Sharjah: Marine rescue teams from the Sharjah Civil Defence Authority rescued a driver after his vehicle plunged into Khalid Lagoon opposite the Sharjah Courthouse on Thursday morning, with the operation completed in less than eight minutes. The incident occurred at 7.04am on May 14 while marine re»»»

Beijing: Donald Trump paid a visit to the Temple of Heaven in the Chinese capital on Thursday, but the US president had a face like thunder. Standing stiff and unsmiling next to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump appeared unmoved by the former imperial temple in Beijing where emperors once prayed »»»

Paris, France: France's health minister said Thursday that 26 people in France identified as close contacts of hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship had tested negative for the illness. Dutch authorities said that all people who arrived in the Netherlands on evacuation flights from »»»

ATHENS - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Thursday the basic provisions of a contract to build a gas-fired power plant near Nis had been agreed with Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR. "With the Azerbaijani company SOCAR, we have agreed the basic provisio»»»

In the past, Pakistan was heavily dependent on the Middle East, but the recent crisis has underscored the urgent need for economic diversification. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed government ministries and other bodies to develop plans for sourcing fertilizer imports from Cen»»»

For much of his political career, V.D. Satheesan was regarded as one of the Congress party’s brightest political minds in Kerala — a leader admired for his sharp Assembly performances, command over detail and relentless preparation — yet somehow always just short of the very top. That long wait is »»»

S. Carfil SA, MATE-FIN, and the British company Alford Technologies signed at BSDA 2026 – Black Sea Defense, Aerospace and Security, a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes the framework for strategic cooperation in specialized fields relevant to defense, security, and technical intervention»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi entrepreneur Nada Malki is giving consumers the option to experience classic art in a whole new way. With her brand Atheera, a concept born from a lifelong connection to literature and art, Malki is transforming classic paintings into handcrafted wooden clutches that carry art beyond »»»

Dubai: Behind every intricate cake design is a story of long hours, bold dreams, and unwavering determination. For Filipino expatriate Michael Segundo, success did not come in a snap, it has been carefully layered through years of hard work, creativity, and the courage to start fresh far from home.»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi is cementing its reputation as a world-class destination with the announcement of Sphere Abu Dhabi, a landmark entertainment venue to be built on Yas Island at an estimated construction cost of US$1.7 billion. Developed through a partnership between the Department of Culture an»»»

The National Assembly passed at first reading on Thursday all three bills amending the Judiciary System Act, introduced by Progressive Bulgaria, Democratic Bulgaria, and Continue the Change. The amendments relate to the criteria for selecting members of the judiciary. All three bills provide for li»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, received today, May 14, 2026, HE Anita Anand, Canada's Foreign Minister, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, they reviewed the relations of cooperation between»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, received the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Her Excellency Amina Mohammed, during her visit to the country. During the meeting, they reviewed coopera»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums will mark International Museum Day on May 18 with a series of cultural and interactive events across its museums and institutions. This year's celebrations coincide with the theme "Museums Uniting a Divided World" and the 50th anniversary of the National Museum of Qatar. »»»

RIYADH: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates of playing what he called an active role in the US-Israeli war against Iran. "The UAE is an active partner in this aggression, and there is no doubt about it," Araghchi said while attending the BRICS summit »»»

Speaking during his visit to Smolyan on Thursday, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Shishkov told journalists that the landslide was probably due to overwetting. Shishkov is in the town in connection with the landslide that swept away a section of the Smolyan-Pamporovo road on »»»

Head of State Iliana Iotova awarded distinguished cultural figures with the President's Badge of Honour during a ceremony here on Thursday. Long-standing secretary of National Community Centre “Zaria 1858” in Haskovo, Southern Bulgaria, Aleksander Milushev was awarded for his contribution to develo»»»

Share: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, listens to Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad speak along with US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, during a meeting between the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon in the Oval Office at the White House, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (A»»»

Donald Trump is in China, where he is set to take part in talks with President Xi Jinping. Major American businessmen are also joining the talks – including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The two sides are to discuss trade, the war in Iran, and Taiwan. Story by Liz»»»

The United States and China have the two largest militaries in the world in terms of budget, personnel, weaponry, and equipment. Our colleagues at France 2 and Simon Moritz compare the two global powers’ military on land, in the ocean, and their colossal budgets.»»»

Sydney, Australia: A bus rolled over on a major highway in the Australian state of Queensland on Thursday, killing one passenger and injuring multiple. The large coach crashed on the Bruce Highway at Gumlu, about 140 km south of Townsville, at around 4pm local time. There were 28 passengers and one»»»

DUBAI: It’s hard to know what to make of “Gary.” This hour-long “special” episode of the (initially, at least) critically acclaimed series “The Bear” dropped May 5 without fanfare and is presented as a standalone episode streaming separately from the rest of the show’s catalogue. It’s a flashback t»»»

A monument to surgeon, professor, and academician Kakish Ryskulova was unveiled at Bishkek City Clinical Hospital No. 1. Doctor of Medical Sciences Nurlan Brimkulov announced. Kakish Ryskulova was born on October 15, 1918, in the village of Chetindi, Issyk-Ata district of Chui region. She dedicated»»»

Cuba's energy minister said Wednesda that Havana, the capital, was without electricity for as much as 22 hours a day because the country had run out fuel. File photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA-EFE May 14 (UPI) -- Cuban Energy Minister Vincente de la O Levy said the country's diesel and fuel oil sto»»»

Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Quentin Peel, Associate Fellow with the Europe Programme at Chatham House and former foreign editor at the Financial Times. At the centre of his analysis is the precarious position of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who Peel suggests is "hanging on in there»»»

