Minister of Municipality meets Kuwait's Ambassador
Doha, Qatar: Minister of Municipality HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met here on Wednesday with Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the State of Qatar HE Ahmad Abdulrahman Al Shuraim. The two sides discussed ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest.»»»
Verstappen seeking home boost with Red Bull upgrades
Spielberg, Austria: Four-time world champion Max Verstappen heads into his Red Bull team's home Austrian Grand Prix this weekend boosted by a major upgrade package and seeking his first win of the season and a record-extending fifth win at the event. Without a victory since the season-ending Abu Dh»»»
Education minister attends graduation ceremony of students from Qatar Science and Technology School
DOHA: Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School for Boys celebrated the graduation of its fifth batch of students for the academic year 2025-2026, numbering 56 students, in the presence of Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater, after the graduat»»»
French Open champion Andreeva out of Bad Homburg grass tournament
Berlin: French Open champion Mirra Andreeva fell in her first match since her Roland Garros victory, losing 6-3, 6-4 to Ekaterina Alexandrova at Bad Homburg, Germany on Wednesday. World number five Andreeva, playing her first match on grass in 2026, pulled out of last week's Berlin Open on the surf»»»
QSE index closes lower
Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed Wednesday's trading session lower by 87.54 points, or 0.84 percent, to settle at 10,321.23 points. A total of 136,001,135 shares were traded during the session, with a total value of QR 416,923,474.416, through 24,009 transactions across all »»»
Bulgaria Nominates Jurists Deyan Rusanov and Ivan Stoynev as Judges at EU General Court
Jurists Deyan Rusanov and Ivan Stoynev are Bulgaria’s nominees for judges at the General Court of the European Union. The nomination was approved by the Government at its regular meeting on Wednesday and the Justice Minister was mandated to introduce the candidates’ applications before the General »»»
German police probe alleged Russian gas sabotage attempt
BERLIN: German police carried out searches Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspicions that Russia’s sale of Gazprom’s Berlin-based subsidiary was intended to sabotage Germany’s gas supply. The probe focuses on the weeks after Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when th»»»
Syria seizes 600,000 captagon pills, arrests 2
LONDON: Syrian authorities seized 600,000 captagon pills and arrested two people in their latest crackdown on drugs networks. The Drug Enforcement Administration said that the operation was carried out in Homs and Idlib provinces and also led to the confiscation of weapons, ammunition and grenades,»»»
Gasic congratulates Serbia's future defence attaches
BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic on Wednesday congratulated Serbian Armed Forces officers who are to assume the duties of Serbian defence attaches in Algeria, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Germany, Romania and the UK, and noted that the responsible and honourable duties required a hig»»»
Eric Adams associate Frank Carone arrested in bribery scheme - UPI.com
1 of 2 | An NYPD Police Officer exits a police car on Wall Street on Thursday, October 1, 2020, in New York City. Frank Carone, one-time chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, was arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged bribery scheme. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | L»»»
'Heart found its home’: Pune woman’s romantic posts before fiance’s killing
Dubai: For months, Siya Goyal’s Instagram account told the story of a young woman deeply in love. There were engagement photographs, flowers, hugs, romantic captions and countdowns to a dream wedding. One post celebrated a month of togetherness with the words: “Cheers to one month since my heart fo»»»
Malaysians feast on pungent delicacy as durian 'tsunami' slashes prices
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysians flocked to fruit stalls Wednesday for a slice of durian after a bumper harvest and oversupply of rejected export crops caused a sudden price drop in the notoriously pungent but expensive delicacy. Aficionados packed food halls and roadside tents around Kuala Lumpur to make »»»
Minister of Interior meets FBI Director
Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, met with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States of AmericaHE Kashyap Patel during His Excellency's visit to the United States. Durin»»»
OpenAI unveils AI chip Jalapeno
San Francisco, United States: OpenAI on Wednesday unveiled its first custom-designed computer chip, called Jalapeno, built to run ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products faster and more cheaply. The chip, co-developed with semiconductor company Broadcom, is designed specifically for AI i»»»
Turkiye working on legislation to speed up militant PKK’s disbandment, Erdogan says
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that work was underway on a legal framework that would speed up the disbandment of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and that it would be put on parliament’s agenda without much delay. The move signals a potential breakthrough afte»»»
Russian Aircraft Technology Has Surpassed Western Counterparts, Which Had to Be Replaced - Putin
Russian aviation technology has surpassed Western counterparts in many respects, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. "We have just looked at the technology that was demonstrated. In a number of areas, we have certainly achieved not only that the technology is on par with the best gl»»»
