How worried should we be about hantavirus? 9 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMichelle RobertsDigital health editor Watch: Hantavirus evacuees land in Amsterdam and are escorted to hospital Passengers from the cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak have been evacuated and sent to th»»»

How are countries responding to hantavirus? 11 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSam Hancock ReutersBritons were taken to a hospital in Merseyside on Sunday, having been flown from Tenerife on a chartered flight The last passengers and some crew members have now left a Dutch cruise ship a»»»

Trump ally Kari Lake tapped to be US ambassador to Jamaica 6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSareen Habeshian Getty Images President Donald Trump has nominated longtime ally Kari Lake to be the next US ambassador to Jamaica. Lake most recently led the Trump administration's efforts to d»»»

LONDON: Last week, the world watched as Paris Saint-Germain edged Bayern Munich in a dramatic UEFA Champions League semifinal. Then at the weekend, global attention turned to Arsenal taking a huge step toward the English Premier League title after beating West Ham United in a tense game. On Tuesday»»»

Copenhagen: The European Union should explore limiting children’s access to social media with possible new rules proposed within months, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. The European Commission president has tasked an expert panel to report back by July on what steps the EU should tak»»»

BRUSSELS: The European ‌Union is planning to invite officials from Afghanistan’s Taliban government to Brussels for their first known official visit, to discuss ways to deport some Afghan migrants back to Afghanistan. Western countries have declined to recognize the Taliban since the Islamist fight»»»

DUBAI: Israeli media has reported that the Israeli army has conducted a military operation - lasting approximately a week - north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon, and that its forces have reached the outskirts of the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya, about 10 kilometers from the Israeli border. “»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Sheikh Qassem to resistance fighters: You do not die; you either persist in the battlefield or are counted among the martyrs, a»»»

The U.S. Treasury under Secretary Scott Bessent issued sanctions Monday targeting 12 individuals and entities accused of facilitating Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp's sale of oil to China. File Photo by Shawn Thew./UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- The United States has sanctioned »»»

GERB–UDF will support all three bills revising the Judicial System Act, MP and Parliament Deputy Chair Raya Nazaryan (GERB-UDF) announced before an extraordinary meeting of an ad hoc parliamentary committee on legal affairs. Speaking to journalists at the National Assembly, Nazaryan said her group »»»

Doha, Qatar: Spanish football star Lamine Yamal was spotted waving the Palestinian flag during Barcelona's celebrations on winning the La Liga title. In video shared across social media, the 18-year-old Yamal can be seen waving a Palestinian flag from an open-top bus to the cheers of excited fans c»»»

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates' main gas-processing complex, one of the world's largest, will not resume full capacity until next year, its operator said Tuesday, after it was targeted in the Middle East war. ADNOC Gas said the Habshan site in the capital Abu Dhabi, which supplies gas across the U»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has increased the number of buses in Makkah to transport Hajj pilgrims from the country, the religious affairs ministry said on Tuesday, with over 65,000 arriving in the Kingdom since last month. Pakistan launched its pre-Hajj flight operations last month, with so f»»»

The deadliest animals are not lions, spiders or snakes, but the tiny mosquitoes that suck our blood, make us itchy and infect us with disease. Mosquitoes kill around 760,000 people every year, according to research site Our World in Data, with humans ourselves coming a distant second. This is becau»»»

President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup this month — his fourth publicized visit to medical experts since returning to office — in what the White House describes as an annual physical and regular preventive care. Trump, who turns 80 next month and was the»»»

Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza. The measure passed 93-0 in the 120-seat Knesset, or parliament, ref»»»

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed a contract for over $20 million with companies from Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan to mine gold at the Qala-e-Zal deposit in Qala-e-Zal district of Kunduz Province, RIA Novosti reported. «The five-year contract was signed by the Minister of Mines »»»

Dubai: A reinsurance broker working in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has been banned from working in financial services in the centre after Dubai’s financial regulator found he engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct over several years. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, C»»»

Dubai: Supermarket giant Spinneys crossed the Dh 1 billion revenue mark in the first quarter of 2026, even as regional conflict disrupted freight routes and slowed consumer activity in March. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The DFM-listed company reported revenue of ov»»»

Ukrainian assault troops crossed the Psel River unarmed and ended up in territory controlled by the Russian Battlegroup Sever in the Sumy region, a source in Russia’s security forces told Sputnik. These troops were then deliberately targeted and killed by Ukrainian FPV drone operators, the source p»»»

US consumer prices likely rose at a solid pace for a second straight month in April, which would result in the largest annual increase in inflation in more than 2-1/2 years and further bolster expectations the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates unchanged for a while. The Consumer Price Index»»»

What happens when the country that imports the most energy thinks that future energy crises are inevitable rather than exceptional? China’s answer has been clear: prepare for every possible scenario. From record investments in solar and wind energy to expanding nuclear power, importing massive volu»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala said on Tuesday it would invest $325 million in Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom, joining a consortium led by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply c»»»

Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels running. The Iran war 's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off the supply of this fuel that powers the global maritime industry and its largest refueling hub in Asia. Bunker fuel is a literal bottom of the b»»»

Police on Monday arrested a 38-year-old man in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, who is wanted in Germany for a series of alleged financial crimes. The judicial authorities of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg are accusing him of violations of insurance legislation, fraud, forgery, embezzlement a»»»

