Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah fighters directly hit a Merkava tank on the outskirts of the town of Yohmor Al-Shaqif with an Ababil attack drone, resulting in i»»»

The US military has stopped another merchant vessel trying to break through the American blockade of Iranian ports, a US official with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday. The Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star ignored multiple warnings from US forces overnight as it»»»

ANHOLT, Denmark: The carcass of a humpback whale, whose life and death captivated Germans for months as the mammal became repeatedly stranded in the Baltic Sea, was dragged Saturday onto a Danish beach after two weeks of the body languishing in shallow waters. The whale had gained the nicknames “Ti»»»

MOGADISHU: Fighters loyal to an ousted state leader in southern Somalia clashed with troops on Saturday in the city of Baidoa, resulting in several casualties, witnesses and security sources said. The fighting, in the main city of Somalia’s South West State, followed the army’s ouster in March of t»»»

TEL AVIV: The Israeli combat soldier saw his teammates yelling in celebration, congratulating one another. They had just struck a vehicle of Palestinians driving near the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip, killing everyone inside.The reservist said scenes like this had become common after a»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah fighters ambushed an Israeli occupation force attempting to advance toward the outskirts of Debbin, detonating an explosive devic»»»

Dubai: UAE motorists could see fuel prices rise for a fourth consecutive month in June, although the increase is expected to be far smaller than the sharp jumps recorded earlier this year. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The reason is simple: oil »»»

A truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 20 people on board including 12 children, a provincial official told AFP, updating earlier figures. Deadly traffic crashes are common in Afghanistan, due in part to poor roads after decades of conflict, dangerous driving and a lack of r»»»

The EU's trade and investment relationship with China is "not sustainable", the European Commission said on Friday, vowing a stronger response as commissioners discussed how best to shield Europe's industries from surging Chinese imports. Commissioners were pitching ideas ahead of an EU leaders' su»»»

Budapest: Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain are set to defend their Champions League crown at the Puskás Aréna in Hungary, where they will face English side Arsenal who are aiming to capture a historic, first-ever UCL title. PSG, eyeing back-to-back European triumphs, secured their spot in the»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, took to his Instagram Stories to engage his millions of followers ahead of one of football's biggest nights, sharing a poll ask»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Ukrainian combat drone struck the turbine hall building of Zaporozhye nuclear power plant energy bloc 6 on Saturday and exploded, CEO Alexey Likhachev has said. "Today, during the day, a Ukrainian kamikaze combat drone struck the turbine hall building of energy unit 6, followed»»»

Villepinte, France: A damp towel hangs from a barred window, a fan churns the muggy air: Inmates at the overcrowded Villepinte prison outside Paris say enduring a heatwave that has stifled France in recent days in cramped cells is "inhumane". French MP Clementine Autain witnessed the conditions dur»»»

Cairo: Egypt's foreign ministry on Saturday described Egypt-China relations as a "unique model of fruitful cooperation and comprehensive strategic partnership." In a statement marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the ministry said Egypt and China were celebrati»»»

Thousands of local residents shut down Austria's Brenner motorway on Saturday, a vital north-south corridor through the Alps between Germany and Italy, in protest at trucks and tourists perennially clogging up their roads. The protest was led by Karl Muehlsteiger, mayor of Gries am Brenner, one of »»»

Tens of thousands of supporters of the deposed leader of Türkiye’s main opposition party marched through central Ankara on Saturday. Ozgur Ozel was removed from his post at the head of the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, by court order on May 21. Many people consider the ruling to be a political»»»

While US-Canadian relations have frayed under US President Donald Trump, data on Canadian citizenship approvals under recently widened rules suggests many Americans would welcome the chance to become Canadian. Under the new rules, which allow more descendants of Canadians to claim citizenship compa»»»

BUDAPEST: A bus carrying young athletes to a competition in Hungary early Saturday veered into the opposing lane and then collided with a tree, killing the driver and injuring nearly two dozen, police said. The accident occurred near the town of Hird in southwestern Hungary at around 5:20 a.m. loca»»»

JOHANNESBURG: Democratic Republic of Congo will return to the World Cup in June after a 52-year absence as the vast central Africa nation reels from health and security crises. A deadly Ebola outbreak in the east of the country had recorded 10 confirmed and 223 suspected deaths by May 24. The Genev»»»

ANKARA: Turkiye’s main opposition CHP was thrown into fresh disarray Saturday as court-installed leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu made his first visit to party headquarters since a controversial court ruling scrapped a 2023 party primary. Ozgur Ozel, the CHP leader ousted by the May 21 decision, called fo»»»

Colombia is going to the polls this Sunday. The presidential election is set to determine Gustavo Petro’s successor. Violence is at the heart of this campaign: armed groups are stepping up their attacks, and each candidate has their own proposals for how to prevent it. Violence is an endemic proble»»»

Tunis, May 30, 2026 (TAP) – The average monthly money market rate (MMR) remained unchanged at 6.99% in May 2026, for the fourth consecutive month, according to statistical data published on Saturday by the Central Bank of Tunisia. Year-on-year, the...»»»

