Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanka Tasheva and Chinese Ambassador in Sofia Dai Qingli met here on Friday to discuss priority areas for interaction and deepening the bilateral partnership, as well as specific steps for cooperation within the framework of relations between the Europ»»»

New Delhi: India's foreign exchange reserves declined by 5.65 billion U.S. dollars to 666.93 billion dollars during the week ended June 26, showed the latest weekly bulletin released by the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday. Three weeks ago, the forex reserves had f»»»

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine updated the death toll from a Russian attack on Kyiv to 30 as rescue operations continued Friday. Photo via State Emergency Services of Ukraine/UPI | License Photo July 3 (UPI) -- The State Emergency Service of Ukraine updated the death toll from a Russian att»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles Fernandez in Belgrade on Friday to discuss further strengthening of Serbia-Spain cooperation in defence and security, as well as current regional and European matters of mutual interest. "I especially t»»»

Hungary now officially holds more gold than Romania for the first time in modern history, with the country’s gold reserves reaching 110 tonnes and an estimated value of USD 12.1 billion, according to new research based on World Gold Council data. The analysis, published by The Gold Bullion Company,»»»

MUNICH: Bayern Munich on Friday announced Germany defender Nathaniel Brown has joined the club from Eintracht Frankfurt on a deal running until 2031. The defending Bundesliga champions paid a reported fee of 55 million euros ($63 million) to Frankfurt to bring Brown, 23, to the club, where he will »»»

RIYADH: The red fox, one of the most common carnivorous mammals in the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve, plays an important ecological role in Saudi Arabia. Regarded in Arab folklore as a symbol of intelligence and quick wit, the canine helps to regulate populations of rodents and other smal»»»

Dubai: The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Minor Hotels announced on Friday that the Thai hospitality giant will take over the management and operations of the seven properties under Sharjah Collection. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The agr»»»

BELGRADE - At a ceremony at which he presented the Serbian Order of Karadjordje's Star 1st Class to the family of posthumously decorated Serbian Armed Forces Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanovic, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Jovanovic had lost his life while honourably performing his duty in»»»

Tunis, July 3, 2026 (TAP) - The National Hajj and Umrah Commission met on Thursday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, chaired by Minister of Religious Affairs Ahmed Bouhali, in the presence of Chief Executive Officer of the...»»»

Dubai: If you've watched HBO's hit show Succession, you'll know one thing: building a business is hard. Passing it on is even harder. So when I jokingly ask brothers Fadl and Abed Safadi whether their family has ever resembled the Roys—the billionaire clan whose empire is fuelled by sibling rivalry»»»

TORONTO: Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said VAR is taking “the joy out of football” after seeing his team have a stoppage time equalizer disallowed in their 2-1 World Cup defeat to Portugal on Thursday. Croatia’s players thought they had grabbed an incredible equalizer when Josko Gvardiol prodded the »»»

Iran has warned the US and Israel against any attacks during the upcoming funeral processions for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening strikes of the war, as Tehran prepares for days of heavily secured mourning ceremonies. Funeral processions for Khamenei are se»»»

BELGRADE - At a ceremony at which he presented the Serbian Order of Karadjordje's Star 1st Class to the family of posthumously decorated Serbian Armed Forces Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanovic, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Jovanovic had lost his life while honourably performing his duty in»»»

Dubai: Dubai Health has launched “Dream-It, Dubai-It”, an interactive educational programme designed for children to explore the world of healthcare through hands-on experiences, creative workshops, and field visits that help them develop new skills and turn their ideas into impactful projects. Get»»»

LAGOS: The United States has pulled out most of the troops deployed to Nigeria for a special operation against fighters of the Daesh group in the country’s northeast, the American military said. In May, US and Nigerian forces in the Lake Chad region of Nigeria killed nearly 200 Daesh fighters, incl»»»

THESSALONIKI, Greece: Greek police said Friday they had arrested two Turkish nationals seeking to cross their frontier with 50 pistols. The men were driving two trucks at the Evros border crossing in the Thrace region on Wednesday night with the front vehicle acting as a “scout” and the guns found »»»

