LONDON: Some walked out of Syria’s Sednayah prison unable to remember their own names. After years inside what rights groups described as a “human slaughterhouse,” survivors of the country’s most notorious prison emerged in late 2024 unsure whether their families were alive or whether their homes w»»»

London: A recent British study has revealed that a simple blood test measuring proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease and dementia may be capable of detecting the condition years - or even decades - before symptoms begin to emerge. Researchers behind the study said the findings suggest that Alzheim»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s fintech race is no longer being defined by consumer-facing apps, but by the infrastructure powering them, according to Mohamed Oueida, founder and CEO of Stitch. As the Kingdom’s financial sector matures under Vision 2030, attention is shifting away from user interfaces towar»»»

Iranian Commander of the Mohammad Rasoolullah Corps Hassan Hassanzadeh attends an event with Iranian officials at the Imam Khomeini Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. President Donald Trump is expected to make a decision on the proposed Iran cease-fire Friday. Photo by Behnam Tofighi/UPI | License »»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia has all the means to destroy anyone who attempts to destroy its air defense bases. “Russia has all the means to flatten anyone who tries to do this,” Putin told journalists during a press briefing following his visit to Kazakhstan, commenting on t»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is set to make a “final determination” on whether to move forward with a proposed peace agreement with Iran. In a lengthy social media post, Trump said he would meet advisers in the White House Situation Room to decide on the next steps regarding a d»»»

BEIJING: Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after spending nearly seven months in space and completing the handover with another crew earlier this week. The craft carrying Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang of the Shenzhou 21 crew touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in nor»»»

Four men were involved in a violent altercation in one of Budapest’s outer districts, during which firearms and knives were reportedly used. Several individuals were taken to hospital following the incident. Bladed weapons produced and shots fired in Budapest According to a police statement issued »»»

AMMAN: Jordan play at their first World Cup determined to show they belong at football’s top table and with Lionel Messi’s Argentina presenting the most daunting of prospects. Jamal Sellami’s side face Austria in a tough Group J on their World Cup debut on June 16, followed by Algeria and then reig»»»

US President Donald Trump is set to escalate Washington’s economic pressure campaign on Cuba in an attempt to force regime change, Axios reported on Friday, citing sources. The island is already enduring near-total fuel starvation and daily blackouts stretching up to 20 hours. The US has thus far o»»»

The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) opened the two-day regular session of its 68th General Assembly here on Friday. Among the participants were BRC Chairman Hristo Grigorov, Minister of Labour and Social Policy Nataliya Efremova, Deputy Health Minister Petko Salchev, State Agency for Refugees Chairman Iv»»»

Dubai: UAE travellers heading to Europe should gear up for a long wait of at least five to six hours at European airports, as the rollout of the EU’s new electronic Entry/Exit System (EES) plunges major hubs into operational disruptions. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances»»»

A drone crashed into an apartment block in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border on Friday, injuring two people, emergency services said. According to the regional emergency services department, a drone carrying explosives struck the 10th floor of the building, sparking a fire. Around 70 reside»»»

Dubai: Starting Monday, June 1, private sector salaries in the UAE will officially become due on the first day of every month under new wage protection rules introduced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE). The change is part of a stricter enforcement system designed to redu»»»

More evidence suggests that Austrian authorities and quarry operators have been aware of asbestos contamination for years, while continuing to generate substantial profits from stone and gravel exported to Hungary. We have previously reported in detail on the asbestos contamination scandal affectin»»»

Kaspersky Lab founder Eugene Kaspersky visited Kumtor mine, where he was introduced to the production facilities and modern technologies used at Kyrgyzstan’s largest gold mining enterprise. During the visit, the guest was briefed on the company’s operations and ongoing development and modernization»»»

Therme București officially kicks off the summer season and reopens, starting 30 May, the Sands of Therme and Galaxy Horizon beaches, under the concept of the new summer season: Therme Summer Fest, “A summer like a festival”, 100 days of holiday, music, and wellness. The experience turns summer in »»»

