US has launched a second salve of strikes on Iran on July 8 after US President Donald Trump announced that the ceasefire with Tehran was over at the NATO summit. Iran says that the strikes targeted civilian infrastructure including railway bridges, calling them a "gross war crime". FRANCE 24's Phil»»»

The United States and Iran traded strikes on July 9 for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Explosions were also heard in Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait, two US allies in the Gulf, following fresh attacks on Iran overnight. But although Trump says»»»

Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) have inaugurated the first phase of their partnership to establish a major charge point hub, exclusive for DTC’s electric taxi fleet. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, and Abdul Muhsen Ibrahim Kalbat, Chairman»»»

Rome: Italy on Thursday ordered the expulsion of two Russian military attaches accused of spying, with its foreign minister condemning "serious and unacceptable acts of interference" by Moscow. The expulsions came two days after police announced the arrest of two former Italian intelligence agents »»»

ING Bank Romania and Dedeman have integrated RoPay into the retailer’s e-commerce platform, allowing customers to use the national instant payment service for online purchases on the Dedeman website. Customers can select RoPay at checkout and authorise the payment directly from their bank’s mobile »»»

Egyptian equities retreated on Wednesday, July 8, as investors took profits after a strong rally, while renewed regional tension weighed on risk appetite. The benchmark EGX30 fell 1.84% to 52,028.37 points, after opening at 53,006.11 points and touching an intraday low of 51,820.41 points, accordin»»»

No single topic dominates the news media on Thursday. POLITICS Commenting on the proposed amendments to the Election Code, Dimitar Petrov from Progressive Bulgaria told Bulgarian National Television's morning programme that these will ensure more transparent and fair presidential elections later th»»»

Dubai: Five expatriates from India and Bangladesh have received a major financial boost after winning Dh1 million each in Big Ticket’s Series 288, taking home a combined Dh5 million in consolation prizes. The latest winners have included long-time participants who stayed hopeful through years of mo»»»

Ukraine arrived at this week's key Nato summit in Turkey determined to persuade US President Donald Trump that the momentum in the war has shifted in Kyiv's favour, despite Russian forces continuing to make slow but steady territorial gains in the Donbas. Trump struck an optimistic tone ahead of th»»»

Dubai: Nasdaq Dubai has recorded 33 new fixed-income listings worth $13.8 billion since the beginning of 2026, with international issuers accounting for 40% of the total, strengthening Dubai’s position in sukuk and debt capital markets. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.»»»

Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) and Chairman of Qatar Investment Authority, H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani, met with Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, Howard Marks, during his visit to New York, United States of America. During the meeting, they discussed the latest»»»

Doha, Qatar: Safari Hypermarket, one of Qatar’s leading hypermarket chains, has officially launched its Fruit Festival and Juice Junction. The four-day festival is being held from July 8 to 11, 2026. The inauguration ceremony took place at Safari Mall, where the ceremonial cake cutting was jointly »»»

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, H E Abdullah bin Khalaf bin Hattab Al Kaabi, met separately with Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Embassy of the United States of America in Doha, Mohamed Barghouti (pictured) and Ambassador of Georgia to the State of Qatar H E Varlam Avaliani. The mee»»»

The Hague: The State of Qatar affirmed its commitment to supporting the efforts of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to strengthen the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), contributing to the promotion of international peace and security. This came »»»

Geneva: Qatar’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology H E Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai held a series of bilateral meetings yesterday with ministers and heads of international organisations on the sidelines of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, currently underway in Geneva. His Exce»»»

Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg H E Luc Frieden met with Minister of Communications and Information Technology H E Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai on the sidelines of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance held in Geneva. The meeting addressed ways to enhance cooperation between the State »»»

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said, in a statement on Thursday, that the Israeli military's operations in Lebanon were a response to attacks by Hezbollah. "The terrorist organization Hezbollah has attacked Israel twice on its own initiative," Katz said. "Israel responded with force and, ove»»»

The Board of Directors of the Doha 2030 Asian Games Organising Committee held its second meeting yesterday, chaired by President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Organising Committee’s Board of Directors H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani. The meeting reviewed the progress made i»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs concluded the fourth season of its intellectual and cultural initiative, Nation Seminar, with a symposium exploring the role of divine revelation in reviving the Muslim nation’s civilisational contribution and building individuals capable of sh»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi has affirmed that the country’s institutions have demonstrated a high level of readiness and their ability to deal efficiently with regional developments and exceptional circumstances as part»»»

PROVO, Utah: Prosecutors played a video clip in court Wednesday of suspect Tyler Robinson after he had turned himself in to Utah authorities a day after the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The video showed Robinson standing in a room at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wearing»»»

1 of 3 | Spectators watch as engineers, the New York Police Department and Fire Department of New York work to secure the building at 235 E. 42nd Street as a partial collapse was feared Tuesday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 8 (UPI) -- New York City officials believe they have st»»»

NEW YORK: Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation’s largest in years. No deaths have been reported and the source of the cyclospora infections h»»»

Scaffolding and tarp cover much of the name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump's name must remain off the building. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 8 (UPI) -- A federal appeals co»»»

King Charles III salutes the armed forces after the annual Trooping the Colour in recognition of the King's birthday on June 13. Charles gave a posthumous pardon to Ruth Ellis, who was the last woman hanged in Great Britain. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo July 8 (UPI) -- King Charles II»»»