Israeli artillery targets the outskirts of Yater town, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Al-Manar reporter: Israeli drone attack targets Nabatieh Al-Fawqa town, South Lebanon - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Minister of State for Energy Affairs visits injured victims of Barzan gas facility incident
Doha, Qatar: The Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi visited a number of those who are still receiving medical treatment from amongst the injured in the incident at the Barzan gas supply facility in Ras Laffan. The injured are being tr»»»
Ukraine’s latest long-range strikes on Russia hit a major natural gas plant and satellite centers
KYIV: Ukrainian forces struck a major natural gas processing plant and two key satellite communications centers in their latest nighttime attacks on Russia, Ukraine’s General Staff said Wednesday. The operation was part of Ukraine’s aerial campaign targeting energy facilities and military industrie»»»
U.S.-Iran talks: U.N. nuclear chief says inspectors will return to Iran - UPI.com
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said Wednesday that nuclear inspectors would have to be in Iran to implement a resolution to Iran's stockpile of enriched nuclear material, in line with the preliminary U.S.-Iran peace agreement. File photo by Max Slovencik/EPA June 24 (UPI) -- The United Nation'»»»
Minister of State for Energy Affairs offers condolences on death of Pakistani national in Barzan gas facility incident
Doha, Qatar: HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Doha to offer condolences on the tragic loss of a Pakistani national in the incident in the Barzan gas supply facility in»»»
Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says
Geneva: The global risk "remains low" from a deadly Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization chief said Wednesday, after a case was confirmed in France. The Ebola case in France -- a doctor back from the DR Congo -- "is a reminder of the risks faced »»»
Rubio arrives in Kuwait, reopens US embassy after Iranian attack
KUWAIT CITY: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended a ceremonial flag-raising at the US Embassy in Kuwait on Wednesday as the facility resumed operations. The embassy suspended services in March amid attacks from Iran during the conflict with the US and Israel. The embassy will immediately resu»»»
Can Pakistan Seize $160B Drone Opportunity?
Pakistan could emerge as a force in the global drone market — but only if the groundwork is laid, says geopolitical analyst and former professor at the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute Tahir Nazir. New firms are increasingly focused on sectors where licensing is easier and regulation is li»»»
Western Europe's ‘heat dome’ turns towards Hungary
Temperatures may already be shattering records, but this is merely a prelude to the extreme heat set to engulf Hungary and the wider Central European region within days. A “heat dome” — the same phenomenon that has brought punishing conditions to Western Europe — is now advancing eastwards. Heat do»»»
Qatar expects LNG output to return to normal within weeks: PM
DOHA: Qatar expects to return to normal liquefied natural gas (LNG) production "within a few weeks," Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani told the Financial Times in an interview published on Wednesday. He said an exception was the Ra»»»
PM Radev Holds Talks with Bulgarian Exarchate Foundation Representatives
Prime Minister Rumen Radev held a meeting with representatives of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of the Orthodox Churches of the Bulgarian Exarchate in the Republic of Turkiye, the government press service said in a press release on Wednesday. During the meeting, activities aimed at preser»»»
KAHRAMAA signs QAR2.2bn contracts to expand electricity network in western region
Doha, Qatar: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation “KAHRAMAA” has signed a series of new project contracts aimed at developing and enhancing the electricity network in western region. The contracts were awarded to several qualified local and international companies, including Voltage Engi»»»
Gold falls under $4,000 on prospect of higher US interest rates
London: The price of gold dropped below $4,000 an ounce on Wednesday for the first time since November on expectations of higher US interest rates. Gold slipped 3.4 percent to $3,978.67 an ounce, as higher rates make the dollar and US government bonds more attractive as safe-haven assets than the p»»»
Line calling system glitch halts play at Wimbledon qualifying
LONDON: Play was suspended briefly on all courts at the Wimbledon qualifying tournament on Wednesday because of a problem with the automated line calling system. Britain’s Dan Evans had just lost the first set of his match against Australian Tristan Schoolkate on a baking hot day at Roehamp»»»
US says it killed Daesh group leader in Syria
WASHINGTON: A US airstrike killed a senior Daesh group leader in northwest Syria last week, the US military announced on Wednesday. The June 19 strike “killed Ali Husayn Al-Ulaywi and is part of ongoing US efforts to disrupt and eliminate terrorists seeking to attack Americans abroad or the US home»»»
President Donald Trump to meet with Republican senators at luncheon - UPI.com
Senate Republican leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters on June 4. Thune will attend a luncheon with President Donald Trump Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will meet with Republican senators Wednesday at a luncheon designed to hea»»»
Sharjah Police launch smart car ownership deal
Sharjah: In a move aimed at improving the well-being and financial stability of its workforce, Sharjah Police has signed a partnership agreement with The Elite International Group for Commercial Agencies to expand access to affordable vehicle ownership through its "Tamalluk" (Ownership) initiative.»»»
