Dubai: Dubai Police has warned the public against fraudulent websites and suspicious links falsely claiming to represent consumer protection services, after recording repeated scam attempts aimed at stealing victims’ banking information and money. The Anti-Fraud Centre at the General Department of »»»

US President Donald Trump will meet fellow NATO leaders at a summit in Turkey on Tuesday as the alliance tries to persuade him that their countries are actively increasing their military capabilities as US focus shifts away from Europe towards Asia. Earlier, Ukraine launched more than 430 dron»»»

A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft has landed at Sofia Airport, only days after Bulgarian authorities announced that American KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft temporarily deployed in the country had completed their activities and departed. The presence of the large transpor»»»

Petar Vitanov, chairman of the parliamentary group of Progressive Bulgaria, defended the controversial agreement between Bulgargaz and Turkey’s Botas, saying the circumstances under which it was signed were fundamentally different from the current situation. Commenting on the decision to freeze the»»»

A US military transport aircraft that landed at Sofia Airport arrived to collect remaining equipment left behind after the recent deployment of American tanker aircraft in Bulgaria, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said. According to Stoyanov, the aircraft’s presence at Vasil Levski Airport is par»»»

A 36-year-old driver from Samokov was arrested after allegedly attempting to bribe police officers during a roadside inspection on the Trakia Highway near Karnobat. The incident took place at around 7:30 a.m. near the 325th kilometer in the direction of Burgas, after authorities received reports ab»»»

A new wave of bomb threats targeting public institutions has been reported across Bulgaria, with authorities receiving multiple alerts about allegedly planted explosive devices, the Ministry of Interior announced. Police teams have launched inspections at the affected locations and are following st»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said here Tursday that Bulgaria owes BOTAS, the Turkish gas company, USD 360 million and settling this debt "will not burden the Bulgarian finances". Radev was speaking on his departure for Ankara where he will be among the participants in a NATO Summit. The Prime Ministe»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mowasalat, Karwa, has successfully conducted a tryout of electric robotaxis, under the Ministry of Transport’s supervision. The robotaxis made a round trip between the headquarters of the MOT and the Old Doha Port in what is seen as an extension of the project’s successes. “This pionee»»»

The agreement between Bulgaria's state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz and Turkey's Botas has entered a new phase after Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed during talks in Ankara to freeze the contract for 15 months. Throughout that period, Bulgaria w»»»

Dangote Cement Plc (NGX: DANGCEM), Nigeria’s largest cement producer, has raised its dividend by 50% after a strong 2025 performance, approving a record payout of NGN753.8bn ($550mn) to shareholders. Shareholders approved the dividend at the company’s annual general meeting in Lagos, lifting the pa»»»

The European Union has unveiled a new package of trade and financial support for Armenia while deepening infrastructure and energy cooperation with Azerbaijan this week, part of the shift in Brussels’ South Caucasus policy as it seeks to secure regional stability, expand transport corridors and red»»»

The Muslim Council of Elders is participating in the inaugural edition of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, organised by the United Nations on 6th-7th July, in Geneva, Switzerland. The event brings together government leaders, UN officials, representatives of the private sector, academia, and c»»»

London: British energy giant Shell announced Tuesday a deal to sell its South African downstream business, including 580 fuel stations, to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Shell said the sale, valued at about $1 billion, formed part of its strategy to focus on "key markets", as the compa»»»

A handful of OPEC+ countries have agreed to increase their output targets from August, but the cartel is fighting for its survival after the UAE's departure. Also, A French company is using the River Seine to cool down Paris's buildings. Finally, Sky says it's buying ITV's broadcast channels and st»»»

Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are due to hold direct talks in Rome this month, Italy's foreign ministry said Tuesday, after several rounds of discussions in Washington aimed at de-escalation. "We welcome with pleasure the announcement that the next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon media»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said here Tursday that Bulgaria owes BOTAS, the Turkish gas company, USD 360 million and settling this debt "won't burden the Bulgarian finances". Radev was speaking on his departure for Ankara where he will be among the participants in a NATO Summit. The Prime Minister w»»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Chair Delyan Peevski expressed satisfaction with the information about the freezing of the contract with BOTAS for 15 months, achieved at a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, as stated in a p»»»

DOHA: Reinforcing its commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable cultural stewardship, Qatar Museums (QM) has achieved Carbon Neutrality Certification for the operations and services of four of its landmark cultural and heritage sites: the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ), Museum of »»»

Ukraine attacked the Moscow region with more than 430 drones overnight, its largest assault on the capital and surrounding areas in two years, Russian authorities said. File Photo by Maxim Shipenkov/EPA July 7 (UPI) -- Ukraine attacked the Moscow region with more than 430 drones overnight, its larg»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia jumped to 13th place globally in attracting foreign direct investment in 2025, climbing from 17th the previous year, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development. In its latest report, UNCTAD said that the Kingdom attracted FDI amounting to $33 billion in 2025, repre»»»

Dubai: Dubai has moved a step closer to launching commercial air taxi services after VDX, the flagship vertiport near Dubai International Airport, received regulatory certification for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft operations. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & B»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar has condemned the two explosions that occurred near the Ministry of Tourism in the city of Damascus, capital of the sister Arab Republic of Syria, which resulted in injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed the State of Qatar's firm position of rejecting violence an»»»

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi are scheduled to meet at the NATO summit in Turkey on Tuesday. In this February 2026 photo, Hyun (L) shakes hands with Rubio at the State Department in Washington, D.C. File P»»»

Dubai: For many, loss marks an ending. For Emirati entrepreneur Abdulrahman Al Hashmi, it became a beginning. A former Dubai Police officer, Al Hashmi has once built his life around discipline, duty, and service. But it has been a personal tragedy, the loss of his father after a long battle with ca»»»

