NEW YORK: Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ibrahim Olabi said Syria remains committed to protecting children’s rights and strengthening cooperation with the UN in this field, including efforts to develop a national action plan aimed at preventing violations against children. Speaking duri»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The 2023 Jeddah agreement brokered by Saudi Arabia can still serve as a foundation for future Sudan peace talks, the UN’s special envoy for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, said on Thursday, even as he voiced alarm over an intensifying offensive by the Rapid Support Forces around the city of E»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Labour has said that amendments to Labour Law No. (9) of 2026, issued by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, represents a significant step in the development of the country's labor legislation, aimed at enhancing economic competitiveness and improving the ef»»»

Tunis, June 25 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti on Thursday received Ambassador of Hungary to Tunisia Lajos Mile, who paid him a farewell visit on the the conclusion of his mission in...»»»

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prisoners Society said on Thursday that Israeli forces killed two Palestinian men during detention operations in the Jenin and Salfit governorates. The society identified the two men as Mohammed Nazem Zayed, 29, from Jenin, and Mustafa Al-Khatib, 32, from Salfit. In a stat»»»

BRUSSELS: Cyprus expressed concern on Thursday that it might not be invited to the UN climate conference in November because of a long-standing dispute with host nation Turkiye. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when a Turkish invasion followed a coup in Nicosia backed by Greece’s then-military j»»»

SEBASTIA, West Bank: An Israeli bill that would extend civil control over ancient sites in the West Bank has drawn criticism from Palestinians and Israeli rights groups who say it is tantamount to annexation of occupied land and would expand Jewish settlements. The “Heritage Authority in Judea and »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Clashes in the Beit Yahoun area of ​​southern Lebanon. There are fatalities and injuries among Israeli soldiers 25-06-2026 2»»»

BRUSSELS: Cyprus expressed concern on Thursday that it might not be invited to the UN climate conference in November because of a long-standing dispute with host nation Turkiye.Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when a Turkish invasion followed a coup in Nicosia backed by Greece’s then-military ju»»»

ALULA: Saudi composer and pianist Abeer Balubaid was announced as winner of the AlUla Music Competition at a ceremony in Design Space AlUla on Wednesday. Accepting the award, Balubaid said: “It is an incredible honor. Knowing that visitors from around the world will experience this composition as t»»»

RIYADH: Saudi authorities on Thursday announced an entry ban on travelers from three African countries as a precautionary health measure amid the Ebola outbreak in the African continent. The Public Health Authority, or Weqaya, said that those traveling from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda »»»

Doha: HSBC officially welcomed customers to the bank’s first wealth centre within its new headquarters in Msheireb Downtown Doha, one of the world’s most advanced smart city developments. The new, dedicated Premier wealth centre marks a milestone in the bank’s strategic commitment to serving Qatar’»»»

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, center, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, European Council President Antonio Costa, second from right, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, second from left, pose for a group photo at the opening session of the Ukraine Recovery Co»»»

London: Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have reaffirmed their commitment to implementing a landmark peace agreement following talks in London attended by the State of Qatar, the United States of America, the Republic of Togo and the African Union Commission.»»»

TINE, Chad: Faouzi Abdulbagi Mahammat Anour woke up in Tine, Chad, with a burnt face and his right eye missing after being attacked on the Sudanese side of the border by a drone. The attack happened on the morning of June 10, when the 18-year-old was grazing his family’s livestock northeast of the »»»

In “House of Fidelity,” veteran journalist Justin Baer tells the definitive story of the Johnsons, a New England dynasty that fiercely guarded control of their company while reshaping Wall Street. From the founder’s bold leap into Boston’s insular investing circles, to the meteoric rise of Peter Ly»»»

WASHINGTON: Norway are riding the crest of a wave having made the knockout stage on their return to the World Cup after 28 years and for Norwegian Football Federation chief Lise Klaveness their success confirms their holistic approach to the game is paying off. Much like the synchronized rowing cel»»»

Tunis, June 25 (TAP) - A Tunisian delegation led by Director-General of Economic and Cultural Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mourad Belhassen, is conducting an exploratory mission to Senegal to identify...»»»

DUBAI: A UN maritime agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after the British military said a vessel was hit Thursday by a projectile off the coast of Oman. The head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said the plan to move stranded ships through the str»»»

Turks commemorated Thursday the tenth of Muharram, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), with massive marches in the city of Istanbul. Source: Al-Manar English Website»»»

KYIV: Multiple explosions were heard as an air alert wailed in Kyiv, AFP journalists reported Thursday, minutes after authorities warned about Russian ballistic missiles heading toward the Ukrainian capital. The journalists also saw smoke traces in the skies above Kyiv. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko »»»

TEXAS, USA: No, a storm didn’t roll through Sweden’s base camp at the World Cup. It’s just a home renovation. The Swedes were taken by surprise seeing mangled metal and other demolished construction material on one side of Toyota Stadium — the home of MLS team FC Dallas — during their training sess»»»

Interior Minister, Besfort Lamallari, has defended the government’s decision to declare Ikballe Huduti Berisha an “undesirable person” and impose a 15-year ban from entering the country, saying the measure was based on intelligence assessments indicating a threat to national security. Speaking in a»»»

Hungary is warming at an alarming pace, with climate experts warning that the country’s central regions have become some of the fastest-heating areas in Europe over the past three decades. Hungary is warming way too quickly According to renowned climate scientist Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, a professor at »»»

Tunis, June 25 (TAP) - Infrastructure and Housing Minister and acting Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Salah Zouari chaired the inauguration ceremony on Thursday in El Fahs (Zaghouan governorate), for the extension of the production site of...»»»

