The partnerships bring flydubai’s interline network to 46 airlines over 125 destinations Dubai: flydubai has signed interline agreements with Air India and Uzbekistan Airways, giving the Dubai-based carrier access to more than 80 additional destinations across Asia, Australia and Europe. The partne»»»

Nagoya: The 20th Asian Games open in Japan on Saturday bringing together a bumper 17,000 athletes and officials, among them Olympic and world champions. Here’s a guide to Asia’s biggest sporting spectacle. Where? The Games mainly take place in the port city of Nagoya and the wider Aichi prefecture.»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Borsa Diamanti d’Italia (Diamond Bourse of Italy), establishing a strategic partnership between the two bourses. The agreement was signed during the CIBJO Centenary Congress, held in Vicenza, Italy, fr»»»

API figures reveal sharp rise in US crude supplies and refined fuel reserves US inventories of crude oil, gasoline and distillates all rose last week, according to data from the American Petroleum Institute, as the market weighs a prolonged US-Iran war and severe disruptions to Middle East oil ship»»»

WTI outpaces Brent as traders seek alternatives amid Middle East tensions NEW YORK: Oil prices rallied by roughly three dollars at Tuesday's settlement, driven by mounting supply concerns and ongoing uncertainty regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Gains in US West Texas Intermediate (W»»»

Tokyo: An investigative report confirmed Monday that Japanese utility Chubu Electric Power had falsified earthquake data during screening process to restart reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. The report, released by a third-party committee composed of external lawye»»»

Kazim says DWC shift will happen in phases, with cargo and Dubai South's 2032 target Dubai: Emirates' move to the Dubai’s new passenger terminal at Dubai World Central (DWC) is progressing in phases, with Dubai South's investment on track for a 2032 target, the airline's Deputy President and Chief »»»

Tokyo, Japan: The Japanese military said on Tuesday it was searching for one of its three long-range Global Hawk surveillance drones that went missing during an unspecified flight off the country's western coast. The coast guard said it had found what appeared part of the aircraft, which costs more»»»

Tokyo: The number of centenarians across Japan topped 100,000 for the first time, the health ministry said Tuesday. With a median age of 49.9 years, Japan has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco, according to the World Bank. The latest government survey, published ahead of the an»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar will send a strong 28-member shooting and archery contingent to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, aiming to build on a long record of continental and international success. The squad features experienced shooters including Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Rashid Saleh Al-Athba, Mohammed Ahme»»»

Several UAE flights are delayed or cancelled as airlines monitor regional airspace Dubai: UAE travellers are facing another day of mixed flight operations, with multiple delays and cancellations reported at Dubai International Airport and Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi as tensions around »»»

Oil surges as Hormuz talks collapse and Saudi-Houthi conflict escalates Brent crude traded near $105.70, up 1.02% a barrel early on Tuesday (Sept. 15) as Gulf Arab states postponed talks with Iran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi Arabia launched retaliatory strikes against Yemen’s Houthi»»»

HONG KONG — Oil prices spiked Monday on Middle East supply fears after Saudi Arabia closed a key pipeline, putting further upward pressure on inflation ahead of an expected Federal Reserve rate hike this week.The prospect of higher US borrowing costs compounded a tech selloff that came after leader»»»

Seoul: South Korea's Olympic committee said Monday there was "a serious shortage of accommodation" at the Asian Games starting in Japan this week as officials from the Philippines resorted to Airbnb. There is no dedicated athletes' village at the event, with organisers instead relying on a cruise s»»»

Attacks on ships and Saudi pipeline keep supply fears elevated above $100 Oil prices fell in early trading Monday after a sharp weekly advance, but remained elevated as fresh reports of attacks on shipping and a temporary shutdown of a major Saudi pipeline kept supply concerns at the forefront. The»»»

Airlines are restoring some routes, but major international carriers remain suspended Dubai: UAE travellers face another weekend of mixed flight operations as some delays and cancellations were recorded at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport and Dubai International Airport, while airlines conti»»»

