WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced legislation to establish a $2.5-billion "Strategic Resilience Reserve" aimed at strengthening domestic supplies of critical minerals and rare earth elements. The move marks the latest effort to reduce US dependence on China for materials»»»

Manila: The Philippine peso appears to have entered a new trading range against the US dollar. Recent data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) suggests the currency is stabilising above the psychologically important ₱60-per-dollar level after months of sharp depreciation. The daily BSP refer»»»

Dubai: Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a Second Intermediate Period settlement comprising tombs, homes, storage facilities and industrial installations in the Tell El Koa archaeological site in Ismailia Governorate, offering fresh insights into life in the eastern Nile Delta during the Hykso»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has extended its initiative waiving selected tax fines and financial penalties for taxpayers by a further six months, giving businesses and individuals until December 31 to regularise their tax affairs. The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) said the extension, approved by»»»

Dubai: Filipinos planning a trip to Oman can now travel without presenting a negative HIV medical certificate if they are entering the country under Oman's 14-day visa-free entry programme. In a statement, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced the change, noting that the »»»

Romania’s retail banking sector is entering a more demanding phase than many of its European peers, as the normalization of interest rates overlaps with domestic fiscal, economic and political pressures, according to the 18th edition of Kearney’s European Retail Banking Radar. Local banks must navi»»»

Around 5.2 million Romanians, representing 27.4% of the usually resident population, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics. The indicator was down by 0.5 percentage points compared with 2024, corresponding to a decre»»»

Arab Finance: Bokra has partnered with digital payments provider Geidea to offer digital savings products to more than 200,000 merchants across Geidea's network in Egypt, as per an emailed press release. The partnership will enable merchants to access Bokra's digital savings solution, which allows »»»

Arab Finance: The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) signed two financing agreements totaling €50 million with the French Development Agency (AFD), along with a €4 million grant, under the Sustainable Agricultural Finance Program (SASME 2). The signing, which took place on the sidelines of the celebratio»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt has temporarily listed four state-owned companies on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), including three from the petroleum sector, as part of the state's initial public offering (IPO) program aimed at broadening private-sector participation, as per a statement. The four companies are »»»

Arab Finance: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reviewed navigation traffic and operational performance of the Suez Canal during fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026, according to a statement. In his meeting with Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie and Chairman of the South Red Sea Shipyard C»»»

Tunis, June 28 (TAP) - Temperatures in most regions of the country during the night between Sunday and Monday will range between 25 and 30°C, falling to around 23°C on western heights and reaching up to 32°C in the south-west, according to the...»»»

TUNIS, June 29, 2026 (TAP) - Tunisia will host the 7th edition of the COMESA Regional Fair and the COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) Trade Fair and Business Conference (CTF 2026) from July 1 to 3, 2026, with the participation of...»»»

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned against any attempt to undermine the Lebanese Army or dismiss its commander, cautioning that such a move would provoke a firm response, Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported on Tuesday. Speaker Berri has also reiterated his opposition to toppling the gover»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Sunday that any external interference in the maritime arrangements would only complicate the situation and delay the reopening process of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Speaking at a joint press conference in Baghdad with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fua»»»

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has ordered the legal pursuit of the US and Israeli war crimes committed against the Iranian nation. The Leader has called on Iran’s Judiciary to pursue and restore the nation’s rights that have been violated as a result of»»»

Iran and Oman have conducted the first meeting of a joint committee on the Strait of Hormuz in Muscat, the Islamic Republic’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi announced on Monday. In a post on X on Monday, Gharibabadi said the meeting was held with Omani»»»

President Masoud Pezeshkian announced Monday that $6 billion of Iran’s frozen assets will be released and returned through Qatar, and confirmed that oil and petrochemical sanctions have been lifted under the peace deal, which he called a “great victory” for the Iranian people. Speaking during a vis»»»

Israeli occupation attacked southern Syria late Sunday in a new attack that sparked condemnations among some Arab countries and Hamas Palestinian resistance movement. Israeli forces opened fire toward Syrian civilians late Sunday while withdrawing from the village of Abidin in the southern Daraa co»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the responsibility for reopening the Strait of Hormuz rests solely with the Islamic Republic of Iran, urging all parties to refrain from interfering in Tehran’s management of the strategic waterway under the terms of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) w»»»

Foreign Ministry Spoksaman Esmaeil Baqaei has denied claim that Tehran and Washington will hold talks in Qatar in the coming days. Baqaei pointed out that the issue that the US representatives are going to Qatar is not linked to the a trip by the Iranian delegation to the neighbrong country. Earlie»»»

Raafat Hindi, Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, received Paula Ingabire, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation, to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between the two countries in the fields of digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital cap»»»

Arab African Advisers has completed the Clusters Regulatory Framework Support project in Egypt, a key pillar of the EU-funded EuroMed Clusters Forward programme. The initiative, implemented by ANIMA Investment Network in partnership with Berytech, spans seven Southern Mediterranean countries–Egypt,»»»

The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) announced that its subsidiary, the Arab African Medical Industries Company, has obtained the internationally recognized ISO 13485:2016 certification for medical device quality management systems, marking a significant milestone in Egypt’s efforts to»»»

Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance, announced that the government has completed the preparation of all standard procurement documents, including model contracts, tender documents and technical specifications, which will become mandatory for use in all contracts concluded by public entities. The mi»»»

