Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Ammar reiterated Thursday his group's rejection of the direct talks, as Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday. Ammar said direct talks amount to "free concessions" to Israel. Earlier this week, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem calle»»»

Abu Dhabi: Following the directions of the Education, Human Development and Community Development Council, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation have launched the “UAE Skills Platform”. This launch reflects a national directio»»»

The Sofia Municipal Council (SMC) Thursday accepted the proposal of Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev for the Sofia Municipality to acquire the sculptural figures and bas-reliefs from the Monument to the Soviet Army free of charge from the State. “We are the owners of the land. It is normal that the figur»»»

Doha, Qatar: Temperatures are expected to rise further this weekend, with warnings issued for strong wind and high seas. The Qatar Meteorology Department said in its weather forecast that temperatures will range between a minimum of 31°C and a maximum of 41°C. On Thursday, May 14, 2026, the weather»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday EXPO 2027 was an incredible, historic project and noted that, every day, there were more than 3,500 workers at the EXPO construction site in Belgrade's suburban municipality of Surcin. During a tour of the site, Vucic said all buildings»»»

NEW DELHI: India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman, calling it “unacceptable” and voicing concern over continued threats to commercial shipping in the region. In an official statement, the MEA said all Indi»»»

The body of the second of two US soldiers reported missing during an international training exercise in Morocco has been recovered, the US Army said Wednesday. The pair disappeared near a cliff on the Atlantic coast while taking part in the African Lion 2026 military exercises. The remains of the t»»»

Russia launched at least “800 drones” against Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding several others, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He accused Moscow of deliberately carrying out the attacks on the day US President Donald Trump arrived in China. These R»»»

Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight. At least one person has been killed and sixteen injured. The strike has caused damage across six of the city's districts, including on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. One multistory resi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank while it was moving in the town of Al-Bayada with a guided missile and achieved a confi»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Foundation and Basketball Africa League have launched a multi-year collaboration to make the sport more accessible to African communities. The collaboration, facilitated by Qatar Sports Investments, makes the QF the first Official Community Partner of the BAL, and was unveiled as th»»»

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter said Israel's strategy for Lebanon is to run two different tracks simultaneously — one of peace and one of war. Ahead of direct talks Thursday between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, Leiter said there will be two Israeli tracks: one responsible for achieving peac»»»

Dubai: DP World is accelerating plans to modernise Syria’s Port of Tartous under an $800 million investment programme aimed at rebuilding the country’s maritime and trade infrastructure as economic ties between the UAE and Syria deepen. Essa Kazim, Chairman of DP World, met Qutaiba Ahmed Badawi, Ch»»»

Tunis, May 14 (TAP) – The Tunisian Post will release on Thursday, May 14, 2026, a special series of four postage stamps highlighting the beauty of ceramic decoration, the mastery of sculpture, and the art of glass engraving, as part of efforts to...»»»

The Fujairah Government Media Office said smoke seen in the emirate’s oil industries area on Thursday was caused by a minor fire resulting from pipeline maintenance works. In a statement, the office said the incident was linked to routine maintenance operations and described the fire as accidental.»»»

JEDDAH: Qatar’s inward foreign direct investment rose 2 percent to 165.4 billion Qatari riyals ($45.5 billion) in 2025, while outward investment climbed 8.1 percent to 210 billion riyals. Preliminary data released by the National Planning Council in collaboration with the Qatar Central Bank showed »»»

A man from the Bulgarian town of Svilengrad has been detained after authorities say he made a series of false bomb threats targeting buildings in the city of Pleven, according to BTA, citing the Pleven Interior Ministry. Police reports indicate that the alert was received through Bulgaria’s emergen»»»

Wizz Air announced that it will resume flights to and from Tel Aviv starting May 28, restoring connections between Israel and a number of European destinations after a suspension linked to regional security concerns. The airline, which says it remains the largest carrier by market share in Bulgaria»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Calendar House announced that Venus, the brightest planet in our solar system, will reach its closest point to the sun (perihelion) on Friday, Dhul-Qi'dah 28, 1447 AH, corresponding to May 15, 2026. Venus will be approximately 107 million kilometers from the sun, compared wit»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon and Israel will open the third round of preliminary negotiations on Thursday in Washington under US sponsorship. Weeks of political and diplomatic maneuvering by Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, channeled through American interlocutors, have failed to firmly lock in a stable truce. »»»

BusinessEuropeWho is Charlemagne Prize winner Mario Draghi?Timothy RooksThe Charlemagne Prize honors those who advance European unity. This year's winner is Italy's Mario Draghi, a former European Central Bank chief and a key architect of European stability during a time of economic crisis. https:/»»»

More than a dozen executives from the world's largest companies have joined US President Donald Trump on a high-stakes visit to China. The business delegation points to an agenda dominated by trade, technology and rare earths. The minerals are the building block of many modern industries, and a sou»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources confirmed the readiness of the food industries sector for the Hajj season, noting that Hajj represents a strategic opportunity to introduce millions of visitors to Saudi products. During a tour of production lines at factories in Jed»»»

OVERVIEW All media report on the three Progressive Bulgaria (PB) MPs who resigned from the National Assembly on Thursday. Two of them, Ilko Iliev and Mario Smarkov, will be appointed to the position of regional governors of Varna, on the Black Sea, and Targovishte, North Eastern Bulgaria, respectiv»»»

