Damascus, May 12 (SANA) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi affirmed that the rapid positive development in fraternal UAE-Syrian relations reflects shared will and mutual commitment from both countries’ leadership. In a post on platform X Tuesday, Al Zeyoudi said the »»»

South Africa's top court bars repeat asylum applications 7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNomsa MasekoBBC Africa, Johannesburg Getty ImagesHome Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says the refugee system is being abused South Africa's highest court has ruled that foreign nationals cannot»»»

He was a refugee – now he's Lord Mayor of Bristol 12 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlastair McKeeBristol BBCCouncillor Yassin Mohamud has represented Lawrence Hill in Bristol since 2021 Bristol's next Lord Mayor says he wants to bring "unity, working together and helping each other" t»»»

LONDON: Netflix has invested ‌over $135 billion in films and television series over the past decade, the company said on ​Tuesday, underscoring the dominance of the streaming giant and the growth of on-demand entertainment. During the same period, Netflix contributed more than $325 billion to the g»»»

BARCELONA: Barcelona star Lamine Yamal waved a Palestinian flag during an open top bus parade as the team celebrated winning the Spanish title. The 18-year-old winger, who is already widely regarded as one of the best soccer players in the world, held the flag as the team bus drove through the stre»»»

Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform, Hala Al-Saeed confirmed that Egypt has managed to safely cross the difficult economic conditions after successfully passing the unprecedented reforms during the past period, stressing that it is now on the right track. Al-Saeed said in an i»»»

Dubai: The UAE’s labour market continued its upward trajectory in the first quarter of 2026, with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) reporting a 2.5 per cent increase in workforce growth alongside a rise in the number of registered establishments. According to ministry statis»»»

The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade issued Statement No. 5 of 2026 last Sunday (10 May) regarding directing businesses to use legal distribution channels to control prices in the local market. Through the Statement, the Minister directed all import companies to regulate product m»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP) - Tunisia and Iraq have agreed to revive their economic partnership on a new basis, following a meeting held on Sunday in Baghdad between Tunisia's Ambassador Chokri Latif, and Chairman of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of...»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran has filed a lawsuit in the arbitration court in The Hague against the United States aggression against Tehran, the Mizan news agency, linked to the Iranian judiciary, reported on Tuesday. In particular, the complaint included accusations of US "military aggression against Ir»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that he had approved sending additional personnel to Ukraine to study the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in both offensive and defensive operations. "I have personally approved additional personnel there [in Ukraine] to»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel has struck over 1,100 targets belonging to Lebanese movement Hezbollah, killing more than 350 Hezbollah members since a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on April 16, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday. "The IDF has eliminated more than 350 terr»»»

Ecuadoran former foreign minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa has become the fifth candidate to enter the race for the next head of the United Nations, the UN General Assembly spokesperson told AFP on Tuesday. Espinosa was nominated by Antigua and Barbuda, and joins four other candidates already nomina»»»

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the United States limiting their atomic arsenals lapsed. The ending of the New START agreement in February formally released the world’s two largest nuclear powers from »»»

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A man has been arrested in northwestern Greece for allegedly stealing €146,600 in cash that his employer had stashed at work, authorities said Tuesday. A police statement said the theft occurred over the weekend, when the suspect allegedly burgled a company warehouse and stole the hidden cash. The »»»

Brussels, Belgium: A military sea drone found last week off the Greek Ionian island of Lefkada is Ukrainian and represented a threat to navigation, the Greek defence minister said Tuesday. While in Brussels, Nikos Dendias said he had briefed European counterparts on the "drone that we fished in Gre»»»

Bangkok: Thailand has launched intensive screening measures for hantavirus among travelers arriving from South America, aiming to bolster public confidence and ensure safe international tourism, the Department of Disease Control said on Tuesday. While Thailand has reported no cases of hantavirus to»»»

Doha,May. 12 (SANA) The Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), represented by its CEO Youssef Qablawi, signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday with U.S. ConocoPhillips, TotalEnergies of France, and QatarEnergy to explore for oil and gas in Syrian territorial waters. The MoU stipulates that the par»»»

BRUSSELS - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic, who is also Belgrade's chief technical-level negotiator in the dialogue with Pristina, met with the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Peter Sorensen, in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the cou»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Public Health, HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud, today inaugurated the event marking the International Nurses Day. The event is organised by the Ministry of Public Health to celebrate the nursing staff and to emphasise their essential role in the healthcare sector and in s»»»

RIYADH: Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Kampala, Uganda on Tuesday. During the meeting, the two officials reviewed cooperative relations between their countries and ways to strengthen and develop them, the Saudi Pres»»»

LONDON: Individuals calling themselves Palestinians had reached 15.5 million worldwide at the end of 2025, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. In the Palestinian Occupied Territories and inside Israel, there are 7.4 million Palestinians, though about 2 million hold Israeli ci»»»

Washington, United States: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that it had reached a staff-level agreement with the government of Tanzania to unlock $375.5 million in financing, with the east African country feeling the fallout from the war on Iran. In a statement, the IMF said th»»»

