Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Israeli enemy warplanes attacked a building in the town of Marwaniyeh, Sidon district, located in the Balata neighb»»»

WASHINGTON: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire US President Donald Trump declared on April 16, the US State Department said on Friday. “The April 16 ‌cessation of ‌hostilities will be extended ‌by ⁠45 days to enable ⁠further progress,” State Department spokesman Tom»»»

May 15 (UPI) -- An Illinois museum received a speeding ticket from New York alleging its replica Knight Rider car was caught on a traffic camera -- but the car hasn't moved in over a decade. The Volo Museum revealed on social media that it received notice in the mail that its 1982 Pontiac Firebird »»»

LivePoliticsUnited States of AmericaTrump says no change in Taiwan policy as China visit wrapsLouis Oelofse | Wesley Rahn | Roshni Majumdar | Kate Hairsine with AFP, AP, Reuters, dpaUS President Donald Trump is headed home to Washington after spending two days with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing. Bo»»»

Damascus, May 15 (SANA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria said on Friday that Abdulkader Husrieh has been appointed as the new Syrian ambassador to Canada, in line with established diplomatic procedures. The Foreign Ministry’s Information and Communications Administration sai»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Syria remains at a “critical, yet promising” juncture, the UN warned on Friday, as senior officials told the Security Council that progress on efforts related to accountability, recovery and the return of refugees risk being undermined by insecurity and economic hardship, coupled wit»»»

VILLY-LE-PELLOUX, France: A French toy spaniel named Lazare thought to have been “the world’s oldest dog” has died aged 30, his carer said on Friday. Contacted by AFP, Guinness World Records said it “did not receive an application or associated evidence” before Lazare passed away on Thursday, so co»»»

LONDON: A 45-year-old man accused of stabbing two Jewish men in north London and another man in the capital last month will stand trial next March, a judge said Friday. Essa Suleiman, a UK national born in Somalia, allegedly targeted Shloime Rand, 34, and Norman Shine, 76, during the April 29 knife»»»

By far, the occupation that could face the greatest labor shortage in Chile is motorcycle drivers, where 61.1% of workers are Venezuelan. File Photo by Ronald Pena/EPA SANTAIGO, Chile, May 15 (UPI) -- The departure of more than 30,000 Venezuelan workers from Chile's labor market in recent months ha»»»

The actual outcome of the US charm offensive in China has been ‘mostly ceremonial pageantry with very limited practical substance,’ Hong Kong-based geopolitical analyst Angelo Giuliano tells Sputnik. “This reflects the reality of today’s balance: China is in a much stronger position than nine years»»»

Saudi Arabia has floated the idea of a landmark non-aggression pact between the Gulf states and Iran after the end of the US-Israeli war on Tehran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing diplomatic sources. Western diplomats told the newspaper that Riyadh is studying a model loosely inspire»»»

London: West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo wants VAR decisions to show more consistency after his relegation-haunted side were denied a crucial equaliser against Arsenal. Nuno's team thought they had rescued a valuable 1-1 draw with the Premier League leaders last weekend when Callum Wilson netted i»»»

New York, May 15 (SANA) Syria’s permanent representative to the UN Security Council, Ibrahim Olabi, said Friday during a Security Council session in New York on developments in the situation in Syria, that transitional‑justice process is moving forward as one of the pillars of the new Syria, noting»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel said on ​Friday it had carried out a strike in Gaza targeting ‌Izz ‌al-Din ​al-Haddad, the ‌most ⁠senior ​Hamas military ⁠leader in the Gaza Strip.Israel believes he ⁠is one ‌of ‌the ​masterminds ‌of ‌the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on southern ‌Israel, and has identified h»»»

WASHINGTON: The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday. Elias Rodriguez faces federal hate crime and murder charges in the killin»»»

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefs the press on the recent hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship during a joint press conference with the Spanish prime minister at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday. Photo by Chema Moya/EPA»»»

Geneva, May 15 (SANA) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has welcomed Syria’s initial steps toward developing a national strategy to combat torture, expressing support for ongoing efforts in this regard. In a post published on its official account on X on Friday, the Office of th»»»

Hamas voiced hope that a direct meeting would be held between its leadership and Fatah’s after the end of the latter’s eighth general conference, which is being held for a second day in Ramallah, Gaza, Cairo, and Beirut. The conference is due to end on Saturday with the election of new members to F»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the town of Qouzah in southern Lebanon with a rocket barrage:»»»

NEW YORK: Lawyers for a prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader requested Friday that US immigration authorities terminate their push to deport him, alleging the Trump administration “secretly engineered” the outcome of his case. US President Trump has championed the effort to deport Mahmoud Khali»»»

A vessel is seen anchoring off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 1. The United Arab Emirates is planning to fasttrack construction of a West-East pipeline that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz, opening in 2027. File Photo by Stringer/EPA May 15 (UPI) -- The United Arab Emirates is»»»

Windhoek: Food security in Namibia has improved compared to last year, though climate-related shocks continue to strain vulnerable communities, the World Food Program (WFP) said in its April 2026 country brief. According to the brief, about 456,000 people are projected to face acute food insecurity»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Drone Threat Underscores How Unmanned Warfare Transforms Modern Combat: WSJ 15-05-2026 19:38 PM A screenshot from video footage s»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers on the Al-Bayyada-Naqoura road with a squadron of attack dr»»»

