Dubai: Sharjah is positioning its ports, industrial zones and investor services as a buffer for companies facing higher costs and supply-chain pressure across the region. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Mohamed Juma Al Musharrkh, CEO of the Sharjah FDI Office, Invest i»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: From explicit calls for murder to sexual harassment, violent threats targeting US lawmakers on Facebook rocketed after tech giant Meta rolled back key content moderation policies last year, a tech watchdog said Tuesday. The report from the nonprofit Center for Countering »»»

The United States launched fresh airstrikes against Iran on Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump pledged retaliation for the reported downing of a US Army Apache helicopter. US Central Command said military forces began conducting what it described as "self-defence strikes" at 5 pm5 Eastern »»»

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the United States. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Alexander Cooley, Claire Tow Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, explains that "we're seeing the Trump's»»»

The United States expects to complete construction of President Donald Trump's long-promised southern border wall by late 2027, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Washington, Scott said the reinforced barrier would extend along most of t»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Arab and Western powers issued a joint warning on Tuesday over Iran’s nuclear program, in which they called on all UN member states to fully implement recently reinstated Security Council sanctions against Iran. France’s ambassador to the UN, Jerome Bonnafont, read the statement on b»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Arab and Western powers issued a joint warning on Tuesday over Iran’s nuclear program, in which they called on all UN member states to fully implement recently reinstated Security Council sanctions against Iran. France’s ambassador to the UN, Jerome Bonnafont, read the statement on b»»»

WASHINGTON: Recent US sanctions targeting Cuba’s leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a military intervention, Cuba’s top diplomat to the United States told The Associated Press. In an i»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe US aggression targets Iran 10-06-2026 00:30 AM Latest News Urgent News Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of vehicles and sol»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of vehicles and soldiers of the Israeli enemy army at Al-Sal’a hill in the town of Qantara»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army vehicles and soldiers in the town of Al-Bayyada, southern Lebanon, w»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted on Tuesday, June 09, 2026, at 14:00, a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army vehicles and soldiers in Rash»»»

The US Department of War has added dozens of Chinese companies, including tech giant Alibaba, search engine Baidu, and electric vehicle maker BYD, to a blacklist of entities it claims are aiding Beijing’s military. China has condemned the move, accusing Washington of targeting Chinese businesses. T»»»

1 of 5 | First lady Melania Trump poses with winners of the Presidential AI Regional Challenge on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The challenge recognizes both student and educator teams who designed AI-based solutions for community challenges. Photo by Bonnie Cash/U»»»

US President Donald Trump has confirmed media reports of a US Army Apache attack helicopter going down near the Strait of Hormuz amid Washington’s efforts to curb oil shipments by Iran. The Apache choppers are one of the key aircraft used by the US military to enforce the blockade of Iranian ports,»»»

The trust fund to pay retirement benefits could run out in late 2032, the Social Security Administration said Tuesday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 9 (UPI) -- The Social Security Administration told Congress on Tuesday that the trust fund to pay retirement benefits could run o»»»

LONDON: When the US and Israel launched their joint attack on Iran on Feb. 28, some 59 percent of gamblers on the controversial predictions site Polymarket wagered the Iranian regime would survive Operation Epic Fury. As of Monday, 99 percent are now betting on the regime’s survival. Just 1 percent»»»

WASHINGTO: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Tuesday that ship traffic in the Gulf and oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz are rising even as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal on ‌ending their more than ‌three-month-old war. “I would say rising very meaningfully,” ​Wright ‌»»»

MEXICO CITY: The World Cup kicks off on Thursday with FIFA betting that the enduring appeal of the greatest footballing show on earth can rise above anger at soaring ticket prices, an uneasy political climate in Donald Trump’s America and the shadow of conflict in the Middle East. A record 48 teams»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Iran of shooting down a US military helicopter during a patrol mission in the Strait of Hormuz and vowed that the United States would respond. "I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our »»»

Let Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qasse "tell me what he wants. Does he want to fight? Let him go and fight; we've seen the results," President Joseph Aoun has said, according to his visitors. In remarks to the al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper, the visitors said Aoun dismissed reports of contacts between U»»»

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said interviews around the Epstein files have been "very productive." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 9 (UPI) -- An assistant of Jeffrey Epstein told members of the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday that she was un»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Air defense missiles were launched at drones over the Naqoura area 09-06-2026 20:45 PM Latest News Urgent News Trump Says US»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said negotiations over a peace deal to end the Middle East war were in their final stages, after Iran and Israel halted attacks that threatened to reignite the months-long conflict. Iran fired missiles at Israel on Sunday in response to strikes against Lebanon»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a U.S. military helicopter was shot down by Iran and that the United States "must" respond. The Apache helicopter is the second crewed aircraft that Washington has confirmed was shot down by Iran during the Middle East war, following the loss of an F-15»»»

