Cairo: Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, warned of the serious consequences of the ongoing escalation in the region, particularly in the Arabian Gulf, cautioning against a renewed slide into an endless cycle of violence. In a statement issued by the Arab League today, Fah»»»

LONDON: A man has been charged with weapons offenses in the UK following an investigation into suspected threats against an Islamic event last week, Sky News reported. It followed alleged threats against the Ijtima weekend event in Suffolk, held on July 9-12. The festival, which hosted about 15,000»»»

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The conflict between the United States and Iran has entered a more dangerous phase, with the deaths of 16 American service members reshaping Washington’s military response and pushing the fighting further across the Middle East. For weeks, the conflict had largely centred on control of the Strait o»»»

International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi attends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 26. On Sunday, he said the IAEA plans to investigate reports U.S. airstrikes hit an Iranian nuclear power plant under construction. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI »»»

Dubai: The Middle East crisis escalated further on Sunday as the US and Iran exchanged strikes for an eighth consecutive day, raising fears of a wider regional conflict. The latest developments affected military sites, civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf, with Kuwait, Bah»»»

Jordanian Air defence systems intercepted and shot down three of four Iranian missiles targeting the Kingdom, a senior military official from the Jordan Armed Forces - Arab Army (JAF) announced Sunday. According to Jordan News Agency (Petra), the fourth missile landed in a remote, uninhabited area »»»

The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the renewed hostile attacks by Iran targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with missiles and drones. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that these hostile a»»»

Two American service members were killed and a third is missing following an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan. The deaths are the first from hostile fire since a truce with Iran in early April and come after a week of the heaviest fighting since the conflict began in February. Saturday also ma»»»

The risk of a wider war in the Middle East is growing after authorities in Bahrain and Kuwait said they intercepted missiles and drones launched from Iran. Air raid sirens also sounded in Jordan's capital, Amman, while Israel said it detected Iranian missiles targeting the coastal city of Aqaba. Th»»»

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Doha, Qatar: The Jordanian Armed Forces said air defense systems intercepted and downed three Iranian missiles out of four that targeted the Kingdom's territory, while the fourth missile crashed in a remote area south of the Kingdom far from populated areas. A military source at the General Command»»»

IRBIL: A drone strike in Iraq’s Kurdistan region wounded eight Iranian Kurdish rebels on Sunday, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Iran. During the Middle East war, the northern Kurdistan region, which hosts US troops and foreign oil companies as well as exiled Iranian Kurdish »»»

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Outgoing Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has issued an unusually strong formal protest against the 17th amendment to Hungary’s Fundamental Law, arguing that key provisions undermine the rule of law, democracy and the separation of powers – even as he signed the legislation that brings his own pres»»»

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Dubai: Dubai Customs measures introduced under the emirate’s economic support packages provided more than Dh79 million in liquidity to private companies and helped maintain trade flows worth Dh33.9 billion between March 1 and June 30, 2026. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News ap»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy announced Sunday that, as a result of the Iranian aggression against Kuwait, a power generation and water desalination plant came under a second attack in two days, causing a fire in parts of the facility. In a press statement car»»»

The Jordanian government on Sunday confirmed that no evacuation orders had been issued for Aqaba Airport or the nearby port, dismissing US reports suggesting otherwise. Government spokesperson and Minister of State for Government Communication Mohammad Momani said both facilities are operating norm»»»

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Egypt and Eritrea on Sunday completely rejected any attempts by non-littoral parties to enforce maritime access or impose security arrangements in the Red Sea in violation of international law. The declaration, which also stressed that Red Sea administration remains the exclusive responsibility of »»»

Kuwait City, Kuwait: An Iranian attack on a power and water plant in Kuwait caused a fire for the second day in a row on Sunday, Kuwaiti authorities said, as Tehran retaliates to US strikes with attacks across the Gulf region. "As a result of the heinous Iranian agression on Kuwait, a power and wat»»»

Berlin: Firefighters have contained a wildfire in Muritz National Park in northeastern Germany. After intensive efforts that began on Monday, the fire was contained by creating water barriers to stop the blaze from spreading. The barriers soak the ground and trees in unburned parts of the forest, c»»»

Dubai: The UAE has approved updated spectrum regulations designed to support the planned use of air taxis, delivery drones and next-generation electric aircraft, creating a clearer framework for the radio frequencies needed to operate them safely. The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regul»»»

Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said that the US violation of a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran once again proved that US President Donald Trump's signature is worthless and invalid, according to Iranian media. He made the remarks in a message to the»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported on Sunday incidents involving two "violator vessels" in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that no oil or LNG tanker would be allowed through without permission. According to the Iranian military, four US-backed vessels ignored »»»

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A middle-aged woman is in hospital after being rescued from the River Danube and successfully resuscitated following a dramatic search operation on Budapest’s Buda embankment in the early hours of Sunday. The incident unfolded after a passer-by heard the woman calling for help while she was being c»»»

Tunis, July 19, 2026 (TAP) – Power outages may occur, on Sunday, between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in several regions across Tunisia as part of measures to protect the safety and stability of the national electricity grid, according to the Tunisian...»»»

