Manila: The Pag-IBIG Fund has released ₱5.82 billion in emergency loans to more than 803,000 members just weeks after launching a special financial assistance programme designed to help Filipinos cope with the economic impact of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Special Assistance for»»»

NEW YORK: Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the US government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. The withdra»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States said Thursday that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year. The levies, which take effect Friday, range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent and i»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaUS to impose forced labor tariffs on many trading partnersEmmy SasipornkarnThe Trump administration is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of US trading partners. https://p.dw.com/p/5HfKaThe global tariffs are the latest in a new wave of duties from P»»»

WASHINGTON: Jordan’s top military commander held high-level talks at the Pentagon as Amman and Washington seek to strengthen defense coordination amid the recent Iranian attacks that have targeted Jordan and other US allies in the Middle East. Maj. Gen. Yousef Ahmed Al-Hunaiti, chairperson of Jorda»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian border forces have seized more than 700,000 Captagon pills and over 40 kilograms of hashish in a series of anti-smuggling operations along the country’s border with Lebanon, the state-run SANA news agency reported on Thursday. Quoting the Syrian Ministry of Defense’s Media and Comm»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaUS announces new tariffs on many trading partnersEmmy SasipornkarnThe Trump administration is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of US trading partners. https://p.dw.com/p/5HfKaAdvertisementThe United States said Thursday it would slap taxes of 10% t»»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) demonstrated resilience this week, with its benchmark index maintaining the key 10,000-point level despite heightened regional geopolitical tensions, as robust corporate earnings and the strong fundamentals of Qatar’s economy continued to support»»»

Qatar shooter Rashid Saleh Al Athba won gold medal in the men’s individual skeet competition at the ISSF World Cup (rifle, pistol, shotgun) currently being held in Hangzhou, China, with the participation of a select group of world champions. This is the first individual gold medal ever won by a sho»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Transport and Qatar Society of Engineers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in R&D in smart transportation, studies, safety on roads, and relevant laws and legislation. The MoU will contribute to enhancing national t»»»

Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Dr. Rania Al Mashat in Doha on Thursday. During th»»»

Minister of Interior, Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Police Academy HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani attended the graduation ceremony for the second batch of participants in the Security Command and Staff Programme on T»»»

Cloud provider Bubble Cloud Mozambique will operate two availability zones in the country after becoming the only company licensed in the advanced category by the National Information and Communication Technology Institute (INTIC), AIM reported on July 23. The licence marks the first application of»»»

Uzbekistan's digital ecosystem operator Uzum has been named among the World's Top Fintech Companies by CNBC and global market research firm Statista for the first time in the 2026 edition of the ranking. Uzum was included in the ranking's Neobanking category. It recognises next-generation digital f»»»

China’s continuously growing leverage over Russia is not in question and reports in recent days have continued to stress the point. For instance, Beijing has apparently flexed a muscle by declining to provide marine propulsion systems needed for Russia's planned expansion of the Northern Sea Route,»»»

Russia has sharply intensified strikes on Odesa, in what appears to be the most sustained campaign against the port since the war began. A merchant vessel leaving Odesa was reportedly struck by a Russian missile, killing four Indian crew and critically injuring another; New Delhi formally protested»»»

Estonian meat processor Rannarootsi has rejected accusations that a new advertising campaign carries anti-Russian messaging after critics said it referenced the war in Ukraine and used a derogatory slang term for Russian-speakers, state media reported on July 23. The dispute lands in a country wher»»»

Tunis, July 23 (TAP) - It is expected that the governorates of Gafsa, Tozeur, Kebili and Tataouine will be placed under a high alert level on Friday, requiring full vigilance due to the forecast of hazardous weather conditions.A vigilance map issued...»»»

Tribune News Network TNN Members of Qatar Golf Lovers (QGL) paid a warm farewell to their patron HE Vipul, Ambassador of India to Qatar, by organising a special golf tournament in his honour as he prepares to assume his new diplomatic assignment as Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia. The farewell »»»

US President Donald Trump has told Axios that he is seriously considering restarting major combat operations against Iran, saying Tehran “haven’t received enough pain yet”. “I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before. I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it,” Trump wa»»»

QNA Male President of Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu received the credentials of HE Hamad bin Mohammed Al Dosari as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Qatar (non-resident) to Maldives. The ambassador conveyed the greetings and wishes of good health and happiness from the Amir His Highness»»»

Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi held bilateral meetings with Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Qatar HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi and Ambassador of Kuwait to Qatar HE Ahmad Abdulrahman Al Shuraim on Thursday. Dis»»»

QNA Geneva Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), participated in the meetings of the Scientific Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), held in Geneva, Switzerland. Representatives of the State»»»

The campaign also highlights Qatar’s remarkable transformation into one of the world’s premier destinations for international sports. Over the past decade, the country has successfully hosted some of the most prestigious sporting events on the global calendar, including the FIFA World Cup Qatar 202»»»

QNA Manila Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met with Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dr. Kao Kim Hourn on the sidelines of the event marking the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, hel»»»