President Donald Trump filed a court petition to prevent payout to E. Jean Carroll for lawsuits that she won against him. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 8 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and his attorneys filed a motion to pause the payout of nearly $5.8 million to writer E. »»»

Dubai: Telecom operator e& on Wednesday evening reported a service interruption in the UAE. The company has alerted customers about service outage affecting multiple accounts including eLife accounts. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.In an SMS to a»»»

Dubai: Telecom operator e& on Wednesday evening reported a mass service interruption in the UAE. The company has alerted customers about service outage affecting multiple accounts including eLife accounts. More to follow…»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s central bank has approved Indian fintech firm TotalPay to operate as an e-commerce payment technical service provider, expanding the Kingdom’s fast-growing digital payments ecosystem. The approval from the Saudi Central Bank, or SAMA, allows TotalPay to launch operations in t»»»

Daniel Gwynn spent 30 years on death row for a murder he did not commit. In an interview with FRANCE 24, the Pennsylvania man, exonerated in 2024 after his conviction was found to be deeply flawed, said he now feels "forgiveness" towards those who wronged him – but that the state has offered him "n»»»

DOHA: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has announced its participation in SambaNova's $1 billion Series E financing round alongside General Atlantic, Seligman Ventures, T Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Capital Group, and other new and existing investors. QIA also participated in SambaNova's previous »»»

Dubai: Dubai Taxi Company has completed its Dh1.45 billion acquisition of National Taxi, creating the UAE’s largest taxi operator with a combined fleet of more than 9,500 vehicles across Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The deal gives Dubai Taxi Com»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has announced its participation in SambaNova's $1 billion Series E financing round alongside General Atlantic, Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Capital Group, and other new and existing investors. QIA also participated in SambaNova's p»»»

July 7 (UPI) -- A group of students from Italy's University of Pisa constructed a paper plane with a wingspan of 65.75 feet and flew it a distance of 193.5 feet to break a Guinness World Record. The students, who dubbed their group Project Icarus, hand-constructed the airplane exclusively from pape»»»

July 7 (UPI) -- A bear that came within feet of a young boy playing in his family's Connecticut driveway was chased off by the boy's protective pet dog. A video shared by Torrington resident Jeff Tazzara shows a bear run onto the driveway while the boy is playing, and the family's husky rushes into»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara during the NATO Summit, where the two leaders focused on expanding cooperation in the energy sector. Their talks centered on opportunities for closer collaboration in the supply of energy resources, incl»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani chaired the regular Cabinet meeting held at its headquarters in the Amiri Diwan. Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HEIbrahim bin Ali Al Moha»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority, known as Monsha'at, has supported around 3,300 fast-growing businesses through its Tomoh program since its launch in 2017, helping 40 companies list on the Kingdom's parallel stock market, a senior official said. Tomoh is an ent»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has revealed that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have agreed to meet in the near future, with the talks potentially taking place in either Budapest or Kyiv before the two leaders travel together to Transcarpathia. Speaking in a Facebook video ah»»»

The UAE topped the list of Arab destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, attracting US$48.2 billion, representing 40.4 percent of the total. It also ranked first in the Arab world and 17th globally in Dhaman's 2025 Composite Investment Climate Index, improving by two places compare»»»

Dacia has unveiled Striker, a new C-segment crossover designed to expand the brand’s presence beyond its current SUV line-up and attract both retail and business customers. The model was announced as part of Dacia’s 2030 strategic plan, presented in March, and will sit alongside Bigster in the bran»»»

European football revenues passed the €40 billion mark for the first time in the 2024/25 season, but the industry is entering a more difficult phase, as growth slows, costs remain high and the match calendar becomes increasingly crowded. According to Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance 202»»»

A court in Veliko Tarnovo has sentenced a Turkish truck driver to 10 years in prison for a crash in the Hainboaz Pass that killed a 9-year-old Bulgarian child and seriously injured her parents. The verdict was issued six months after the accident, which claimed the life of the child, Chrissy, after»»»

For much of the past decade, Uzbekistan's economic story has been one of domestic transformation. The government liberalised the currency, opened previously closed sectors to foreign investment, modernised state institutions, reduced trade barriers and launched one of the region's most ambitious pr»»»

For much of the past decade, Uzbekistan's economic story has been one of domestic transformation. The government liberalised the currency, opened previously closed sectors to foreign investment, modernised state institutions, reduced trade barriers and launched one of the region's most ambitious pr»»»

Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic H E Nawaf Salam held talks yesterday in Beirut with Ambassador of Qatar to Lebanon, H E Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, to explore ways to strengthen bilateral relations across multiple avenues and review the latest developments in Lebanon and the regio»»»

Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi participated yesterday in Ankara in the meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) Secretary-General H E Mark Rutte with heads of delegations participating in Istanbul Cooperation I»»»

Minister of Municipality H E Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met yesterday with Ambassador of the European Union to the State of Qatar H E Dr. Cristian Tudor, at the Ministry’s headquarters during a farewell visit marking the conclusion of the ambassador’s tenure in the country. During t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Permanent Web Summit Organising Committee held its annual strategic meeting in Doha, bringing together partners to guide the next phase of Web Summit Qatar’s growth as preparations continue for its fourth edition, which will take place from January 31 to February 3, 2027. The meeti»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Trade, H E Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, held meetings with the heads of several international organisations, where discussions focused on ways to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, as well as a number of economic and trade is»»»