This photo, taken June 30, 2019, shows U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meeting at the House of Freedom in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom. File Photo by Yonhap Preparations for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong»»»

New Delhi: Virat Kohli said his love of cricket keeps him going but admitted his career "is going to finish one day" after ending a mini slump in form with a match-winning IPL century. Regarded as one of the most accomplished batsmen of his generation, the 37-year-old Kohli is a hero to hundreds of»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, have praised the prospects for bilateral cooperation in the energy and space sectors, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The talks between the two ministers took place Wednesday i»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said it launched strikes against Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon on Thursday, hours before US-brokered talks between the two countries were set to begin in Washington.“The IDF has begun striking Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites in several areas in souther»»»

ABU DHABI: The UAE Open Muay Thai Championship returns to Mubadala Dome at Al-Jazira Club on Friday, May 15, bringing together 599 male and female athletes from 75 clubs for three days of competition across 86 weight categories. Organized by the UAE Muay Thai and Kickboxing Federation, the champion»»»

KABUL: The United Nations could feed a million additional children at risk of malnutrition in Afghanistan if the country’s conflict with Pakistan and the Iran war had not inflated prices and transport costs, a senior official told AFP.Afghanistan saw a record rise in malnutrition cases in 2025, fol»»»

At the opening of the 5th edition of the Future of Governance International Conference 2026, organized in Bucharest by Envisia – Boards of Elite, geopolitical strategist Tina Fordham delivered a stark warning to business leaders and board members: today’s instability is not a temporary cycle of tur»»»

A ship anchored off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates has been seized and is heading towards Iranian territorial waters, a UK maritime agency said Thursday, without naming the vessel. Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks later in Washington as their latest ceasefire nears its end»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects an honor guard with U.S. President Donald Trump during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday. Trump is in China for a two-day visit, his first since 2017, to discuss trade, technology and security issues. Pool Photo b»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Industrial Development Fund Investment Co., or SIC, is expanding its presence in alternative financing instruments and venture capital investments, with CEO Fahad Al-Naeem expecting total investments to reach approximately SR1.6 billion ($425 million) by the end of this year. In a»»»

Dog-friendly cafés and patisseries are popping up across the French capital, home to an estimated 100,000 canines, giving four-legged customers and their owners an opportunity to indulge side-by-side. An elegant, white-haired Parisian savours a biscuity cloud of cream and apple down to the las»»»

Philippine lawmakers are set to open an impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte next week, officials said Thursday of the second attempt to force her from office. Two-thirds of the 24-seat Senate would be needed to convict her, but that chamber is controlled by party affiliates and allies,»»»

DOHA: Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global foundation for education and development, with the support of its strategic partner, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), has successfully concluded a large-scale Project-Based Learning initiative in India, implemented with Mantra4Change, which»»»

Doha, Qatar: The US Embassy in Doha will be participating in the Doha International Book Fair (DIBF), taking place May 14- 23 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). Returning to this year’s fair, the US Embassy will host an engaging booth featuring a curated selection of books for rea»»»

Most of Abdi Ahmed Farah’s hundreds of goats have died. It has not rained steadily in this part of Somalia for three years, something the 70-year-old never thought possible. He is in debt from buying water. The reservoir outside his tent is nearly empty. His family is down to one meal a day: rice w»»»

The Pentagon has raised its estimate of the cost of the Iran war to $29 billion, though the figure remains well below projections from several think tanks. In late April, acting Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst told lawmakers in Congress that the war had cost Washington around $25 billion. Testifyi»»»

The US plans to persuade China to pressure Iran into making concessions in the Middle East conflict, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said ahead of a meeting between the two countries’ leaders in Beijing. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold talks on Thursday»»»

From her home in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, Anna Sloutskin yearns to expand her country's borders and one day move to southern Lebanon. And she is not alone. With fighting between Israel and Hezbollah displacing more than a million Lebanese, a far-right fringe of Israel's sett»»»

As schools and universities in the UAE reopen, the moment offers a useful reminder. The real test of a higher education system is not only the calibre of the institutions linked to it, but its ability to sustain learning, support students, and adapt when conditions become less predictable. That is »»»

Russia pummeled the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and ​several other regions in a massive aerial attack involving drones and ballistic missiles, killing at least one person and wounding dozens, local officials said Thursday.  Large-scale Russian strikes on Kyiv killed one person and wounded at least »»»

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, stated on Wednesday that the Romania - Ukraine agreement on defense against drones will be ready "shortly"."We will help from our side, for example today we signed an agreement with the President of Lithuania, an agreement on drones, we did this in the »»»

At least five soldiers and seven militants were killed in clashes in Pakistan's turbulent south-western province of Balochistan, officials said on Thursday. An improvised explosive device detonated near a convoy of paramilitary Frontier Corps troops and was followed by a clash with militants, they »»»

Dubai: Sharjah attracted Dh7.74 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, with new project numbers rising 45% and job creation increasing by more than a quarter, according to data from fDi Markets, the Financial Times’ database for cross-border greenfield investment. Sign up for our daily busin»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-U.S. war with Iran, his office said Wednesday. The UAE later denied any secret visit had occurred. Netanyahu met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a gathering that "resulted»»»

