DHAHRAN: If you are keen to watch a sharp film about a 65-year-old Korean woman assassin, look no further than the aptly named “The Old Woman with the Knife.” One of the most daring offerings at the recent 12th Saudi Film Festival in Dhahran, which had a special focus on Korean cinema, that late ni»»»

COLOMBO: Twenty-five ​people were killed and about ‌100 ‌injured ​in ‌clashes ⁠between ​two groups ⁠of prisoners at a ⁠prison in ‌Sri ‌Lanka ​on ‌Monday, ‌two police sources ‌and one hospital source told ⁠Reuters.»»»

China said it test-launched a long-range ballistic missile in the South Pacific on Monday, after countries in the region reported having been warned of an imminent test.  China’s military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the Sout»»»

As recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighed on regional business sentiment, the UAE continued to distinguish itself as one of the world’s most resilient and attractive investment destinations, with policy consistency, regulatory clarity and infrastructure readiness supporting investo»»»

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) President Evelina Slavcheva said Monday mathematics is the foundation of scientific and technological progress and has never been more important than it is today. Her message to participants in the Mathematics Days in Sofia international conference was read by BA»»»

Pleven has the potential to become a key engine of modernization and economic growth in Northern Bulgaria, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Vice President Prof. Emanuel Mutafov said at the opening on Monday of a two-day regional forum titled "Priority Investment Projects and Knowledge and Techno»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Pakistani Mango Exhibition and its products will officially open on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the Eastern Square of Souq Waqif. Organised by the Celebrations Committee at the Private Engineering Office (PEO), in cooperation with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in t»»»

Excess heat and wildfires are affecting the Tour de France cycle race. The third stage of the race on July 7 will go near an area where wildfires have broken out in France's southwest. Local authorities and race organisers as a result have asked people not to go to the race route to cheer riders on»»»

Russia struck Ukraine's Kyiv region with ballistic missiles and drones on July 7, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens on the eve of a NATO summit in Turkey. This comes as, within Russia, the war has come under growing criticism as Ukraine has ramped up strikes inside the country and Russ»»»

An economically fragile country caught up in Russia’s hybrid war, Moldova is keen to make rapid progress for a quicker membership to the European Union. With the opening of the first chapter of accession negotiations, the EU launched its  €1.9 billion investment plan in the country. With this »»»

Kyiv has been struck by Russian missiles for the second time in less than a week, with at least 14 people killed. While Russia says it hit military-industrial targets and energy sites, the morning strikes hit residential areas in the early hours of the morning. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us m»»»

As many residents prepare for summer holidays, the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority and Abu Dhabi Police have urged the public to take simple safety measures before leaving their homes, warning that a few minutes of preparation can help prevent fires and protect lives and property. The authorities»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The volume of trade between Russia and India will reach $70 billion in 2026, Indian Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar said on Monday. "The trade dynamics and trends that we have seen in the last two to three months indicate that we will reach almost $70 billion in 2026," Kumar tol»»»

During last week’s extraordinary heat, a new term entered the public vocabulary: the “heat dome”. The phenomenon, which first raged over Western Europe, drifted eastwards and delivered historic extremes, shattering national records — with 42C recorded in Szécsény last Tuesday, the highest ever meas»»»

Tunis, July 6, 2026 (TAP) – A delegation from the Directorate General of Civil Defense of Iraq conducted a field visit on Sunday to the delegation of Tabarka, governorate of Jendouba to examine Tunisia’s operational experience in civil protection...»»»

An Israeli drone strike targeted Monday a car in Nabatieh al-Fawqa in south Lebanon, while drones also dropped stun grenades on the southern town. The National News agency said Israeli forces detonated houses overnight into Monday in the southern border towns of Aitaroun and Houla. Israeli forces h»»»

IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) has introduced a portfolio of micro-credential programs aimed at helping accounting and finance professionals and organisations develop the practical skills needed in an evolving business environment. The AI in Finance micro-credential comprises six learnin»»»

Dubai: Emirates customers consume more than 64 million pieces of premium chocolate every year. The figure is 4 million higher than the previous year, with the airline also handcrafting around 26 million chocolate desserts annually across Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class. Sig»»»

The Mathematics Days in Sofia conference has provided an opportunity to deepen joint research between Bulgarian mathematicians based in Bulgaria and abroad, and has helped strengthen the ties between them, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) full member Julian Revalski, chair of the conference's pr»»»

Deputy National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Governor Dr Asen Medjidiev ordered checks by the Fund’s Internal Audit Unit and Inspectorate as part of an overall review of the institution’s activities after he took office on July 2, the NHIF press centre said on Monday. The checks will cover the peri»»»

Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova said here on Monday that a country that aspires to be technologically advanced must first become a nation of mathematics, with good teachers, strong universities and research institutions regarded not as an expense but as an investment with the highest return. Spea»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Education Yousef Al-Benyan and Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef, along with other officials, launched the Mawhiba Summer program in Riyadh. Organized by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, ot»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Monday the latest extension of an operating licence for the Serbian oil company NIS and a licence for talks on an acquisition of a Russian majority stake in NIS by Hungary's MOL represented a positive signal from »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Jadwa Investment aims to nearly double the value of its real estate assets under management to SR50 billion ($13.3 billion) over the next five years, up from about SR26 billion currently, according to Haitham Al-Ghannam, head of real estate and alternative investments, in rem»»»

