A court has ordered compensation for seven residents near the planned Exarchia metro station, ruling that the construction site failed to maintain safe pedestrian clearance on Themistocleous Street. The Athens court rejected claims from 104 of the 111 plaintiffs but awarded the seven remaining clai»»»

Education is a cornerstone of any great society. It nurtures our children, develops aspiration, inspires future businesses, helps us solve the biggest of problems and empowers us all to be the best versions of ourselves. As you will know from my previous letters to you, schools temporarily - and ri»»»

VATICAN CITY: A Vatican statement after Pope Leo’s meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which said the two had pledged to improve bilateral relations, was a recognition of ​unprecedented tensions, insiders and analysts said. Rubio’s meeting on Thursday with Leo, the first US pope, garner»»»

TASHKENT, - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with Uzbek Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov on Thursday to discuss advancement of a partnership in economic and business cooperation. "Speaking about Uzbekistan’s significant progress in recent years, Djuric emphasised that Serbia rem»»»

More than half of Lebanon's population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its attacks on the country despite a ceasefire in the two-month-long war. "At present, more than three million people, meaning more than half of the population here in L»»»

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid Saleh, Thursday, May 7, 2026, said Egypt is seeking to turn into a regional hub for the manufacturing and export of agricultural equipment and heavy machinery to African and Arab markets, as part of the State’s strategy to develop local industr»»»

South Africa court rules impeachment proceedings against president should not have been blocked Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRichard Kagoe ReutersThe ruling could mean that Cyril Ramaphosa will face an impeachment vote in parliament South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled that p»»»

This photo shows a South Korean oil carrier that arrived at a port in the southwestern city of Yeosu on Thursday. Photo by Yonhap A South Korean vessel has successfully passed through the Red Sea and is currently en route home, marking the fourth oil shipment of its kind, the oceans ministry said F»»»

Geneva: A flight attendant for the Dutch airline KLM who showed mild symptoms of hantavirus and was admitted to hospital in Amsterdam has tested negative for the virus, the WHO said Friday. The flight attendant was tested after she reportedly came into contact with a sickened cruise ship passenger »»»

Beirut, Lebanon: More than half of Lebanon's population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its attacks on the country despite a ceasefire in the two-month-long war with Hezbollah. "At present, more than three million people, meaning more than »»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One) All praise is due to Allah, who has made honoring mothers among the greatest acts of obedience, and disobedience to them among the gravest sins. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that our master and Prophet Muḥammad i»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3801 dinars for one euro on Friday, which is a slight change relative to Thursday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to»»»

More than half of Lebanon's population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its attacks on the country despite a ceasefire in the two-month-long war with militant group Hezbollah. "At present, more than three million people, meaning more than ha»»»

Abu Dhabi: California-based EVTOL manufacturer Archer Aviation has taken a step closer to the UAE air taxi launch with a new UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) certification pathway, the company announced late Thursday night. It said Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric air taxi has entered»»»

A total of 56.8% of respondents in a survey by the Myara polling agency said that the adoption of the 2026 state budget should be the top priority of the new Government, the pollster said on Thursday. Curbing rising prices ranked second with 50.1%, followed by revising the previous political model »»»

Beijing: The death toll from a huge blast at a fireworks factory in central China this week rose to 37, state media reported Friday, making it one of the nation's deadliest industrial accidents in years. Videos on social media from the blast on Monday showed continuous explosions accompanied by a v»»»

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik announces his decision not to put a constitutional amendment bill to a vote during a plenary session in Seoul on Friday. Photo by Yonhap The ruling Democratic Party's (DP) push to put a constitutional change to a national vote in the upcoming local elections f»»»

Taipei: Taiwan's parliament on Friday approved a $25 billion defence spending bill that opposition lawmakers say will be used for US weapons, following months of political wrangling. The result was announced by the parliamentary speaker after a final vote on the bill, which falls well short of the »»»

BEIRUT: More than half of Lebanon's population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its attacks on the country despite a ceasefire in the two-month-long war with militant group Hezbollah. "At present, more than three million people, meaning more»»»

Capitals, May 8 (SANA) Global markets came under renewed pressure on Friday after fresh military escalation between the United States and Iran triggered concerns over energy supply disruptions.According to Reuters, Brent crude rose $1.41 to $101.47 per barrel, while US crude gained $1.12 to $95.93 »»»

The Attorney General’s Office announced last Tuesday (5 May) that the Anti-Corruption Prosecution, within the jurisdiction of the Tripoli Court of Appeal, investigated information related to the collection of illicit financial benefits resulting from banking operations carried out within the Al-Wah»»»

Bulgarian law enforcers of the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime and the State Agency for National Security seized over 4,000 ancient artefacts during a specialized police operation at the end of April, the Interior Ministry said in a press release on Friday. The law enforcers made four»»»

New York: The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), is participating in the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), currently taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and bringing together representatives from member states, ci»»»

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The United Arab Emirates said Friday its air defenses engaged missiles and drones coming from Iran, hours after the United States and the Islamic republic traded fire and strained a fragile truce. "UAE air defenses are currently engaging missile and drone attacks originating from Iran," the defense»»»

Taiwan's parliament on Friday approved a $25 billion defense spending bill that opposition lawmakers say will be used for US weapons, following months of political wrangling. The result was announced by the parliamentary speaker after a final vote on the bill, which falls well short of the governme»»»

