Mohamed Alabbar has announced a large-scale resort development in Umbria, Italy, combining a restored 13th-century castle, a new hotel, a polo club, and roughly 80 branded villas across 1.2 million square metres. Residential sales are expected within months, with a Venice project confirmed as next. Read more →

Schools across the UAE are urging Grade 12 students to log in to the Student Portal and verify their personal details against their passports before end-of-year results are announced. Name mismatches in either Arabic or English are among the most common errors flagged, and can delay university admission and certificate equivalency processes. Read more →

Dubai's RTA has completed 72% of its overhaul of the nol transit payment system, shifting from card-based to account-based ticketing. The full upgrade, covering QR codes, new-generation nol cards, bank cards, and digital wallets, is due by the end of Q1 2027. Read more →

France's first Ebola patient, a humanitarian doctor who returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo on 23 June, has recovered and left hospital. The DRC outbreak has killed 438 people among 1,502 confirmed cases since mid-May. Read more →

France beat Paraguay 1-0 in the round of 16, with Kylian Mbappé converting a VAR-awarded penalty in the 70th minute. They face Morocco in the quarter-finals on 9 July in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Read more →

Morocco defeated Canada 3-0 on Saturday to become the first team through to the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals. Azzedine Ounahi scored twice and Soufiane Rahimi added a third as the Atlas Lions controlled the match from start to finish. Read more →

The United States marked 250 years of independence with mass celebrations and a military spectacle on the National Mall, as President Trump used the occasion to warn of a "communist threat" from domestic political opponents. A Quinnipiac poll found 61% of Americans believe the country fails to live up to the principles of its founding declaration. Read more →

Argentina survived a scare to reach the FIFA World Cup round of 16, beating Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in Miami. A Denis Idélson own goal in the 111th minute settled the contest after the scores were level twice. Argentina face Egypt on 7 July. Read more →