NYON, Switzerland: European football body UEFA criticized FIFA for an “incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision” to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup against Belgium on Monday despite a red card in his previous game. UEFA said in a statement FIFA “crossed a red line»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe South Lebanon Under Continued Israeli Fire as Drone Strike and Demolitions Reported 06-07-2026 13:18 PM Israeli drone strike on a car in Na»»»

Member of “Loyalty to Resistance” Parliamentary Bloc, Dr. Hasan Fadlallah, expressed his “deepest appreciation of the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Mr. Nabil Fahmy, for his stance against the barbaric and brutal behavior of the Israeli enemy in bombing a residential neighborhood in the city»»»

Dubai: The UAE's record in AI is not in doubt. An early adopter, the first country to create a ministry for it, government-backed companies like Core42 building with international partners on a serious scale. The country's technology bets have also carried a streak of caution, and that caution is a»»»

Dubai: I wasn't expecting to feel oddly emotional watching videos of Aamir Khan getting married at 61. Not because this is his third wedding. Frankly, that's his business. If anything, it takes a certain optimism to keep believing in love after two marriages have ended. Most people would retreat in»»»

RIYADH: Oman’s economy expanded by 2.6 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, driven by stronger oil and gas activity and continued growth in the services sector, official data showed. Gross domestic product at constant prices reached 9.69 billion Omani rials ($25.2 billion) in the firs»»»

Lausanne: FIFA "crossed a red line" with the controversial decision to suspend US star Folarin Balogun's one game ban for a year, European football's governing body UEFA said on Monday. FIFA's ruling, which came after the intervention of Donald Trump, permits Balogun to play in the co-hosts last 16»»»

Berlin: Former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp on Monday slammed FIFA's decision to overturn US striker Folarin Balogun's suspension, which reportedly took place after an intervention from US President Donald Trump. Balogun was set to miss Monday's last-16 knockout clash with Belgium having picked up »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump have an understanding that their contacts will continue in the near future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "Both president Putin and president Trump have an understanding that their contacts will be c»»»

DUBAI: An Israeli border police officer has been caught on camera throwing a stun grennade in to a car carrying Palestinians and then holding the door shut while the device exploded inside. The sickening footage captured the exact moment the attack took place in the Qalandiya refugee camp in East J»»»

Colombo: Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country's deadliest prison riot in more than five years, officials said Monday. The wounded were rushed to the Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo, following overnight cla»»»

AMMAN —Land freight traffic in the Kingdom increased by 23.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport.Total freight volume reached 9.44 million tonnes during the January–March period, up from 7.64 mil»»»

HONG KONG — Asian markets fluctuated Monday as investors struggled to maintain last week's late tech recovery, with traders turning their focus to the upcoming earnings season, while oil prices fell on further supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz.After a tough end to June -- fuelled by wor»»»

Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas late Sunday hours before the projected arrival of a "super typhoon" with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane over the US Pacific territories. Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to roar westwards over the area early Monday w»»»

The funeral procession for Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set out Monday morning through the streets of Tehran, according to state television, on the third day of a state funeral intended by the Iranian government to be a show of strength and unity. The funeral procession for Ira»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit Syria, the Syrian presidency announced on Sunday, without specifying the date of his visit, which will be the first by a head of state from a Western power since the 2024 ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Syria on Sunday said it was exp»»»

This photo, taken Monday, shows a training aircraft flying near a military airport in Gwangju. The South Korean government announced the airport as the future site for a semiconductor production cluster. Photo by Yonhap A military airport in the southwestern city of Gwangju was selected Monday as t»»»

Beijing: A Chinese submarine test-fired a "strategic" missile carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Beijing said, drawing immediate condemnation from nations in the region. China made the rare show of its military might on the same day Australia and Fiji signed a major defence »»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Tax Authority (GTA) has announced the implementation of a new Excise Tax mechanism on Sweetened Drinks, effective July 6, 2026, based on a Tiered Volumetric Model under which the applicable tax is calculated according to the amount of sugar or added sweeteners contained in »»»

Jewellery worth several million euros has been stolen from the Lalique Museum in northeastern France after burglars broke into the site early on Sunday and targeted its jewellery collection. Around 20 pieces were taken in the raid, with losses estimated at close to four million euros, according to »»»

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son and successor was not among the family members and thousands of mourners who turned out Sunday for a second day of ceremonies to honour Iran’s late supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the public eye since he was wounded in the strike that killed his fat»»»

More than three quarters of Romanians (75.4%) believe digitalization is “beneficial” or “very beneficial”, while 81.6% say the Romanian state is digitalizing too slowly, according to a recent opinion poll by AtlasIntel, cited by Agerpres. Negative perceptions of digitalization have increased since »»»

Romania’s Finance Ministry is launching a new Tezaur government bond issue, allowing individuals to invest in securities with maturities of one, three and five years and annual interest rates of 6.25%, 6.75% and 7.15%, respectively, according to a ministry statement. The subscription period runs fr»»»

More than 200 researchers from 27 countries are participating in the international conference Sofia Mathematics Days 2026, Director of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Prof. Peter Boyvalenkov said at the opening ceremony here on Monday. The con»»»

Scandola, a UNESCO-listed nature reserve off the coast of Corsica, is attracting a growing number of visitors from around the world – drawn to its dramatic landscapes and rich marine life. However, protecting its unique wildlife and fragile marine ecosystem is becoming an increasingly delicate»»»