Gulf News 22m

Former Yemeni president Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi passes away at 81

Former Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi died on Thursday in Riyadh at the age of 81, according to Yemeni and Arab media reports. Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia after the Houthi militia seized the capital Sanaa Hadi had been living in the Saudi capital since the Iran aligned Houthis overran Sanaa »»»

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Naharnet 46m

Israeli soldier killed by Hezbollah drone near Lebanon border

The Israeli military said on Thursday that a soldier was killed the day before by a Hezbollah drone near the Lebanon border, taking to 24 the number of its troops killed in the war with the Iran-backed group. A military statement named her as 20-year-old Sergeant Rotem Yanai, who "fell during opera»»»

France24 1h

AI leaders soften warnings on job losses as industry reassesses impact

AI leaders including Jensen Huang and Sam Altman are moderating earlier warnings about mass job losses from artificial intelligence, suggesting that previous “doomsday” predictions overstated the near-term impact on employment. The shift comes as public concern over workplace disruption from AI con»»»

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Al Awsat 1h

With 19 Ports and 70 Upgraded Silos, Egypt Aims to Become Global Grain Hub

Egypt is intensifying efforts to position itself as a global hub for grain storage and trade as regional conflicts continue to disrupt international food supply chains. Cairo’s push is anchored in its strategic geographic location, a network of 19 commercial ports and recently upgraded grain silos »»»

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Gulf News 1h

Dubai Police warn public: Buying stolen credit cards online can lead to prison and Dh2m fine

Dubai Police have warned residents against purchasing or using stolen credit cards promoted through suspicious websites and online pages, saying offenders could face prison sentences and fines of up to Dh2 million under the UAE’s cybercrime law. Lieutenant Colonel Ali Al Yammahi, Director of the An»»»

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Al Awsat 2h

Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 8 in Lebanon’s Tyre Ahead of Washington Talks

The Israeli military early Thursday pounded Lebanon's fourth largest city, killing at least eight people in its ongoing military escalation against the Hezbollah group ahead of crucial talks in Washington. Several others were injured in the strikes, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Ag»»»

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Al Awsat 2h

Al-Burhan Announces Plans for Broad Political Dialogue Inside Sudan

Sudanese army chief and Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced plans for a comprehensive political dialogue inside Sudan aimed at completing the country’s transition to civilian democratic rule. In an address delivered on the eve of Eid al-Adha, al-Burha»»»

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Business-review 2h

Tour of Romania 2026 launches cross-border edition with official start in Moldova

The Tour of Romania 2026 was officially presented at the Government House in Chișinău on 25 May, with the participation and under the patronage of the Government of the Republic of Moldova. The event was attended by two ministers, four district presidents and vice presidents, four mayors, and numer»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Can the UN still keep the peace in a divided world?

Across multiple conflict zones, dozens of active armed conflicts and insurgencies are unfolding worldwide with innocent civilians caught in the crosshairs and lives and livelihood’s upended due to the strategic ambitions of world powers. While it’s fair to question whether the United Nations – an i»»»

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Arab News 2h

Big Hass celebrates 15 years of ‘Laish Hip Hop’ and championing Arab rap

DUBAI: For Hassan Dennaoui — aka Big Hass — hip-hop was never just music, it was identity, language and resistance. Now, as his radio show “Laish Hip Hop” celebrates 15 years on air, the presenter, music producer, and hip-hop advocate says his mission remains the same: to serve the culture and the »»»

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Al Awsat 3h

Israel Strikes Tyre After Declaring ‘Combat Zones’ in South Lebanon

The Israeli military said on Thursday it had begun new strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure around the southern Lebanese city of Tyre after issuing an evacuation warning to its residents. Israel the previous day had declared all areas south of Lebanon's Zahrani River - an area roughly 40 kilometers »»»

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Al Awsat 4h

Israel Moves to Entrench Control over the West Bank Through New Land Registry System

Israel on Wednesday launched an electronic land registration system in the occupied Palestinian territories, a move aimed at cementing Israeli control over the West Bank and advancing the territory’s de facto annexation. Branded by Israeli authorities as a modernization of the digital property regi»»»

