Nicolas Sarkozy will not serve time with an electronic ankle tag for corruption during illegal funding of his 2012 re-election bid. A source close to the case says the former French president's "advanced age" played a role in the decision. Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will not »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Thursday as it gained 82.05 points, or 0.75 percent, to close at 11,031.32. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index stood at SR6.68 billion ($1.78 billion), with 131 of the listed stocks advancing and 121 declining. The Kingdom’s para»»»

MEPs are calling on the EU Commission to trigger the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism — to freeze Brussels funds for Slovakia over their possible misuse and concerns over the rule of law. From the abrupt dismantling of Slovak anti-corruption agencies to legal changes that let convicted criminal»»»

Jakarta: Victims of deadly floods and landslides that struck Indonesia's Sumatra island last year filed a lawsuit Thursday demanding the government declare a national disaster to speed up reconstruction, plaintiffs' lawyer told AFP. Devastating floods and landslides killed more than 1,200 people, a»»»

With no clear end in sight to hostilities involving the United States, Israel, the Gulf states, Iran, and its regional proxies, the Middle East is passing through an especially tense period. Warfare is being waged overtly, both militarily and economically, but also covertly, with numerous clandesti»»»

Singapore: Two Singapore residents who had been on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship have been isolated as they await test results for the rare respiratory disease, Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on Thursday. Two men aged 65 and 67 had been on the ship and also the same flight»»»

May 6 (UPI) -- Residents of a one-way road in Toronto said a Google Maps error caused a flood of vehicles to drive the wrong way for several days. Winona Drive residents said they discovered last week that the sudden influx of wrong-way drivers on the southbound street was a result of a Google Maps»»»

MADRID: Spain summoned Israel’s top envoy in Madrid to protest the “unacceptable and intolerable” detention of a Spanish activist from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the foreign minister said Thursday. The countries’ latest diplomatic clash came as Spain decorated the outspoken UN special rapporteur on»»»

BELGRADE - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Serbian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a third review under the IMF's Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board, the IMF has announced. "Growth will increase from 2025 but will »»»

Share: First responders inspect the rubble of a collapsed building following an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb of Haret Hreik, May 7, 2026. The strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs was the first such attack in nearly a month, and Israel says it killed a senior Hezbollah commander from»»»

JEDDAH: The Masam Project for clearing mines in Yemen destroyed 6,011 landmines and explosive remnants of war in the Bab Al-Mandab area of Taiz Governorate on Wednesday as part of ongoing efforts to protect civilians. The operation was carried out by the project’s second special tasks team in Bab A»»»

Never have local elections in the United Kingdom been so loaded with implications. The rise in popularity of two parties – Reform UK and the Greens – raises questions about the political system, which has for so long been based on two main parties.  But on a wider scale, the fate of »»»

Russia warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv on Wednesday to evacuate the city ahead of Moscow's World War II Victory Day celebrations, threatening retaliatory strikes if Ukraine disrupts commemorations tied to the May 9 military parade in Red Square. Russia sent an evacuation warning to foreign diploma»»»

A day of reckoning looms, and every political observer in Britain knows it, a day of what President Obama would call ‘a shellacking’. May's local elections promise to be more than a midterm shot across the bows for the Labour government. Polling suggests it will be closer to an extinction event. Th»»»

GENEVA: The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end a pattern of widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures. “The continued repression and restrictions on civic space by the Tunisian authorities undermine th»»»

MADRID: Spain summoned Israel’s top envoy in Madrid to protest the “unacceptable and intolerable” detention of a Spanish activist from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the foreign minister said Thursday. The countries’ latest diplomatic clash came as Spain decorated the outspoken UN special rapporteur on»»»

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, has issued Resolution No. (4) of 2026 concerning the formation of the National Committee for Documenting Acts of Aggression, International Crimes, and Resulting Damages, in a step that»»»

RIYADH: This month, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority marks its 10th anniversary after a decade of spearheading cultural transformation. Since its launch in May 2016, the GEA has focused on regulating entertainment activities, issuing licenses, empowering investors and strengthening co»»»

LONDON: Saudi Arabia has won a first-ever seat on the executive committee of the International Federation of Journalists, the world’s largest journalists’ organization, after Adhwan Al-Ahmari, chairman of the Saudi Journalists Association, was elected at the federation’s International Press Congres»»»

Pakistan’s military warned Thursday it would respond strongly against any attack as it marked the anniversary of last year’s four-day conflict with neighboring India that brought the nuclear-armed rivals to the brink of war before a US-brokered ceasefire halted the fighting. The military said that »»»

Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island 14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAmy Walker Dozens of people who had been on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship disembarked on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, including a woman who later died, the Dutc»»»

Hong Kong: Synthetic shuttlecocks, shorter games and a new generation of stars are all part of the "evolution" of badminton, a top official told AFP, saying the sport can't afford to sit still. Traditionalists hit out after the Badminton World Federation said that from January 2027 it will adjust t»»»

The British and Canadian Ambassadors to Lebanon co-hosted a reception in Beirut to mark Lebanese Media Martyrs’ Day and World Press Freedom Day. They paid tribute to journalists who have lost their lives reporting on the devastating conflict, and to those who continue to report under challenging an»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian economy is currently projected to grow 2.8 pct in 2026, but authorities expect a strengthening construction sector to potentially take that growth to up to 3 pct, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday, adding that the global economy would be growing at a slower »»»

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 in the town of Bayyada with a bomb dropped by a glider, achieving a direct hit: stateme»»»

Hezbollah Military Media published a video titled “We will hunt you down!” to reiterate the full determination to target the Israeli occupation forces in South Lebanon. The video shows the Resistance loitering gliders attacking their targets as eagles to emphasize the accurate and powerful strikes.»»»

