RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held separate telephone calls on Tuesday with his counterparts from Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain to discuss regional developments and efforts to de-escalate tensions. During the calls, the ministers reaffirmed the importance of protecting freedom»»»

NAVA DEL REY: Returning to her home at the heart of the wildfires near Madrid, Maria Paz Bolanos’s voice trembled as she declared it undamaged, by some “miracle.” After flames forced her to evacuate the village of Navas del Rey, the facade and interior of her home were intact, with only the garden »»»

NAVA DEL REY: Returning to her home at the heart of the wildfires near Madrid, Maria Paz Bolanos’s voice trembled as she declared it undamaged, by some “miracle.” After flames forced her to evacuate the village of Navas del Rey, the facade and interior of her home were intact, with only the garden »»»

Tunis, July 28, 2026 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti pointed out on Tuesday in Addis Ababa that completing the reform of the African Union Commission requires entrenching a sound professional...»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed bilateral relations and regional developments during a telephone call with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The two leaders reviewed cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Spain and explored ways»»»

Dash camera video provides a harrowing first-person view from inside the EF3 tornado that tore through the Appleton, Wis., area Monday, toppling trees and power lines and damaging homes. Video recorded by Autumn Willette around noon local time shows the sky turning green as debris swirls around the»»»

ALGIERS: Algeria’s parliament elected its first ever woman speaker on Tuesday evening, making Khalida Boufedeche the fourth-highest ranking official in the country. Boufedeche, an allergist by training who represents the capital Algiers, is a member of the National Liberation Front (FLN), the histo»»»

DAMASCUS: Tensions are mounting between the locals and Israeli forces in the Yarmouk Basin region in the western countryside of Daraa, southern Syria. On Monday, residents responded to incursions by the Israeli army by re-closing roads to its patrols and distributed leaflets in response to Israeli »»»

1 of 5 | Australian Army Maj. Gen. Scott Winter, deputy commander of United Nations Command, speaks during an interview at UNC headquarters on Camp Humphreys, a U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek, on July 7. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, July 28 (UPI) -- Seventy-six years »»»

Doha: Qatar Football Association (QFA) has announced the appointment of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani as President of the association and Sheikh Tamim bin Mohammed Al-Thani as Vice President. In a statement, the QFA said the appointments were approved by the Executive Committee during»»»

Monte Francis is pleased to welcome Karim Baldé, Sports Journalist and Founder of "Bal des Productions" News Agency. According to Baldé, Zinedine Zidane, as France's new football manager, one of the world's richest and most successful squads, heightening the expectations created by Didier Deschamps»»»

President Donald Trump hailed Lindsey Graham as a "true American original" Tuesday as world leaders and Washington's political elite gathered for the funeral of the hardline Republican senator who helped shape US policy on Ukraine and the Middle East. Trump told a packed congregation at Washington »»»

NEW YORK CITY: The rapidly deteriorating situation in the West Bank threatens to undermine the fragile progress so far on the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday, as speakers offered starkly differing visions of the possible paths ahead. Ramiz Alakb»»»

DAMASCUS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the international community to fully support Syria’s reconstruction and mobilize the resources needed to help its people rebuild after years of destruction, stressing that the country’s next phase must be led by Syrians themselves. In an int»»»

Egypt and Jordan on Tuesday called for an immediate halt to military escalation and renewed their support for political and diplomatic solutions, as US President Donald Trump warned that Washington could resume military action against Iran if negotiations failed and said the United States was enfor»»»

The Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) will launch a “White List” of the country’s most tax-compliant taxpayers, offering a range of incentives and priority services as part of the second package of tax facilitation measures aimed at encouraging voluntary tax compliance, ETA Head Rasha Abdel Aal announce»»»

The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) is in the final stages of launching its new Investor Complaints Platform, a unified digital system designed to streamline the submission, tracking, and resolution of investor complaints while improving transparency and service efficiency. M»»»