Gold rose on Friday and was headed for a weekly gain on easing fears of inflation and higher interest rates, as investors remained optimistic about a US-Iran peace deal despite renewed hostilities. Spot gold was up 0.85% at $4,709.06 per ounce, as of 0739 GMT. Bullion has gained 2% so far this week»»»

A 20-year-old agricultural worker from Nepal, living in western Greece’s Ilia region, died from leptospirosis. The death, pronounced Wednesday at the University General Hospital of Patras in Rio, has renewed scrutiny over living conditions for migrant farm workers. Local media reported that six oth»»»

Bulgaria's Parliament voted 124-70 with 36 abstentions to elect Rumen Radev of Progressive Bulgaria as Prime Minister. The 124 votes in favour came from Progressive Bulgaria. Voting against the Cabinet were 21 MPs of Movement for Rights and Freedoms, 21 MPs of Democratic Bulgaria, 16 MPs of Continu»»»

Friday's media coverage is dominated by the formation of the Rumen Radev government, budget and prices, and the political disputes around the new cabinet’s first priorities. POLITICS Trud writes that President Iliana Iotova handed the first government-forming mandate to Progressive Bulgaria’s PM-de»»»

The ministers in the Rumen Radev Government must begin their work by conducting a thorough analysis of the situation they are inheriting and the reality they face, President Iliana Iotova commented on Friday after the members of the regular cabinet were sworn in. This would allow them to take not o»»»

National Park Service officials said Thursday that a body had been found in the search for a missing hiker in Glacier National Park. Lake McDonald, pictured, is the largest lake within the Montana park. File Photo by skeeze/Pixabay May 8 (UPI) -- Search-and-rescue crews scouring a Montana national »»»

Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a delegation from the National Defence College, headed by Major General Saeed Salmeen Al Alawi, Commandant of the National Defence College. Sheikh Abdullah congratulated the National Defe»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has rejected any attempt to impose transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as Arab states and the United States intensified diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to safeguard freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most strategically vital waterways. »»»

ISLAMABAD: More than 48,000 Pakistani pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Pakistani religious affairs ministry said on Friday. Saudi Arabia hosts millions of Muslims annually for Hajj, one of Islam’s five pillars that must be performed at least once by ever»»»

Three hikers -- two Singaporeans and a local -- died in an eruption Friday of Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano where they found themselves in a no-go zone, officials said. The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into the air, with no towns of villages near»»»

Tokyo: Japanese gaming giant Nintendo said Friday it will hike the price of its Switch 2 gaming console as component costs soar, warning that net profit would fall 27 percent this year. The Switch 2 price would rise 20 percent in Japan to 59,980 yen, by around 10 percent in the United States to $49»»»

Medellín, Colombia: A Copa Libertadores match between hosts Independiente Medellin of Colombia and defending champions Flamengo of Brazil was abandoned Thursday after home fans set off flares and lit fires in the stands. In just the latest instance of serious crowd trouble in South American footbal»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - After the announcement of the truce, the Ukrainian armed forces carried out 887 drone strikes, and a total of 1,365 violations of the ceasefire regime were recorded, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. The truce, announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the cele»»»

Italian company Eni completed the drilling of the third gas well at its giant offshore Zohr gas field in Egypt. The initial estimations of the third deepwater well are larger than the first and the second, with estimated reserves of 30tn cubic feet. A senior official from Eni told Daily News Egypt »»»

Tunis, May 8 (TAP) — The weather, on Friday, will be cloudy across the entire country. Clouds will become occasionally dense in the afternoon over the northwestern and central regions, according to forecasts from the National Institute of...»»»

Saudi Arabia denied on Thursday that it had authorised the use of its airspace to support offensive military operations, amid mounting regional tensions and reports circulating online about the Kingdom’s position in the ongoing confrontation involving Iran. A Saudi source told Al Arabiya that Riyad»»»

Israel’s announcement that it had killed Ahmad Ghaleb Ballout in a strike targeting the Haret Hreik area of Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday renewed focus on the series of assassinations targeting commanders of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force since the outbreak of the Gaza war. The strikes seem to b»»»

RIYADH: On the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Washington, D.C., Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef held a multilateral meeting with senior executives from US firms DCVC and Tidal Metals to discuss cooperation opportunities in the mi»»»

The Vazrazhdane parliamentary group will not support the Rumen Radev cabinet because of ideological differences, Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said in Parliament on Friday. He spoke during a debate on the cabinet line-up proposed by Progressive Bulgaria. "We want Bulgaria to be a sovereign and i»»»

Dubai: Oil prices held above $100 a barrel on Friday, even as Brent headed for a deep weekly loss, with traders weighing President Donald Trump’s claim that the Iran ceasefire remains in place against fresh military clashes in the Strait of Hormuz. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques»»»

In this photo released Friday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspects a munitions factory where a new 155mm self-propelled gun-howitzer system is being produced. It will be deployed at the southern border this year, state media said. Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, May 8 (UPI) -- North Korea plans t»»»

By 4 May, the Ministry of Social Affairs had documented the displacement of over 1.1 million individuals, including 124,231 people in 625 shelters. Active hostilities continued in several areas in the south of Lebanon, despite the ceasefire. Following the three-week extension of the ceasefire annou»»»

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Washington, May 8 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva discussed economic cooperation, trade and regional security during talks at the White House on Thursday, despite ongoing differences over several international issues, including the Middle East co»»»