Dubai: Iran Civil Aviation Organization announced the temporary closure of airspace over western Iran on Saturday, as diplomatic efforts to reach a potential agreement between Tehran and Washington continued alongside reports that the United States military was preparing for possible new strikes ag»»»

LONDON: An England tournament squad announcement and a media meltdown are not new bedfellows. There was something all too predictable about the furor — from the keyboard warriors as well as seasoned hacks — surrounding Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad announcement on Friday, which followed a series »»»

Doha, May 23 (SANA) Qatar and Türkiye have reaffirmed their support for ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing tensions between Washington and Tehran, following talks between the two countries’ top diplomats. During a phone call on Friday, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Moh»»»

The makers of “7 Dogs” set out to do more than produce an action film to international standards. Their aim was to deliver a visual spectacle shaped by Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, built on a strategic vision for a transcontinental thriller with Hollywood-level technical standard»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained ‌13 people under an investigation into a 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), state media said on Saturday, after a court ruling this week ousted the party’s leader Ozgur Ozel, inflaming a political crisis. A Turkish appeals court o»»»

ABU DHABI: Manchester City have announced that the newly developed and expanded North Stand at the Etihad Stadium will be named The Pep Guardiola Stand. The stand will be fully opened for the first time for the manager’s final game in charge at the club, the concluding game of the season against As»»»

The Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, founded in 1992 in Moscow, brings together politicians, business leaders, military, and media figures to support Russia’s strategic foreign and defense policies and strengthen state and civil society. Sputnik goes live as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey L»»»

On Friday, Lugansk People's Republic head Leonid Pasechnik said that Ukraine attacked an academic building and dormitory of the Starobelsk Professional College, which is part of the Lugansk State Pedagogical University. There were 86 students and an employee in the building at that time. The Russia»»»

Dubai Police has warned that promoting or selling counterfeit products on social media platforms is a legal offence that could result in prosecution, urging young people, influencers and business account owners to avoid suspicious advertising offers from unknown or unverified parties. The warning w»»»

Senegal's president sacks prime minister Sonko after months of tensions 14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNicolas Negoce,BBC Africa,andWedaeli Chibelushi AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Bassirou Diomaye Faye (right) owes his job, in large part, to Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko (left) Se»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, held a phone call on Saturday, May 23, 2026, with HE Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the call, both sides reviewed the efforts aim»»»

Chief of the Pakistani Army Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has traveled to Tehran for consultations with Iranian officials, met Friday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to advance diplomatic initiatives. The meeting took place on Friday and continued late into the night. The two sides exc»»»

President Sadyr Japarov has signed a decree approving a new procedure for evaluating the performance of state and municipal employees. The document is aimed at improving the efficiency of the public administration system and local government bodies. According to the decree, state bodies and local g»»»

Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has set July 1 for its first hearing in a lawsuit challenging the validity of Ali al-Zaidi’s designation as prime minister, the first legal move of its kind since the current government was formed. The court date comes as political forces that failed to push through the»»»

Doha, Qatar: Arabic-language writers are being invited to place their work in contention for the Radwa Ashour Award for Arabic Literature – an accolade established by Qatar Foundation and the University of Granada that reaffirms their joint commitment to nurturing Arabic literary excellence through»»»

Dubai: Saudi authorities have launched a new geographic coding system inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca as part of efforts to improve navigation, crowd management and the overall experience for worshippers and visitors during peak pilgrimage seasons. The General Authority for the Affairs of the Gran»»»

The Мunicipality of Gabrovo has declared a state of emergency for part of its territory due to heavy rainfall, the municipal administration said on Saturday. The measure covers areas around riverbeds, their tributaries, ravines, and adjacent zones. The state of emergency came into force at midnight»»»

DUBAI: Cairo rolled out the red carpet on Friday night for the premiere of Saudi-backed action blockbuster “7 Dogs,” with a guest list packed with Arab cinema heavyweights and international stars. Held ahead of the film’s global release on May 27, the premiere drew some of the region’s biggest name»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia said it will not allow the Hajj season to be used for activities that conflict with the spiritual purpose of the pilgrimage, as officials confirmed that more than 1.5 million pilgrims from abroad had already arrived in the Kingdom ahead of this year’s Hajj. The announcement came»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has awarded a US$1.7 billion construction contract to UAE-based ALEC Engineering and Contracting to deliver Sphere Abu Dhabi, a next-generation immersive entertainment landmark scheduled for completion by 2029. The project»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Consulate General of the UAE in Houston has urged Emirati citizens in the United States to exercise caution amid heavy rainfall and flood warnings affecting parts of Texas. In a statement posted on its official social media accounts, the consulate called on UAE nationals to follow sa»»»

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a letter to EU leaders that a German proposal to grant Ukraine "associate" membership of the European Union was "unfair" because it would leave Kyiv without a voice inside the bloc. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has suggested allowing Ukraine to participate »»»

Los Angeles, United States: Tens of thousands of people were ordered to leave their homes in California on Friday after a huge chemical tank began to leak, sending toxic fumes over a heavily populated area and posing the risk of an explosion. The tank contained 7,000 gallons (26,000 liters) of meth»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A major terrorist attack was prevented in Russia's Belgorod Region, which was supposed to be committed by a local resident who had been fraudulently recruited by the special services of Ukraine under the pretext of helping Russian law enforcement officers, Russia's Federal Securi»»»

Washington, May 23 (SANA) Twenty-seven countries are seeking quicker access to World Bank funding facilities as the economic consequences of the conflict continue to spread across developing economies. According to an internal World Bank document viewed by Reuters, three countries have already appr»»»

