Indonesia's central bank governor has resigned early, the government said Monday, deepening uncertainty as the country grapples with a weakening currency and other economic woes brought on by the Middle East war. President Prabowo Subianto has accepted the resignation of Perry Warjiyo, who had serv»»»

Doha, Qatar: Dukhan Bank has won two major accolades at the 2026 Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards, receiving the titles of Qatar’s Best Islamic Bank and Qatar’s Best Islamic Digital Bank. The awards reinforce Dukhan Bank’s position as one of Qatar’s leading Islamic financial institutions, recognizi»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi Police have warned residents to be on alert for a rise in electronic fraud and financial scams timed to coincide with salary payments, as criminals use fake offers and fraudulent websites to steal money and personal information. Authorities said scammers are exploiting the monthly »»»

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Doha, Qatar: The Board of Directors of Aamal Company (“Aamal”), one of the region’s leading diversified companies, yesterday announced its financial results for the six months (H1) ended 30 June 2026. The total revenue was down by 1.9% to QR1,050.2m (H1 2025: QR1,070.1m) while the gross profit incr»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Rayan Investment LLC (ARI), Qatar’s leading investment and advisory firm, has joined the Gulf Capital Market Association (GCMA). ARI is the first Qatari investment firm to be accepted by the region’s premier investment industry association. The GCMA serves as the leading voice of th»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Commercial Bank and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) announced yesterday its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2026. The Group reported Net Profit before Pillar Two Tax of QR1,083.0m for H1 2026. The year-on-year movement in profit was supported by resilient operatin»»»

Doha, Qatar: From sports and science to technology, creativity and personal development, Qatar Foundation (QF) is once again transforming Education City into a vibrant summer destination where children and youth and families can learn, explore and grow. Running until end of August, QF’s extensive s»»»

The Hungarian government has outlined its strategy to rescue Lake Velence, combining immediate dredging works with long-term water retention measures and new legislation aimed at protecting one of the country’s most vulnerable lakes from climate change and overdevelopment. With the lake’s water lev»»»

Firefighters battled throughout the night and into Monday morning to tackle "monster" wildfires ​in France and Spain as authorities warned of a fresh heatwave set to hit already drought-stricken areas in coming days. French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a crisis cabinet meeting to discus»»»

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, using his first meeting with a foreign leader since taking office to underline London's "unwavering support" for Kyiv. The visit comes ahead of Zelensky's trip to Washington on Tuesday.  Zelens»»»

At end-June 2026, loans to non-government sector granted by credit institutions in Romania increased 1.9 percent (1.8 percent in real terms) from May 2026 to RON 473,683.4 million, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) reported on Thursday.RON-denominated loans, representing 66.8 percent of total volu»»»

Romania ranks above capital markets in the region and very close to developed economies such as Italy, France, or Spain, yet below the European average and considerably below the global level, according to Alexandru Petrescu, President of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF)."Romania is beginn»»»

Deposits of non-government resident customers declined by 0.4 percent month on month to RON 680,925.4 million, while the annual growth rate was 8.2 percent (-2.0 percent in real terms), according to a National Bank of Romania (BNR) press statememnt released on Thursday.RON-denominated deposits of r»»»

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) continuously monitors operational and cyber risks within the financial-banking system through the supervision of credit institutions and financial market infrastructures, the analysis of reported incidents, assessment missions, questionnaires, and thematic analyse»»»

Market services provided mainly to enterprises saw a decline in turnover during the first five months of this year compared with 2025, both in gross terms (-2.7%) and in terms of seasonally and business-day adjusted series (-3.3%), according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of »»»

Two new milestones of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) have been met, Dragos Pislaru, the interim Minister of Investments and European Projects, stated on Friday in a Facebook post.Two new NRRP milestones have been met. Despite the political deadlock caused by the PSD, the Governmen»»»

Bulgaria's tourism industry has reported a 9% decline in foreign visitors during the 2026 summer season, while the country's key inbound markets continue to shift, according to Ivan Groshev, Chairman of the Association of Incoming Agencies. For the first time in years, Germany has lost its position»»»

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is transforming rather than eliminating jobs, with technology, healthcare and renewable energy expected to generate hundreds of thousands of new employment opportunities over the next decade. According to data from Tallo, the most sought-after careers in th»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) has called on the public to scan a newly shared QR code to access the updated list of participating entities in the second edition of the Purple Saturday initiative, which provides exclusive offers and services for persons with disab»»»

Dubai: Ammar Akhtar had Dh15,000 left after paying the licensing and setup costs for Finalrentals. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.There was no advertising budget, and he chose to build the car rental platform without loans or debt. The business would rely on technolog»»»

Dubai: Travellers flying to and from the UAE on Monday, July 27, are advised to check the status of their flights before leaving for the airport, as a small number of regional services continue to face cancellations and schedule changes amid ongoing tensions in the region. While flight operations a»»»

Manila: The family of billionaire businessman Manny Villar Jr. is willing to donate land needed for the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension, Transportation Secretary Giovanni "Banoy" Lopez said, potentially removing one of the biggest obstacles that has delayed the multibillion-peso »»»

Iran has formally accused the US of deliberately striking two of its search-and-rescue vessels in the Persian Gulf, calling the attack a war crime. The accusation comes as the US maintains a blockade of Iranian ports and continues to attack the Iranian Navy. The charges were made public in the lett»»»

