Abu Dhabi: Etihad Rail will bring forward the opening of its Madinat Zayed and Liwa passenger stations to November 30, 2026, expanding the UAE’s national rail network into the Al Dhafra region in time for the start of its annual events and festival season. The revised opening date was directed by S»»»

Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast has seen Congress approve most of the economic and tax reforms he promoted Photo by Adriana Thomasa/EPA SANTIAGO, Chile, July 22 (UPI) -- Chile's Congress approved most of the economic and tax reforms promoted by President José Antonio Kast -- one of the flagship»»»

Beirut July 22 (SANA)- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed on Wednesday that his country will continue its political and diplomatic efforts to achieve a complete Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territory, considering the start of the withdrawal from the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiya as t»»»

Dubai: A number of participants celebrated cash wins in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw conducted on Wednesday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260722, the winning numbers in the Days section were 26, 18, 9, 28, 4, 30, while the winning number in the Months section was 11. Three fortunate participants »»»

The second day of the 19th Annual Conference of the Association of Bulgarian Schools Abroad (ABSA) was held at the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia on Wednesday. The event was attended by representatives of Bulgarian institutions, diplomats, teachers from Bulgarian schools abroad, and guests»»»

Dubai: A number of participants celebrated cash wins in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw conducted on Wednesday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260722, the winning numbers in the Days section were 26, 18, 9, 28, 4, 30, while the winning number in the Months section was 11. Three fortunate participants »»»

NEW YORK CITY: A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday condemned what they described as systematic and widespread breaches of international humanitarian and human rights law by Israel in its ongoing war in Lebanon, and cautioned that ordinary Lebanese citizens were paying an outsized and de»»»

MONTREAL: Canada will look to ‌celebrate their World Cup run when they return home for two friendlies against Chile and Peru later this year, in what head coach Jesse Marsch hopes will be a “hero’s welcome.” Canada will host Chile in Toronto on September 26 before traveling to Montreal to face Peru»»»

RIYADH: Saudi low-cost carrier flynas has ordered 25 additional Airbus aircraft, comprising 20 A321neos and five A330neos, taking its confirmed Airbus orders to 235 aircraft as it accelerates expansion across domestic and international markets. The latest deal increases flynas’ confirmed orders for»»»

AMMAN — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Hashem Abdel Hakim as the Regional Director for its eastern Mediterranean region, heading the Bank’s operations in Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and the West Bank and Gaza.Hakim will take up his new role on 1 September 2026 a»»»

AMMAN — Chairman of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Khalil Haj Tawfiq met Wednesday with Georgian Ambassador to Jordan Archil Dzuliashvili to discuss expanding bilateral economic and commercial cooperation between the business communities of both countries.According to a JCC statement, the mee»»»

LONDON — World oil prices soared Wednesday, with the benchmark international contract Brent North Sea crude surpassing $95 for the first time in nearly six weeks as the United States and Iran carried out more strikes.Crude futures went on to give up some of the gains but still banked gains of about»»»

AMMAN — The newly signed Reciprocal Trade Agreement between Jordan and the United States marks a "significant" step in strengthening bilateral economic ties beyond tariff adjustments, creating new opportunities for trade, investment and long-term business partnerships, the Chairman of American Cham»»»

Parliament on Wednesday authorized the presence in Bulgaria of up to eight US Air Force KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft and up to 250 US military personnel at Bezmer Air Base from July 24 to October 1, 2026, in support of US operations in the Middle East. The proposal was submitted by the Council»»»

Democrats grilled US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the Iran War during his testimony before the US Senate as the White House requested additional funding for operations in the Middle East. The US and Iran resumed regular exchanges of strikes earlier this month, with both sides saying the truce»»»

The mayor of Alès in southern France was taken from his home at night by an elite police unit amid fears of an imminent attack by the country’s most dreaded drug gang, officials said Tuesday. Christophe Rivenq had previously received death threats linked to the DZ Mafia gang, which has grown out of»»»

Riyadh: The main Saudi stock market index closed today, rising 76.65 points, closing at 10775.46 points, with trading valued at SAR 3.7 billion. The volume of shares traded reached 167 million shares, in which the shares of 160 companies recorded an increase in their value, and the shares of 93 com»»»

The Council of Ministers Wednesday approved amendments to the Civil Servants Act that aim to implement a stage of measures to counter corruption and increase integrity under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. A mechanism is being introduced to conduct integrity checks of civil servants occu»»»

Parliament passed on second reading the 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget Bill. The total amount of revenues and transfers received under the 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget is EUR 15.265 billion, including EUR 6.745 billion in transfers from the central-government budget to make up the short»»»

Doha: Weather inshore until 6am on Thursday will be some clouds at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be some clouds at times, the report added. Winds inshore will be mainly northwesterly at a speed of 05 to 15 knot gusting to 25 knot at places »»»

Dubai: A father's journey from Egypt to Germany was abruptly halted after airport authorities deemed his passport invalid because of a handwritten message left by his young daughter, turning an affectionate gesture into an unexpected travel ordeal. The Egyptian traveller, who lives in Germany, said»»»

Iranian Radio and Television Authority reported that large numbers of armed citizens are flocking to Abu Musa Island from all provinces to defend the Iranian islands, adding that the entire Persian Gulf is under constant surveillance and monitoring by the Iranian armed forces. “The islands of Abu M»»»

Dubai: An easyJet flight bound for Liverpool was forced to return to Tenerife after a fight involving about 10 passengers broke out roughly half an hour after take-off, prompting the captain to declare a security concern and request police assistance on landing. Spanish air traffic controllers repo»»»

BELGRADE - Czech PM Andrej Babis has arrived on a two-day visit to Serbia. At Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, Babis was greeted by Serbian Deputy PM and Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic. On Thursday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Babis will hold a tete-a-tete meeting at 11.30 am, to»»»