Foreign ministers from the BRICS nations began a two-day meeting in New Delhi on Thursday as the expanding bloc faces divisions over the war in Iran, rising energy prices and growing global economic uncertainty. The meeting brings together diplomats from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Afric»»»

Iliya Lingorski, a member of the Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank, has called for deeper European integration of capital and savings markets, arguing that stronger coordination across the EU is essential for competitiveness in the global economy, BGNES reported. He said Europe shoul»»»

BISHKEK (Sputnik) - Western countries, according to the most conservative estimates, have frozen about $590 billion belonging to Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya and Afghanistan, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday. There is currently a clear lac»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent reports two strikes, including one carried out by a drone, on the southern town of Tuffahta in Sidon district in sou»»»

NEW DELHI: Foreign ministers from the BRICS nations began a two-day meeting in New Delhi on Thursday as the expanding bloc faces divisions over the war in Iran, rising energy prices and growing global economic uncertainty. The meeting brings together diplomats from Brazil, Russia, India, China and »»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni discussed Nile water issues and regional security during talks in Entebbe on Wednesday, as Cairo steps up coordination with Nile Basin countries amid ongoing tensions with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon reports Israeli air strikes on the towns of Zibqine and Yatar 14-05-2026 11:07 AM Latest News Urgen»»»

Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says 4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHarry Sekulich AFP via Getty ImagesA man cooks with firewood during a blackout in Havana Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy has »»»

US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on May 13 for a new round of face-to-face talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping from May 14 to 15, a meeting arriving at a particularly delicate moment in global politics and the international economy. »»»

Latin America and the Caribbean's political systems are experiencing a gradual institutional decay that rarely manifests as outright democratic collapse but instead hollows out governance from within, the United Nations Development Programme warned in a major new report on democracy across the»»»

US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on May 13 for a new round of face-to-face talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping from May 14 to 15, a meeting arriving at a particularly delicate moment in global politics and the international economy. »»»

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that crisis-hit Cuba’s leadership must change as Washington renewed an offer on Wednesday of $100 million in aid if the communist-run island agrees to cooperate. Cuba has been suffering severe economic tumult led by an energy shortage that plunged »»»

In one of the more sensational details emerging from the unfolding corruption investigation into Ukraine’s elite, it emerged that former head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Andriy Yermak, consulted a fortune teller called Veronica Feng Shui before making all important decisions. »»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his US counterpart Donald Trump to Beijing on Thursday morning for a summit to discuss a range of contentious issues and their global implications, from trade to Iran and Taiwan. Xi greeted Trump at the Great Hall of the People shortly after 10:00 AM (02:00 GMT»»»

Iraq’s parliament is scheduled to vote on Thursday on the cabinet lineup proposed by Prime Minister-designate Ali Falih Al-Zaidi, amid ongoing political disputes over key ministries and newly proposed posts. Parliament’s media office said the agenda for session No. 24 includes a single item: a vote»»»

Dubai Customs has foiled an attempt to smuggle rare, endangered wildlife through Dubai International Airport. The incident involved an Asian passenger arriving in the UAE, whose luggage was flagged during routine screening after inspection systems detected unusual contents. Officers then carried ou»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Araghchi at BRICS summit: The West turns a blind eye to genocide, violations of national sovereignty, and blatant piracy because it has a f»»»

In a geopolitical environment marked by rising security risks and the acceleration of European rearmament efforts, Romania is at a strategic inflection point where defence-related decisions could have a significant impact on both national security and long-term economic development. These are among»»»

More than 860,000 foreign pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, as the kingdom ramps up large-scale logistical, transport and digital operations ahead of the peak rituals in Mecca, Tawfiq Al Rabiah, Minister of Hajj and Umrah, said. Al Rabiah said: "As of Wedn»»»

The annual inflation rose to 10.71% in April, from 9.87% in March, as services became 13.04% more expensive, non-food goods 12.02% and food products 7.39%, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data published on Wednesday."The consumer price index in April 2026 compared with March»»»

Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday, as their latest ceasefire -- considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes -- nears its end. The two countries last met on April 23 at the White House, where US President Donald Trump ann»»»

Romania currently occupies the bottom tier of the European Union’s digital transformation, with only 5.2% of enterprises utilising artificial intelligence technologies as of 2025. While the broader European market has reached a 54% business adoption rate in 2026, local firms struggle to move past t»»»

A US judge on Wednesday imposed a temporary injunction on sanctions imposed last year by Washington on a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territories. UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was sanctioned in July 2025 after she publicly criticized Washington'»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iran’s Araghchi at BRICS Foreign Ministers’ summit: The battle in which Iran has stood firm is a defense of all members and of a new world »»»

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will advise Antibiotice, one of Romania’s largest pharmaceutical companies, on strengthening its corporate governance framework in order to support the company’s future growth. Under a new advisory services agreement, the EIB will work with Antibiotice to align it»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s residential property market recorded Dh139.1 billion in sales during the first quarter of 2026, with off-plan homes continuing to drive buyer activity even as rent and price growth began to show signs of cooling. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.New resea»»»