DETROIT: Traffic is set to start flowing Monday across a new bridge over the Detroit River that will serve as a critical route for trade, jobs and tourism between Canada and the US Last week, Canada celebrated the Gordie Howe International Bridge with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Windsor, Ontario, »»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices moved higher on Monday, leaving buyers facing an increase of up to Dh5 per gram compared with the previous day. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques»»»

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark indices opened higher on Monday, supported by a sharp decline in crude oil prices. Sensex started the session 549.21 points or 0.72 per cent higher at 76,608.98, while Nifty gained 160.95 points or 0.68 per cent to 23,928.40. All sectoral indices traded in positive»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Adm. Brad Cooper, the chief of US Central Command (CENTCOM), is proposing to halt bombing in the Strait of Hormuz, as it has already reached the limits of its effectiveness, Axios reported citing informed sources. The recommendation of Cooper and other advisers influenced US »»»

TEHRAN: The United States and Iran paused their attacks for a second straight day Sunday, as efforts continued to bring them back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire, as Donald Trump’s UN envoy said the president was “giving talks some space.”»»»

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to Russian leader Vladimir Putin to «freeze» the conflict in Ukraine with the assistance of world powers. He made this statement during the 22nd Forum of Interregional Cooperation of the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan in Omsk, local media re»»»

NEW YORK: Oil prices eased in early trading Sunday, falling further from a two-month high set last week, after the United States and Iran refrained from launching military strikes in the Arabian Gulf for a second straight day.The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil to be delivered in September dr»»»

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appealed to world leaders and international bodies for urgent action to halt what he described as escalating Israeli military operations and settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Get — updated faster and fo»»»

LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will on Monday host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as his first foreign leader since taking office a week ago, to underline London’s “unwavering support” for Kyiv. The pair were set to visit a British naval base and hear from both countries’ armed»»»

Share: The main suspect in the Berlin Pride attack Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search . He was reportedly an ISIS group supporter The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police duri»»»

Dubai: The UAE’s planned new terminals in Fujairah will create another route for essential imports, protect re-export trade and reduce the economy’s dependence on a single maritime gateway, according to Moody’s Ratings. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click »»»

On July 20, Iranian strikes hit a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait. Firefighters battled the blaze while several power generation units were forced offline. About 470km away, in Bahrain, a hostile drone attacked the Kingdom’s air defence systems, targeting the civil air navigation equip»»»

The archaeological site at the Palestinian village of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, is one of six sites added to UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger on Sunday, and one of three inscribed on an emergency basis. File Photo by Alaa Badarneh/EPA July 26 (UPI) -- UNESCO's World Heri»»»

Firefighters faced another day battling massive blazes scorching forests across France and Spain Monday, with a forecast of another heatwave in southwest France threatening to complicate matters. More than 325,000 people have fled their homes as some of the worst forest fires in either country's hi»»»

HAVANA: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday denounced Washington’s pressure campaign against his country as a “genocidal policy,” accusing the United States of seeking to “appropriate” the island. On top of a decades-long embargo, the United States under President Donald Trump has drastical»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Laura Loomer became infamous for spreading conspiracy theories online. Now, as she travels across Ukraine to see the damage inflicted by Russia in its yearslong war, she wants to admit that she fell for some falsehoods of her own. A close ally of President Donald Trump, Loomer has co»»»

BORDEAUX: Forests burned and villages emptied as more than 325,000 people fled blazes tearing through France and Spain on Sunday, with firefighters struggling to contain flames stretching kilometers. Forests burned and villages emptied as more than 325,000 people fled blazes tearing through France »»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump has ordered a temporary halt to American attacks on Iran. White House officials described having achieved “tangible progress” in negotiations, even as US military assets continue surging into the Middle East and Central Command (CentCom) enforces a maritime blo»»»

Global oil prices fell sharply in early Asian trading on Monday, with benchmark crude surrendering much of last week's war-driven gains as investors shifted focus from geopolitical fears to signs that military escalation between the United States and Iran may be easing. A market snapshot at 7:32 am»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday congratulated Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on the 179th anniversary of his country’s independence. In cables carried by the Saudi Press Agency, King Salman wished Boakai continued good health and happiness, »»»

A Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon shot down a Russian drone that had penetrated into Romanian airspace on Sunday, defense officials said. Photo courtesy Romanian Ministry of Defense/Facebook July 26 (UPI) -- Romania said Sunday it shot down a Russian drone over its territorial waters in the»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar’s mangrove forests now cover an estimated 14 square kilometres with more than half of the country’s mangrove ecosystem located within the Al Thakhira Reserve, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) announced on Sunday as it reaffirmed its commitment to»»»

Is France becoming a new Mexico? While gangland killings are increasingly common across the country – even in places such as Nantes, which was considered the most pleasant French city in 2012 – attacks targeting elected officials are not usual. During the night of July 20-21, the mayor of Ales in t»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a series of high-level telephone conversations with senior officials from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Türkiye on Sunday, focusing on bilateral relations, regional devel»»»

QNA Gaborone The State of Qatar has reiterated support for peace efforts in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during high-profile talks in Botswana aimed at advancing the African Union (AU)-led peace process. The Gulf state took part in a coordination and planning meeting in Gaboro»»»

Approval of Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev fell to 50% in July from 53% in June and 56% in May, while disapproval rose to 33% from 28% and 22% over the same months, a Market Links poll published on July 23 found. The slide points to the fading of the mandate Radev won on a promise to break up»»»