Doha, Qatar: The recent passing of former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan provides an opportunity to reflect on how US monetary policymaking has evolved over the past twenty years. A central debate is how much guidance a central bank should provide regarding the path of interest rates. Greater»»»

DOHA: Oil prices closed more than $1 a barrel higher on Friday, ending July with their biggest monthly gains since March, as concerns over global crude flows mounted following reports from Iran that some tankers were forced to turn back in the Strait of Hormuz. For July, Brent gained 24% and WTI ro»»»

Abu Dhabi: In one of the region's largest environmental restoration initiatives, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is set to disperse 10 million native seeds by air in a landmark project aimed at rehabilitating natural habitats, restoring native vegetation, enhancing biodiversity, and streng»»»

Hungary is rolling out nationwide energy-saving measures—from expanded remote working to switching off decorative lighting—as the country prepares for the first complete shutdown of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant in its 44-year history. The second-to-last generating unit at Paks was shut down at 1:30»»»

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has offered Slovakia’s support to Hungary as the country grapples with a deepening energy crisis caused by record-low water levels in the Danube that have severely reduced output at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant. In a statement published on Facebook on Saturday, Fic»»»

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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said. Deputy police inspector-general Sanjeewa Medawatte said the situation was under control after inmates destroyed m»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation and the University of Granada have announced the winners of the second cycle of the Radwa Ashour Award – a prestigious accolade recognising exceptional contributions to Arabic literature. The recipients of this year’s award showcase the creativity and depth of contempo»»»

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said. Deputy police inspector-general Sanjeewa Medawatte said the situation was under control after inmates destroyed m»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe West Bank: Israeli settlers vandalized electricity poles, power grid in the village of Madama, south of Nablus 02-08-2026 09:20 AM Latest N»»»

Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said. Deputy police inspector-general Sanjeewa Medawatte said the situation was under control after inmates destroyed multiple b»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation’s annual Mukhayamna Summer Programme is equipping young people with future-ready skills by introducing them to emerging fields such as quantum computing, coding, business and leadership, while combining these with sports, arts and creative activities to foster well-rou»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has concluded its 2026 summer training programme “Professional Generation in Awqaf”, aimed at developing national talents and enhancing their readiness for the government labour market. Organised by the Human Resources Department, the programme»»»

South Korea registered on Sunday its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, according to the state weather agency. The southeastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5C at 1:26 pm (0426 GMT), the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website. Yangsan h»»»

Egypt’s labor market is improving on paper, but its underlying challenges remain structural. Universities continue to graduate students faster than curricula evolve to meet employer needs, creating a persistent mismatch between education and the technical, digital, language, and soft skills demande»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s small and medium enterprise (SME) sector faces an estimated $10 billion factoring gap and a broader $48 billion MENA region financing shortfall. Despite representing the backbone of economic growth and employment, SMEs in Egypt remain severely underserved by traditional bankin»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s transportation infrastructure construction industry is entering a new phase of long-term, strategy-led growth, with the sector projected to expand to $13.12bn (QR47.82bn) this year from $12.48bn (QR45.48bn) in 2025, according to a recent market analysis by Mordor Intelligence. »»»

My previous columns covered the logic of Budapest’s premium market – from the step-by-step purchase process and discreet transactions to inheritance and the golden visa reality. This piece moves one step beyond the capital. Premium property at Lake Balaton has quietly overtaken Budapest in a tellin»»»

US President Donald Trump said the United States and Israel will pause planned strikes on Iran after claiming that Middle Eastern countries had helped outline a possible deal to end the months-long conflict. The announcement came after days of warnings that Washington was preparing further military»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies had reached the parameters of a deal to end the five-month old war. The emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STR»»»

An improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow at 19:55, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) reported. An unknown woman suspected of attempting to bring the explosive device into the venue was stopped by a security guard before entering. The»»»

Dubai: Every independent artist today faces the same problem: millions of songs, one algorithm, and almost no way to stand out. In the UAE, a small but determined community has found an answer in a familiar, but unlikely place — vinyl. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.J»»»

A plane carrying tourists crashed into a field outside the Peruvian city of Nazca on Saturday, killing all 13 people on board, local authorities said. The aircraft was conducting a sightseeing flight over the famous Nazca Lines, a collection of ancient geoglyphs carved into the desert by Indigenous»»»

At least three people were killed and two injured in a shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho on Saturday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI. | License Photo Aug. 1 (UPI) -- At least three people were killed and two injured in a shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Idaho on Saturday, »»»

WASHINGTON: A heat wave gripped large swaths of the Western US on Saturday as temperatures hovered near record highs, heightening wildfire risks in areas that already are dry or burning and prompting warnings for people to stay inside. A ridge of high pressure is holding heat close to the ground — »»»

OpenAI has uncovered additional cases in which its autonomous AI models breached containment and acted without human instruction, Reuters has reported, citing sources. The findings come as the company expands its investigation into a hacking incident last month in which an AI bot went rogue while a»»»

Ukraine's long-range drone campaign against Russian oil refineries has become routine enough that analysts are now describing it as a predictable cycle rather than a series of shocks: strike, assess damage, repair, restart - repeated across plant after plant for months. As IntelliNews reported, Rus»»»

