Paris, France: The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to break records for its overall strength, a top expert said Tuesday, as regions face the risk of droughts, floods and other extremes linked to the event. El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacif»»»

GENEVA: The State of Qatar announced the launch of the Global Alliance for AI Ethics (GAAIE) during its participation in the inaugural session of the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance, held in Geneva. The alliance represents a significant step towards strengthening international coope»»»

DOHA: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari has strongly condemned the targeting of the Qatari vessel Al Rekayyat while it was transiting near the Strait of Hormuz, describing the incident as an unacceptable attac»»»

French far -right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been barred from public office for 15 months and sentenced to a year under electronic card after an appeal's course found her guilty of embezzling EU funds. Although this means she could run in the election, Le Pen always said she would not run for off»»»

Will Marine Le Pen leader be running in the 2027 presidential election? Or will she step back and let her popular 30-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella run instead? That is the question the party will have to answer following the appeal court's decision to bar Le Pen for office for 15 months, which c»»»

A Paris appeal's court cleared the way July 7 for popular far-right leader Marine Le Pen to possibly run for the French presidency in 2027, but said she must wear an electronic bracelet. But she has said she would not in those conditions in the past. Now, the ball»»»

Manfred Weber has thrown his support behind Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, saying he received a clear democratic mandate from voters to transform the country. Speaking at a press conference in Strasbourg on Tuesday, the President of the European People’s Party was asked whether he considere»»»

Dubai: Motorists in the UAE are facing slow-moving traffic this Tuesday evening, July 7, with congestion reported across key routes in Sharjah and Dubai South, according to live traffic data. In Sharjah, heavy traffic has been observed along Emirates Road (E611) and sections of Al Ittihad Road (E11»»»

Having just completed his 29th summer harvest season, 50-year-old Song Zhijie has spent nearly three decades working in agricultural machinery operations. Looking back on a dust-covered and sweat-soaked summer harvest in 1997, he paused for a moment, reflecting on how far things have come. "Back th»»»

Geneva: The State of Qatar announced the launch of the Global Alliance for AI Ethics (GAAIE) during its participation in the inaugural session of the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance, held in Geneva. The Alliance represents a significant step towards strengthening international coope»»»

Germany's foreign minister on Tuesday urged Lebanese authorities to confront Hezbollah and reassert state control over the country's south, where the militant group has been engaged in hostilities with Israeli forces. During a visit to Jerusalem, Johann Wadephul, who backed Israel's ground invasion»»»

Dubai: When seasoned South Indian actors Revathy and Padmapriya Janakiraman announced that they were resigning from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), it would have been easy to dismiss it as yet another chapter in the organisation's long history of controversy. The two actors also »»»

Gulf emirate Qatar on Tuesday condemned Iran for an attack on one of its liquefied natural gas tankers as was transiting off the coast of Oman. "The targeting of the Qatari vessel 'Al-Rekayyat' while transiting near the Strait of Hormuz constitutes an unacceptable attack on the security & safety of»»»

GENEVA: The president of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, met with UNESCO Director General Khaled El-Enany in Geneva. The meeting took place during the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, held on the sidelines of the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva. The tw»»»

GENEVA: The president of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, met with UNESCO Director General Khaled El-Enany in Geneva. The meeting took place during the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, held on the sidelines of the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva. The tw»»»

RIYADH: SRMG Media Solutions (SMS), the commercial and advertising arm of Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG), has entered into a new commercial agreement with TikTok that enables advertisers to access TikTok advertising solutions alongside the region’s largest media portfolio through a single co»»»

JEDDAH: Hafez Gallery in Jeddah is running an exhibition called Between Mist and Meridian, exploring memory, identity and belonging through three distinct artistic practices shaped across generations and geographies. The exhibit features works by Hakim Al-Akel, the late Abdelsattar Al-Mussa and Thu»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia opened more than 900 km of new roads during the first half of 2026, with the General Authority for Roads launching 40 projects across the Kingdom to improve connectivity, enhance road safety and support economic growth under Vision 2030. The projects, located in Makkah, Madinah»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the Presidential Palace in Damascus on Tuesday shortly after two explosions near the hotel where Macron had spent Monday night. Photo by Mohamed Al Rifai/EPA July 7 (UPI) -- French President Emmanuel Macron escaped un»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police has launched a new road safety awareness campaign targeting cyclists and e-Scooter riders working at Drydocks World, as part of efforts to reduce traffic accidents and promote safer riding practices. The initiative, titled “Together for the Safety of Cyclists and e-Scooter Rider»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday that, for Serbia, there is still no path that could be better and more successful than the European path, and expressed the belief that, by working together, candidate countries were able to achieve much and make progress in the EU acces»»»

Dubai: The public will soon be able to follow the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte through official court records after the Philippine Senate ordered that key case documents be published online. The move, announced by presiding officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero, has been intended to m»»»

President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday condemned the continued Israeli attacks on Lebanese civilians and the death of four people yesterday in an Israeli drone strike on their car in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. “I reiterate my call to the international community to pressure Israel to respect the ceasefire,” Aoun »»»

Sofia Municipality Tuesday revoked the delegated powers of Vrabnitsa Borough's Mayor Rumen Kostadinov and chief architect following identified violations in construction oversight, Sofia Municipality said Tuesday. The measure is preventive and ensures that construction control and investment projec»»»

Dubai: More than 100 ambassadors, consuls general, heads of mission and senior representatives from government, business and civil society gathered at the Ismaili Centre Dubai for its annual diplomatic lunch, reaffirming the importance of dialogue, international cooperation and humanitarian partner»»»

