Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Calendar has announced the “Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue,” set to take place at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre from July 28 to August 27, 2026. In a social media post, organizers said the initiative will allow children to step into a real-world version of »»»

PRAIA, Cape Verde: Passengers and crew desperately hunkered down in isolation on a ship stuck off Cape Verde on Monday, after local authorities barred it from docking following the death of three people in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The island nation’s refusal to allow them to disembark came »»»

ASHKELON: Israeli authorities are expected to ask a court to extend the detention of two foreign activists by six days, as the pair face their second hearing on Tuesday, a rights group representing them said. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila were brought to Israel for que»»»

MOSCOW: Russia cut ‌off mobile Internet services to many customers in Moscow on Tuesday ahead of the May 9 annual ​parade celebrating victory over Nazi Germany that has been scaled back due to the threat of drone attacks from Ukraine, Reuters reporters said. Russia has this year cracked down on the»»»

MUMBAI: An Indian pilot group has submitted a letter to the aviation ministry suggesting that electrical failure, and not pilot action, could have caused the deadly Air India crash last year. The submission by the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), which has more than 5,000 members, comes ahead of »»»

YEREVAN: Armenia hosts its first bilateral summit with the European Union on Tuesday, a landmark diplomatic moment for the Caucasus Mountains nation that has formally declared its ambition to join the bloc and is cautiously loosening its ties with longtime ally Russia. The EU-Armenia summit in Yere»»»

Bogdan Mitroi, Manager, Transactions and Corporate Finance, EY-Parthenon: ”The 2025 data confirm that Romania continues to attract both domestic and international capital, with real estate, hospitality and construction leading M&A activity for the third consecutive year. Stable yields, limited new »»»

Abu Dhabi Police have urged pedestrians to use designated bridges, tunnels and crossings to ensure their safety and reduce road accidents. The call forms part of the GCC Traffic Week 2026 themed “I Cross Safely”, aligned with the strategic priority of smart road safety and the goal of anticipating »»»

Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, said Iran is the aggressor responsible for worsening the crisis in the Gulf and posing an ongoing threat to regional security and stability. In a post on his X account, Gargash: “We appreciate and value the Gulf, Arab and internati»»»

The remains of a missing South African hotel owner have been found inside a crocodile after it was airlifted in a daring operation, police said. Gabriel Batista, 59, is believed to have been snapped up in the croc-infested Komati River when he was swept away in raging floodwaters last week. Get upd»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters target Israeli Merkava tank in the southern town of Al-Bayyada with rocket weapons: Military Media »»»

Tunis, May 5 (TAP) — The weather, on Tuesday, will be partly cloudy across most regions, with cloud cover gradually thickening over the northwest and bringing scattered showers, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).Winds will...»»»

WASHINGTON: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with several leading global economic and financial figures on the sidelines of his participation in the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026, held in Los Angeles, United States. He held separate meetings with Chairman of the Export-I»»»

Armenia hosts its first bilateral summit with the European Union on Tuesday, a landmark diplomatic moment for the Caucasus Mountains nation that has formally declared its ambition to join the bloc and is cautiously loosening its ties with longtime ally Russia. The EU-Armenia summit in Yerevan follo»»»

Speaking here on Tuesday, President Iliana Iotova said that following the elections, this country is faced with a new political situation. Iotova held consultations with representatives of Progressive Bulgaria as part of the process of granting the first exploratory mandate to form a government. "I»»»

Rostec, Russia's state technology corporation, announced Tuesday that it has developed a new system to counter mass FPV drone attacks. The Ruselectronics holding has expanded its SERP counter-drone systems with a new product built to protect vehicles from FPV drones, which are increasingly used as »»»

A major Chinese enterprise operating in the Gwadar Port Free Zone, has cancelled its earlier plan to exit Pakistan after receiving support from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal to resolve permit issues. The Chinese Hangeng Trade Company, a major investor in the Gwadar»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during which he condemned the Iranian terrorist attacks targeting civilians and civil»»»

Dubai: Passport services at Pakistani embassies and consulates have been restored in the UAE and many other countries in the world on Tuesday, May 5, bringing relief to thousands of overseas Pakistanis affected by an eight-day disruption. The restoration follows a system-wide technical fault at the»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters target Israeli Merkava tank in the town of Al-Qawzah with an attack drone, achieving direct hit: Hezbollah Mili»»»

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and at least three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus, according to the World Health Organization»»»

European officials have been working on ways to convince Donald Trump to keep the United States in NATO despite severe tensions over the Iran war. But his abrupt move to cut US forces in Germany is the latest sign that such efforts have their limits and are far from certain to succeed. The substanc»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Media Corporation began the broadcast of a new business channel QBC - first of its kind in Qatar. The channel went live, broadcasting in 4K, at 9am today morning, May 5, 2026. It will feature a wide range of economic programmes and specialised news bulletins. His Excellency Sheik»»»

DUBAI: Iran has cancelled its participation in this year’s Venice Biennale just days before the opening on May 9, the exhibition’s organizers have announced. “With regard to the National Participations in the 61st International Art Exhibition, ‘In Minor Keys’ by Koyo Kouoh (May 9 to Nov. 22), it ha»»»

New car registrations increased in Romania by 2.7% in April this year compared with the same period in 2025, while the electrified segment recorded a 26.3% jump, according to the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA) preliminary data.According to official statistics, based on»»»

