MEXICO: Teenage Barcelona star Lamine Yamal and fellow winger Nico Williams will be available for Spain’s World Cup opener against debutants Cape Verde on June 15, coach Luis de la Fuente said on Sunday. Yamal and Athletic Bilbao’s Williams both missed the end of the club season with hamstring inju»»»

DUBAI: Italian film director, fashion creator and photographer Luca Finotti is sharing his global industry experience with emerging creatives in Dubai recently as part of a mentorship program at Istituto Marangoni Dubai, where he is working with students studying Fashion Communication and Image via»»»

MONGBWALU: Dr. Richard Lokudu, the medical director of Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital, has received barely any compensation for his work on the front line of one of Congo’s deadliest Ebola virus outbreaks.Lokudu and several of his colleagues work all day at the hospital treating an influx of p»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, received a phone call from HE Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Monday, June 8, 2026. During the call, efforts at mediation between the U»»»

Armenians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government's efforts to forge a peace deal following a crushing military defeat by Azerbaijan three years ago. "This is really a vote on the geopolitical future of Armenia and its ties with Russia," FRANCE 24's Philip Turle»»»

Recent developments in Iran have contributed to rising prices for mineral fertilizers in Kyrgyzstan. Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Mirbek Duisheev said during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on agrarian policy, water resources, subsoil use, ecology»»»

General Santos, Philippines: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least three people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. Philippine authorities urged people in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground after the »»»

Tehran: Israel said Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying US President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles. The attacks further rattled a fragile April 8 truce as the war entered its 100th day, with the United States struggling to conclud»»»

Riyadh Air, a Public Investment Fund company, has announced the launch of five new destinations - Cairo, Dubai, Jeddah, Madrid, and Manchester - as the first three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft in its modern fleet have arrived. The carrier said the new destinations are part of its expansion plan»»»

Arab Finance: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inspected the progress of the first phase of the Alexandria Metro project during a tour of Alexandria Governorate, describing the project as a major addition to the governorate’s public transportation network and a key component of Egypt’s shift toward »»»

The body of a 15-year-old boy who went missing after a mudflow in Issyk-Kul region last week was found today at 3 a.m. The regional police department told 24.kg news agency. According to the authorities, the body has been handed over to Interior Ministry officers for a forensic medical examination.»»»

Law enforcement officers have shut down an underground drug laboratory operating in Chui region, the Interior Ministry’s press service reported. According to the ministry, officers from the State Service on Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs carried out investigative and operational m»»»

COPENHAGEN: Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine but was later able to walk off the field, five years after suffering a cardiac arrest during the European Championship. The 34-year-old former Manchester United midfielder, who has a type of pacemaker, fell to the gro»»»

China has launched a ‘special maritime law enforcement operation’ east of Taiwan in response to the announcement of maritime border talks in the area by Japan and the Philippines. China – which views the self-ruled island as its own sovereign territory – protested the negotiations, saying they infr»»»

Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr and Transport Minister Hisham Arafat discussed with senior officials of General Electric (GE) and Siemens their offers to upgrade Egypt’s railways. During their meeting with General Electric (GE) North East Africa CEO Ayman Khattab, the m»»»

Dubai: A former accounts manager has been ordered to pay Dh2.3 million to his employer after being convicted of embezzling more than Dh2.1 million in customer payments entrusted to him during his employment. The Dubai Court of First Instance awarded the company Dh2.3 million in compensation for mat»»»

Two goals ‌from Jhon Arias gave Colombia a 2-0 win over Jordan in ​San Diego on Sunday in their last tune-up match ahead of the World Cup. James Rodríguez slipped the ball through for Arias to open the scoring in the ‌41st minute. ‌Palmeiras midfielder Arias ​initially ‌stumbled ⁠over ​the ball ⁠be»»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military vowed on Sunday to press ahead with its military campaign in Lebanon and said it would step up operations against Hezbollah. “The (Iranian) regime is attempting to establish a new equation through direct attacks on Israeli territory in response to IDF operations in D»»»

TIJUANA: Iran’s national football team was greeted Sunday in Mexico by a small group of supporters eager to give them a warm start to the World Cup, despite visa problems facing some staffers. “I’m very excited to see them,” said Sadegh Galavi as he watched the players’ bus leave the airport in Tij»»»

At ‌least 21 Iraqis were killed and 19 others injured when a passenger bus crashed and caught fire near the southern city of Nassiriya on Sunday, police and health officials said. The accident occurred after the driver lost control of ‌the bus on ‌a highway near ‌Nassiriya, ⁠causing the vehicle ⁠to»»»

Brent oil prices jumped more than $3 a barrel on Monday, initially spooked by Israel's launch of renewed strikes on Lebanon a day earlier, but also gaining further steam after sounds of explosions were heard in Iran. Sounds of blasts were heard - in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, local media reported »»»

The IDF said the Israeli Air Force had struck military targets in western and central Iran, adding that details would follow. Israel’s Channel 14 claimed Israeli aircraft were attacking targets inside Iranian territory.At least two loud explosions were heard in Tehran, IRNA reported.The strikes com»»»

