DOHA: The Ministry of Labour, represented by the Qualifying and Skills Development Department, launched the 'Maharat 2026' Summer Training Programme in cooperation with a number of private sector partners. The programme, one of the ministry's human capital development initiatives, is designed for Q»»»

ALKHOBAR: Ensuring a menu stays fresh and enticing is par for the course in the restaurant business. Today, eateries across Saudi Arabia are introducing limited-time burgers, seasonal drinks and viral desserts at a faster pace than ever before, driven by consumers eager to try whatever comes next. »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Canada Amal Almoalimi said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the Kingdom, during which several agreements and memoranda of understanding were announced, marks the start of a new chapter in Saudi-Canadian cooperation. In a statement to the Saudi Pres»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines recently said it has expanded its presence in China with the launch of direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Shenzhen and Changsha, strengthening connectivity between the two countries amid growing demand for business and leisure travel. The national carrier said in a »»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, emphasized, during a phone call Saturday, the importance of de-escalating tensions and containing unrest in the region. They also stressed the need to intensify joint efforts between their two countries to res»»»

Kraków’s failure to adopt its general development plan by the statutory deadline could delay integrated investment plans and suspend some housing projects for 8–20 months. Although nearly 90% of the city is covered by local zoning plans, developers warn that the planning gap will restrict the conve»»»

A new three-star hotel is planned inside the historic Modlin Fortress near Warsaw Modlin Airport. Grupa Konkret intends to convert part of the more than 2 km-long barracks — regarded as Europe’s longest building — into Hotel Airport Modlin. The first phase will include 123 rooms, with the property »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Saturday urged the US and Iran to resume peace talks after clashes between the two sides. The call came during a phone conversation between the Kingdom’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his counterpart in Pakistan Ishaq Dar. The ministers discussed»»»

Cairo, July 11 (SANA) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a telephone conversation on Saturday, emphasizing the importance of supporting efforts to achieve security and stability in Syria while preserving the country’s unity, sovereignty and instit»»»

During summer, I shift into easy-meal mode. Admittedly, easy is my cooking MO most of the year, but I’m much more emphatic about it in July and August when I’d rather be outside than in the kitchen. One of my reliable, summertime meal strategies revolves around a rotisserie chicken. For my family o»»»

Burin, Palestinian Territories: As brightly coloured kites climb above Burin, a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, children race across a sun-baked hillside, watching their creations soar into the sky. Behind them, the red-roofed houses of Har Bracha, an Israeli settlement, over»»»

Israel’s military has confirmed that a viral photo showing a semi-naked and blindfolded Palestinian man bound to an iron rod is authentic. The photo triggered an uproar on social media, with rights groups arguing that the image corroborates years of testimony on torture inside Israeli detention fac»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Integrated National Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme (Jaheziya) has launched the unified and integrated national programme for community preparedness and response, "Community Readiness", with the aim of training and qualifying one million community responders from»»»

Russian forces are seeking to cripple military supply lines in Ukrainian-controlled areas, researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries Alexander Dudchak tells Sputnik. "The goal is to make it harder to transport personnel, rotate units, and deliver ammunition and other supplies," Dudchak says. "It»»»

Egyptian Resorts Company has signed a long-term lease contract with KarmSolar for the establishment of a solar power plant at a cost of US$2.5 million, the company reported in the filling to the Exchange last week. The plant, whose production capacity would be not less than 2 Megawatt, is scheduled»»»

Radan Kanev was elected as the new leader of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) by the delegates of the party's National Convention here on Saturday. A total of 530 voted, of whom 302 supported Kanev. He replaces Atanas Atanassov as DSB leader. DSB is part of the Democratic Bulgaria coalition. /MY»»»

Washington: The Trump administration has subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after their report on security concerns involving the new Air Force One, according to the paper. The new jet, which President Donald Trump received as a gift from Qatar, entered service last week. The subpoenas i»»»

TEHRAN: Iran's leadership has vowed revenge for the killing of ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two days after the country's former supreme leader was buried following his assassination earlier this year. "Revenge is the demand of our people and must certainly be carried out," said a statement attributed to»»»

British authorities have released and deported to Bulgaria two Bulgarian nationals convicted of spying for Russia after they completed the mandatory half of their prison sentences, according to British and Bulgarian media reports. The two, Ivan Stoyanov and Vanya Gaberova, were among six Bulgarians»»»

Damascus: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic HE Asaad Al-Shaibani in Damascus on Saturday. The meeting reviewed cooperation relations between the tw»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s government pressed on with its campaign against the main opposition CHP on Saturday with dozens of arrests targeting a district in the capital Ankara that is run by the party. Some 27 people were arrested in early-morning raids in Cankaya, out of a total of 36 named in a warrant»»»

NAIROBI/KINSHASA: An Ebola training facility set up by Doctors Without Borders in Kenya is a chance for health workers to prepare for one of the most complex emergencies they are ever likely to face. The outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the fastest growing ever, according to Africa»»»

LOS ANGELES: England lock horns with Norway in a World Cup quarter-final in Miami on Saturday that pits Harry Kane against Erling Haaland in a mouthwatering battle of elite strikers. The teams are competing to face either reigning champions Argentina or surprise package Switzerland in the semifinal»»»

Tehran: Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him. Both sides dialled up the rhetoric after exchanges of fire this week rocked an interim agreement aimed »»»

Geneva, Switzerland, 11 July 2026: The Global Alliance for AI Ethics, a pioneering international initiative hosted by Qatar Foundation member Hamad Bin Khalifa University, has been launched on the sidelines of the inaugural United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Switzerland. Sup»»»

In most companies, packaging is owned twice and governed once. Marketing owns how it looks. Operations owns what it costs. The specification, which is the only document that determines whether the finished box resembles either intention, tends to belong to nobody at all. This is why packaging failu»»»