An international flotilla carrying over 500 activists is set to depart from Turkey on Thursday in a renewed attempt to defy Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, despite prior interceptions and ongoing threats. Organizers of the Global Resilience Flotilla announced in Marmaris, southwestern Turkey, t»»»

Former Nigerian minister sentenced to 75 years in rare corruption verdict 7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMakuochi OkaforBBC Africa, Lagos Nigeria's power ministryJust weeks before he was sentenced, Mamman announced he intended to run for state governor Saleh Mamman, a former Nigeri»»»

Dubai: More than 100 people were killed after violent dust storms, heavy rain and lightning tore through India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, flattening homes, uprooting trees and plunging large areas into chaos, according to reports by Reuters, AP News and NDTV. The powerful storm system »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 02:30 on Thursday 14-05-2026 a gathering of vehicles and soldiers belonging to the “Israeli” enemy »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon reports an Israeli drone strike on a car in Qsaibeh and an air strike on the town of Sinai 14-05-20»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has linked the success of the direct talks with Israel — which begin this Thursday in Washington — to the implementation of a "genuine" ceasefire. "If a genuine ceasefire is not achieved, it means all is lost," Berri told ad-Diyar in remarks published Thursday. Berri »»»

Egypt-based venture capital firm Averroes Ventures is preparing a new $50 million investment fund focused on “waste-to-value” startups across the Middle East and North Africa, reflecting growing regional interest in sustainability-driven industrial investments, resource security, and economic diver»»»

WASHINGTON - On the first day of a working visit to Washington, Serbian Minister of European Integration Nemanja Starovic met with Congress members Claudia Tenney and Emanuel Cleaver, who are also co-chairs of a Serbian caucus in the US Congress. "Starovic informed the US Congress members about the»»»

Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu aims to attract investments worth SR2 trillion ($533 billion) over the next five years, a target that was originally set for 2045, at a time when current investments have already exceeded SR1.5 trillion, according to RCJY President Khalid Al-Sale»»»

Conservationists are preparing eleven young Egyptian vultures for release into the wild, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) announced on Thursday. This is the largest group of young Egyptian vultures that is about to start a new life in freedom. Two of the birds were donated t»»»

DUBAI: In recent weeks global headlines have focused on a cluster of hantavirus cases diagnosed on the trans-Atlantic cruise ship the MV Hondius. For many, the spread of the rare disease on the ship and the subsequent quarantining of its passengers induced flashbacks of the global pandemic years pr»»»

The results of the Council for Electronic Media’s (CEM) specialized monitoring review of the campaign for the parliamentary elections on April 19, as well as the survey titled Media Attitudes of the Audience during the Parliamentary Election Campaign, conducted by the Myara polling agency, were pre»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, inaugurated today, May 14, 2026, the 35th Doha International Book Fair, which will run until May 23 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. The fair features 520 publishing hou»»»

Vice Mayor of Bishkek, Ramiz Aliev, announced on social media the launch of a program to install 30 modern waste container sites aimed at improving the capital’s waste collection system. He showcased one of the new sites and said that by the end of 2026 the city plans to install 30 such facilities.»»»

Genmin Limited (ASX:GEN) said it had received strong interest from international investors and commodities traders to help finance development of its Baniaka iron ore project in Gabon, as the company seeks to secure about $200mn in project funding ahead of a final investment decision. »»»

Genmin Limited (ASX:GEN) said it had received strong interest from international investors and commodities traders to help finance development of its Baniaka iron ore project in Gabon, as the company seeks to secure about $200mn in project funding ahead of a final investment decision. »»»

Genmin Limited (ASX:GEN) said it had received strong interest from international investors and commodities traders to help finance development of its Baniaka iron ore project in Gabon, as the company seeks to secure about $200mn in project funding ahead of a final investment decision. »»»

Genmin Limited (ASX:GEN) said it had received strong interest from international investors and commodities traders to help finance development of its Baniaka iron ore project in Gabon, as the company seeks to secure about $200mn in project funding ahead of a final investment decision. »»»

Daily water consumption in the Iranian capital Tehran has climbed to nearly three billion litres before the start of summer, with reservoirs sitting at just 22% of capacity, according to newly released information on May 14 by state media. »»»

As geopolitical instability redraws Eurasian trade routes, the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) says the South Caucasus is emerging as an increasingly important transit bridge between Europe and Asia. Yet while Georgia currently dominates this east-west corridor, mounting political tensions with We»»»

As geopolitical instability redraws Eurasian trade routes, the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) says the South Caucasus is emerging as an increasingly important transit bridge between Europe and Asia. Yet while Georgia currently dominates this east-west corridor, mounting political tensions with We»»»

Poland’s Ministry of Finance will work on a proposed 3% digital tax submitted by the Ministry of Digital Affairs, Finance Minister Andrzej Domański said on May 13, as Warsaw moves ahead with plans that have drawn criticism from the US administration. »»»

The US signalled a major shift in its approach to Bosnia & Herzegovina’s international oversight on May 12, saying the next international peace envoy should have a reduced mandate, a stance that exposed growing differences among Western powers over how quickly the Balkan country should be left »»»

At the Hungarian National Bank's (MNB’s) FX swap tender providing euro liquidity, the central bank of Hungary has reduced the maximum allowable swappoints, effectively lowering the annualised forint yield by around 50bp to 5.25%, MBH Bank said in a note on May 13, according to financial website&nbs»»»

Hungary’s political landscape changed decisively this week as Peter Magyar formally took office on May 12, completing the fastest government formation since the country’s democratic transition. Just 30 days after his landslide election victory, the leader of the centre-right Tisza Party unveiled hi»»»