ABU DHABI: Fans attending UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev v Rountree Jr. on Saturday, July 25, will experience the action at one of the world’s most celebrated venues after Etihad Arena was ranked the No.3 UFC venue globally in the 2026 USA Today Sports Readers’ Choice Awards. The recognition comes as Et»»»

Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday. It appeared to be one of the biggest drone attacks on Russian regions and the »»»

CARACAS: A senior American military official has arrived in Venezuela’s capital Caracas to oversee US relief efforts in the aftermath of powerful twin earthquakes that killed at least 235 people, the US military said on Friday. “US Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard arrived in Caracas, Venezue»»»

Riyadh, June 26 (SANA) Saudi Aramco, has resumed crude loading at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after a near four-month suspension due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, according to vessel-tracking data. Data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) cited by Reuters showed two Very L»»»

TOKYO (Sputnik) - The IAEA intends to begin inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities in the near future, Director General Rafael Grossi said on Friday. "We have not started this process of verification … We have barely initiated conversations with Iran so as to determine what are the modalities. An»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Sheikh Qassem: Israeli presence in Lebanon is part of an expansionist project toward ‘Greater Israel,’ while the resistance is »»»

Doha, Qatar: Ministry of Justice and the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation in training, professional development, and scientific research, as part of efforts to develop national expertise and pr»»»

Rome: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Majed Mohammed Al Ansari participated in the Mediterranean and Gulf Summit organized by the Italian Institute for International Affairs in Rome, Italy. Dr. Al Ansari spoke during two main sessions,»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Prosecution, represented by the Institute of Criminal Studies, organised yesterday a scientific and awareness seminar to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The seminar was attended by a number of prosecutors along with specialists from var»»»

Tunis, June 26 (TAP) – Tunisia recorded 15,253 drug-related cases involving 27,338 people in 2025, according to figures presented to Parliament's General Legislation Committee.During a hearing on Thursday, Interior Ministry officials said 89% of...»»»

Hezbollah overnight accused Israel of a "flagrant" ceasefire breach, saying it launched a drone and killed three civilians in southern Lebanon. The group said the strike was a "direct attack" on "civilians," while Israel had earlier said it had killed fighters from Hezbollah ranks. Hezbollah said i»»»

New York City's rent board on Thursday approved New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposal for rent-freezes on one-year and two-year leases. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 26 (UPI) -- New York City's rental board has approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani's two-year rent-freeze proposal»»»

Abu Dhabi Police and Civil Defence teams are responding to a fire that broke out on Friday morning at the carpet market near Zayed Port in Abu Dhabi. Emergency crews were deployed to the site shortly after the incident was reported, with authorities working to bring the situation under control and »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Sheikh Qassem: Despite displacement, suffering, loss, and hardship, our people still mark Ashura commemorations this year 26-06»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem addresses crowds at Ashura rally in Beirut’s southern suburb (Dahiyeh) 26-06-2026 10:22 AM L»»»

Tunis, June 26 (TAP) – Maximum temperatures on Friday will range between 30°C and 35°C in coastal areas and highlands, and between 36°C and 41°C in the rest of the country, with locally hot, dry winds (sirocco) expected in some areas, according to...»»»

India’s citizenship framework often leads to confusion as widely used identity documents are frequently mistaken for proof of nationality. However, under Indian law, none of these documents — passport, Aadhaar, voter ID or PAN — independently establish citizenship. Following the Ministry of Externa»»»

The Gulf's top diplomats said on Thursday that dealing with Iran's proxies and missiles was key to lasting peace, and that any trade and investment with Tehran would be reversible and contingent on it respecting its deal with the U.S. "The Ministers further emphasized that lasting regional peace an»»»

Turnover generated by market services provided to the population fell by almost 10% in gross terms during the first four months of this year compared with the same period in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to data published on Thursday, between January 1 and »»»

Only 40% of job vacancies display salary information two weeks after the salary transparency law came into force, representing more than 6,600 positions, according to data from an online recruitment platform.The new salary transparency rules require employers to communicate salary information befor»»»

The outstanding balance of non-government loans granted by credit institutions increased by 1.6% in May 2026 compared with the previous month (1% in real terms), reaching 465.042 billion lei, according to a press release issued by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).Loans denominated in lei, which a»»»

Deposits of non-government resident customers in Romania rose by 1.6 percent month on month to RON 683,365.8 million, while the annual growth rate was 7.7 percent (-2.8 percent in real terms).According to the National Bank of Romania (BNR), RON-denominated deposits of residents, representing 67.7 p»»»

Romania could experience an economic decline in 2026, because this political crisis was not budgeted for, and of the 9 billion euros it could still attract through the NRRP by August 31, it will lose at least 5 billion euros, according to the president of the Association of Financial and Banking An»»»

The reduction of the budget deficit to 1.75% after the first five months of 2026 represents a breath of fresh air for Romania ahead of July discussions with Moody's and Fitch Ratings, according to economic consultant Adrian Negrescu."It is a genuine performance that has a strong chance of helping t»»»

The budget deficit in the first 5 months is small, if we look at the same period of 2025, but there is still time until the end of the year and we must fit in the assumed target of 6-6.2%, said Ionut Dumitru, the chief economist of Raiffeisen Bank. In his opinion, it is premature to say if the 1.75»»»

