Oil prices fell and global stock markets traded mixed Thursday awaiting an update on a US plan to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Having plunged more than 10 percent at one point Wednesday on peace hopes, crude futures fell far less sharply Thursday, with losses of around t»»»

Speaking at a news briefing at the Council of Ministers on Thursday, caretaker Finance Minister Georgi Klisurski said that the caretaker Cabinet had decided at its meeting earlier in the day to submit a treaty on Bulgaria’s accession to the European Stability Mechanism for ratification by the Natio»»»

Burjeel Holdings, a leading super-specialty healthcare provider in the GCC, has announced the launch of Burjeel NextGen Leaders, a selective 90-day talent acceleration initiative, at Make it in the Emirates 2026. Aligned with the platform’s focus on advancing local capabilities and future-ready ind»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality said it has completed 20,867 fumigation requests in one week with the aim of providing a safe and clean environment that contributes to improving quality of life in Qatar. The Ministry in a social media post stated that it is committed to enhancing public h»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut the previous day, saying “no terrorist is immune” from Israeli strikes. “Last night, we eliminated, in the heart of Beirut, the commander of Hezbollah’s »»»

DUBAI: Disney’s CEO Josh D’Amaro has told shareholders that Disneyland Abu Dhabi is continuing as planned despite regional instability following the conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, which began on Feb. 28. In a letter to shareholders published alongside the company’s latest quarterly fi»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut the previous day, saying "no terrorist is immune" from Israeli strikes. "Last night, we eliminated, in the heart of Beirut, the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan forc»»»

Hyderabad’s newly-appointed police commissioner B. Sumathi wanted to understand a simple but unsettling question: how safe does a woman feel alone on the city’s streets after midnight? What she experienced shocked even seasoned officers. Standing alone in plain clothes at a bus stop in Dilsukhnagar»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: 10 soldiers injured by a booby-trapped glider were taken to Rambam Hospital in Haifa this morning 07-05-2026 14:29 PM Latest»»»

Damascus, May 7 (SANA) Over the year since the formation of Syria’s first post-liberation government, the country has recorded notable progress in modernizing its monetary and financial system. Nearly four months after launching the replacement of the old currency, authorities say more than half of»»»

Cavatina Group’s 140-meters residential skyscraper at Grzybowska 54 opens apartment sales, bringing Class A office standards to prestige living in the heart of Wola. Warsaw’s skyline has long been dominated by glass-and-steel towers built for business. Roughly nine in ten of the city’s high-rises a»»»

Skopje, 6 May 2026 (MIA) – Food prices increased by less than one percent in April compared to March 2026, according to the government’s analysis based on data provided by the State Market Inspectorate, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski told reporters Wednesday after the launch of the Intraday Elec»»»

Two years after its launch, Adeomed, a private pediatric and neonatology clinic, reports a steady monthly growth of 10–15%, exceeding 1,300 patients per month and a turnover of over 3 million RON, with monthly revenues of over 400,000 RON. With a team of more than 45 collaborators, 17 medical speci»»»

TUNIS, May 7, 2026 (TAP) - The European Union (EU) on Thursday launched a digital platform dedicated to mapping projects funded in Tunisia, to enhance transparency and monitoring of its cooperation programmes in the country.The platform, which...»»»

Fère-en-Tardenois, France: A French village was in shock Thursday after a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death on her way to school. The teen was found gravely wounded on Wednesday morning in a street in Fere-en-Tardenois in northeastern France, prosecutors said. She died of multiple stab wounds t»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday he had met with the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since his appointment in early March. Pezeshkian did not say when their meeting took place. “What struck me most during this meeting was the visio»»»

LONDON: Nonviolent protest worldwide by Palestinians and their supporters should serve as the bedrock of a campaign to reignite peace talks with Israel, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK has said. Husam Zomlot described the protest movement as vital in comments to the “World of Trouble” podcast.»»»

Libya’s Tripoli based Ministry of Oil and Gas announced last Wednesday (6 May) that Libya had joined the World Bank’s initiative to eliminate Routine Gas Flaring by 2030‎ – saving about US$ 650 million per year. This Zero Routine Flaring (ZRF) by 2030 Endorsement by Libya is part of the Global Flar»»»

Three Turks have been identified as being behind a gunfire attack on another Turkish national in Thessaloniki last month, police said Thursday. One suspect has been arrested while police are seeking the other two. The incident comes amid a surge in violence between members of Turkish crime groups i»»»

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday it deployed aircraft to issue radio warnings to a Chinese research ship in a disputed area of the South China Sea “swarming” with vessels from Beijing’s so-called maritime militia. The research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33, which is capable of suppor»»»

JEDDAH: The Professional Fighters League today announced its much-awaited return to Jeddah on Friday, June 19, as PFL MENA continues its 2026 season, with the event set to take place at the King Abdullah Sports City Indoor Arena. The upcoming event will mark the highly anticipated professional debu»»»

The Ukrainian armed forces attempted to attack civilian infrastructure facilities in the St. Petersburg area on Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Key statements:Russian Aerospace Forces detected six UAVs in Latvia's airspace Over Latvia, Russian monitoring systems identified two French R»»»

BELGRADE - The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Executive Board decided on Thursday to keep the key policy rate at 5.75 pct, and also kept the deposit and lending facility rates unchanged at 4.5 pct and 7.0 pct, respectively. "In making this decision, the Executive Board primarily took into account ac»»»

RIYADH: The Digital Government Authority held discussions with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) to establish a digital government center affiliated with the UN, to be headquartered in Riyadh, and aimed at enhancing international cooperation, exchange experience»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry(PHD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening bilateral trade relations and facilitating the flow of investments and business between the two sides. The MoU establishes a comprehensive fr»»»

Tunis, May 7, 2026 (TAP) — The Ministry of the Interior said that 33,524 foreign nationals were legally residing in Tunisia with valid residence permits as of April 9, 2026.Algerian nationals are the largest group, with 7,626 residents, representing...»»»

