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First Arab Gulf Conference for Training and Development wraps up in Cairo 20 Jun 2026 - 04:08 pm

Cairo: The International Union for Training and Development (IUTD) concluded the the First Arab Gulf Conference for Training and Development, on Saturday. The...

Court bans Spanish PM's wife from leaving country 20 Jun 2026 - 03:37 pm

Madrid: A Spanish court has ordered the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Begona Gomez, to stand trial by jury for corruption and...

UAE airlines offer expanded insurance after Iran conflict 20 Jun 2026 - 02:48 pm

Dubai: The UAE's two biggest airlines have launched beefed up travel insurance packages in an effort to lure back holidaymakers scared away by...

Two arrested in Spain over exotic animal trafficking network 20 Jun 2026 - 01:17 pm

Madrid: Two people have been arrested and eight others placed under investigation in Spain over their alleged involvement in a network trafficking exotic...

Bolivian president declares state of emergency after weeks of protests 20 Jun 2026 - 01:06 pm

La Paz: Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency across the Latin American country on Saturday after more than six weeks...

Pakistan minister arrives in Iran after Switzerland talks postponed 20 Jun 2026 - 12:39 pm

Tehran: Pakistan's interior minister arrived in Iran on Saturday after planned talks between Iran and the United States in Switzerland were postponed, Iranian...

Japan's men told to clean at home, not just the World Cup 20 Jun 2026 - 12:16 pm

Tokyo: Images of Samurai Blue fans cleaning up World Cup stadiums have garnered them widespread praise, but back in Japan, a post has...

Driver killed in UK train collision, police confirm 20 Jun 2026 - 12:05 pm

London: British Transport Police said on Saturday a train driver had been killed when two trains collided north of London on Friday, an...

Ancient Greek theatre revives legendary Callas opera Medea 20 Jun 2026 - 11:11 am

Palaia Epidavros, Greece: Sixty-five years after it last hosted an opera performance, Greece's renowned ancient theatre of Epidaurus is revisiting the seminal 1961...

Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu 20 Jun 2026 - 10:52 am

Sydney: Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu inAustraliafor the first time, the country's agriculture minister said on Saturday, meaning the...

Japan raises visa fees 5-fold from July 20 Jun 2026 - 10:46 am

Tokyo: The Japanese government has decided to raise single-entry visa fees for foreigners fivefold to 15,000 yen (about 90 U.S. dollars) from 3,000...

Ox-drawn carts used to carry US aid in fuel-starved Cuba 20 Jun 2026 - 09:52 am

Hongolosongo, Cuba: Pushing a modified bicycle that serves him as a wheelchair, Teodardo Debardet returns home after receiving an aid package sent by...

Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill 7: police 20 Jun 2026 - 09:49 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: Twin roadside blasts killed at least seven people in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday. "A private pickup...

Peeling paint adds to woes of Trump's pool project 20 Jun 2026 - 09:10 am

Washington, United States: The blue paint is peeling on the renovation championed by President Donald Trump to spruce up Washington's iconic Reflecting Pool...

Lebanon state media says five dead in fresh Israeli strikes on south 20 Jun 2026 - 09:04 am

Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanese official media said fresh Israeli strikes on the country's south on Saturday killed five people, despite a ceasefire between Israel...

Norway announces intention to open diplomatic mission in Greenland 19 Jun 2026 - 09:21 pm

Oslo: Oslo authorities announced today their intention to open a diplomatic mission in Greenland to strengthen bilateral relations, at a time of escalating...

Tanzania's elephant population rises to 66,714 19 Jun 2026 - 08:59 pm

Dar Es Salaam: Tanzania's elephant population has increased to 66,714 from 46,408 in 2014, according to the 2024/2025 national wildlife census, reflecting a...