MALE: Prince Dr. Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz, Saudi minister of state, cabinet member and adviser to King Salman, met Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu in Male during an official visit to attend celebrations marking the 61st anniversary of the Maldives’ independence. Prince Mansour was re»»»

DAMASCUS: Thirty-five people were killed, and 30 others were injured on Saturday in a traffic accident on the Damascus-Deir Ezzor road. The accident occurred when two buses collided in the area between Al-Sukhna and Palmyra on the Deir Ezzor-Damascus highway. The Ministry of Defense dispatched seve»»»

RIYADH: The Middle East does not have a shortage of startups pitching for capital, but investors are still struggling to find companies with the market knowledge, traction and technological differentiation required to justify an investment, according to Hussein Attar, CEO of Tech Invest Com. Ventur»»»

RAMALLAH: Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mohammed Al-Yamahi has strongly condemned the dangerous escalation of violence carried out by terrorist settler militias, under the direct protection of the Israeli forces, against Palestinians and their property throughout the occupied West Bank. In a recen»»»

Concern over pesticides, PFAS “forever chemicals”, cadmium and other contaminants has been on the rise since a March report revealed French residents are up to four times more likely to register unsafe levels of cadmium than their European counterparts. For many, reducing exposure to these chemical»»»

After nearly two weeks of nightly military action, Iran reported no new US strikes overnight into Saturday, while Qatar announced the full resumption of maritime navigation from Sunday. The developments offered a brief pause in a conflict that has disrupted Gulf shipping and heightened regional sec»»»

Another 25,000 people were evacuated from villages near Madrid threatened by wildfires, bringing the total who have fled to 70,000, Spain's government delegate to Madrid said on Saturday. The latest evacuations took place in the Valle del Tietar area of Avila province west of the capital, as well a»»»

RIYADH: Investment momentum in the Middle East and North Africa region remained steady last week, despite ongoing market uncertainty caused by the US-led conflict with Iran. This positive momentum continues from the record $7.5 billion raised by MENA startups in 2025, which marked a 225 percent sur»»»

Tunis, July 25, 2026 (TAP) - An account named the "honour financing line account" is now open in the books of every bank for the benefit of individuals, micro-project holders, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), or community...»»»

DOHA: The 11th Local Dates Festival opened on Saturday at Souq Waqif, welcoming visitors to explore Qatar's rich agricultural heritage and purchase premium locally grown fresh dates directly from farmers. Running until August 10 at the Eastern Square of Souq Waqif, the festival features the partici»»»

Damascus, July 25 (SANA) Syria discussed ways to strengthen agricultural cooperation with EU and Italian officials, focusing on supporting production, empowering rural communities, and improving food security, the Damascus Chamber of Agriculture said. The chamber’s head, Mohammad Jannan, met with t»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Souq Waqif management inaugurated the 11th Local Dates Festival on Saturday. It will continue until August 10. The festival being held at Souq Waqif’s Eastern Square offers visitors an opportunity to explore and purchase some of Qatar’s finest locally grown da»»»

Washington: United States intelligence agencies assess that Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is more open to building nuclear arms than his predecessor and father, according to a report by The New York Times. The intelligence evaluation, compiled prior to the ongoing war from sources in»»»

UNESCO added a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a group of historic castles in southern Lebanon to its World Heritage List, defying Israeli objections and reigniting a long-running dispute over the intersection of cultural heritage and politics in the region. A United Nations committe»»»

Kuwait's state-owned petroleum firm has signed a $16 billion pipeline infrastructure deal with international private equity giants Blackstone, KKR and Brookfield, it announced Saturday. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said its oil subsidiary had signed a lease-and-lease-back agreement for the "e»»»

Two men flying in a small private plane died Saturday when they crashed into the roof of a house in northwestern Germany, police said. The light aircraft came down in a residential area of Ganderkesee, near Oldenburg, striking the pitched roof of a house head-on. Get updated faster and for FREE: Do»»»

