Israel considers the extension of the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon until mid-May a window of opportunity to reach a "genuine" understanding, Israeli reports said as an Israeli source said Israel plans to return to "intensive fighting and activity" against Hezbollah if no progress is made during»»»

RIYADH: Saudi academics have spoken about the importance of consolidating national values through higher education as a way to combat extremism and protect societies. Dr. Saad Al-Shathri, adviser to the Royal Court and member of the Council of Senior Scholars, said that consolidating national value»»»

With the summer season inching closer, cleaning up beaches is becoming increasingly urgent. Environmental experts warn that, despite greater public awareness, pollution has not declined significantly. Sometimes awareness can take a wrong turn, such as when the public considers Posidonia oceanica – »»»

Across Eurasia, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before The polite version of the story is that the world is getting older. The honest version»»»

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that his country had successfully repaid $3.5 billion in mandatory bilateral debt, affirming that this achievement came thanks to the “pivotal” support of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Crown Prin»»»

DOHA: FIFA and the Local Organising Committee for Football Events (LOC) have announced that the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 will take place from November 19 to December 13. The prestigious youth tournament returns to Qatar, marking the second of five consecutive editions that the country will ho»»»

1 of 2 | Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr speaks during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee oversight hearing in January on the FCC at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, the FCC ordered an early review of Disney’s broadcast licenses with ABC stations»»»

The European Commission said Wednesday that a preliminary investigation had found U.S. tech giant Meta in breach of European Union digital law by not doing enough to keep children younger than 13 off Instagram and Facebook. File photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA April 29 (UPI) -- The European Commission sa»»»

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to uphold the ruling of a lower court that convicted a man of a terrorist attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison for attempting to assassinate country’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico almost two years ago. Juraj Cintula, 73, opened f»»»

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Israel’s military and the Palestinian health ministry said. The military said in a statement that during a raid in Silwad, east of Ramallah, “two terrorists attacked two IDF soldiers, who were in»»»

PARIS: France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrives today in Riyadh as part of a regional tour that will take him to Doha, Abu Dhabi, and then Muscat, where he will conclude his trip on Friday. This visit comes at a time when the Middle East is being shaken by conflicts, regional rivalries, a»»»

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court examines on Wednesday moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to strip humanitarian protections from hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, part of his signature immigration crackdown. The justices will hear arguments in the administration’»»»

Doha Hamad International Airport has announced gradual resumption of flight operations by several international airlines to and from Doha. According to an operational update, airline partners have begun returning in stages, reflecting a steady normalization of air travel and renewed confidence in r»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has said discussions with Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic HE Kyriakos Mitsotakis focused on expanding bilateral cooperation across a range of promising sectors. In a post published on his official account on X»»»

The Investment Gateway Summit (IGS) is returning to St. Kitts and Nevis from 17-20 June 2026, for its highly anticipated third edition, and this time, the global footprint is expanding. Among the most noteworthy developments is a visible surge in interest from Jordan and the wider Middle East and N»»»

President Joseph Aoun has informed Washington that he does not intend to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the beginning of the proposed negotiations, but rather when they conclude, MTV reported. "This means that if the negotiations succeed, they will culminate in a meeting wit»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Energy terrorism is one of Kiev’s calling cards, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "The Zaporozhye region, April 28 – four Ukrainian drones attempted to attack urban infrastructure facilities in Energodar. Mayor Maxim Pukhov said there is an »»»

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice demanding Arizona's voter registration rolls. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 29 (UPI) -- A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice that sought Arizona's voter registration ro»»»

1 of 3 | Importers of record and customs brokers are the only entities that can submit tariff refund claims in the Consolidated Administration Processing of Entries program for duties paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. File Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo Apr»»»

Damascus, April 29 (SANA) Gold prices fell slightly in the Syrian market on Wednesday, with 21-carat gold dropping by 50 Syrian pounds to 16,900 new SYP for sale and 16,600 new SYP for purchase, according to the General Authority for Precious Metals. The price of 18-carat gold also declined, sellin»»»

KYIV: Kyiv on Wednesday called on Israel to seize a cargo ship carrying grain that Ukraine says was taken from Russian-occupied territory and illegally exported by Moscow.One of the world’s largest grain producers, Ukraine has repeatedly accused Russia of illegally exporting agricultural products f»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy came under pressure due to the US-Israeli war in Iran, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, though the government managed to withstand the financial shock with the timely support extended by Saudi Arabia. The conflict has rattled global trade and energy sup»»»

RIYADH: Global cargo demand in the aviation industry declined by 4.8 percent in March, as escalating conflicts in the Middle East disrupted supply chains and weighed on air freight volumes, latest industry data showed. In its new report, the International Air Transport Association revealed that car»»»

Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMark PoyntingClimate researcher ReutersLarge areas of the Amazon rainforest were still lost in 2025, but not as quickly The loss of tropical rainforests slowed last year, new satellite data»»»

The Council of Ministers Wednesday amended a previous cabinet decision regarding funding for the hosting of the Giro d'Italia - Bulgaria Grande Partenza cycling race in May. Additional funding has been allocated for conducting more intensive and effective promotional campaigns, both nationally and »»»