Singapore: Minister of Labour HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met today with Minister for Manpower of the Republic of Singapore HE Dr. Tan See Leng as part of His Excellency's official visit to the Republic of Singapore, accompanied by an official delegation. His Excellency affirmed that the meeting»»»

Dubai: The UAE's national aerobatic display team, Al Fursan, has arrived in the United States to take part in celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, in what will be the team's first-ever performance in American skies. Al Fursan will participate in the official aerial display»»»

The ‘Israel’-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington on June 26, 2026, threatens to betray war crimes victims in Lebanon, Amnesty International and five human rights and press freedom organizations said today. Parts of the text appear to be aimed at preventing victims of serious internatio»»»

Kiev: Ukrainian authorities announced that four people were killed and several others injured in Russian attacks targeting the Sumy Oblast and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast regions in northeastern and central Ukraine. Head of the regional military administration Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Mil»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Friday condemned and denounced the bombing of a cafe in the Al-Hijaz area of Damascus, after an explosive device detonated at the site on Thursday, killing and injuring several people. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Kingdom stands in solidarity with»»»

The Louisiana Supreme Court granted a stay on state Attorney General Liz Murrill's indictment, less than 24 hours after a grand jury approved malfeasance and intimidation charges. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 3 (UPI) -- The Louisiana Supreme Court granted a stay on state At»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia strongly condemns the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on a market in the city of Tokmak in the Zaporozhye Region, which is a heinous war crime, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday. Earlier in the day, Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balit»»»

The new multi-projectile ammunition ‘Mnogotochie’ (‘Ellipsis’) from Rostec’s High Precision Systems delivers devastating penetrating power while remaining incredibly simple to use — even for beginners. In combat tests of the new cartridge, a non-professional shooter took down a moving first-person »»»

TUNIS, July 3, 2026 (TAP) – The Tunis Court of Appeal, late Thursday, delivered its verdict in the case concerning the lifting of the assets freeze imposed on businessman Marouane Mabrouk, a decision taken by a small cabinet meeting in January...»»»

TUNIS, July 3, 2026 (TAP) - The Tunis Court of Appeal upheld late Thursday the first-instance ruling against businessman Marouane Mabrouk in a money laundering case, confirming his 14-year prison sentence, a judicial source told TAP.The Tunis Court...»»»

DAMASCUS: Mourners filed through Damascus on Friday, a day after an explosive device set off in a cafe in the Syrian capital killed nine people. The funeral procession in the normally bustling Midan neighborhood carried the coffins of three of the blast victims. Another 20 were wounded in the explo»»»

LONDON: Media rights group the Committee to Protect Journalists has voted to keep its current definition of who counts as a journalist, following a week of turmoil over fears that Palestinian and Lebanese reporters killed by Israel could be erased from its casualty database. On June 25, CPJ announc»»»

Capitals, July 3 (SANA) Bahrain, South Korea, Japan and the International Commission for the Protection of Civilians (I.C.P.C.) condemned on Friday the terrorist bombing that targeted a café near the Palace of Justice in the al-Hijaz district of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Thursday.Bahrain’s F»»»

BusinessGermanySick leave: Germany rising but not the worst in EuropeNik MartinSick leave in Germany has hit a new record, with workers taking an average of nearly 20 days off per year. As Chancellor Merz cracks down, how does the country's absenteeism compare to other countries? https://p.dw.com/p»»»

Paris: Interpol on Friday identified a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine as the main suspect in a bombing in Monaco that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The police organisation named Anasta»»»

BusinessGermanySick leave: Germany not top in EuropeNik MartinSick leave in Germany has hit a new record, with workers taking an average of nearly 20 days off per year. As Chancellor Merz cracks down, how does the country's absenteeism compare to other countries? https://p.dw.com/p/5GVMWWorkers in »»»

Bengaluru: Aster DM Healthcare and Quality Care India Limited (QCIL) have officially completed their merger, the healthcare giant announced Friday, creating one of India's largest integrated hospital networks with 39 hospitals across 28 cities and more than 10,600 beds. Sign up for our daily busine»»»

