1 of 2 | People pump gas at a gas station in Washington, D.C., on May 30. Gas prices are up 50% since the war between the United States and Iran. High energy costs account for 60% of the increase in the consumer price index for all items in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Ph»»»

Doha The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday, strongly condemned the Iranian attacks targeting Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. The Cabinet reaffirmed Qatar’s solidarity with the three c»»»

Doha Qatar University (QU) signed a joint cooperation agreement with Qatar Press Center (QPC) aimed at strengthening collaboration in the fields of media, academic and scientific research, training, and career development. The agreement was signed by Prof. Ibrahim Al Kaabi, Executive Vice President»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council participated on Wednesday in the 42nd session of the Executive Committee of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, held via videoconference in preparation for the 39th conference of the union, scheduled to take place virtually on Thursday. The council was represented at »»»

NEW YORK - Serbia-US relations have undergone a dramatic transformation under US President Donald Trump, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has told Fox News Digital in an interview, noting that the shift had changed public perceptions in a country where memories of the 1999 NATO bombing campaign r»»»

Bangkok: An American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar’s largest city, the US State Department said, and members of the diplomatic community in Yangon say a Thai woman has been detained by police in connection with the investigation. American officials in Thailand and the US Embassy in Myanmar ref»»»

Vidin border police have detained 16 migrants in two cases of illegal crossing into Romania, the Border Police General Directorate reported on Wednesday. On Tuesday, a joint team of Bulgarian and Romanian border guards in the Vidin-Calafat border crossing area inspected a truck traveling from Bulga»»»

Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on Wednesday that since May 8, Ukraine has not submitted any request to the Defence Ministry for armaments. Stoyanov was answering questions at a meeting of the parliamentary Defence Committee regarding the Government’s announcement to end the provision of wea»»»

The Government adopted a resolution proposing that the National Assembly appoint Antoan Lyubomirov Gechev as chair of the State Intelligence Agency for a five-year term beginning on June 17, 2026, the press office of the Council of Ministers said on Wednesday. Gechev was appointed to the position f»»»

Gunshot victim Rafick Oresi, 32, waits for an ambulance after being shot in the leg during a mass shooting. Another victim lies in the background in Cleveland, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday. At least 12 people were killed and at least another nine injured after men entered the informal sett»»»

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s ​Future Investment Initiative Institute, which every year hosts an annual summit that draws Wall Street titans to Riyadh, has named Princess Maha Al Saud as its CEO. Apart from the annual Riyadh event, the ‌initiative organizes economic ‌gatherings throughout the ​world ‌to ⁠t»»»

After two years of steadily improving ties that appeared to be moving toward the restoration of full diplomatic relations, Egypt and Iran now seem to be facing a major setback. Egypt views Iran's current war and the subsequent attacks it carried out against Gulf states as a violation of one of its »»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen signed an agreement with King Abdulaziz University’s Almobdioon Center for Studies and Research to implement a digital empowerment project for Yemeni teachers. The project aims to strengthen the capabilities of 500 male and female t»»»

EU countries typically cast Russia as the enemy — using this narrative as “a foil to bring Europeans together” for costly rearmament that starves civilian industries, French geopolitical analyst Come Carpentier de Gourdon tells Sputnik. The regime in Ukraine is used as the pretext or “a casus belli»»»

Washington, June 10 (SANA) Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir met with U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to discuss challenges facing Syria’s energy sector and opportunities for future cooperation and investment. The meeting, held at the U.S. Congres»»»

A Sudanese refugee appeared in court in Belfast on Wednesday charged with the attempted murder of a local man that sparked a wave of anti-immigrant rioting, arson and violence across northern Ireland overnight. File photo by Mark Marlow/EPA-EFE June 10 (UPI) -- A 30-year-old refugee from Sudan appe»»»

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum cast doubt Tuesday on her attendance at the Fan Fest organized in the Zocalo for the World Cup, pending developments in the demonstrations by teachers and other groups protesting in the city center. Photo by Sashenka Gutierrez/EPA June 10 (UPI) -- Mexican Preside»»»

The European Commission has demanded that Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – give competitors’ AI assistants free access to its messaging and social media platforms. The interim measure will remain in place until the conclusion of an antitrust investigation against the American te»»»

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the longest-serving elected premier in India’s history, the government said on Wednesday as he crossed the record first set by the country’s founding Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Modi is marking 4,399 consecutive days in office since he took hi»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Wednesday, losing 102.73 points, or 0.92 percent, to close at 11,012.64. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR5.74 billion ($1.52 billion), as 83 of the listed stocks advanced, while 177 retreated. The MSCI Tadawul Index al»»»

BELFAST: The family of a man who lost an eye in a knife attack appealed for ​calm on Wednesday after the incident triggered a wave of anti-immigrant violence in Belfast overnight, with masked men burning families out of their homes and torching vehicles. The appeal came as a Sudanese man appeared i»»»

The UN rights chief said Wednesday he would send a mission to Lebanon to collect evidence on alleged rights abuses since the war began between Hezbollah and Israel. "I have agreed with the government of Lebanon to conduct an impartial and independent assessment mission in the country," Volker Turk »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of daily flights between its Doha home base and Philadelphia (PHL), effective August 1, 2026. The reinstated service expands the airline’s North American network to 14 destinations, further strengthening its connectivity for travellers across »»»

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has directed the establishment of the Dubai Health Sustainability Authority, a new body aimed at accelerating the emirate's ambitions to become a global hub for life sciences, biotec»»»

An Egyptian official source said there is a move toward postponing the African Union's Mid-Year Coordination Summit, which had been scheduled for the end of this month, due to the widespread spread of the Ebola virus in several African countries. The source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the outbreak ha»»»