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The Peninsula 4h

Folk arts preserve Eid joy, cultural identity across generations

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s enduring folk vocabulary carried forward despite rapid modern change remains viscerally ingrained in the nation’s collective memory, serving as a living archive of ancestral identity, heritage, and long-held traditions passed from generation to generation. At the heart of this »»»

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France24 4h

US strikes Iran, Tehran hits back with attack on American air base

The United States carried out strikes on a ground control station in the south of Iran on Thursday, prompting retaliation from Tehran which targeted a US base in the most serious clashes since the April ceasefire began. The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Te»»»

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Novinite 4h

Bulgaria's PM: Europe Should Lead Negotiations With Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev used his first official visit to Paris as head of government to call for a fundamental shift in how Europe approaches the war in Ukraine, saying the continent had been too slow to take the lead on negotiations with Moscow and warning that the current trajectory »»»

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24 News Agency 4h

New border post opened in Batken on border with Uzbekistan - | 24.KG

The opening ceremony of Sogment border post of Charbak outpost, which is part of the Batken Regional Department of the State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic, took place in the village of Sogment in Batken district. The press service of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of th»»»

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BNE 4h

The Iberian blackout was a grid failure, not a renewables failure

When the lights went out across almost all of Spain and Portugal last year in one of the biggest blackouts since the war, experts quickly blamed the explosion of renewable generating capacity as the cause. They were partly right. Europe’s electricity generating profile has been transformed in recen»»»

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Al Majalla 5h

Trump’s sound-and-fury diplomacy produces unclear outcomes

Deal or no deal? That has been the central question looming in the standoff between Iran and America since a fragile ceasefire was announced on 8 April before being extended indefinitely by US President Donald Trump weeks later. There has been a flurry of diplomacy, leaks, and mixed messages about »»»

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Al Awsat 5h

US Strikes Iran, Drawing Retaliatory Attack on American Base

The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a US military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began. The fighting threatened to jettison a fragile diplomatic push to forge a peace agreement and open the Strait of Hormuz, which h»»»

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France24 6h

Middle East war live: US carries out strikes in Iran targeting military site

The US military on Wednesday conducted its second defensive strike this week against Iran after officials said they observed aggressive activity from the Iranian military. This comes shortly after US President Donald Trump threatened to "finish the job" if Tehran didn't agree to a deal. Follow our »»»

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Arab News 6h

Three oil, LNG tankers exit Hormuz with transponders off

SINGAPORE: Two supertankers and one liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week with their transponders switched off, and are heading for India and China, shipping data from LSEG and Kpler showed. The vessels joined a number of tankers leaving the Gulf this mont»»»

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Gulf News 7h

Kuwait Air defences intercept hostile missile and Drone attacks, no casualties reported

Kuwait's General Staff of the Army has announced that air defence systems were intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks targeting the country’s airspace early on Thursday. In a statement, the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army said air defence systems were currently responding to a wave of hos»»»

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Arab News 7h

Saudi Arabia expands Hajj field services; teams tracking ill or lost pilgrims

MINA: Saudi authorities have intensified field, medical and humanitarian services across Makkah and the holy sites during the peak days of Hajj, deploying specialized teams, emergency units and volunteers to support millions of pilgrims, according to reports carried by the Saudi Press Agency. The G»»»

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Arab News 7h

Egypt eye World Cup breakthrough in Salah’s likely last World Cup

CAIRO: Mohamed Salah has unfinished business in what could be his final World Cup as Egypt’s superstar seeks to deliver a first win at the tournament for the Pharaohs. Powerhouses of African football with a record seven continental titles, Egypt have struggled to make a dent on the global stage in »»»

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Gulf News 7h

UAE weather: Temperatures to decline, coast set for cooler days

The UAE will see fair weather over the coming days, with temperatures expected to gradually decline, particularly along coastal areas, while sea conditions in the Arabian Gulf are set to become rough by early next week, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The NCM said the country»»»