KABUL: Four tourists went missing and their driver was injured after their car plunged into a river in Nuristan province, east of Afghanistan, on Friday night, said a statement of the provincial police office on Saturday. The incident took place late Friday in a mountainous area, and the driver has»»»

The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday visited eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus is spreading faster than the response despite better-organized health facilities and new aid arrivals. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expec»»»

The influential Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah pledged on Saturday to keep up its "action", as Baghdad faces mounting US pressure to disarm factions backed by Iran. Following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran at the end of February, groups operating under the banner of the "Islamic Res»»»

JEDDAH: Ghazi Al-Shahrani, CEO of the General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, extended congratulations to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the successful Hajj season. Al-Shahrani said that the success reflects the leadership’s care and comm»»»

Abu Dhabi, May 30 (SANA) The UAE’s economy recorded real growth of 6.2 percent in 2025 compared with the previous year, pushing gross domestic product to about DH 1.9 trillion ($517.3 billion), the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre announced on Saturday. Reuters quoted the centre as say»»»

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has outlined Washington’s strategic vision for the Indo-Pacific, emphasising stronger alliances, greater burden-sharing and a shift away from dependency on the United States. Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 in S»»»

A Palestinian nurse was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza Saturday, hospital authorities said, the latest death by Israeli fire since a shaky ceasefire halted major fighting in the enclave last year. The strike late Saturday morning hit a Hamas-manned police point in the central city of Deir al-B»»»

Israel’s air force and artillery struck areas close to a strategic mountain housing a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon Saturday as fighting raged in villages close to the southern city of Nabatieh. Israel’s military issued evacuation warnings for more than a dozen villages in southern Leba»»»

Péter Magyar has announced that a further EUR 2 billion in European Union funding is to be unlocked for Hungary, adding to a package worth more than EUR 16 billion that he says was secured during talks in Brussels. Péter Magyar unlocked even more money According to the Hungarian Prime Minister, add»»»

Scarperia e San Piero: Spain's Raul Fernandez sped to a surprise win ahead of favourites Jorge Martin and Fabio Di Giannantonio in the Italian MotoGP sprint race at Mugello on Saturday. The 25-year-old Aprilia-Trackhouse rider started on the front row of the grid between championship leader Marco B»»»

Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Edi Rama during the Democratic Party’s National Assembly on Saturday, accusing the government of corruption and pledging that the opposition would continue pursuing what he described as the “Balluku file.” Addressing par»»»

Albania’s Democratic Party (PD) approved a series of amendments to its statute during the party’s National Assembly on Saturday, introducing reforms aimed at strengthening internal structures and broadening political representation. Following an address by party leader Sali Berisha, Democratic Part»»»

Paris: World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her pursuit of a first French Open title by easing past Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5 in the French Open third round on Saturday. The Belarusian top seed ripped through the first set in 29 minutes. Sabalenka let her momentum drift at the start of the second se»»»

Gaza: A Palestinian was killed Saturday and others were wounded after an Israeli drone attacked a group of people on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Street in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, according to a source in the Palestinian ambulance and emergency services. Meanwhile, the death toll from Israel's »»»

A bus crash in Virginia killed five people in one family, including two children, and another unidentified woman. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 30 (UPI) -- The bus driver whose bus crashed into cars on a Virginia highway Friday will face charges for the accident. Charges are pen»»»

Tunis, May 30 (TAP) - An online survey has been made available to Tunisian enterprises currently involved in, or interested in, cross-border e-commerce. This initiative is part of the "E-commerce and Digital Trade in the MENA Region" programme. The...»»»

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has awarded Pakistan’s Hajj Mission an international excellence award for the second consecutive year, recognizing its performance in managing pilgrimage operations and services, Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs said on Saturday. The awar»»»

MediaGermanyFilm funding bill to support blockbusters made in GermanyMarcel FürstenauThe German government wants to attract more filmmakers and make the country a 'global player' in on-screen entertainment. A new bill would require media companies to make mandatory investments in the film industry.»»»

Prague: The Qatari beach volleyball squad, composed of the duo Sherif Younes and Ahmed Tijan, continued strong performances at the Ostrava Beach Volleyball World Tour stop in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in what can be described as a victory lap, securing qualification to the quarterfinal stage on meri»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Omani Maritime Security Centre issued a maritime alert “due to the sighting of a floating object suspected to be a floating mine west of the Inshore Traffic Zone in the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial sea.” In a statement shared on Saturday, the Maritime Security Centre u»»»

PARIS: Russian Diana Shnaider beat Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova at the French Open on Saturday in a match overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 23rd-ranked Shnaider won 7-5, 6-1 to go into the fourth round after the build-up to the match had been dominated by Oliynykova, who is ranke»»»

China’s modular and Holon buildings are transforming construction worldwide, delivering projects in days rather than months while setting new standards for efficiency and sustainability. Key Details:Modular homes and pre-fabricated ‘Holon’ buildings can be built in days rather than monthsExports ro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom, the United States and Australia will jointly develop advanced weapons for undersea drones as part of the second pillar of their three-way defense alliance AUKUS, UK Defense Secretary John Healey said on Saturday. "Today, we confirm also the first-ever signatur»»»

Dubai: Every time a breakthrough in US-Iran diplomacy appears within reach, resistance emerges from Tehran’s powerful hardline camp. From the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and conservative lawmakers to influential clerics and state media figures, these groups have repeatedly pushed back »»»

The White House has said US President Donald Trump remains in “excellent health” and is fully fit to carry out the duties of Commander-in-Chief, following a medical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. A memo from presidential physician Captain Sean P. Barbabella stated that»»»

Makkah Al Mukarramah: Pilgrims continued Saturday the stoning rituals on the third day of Tashreeq and the final day of Hajj. According to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the pilgrims flocked to throw the three pebbles, beginning with the small, then the middle and the large pebbles, pursuing the approac»»»

1 of 6 | Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring hold redacted documents from the Epstein files outside of a closed-door House Oversight Committee hearing Friday. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi gave closed testimony on the Department of Justice's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files»»»

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has clarified that most immigrants applying for permanent residency will not be required to leave the country while their green card applications are being processed, according to The New York Times. The clarification comes after confusion sparked by a r»»»