The Lebanese army said on Wednesday that a soldier had been killed in an Israeli air strike near his post in Bekaa and that it had retrieved his body, Reuters reported. It said the retrieval was delayed from the previous day due to the security situation in the area. Meanwhile, Hezbollah said its f»»»

TUNIS, May 27, 2026 (TAP) – Minister of Religious Affairs Ahmed Bouhali paid a visit on to the Achrakat establishment of mutawifs (pilgrims’ guides) for Arab countries in Mecca, where he reviewed ways to further develop services provided to Tunisian...»»»

Saudi Arabia’s legislative and regulatory environment has become the primary driver reshaping the investment landscape in Makkah and Madinah, pushing the real estate sector beyond its traditional local framework toward a global horizon. This structural transformation, fueled by an unprecedented pac»»»

HYDERABAD/ BENGALURU: A Ugandan woman has tested negative for Ebola infection, India’s health ministry said on Wednesday, after she was quarantined in the tech hub of Bengaluru on suspicion of having the virus, but it did not say if she would be released from isolation. The news comes a day after a»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States plans to open a quarantine center in Kenya, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, as a deadly Ebola outbreak surges in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The facility is primarily intended for Americans who test positive for the virus or have been exposed to it, »»»

NEW DELHI: Hundreds of people in India’s border region with Bangladesh have fled to the frontier, police said Wednesday, after the government ordered the construction of detention centers for undocumented Bangladeshi migrants and Rohingya refugees. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist B»»»

NEW YORK: Dubbed the “Sommermärchen,” or “Summer Fairy Tale,” the 2006 World Cup in Germany was a widely praised showcase for a modern, unified nation that was welcoming to fans from around the globe. Part of that success was the “KombiTicket,” which gave fans free access to local public transporta»»»

Karameesh children’s channel star Rafat Waseem Awad has died following a vehicle crash in the Jordanian capital, Amman, local media and family members said. The 19-year-old died after a tragic accident on Al Hurriya Street in the Al Muqabalain neighbourhood on Tuesday evening. Get updated faster an»»»

Borislav Sarafov resigned as National Investigative Service Director and Deputy Prosecutor General on Wednesday. He tendered his bid in the morning, and it was later accepted by the Prosecutors Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council. "This is a decision I made after careful consideration," Sarafov»»»

ST PETERSBURG - Srbijagas CEO Dusan Bajatovic met with the CEO of the Russian energy company Gazprom Alexei Miller in St Petersburg on Tuesday to discuss cooperation. The meeting was their third this month, Srbijagas said in a statement. Earlier, Bajatovic has said that, under a new annex to Serbia»»»

Dubai: An Iraqi man has killed his wife and her brother and wounded several other members of her family and neighbours during a violent attack in Al Hurriya neighbourhood of Baghdad, security sources said. Preliminary investigations indicated that the suspect was under the influence of crystal meth»»»

German police arrested a Syrian citizen on Wednesday suspected of aiding and abetting attempted murder and grievous bodily harm in an attack on a tourist at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin last year, prosecutors said. The arrest of the suspect, identified as Khalaf A. in line with German privacy l»»»

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has allowed Russian athletes to compete in its events in all disciplines via a neutral status. In sports where a relevant federation has already lifted restrictions on Russia, they will be able to participate with their national flag and anthem,»»»

MUZDALIFAH: Female personnel from the General Directorate of Border Guards are deployed across the holy sites during Hajj, performing organizational and coordination duties. Their responsibilities include guidance and direction, security checks, traffic regulation, and support for field operations,»»»

Ani international operation to rescue a group of villagers from a cave found five of the seven men missing alive on Wednesday. However, organizers warned that extreme challenges they would have to overcome to safely bring them to the surface meant the real work had yet to start. Photo by Metta Tham»»»

Dubai: Leaning on a cane or the barre in her Santiago dance studio, 100-year-old Evelyn Cordero continues to teach ballet with grace and dedication. “Even in my dreams, I dance,” says the veteran instructor, whose passion for ballet has lasted nearly a century. Cordero began dancing at the age of f»»»