Abu Dhabi: Alhind Tours and Travels Private Ltd, the company that was supposed to launch new unified Indian Consular Application Centres on July 1, on Friday officially announced that rollout of the new Indian passport, visa and consular services across the UAE has been postponed temporarily. In a »»»

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called on all Lebanese parties to implement the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, saying it is essential to preventing internal strife. "All components of Lebanon must work to implement the clause about Lebanon in the memorandum of unders»»»

PRESS REVIEW - Friday, July 3: We look at the US papers' reactions as the country's 250-year celebration begins this Fourth of July weekend. The New York Times warns Europe's glaciers are melting rapidly because of recent heatwaves. Also, British papers are in a football frenzy ahead of their game »»»

BERLIN: Lithuania’s president said Friday his country wants to be integrated into Western nuclear deterrence against Russia, at a time of heightened tension between Russia and its Baltic neighbors. Speaking at a Berlin press conference, President Gitanas Nauseda said Lithuania was taking steps to r»»»

WARSAW: Ukraine is looking for ways to lower tension with Warsaw, Poland’s prime minister said on Friday, adding that Poland’s neighbor to the east should come to terms with its history to join the European Union. Diplomatic relations between the neighbors entered their worst crisis since Russia’s »»»

NEW DELHI: Air India’s low-cost carrier will restore all its flights to the Gulf region by the end of this week, the company has announced, months after the US-Israeli war on Iran triggered major disruptions to the global aviation industry. Tens of thousands of flights in and out of the Middle East»»»

BRASILIA: Brazil’s federal police have launched an operation targeting suspects sanctioned by the United States over alleged ties to the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) drug gang, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Federal police did not identify the ‌suspects but ‌said »»»

VANCOUVER: Riyad Mahrez, a five-time Premier League winner, announced his retirement from international soccer following Algeria’s World Cup exit, a 2-0 defeat to Switzerland in the round of 32 on Thursday. “There were good times and difficult times as well, of course. That’s part of a career,” he »»»

President Joseph Aoun accused Hezbollah on Friday, without naming the group, of being accustomed to foreign control and tutelage, arguing that this is why they are obstructing the framework agreement that separates Lebanon's negotiations from Iran. "Our sovereign decision to separate our path from »»»

In the village of Kfaroue in southern Lebanon, Hussein Hamza makes his daily rounds to feed and check on his furry and feathered charges. The number of animals in his care has multiplied since the outbreak of the latest Israeli war, as hundreds of thousands of southern Lebanon residents fled and we»»»

Mourners filed through Damascus on Friday, a day after an explosive device set off in a cafe in the Syrian capital killed nine people. The funeral procession in the normally bustling Midan neighborhood carried the coffins of three of the blast victims. Another 20 were wounded in the explosion at a »»»

BusinessGermanyRight-wing AfD threatens eastern Germany's energy transitionAstrid Prange de OliveiraGermany's right-wing AfD wants to revive coal and nuclear power and curb non-EU immigration. Businesses in eastern Germany warn that its policies could harm the economy. https://p.dw.com/p/5GT7YSaxon»»»

Under two cross-border cooperation programmes aimed at strengthening territorial cohesion, EUR 14 million will be invested in development of business, municipalities and the non-governmental sector in settlements along Bulgaria's border with Serbia and North Macedonia. The funding is provided under»»»

Share: Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq before a meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris on June 29 with French President Emmanuel Macron © Michel Euler, AP After months of crisis in the Middle East, France is looking to build its influence in the region by strengthening relations with Oman – a small»»»

New Delhi: India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world's most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and impersonation, media reports said Thursday. The move comes as authorities in India grapple with a spike in cybercrime, with scammers exploiting»»»

BELGRADE - Speaking to Tanjug after a recent successful visit to Libya, Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Jagoda Lazarevic said on Friday Serbia would boost its cooperation with the country in various areas and that the goal was to get Serbian companies involved in numerous large-scal»»»