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Saudi Stock Market closes lower as main index slips 11 points 15 Jul 2026 - 09:00 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's main stock market index closed lower on Wednesday, shedding 11.10 points to finish at 10,704.51, as trading activity reached SAR...

OpenAI fails to trademark name in EU 15 Jul 2026 - 08:44 pm

Brussels: OpenAI, the owner the ChatGPT chatbot, lost Wednesday its appeal against the EU's refusal to register its name as a trademark. The...

Two rights watchdogs say US-imposed ICC sanctions stymied their bid to defend Palestinians 15 Jul 2026 - 08:32 pm

Washington: The Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide, stated Wednesday that the sanctions imposed by the...

Bangladesh seizes $6.2 bn in assets tied to ousted PM Hasina 15 Jul 2026 - 06:33 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh has confiscated assets worth 760 billion taka (about $6.2 billion) linked to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family and 10...

Mozambique to establish state-owned fuel procurement company to strengthen energy security 15 Jul 2026 - 05:38 pm

MAPUTO: Mozambique's government has approved the creation of a state-owned company to centralize the procurement and management of petroleum products, aiming to strengthen...

US military says completed 90-minute wave of strikes on Iran 15 Jul 2026 - 03:42 pm

Washington, United States: The US military said it had completed its latest wave of strikes against Iranian targets on Wednesday that "further degraded...

Sri Lanka expands anti-dengue drive as deaths mount 15 Jul 2026 - 03:15 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka is intensifying a military-backed drive to contain the spread of mosquito-borne dengue fever, a senior official said Wednesday, as the...

Attempted burglary at Yamal's home after World Cup triumph: police, media 15 Jul 2026 - 02:46 pm

Madrid: Burglars tried to break in to the Barcelona home of Spain star Lamine Yamal on Wednesday, shortly after he helped La Roja...

GCC condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan 15 Jul 2026 - 02:33 pm

Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned in the strongest terms the Iranian attacks that targeted Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, and the accompanying...

Cuba slowly gets power back after latest blackout 15 Jul 2026 - 01:56 pm

Havana: Cubans were gradually getting power back on Wednesday, after the third nationwide power outage in less than 10 days, the national electricity...

Russian Haaland lookalike says viral video felt 'like a dream' 15 Jul 2026 - 12:59 pm

Moscow: Friends and family have for a few years told Russian model Anastasia Kostromina that she looked like Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, but...

'We don't have time': Montenegro's bird haven fading 15 Jul 2026 - 12:08 pm

Ulcinj, Montenegro: Every year, tens of thousands of birds glide over the rusting remains of one of the Mediterranean's largest saltworks, to rest...

UN warns of cracks in global immunisation system 15 Jul 2026 - 11:59 am

Geneva: Global infant vaccination levels improved slightly last year, the UN said Wednesday, but warned that drastic funding cuts, conflicts and misinformation were...

Body of Indian sailor missing after Oman ship attack found 15 Jul 2026 - 11:47 am

New Delhi: The body of an Indian sailor who went missing after his ship was attacked off the coast of Oman has been...

Air defenses intercept Iranian drone attacks: Kuwaiti Army 15 Jul 2026 - 10:20 am

Kuwait: The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army announced on Wednesday morning that Kuwaiti air defenses are currently repelling attacks by hostile Iranian...

Air defenses intercepted, shot down 3 ballistic missiles from Iran: Jordan 15 Jul 2026 - 10:17 am

Amman: The Jordanian Armed Forces announced that its air defense systems intercepted and shot down three ballistic missiles that entered Jordanian airspace from...

Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI 15 Jul 2026 - 10:15 am

Sydney: Australia will enact laws to regulate how artificial intelligence data centres use power and water, and to protect creative copyright, Prime Minister...