Sofia Municipality and the Centre for Urban Mobility Wednesday presented the new Sofia2Go mobile app, which integrates public transport cards in Sofia into a phone’s digital wallet via Google Wallet. The service enables travel without a physical card and was developed with Google and NXP. Sofia May»»»

ALKHOBAR: For millions of pilgrims, Hajj is a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey. For thousands of workers behind the scenes each season, it is something else entirely: a crash course in pressure, unpredictability and human endurance. Nothing fully prepares first-time Hajj workers for the scale o»»»

A dramatic walkout by minority senators halted proceedings in the Senate of the Philippines late Tuesday. It exposed deepening divisions over proposed rule changes that critics say could benefit lawmakers facing legal trouble, including fugitive Senator Ronald dela Rosa. Get updated faster and for »»»

Arab Finance: Egypt is in talks with French multinational rail transport systems manufacturer Alstom to localize railway manufacturing and establish a factory for train components, as part of efforts to position the country as a regional export hub, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade stat»»»

Egypt’s transport and storage sector has quickly become a key driver of the country's economic growth, supporting both domestic productivity and international trade. Once viewed as just a supporting service, the sector is now a key part of Egypt's economic transformation. The sector’s growth is not»»»

Arab Finance: Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem met with the CEO of GB Auto Karim Gaddas to review the company’s current projects, future expansion plans, and strategy to enhance local manufacturing in the automotive sector, as per a statement. The meeting covered the group’s production capabiliti»»»

Arab Finance: Banque Misr signed a medium-term credit facility worth EGP 2.7 billion with MAC for Mobility Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Mansour Automotive, to finance the construction of a new car assembly plant, according to a press release. The project will be developed in New 6th of October Ci»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nikolai Patrushev, Aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the Russian Maritime Council, to enhance bilateral cooperation in maritime trade, as per a statement. The agreement »»»

Arab Finance: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspected construction work at the Giza Pyramids Metro Station in Giza Governorate, part of the first phase of the Cairo Metro Line 4, during a site visit on Tuesday, April 28th, the Egyptian Presidency announced. El-Sisi began his tour by inspecting tun»»»

Arab Finance: EgyptAir has received its first Boeing 737-8 Max from SMBC Aviation Capital as part of an 18-aircraft strategic lease agreement, according to a statement. The new jet is expected to cut fuel use and emissions by 20% compared to previous models. The company plans to deploy these aircra»»»

Arab Finance: Auto sales in Egypt increased by 3.2% month-on-month (MoM) to 17,800 vehicles during March 2026, according to data from the Automotive Market Information Council (AMIC). This growth reflects increased consumer demand for cars as they anticipate higher prices in the coming period, driv»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt and Eritrea inked a maritime transport cooperation agreement to strengthen logistical connectivity and expand bilateral trade, according to a statement. The deal aims to open new horizons for economic and developmental cooperation, reflecting both sides’ keenness to maximize the»»»

Arab Finance: Valu, through its specialized arm Valu Shift, partnered with ElTawkeel.com to launch Egypt's first fully integrated digital automotive e-commerce platform focused on the new car segment, as per an emailed press release. The partnership aims to provide customers with a single platform »»»

Arab Finance: Cairo International Airport has launched the new official mobile app, designed to serve travelers and facilitate their experience, according to a statement. The app will officially go live for users on May 30th, coinciding with the 63rd anniversary of the airport’s inauguration. It co»»»

Arab Finance: ABB Egypt participated as a partner in the SwissCham Egypt Gala Evening 2026, as the company marked 100 years of operations in Egypt and reiterated its focus on supporting the country’s industrial and sustainability efforts, as per an emailed press release. The event, hosted by Andrea»»»

Arab Finance: The General Authority for Land and Dry Ports signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sky Ports to finance, build, and operate a dry port and logistics zone in Borg El Arab, as per a statement. The MoU falls under the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to boost cooper»»»

Arab Finance: Toyota Egypt Group announced its entry into Egypt’s electric vehicle market with the launch of two fully electric models, the Toyota bZ4X and the Lexus RZ, marking the company’s first move into the local electric mobility segment after 45 years of operations in the country, as per an »»»

Arab Finance: AD Ports Group officially launched cruise operations across its three terminals in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, and Safaga in Egypt, expanding cruise tourism and maritime connectivity along the Red Sea, according to a press release. The group also operated ferry services linking Safaga »»»

Arab Finance: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Egypt’s aviation sector has strong long-term growth potential, forecasting passenger demand to grow at an annual rate of 3.4% between 2024 and 2050 under its mid-range scenario, above the global average growth rate of 3.1% over t»»»

Arab Finance: The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), in partnership with Folk Maritime and SABIC, has launched the new Red Sea Express container shipping service to King Fahd Industrial Port to boost logistics connectivity, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). With a capacity of up to 1,100 twen»»»

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, has called on the EU to urgently accelerate energy efficiency and electrification in Europe as the only scalable, domestic and resilient response to ongoing energy price volatility. With global energy prices expected to surge 24% this year – th»»»

GERB has proposed restricting access to social media for children under the age of 16 and introducing a complete ban on the use of mobile phones in schools, the party’s press office said on Wednesday. The political force has submitted proposed amendments to the Child Protection Act. The age restric»»»

Bolivian Congress allows deployment of troops to quell protests 7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleVanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, News Online Reuters / Claudia Morales Congress in Bolivia has passed a bill which will make it easier for the president to declare a state of em»»»