Washington: United States intelligence agencies assess that Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is more open to building nuclear arms than his predecessor and father, according to a report by The New York Times. The intelligence evaluation, compiled prior to the ongoing war from sources in»»»

Beijing: Authorities have evacuated more than 340,000 people and suspended work and rail services as Typhoon Noul approaches southern China, with flight cancellations announced in the financial hub of Hong Kong. The typhoon is forecast to make landfall along the coast between Shenzhen and Haifeng i»»»

Doha: The Public Works Authority 'Ashghal', in collaboration with the Qatar Scientific Club, has concluded the fifth edition of the "Future Engineer" programme, held from 4 to 23 July 2026, with the participation of 40 male and female secondary school students. Building on the success of previous e»»»

Dubai: Several participants have walked away with cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Saturday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260725, the winning numbers in the Days section were 25, 20, 16, 9, 28, 27, while the winning number in the Months section was 6. Three lucky participants h»»»

Hungary’s Tisza parliamentary group has nominated Dr. Pál Sonnevend, one of the country’s leading constitutional law scholars, to fill the vacant seat on the Constitutional Court following the end of Csaba Hende’s mandate. Tisza nominates a leading constitutional law scholar The nomination was anno»»»

Dubai: Several participants have walked away with cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Saturday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260725, the winning numbers in the Days section were 25, 20, 16, 9, 28, 27, while the winning number in the Months section was 6. Three lucky participants h»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, has held a telephone conversation with his Pakistani counterpart, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, to discuss the latest developments in the region. According to officials, the two ministers reviewed the current regional situation and stressed t»»»

CHICAGO: The retired US general who led the campaign against Daesh in Iraq said on Thursday that a similar international effort could help Lebanon confront Hezbollah, but would likely require American and coalition forces on the ground. Speaking during a webinar hosted by the Middle East Institute »»»

Paris, France: Italian Serie A club Como have announced they are banning heading until the under-11 team after consultation from board member the former France star Raphael Varane. Varane retired in 2024 after a glittering career with Les Bleus, Real Madrid and Manchester United but suffered head i»»»

I didn’t watch a single full game of this FIFA World Cup and was asleep before the final kicked off on Sunday. It would have been awkward watching a match wanting both teams to lose. The best things to witness at this jamboree were the mindbending, moral amnesia of the anti-Trump and pro-Palestine »»»

Russia calls on all responsible governments and international structures not to remain silent about Ukraine's recent attacks, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. The bombings killed at least six people in Kirov and left 26 wounded , while in Zaporozhye's Kirillovka, eight peo»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held talks on Saturday with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to discuss regional developments and efforts to ease tensions. During a telephone call, the two ministers reviewed the latest developments in the regio»»»

New Delhi: India's Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Education following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. The development comes amid protests over exam paper leaks. The President's office confirmed the appointment through an offici»»»

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree delivers a televised statement in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday. Yemen's Houthis claimed to have launched missile and drone attacks against facilities belonging to Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-run oil company, in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni port cit»»»

A Hungarian journalist, András Földes, was attacked by a bear near Tusnádfürdő in Transylvania while he was attending the Bálványos Summer University and Student Camp. He later described the incident himself, saying the animal closed in on him during an evening run after a long day of interviews at»»»

BUDAPEST: World champion Lando Norris of McLaren narrowly outpaced Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton to seize his first pole position of the year on Saturday with a flawless lap in the final seconds of qualifying for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.The 26-year-old Briton clocked a best lap of one minute»»»

The German government has refused to clarify whether it received warnings ahead of the Nord Stream sabotage, Ostdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (OAZ) reported on Friday, citing a written response to an opposition lawmaker. Anna Rathert, an MP from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, asked the chan»»»

Russian forces have carried out another series of precision strikes on Ukrainian ports and vessels involved in military logistics, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. In the port of Chernomorsk, port infrastructure used for storing military cargo was hitIn the port of Nikolaev, a dry cargo ship »»»