Dubai: Foreign ministers from the GCC countries and the US reaffirmed their strategic partnership on Thursday and welcomed mediation efforts by Qatar and Pakistan that helped secure a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran. In a joint statement issued after the GCC-US Ministerial»»»

ALKHOBAR: For much of the past decade, Saudi Arabia’s artificial intelligence ambitions have been focused on building the foundations. The Kingdom has invested heavily in cloud infrastructure, data centers, digital transformation programs and national AI initiatives under Vision 2030, as government»»»

Members of Venezuela's Civil Defense team remove debris and search for survivors at buildings collapsed during the earthquakes in Chacao in eastern Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday. Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on Wednesday. Photo by Boris Vegraga/EPA June 25 (UPI) -- Large»»»

DOHA: Qatar Toy Festival returns this year bigger than ever, with the introduction of new zones and experiences. The festival, organised by Qatar Calendar in collaboration with Spacetoon Group under the theme “More to Imagine, A Whole World of Fun”, will take place at the Doha Exhibition and Conven»»»

The Israeli army said it had killed several suspected Hezbollah operatives on Thursday in two separate incidents around the so-called "security zone" its occupying forces have established in southern Lebanon. In the first case, the military said soldiers "identified five Hezbollah terrorists who po»»»

Hezbollah Military Media releases a video that shows footage from the Islamic Resistance’s targeting on 14-06-2026 of gatherings of vehicles and soldiers of the Israeli enemy army in southern Lebanon with high-quality missiles. Source: Al-Manar English Website»»»

Washington: American experts have praised the State of Qatar's diplomatic efforts in helping to secure a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, saying the Gulf state's mediation played a significant role in reducing tensions and bringing the two sides closer to an agreement. Speaking to Qata»»»

Tunis, June 25 (TAP) - An official military flag-raising ceremony was held on Thursday morning at the Kasbah Square in Tunis, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Tunisian National Army.The ceremony was chaired by...»»»

Damascus, June.26 (SANA) Syrian and Emirati officials discussed plans to establish a logistics corridor linking Syrian ports with Gulf markets through Iraq, as part of efforts to strengthen regional trade and transport connectivity. Qutaiba Badawi, Chairman of Syria’s General Authority for Land and»»»

Two powerful quakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 struck just 40 seconds apart. At least 188 people have died and 1520 are injured, according to the latest reports. Rescue teams continue to search through the rubble for the missing.AmericasStrongest Earthquakes in Century Strike Venezuela: What Is Know»»»

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Monsanto, the manufacturer of the weedkiller Roundup, does not have to comply with state laws to include a cancer warning on the product's label because the EPA has said it is not required to do so. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI. | License Photo June 25 (UP»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: A Ras Al Khaimah court has sentenced a TikTok user to three months in prison and fined another Dh1,000 after a livestream dispute escalated into insults, harassment and a death threat, reinforcing that misconduct on social media platforms can carry serious criminal consequences. The»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli army is reducing its forces in southern Lebanon: military radio 25-06-2026 19:36 PM Latest News Urgent News Israeli army is reducin»»»

France and Italy want to set up a multinational coalition to succeed the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. "We want to launch a coalition for the post-UNIFIL arrangement, obviously in coordination with the European Union and the United Na»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Police Academy, represented by the Security Research and Studies Center, in cooperation with Al Rayyan Security Department, organized a seminar titled “Institutional Integration in Crime Prevention”, aimed at strengthening partnerships among national institutions, supporting the cr»»»

Tunis, June 25 (TAP) - A delegation of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) is participating in the 8th Conference of the Arab Parliament and Speakers of Arab Councils and Parliaments, organised in Cairo on June 24-27.The delegation is led...»»»

London: Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said Thursday it will suspend services in several European countries from next week as it has been unable secure regulatory approval to operate in the European Union. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, said it had applied for auth»»»

LONDON: Jordan dispatched a convoy of 20 relief trucks to Lebanon on Thursday as part of its efforts to support the country. It was the ninth aid convoy organized by the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization, in cooperation with the Jordan Armed Forces, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the World Fo»»»

An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three people on Thursday, Lebanese state media reported, despite a lull in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said "three people were killed and one person was wounded when an enemy drone targ»»»

Israel said Thursday that it had set no timetable for withdrawing its forces from Lebanon, Gaza and Syria, as Israeli and Lebanese officials engaged in U.S.-brokered talks in Washington. The Israeli military has launched widespread airstrikes in Lebanon and sent troops into the country's south afte»»»

On the 85th anniversary of Sovinformburo’s founding, Dr. Gerar Deeb, an international relations researcher and an expert on Russian affairs from Beirut, conveyed his congratulations to Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya. "Western actors sought to exert influence through visual and audio »»»

Members of Venezuela's Civil Defense remove debris and search for survivors at buildings collapsed during the earthquakes in the municipality of Chacao in eastern Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on Wednesday. Photo by Boris Vegraga/EPA June»»»

DOHA: As the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage approaches its conclusion, the Netherlands and Tunisia meet in a Group F encounter with important objectives on the line in Kansas City. The Dutch are aiming to secure top spot and build momentum ahead of the knockout rounds, while Tunisia are determined»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has affirmed its aspiration to host the High-Level Midterm Review Meeting of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA MTR) in March 2027, as a positive step to enhance cooperation with the least developed countries and support their efforts in addressing challenges. This came»»»

FLORIDA, USA: It’s halftime at the World Cup. Take a break, everyone. Wednesday marked the midpoint of the 104-match tournament — technically, just past the midpoint, with 54 matches now in the books and 50 remaining before a World Cup champion are crowned in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19»»»