MADRID — A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated Saturday after Madrid imposed border controls on Italian travelers in response to restrictions introduced by Rome. Italians arriving at Barcelona airport were subjected to random police checks after the measures took effect overnight, according to Spain’s state news agency EFE. The Spanish government said the controls would remain in place for at least a month after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rejected Madrid’s demand that Rome lift its restrictions by an Aug. 9 deadline. Spain…
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BELGRADE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced Russia’s latest deadly attacks on Kyiv on Saturday during his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that has maintained friendly relations with Moscow throughout the war. Four people, including a 3-year-old child, were killed in overnight strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian forces, meanwhile, struck oil facilities inside Russia. Zelenskyy arrived in Belgrade on Friday for the first visit by a Ukrainian president to Serbia in eight years. Speaking alongside Zelenskyy at a news conference, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic described Ukraine as a…
BOGOTA — Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s president Friday, breaking with tradition by holding his inauguration in the volatile southwestern city of Cali in a move intended to signal his hard-line approach to illegal armed groups. De la Espriella, 48, succeeds Gustavo Petro after narrowly defeating Petro ally Sen. Iván Cepeda in a June 21 runoff election. The lawyer and businessman, who had never previously held public office, campaigned as an outsider and largely financed his presidential bid with his own fortune. His victory marks a further shift to the right in Latin America. The…
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed to introduce tougher gun control laws after a 14-year-old carried out a shooting that left eight people dead and 22 injured at a school on the outskirts of Bangkok. Fourteen people remained hospitalized following Friday’s attack, seven of them in critical condition. Authorities said the teenager first shot and killed his 73-year-old grandfather and 74-year-old grandmother at their home before taking a school bus to Debsirin School in Nonthaburi, where he was a student. He later opened fire inside the school, killing five teachers before shooting himself. Thai media subsequently reported…
New Shariah-compliant business account enables small businesses to put surplus cash to work automatically, without locking it away, as Pemo cements its position as the leading all-in-one spend management platform for the UAE’s SME economy. Dubai — Pemo, the UAE’s leading all-in-one spend management platform, announced the launch of its very first business account, designed specifically for the country’s burgeoning small business economy. Issued by ruya and structured in line with Shariah-compliant principles, the account enables SME customers to put idle cash to work through a Wakala deposit, with an expected profit rate of up to 3.75%, no minimum balance and…
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia’s strongest condemnation of the targeting of a UAE tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz. “These unacceptable attacks constitute an assault on the security and safety of maritime navigation and global energy supplies,” the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency. Saudi Arabia affirmed that Iran’s continued perpetration of these attacks is a grave violation of international laws and norms, including Security Council Resolution 2817, which guarantees freedom of navigation and safe passage in international waterways. Saudi Arabia holds Iran responsible for the consequences…
WASHINGTON — The United States expects Iran to restore oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-conflict levels and ensure the safe passage of commercial vessels, US Vice President JD Vance said Saturday. “Our expectation is you’re going to see the same amount of oil and gas come out of the Gulf that you saw before the conflict started,” Vance told Fox News, saying Tehran had communicated that intention to Washington. Vance, however, stressed that the United States would assess Iran based on its actions rather than its assurances. “But you know, we don’t trust. We verify,”…
TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that now is the “best time” for Iran and the United States to reach an agreement, arguing that outstanding disputes cannot be resolved through war alone and should be addressed through dialogue. “When people talk about reaching an agreement, I believe now is the best time, because there is cohesion, strength and unity in the country,” Pezeshkian said at his second news conference since taking office. He said Iran was viewed as having emerged from the conflict “victorious and strong,” creating an opportunity to pursue an agreement while defending the country’s rights…
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RIYADH — Saudi security authorities arrested a total of 14,440 illegal residents in a week. The arrests were made in the joint inspections, carried out by the security forces in collaboration with the relevant government agencies, during the period between July 30 and August 5, the Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday. Those who were arrested include 7,090 violators of the Residency Law, 3,932 violators of the Border Security Law, and 3,418 violators of the Labor Law. A total of 10,827 illegal residents were deported while 18,131 violators were referred to their diplomatic missions to obtain travel documents and 6,357…