Dubai: As the UAE marks International Nurses Day, nurses across the country are reflecting on the experiences that shaped their careers and the moments that continue to inspire them on the frontline of healthcare. From supporting anxious first-time mothers to helping critically ill patients recover»»»

The Ministry of Information and UNESCO in collaboration with Tele Liban, have announced the launch of the national media campaign "Share Responsibly: Be Part of the Truth, Not Misinformation". Funded by UNIFIL, this nationwide initiative aims at addressing the growing challenge of misinformation an»»»

Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the northern hemisphere's summer approaches and El Nino weather patterns kick in, scientists warned on Tuesday. Fires from January to April have already caus»»»

At least 372 Afghan civilians were killed in conflict between government forces and Pakistan in the first three months of the year, the United Nations reported on Tuesday, with more than half the deaths attributed to airstrikes on a drug rehab facility in Kabul. Relations between Islamabad and Kabu»»»

Russia resumed strikes on Ukraine as a three-day truce expired on Tuesday, attacking the capital with drones and killing one person in the eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian authorities said. The Russian military meanwhile said it had shot down 27 Ukrainian drones after the ceasefire expir»»»

Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to the country said Tuesday. Mike Huckabee made the comment on stage at an event in Tel Aviv, Israel. "I'd like to say a word of appr»»»

The driver of a tractor-trailer involved in a fatal crash with an intercity bus on the Hemus Motorway tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine in a roadside drug test, Commissioner Martin Tsuninski said Tuesday. One person was killed, one was seriously injured and several others were hur»»»

Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev has ordered an immediate investigation into the serious traffic accident involving a truck and a bus on Hemus Motorway early on Tuesday, the Ministry said in a press release Tuesday. Teams from the Executive Agency for Automobile Administration (»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index opened higher on Tuesday, gaining 14.09 points, or 0.13%, to reach 10,645 points, compared to the previous session's close, supported by five sectors. Market data showed gains in the Telecoms sector by 0.89%, Consumer Goods and Services (+0.»»»

India’s passport has slipped to 78th position in the latest Henley Passport Index (May update), marking a minor shift in global mobility rankings even as access to visa-friendly destinations remains largely stable. In the latest standings, India shares the 78th rank with Burkina Faso, Cuba and Sene»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe UAE Carried Out ‘covert’ Attacks Against Iran during US-Israeli Aggression: WSJ 12-05-2026 11:03 AM Screen capture of a video showing an at»»»

New Zealand will change the law to prevent lawsuits that seek to hold companies liable for "climate change damage" linked to greenhouse gas emissions, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said on Tuesday. Goldsmith cited a lawsuit launched by Indigenous Maori climate activist Michael Smith, who is seeki»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers near Deir Siryan River with a rocket salvo: Hezbollah Military M»»»

The US dollar strengthened broadly on Tuesday as talks to end the war in the Middle East showed no signs of progress, pushing oil prices higher and worrying investors that interest rates may need to stay higher to tackle inflationary pressures. Investors now fear that the ceasefire that has been in»»»

Two planes with 28 passengers from ‌the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday and a Dutch hospital treating a hantavirus patient quarantined 12 staffers in a preventative measure. The planes landed at Eindhoven Airport shortly after mid»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev has been elected President of the Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU). The decision was made at the KFU’s extraordinary congress, held at Sheraton Hotel in Bishkek. According to the KFU, Adylbek Kasymaliev was the only candidate for the position of pr»»»

Dubai: ADNOC Gas said on Tuesday it expects the ongoing disruption to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to weigh on second-quarter earnings, even as the company reported resilient first-quarter profit and maintained its long-term growth targets despite security incidents at its Habshan »»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways has issued a clarification following media reports claimed there was a fire on one of its aircraft preparing to depart from Chennai International Airport to Zayed International Airport. According to reports carried by Indian media outlets, the Abu Dh»»»

Washington, May 12 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump is considering renewed military action against Iran as negotiations remain deadlocked and tensions continue to rise over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the repo»»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha Metro has announced new route to metrolink and metroexpress services operating on the Gold Line between Sport City and Al Sudan metro stations. The new routes took effect from Sunday, May 10, 2026 with metrolink service M307 operating from Al Sudan station Exit 1 to Sport City sta»»»

Copenhagen: The European Union should explore limiting children's access to social media, with possible new rules proposed as early as this summer, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. The European Commission president has tasked an expert panel to report back by July on what steps the EU»»»

DUBAI: The Pentagon said a US Navy nuclear-armed submarine has arrived in Gibraltar this week, in a rare reveal of the location of one of its most secretive vessels. The Navy’s Sixth Fleet said in a press release that the vessel was part of the Ohio-class ballistic submarines, which are known for t»»»

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Seven people, including two police officers and five civilians, were killed and dozens wounded in a blast at a market in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, a senior police officer said, the second deadly attack in the region in four days. The bomb blast — which took plac»»»

Katmandu: A Nepali ‌Sherpa guide fell into a crevasse and died on Mount Everest for the third death in two weeks on the world’s highest mountain, as ​climbers are undeterred by travel disruptions from the Middle East conflict, officials said on Tuesday. Seasoned climbers from the Expedition Operato»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Martyrs,including 3 women and a child in Israeli air strike on a house in the southern town of Kfardounine after midnight on Monday: Al-Man»»»