As part of a large-scale state program, 119 industrial enterprises were commissioned in Kyrgyzstan in 2025, up from the planned 100. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced this while presenting the work results to journalists. According to the ministry, the successful launch of these enterp»»»

DEIR AL BALAH: Majda was destitute. Her husband and eldest son had been killed by Israeli airstrikes. Living in a ragged tent in Gaza with rats and the stench of sewage, she couldn’t support her children and feared her daughters would be harassed going to the communal latrine in a camp with hundred»»»

London, United Kingdom: A recent British study has revealed that a simple blood test measuring proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease and dementia may be capable of detecting the condition years - or even decades - before symptoms begin to emerge. Researchers behind the study said the findings sugg»»»

Warsaw: “Civilisations do not have to resemble one another to understand one another,” Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi told an audience gathered at the opening of the Warsaw International Book Fair in Poland. “They only need to approach each other with patience, curiosity and empathy.” Sharjah»»»

A team of ‌specialist divers were headed to central Laos to help efforts to rescue seven people trapped in a ​cave after heavy rains triggered a landslide last week, a Thai volunteer group said on Friday. Seven Lao nationals had entered the cave in Xaisomboun province to prospect for gold, but thei»»»

JAKARTA (Sputnik) - Cambodia and China have agreed to expand their joint Golden Dragon 2026 military exercises by incorporating modern equipment and involving multiple branches of the armed forces, the Khmer Times newspaper reported. The preparations for the annual exercises were discussed by Deput»»»

RIYADH: Cement sits at the center of Saudi Arabia’s transformation. From giga-projects and housing developments to industrial zones and tourism infrastructure, demand for the material is expected to remain high as the Kingdom advances its Vision 2030 agenda. But cement is also one of the world’s mo»»»

Most adults would struggle to pronounce them, let alone spell them. Yet for 14-year-old Shrey Parikh, words such as hwyl, philepitta and bromocriptine became stepping stones to one of America’s most coveted academic titles. The California teenager outspelled 247 competitors to win the 2026 Scripps »»»

Dubai: Municipal abattoirs across Dubai processed more than 11,000 sacrificial animals during the Day of Arafat and the first day of Eid Al Adha, as authorities ramped up operations to accommodate one of the busiest periods of the year while maintaining health and safety standards. Data released by»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Russian citizen has been detained for planning to blow up a passenger train in the city of Novorossiysk on instructions from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday. "The Russian Federal Security Service in the city of Novoros»»»

Dubai: As part of its proactive preparations for the return season of Hajj pilgrims and increased passenger movement during the Eid Al Adha holiday, Dubai Customs has announced enhanced operational readiness across all customs ports and airports to ensure smooth passenger flow and faster customs pr»»»

Los Angeles: The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in the northwestern United States has risen to eight, an official said Thursday, with three others still missing. A huge tank holding tens of thousands of litres of a highly caustic substance imploded on Tuesday at the plant in Long»»»

A small UK-registered biotech company believes it has found an Alzheimer's treatment that is safer, cheaper and more effective than anything currently on the market — and it has done so by revisiting a molecule that Soviet chemists first synthesised in the 1970s and that Pfizer abandoned as a failu»»»

Al Raffa Police Station in Dubai honoured Mohammed Ali Sherakal Mohi, an Indian national, for his honesty after he found Dh100,000 in a parking lot and handed it over to the police station. The money was returned to its owner, who was unaware of his loss, within just three hours. Colonel Ahmed Obai»»»

There was a very mixed vibe coming from this week’s major water security meeting held in the Tajik capital Dushanbe – the Fourth High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018-2028. On the one hand, the Central Asian countrie»»»

Teddy Lee grew up working in his family’s Chinese restaurant in the UK and, from the age of 15, studied hotel management and confectionery while working weekends alongside his parents. He opened his first ramen restaurant in Edinburgh in 2015, and six months later he rebranded it Maki & Ramen. Dete»»»