The Japanese festival Bon Matsuri & Japan Fest 2026 will be held in Bishkek on September 19, the Kyrgyz Republic-Japan Center (KRJC) reports. The festival will feature traditional bon dances, with three major dance segments planned. They will range from the energetic Yosakoi to the traditional Toky»»»

Tokyo: Japan's Digital Agency reported today that approximately 246,000 personal data records may have been leaked following unauthorized access to a government network. According to Japan's Kyodo news agency, the data includes the names and addresses of central government employees; however, there»»»

Experts weigh fears of AI-driven catastrophe against concerns over hype and human misuse Tokyo: Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have raised questions over whether governments are moving fast enough to regulate it.»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar will be hoping to add to its Asian Games medal tally through volleyball at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, with its strongest medal hopes resting on beach volleyball stars Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan. Qatar will field men’s and women’s teams in the indoor competition, in »»»

An opening ceremony for an automated air quality monitoring station was held at Osh State University as part of an international project to study and assess atmospheric air pollution. The City Hall of the southern capital announced. Attendees included Deputy Mayor Masuda Aidarbekova, Osh State Univ»»»

Unconfirmed blaze raises concerns for Saudi Arabia’s vital Red Sea oil lifeline Satellite imagery and fire-detection data are raising questions over whether Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has struck Saudi Arabia’s strategically important East-West oil pipeline. There is no independent confirm»»»

Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea chokepoints, driving Brent and WTI sharply higher Brent crude topped $107.6/barrel as of 8.16am Tokyo on Friday (September 11, 2026) as markets reacted to the Houthis’ seizure of Yemen’s Red Sea port of Mokha, near the Bab Al Mandab Strait. Brent Crude rose by $6.42 »»»

TNN/Agencies Tokyo Qatar’s men’s basketball team made a winning start as the 20th Asian Games ‘Aichi-Nagoya 2026’ began on Thursday. The continental sporting extravaganza in Japan has more participants than the Olympics with over 17,000 athletes and officials are expected to take part in 43 sports »»»

Tokyo: Japan said on Thursday it had asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the United Nations because it made the disputed Kuril islands appear to belong to Russia. The UN General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt the new map, which makes the African continent larger while also shrin»»»

As the US and Iran trade air strikes in the vital Strait of Hormuz and Yemen's Houthi rebels step up their campaign against Saudi Arabia, surging oil prices have seen stocks falling across Asia. Investors appear to be holding their breath for the news that the Federal Reserve and other central bank»»»

Recognition caps strong performance across UAE brokerage and international markets Allegiance Real Estate won three awards in a single night at the DAMAC Awards H1 2026, organised by DAMAC in Dubai on September 7. The company was named ‘Top UAE Broker’ and received the ‘Platinum Partner Award – Ira»»»

Tokyo: A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday marred by downpours and dense mist. Three vehicles belonging to people working on the mountain were partially buried Wednesday, as powerful gusts and torrential rain ba»»»

Tokyo: The Asian Games began in Japan on Thursday with Qatar beating Iran in men's basketball, the first action in the continental multi-sport showpiece that has more participants than the Olympics. Over 17,000 athletes and officials are expected to take part in 43 sports at the Nagoya-Aichi Games »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s fencing team is heading to the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with a clear goal: win the country’s first-ever medal in the sport at the Games. The event runs from September 19 to October 4. Nine fencers will represent Qatar: Ali Turki Awida, Khalid Arif Hussein, Abdul»»»

Conflict shifts into Gulf shipping lanes, pushing oil above $100 The six-month US-Iran war has entered a new phase, with the fight moving directly into commercial shipping lanes near the UAE, oil prices breaking above $100 a barrel and Iran facing renewed international scrutiny over its nuclear pro»»»

Tokyo, Japan: Hundreds of Asian Games athletes in Japan were briefly evacuated from their accommodation as record rainfall lashed host city Nagoya, with competition beginning on Thursday. Rainwater also leaked into some competition venues, with more wet weather forecast for the coming days. About 1»»»

UPDATEMissile salvos, destroyed tankers push crude benchmarks toward triple digits Oil prices surged toward $100 a barrel on Wednesday as the United States destroyed five Iranian crude carriers, Iran launched a ballistic-missile attack toward Jordan and Tehran warned tanker crews near Kuwait and Ba»»»

