Jakarta: A road accident involving a passenger bus and a fuel tanker killed 16 people and injured four others on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, a disaster agency official told AFP. "Fourteen passengers of the bus and two people from the oil tanker died" in the crash in North Musi Rawas Re»»»

LONDON: Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for his unsettling coverage of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where his images captured starvation, destruction and daily life amid Israel’s war on the enclave. The Pulitzer board praised»»»

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday toured the “Make it in the Emirates 2006”, currently taking place at the ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi. During the visit, Sheikh Mohammed stopped at the ADNOC Group pavilion»»»

A 13-year-old student was arrested after a school shooting in Brazil’s Acre on Tuesday that left two staff members dead and two others injured, including an 11-year-old girl. The attack at Sao Jose Institute has shocked the country, which has seen a rise in violence at schools in recent years. A te»»»

Iran's economy may be teetering on the brink of collapse, but does that really threaten its regime? Monday's flare-up of hostilities across the Strait of Hormuz makes clear that oil's not about to start flowing freely again. Tehran and Washington are both signalling they can bear the pain of lost r»»»

The United States will pause escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz barely a day after it began doing so, President Donald Trump said, citing a desire to reach a peace deal with Iran.»»»

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is fighting for her life after being hospitalised under guard for the last five days with a heart condition.»»»

Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old man accused of killing 15 people after opening fire on a crowd celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at Australia's Bondi Beach in December 2025, is facing 19 additional charges, court records showed on Wednesday. Akram's father and alleged accomplice Sajid was s»»»

Dubai: Oil prices dropped below $100 on Wednesday as traders responded to signs that the US and Iran could be moving closer to a framework agreement to pause the conflict and reopen a path to wider negotiations. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Brent crude was down 9.93»»»

Dubai: A 44-year-old Indian expatriate has taken home Dh1 million in Big Ticket series 286, joining four other winners in the consolation prize pool that turned five participants into instant millionaires. For Chaithanya Kumari, a software engineer from Tamil Nadu and a single mother who has lived »»»

With just three days to go, the countdown has begun for the 10th edition of Gulf News Edufair, taking place this weekend, May 9 and 10, at the H Hotel, Dubai. The event will bring together more than 35 universities from the UAE and abroad, giving students access to a wide mix of academic programmes»»»

Also In This Package UAE tops Oman’s trade in non-oil exports and re-exports Also In This Package UAE tops Oman’s trade in non-oil exports and re-exports Oman opens Al Rawdah crossing for commercial goods UAE Minister hails $37.6b trade growth with India Abu Dhabi’s non-oil trade with India surges »»»

Dubai: For Leo Lawrence, a 36-year-old Indian expatriate from Kerala based in Ajman, what started as a routine family day quickly turned into a moment he will never forget. On the way to a hospital appointment with his daughter, his phone rang and with it came the news that he had won Dh1 million i»»»

DOHA: The Public Works Authority 'Ashghal'announced the continuation of the implementation of the second package of the remaining road and infrastructure works project in Mebaireek, with the aim of developing the road network and infrastructure services in the area. Engineer Mohammed Al Rumaihi, th»»»

Ukraine said Russia had continued to launch drone and missile attacks into the country on Wednesday morning, hours after a unilateral ceasefire declared by Kyiv had come into effect. Both Kyiv and Moscow announced competing ceasefires on different dates this week as Russia prepares to celebrate the»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, May 6, 2026: Russian President Vladimir Putin's popularity is eroding amid economic difficulties and internet restrictions. But first, a report outlining recommendations following a parliamentary inquiry into French public broadcasting is on the front p»»»

Kyiv said on Wednesday that Russia had violated a unilateral ceasefire called by Ukraine by attacking Ukrainian cities with 108 combat drones and three missiles overnight.»»»

Israel's army said Wednesday it had begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure in several areas of Lebanon, despite a truce with the neighboring country intended to halt fighting with the Iran-backed militant group. "The IDF has begun striking Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites in several areas in »»»

Geneva: Three people believed to have been infected with hantavirus have been evacuated from a cruise ship off Cape Verde and are being taken to the Netherlands, the WHO chief said Wednesday. World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that "the overall public health »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday evening a decision on elections was due in about ten days. "We will definitely have a decision in about ten days. There are no traps when it comes to elections. That is where the people decide about what kind of future they want and»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Enemy warplanes attacked the town of Bayt al-Seyyad in southern Lebanon 06-05-2026 13:37 PM Latest News Urgent News»»»

The EU and Armenia have held their first-ever bilateral summit, agreeing to foster closer economic ties as the former Soviet nation makes a cautious pivot towards the West. The two sides signed a new connectivity partnership focused on transport, energy and digital links. Armenia, however, is deepl»»»

Tunis, May 6 (TAP) — A unified national label, “TUNPAY,” has been launched by the Central Bank of Tunisia in coordination with the Société Monétique Tunisie, the operator of Tunisia’s mobile payment system. The initiative aims to standardize visual...»»»

