Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Financial Market Authority (QFMA) received five applications related to the acquisition and merger activity worth QR1.322bn last year. These transactions were diverse and inclusive, as they included indirect acquisitions both inside and outside the State, reflecting the vital»»»

The payment of newly indexed pensions for July 2026 through post offices begins on Tuesday, July 7, and will continue through July 20, the National Social Security Institute said. Pensioners receiving their benefits by bank transfer will have the funds credited to their accounts on Tuesday. The 7.8»»»

Dubai: The overhead announcement broke the calm inside the aircraft. The cabin crew urgently asked if there were any doctors, nurses, or medical professionals on board. For Pooja Rajakumaran, there was no moment of doubt. “The moment I heard that call, my professional instincts and duty as a nurse »»»

Doha, Qatar: For Colombia and Switzerland, Vancouver offers more than just a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals. It presents an opportunity to equal one of the greatest achievements in each nation’s football history. With holders Argentina or Egypt awaiting the winners, today’s Round o»»»

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) is taking part in delivering the FIFA World Cup 2026, with several of its staff managing match operations as part of a knowledge and expertise transfer programme between the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) and FIFA. The programme draws on the »»»

Bulgarian Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva urged Parliament on Tuesday to ensure that the 2026 State Budget and State Social Insurance Budget safeguard vulnerable groups, warning that fiscal measures should not come at the expense of social protection. In an opinion submitted to Parliament, Delcheva su»»»

Doha, Qatar: After leading Egypt to the biggest victory in the country’s football history, Mohamed Salah revealed the message he gave his teammates before their dramatic penalty-shootout triumph over Australia: “This is a world stage. Show your footballing quality.” History-making Egypt will need a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mövenpick Hotel Doha proudly announces its achievement of the prestigious Green Globe Gold Certification, a distinguished recognition awarded to hospitality businesses that have maintained Green Globe certification for five consecutive years. This milestone reflects the hotel's unwaver»»»

Retail sales increased in the euro zone and the EU in May but Romania had the sharpest decline in the community bloc, show the data published on Monday by Eurostat.According to the European office, retail sales increased by 1.6% in the euro zone and by 1.9% in the EU. Even so, the only states where»»»

The industrial producer prices grew both in euro zone and in the EU in May, but Romania is among the member states with the highest increases in industrial production prices, show the data published on Monday by Eurostat.According to these figures, industrial producer prices rose by 5.9% in the eur»»»

Romania's mergers and acquisitions market recorded 162 announced transactions worth 5.2 billion euro in the first half of this year, up 89 per cent from the first half of 2025, according to an analysis by PwC Romania.According to a press release sent on Monday, the number of transactions increased »»»

Romania has taken steps to strengthen its measures against money laundering and terrorism financing (AML/CFT) but still needs to address several deficiencies, the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (Moneyval) c»»»

The value of private equity and venture capital investments in Romania more than quadrupled in 2025, reaching EUR433.6 million, according to a study released on Monday.Research conducted by the Romanian Private Equity Association (ROPEA) in collaboration with Deloitte Romania?based on data provided»»»

Romania’s macroeconomic imbalances are caused by errors in macroeconomic policies and weaknesses of the institutions, not by the growth model and accession to the euro zone is not possible as long as Romania has big deficits, states the chairman of the Fiscal Council, Daniel Daianu in an opinion ma»»»

The disputes that could be initiated by bank customers following the fines applied by the Competition Council in the ROBOR case could generate losses significantly higher than the amount of the sanctions, warns the National Bank of Romania (BNR) in the Financial Stability Report published on Monday»»»

Risks to financial stability remain elevated, similar to the assessments in the previous report, amid the persistence of domestic imbalances and vulnerabilities, as well as the amplification of geopolitical tensions at a global level, according to the Financial Stability Report of June 2026, publis»»»

The President of the Chamber of Deputies, PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu, considers it "mandatory" to hold an extraordinary session of Parliament at the end of July in order to adopt the laws necessary for absorbing funds from the PNRR."I would like?and in principle, we will do this?for us to have a fu»»»

ROMARM SA National Company will be represented by its Director General, Razvan-Marian Pircalabescu, at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum (NSDIF), to be held on Tuesday on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Ankara, the company said in a press release on Monday.Pircalabescu will take part in me»»»

Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana Toiu states that Romania will advocate, at the NATO Summit in Ankara, for additional investments regarding the protection of the Alliance's Eastern Flank.Toiu mentioned that Romania would support the objectives established during the meeting of the Supreme Council o»»»

Canada's Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, who is on an official visit to Romania, said that negotiations on a general information-security agreement have been completed and that the document is expected to be signed soon. Speaking at a joint press conference with Romanian acting Foreign Minister Oana»»»

Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana Toiu stated on Monday that discussions with her Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand, focused on the refurbishment of Unit 1 and plans for the construction of Units 3 and 4 at Cernavoda.She highlighted the fact that 30 years have passed since the official inauguration »»»

President Nicusor Dan, who met on Monday with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, emphasized the importance of continuing joint projects in areas such as security, nuclear energy, and industrial cooperation."Romania and Canada share a strengthened partnership?one that is continuously »»»

President Nicusor Dan is participating in the NATO Summit in Ankara, which will take place on Wednesday, where he will advocate the importance of Allied support for the Black Sea region and the strengthening of air and maritime defence."Alliance leaders are meeting in Ankara against a security back»»»

Mine-clearing operations are among the most dangerous tasks at sea. Now, despite the 60-day ceasefire under the US-Iran memorandum, a British- and French-led naval mission to clear sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz has drawn an immediate warning from Iran. This exposing the fragility of a ceasefi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Israeli enemy carried out two bombings in the towns of Haddatha and Beit Yahoun, Southern Lebanon 06-07-2026 21:33 »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has reaffirmed its position among the world’s leading digital economies after achieving an outstanding score of 98.4 out of 100 in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ICT Development Index (IDI) 2026, released on June 30, 2026. The report placed the country among the »»»

