Arrest warrant reissued for Bolivia’s Morales after court no-show
TARIJA: A Bolivian court on Monday reissued a warrant for the arrest of former president Evo Morales on charges of trafficking a minor after he failed to show up for the start of his trial. Bolivia’s first Indigenous president is accused of fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl while in office.»»»
Minister of Religious Affairs meets delegation of imams and doctors from Mali
Tunis, May 11 (TAP) - Minister of Religious Affairs, Ahmed Bouhali, met on Monday at the ministry headquarters with a delegation from the Republic of Mali composed of imams, doctors, professors and administrators participating in a training course...»»»
Syria says two soldiers killed in attack in northeast
DAMASCUS: Syria said two soldiers were killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in the country’s northeast on Monday, while a military source told AFP investigations were underway to identify the perpetrators. In recent months, Syria’s new Islamist government has expanded its control to parts»»»
Trump administration announces family initiatives on Mother's Day weekend - UPI.com
During an Oval Office press conference on Monday, President Donald Trump announced a raft of new programs to help mothers, and fathers, to become parents and successfully navigate the early years of having children. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo May 11 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump »»»
Migrant disappearances leave families trapped without answers
DUBAI: The last message Deyaa’s family received came through a borrowed satellite phone as he crossed the Mediterranean Sea. “Mama, I am Deyaa. I am fine.” It was Aug. 24, 2014. Two days later, the boat he was on sank off the Libyan coast. He was never found. Deyaa, a Syrian photographer and father»»»
Government is back-on-track
By Khaled Amin Last Sunday, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the construction process of east-Portsaid’s new harbor and many other projects, with way-bigger scales than of the enormous new Suez Canal. Egypt has been put under consistent economic pressure ever since the 2011th uprisings; i»»»
Crypto.com becomes first crypto firm licensed by UAE Central Bank
Dubai: Crypto.com has become the first virtual asset service provider in the UAE to secure a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licence from the Central Bank of the UAE, a landmark approval that will allow the company to offer regulated digital asset payment services to government entities across the co»»»
India's Modi to launch multi-nation tour
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark this week on a multi-nation tour to the United Arab Emirates and four European countries, including Norway where he will attend a bilateral summit, officials said Monday. Modi will start his whirlwind tour from UAE -- where a 4.5 million-strong Indian»»»
EU envoy: Brussels forum signals Syria’s full return to European partnership
Brussels, May 11 (SANA) The Chargé d’Affaires of the EU Delegation to Syria, Michael Ohnmacht, said Monday that the Syria Partnership Coordination Forum in Brussels marks an important step toward strengthening coordination between Syria and donor countries on social and economic recovery. Speaking »»»
EU agrees to sanction Israeli settlers in West Bank - UPI.com
An illegal Israeli settlement outpost is seen in the Judean Desert between Jerusalem and Jericho on Saturday in the West Bank. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo May 11 (UPI) -- The European Union came to an agreement Monday to sanction Israeli settlers in the West Bank for acts of violence a»»»
Bolivian court: Arrest Evo Morales for skipping human trafficking trial - UPI.com
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales attends a public event in Chimore, Bolivia, in Feburary. Morales reappeared at the event in his political stronghold in the center of the country a little more than a month of not being seen publicly and amid differing reports about his health and whereabouts. »»»
Al-Shaibani holds bilateral talks with Cypriot counterpart
Brussels, May.11 (SANA) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani held bilateral talks with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on the sidelines of the high-level political dialogue between the Syrian Arab Republic and the European Union in Brussels. The meeting »»»
Guterres says UN needs reform to boost African representation
NAIROBI: The UN must be reformed to increase African representation, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday when he broke ground on an expansion of the UN’s Kenyan campus. Guterres has repeatedly called over the years for change to give Africa and other regions better representation at t»»»
Global oil prices climb as Mideast tensions escalate
NEW YORK: Oil prices rose on Monday as the Middle East tensions appear to drag on for longer after President Donald Trump once again rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the conflict. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil rose 1.7 percent to above $103. The rejection keeps the two sides in an»»»
‘He had never been there before’: UAE father mourns son lost in RAK dam tragedy
Ras Al Khaimah: A 16-year-old Emirati boy drowned after slipping into Athen dam in the Wadi Al Aeem area of Ras Al Khaimah, in a tragedy that has sparked renewed calls for stronger safety measures around open water bodies. The incident happened shortly after Asr prayer, at around 4.30pm, on Sunday,»»»
Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a newly established command center of the Israeli enemy army in the town of Al-Bayyada with a rocket barrage: statement 20 - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Airliner returns to Athens for unscheduled landing, 3 light injuries
