PHILADELPHIA: South American teams have got off to disappointing start to the World Cup, failing to produce a win in three games. Ecuador lost to Ivory Coast 1-0 on Sunday in Philadelphia. Brazil drew 1–1 with Morocco on Saturday, and Paraguay were routed 4–1 by tournament co-host the US. Comments »»»

Geneva, June 15 (SANA) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said thousands of victims and survivors in Syria continue to demand justice and accountability, stressing the importance of holding the ousted president (Assad) and other deposed regime’s officials accountable. Acc»»»

US President Donald Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping for their roles in bringing about a peace settlement with Iran. Moscow has repeatedly offered its mediation services and urged all sides to de-escalate. Trump made the remarks on Sunday in an interv»»»

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that Tehran still holds "deep mistrust" of the United States despite an agreed framework aimed at ending the war. "Unfortunately, it must be acknowledged that Iran's deep mistrust of the United States stems from long history of wrongdoing by American leaders,"»»»

US officials said Monday that ships will move toll-free through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted that Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting any economic benefits. However, Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that t»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran had spared his country from what he described as the Islamic republic's threat of "nuclear annihilation". "The most important thing is that we saved the State of Israel from the threat o»»»

President Joseph Aoun on Monday welcomed the announced U.S.-Iran deal to end the Middle East war during a call from Tehran's top diplomat and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, the Lebanese presidency said in a statement. The Lebanese leader said he hoped the agreement would be a "positive step towar»»»

Hezbollah said on Monday it had repelled an Israeli force that was trying to "advance" in southern Lebanon, despite the U.S.-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war on all fronts including in Lebanon. The Iran-backed group said the attack came in response to Israel's violation of the ceasefire on»»»

Riot police in Geneva clashed with protesters on Sunday ahead of a Group of Seven summit in neighboring France. The violence disrupted a No-G7 demonstration which drew thousands. Geneva lies around 30 km from Evian-les-Bains, a French resort town on the shores of Lake Geneva where the 2026 G7 summi»»»

Egypt has committed troops to the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for Gaza, putting itself at the centre of the post-war order in the war-torn Strip. While the decision sends a strong signal about Cairo's commitment to security and stability, it forces Egypt to walk a fine line between prot»»»

AMMAN — The industrial sector could unlock new investment opportunities by substituting imports with locally manufactured products, according to a new study by the Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI), which identified nearly JD9 billion worth of imports with no domestic production alternatives.The stu»»»

Doha The Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) and the General Directorate of the French National Gendarmerie held their first strategic meeting on internal security via videoconference. The meeting was held as part of the fourth round of the strategic dialogue between the State of Qatar and the Frenc»»»

Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s crown princess, was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday after an Oslo court convicted him of two counts of rape and 32 other offences, including violence against a former partner, threats and drug-related crimes. An Oslo court on Monday sentenced Norwe»»»

ZAGREB: The body of the fourth Czech victim missing after the collision between a sailboat and a large passenger catamaran carrying more than 100 people in Croatia was recovered Monday, authorities said. The missing person was one of eight Czech nationals aboard the French-flagged sailboat when it »»»

When Kamal Kamal heard a ceasefire deal had been agreed between Iran and the United States, he rushed back to the southern city of Nabatieh only to find an Israeli strike had reduced his life's work to rubble. The city, usually home to some 90,000 people before the latest war between Israel and Hez»»»

CAIRO: Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, health officials said, as mediators prepared for further ceasefire talks in Cairo to safeguard a US-brokered peace plan for the Palestinian territory.Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed a woman in the town o»»»

A deal between Washington and Tehran that ends the Israel-Hezbollah war leaves many issues in Lebanon unresolved, failing to mention Israel withdrawing from the country or an end to Tehran's support for the militant group. Under U.S. pressure, Lebanese officials have been holding direct talks with »»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities warned on Monday against acts of revenge targeting individuals accused of ties to deposed leader Bashar Assad’s rule, after protests calling for accountability and apparent acts of vigilante justice. Interior ministry spokesperson Noureddine Al-Baba told a news conferen»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) and the General Directorate of the French National Gendarmerie held their first strategic meeting on internal security via videoconference. The meeting was held as part of the fourth round of the strategic dialogue between the State of Qatar and t»»»

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Wednesday in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 15 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped by up to 700 points on Monday following the announcement that the United States and Iran have r»»»

BELGRADE - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has concluded that a third review of the implementation of an economic programme supported by the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) for Serbia has been successful, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) announced on Monday. "Given Serbi»»»

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LONDON: Bahrain’s High Criminal Court on Monday sentenced 12 people to 10 years’ imprisonment and imposed fines of 2,000 Bahraini dinars ($5,300) on some for supporting Iranian attacks against the country. The Head of the Terrorism Crimes Prosecution announced on Monday that the court issued ruling»»»

LONDON: Border Guards in Jordan thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics and prevented an infiltration by an individual in two separate incidents on Monday. The Eastern Military Zone intercepted electronically guided balloons carrying drugs that were crossing into Jordanian territory. No arrests we»»»

ADEN: The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen, known as Masam, implemented by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, cleared 2,045 mines from various regions of the country during the second week of June. The total included 98 anti-tank mines, 18 anti-personnel mines, 1,927 u»»»