Athens: Greece, which was spared the record hot weather that ravaged most of Europe in June, is finally bracing for its first heatwave of the year. Maximum temperatures in Thessaly, parts of the Peloponnese and the greater Athens area "may hover around or exceed 40C" (104F), with a fall likely on T»»»

Islamabad, July 19 (SANA) Pakistan and Kuwait on Sunday called for full adherence to the ceasefire commitments outlined in the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and urged all parties to avoid further escalation in the region. According to Pakistan’s state news agency, the appeal came during a p»»»

Donald Trump on Friday said the US had become a "soccer country" after hosting the 2026 World Cup with Mexico and Canada "that brought the world together". But the tournament has not been without its controversies, from hardline US migration policies that excluded fans – and one Somali referee»»»

BRUSSELS: I have never been a footballer. Yet during nearly 20 years at the UN, I witnessed something that profoundly changed the way I see the game: Football is far more than a sport. In Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, I attended a tournament organized by the UN peacekeeping m»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received this morning in his office at Lusail Palace the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turikye, HE Hakan Fidan. HE the Turkish Foreign Minister offered his condolences to HH The Amir on the death of His Highness the Father Am»»»

Kuwait City, Kuwait: Kuwait and Bahrain's militaries said on Sunday they were responding to Iranian aerial attacks, and air raid sirens sounded in the two Gulf countries as Tehran pressed its retaliatory strikes across the region. "Kuwaiti air defences are currently confronting hostile missile and »»»

Jerusalem: Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman has reclassified crocodiles from wild animals to “captive-bred wildlife”, a move that clears the way for the reptiles to be used for security purposes, including to deter prison escapes. Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on ​Sunday that two ships were involved in an “accident” after attempting to ‌transit the ‌Strait ​of ‌Hormuz ⁠via ​an “unsafe route,” while ⁠two other vessels abandoned that route, the semi-official Tasnim news ⁠agency reported. The ‌Guards ‌said ​the ‌four »»»

Bulgaria marks Diplomatic Service Day on Sunday commemorating the establishment of the country's first foreign policy administration by Decree No. 1 of Prince Alexander I of Battenberg on July 19, 1879, the Foreign Ministry said on its website. Since then, Bulgarian diplomacy has consistently defen»»»

Andy Burnham arrives in Downing Street with something few incoming British prime ministers enjoy - political momentum and public goodwill. After years away from Westminster, the former Greater Manchester mayor has returned to national politics promising to revive the economy, spread opportunity bey»»»

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it intercepted and destroyed a US MQ9 drone in Ahvaz, a city in the eastern Khuzestan region that borders Iraq, Iran’s state-run broadcaster IRIB reported on Sunday. An MQ-9 is a large, remotely piloted unmanned aerial vehicle designed primarily for intelligence, sur»»»

A Tanzanian-flagged tanker was hijacked by suspected Somali pirates off Yemen's coast, security sources and local officials familiar with the incident said Sunday. The commercial tanker has since been moved to waters off Somalia's northeastern Bari region, according local officials. The MT ASANA, a»»»

Damascus, July 19 (SANA) Syria and Iraq have taken a major step toward reviving the historic Kirkuk–Baniyas oil corridor, signing agreements that could restore one of the Middle East’s oldest energy export routes and return Syria to a strategic role in regional oil transit. The initiative centers o»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support for Argentina ahead of the World Cup final after receiving an official Argentina football shirt from Argentina's ambassador to Israel, Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish. In video released on Saturday, Wahnish presented Netanyahu with the shirt, jokin»»»

The United States said airstrikes on Sunday aimed to "punish" Iran over the first U.S. military deaths since renewed hostilities with the Islamic republic. Iran rapidly announced its own retaliation, saying two U.S. bases in Kuwait were targeted in response to more than a week of intensifying attac»»»

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TUNIS, July 19 (TAP) – Hot weather will prevail on Saturday under partly hazy skies, with localized thundery cells expected to develop over the western highlands during the afternoon. These may bring scattered showers, which could later spread to...»»»

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Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova insisted that Bulgaria assumed no new obligations by taking part in the July 15 meeting in Kyiv and dismissed claims that the country had signed the so-called Kyiv Declaration. Speaking on Nova TV, she described the document as part of an informal political f»»»

Bulgaria has increasingly turned to foreign workers as businesses struggle to find enough employees, with more than 108,000 citizens from countries outside the European Union gaining access to the labor market over the past three years, Labor and Social Policy Minister Natalia Efremova said. The de»»»