Dubai: For UAE travellers planning a European summer holiday, 2026 has turned into one of the most challenging travel seasons in recent years. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.First came flight disruptions linked to regional conflicts, followed by fewer flight options o»»»

Dubai: Britain has unveiled plans for one of its toughest measures yet against Iran, proposing legislation that would ban the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and make supporting the force a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Also Read: Who are Iran’s IRGC and why the »»»

London: At least 2,700 people could have died in England and Wales as a result of heatwaves that struck in May and June, according to a study released Monday. Experts from Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine used weather data, climate model»»»

Bahrain's military on Monday accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the kingdom, after Tehran said it had struck U.S. military facilities and infrastructure there. "Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its heinous attacks with missiles and drones that targe»»»

Athens: Fire has severely damaged a badminton hall built for the Athens 2004 Olympics, causing the roof to cave in. The fire department said it sent nearly 40 firefighters and 13 vehicles to contain the fire, which started late Sunday, inside the hall, which had not been used for several years. It »»»

Hungary’s National Assembly convened on Monday for a politically charged session dominated by debate over the government’s proposed constitutional amendment, while the opposition Fidesz and Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) parliamentary groups stayed away from the proceedings. Fidesz and »»»

Arab Finance: The Egyptian Customs Authority and the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce have signed a guarantee agreement under the UN International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), according to a statement. Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Tra»»»

LONDON: US Congressman Ro Khanna has accused the Israeli government and military of lying about his detention during a visit to the occupied West Bank. The California Democrat representative posted footage on social media of Israeli settlers and soldiers blocking the path of his convoy last week, T»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is developing its economy, improving its armed forces and achieving new results in the defense industry, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "We are developing our economy, strengthening our finances, improving our armed forces, achieving new results in the fi»»»

Dubai: Dammam recorded the fastest residential property growth among Saudi Arabia’s main cities during the first quarter of 2026, with the value of home sales rising 71% in three months to SAR3.6 billion. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Around 2,900 homes were sold in »»»

Damascus, July 14 (SANA) UK Special Envoy to Syria Barrie Peach said Monday that the inaugural session of Syria’s People’s Assembly, held on Sunday, marked an important step in the country’s political transition, reaffirming the United Kingdom’s support for efforts to strengthen Syrian state instit»»»

RIYADH: Middle East and North Africa venture funding showed signs of deeper stress in the first half of 2026, with startup investment falling 22 percent year on year to $1.35 billion while deal count dropped 41 percent to 214 transactions, the lowest half-year total since at least 2022, according t»»»

Supplies are being funneled from Europe to Ukraine's ports via Romania, which is why Russia's latest barrage of precision strikes, including on Izmail, has been so relentless, retired Russian Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin tells Sputnik. The strategic goal of this pummeling of Ukraine’s po»»»

Rompetrol Energy, the operator of the cogeneration plant on the Petromidia platform, has successfully tested the plant’s capability to operate in island mode and to start up without power supply from the National Energy System (SEN), under the hypothetical scenario of a large‑scale blackout. This c»»»

RIYADH: Dammam led Saudi Arabia’s residential property market in the first quarter of 2026, with quarterly sales values surging 71 percent year on year to SR3.6 billion ($957 million), latest data showed. According to real estate advisory and property consultancy Cavendish Maxwell, around 2,900 hom»»»

Israeli forces on Monday shot dead a Palestinian worker as he attempted to climb over a barrier separating Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Ramallah-based ministry reported that 30-year-old Naser Kaabneh "was killed by Israeli gunfire this morning nea»»»

There's a new buzz around campus as the UAE's first native swarm of bees has found a home at Deira International School (DIS). DIS has become the first school in Dubai to join Terra Expo City Dubai's Hundred Hives initiative, bringing a working beehive onto campus and giving thousands of students a»»»

London, July 13 (SANA) Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to its lowest level in five weeks on Sunday, with only six vessels transiting the strategic waterway, according to ship-tracking data from Kpler, as renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran heightened »»»

Kochi: In a first for Kerala, a BJP councillor will take the oath of office from inside a central jail on Tuesday after the Kerala High Court allowed the swearing-in ceremony to be conducted within the prison premises. R. Sugathan, elected from the Vazhottukonam ward of the Thiruvananthapuram Corpo»»»

President Joseph Aoun vowed Monday not to compromise on Lebanon's sovereign rights or the security of its southern border, ahead of crucial regional negotiations in Rome. Aoun insisted on a full Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territories and a written commitment from Israel that it has no amb»»»

LONDON — World oil prices surged Monday as a fresh flare-up between the United States and Iran rattled investors, while a selloff in chipmakers sent South Korea's stock market plunging.European equities were muted and the dollar was mixed against main rivals."While [oil] prices are still not at cri»»»

International and regional investors have committed more than US$1.1 billion (approximately EGP55 billion) to new hospitality developments in Sharm El Sheikh, reinforcing Egypt’s strategy to expand tourism capacity and attract higher international visitor numbers as the sector continues to underpin»»»

Dubai: Businesses are increasingly choosing the DIFC Courts to resolve commercial disputes, with nearly one in three cases filed during the first half of 2026 brought through agreements that expressly selected its jurisdiction. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.A record »»»

Brussels, Belgium: The EU said Monday that European donors had put some $1 billion on the table to help initial recovery efforts in war-torn Gaza. "We will present the initial package today of almost 900 million euros or one billion dollars," Dubravka Suica, EU commissioner for the Mediterranean, s»»»

New Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said he was impatient to sign more new players as the Premier League side set out to improve on last season’s campaign. Liverpool, who finished fifth last season, have so far signed center-back Jeremy Jacquet from Stade Rennais and winger Victor Munoz from Osasun»»»

RIYADH: The journey may have ended for all eight Arab nations at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the tournament will remain ingrained in the memories of Arab fans who supported each nation as one of their own. The JAX District Coca-Cola Fan Zone has been one of the prime spots to watch the World Cup i»»»

Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah’s leadership have received a “new message” from the Iranian leadership, which was sent on Sunday, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday. “Tehran informed the Qatari and Pakistani mediators that ending the war on Lebanon and completing the Israeli withdrawal are pr»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron said France has fulfilled its "commitment to rearm" on Monday during his annual speech to the military services – his last as president – on the eve of the French July 14 national holiday. The increase in defence budgets since Macron took office in 2017 with a focus»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s diamond trade reached an all-time high of $41.7 billion in 2025, surpassing a record that had stood since 2011 as both the value and physical volume of trade climbed to new peaks. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The emirate handled 359.5 million carats a»»»

Dubai: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has expanded its derivatives market by listing six new single stock futures linked to some of the UAE's largest listed companies, while deepening its partnership with Bloomberg to increase international visibility of Abu Dhabi's capital markets. Get up»»»

Berlin: An American Ebola patient has arrived in Germany for treatment, the health ministry in Berlin said on Monday, weeks after another US citizen infected with Ebola was treated in Berlin. The patient landed in Frankfurt overnight and was transferred to the city's university hospital, the minist»»»

In response to questions conveyed by local and international mediators, Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah have reiterated their rejection of the framework agreement with Israel, emphasizing that they would not engage with all its provisions, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday. “The Army Command»»»

Exceptionally hot weather in May and June was responsible for the heat-related deaths of at least 2,700 people in England and Wales, according to British research out Monday. File photo by Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA-EFE July 13 (UPI) -- Exceptionally hot weather in May and June was responsible for th»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has accused Fidesz of attempting to block the entry into force of Hungary’s latest constitutional amendment, claiming the governing party is exerting political influence over the Office of the President and preparing what he described as an unconstitutional manoeuvre. In»»»

As the World Cup quarterfinals get under way, the race to number one between Nike and Adidas heats up. India and Australia sign a new uranium deal. And, OpenAI rolls out its newest model GPT-5.6 Sol to the general public.»»»

Israeli forces detonated and burned houses in the southern town of Haddatha, on Monday, and carried out at dawn massive explosions in Bint Jbeil. Israeli artillery later shelled the Nabatieh-Kfartebnit region, the National News Agency said. Lebanon would take part in planned talks with Israel next »»»

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned whether consensual relationships between teenagers should automatically be treated as offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, observing that parents often invoke the stringent law to preserve family “honour” after»»»

Yemen's internationally recognized government said it struck Sanaa's airport on Monday following a dispute over an Iranian plane carrying a Houthi delegation, in an attack the rebel group had initially attributed to Saudi Arabia. "The terrorist Houthi militias -- backed by the Iranian regime -- pre»»»

The European Commission is officially recommending the termination of the EU’s €2 million ($2.28 million) grant to the Venice Biennale over the reopening of Russia’s pavilion. The country returned to one of the world’s most prestigious art festivals this year for the first time since 2022 despite B»»»

Firefighting teams from the UAE Armed Forces have brought a fire under control after it broke out at a warehouse in Zayed Military City. The Ministry of Defence said the blaze resulted from the burning of some wood and old ammunition inside one of the warehouses. Get updated faster and for FREE: Do»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a telephone call from His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who expressed his condolences on the passing of His H»»»

Iran has warned that Arab states in the Middle East are legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes because they host US military bases. The US continued striking targets in Iran early on Monday local time, marking the fourth consecutive night of bombardment. On Sunday, Iran responded by firing miss»»»

New Delhi: India is moving closer to one of its most ambitious military reforms since Independence, with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General N.S. Raja Subramani expected to present the long-awaited theatre commands proposal to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh later this month, according to Indian me»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian Army Downs US Drone Over Bandar Abbas 13-07-2026 14:15 PM The Iranian Army has shot down a hostile US Lucas-type drone in the skies»»»

US Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump and a leading Republican voice on foreign policy, died on Saturday after a brief illness at the age of 71, his office said. The District of Columbia medical examiner said the preliminary cause of death was an aortic dissection l»»»

The US has launched more strikes in Iran, for a third major attack between July 12 and July 13 in the Middle East. It comes just hours after the US launched some of its largest air strikes against Iran since US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire over. Iran announced it had started its re»»»

Israel's parliament on Sunday said it had set the country's national elections for October 27, the latest date permitted by law, which will allow the ruling coalition to complete a full four-term. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving premier, announced that he "intends t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in Gaza reports casualties in Israeli strike targeting a motorcycle in Gaza City’s Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood 13-07-20»»»

Bulgaria is now undoubtedly better prepared to respond to emergencies, Chief Commissioner Alexander Dzhartov, Director of the General Directorate for Fire Safety and Civil Protection, said during the presentation of newly delivered equipment for firefighters and volunteer response units here on Mon»»»

DUBAI: A mainstay at international fashion weeks, Lebanese influencer and entrepreneur Karen Wazen is expanding her namesake eyewear label with the launch of its first dedicated men’s sunglasses collection, marking a new chapter for the Dubai-based brand. The new range introduces six styles designe»»»