RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Human Resources Development Fund has signed a cooperation agreement with Human Resources Management and Development Co. aimed at employing, training and empowering 5,500 Saudi citizens. The agreement reflects cooperation between the public and private sectors to enhance inves»»»

President Joseph Aoun has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to pressure Israel to move to a second phase of the "pilot zones" scheme that would encompass a bigger number of occupied villages, sources close to the Baabda Palace said. The sources added, in remarks to al-Akhbar newspaper, that Aoun re»»»

Wildfires sweeping across France and Spain have forced more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes, with many residents and tourists taking shelter in sports halls and temporary accommodation. Authorities are battling fires intensified by extreme heat, strong winds and dry conditions, with som»»»

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and U.S. President were set to hold talks in the White House on Tuesday. Zelensky said help with defending Ukraine from Russian ballistic missiles was top of the list of topics he wanted to discuss. File Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/UPI | »»»

Dubai Police blocked 297 websites promoting narcotics and shared 125 intelligence reports with international partners in the second quarter of 2026, as the force's anti-narcotics department reported progress on both enforcement and public awareness efforts. The figures came out of a quarterly perfo»»»

Dubai: A ticket number inspired by a friend's birthday has turned into a lucky charm for a Kerala expat living in the UAE. Linto Jos Mechery, a 56-year-old sales manager who has called the UAE home for the past 30 years, has won Dh25,000 in Big Ticket's third weekly e-draw for July. The prize has m»»»

New Delhi: India's government proposed on Tuesday longer jail terms and heftier fines for examination paper leaks, seeking to restore confidence after youth-led protests focused on education reforms rocked the country. Under the proposed legal change submitted to parliament, the maximum prison term»»»

Dubai: Dubai's Emirates has officially launched Crypto.com Pay, allowing eligible customers in the UAE to pay for flights using the digital payment solution when booking through the airline's website or mobile app. The new payment option is available to customers with a Crypto.com account who are b»»»

The Rossiya Segodnya media group and the Xinhua News Agency inaugurated the the SCO Expert Forum in Bishkek as part of the Kyrgyz Republic’s presidency of the Organization. The event convened heads of leading analytical centers and representatives of academic circles from member states, observer st»»»

Geopolitical shocks, climate change and rising food costs are reshaping food security across Europe and Central Asia, leaving tens of millions unable to afford a healthy diet even as the region remains one of the world's most food-secure, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The fin»»»

Geopolitical shocks, climate change and rising food costs are reshaping food security across Europe and Central Asia, leaving tens of millions unable to afford a healthy diet even as the region remains one of the world's most food-secure, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The fin»»»

NAIROBI: Uganda’s health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation’s latest outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic disease that infected 20 people and killed two of them. Uganda has suffered multiple outbreaks of Ebola since 2000, when it recorded its first ep»»»

SHELBYVILLE, Kentucky: KFC founder Col. Sanders’ pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction, along with his former home and a dinner house Sanders opened after selling his iconic restaurant chain. Harland Sanders, still known as the face of the world»»»

DUBAI: Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will officially open on Dec. 11 this year, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi announced on Tuesday. The opening marks a major milestone in the emirate’s efforts to establish itself as a global arts and culture destination. The museum of modern and contempo»»»

BERLIN: A man blamed for the deadly attack near a Berlin festival at the weekend pledged allegiance to the Daesh group in a video, Bild daily reported Tuesday. The video was found on the phone of Abdul Rahman Ballout, 21, and was recorded on Saturday, the day of the attack, the mass-circulation dai»»»

Coinciding with Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrival in Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump, the Israeli occupation army escalated its aggression in the occupied West Bank, carrying out a series of raids, arrests, and demolitions of Palestinian homes and properties. Israeli forces demolished »»»

RIYADH: Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain has been named sponsor of Saudi Pro League team Al-Nassr FC for the 2026-2027 season. The PIF company, which delivers full-stack AI capabilities globally, will combine forces with Al-Nassr to develop jersey branding, world-class sporting infrastr»»»

Positions deemed to carry a high risk of corruption will be filled only after candidates successfully pass an integrity test, the parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee approved at first reading on Tuesday through government-sponsored amendments to the Civil Servants Act. The Committee rejected anot»»»

Tokyo: A major earthquake collapsed buildings and sparked fires in Japan's southwest, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday, with broadcaster NHK saying that at least 50 people were taken to hospital. Television footage on NHK showed several blazes, damaged bridges, a derailed cargo train a»»»

The EU’s sanctions on Russia have left Spain without access to advanced firefighting equipment amid an unprecedented wildfire emergency, with record blazes overwhelming parts of southern Europe. Fast-moving fires near Madrid, Bordeaux, and Valencia have forced more than 360,000 people to evacuate o»»»

Retail prices for petroleum products in Kyrgyzstan remain below the level that could have been reached if the full increase in the cost of imported fuel had been reflected, the Antimonopoly Regulation Service of the Kyrgyz Republic said. According to the agency, price stability is being maintained »»»

* Stock includes shopping centers, retail parks, outlet centers, and hypermarkets with galleries, with a leasable area of at least 5,000 sq m. Source: iO Partners, Q2 2026. NEPI Rockcastle currently has under development the expansion of Promenada Mall Bucharest by 55,400 sq m (including office spa»»»

Democratic Bulgaria Floor Leader Nadejda Iordanova highligted "a controversial provision stating that the Election Code's rules on election campaigning will apply to social media and personal blogs" in the proposed amendments to the Election Code, which are to be voted on at second reading by the p»»»

Tokyo: "Many people" were trapped inside a shopping mall damaged in a major earthquake Tuesday in southwestern Japan, emergency services said. In "Kashima town, a shopping complex's second floor collapsed, leaving many people trapped inside," the fire department said in a statement. Police said ear»»»

The Antimonopoly Regulation Service of Kyrgyzstan and companies selling petroleum products through gas stations have entered into an agreement on setting prices for socially significant petroleum products. According to the agency, the main goal of the agreement is to ensure a stable supply of AI 92»»»

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee (WHC) decided at its 48th Session, held in Busan, the Republic of Korea, that Türkiye will host the 49th Session of the WHC in 2027. The 49th Session of the Committee is scheduled to be held in İs»»»