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The Gulf Cooperation Council urged the international community to take a firm stance regarding the Houthi militia’s attacks, warning that assaults targeting Saudi Arabia and commercial shipping could have repercussions for regional security and international…

Iran has changed its secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, appointing former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezaei as second-in-command on the body that coordinates the country's security and foreign policy. Rezaei is more of…

Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing workshops are becoming essential retail services for clothing brands as they try…

Abu Dhabi: ADNOC Gas reported net income of $665 million (AED2.44 billion) for the second quarter of 2026, exceeding its guidance range of $400 million to $600 million despite operational challenges and disruptions to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.The company also announced a major milestone in its long-term growth strategy with final investment…

Kurdish group the PKK on Sunday criticized a proposed Turkish law setting out the fate of its fighters after disarmament, a day before parliament prepares to consider it. And they warned that its provisions would…

South Korea and the United States will conduct major joint military drills from August 17 to 27, incorporating exercises to counter drones, GPS disruption and cyberattacks as they adapt to North Korea's evolving capabilities, officials…

Flights ‌arriving at Catania airport in eastern Sicily were suspended until 1500 GMT on Monday after volcanic ash from a fresh eruption of Mount Etna drifted into airspace around the airport, operator SAC said. Etna,…

Saudi Arabia’s cultural sector continues to expand, with the latest Ministry of Culture figures highlighting progress toward making culture a way of life. Heritage sites, literary activities and cultural initiatives have drawn millions of visitors…

North American Aerospace Defense Command on Sunday intercepted two general aviation aircraft that violated temporary flight restrictions as President Donald Trump attended a tournament at his golf club in ‌Bedminster, New ‌Jersey, reported Reuters. F-16…

The extreme ‌heat and drought affecting large parts of Europe this summer could erase much of the economic growth expected across the region, Dutch bank Triodos said in a report on Saturday. The bank, which…

Israeli attacks on Lebanon have expanded beyond airstrikes, artillery fire and demolitions to include the use of incendiary materials, as fires sweep through vast stretches of forests and highlands after projectiles and flammable substances were…

Indonesia intensified efforts Monday to combat a growing number of wildfires across the archipelago, deploying helicopters, hundreds of firefighters and disaster personnel as blazes spread through a popular national park in East Java and peatlands…

Russia shot down 456 Ukrainian drones in overnight attacks that left several dead in two Russian regions, local authorities said Monday. More than four years since the start of Russia's large-scale offensive against Ukraine, diplomacy…

Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said his side are unable to sustain the required levels of performance after they lost 3-2 to Monaco in a friendly at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool squandered a two-goal advantage for…

Taiwan slowed the mobile internet in a large swathe of the central part of the island on Monday for the first time during annual war games, simulating communication disruption in the event of a Chinese…

The Iraqi government is stepping up efforts to rein in armed groups as Shiite political circles debate the future relationship between the state and armed factions ahead of the US-led international coalition’s withdrawal deadline at…

Some Taylor Swift songs have been removed from social media videos posted by President Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House, which has used two of the American superstar's songs over the past week. The…

Around 50,000 fans watched Manchester City beat Atlético Madrid 3-1 in a pre-season exhibition game at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Sunday, offering a rare example of soccer making headlines for on-field action here during…

Sudan’s war has crippled basic services in the country and pushed institutions that once sheltered hundreds of children without parental care to the brink, with deaths among some of the country’s most vulnerable children mounting.…

Defending champion Ben Shelton kept a clean slate at the ATP Montreal Masters on Sunday, holding off a challenge from Joao Fonseca to power 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) into the quarter-finals. World number 10 Shelton has…

A former gang leader goes on trial Monday in Las Vegas over the decades-old murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, one of America's most high-profile unresolved murders. The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely…

A North ‌Korean hacking group built large language model tools and collected software that could help automate cyberattacks, analyze stolen material and produce more convincing phishing campaigns, a South Korean cybersecurity firm said on Monday.…

A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was canceled last week after a young child refused to sit down and buckle up, forcing the plane back to the terminal and delaying it past the airport’s runway…