Dubai: The UAE's humanitarian operation Gallant Knight 3 is providing sustained support to Gaza's largest orphan community, helping care for more than 4,000 children who lost one or both parents during the war. Mahmoud Kalkh, Director-General of Al Baraka City for Orphans, said the conflict had lef»»»

BARCELONA: Firefighters in central Spain on Wednesday battled a wildfire that has burned over 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) in one of the country’s largest blazes on record. The fire in rural Guadalajara comes less than two weeks after a deadly blaze devastated a small expat community in southern »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that two more dry cargo ships delivering goods for the armed forces of Ukraine to the ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk have been hit. The Russian armed forces continued attacks on Ukrainian ports and naval vessels working in the inter»»»

Guyana Prime Minister Mark Anthony Phillips said an independent inquiry will be established "as early as possible" to determine what happened before the MV Barima departed and whether operating procedures were followed. File Photo by Nathalia Aguilar/EPA July 22 (UPI) -- Guyana will establish an in»»»

PARIS: France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. Public Health France said regions hit by the heat from June 17 to Jul»»»

The Trump administration is showing signs that it could move to ban cutting-edge Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models, as the emergence of China's open-source Kimi K3 model has revived earlier efforts, US media outlet Axios reported on Monday local time. Chinese experts said that the reporte»»»

RIYADH: Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh has successfully performed its first kidney transplant, marking the launch of its organ transplant program, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The operation was carried out on a 32-year-old patient with kidney failure, who received a kidney dona»»»

President Donald Trump appears at the West Wing Portico of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he was expected to travel to Georgia where he will give a speech on Trump Accounts. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo July 22 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Wednes»»»

Sky and Amanda Roberts, brother and sister-in-law of Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre, speak during a press conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Washington, D.C., on June 15. Epstein's model scout was found dead Wednesday in France. He had also recruited f»»»

RIYADH: Qiddiya has earned the mark of excellence under the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program from Destinations International, the world’s most prominent body dedicated to supporting destination organizations. The achievement places it among a select group of destinations worldwide to rec»»»

Kyrgyzstan is not helping to circumvent international sanctions, but it has no intention to restrict traditional trade with Russia. At the same time, the authorities have tightened controls over banking operations, the export of dual-use goods, and corporate activities. First Deputy Chairman of the»»»

A protester wears the flag of Mexico while attending a rally in opposition to recent deportations and ICE raids on June 11, 2025, in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 22 (UPI) -- Mexico said Wednesday it filed criminal complaints with prosecutors in the United Sta»»»

Dubai: Dubai's General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs has urged residents wishing to host relatives or friends to take advantage of its family and friends visit visa service, offering flexible single and multiple-entry options to make travelling to the emirate easier. The appeal is »»»

The government has proposed amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure that would limit the practice of returning cases for procedural corrections, allow obvious factual errors to be corrected directly during court hearings, and expand opportunities for speeding up proceedings. The changes aim to»»»

Madrid: Spain midfielder Gavi said on Wednesday that he did not believe Argentina's Leandro Paredes should be banned for his role in the incidents that followed Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina in Sunday's World Cup final. As Spain's players began celebrating after the final whistle, Argentina de»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The situation in the Russian economy is stable, despite the external attempts to destabilize the situation in fuel and energy sector of the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. "Immediately, at the beginning of our meeting, I would like to note that the st»»»

The New York Times is reporting that the Trump administration plans to announce that it has reached a broad nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia which could lead to the country enriching its own fuel for nuclear reactors.What do we know about the deal and what will this mean for the region? Details »»»

The US on Wednesday is set to announce a deal with Saudi Arabia that would allow the oil-rich Gulf nation to enrich uranium, according to US media reports. Riyadh has long asserted its right to a civilian nuclear programme, but Israel and several policy experts warn that it could spark a nuclear pr»»»

France recorded 5,764 more deaths than the normal rate between June 17 and July 2, health authorities said Wednesday. While authorities said the excess mortality rate was due to "all causes", the period coincided with a stretch of extreme heatwaves in several French regions.   France reco»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Wednesday that following the Washington summit between US President Donald Trump and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, the focus must now be on “results on the ground, not just the appearance of the meeting.” In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, B»»»

New Delhi: The political confrontation over the NEET-UG paper leak intensified on Wednesday, with India’s Parliament remaining deadlocked as the Opposition renewed its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. The government insisted it was prepared for a full debate but rejec»»»

Germany's environment ministry on Wednesday approved a French-Russian project to produce fuel rods used in Russian-designed reactors in the northwestern German town of Lingen. The joint venture project by a subsidiary of French company Framatome and Russia's state-owned Rosatom sparked fears o»»»

Revival leader Kostadin Kostadinov said Bulgaria is facing the danger of war after Parliament approved the temporary deployment of up to eight US tanker aircraft and as many as 250 American military personnel at the Bezmer Air Base in support of US operations in the Middle East. Speaking after the »»»

An Indian court has sentenced 44 Somali pirates to life imprisonment for hijacking two vessels off the coast of Somalia, including the Bulgarian-operated cargo ship Ruen, whose crew included seven Bulgarian sailors. The sentences were handed down by a special court in Mumbai in two separate piracy »»»

The Bulgarian government has decided to transfer the building at 23 Vrabcha Street in Sofia, currently used as the headquarters of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), to the National Revenue Agency (NRA). The Council of Ministers also announced that the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will »»»

The Council of Ministers has adopted a decision proposing that the National Assembly ratify the Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2021–2028, signed on November 18, 2025, in Sofia. Bulgaria will receive EUR 106,098,357 in funding to help reduce ec»»»