More die of suspected Ebola as WHO warns that numbers will rise further Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHafsa Khalil AFP via Getty ImagesAuthorities say 51 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in DR Congo The World Health Organization (WHO) says there have now been 600 suspected cases of E»»»

DUBAI: Dubai Basketball have announced that all ticket proceeds from their relocated home games in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be donated to humanitarian initiatives supporting local communities across the country. The UAE-based club were forced to relocate their home fixtures at the beginning of M»»»

The World Health Organization on Wednesday said the risk of the Democratic Republic of Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak was currently high at the national and regional levels but low worldwide. WHO experts said that while investigations into its origins were ongoing, given the scale of the situation i»»»

Dubai: Class 12 students of India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been dealt another blow, this time by technical glitches on the re-evaluation portal, just as hundreds of students, including Indian expats in the UAE, were attempting to dispute their results and seek a fresh revi»»»

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 956 inmates from correctional and punitive institutions across the country ahead of Eid Al Adha. The inmates had been convicted in various cases. The President pledged to settle the pardoned inmates' financial obli»»»

Doha, Qatar: Art Basel is pleased to announce the appointment of Iraqi curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi as Artistic Director of the 2027 edition of Art Basel Qatar, presented in partnership with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and QC+. Al-Khudhairi succeeds Wael Shawky, artist and Director of Qatar Museu»»»

Berlin, Germany: A US doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the current deadly outbreak has been admitted to an isolation ward in a German hospital, health officials told AFP Wednesday. The patient -- named as medical missionary Dr Peter Stafford -- arrived in Germa»»»

The US University of New Haven is set to open its Riyadh campus in September, marking the launch of the first American university branch campus in Saudi Arabia as the kingdom pushes to expand international higher education under Vision 2030. The university said the new campus, located in the Mohamm»»»

Dubai: Warner Bros. World Yas Island in Abu Dhabi has been named the best theme park in the world, becoming the first attraction in the Middle East to win the prestigious 2026 Liseberg Applause Award. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The Applause Award is an internation»»»

Damascus, May 20 (SANA) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani met Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments, the Foreign Ministry said. In a statement posted on its Telegram channel, the ministry said»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Broadcast Corporation: A mounting sense of frustration is taking hold, accompanied by eroding confidence in both the government and»»»

New market research has found that 4 out of 10 Romanians say they currently have savings or active investments, and saving behavior is driven primarily by the need for financial security rather than the desire to grow wealth. The study “Saving and Investment Attitudes in Romania,” commissioned by T»»»

Geneva: The World Health Organization on Wednesday said the risk of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak was currently high at the national and regional levels but low worldwide. The WHO assesses "the risk of the epidemic as high at the national and regional levels and low at the globa»»»

Youssef Shtayyeh came home from school on an April afternoon, dropped his bag in the hallway and headed straight back out to join his friends. Minutes later, he was dead -- shot by an Israeli soldier, just 100 meters (yards) from his home. He was 15. His is not an isolated case. Since Israel launch»»»

Dubai: The global investment landscape is undergoing a fundamental recalibration. The defining question for investors is no longer how quickly capital can grow, but how reliably it can endure. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.This is not a cyclical»»»

Pakistan's interior minister headed to Iran on Wednesday for the second time this week amid an impasse between Tehran and Washington over a proposal to end the war, Iranian state media reported. "Mohsin Naqvi travelled to Tehran to meet officials from the Islamic republic," Iran's official IRNA new»»»

Russian leader Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late on May 19 to address a range of supposedly highly sensitive bilateral matters with his Chinese counterpart, later convening with Xi Jinping for talks in the Great Hall of the People, reports from Chinese state media on May 20 state. Accordi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality, in collaboration with Visit Qatar and Qatar Calendar, announced the 2026 Eid Al Adha Family Festival at 974 Beach as part of the Eid celebrations in Qatar. In a social media post, the Ministry said the beach will welcome visitors on May 28 and 29, 2026, fr»»»

Pakistan's Interior Minister headed to Iran on Wednesday for the second time this week amid an impasse between Tehran and Washington over a proposal to end the war, Iranian state media reported. "Mohsin Naqvi travelled to Tehran to meet officials from the Islamic republic," Iran's official IRNA new»»»

South ​Korea's ​labour minister will personally mediate talks ​between ‌Samsung ⁠Electronics and ‌its South Korean ⁠union, the ministry announced Thursday after the union threatened a strike following the collapse of talks on bonus payouts. South Korea's labour minister is set to mediate talks betw»»»

Armenia continues to hold six Russian citizens on espionage-related charges linked to alleged filming activities for Azerbaijan, despite what their supporters describe as weak evidence and the absence of any classified material, RT reports. The individuals—Artem Makhmutov, Daniil Semenyuk, Viktor T»»»

Dubai: Emirates has completed the retrofit of its first two-class Airbus A380, marking a new phase in the Dubai airline’s multi-billion-dollar fleet upgrade programme and bringing Premium Economy seating to a part of its fleet that previously did not offer the cabin class. Sign up for our daily bus»»»

BENGALURU: Novak Djokovic heads to ‌the French Open with the singular goal of winning a record 25th Grand Slam title, but his chances of making history have dimmed thanks to a disrupted 2026 campaign that has left the Serb searching for sharpness. Djokovic has played sparingly since losing to Carlo»»»

Dubai: Dubai has unveiled an ambitious vision to strengthen its position as one of the world’s leading media hubs, as the Dubai Media Council convened top executives, creatives and investors at the Dubai Media Retreat to chart the future of the industry. The retreat, held on Tuesday, brought togeth»»»

These days all the world is closely following the high-level international meetings in China. US President Donald Trump just completed his first state visit to China since his trip in November 2017. On May 19, another top foreign guest will arrive on a two-day state visit: Russia’s President Vladim»»»