Dubai: Roads and Transport Authority has opened the Mall of the Emirates Smart Bus Station, the first facility of its kind in Dubai, as the emirate accelerate efforts to modernise public transport infrastructure through smart and sustainable mobility solutions. The new station introduces a model de»»»

Read more NATO chief wants to triple money flows to corruption-plagued Ukraine – Politico NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte wants NATO members to cough up 0.25% of their GDP for Ukraine. This figure seems minuscule, but how much hard-earned taxpayer money does it add up to? Rutte floated the idea a»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov took part on May 15 in a capsule-laying ceremony marking the start of construction of the Center of Turkic Civilization in Turkistan. The event was held within the framework of the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) and was attended by P»»»

Pakistan is repatriating 11 of its nationals and 20 Iranians from vessels seized in the high seas by the US, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday. They were repatriated through Singapore to ‌Bangkok en ‌route to Pakistan's capital Islamabad ‌on ⁠Friday night, Dar ⁠added in an X post, with the »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli enemy army D9 bulldozer in the town of Rashaf with a loitering glider and achieved a confir»»»

WASHINGTON: Someone paid more than $9 million to have lunch with basketball player Stephen Curry and Warren Buffett, and the legendary investor also promised to match the winning bid so both their favorite charities will benefit. The auction on eBay was intended to revive an event that Buffett host»»»

LONDON: Dozens of British celebrities, including singer Paloma Faith and actor Juliet Stevenson, have signed an open letter urging the UK government to formally apologize for its actions in Palestine during the Mandate period between 1917 and 1948. The letter was released on May 15, Nakba Day, whic»»»

BRUSSELS: Romelu Lukaku’s efforts to recover from injuries seem to have paid off after the Napoli striker was included in Belgium’s World Cup squad Friday. Lukaku, midfield great Kevin de Bruyne and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois are set to play their fourth World Cup campaigns. Lukaku has»»»

JOHANNESBRUG: History favors Egyptian club Zamalek when they seek to overcome a 1-0 deficit against Algerian visitors USM Alger on Saturday in the CAF Confederation Cup final second leg. In 22 previous editions of the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League, three teams have built solitary-goa»»»

LONDON: The UAE on Friday “categorically rejected” Iran’s attempts to justify its "terrorist attacks” against the Emirates and other Gulf countries. The comments were made by Minister of State Khalifa bin Shaheen Al-Marar at a BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, which included Iran’s Abb»»»

The US delegation failed to negotiate from a position of strength with their Chinese counterparts, Ekaterina Zaklyazminskaya, head of the Center for World Politics and Strategic Analysis at the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia (RAS), tells Sputnik. What's behind the fiasco? 1.Prior to the m»»»

LONDON: Sitting comfortably in his office in Amman, Dr. Ziad Rifai does not immediately strike you as someone whose grand mission is to fight information warfare. The dean of the Jordan Media Institute and architect of its media literacy program — one of the first and most comprehensive initiatives»»»

First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Daniyar Amangeldiev and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk held talks on the sidelines of the International Forum Russia — Islamic World: KazanForum 2026. The parties focused on the implementation of agreem»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has raised film incentives to 60 percent to boost film production in the Kingdom. The Saudi Film Commission has announced the updated cash rebate program as part of efforts to support growth in the sector, attract high-quality projects and strengthen Saudi Arabia’s position as »»»

RIYADH: Saudi media experts have affirmed that contemporary conflicts are no longer waged by military means alone but through “narrative wars,” pointing to the US-Israeli-Iranian war as evidence that media is not a neutral conduit but a principal actor in shaping the balance of power. The remarks c»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to launch more retaliatory strikes on Russia, a day after a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children, according to officials. Russia has shown little sign of halting its more than four-year invasion of Ukraine, launchin»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 14:30 on Friday 15-05-2026 a gathering of vehicles and soldiers belonging to the “Israeli” enemy ar»»»

Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh speaks during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on his nomination in April. He was confirmed on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. treasury sold $25 billion of 30-year bonds Wednesday»»»

The Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) has decided to file a class-action lawsuit against one of the electricity supply companies in Bulgaria after finding unlawful clauses in the company's general terms and conditions, and unfair practices in the handling of complaints over electricity bills»»»

Motorcyclists staged a protest on Friday at Prince Alexander I Battenberg Square in Sofia, blocking traffic along Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard. The demonstration was organized in response to the rising cost of the mandatory insurance against civil liability, with organizers claiming that its price ha»»»

The IMF has warned that Pakistan's economy remains dangerously tied to the Gulf Cooperation Council, which supplies over four-fifths of its fuel and half of all remittances. The International Monetary Fund has issued a stark warning: A staggering 85% of Pakistani fuel imports and 50% of its remitta»»»

The US will replenish every barrel of oil it releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Energy Secretary Chris Wright ‌said Friday ‌at an event in Sabine ‌Pass, ⁠Texas. "We're releasing oil ⁠now, and for each barrel we're releasing, we're going to get at least 1.2 barrels of oil back into the r»»»

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former US Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government. Monica Elfriede Witt, 47, was indicted »»»

Tunis, May 15 (TAP) - The Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII) announced Friday the launch of a call for applications aimed at Tunisian start-ups, innovative companies and technology firms to take part in international B2B...»»»

The 20th International Festival of Traditional Culture and Crafts OIMO-2026 will take place in Bishkek from May 27 to 31. This year’s festival theme is «World Cultural Heritage: Traditions, Crafts, Continuity.» Organizers expect participation of more than 150 artisans, designers, artists, and repre»»»