Dubai: The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on a petition claiming that the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu temple known as “Tejo Mahalaya” and seeking a court-supervised inspection of the monument. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal »»»

The activities, future development, and closer cooperation between the administration of the Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos (Zographou Eforia), Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other relevant institutions were discussed during a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Ivanka Tasheva an»»»

The Burgas District Court announced Tuesday that it has ordered the extended detention of two officials from the Burgas water company after they were charged with intentional mismanagement. The extended detention warrant is for the company's director Tsvetan Mirchev and investor control officer Ilc»»»

This photo, taken Tuesday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in Seoul as South Korean stocks plunged by nearly five percent on tech stock losses. Photo by Yonhap Seoul shares plummeted nearly 5 percent Tuesday as technology stocks extended losses after Samsung Electronics Co. released its prelimi»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Tuesday in Belgrade with Interpol Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza to discuss further strengthening of cooperation in the fight against all forms of organised crime and security threats that know no boundaries. "We devoted special attention to a»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Tuesday that he wants France to be a primary partner for Damascus, which he said has regained its role as a transit hub after the Strait of Hormuz closure. "After the Strait of Hormuz crisis, the world realized the value of safe and stable corridors... here the»»»

Egyptian equities extended their rebound on Monday as sustained institutional buying and renewed foreign investor appetite lifted the benchmark EGX30 above the 52,500-point mark, adding more than EGP128bn to the market’s capitalisation in a single session and reinforcing the recovery that began at »»»

United States: Tens of thousands of people were without power Tuesday on Guam and the Northern Marianas after a super typhoon tore through the US Pacific territories, with no deaths reported. The small island of Rota was the worst affected after a direct hit from Super Typhoon Bavi with winds up to»»»

Damascus, July 7 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday attended a Syrian-French roundtable at the People’s Palace in Damascus, bringing together senior officials, business leaders and investors ahead of the signing of a series of agreements and memorandums»»»

China’s smart pet care market is expanding with a range of artificial intelligence devices, driven by growing consumer demand in a sector valued at approximately US$46 billion, Belt and Road News Network (BRNN), a partner of TV BRICS, reported. By 2025, the number of cats and dogs in China’s cities»»»

TORONTO: Husband and wife duo Wajdan Gul and Anam Khalid launched Squatwolf from their Dubai apartment in 2016; a decade on, the label is sold in more than 100 countries. The recent boom in fitness and athleisure apparel has left consumers spoilt for choice. Khalid, however, is unfazed: “There is n»»»

Dubai: Flying to India from the UAE now comes with an extra step before you board. India has relaunched its Air Suvidha portal as Air Suvidha 2.0, a mandatory online health declaration required of every international passenger arriving in the country, regardless of nationality or which city you are»»»

Democratic Bulgaria entered a motion on Tuesday for a hearing of State Agency for National Security (SANS) acting Chair Stancho Stanev, as well as SANS senior officials Plamen Stoyanov and Petko Gospodinov, over a suspended inspection of pharmaceutical warehouses. "Data has been disclosed during an»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A political and diplomatic settlement of the situation in Ukraine remains preferable for Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "It remains preferable for us to resolve this conflict through political and diplomatic means," Peskov told reporters. Russia maintain»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has stressed the importance of increased vigilance among parents, guardians and members of the public to prevent drowning incidents and fire accidents, highlighting that most emergencies can be avoided through awareness, supervision and proper safety prac»»»

Dubai: Bitcoin Suisse has received regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi Global Market to offer digital asset financial services to institutional and professional clients in the UAE. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.BTCS Middle East Ltd, a subsidiary of Bitcoin Suisse Grou»»»

Vazrazhdane party leader Kostadin Kostadinov claimed on Tuesday that the 15-month suspension of the gas supply agreement between Bulgaria's state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz and Turkiye's state-owned energy company BOTAS had not been secured "free of charge" and questioned whether Prime Minister R»»»

Imagine a Hollywood movie. It’s a thriller about a big bad secret. One of those that have far-reaching, even earth-shaking political stakes attached to them; the sort of ‘this-changes-everything’ information that, if revealed, can topple governments, break up alliances, and redefine friends and ene»»»

Around four in five asylum grants issued by the British Home Office lacked sufficient evidence and were “likely to be incorrect,” according to a report by Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) John Tuckett. The findings are based on surveys of 262 decision-makers and 69 tec»»»

Polish military counterintelligence will investigate those responsible for exposing secret deliveries of Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has announced. The controversy erupted on Saturday after several Polish social media accounts reported that Wa»»»

iCAUR recently officially opened its first showroom in the Kingdom, located at Alkhobar Front Yard in Alkhobar. The facility’s launch marks a new chapter in iCAUR’s localization journey, providing a direct hub for local customers to explore the brand, experience its products firsthand, and access d»»»

The next round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon will be held next week in Rome, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said. The talks will take place on July 14 and 15, Leiter said Monday in an interview, adding that President Joseph Aoun will meet with U.S. President Don»»»

Eighteen people, including four police officers, were injured Tuesday when two homemade explosive devices exploded near Syria’s Tourism Ministry in central Damascus during a disposal operation, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement carried by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the ministry sa»»»

Bulgarian software developer Martin Atanasov has unveiled Diagnosis Bulgaria, a new online platform that analyzes public healthcare spending and identifies what he describes as nearly EUR 310 million in expenditures, procurement contracts and payments that appear unusual and warrant further scrutin»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Sheikh Zayed Summer Festival 2026 officially opened on Monday in Al Wathba under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and under the directives and supervision of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minist»»»