Doha: The final squad lists for the FIFA World Cup 2026 have been published by FIFA, representing one of the tournament’s most exciting milestones with just eight days to go until kick-off. With 48 teams and 1,248 players made available to take to the pitch across 104 matches in Canada, Mexico and »»»

The latest Israeli threat threw Beirut’s southern suburbs into turmoil within hours. Schools were evacuated, parents rushed to pull their children out of classrooms, and many residents fled their homes in haste. Roads filled with a new wave of displacement, reviving scenes the Lebanese have endured»»»

Doha, Qatar: Switzerland, Canada or Bosnia and Herzegovina. The opponents in Qatar’s Group B campaign at the FIFA World Cup 2026 matter little to Julen Lopetegui. For the Qatar head coach, the focus is not on who stands across the pitch, but on how his side responds when the tournament begins in th»»»

Russia downed 50 drones over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow overnight and continues to repel the suspected Ukrainian attacks, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said on Wednesday, as a major annual economic forum was about to start. The Leningrad region, home to crucial energy export infrastruc»»»

SEOUL: South Koreans voted Wednesday in mayoral and other local elections that are seen as a gauge of support for President Lee Jae Myung’s year-old liberal government. Opinion surveys suggested Lee’s Democratic Party is certain to win more races than its main rival, the conservative People Power P»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday allocations of 13 billion shekels (more than $4.5 billion) to secure and develop northern communities along the Lebanon border, battered by weeks of fire from Iran-backed Hezbollah. "The government made dramatic decisions today to stren»»»

Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show 14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSimi JolaosoBille Simi Jolaoso / BBCResidents of the riverine community of Bille say their livelihoods have been lost because of oil pollution British mult»»»

Osh Combined Interregional Clinical Hospital received modern medical equipment donated by China as part of its healthcare support program. According to the Ministry of Health, the equipment includes an autorefractometer, pneumotonometer, slit lamp, A-B scanner, optical coherence tomography device, »»»

Hungarian authorities have seized a record 522 kilograms of cocaine, originating in South America and routed through Germany, as part of an international operation carried out last autumn, police announced at a press conference on Tuesday. Record cocaine haul seized in Budapest’s Csepel district Má»»»

Saudi Arabia’s real estate market is showing clear signs that inflationary pressures are easing, after a package of government measures aimed at increasing supply, curbing land hoarding and rebalancing supply and demand. The shift reflects the Kingdom’s efforts to reshape the real estate sector and»»»

Russia downed 50 drones over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow overnight and continues to repel the suspected Ukrainian attacks, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said on Wednesday, as a major annual economic forum was about to start. The Leningrad region, home to crucial energy export infrastruc»»»

Washington, United States: The US military said Tuesday that it had "successfully defeated" a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks in the Gulf and conducted self-defense strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island. US Central Command also denied claims by Iran's Revolutionary Guards that they had struck »»»

Service exports calculated in EUR increased by 4.5%, imports by 4.8% in the 1st quarter of 2026 compared to the same period of the previous year. The surplus reached EUR 2.5 billion, EUR 94 million higher than in the 1st quarter of 2025. The export value decreased by 13%, that of import by 8.9%, ge»»»

The United States has already spent more than $100 billion on its military operation against Iran, despite the announced ceasefire, data on the Iran War Cost Tracker showed. The resource calculates funds needed for personnel, ships deployed to the region, and other related expenses. Its methodology»»»

Russian companies can produce 15,000 FPV drones per day, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said. "Considering the high performance of UAVs and their relatively low cost, our companies can already supply over 15,000 FPV drones per day, compared to the same amount produced per month »»»

The United States and Iran traded new strikes overnight, as Washington said it disabled an oil tanker and struck Iranian targets on Qeshm Island, while Tehran claimed retaliatory missile and drone attacks on a US airbase in Kuwait and the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. US Cen»»»

Lebanon's aviation regulator has launched a safety audit of Middle East Airlines (MEA) as pilot groups raised concerns that crews were being asked to fly close to airstrikes and penalized for reporting safety incidents, according to letters seen by Reuters. The audit puts scrutiny on the Beirut-bas»»»

Washington: Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors could be forced to leave the United States because of delays in processing J-1 visa waivers, worsening physician shortages in rural communities, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has warned. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kenned»»»

An Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 attacks in Europe in retaliation for the US and Israel’s war with Iran pleaded not guilty on Monday before calling himself a “prisoner of war” and telling a judge that children and women were being killed “by your rockets.” Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawoo»»»

Lebanon’s aviation regulator has launched a safety audit of Middle East Airlines (MEA) as pilot groups raised concerns that crews were being asked to fly close to airstrikes and penalized for reporting safety incidents, according to letters seen by Reuters. The audit puts scrutiny on the Beirut-bas»»»

The US military said Tuesday that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the US launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response. Iran fired missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, but failed to hit their targets, the US said. The two fired at Kuwait fell a»»»

Kathmandu: As India and Nepal deepen their engagements across all fronts, the second cohort of the India-Nepal Startup Partnership Network (IN-SPAN) programme commenced from Monday. Under this drive, 25 Nepali startups are undergoing an eight-week, fully-funded training and innovation programme at »»»

BUNIA, DR Congo: Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in the conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. “If Ebola comes, we’ll be wiped out as we’re packed like sardines,” the displaced woman to»»»

SEOUL: North Korea slammed on Wednesday remarks by the top American military official in South Korea comparing his host nation to “the dagger in the heart of Asia,” saying it reflected Washington’s strategy to contain China. General Xavier Brunson made the comments in an interview as speculation bu»»»