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon sent a congratulatory telegram to President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov on the country’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2027-2028. He noted that he views this event as evidence of Kyrgyzstan’s high international standing and r»»»

Dubai: A former accounts manager has been ordered to pay Dh2.3 million to his employer after being convicted of embezzling more than Dh2.1 million in customer payments entrusted to him during his employment. The Dubai Court of First Instance awarded the company Dh2.3 million in compensation for mat»»»

Israel said Monday that Iran had launched missiles targeting it, hours after Israel launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran. The exchange of strikes threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war. Sirens sounded in central Is»»»

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least three people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. Philippine authorities urged people in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground after the offshore quake hit south of G»»»

China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing. China, Washington's chief geopolitical rival, has been North Korea's main trading partner by far for deca»»»

The commander of Hazrat Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters officially announced the start of Iran’s response operation following Israel’s attack on Beirut’s Dahieh, IRNA reported. According to the commander, Israel has repeatedly violated the ceasefire and escalated attacks on Lebanon with US support an»»»

US President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have "no choice" but to accept a potential agreement between the US and Iran, the Financial Times reported. Trump insisted that Israel does not determine the outcome of the negotiations.“I call the shots. I call all the »»»

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a rare state visit that experts say is likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. During a two-day trip, his first visit to North Korea in seven ye»»»

Israel said Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying US President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles. The attacks further rattled a fragile April 8 truce as the war entered its 100th day, with the United States struggling to conclude a deal»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Education and Science Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva has commented on the public backlash surrounding her recent statements about the state of the Kyrgyz language in schools and responded to criticism directed at her. In a post published on Facebook, the minister stated that more th»»»

This week’s agenda — at glance The European Central Bank is expected to raise key interest rates The Eurogroup and EU financial ministers meet in Luxembourg EU commission to present 2027 EU budget UN Bonn Climate Change Conference EU transport and telecommunication ministers meet in Luxembourg Info»»»

Uzbekistan’s president Shavkat Mirziyoyev joined Russian leader Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on June 4 to watch via video link the launch of construction of the first power unit of what will be the Central Asian country’s first nuclear power plant (NPP). Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-gene»»»

Bishkek will host the CIS Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia. The event will begin on June 9. The press service of the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports, and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan reported. The forum aims to bring together representatives of culture, science, education, art»»»

JERUSALEM: The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. What happened? The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Ira»»»

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The filing Saturday by the Public Integrity Project »»»

The press service of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce reported that Kyrgyzstan’s initiative to create a textile cluster has been supported by SCO countries. It was clarified that the proposal to develop a draft agreement to create a unified textile cluster of the Shanghai Cooperation Organizati»»»

The volume of industrial production grew by 0.9% year-on-year in April 2026. The working-day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 1.1% lower than in March 2026. Production volume decreased in the majority of th»»»

NAIROBI: Saudi Arabia’s chief statistician used a major international data summit in Kenya to promote preparations for the 2026 United Nations World Data Forum in Riyadh and highlight the Kingdom’s efforts to integrate artificial intelligence, geospatial information and statistical systems to suppo»»»

The government has decided that guest workers from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia will no longer be allowed to enter Hungary under an accelerated procedure. From the next school year, the teacher performance evaluation system will be abolished, the waste management system will be reviewed, pr»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia issued a warning for Al-Kharj governorate early Monday, as state media reported sirens. The Saudi Civil Defense, at 5:28AM, said: “A warning has been issued by the National Early Warning Platform in Al-Kharj Governorate to warn of a danger,” and urged the general public to foll»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the 39th Conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) by videoconference on June 10-11 under the patronage of King Salman. The meeting, organized by the Saudi Shoura Council and the AIPU, will bring together speakers of Arab parliaments and legislative coun»»»

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Sarangani at 7.37 an local time in Mindanao has been described as one of the strongest quakes to hit the Philippines in decades. The situation is evolving rapidly with ongoing rescues, aftershock monitoring, and damage assessments. No major tsunami impacts hasb»»»

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping departed for Pyongyang on Monday in his first visit in seven years, a trip likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. China's official Xinhua news agency described Xi's trip as a sta»»»

General Santos, Philippines: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person, collapsing buildings, and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. Authorities in the Philippines and Indonesia urged residents in affected coastal regions to move to »»»

Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trading Monday, with benchmark crude contracts nearing multi-month highs as investors weighed supply risks, OPEC+ production policy and expectations for stronger energy demand later this year. As of 11:02 am (June 8, 2026) in Tokyo, US benchmark West Texas Intermedi»»»

Share: Photo- Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time since April truce Here is the latest Israel said Sunday that Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April. The reported strikes came after an Israeli air raid on Beirut’»»»

The UAE will experience generally fair but hot and dusty weather over the coming days, with inland temperatures reaching up to 47°C and winds of up to 40 km/h, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said on Monday. The NCM said fair conditions would prevail across most of the country today, with »»»

Dubai: Hopes for lower borrowing costs have taken another hit after a surprisingly strong US jobs report reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve and the UAE central bank will cut interest rates on June 17. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.For»»»