RIYADH: The Saudi government reiterated that dialogue remains essential to achieving de-escalation, as news of progress in discussions were reported on Tuesday that could see a deal to end the conflict between the US and Iran. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who chaired the weekly meeting of mini»»»

Draft language for a potential agreement between the US and Iran is being circulated among mediators as diplomatic efforts intensify to halt the conflict and reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari told CNN that negotiations were entering »»»

Rome, Aug. 4 (SANA) The seventh round of US-brokered Lebanon-Israel negotiations began on Tuesday in Rome, focusing on files related to implementing the framework agreement signed between the two countries in Washington in June, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. The talks, which run through »»»

Traders work July 27 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York City. Stocks surged again Tuesday, ending at record highs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both hit record highs again Tuesday, as»»»

Agencies New York Hopes for a deal to revive the Strait of Hormuz lifted stocks toward all-time highs, bonds rose and oil sank, with Wall Street’s enthusiasm also fueled by a batch of solid corporate earnings. Brent crude fell below $80 on bets mediators will be able to broker an agreement and avoi»»»

His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Ambassador of the European Union to the State of Qatar HE Dr Cristian Tudor, who called on His Highness to greet him on the occasion of the end of his tenure, , in his office at Lusail Palace on Tuesday.HH the Amir»»»

Regarding navigation security in the Strait of Hormuz, Dr Al Ansari stressed that the Qatari stance is firm in clamouring for ensuring the freedom of navigation in accordance with international law, and in preventing the Strait from ever being used either as a vehicle for political pressure or to a»»»

Tribune News Network NEW YORK, USA Qatar Airways has reconnected Doha and Philadelphia with the launch of a daily non-stop flight between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), its 14th destination in North America, which resumed on August 1, 2026. Qatar Air»»»

Tribune News Network Doha At a time when screens dominate much of children’s free time, there is a growing need for real-life experiences that encourage movement, social interaction, and self-discovery. This is exactly what Mukhayamna summer camp by Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education seeks»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Dr. Mohammed Diab, vice president for Student Affairs at Qatar University, announced the admission of more than 6,000 male and female students to the university’s Bachelor’s degree programmes for the Fall 2026 semester. He noted that admission included all Qatari students »»»

Tribune News Network DOHA Qatar Museums (QM) has received international recognition through the 2026 Global Challenge for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases (AWHEIC) with its ‘Tamkeen: Empowering Arab Youth for Sustainable Heritage’ programme receiving the Star of the Future award. The honou»»»

Tribune News Network DOHA The Qatar Precision Health Institute (QPHI), a national centre for research and implementation under Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced a strategic partnership with Qatar National Library (QNL) to make its specialised educational materials for the Genome Heroes collectio»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has launched its Women’s Private Home Visits: Midwifery Care programme, a new private service that extends expert postnatal care beyond the hospital. The programme provides eligible mothers and newborns with personalised care f»»»

The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received the credentials of five new ambassadors to Qatar at his office at Lusail Palace on Tuesday. HH the Amir received the credentials of Ambassador of the Maldives HE Adam Shareef Umar, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea HE Hong Ji-pyo, Amb»»»

BEIRUT: Six years after the Beirut port blast devastated the Lebanese capital, survivors are still suffering, families are still mourning and those accused of responsibility have yet to face trial. The Aug. 4, 2020, explosion, one of the largest non-nuclear blasts ever recorded, killed at least 235»»»

Washington, Aug. 4 (SANA) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the Syrian economy is continuing to show increasing signs of recovery, forecasting economic growth of more than 10 percent this year, with strong growth expected to continue in 2027, supported by improved performance in productive»»»

Share: In a statement Lebanon PM Nawaf Salam emphasized that “the greatest aid to Israel was actually provided by those who unilaterally dragged Lebanon into futile ‘support’ war adventures, handing Israel the pretexts to attack our country, trample its sovereignty, destroy its cities and villages,»»»

DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Bangladesh warned the country’s media not to publicize the statements of exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is due to give a virtual address on Wednesday from India to mark the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted her. Hasina has remained in India since the st»»»

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Syrian authorities have released a Syrian Kurdish Christian pastor more than two weeks after he was detained over social media posts, a church official told AFP on Tuesday. “Pastor Nihad Hassan was released yesterday evening,” the official from a Kurdish church in Lebanon said, req»»»

LONDON: The US president, Donald Trump, and the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, discussed efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East amid the conflict between Washington and Tehran, which is now in its six month. Their telephone conversation on Tuesday focused on how Iranian and US v»»»

The theft of at least $89 million in cryptocurrency that was supposedly safely stored in high-security hardware wallets has prompted the producer to warn that a “new AI paradigm” is redefining cybersecurity. Hardware wallets are physical devices that store the private keys needed to access cryptocu»»»

DUBAI: The UAE and Syria have relaunched their joint business council in an attempt to accelerate private-sector investment and support for Syria’s postwar economic recovery. The move was announced during talks in Abu Dhabi between the Emirati minister of foreign trade, Thani Al-Zeyoudi, and the Sy»»»

DHAKA: For 115 days, captain Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching missiles light up the night sky and rationing food and water for his crew. “I tried to stay calm because I was responsible for 31 lives, a ship worth $40 million, and cargo valued at $8.2 millio»»»

* Pledge came as part of talks on lifting last major terrorism sanctions on Syria, sources say * Two ‌sources say US requested reduction and Damascus agreed * Move raises questions on crude supplies to Syria given reliance on Moscow By Maya Gebeily, Feras Dalatey and Gram Slattery BEIRUT/WASHINGTON»»»

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that "progress" is being made in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. and Qatari officials said Tuesday that progress has been made in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but a final de»»»