Large groups of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday under tight protection by Israeli occupation forces, as tensions surged ahead of the anniversary of Al-Quds’ occupation and warnings mounted over efforts to alter the status quo at the holy site. The Islamic Waqf Departmen»»»

London: Pressure mounted on Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday when his former deputy Angela Rayner emerged as a potential challenger in a frenzied battle for the leadership. Starmer, who led his Labour party to victory in 2024 elections ending 14 years of Conservative rule, is fighting»»»

Mobility and delivery platform Uber announced a new set of products and features at its annual GO–GET product event, including hotel bookings and new travel tools. The company said the updates reflect its continued platform strategy to bring more of everyday life into one simple user experience and»»»

Dubai: flydubai will launch direct flights to Benghazi next month, becoming the first UAE carrier to connect Dubai with the Libyan city. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The Dubai-based airline said flights to Benghazi Benina International Airport will begin on June 17,»»»

BY: Eman Rashid Electronic Commerce (E-commerce) is a flourishing business nowadays. In Egypt, the concept of ‘online sales’ spread over the last few years through advertising websites and ‘groups’ on social media networks such as Facebook. On some groups, personal products such as clothes, shoes, »»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with participants of the 21st meeting of the Security Council Secretaries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). According to his press service, in his speech, the head of state outlined the main challenges facing SCO countries today. They include »»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3942 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.1 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative»»»

LOZNICA - Red Star Belgrade beat Vojvodina Novi Sad 5-4 on penalties in the final of the Serbian football cup on Wednesday night to lift the 30th cup trophy in club history after the match ended 2-2 following extra time. Red Star won the sixth consecutive double - their 16th in club history. Vojvod»»»

NEW DELHI – Iran will never surrender to the “will and whims” of a declining US imperial power, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared Thursday, as he addressed a two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers hosted by India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. “It is a fragile reali»»»

Türkiye's central bank raised its end-2026 interim inflation target to 24% from 16% Governor Fatih Karahan said on Thursday, forecasting that the inflationary effects related to the Iran war would remain pronounced in the short term. Presenting the central bank's quarterly inflation report in Istan»»»

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement is due on Thursday to elect a new central committee for the first time in 10 years, as it faces existential challenges in the wake of the Gaza war. During the three-day general conference, the movement will vote on the central committee, its high»»»

Two residents of Crimea have been detained for passing information about military facilities and personal data of members of the peninsula’s territorial defense forces to Ukraine, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday. "The FSB has disrupted the unlawful activities of two Russian»»»

Israel's military said it launched strikes against Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon on Thursday, hours before US-brokered talks between the two countries were set to begin in Washington. "The IDF has begun striking Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites in several areas in southern Lebanon,»»»

Washington has authorised 10 Chinese technology giants to purchase Nvidia’s high-end H200 artificial intelligence (AI) processors, Reuters reported on May 14. The move coincides with US President Donald Trump’s arrival in »»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned Donald Trump that a failure to manage the status of Taiwan could lead the two superpowers into a direct military confrontation, according to Reuters. Speaking during a high-stakes summit, Xi described the island's status as the most sensitive and critical pill»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned Donald Trump that a failure to manage the status of Taiwan could lead the two superpowers into a direct military confrontation, according to Reuters. Speaking during a high-stakes summit, Xi described the island's status as the most sensitive and critical pill»»»

Washington has authorised 10 Chinese technology giants to purchase Nvidia’s high-end H200 artificial intelligence (AI) processors, Reuters reported on May 14. The move coincides with US President Donald Trump’s arrival in »»»

Washington has authorised 10 Chinese technology giants to purchase Nvidia’s high-end H200 artificial intelligence (AI) processors, Reuters reported on May 14. The move coincides with US President Donald Trump’s arrival in »»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned Donald Trump that a failure to manage the status of Taiwan could lead the two superpowers into a direct military confrontation, according to Reuters. Speaking during a high-stakes summit, Xi described the island's status as the most sensitive and critical pill»»»

Serbia is not satisfied with a revised proposal from Hungary’s MOL Group to acquire a majority stake in Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), Energy Minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic said on May 13, adding negotiations would continue. »»»

Norwegian-backed energy companies are planning a major green hydrogen project in southwest Estonia, with investments expected to reach €1bn, Northern Europe Energy Group and Vindr Baltics announced in separate statements. A memorandum of understanding was signed on May 8, according to Northern»»»

Serbia is not satisfied with a revised proposal from Hungary’s MOL Group to acquire a majority stake in Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), Energy Minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic said on May 13, adding negotiations would continue. »»»

Romania’s industrial output contracted by 2.8% q/q in seasonally and workday-adjusted terms and by 1.9% y/y in the first quarter of 2026, according to data published by the statistics office INS. The manufacturing sector p»»»

Romania’s economy contracted by 1.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026 (chart), according to flash estimates published by the statistics office INS, as fiscal consolidation measures and weaker domestic demand continued to weigh on activity. »»»

Czech consumer prices rose by 2.5% year-on-year (y/y) and by 0.5% month-on-month in April, the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) reported, confirming its preliminary estimate released earlier this month. Inflation accelerate»»»

At a meeting of the Zhogorku Kenesh, deputies considered the approval of the external auditor of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2026-2028. The information was presented by Zhyldyz Sulaimanbekova, a member of the Board of the National Bank. She noted that the tender committee, having r»»»