Tunisians protest against Saied over arrests and economic strain
TUNIS: Hundreds of Tunisians protested in the capital Tunis on Saturday against President Kais Saied, accusing him of undermining freedoms and presiding over a worsening economic and social crisis. The protest was held under the slogan: “The people are hungry and prisons are full.” Demonstrators »»»
Humpback whale released after spectacular rescue effort found dead off Denmark
BERLIN: A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and contentious rescue effort, after repeatedly becoming stranded off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast, authorities said Saturday. The dead whale was stranded on Thu»»»
Parliament Deputy Chair Addresses Gathering Commemorating "Revival Process" Victims
National Assembly Deputy Chairperson Ayten Sabri, who is also Deputy Floor Leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), said Bulgaria belongs to all its citizens and they deserve to live with dignity. She spoke at a traditional commemorative gathering near Isperih, held to mark the anniver»»»
Everything you need to know about Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally
Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally is so controversial that the British government has deployed the latest surveillance technology against attendees and banned speakers from entering the country. What are they so scared of?Tens of thousands of protesters are expected at the Unite the Kingdo»»»
A test for Ukraine, a dilemma for Zelensky: What's at stake in the Andriy Yermak corruption probe
The arrest of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former right-hand man Andriy Yermak Thursday in connection to a corruption scandal comes as a major test for both the Ukrainian government and the country's independent anti-corruption agencies. Yermak is accused of laundering 460 million hryvnia»»»
Talking Europe - EU facing 'second big wake-up call' on energy, Irish Minister Darragh O'Brien says
Our guest this week is Darragh O'Brien, Ireland's Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment and Minister for Transport. In his position, O'Brien has been directly involved in dealing with the fallout of the Middle East crisis, especially rising energy costs. O'Brien says Ireland, like most E»»»
Saudi embassy in UK advises citizens to avoid gatherings in London
LONDON: The Saudi Embassy in the UK on Friday urged Saudi citizens in London to exercise caution and avoid gatherings ahead of planned demonstrations in the British capital this weekend. In a statement, the embassy said protests were expected to take place on Saturday in several areas of London and»»»
Syria appoints Safwat Raslan as central bank governor, Husriyeh named envoy
RIYADH: Syria has appointed Safwat Raslan, head of the Syrian Development Fund, as central bank governor while former Governor Abdelkader Husriyeh was named ambassador to Canada, state media reported on Friday. Reuters reported earlier on Friday, citing two people in Syrian banking sector, that »»»
CIA director's visit to Havana fuels questions over Cuba's future - UPI.com
1 of 2 | CIA Director John Ratcliffe (L) meets with high-level Cuban officials Thursday in Havana to discuss economic and security issues. Photo via CIA/UPI | License Photo May 15 (UPI) -- CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Havana this week opened a new political chapter inside and outside Cuba»»»
Pro-Gaza activist seeks to reopen case over Trump influence claim
NEW YORK: Lawyers for a prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader requested Friday that US immigration authorities terminate their push to deport him, alleging the Trump administration “secretly engineered” the outcome of his case. US President Trump has championed the effort to deport Mahmoud Khali»»»
Iranian filmmaker Farhadi condemns Middle East war, protest massacres
CANNES: Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi condemned Friday both the killing of civilians in US and Israeli attacks on his country and the “massacring” of protesters by the Islamic republic. Farhadi, who traveled from Tehran last week, trod a fine line when asked for his thoughts about e»»»
London police brace for far-right march and rally marking Palestinian Nakba
More than 4,000 police officers will be deployed in London Saturday to prevent disorder when a Palestinian solidarity demonstration marking Nakba Day and a far-right rally converge in the heart of the British capital. London police were gearing up for one of their largest operations in recent»»»
Iran’s internet blackout leaves millions isolated
DUBAI: “It’s costing me money talking to you” said Mona — not her real name — as she chuckled over a voice note she managed to send. “It’ll cost me a lot more if the boogey men find out too,” she said, referring to the Revolutionary Guards. Like millions of Iranians, Mona’s life has been upended by»»»
Inside Saudi Arabia’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale
VENICE: The National Pavilion of Saudi Arabia at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia invites you to come and cry. Saudi-Palestinian artist’s Dana Awartani’s new installation “May your tears never dry, you who weep over stones” — curated by Art Jameel’s director, Antonia »»»
Cuba runs out of fuel as protests push US aid offer back to the fore
Cuba has declared it has run out of fuel entirely, with its energy minister confirming the island holds no diesel, no fuel oil and no reserves whatsoever, as prolonged blackouts of up to 22 hours triggered the largest street protests in Havana since the crisis began and thrust a dormant US humanita»»»
Cuba runs out of fuel as protests push US aid offer back to the fore
Cuba has declared it has run out of fuel entirely, with its energy minister confirming the island holds no diesel, no fuel oil and no reserves whatsoever, as prolonged blackouts of up to 22 hours triggered the largest street protests in Havana since the crisis began and thrust a dormant US humanita»»»
Cuba runs out of fuel as protests push US aid offer back to the fore
Cuba has declared it has run out of fuel entirely, with its energy minister confirming the island holds no diesel, no fuel oil and no reserves whatsoever, as prolonged blackouts of up to 22 hours triggered the largest street protests in Havana since the crisis began and thrust a dormant US humanita»»»