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the recommendations unveiled Tuesday are targeted at "fraud schemes that exploit children with autism and misuse funds from American taxpayers." File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Federal officials on Tuesday urged states to t»»»

WASHINGTON, United States — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said it had agreed a wide-ranging technical assistance program for conflict-ravaged Syria, where the new government is rebuilding the economy after more than a decade of civil war.An IMF team undertook a five-day trip to Damascu»»»

COLOMBO: Floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains have left at least seven people dead in Sri Lanka ‘s tea-growing mountainous regions and forced the closure of some schools, officials said Tuesday. Heavy downpours over the last two days flooded homes, fields and roads in many parts of the cou»»»

NEW YORK: A SpaceX rocket’s upper stage is set to unintentionally crash into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater. Scientists and amateur stargazers alike are looking forward to observing the sunlit plume of rubble and debris that is »»»

LONDON: Jordan has warned that recent Israeli actions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound suggest an Israeli takeover of the site could be “imminent,” raising fears that altering its longstanding status quo could ignite a wider religious conflict, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. Jordan is prep»»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Interior has urged residents to follow safety guidelines as unstable weather, heavy winds and the possibility of thunderstorms are forecast to affect parts of the country through Friday. The advisory comes after the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecast the developmen»»»

President Iliana Yotova said Bulgaria remains one of the safest destinations for tourists despite ongoing tensions in the Middle East and Iran’s warnings related to the country’s cooperation with the United States. Speaking to reporters during a visit to the Perperikon archaeological complex, Yotov»»»

A newly published U.S. government court filing has revived one of Bulgaria's longest-running political scandals by explicitly naming GERB leader Boyko Borissov in connection with allegations surrounding sanctioned businessman Vasil Bozhkov. The document, published by BIRD, is part of the U.S. Offic»»»

Rheinmetall is expected to produce ammunition in Bulgaria after changes are made to the planned project, German Ambassador to Bulgaria H.E. Irene Maria Plank said in an interview with Dnevnik. According to Plank, the delay in implementing the agreement announced by the Radev cabinet is linked to sp»»»

Member of Loyalty to Resistance Parliamentary bloc, Hajj Ali Ammar, issues on Tuesday a statement which blasts the latest remarks of the Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, stressing that the latter is no longer distinguishing between the enemy occupying Lebanon’s land and the Resistance defending»»»

Record-low water levels on the Danube River are disrupting energy production across Central and Eastern Europe, forcing governments to take emergency measures to protect nuclear power plants, reduce electricity demand and manage growing pressure on critical infrastructure. Romania launched one of t»»»

Bulgaria is expected to receive another 109 million euros this week under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said, adding that his goal is for the country to secure more than 90-95% of the available funds. Speaking to bTV, Pekanov said Bulgaria ha»»»

Energy Minister Iva Petrova said there is no danger of Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant shutting down despite the historically low water levels in the Danube River. Speaking during a visit to the nuclear facility, Petrova said the plant is capable of continuing normal operations in the comin»»»

Kazakhstan's manufacturing industry fell deeper into contraction in July, according to the latest Freedom Holding Kazakhstan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey published by S&P Global on August 3. The decline in new orders was the sharpest in more than two-and-a-half years. C»»»

Ukraine has run out of air defence ammo and has little chance of getting any more before the war is decided. Bankova, Ukraine’s presidential administration, only option now is to do as much damage or more to Russia as Russia is expected to do to Ukraine this winter. That seems like an impossibly ta»»»

NEW YORK: Former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas regained some of the touch lost during a recent rankings slump, with the high-profile qualifier dispatching Martin Damm 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Montreal Masters. The 98-minute first-round win sends Tsitsipas into a match with Brazilian Joao »»»

Dubai: An Indian commercial vessel sank after being hit by a projectile off the coast of Yemen, but all 13 Indian nationals on board were rescued, Indian authorities said on Tuesday. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said the mechanised sailing vessel MSV Faize Noo»»»

Dubai: Apple Pay is now available in the Philippines, allowing customers to make contactless payments using their iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac at thousands of stores, apps and websites across the country. The launch expands Apple's digital payment service to one of Southeast Asia's fastest-gro»»»

A cargo ship was reportedly hit in the Strait of Hormuz by an “unknown projectile” overnight. The incident occurred after US President Donald Trump declared that he was giving Iran its “last chance before decapitation” to sign a deal on his terms. Control over the strait, through which roughly a fi»»»

BUNIA, Congo: Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed. As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded, with 1,707 deaths, according to the latest government update. It is not clear when the outbreak will reach its peak, Afri»»»

Deir Al Balah, Gaza City: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will not withdraw from their current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed. In remarks on social media, Netanyahu suggested there were differences between Israel and the Trump administra»»»

TORONTO: Former world number one Iga Swiatek survived some nervy moments to launch her US Open build-up with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Sara Bejlek in her second-round opener at the Toronto WTA 1000 on Tuesday. In her first match since her Wimbledon title defense ended with a third-round exit, Poland’»»»

PARIS: Herve Renard, who led Ivory Coast to 2015 Africa Cup of Nations glory, has returned for a second spell as coach, the Ivorian football federation (FIF) announced on Tuesday.The 57-year-old Frenchman replaces Emerse Fae, who was not retained despite guiding The Elephants to the AFCON title in »»»

Hasakah, Aug. 4 (SANA) Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) CEO Youssef Qablawi and HKN Energy CEO Mark Rollins held a joint press conference at the Rmelan oil fields in Hasakah province on Tuesday to discuss production development plans using modern technologies and the targeted timeline to gradually in»»»

The U.S. labor market saw an increase in the number of hires in June despite a drop in the number of job openings, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. labor market saw an increase in the number of hires in June despite a»»»