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that a return to war with the United States was unlikely, but warned the Islamic republic stood ready to respond to any attack. The statement came a day after Iran accused the US of breaching the ceasefire in place since April, and warned it was prepare»»»

The National Assembly passed at first reading on Wednesday amendments to the Act on Administrative Regulation of Economic Activities Associated with Oil and Petroleum Products, concerning the activities of the special commercial administrator of critical infrastructure facilities. The amendments we»»»

President Donald Trump moved his Wednesday Cabinet meeting from Camp David to the White House, citing weather. Photo by Kyle Mazza /UPI | License Photo May 27 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said his cabinet meeting on Wednesday afternoon will be at the White House instead of Camp David, as was pla»»»

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte will face a crimes against humanity trial at the International Criminal Court from November 30, the presiding judge said on Wednesday. Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity, with prosecutors alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders»»»

Dubai: President Donald Trump will convene his Cabinet at the White House on Wednesday after postponing a planned trip to Camp David, as pressure mounts on the administration to find a way out of the costly and increasingly unpredictable war with Iran. The high-level meeting comes as a fragile ceas»»»

Calls for separation in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta have invited comparisons with Brexit from Prime Minister Mark Carney, who warned against the move and described it as a “dangerous bluff.” The western province is set to hold a public vote in October on whether to remain part of Canada o»»»

MINA: Former Al-Ettifaq player and Swedish international Robin Quaison has spoken about his joy at performing Hajj this year under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah and Visit, overseen by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs. Quaison, who announced his conversion to I»»»

MADRID: Spain must proceed very carefully as it deepens its relationship with China to keep it out of critical sectors such as data, defense and telecommunications where Beijing seeks to dominate, Benjamin Leon, the US Ambassador to Spain, said on Wednesday. In one of his first public speeches sinc»»»

Arab Finance: EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding company, has closed a short-term bond note issuance for Hermes Securities Brokerage, marking the first issuance under the brokerage firm’s newly established fourth short-term bond program with a total size of EGP 10 billion, as per an emailed press release. »»»

MAKKAH: In a display of the care Saudi Arabia lavishes on pilgrims, the General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque expanded its services this year at the Grand Mosque for elderly pilgrims and those with disabilities, drawing on a combination of on-site facilities»»»

Seoul: Samsung Electronics union members on Wednesday approved a deal with management securing massive annual bonuses after threatening a major strike, as the global artificial intelligence boom causes the South Korean chip giant's profits to soar. The agreement means that around 78,000 employees f»»»

NEW YORK - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with Kyrgyz FM Jeenbek Kulubaev on the sidelines of a UN Security Council session on Tuesday. Djuric said Serbia and Kyrgyzstan were "connected by traditionally good and friendly relations" and expressed gratitude for Kyrgyzstan’s "principled and consistent su»»»

Dubai: Sharjah will open tomorrow, Thursday, as Guest of Honour at the fifth edition of the Warsaw International Book Fair 2026, presenting a wide-ranging cultural programme that spotlights Emirati literature, poetry, arts, heritage, and publishing. Held in the Polish capital from May 28 to 31, the»»»

PARIS: Iga Swiatek navigated her way into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-3 success over world number 35 Sara Bejlek. The four-time Roland Garros champion is seeking to reclaim the title she won three times consecutively between 2022 and 2024, before losing out at the »»»

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has launched an investigation after a widely circulated video showed a woman damaging items inside a perfume shop at a shopping mall in the Kingdom. The incident triggered widespread reaction on social media after claims circulated o»»»

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) issued a yellow warning code for a total of 11 Bulgarian regions for Thursday, May 28, where strong winds and hail storms are expected. The map of warning codes for dangerous weather phenomena published on the NIMH website showed a yellow c»»»

As she presented her priorities on Wednesday, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova said that social payments were secured. “Social payments are guaranteed - pensions, supplements and assistance for people with disabilities, as well as for families and children, will continue to be pa»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s delegation participated in the NAFSA 2026 Annual Conference and Expo in the US, with 20 Saudi universities attending under the Council of Universities’ Affairs. The delegation held bilateral meetings with several US universities, including MIT, Stanford, and Yale, to discuss »»»

Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery 9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleThomas Naadi,BBC Africa, AccraandBasillioh Rukanga AFP via Getty ImagesThe Pope described Church's role in slavery as a "wound in Christian memory" Ghana has welcomed Pope Leo XIV's »»»

1 of 2 | Sunil Joseph earned a Guinness World Record for his collection of 858 different paper cups. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records May 27 (UPI) -- An Indian man with a lifelong passion for collecting earned a Guinness World Record for his collection of 858 different paper cups. Sunil Jos»»»

May 26 (UPI) -- A 98-year-old British World War II veteran officially became the world's oldest wing walker when he stood atop a flying plane in England. Harry Heasman spent more than 9 minutes atop the plane at a height of over 1,000 feet on Saturday at Duxford Airfield in Cambridge. A Guinness Wo»»»

President Lee says Seoul will accelerate wartime operational control transfer while pursuing domestically built nuclear-powered submarines using low-enriched uranium South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (2-R) presides over a defense strategy committee meeting in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province,»»»

Arab Finance: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) is working to transform into a financing platform supporting national projects and productive sectors through the development of market tools and trading mechanisms, alongside efforts to improve operational efficiency and attract more local and foreign inve»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev believes that Europe is late with its efforts to begin negotiations with Russia and must make a very rapid reassessment of its strategy and its approach to the conflict with Ukraine. The pursuit of a "peace through strength" strategy and attempts to achieve a "c»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic will be on an official visit to Spain on Thursday. Brnabic will meet with Senate Speaker Pedro Rollan and Congress Speaker Francina Armengol in Madrid, the National Assembly of Serbia announced in a statement. Brnabic will also meet with a Joint Con»»»

A blaze Wednesday at a kosher supermarket in a north London neighbourhood previously targeted this year in arson attacks was "not believed to be suspicious", the capital's firefighting service said. "The circumstances of the fire are not believed to be suspicious at this time," London Fire Brigade »»»

Regarding Borislav Sarafov stepping down as Head of National Investigative Service and Deputy Prosecutor General, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said it is just the beginning of reforming the judicial system. Radev was speaking at a news briefing prior to a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron»»»

Sofia Municipality and the Centre for Urban Mobility Wednesday presented the new Sofia2Go mobile app, which integrates public transport cards in Sofia into a phone’s digital wallet via Google Wallet. The service enables travel without a physical card and was developed with Google and NXP. Sofia May»»»

ALKHOBAR: For millions of pilgrims, Hajj is a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey. For thousands of workers behind the scenes each season, it is something else entirely: a crash course in pressure, unpredictability and human endurance. Nothing fully prepares first-time Hajj workers for the scale o»»»

A dramatic walkout by minority senators halted proceedings in the Senate of the Philippines late Tuesday. It exposed deepening divisions over proposed rule changes that critics say could benefit lawmakers facing legal trouble, including fugitive Senator Ronald dela Rosa. Get updated faster and for »»»

Dhaka: At least six newborn babies died in the same hospital ward in Bangladesh within hours of each other on Wednesday, said health officials, who launched an investigation. The newborns, aged between one and three days, were in the post-delivery ward of Ad-Din Hospital, a private facility in the »»»

Arab Finance: Kafr El Zayat Pesticides posted an 88.49% year-on-year (YoY) drop in standalone net profits after tax in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, reaching EGP 11.328 million, compared to EGP 98.466 million, according to the financial results. Earnings per share (EPS) declined to EGP 0.06 in Q1»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt is in talks with French multinational rail transport systems manufacturer Alstom to localize railway manufacturing and establish a factory for train components, as part of efforts to position the country as a regional export hub, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade stat»»»

Arab Finance: The standalone net profits of International Company for Investment and Development (ICID) plummeted by 74.04% year-on-year (YoY) to EGP 579,004 in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, as per the financial results It is worth noting that net profits in Q1 2025 were EGP 2.230 million. Earnin»»»