The Egyptian Vulture New LIFE international project, coordinated by the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB), has been recognized as one of the most successful conservation initiatives in the European Commission’s LIFE awards, the BSPB said on Thursday. The project, which brings tog»»»

Bulgaria demonstrated unwavering determination in the fight against illicit pharmaceutical trade, Biser Vuchkov, head of the International Cooperation Directorate at the Ministry of Interior, said on Thursday. Earlier in the day, INTERPOL announced that Bulgarian authorities had uncovered a clandes»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria on Thursday morning as they arrived to cast their votes at a polling station in his north London constituency of Holborn and St. Pancras. Photo by Neil Hall/EPA May 7 (UPI) -- Millions of Britons were headed to the polls on Thursday to vote »»»

Dubai: Nearly 10 weeks into the Iran war, proposals continue to move back and forth between Washington and Tehran through Pakistani mediators, yet no final breakthrough has emerged — highlighting the widening gap between America’s military power and its ability to force a decisive political outcome»»»

St. George Orthodox Cathedral in the Syrian city of Al-Hasakah has reopened its doors following a four-year restoration. The reconstruction of one of the largest Syriac Orthodox churches in the region began in June 2022, after surveyors identified structural damage caused by a combination of age, w»»»

Authorities are investigating an elderly care facility in the Peloponnese accused of exploiting vulnerable residents with Alzheimer’s and other disorders, following a similar case in Athens. A complaint by a former employee triggered an inspection that found 13 residents living in “at least unaccep»»»

GERB-UDF will not support the election of the new cabinet and will instead act as an opposition, the party's deputy chair Tomislav Donchev said on Thursday ahead of the expected parliamentary vote on the new government. Later in the day, President Iliana Iotova is expected to hand the first explora»»»

Zurich: Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced on Thursday an agreement to acquire US firm PathAI, which specialises in digital imaging and artificial intelligence-based solutions. As part of a drive to strengthen analytical tools within its diagnostics business the Swiss group said it has agre»»»

Share: Hezbollah Elite Commander Malek Ballout who was killed by Israeli gunfire on the outskirts of Beirut City on Wednesday Israel said on Thursday it had killed a senior commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day earlier, the first Israeli attack on the Lebanese »»»

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine on Tuesday condemned what it called an escalation of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, saying a recent strike killed the son of Hamas Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya. In a statement, the group said the “war criminals’ government of the usurping entity” continues »»»

Tunis, May 7 (TAP) — Decarbonizing Tunisia’s industrial sector has become an urgent priority to safeguard the competitiveness of export-oriented companies in the European Union, said Nafaa Baccari, Director General of the National Agency for Energy...»»»

The Vazrazhdane parliamentary group will submit a bill to Parliament on Thursday that would allow the Council of Ministers to seek an exemption from import bans on Russian oil and oil products. The party believes this is possible under the EU regulation which imposed the bans and has been transpose»»»

Doha, Qatar: More airline partners are gradually resuming operations at Hamad International Airport (HIA) continuing to support smooth passenger flow. HIA stated that Saudia and Kuwait Airways have resumed services to and from Doha, adding to the 22 airline partners previously announced. Qatar Airw»»»

Last Thursday (7 May) Libya’s Tripoli based Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that the Indian Embassy in Tripoli will resume issuing visas for Libyans from Tripoli ”soon” – rather than from its Tunis Embassy. The news came out of a meeting between Ashraf Al-Taeb, Director of the International Co»»»

Manila: An early tally at the House of Representatives shows at least 137 lawmakers supporting the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, a number well above the 106 votes needed to send the charges to the Senate for trial. Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc. (PCFI) secretary general Rep. Jud»»»

Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend and address a major international gathering in Bengaluru on May 10, 2026, marking 45 years of The Art of Living and the 70th birthday of its founder, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The event will be held at The Art of Living International Center and is»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Enemy warplanes attacked the town of Dibbin 07-05-2026 13:41 PM Latest News Urgent News Al-Manar correspondent: Ene»»»

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said he met recently with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, state media reported ⁠on Thursday, offering ⁠a first public account of him ⁠meeting Khamenei after the latter suffered severe wounds at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The ⁠meeting ⁠was marked by »»»

TUNIS, May 7 (TAP) — Tunisia officially launched the 2026 Hajj season on Thursday as the first group of pilgrims departed from Tunis–Carthage International Airport for the holy sites in Saudi Arabia. The departure ceremony was attended by senior...»»»

RIYADH: Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation slowed unexpectedly to 14.9 percent in April from 15.2 percent in March, according to data released by the country’s statistics agency CAPMAS. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 1.1 percent in April. Food and beverage prices declined 0.7 pe»»»

A teenage girl has been hospitalized after apparently surviving a fall from great height into the Corinth Canal under unclear circumstances, authorities said Thursday. The Coast Guard said its local personnel were informed late Wednesday that a young girl had fallen into the iconic waterway – that »»»

Progressivе Bulgaria Deputy Floor Leader Slavi Vasilev said on Thursday that the coalition did not support the proposed temporary parliamentary committee to investigate the assets of Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) - New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski because it would effectively be "just a»»»

In late July 2026, the third edition of the grandiosely named Global Super League is scheduled to take place in Guyana. It is an invitational league, formally titled the ExxonMobil Guyana GSLT20, after its sponsor. It is organized by Cricket West Indies and chaired by Sir Clive Lloyd, a Guyanese, w»»»