Hungary is set for a spell of largely sunny, settled weather this week, with daytime temperatures rising steadily and the first heatwave of the year taking hold. By Sunday afternoon, highs are expected to reach between 32C and 37C. Despite the sunshine, isolated showers and thunderstorms may still »»»

JEDDAH: The Red Sea Film Foundation has extended the application deadline for the sixth edition of the 48-hour film challenge to July 4. This will give more young Saudi citizens and residents the opportunity to take part in the initiative aimed at discovering and supporting emerging filmmakers. Org»»»

Share: Photo-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Benjamin Netanyahu bet that his joint war alongside Donald Trump would toppl»»»

Children under 16 will be banned from using social media in Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday, saying such platforms were making youngsters "unhappy". Britain will ban children aged under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, to p»»»

Marius Borg Hoiby has been found guilty of two counts of rape and other charges and sentenced to four years in prison. Hoiby is the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit but is not a member of the royal family. File Photo by Lise Aserud/EPA June 15 (UPI) -- Marius Borg Hoiby has been found gui»»»

TBILISI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who is on a three-day visit to Georgia, met on Monday in Tbilisi with President Mikheil Kavelashvili to discuss crucial issues for the relations between the two countries, noting that Serbia remained committed to building a partnership based on trust, m»»»

Share: In a statement, the National Liberal Party called on the Lebanese state to “take a decisive and immediate step to completely sever diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” The party noted that “this urgent demand aims to put an end to a long history of infringements on sovere»»»

London, June 15 (SANA) Oil prices fell to their lowest levels in three months following announcements by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi regarding a preliminary agreement to end the war and resume navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, »»»

JEDDAH: Shipping companies operating in the Red Sea are moving toward expanding their fleets, container capacity, and shipping routes amid heightened operational pressure on Saudi Arabia’s western coast ports, as maritime traffic in the Gulf remains disrupted due to geopolitical tensions in the Str»»»

Kuwait International Airport has announced the limited resumption of operations for Gulf, Arab and international airlines through Terminal 4. The decision was confirmed by the Public Authority of Civil Aviation in a statement carried by KUNA on Sunday. The authority said coordination will be carrie»»»

"Movement for Rights and Freedoms [MRF] leader Delyan Peevski made changes to the structure and line-up of the party's Central Operative Bureau at a regular meeting of the Central Council on Monday," the MRF said in a press release. "The proposed changes respond to an analysis of the condition of t»»»

A seven-year-old boy from Kodur in Malappuram district has died of shigellosis while undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, marking Kerala’s fourth shigella-related death this year. According to media reports, the child, identified as Arjav, a Class II student of Malappuram AUP»»»

Hezbollah congratulated the Islamic Republic of Iran, its leadership and people, on the great achievement of reaching a memorandum of understanding with the United States of America, which led to a comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon. In a statement issued on Monday, Hezbollah »»»

When he came into office, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that the first duty of a leader is to keep the country safe. His defence secretary, John Healey, resigned this week, telling his boss that he was making the country less safe. It was a stinging letter, claiming Starmer was unabl»»»

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that Tehran still holds "deep mistrust" of the United States despite an agreed framework aimed at ending the war. "Unfortunately, it must be acknowledged that Iran's deep mistrust of the United States stems from long history of wrongdoing by American leaders,"»»»

Dubai: Dubai attracted 562 new British companies to its main chamber in the first quarter of 2026, as business links between the emirate and the UK continue to strengthen. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The new registrations brought the total number of active British »»»

Dubai: Global markets rallied on Monday after the US and Iran reached an interim agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over energy supplies, inflation and the risk of further pressure on interest rates. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bal»»»

Bulgaria’s tourist sector is showing mixed signals this season, with officials warning that infrastructure readiness is not translating into visitor numbers, according to Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov in an interview with BNT. Dimitrov said that although resorts across the country are fully prepar»»»

Dubai: Thousands of residents and visitors have participated in the opening day of the second edition of Dubai Mallathon, as six major shopping malls across the emirate have been transformed into indoor fitness destinations for the summer. Launched under the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed»»»

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that Israeli ground forces would remain in land they hold in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, potentially challenging a memorandum of understanding announced a day earlier between the US and Iran to end the war in the Middle East. Israel’s defence ministe»»»

Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has accused UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of using the seizure of a supposed Russian-linked vessel to distract from domestic problems. In a post on X on Sunday, Starmer announced that UK forces intercepted a tanker involved in ‘shadow fleet’ operations, which allegedl»»»

RIYADH: Real estate trading on contracts registered with the Qatari government reached 1.73 billion Qatari riyals ($473.29 million) in May, an annual drop of 31.3 percent. According to the analytical real estate bulletin issued by the Ministry of Justice, the municipalities of Doha, Al Rayyan, and »»»

RAMALLAH: The economy in the West Bank is teetering toward collapse as Israel maintains a web of restrictions that limit opportunities for Palestinians living under long-term military occupation, according to a new report from a leading conflict tracker. The International Crisis Group says that Isr»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s construction industry returned to expansion in May, marking a modest recovery after two months of contraction, driven by renewed growth in new work orders, an economy tracker showed. According to the latest Al Rajhi Capital Saudi Construction Index released by S&P Global, the»»»