Brussels: European stock markets opened mixed on Thursday as investors await the US employment report for June and the signals it may carry about the future trajectory of interest rates. Among major European markets, France’s CAC 40 index in Paris rose by 0.30%, Britain’s FTSE 100 index in London d»»»

Washington: Google has announced that Gemini Spark, its AI agent, is now available to Mac users. The move will enhance its competition with other desktop AI assistants, while also introducing a range of new features that expand its capabilities in task management and interaction with various applic»»»

This photo, taken Thursday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in Seoul as South Korean stocks plunged by almost eight percent on a sharp sell-off in semiconductor shares. Photo by Yonhap South Korean stocks dipped nearly 8 percent Thursday, dragged down by a sharp sell-off in semiconductor shares»»»

Novarion DMX Construction, a Sibiu-based company with more than 11 years of experience in construction and general contracting and a portfolio of 150,000 sqm built, has announced the launch of a public share offering ahead of its planned admission to trading on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stoc»»»

Dubai: Parkin Company PJSC, the emirate's largest public parking operator, has signed a five-year agreement with Al Ghurair Centre to introduce a fully ticketless parking system at the Deira mall. The deal was signed by Parkin CEO Eng. Mohamed Abdulla Al Ali and Al Ghurair Property Management CEO P»»»

Talents For Tech, an organisation dedicated to professional development through mentoring and career guidance programmes, has announced that Romanians will be able to access a major regional training programme in artificial intelligence, supported by Google.org through the AI Works for Europe and A»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov has requested that the Prosecutors' Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council suspend Emilia Rusinova, the administrative head of the Sofia City Prosecution Office, both from her managerial position and from her office as a prosecutor, the Justice Ministry's press of»»»

Thursday's media coverage was dominated by disputes over the draft State Budget for 2026, fiscal policy, and public spending, with politicians, economists, and government representatives clashing over deficits, expenditure priorities, and the sustainability of public finances. STATE BUDGET In an in»»»

A longtime aide to Bill Clinton who once claimed the former US president had visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island has now said he cannot remember why he made the allegation. Doug Band, one of Clinton’s closest advisers after he left the White House, told Vanity Fair in 2020 that the former pres»»»

US health authorities are struggling to identify the source of a foodborne illness that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. At least 145 people across 17 states have tested positive for the cyclospora cayetanensis parasite. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has acknowledged t»»»

German prosecutors have charged the Ukrainian suspect in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines with a “war crime,” according to local media reports. The indictment was served on the suspect, identified by the media as former Ukrainian special forces member Sergey Kuznetsov, this week. »»»

A 75-year-old New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus has been arrested after allegedly trying to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy to engage in sexual acts, police have announced. According to investigators, he contacted the supposed teenager through a dating app b»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Piskunovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "As a result of the decisive actions of the units of Battlegroup Yug, the village of Piskunovka of the Donetsk People»»»

Damascus, July 2 (SANA) Arab companies are expanding their presence in Syria and exploring new investment opportunities at a series of specialized trade fairs in Damascus, reflecting growing regional interest in the country’s industrial and commercial sectors. The exhibitions have brought together »»»

Beijing: For nearly a week, the question lingered: how did a light aircraft end up crashing into the tallest skyscraper in one of the world's most tightly controlled capitals? On Thursday, Chinese authorities offered an answer. They said the 66-year-old pilot had struggled with insomnia and anxiety»»»

From 2021 to 2025, Kyrgyzstan repatriated 551 citizens from Iraq and Syria. Security Council Secretary Adilet Orozbekov said during the Fourth UN Counter-Terrorism Week in New York City. In his report, he spoke about the national repatriation program being implemented on the instructions of Preside»»»

Hungary will introduce HUF 100,000, or around EUR 281, in school-starting support for children from families in need, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Facebook. The measure is intended to ease the financial burden of the new school year, including the cost of school bags, stationery, shoes »»»

MedLife, the largest private medical services network in Romania, has announced the opening of a new hyperclinic in Bucharest, following an investment of over EUR 1 million. Located at 40 Șoseaua Panduri, Sector 5, the new unit provides patients with access to integrated medical services, including»»»

Swiss-based energy company MET Group has appointed Gergely Szabó as CEO of MET Sales and Trading Segment and Tom Van de Cruys as CEO of MET Retail Segment. The appointment of Gergely Szabó further strengthens MET Group’s integrated business model, and enables the company to capture new opportunitie»»»

Dubai: You find return tickets to Europe for Dh3,000 and think you've landed a bargain. But by the time you've paid for visas, hotel rooms, travel insurance, airport transfers, meals, attraction tickets and baggage fees, that "cheap" summer holiday could easily cost more than Dh8,000—and that's bef»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index opened lower at the start of Thursday's trading, losing 10.82 points, or 0.11%, to reach 10,280 points, compared to the previous session's close, under pressure from three sectors. Market data showed gains in the Transportation sector by 0.90%, »»»

Doha, Qatar: Under the Theme ‘More to Imagine, A Whole World of Fun’, Qatar Calendar has officially opened the fourth edition of the Qatar Toy Festival at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC), welcoming families and visitors to experience a month of entertainment, creativity and interac»»»

Officers from the Drug Control Service detained two suspects and seized over 1.6 kilograms of hashish in Osh region. The Department of Internal Affairs of Osh region reported. According to police, officers received information that a resident identified as M. was involved in drug trafficking. Durin»»»

Beirut, July 2 (SANA) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Thursday that Lebanon is committed to Syria’s stability and welcomed what he described as a new chapter in relations between the two neighboring countries following talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani at Baabda Pal»»»

Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh stressed that Nigeria is an important economic and investment partner for Egypt and a promising market for Egyptian companies and products. Farid noted that the ministry is working to deepen cooperation with African countries and open new ar»»»

In a steadfast decision, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has opted to maintain its current interest rates for the seventh consecutive time, marking a significant stance in its first assembly of 2025. The overnight deposit rate remains at 27.25%, the overnight lending rate at 28.25%, and the main op»»»

Gimpo, South Korea: The contrast cannot be starker: selfie-taking tourists sipping coffee at Starbucks -- an icon of globalisation and capitalism -- while looking out over reclusive, communist North Korea. Welcome to Aegibong Starbucks in Gimpo -- less than an hour's drive from South Korea's capita»»»

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani met Thursday with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut. Shaibani said his discussions with Berri focused on ways to develop bilateral relations between Lebanon and Syria, adding that the Hezbollah file was not raised durin»»»

RAMALLAH: It was shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday when Abdelrahman Badr said he heard footsteps outside his home in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Soon Israeli forces were at his door, he said. They were looking for his wife.The forces took Itaf Badr, who serves on the board of a prominent health »»»

LONDON: YouTube has rolled out supervised children’s accounts across the Middle East and Turkiye as regulators and governments increase scrutiny of social media platforms’ impact on young people’s wellbeing. The Alphabet‑owned platform on Wednesday unveiled a package of parental controls designed t»»»

It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children. In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory. Yet more than 120 days since at least one U.S. missile struck an Iranian primary school, there rema»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov has requested that the Prosecutors' Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council suspend Emilia Rusinova, the administrative head of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office, both from her managerial position and from her office as a prosecutor, the Justice Ministry's press o»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Thursday with Ambassador of the Republic of Malawi to the State of Qatar HE Roy Akajuwe Kachale, on the occasion of the end of his tenure. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs thanked the Ambassador for hi»»»

PARIS: During his first participation in Vision Golfe, Sultan Al-Musallam, secretary-general of the Federation of Saudi Chambers, reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s commitment to strengthening its economic partnership with France in an interview with Arab News en Francais. According to him, France’s strengt»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response,” again ratcheting up tensions over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies. The strait, the narrow mouth of the Arabi»»»

A wrong-way driver from Csenger drove for more than three kilometres against the traffic on Hungary’s M6 motorway near Bátaszék, in southern Hungary, after failing to follow a diversion sign at roadworks, according to Tolna County Police. The 69-year-old motorist was travelling towards Budapest whe»»»

Romania is not at risk of missing the next wave of investment because it is not on the map. It risks missing it because, once it has made it onto the map, it also has to deliver. Ahead of the next season of budgets and investment decisions, the question is not whether Romania is still attractive, b»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hamas Slams US ‘New Gaza’ Blueprint, Defends UNRWA as Unshakeable Witness to the Nakba 02-07-2026 12:01 PM A Palestinian child stands amid »»»

As it repels Russian aggression, Ukraine suddenly found itself at loggerheads with its western neighbour and strategic ally Poland. A quarrel morphing into systemic confrontation was caused by a significant shift in Ukraine’s memory policy, underway since former military intelligence (HUR) chief Ky»»»

Russia's manufacturing sector returned to modest growth in June after more than a year of stagnation, as improving domestic demand offset a renewed deterioration in export markets, although businesses remained cautious over the outlook amid weak consumer purchasing power and continued logistical di»»»

Russia has begun importing gasoline by sea from India to ease fuel shortages caused by repeated Ukrainian drone strikes on its refining infrastructure, according to industry sources, Reuters reported. The move comes as fuel supply disruptions spread across Russia, leading to rationing measures, lon»»»

Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5 are back online this Wednesday after the company said it had productive conversations with the US government. Also, Kevin Warsh makes his first public appearance as Federal Reserve chairman. Plus shares of Meta rise after news that the company is building out a new »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s largest listed banks posted 3.9 percent deposit growth in the first quarter of 2026, boosting liquidity and reinforcing the sector’s resilience, a new analysis showed. Customer deposits outpaced loan growth during the three months ended March, with aggregate net loans and adv»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The German Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said on Thursday that it had charged a Ukrainian citizen in the case of the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. "On June 30, 2026, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office of Germany charged a Ukrainian citizen ... The ac»»»

DUBAI: An ‌Iranian military commander warned the United States and Israel on Thursday against any attack on Iran as it prepares for the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes on the first day of the war. “We warn the enemies of Iran, especially the US ‌»»»

Taipei: Police in Taiwan have seized more than $300 million in World Cup bets after busting an illegal online betting ring, authorities said on Thursday. Taiwan did not qualify for the World Cup, but many people on the sporting-mad island are football fans. Police raided a house in the southern cit»»»

A U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter, like the one seen here, made a water landing in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday. A search has been launched for one aircrewman aboard the helicopter was has since reported missing. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo July 2 (UPI) -- A search is ongoing for an air»»»

Dubai: After dominating the global box office with over Rs13 billion in collections, Ranveer Singh is taking Dhurandhar to a new audience. The blockbuster espionage thriller is set to release in Japanese theatres on July 10, with the actor personally inviting fans in the country to experience what »»»

Arkutino Beach near Sozopol has once again been awarded the international Blue Flag certification, maintaining one of the South Black Sea coast's most recognized environmental distinctions for nearly a decade, Beach Manager Ivan Munin told BTA on Thursday. He emphasized that the award reflects a co»»»

Doha, Qatar: Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2026 during a graduation ceremony on 30 June 2026 to mark its fourth Medical Education Day. The event highlights Sidra Medicine’s continued investment in developing highly skilled healthcare profe»»»