Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the Presidential Palace in Damascus on Tuesday shortly after two explosions near the hotel where Macron had spent Monday night. Photo by Mohamed Al Rifai/EPA July 7 (UPI) -- French President Emmanuel Macron escaped un»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police has launched a new road safety awareness campaign targeting cyclists and e-Scooter riders working at Drydocks World, as part of efforts to reduce traffic accidents and promote safer riding practices. The initiative, titled “Together for the Safety of Cyclists and e-Scooter Rider»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday that, for Serbia, there is still no path that could be better and more successful than the European path, and expressed the belief that, by working together, candidate countries were able to achieve much and make progress in the EU acces»»»

Dubai: The public will soon be able to follow the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte through official court records after the Philippine Senate ordered that key case documents be published online. The move, announced by presiding officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero, has been intended to m»»»

President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday condemned the continued Israeli attacks on Lebanese civilians and the death of four people yesterday in an Israeli drone strike on their car in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. “I reiterate my call to the international community to pressure Israel to respect the ceasefire,” Aoun »»»

Dubai: More than 100 ambassadors, consuls general, heads of mission and senior representatives from government, business and civil society gathered at the Ismaili Centre Dubai for its annual diplomatic lunch, reaffirming the importance of dialogue, international cooperation and humanitarian partner»»»

Doha, Qatar: The targeting of the Qatari tanker 'Al-Rekayyat' while transiting near the Strait of Hormuz constitutes an unacceptable attack on the security and safety of international navigation, and the security of global energy supplies, said the Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesp»»»

Novo Nordisk Romania announces a new leadership team structure, with the return of Cecilia Radu as General Manager and the appointment of two new leaders in key areas for the company’s development: Irina Ionescu, Marketing & Strategy Director, and Roxana Popescu, Sales Director. Together, the three»»»

JUBAIL: The UNESCO Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education organized a series of workshops to support the implementation of findings from its periodic report on the quality of education in Arab countries. The workshops highlighted the importance of using the report’s analyses, indic»»»

1 of 2 | Graham Barratt earned the Guinness World Record for the heaviest elephant garlic when he harvested a bulb weighing 3 pounds and 13.7 ounces. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records July 6 (UPI) -- A British competitive gardener's summer crop earned him two world records, including one for»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia managed to increase the volume of non-primary non-energy exports by 9% in 2025 compared to 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. "We know all the subjective and objective difficulties faced by our exporters, but nevertheless, with the support of the expor»»»

Paris: An appeals court Tuesday handed France's far-right chief Marine Le Pen a one-year term with an ankle tag over a fake jobs scam in the European parliament, casting doubt on whether she will run for president next April. The court also prevented her from running for office for 15 months, a ban»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Green Building Forum organized an official sideline event at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at UN headquarters in New York. The event, held in cooperation with international partners, had the theme, “Celebrating the Impact of Volunteering: Youth Leadersh»»»

⁠A French ​appeals court on ​Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds ​but shortened ‌her ban ⁠on running for elected office, ‌potentially re-opening a path for the ⁠far-right leader to run in the 2027 presidential ​race. However, the court ‌ruled Le Pen serve a three-year ja»»»

A French ​appeals court on ​July 7 upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds ​but shortened ‌her ban ⁠on running for elected office. In theory, this potentially re-opens a&nbs»»»

Dubai: For a brief moment, Sunil Kumar Sadasivan thought he had read the numbers wrong. The 52-year-old Indian expatriate, who lives in Abu Dhabi, checked his UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw ticket once. Then he checked it again. Only then did it sink in, he had just won Dh30 million. "When I first look»»»

The body of the Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a parcel bomb in Monaco last week was found near Kyiv, the local newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported Tuesday. Ukraine's prosecutor general's ‌office later confirmed the body was found and said they also detained an employee of ​Ukraine»»»

The temporary suspension of Bulgaria's controversial natural gas agreement with Turkey's state-owned energy company Botas has triggered sharp political disputes, with Prime Minister Rumen Radev defending the move as a major economic breakthrough while opposition parties question what concessions ma»»»

A woman suffered serious injuries after being attacked by two dogs while walking along Tsar Boris III Street in the Bulgarian town of Samokov on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a police investigation and the detention of the animals' owner. The incident was reported to the Samokov Regional Police Depa»»»

Beijing: The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged “all out” rescue efforts. Dramatic video shared by state broadcaster CCTV showed a torrent of mudd»»»

Manila: A two-minute video in which Vice President Sara Duterte says she had instructed someone to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she herself were killed has emerged as one of the most fiercely contested pieces of evi»»»

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he ​plans to discuss Ukraine’s desperate need for systems to defend against Russia’s deadly ballistic strikes when he meets ‌US President ‌Donald ​Trump ‌at ⁠the ​NATO summit ⁠in Turkiye. “We see the weakness of Russia — we feel it. But it’s not en»»»

DUBAI: The Saudi Foreign Ministry has led the condemnation of the bomb attacks that took place in Damascus on Tuesday, injuring a number of civilians and security. The explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday as France’s president Emmanuel Macron met with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, in a »»»

President Joseph Aoun is preparing to visit the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump this month, after a new round of Lebanon-Israel talks that will be held next week in Rome. Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said said Aoun will meet with Trump on July 21. Isra»»»

The Lebanese army is fully committed to the Lebanese state’s decisions and the implementation of the framework agreement and does not deviate from Lebanon's political authority, MTV quoted President Joseph Aoun as telling his visitors. Aoun is banking on international and Arab diplomatic efforts to»»»

The Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) is investigating a cartel between two companies that have participated in many public procurement procedures for supplying food to kindergartens, schools, universities, social assistance, nursing homes for older people and people with disabilities, »»»

Bulgaria recorded the highest annual increase in industrial producer prices in the European Union in May, according to Eurostat data, underlining a significantly stronger price surge compared with other member states. Industrial producer prices in the country rose by 19.3% year-on-year in May, plac»»»

Dubai: International Baccalaureate (IB) schools across the UAE have reported some of their strongest results on record this year, despite final examinations being cancelled following recent conflict in the Middle East. In place of the traditional exam sittings, the IB introduced a Non-Exam Continge»»»

Tokyo: An airport in a remote Japanese region hit by a deadly earthquake in 2024 was given a new look on Tuesday, temporarily nicknamed after the Pokemon universe, and its lobby adorned with a floating Pikachu on a plane-shaped balloon. The Noto Peninsula has faced a decline in tourists since the p»»»

RIYADH: Teams working on Saudi Arabia’s Masam project removed 1,207 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen during the first week of July. The devices included 1,065 unexploded ordnances, 102 anti-tank mines, 34 anti-personnel mines, and six improvised explosive devices. The explosives had »»»

Dubai: For a brief moment, Sunil Kumar Sadasivan thought he had read the numbers wrong. The 52-year-old Indian expatriate, who lives in Abu Dhabi, checked his UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw ticket once. Then he checked it again. Only then did it sink in, he had just won Dh30 million. "When I first look»»»

DUBAI/LONDON: Saudi Arabia is considering expanding the capacity of its crude oil pipeline to the western Red Sea coast, five sources close to the matter said, enabling the kingdom and possibly neighbors to transport more oil without crossing the Strait of Hormuz. The East-West pipeline was built i»»»

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The 15-month suspension of the gas supply agreement between Bulgaria's state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz and Turkiye's state-owned energy company BOTAS may provide "a breathing space" for Bulgargaz, but the key question is what will happen after the suspension expires and what conditions Turkiye h»»»

Jakarta: India will supply Indonesia with long-range missiles, an Indian official said on Tuesday as their leaders agreed to deepen ties in defence, critical minerals and other areas. President Prabowo Subianto is hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jakarta during a three-day state visit»»»

Hungary’s Parliament on Tuesday began debating the government’s proposed 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law, with Justice Minister Márta Görög describing the package as a key milestone in restoring constitutional democracy and the rule of law after what she called 16 years of institutional decli»»»

Abu Dhabi/ Dubai: Behind every passport renewal, attestation or visa application lies a business worth chasing. The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Indian Consulate in Dubai together process around 600,000 transactions in the UAE in a single year. That scale explains why the contract to run the»»»

A tanker was struck Monday by an "unknown projectile" off the coast of Oman, in the Strait of Hormuz region, according to the British maritime agency UKMTO. An "unknown projectile" struck and caused a fire on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, British maritime »»»

Explosions ⁠were heard ​in ​Damascus on ​Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Syrian capital, with witnesses reporting smoke rising near a high-end hotel where the leader spent the night. Macron is the first major EU leader to visit Damascus since the fall of Syrian Pre»»»

Explosions were heard in Damascus as French President Emmanuel Macron is holding a surprise visit to Damascus, hosted by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. Macron played a major role in pushing Europe and the United States to»»»

As French President Emmanuel Macron is holding a landmark visit to his Syrian counterpart, several bombs exploded near Damascus's Four Seasons Hotel, in the city centre, where Macron is said to be staying. But the two presidents seem undeterred as the visit signs a landmark moment for Syria's post-»»»

Explosions rocked Damascus on July 7 as France’s president is meeting with his Syrian counterpart in a surprise, landmark visit. Emmanuel Macorn was not at the hotel at the time of the explosions and had already arrived in the pr»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of a Nato summit on July 7. Even though the two leaders are expected to sign several contracts crucial for Syria's reconstruction, security is the main concern - both inside the country, but also in the region. Wester»»»

At least 18 people have been wounded after two bombs exploded in the centre of Damascus near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying. This comes as Ahmed al-Sharaa is trying to convince the world that Syria is dealing with important security challenges, in a bid to attract forei»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Syria that 'France stands by its side' at a press conference in Damascus during his landmark visit to Ahmed al-Sharaa. Both leaders are hoping to bring more investment into the war-torn country as it looks to rebuild, although security challenges still rema»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Aleksandra Sofronijevic met with Italian Deputy PM and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini in Belgrade on Tuesday. Sofronijevic said Serbia and Italy would be working together on a project of reinstating a»»»

ROKA Development announces the launch of the residential projects Platinum by ROKA Development and Parkview by ROKA Development, two developments that mark the company’s repositioning toward the upper-mid-market, premium and high-end segment. The two projects total 144 apartments, over 175 parking »»»

Vietnamese police said Tuesday they had arrested 85 people linked to two "exceptionally large-scale" betting rings worth a combined $133 million, as the government cracks down on illegal gambling during the World Cup. Online gambling is banned in the communist country, but lucrative illegal operati»»»

Ankara: US President Donald Trump and his Nato counterparts are gathering in Turkey on Tuesday for a two-day summit that comes at a turning point in the organisation’s history as the United States steps back from its traditional security role in Europe. Ahead of the meeting in Ankara, Trump has ins»»»

DAMASCUS: France is ready to ​help rebuild Syria’s economy and banking sector, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday ‌as ‌he ​pressed ‌on ⁠with ​a visit ⁠to Damascus after two bombs exploded near a hotel where ⁠he had been ‌holding meetings. “We ‌want ​to ‌continue working on ‌the restru»»»