The implementation of the consolidated general budget as of May 31, 2026, ended with a significantly narrowed deficit of RON 35.94 billion, or 1.75% of GDP, as against RON 64.23 billion (3.35% of GDP) in May 2025, informs the Ministry of Finance.After the first four months of 2026, the government d»»»

European money drawn in the last year (June 10, 2025-June 10, 2026) totaled 10 billion euros, according to the Minister of Investments and European Projects, Dragos Pislaru."Year 10: we drew 10 billion euros of European money to Romania in a single year (June 2025 - June 2026). It is an absolute re»»»

The president of the Save Romania Union (USR), Dominic Fritz, announces that his party will not vote for a single-party PSD government.The USR will instead vote for a social-democratic government in 2027, if the PSD also grants parliamentary support for a PNL-USR-UDMR Cabinet this year."USR will no»»»

Social Democratic Party (PSD) Chairman Sorin Grindeanu said on Thursday that he had agreed with some political leaders on the general principles of a future political agreement concerning macroeconomic goals, the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the accession to the Organisation for Ec»»»

President Nicusor Dan said on Thursday that, according to the public statements made by political party representatives, there is openness toward at least one solution of government lineup.He noted that he is waiting for the parties to propose a majority formula that would support that Executive."I»»»

The joint Standing Bureaus of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate approved on Thursday calling a joint session of Parliament on June 29, during which the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, who will be on an official visit to Romania, will deliver an address.According to a memorandum»»»

Defence Minister Radu Miruta announced on Thursday that the contract for the acquisition of the first Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) - Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems, intended to protect against aerial threats, was signed, with a value exceeding 2 billion euro."After years in whic»»»

Cristian Istrate, Romania's ambassador to Msocow, was summoned by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the ministry spokesperson, Maria Zaharova announced, Interfax informed on Thursday. “The Romanian ambassador was summoned by the Foreign Ministry, where he will be informed about the measures adopted for»»»

President Nicusor Dan declared on Thursday that the closure of the Romanian Consulate in Saint Petersburg represented a reciprocal measure from the Russian Federation and that there will be no response from Romania."Immediately after the drone incident in Galati, with the two Romanian citizens who »»»

The acting head of the Romanian Consulate General in Saint Petersburg has been declared persona non grata, and the Russian side has decided to withdraw its consent for the establishment of the respective consular post, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday.The ministry stat»»»

Romania was not a party to the US-Iran conflict; the country's priority was the consistent support of diplomatic efforts aimed at regional de-escalation and fostering a climate of peace and security in the Middle East, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday.The Romanian ministry reca»»»

The next Eastern Flank Summit will take place in Romania, President Nicusor Dan said on Thursday at a joint news conference with the leaders who participated in the meeting of this format in Gdansk."We agreed that the next meeting in this format will take place in Romania at the beginning of 2027, »»»

The Russian Federation carried out a new series of drone attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine near the river border with Romania on Friday morning, with an IAR 330 Puma helicopter of the Romanian Air Force taking off to monitor the air situation following the movement of target»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Social Development and Family H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi has described the issuance of the unified system for voluntary work law across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states as an important milestone in strengthening coordination and integration among member st»»»

Riyadh: Qatar participated in the 38th meeting of the Committee of Directors of Drug Control Agencies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which was held Thursday at the GCC General Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh, on the sidelines of the Gulf Anti-Drug Week. The Ministry of Interior»»»

Doha, Qatar: The University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) has announced the launch of its Bachelor’s and Diploma programmes in Animal Health and Veterinary Science, reinforcing its commitment to supporting national priorities and developing specialised talent in the field of animal heal»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs’ Centre for Endowment Studies has organised a scientific seminar on the book “Programme of the Kattani Library”, highlighting its scholarly value and its role in documenting thousands of publications and manuscripts preserved in one of the Isla»»»

Geneva: Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar in Geneva H E Dr. Hind Abdulrahman Al Muftah, participated in the Fifth States’ Consultation on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Peace, held yesterday at the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva.»»»

Search operations continue in Talas region for a teenager who was swept away by the current of Talas River. More than 400 people, including police officers, rescuers, and local residents, have been mobilized for the search and rescue effort. According to the Department of the Ministry of Emergency »»»

PARIS: A deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals as temperatures soared to record highs was to shift east on Friday, with authorities warning of more misery on a continent not used to stretches of punishing heat. At least 101 million Europeans have roasted for several days in temperat»»»

Four Israeli soldiers, including two officers, were injured in a clash with a Hezbollah resistance fighter in southern Lebanon Thursday, occupation military announced on Friday. In a statement, the Israeli occupation army said a combat officer was moderately hurt in the incident, and another office»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s point-of-sale spending remained above $3 billion in the week ending June 20, underscoring resilient consumer activity despite a broader slowdown across most sectors. According to the latest data from the Saudi Central Bank, total POS transactions stood at SR12.4 billion ($3.3»»»

Damascus, June 26 (SANA) Syria’s top investment official outlined government efforts to improve the country’s business climate during a Washington investment forum on Thursday, as Damascus seeks to attract foreign capital to support economic recovery. Talal al-Hilali, director general of the Syrian»»»

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Parliamentary Tourism Committee Chair Rositsa Kirova met with Ambassador of Moldova to Bulgaria Emil Jakota, the Committee said in a press release on Friday. The sides discussed opportunities for deepening cooperation in the field of tourism, as well as Bulgaria’s support for Moldova’s EU integrati»»»