Standing on the ferry as it waits to dock on the Greek island of Ithaca, Giorgia Ongarato is only too keen to talk about the "Odyssey" -- the epic poem that inspired Christopher Nolan's blockbuster…

Taipei: Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien To repel any future Chinese invasion, Taiwan is building fleets of flying drones and unmanned attack boats. The goal is to use them to help locate and attack…

Software engineer Josh Dersch loves old computers. He spends countless hours tinkering in his garage, trying to coax decades-old machines back to life. He estimates he owns more than 200 vintage computers and devices in…

Hangzhou, China: Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, made a second landfall in east China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday evening, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC).The typhoon came ashore in Yueqing City at around 6:40 p.m., with maximum sustained winds near its centre reaching Force 13, equivalent to 38 metres per second.Earlier…

US Vice President JD Vance said the US will not trust Tehran’s pledges but will verify its actions in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Iranians have told Washington they have no plans to impose…

The commander leading Ukraine’s drone war says his country’s recent strikes in Crimea are the first phase of a campaign aimed at rendering the peninsula — illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 — unusable as…

Dubai: Gold prices edged lower on Monday as investors locked in profits after the precious metal reached a seven-week high in the previous session, while attention shifted to upcoming US inflation data for signals on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate outlook.Spot gold fell 0.3% to $4,330.46 per ounce by 0443 GMT, after reaching its highest level…

Just over a year ago, Chinese ultra-fast fashion retailer Shein began leasing 15 hectares of warehouse facilities — equivalent in size to 21 soccer pitches — near Ho Chi Minh City, part of a grand…

With two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged harms to children in a case brought by four US states. The federal…

Mehmet Kusman did not spend very long at school, but he traced the ancient inscriptions chiseled into the black basalt rock and read: "Before me there was nothing. But by the power of the god…

As dark plumes billow from overhead smokestacks, brickmakers at a kiln in Pakistan's Sheikhupura district crush coal through small holes beneath their feet into the fiery chambers below. Workers already have to endure extreme conditions…

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” set a new high for the director.…

New Delhi/Perth: Oil prices rose on Monday as uncertainty persisted over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran saying the United States must meet several conditions before the strategic waterway can resume normal operations, even as Tehran and Oman move closer to an agreement on new shipping lanes.Brent crude futures rose 84 cents,…

Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport. The weather system has lost power after making two…

The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The extreme heat began in May and has…

Oil prices rose on Monday as uncertainty persisted over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran saying the United States must meet several conditions even as Tehran and Oman moved into the final…

Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for humanitarian corridors to be opened for civilians caught up in a conflict in Sudan which has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. Leo said he was…

Washington/Cairo: Iran said it was nearing a ‌final pact with Oman defining ​new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions, including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened.A U.S. official told Reuters on Friday that Iran…

The Iran-backed Houthi group escalated its attacks in Yemen, targeting with missiles and drones the al-Mokha port in Taiz on the west coast. Government military media said four soldiers and three civilians were killed in…

The Saudi business environment has thrived during the first half of this year, with the establishment of 46,900 new companies, in a reflection of continued growth of commercial activity amid government efforts to facilitate procedures…

Saudi Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan said Saudi Arabia's hosting of the fourth UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics…

Dubai: Ask 37-year-old Amy Morris how her life’s improved since she moved to Dubai and she’ll give you a list – year-long sunshine, people who want to see you win, the work-life balance … it goes on.The Founder and CEO of Pop Up Global had been running her entertainment business in the UK for nine…

European consumers can expect natural gas from an undersea deposit off Cyprus to help meet their energy needs as early as March 2028, the island nation's energy minister said. Michael Damianos said the East Mediterranean…

Dubai: Temperatures are holding steady in the mid-40s across the UAE today, as the NCM forecasts fair to partly cloudy weather today.The authorities expect convective cloud formation by this afternoon, over some eastern and southern areas, associated with a chance of rainfall. Light to moderate southeasterly to northeasterly winds are also expected to freshen at…

ALBAWABA - Hours of confusion over Iranian media reports of contradicting information regarding Rezaei’s new post were put to rest as Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, named Major General Mohsen Rezaei as his representative to the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC)...