Doha, Qatar: Akram Afif and Almoez Ali will spearhead Qatar’s attack at the FIFA World Cup 2026 after head coach Julen Lopetegui named a final 26-man squad for the football showpiece in the United States, Canada and Mexico combining experience, continuity and proven attacking quality for the Asian »»»

The appointment of Tom Barrack as US presidential envoy to Iraq may lead to greater American pressure on Baghdad to meet its demand for the disarmament of factions allied to Iran in an effort to stem its influence in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has repeatedly spoken about the disarmamen»»»

Business Review celebrated the third edition of Leaders to Watch, its editorial project dedicated to executives whose work, values, and strategic impact are shaping Romania’s business landscape. The event brought together leaders from sectors including retail, banking, real estate, pharma, technolo»»»

Healthcare officials in ‌the US, including former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials, on Monday warned Congress against adopting a proposed policy to treat Americans exposed to Ebola in Kenya or countries in the European Union. The officials, including infectious disease physician»»»

The US is discussing whether to deploy nuclear weapons in additional European NATO states, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. US officials have signaled openness to additional deployments beyond the existing six countries hosting nuclear-capable bombers, the FT said, citing three people brief»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has prepared a draft resolution introducing a temporary ban on the import of electronic cigarettes, nicotine delivery systems, and nicotine-containing liquids into the country. According to the document, the restrictions are proposed to be introduced for a per»»»

Assets worth hundreds of millions of forints linked to Hungarian criminal investigations were identified during an international operation coordinated by Europol at the end of May. The operation, involving authorities from 31 countries, led to the discovery of bank accounts, companies, properties, »»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs participated in Eid Al-Adha celebrations organised under the “Hour and Hour” programme at Centro Qatar Complex in Rawdat Al Hammama, in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Development and Family, as »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council yesterday held its regular weekly session in Tamim bin Hamad Hall at the Council’s headquarters, chaired by Speaker H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim. At the outset of the session, Director of Sessions and Committees Affairs Department Ahmed Sultan Al Ghanim read out »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced a new Academic Bridging Program that will allow humanities-track secondary school graduates to pursue scientific and technical university disciplines under the Government Scholarship Program, in a move aimed at better alignin»»»

UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday that peacekeepers will be needed in Lebanon after the mandate of the current mission expires at year-end -- an option likely to face opposition from the United States and Israel. Last August, the UN Security Council, under US pressure, decided to end the mandat»»»

India has tightened immigration rules, requiring foreign nationals on visas valid for up to 180 days to complete registration before their permitted stay expires if they intend to remain in the country. The revised rule replaces the earlier provision that allowed registration within 14 days after t»»»

On June 1, 2026, in New York, Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev held a bilateral meeting with the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the ministry, during the talks, the two sides reaffirmed their readin»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Gene Bank has preserved more than 11.36 million seeds representing approximately 75 percent of the country’s wild plant varieties since its establishment in 2012, reinforcing its role as a cornerstone of national biodiversity conservation efforts and a key contributor to food»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Foreign intelligence agencies wanted to receive data on sentiments in the Russian society through smartphones of high-ranking Russian officials, an employee of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday. The FSB said that it had revealed a scheme by foreign intell»»»

Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, injuring dozens and trapping others, authorities said. At least four people were killed in Kyiv and 58 people were injured, including three children, Ukraine's state emergency service said i»»»

Doha, Qatar: JTA International Investment Holding has entered into a strategic partnership with The Outpost Al Barari to collaborate on the development and operation of exclusive eco-luxury destinations worldwide. This partnership marks an important milestone in both organizations' shared vision to»»»

One American soldier and one British soldier died during a training exercise in Iraq, US and UK officials said Monday without releasing further details. The deaths occurred Sunday at an air base in Irbil in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, where the US has retained a presence, t»»»

Oil prices trended lower on Tuesday following the previous session's sharp gains as the market remained cautious about progress in US-Iran peace talks. US President Donald Trump said on Monday talks with Iran were ongoing, while Tasnim news agency reported earlier that Tehran had suspended indirect»»»

Tokyo: A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves, landslides and flooding as storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Labour yesterday launched a comprehensive awareness campaign to protect workers from heat stress during working hours in cooperation with several partners from both the public and private sectors. This is in preparation for the implementation of Ministerial Decision No.»»»

As a result of cooperation between the Prosecutor General’s Office and competent authorities of foreign countries, citizens of Kyrgyzstan N.A. and R.A. were transported from the Kingdom of Thailand to the Kyrgyz Republic, accompanied by officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. These individu»»»

UFC Champion Valentina Shevchenko shared a series of photos on social media, captioning the post: «Wonderful days in Kyrgyzstan.» The photos show the athlete in various parts of the country. She visited the State Circus in Bishkek, trained at a sports club, met with friends and fans, and spent time»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) convened representatives from a wide range of industries for the inaugural Digital Skills Framework (DSF) Roundtable, marking a significant step in Qatar’s efforts to strengthen national digital capabilities and prepare t»»»

Israeli forces continued their nearly daily violations of Syria territory on Monday when an Israeli artillery shell landed near the village of al-Musayritiyah in the western Daraa countryside, sparking a fire in a wheat field before residents managed to extinguish it, reported Syria’s state news ag»»»

Secretary of the Security Council of Kyrgyzstan, Adilet Orozbekov, met with the Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Kyrgyzstan, Samman Jung Tapa. The parties discussed the rehabilitation and reintegration of repatriates, as well as the upcoming meeting of the Regional E»»»