Al-Manar correspondent: Enemy soldiers have cut off the Ain Arab-Wazzani road and are positioned around one of the houses overlooking it - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Finance Minister Presents Parameters of 2026 Draft Budget with 5.7% Deficit
Finance Minister Galab Donev presented the main parameters of the draft budget for 2026 at a briefing here on Wednesday. It envisages a deficit of 5.7% of GDP, or just over EUR 7.2 billion. The budget projects revenues of EUR 49.561 billion and expenditures of EUR 56.8 billion. Inflation in 2026 is»»»
London police to extend use of live facial recognition, drones
London: London's Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday it will expand the use of drones, artificial intelligence and live facial recognition technology, which has been criticised by rights campaigners. The scale-up plan involves rolling out static facial recognition across central London and hav»»»
In beachside city, Lebanese try to shake off Israel-Hezbollah war
TYRE, Lebanon: Heavy equipment operator Bassam Khalil’s bulldozers and excavators are in high demand in south Lebanon’s Tyre these days, as the seaside city tries to pick up the pieces from the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. Residents of destroyed buildings are anxious to comb through the rubble in s»»»
Israel has killed over 20,000 Palestinian children – UN report
Israeli forces have deliberately targeted and killed Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank, according to a UN inquiry, which says the attacks amount to war crimes and point to genocidal intent. Srinivasan Muralidhar, chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Oc»»»
STRABAG becomes general contractor and first tenant of QUEENS District, a project developed by SPEEDWELL
The QUEENS District complex will integrate office, residential, and retail spaces, as well as public areas, into a unified urban ecosystem designed around connectivity, sustainability, and long-term value. The office component of the complex will provide approximately 22,500 square meters of office»»»
Israeli enemy targets a civil car near Al-Dabsheh Hight in Nabatieh Al-Fawqa town: Al-Manar reporter - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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US Embassy in Kuwait resumes full operations after months-long closure amid easing US-Iran tensions
Dubai: The US Embassy in Kuwait has announced the resumption of normal operations after a temporary months-long suspension prompted by security concerns linked to Iranian attacks in the region, the US State Department said on Wednesday. The embassy had halted some activities on February 28 amid hei»»»
Sofia University Opens Institute for Geospatial Research and Technologies
At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the government approved the establishment of an Institute for Geospatial Research and Technologies within Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. The project will be implemented at the initiative of the rector following a decision by the university’s Academic Cou»»»
In beachside Tyre, residents try to shake off Israel-Hezbollah war
Heavy equipment operator Bassam Khalil's bulldozers and excavators are in high demand in south Lebanon's Tyre these days, as the seaside city tries to pick up the pieces from the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. Residents of destroyed buildings are anxious to comb through the rubble in search of their »»»
Iran after the war — fragile peace, shattered economy
ConflictsAsiaIran after the war — fragile peace, shattered economyShabnam von HeinThe US has temporarily allowed Iran to export oil and indicated it will provide billions to relieve the crisis triggered by the war. With ordinary Iranians at their limit, however, Tehran already fears new protests. h»»»
Trump accuses oil companies of price gouging, calls for investigation - UPI.com
President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate oil companies that he alleges are price gouging. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo June 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate oil companies that he alleges are price gougi»»»
Ashghal completes Al Asiri, Faleh markets' redevelopment to enhance urban identity, visitor experience
DOHA: The Public Works Authority 'Ashghal' has completed the development and refurbishment works of Al Asiri Souq and Faleh Souq in Central Doha. This comes as part of its ongoing efforts to revitalize the heart of Doha and enhance its commercial and tourism facilities while preserving their authen»»»
Cabinet Accelerates Defence Funding Under SAFE Instrument
The Council of Ministers adopted a decision to approve two projects under the Security Actions for Europe (SAFE) instrument, the Government's press service announced on Wednesday. The projects include a loan agreement between the European Union and Bulgaria in the amount of EUR 3,261,700,000 and op»»»
Two killed in Israeli strike on vehicle near Kfar Rumman
An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed two people on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, a day after Israeli gunfire killed two people which Hezbollah called a "violation" of a truce between the two sides. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said that "two people were »»»
New York sweep by Israel critics shines light on a fraught issue for Democrats
NEW YORK: When Varun Venkatesh cast his ballot in New York’s primary this week, he thought about “a good litmus test for me as a voter.” He wanted to know what the candidates are doing for the Palestinian cause.The 27-year-old Brooklyn resident decided to support Claire Valdez, who was backed by Ma»»»