The political bureau of Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement confirmed that “the criminal Saudi regime bombed Sanaa Airport in a dangerous escalation aimed at preventing our delegation from returning home, but this attempt failed.” Ansarullah explained that “the crime of targeting Sanaa Airport constitutes »»»

Damascus, July 14 (SANA) UK Special Envoy to Syria Barrie Peach said Monday that the inaugural session of Syria’s People’s Assembly, held on Sunday, marked an important step in the country’s political transition, reaffirming the United Kingdom’s support for efforts to strengthen Syrian state instit»»»

RIYADH: Egypt’s trade deficit widened 20.2 percent year on year to $4.8 billion in April, compared with $4 billion in the same month a year earlier, as imports continued to outpace a strong recovery in exports, official data showed. According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statis»»»

RIYADH: Middle East and North Africa venture funding showed signs of deeper stress in the first half of 2026, with startup investment falling 22 percent year on year to $1.35 billion while deal count dropped 41 percent to 214 transactions, the lowest half-year total since at least 2022, according t»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone on Monday with Italian Deputy PM and FM Antonio Tajani about current European and regional affairs, Serbia-Italy relations and opportunities for advancing them further. "We exchanged views on Serbia's European integration process, continu»»»

Supplies are being funneled from Europe to Ukraine's ports via Romania, which is why Russia's latest barrage of precision strikes, including on Izmail, has been so relentless, retired Russian Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin tells Sputnik. The strategic goal of this pummeling of Ukraine’s po»»»

Rompetrol Energy, the operator of the cogeneration plant on the Petromidia platform, has successfully tested the plant’s capability to operate in island mode and to start up without power supply from the National Energy System (SEN), under the hypothetical scenario of a large‑scale blackout. This c»»»

Doha, Qatar: President of the Republic of Maldives HE Dr. Mohamed Muizzu arrived in Doha on Monday to offer condolences on the passing of the Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. His Excellency and the accompanying delegation were received upon arrival at Hamad International Airport by»»»

TUNIS, July 13 (TAP) – The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) will continue on Tuesday, starting at 10:00 a.m., its plenary session to examine two draft laws.The first concerns the approval of a guarantee agreement signed on November 3, 2025...»»»

RIYADH: Dammam led Saudi Arabia’s residential property market in the first quarter of 2026, with quarterly sales values surging 71 percent year on year to SR3.6 billion ($957 million), latest data showed. According to real estate advisory and property consultancy Cavendish Maxwell, around 2,900 hom»»»

Iran on Monday fired "warning shots" at two ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, state television reported, as Tehran and Washington battle for control of the strategic waterway. "This morning, two ships that were attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz illegally were targeted and stopp»»»

Israeli forces on Monday shot dead a Palestinian worker as he attempted to climb over a barrier separating Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Ramallah-based ministry reported that 30-year-old Naser Kaabneh "was killed by Israeli gunfire this morning nea»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of the State of Libya HE Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibeh has arrived in Doha to offer condolences on the passing of the Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. Upon their arrival at Hamad International Airport, His Excellency an»»»

There's a new buzz around campus as the UAE's first native swarm of bees has found a home at Deira International School (DIS). DIS has become the first school in Dubai to join Terra Expo City Dubai's Hundred Hives initiative, bringing a working beehive onto campus and giving thousands of students a»»»

London, July 13 (SANA) Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to its lowest level in five weeks on Sunday, with only six vessels transiting the strategic waterway, according to ship-tracking data from Kpler, as renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran heightened »»»

Kochi: In a first for Kerala, a BJP councillor will take the oath of office from inside a central jail on Tuesday after the Kerala High Court allowed the swearing-in ceremony to be conducted within the prison premises. R. Sugathan, elected from the Vazhottukonam ward of the Thiruvananthapuram Corpo»»»

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Among the EU countries, Bulgaria reported the highest ratio of hospital beds per 100,000 people relative to its population size, with an average of 870 hospital beds, followed by Germany (759), Romania (731), Austria (655) and Czechia (639), according to data published by Eurostat on Monday. Conver»»»

The number of foreign students at the University of Food Technologies in Plovdiv has doubled in 2026, rising from 100 to 200, the university told BTA on Monday. The figure is expected to increase further as admissions are still open. The university emphasized that international enrollment has been »»»

President Joseph Aoun vowed Monday not to compromise on Lebanon's sovereign rights or the security of its southern border, ahead of crucial regional negotiations in Rome. Aoun insisted on a full Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territories and a written commitment from Israel that it has no amb»»»

LONDON — World oil prices surged Monday as a fresh flare-up between the United States and Iran rattled investors, while a selloff in chipmakers sent South Korea's stock market plunging.European equities were muted and the dollar was mixed against main rivals."While [oil] prices are still not at cri»»»

International and regional investors have committed more than US$1.1 billion (approximately EGP55 billion) to new hospitality developments in Sharm El Sheikh, reinforcing Egypt’s strategy to expand tourism capacity and attract higher international visitor numbers as the sector continues to underpin»»»

Dubai: Businesses are increasingly choosing the DIFC Courts to resolve commercial disputes, with nearly one in three cases filed during the first half of 2026 brought through agreements that expressly selected its jurisdiction. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.A record »»»

