U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday pulled the brakes on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to bomb Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs after Iran threatened to abandon its negotiations with the U.S. over Israel's actions in Lebanon. An Israeli official told U.S. news por»»»

Share: Photo- Trump and Netanyahu last December at Mar-a-Lago. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Trump on Monday pulled the brakes on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to bomb Hezbollah targets in Beirut after Iran threatened to abandon its negotiations with the U.S. over Isra»»»

Washington, June 1 (SANA) U.S. crude oil exports rose to an unprecedented level in May, driven by increased demand from Asian and European refineries following the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that broke out on February 28, ship-tracking data showed Monday. Data from analytics firm Kepler, reported b»»»

WASHINGTON: The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of US embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States. The almost 50 US embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications will be reduced to 20 in the co»»»

LONDON: Anthony Joshua said Monday he would not celebrate that a deal has finally been struck for a heavyweight clash with rival Tyson Fury until after he won. “I’m not pleased because the pleasure really comes after victory,” said Joshua. “Signing a contract doesn’t mean anything. Winning is the o»»»

UNITED NATIONS: Dozens of countries denounced Russia at the United Nations on Monday over a drone strike blamed on Moscow that hit a Romanian apartment building. “Such behavior is unacceptable under international law and must stop,” Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Toiu said in a statement rep»»»

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU reached a deal Monday on a new tightening of migration rules allowing for so-called “return hubs” to be set up outside the bloc, as countries seek to boost deportations. European lawmakers and countries struck a provisional compromise on the reform, which was launched in r»»»

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to open "new fronts" and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed over Israel's offensive in Lebanon, state media reported on Monday. "Iran considers crossing the red lines in Lebanon and Gaza to mean direct war," state TV quoted the Guards' intelligence organisation »»»

UNITED NATIONS: Dozens of countries denounced Russia at the United Nations on Monday over a drone strike blamed on Moscow that hit a Romanian apartment building. “Such behavior is unacceptable under international law and must stop,” Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Toiu said in a statement rep»»»

LONDON: A medical team sent from Jordan to northern Gaza as part of the country’s continuing support for the health sector in the Palestinian territory arrived at a field hospital in Tel Al-Hawa on Monday. It includes 31 medical, administrative and technical personnel from the Jordanian Royal Medic»»»

West Asia LLC is an investment-focused company within the PJSC Gazprom structure, incorporated and tax-registered in St Petersburg. The company had remained under PJSC Gazprom Neft ownership until late February 2025. West Asia LLC’s main role is to manage overseas upstream assets. It handles admini»»»

The US President Donald Trump said that the negotiations with Iran are continuing at a “rapid pace”. His social media comments appeared to contradict an earlier report by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, which said Tehran was suspending talks with Washington over Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. T»»»

LONDON: The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has turned something as mundane as jet fuel into aviation’s biggest strategic vulnerability, sending costs soaring, scrambling flight plans and raising uncomfortable questions about whether the era of cheap, plentiful long-haul travel is over. What began a»»»

Share: An Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun, as seen from the Marjayoun area of southern Lebanon on May 31. Israel says the 900-year-old fortress is playing a key role in its military assault against Hezbollah. The Israeli milit»»»

Children play on a sculpture in Havana in April. The Cuban energy crisis and a shortage of teachers and supplies have impacted education at all levels, File Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA June 1 (UPI) -- Cuba's ongoing energy crisis is taking a heavy toll on the country's education system, as fre»»»

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) is taking part in overseeing FIFA's referee preparation course, which began on Monday in Miami, the United States, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Chairman of QFA's Referees Committee and Vice Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Hani Taleb Ballan re»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Abbas Araghchi. During the call, the two sides reviewed the Pakistani mediation efforts be»»»

RIYADH/PARIS: The Esports Foundation has confirmed Paris Expo Porte de Versailles as the official venue for the Esports World Cup 2026. The event, described as the world’s largest esports and gaming event, will begin on July 6 and conclude on Aug. 23. The venue, in the heart of the French capital, »»»

Dubai: Dubai's parks and leisure attractions welcomed more than one million visitors during the Eid Al Adha holiday period. Dubai Municipality said its parks and recreational facilities received 1,081,603 visitors between May 22 and May 31, as residents and tourists flocked to the city's green spac»»»

Euroclear has filed a complaint with the Moscow Arbitration Court against the immediate enforcement of a ruling to recover RUB18.2 trillion ($256bn) under a lawsuit by Russia's central bank, on May 30, citing a source familiar with the proceedings. The complaint against immediate enforcement of the»»»

President Iliana Iotova Monday attended an event marking 80 years since the founding of UNICEF and 20 years since the opening of UNICEF’s office in Bulgaria. "Bulgaria has been an exceptionally strong and solid partner of UNICEF for the past 20 years," she said. The event was held under Iotova's au»»»

BENGALURU: Global health organization CEPI will give roughly $60 ​million to Moderna and to two other groups to accelerate the development of shots against Ebola Bundibugyo, the deadly virus that has swept through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovat»»»

Baghdad: Iraqi security officials say a drone attack caused an explosion on a cargo ship about 40 nautical miles (74km) southeast of Umm Qasr, the port city in southern Iraq. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported the ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the Arabian Gulf. The exp»»»

TEL AVIV: Israel’s defense ​ministry said on Monday France had banned Israeli government officials from a major weapons show in Paris, and had imposed restrictions on companies from the country exhibiting there.France’s defense ministry — which barred Israel from taking part in the 2024 Eurosatory »»»