The number of construction permits issued for residential buildings fell by 4.8% in the first quarter to 7,266 compared with the same period last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data.Declines were recorded in the following development regions: West (-176 permits), Sout»»»

The region recorded an 8.9% year-on-year increase in RevPAR in 2025, supported by a 4.6% uplift in ADR and a 2.7pp. rise in occupancy. The growth was particularly notable in Bulgaria and Romania, both achieving double digit RevPAR gains. At the city level, Bucharest (12.0%), Warsaw (9.1%) and Pragu»»»

The hospitality industry in Romania is only recording growth in official statistics, which do not reflect the effect of price increases, while the market is entering a major risk zone, representatives of the Federation of Hospitality Industry Employers in Romania (FPIOR) say."The hospitality indust»»»

Romania's HoReCa market reached, in 2025, a value of around 7.8 billion euro, up from 7.3 billion euro a year earlier, according to estimates presented recently at a specialist event organised by the IMM Club.According to a press release from the organisation, while at the end of 2024 there were ar»»»

Two in three Romanians give up buying a product if the price is too high, but almost 38% add products to their cart for free delivery, reveals a survey conducted by a delivery company.About 66% of respondents say that they give up the purchase of a product when they consider that the price is too h»»»

Leaders in the retail sector e-Commerce and FMCG recently reunited for a new edition of the conference ‘reTAG- a Retail, FMCG & e-Commerce Conference for the Modern World’ to analyse the main challenges and opportunities in these sectors, in a challenging macro-economic context. The speakers emphas»»»

Romania's beer market declined by 4% in 2025 to a historic low of 14.4 million hectolitres, the lowest level in the past 20 years, amid a 26.2% increase in beer excise duty over the past 15 months, said Constantin Bratu, director general of the Brewers of Romania Association.After a relative stabil»»»

Preventive medical visits remain a habit for fewer than half of Romanians, according to data from a study conducted by the REGINA MARIA Health Network. Three in ten respondents say they did not undergo any routine medical check-up in 2025, while another two in ten only attended the mandatory occupa»»»

Romania ranks among the top countries globally for its number of dentists relative to the population, holding the 15th position worldwide and 8th in Europe. These findings are based on the latest available data for our country, consolidated by LIFE Group – a medical services chain specializing in l»»»

The Senate passed a bill that provides for the establishment of the National Endometriosis Registry (RNE), an information system intended for the collection, storage and analysis of pseudonymized data on endometriosis cases diagnosed in Romania.The legislative initiative, signed by the Social Democ»»»

The Government approved the transitional aid for the 2025 application year, respectively the ceilings for the livestock sector - 610 million lei and for the crop sector - 308 million lei, Deputy Prime Minister and interim Minister of Agriculture Tanczos Barna said."We are talking about an extremely»»»

Prospects for farming year 2026 are positive, especially about autumn crops, which represent over 70% of total, but farmers will continue to be faced with uncertainties concerning prices, costs and access to financing. Liviu Dobre, CEO Agricover Holding, estimates for 2026 an increase of production»»»

A prominent data protection group on Tuesday filed a complaint in Austria against LinkedIn over the professional networking platform's selling of user data. Vienna-based Noyb -- which stands for "None of Your Business" -- said it filed a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority on beha»»»

The US military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people Monday. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 18»»»

DOHA: The Department of Meteorology has forecast fine to hot weather inshore until 6pm on Tuesday, while offshore areas are expected to be hazy at times. In its daily report, the department said winds both inshore and offshore will be northwesterly to northeasterly, ranging from 5 to 15 knots. Sea »»»

Global law firm Dentons has recruited partner Livia Zamfiropol to lead its Competition and Antitrust practice and Life Sciences sector group in Bucharest. Over the last two decades, Livia Zamfiropol has built a strong reputation as one of Romania’s leading competition and antitrust lawyers, earning»»»

Minister of Labour H E Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri met yesterday with Chairman of the Migration Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan Musaev Bekhzod. The officials discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the labour sector and explored initiatives to suppo»»»

Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie has met a team from the TASMU platform of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to review progress on a new hazardous materials management system. The meeting discussed the latest developme»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that 7,000 Colombian mercenaries were fighting and dying senselessly in Ukraine, and stressed that his country did not want to be an "exporter of death." "There are 7,000 Colombian men, trained militarily, fighting in a foreign war and dying»»»

SINGAPORE: Stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday while oil prices retreated after the previous day’s surge but remained well above $100 a barrel, as the US and Iran traded blows over the Strait ​of Hormuz, leaving a fragile truce hanging in the balance. Traders also had their eyes on the yen after the Jap»»»

Chancellor Friedrich Merz marks a year in office this week facing the biggest crisis with Washington in decades, after President Donald Trump said he would hit European auto imports with 25% tariffs and pull thousands of troops out of Germany. The moves, announced on Friday after Trump reacted angr»»»

French university canteens began offering one-euro meals to all students regardless of income on Monday, in a measure designed to address financial hardship. The move follows a push by student unions to extend the one-euro rate ($1.17) for a three-course meal to all students, down from the usual 3.»»»

Doha, Qatar: In a world shaped by rapid change and complex challenges, the newest graduates of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) share a common vision to use knowledge as a force for impact. For many, their academic journeys were never just about earning degrees, but about embracing responsibilit»»»

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Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday strongly condemned the attacks on the United Arab Emirates that left three Indian nationals injured, reaffirming New Delhi’s solidarity with the UAE and calling for diplomacy to resolve regional tensions. In a statement posted on X, Modi described the»»»