Abu Dhabi: The Central Bank of the UAE has imposed a financial sanction of Dh1.82 million on a branch of a foreign bank licensed to operate in the country. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The regulator said the penalty was issued under Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2025 »»»

The Sheikh Abdull Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center, under the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, organised an official visit to the Imam Muhammad bin Abdulwahhab Mosque for H E Margarida Adamugy Talapa, Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, and her accompanying deleg»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has organised a training workshop on the updated ‘Adaa’ (Performance) evaluation system for 2026 as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance employee efficiency, strengthen institutional performance, and equip staff with the latest government-app»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s maritime sector posted robust operational performance during the first six months of 2026, with the country’s ports handling more than 493,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of container cargo and nearly 273,000 tonnes of general cargo, underscoring the continued strength »»»

PERTH/SINGAPORE: Oil prices ​inched lower on Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August ‌while exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, potentially adding to global supplies. Brent crude futures fell 34 cents, or 0.47 percent, to $71.78 a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Seattle braces for another World Cup chapter as co-hosts USA attempt to finally overcome Belgium and book a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals. The kick-off is scheduled at 3am, Qatar time. For the Americans, it is also an opportunity to reach the World Cup quarter-finals »»»

Philadelphia: Les Bleus kept yet another clean sheet in their victory over Paraguay and their reliable back line could prove key to their hopes of winning the tournament. Discussions about France tend to focus on their in-form attack of Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise, but it would»»»

Praia, Cape Verde: Thousands of ecstatic fans greeted Cape Verde’s Blue Sharks yesterday, waving banners at the Praia airport as the team returned after its slim defeat to Argentina in one of the World Cup’s most surprising matches. The Sharks are set for a parade through the streets of the capital»»»

Travelers heading to parts of Europe may face longer waits at border checkpoints as Sweden, Finland, Spain and Croatia align their border controls with the European Union (EU)'s new Entry/Exit System (EES), a digital border management platform designed to strengthen security across the Schengen Are»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had asked to be annexed by Israel for protection from Hezbollah, a claim made as he reaffirmed that Israeli troops would remain in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary.  Israeli Prime»»»

The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu Dhabi has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing infrastructure development and enhancing quality of life across the emirate through a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from modern road networks to integrated community spaces. Accordin»»»

Dubai: Qatar has lifted its temporary suspension on maritime navigation, allowing all vessels to resume normal operations with immediate effect after nearly a week of restrictions, as regional shipping activity continues to recover following last month's ceasefire agreement. In a statement posted o»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Government services centers delivered nearly 39,000 services to citizens and residents of Qatar during May this year, according to the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB). In alignment with the goals of the Third National Development Strategy, CGB continues to mon»»»

Dubai: DMCC has launched DMCC Cyber, a dedicated cybersecurity vertical, after its technology sector crossed 4,000 companies and became the largest and fastest-growing segment in the business district. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The new vertical will support more »»»

Paris: French authorities have found a body of a man in a Paris canal that has been wildly popular with locals and tourists as a swimming spot to cool off in the early summer heatwave, police said. The body was found early Saturday in the Canal Saint-Martin in the north of the city centre whose ban»»»

In the second quarter, the rise in prices on the housing market came to a near standstill. While listed prices for properties were still 20% higher year-on-year in the first quarter, they were only 14% higher in the second quarter, according to the property portal zenga.hu. However, “outliers” rema»»»

GENEVA (Sputnik) - Latvia is deeply mistaken if it believes it can participate in strikes against Russia under the NATO umbrella without facing consequences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik. Recalling a May report from Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Galuzi»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli cabinet members on Sunday voted to defy a Supreme Court decision regarding the country’s broadcast regulator, raising concerns of a constitutional crisis. This is the first time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has flouted a Supreme Court ruling, although it has cla»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two-thirds of Americans are skeptical of the memorandum of understanding signed between the US and Iran to end the conflict, according to a poll by the British company Focaldata. According to the poll, 66% of American voters believe the memorandum will have no significant impact »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Military airfields in the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Cherkasy, Chernigov, and Kiev regions were hit during a massive retaliatory strike by the Russian Armed Forces overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said. On the night of July 6, in response to the Kiev regime's terrorist attac»»»

Mexico City: Jude Bellingham's double inflicted a rare defeat on Mexico at the Estadio Azteca as 10-man England won a nerve-racking World Cup classic 3-2 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals. Harry Kane also scored from the penalty spot as the Three Lions overcame Jarell Quansah's red card, high a»»»

The world's oceans reached their highest average June surface temperatures on record this year, underscoring growing concern among scientists that the planet is entering a new phase of climate instability in which extreme weather events become both more frequent and more severe. According to the EU»»»

MEXICO CITY: England ‌survived a spirited Mexico fightback to secure a 3-2 win on Sunday and book their place in the World Cup quarter-finals, ending the co-hosts’ deepest run at the tournament in 40 years despite playing most of the second half with 10 men at the Azteca Stadium. Jude ‌Bellingham p»»»

VIENNA: A former general and a former Syrian police officer will hear on Monday in Vienna whether they have been found guilty of torturing opponents of Bashar Assad’s regime. The trial was the latest to see suspects from the Syrian civil war tried in European courts under the legal tool of universa»»»

