Yemen's internationally-recognised government on Monday said it is ready for any escalation with Houthi rebels after the Iran-backed group launched attacks and a maritime blockade targeting Saudi Arabia. Fears are growing that renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels in Yemen may»»»

People leave the scene Sunday night after a fatal shooting during the Bite of Seattle food festival at Seattle Center. Three people were killed and four others were injured in the shooting, according to the Seattle Police Department. Police arrested a 15-year-old in connection with the shooting Mon»»»

In the world of artificial intelligence, frontier models are displaying ever-more sophisticated autonomous behaviour. Industry giant OpenAI has revealed that one of its new agentic models managed to escape what should have been an isolated testing environment to access the internet where it then pr»»»

Maritime traffic patterns diverged sharply this week across two of the world’s most critical shipping lanes in the Middle East, with markedly fewer vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz while activity remained robust through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, according to ship-tracking data. Between July »»»

American singer D4vd will stand trial on charges of killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl who prosecutors say threatened to reveal their illegal sexual relationship, a judge ordered Monday. Judge Charlaine Olmedo ruled there was enough incriminating evidence to proceed after a five-day hearin»»»

Magaly Vargas sobbed as she stared down at the square of grey ash where her caravan once stood. "This is where I used to live," she cried. "There's nothing left of it. It's awful. Awful." Around her, crumpled sheet roofs and bars of twisted metal jutted from the ruins of the Pantano del Burguillo c»»»

Oil prices tumbled early overnight on Monday and into Tuesday as the United States and Iran paused tit-for-tat strikes, helping most stock markets climb at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and central bank decisions. Get — updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app no»»»

President Donald Trump speaks Friday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. On Monday, Trump said he paused attacks on Iran for negotiations, but Iran says no new negotiations with the United States are taking place. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UPI) -- Presi»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration has told members of Congress it will not finish spending $400 million Congress has authorized for aid to Ukraine until fiscal year 2029, even as Kyiv runs critically low on weapons ​it needs to fend off Russian missile attacks. In May, the Depa»»»

Shots were fired early Monday at the US consulate in Toronto but no one was injured, Canadian police said, the second shooting near the diplomatic compound in four months. Get — updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click hereAn officer guarding the consulate "heard t»»»

Somali pirates who seized the chemical tanker M/T Asana in the Gulf of Aden are holding the vessel and its crew hostage at anchorage in Somalia, security officials said Monday. The Tanzanian-flagged ship, hijacked on July 16, is located near the northeastern fishing town of Jifle, two local securit»»»

HONG KONG — Oil prices tumbled Monday as a pause in tit-for-tat strikes between the United States and Iran boosted hopes for a return to their ceasefire and negotiations on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.After 13 days of attacks on sites in the Islamic republic, the United States held fire over the»»»

AMMAN — The Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF) issued a policy paper titled "Jordan and Economic Corridors: Strategic Opportunities in a Changing Global Economy".The policy paper addressed the rapid transformations in international trade and transport networks, and opportunities that emerging economic cor»»»

Baghdad, July 27 (SANA) Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Falih al-Zaidi on Monday affirmed the Iraqi government’s firm commitment to the principles of good neighborliness and its refusal to allow Iraqi territory to be used as a corridor or launchpad for any attack targe»»»

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called on Monday for an investigation into Saudi Arabia's claim that drones targeting its territory had been launched by pro-Iran groups in Iraq, his spokesman said. Get — updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here Zaidi directe»»»

President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States would draw on Iranian funds under American control to compensate for damages caused by recent attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, describing the move as a fair way to hold Tehran accountable without burdening American ta»»»

French firefighters are grappling for the first time with immense fire clouds, known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds, created by extreme wildfires, as they struggle to bring a forest inferno in southwest France under control. French wildfire researcher Jean-Baptiste Filippi says the phenomenon»»»

Tunis, July 27 (TAP) - Six deaths in Algeria, 150 homes damaged and nearly 1,550 fires recorded in 12 days.In Tunisia, more than 240 hectares have been destroyed by fires in July 2026, with over 35 forest fires recorded between June 1 and July 25,...»»»

Manila: Like millions of commuters across Metro Manila, Filipino software engineer RJ Crusem knows the frustration of standing on crowded train platforms without any indication of when the next train will arrive. Unexpected service disruptions and operational glitches often leave passengers strande»»»

African technology startups raised $1.44bn in the first half of 2026, broadly unchanged from a year earlier, but the number of disclosed transactions fell sharply as investors concentrated capital in fewer, larger companies. Funding increased by 1.4% from $1.42bn in the first half of 2025, while th»»»

Public discourse increasingly casts Central Asia as shedding Russian influence – through decolonisation, a pivot to China, or a push for greater sovereignty – but the reality on the ground is far messier, Riddle Russia's Dan Storyev argues in a commentary that sets out the decoupling case only to s»»»

Public discourse increasingly casts Central Asia as shedding Russian influence – through decolonisation, a pivot to China, or a push for greater sovereignty – but the reality on the ground is far messier, Riddle Russia's Dan Storyev argues in a commentary that sets out the decoupling case only to s»»»

Ukraine's decision to strike Iranian-linked vessels in the Caspian Sea this weekend is turning two separate wars into one, commentator Mark Ames argued. “Zelensky bombed the Iranian vessel on the Caspian for the same reason his people paid Loomer to come to Kyiv and interview him: a PR campaign to »»»

