Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday that Azerbaijan's SOCAR could become a partner in Türkiye’s plans to provide Syria with natural gas, adding that Ankara hoped to start the provision soon. Bayraktar said during a visit to Damascus in May that Türkiye would provide 2 bill»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a phone call yesterday from Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria H E Christian Stocker. During the call, they discussed relations and ways to support and strengthen them, i»»»

كشف الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء عن أن تراجع معدل التضخم الشهري خلال يونيو 2025 بنسبة 0.1%، مقارنة بارتفاع كبير بلغ 9.1% في مايو، يعود بشكل رئيسي إلى انخفاض أسعار عدد من السلع الغذائية الأساسية، وعلى رأسها مجموعة اللحوم والدواجن التي تراجعت بنسبة 3.8%، إلى جانب انخفاض أسعار مجموعة الخضروا»»»

Doha: Old Doha Port continues to evolve its marina offerings through a growing network of strategic partnerships designed to enhance the yachting experience for marina members and visitors alike. These collaborations strengthen Old Doha Port’s position as a key player in Qatar’s marine tourism ambi»»»

A review of the embattled United Nations Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, ordered by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has identified four possible ways forward for the organization that has lost US funding and been banned by Israel. The proposals, seen by Reuters, are: inaction that could see th»»»

The Bulgarian government has approved sweeping amendments to the Preschool and School Education Act, introducing a series of changes that aim to modernize the education system, support integration, promote values, and improve discipline. The proposal, initiated by the Ministry of Education and Scie»»»

Marco Rubio, U.S. secretary of State, announced sanctions Wednesday against Francesca Paola Albanese, the 48-year-old Italian-born U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza. Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo July 9 (UPI) -- The United States has sanctioned an independent investigator o»»»

Loan interest rates in Bulgaria are expected to stay stable even after the transition to the euro, with monthly payments simply shifting from levs to euros. Credit consultant Tihomir Toshev told bTV that the switch will be gradual and smooth, causing little disruption to borrowers. According to Tos»»»

A large wildfire that broke out late Wednesday night in the forested area of Glykadi on the northern Aegean island of Thasos continued to burn on Thursday morning, with the situation described as difficult, according to reports. The fire is burning in rugged, hard-to-access terrain, complicating co»»»

Doha: Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al-Khater has announced that allowances and bonuses to school staff during official holidays will resume. The Minister made this remark on her X account, explaining the Decision No. 23 of 2025, which amends certain»»»

STRATSBOURG: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces a confidence vote Thursday that has little chance of succeeding but has exposed frictions between her backers and complaints about her leadership style. European lawmakers will vote on the rare challenge pushed by a far-right faction against the Euro»»»

LONDON: After the bonhomie and banquets of a formal state visit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron are turning to a topic that has stymied successive British and French governments: how to stop migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. At a UK-France summit »»»

SEOUL: South Korea’s disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time Thursday over his declaration of martial law and held in a solitary cell as investigators widened their insurrection probe. Yoon plunged South Korea into a political crisis when he sought to subvert civilian ru»»»

LOS ANGELES: Thirty-one workers have been safely removed from an industrial tunnel under construction in Los Angeles after part of it collapsed on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The collapse occurred 5 to 6 miles (8 to 9.7 kilometers) from the tunnel’s sole entrance in an industri»»»

BOBO-DIOULASSO: Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his parents searched hospitals in western Burkina Faso for an eye doctor. The village clinic only prescribed painkillers. Other health workers did not know what to do. When they eventually found D»»»

ISLAMABAD: A top Russian official on Thursday described Pakistan as an “important partner” in the region’s economic and energy development and called the two countries “natural allies” during a meeting in Moscow, according to an official statement issued by the foreign office in Islamabad. The rema»»»

Russian consumer prices jumped to 0.79% growth week-on-week in the week ending July 7, up from 0.07% seen in the previous week, according to the latest data by RosStat. (chart) As warned previously by bne IntelliNews, inflation was expected to spike in the beginning of July due to the utility tarif»»»

Dubai: AI doesn’t need to get all too complex for everyday users. That’s exactly how Samsung has integrated AI-enabled features into its latest flagship releases – the Galaxy Z Flip7 and Fold7. Need AI help? Just ask your phoneNowhere is this on better display than the Flip7’s cover screen, where t»»»

Doha: With 11 power generation stations and over 400 substations, the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has reaffirmed its full readiness to meet the country’s electricity demands during the summer peak season, a period marked by increased consumption. Speaking on the corpo»»»

A US envoy said Wednesday that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the latest round of talks, a persistent obstacle as the new authorities in Damascus struggle to consolidate control after the country's yearslong civil war. US Ambassador »»»

LOS ANGELES: Thirty-one workers have been safely removed from an industrial tunnel under construction in Los Angeles after part of it collapsed on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The collapse occurred 5 to 6 miles (8 to 9.7 kilometers) from the tunnel’s sole entrance in an industri»»»

BOBO-DIOULASSO: Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his parents searched hospitals in western Burkina Faso for an eye doctor. The village clinic only prescribed painkillers. Other health workers did not know what to do.When they eventually found Dr»»»

The major wildfire that erupted Wednesday in Asprochori, Oropos, in East Attica, showed a significantly improved picture Thursday morning, though firefighting forces remain on alert for flare-ups, especially near the mountain summit. Aerial firefighting – including four helicopters and two aircraft»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is delivering to Ukraine artillery shells and mobile rocket artillery missiles, Reuters reported, citing two US officials. In particular, Kiev gets 155-mm artillery shells and GMLRS missiles. The number of shells and missiles transferred to Ukraine is not sp»»»

