All eyes turn Sunday to a series of intensive and simultaneous ministerial meetings of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the OPEC+ alliance. These meetings are taking place under exceptional circumstances in global energy markets, as producers strive through these mul»»»

Tunis, June 7 (TAP)- The weather on Sunday is partly cloudy in most regions with scattered showers in northwestern and central western highlands in the afternoon.The wind is blowing east relatively strong to strong in the south with local sand...»»»

Work began Sunday on removing the fence surrounding the illegal buildings in Varna's Baba Alino area in the presence of Minister of Agriculture and Food Plamen Abrovski and Varna Regional Governor Mario Smarkov. Abrovski noted that some of the properties are still listed as forest land in the recor»»»

TEL AVIV: The Israeli-occupied West Bank and nearby Israeli towns witnessed several simultaneous shooting incidents on Sunday, leaving at least one man dead and four others wounded, according to Israel’s rescue services, Magen David Adom. Israel’s police said they had killed at least one attacker a»»»

MADRID: Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Madrid on Sunday morning to catch ​a glimpse of Pope Leo as he made his way to an open-air Mass in what was expected to be the largest event during his week-long visit to Spain. People waved flags and shouted “Long live the pope” as Leo w»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has opened subscriptions for its June issuance of the government-backed “Sah” savings sukuk, offering an annual return of 4.60 percent, up from 4.56 percent in the previous month. In a post on X, Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Center said the subscription period for th»»»

Al Arish: Four UAE humanitarian aid convoys carrying 740 tonnes of food parcels aboard 60 trucks entered the Gaza Strip this week as part of Operation Gallant Knight 3, supporting the Palestinian people and helping address their humanitarian needs amid challenging humanitarian conditions. The UAE h»»»

Kuala Lumpur: The rescue of a Malaysian hiker found alive after two weeks missing in the wilderness was hailed as "a miracle" by a friend on Sunday, as authorities ended a massive search that gripped the nation. Indigenous Malaysians found a battered Jaslinda Saludin late Saturday in a forested are»»»

Beijing, China: China's Ministry of Water Resources activated a Level-IV flood emergency response for six provincial-level regions Sunday. The response was launched in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou. China has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the »»»

Despite Gulf airlines incurring billions of dollars in losses due to recent geopolitical tensions, Saudi carriers have demonstrated exceptional resilience and an impressive ability to absorb shocks quickly. This comes amid optimistic forecasts for long-term growth in air travel across the Middle Ea»»»

The rescue of a Malaysian hiker found alive after two weeks missing in the wilderness was hailed as "a miracle" by a friend on Sunday, as authorities ended a massive search that gripped the nation. Indigenous Malaysians found a battered Jaslinda Saludin late Saturday in a forested area near the sma»»»

Visitors from Bulgaria and abroad gathered for the annual rose-picking ritual in the rose fields near Kazanlak on the final day of the 123rd Rose Festival. Among the official guests were President Iliana Iotova, Kazanlak Mayor Galina Stoyanova, Municipal Council Chair Nikolay Zlatanov, Stara Zagora»»»

Polls open for the final round of Peru's presidential elections on Sunday with voters set to choose the country's ninth leader in 10 years. Following a first-round vote marred by logistical problems and fraud allegations, voters will choose between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Rober»»»

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will stand if a leadership contest is triggered, a senior minister said Sunday, after media reported Starmer had contacted key backers insisting he would run in any race. This came after popular northern mayor Any Burnham, who is standing in a key by-elec»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s World Cup striker, Aymen Hussein, was held and questioned for nearly seven hours at Chicago’s O’Hare airport after arriving with the squad early on Saturday, an Iraqi sporting official said. Hussein was finally allowed in, but the team’s photographer was barred from entering the Uni»»»

Washington: The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, US media reported on Saturday. The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said Israel’s “ability to conduct human espionage and technical collection is at a ‘critical level’,” NBC News sa»»»

Pristina: Polls opened on Sunday for another snap election in Kosovo, its third in just over a year, as voter frustration mounts at a grinding political gridlock in Europe’s youngest country. The ballot comes after a polarized parliament failed to elect a president in April, deepening a political c»»»

MONGBWALU, Congo: Dr. Richard Lokudu, the medical director of Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital, has received barely any compensation for his work on the front line of one of Congo’s deadliest Ebola virus outbreaks. Lokudu and several of his colleagues work all day at the hospital treating an inf»»»

TOKYO: Yasunari Morino, Japan’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in an article for the Kasumigaseki Foreign Service Association noted that Japan and Saudi Arabia continue to strengthen their bilateral relationship. Morino highlighted that both countries use the Japan-Saudi Vision 2030 ini»»»

KUALA LUMPUR: The rescue of a Malaysian hiker found alive after two weeks missing in the wilderness was hailed as “a miracle” by a friend on Sunday, as authorities ended a massive search that gripped the nation.Indigenous Malaysians found a battered Jaslinda Saludin late Saturday in a forested area»»»

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Boko Haram has freed more than 400 people kidnapped earlier this year from a village in the northeastern state of Borno, a senator and a local youth leader said Sunday. Kidnappings, often for ransom, have become a key tactic of Boko Haram militants in their 17-year-old insurgenc»»»

Egypt’s ‌coach Hossam Hassan sees the opening match in the World Cup against Belgium as the most ​difficult game in the “highly competitive” group G. Egypt lost 2-1 to five-times champion Brazil in Cleveland on Sunday, in their final warm-up friendly ahead of their fourth appearance in the World Cu»»»

RIYADH: Companies listed across the Gulf Cooperation Council posted a record $67.9 billion in net profits in the first quarter of 2026, up 15.5 percent year on year, driven by stronger energy and banking sector earnings. The growth was led by higher profits in the energy sector — particularly Saudi»»»

Asuncion: Attacking midfielder Julio Enciso has suffered a thigh injury less than a week before the team's opening match of the FIFA World Cup, the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) said on Saturday. The 22-year-old was forced off early in Paraguay's 4-0 friendly win over Nicaragua on Friday af»»»

Dubai: A Kuwaiti woman has been sentenced to three years in prison with immediate effect after an appeals court overturned an earlier ruling that had spared her punishment in a case linked to national security and sectarian incitement, according to local media reports. The State Security Circuit of»»»