The long-delayed €100 billion ($116 billion) project to develop a fully European next-generation fighter jet for NATO members has been formally abandoned. Despite citing the need to counter a perceived threat from Russia and strengthen Europe’s military, France and Germany have failed to overcome y»»»

More than 100 regional journalists have confirmed their participation at the discussion titled “The Future of Regional News”, which will be held on June 11 at 11 a.m. at BTA’s National Press Club in Sofia, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said on Wednesday. The discussion will be hosted by BTA an»»»

The League of Arab States condemned in the srongest terms the Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, carried out today, Wednesday, through ballistic missile and drone attacks. In a statement issued today, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secre»»»

Doha, Qatar: Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has become the first hospital in Qatar to achieve the prestigious American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Pathway to Excellence designation with distinction. The globally recognized credential honors healthcare organizations committed t»»»

President Joseph Aoun stressed Wednesday that "it is impossible to live outside the framework of the state, as experience has proven," warning that "anything else is a sin" against the country. "An attack on any part of Lebanon means an attack on the entire country. No region can be separated from »»»

SEOUL: In South Korea where an aging population, climate change and economic hardship are putting pressure on rural communities, the government is implementing a program that aims to bolster agriculture and speed up the transition to renewable energy. President Lee Jae Myung’s administration aims t»»»

Police have checked 353,394 vehicles and 418,631 people in a nationwide road traffic operation since May 13, the Ministry of the Interior said on Wednesday. As part of the specialized road traffic control operation ordered by the Minister of the Interior, 118,452 tickets have been issued and 12,173»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Secretariat of the Shura Council participated on Wednesday in the 47th meeting of the Association of Secretaries General of Arab Parliaments, which was held virtually as part of the 39th Conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU). In the meeting, the Shura Coun»»»

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had detained two people who approached troops in southern Lebanon and taken them to Israel for questioning. "Earlier today, - Israeli soldiers - identified two 'suspected' individuals who approached the area in which soldiers are operating in southern »»»

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, a Lebanese medical source said, as state media reported Israeli strikes across the south. "The number of martyrs from the Israeli airstrikes in the town of Tayr Dibba is eight, and in Deir Qanun al-Nahr it is four," the sou»»»

Israeli strikes targeted Wednesday the southern city of Tyre and other towns and villages in south Lebanon including Tayrdebba, Nsariyeh, al-Majadel, Srifa, Bazourieh, Deir Qanoun, Kfar Remman, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Kfardounine, Ghassaniyeh and Bnaafoul. The Israeli army targeted a car in Dweir and is»»»

the Israeli army abducted Wednesday a municipal council member and a local worker in the southern border village of Kfarshouba, as they were pumping water to the village, the National News Agency said. The Israeli military later said the two men had approached troops in southern Lebanon and that th»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian oil company NIS has submitted a request to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury for a new special licence that would enable it to continue to operate without obstructions beyond June 16, when the current operating licence expires. S»»»

São Paulo: As airlines grapple with rising fuel costs, aircraft delivery delays and growing pressure on regional connectivity, Brazilian plane maker Embraer is positioning itself as a stronger alternative to the long-standing duopoly of Airbus and Boeing. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, »»»

Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has launched an extensive awareness campaign urging motorists to keep their vehicles in peak condition during the summer months, reinforcing the Ministry of Interior’s nationwide “Safe Summer” campaign aimed at enhancing road safety across the»»»

Barcelona: Six-sevening crowds and joking about Bad Bunny, AI and football rivalries -- 70-year-old Pope Leo XIV has appealed to a younger crowd during his visit to Spain as part of his efforts to revive the Catholic Church. On popemobile rides, the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics has f»»»

Arabian Business magazine included Egypt’s Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr in the list of 100 most influential figures in the Arab world during 2016 in the government work category. According to the magazine, Nasr was chosen for being “a leading economic, financial a»»»

JEDDAH: Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League and chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, delivered the keynote address at the opening of a high-level meeting of the Expert Group at the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies. His address emphasized the importance of»»»

Armenia’s parliamentary elections were marked by pressure on the opposition and a massive Western media campaign, political analyst and expert on regional security affairs Grant Melik-Shahnazaryan tells Sputnik. "During the election period, Armenia hosted a summit of the European Political Communit»»»

DUBAI: An Mi-17 helicopter belonging to Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, killing all personnel on board, according to Pakistan military officials. The military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said the helicopte»»»

RIYADH: Saudi-born entertainment and sports technology platform webook.com has made its first move into Europe with the acquisition of Portugal-based SmartMove, an event technology company with more than 30 years of market experience. The deal gives webook.com an operational base in Europe and expa»»»

Umm Al Qura for Development & Construction Company, the owner, developer, and operator of Masar Destination, has announced the receipt of two letters of award for the development of the Hindawiya West and Hindawiya South sites — adjacent to Masar Destination. The two projects have been awarded to a»»»

LONDON: Thirty-two charities in England and Wales have donated at least $37 million to illegal Israeli settlements, an MP with the governing Labour Party has said. Melanie Ward warned that if gift aid were claimed against the donations as part of the regular UK tax relief scheme, it would mean that»»»

RIYADH: The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture will host the inaugural Saudi Water Week from June 28 to July 2, building on the legacy of previous sessions of the Saudi Water Forum as the Kingdom steps up efforts to strengthen water security and support sustainable water management. The»»»

SIDON: An Israeli strike hit a car in the centre of the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Wednesday, state media reported, as Israel persisted with its attacks across the country's south. An AFP correspondent heard an explosion in the area before seeing a car burning as rescuers and firefighters h»»»