Brussels, Belgium: The EU said Monday that European donors had put some $1 billion on the table to help initial recovery efforts in war-torn Gaza. "We will present the initial package today of almost 900 million euros or one billion dollars," Dubravka Suica, EU commissioner for the Mediterranean, s»»»

Sharjah: The Department of Municipal Affairs has launched a campaign to encourage residents to replace single-use products with environmentally friendly alternatives as part of the emirate's wider efforts to promote sustainable living. The 'Sharjah Deserves the Best' campaign will run until Decembe»»»

New Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said he was impatient to sign more new players as the Premier League side set out to improve on last season’s campaign. Liverpool, who finished fifth last season, have so far signed center-back Jeremy Jacquet from Stade Rennais and winger Victor Munoz from Osasun»»»

RIYADH: The journey may have ended for all eight Arab nations at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the tournament will remain ingrained in the memories of Arab fans who supported each nation as one of their own. The JAX District Coca-Cola Fan Zone has been one of the prime spots to watch the World Cup i»»»

Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah’s leadership have received a “new message” from the Iranian leadership, which was sent on Sunday, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday. “Tehran informed the Qatari and Pakistani mediators that ending the war on Lebanon and completing the Israeli withdrawal are pr»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met on Monday in Belgrade with OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu to discuss further cooperation with the OSCE, the situation in Kosovo-Metohija, as well as current regional and global issues. Djuric noted that Serbia maintained good cooperation and intens»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron said France has fulfilled its "commitment to rearm" on Monday during his annual speech to the military services – his last as president – on the eve of the French July 14 national holiday. The increase in defence budgets since Macron took office in 2017 with a focus»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s diamond trade reached an all-time high of $41.7 billion in 2025, surpassing a record that had stood since 2011 as both the value and physical volume of trade climbed to new peaks. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The emirate handled 359.5 million carats a»»»

Dubai: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has expanded its derivatives market by listing six new single stock futures linked to some of the UAE's largest listed companies, while deepening its partnership with Bloomberg to increase international visibility of Abu Dhabi's capital markets. Get up»»»

The Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stressed on Monday that the state and army are exclusively entitled with protecting the citizens. Aoun underlined the national consensus on the demands of the Israeli withdrawal, the return of the displaced, the release of prisoners and remains, and reconstruction»»»

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Bulgaria is working to strengthen cooperation in the field of education as a key factor for building an economy with higher added value and increasing competitiveness, said Prime Minister Rumen Radev at a meeting with representatives of German research institutes and publishing houses, the Governme»»»

Berlin: An American Ebola patient has arrived in Germany for treatment, the health ministry in Berlin said on Monday, weeks after another US citizen infected with Ebola was treated in Berlin. The patient landed in Frankfurt overnight and was transferred to the city's university hospital, the minist»»»

In response to questions conveyed by local and international mediators, Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah have reiterated their rejection of the framework agreement with Israel, emphasizing that they would not engage with all its provisions, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday. “The Army Command»»»

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Energy Minister Iva Petrova said at a press conference in Stara Zagora on Friday that the removal of Mini Maritsa Iztok and TPP Maritsa Iztok 2 from the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) is a binding commitment under Bulgaria's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) and cannot be reversed. She s»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a telephone call on Monday, July 13, 2026, from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, who expressed sincere condolences on the passing of the late Father Amir His Highness »»»

Exceptionally hot weather in May and June was responsible for the heat-related deaths of at least 2,700 people in England and Wales, according to British research out Monday. File photo by Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA-EFE July 13 (UPI) -- Exceptionally hot weather in May and June was responsible for th»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has accused Fidesz of attempting to block the entry into force of Hungary’s latest constitutional amendment, claiming the governing party is exerting political influence over the Office of the President and preparing what he described as an unconstitutional manoeuvre. In»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has secured up to $2 billion from global investor I Squared Capital for its real estate and infrastructure portfolio. Under the agreement announced in Riyadh, I Squared will target allocating up to $1 billion each toward digital infrastructure and distr»»»

DUBAI: Yemen’s armed forces said they targeted the runway at Sana’a Airport on Monday in order to block an Iranian plane from landing. The Yemeni Ministry of Defense called for the evacuation of Sana’a Airport as authorities warned that aircraft violating Yemen’s airspace and sovereignty would be c»»»

MANAMA: 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 US.“The Ministers further emphasized that lasting regional pe»»»

Israeli forces detonated and burned houses in the southern town of Haddatha, on Monday, and carried out at dawn massive explosions in Bint Jbeil. Israeli artillery later shelled the Nabatieh-Kfartebnit region, the National News Agency said. Lebanon would take part in planned talks with Israel next »»»

MP Hussein al-Hajj Hassan of Hezbollah on Monday suggested that "the Presidency and the government are committing to things they cannot implement” in the negotiations with Israel. “They send a Lebanese delegation to Rome to continue negotiations regarding pilot zones, while at the same time Israeli»»»

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned whether consensual relationships between teenagers should automatically be treated as offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, observing that parents often invoke the stringent law to preserve family “honour” after»»»

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Yemen's internationally recognized government said it struck Sanaa's airport on Monday following a dispute over an Iranian plane carrying a Houthi delegation, in an attack the rebel group had initially attributed to Saudi Arabia. "The terrorist Houthi militias -- backed by the Iranian regime -- pre»»»