Putin’s 27 July decree sets the total authorised strength of the Russian Armed Forces at 2,426,130 posts, including 1,535,000 military personnel. The remaining roughly 891,000 posts are civilian and other non-uniformed personnel - the sixth such increase since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine beg»»»

London, July 27 (SANA) European stocks closed flat on Monday, with gains from easing US-Iran tensions and falling oil prices offset by losses in technology stocks, led by ASML, according to Reuters. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed flat at 644.52 points after hitting its highest level since »»»

News anchors are seen June 30 outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. On Monday, the Trump administration asked the high court to allow it to make sweeping changes to mail-in voting before the miderm elections. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UPI) -- The Trump administration»»»

LONDON: With the attack by Ukraine on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, the boundaries between the world’s two largest ongoing wars are blurring, threatening to complicate already mired efforts to bring either to a peaceful conclusion. Hours after the early morning attack, Ukrainian P»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As part of ongoing efforts to back the Palestinian health sector, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed the signing of contracts with the 13th batch of Palestinian doctors enrolled on focused medical training programmes in Qatar for 2026-2027. The new contracts f»»»

QNA Doha The National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking (NCCHT) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Qatar Lawyers Association to enhance the protection of human trafficking victims, provide them with legal assistance and support and ensure their access to legal cou»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Qatar is intensifying commitment to eliminating viral hepatitis through a renewed national awareness campaign marking World Hepatitis Day 2026, reinforcing a long-term public health strategy centred on prevention, vaccination, early diagnosis and timely treatment. Observed gl»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Liwan Design Studios and Labs, in partnership with the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF), has opened submissions for the second edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open Poster Design Competition. Following the success of the inaugural edition in 2024, this year’s initiative invite»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC) has opened four specialised cotton thread production workshops in the Republic of Mali, benefiting women from four cooperatives. The initiative forms part of Qatar Charity’s efforts to promote women’s economic empowerment and support sustainable liveliho»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) recognised 12 participants who successfully completed the Training Course for Instructors, based on the Standards ofTraining, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mo»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), and the Young Entrepreneurs Club (YEC), operating under the umbrella of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, on Monday launched the QSTP x YEC Summer Bootcamp 2026, a hands-on programme focused on tech»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As part of the Hala Summer campaign, Visit Qatar is launching the Hala Summer Shopping Festival, a month-long shopping and dining activation running from August 1 to 31, 2026. The festival brings together Qatar’s leading shopping malls with restaurants from the Taste of Qa»»»

Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Qatar HE Neerav Patel on Monday. The two sides discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries and ways to deepen and expand it in addition to a range o»»»

Tribune News Network London – UK Qatar, represented by the Qatar Mission to the IMO, took part in the 12th Session of the International Maritime Organization’s Implementation of IMO Instruments Sub-Committee (III 12), held at the IMO in London from July 20 to 24, 2026. The III 12 focused on flag, p»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Monday held separate telephone conversations with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Canada, reaffirming Qatar’s commitment to diplomacy, regional de-escalation and the i»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) has announced the launch of the third edition of the Cyber Security Youth Camp 2026 organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) and the Ministry of Sports and Youth (MoSY). The camp will r»»»

QNA Doha The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday met with Ambassador of Hungary to Qatar HE Ferenc Korom who called on HH the Amir to greet him on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country. HH the Amir granted the Al Wajbah Decoration to the Hungarian Ambassador i»»»

The project won a gold medal at the International Invention Fair of the Middle East held in Kuwait in 2023. The researcher highlighted the key role played by the student team throughout the project, from identifying the problem and designing the system to processing data, developing AI models, buil»»»

Tribune News Network Doha/Thimpu The Global Carbon Council (GCC) and Bhutan have entered into a partnership to strengthen the latter’s institutional and technical readiness for participation in international carbon markets. The focus of the agreement will be on capacity development, carbon market g»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar concluded its successful participation in Fanatics Fest NYC 2026, marking thesecond consecutive year at the event with an expanded presence as Qatar Airways joined Visit Qatar in delivering an exclusive lounge experience, reflecting the country’s efforts to deepen gl»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The General Tax Authority (GTA) continues its efforts to encourage the community to adopt healthier lifestyles through awareness initiatives. In collaboration with Visit Qatar, the Authority organised the “Stay Healthy” initiative as part of the Qatar Toy Festival 2026 hel»»»

QNA Doha Qatar and Pakistan discussed bilateral security cooperation during talks between Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control of Pakistan Mohsin Raza Naqvi in Doh»»»

QNA Doha The Social and Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM) has signed a funding agreement with the Qatar Social Work Foundation to support the Social Researcher Award. Under the agreement, DAAM will provide financial support for the organisation and launch of the award, which aims to promote a culture »»»

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has achieved major sustainability milestones across its building projects since 2022 by implementing an integrated system for managing, reusing, and recycling construction and demolition waste. The initiative has improved resource effic»»»

QNA London The Cultural Attaché of the State of Qatar to the United Kingdom held a convocation ceremony for 150 students. The graduates included alumni of UK universities who had received scholarships from Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) and other sponsoring bodies, as we»»»

LONDON: Israel on Monday released 60 Palestinian prisoners detained during its ongoing military campaign in Gaza, marking the largest single release since exchanges carried out under a Hamas-Israel ceasefire agreement in October, according to Palestinian media. The transfer, facilitated by the Inte»»»

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that it seized nearly $9 million in counterfeit FIFA World Cup 2026 merchandise. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI.. | License Photo July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that it seized nearly $9 million in counterfeit FIFA World Cu»»»