A UN-backed report said Wednesday that more than 1.2 million people in Lebanon were expected to face acute hunger due to the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah. The figure was announced in a joint statement by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program and Lebanon's agr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe American Automobile Association: Gasoline prices have risen by about 42% nationwide since the start of the war with Iran 29-04-2026 15:15 P»»»

Dubai: OKX, a leading global fintech company and crypto trading platform, today announced the launch of a joint framework with BlackRock and Standard Chartered to integrate BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized short-term treasury fund into collateral workflows, marking the first time a globally systemically»»»

New York, Apr. 29 (SANA) Türkiye’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ahmet Yıldız, delivered a scathing condemnation of Israeli occupation military actions in Syria during a high-level UN Security Council session on the Middle East on Tuesday. Speaking on behalf of the Organization of»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Wednesday, gaining 58.12 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 11,238.07. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR5.82 billion ($1.55 billion), as 160 of the listed stocks advanced, while 93 retreated. The MSCI Tadawul Index also»»»

The Council of Ministers approved the Protocol between the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on the functioning of the G,S, Rakovski Highschool in Bolhrad, located in Ukraine's Odesa Region, signed on March 30, 2026, i»»»

The Council of Ministers adopted a decision approving a draft Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Armenia as a basis for negotiations on Wednesday. The declaration reflects the shared commitment of both countries to elevate their tradition»»»

The Council of Ministers adopted a decision to release, at his own request, economics professor George Vredeveld, a citizen of the United States, from his duties as honorary (non-career) consular officer of Bulgaria in the United States, based in Cincinnati, with a consular district covering the st»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia successfully completed another government bond issue on Wednesday, drawing great interest from US and European investors. Serbian First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said the interest in Serbian government securities was a confirmation of the country's stability. "He »»»

BELGRADE - A purchase and sales agreement between the Hungarian oil firm MOL and Russia's Gazprom neft on an acquisition of a Russian stake in the Serbian oil company NIS is a key part of Serbia's energy security equation, says World Bank Senior Economist for Serbia Lazar Sestovic, adding that he h»»»

ATHENS: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic HEKyriakos Mitsotakis held official talksat the Maximos Palace in Athens. At the beginning of the meeting, the Greek Prime Minister welcomed His Highness the Amir and the »»»

Dubai: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has appointed three judges who will preside over the trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, marking a key step as the case progresses toward full proceedings. French judge Nicolas Guillou, British judge Joanna Korner, and South Korean jud»»»

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, received today at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, Dmitry Patrushev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between »»»

The Council of Ministers adopted a second three-year plan for the implementation of the National Strategy for Human Resources Development in the Nuclear Field 2022–2032, the government press service reported on Wednesday, covering the ministers' weekly meeting. Based on seven strategic objectives a»»»

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday adopted a decision for the Republic of Bulgaria to join the Common Item Materiel Management (COMMIT) partnership, administered by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), in accordance with the terms of NSPO Agreement No. 1809. The COMMIT partnership all»»»

Doha, Qatar: FIFA and the Local Organising Committee for Football Events (LOC) have announced that the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 will take place from November 19 to December 13, 2026. The prestigious youth tournament returns to Qatar, marking the second of five consecutive editions that the co»»»

A group of Australian women and children who left a camp in Syria that houses people with alleged ties to ISIS group are stuck in the country because Australian authorities have refused to allow their return, Syrian officials said Wednesday. Thirteen women and children from four families last week »»»

Tunis, April 29 (TAP) – Around 500 tonnes of fertilizer were produced in Tunisia in 2025 as part of a composting program launched in 2024. The program enabled the establishment of a pilot facility for the recovery of green waste and municipal market...»»»

The Romanian beer market recorded a 4% decline in 2025 compared to the previous year, falling to 14.4 million hectoliters, the lowest level reached by the sector in the last 20 years. After a relative stabilization in 2024, at approximately 15 million hectoliters, the 2025 data confirm that this is»»»

LONDON: The UK’s Ministry of Defence has warned that Afghans approved for resettlement in Britain will need to make their own way out of their homeland. Nearly 9,000 people in Afghanistan are eligible to come to the UK, mainly as a result of serving alongside British forces, but will be given no as»»»

The Israeli army is pressuring the political leadership to return to striking Beirut, but U.S. President Donald Trump is not allowing it, according to an Israeli media report. The Yedioth Ahronoth report emphasized that Lebanon remains tethered to the broader Iranian conflict, which does not serve »»»

There is no rift between Baabda Palace and Ain el-Tineh and a phone call took place yesterday between President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri, Al-Jadeed TV reported on Wednesday. "The primary objective of the call was to bolster the internal situation, which is considered a top priority for b»»»

Tripoli Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Commercial Attaché of the Spanish Embassy in Tripoli, announced yesterday the organization of bilateral business meetings (B2B) on 11 May at the Chamber’s Tripoli headquarters. These B2B meetings aim to bring together a select group of Libyan com»»»

Caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev held a working meeting with Turkiye’s Edirne Governor Yunus Sezer focused on cooperation in protecting the shared border, countering illegal migration and combating cross-border crime, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The Bulgarian delegation also inc»»»

The Council of Ministers adopted a decision approving EUR 30,000,000 in funding for the Ministry of Defence for the procurement of fuel, the Government Information Service reported Wednesday. The fuel is need for the fulfilment of Bulgaria's host nation commitments (Host Nation Support) for the con»»»