Dubai: Indian expats in the UAE are hopeful that their government will revise the steep increase in passport fees after the Delhi High Court recently directed the Union government to consider a petition challenging the revised charges within three weeks. Members of the community group Pravasi Legal»»»

US President Donald Trump said late on Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance before decapitation." Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he agreed to continue to pursue talks with Iran at the reque»»»

Exxon Mobil and Chevron just delivered a powerful snapshot of the strange economics of the Iran war: the same global energy shock that has squeezed American drivers has produced a spectacular windfall for major US oil companies. Exxon Mobil and Chevron together earned about $26.5 billion in net inc»»»

1 of 4 | The drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is shown July 28 in Washington, D.C. U.S. prosecutors have moved to drop charges against three more people accused of vandalizing the pool. Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI. | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have moved »»»

Dubai: Consumers across Asia could begin paying more for petrol within weeks if disruption at Bab al-Mandab continues, while higher airfares and grocery costs may take longer to reach household budgets. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Oil prices and financial markets w»»»

Gaza: Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye on Tuesday (local time) condemned what they described as ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, particularly attacks on healthcare facilities and medical infrastructure, as two people were killed following fresh Israeli strikes in the southwest of Gaza City and»»»

Ankara, Aug. 3 (SANA) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call on Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss the latest regional and international developments and efforts to end escalation in the region, according to a statement by Türkiye‘s Communications Direct»»»

President Donald Trump said late on Monday that negotiations with Iran will conclude rapidly “one way or the other,” prioritising the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as early as Tuesday before addressing Tehran’s nuclear program. “They’re going to go quickly one way or the other. It’s not ve»»»

Kuwait City, Aug. 3 (SANA) Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah held a phone call on Monday with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to discuss regional stability and efforts to ensure freedom of navigation, the Kuwaiti Foreign Min»»»

US President Donald Trump's postwar transition body The Board of Peace on Monday assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel's withdrawal would only begin after Hamas's complete disarmament, following objections. Israel had objected to the board's Thursday text that called for a»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Channel 12: Netanyahu is holding a security session attended by the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff 03-08-2026 21:03 PM »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli military spokesperson: Early Monday, an Israeli army reserve soldier sustained minor injuries as a result of an operational inciden»»»

The arrival of 60,000 people into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco last week has created serious tensions within the EU over immigration. Spain has called for a meeting of EU interior ministers which is due to take place Tuesday. The unprecedented influx of migrants who made »»»

QNA Doha The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has launched the “Cancer Patients Treatment Endowment” in Doha. This magnanimous gesture will materialise under the Healthcare Waqf Fund to support the treatment of people with cancer and ensure»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) concluded the student activities at the summer centres for the year 2026, which it organised in cooperation with a selection of strategic partners over amonth in five centres in government schools, with the participation of more than 9»»»

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi on Monday met with Ambassador of Ethiopia to Qatar HE Faisal Ali Ibrahim on the occasion of the end of his tenure. The MoFA secretary-general thanked the ambassador for his efforts in supporting and stren»»»

QNA Cairo Qatar took part in the Second International Conference to Combat Discrimination Against Islam and Muslims, which opened at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Monday. The conference convenes under the theme “Islamophobia: Concept and Practice in the Current Global Context”. Represent»»»

QNA Doha The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) has opened applications for the 10th Holy Quran Recitation Award under the theme ‘Amplifying Beautiful Recitation Voices’. In a statement, Katara said applications opened on August 3 and will close on September 30. The award aims to discover and enc»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Moroccan-Qatari relations are experiencing a golden era and a qualitative leap across various sectors, Ambassador of Morocco to Qatar HE Mohamed Setri has said, reaffirming that the depth of brotherly relations and the strategic partnership that unite Rabat and Doha is a mode»»»

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA Qatar won a bronze medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2026). The event, hosted by the Uzbek capital Tashkent, featured a select group of students from around the world. Student Muath Sharif Al Hafnawi from Ahmed Bin Hanbal Secondary School for Boys won the»»»

The United Nations Security Council is expected to hold another informal poll ​this month as it selects the next UN secretary-general, the council president said on Monday, while indicating that a decision is still some way off. Portugal’s Antonio Guterres steps down as head of the world body at th»»»

LONDON: Save the Children warned on Monday that more than five months into the Middle East conflict, children across the region continue to pay the highest price, with many killed, injured, displaced or cut off from healthcare, education and protection. Compounding the crisis, the London-based char»»»

JEDDAH: Motor Mania GT, a new Saudi-promoted GT racing series, will join the Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship as an official support category beginning in October. Launched by Altawkilat Motorsport and run under the sporting regulations of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, organiz»»»

London: Shoppers and pedestrians in London were met with an unexpected encounter this week when they spotted His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, strolling through the city's streets and shopping districts. Accompanied »»»

US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance before decapitation." Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he agreed to continue to pursue talks with Iran at the request of Sa»»»

ROME: Amid the grandeur of the Palace of Versailles on June 17, US President Donald Trump signed a preliminary agreement aimed at ending hostilities with Iran. The memorandum of understanding — a nonbinding short-term framework stating each party’s intention to stop the war — promised to immediatel»»»