A portion of a huge industrial tunnel under construction in Los Angeles collapsed Wednesday and up to 15 workers may have been trapped, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The workers were up to 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) from the tunnel’s only entrance, the department said. Around 9 pm aerial vide»»»

Oil steadied as traders weighed a large increase in US crude stockpiles and a wave of new tariff rates from President Donald Trump. Brent held near $70 after closing little changed on Wednesday, while West Texas Intermediate was around $68. US inventories rose by about 7.1 million barrels last week»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union has no legal means to bypass Hungary's opposition over accepting Ukraine into the entity, and if it tries to do so by deceiving, Budapest will fight and protest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday. The process of Ukraine's integration into »»»

SEOUL: South Korea’s disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time Thursday over his declaration of martial law and held in a solitary cell as investigators widened their insurrection probe. Yoon plunged South Korea into a political crisis when he sought to subvert civilian ru»»»

KARACHI: Zubeida Mustafa, a pioneering figure in Pakistani journalism who opened the door for women in mainstream newsrooms and became a powerful advocate for social justice, passed away at the age of 84, the Karachi Press Club (KPC) confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday. Mustafa studied Int»»»

President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, effective August 1, alongside strong criticism of the trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, calling it an “international disgrace.” Bolsonaro faces charges over an alleged coup plot after narrowly losing the 2022 electi»»»

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian nations to uphold openness and cooperation Thursday, delivering a message of inclusivity as President Donald Trump threatens sweeping tariffs on nations across the region. “Together with the Asean countries, we will promote the Asian values»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) events is scheduled for 10:00 GMT on Thursday, according to the US State Department schedule. "6:0»»»

LONDON: After the bonhomie and banquets of a formal state visit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron are turning to a topic that has stymied successive British and French governments: how to stop migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats.At a UK-France summit o»»»

Dubai: The 'hull identification number' must be included and properly displayed by all marine vessels in Dubai. This will apply to these vessels' registration, licensing and renewal processes, according to the Dubai Maritime Authority. Manufacturers of marine vessels, their owners, operators, and i»»»

Dubai: The Dubai property fintech, SmartCrowd, has sold a majority stake to Egypt’s Nawy at a time when new digital ways of property investment are turning popular in the GCC. SmartCrowd allows individual investors to take fractional ownership in properties through their platform. (Dubai real estat»»»

U.S. Department of Transportation Sean Duffy testifies at a House Appropriations subcommittee on May 14. He was also named interim administrator of NASA. File photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI .. | License Photo July 10 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Monday named Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy»»»

STRATSBOURG: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces a confidence vote Thursday that has little chance of succeeding but has exposed frictions between her backers and complaints about her leadership style. European lawmakers will vote on the rare challenge pushed by a far-right faction against the Euro»»»

The US on Wednesday said it is sanctioning Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, after failing to have her removed from the international body over her investigation of Israel's human rights violations in Gaza. Albanese, a human rights lawyer, »»»

US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on a key Brazilian steel supplier on Wednesday after Trump's administration called Brazil's trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of attempting a coup an "international disgrace," a move Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silv»»»

Residents across the Delhi-NCR region felt strong earthquake tremors on Thursday morning, prompting concern and temporary panic in some areas. The tremors were felt around 9:00 am (local time). This is a developing story. Related Topics:indiaEarthquake»»»

TIRABIN AL SANA: At the end of a dusty road in southern Israel, beyond a Bedouin village of unfinished houses and the shiny dome of a mosque, a field of solar panels gleams in the hot desert sun. Tirabin Al-Sana in Israel’s Negev desert is the home of the Tirabin (also spelled Tarabin) Bedouin trib»»»

TIRABIN-AL-SANA, Israel: At the end of a dusty road in southern Israel, beyond a Bedouin village of unfinished houses and the shiny dome of a mosque, a field of solar panels gleams in the hot desert sun. Tirabin Al-Sana in Israel’s Negev desert is the home of the Tirabin (also spelled Tarabin) Bedo»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump complimented the president of Liberia Wednesday on his English-speaking skills — despite English being the official language of the West African nation. Trump was hosting a White House lunch with African leaders Wednesday, and — after brief remarks from Preside»»»

ISLAMABAD: The founder of a Pakistani leading e-ticketing platform, Bookme, said this week he expects the startup to generate $20 million annually from its expansion into Saudi Arabia, following its recent deal with the Kingdom’s leading delivery platform, Mrsool. Founded in 2013, Bookme is Pakista»»»

TIRABIN AL SANA: At the end of a dusty road in southern Israel, beyond a Bedouin village of unfinished houses and the shiny dome of a mosque, a field of solar panels gleams in the hot desert sun. Tirabin Al-Sana in Israel’s Negev desert is the home of the Tirabin (also spelled Tarabin) Bedouin trib»»»

Dubai: The Dubai gold price remains stuck in the Dh368-Dh372 a gram range, leaving shoppers disappointed that there has been no decisive break towards the Dh360 mark so far. There’s been a dip in shopper activity over this week as many buyers switch to ‘let’s wait’ mindset on their purchases. “The »»»

The Justice Department on Wednesday announced it was subpoenaing more than 20 doctors and clinics that perform gender-affirming care for minors as the Trump administration ramps up its attacks against this marginalized group of Americans. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo July 9 (UPI)»»»

Question: Six months ago, I signed a contracting agreement with a contractor to build my villa. The contractor completed only about 30 per cent of the work, while I paid him for about 50 per cent of the work. Two months ago, the contractor left the work without any reason. What is the appropriate l»»»

Dubai: Domestic workers in Kuwait are not yet required to obtain exit permits to leave the country, the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) confirmed, refuting a wave of misleading reports that circulated widely on social media. In an official statement, the authority described as “entirely false” »»»

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel's military offensive in Gaza.Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), some»»»