Türkiye has unveiled its first intercontinental ballistic missile, which officials say will significantly boost the country’s long‑range strike capability. The missile, named Yildirimhan, was presented at the SAHA 2026 defense industry expo in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to local media reports. »»»

A group of 30 Democrats in the US House of Representatives have demanded that the administration of President Donald Trump disclose information about Israel’s nuclear arsenal and relevant policies. The lack of transparency threatens the entire Middle East, the lawmakers argue. Israel has neither co»»»

Over the past several days Western leaders have flocked to Armenia, a post-Soviet nation of 3 million people which hosts a Russian military base, for what Western media has described as a “historic summit,” charting Yerevan’s path away from Moscow and highlighting the EU’s purportedly growing respo»»»

TASNEEF-RINA Business Assurance, a subsidiary of Emirates Classification Society (TASNEEF), and Zelo have announced a strategic collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore new opportunities in the UAE where assurance, verification, and financing capabilities can be integrat»»»

Dubai: Shot partly against the haunting backdrop of Al Ain’s Remah Desert, Hokum, the latest horror film backed by Image Nation Abu Dhabi, hopes to put the UAE on the global horror map as it hits cinemas across the region this week The supernatural thriller, which officially releases across the UAE»»»

Dubai: A long-time participant in Dubai Duty Free’s popular promotions has struck it big, with an Indian expatriate based in Saudi Arabia winning US$1 million in the latest Millennium Millionaire draw held in Dubai. Mohammed Saleem, a 61-year-old mechanical engineer living in Jeddah, was announced »»»

Schneider Electric has worked with Royal Avebe, the farmer-owned cooperative specialised in starch and plant-based proteins, to electrify one of its production facilities in the Netherlands, the Foxhol site. The site is dedicated to starch derivatives and includes several production facilities, as »»»

Dubai: US President Donald Trump has abruptly paused “Project Freedom” — a newly launched American operation aimed at helping commercial ships stranded by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz — after rising fears the mission could spiral into a wider military confrontation with Tehran. The operat»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 01:00 on Wednesday 06-05-2026 a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the vicinity of Al-Bayy»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Their Blood Painted Lebanon’s True Image: Hezbollah Vows Unity as It Honors Slain Journalists on Press Martyrs’ Anniversary 06-05-2026 13:3»»»

Entrepreneurs, freelancers, and professionals in the new economy are no longer just looking for ideas, but for the spaces where those ideas gain meaning – through real conversations, direct interactions, and encounters that can shift directions. Between May 20–24, 2026, at Sala Palatului as well as»»»

As part of BR’s new interview series with professionals in the Media & Marketing sector, we sat down with Dragos Bocai, Managing Director at Mediascope, and talked about the agency’s last year and the near future, clients, specials projects such as Digital Playgrounds, AI implementation & trends, a»»»

New Delhi, India: India and Vietnam are looking to ramp up bilateral trade to $25 billion by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, following talks with President To Lam in New Delhi. "Bilateral trade between India and Vietnam has doubled in the last decade and reached $16 billion. Toda»»»

BEIRUT: A Lebanese court on Wednesday acquitted singer Fadel Shaker of the attempted murder of an official from a Hezbollah-allied group, a judicial official told AFP, after the star surrendered to police. The Lebanese-Palestinian entertainer turned himself over to authorities in October after more»»»

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Homeland Security identified the US-Israeli war with Iran as a potential motive for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration at a White House reporters’ gala last month, according to an intelligence»»»

DUBAI: The Tribeca Film Festival 2026 has unveiled part of its feature film lineup with “Only What We Carry,” led by Sofia Boutella, among the titles set to premiere. Marking its 25th anniversary, the festival is scheduled to run from June 3 to 14 in New York City. This year’s program will present »»»

ADDIS ABABA: Moves by the dominant party in Ethiopia's Tigray to restore its control of the region could lead to "disastrous" renewed conflict with the federal government, analysts warned on Wednesday. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fought a brutal civil war against the federal governm»»»

TASHKENT - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov in Tashkent on Wednesday. Before a bilateral meeting of Serbian and Uzbek delegations at the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Djuric and Saidov held a tete-a-tete meeting. The topics of the discussions include adva»»»

CEOs are doubling down on disciplined growth and long-term transformation through AI and strategic transactions despite heightened geopolitical risk and macroeconomic uncertainty. This is according to the latest EY-Parthenon CEO Outlook Survey, a quarterly survey of 1,200 global CEOs across 21 coun»»»

CloudXEdge has launched today, entering the Romanian market with an integrated portfolio of public, private and hybrid cloud solutions and services designed to improve performance and drive modernization across businesses and public institutions. Part of Liberty Global, CloudXEdge introduces a new »»»

Garmco, a leading aluminium rolling mill, has entered into an agreement with Fives, an industrial equipment supplier, to build a new state of art cast house valued at $55 million at its facilities in Bahrain. The re-melt project is an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) turn-key project»»»

CAIRO — Pharco Pharmaceuticals is set to ramp up investments and expand its regional footprint, as the company accelerates efforts to boost production capacity and exports across key international markets, according to statements by Chairperson Sherine Helmy. The company plans to invest approximate»»»

The United Arab Emirates is advancing a coordinated strategy to strengthen its industrial base and secure supply chains, as Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) unveiled a major Industrial Resilience Program alongside policy shifts linking energy production more closely to domestic manufacturing »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed the recent regional developments during a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. During the call, the latest regional developments and efforts to maintain the security and stability of the region were dis»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has announced the continuation of Package 2 of the remaining roads and infrastructure works in Mebaireek, aimed at developing the road network in the area. Eng. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi, a project engineer in Ashghal's Drainage Networks Projects Departme»»»

Dubai: South Africa has confirmed that a rare strain of hantavirus capable of spreading between humans was detected in a passenger evacuated from a stricken Atlantic cruise ship after three people died in the outbreak. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said preliminary tests identified the Andes str»»»

Manila: Philippine Senator Raffy Tulfo, 66, says he has no intention to run for president despite poll results showing he's tied with Vice President Sara Duterte at 46% voters' pick for the country's next leader. The next presidential election, held every 6 years, is due in 2028. Under the 1987 Con»»»