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A man who was on the run after being sentencted to life in prison over the rape of an underage girl three years ago has been arrested in central Athens, police said Tuesday. A police statement said the man – only identified as a 45-year-old foreign national – was taken into custody in the district »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) announced that the Al Shartain star’s ascent began on May 12, 2026, and is projected to last 13 days. Al Shartain is “the first star of the Al-Thuraya (Pleiades) stars. Among the general Arab population and farmers, it is known as 'Thurayat al-Qay»»»

London: Arsenal defender Ben White will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, ruling him out of the club's Premier League run-in and the Champions League final, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The medial knee ligament injury also means the 28-year-old is highly unlikely to feature for Engl»»»

The Kremlin has released ‌a video of Vladimir Putin driving in Moscow and meeting an old school teacher in a hotel lobby, after Western media outlets cited a European intelligence report as saying the Russian president spent weeks holed up in bunkers. The reports, which appeared in the run-up to Pu»»»

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group called on the government Tuesday to withdraw from direct talks with Israel, calling them a concession and urging “indirect negotiations.” Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold two days of talks in Washington starting Thursday in an attempt to end the lates»»»

BARCELONA: Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said ‌on Tuesday he will extend his contract with the LaLiga club until 2028 after his side sealed their 29th league title. Flick, whose current deal was due to expire in June 2027, is set to sign a one-year extension, with an option to prolong his tenure. H»»»

Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it is in talks with Egypt on currency swap, according to local reports. Spokesman for the ministry Lu Kang said that central banks of Egypt and China have made some initial progress on the local currency swap without specifying the swap range. Egypt’s deputy»»»

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova spoke by phone Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Saar congratulated Velislava Petrova on taking over as Foreign Minister of Bulgaria and wished her success in this highly responsible mission. During the conversation, which took»»»

The Montana Regional Prosecution Office has charged Tsvetan Petrov Tsvetanov, who was elected Mayor of Lom as a candidate of GERB on October 29, 2023, with an offence against citizens’ political rights, the Sofia Appellate Prosecution Office said in a press release on Tuesday. Judging from evidence»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE educational authorities reviewed 1,976 advertisements, recorded 21 violations and shut down a training centre during intensified inspection campaigns targeting the higher education and training sector in the first quarter of the year. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific R»»»

Ajman: Ajman Police has warned motorists that failing to move vehicles involved in minor accidents can result in a Dh500 traffic fine, as the force continues its “Move Your Vehicle After a Minor Accident” awareness campaign across the emirate. The campaign, launched by the Traffic and Patrols Depar»»»

Barcelona: Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed on Tuesday that he has signed a new two-year contract with an option for a third season days after securing a second consecutive La Liga title with the Catalan club. The 61-year-old German wrapped up his second Spanish league crown with Barcelona on »»»

Stockholm: A Swedish court sentenced a 21-year-old to life in prison on Tuesday for a triple murder at a hair salon last year that drew attention to the country's criminal networks. The bodies of two boys aged 15 and 16 and a 20-year-old man -- who had all been shot in the head -- were discovered s»»»

Dubai: The Indian rupee slid to a record low against the US dollar, giving UAE-based remitters one of the strongest exchange-rate opportunities in recent years as rising oil prices and sustained foreign investor outflows intensified pressure on Asia’s third-largest economy. Get updated faster and f»»»

The Consumer Price Index rose in April with energy prices driving 40% of the increase, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- Prices for consumer goods rose faster than expected in April, with food and energy prices driving the »»»

Eight people arrested over a €217,000 armed bank heist in central Greece this week were members of a well-organized, “highly dangerous” gang involved in at least ten more bank robberies over the past four years, authorities said Tuesday. Police told a press conference that the suspects were arreste»»»

Proposed amendments to the Protection of Competition Act will not solve all problems facing Bulgarian agriculture, but will create fairer market conditions for Bulgarian products, Progressive Bulgaria MP Yavor Gechev said on Tuesday after an ad hoc parliamentary budget and finance committee approve»»»

Seventeen US chief executives will join President Donald Trump on his coming trip to China – among them Larry Fink of BlackRock, Tim Cook of Apple and Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX. China remains a key market for US firms, which are sending their bosses to look after their own interests, British po»»»

JEDDAH: Syria is seeking to revive its offshore energy sector after QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips and Syrian Petroleum Co. agreed to assess oil and gas exploration potential in the country’s Mediterranean waters, marking a significant step toward reopening upstream investment activity.»»»

WASHINGTON: United Airlines said on Tuesday it will resume flying to Venezuela with daily direct flights between Houston and Caracas, about eight years after suspending operations to the country. The carrier said its services between its hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and Si»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Ballistic Missiles, Not Nukes, Are Iran’s Real Threat: Jerusalem post 12-05-2026 18:24 PM Iran Fires New Wave of Missiles at Military Targe»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers near the port of Naqoura with a swarm of attack drones in two wa»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP) - Over 50% of agricultural product trade in distribution channels is controlled by informal intermediaries, according to a study on the Rehabilitation of Agricultural Distribution Channels in Tunisia, presented during the 10th...»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP) - Tunisia is counting on start-ups to build a development model based on innovation and flexibility, Prime Minister Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzeri said on the sidelines of her participation in the Africa Forward Summit, co-organised by...»»»