People gather for a pro-government demonstration in Tehran on Friday. Friday night, there were no attacks between the United States and Iran reported. Photo by Behnam Tofighi/UPI | License Photo July 25 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he's ready to continue talks with Iran or escal»»»

LONDON — The main international oil contract Brent North Sea fell back under $100 Friday after surging past the key milestone the previous day on escalating Middle East strikes, helping US and European stock markets stabilise.Brent and the key US contract, West Texas Intermediate, declined more tha»»»

TEHRAN — The United States launched fresh strikes on Iran recently after Tehran-backed Houthi rebels attacked oil tankers in the Red Sea, marking an escalation that pushed crude prices past $100 a barrel.The US military insisted that the Strait of Hormuz — through which one fifth of the world's oil»»»

AMMAN — The Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and West London Chambers of Commerce have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance economic, trade, and investment cooperation between the Jordanian and British business communities.The MoU aims to expand direct communication channels between Jorda»»»

A tax audit of Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev found no violations of the law or additional tax liabilities, National Revenue Agency (NRA) Communications Director Anna Mitova said in Burgas on Saturday. The audit covered the period between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2023, and was ordered »»»

At more than 6,000 metres above sea level, oxygen levels are roughly half of what they are at sea level. Temperatures plunge below freezing. Winds are relentless. For most mammals—including humans—survival is nearly impossible. Yet one tiny mouse has made the volcanic peaks of the Andes its home. G»»»

Early in the conflict with Iran, US and Israeli leaders projected confidence that their military campaign had delivered a decisive blow. US President Donald Trump declared that Iran’s armed forces were in “total disarray,” saying major elements of its military, including the navy and air force, “no»»»

Fans hardly need to be told just how much drivers long to get their hands on the Hungarian Grand Prix trophies. For many years now, the top three finishers have been rewarded with creations from the Herend Porcelain Manufactory, which rank among the most exceptional pieces of the entire season. Cra»»»

The fight against one of the livestock industry's most destructive parasites may soon rely on an unlikely ally: genetically modified flies. US scientists are preparing field trials of engineered New World screwworm flies designed to help wipe out populations of a flesh-eating parasite that attacks »»»

Madrid: Atletico Madrid on Saturday confirmed the signing of Korean international midfielder Lee Kang-in from Paris Saint-Germain. The 25-year-old has signed a contract with Atletico until the end of June 2031 and returns to La Liga for a price reported to be around 40 million euros (around 45.5 mi»»»

The Vazrazhdane party said Saturday that its office in Yambol had been broken into overnight following Friday's protest against the planned deployment of US refuelling tanker aircraft at Bezmer Air Base in Southeastern Bulgaria. In a statement, the party said the office had been vandalized, materia»»»

Jakarta: Indonesian rescuers found 11 European tourists and one crew member alive after the speedboat carrying them went missing in the waters of Tomini Bay off Gorontalo province in eastern Indonesia, authorities said on Saturday. The tourists and the crew member were evacuated by a joint search a»»»

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called on Saturday Ukrainian attacks on the infrastructure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) international energy terrorism. Earlier in the day, Peskov said that Ukraine was attacking Russia, Kazakhstan and the United States at the same time by launching drone»»»

A video said to show an Iranian missile destroying a US B-52 bomber has garnered more than three million views on X, where it has been picked up and shared by a pro-Iranian account. However, if you look closely, you’ll see the signs that this video was actually artificially generated.  Did an »»»

Los Angeles: The teenage girl allegedly killed and dismembered by American singer D4vd had an abortion after their sexual encounter, according to text messages revealed Friday in a Los Angeles court. On the fourth day of a hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to prosecute the s»»»

PARIS: About 98,000 hectares of land have been burned by wildfires across France so far in 2026, setting a historical record for the country, French authorities said Saturday. Speaking at a press briefing, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said that several blazes remain uncontained across the»»»