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Gulf News 8h

Why Trump warned Oman over Iran’s Strait of Hormuz fee plans

Dubai: For years, Oman was the quiet Gulf mediator trusted by both Washington and Tehran — hosting secret talks, passing sensitive messages and helping prevent regional crises from spiralling further. So when US President Donald Trump suddenly warned that “Oman will behave just like everybody else »»»

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France24 10h

Norway becomes ninth country to come under French nuclear deterrence scheme

Norway on Wednesday became the ninth country to join the France-led nuclear deterrence scheme, the leaders of both countries said. President Emmanuel Macron announced in March that France – the only nuclear-armed country in the EU – would extend its nuclear deterrence scheme to willing European par»»»

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Ya Libnan 10h

Hamas confirms Israel killed its new military chief Mohammed Odeh in Gaza strike – Ya Libnan

Share: Hamas’s armed wing confirmed on Wednesday that Israel killed its new leader Mohammed Odeh in a strike in Gaza City Tuesday, less than two weeks after killing his predecessor. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz called Odeh “one of the architects” of the October 7 attacks that triggered more»»»

Gulf News 11h

Trump is getting the Republican Party he wants. But can he win in the midterms?

Donald Trump is on a winning streak in Republican primaries, most recently endorsing Ken Paxton ahead of his Tuesday runoff victory over Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. The president bragged at his Cabinet meeting Wednesday that Paxton's romp “was a prelude” for success in the November midterms. But Tru»»»

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Qatar Tribune 11h

Australia-India-Japan-US Quad to build port, unveil pact on critical minerals

Agencies New Delhi The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the US agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts covering critical ‌minerals and energy security, as they sought to inject fresh energy into their grouping known as the Quad. The brief meeting between the countrie»»»

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Gulf News 12h

Trump says he ‘doesn’t care about the midterms’ as Iran deal stalls, vows US will ‘watch over’ Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said the United States would not rush into a new agreement with Iran, declaring he was unconcerned about the political fallout ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program remained deadlocked. Speaking during a Cab»»»

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Gulf News 12h

UAE President and Emir of Kuwait exchange Eid Al Adha greetings during phone call

ABU DHABI: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan exchanged Eid Al Adha greetings and best wishes during a phone call with His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait. The two leaders wished continued health and happiness for all and pra»»»

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Arab News 12h

Hamas confirms that Israeli airstrikes killed its new military leader in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Strikes killed at least seven people in Gaza City on Wednesday as Hamas confirmed that prior Israeli airstrikes killed the new leader of its military wing less than two weeks after his predecessor died. Hamas said in a statement that Mohammed Odeh died Tuesday along with »»»

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France24 13h

Trump Board of Peace's official Gaza fund is empty despite billions pledged, source says

Four months after its creation, the Gaza reconstruction fund of US President Donald Trump's so-called Board of Peace has yet to receive any of the billions of dollars pledged by donor countries. Israel has continued to carry out strikes across the devastated Palestinian territory despite a US-backe»»»

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Arab News 13h

Saudi Arabia powers sustainability race as EV sales in ME surge 40%

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is emerging as the Middle East’s leading force in electric vehicle adoption and manufacturing as governments across the region accelerate efforts to cut oil dependence, strengthen energy security and build domestic clean-tech industries. According to a report released by the In»»»

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Arab News 14h

Norway to join France-led nuclear deterrence program

PARIS: The leaders of France and Norway said on Wednesday that Oslo will join a Paris-led nuclear deterrence scheme to bolster security on the continent. “We are contending with the most serious security situation since the Second World War,” Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said as he and »»»

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Arab News 14h

What is behind the surge in Israeli settler violence across the West Bank?