BEIRUT: A US military delegation has met with Lebanon’s army in Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel’s withdrawal from one of the “pilot zones” in occupied territory, a Lebanese military official told AFP on Saturday.Under a framework agreement reached on June 26, Israel will gradually wi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Saturday dismissed Volodymyr Zelensky's claims of air defense problems, telling Sputnik that "nothing will help him." "Nothing will help him. He is like a tick that has latched onto the body of the Ukrainian people and canno»»»

London, July 11 (SANA) The Economist has affirmed that Syria, under the leadership of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, is pressing ahead with a determined campaign to halt the flow of Captagon across its borders and dismantle the drug empire left behind by the ousted regime—described as another dark lega»»»

The US is demanding that Iran publicly declare the strategic Strait of Hormuz fully reopened to navigation and pledge not to attack tankers transiting the waterway, which carries around a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil and LNG trade, several news outlets reported on Friday. The US and Iran hav»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday issued a series of royal decrees that included ministerial appointments and senior government reshuffles, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Under the decrees, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman was appointed minister of industry and mineral resources while ret»»»

The Indian government is exploring a common set of guidelines for messaging platforms in India after raising concerns over WhatsApp’s planned username feature, according to media reports. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is exploring a uniform regulatory framework that would a»»»

BAMAKO: Mali and Algeria reopened their airspace and reinstated their ambassadors, ending a diplomatic rift that started over a year ago after Algeria shot down a Malian armed drone near the shared border. Mali’s military junta said in a statement late Friday it would restore the Algerian ambassado»»»

Dubai: If you've driven into City Walk recently, you may have noticed something missing: the boom barrier. Dubai's popular retail and lifestyle destination has rolled out a barrierless paid parking system, developed in partnership with Parkin, the emirate's largest public parking operator. The move»»»

What, exactly, was President Tamás Sulyok’s son, Márton Sulyok, doing aboard the Hungarian Defence Forces’ Falcon aircraft during the President’s 12-day tour of the United States, despite not officially being part of the presidential delegation? The question was raised by Prime Minister Péter Magya»»»

Group strikes on military-industrial complex facilities in Kiev and maritime port infrastructure in the Odessa region have proved the capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces to strike any targets throughout Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. "An analysis of the results of the Russian A»»»

GAZA: Head of the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage Issam Abu Khalil recently met with a delegation of Palestinian families and tribal leaders at the center’s headquarters in the Gaza Strip. The delegation praised the Kingdom’s humanitarian and relief efforts in Gaza through its aid agency, KSr»»»

PARIS: The operator of the Eiffel Tower said the latticed-steel Paris monument would “exceptionally close” early over the weekend at 4 p.m. (1400 GMT), as France was gripped by a third heatwave since May. “Due to the high temperatures forecast, the Eiffel Tower will be adjusting its operations” on »»»

The National Convention of Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) will take place on Saturday at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, the forum's organizing committee said. Delegates will elect a party chair, national leadership and governing bodies, and will set the party's priorities for the n»»»

The Royal Commission for AlUla has launched the Khayrat AlUla agricultural season to strengthen AlUla’s agricultural sector, improve production efficiency, and empower farmers in support of the governorate’s sustainable development goals. The season builds on the commission’s efforts to create a mo»»»

Keelung: Nearly two million people have fled their homes in China as an approaching typhoon lashed northern Taiwan and Japan's remote southwestern islands on Saturday, toppling trees and leaving tens of thousands without power. Extreme weather has already wreaked havoc on southern and central China»»»

Three members of a family were found dead at their home in Bengaluru's Kottigepalya area on Saturday morning, while the man suspected of the killings was later found dead in an apparent suicide, according to local media reports. The incident took place near the Ayyappa Temple under the jurisdiction»»»

TURMUS AYYA: US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he ​cast as an unfiltered look at the human toll of Israeli occupation as he weighs a 2028 presidential run. Speaking with Reuters on Thursday in »»»

How a National Brand Growth Hub Could Transform Local Innovation into a Multi-Billion-Dollar Export Economy Egypt’s fast-growing local brand movement is no longer a marginal retail trend. It is becoming a serious economic opportunity that could reshape domestic manufacturing, digital commerce and v»»»

A man is accused of killing six people, including his wife, two young sons and a teenage girl who had earlier filed a sexual harassment case against him, in a brutal series of killings that has shocked the southern Indian state of Telangana. The incident took place in Ranga Reddy district, accordin»»»

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that at least seven martyrs and 28 wounded individuals were admitted to hospitals across the enclave within the last 48 hours, as Israeli occupation military aggression continue. The casualties include six recovered bodies and the remains of a»»»

The two air-defence positions equipped with mobile S-300 and S-400 launchers that protect Russia's largest nuclear submarine shipyards appear to have been emptied, according to satellite imagery analysed by the Barents Observer. Russia is running short of air-defence missiles after facing repeated »»»

Hanoi: A speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized off southern Vietnam's Phu Quoc island on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, state media reported. The boat was carrying 36 people when it overturned around 400 metres (440 yards) off May Rut Ngoai islet, according to the VNExpress website. Mu»»»

Hohenstein-Ernstthal: Marc Marquez secured pole position for the Germany MotoGP after the Spaniard set the fastest time on his Ducati in qualifying at the Sachsenring on Saturday. The reigning world champion will start from pole for the ninth time in the premier class at the German circuit, becomin»»»

Parliament is due to pass the 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law on Monday. President Tamás Sulyok will have five days to sign it. Failure to do so could trigger proceedings to remove him from office, Prime Minister Péter Magyar wrote on Facebook on Saturday. Should the President sign the amendm»»»