LONDON/DUBAI: ‌China has held direct talks with Yemen’s Houthi movement to enable its tankers to sail through the southern Red Sea without being attacked after the Iran-aligned militia pledged to prevent access to Saudi ports, six sources with knowledge ​of the matter have said. The Houthis declare»»»

RIYADH: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will defend his Six Kings Slam title when the exhibition tournament returns to Riyadh in October, organizers General Entertainment Authority announced on Tuesday. The third edition of the event, part of Riyadh Season 2026, will be held on Oct. 21, 22 and 24 and fea»»»

LONDON/DUBAI: ‌China has held direct talks with Yemen’s Houthi movement to enable its tankers to sail through the southern Red Sea without being attacked after the Iran-aligned militia pledged to prevent access to Saudi ports, six sources with knowledge ​of the matter have said. The Houthis declare»»»

Doha: Qatar's U18 national team will take on Oman on Wednesday, July 29, at Al Gharafa Sports Hall in the Gulf qualifiers for the FIBA U18 Asia Cup. The tournament serves as a pathway to the Asian finals slated to be held in Ahmedabad, India, in August. Qatar enter the matchup riding high after sec»»»

Damascus, July 28 (SANA) Arab Affairs Adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Mohammad al-Ahmad met with Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Syria Abib Farah to discuss bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries. The meeting reviewe»»»

Family members of loved ones who died in crashes of the Boeing Max 8 aircraft watch as Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun leaves the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Subcommittee On Investigations at the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 on Capitol Hill. Photo by Jemal C»»»

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Tuesday for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump since the Iran war began, with the Israeli leader saying they discussed ensuring Tehran does not acquire nuclear arms. The closed-door talks -- which the White House described»»»

KYIV: Ukraine and Iran’s foreign ministers spoke by phone on Tuesday, Kyiv said, adding it wants to avoid an “escalation” after a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea. Andriy Sybiga wrote on his X account that he had a “frank conversation” with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Arag»»»

ZAWTAR AL-GHARBIYA, Lebanon: As Lebanon’s army deploys in the southern village of Zawtar Al-Gharbiya, Hassan Sbeih is among those reassured by the troops and hoping the move will soon extend to areas still occupied by Israel. Last week, the Lebanese military began deploying to the devastated villag»»»

LONDON: For almost four years, Yemen has been enjoying a period of relative peace. So why do the Houthi militia suddenly appear to be doing their best to provoke a return to large-scale military operations in the country? The answer, analysts believe, is that the war in Iran, which has steadily esc»»»

1 of 3 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel attends the funeral service Tuesday for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump also met at the White House to discuss their countries' partnership and I»»»

Damascus, July 28 (SANA) The Ministries of Economy and Industry and Energy met on Tuesday with representatives of Germany‘s KSB, a global leader in pump and valve manufacturing, to discuss establishing a production plant in Syria as part of efforts to attract specialized industrial investment, tran»»»

The BYD plant in Szeged is one of Europe’s largest Chinese automotive investments, but the build has in recent months been shadowed not only by its rapid pace, but by fatal and serious accidents, police investigations, and apparent disregard for workplace safety and environmental rules. While const»»»

The US and Iran are engaged in “very friendly” negotiations, US President Donald Trump has said, warning he could order a return to hostilities if diplomacy fails. Iran, meanwhile, denied having any direct talks with the US but confirmed consultation with Oman, which has often acted as a mediator b»»»

DOHA: The Executive Committee of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) has approved the appointment of HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani as President of the QFA until the end of the current board's term in 2027, following the resignations of former president HE Jassim bin Rashid Al Buai»»»

Ulyanovsk, the sixth serial-built Yasen-M class nuclear-powered submarine, has been launched at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. The vessel is expected to join Russia's Northern Fleet. The launch ceremony took place on Tuesday, 28 July, and was attended by Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yury T»»»

Dubai: An Egyptian man has been arrested after allegedly fatally stabbing his elderly father during an argument over 100 Egyptian pounds (about $2), authorities said. The incident took place in the 15th of May City district of Cairo, where police responded to reports of an elderly man found dead in»»»

