Formula 2 driver Nikola Tsolov pointed to his strong starts as one of his main weapons this Formula 2 season after completing a British Grand Prix double at Silverstone on Sunday. The Bulgarian Campos Racing driver gained three places at the start in both the sprint and the feature race. On Sunday,»»»

JEDDAH: The Space Prize Foundation, a global nonprofit focused on expanding youth participation in the space economy, launched the Space Prize KSA Future Innovator Challenge at Effat University in Jeddah on Sunday, bringing together students aged 12 to 18 for a three-day program focused on space, t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The amendments to Labour Law No. 9 of 2026, which amend some provisions of the Labour Law issued by Law No. 14 of 2004, issued by the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, embody a significant step in the evolution of labour legislation. The changes aim to bolster the competitivenes»»»

RIYADH: An intensive three-day entrepreneurship program designed to help innovators, technologists, and business developers turn their ideas into launch-ready technology startups concluded at The Garage in Riyadh. The event, titled “The Garage Challenge,” attracted strong participation, with contes»»»

HOHHOT: Two people were killed and four others injured when a truck exploded following a collision in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to local authorities. The accident occurred at 1127 a.m. on Sunday on a national highway in the region's East Ujimqin Banner. The»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a telephone call from Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic HE Jean-Noël Barrot During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to support and st»»»

RIYADH: When Ismael Saibari clutched the back of his right thigh just 22 minutes into Morocco’s FIFA World Cup round of 16 clash against Canada, alarm bells started ringing. In a tournament where the Atlas Lions’ glaring weakness had been converting golden chances, losing their top scorer was the l»»»

ATHENS: Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal and Greece Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help battle a massive blaze burning for more than three days. In Greece, authorities on Sunday urged residents of parts of Thessaloniki, the second-largest Gr»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s government and US oil services giant Halliburton signed a deal Sunday to manage two oil fields in the country’s south, as Baghdad looks to boost production. The state-owned “Basra Oil Company has signed a joint management contract with the American company Halliburton for the Bin Om»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received on Sunday, July 5, 2026, a phone call from HE Jean-Noël Barrot, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs. During the call, they reviewed the bilateral cooperation be»»»

Paris, France: French authorities have found a body of a man in a Paris canal that has been wildly popular with locals and tourists as a swimming spot to cool off in the early summer heatwave, police said. The body was found early Saturday in the Canal Saint-Martin in the north of the city centre w»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Rights groups warn Abu Safiya at risk of slow death in Israeli prison 05-07-2026 15:22 PM Latest News Urgent News Explosion in Kounine, sou»»»

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The liberated city of Konstantinovka had been turned by the Ukrainian regime into one of NATO's key fortified areas in the Donetsk region, Iranian international affairs analyst Ruholla Moddaber tells Sputnik. "More than 150 kilometers of defensive fortifications, around 15,000 troops, several armor»»»

Los Angeles, United States: England face Mexico in a World Cup blockbuster at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday [Monday, July 6, 3am, Qatar Time], while Erling Haaland and Norway bid to ambush Brazil as the battle for quarter-final places heats up. A day after France and Morocco sealed their places in t»»»

Kazakhstan’s planned Alatau City aims to become Central Asia's crypto capital, with major partners onboard and $6bn in investment secured. However, for the project to be successful, it will have to solve major regulatory, logistical and infrastructural challenges. The Alatau City megaproject was fi»»»

TEHRAN: Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who succeeded ​him as Iran’s supreme leader, did not make an appearance. State TV showed Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying behi»»»

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HAQL: As Saudi Arabia works to preserve its traditional crafts, Bedouin artisans in Tabuk continue to rely on centuries-old carding and spinning tools to produce authentic Sadu textiles. The carding tool and spindle are ancient traditional implements used by the Bedouin of the Tabuk region to prepa»»»

DOHA: The amendments to Labour Law No9 of 2026, which amend some provisions of the Labour Law issued by Law No14 of 2004, issued by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, embody a significant step in the evolution of labour legislation. The changes aim to bolster the competitiveness»»»

Tokyo: A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday, in a test mission for technology that could help protect the planet from space rocks. The fridge-sized Hayabusa2 was due to fly within 800 metres (0.5 miles) of asteroid Torifune, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency »»»

NEW DELHI: A woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra allegedly killed her husband after feeding him 15 to 20 sleeping pills and later buried his body inside the bathroom floor of their home, police said, NDTV reported. According to investigators, Ruby Sharma allegedly administered the sedatives by mixing the»»»

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Minister for Human Resources Development and Information Technology, Nara Lokesh, on Sunday appealed to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to provide immediate assistance to a Telugu family stranded at Hong Kong Airport after they lost their passports. Lokesh, son of »»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: One hundred days after taking power promising sweeping reform, Nepal's 36-year-old rapper-turned-Prime Minister Balendra Shah has upended the government while remaining an elusive public figure. The former mayor of Kathmandu, better known as "Balen", reached the milestone on Sunda»»»

KARACHI: An 11-year-old boy is set to be tried in connection with the devastating Gul Plaza Shopping Centre fire that killed 72 people, according to a charge sheet filed in court, Dawn reported. The charge sheet, submitted by the investigating officer through in-charge district prosecutor Abdul Raz»»»

Washington, USA: Instagram has rolled out a new update to its "Edits" video editing application, designed for content creators, bringing a host of improvements to the short-form video editing experience. The update includes a multilingual comments feature that automatically translates comments and »»»