Doha, Qatar: The targeting of the Qatari tanker 'Al-Rekayyat' while transiting near the Strait of Hormuz constitutes an unacceptable attack on the security and safety of international navigation, and the security of global energy supplies, said the Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesp»»»

Novo Nordisk Romania announces a new leadership team structure, with the return of Cecilia Radu as General Manager and the appointment of two new leaders in key areas for the company’s development: Irina Ionescu, Marketing & Strategy Director, and Roxana Popescu, Sales Director. Together, the three»»»

JUBAIL: The UNESCO Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education organized a series of workshops to support the implementation of findings from its periodic report on the quality of education in Arab countries. The workshops highlighted the importance of using the report’s analyses, indic»»»

1 of 2 | Graham Barratt earned the Guinness World Record for the heaviest elephant garlic when he harvested a bulb weighing 3 pounds and 13.7 ounces. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records July 6 (UPI) -- A British competitive gardener's summer crop earned him two world records, including one for»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia managed to increase the volume of non-primary non-energy exports by 9% in 2025 compared to 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. "We know all the subjective and objective difficulties faced by our exporters, but nevertheless, with the support of the expor»»»

Paris: An appeals court Tuesday handed France's far-right chief Marine Le Pen a one-year term with an ankle tag over a fake jobs scam in the European parliament, casting doubt on whether she will run for president next April. The court also prevented her from running for office for 15 months, a ban»»»

Tunis, July 7, 2026 (TAP) – The Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry will organize an economic mission to France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region from September 16 to 18, 2026, targeting Tunisian companies operating in electronics,...»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Green Building Forum organized an official sideline event at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at UN headquarters in New York. The event, held in cooperation with international partners, had the theme, “Celebrating the Impact of Volunteering: Youth Leadersh»»»

⁠A French ​appeals court on ​Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds ​but shortened ‌her ban ⁠on running for elected office, ‌potentially re-opening a path for the ⁠far-right leader to run in the 2027 presidential ​race. However, the court ‌ruled Le Pen serve a three-year ja»»»

A French ​appeals court on ​July 7 upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds ​but shortened ‌her ban ⁠on running for elected office. In theory, this potentially re-opens a&nbs»»»

Dubai: For a brief moment, Sunil Kumar Sadasivan thought he had read the numbers wrong. The 52-year-old Indian expatriate, who lives in Abu Dhabi, checked his UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw ticket once. Then he checked it again. Only then did it sink in, he had just won Dh30 million. "When I first look»»»

The body of the Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a parcel bomb in Monaco last week was found near Kyiv, the local newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported Tuesday. Ukraine's prosecutor general's ‌office later confirmed the body was found and said they also detained an employee of ​Ukraine»»»

The temporary suspension of Bulgaria's controversial natural gas agreement with Turkey's state-owned energy company Botas has triggered sharp political disputes, with Prime Minister Rumen Radev defending the move as a major economic breakthrough while opposition parties question what concessions ma»»»

A woman suffered serious injuries after being attacked by two dogs while walking along Tsar Boris III Street in the Bulgarian town of Samokov on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a police investigation and the detention of the animals' owner. The incident was reported to the Samokov Regional Police Depa»»»

Beijing: The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged “all out” rescue efforts. Dramatic video shared by state broadcaster CCTV showed a torrent of mudd»»»

Manila: A two-minute video in which Vice President Sara Duterte says she had instructed someone to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she herself were killed has emerged as one of the most fiercely contested pieces of evi»»»

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he ​plans to discuss Ukraine’s desperate need for systems to defend against Russia’s deadly ballistic strikes when he meets ‌US President ‌Donald ​Trump ‌at ⁠the ​NATO summit ⁠in Turkiye. “We see the weakness of Russia — we feel it. But it’s not en»»»

DUBAI: The Saudi Foreign Ministry has led the condemnation of the bomb attacks that took place in Damascus on Tuesday, injuring a number of civilians and security. The explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday as France’s president Emmanuel Macron met with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, in a »»»

President Joseph Aoun is preparing to visit the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump this month, after a new round of Lebanon-Israel talks that will be held next week in Rome. Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said said Aoun will meet with Trump on July 21. Isra»»»

The Lebanese army is fully committed to the Lebanese state’s decisions and the implementation of the framework agreement and does not deviate from Lebanon's political authority, MTV quoted President Joseph Aoun as telling his visitors. Aoun is banking on international and Arab diplomatic efforts to»»»

The Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) is investigating a cartel between two companies that have participated in many public procurement procedures for supplying food to kindergartens, schools, universities, social assistance, nursing homes for older people and people with disabilities, »»»

Bulgaria recorded the highest annual increase in industrial producer prices in the European Union in May, according to Eurostat data, underlining a significantly stronger price surge compared with other member states. Industrial producer prices in the country rose by 19.3% year-on-year in May, plac»»»

Dubai: International Baccalaureate (IB) schools across the UAE have reported some of their strongest results on record this year, despite final examinations being cancelled following recent conflict in the Middle East. In place of the traditional exam sittings, the IB introduced a Non-Exam Continge»»»

Tokyo: An airport in a remote Japanese region hit by a deadly earthquake in 2024 was given a new look on Tuesday, temporarily nicknamed after the Pokemon universe, and its lobby adorned with a floating Pikachu on a plane-shaped balloon. The Noto Peninsula has faced a decline in tourists since the p»»»