SYDNEY: A Frenchman was found still enjoying his McDonald’s meal when police detained him on Wednesday for allegedly crashing a car into a fountain in Sydney, the force said.“Strangely, he was still eating Macca’s there,” Police Inspector Anderson Lessing charged — perhaps a greater crime in the ey»»»

The first business center of the Tamchy Special Financial and Investment Territory (SFIT) is opening on the shores of Issyk-Kul Lake. The Ministry of Economy announced. The building will house the offices of the management company. The opening of the center will be the first stage in preparing the »»»

US Central Command has rejected Iranian claims that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully struck the US 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a regional air base with missiles and drones, saying all attacks failed. CentCom labeled the Iranian assertions "false" and stated that "»»»

Elsewedy Industrial Development, a subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric, has partnered with Kingdom Holdings of China. The two giants have inked a $60 million agreement to establish a private free zone in Egypt’s Industria Sadat, marking a significant milestone in industrial collaboration between the tw»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will attend and speak at a rescheduled White House correspondents' dinner on July 24, nearly three months after a shooting outside the original event prompted his evacuation. Organisers said the gathering will proceed with enhanced security, insisti»»»

The Kyrgyz Republic will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in 2026. According to the Ministry of Education, cooperation within the SCO framework plays an important role in the development of Kyrgyzstan’s education system. The legal basis for cooperation is the Agreement on Coo»»»

Police in Osh have detained a man who had been wanted on suspicion of inflicting bodily injuries on his wife, the press service of the Internal Affairs Department of the region reported. According to law enforcement authorities, a domestic dispute occurred between the spouses on March 9. During the»»»

Hong Kong resident Lisa Lau put on a costume drama as she settled on the bed that occupies much of her tiny apartment, trying to take her mind off of a looming eviction. Subdivided flats like Lau's three-square-metre (32-square-foot) home -- made by splitting up an apartment into smaller units -- a»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi leadership congratulated the minister of interior, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif, on Tuesday for the successful organization of Hajj season, which concluded last week. King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman each sent a message to the prince in which they thanked sec»»»

TOKYO: A tropical storm dumped heavy rain and raised flood risks around east-central Japan as it moved into the heavily populated Tokyo region Wednesday. Heavy rain already paralyzed street traffic in the city, hundreds of flights were canceled and train services were suspended or delayed. More tha»»»

Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have dismantled the activities of an international criminal group involved in the smuggling of Afghan narcotics, the Interior Ministry’s press service reported. During a special operation conducted by Kyrgyzstan’s Drug Control Service in cooperation with law enforcement ag»»»

Share: Illustration- “After decades of carrying the burdens of others, many Lebanese Shiites are beginning to carry only one flag: Lebanon’s.” New polls in Lebanon signal major shift in public opinion on talks with Israel and normalizing ties New surveys suggest rising support for negotiations and »»»

Dubai: Temperatures across the UAE are expected to remain close to seasonal averages throughout June, with the national monthly average forecast to reach 34.6°C, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). In its monthly climate outlook, the NCM said rainfall during June is expected to r»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has begun the large-scale departure of pilgrims following the completion of Hajj 2026, with authorities across the Kingdom’s air, sea and land entry points implementing plans to ensure a smooth journey home, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The first departure flights carry»»»

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he is optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that is looking increasingly in doubt. Rubio defended the Trump administration’s approach to Iran and other global hotsp»»»

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States has seen no evidence of China providing military assistance to Iran during the ongoing regional crisis, while urging Beijing to support international efforts aimed at restoring freedom of navigation through the Strait of Horm»»»

Share: US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, right, holds a signed ‘Make America Great Again’ hat while, left to right, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad listen to US President Donald Trump speak [AFP] Published On 2 Jun 2026 Diplomats from Israe»»»

Dubai: The UAE is expected to experience generally fair but dusty weather over the coming days, with temperatures gradually easing and sea conditions becoming rough to very rough in the Arabian Gulf, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. The NCM said the country remains under the influence»»»

KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a rise in confirmed Ebola cases to 344, with 60 deaths, according to government data released on Tuesday. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The current outbreak, primarily centred in the easter»»»

STARKE, Florida: A Florida man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s infant daughter and throwing her body in a pond three decades ago was executed Tuesday evening. Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, was pronounced dead at 6:19 pm after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near St»»»

DETROIT: Two scientists at a US government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about it during interviews with investigators at a Michigan airport, authorities said Tuesday. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News ap»»»

Dubai: Temperatures across the UAE are expected to remain close to seasonal averages throughout June, with the national monthly average forecast to reach 34.6°C, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). In its monthly climate outlook, the NCM said rainfall during June is expected to r»»»

A severe tropical storm moved towards Tokyo on Wednesday, with forecasters warning of floods after torrential rain battered swathes of the country and prompted calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people. Storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from a typhoon -- injured 15 people in southern»»»

Dubai: As US President Donald Trump pushed for a diplomatic exit from the Iran war, renewed tensions in Lebanon threatened to derail his efforts, highlighting what CNN described as one of the biggest obstacles facing the White House’s Middle East strategy. On Monday, tensions between Israel and Hez»»»

In a move reflecting regional economic resilience, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) wrapped up the week on a positive note. On March 13, 2025, the EGX30, the main index, ascended by 0.78%, reaching 31,290.62 points. This marks a significant achievement amidst fluctuating global market trends. The bullis»»»

Family enterprises are the backbone of economic life across much of the Middle East. They are also among the most emotionally charged organisational forms we know. That combination creates extraordinary resilience and, occasionally, spectacular failure. Family ownership brings advantages that liste»»»