WASHINGTON: The Justice Department has subpoenaed the records of a freelance journalist for the ​New York Times as part of a probe into the sourcing of a 2025 story about a botched U.S. military operation in North Korea, the newspaper said on Saturday. Freelancer Matthew Cole was subpoenaed in Febr»»»

KHARTOUM, Sudan: The teenage boy’s hands and legs were shackled to the anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pickup as Sudanese warplanes attacked. He saw another child chained to the steering wheel.As their captors sought cover, the terrified children were ordered to stay and shoot down the jets over the»»»

CEUTA, Spain: When he heard the border had been breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and raced from his home in northern Morocco toward Ceuta, joining tens of thousands of people trying to swim into the tiny Spanish territory in North Africa. Like many of his fellow countrymen, Buji was i»»»

A homemade bomb exploded in a cafe in Moscow's Kudrinskaya Square, killing three people and injuring 21. File Photo by Yuri Kochetkov/EPA Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Three people were killed and 21 injured when a homemade bomb exploded in a Moscow cafe Saturday, officials said. Russia's National Anti-Terrorism»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), under the aegis of the Embassy of India in Qatar, in association with the ICC Students’ Forum and Career Saarthi (A leading career consultancy based in India), has successfully concluded the Global Pathways University Connect Series, a four-pa»»»

Tribune News Network Doha This August, Qatar Calendar presents a full programme of events inviting residents to enjoy a month packed with family entertainment, cultural exhibitions and international sporting fixtures. Spanning a wide range of interests, the month’s programme offers something for au»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha As climate change, resource scarcity and environmental degradation reshape global priorities, sustainability has evolved from an environmental aspiration into one of the defining pillars of national development. Across continents, governments are redesigning economic models, »»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha The rapid emergence of autonomous Artificial Intelligence agents is transforming one of the oldest assumptions in computing: that humans determine both the objective and the exact sequence of actions a machine follows to achieve it. According to Dr. Khalid Waleed Mahmoud, sen»»»

Speaking to reporters at Camp David on Friday, President Donald Trump had admitted the controversial $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund was “dead” -– but flip flopped the following day. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 1 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would p»»»

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Damascus, Aug. 2 (SANA) Foreign companies participating in the “Motor Show 2026” said Syria‘s automotive market is entering a new phase of recovery, citing growing investment opportunities and renewed confidence in the country’s economic and industrial outlook. The 14th International Motor Show for»»»

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The surge of migrants across the border from Morocco into Spain is an example of what could happen to the US if Republicans aren’t elected, US President Donald Trump has claimed. Trump has repeatedly attacked his political opponents over immigration, blaming his predecessor Joe Biden for illegal bo»»»

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Authorities in Gaza said Saturday that they had recovered the remains of another 112 people in rubble, part of daunting operations after more than two years of Israeli strikes. Gaza’s civil defense agency said it found the remains or body parts following 136 hour»»»

LONDON: For nearly four decades, Hamas has presented itself as an armed resistance movement whose military wing is inseparable from its political identity. Since its founding in 1987, the group has fought successive wars with Israel, weathered repeated military campaigns and resisted international »»»

LIMA: At least 13 people died when a small plane carrying tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, police said Saturday. “We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died,” Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters from the crash site in the countr»»»

BOGOTÁ: Colombia’s government on Saturday blamed the nation’s largest remaining rebel group for an explosion outside a police base that injured 11 officers and killed a police dog. The attack took place early Saturday in Cucuta, a city along Colombia’s border with Venezuela, where drug gangs and re»»»

TUBAS: Israeli forces on Saturday detained seven Palestinians, including two children, during military raids across the governorates of Nablus, Tubas and Bethlehem, while also storming several towns and villages. In the Tubas governorate, Israeli forces detained a 16-year-old child after raiding an»»»

BEIRUT: Former Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh was transferred to prison on Saturday after being placed under police guard in a hospital, a judicial official told AFP. Salameh, who fell ill earlier this week on his way to court to face embezzlement charges, “was admitted and placed amon»»»

Europe's worst drought in decades is rippling through the continent's transport, energy and agricultural sectors, bringing shipping on parts of the Danube to a standstill, threatening nuclear power generation and exposing growing vulnerabilities as climate change pushes temperatures to unprecedente»»»

ABIDJAN: Around 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in an attack by the Boko Haram group in southeastern Niger, local sources said, with the assault confirmed by state media. The attack occurred close to N’Guigmi, a garrison town in the Diffa marshy Lake Chad region shared also by Nigeria, Camero»»»

Europe's worst drought in decades is rippling through the continent's transport, energy and agricultural sectors, bringing shipping on parts of the Danube to a standstill, threatening nuclear power generation and exposing growing vulnerabilities as climate change pushes temperatures to unprecedente»»»

FEATURE | Europe/Climate | Environment | July 30, 2026 "The Pyrocene is here," climate researcher Peter Dynes wrote on X on July 28, as wildfires near Bordeaux began generating huge pyrocumulus clouds intense enough to create their own weather – winds and lightning capable of igniting new fires. "A»»»