Sweden’s parliament has passed one of the country’s most definitive migration laws in years, approving the so-called “snitch law” by a razor-thin margin. The legislation came through as the EU nation, which used to be one of the most welcoming for refugees, adopted a stricter policy after the unpre»»»

Foreign nationals with no genuine ties to Hungary may have been able to obtain Hungarian citizenship for tens of thousands of dollars, according to György László Velkey, parliamentary state secretary and deputy minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He claims the evidence suggests that former»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Consulate in Houston announced via its social media handles that, due to the unstable weather conditions and expected heavy rainfall in the city of Houston and surrounding areas, the Consulate General of the State of Qatar urged citizens to exercise caution, follow the instru»»»

Strasbourg: The European Parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to the trade agreement concluded last year between the European Union and the United States. The agreement was approved by 440 lawmakers, while 151 voted against it and 50 abstained. Under the deal, European Union member states »»»

June 16 (UPI) -- A ballet performance of Romeo and Juliet in Turkey went off-script when an orange cat wandered onto stage and interacted with the performance. Video from the performance by the Imperial Russian Ballet Company in Izmir shows the cat wandering onto the stage during the climactic scen»»»

Riyadh has no shortage of burger restaurants, so it takes something special for a place to stand out. That was exactly what I was hoping to find when I visited Zap Burgers in Al-Rayyan district, a restaurant that recently expanded from a takeaway-only concept into a full dine-in destination. I like»»»

Zurich: FIFA's Referees Committee has appointed Qatari referee Khamis Al Marri as Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for the Portugal vs. DR Congo match, scheduled for Wednesday at Houston Stadium in the United States as part of Group 11 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The match will be officiated by a Qata»»»

Dubai: Syrian actor and theatre director Osama Al Sayed Youssef has died at the age of 65, bringing to a end to a career of more than four decades that left a lasting mark on Syrian television and theatre. His death was announced by the Damascus branch of the Syrian Artists Syndicate, which paid tr»»»

Gov.-elect Mike DeWine of Ohio participates in a meeting hosted by President Donald Trump with governors-elect at the White House in Washington, D.C., on December 13, 2018. DeWine on Tuesday urged the Ohio legislature to abolish the death penalty. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo Ju»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received Greece’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Katerina Varvarigou in Riyadh on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and topics of common interest, the Foreign Ministry said in»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Family Affairs Council marked World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15 with an awareness campaign promoting positive practices in dealing with older persons and encouraging respect, appreciation, and supportive care within families and the wider community. The campaign refl»»»

JEDDAH: As the world marks Desertification and Drought Day on June 17, global attention is focused on the future of rangelands, which cover more than half of the Earth’s land surface and support the livelihoods of around 2 billion people. This year’s theme, “Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore,»»»

Geneva: The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation of the continued grave violations and attacks committed by Israel, the occupying power, against Palestinians, Lebanese, and Syrians, as well as its expansion of illegal settlement activities, forced displacement, and targeting of the Pale»»»

Kigali: Rwanda's economy expanded by 10 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, driven by strong performances in the industrial, services and agricultural sectors, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics. The institute said gross domestic product rose to»»»

Lebanon's president and prime minister on Tuesday discussed preparations for a new round of talks with Israel next week, after the U.S. and Iran announced a peace deal that includes Lebanon. Lebanon and Israel have been holding direct talks in Washington since April, seeking to end hostilities and »»»

Hezbollah's chief on Tuesday thanked Iran's top negotiator for helping stop the "Israeli-American aggression" on Lebanon, after the announcement of a U.S.-Iran deal on ending the Middle East war that includes Lebanon. In a message to Iranian parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Gha»»»

Lebanon said Israeli strikes killed four people in the country's south on Tuesday as Israel said it intercepted Hezbollah rockets and launched raids, despite a U.S.-Iran deal that includes Lebanon. Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli drone strikes targeted two vehicles in the»»»

Poland’s Ombudsman is receiving more complaints about disputes between landlords and tenants, Ombudsman Marcin Wiącek told Rzeczpospolita. Some landlords claim that dishonest tenants are abusing tenant-protection rules to delay or block eviction, even after lease agreements have been legally termin»»»

Investors welcomed Permira’s sale of its final large stake in Allegro, saying it removes a long-standing share overhang that had weighed on the company’s valuation. The fund sold about 131 mln shares through an accelerated bookbuilding process at PLN 33.6 per share, a 3.5% discount to Monday’s clos»»»

Poland’s Job Offers Barometer rose by 4.7 points in May to 258.2, up from 253.5 in April, according to a report by WSIiZ in Rzeszów and BIEC. Online job postings have been recovering since February and have returned to levels seen a year earlier. Excluding seasonal work, the number of offers increa»»»

Boats in a sailing event fight for position in 2005 off the Isle of Wight. On Tuesday, a Russian frigate fired warning shots toward a British pleasure yacht sailing in the English Channel off the island. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo June 16 (UPI) -- A Russian warship, the Admiral»»»

Évian-les-Bains: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Tuesday with Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit being held in Évian-les-Bains, France. Sheikh Mohamed and Prime Minister Modi discussed ways to further develo»»»

Doha: The US-Qatar Business Council (USQBC) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) discussed on Tuesday ways to accelerate Qatar's startup, innovation, and investment ecosystem. This came during an event titled 'Qatar as a regional innovation hub: accelerating the startup ecosystem in Qata»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday reaffirmed the importance of restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as it was prior to the Feb. 28 start of hostilities between the US, Israel and Iran. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz stayed at a trickle Tuesday, maritime trackers in»»»

Évian-les-Bains: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit being held in Évian-les-Bains, France. Sheikh Mohamed and Prime Minister Modi discussed ways to furt»»»

The parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee Tuesday approved on second reading a raise of the new debt ceiling to EUR 3.8 billion through amendments to the so-called budget extension law (formally the Act on the Collection of Revenues and the Commitment of Expenditures in 2026 until the Passage »»»

Geneva: The State of Qatar strongly condemned the unlawful Israeli decisions and measures in the Occupied West Bank, including the reclassification of large swaths of Palestinian land as so-called "state land" by Israel, and accelerating the pace of settlement activity in a flagrant breach of inter»»»

Beirut: The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon since March 2, has risen to 3,826 dead, in addition to 11,851 injured. In a statement, the Health Emergency Operations Center of the Lebanese Ministry of Health said that the total cumulative toll of the Israeli aggression a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich spotted on Tuesday a UK-flagged yacht in the English Channel, which headed dangerously close to the vessel, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "Today, June 16... the crew of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich discovered the civilian sailing ya»»»

President Donald Trump attends a working session at Hotel Royal during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday. He told reporters that he would send the Iran deal to Congress for approval. Photo by Yoan Valat/EPA June 16 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would send the »»»

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s bombshell confirmation that the Ukrainian biological threat Russia’s biowarfare defense troops have been warning about is real, and directly funded by US taxpayers. 40+ labs across Ukraine given millions of dollars in cities from Lvov and Kiev to Kh»»»

Tunis, June 16 (TAP) - “Digital Transformation and Trade in North Africa” is the theme of a webinar series to be held by the United Nations Economic Commission (ECA) Office for North Africa on Tuesday, June 23.This meeting will examine how digital...»»»

NABATIYEH, Lebanon: Starting in the early hours of Tuesday, Aida Jleilati and her daughter dug through the pile of rubble that was once their home in the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon picking up some of their belongings that survived a late May airstrike by Israel. They were among a trickle»»»

MILAN: AC Milan hired Rúben Amorim on Tuesday, five months after he was fired by Manchester United — with the Portuguese coach set to face his old club in one of his first matches. Amorim was regarded as one of the top emerging coaches in Europe before his reputation took a hit in the Premier Leagu»»»

LONDON: The British military is investigating reports that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday. The Defense Ministry said it was investigating an “incident” after the yacht said it was fired on by a Russian navy vessel about 460 meters aw»»»

Damascus, June 16 (SANA) Head of the General Authority for Borders and Customs (GABC) Qutaiba Badawi met with UAE Ambassador to Syria Hamad Rashid bin Alwan al-Habsi to discuss prospects for cooperation in ports, free zones and logistics services, the authority said Tuesday. The meeting, held at th»»»

For nearly two decades, Iraqi singer and actress Claudia Hanna has embodied a distinctive model of the modern Arab performer, successfully combining beauty, culture, talent, and determination. After being crowned Miss Arab World in 2006, she refused to be confined to the title, embarking instead on»»»

The United States and Iran will sign a temporary agreement on Friday in Switzerland to end the war, which will immediately allow Tehran to resume oil sales and see the Strait of Hormuz “fully open” by Friday, US President Donald Trump and other officials said on Tuesday. Speaking on the sidelines o»»»

Mexico is calling for the return of artifacts included in a Sotheby's auction. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 16 (UPI) -- The Mexican government has demanded the withdrawal of two archaeological artifacts of Mexican origin that are scheduled to be auctioned on June 18 by Soth»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 12th Doha Islamic Finance Conference kicked off yesterday, under the theme ‘Islamic Finance in the Age of Agentic Systems’, in the presence of H.E. Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, Minister of Commerce and Industry; H E Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanim, Minister »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic met with the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Andreas von Beckerath on Tuesday to discuss defence cooperation, regional security and further advancement of partnership relations. "Gasic emphasised that Serbia is determined to continue to contri»»»

Tunis, June 16 (TAP) - The weather will be cloudy on Tuesday night with stroms and showers expected in midland and northern regions, and partly cloudy in most regions. The wind will blow east in the south strong in the south with local sandstorms,...»»»

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based GE Vernova, General Electric's energy division, and state-owned utility Corpoelec to repair, modernize and stabilize the country's struggling national power grid. File Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA Ju»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police have warned residents against falling victim to fake insurance offers promoted on social media, saying fraudsters are using deceptive advertisements and unrealistically low prices to lure consumers into financial scams. The warning was issued by the Anti-Fraud Centre at the Gene»»»

Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari confirmed that the State of Qatar will be represented at the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Re»»»

Geneva: The Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, in cooperation with Qatar Foundation and Qatar Sports Investments, organized a high-level event on ‘Empowering Women and Girls In and Through Sport - From Words to Deeds’, on the sidelines of the 62nd Sessio»»»

NAIROBI: Uganda’s vice president called on Tuesday ​for countries to lift travel restrictions against Ugandan citizens, saying that his country had controlled ‌Ebola in the ‌current ​outbreak. “Uganda, ‌although ⁠it ​has had ⁠previous epidemics, we would like to state clearly that we have never exp»»»

KANSAS: England defender Tino Livramento has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a calf injury and replaced by Trevoh Chalobah on the eve of the team’s opening match against Croatia. The Newcastle right-back, 23, sustained the injury during a training session at the team’s Kansas City b»»»

BEIRUT: Israeli drone strikes targeted three vehicles in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding others, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported. Two people were killed in a double-tap strike, with a drone hitting a car in the village of Mayfadoun followed by a »»»

Doha A committee of Qatar's Shura Council has reviewed a proposal aimed at regulating wedding ceremonies and addressing associated social practices, as part of ongoing discussions on social policy and community traditions. The Committee on Social Affairs, Labor and Housing held a meeting on Tuesday»»»