LONDON: After all the records Novak Djokovic has broken, the latest one left him rather unimpressed — even though he surpassed his great rival Roger Federer. Djokovic set a men’s record for most match wins at Wimbledon after overcoming a surprisingly tough challenge from 132nd-ranked qualifier Roma»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa on Wednesday while attending the NATO summit in Turkiye, the White House said. Those discussions will come as Kyiv tries to refocus Trump’s attention on the conflict wit»»»

LONDON: Britain tightened its rules on overseas political donations on Monday, as part of efforts to stop foreign money influencing elections, and as concerns swirl around what Housing Minister Steve Reed called “dodgy funding.” Last year, the government ordered a review into foreign financial inte»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday posted a falsified image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, waving before boarding an Air Force One that had been spray-painted with graffiti. It came months after another racist post by the president that showed the couple as»»»

ANKARA, Turkiye: Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade US President Donald Trump from acting on threats t»»»

TEHRAN: Massive crowds are expected on Monday for the funeral procession of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, with authorities hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that accompanied his predecessor’s funeral.After lying in state in Tehran’s Grand Mosalla religious complex for two »»»

SEATTLE: When Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois reflected on the last time his side faced the United States in the World Cup, Tim Howard came to mind. Courtois was in net opposite one of the greatest American goalies, who made 16 saves in a 2-1, extra time loss to Belgium at the 2014 World Cup in»»»

Manama: The US Navy has suspended its active search for a missing sailor after more than four days of extensive search-and-rescue operations. The sailor was aboard the MH-60S helicopter that went down in the Arabian Sea last week, the Navy said in an official statement. The sailor, assigned to Heli»»»

These are interesting times for left-wing politics in the United States. The Democratic Party’s ageing centre-left establishment figures are still there, but instead of participating, they are just observing, as a clutch of new candidates critical of Israel's violent and racist policies swept the b»»»

Dubai: Every day, people across the UAE pack up their lives. Many are arriving to start a new job. Others are moving into a bigger apartment. Some are leaving the country after years of calling it home. Amid the boxes and moving trucks, one thing often gets left behind, belongings that still have y»»»

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny US territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands as residents were urged to stay indoors. The storm started passing through the island of Rota Monday morning local »»»

Oil prices were little changed in Asian trading on Monday, with global benchmark Brent crude hovering below $72 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) remaining under $69, as traders weighed easing geopolitical tensions against expectations of resilient summer fuel demand. Based on market da»»»

Dubai: Pakistani mangoes are costing UAE shoppers more this summer, but retailers say demand remains strong as residents continue to buy one of the season’s most popular fruits despite tighter supply and higher freight costs. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Retailers s»»»

If only parents could rest easy, knowing their child was safely playing within screen time limits under a watchful eye. But in the age of the internet, things are rarely that simple. The digital world has webs within webs, and children quickly find their way through the loopholes parents believed w»»»

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was riding high not so long ago, sailing to a landslide 2022 election victory with then-ally President Ferdinand Marcos, while also being seen as a near-lock to succeed him. Four years later, the alliance between their powerful families lies in ruins and she i»»»

The European Union has abandoned its historic focus on trade and begun to increasingly define itself in terms of its military and geopolitical priorities, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl told RT in an interview on Saturday. She made the remark days after Russian President Vladimir Pu»»»

The Royal Navy has been reduced to the worst state in British history, retired chief of the Naval Staff, Lord Alan West, has told the Sun. London now operates the smallest fleet ever, according to the outlet. A total of nine ships have been scrapped over the past two years under Prime Minister Keir»»»

1- This is the first decline to occur since 2010. This means that, for the first time Egyptian GDP has grown faster than debt growth. This means for the first time in 7 years we can overcome the bleeding of debt accumulation. 2- This is clear in the table above that we were achieving very good rate»»»

STRASBOURG, France: Burglars stole millions of euros' worth of jewellery from the museum of French luxury glassmaker Lalique in a daring early-morning raid on Sunday, just months after a stunning gem heist at the Louvre in Paris. A gang of masked thieves broke in to the museum in Wingen-sur-Moder i»»»

CARACAS: Hernan Gil was working his shift as a security guard in the basement of a building in Venezuela on the afternoon of June 24 when he felt the earth shake. The first tremor was short, Gil recounted in an interview with AFP from the hospital room where he was recovering after being rescued fr»»»

EAST RUTHERFORD, United States: Erling Haaland scored two late goals to send Norway through to a first World Cup quarter-final with a stunning 2-1 win over Brazil that condemned the five-time champions to their earliest exit since 1990. Norway goalkeeper Orlan Nyland produced a sensational display »»»

CARACAS: Venezuela’s interim president said Sunday the country would not descend into social unrest after the twin earthquakes which killed nearly 3,000 and left thousands more missing. One of Latin America’s worst earthquake disasters, the June 24 shocks collapsed scores of buildings, leaving thou»»»

East Rutherford, United States: Erling Haaland scored two late goals to send Norway through to a first World Cup quarter-final with a stunning 2-1 win over Brazil that condemned the five-time champions to their earliest exit since 1990. Norway goalkeeper Orlan Nyland produced a sensational display »»»

Manila: Super Typhoon Bavi has intensified into one of the most powerful tropical cyclones on Earth this year, reaching Category 5 strength with maximum sustained winds of 285 km/h (180 mph) and an estimated minimum central pressure of 901 millibars, as it bears down on the Mariana Islands with pot»»»

The nations of Europe have been degraded to the status of Third World countries due to their failed immigration policies, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump took a step back from celebrations commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence to take ano»»»