Egypt is developing its startup financing ecosystem by updating regulations for convertible securities and improving company valuation methodologies, while the Sovereign Fund of Egypt studies a new investment mechanism to support late-stage startups, the country’s investment and foreign trade minis»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, called for a global partnership on non-conventional water resources and increased financing for water projects in developing countries during a preparatory meeting for the 11th World Water Forum, scheduled to be held in Riyadh in Mar»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, called for jointly financed Arab water and climate projects to strengthen regional water security, while holding talks with Saudi officials to expand bilateral cooperation in water management. According to a ministry statement, Sewil»»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with authorities in Somalia and Yemen to secure the release of Egyptian sailors held aboard the hijacked transport vessel MT Eureka off the Somali coast. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has directed daily monitoring of the incident, instructing th»»»

The United States and Iran are preparing for a new round of high-level talks in Doha aimed at advancing implementation of their recent memorandum of understanding, even as maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz and Israel’s military presence in southern Lebanon continue to test the fragile diplo»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Industry, Khaled Hashem, met with Sebastien Riez, CEO of Schneider Electric for North East Africa and the Levant, to discuss the company’s current and future expansion plans in the Egyptian market, as well as opportunities to deepen local manufacturing and increase the domestic »»»

Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, said on Monday that the government adopted an economic and social development plan for the 2026/27 fiscal year that targets increasing the private sector’s share of total investment to around 59%. Rostom made the remarks during the launch»»»

Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development and Chairperson of the National Investment Bank (NIB), chaired a meeting of the bank’s Investment Committee. The committee reviewed NIB’s investment portfolio, including its holdings across institutions listed on the capital market, and di»»»

Egypt and Switzerland have signed a 1.4m Swiss franc ($1.7m) grant agreement to launch a project aimed at building a national system for the sustainable management of electronic waste, supporting the country’s transition to a circular economy and expanding green industries. The agreement was signed»»»

In the coming weeks, a new two-pound coin and revised one-pound coin will enter circulation, marking the latest update to the Livre Égyptienne. Intended to minimise minting costs, streamline fare collection and curb metal melting, the reforms appear modest when set against a state budget projected »»»

DOHA: Early signs of the domestic rutab (semi-ripe date) season are starting to emerge, as farmers are sanguine over the outlook for a strong harvest this year. The season is one of the most consequential agricultural periods in Qatar and across the Gulf, closely tied to cultural and social traditi»»»

CAIRO: The State of Qatar won several awards at the International Forum of Arab Women in Diplomacy, organized by the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States at its headquarters in Cairo today, in cooperation with the Arab Council for Social Responsibility, coinciding with the International»»»

Agencies JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has long spoken about succession, but a clear timeline for stepping aside has remained elusive. This time, however, sources say, the plan is real. Dimon plans to stay as CEO for up to three more years, with insiders hoping that the bank will name his successo»»»

DPA Houston Brazil substitute Gabriel Martinelli struck in stoppage time to complete a thrilling 2-1 comeback win over Japan in the World Cup last 32 on Monday. Record five-times winners Brazil, whose World Cup title drought stands at 24 years, had gone behind to Mainz midfielder Kaishu Sano’s firs»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani issued Ministerial Decision No 34 of 2026 issuing a guide to describing and classifying the jobs of the diplomatic and consular corps. The decision comes within the framework of developing»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Tamilar Traditional Sports (QTTS) successfully inaugurated its vibrant art exhibition, “Palette of Passion,” at the Art Factory in Lusail on June 19, attracting a large gathering of art enthusiasts, dignitaries and community members. The exhibition featured an impres»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Embassy of India in Qatar conducted its monthly Open House on June 25, providing Indian nationals with a platform to directly raise consular and community-related concerns with embassy officials. Senior embassy officials attended the session and engaged with members of»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Karnataka Sangha Qatar (KSQ), an associate organisation of the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) under the aegis of the Embassy of India, successfully hosted Sambhrama 2026, a grand musical extravaganza at the DPS-MIS Auditorium, Al Wakrah, bringing together members of the Indi»»»

Tribune News Network Mexico City and Doha This month, the main theatre of Cineteca Nacional de las Artes served as a window onto contemporary Arab cinema. The Doha Film Institute (DFI) presented a curated selection of seven films it has supported in recent years, a programme that brought together p»»»

QNA Doha Early signs of the domestic rutab (semi-ripe date) season are starting to emerge as farmers are sanguine over the outlook for a strong harvest this year. The season is one of the most consequential agricultural periods in Qatar and across the Gulf, closely tied to cultural and social tradi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The journey of Sara Al Qattan, a graduate of the College of Pharmacy whose academic achievements and commitment to advancing pharmacy practice, reflect the emphasis laid on excellence in healthcare education at Qatar University’s (QU) Health Sector. Sara’s decision to purs»»»

QNA Doha Qatar participated in the extraordinary meeting of the Electricity and Water Cooperation Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Held via video conference on Monday, the meeting considered the latest developments in preparing a study on the feasibility of implementing wa»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecommunications provider, has officially opened registration for the 15th edition of the Doha Marathon by Ooredoo set to be the biggest yet, with an expected 25,000 runners of all ages and abilities, on Friday, January 15, 2027, along Doha’s Cor»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the launch of two new specialised services in paediatric allergy: skin allergy testing to accurately identify food and environmental allergens, and food and drug challenge tests, which are considered the internationally recogni»»»

QNA Doha The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has announced the expansion of its 24-hour urgent care services for adults and children with the addition of Al Waab Health Center to its network of health centres offering this service. With the addition of Al Waab Health Center, the number of 24»»»