LONDON: Yusuf Kaabneh, 16, was shot dead during a raid by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian towns of Sinjil and Jiljilya in the central West Bank on May 13. It is not clear who killed him — the armed settlers themselves or the Israeli army, which stood by and watched until a handful of villagers »»»

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Arab News 14h

UN raises alarm over Israel’s killings of Gazan civilians near armistice line

GENEVA: About a third of Palestinians killed by Israel since ​an October truce were in areas near the military’s armistice line with Hamas, raising concerns that troops may be shooting at civilians merely for approaching the area, the UN human rights office said. The office said such actions would »»»

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Gulf News 15h

UAE ranks 9th globally in Kearney 2026 FDI Confidence Index, leads emerging markets in investor optimism

Dubai: The UAE retained its position as the world’s ninth most attractive destination for foreign direct investment in 2026, remaining among the top 10 global economies for attracting overseas capital, according to Kearney’s 2026 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. The report showed the UAE»»»

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Sputnik 15h

Trump Ties Iran Deal to Expansion of Abraham Accords

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed uncertainty that a peace deal with Iran should be struck unless more Arab countries join the Abraham Accords. "I would like to have the countries we were talking about - Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and the others. We'd like to ha»»»

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Arab News 15h

Syria ‘possesses significant potential for recovery and stability’

ALEPPO: The Syrian Arabic Republic’s President Ahmad Al-Sharaa on Wednesday performed Eid Al-Adha prayers at Abdallah bin Abbas Mosque in Aleppo, led by Sheikh Mutie Al-Batin, and accompanied by several state officials and a large number of worshippers. In his sermon, Al-Batin said optimism was a f»»»

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Al Awsat 15h

Yemen Transport Minister Says Two Arabian Sea Ports Planned

The Yemeni government is betting that rebuilding the transport sector can help revive an economy battered by more than a decade of war that has left airports, ports and roads badly damaged. Yemeni Transport Minister Mohsen al-Amri told Asharq Al-Awsat that rebuilding the sector “requires resources,»»»

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Al Awsat 15h

Sadr Says Armed Wing to Join Iraqi Gov’t

Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement, said on Wednesday he had decided to sever his movement’s ties with its armed wing, Saraya al-Salam, and place its members under the authority of the state, in a move that comes amid political and government efforts to restrict weapons t»»»

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RT 16h

Scott Ritter: The US administration lost a patriot and truth-teller in Tulsi Gabbard

Once the darling of the Democratic Party, Tulsi Gabbard had a hard-earned reputation as a no-nonsense proponent of fact-based truth, which she assiduously incorporated into her eloquent defense of Constitutional due process and moral integrity when it came to the national security of the United Sta»»»

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Al Awsat 17h

Israel Tests Nabatieh Defenses, Seeks to Isolate the City in South Lebanon

The Israeli army made on Wednesday further incursions around the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh beyond the Israeli-declared "yellow line” while increasing airstrikes up to 20 kilometers from the border and forcing the full evacuation of towns around the city. The advance followed Israeli threat»»»

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TAP 17h

President Saied, Algerias Tebboune exchange Eid al-Adha greetings by phone

Tunis, May 27, 2026 (TAP) - President of the Republic Kais Saied held a phone call on Wednesday afternoon with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, during which the two leaders exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, according to a...»»»

Al Manar 17h

Hezbollah Offers Condolences and Congratulations on Martyrdom of Al-Qassam Commander Mohammad Aoudeh: Statement - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Offers Condolences and Congratulations on Martyrdom of Al-Qassam Commander Mohammad Aoudeh: Statement 27-05-2026 19:11 PM Hezboll»»»

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Al Awsat 17h

Gaza Marks Third Eid Asking: What Joy Remains?

For the third year in a row, Gaza residents marked Eid al-Adha with the same bitter question, “In what state have you returned, Eid?” Joy was again absent from the Gaza Strip, replaced by fear over the security situation, assassinations, and Israeli escalation, as fighter jets flew heavily overhead»»»

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Gulf News 17h

Saudi Arabia urges Hajj pilgrims not to share shaving tools, highlights health safety guidelines

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health has urged Hajj pilgrims to avoid sharing shaving tools during the ritual of hair removal after completing pilgrimage rites, warning of potential health risks and infections transmitted through personal items. The ministry called on pilgrims to follow preventive hea»»»

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RT 18h

Canada needs to stop being America’s doormat

Know what I’m getting really sick of as a Canadian? Harmful deferentiality towards the US that persists despite all the “elbows up” rhetoric. In the latest example, an Air France fight took off from Paris, heading for Detroit. Do you see anything Canadian in that at all? Canada does! The airline ha»»»

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