Dubai: The UAE flag was proudly unfurled on the summit of Mount Everest as a Dubai-based teen became the youngest Brit to reach the world's highest peak. Gabriel Middleton climbed to the top of the Himalayan mountain aged just 17 years, one month and 28 days old, at 9:20 am on May 27. The teenager »»»

Gorenje, one of Europe’s leading home appliance manufacturers and part of Hisense Europe, celebrates the approach of one of the most anticipated moments of the European women’s handball season: the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026. As Official Partner of the EHF Champions League Women, Gorenje reaff»»»

Tsoncho Ganev, MP of Vazrazhdane, on Tuesday accused the powerholders of proposing no constructive measures to address the country's problems and resorting instead to taking on new debt to cover current expenditure. On his way to a meeting of the interim Budget and Finance Committee, Ganev told jou»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC) and Dubai businessman Mohamed Alabbar are among parties that have expressed preliminary interest in acquiring all or part of UAE food and consumer goods giant IFFCO, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Get updated faster and for»»»

The global insurance market is entering a phase of rapid expansion, with premiums expected to increase by 150% until 2035, amid a growing demand for protection, expansion in underserved markets and the digital innovation of the industry, according to the Deloitte study “The future of insurance 2035»»»

Two people shot dead amid Kenya protests against US Ebola quarantine centre plan 12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleThomas Mukhwana,Africa correspondent, NanyukiandBasillioh Rukanga,Nairobi Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe US plan to establish an Ebola quarantine centre has sparked concern»»»

An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" sailed into a French harbor Tuesday, an AFP reporter said, after the French navy detained it on suspicion of flying a false flag. It is the fourth such ship that France has seized since September last year on suspicions of belonging to th»»»

In another of a series of moves restricting media access at the Pentagon, the Defense Department has declared that its press office is now a classified space inaccessible to journalists. On X, acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez confirmed the move, saying there was "nothing controversial" a»»»

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi's ode to ancient Arab queens is set to help more people discover the incredible history of the UAE. Let Them Know She Is Here: Searching for the Queen of Mleiha is now available in Polish thanks to publishing house Sonia Draga Sp. z o.o. "I feel a lot of people »»»

Democrat-led US states are considering imposing a 100% tax on payouts by a $1.8 billion fund set up by US President Donald Trump for victims of attempts to weaponize the legal and political system against them. Trump and his allies have long claimed to have been subjected to politically motivated i»»»

France has decided to bar official Israeli participation from the upcoming Eurosatory defense exhibition in Paris, one of the world's largest military trade fairs. Israeli delegates will not be permitted to attend the June 15–19 event, and plans for an official Israeli national pavilion have been s»»»

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrated across Israel on Monday, blocking roads and trains and setting cars on fire to protest mandatory enlistment in Israel’s military. Israel’s police said demonstrators blocked major intersections and attacked a soldier who disembarked from a bus near a »»»

Damascus, June 2 (SANA) Syria’s transport sector requires extensive rehabilitation, regulatory reform and greater private-sector participation to overcome years of infrastructure deterioration, Transport Minister Yarub Badr said on Tuesday. Speaking during the second day of the first “Syrian Privat»»»

A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves, landslides and flooding as storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from a typh»»»

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration's fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. The former Republican senator w»»»

Taipei: Companies should pay workers "as much as possible", Nvidia boss Jensen Huang said Tuesday ahead of a trip to South Korea, where Samsung Electronics recently averted a strike by making an agreement on bonuses with its union. Huang, head of the US artificial intelligence hardware giant that i»»»

The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25% on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its practices were unfair on a range of issues from digital trade to illegal deforestation, top trade official Jamieson Greer said on Monday. The measures, under the Section 301 trade legi»»»

China and the US held "candid and constructive" exchanges at a meeting in Hawaii on air and maritime safety last week, agreeing that improved communication could reduce miscalculations and enhance professionalism, the Chinese Navy said. The May 28-29 meeting was attended by representatives from bot»»»

When a US surveillance drone is shot down by an Iranian missile, the immediate image is one of military success: a multimillion-dollar aircraft such as the falling from the sky. On Sunday (May 31, 2026), Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that its air defence forces shot down»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed Washington’s strong support for the decades-old idea of diversifying Turkmenistan's natural gas exports via a pipeline that would be constructed across the Caspian Sea, according to a US State Department statement released on May 29. The statement fol»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed Washington’s strong support for the decades-old idea of diversifying Turkmenistan's natural gas exports via a pipeline that would be constructed across the Caspian Sea, according to a US State Department statement released on May 29. The statement fol»»»

Kenyan President William Ruto defended a planned US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military air base in central Kenya, saying it was part of a wider national preparedness plan and a long-running health partnership with Washington. Last week, Kenya approved a US request to establish a facilit»»»

A strike on a car on the Khardali road in south Lebanon killed a man, his son and his daughter, who were students, as he drove them back from university exams in Beirut to the southern border village Qlayaa, where some residents were still holding out despite Israeli evacuation orders. Israel and H»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, through the Institute of Da’wah and Islamic Sciences under the Department of Da’wah and Religious Guidance, has organised a specialised training programme on addiction awareness and intervention as part of its 2026 “Zad Al-Du’at” (Provision fo»»»

For the second time, Lebanon’s negotiators are heading to Washington with one primary demand at the top of the agenda: a ceasefire with Israel. The second round of talks, scheduled for June 2–3, comes with little expectation of a breakthrough amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. T»»»

The Bulgarian government is preparing a series of fiscal measures aimed at containing the budget deficit, including a higher debt ceiling, changes to pension indexation rules, and lower state financing for political parties. Progressive Bulgaria MP Konstantin Prodanov announced that lawmakers will »»»

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said on May 29 that he would seek to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Poland’s highest state honour after Kyiv named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), reigniting one of the most sensitive disputes in Polish-Ukrainian relations.»»»