The constant churn of British prime ministers shows that the UK political system is badly failing the public, US Vice President J.D. Vance has said, warning that ordinary people are “crying out” for real change. Britain’s problem is bigger than any single leader, as the succession of David Cameron,»»»

RIYADH: The National Grain Supply Co., SABIL, in cooperation with NEOM, has completed the first unloading of a wheat ship at NEOM Port, located in northwestern Saudi Arabia, carrying 66,000 tonnes of wheat. This step reflects the company’s strategy to diversify its logistics channels and enhance th»»»

RIYADH: Non-oil business activity in Kuwait and Qatar remained in contraction in June as supply disruptions, regional geopolitical tensions and cost pressures weighed on business conditions. S&P Global data showed Kuwait’s Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 46.4 in June from 47.2 in May, remaining »»»

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political fate will be decided on Tuesday when a Paris appeals court rules on whether she is eligible to run in the 2027 presidential elections, a verdict with major implications for France's future. Le Pen is appealing her 2025 conviction for embezzling European Pa»»»

Paris, France: Switzerland's World Cup captain Granit Xhaka says leadership is a role he learned aged four when he was handed the house keys as his Albanian parents worked overtime to make ends meet in their adopted country. The 33-year-old midfielder has the opportunity to prove that that tough ex»»»

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has ordered officials to summon representatives from Meta. The tech giant is being asked to provide a formal explanation following allegations that paid advertisements on Instagram were used to promote Child Sexual Abuse Material (C»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Araghchi to Resistance Allies: Iran Seeks End to Lebanon War, Vows Continued Support for Palestine 05-07-2026 12:46 PM Iranian Foreign Mini»»»

Dubai: UAE residents planning trips to India or other destinations on the Air India Express network can now book discounted tickets after the airline launched its latest international fare sale. The airline's 'Xplore More' sale offers savings of up to 15 per cent on Lite and Value fares for interna»»»

The Israeli military said on Saturday that it killed an armed militant in the "security zone" under its control in south Lebanon. "Earlier today (Saturday), IDF (Israeli army) soldiers identified an armed terrorist operating inside the Security Zone, in the Majdal Zoun area in southern Lebanon," th»»»

President Joseph Aoun has said he is "not fond of Israel," while noting that direct negotiations with it are the only way to pull Lebanon out of war and hostilities. "I tell you, I am not fond of Israel, but give me another solution, whatever it may be, and I will proceed with it," Aoun told a grou»»»

Egypt’s drive to localise pharmaceutical manufacturing has attracted fresh regional investor interest, with Gulf companies expressing a desire to participate in the Arab API project, one of the country’s largest strategic investments in pharmaceutical raw materials. Olfat Ghorab, Chairwoman of the »»»

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu could visit the White House as early as next week, U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios, adding that the prime minister "knows who the boss is" in their relationship. The possible meeting comes amid reports of tensions between the two leaders over efforts to end the wa»»»

Bulgaria's Interior Ministry is launching a structural reform that will include the closure of organizational units, the elimination of overlapping functions, and a comprehensive review of the ministry's structure, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters on Sunday as the ministry celebrat»»»

Dubai: Prof KK Abdul Gaffar, a former Indian expat in the UAE who was widely respected as a techno-educationist, consultant engineer and author and who helped shape engineering and medical education across India and the UAE, died back home on Sunday morning. He was 88. Though he hailed from Kerala,»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has opened subscriptions for its July “Sah” savings sukuk, offering retail investors a fixed annual return of 4.60 percent through the digital channels of accredited financial institutions. The subscription period began at 10 a.m. Saudi time on July 6 and will close at 3 p.m. o»»»

The General Command of Sharjah Police has foiled a criminal plot carried out by an electronic fraud network involving seven suspects of Asian nationalities, officials said. According to police, the group impersonated official entities to deceive victims and lure them into downloading malicious appl»»»

MOSCOW: One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday, as Russian and Ukrainian leaders held separate calls with US President Donald Trump on ending the war, now in its fifth year. Two others were injured in the »»»

Katmandu, Nepal: One hundred days after taking power promising sweeping reform, Nepal’s 36-year-old rapper-turned-Prime Minister Balendra Shah has upended the government while remaining an elusive public figure. The former mayor of Katmandu, better known as “Balen,” reached the milestone on Sunday »»»

When I was growing up, holidays did not begin with a boarding pass. They began in the last few days of school, when nothing in class really mattered anymore. Something would shift. Books still being packed, signatures exchanged, classrooms noisier than usual, as if the year had already loosened its»»»

Katmandu, Nepal: One hundred days after taking power promising sweeping reform, Nepal’s 36-year-old rapper-turned-Prime Minister Balendra Shah has upended the government while remaining an elusive public figure. The former mayor of Katmandu, better known as “Balen,” reached the milestone on Sunday »»»

Dubai: UAE landlords can now check the credit scores of prospective tenants before signing rental agreements, as Etihad Credit Bureau's (ECB) new Tenant Screening service has officially gone live. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The service, first»»»

HOUSTON: The end result was as expected, but for 45 minutes the performance was not. After a quintessential game of two halves, Morocco became the first African team in history to twice reach the World Cup quarterfinals, yet it was not the easy game against Canada that many fans anticipated. When t»»»

Despite years of soaring inflation and the rapid spread of digital payments, Hungarians continue to keep surprisingly large amounts of cash at home. According to a new study by experts at the Hungarian National Bank (MNB), the main reason is not everyday shopping but the desire for financial securi»»»