A Lufthansa airliner with 184 people on board made a safe unscheduled landing at Athens International Airport late Monday shortly after taking off for Munich. Lufthansa said all passengers evacuated the plane by inflatable chutes and in the process three people were lightly injured and taken to hos»»»
Pressure grows on UK's Starmer to quit as PM
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed to prove his doubters wrong and stem mounting calls for him to step down after disastrous local and regional elections for his ruling Labour party. But more than 50 of his own MPs were unconvinced by his pledge to make the party bolder and bette»»»
THE HORMUZ GAMBIT: HOW WASHINGTON MANUFACTURED A CRISIS IT COULD NOT CONTROL
On April 28, 2026, the United Arab Emirates quietly detonated one of the last credible institutions of collective Arab economic power. Its withdrawal from OPEC — framed in the careful, bloodless language of a corporate press release as a matter of “national interests” and “long-term strategic visio»»»
Palestinian shot and detained by Israeli forces last month dies in hospital
LONDON: A 29-year-old Palestinian man shot and seriously wounded last month by Israeli forces in the northwestern West Bank died on Monday in an Israeli hospital east of Tel Aviv. The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said Qusai Ibrahim Ali Rayan, from the vill»»»
EU agrees long-stalled sanctions on Israeli settlers
BRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed on new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, as a change of government in Hungary ended months of blockage. “It was high time we moved from deadlock to delivery,” EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said in announcing the green lig»»»
Israeli police kill Palestinian, 30, in West Bank
QALANDIYA, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces killed a young Palestinian man in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Monday, while Israeli police claimed their officers had foiled a “terrorist attack.” The Ramallah-based ministry said it »»»
Lewis-Skelly says leaders Arsenal know ‘job is not yet done’
LONDON: Myles Lewis-Skelly is adamant Arsenal know better than anyone what they must do to secure the club’s first Premier League title in more than 20 years. The Gunners moved closer to being crowned champions of England for the first time since 2004 following a 1-0 win at West Ham on Sunday but o»»»
What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Life and Death of States’ by Natasha Wheatley
Sprawled across the heartlands of Europe, the Habsburg Empire resisted all the standard theories of singular sovereignty. The 1848 revolutions sparked decades of heady constitutional experimentation that pushed the very concept of “the state” to its limits. This intricate multinational polity becam»»»
Google says hackers used AI to exploit ‘zero-day’ flaw - UPI.com
Google announced Monday that it identified a cyber threat it believes hackers developed using AI, meant to exploit networks on a large scale. File Photo by Sascha Steinbach/EPA May 11 (UPI) -- Google announced Monday that it identified a cyber threat it believes hackers developed using artificial i»»»
Syria, EU reinstate 1977 cooperation pact and pledge €355M for reconstruction
Brussels, May 11 (SANA) Syria and the European Union convened a high-level partnership coordination and political dialogue forum in Brussels on Monday, opening what both sides described as a new phase in bilateral relations built on strategic partnership rather than emergency aid. The EU Council si»»»
First high-level political dialogue between Syria and European Union starts in Brussels
Brussels, May.11 (SANA) The first high-level political dialogue between Syria and the European Union began Monday in the Belgian capital, Brussels, co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affair»»»
India’s Modi to begin five-nation tour, including UAE, amid Middle East crisis
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour taking in the United Arab Emirates and Europe from May 15-20, India’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday, as the Middle East crisis drives up global oil prices and strains India’s foreign currency reserves»»»
White House press gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty
WASHINGTON: A California man charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump at a White House press gala last month pleaded not guilty on Monday. Cole Allen, 31, entered the not guilty plea during an appearance before Judge Trevor McFadden in a federal district court in the nation’»»»
Libyan Express and Italy’s 4 Airways to launch joint Libya-Europe air route ''soon''
Libyan Express airline announced today that a cooperation agreement was signed in Italy between Libyan Express and Horizon Technic from the Libyan side, and ALBA Technic along with 4Airways from the Italian side, in a step aimed at strengthening cooperation in the fields of air transport and aircra»»»
Prime Minister receives phone call from Kuwaiti Foreign Minister
Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has received a phone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait Sheikh HE Jarrah Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah. Discussions during call dealt with bilateral relations and w»»»
Argentina plans new investment regime for emerging sectors - UPI.com
Economy Minister Luis Caputo said the new tax proposal responds to the need to expand incentives to promote the industrialization of natural resources. File Photo by David Fernandez/EPA BUENOS AIRES, May 11 (UPI) -- Argentina's government will send Congress a bill this week to create a new incentiv»»»
Busy at war, infantrymen from Pechenga absent from Murmansk parade
