Thailand has not exported a single shipment of rice to Iraq in the past three months, with deliveries halted entirely since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, the Thai Rice Exporters Association said, announced on May 10. »»»

Thailand has not exported a single shipment of rice to Iraq in the past three months, with deliveries halted entirely since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, the Thai Rice Exporters Association said, announced on May 10. »»»

STOCKHOLM: The coffee might be poured by a human hand, but behind the counter something far less traditional is calling the shots at an experimental cafe in Stockholm. San Francisco-based startup Andon Labs has put an artificial intelligence agent nicknamed “Mona” in charge at the eponymous Andon C»»»

BRUSSELS: The European Union is to push Monday for a revival of ties with Syria as it looks to bolster the war-ravaged country — with an eye on prospects for Syrian migrants in Europe to one day return home. The bloc’s foreign ministers will meet in Brussels with Syrian top diplomat Asaad Al-Shaiba»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 06:30 on Monday 11-05-2026 an Israeli supporting force assisting the previously targeted force at B»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 06:20 on Monday 11-05-2026 an Israeli force positioned inside a house at Baydar Al-Faq’ani in Taybe»»»

Iraq has raised the June official selling price for Basrah Medium crude oil to Asia to $4.30 a barrel against the average of Oman/Dubai quotes from the May OSP of $17.30 a barrel, state-owned Iraqi oil marketer SOMO said on Sunday. Basra Heavy to Asia in the same month was priced at $2.20 a barrel »»»

A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar appears to have transited the Strait of Hormuz, marking the country’s first export out of the region since the Iran war began. The Al Kharaitiyat, which loaded at the Ras Laffan export plant earlier this month, exited the strait and is in the»»»

Today marks the fulfilment of a long journey taken together and of the shared belief that Hungary is capable of getting back on its feet, believing in itself again, and once again becoming the common homeland of every Hungarian, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said after the inaugural session of Parlia»»»

Gold prices fell on Monday, as a lack of progress in US–Iran peace negotiations pushed oil prices higher, fueling concerns that elevated inflation could keep interest rates higher for longer. Spot gold fell 0.8% at $4,678.39 per ounce, as of 0407 GMT. US gold futures for June delivery lost 0.9% at »»»

A Greek passenger evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has been placed in quarantine at Attikon General University Hospital in Athens. The passenger, whose identity has not been disclosed, has shown no symptoms of the disease, according to officials. Passengers were evacua»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Civil Defence Authority has deployed advanced firefighting robots to combat high-risk industrial fires, strengthening emergency response operations while improving firefighter safety in hazardous environments. Brigadier Yousef Obaid Harmoul Al Shamsi, Director General of the author»»»

TAIPEI: Taiwan is “confident” in ‌the stable development of its ties with the US and Washington has repeatedly said its policy toward the island will not change, Foreign ​Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Monday of US President Donald Trump’s upcoming China trip. Trump will be in Beijing from Wednesda»»»

ISLAMABAD: The Pakis­tan Telecom­munication Company Ltd. (PTCL) has warned users that they may face week-long Internet service disruptions starting today, Monday, due to maintenance work on one of its submarine cables. In a post on social media platform X, PTCL wrote on Monday that it has planned a»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 277 passengers and 11 crew members caught fire while landing at Kathmandu airport Monday, but no one was hurt in the accident. The flight, which took off from Istanbul, caught fire after there was a spark in the right landing gear, according to Gy»»»

OAKLAND, California: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to take the stand Monday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, to explain emails that revealed how his company funded the ChatGPT creator’s shift from philanthropic organization to for-profit AI giant.Nadella’s testimony will precede tha»»»

Katmandu: A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 277 passengers and 11 crew members caught fire while landing at Katmandu airport Monday, but no one was hurt in the accident. The flight, which took off from Istanbul, caught fire after there was a spark in the right landing gear, according to Gyanendra B»»»

YANGON: Myanmar claimed on Monday that “discriminatory measures” are shutting it out of the ASEAN bloc after a summit last week saw the organization continue to blacklist the country’s post-coup leadership.The 11-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations has shunned Myanmar from summits since »»»

KYIV: A contemporary art fair has been held in the Ukrainian capital with an unusual premise: that art can help a society come to terms with what war has made normal. “Holding the event during wartime means not waiting for a better moment, but working with reality as it is,” said Anna Avetova, dire»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

Indonesia and the Philippines have formalised a strategic alliance to unify the regional nickel industry, effectively creating a nickel cartel that controls nearly three-quarters of the world’s mining output, Philippine News Agency reports. The agreement was signed at a high-level business roundtab»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

Indonesia and the Philippines have formalised a strategic alliance to unify the regional nickel industry, effectively creating a nickel cartel that controls nearly three-quarters of the world’s mining output, Philippine News Agency reports. The agreement was signed at a high-level business roundtab»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets d»»»

Qatar has sent its first liquefied natural gas cargo through the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, marking a tentative resumption of energy exports through one of the world’s most strategically sensitive maritime chokepoints.