Cuba runs out of fuel as protests push US aid offer back to the fore
Cuba has declared it has run out of fuel entirely, with its energy minister confirming the island holds no diesel, no fuel oil and no reserves whatsoever, as prolonged blackouts of up to 22 hours triggered the largest street protests in Havana since the crisis began and thrust a dormant US humanita»»»
Trump Says He and China’s Xi Agree Iran Cannot Have Nuclear Weapons
US President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran is running out and he had agreed in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that Tehran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and must reopen the Strait of Hormuz. "We’ve settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have b»»»
Trump says he is losing patience with Iran after talks with China’s Xi
US President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out after he discussed the costly and unpopular war with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday and a ship was reported seized by Iranian personnel off the United Arab Emirates. The White House said Trump and Xi had agreed during »»»
NEET-UG 2026 re-exam to be held on June 21
India’s National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the re-examination for the NEET-UG 2026 medical entrance test will be held on June 21, weeks after the May 3 exam was scrapped over alleged paper leaks and other irregularities that triggered nationwide outrage among students and parents. In »»»
Cuban government says CIA chief John Ratcliffe met with officials in Havana
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday in a bid to improve dialogue between Washington and the communist-run island, the Cuban government said. The meeting took place “in a context marked by the complexity of bilateral relations,” Havana said. The head of the CI»»»
CIA director visits Cuba as communist island runs out of oil
The head of the CIA visited Cuba on Thursday, an extraordinary step-up in contact between Washington and Havana as the communist-run island reels from US pressure, declaring that it is out of oil. The Central Intelligence Agency, at the heart of the decades-long struggle between the United States a»»»
Muslim American groups say Republicans are weaponizing congressional hearings
WASHINGTON: Muslim American groups said congressional hearings that Republican lawmakers cast as aimed at making the US “sharia-free” are being weaponized against Muslim minorities in the United States by stoking fear against them. Republicans, who hold a majority in both chambers of Congress, tit»»»
Could Hormuz make Iran rich? Military says 'Yes' — Here's what experts say
While India is hosting Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, currently in Delhi for the BRIC Foreign Ministers Meeting, Iran's military attacked and sunk an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman. India deplored the move. The attack was no accident. It forms part of a deliberate strategy of Ir»»»
Cuba says oil reserves have 'run out' as blackouts, fuel shortages spark protests
Cuba's power blackouts worsened on Thursday, with the country's energy minister saying that oil reserves sent by Russia had "run out" under a tightened US fuel embargo of the island. Dozens of Cubans took took the streets outside of Havana on Wednesday night to protest the crippling blackouts and f»»»
Syrian foreign minister raises his country’s flag to officially reopen embassy in Morocco
LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic officially reopened its embassy in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, on Thursday after a hiatus of nearly 14 years. Morocco severed diplomatic ties with Syria and declared the country’s ambassador persona non grata in 2012, following the brutal suppression by former pres»»»
Iran’s small businesses collapse under war, inflation and internet blackout
Prices for some goods have tripled or quadrupled within a matter of months. At least two million people have lost their jobs, the currency has lost 60% of its value, the international internet has been shut down for more than 75 days, and there is no end in sight. This is the reality of Iran’s econ»»»
Israel’s defense minister accuses Barca’s Lamine Yamal of inciting hate against Israeli soldiers
BEIRUT: Israel’s defense minister on Thursday accused Barcelona’s superstar Lamine Yamal of inciting hate against Israeli soldiers after he waved a Palestinian flag while his club celebrated winning the La Liga title. “Lamine Yamal chose to incite against Israel and foment hatred while our soldiers»»»
Peru leftist Roberto Sanchez advances to runoff in presidential race
Peru’s leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez clinched a spot in next month’s runoff election on Wednesday, official results showed, just hours after prosecutors indicted him on campaign finance charges and sought a prison sentence of more than five years. Peru's leftist candidate Roberto S»»»
Blackouts and protests as Cuba says fuel has 'run out'
Havana: Cuba was hit by worsening power outages on Thursday as the island's government said oil reserves had run out and rare protests broke out around the capital Havana. Eastern Cuba was plunged Thursday into the latest of regular electricity shutdowns affecting the whole country, while people pr»»»
Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says
Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says 4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHarry Sekulich AFP via Getty ImagesA man cooks with firewood during a blackout in Havana Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy has »»»
Rubio says Cuba leaders must go as US dangles $100 million
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that crisis-hit Cuba’s leadership must change as Washington renewed an offer on Wednesday of $100 million in aid if the communist-run island agrees to cooperate. Cuba has been suffering severe economic tumult led by an energy shortage that plunged »»»
IMF: Extreme inequality is fuelling a global debt crisis