A record-short military parade in Murmansk did not include troops from the 71st Guards Rifle Infantry Division, normally one of the most powerful military units on the Kola Peninsula. The May 9 parade in Murmansk, which lasted only about half an hour, featured no military hardware and significantly»»»
Thessaloniki oncologist jailed for defrauding cancer patients
A court in Thessaloniki has sentenced a 53-year-old oncologist to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of fraud and bribery for exploiting cancer patients with false promises of breakthrough treatments. According to the indictment, 27 patients accused the doctor of collecting payments rangin»»»
Syrian Foreign Minister meets Danish counterpart on Syrian-EU meeting sidelines
Brussels, May. 11 (SANA) Foreign Minister, Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, met on Monday with Danish Foreign Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, on the sidelines of the high-level political dialogue between the Syrian Arab Republic and the European Union in Brussels. The two sides discussed opportunities to »»»
GCC railway linkage project exceeds 50% completion: Official
Doha, Qatar: Director General of the GCC Railways Authority, Mohammad Al-Shabrami said on Monday that the overall completion rate of the GCC railway linkage project has exceeded 50 percent. In a video interview with the Saudi newspaper, Okaz, Al-Shabrami said the project is expected to become fully»»»
10 Bangladeshi and Indian workers arrested in Kuwait slaughterhouse raid
Dubai: Kuwaiti authorities have arrested 10 Bangladeshi and Indian nationals after shutting down three illegal slaughterhouses operating inside livestock pens in the Kabd area, according to the Ministry of Interior. The ministry said the operation was carried out by investigators from the Criminal »»»
Israeli broadcaster warned over ‘vote 10 times’ Eurovision call
LONDON: Eurovision organizers have issued a formal warning to Israeli broadcaster KAN after it urged viewers to “vote 10 times” for Israel’s entry in the 2026 contest. The European Broadcasting Union said that KAN breached the rules by sharing videos on social media encouraging fans to support Noam»»»
Saudi Culture Ministry opens applications for nonprofit support program
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture has opened applications for nonprofit organizations to join its “Support for Performance Program.” The program offers eligible entities the opportunity to apply for six financial support products aimed at strengthening the Kingdom’s nonprofit cultural sect»»»
Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:25 on Monday 11-05-2026 a gathering of vehicles and soldiers belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army near the two previously targeted bulldozers on the Al-Bayyada–Naqoura road with artillery shells: statement 19 - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Trump weighs military action against Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with his national security team Monday to discuss the way forward in the Iran war, including possibly resuming military action, after negotiations with the country deadlocked on Sunday, three U.S. officials told U.S. news portal Axios. U.S. officials say Trump»»»
Indonesia monitors close contact of hantavirus case from MV Hondius
Jakarta: Indonesia's Health Ministry Monday said the country is monitoring a foreign national identified as a close contact of a suspected hantavirus-infected passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius. The United Kingdom's International Health Regulation National Focal Point informed Indonesian hea»»»
Nonprofit sues Trump over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation - UPI.com
1 of 2 | Workers in gas masks and protective gear paint the reflecting pool blue during its paint renovation in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 11 (UPI) -- A nonprofit organization filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday over renovating the »»»
Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 14:30 on Monday 11-05-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers near the Deir Seryan riverbed with two loitering gliders: statement 16 - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the town of Al-Bayyada for the second time with a squadron of attack drones: statement 17 - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Islamic Resistance fighters targeted newly established enemy artillery positions in the town of Al-Adaisseh with a squadron of attack drones: statement 18 - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Trucker arrested for dumping waste near Marathon
A truck driver has been arrested near Marathon, north of Athens, for allegedly illegally dumping waste on public land, authorities said Monday. A police statement said the 69-year-old suspect was detained last week in the act of emptying a full load of rubble from building demolition work into a fe»»»
Afif makes history at Qatar Football Awards
DOHA: Akram Afif cemented his status as Qatar's football king after claiming a record sixth Player of the Season award at the 2025–2026 Qatar Football Association Awards, extending his dominance with a third straight triumph. Al Sadd SC and Qatar national team star beat fierce competition from Roge»»»
Trump to suspend US gas tax as Iran war spikes prices
Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to suspend a federal gasoline tax as consumers deal with surging energy prices in the wake of the Iran war. Responding to a reporter's question at the White House, Trump said he would be taking the step, with the susp»»»
Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the town of Al-Bayyada with a squadron of attack drones: statement 14 - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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