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»»»

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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»»»

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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»»»

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»»»

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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 place in Tehsil Sarai Nawrang Ba»»»

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 ba»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP) — The weather, on Tuesday, will be partly cloudy across the entire country, according to forecasts from the National Meteorological Institute (INM).Winds will blow from the north in the north and from the east in the center and...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar condemned the hijacking of an oil tanker from Yemeni territorial waters, carrying several Egyptian seafarers, and its subsequent towing to Somali territorial waters near the Puntland region. In a press statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it considere»»»

AMSTERDAM: 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 shortl»»»

As Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump prepare for a highly anticipated summit, both China and the United States say their ties have been broadly stable in recent months and they are planning on keeping it that way. But a long list of issues are at stake in one of the world’s most consequential »»»

The reputation of the Strait of Hormuz as a reliable artery for global energy trade may be permanently damaged by its prolonged closure, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said. Even if movement is restored, “the vase has been broken. You can’t glue it back together,” Birol »»»

Iran could enrich uranium up to 90% purity, a level considered ‌weapons-grade, if ‌the country is ‌attacked ⁠once more, parliamentary ⁠national security and foreign policy commission spokesperson ⁠Ebrahim Rezaei ‌said ‌on Tuesday. "One of ‌Iran's ‌options in the event of another ‌attack could be 90»»»

The Treasury Department wants US banks and other financial institutions to monitor for suspected Iranian money laundering networks that use their funds to smuggle sanctioned oil through shell companies and crypto networks. The move, which effectively deputizes the global financial system to help di»»»

Architecture and Urban Development Client : General Authority for Health Insurance Address : Kafr El Sheikh Branch Tender : Supply of maintenance works of the building and its units for the two years 2016/2017 & 2017/2018 Tender documents : EGP1,000 Tenders to be submitted in two envelopes (technic»»»

The last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak disembarked Monday and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine. A French woman was the latest to be confirmed as infected, while an American was suspected of infection after initial testing. Pas»»»

RIYADH: Sukuk issuance across Gulf Cooperation Council countries rose 13.1 percent in the first four months of 2026, driven by strong local-currency borrowing in Saudi Arabia, even as regional conflict clouds the outlook for the Islamic finance industry. In its latest report, “Islamic Finance 2026-»»»

May 12 (UPI) -- Authorities said a body found along train tracks in San Antonio on Monday is connected to the six people discovered dead in a boxcar in a Texas-Mexico border city over the weekend. No arrests have been made amid the investigation into the discovery Sunday of six bodies in a train ca»»»

Greece and southeastern Europe are expected to see a warmer-than-normal June, according to long-range forecasts issued in early May and cited by the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo service. Meteo said 85% of available scenarios project average June temperatures above seasonal norms for the 19»»»

Rosatom can provide answers to all questions concerning the Paks II project to Hungary’s new leadership, Aleksey Likhachev, head of the Russian state nuclear energy company, told journalists in Moscow on Monday. Likhachev was reacting to a statement by Hungary’s minister-designate for the economy a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - India is rapidly repatriating significant gold reserves from overseas vaults, The Economic Times newspaper reported, citing a report from the Reserve Bank of India. About 77% of the more than 880.52 tonnes of gold is now stored domestically, the report said on Monday. In February»»»

Brussels: The State of Qatar participated in the high-level meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, held in Brussels on Monday. HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad represented the State of Qatar at the meet»»»

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has cancelled the NEET UG 2026 exam held on May 3, 2026, and confirmed that the test will be conducted again on dates to be announced later. The decision was shared in an official statement on the agency’s X account on May 12, 2026. According to NTA, the move comes»»»

Iran has reacted with concern to media reports of a clandestine makeshift Israeli military that was used during the recent war on Iran. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday: “We are not ruling out anything related to the Zionist entity in the region.” “Anything must be t»»»

Initial data from a land registration drive launched in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem point to a “deeply alarming” trend of land appropriation by the Israeli state, an Israeli rights group said Monday. Land registration in East Jerusalem began during the British Mandate between 1923 and 1948, and »»»

Residents in Dubai and across the UAE can now check estimated government fees for family visa, family visa renewal, newborn visa, and Golden Visa services through the online visa calculator available on www.familyvisa.ae. The calculator has been introduced to support residents who are planning to a»»»

Misrata Chamber of Commerce discussed the possibility of holding a Libyan Indian trade exhibition in Misrata. The proposal was discussed yesterday when Misrata Chamber of Commerce received Hafiz Rahman Mohamed, the Ambassador of India to Libya, and his accompanying delegation, at the Chamber’s Misr»»»