Strikes on Iranian tankers and Hormuz risks drive fresh risk premium into oil Oil prices rose sharply early Wednesday as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities threatened to widen across the Gulf and disrupt tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. As of 8:28 am Tokyo on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, the ma»»»

Japan has protested against Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips, saying Tuesday that Tokyo is studying the potential impact on Japanese companies. China imposed the curb on imports of dichlorosilane from Japan, saying its exports of the materia»»»

Doha, Qatar: Former Olympic champion Fares Ibrahim and rising talent Ouisal Ikhlef will spearhead Qatar’s medal bid in weightlifting at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, as the duo targets medals in Japan from September 19 to October 4. Fares, who won silver at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Gam»»»

Tokyo: Japan’s education ministry confirmed that a total of 3,661 schools across 11 prefectures were forced to close on Monday due to rainfall lashing eastern Japan and surrounding regions. As heavy rain lashed eastern Japan and elsewhere from the early hours of Monday, schools, including elementar»»»

DXB topped the connectivity ranking with a hub score nearly 40% ahead of its closest rival Dubai: Dubai International Airport has ranked as the most connected airport across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East in 2025, retaining the top position in a regional index covering 315 airports. Sign up for o»»»

Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto is also considering a ban on short-term lodging Tokyo: Tokyo tourist hotspot Shinjuku will impose a ban on more than half of its holiday rentals including homes on Airbnb, an official said Monday, after a surge in complaints about visitors. Known for its buzzing com»»»

Tokyo: Incumbent Yuichiro Tamaki secured a third consecutive term as leader of Japan’s opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) on Sunday. According to Kyodo News, Tamaki, 57, defeated Mikihiko Hashimoto, a 30-year-old House of Representatives lawmaker, in the election. His new three-year t»»»

Brent hovers near $97 as Hormuz disruptions keep risk premium elevated Oil prices were mixed early on Monday (September 7), with global benchmark Brent crude holding near $97 a barrel as markets continued to assess the impact of the U.S.-Iran conflict and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz. As»»»

Budapest is preparing to host the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, a brand-new global competition that will bring some of the world’s leading athletes to the Hungarian capital from 11 to 13 September. The three-day event at the National Athletics Centre will break with the tradition»»»

Japan’s own treatment of history should not be imposed on others, says Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, commenting the demand to dismantle the new war monument in Russia's Khabarovsk. “If Tokyo treats Japanese history with contempt, this affliction should not be allowed to spre»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will play for the bronze medal at the 2026 AVC Beach Volleyball Asian Championships after suffering a defeat to Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher in a thrilling semi-final clash yesterday. The second-seeded Qatari pair, Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronz»»»

Tunis, Sept. 5, 2026 (TAP) - Tunisia's Embassy in Tokyo on Saturday took part in the International Exchange Fair 2026, organised by Chiyoda City in cooperation with the embassies and diplomatic missions based in the city.The event featured a diverse...»»»

BEIJING: Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Beach Volleyball Championship, currently underway in Shangluo, China, after defeating Kazakhstan's Bogatov and Gurin in straight sets in the round of 16. The Qatari duo s»»»

Patiala, India: India has gone to great lengths to give its athletes a taste of the accommodation at the Asian Games, temporarily housing them in shipping container-style units to replicate the lodgings in Japan. Nagoya and Aichi will stage the Games from September 19 to October 4 but in a bid to c»»»

The anniversary of victory over militarist Japan is more than a commemoration of a distant war. It is an opportunity to ask uncomfortable questions: What exactly was defeated in 1945 and what lessons were meant to survive the victory? What was supposed to end in 1945?Japan’s surrender ended a catas»»»

Strait of Hormuz tensions, oil swings and flight risks: new normal in the region? As the US-Iran war enters its seventh month, President Donald Trump has again sought to emphasise the strength of the US military arsenal, saying Washington has virtually "unlimited" supplies of ammunition for the cam»»»

On August 9, 1945, a notorious Japanese army unit executed dozens of civilian prisoners in the city of Hailar, on the day the Soviet Union launched an offensive against the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. To mark Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day), the Russian authorities published histo»»»