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said on May 29 that he would seek to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Poland’s highest state honour after Kyiv named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), reigniting one of the most sensitive disputes in Polish-Ukrainian relations.»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday saw the occupation of the Beaufort castle (Qalaat al-Shaqif), near the city of Nabatiyeh in South Lebanon, as a symbol of a heroic battle and a “dramatic shift” in Israel’s policy against Hezbollah. However, analysts in Israel argued that the occu»»»

Doha, Qatar: Amir Cup winners Al Gharafa SC will begin preparations for the 2026-27 season next month, with an overseas training camp in Slovakia forming a key part of their build-up for the new campaign. Al Gharafa enjoyed a successful 2025-26 season, lifting the Amir Cup title while finishing fou»»»

Doha, Qatar: beIN Media Group (beIN), the global sports, entertainment and media conglomerate, won two prestigious broadcast industry accolades at the annual Asia-Pacific Broadcasting+ Awards in Singapore. Taking home the top prize in the ‘Digital Transformation - Qatar’ and ‘IP Broadcast Solutions»»»

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday that he plans to appeal a ruling to the Supreme Court blocking his expulsion of transgender service members from the military. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo June 2 (UPI) -- The Trump administration's ban on transgender servicemembe»»»

Egypt has recently been suffering from a very high divorce rate, peaking in 2017 with a total of about 190,000 cases, according to the central bureau of statistics. Maysa Shawky, Deputy Minister of Health and the General Supervisor of the Council of Population, Childhood and Motherhood, has said th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Akram Afif and Almoez Ali will spearhead Qatar’s attack at the FIFA World Cup 2026 after head coach Julen Lopetegui named a final 26-man squad for the football showpiece in the United States, Canada and Mexico combining experience, continuity and proven attacking quality for the Asian »»»

Healthcare officials in ‌the US, including former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials, on Monday warned Congress against adopting a proposed policy to treat Americans exposed to Ebola in Kenya or countries in the European Union. The officials, including infectious disease physician»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced a new Academic Bridging Program that will allow humanities-track secondary school graduates to pursue scientific and technical university disciplines under the Government Scholarship Program, in a move aimed at better alignin»»»

Tokyo: A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves, landslides and flooding as storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from»»»

Tokyo: A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves, landslides and flooding as storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from»»»

In a week marked by bearish sentiment, Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) concluded trading on a negative note. The benchmark EGX30 index experienced a decline of 1.67%, closing at 31,332.73 points, raising concerns among market participants about potential headwinds in the broader economy. The EGX33, a »»»

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on Monday, after US President Donald Trump said the two sides had agreed to dial back fighting following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and indirect communication with Hezbollah. US President Donald Trump said Monday that Israe»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Police have released an awareness video urging motorists not to leave their vehicles unlocked or unattended with keys inside, warning that even a brief lapse in judgment can create an opportunity for theft. The video is part of the force’s new campaign, “The Safety of Your Belongin»»»

Minerals, trade routes and demographics are pushing the African continent to the centre of the global economy, and countries that recognised this wealth early on and invested in it are now benefiting from the strategic advantage of that foresight. Africa, a region that was once seen as the fragile »»»

In a decisive step towards rejuvenating Egypt’s economic landscape, Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly has introduced the formation of six specialized advisory committees. These committees are designed to bolster communication between the government and the private sector, facilitating a continuou»»»

The Egyptian stock exchange (EGX) wrapped up the week with overall gains on December 5, 2024, as key indices showed modest upward movement. The main index, EGX30, edged up by 0.02%, reaching 30,839.57 points, indicating steady investor confidence. Among the indices, the EGX33, which aligns with Sha»»»

Health workers wearing full personal protective equipment prepare May 23 to transport the body of an Ebola victim for a safe burial at Sofepadi Hospital in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo. On Monday, hundreds of people in Kenya protested plans for a nearby field hospital to quarantine and t»»»

PARIS, France: World number one Aryna Sabalenka took down fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets in Monday’s night-session match to reach the French Open quarter-finals. Sabalenka produced an impressive display, hitting 39 winners and 12 aces, against a battling Osaka to »»»

NEW YORK: An alleged member of an Iran-backed militia pleaded not guilty on Monday to US criminal charges he was involved in multiple attacks against American interests in Europe, proclaiming in a courtroom outburst, “I am not a criminal.” Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi spoke in»»»

Far-right defence attorney and businessman Abelardo de la Espriella topped the first round of Colombia’s presidential election Sunday, followed closely by leftist senator Ivan Cepeda. A fervent supporter of US President Donald Trump as well as the authoritarian crime crackdown of El Salvador’s Pres»»»

Two possible Ebola cases in Brazil ruled out as patients test negative 6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoe Coughlan Getty Images Two suspected cases of Ebola in Brazil have been cleared after both patients tested negative for the virus, local health authorities have said. The indivi»»»

Tribune News Network DOHA beIN Media Group, the global sports, entertainment and media conglomerate, won two prestigious broadcast industry accolades at the annual Asia-Pacific Broadcasting+ Awards in Singapore. Taking home the top prize in the ‘Digital Transformation – Qatar’ and ‘IP Broadcast Sol»»»