSS) signed a partnership agreement on Monday during a ceremony chaired by Minister of Religious Affairs Ahmed Bouhali and attended by UTSS...»»»

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanese authorities said Monday they had detained a Syrian commander from the Daesh group, as Damascus investigates an Daesh-linked cell accused of bombings during a visit by France’s President Emmanuel Macron. In a statement, Lebanon’s internal security forces said they arrested »»»

British officials say the suspect in the death of former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe was not known to anti-terrorism agents as the counter terrorism police have taken over the investigation Monday. File Photo by Vickie Flores/EPA July 13 (UPI) -- British officials said the suspect in the death of forme»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Saudi Arabia’s development trajectory over the past decade proves that national progress is shaped less by external conditions and more by the willingness of states to make hard, strategic decisions in the face of those conditions, the Kingdom’s minister of economy and planning, Fais»»»

ABUJA — Nigeria's crude production reached a 74-month high last month, authorities said over the weekend, hitting an average of 1.56 million barrels per day, or 104 per cent of its OPEC quota.Africa's largest oil producer has increased production in recent years in part by cracking down on theft wh»»»

President Donald Trump reimposed a US naval blockade on Iranian ports on Monday and vowed hefty fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran mockingly pledged to charge a lower rate for passage through the strategic waterway. The maritime blockade was due to begin at 2000 GMT on Tuesda»»»

France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of starting it. The fire erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southeast of the capital, a forme»»»

The US dollar's share of global foreign exchange reserves has fallen to its lowest level this century, underlining a slow-moving long-term de-dollarisation by central banks to diversify away from the world's dominant reserve currency. The process is going to take some time as the greenback remains »»»

In today’s edition, FRANCE 24's Charlotte Lam takes a look at Germany’s new tax and pension reforms, Google’s big loss in EU courts and the “Swiftonomics” bonanza that the star’s wedding could bring to New York City. Germany's ruling coalition has agreed on sweeping tax, labour and pension reforms »»»