CAIRO: Drone warfare has become the deadliest threat to civilians in Sudan ‘s conflict and both the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are being supplied by a number of countries in the Middle East and beyond, experts say. “Armed drones have now become by far and away the lead»»»

KIGALI, Rwanda: A Rwandan suspect charged in connection with the 1994 genocide died in a hospital while in custody in The Hague, Netherlands, a UN court said Saturday, three years after the court declared him unfit to continue standing trial. Félicien Kabuga, 91, was accused of encouraging and bank»»»

RIYADH: Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League and chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, chaired the third session of the Council of Islamic Leaders in North and South America in Washington, D.C., on Friday. During the session, council members discussed severa»»»

NEW YORK: The UN Security Council has condemned a series of attacks by Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists and Tuareg separatists that began late last month, and called for those responsible to be held accountable. The council “condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks in s»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today offered condolences on the passing of Amna Ahmed Mohammed bin Arar Al Dhaheri during a visit to the family’s residence in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mohamed conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the family of the deceased and pray»»»

Dubai: The Dh30 million UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Saturday has seen a number of players secure cash rewards, while the top jackpot prize went unclaimed. In Draw No. 260516, the winning numbers in the Days section were 20, 17, 14, 18 , 24, and 12, while the selected Months section number wa»»»

The international community must take a more active approach to the plight of displaced Palestinians and the Israeli occupation of their land, Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani said on Friday. Iravani made the appeal on the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, a term used in the»»»

Abu Dhabi: More than Dh44 billion in investments is driving the UAE’s accelerating push to expand its space economy, deepen its Mars and asteroid exploration missions and strengthen its position among the world’s leading space nations under the National Space Strategy 2031. The UAE continues to adv»»»

Lebanon is conducting intensive contacts in coordination with the U.S. with the aim of reaching a comprehensive ceasefire with Israel, sources told Sky News Arabia. "The possibility of announcing a ceasefire at midnight tomorrow is still on the table, but no Israeli approval of this agreement has b»»»

NEW YORK: New York University hosted Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League, for a lecture and discussion on the role of artificial intelligence in amplifying hate speech on social media platforms. The event on Saturday brought together academics and i»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed and the Australian Deputy Prime Minister discussed cooperation between the two countries, as wel»»»

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call to gradually end Israel's reliance on US military aid could boost strategic flexibility, analysts said, though a full break from Washington's support remains unlikely anytime soon. The United States currently provides Israel with $3.8 billion annually under »»»

Fermo, Italy: Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narvaez powered away from his breakaway rivals to win stage eight of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday for his second victory and injury-decimated Team UAE's third so far. Adam Yates, Jay Vine and Marc Soler have all been forced out of the Giro after a gruesome stage t»»»

Ankara, May 16 (SANA) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that ending Israeli “provocations” is essential to easing tensions in the region, according to remarks reported by Anadolu Agency during his return from Kazakhstan. Erdoğan said that “ongoing Israeli provocations” are among »»»

Dubai: CBSE has introduced a major update to its language policy for Classes 9 and 10, starting from the 2026–27 academic year, a change that will impact Indian students in CBSE schools across the UAE. From July 1, 2026, students entering Class 9 will study three languages under a new R1, R2 and R3»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat is effectively ignoring daily Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and the killing of Russian citizens by Ukrainian forces, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on S»»»

Hezbollah issued on Saturday a statement on the 43rd anniversary of May 17 Agreement to warn the Lebanese Authority against similar deviant moves through talk of a “full and comprehensive” peace agreement with the Israeli enemy. Hezbollah also completely rejected any American or non-American foreig»»»

LONDON: Police are patrolling the streets of London as tens of thousands of protesters descend on the UK capital on Saturday for two major demonstrations, and tens of thousands more soccer fans congregate for the final of England’s major domestic cup competition at Wembley Stadium. Armored vehicles»»»

US planning to charge ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro 14 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleWill GrantBBC's Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent AP via Getty Images The US justice department is reportedly preparing to indict aging Cuban leader Raúl Castro in the coming days over the »»»

Lana Nusseibeh, Minister of State, met with Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to discuss Iran’s ongoing unprovoked terrorist attacks and threats to vessels and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Gulf, as well as the steps required »»»

Israel said Saturday it had killed Hamas armed wing chief Ezzedine Al-Haddad in an airstrike in Gaza the previous day, describing him as a key architect of the October 7 attacks. Since Hamas's October 7, 2023 cross-border assault, the Israeli military and intelligence services have waged a campaign»»»

LONDON: British Palestinians are facing a climate of fear around openly speaking against Israel’s war on Gaza, the director of the British Palestinian Committee has said. Growing hostility toward Palestinian activism and identity has also led some British Palestinians to shy away from wearing Arabi»»»

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister of India's southern state Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, appealed to the people of his state on Saturday to have more children, citing a decline in the population due to falling fertility rates over the years. He also announced financial incentives of 30,000 Indian Rup»»»

Pakistan's interior minister arrived in Tehran on Saturday "to facilitate" the peace talks between Iran and the United States that have stalled despite a fragile ceasefire, Iranian media reported. "Mohsin Naqvi arrived today in Iran on an official two-day visit as part of Pakistan's ongoing efforts»»»