JEDDAH: Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi received the Ambassador of Cyprus to Saudi Arabia Charis Moritsis in Jeddah on Monday. The parties discussed bilateral relations and topics of common interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Yama»»»

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Monday that Chinese investments in Egypt exceeded $10bn, highlighting growing confidence among Chinese businesses in Egypt’s investment climate as the government reviewed new opportunities to deepen economic cooperation with Beijing. Madbouly made th»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday dismissed his ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, in a move that had been expected following a government reshuffle last month. The sacking, announced by decree, happened however as Kyiv was lobbying Washington hard to »»»

JEDDAH: Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi received the Ambassador of Cyprus to Saudi Arabia Charis Moritsis in Jeddah on Monday. The parties discussed bilateral relations and topics of common interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Yama»»»

Share: FILE – A monument that represents justice stands in front of towering grain silos that were gutted in the massive August 4, 2020 explosion at the port that killed at least 220 people , wounded over 7,000, destroyed a large section of the capital and left 300, 000 homeless in Beirut, Lebanon.»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held separate phone calls with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly United Arab Emirates HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs o»»»

CAIRO: A “Treasures of the Pharaohs” exhibition opened at the de Young Museum in San Francisco this weekend, which includes 130 artifacts from ancient Egypt that are on show in the US for the first time. The display, which runs until Jan. 31 next year, features treasures from the Egyptian Museum in»»»

Kremlin critic and anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin – who openly criticised President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's Ukraine offensive – said Monday he had fled Russia for Paris. Nadezhdin was recently detained outside Moscow and blocked from running for parliament. Russia's clampdow»»»

The arrival of the first two of an expected eight US Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Bezmer Air Base marks the start of a temporary deployment that has fueled weeks of political debate, public protests, and diplomatic exchanges in Bulgaria. The mission, scheduled to run until October 1, 2026»»»

Daniel Valchev, dean of the Faculty of Law at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” has announced that he will not run in Bulgaria’s October 25 presidential elections. Valchev made his decision public in an interview with Bulgarian National Television on Monday, saying that although his name had»»»

Iran says Bulgaria has assured Tehran it will not take part in the war against it, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bagai said, according to Bulgarian media BGNES. Bagai said Tehran had received similar assurances from other countries, including Britain and Ukraine, in recent hours. He als»»»

Bulgaria’s 52nd National Assembly adopted 28 laws and 89 decisions during its first parliamentary session, according to a report prepared by the Directorate of Legislative Activity and Parliamentary Control and the legislature’s press office. The session covered the period from April 30 to July 31,»»»

Damascus, Aug. 3 (SANA) The importance of economic corridors is no longer measured solely by their length or geographical location, but by their ability to provide a stable and secure environment that ensures the smooth flow of trade, energy and investment. In this context, Syria is gradually recla»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron’s departure from the Elysee Palace next year could open the door to Ukraine skeptics and create a “big problem” for the NATO coalition backing Kiev, The Telegraph reported on Sunday, citing sources. Fears about what the British paper described as a “leadership vacuu»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a telephone call on Monday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss relations and the latest developments in the region, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the call, the two leaders reviewed ties between Saudi Arabia and Turkiye»»»

The planned restoration of a direct passenger railway connection linking Kyiv, Bucharest, Ruse and Varna has been put on hold after Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine failed to resolve financial issues surrounding the service. This became clear from a written response by Transport Minister Georgi Peev t»»»

An explosion near a summer cafe in central Moscow killed three people and injured 15 on August 1, the interior ministry said. The blast struck a crowded venue in the heart of the Russian capital during what witnesses described as a private wedding celebration, though authorities have not establishe»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked Washington for an emergency package of 300 Patriot missiles before winter, warning that Ukraine’s reserves are running dangerously low and that the country cannot reliably defend itself against Russian ballistic missiles without them. During a heavy»»»

RIYADH: Four Saudi students are representing the Kingdom this week at the third annual International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad. More than 100 countries are competing at what is considered one of the world’s leading AI contests for high school students, which this year year is hosted by Astan»»»

The remains of a sightseeing plane that was flying over the Nazca Lines and crashed in an accident that killed at 13 people, including 11 tourists, in the provincial municipality of Nazca, Peru, on Saturday. Photo by Victor Quilca/EPA Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A mechanical failure may have caused the crash o»»»

Shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and petroleum fuel are arriving regularly to ensure the continuous operation of Egypt’s power plants and stabilise the national grid during peak summer consumption, the country’s petroleum minister said. Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Bada»»»

Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk said the government’s new tax facilitation package will benefit all taxpayers, stressing that the measures were developed through extensive consultations with market participants, the private sector, and tax specialists based on a partnership built on trust. Speak»»»

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid said the government is developing an integrated electronic system linking the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), and the commercial registry to accelera»»»

Iran said on Monday it was not currently engaged in negotiations with the United States and had no plans to exchange delegations, contradicting US President Donald Trump’s assertion that an understanding had been reached over the Strait of Hormuz and that new talks with Tehran were imminent. Irania»»»