US President Donald Trump said the United States “must” respond to Iran shooting down an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz earlier on Tuesday. “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while pat»»»

Optimism has grown following the latest round of US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel and the announcement of a new ceasefire agreement. The accord stipulates that no state or non-state actor should be allowed to hold Lebanon hostage; an implicit reference to Tehran and Hezbollah, though ne»»»

A US Army Apache helicopter was reported to have gone down near the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route, amid heightened regional tensions. US President Donald Trump said the aircraft was shot down by Iran and that Washington “must respond”, although there has been no independent confirma»»»

The European Commission has demanded that Meta allow other AI companies access without charge while it investigates the company for antitrust violations. File Photo by Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA June 9 (UPI) -- The European Commission ordered Meta to allow competing artificial intelligence assistants to »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the Iskandarouna area of Al-Bayyada town with a loiter»»»

US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw support for Israel during a tense phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Axios has reported. Trump has held several heated phone conversations with the Israeli prime minister since Iran announced last week that it was suspending t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Several soldiers were injured in a Hezbollah drone attack 09-06-2026 19:33 PM Latest News Urgent News Islamic Resistance fig»»»

1 of 3 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during an event at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 7. He said Tuesday he expects the House to pass a funding bill for ICE and other federal agencies. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representat»»»

BELGRADE - The Higher Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade dismissed on Tuesday a part of a criminal complaint against former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic accusing him of the crime of assisting the perpetrator of a criminal offence following the commission of a criminal offence. In a statement, t»»»

Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, in an escalation that adds strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war. On Monday, Israel and Iran halted direct attacks on each other after an appeal by US Pres»»»

Iranians on the streets share a quiet but unmistakable reality about the country's stance in the face of challenges. "For more than 100 nights, people joined demonstrations and expressed their support… Iran weathered the storm thanks to the people and to the political system’s strength," an Iranian»»»

Flowers and messages were on Rob Reiner's star, near his father Carl Reiner's star, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Dec. 15. His son, Nick Reiner, is accused of killing Reiner and his wife, Michele. Nick Reiner is petitioning a court to get access to his trust fund to pay his lawyer»»»

A drone boat rescued the crew of a US Army attack helicopter that crashed early Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that Iran has effectively closed during the war, a US military official said. A 24-foot unmanned boat located the two aviators and brought them to shore after th»»»

Award-winning football referee Omar Artan, the first Somali national to officiate at a FIFA World Cup finals tournament, has been denied entry to the US. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the US, Mexico, and Canada, has faced scrutiny well before kickoff over a range of organizati»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a telephone call from his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday. During the call, they discussed developments in the region and the importance of intensifying efforts to halt escalation in order to preserve regional peace and»»»

Dubai: Etihad Airways will double flights between Abu Dhabi and Kabul from July 15, 2026, adding a second daily service in each direction after demand on the route exceeded expectations. The airline launched Kabul flights in March with four weekly services. The route has grown quickly, supported by»»»

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Tuesday that ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is rising "very meaningfully" as the conflict with Iran continues. "I would say rising very meaningfully," Wright said when asked how ship traffic is flowing through the ‌Strait compared ‌to a week or tw»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Army: Number of soldiers injured in this battle in South Lebanon has risen to 1291, including 75 critical and 146 moderate 09-06-20»»»

1 of 3 | Four-term Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., faces five challengers in Tuesday's Republican primary. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote, the top two candidates will advance to a runoff election on June 23. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 9 (UPI) -- Five-Term Republican S»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a newly established site belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in Maroun Al-Ras town with a rocket bar»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli force positioned inside a building on Al-Sal’a Hill in the town of Qantara with an Ababil l»»»

Two U.S. military personnel were recovering after being rescued from an undisclosed location near the Strait of Hormuz after their U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter a went down on Monday. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo June 9 (UPI) -- Two U.S. Army helicopter crew members were res»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli enemy army’s Namera vehicle in the southeastern outskirts of the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya»»»

Capitals, June 9 (SANA) Global financial markets moved cautiously on Tuesday as oil prices declined, the US dollar strengthened and gold traded near stable levels amid continued monitoring of developments in the Middle East. According to Reuters, crude oil prices fell after reports that Iran and Is»»»

While Iran and Israel have stopped trading fire against each other, Israeli forces continue to attack Lebanon, a move viewed as a redline by Tehran. Diplomacy is ongoing,&nbs»»»