Doha: The Attorneys’ Admission Committee held a meeting yesterday chaired by Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Attorneys’ Admission Committee H E Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi, at the Committee’s headquarters in the Ministry of Justice. The committee r»»»

Doha, Qatar: The third edition of the Indian Mango Festival (locally known as the Hamba Exhibition) opened yesterday at the Eastern Square of Souq Waqif, bringing together premium Indian mango varieties, food products, cultural experiences and business opportunities in one of Qatar’s most anticipat»»»

Arab Finance: Long March Tyre (Egypt) Company Limited, a subsidiary of China's Chaoyang Longmarch Tyre Co., Ltd., has broken ground on its tyre manufacturing project within the TEDA-Egypt Zone, according to a statement. To be implemented in two phases, the project will span 200,000 square meters, w»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Municipality, H E Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah headed the State of Qatar’s delegation at the 39th Session of the General Assembly of the Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development (AOAD), held yesterday via videoconference. The General Assembly reviewed nu»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Media Corporation (QMC), represented by Qatar Television and Qatar Business Channel (QBC), welcomed Director General of the Gulf Radio and Television Organisation H E Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Hazzaa, as part of an official visit aimed at exploring the latest technolog»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in collaboration with the British Standards Institution (BSI), conducted a specialised workshop on ISO 22301:2019, the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems, from 14 to 18 June 2026 at Le Méri»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums (QM), the nation’s preeminent institution for art and culture, yesterday announced a wide-ranging fall 2026 programme of exhibitions, public art presentations, and initiatives designed to spark global cultural exchange and dialogue. Featuring openings from September throu»»»

Geneva: The State of Qatar reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to modernizing the national educational ecosystem in alignment with the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s 2024-2030 strategy. The remarks were delivered by Third Secretary of the Human Rights »»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority, participated in the proceedings of the twenty-third meeting of the Middle East Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Group (MIDANPIRG/23), alongside the thirteenth meeting of the Middle East Aviation»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced on Thursday that Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School for Boys received STEM accreditation from Cognia, a global non-profit organisation and one of the world’s leading institutions for educational accreditation and schoo»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) signed a cooperation programme with ExxonMobil Research Qatar Ltd to study biodiversity and prepare seabed maps in the northwestern areas of the State of Qatar, as part of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two side»»»

Guadalajara, Mexico: Co-hosts Mexico became the first team to reach the knockout rounds of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Republic of Korea at a delirious Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday. After a dreary first period, Luis Romo's goal just after half-time thanks to a goalkeeping error put Mexico »»»

1 of 5 | President Donald Trump awards the Medal of Honor to Major James Capers Jr. during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo June 19 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has awarded the Medal of Hon»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB) has conducted an intensive educational initiative focusing on the intersection of public governance and cutting-edge technology, aiming to accelerate digital transformation across public sectors. The initiative took center stage»»»

Modern road maintenance depots will be built on the alternative North — South road. The press service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan reported. They will be installed on three sections of the road. Construction has already begun at Kyzart Pass. Conditions will be creat»»»

Washington/Geneva, United States: US Vice President JD Vance will not travel to Switzerland as scheduled for talks on Friday following up on the deal to end the war with Iran, according to the White House. The signing of the accord this week was intended to end the conflict in Iran, reopen the Stra»»»

Dubai: When Pedro Bruno Neto recalls the early years of his career in Brazil, he does not talk about success. He talks about survival. The 33-year-old Brazilian personal trainer, now based in Abu Dhabi, says his journey was shaped as much by rejection and doubt as it was by ambition and discipline.»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has announced what he described as the revival of the Visegrád Cooperation (V4), revealing that the prime ministers of Poland, Czechia and Slovakia have accepted his invitation to meet in Hungary later this month. In a Facebook post published on Thursday, Magyar said the»»»

"Ending the current conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, that's what it was all about”, said Donald Trump triumphantly during a lengthy news conference after the G7 summit in France. While there are some major points still to iron out in the »»»

The Swiss National Bank left its policy rate unchanged at 0.00%, a decision that matters in Poland because many households still carry legacy Swiss-franc mortgage exposure. While the direct lending boom in franc-denominated mortgages is long over, legal disputes and bank provisions linked to those »»»

European Union lawmakers have reached a compromise on long-awaited reforms to air-passenger rights, paving the way for new rules that would strengthen consumer protections while drawing criticism from airlines over rising compliance costs. Under the proposed regulations, passengers would be entitle»»»

Poland’s financial regulator has imposed nearly PLN 15 million in penalties on mBank, citing what it described as serious failures in customer protection, compliance procedures and internal controls. The decision, issued by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF), is not final and can stil»»»

Germany will supply a "three‑digit number" of air‑to‑air missiles to Ukraine from its own military stockpiles, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced, as Berlin continues to ramp up military support for Ukraine. The announcement came during a briefing following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense »»»

Tay Keith, seen here arriving at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in 2019, was found dead by police at his Nashville apartment on Thursday afternoon. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo June 19 (UPI) -- Grammy-nominated music producer Tay Keith was found dead Thursday afternoon by police at h»»»

US Vice President JD Vance will not travel to Switzerland on Friday for the planned signing of a memorandum of understanding with Iran, a White House spokesperson said, citing unresolved logistical issues. “The plans for the upcoming technical talks have not been finalized, and the US delegation ha»»»