Smoke rises following overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 24. On Tuesday morning, Ukrainian officials said overnight Russian attacks killed at least nine people, including at least four people in Kyiv. File Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA June 2 (UPI) -- Russia launched a massive drone»»»

Police in Székesfehérvár have opened an investigation against an unknown perpetrator after a four-storey industrial building undergoing demolition collapsed on Monday, leaving one man trapped beneath the rubble in a life-threatening condition. A nation mobilises Imre Szabó, press officer for the Fe»»»

Tokyo: A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves, landslides and flooding as storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in parliament on Monday that a historic result had been achieved in Brussels last week: a political agreement had been reached to bring home EU funds owed to Hungary, one that benefits both the country and Hungarian people in every respect. In his speech before the »»»

Lebanon announced a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Monday in what would amount to a limited de-escalation of a conflict that has killed thousands of people and inflamed the broader US-Israeli war with Iran. According to Lebanon's embassy in Washington, the agreement would not end»»»

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese military training aircraft crashed on Tuesday during a simulated engine failure exercise, killing the two pilots on board, the defense ministry said in a statement. The T-34 plane crashed at 8:08 a.m. (0008 GMT) at the northern end of the runway at Gangshan Air Base in the islan»»»

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Lebanon announced a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Monday in what would amount to a limited de-escalation of a conflict that has killed thousands of people and inflamed the broader US-Israeli war with Iran. According to Lebanon's embassy in Washington, the agree»»»

The U20 national team of Kyrgyzstan will play two friendly matches against Bahrain and Azerbaijan at a training camp in Turkey. The athletes will take to the field in Antalya, where the training camp will take place on June 1-10. On June 3, Kyrgyz football players will play against Bahrain, and on »»»

Five children fell into Ak-Buura River in Osh. The incident occurred on May 31. According to the city’s Department of Internal Affairs, four of them were rescued, and the fifth drowned. The children were playing near the old bird market. The river’s water level rose, and they were swept away by the»»»

On June 1, during a quarantine phytosanitary inspection of 6,000 kilograms of rice imported from Kazakhstan, the Chui-Bishkek Department of Chemicalization, Plant Protection, and Quarantine under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry at the Ak-Zhol phytosanitary chec»»»

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy launched a cruise missile strike on the US-Israeli vessel MSC Sariska in response to the US attack on the Iranian vessel in the Gulf of Oman, the IRGC said. "Following the US Army's aggressive attack on the Iranian ship Lion Star in the Gulf of Oman»»»

US President Donald Trump expressed hope that Israel and the Lebanon-based Shia movement of Hezbollah would "stop shooting" for eternity. "I had a conversation with Bibi [Benjamin] Netanyahu today, asking him not to go into a major raid of Beirut, Lebanon. He turned his Troops around. Thank you Bib»»»

British defense firm BAE Systems will provide training and maintenance support for Bradley Fighting Vehicles and M88A2 recovery vehicles in Ukraine. The US Army Contracting Command announced its intent to award a sole-source service contract to British firm BAE Systems to provide specialized traini»»»

Farmer Issa al-Moussa walks among his damaged wheat crop in eastern Syria after the nearby Euphrates River flooded in recent days due to heavy rainfall and increased flows from Türkiye. Syrian authorities have said the country was experiencing an "exceptional" rise in water levels along the Euphrat»»»

The Committee on Labor, Healthcare, Women’s Affairs and Social Issues of the Zhogorku Kenesh has approved an agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Austria on social security for citizens of both countries, as well as a draft implementation plan. The decision to develop the document was made during Presi»»»

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has activated its Class 12 portal for verification of issues in scanned answer books and re-evaluation of answers. The facility became operational on June 2, 2026. Who can applyThe facility is available only to students who have already accessed scann»»»

Saudi Arabia has witnessed the first birth of an onager, one of the world's rarest wild equids, on its soil in more than 100 years, marking a milestone in efforts to restore species that disappeared from the Arabian Peninsula. The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve said a male onager (Equus h»»»

At least 20 protesters have been arrested outside an immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey, after they violated a newly imposed curfew, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said. The arrests took place on Sunday night at the Delaney Hall facility, following days of escalating»»»

A unique project aimed at restoring the famous sakura trees, which serve as a living historical monument and a symbol of cultural ties between Kyrgyzstan and Japan, is being launched in the village of Tamga in Issyk-Kul region, organizers said. Recent research conducted by Japanese specialist Akihi»»»

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz on Monday announced a new work requirement rule for Medicaid eligibility. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI | License Photo June 1 (UPI) -- The Trump administration unveiled a new rule Monday adding work requirements to Medicaid eligi»»»

Kyrgyz director Nargiza Dotieva’s feature-length debut film Ereze has been selected for the «New Asian Talents» competition program at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival. The film’s world premiere will take place at one of Asia’s largest film forums, which will be held from June 12 to 21»»»

The Israeli military is targeting rescue workers in and around the city of Nabatieh as it expands its offensive into southern Lebanon, RT correspondent Ali Rida Sbeity reported from the ground on Monday. The reporter traveled through the city, accompanying first responders as they searched for surv»»»

Jerusalem: The Israeli military said early Tuesday air defenses intercepted two projectiles from Lebanon, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that fighting would end.“Following the sirens that sounded at 01:35 (2235 GMT) in several areas in northern Israel, the IAF intercepted two proje»»»

In a week marked by bearish sentiment, Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) concluded trading on a negative note. The benchmark EGX30 index experienced a decline of 1.67%, closing at 31,332.73 points, raising concerns among market participants about potential headwinds in the broader economy. The EGX33, a »»»