Oil prices fell and global stock markets traded mixed Thursday awaiting an update on a US plan to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Having plunged more than 10 percent at one point Wednesday on peace hopes, crude futures fell far less sharply Thursday, with losses of around t»»»

Speaking at a news briefing at the Council of Ministers on Thursday, caretaker Finance Minister Georgi Klisurski said that the caretaker Cabinet had decided at its meeting earlier in the day to submit a treaty on Bulgaria’s accession to the European Stability Mechanism for ratification by the Natio»»»

Burjeel Holdings, a leading super-specialty healthcare provider in the GCC, has announced the launch of Burjeel NextGen Leaders, a selective 90-day talent acceleration initiative, at Make it in the Emirates 2026. Aligned with the platform’s focus on advancing local capabilities and future-ready ind»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality said it has completed 20,867 fumigation requests in one week with the aim of providing a safe and clean environment that contributes to improving quality of life in Qatar. The Ministry in a social media post stated that it is committed to enhancing public h»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut the previous day, saying “no terrorist is immune” from Israeli strikes. “Last night, we eliminated, in the heart of Beirut, the commander of Hezbollah’s »»»

DUBAI: Disney’s CEO Josh D’Amaro has told shareholders that Disneyland Abu Dhabi is continuing as planned despite regional instability following the conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, which began on Feb. 28. In a letter to shareholders published alongside the company’s latest quarterly fi»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut the previous day, saying "no terrorist is immune" from Israeli strikes. "Last night, we eliminated, in the heart of Beirut, the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan forc»»»

Hyderabad’s newly-appointed police commissioner B. Sumathi wanted to understand a simple but unsettling question: how safe does a woman feel alone on the city’s streets after midnight? What she experienced shocked even seasoned officers. Standing alone in plain clothes at a bus stop in Dilsukhnagar»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: 10 soldiers injured by a booby-trapped glider were taken to Rambam Hospital in Haifa this morning 07-05-2026 14:29 PM Latest»»»

Damascus, May 7 (SANA) Over the year since the formation of Syria’s first post-liberation government, the country has recorded notable progress in modernizing its monetary and financial system. Nearly four months after launching the replacement of the old currency, authorities say more than half of»»»

Cavatina Group’s 140-meters residential skyscraper at Grzybowska 54 opens apartment sales, bringing Class A office standards to prestige living in the heart of Wola. Warsaw’s skyline has long been dominated by glass-and-steel towers built for business. Roughly nine in ten of the city’s high-rises a»»»

Skopje, 6 May 2026 (MIA) – Food prices increased by less than one percent in April compared to March 2026, according to the government’s analysis based on data provided by the State Market Inspectorate, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski told reporters Wednesday after the launch of the Intraday Elec»»»

Two years after its launch, Adeomed, a private pediatric and neonatology clinic, reports a steady monthly growth of 10–15%, exceeding 1,300 patients per month and a turnover of over 3 million RON, with monthly revenues of over 400,000 RON. With a team of more than 45 collaborators, 17 medical speci»»»

TUNIS, May 7, 2026 (TAP) - The European Union (EU) on Thursday launched a digital platform dedicated to mapping projects funded in Tunisia, to enhance transparency and monitoring of its cooperation programmes in the country.The platform, which...»»»

Fère-en-Tardenois, France: A French village was in shock Thursday after a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death on her way to school. The teen was found gravely wounded on Wednesday morning in a street in Fere-en-Tardenois in northeastern France, prosecutors said. She died of multiple stab wounds t»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday he had met with the country’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since his appointment in early March. Pezeshkian did not say when their meeting took place. “What struck me most during this meeting was the visio»»»

LONDON: Nonviolent protest worldwide by Palestinians and their supporters should serve as the bedrock of a campaign to reignite peace talks with Israel, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK has said. Husam Zomlot described the protest movement as vital in comments to the “World of Trouble” podcast.»»»

Libya’s Tripoli based Ministry of Oil and Gas announced last Wednesday (6 May) that Libya had joined the World Bank’s initiative to eliminate Routine Gas Flaring by 2030‎ – saving about US$ 650 million per year. This Zero Routine Flaring (ZRF) by 2030 Endorsement by Libya is part of the Global Flar»»»

Three Turks have been identified as being behind a gunfire attack on another Turkish national in Thessaloniki last month, police said Thursday. One suspect has been arrested while police are seeking the other two. The incident comes amid a surge in violence between members of Turkish crime groups i»»»

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday it deployed aircraft to issue radio warnings to a Chinese research ship in a disputed area of the South China Sea “swarming” with vessels from Beijing’s so-called maritime militia. The research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33, which is capable of suppor»»»

JEDDAH: The Professional Fighters League today announced its much-awaited return to Jeddah on Friday, June 19, as PFL MENA continues its 2026 season, with the event set to take place at the King Abdullah Sports City Indoor Arena. The upcoming event will mark the highly anticipated professional debu»»»

The Ukrainian armed forces attempted to attack civilian infrastructure facilities in the St. Petersburg area on Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Key statements:Russian Aerospace Forces detected six UAVs in Latvia's airspace Over Latvia, Russian monitoring systems identified two French R»»»

BELGRADE - The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Executive Board decided on Thursday to keep the key policy rate at 5.75 pct, and also kept the deposit and lending facility rates unchanged at 4.5 pct and 7.0 pct, respectively. "In making this decision, the Executive Board primarily took into account ac»»»