Uzbekistan is seeking to transform its network of special economic zones (SEZs) from tax-friendly investment destinations into platforms for industrialisation, as policymakers and investors increasingly focus on how Central Asia can convert abundant natural resources into higher-value economic acti»»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One) All praise is due to Allah, the Possessor of Might and Majesty, who has made honouring the elderly one of the noblest qualities. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that our Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Proph»»»

TYRE, Lebanon: Adnan Kaour returned on Thursday to check on his home in southern Lebanon ‘s coastal city of Tyre — once known as an idyllic summer getaway spot — just a week after Israel issued warnings for all of its residents to evacuate.The warnings were followed by sweeping airstrikes, which Is»»»

LOS ANGELES: Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to secure their first ever World Cup victory on Thursday as Switzerland reignited their campaign with a resounding defeat of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Tournament co-hosts Canada had lost all six of their previous matches at the World Cup, at the 1986 and 20»»»

Dubai: Traffic is building across several of Dubai’s main roads on Friday morning as commuters head to work, with the busiest stretches reported on routes from Sharjah into the emirate, according to Google Maps. Heavy traffic is building on Sheikh Zayed Road (E11) from Al Nadha towards Abu Hail. Sl»»»

About 100 guerrillas surrendered their weapons in southern Colombia on Thursday under a peace deal with leftist President Gustavo Petro, AFP learned. Some 99 rebels from the National Coordinating Committee of the Bolivarian Army laid down arms in Putumayo province ahead of Sunday's presidential run»»»

The FIFA World Cup may be under way in the United States, but in New York on Thursday, all eyes were on basketball. Tens of thousands of fans packed the streets of Manhattan to celebrate the NBA champion Knicks as the team paraded through the city under tight security. FRANCE 24’s Juliette Montilly»»»

Co-hosts Mexico became the first team to secure a place in the World Cup knockout stage after a 1-0 victory over South Korea at a jubilant Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday. Luis Romo scored shortly after halftime, capitalising on a goalkeeping error, to seal Mexico's second straight win and confirm »»»

The US lifted its blockade of Iranian ports on Thursday after US President Donald Trump and Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian signed an interim peace deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran. But uncertainty surrounded Friday's planned talks in Switzerland as both sides prepared for negotiations on Te»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev spoke at an international conference in St. Petersburg on strengthening cultural ties and developing creative and cultural industries. He noted that issues of cultural cooperation and support for creative industries now go far be»»»

EU leaders agreed on Thursday to strengthen trade defences against a surge of Chinese exports that Brussels views as a threat to European industry, while maintaining “constructive dialogue” with Beijing. The move reflects growing concern over the EU’s dependence on China, as the bloc’s goods trade »»»

Share: File – Suleiman Frangieh (L) is shown with former slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah . Franjieh was Hezbollah’s presidential candidate but was unable to secure the votes needed to be elected by the Lebanese Parliament WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of For»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s transportation sector has received fresh international recognition after Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) won two prestigious global awards for safety and risk management, while the International Air Transport Association (IATA) commended the Kingdom’s air traffic management perfo»»»

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic is maintaining constant contact with commercial banks and monitoring their compliance with sanctions requirements. National Bank Chairman Almaz Baketaev announced during a session of the Zhogorku Kenesh on June 18. According to him, the regulator has prepare»»»

Kyrgyz swimmer Denis Petrashov won a gold medal at the international TYR Pro Series swimming tournament in the United States. Petrashov showed the best performance among 46 competitors in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke event. In the preliminary heats, he clocked 2:13.67, securing a place in the f»»»

West Jerusalem will cut “all contact” with EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas over her reported comparison of the country to apartheid-era South Africa, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has announced. Relations between the bloc and Israel’s far-right government have steadily deteriorated in the past »»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov received Kürsad Zorlu, Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Deputy Chairman of the Justice and Development Party, and Head of the Department for Relations with Turkic States. The meeting took place in Cholpon-Ata. They discussed current issues of Kyrg»»»

The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced a fiscal year 2027 military spending bill that directs Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to submit information, including unedited videos, related to the strikes to the Senators. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. military»»»

QUNEITRA, Syria: Israeli forces carried out an overnight incursion into a village in Syria’s southern Quneitra province, raiding several homes before withdrawing, Syrian state media reported on Thursday, in the latest incident highlighting ongoing tensions along the frontier. According to the Syria»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told ​an EU summit on Thursday the future of Europe was being shaped by the defense of Ukraine and the best security guarantee for the bloc’s future would be to grant Kyiv fast-track membership. Zelensky said he told member states that Ukraine wanted the war a»»»

NEW YORK: In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione ‘s lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The retraction came just a day after Mangione’s lawyers told Judge Gregory Car»»»

The US-Iran memorandum aimed at ending months of conflict across the Middle East has triggered a dramatic shift in global oil markets. Traders have rushed to unwind the geopolitical risk premium that sent crude prices soaring during the crisis, betting that millions of barrels of Middle Eastern oil»»»

Dubai: The UAE is set for another hot day on Friday, with temperatures expected to climb to as high as 46°C in inland areas, while generally fair conditions prevail across the country, according to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM). The weather forecast indicates clear to partly fair skies f»»»

US Vice President JD Vance has postponed a trip to Switzerland for talks that were originally slated for Friday to discuss next steps on the US-Iran agreement on ending the war in the Middle East, according to the White House. "The logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictab»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission concluded a five-day training-of-trainers program Wednesday on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the landmark UN treaty on gender equality. The program, held at HRC headquarters in Riyadh in cooperation wit»»»