GAZA: On a road in Gaza City’s Zeitoun district, Palestinian resident Assem Dawla loaded mattresses and bags onto a truck as concrete yellow blocks marking the edge of Israel’s expanding military zone ​stood amid the rubble nearby. He said it was the seventh or eighth time since the war began that »»»

Lima: Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's ninth president in a decade at an official ceremony in Lima on Tuesday, AFP journalists observed. The conservative 51-year-old won June's runoff by fewer than 50,000 votes and will govern until 2031. "I swear ... that I will faithfully carry out the dutie»»»

mBank CEO Cezary Kocik has proposed exempting loans for defense and dual-use technologies from Poland’s bank tax to reduce financing costs for strategic investments. He argued that the savings would support domestic factories rather than remain with banks, helping defense companies fund production,»»»

Sosnowiec ranks as Poland’s most indebted city with county rights, according to the National Debt Register. Nearly 15% of local businesses have overdue liabilities, totaling PLN 8.06 mln per 1,000 companies, with an average debt of PLN 54,700 per debtor. Dąbrowa Górnicza ranks second, followed by K»»»

Polish universities must comply with new cybersecurity requirements by April 3, 2027, but experts warn that many institutions may be unprepared. Under the amended National Cybersecurity System Act, universities must implement information security management systems, conduct risk assessments, establ»»»

Poland’s Baltic coast is becoming increasingly popular with Czech tourists, and the 2026 season could set a new record. In 2025, about 482,000 Czech visitors stayed in Polish accommodation, although the figures exclude many short-term rentals and day trips. Lower prices than in Croatia, improved hi»»»

HONG KONG — South Korea's Kospi collapsed 10 per cent as tech took a battering on another black day for Asian stock markets, with a report of a breakthrough in China's chip industry compounding worries about the longevity of the AI boom.The losses extended a sell-off across the industry globally fo»»»

AMMAN — Sales of petroleum products reached 1.7573 billion litres in the first half of 2026, compared with 1.7617 billion litres during the same period of 2025, marking a 0.3 per cent decline.According to figures from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, sales of 90-octane gasoline fell 4.»»»

AMMAN — Manufacturers and industry representatives said the government's continued rollout of natural gas infrastructure to industrial zones will help lower production costs, improve the competitiveness of locally manufactured goods, support export growth, attract investment and create employment o»»»

AMMAN — Assistant Secretary-General for Agricultural Marketing and Quality at the Ministry of Agriculture, Ayman Oran, said the ministry has continued to implement a package of policies and programmes.Oran noted these policies aim to enhance growth in the Kingdom's agricultural sector, support inve»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces have arrested a man accused of transferring nearly half a million dollars to the Daesh group in neighboring Syria, a judicial official told AFP on Tuesday. Forces “arrested a man who had stolen $400,000 from his father’s safe, and investigations showed that he had t»»»

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday condemned an “aggression” this month by Iranian security services against two French diplomats in Tehran. “The EU unequivocally condemns the aggression against two diplomats of the Embassy of France in Tehran perpetrated by Iranian security forces on July 19,»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia's Cabinet has designated 2027 as the "Year of Water", one of several decisions approved during a meeting chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Tuesday. While authorities have yet to announce detailed programmes linked to the initiative, the »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia's Cabinet on Tuesday declared that the Kingdom would not tolerate threats to its security, national interests or critical infrastructure, condemning attacks by Iran-backed militias in Yemen and Iraq on oil facilities in the Riyadh and Eastern regions and on commercial vessels in»»»

Tunis, July 28 (TAP) - The League of Arab States mission to South Africa and a delegation from the Arab Parliament, led by Tunisian MP Aymen Nagra, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Political Affairs and National Security Committee of the Arab...»»»

Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan called the U.S. tariffs "absurd," but said negotiations with the U.S. government will continue. File Photo by Andre Borges/EPA BRASILIA, Brazil, July 28 (UPI) -- Brazil has formally requested consultations at the World Trade Organization over new U.S. tariff»»»