Share: An Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun, as seen from the Marjayoun area of southern Lebanon on May 31. Israel says the 900-year-old fortress is playing a key role in its military assault against Hezbollah. The Israeli milit»»»

Authors: Quinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff In “Muskism,” Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff show how the language of crisis and emergency is used to invoke a less human where humans are purged from the productive process and, through social media and video games, merged with the machine. If you enter, this»»»

Children play on a sculpture in Havana in April. The Cuban energy crisis and a shortage of teachers and supplies have impacted education at all levels, File Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA June 1 (UPI) -- Cuba's ongoing energy crisis is taking a heavy toll on the country's education system, as fre»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is set to host European Council President António Costa on Tuesday as part of the senior EU official’s diplomatic tour of six Western Balkan countries. The visit comes ahead of the EU–Western Balkans Summit scheduled to take place on June 5 in Tivat, Montenegro, and»»»

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) is taking part in overseeing FIFA's referee preparation course, which began on Monday in Miami, the United States, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Chairman of QFA's Referees Committee and Vice Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Hani Taleb Ballan re»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Abbas Araghchi. During the call, the two sides reviewed the Pakistani mediation efforts be»»»

HOMS: Strawberry farmers in western Homs are projected to harvest around 9,500 tonnes of fruit this season from nearly 11,800 greenhouses concentrated in the Talkalakh region, local officials said. According to the Homs Agriculture Directorate, roughly 5,000 tonnes of the current yield have already»»»

RIYADH/PARIS: The Esports Foundation has confirmed Paris Expo Porte de Versailles as the official venue for the Esports World Cup 2026. The event, described as the world’s largest esports and gaming event, will begin on July 6 and conclude on Aug. 23. The venue, in the heart of the French capital, »»»

A visit to Abha is incomplete without a trip to Honey Cottage in Rijal Almaa. It is heavily featured by visitors across social media and often touted as one of the Asir region’s premier tourist destinations. And quite rightfully so. The rustic wooden cottage nestled between mountains looks like som»»»

More than half of Hungarians are in favour of repealing recent laws restricting the rights of LGBTQ people, according to a fresh survey carried out by pollster Medián. Anti-LGBTQ measures should be withdrawn, people say According to the phone survey commissioned by the Háttér Társaság and conducted»»»

Dubai: Dubai's parks and leisure attractions welcomed more than one million visitors during the Eid Al Adha holiday period. Dubai Municipality said its parks and recreational facilities received 1,081,603 visitors between May 22 and May 31, as residents and tourists flocked to the city's green spac»»»

NEW SOUTH WALES: The New South Wales Consular Corps held its annual meeting at the Consulate General of the Kingdom in Sydney, bringing together members of the diplomatic corps based in the state. The meeting concluded with the appointment of Saudi Consul General in Sydney Mashare Ali Ben Naheet as»»»

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a high-level meeting to review proposals for establishing a global logistics distribution hub within the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), as part of Egypt’s strategy to attract foreign direct investment and reinforce its position as a regional and i»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk announced that fiscal year 2026/2027 will witness the implementation of a series of tax, customs, and property facilitation packages aimed at easing obligations and reducing burdens on citizens and investors, while supporting economic activity and improvin»»»

Euroclear has filed a complaint with the Moscow Arbitration Court against the immediate enforcement of a ruling to recover RUB18.2 trillion ($256bn) under a lawsuit by Russia's central bank, on May 30, citing a source familiar with the proceedings. The complaint against immediate enforcement of the»»»

"We can break any chain that shackles the human mind and soul - this is Hristo Botev’s legacy," President Iliana Iotova said in Vratsa during a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the feat of freedom fighter Hristo Botev and his revolutionary detachment. The ceremony took place in front of Bo»»»

President Iliana Iotova Monday attended an event marking 80 years since the founding of UNICEF and 20 years since the opening of UNICEF’s office in Bulgaria. "Bulgaria has been an exceptionally strong and solid partner of UNICEF for the past 20 years," she said. The event was held under Iotova's au»»»

Tunis, June 1 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohammed Ali Nafti held bilateral meetings with his African counterparts on the sidelines of his participation in the second meeting of the Korea-Africa Foreign...»»»

President Iliana Iotova Monday attended an event marking 80 years since the founding of UNICEF and 20 years since the opening of UNICEF’s office in Bulgaria. "Bulgaria has been an exceptionally strong and solid partner of UNICEF for the past 20 years," she said. The event was held under Iotova's au»»»

1 of 2 | Florida is suing OpenAI and its CEO and founder Sam Altman over safety and design concerns about ChatGPT. File photo by Wu Hao/EPA-EFE June 1 (UPI) -- Florida's attorney general announced Monday that the stateis suing OpenAI and its founder and CEO, Sam Altman, saying the company chose "pr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:56 on Monday 01-06-2026 a house in which “Israeli” enemy army soldiers were fortified on the eas»»»

Romania is preparing to bring a newly modernized port into operation at Sulina, a development that could significantly strengthen the country’s position in regional logistics and Black Sea trade corridors. The project, financed largely through European funds, is entering its final reception phase a»»»

BENGALURU: Global health organization CEPI will give roughly $60 ​million to Moderna and to two other groups to accelerate the development of shots against Ebola Bundibugyo, the deadly virus that has swept through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovat»»»

THE HAGUE: Britain will not have to pay Rwanda tens of millions of pounds over the ​canceled deal to deport asylum seekers to the East African nation, the Permanent Court of Arbitration said on Monday. The Hague-based body said it had rejected all financial claims made by Rwanda, which had argued B»»»

Barry Diller attends the 12th Breakthrough Prize ceremony at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on April 18. On June 1, he announced that People Inc. made a takeover bid for MGM Resorts. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo June 1 (UPI) -- People Inc. issued an $18 billion takeover »»»

Baghdad: Iraqi security officials say a drone attack caused an explosion on a cargo ship about 40 nautical miles (74km) southeast of Umm Qasr, the port city in southern Iraq. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported the ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the Arabian Gulf. The exp»»»