QNA Singapore The Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC) is organising the third edition of its Future Leaders and Changemakers Summer Camp in Singapore as part of QLC’s efforts to prepare a promising generation of national leaders capable of contributing to Qatar’s development aspirations. The programme ru»»»

QNA Tunis Qatar participated in the 22nd Arab Conference of Heads of Immigration and Passports held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers in Tunisia. The Ministry of Interior’s delegation at the conference was headed by Director-General of Passport»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The head of the UN body tasked with finding missing persons in Syria revealed that her agency processed more than 75,000 documents over the past year, a ninefold increase over the previous 12 months. However, authorities in Damascus have yet to grant her a permanent office inside the»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Turkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt condemned in the strongest ter»»»

LONDON: While the technical particulars and political conditions of the nuclear agreement between Saudi Arabia and the US are yet to be fully revealed, there has been an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the news among experts and commentators in both countries. And, as a statement on Wednesday f»»»

BEIRUT: Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport more than five decades ago, died Thursday in Beirut, the Palestinian group that had been protecting him said. He was 78. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a faction that is the second»»»

A rising star among Democratic Party moderates, Virginia’s first woman governor Abigail Spanberger was elected the same night last November as Democratic Socialist New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani. In a wide-ranging interview with François Picard, Spanberger outlines a pragmatic vision of politic»»»

AMMAN — National exports rose by 5.8 per cent in the first five months of 2026 to reach JD3.796 billion compared with the same period in 2025, according to a monthly foreign trade report issued on Thursday by the Department of Statistics (DoS).Re-exports also increased significantly by 31.3 per cen»»»

AMMAN — The London Stock Exchange on Thursday welcomed a Jordanian delegation led by Minister of Investment Tareq Abu Ghazaleh during a visit to the United Kingdom for the Jordan-UK Business Forum.According to a statement from the London Stock Exchange, the forum brings together Jordanian and Briti»»»

President Donald Trump on Thursday set a new condition to a US-Saudi nuclear deal signed the previous day by insisting the agreement was "totally subject to" the Gulf kingdom joining the Abraham Accords. Riyadh has resisted normalising relations with Israel, especially after the Gaza war, and the n»»»

Iranian strikes targeted Kuwait’s desalination and power plants for the fourth consecutive day on Monday. The attacks are putting unprecedented pressure on a Gulf country heavily dependant on desalination for its water supply. Iran is attempting to wage a “psychological war” on a country »»»

LONDON: Foreign ministers of eight Arab and Islamic countries condemned Israel on Thursday over “escalating actions” after far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined thousands of extremist Jews in a raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. The foreign ministe»»»

Ghanaian President John Mahama on Thursday called for an African Union (AU) debate to "formally address the escalating xenophobic attacks" on foreign nationals in South Africa. More than 160,000 foreign nationals have left South Africa and several have died over the past two months amid rising»»»

A wildfire is moving extremely fast through a touristy peninsula close to the dune du Pila and Cap Ferret, dubbed 'the Hamptons of France'. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate as firefighters struggle to contain the blaze. FRANCE 24's Christopher Bockman is in Toulouse and explains why»»»

DOHA: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Turkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt strongly condemned the Israeli escalation a»»»

Danielle S. Allen’s “Radical Duke” reveals how Charles Lennox, the Third Duke of Richmond and Thomas Paine almost brought the American Revolution to Britain. Identifying them for the first time as the anonymous authors of Britain’s seditious Junius letters, “The Radical Duke” sets the historical re»»»

JEDDAH: The two-time unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua said on Thursday he is prepared to take on Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, on Saturday night at Jeddah Dome. The two fighters, who will headline the card event in Jeddah, faced off for a second time this week at a press conference at Jedd»»»

NEW DELHI: Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has ​ended his hunger strike after 26 days, he said on Friday. He said in ‌a ‌post ​on ‌X ⁠that ​he had ⁠ended his fast after “a long negotiation on various conditions and ⁠in view of ‌possible violence ‌in ​the ‌country.” Wangchuk, 59, had ‌been on a hunge»»»

The European Commission on Thursday fined Google a total of €890 million for breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act by restricting customer access to its competitors' services. The move risks escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly accused the EU of targeting US tec»»»

On the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila - the US and Russian foreign ministers met face-to-face. It's been more than a year since Marco Rubio and Sergei Lavrov last spoke. Washington is attempting to revive its mediation efforts to end the war in Ukraine—so far without concrete results.»»»

Ousted Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Thursday he would ​accept no other government position besides his former job, escalating a political crisis that has gripped Ukraine at a pivotal point in the war with Russia. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ukranian MP Liudmyla Buimi»»»

Abu Dhabi: The 22nd Liwa Dates Festival showcased how heritage events can support food security, empower farmers and preserve the UAE’s agricultural heritage. Combining agricultural competitions, heritage activities, family entertainment, educational programmes and sustainability initiatives, this »»»

Jeddah: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by officials from the Israeli occupation government, accompanied by more than 3,000 settlers and under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. In a statem»»»

Kuwait’s army says air defenses are currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks from Iran, adding that any explosion sounds are from interceptions. The army urged the public to follow safety instructions from authorities.»»»