Iranian oil shipments are successfully bypassing a vast US naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman, utilising highly complex evasion tactics to continue supplying China despite an “unprecedented” level of American focus on intercepting vessels, according to maritime data and satellite imagery. The relia»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran for meetings with senior officials, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, as Islamabad continues diplomatic efforts to help ease tensions surrounding the ongoing Iran-US conflict and disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormu»»»

FREETOWN: Sierra Leone has agreed to take in hundreds of West African migrants who are being deported by the United States, its foreign minister told Reuters, the latest such deal by the Trump administration as it tries to accelerate removals. The first flight of so-called third-country deportees w»»»

Hayah International Academy, one of Egypt’s leading academic institutions, announced plans to open its first international campus in Riyadh and signed a strategic STEAM partnership with the U.S.-based Fulton Science Academy. The agreement was formalized during a pre-launch event at Bab Samhan in Di»»»

Tehran: Pakistan's interior minister arrived in Tehran on Saturday "to facilitate" the peace talks between Iran and the United States that have stalled despite a fragile ceasefire, Iranian media reported. "Mohsin Naqvi arrived today in the Islamic Republic of Iran on an official two-day visit as pa»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with President of the UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Kremlin said on Saturday. "A telephone conversation took place between Vladimir Putin and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan," the stat»»»

Athens: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met Saturday with Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah on the sidelines of the inaugural summit of the Alliance for Europe-Gulf Geopolitics and I»»»

ATHENS: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met with Prime Minister of the sisterly State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, on the sidelines of the inaugural summit of the Political Geography and Investment Al»»»

Malé, Maldives: A rescue diver in the Maldives searching for the bodies of four Italians, who drowned in the deadliest diving disaster in the Indian Ocean tourist destination, has also died, authorities said Saturday. Teams from the Maldivian National Defence Force (MNDF) were searching for a third»»»

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a message to Class 12 students on social media, addressing growing concerns over results and the recently reintroduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) evaluation system. The board said it is aware of anxiety among students on social medi»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, during which they discussed various aspects of cooperation and joint efforts aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between the two coun»»»

US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was heavy on pomp, praise, and promises. But what did both leaders walk away with after the superpower summit in Beijing? Trump left Beijing on Friday, two days after becoming the first US president to visit the Chinese c»»»

Muscat: The Supreme Committee for the Sighting of the Crescent of Dhu Al Hijjah for the year 1447 AH will meet on Sunday evening at the General Diwan of the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, according to Oman News Agency. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now -»»»

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday officially confirmed the elimination of the head of the military wing of Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. "This is a significant operational achievement by the IDF, led by the Southern Command, IDF intelligence, the Israe»»»

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre is offering free admission to the “Light & Peace Museum” from 16th to 18th May to mark International Museum Day and support its mission to preserve Islamic cultural heritage. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The»»»

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), launched the Museum of Digital Art (MODA), a landmark addition to Dubai’s cultural landscape and the region’s first museum dedicated to digital art and new technologies. Get updated »»»

Abu Dhabi: Astronomers in the UAE have captured a daylight image of the final crescent moon of Dhu Al Qadah, just hours before the anticipated sighting of the Dhu Al Hijjah crescent across the Islamic world. The photograph was taken on Saturday afternoon from Abu Dhabi by the Al Khatim Astronomical»»»

A federal jury in Chicago has ordered Boeing to pay $49.5 million to the family of a woman who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash involving the ill-fated 737 MAX airliner. The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on March 10, 2019, killing all 157 passengers and crew on board»»»

The US-mediated truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by 45 days, US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on Friday. Pigott said the sides had agreed to extend the ceasefire reached on April 16 following “highly productive talks.” He added that the Pentagon would host discussio»»»

PARIS: French authorities have arrested six people suspected of flying a Palestinian flag from the Eiffel Tower without permission, a police source said on Saturday.Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion France claimed responsibility for draping the large flag from the tower’s first floor on F»»»

US companies have not insured a single vessel passing through the Strait of Hormuz, despite the plans of US President Donald Trump, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. "The up to $40bn program has not yet been used at all… even as insurance rates have been stuck at multiples of their prew»»»

Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE is being viewed as a vital moment for the India-UAE relationship, with Indian business leaders saying it reinforces long-term cooperation in trade, investment, energy, infrastructure and technology. The visit comes at a time of wider geopolitic»»»

Dubai: A major transformation in urban mobility is underway as driverless taxis begin operating on selected streets of Dubai, marking a step forward in the emirate’s smart transport vision. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that autonomous taxis are now operational in Jumeir»»»

Beirut, Lebanon: Israel launched new airstrikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Saturday, a day after the two countries agreed to extend a truce following talks in Washington. "The IDF has begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure sites in several areas in southern Lebanon," the Israeli mili»»»

New Delhi: In line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that students of Classes 9 and 10 will study three languages from the 2026-27 academic session. Under the revised system, students will study three languages, labelled R1,»»»

Degrees alone no longer guarantee employability, industry leaders and university experts agreed during a panel discussion at the second day of Gulf News Edufair 2026, as employers increasingly prioritise adaptability, practical exposure and cross-functional skills over academic credentials alone. S»»»