SERTA: With midsummer-like heat already baking parts of Portugal, army units and forestry agents are racing to clean up woody debris left behind from severe storms in early 2026 before the summer wildfire season begins. In the central area of Serta — one of the worst-hit by the storms — heavy bulld»»»

Los Angeles, United States: The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in the northwestern United States has risen to eight, an official said Thursday, with three others still missing. A huge tank holding tens of thousands of gallons (liters) of a highly caustic substance imploded on Tue»»»

The new anti-corruption commission must become operational by the end of August, while the European Commission is already unfreezing EUR 370 million for Bulgaria, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said on Nova Television's morning programme on Friday. He pointed out that the anti-corruption comm»»»

On May 28, inspectors from the Department of Chemicalization, Plant Protection, and Quarantine inspected a 21-ton shipment of watermelons arriving from the Republic of Uzbekistan during phytosanitary control at Dostuk checkpoint. The Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. Accordin»»»

Dubai: Emirates has issued a travel advisory urging passengers to check destination entry requirements before flying, as several countries introduce enhanced Ebola-related screening measures and travel restrictions. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.In an update publishe»»»

For 20 years, Millicent Turay has supported her family by collecting mangrove oysters near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a common livelihood along the west African coast. But the activity, deeply rooted in local culture and which has enabled generations of women to make a living, is now under t»»»

Dubai: Holidaymakers across the Middle East are facing a harsh reality this summer: flying is about to get significantly more expensive. While the skies over the Gulf are finally clearing, the financial fallout of the recent regional conflict is only just beginning to hit consumers. Sign up for our»»»

One person was killed and two injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Volgograd region, governor Andrey Bocharov said on ‌Friday. Fires at ‌a chemical ‌plant ⁠and energy facilities ⁠were put out after the attack, he added. Fuel storage facilities also caught fire following ⁠a Ukraine drone »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) has detailed the core frameworks driving its Data Classification Policy, highlighting an integrated system designed to protect vital information assets across local institutions. Through a series of educational visual guides released on its»»»

Manila: Israel is looking to the Philippines as a key partner in a US-led initiative to secure supply chains for artificial intelligence and semiconductors, with the Southeast Asian nation’s critical minerals seen as a vital complement to Israeli expertise in high technology. Israel’s Ambassador to»»»

With the US bogged down in its war against Iran, Ukraine has been urging Europe to step up and play an active role in negotiations on bringing the Russian invasion to an end. But EU officials say the bloc first needs to be aligned on what it wants to say to Moscow – and who would be best place»»»

Russia and Kazakhstan signed a document on the project for the republic’s first nuclear power plant, Reuters reports. The agreement was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Kazakhstan. The parties also formalized an agreement on a Russian export loan to finance the plant’s cons»»»

MAKKAH: The sky over Makkah witnessed a rare and precise astronomical phenomenon on Thursday at 12:18 PM local time, as the sun aligned almost perfectly directly above the Holy Kaaba, according to SPA. The event, which coincided exactly with the Dhuhr (midday) prayer call, offered a flawless natura»»»

NAIROBI: Kenya has provided written approval for the US to open a quarantine ​facility in the East African nation for Americans exposed to the Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said two US officials briefed on the response. The authorization grants the US access to land a»»»

Nicaragua's government said it will return mining company BHMB Mining to its original owners after the operation was confiscated in September 2025. File Photo by Christobal Herrera-Ulashkevich May 28 (UPI) -- Nicaragua's government said it will return mining company BHMB Mining to its original owne»»»

Former Yemeni President Field Marshal Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi died on Thursday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, at the age of 81, closing one of the most complex political and military chapters in Yemen’s history since unification in 1990. Hadi’s name became closely associated with Yemen’s transitional »»»

PARIS: Top seed ‌Aryna Sabalenka overcame a first-set scare to beat France’s Elsa Jacquemot 7-5 6-2 on Thursday and move into the French Open third round. The Belarusian, last year’s losing finalist, was made to work hard for about an hour, with the local hero delighting home fans with several spec»»»