Dubai: Dubai International Airport is preparing for a sharp surge in passenger traffic during the Eid Al Adha holiday period, with airport authorities expecting Sunday, May 31, to be the busiest travel day of the season as more than 194,500 passengers are forecast to pass through the airport. Dubai»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a high-profile visit to India on Saturday for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at reinforcing ties with a key strategic partner, days after President Donald Trump’s closely watched summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. US Secretary of State Marc»»»

In a significant development for the Eastern Mediterranean energy landscape, President Nikos Christodoulides has revealed that energy companies from the Persian Gulf are eyeing opportunities to explore natural gas reserves off the southern coast of Cyprus. This announcement, made during a prestigio»»»

President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov held a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon today, May 23. In a friendly atmosphere, the two heads of state discussed current issues of Kyrgyzstan — Tajikistan cooperation, as well as prospects for further »»»

Dubai: Dubai International Airport is preparing for a sharp surge in passenger traffic during the Eid Al Adha holiday period, with airport authorities expecting Sunday, May 31, to be the busiest travel day of the season as more than 194,500 passengers are forecast to pass through the airport. Dubai»»»

Celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising in the town of Apriltsi have been cancelled due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, Apriltsi Mayor Tihomir Kukenski told the Bulgarian News Agency. Torrential rains caused rivers to overflow, creating a critic»»»

South Padre Island, United States: SpaceX's Starship spacecraft splashed down into the Indian Ocean Friday after the company performed a mostly successful test flight of the latest version of its enormous rocket. The voyage was not without a few glitches, but SpaceX employees shown on a livestream »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - European states are using the terrorist Kiev regime to stop the development of Russia and destroy Russia, Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Saturday. "European states are using the terrorist Kiev regime, as before during World War II, to stop the development o»»»

A Hong Kong astronaut will join a Chinese space mission for the first time as part of a three-person crew launching on Sunday, as Beijing edges closer to its goal of landing people on the Moon. The Tiangong space station -- crewed by teams of three astronauts that are typically rotated every six mo»»»

Abidjan: Buyers trudged through a muddy market in Abidjan, looking for the best-priced sheep to be sacrificed for Eid al-Adha, with traders driving hard bargains in the run-up to the Muslim festival. Prices have shot up this year and animals are harder to come by as Ivory Coast's usual supply from »»»

Europe supplies Ukraine with weapons that kill civilians in Russia, Armando Mema, a politician from Finland's Freedom Alliance party, told RIA Novosti. "Europe is supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine, and these weapons are killing civilians in Russia," Mema said.Europe by "financing a proxy war" has »»»

Dubai: For Emirati entrepreneur Mohammed Kazim, business is about far more than selling products. It is about creating opportunities, preserving cultural identity, and building a community that grows together. Kazim, co-founder of the Arabian sandal brand Tamashee, believes that consumers have a di»»»

An AI system will work with humans to make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within 12 months and tradespeople will be helped by bipedal robots in two years, according to the co-founder of Anthropic. Jack Clark described a “vertiginous sense of progress” in the technology and made a series of predict»»»

Hong Kong — Asian markets extended their losses Wednesday as surging bond yields and stubborn inflation concerns knocked investor confidence already shaken by US President Donald Trump's renewed threats to strike Iran.Regional equities tracked losses in Wall Street, where the S&P 500 and the te»»»

First, at least 160 lives already feared lost, health workers in the DRC are racing against time to contain a deadly disease that spreads as fast as it kills. Also, a diplomatic rift with the European Union is widening over security funding in Mozambique. The Foreign Ministry has criticis»»»

The National Testing Agency has opened the online refund window for candidates who paid fees for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026. According to a joint notification with the National Medical Commission, eligible candidates can now submit their bank account det»»»

Ankara , May 23(SANA) Two Turkish and British companies have signed an agreement to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Britain using Turkish technology, as part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation sector.The Turkish Ministry of Commerce stated in a press release on Friday, that »»»

Israeli warplanes launched a wave of airstrikes on Lebanon late Friday night into Saturday, targeting the outskirts of Brital in the eastern Bekaa Valley with six strikes in just ten minutes. An Israeli airstrike also hit a house in the town of Al-Rafid in the western Bekaa Valley. In southern Leba»»»

Beijing: A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 82 people, state media reported on Saturday, in one of the country's biggest industrial disasters of recent years. The blast occurred at 7:29 pm (1129 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, accordin»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday opened a visit to India that will include talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, looking to renew ties with a usually like-minded partner a week after Washington's warm summit with China. Rubio, a devout Catholic, began his four-day, four-city tour by»»»

SpaceX on Friday completed the 12th uncrewed test flight of its next-generation Starship, a high-stakes trial run of a newly upgraded version of the spacecraft as Elon Musk's rocket company nears a record-breaking public listing. The debut flight of Starship V3 - designed to enable more frequent St»»»

Mexico and the European Union signed a long-stalled free trade agreement on Friday as they seek to decrease dependence on the US and partially insulate themselves from US President Donald Trump's tariffs. The accord, which they reached broad agreement on in 2025 but have delayed signing, expands a »»»

It’s been a week marked by major geopolitical, legal and public health developments across several fronts. In Washington, the Trump administration has indicted 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro over alleged murder and conspiracy to kill US nationals, linked to the 1990s downing of two »»»

Kolkata: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday opened a visit to India that will include talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, looking to renew ties with a usually like-minded partner a week after Washington's warm summit with China. Rubio, a devout Catholic, began his four-day, four-cit»»»

BEIJING: A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 82 people, state media reported on Saturday, in one of the country’s biggest industrial disasters of recent years. The blast occurred at 7:29 p.m. (1129 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, accord»»»