During the Great Depression, as he saw ordinary people’s purchasing power collapse, Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner Eccles warned that excessive saving by the rich was draining demand and deepening the downturn. “To protect them from the results of their own folly,” Eccles told the Senate in»»»
IMF: Extreme inequality is fuelling a global debt crisis
During the Great Depression, as he saw ordinary people’s purchasing power collapse, Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner Eccles warned that excessive saving by the rich was draining demand and deepening the downturn. “To protect them from the results of their own folly,” Eccles told the Senate in»»»
IMF: Extreme inequality is fuelling a global debt crisis
During the Great Depression, as he saw ordinary people’s purchasing power collapse, Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner Eccles warned that excessive saving by the rich was draining demand and deepening the downturn. “To protect them from the results of their own folly,” Eccles told the Senate in»»»
IMF: Extreme inequality is fuelling a global debt crisis
During the Great Depression, as he saw ordinary people’s purchasing power collapse, Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner Eccles warned that excessive saving by the rich was draining demand and deepening the downturn. “To protect them from the results of their own folly,” Eccles told the Senate in»»»
IMF: Extreme inequality is fuelling a global debt crisis
During the Great Depression, as he saw ordinary people’s purchasing power collapse, Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner Eccles warned that excessive saving by the rich was draining demand and deepening the downturn. “To protect them from the results of their own folly,” Eccles told the Senate in»»»
Protests flare across Havana as power cuts deepen amid US blockade
HAVANA: Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a US blockade that has starved the island of fuel. Crowds of hundreds of angry Cubans poured onto the streets in several outlying neighborhoods, bloc»»»
Russia's September election: United Russia will win but the sands are shifting under its feet
Russia goes to the polls on September 18-20 for its first State Duma elections since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. All 450 seats in the lower house of the Federal Assembly are at stake, and the outcome — United Russia retaining its overwhelming majority — is not seriously in doubt. The real i»»»
After months of blackout, Iran gives internet to select few
After months under a near-total internet blackout during the Middle East war, Iranian tech worker Amir-Hassan was finally able to get back online, but only through a privileged service that has sparked public criticism. Millions like the 39-year-old have been unable to access the internet since the»»»
After months of blackout, Iran gives Internet to select few
Network monitor says blackout was “the longest nation-scale Internet shutdown on record in any country”Authorities faulted for creating a tiered system in which broader connectivity is reserved for select groupsPARIS: After months under a near-total Internet blackout during the Middle East war, Ira»»»
After months of blackout, Iran gives Internet to select few
PARIS: After months under a near-total Internet blackout during the Middle East war, Iranian tech worker Amir-Hassan was finally able to get back online, but only through a privileged service that has sparked public criticism. Millions like the 39-year-old have been unable to access the Internet si»»»
Hetpet, a high priestess of ancient Egypt calls to her descendants
As the Egyptian nation is rebuilding its economy and re-finding its identity after years of unrest that settled with the rejection of the Islamic Kalifate in mass protests in 2013, a recent discovery calls for the nation’s deliberation. Although the slogan of the Islamic Kalifate advocators called »»»
UN expert warns UK’s restrictions on pro-Palestine protests threaten democratic freedoms
LONDON: A UN human rights expert warned on Wednesday that new protest restrictions in the UK risked undermining fundamental democratic freedoms. Amid growing political pressure to curb pro-Palestinian demonstrations, Gina Romero, the UN’s special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful asse»»»
Code Pink disrupts Lockheed Martin-backed Politico forum (VIDEOS)
Anti-war activists have disrupted a Politico security forum sponsored by Lockheed Martin in Washington, DC, protesting the company’s role in supplying weapons for wars in the Middle East. The ‘Security Summit’ held on Tuesday brought together US officials, lawmakers, defense executives, and foreign»»»
Protesters in the Netherlands have set a refugee shelter on fire
Anti-immigration protesters set an emergency refugee shelter on fire in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht on Tuesday evening, following weeks of demonstrations against the arrival of asylum seekers. According to NOS, an angry crowd threw firecrackers at a town hall building that the authorities said wou»»»
Alternative shows counter Eurovision amid larger protest over Israel’s participation
BRUSSELS: In an ornate Brussels concert hall, Bashar Murad, a Palestinian songwriter, stood before hundreds and delivered a mournful performance of Nina Simone’s “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” in English and Arabic. When the final notes faded, the audience erupted. The performance Tue»»»
Soaring inflation tests Iran's ability to withstand war and US blockade
Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz is throttling the world's energy supplies and inflicting global economic pain, but the struggles of the Islamic Republic's own economy are testing its ability to withstand the war and defy Washington's demands. Iranians have been hit by spiraling prices for food,»»»
Ghana to evacuate 300 from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests
Ghana to evacuate 300 from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests 10 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBasillioh Rukanga AFP via Getty ImagesProtests against illegal immigration have been held in several South African cities Ghana says it will evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa »»»