Paris: Four-time Grand Slam champions Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka will go head-to-head in the first French Open women's night match in three years on Monday, after Matteo Berrettini reached his first major quarter-final in four years. World number one Sabalenka will likely face a stern test in »»»

Q Mobility announced the launch of a new smart parking experience in Abu Dhabi, enabling auto deduction parking fee payments through users’ Darb app wallet. The initiative marks a significant step toward enhancing the parking experience and delivering more seamless, efficient, and user-centric digi»»»

Doha: Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality has ordered the temporary closure of three food establishments for violating food safety regulations on Sunday, May 31, 2026. The closures were imposed following inspection campaigns conducted by municipal health control teams. The affected establishments are »»»

Dubai: A cargo vessel sailing in the Gulf was struck by what Iraqi security officials believe was a drone attack on Monday, sparking a fire aboard the ship. The officials told Reuters that preliminary assessments indicated a second explosion aboard the vessel, located about 40 nautical miles southe»»»

Oil prices have rebounded from a six-week low, with Brent crude surpassing $94 a barrel, amid persistent uncertainty over a temporary peace agreement between the United States and Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end a blockade that has fractured Gulf economies. West Texas Intermedia»»»

Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (TMG Holding) announced that its subsidiary, Talaat Moustafa Company Baghdad, has obtained an investment licence from the Iraqi National Investment Commission (licence No. 2026/515, issued on May 24, 2026) and secured a substantial land bank in southwest Baghdad to dev»»»

Doha: The National Sports Day Committee said it is continuing to receive and assess sports activities organized by ministries, government entities and private-sector institutions for the second edition of the National Sports Day Award 2026, with winners to be announced on February 1 next year. The »»»

Ethiopians voted on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party a landslide win. There was no election in the Tigray region due to “unfavourable conditions”, and voting in the Oromo and Amhara regions were interrupted due to se»»»

People ride a motorcycle in front of a hotel in Havana in early May. The U.S. oil embargo against Cuba has brought the island's crucial tourism industry to a standstill, with suspended flights, closed hotels and plummeting visitor numbers. Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA June 1 (UPI) -- Cuba's eco»»»

Damascus, June 1 (SANA) Director General of the Syrian Investment Authority, Talal al-Hilali, met Monday with the UAE Ambassador to Syria, Hamad Rashid bin Alwan al-Habsi, to review the outcomes of the first Syria-UAE Investment Forum and follow up on the projects and investment opportunities arisi»»»

The incumbents are proposing a reduction in the per-vote state subsidy received by political parties, the removal of the COVID-related pension supplement, and a revision of the government debt cap. The measures were presented to journalists in the National Assembly by Konstantin Prodanov, Chair of »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli occupation army soldiers in the town of Qantara, southern Lebanon, with a qualitative mi»»»

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issued Law No. (12) of 2026 concerning the Community Development Authority in Dubai. The law states that the authority’s objectives include the regulation and development of Dubai’s »»»

Doha, Qatar: The match schedule has been revealed for the group stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026. The tournament will take place from November 19 to December 13, with the finest youth international teams on the planet set to compete for global glory. The inaugural 48-team edition of the »»»

Morocco has ranked first in Africa’s industrialisation index for the first time since the African Development Bank (AfDB) began publishing the rankings in 2010, narrowly overtaking South Africa in the latest continental assessment of industrial competitiveness. According to the African Development »»»

Standard Bank Group (JSE:SBK) and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) are at the centre of a legal and regulatory dispute over how crypto assets should be treated under South Africa’s exchange-control regime after the Pretoria High Court found that cryptocurrencies do not fall within the existing»»»

Guineans voted on Sunday (May 30) in legislative and municipal elections presented by the authorities as another step toward restoring constitutional rule following the 2021 military coup, although the polls took place amid an opposition boycott and growing concerns over political freedoms. Low tur»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had not heard from Iranians that they were suspending talks with the Washington, but added that silence would be fine and he was willing to wait. "I think we've ‌been talking ‌too much if you ‌want ⁠to know the truth. ⁠I think going silent would be v»»»

Majid Al Futtaim has commenced the first phase of construction works for JUNCTION, its mixed-use business park development in West Cairo, with enabling works valued at approximately EGP 500m. The initial phase will focus on delivering the infrastructure required for the project, which forms part of»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah met on Monday, June 1, 2026, with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, currently visiting Kuwait. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation a»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Hezbollah targeted a force from the Elite Shaked Battalion of the Givati ​​Brigade in southern Lebanon, killing and wounding»»»

With just eleven days until the European Union’s landmark Pact on Migration and Asylum takes effect, member states are scrambling to meet the technical and infrastructure demands. Adopted in April 2024, the bloc’s 27 member states have had two years to prepare sophisticated screening technology and»»»

Doha: It has become increasingly apparent and undeniable that the world is moving into a new and intensely warmer climate phase, one that ranks among the most formidable challenges in modern human history. In recent years, global average temperatures have reached unprecedented levels compared with »»»

A ceasefire agreed between Iran and the United States in early April is very likely to end if Israeli attacks on Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon persist, Iranian state TV said on Monday, without providing further details. Earlier, the Iranian state news agency Tasnim said Tehran was halting indi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Investment and Commerce Court has upheld a first instance court ruling ordering an event management company to refund QR135,000 to a bride whose wedding ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to paying QR20,000 in compensation. The company was also ordered»»»

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