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From Formula 1 and the FIBA Basketball World Cup to concerts and food festivals, Qatar has unveiled a calendar of more than 560 events stretching through 2027. The programme comes as the Gulf country looks to build on record visitor numbers following a period of regional uncertainty. Qatar welcomed 5.1 million visitors last year, according to Visit Qatar. Jassim Al Mahmoud, Director of Communications at Visit Qatar, said another 2.9 million arrived in the first half of this year. “The biggest number of visitors arrived to Qatar last year, so this is something that drives us to have such a…
Healy-Rae had his window rolled down and was talking on the phone to his son Jackie, a Kerry councilman, as a man walked into the road and started punching the politician in the face. While the attacker fled on foot, police helped Healy-Rae reach a nearby hospital to have his facial wounds stitched up. Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the attack on Healy-Rae — who had been a junior minister in his coalition government before his surprise resignation in April — could mark a watershed in how Irish politicians operate in public. “We’ve never had this before in our society,”…
Europe is bracing for a potential oil supply shock after Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline, also known as Petroline, following drone attacks earlier this month from Iran-backed allied Houthis and Iraq. The Saudi energy ministry announced a precautionary shutdown on 10 September after drone attacks on the pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions the previous day. The siege knocked out one of the kingdom’s most important alternatives to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz – the transit ruote for 20% of the world’s oil and gas supplies – since the US and Israel launched military attacks on…
Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 17 September, Carney backed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to explore making Canada the EU’s first associate member, describing it as part of a broader effort to strengthen their sovereignty and resilience. He called for deeper cooperation on critical minerals, defence, artificial intelligence, energy, space and financial systems, while proposing closer digital trade and stronger links between universities and young people. Carney also made clear that the partnership was not intended to create a new geopolitical bloc. “I am not proposing a third bloc in order to become a great-power…
International tourism grew just 0.4% in the first half of 2026, with Europe seeing a 3% uptick in arrivals, according to the latest World Tourism Barometer from UN Tourism. The continent was among the strongest performers, with only Africa seeing a larger growth of 4%. Some 350 million international tourists visited Europe between January and June this year – but that growth wasn’t uniform. Both Southern Mediterranean Europe and Central Eastern Europe saw a 4% growth, with Northern Europe up 3%. On the flip side, arrivals in Western Europe declined 1%, with UN Tourism noting this was “partly due to…
Coming after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed admitting Canada as an associate member of the EU, Calviño’s trip is significant given that the EIB typically only operates in developing countries or members of the European Union or European Economic Area. Ahead of this year’s G7 summit, Canada extended a behind-the-scenes offer to alliance members for “priority access” to its critical minerals stockpile, according to a letter seen by POLITICO from Hodgson. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney named boosting critical raw materials as one of the areas in which he wants to boost collaboration between Ottawa…
After Ursula von der Leyen’s annual State of the Union speech, Euronews spoke to Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis, Maroš Šefčovič, Wopke Hoekstra and Andrius Kubilius about what to expect following the President’s address. Covering the economy, trade, climate and defence, the four Commissioners share their views on what’s next for the European Union, from boosting competitiveness and trade to tackling climate change and strengthening Europe’s defence.
Published on 17/09/2026 – 16:00 GMT+2•Updated 16:01 Tehran has ordered a Swedish diplomat to leave Iranian territory within 48 hours, after Sweden expelled an Iranian diplomat from its embassy in Stockholm on Wednesday over activities described as incompatible with diplomatic norms. Alireza Yousofi, director-general for Western Europe at Iran’s foreign ministry, summoned the Swedish ambassador in Tehran on Thursday to deliver the reciprocal expulsion order and convey what he described as Iran’s protest at Sweden’s “destructive policies and its hosting of terrorist groups.” Iran’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Sweden’s decision to restrict the activities of an Iranian…
When deciding on where to stay in a new city, an obvious place to start is to narrow it down by neighbourhood. Perhaps you want to stay in a city’s old town, or its creative district. Or maybe you just want to be as close as possible to the nightlife scene. If you’re looking to stay in the ~coolest~ neighbourhood in town, however, you might just want to check out Time Out’s new ranking. Based on the expert opinions of the magazine’s editors around the globe, neighbourhoods have been evaluated across their food and drink offering, nightlife, local businesses, liveability…
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