July 7 (UPI) -- A Chinese court has sentenced a former executive deputy director of a government management committee to death for taking bribes worth more than $323.7 million in property over a 30-year period. Yang Youlin, the 69-year-old former executive deputy director of the Nanjing Economic an»»»

US President Donald ‌Trump is expected to tell Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he is prepared to allow the country to ​rejoin the F-35 stealth fighter program, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing four senior administration officials. The report comes as Trump heads to Ankara f»»»

Russia fired missiles and drones into apartment buildings in Kyiv for the second time in a week Monday, killing at least 26 people on the eve of a crucial Nato summit, Ukrainian authorities said. The attack hit just days after another Russian strike killed more than 30 people in the Ukrainian capit»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai fell for a second straight day on Tuesday morning, giving jewellery buyers another small window of relief after rates briefly crossed Dh500 over the weekend. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) S»»»

London: An "unknown projectile" struck and caused a fire on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, British maritime security agency UKMTO said. The incident occurred near one of the world's most important energy shipping routes, despite a ceasefire between the Unit»»»

US health officials are investigating a growing outbreak of a foodborne parasitic infection that causes severe, sometimes "explosive," diarrhea, with hundreds of cases reported across multiple states and scientists still unable to identify the common source. The outbreak involves cyclospora, a micr»»»

Los Angeles, United States: Fired-up Belgium brought the United States' World Cup party to a shuddering halt on Monday, thrashing the tournament co-hosts 4-1 to set up a quarter-final showdown with Spain. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice, Hans Vanaken punished a goalkeeping howler, and substitute »»»

Arab Finance: Egypt is expected to announce the first results of its airport public offering program before the end of the year, according to a report by the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), which cited statements by the regional director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of th»»»

CARACAS: The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 3,535, authorities said on Monday, while nearly 18,000 people remain homeless more than a week after the disaster struck the capital and nearby coastal areas. Top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said the latest official tally showed 16»»»

TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday it expelled two Chinese coast guard ships from waters near disputed islands also claimed by Beijing. The Chinese ships were approaching a Japanese fishing vessel operating in the area, Japan’s coast guard said. The two countries have a long-running territorial dispute over»»»

France star Kylian Mbappe on Monday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Mbappe called Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, a “despicable woman” who was “unworthy” of servin»»»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Addis Ababa, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Ethiopia is the first stop on Lavrov’s working trip to several African countries.Lavrov is expected to hold talks with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos on Tuesday, as well as meetings w»»»

GENEVA (Sputnik) - The Baltic states are "playing with fire" by making their territory available for hostile actions against Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik. "By submitting to NATO and EU discipline and making their territory available for hostile actions agains»»»

The 36th NATO Summit, being held in Ankara this week on 7-8 July, takes place at a time of major geostrategic developments and crunch decisions about the future of the North Atlantic alliance. War in Ukraine, the Gulf, the Middle East and North Africa, alongside military operations in South America»»»

ABU DHABI, UAE: Long before travelers reach Yas Island, they may see it shimmering on the horizon. Not a skyscraper or a stadium, but a luminous orb the size of a small mountain, its skin alive with light, transforming from a pearl floating above the Gulf to a swirling galaxy, a falcon in flight or»»»

The volume of industrial production declined by 0.4%, while based on working-day adjusted data, production grew by 5.4%, year-on-year in May 2026. Compared to crude data, the significant difference is due to the fact that there were two less working-days in this month than in May 2025. According to»»»

In May 2026, the volume of retail trade was 3.8% higher according to raw data, or 4.8% higher in calendar adjusted terms, than in the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same period of the previous year, calendar-adjusted sale volumes expanded by 3.2% in specialized and non-specialized»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly fired missiles at two commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after warning ships not to use a US-cleared but Iran-unauthorized maritime route near Oman, The Wall Street Journal reported. The IRGC had warned vessels over maritime radio: “Our »»»

Abu Dhabi: ADNOC Distribution plans to acquire Shell Downstream South Africa in a deal with an implied enterprise value of about $1 billion, giving the UAE fuel retailer one of South Africa’s largest service station networks and a bigger platform for growth across Africa. Sign up for our daily busi»»»

Parliament's Budget and Finance Committee is scheduled to debate at first reading on Tuesday the draft 2026 State Budget Act, the Public Social Insurance (PSI) Budget Act and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Budget Act. The three bills, submitted by the Council of Ministers last week, woul»»»

Fidesz and MSZP stole the country in a seventy-thirty ratio, the prime minister wrote on his Facebook page on Monday. “The Budapest grand coalition corruption case shows, on a small scale, how Fidesz and MSZP divided up/stole the country over 20 years in a 70:30 ratio,” wrote Péter Magyar. The Cent»»»

"We have brought home the EU funds, exposed the lies surrounding them, and submitted the anti-corruption measures and other necessary legislation to the National Assembly," said Dávid Vitézy, Minister of Construction and Investment, at Monday's session of the National Assembly, speaking before the »»»

Fidesz and KDNP will hold a protest in front of Sándor Palace on Thursday evening against the amendment of the Basic Law — announced Gergely Gulyás, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz, and Bence Rétvári, the parliamentary group leader of KDNP, on Monday at a press conference held after the jo»»»

A man sentenced to life imprisonment in Canada is now under house arrest in Hungary, where police check on him only intermittently despite his conviction for a sword killing. The young man, a dual Canadian-Hungarian-Algerian national, appears to have made a remarkably fortunate decision when he fle»»»