Residents of Tyre pore over the site of Israeli airstrike on the southern port city on Tuesday. Photo by Stringer/EPA May 27 (UPI) -- At least 31 people were killed, including several children, and 40 were injured in Lebanon after more than 100 Israeli air strikes targeting what the Israeli militar»»»

The recently appointed commander of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Odeh, has been killed in an airstrike in Gaza, the Israeli authorities have claimed. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to carry out attacks on specific targets in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire being in place in the Pal»»»

Cairo: Cairo's new monorail slices across the city skyline, running above the familiar chaos of blaring horns and ageing buses' exhaust fumes that mark rush hour below. The $4.5 billion monorail, opened this month, is among Egypt's most prominent new transport projects, part of a debt-funded infras»»»

Vientiane: Five of seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos were found alive on Wednesday, Laotian and Thai rescuers said. “We’ve found 5 people alive and all safe. There are still 2 people we are searching for,” Laotian rescue group Rescue Volunteer for People said in a social med»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s intelligence ministry said on Wednesday that the goal of the United States and Israel remained to overthrow the Islamic republic and break up the country. “The enemy is now pursuing through other means the objective of overthrowing and partitioning the country, which it openly declar»»»

ATHENS: A decade after his notorious clash with Greece’s international creditors, former leftist prime minister Alexis Tsipras is back — with a new party in a political scene fragmenting under the weight of scandals and income malaise. In a speech in Athens late Tuesday, the 51-year-old said he was»»»

With the Saudi Pro League offseason now upon us, you might think that Al-Kholood owner Ben Harburg would take the opportunity to put his feet up after a relentless past 12 months that saw him take over and overhaul the Saudi minnow. You might even think he would bask in the glow of making the King’»»»

MANILA: As they observed Eid Al-Adha, Muslim Filipinos reconnected with their families and relatives, as well as with memories and special traditions unique to the minority community they form in the predominantly Catholic country. Like Muslims around the world, those in the Philippines also begin »»»

Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Amer asserted that the Egyptian banking system is very good and strong. Addressing a joint conference of the Arab Banks Federation and the US Federal Reserve in New York, he added that the Egyptian banking system managed to endure several internatio»»»

Wellington: One of the world's rarest parakeets has seen its numbers surge thanks to a pair of super breeders now responsible for more than 10 percent of the total population. The New Zealand native kakariki karaka -- or orange-fronted parakeet -- is critically endangered and has twice been declare»»»

NEW YORK - Serbia will remain a pillar in the defence of the UN Charter and the strongest bulwark of peace, both internationally and in the Western Balkan region, FM Marko Djuric said in the UN Security Council on Tuesday, noting that Serbia advocated a world in which the UN Charter was not a polit»»»

Lebanese Army on Wednesday to retrieved the body of a fallen soldier from Qaraoun Dam road, defying threats by the Israeli enemy which has been since Tuesday obstructing all recovery attempts, Al-Manar correspondent reported. Lebanese Military units advanced into the heavily targeted zone to recove»»»

Borislav Sarafov will not receive severance pay equal to 20 monthly salaries, said Ognyan Damyanov from the Prosecutors Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council, speaking to journalists on Wednesday. Damyanov's remark came after Sarafov's resignation as National Investigative Service (NIS) Director »»»

The Central Bank stated in its directives: “Given the relatively extended Eid holiday period, and to facilitate customers’ money transfers during the holiday, and following coordination with the UAE Banks Federation and the relevant committees, the Central Bank’s domestic funds transfer system will»»»

Ebola-hit DR Congo faces 'catastrophic collision' of disease and conflict, WHO warns 10 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDan Sales ReutersDR Congo is the epicentre of the outbreak though a few cases have been detected in Uganda Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is ha»»»

NEW YORK - Serbia will remain a pillar in the defence of the UN Charter and the strongest bulwark of peace, both internationally and in the Western Balkan region, FM Marko Djuric said in the UN Security Council on Tuesday, noting that Serbia advocated a world in which the UN Charter was not a polit»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s ousted opposition leader Ozgur Ozel on Wednesday ruled out any plans to leave the crisis-hit CHP and form a new party, urging fellow members to stay put, Turkish media reported. The CHP, Turkiye’s oldest political party, has been badly shaken by a May 21 court ruling that overtu»»»

Euro zone banks need to invest more in cybersecurity if they are to get a grip on new AI models that can find flaws in software, the European Central Bank's outgoing Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday. New large language models such as Anthropic's Mythos are viewed by cybersecurity ex»»»

Rising energy costs are no longer just a budget concern but are increasingly shaping how people live, according to findings from the latest EY global energy consumer research. Based on a global survey of more than 17,200 residential energy consumers across 20 markets, the research shows that afford»»»

For the Romanian economy and for maintaining the pace of convergence at European level, the quality of the institutional framework is of fundamental importance. In recent decades, international experience has shown that development differences between states are influenced not only by natural resou»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanon’s Sheikh Al-Khatib on Eid Al-Adha: “Either Ceasefire is Comprehensive or Not” 27-05-2026 13:19 PM Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, Vice Presid»»»

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned of the dangers of "extreme heat" gripping the world's most populous country on Wednesday, with troops battling forest fires and local authorities reporting deaths from heatstroke. International air-quality monitoring platform AQI recorded that t»»»

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has issued a reminder on Wednesday that Dubai Metro operating hours have been extended during the Eid Al Adha holiday period, as the emirate prepares for increased passenger demand across its public transport network. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the au»»»

Skywatchers in the UAE and around the world are preparing to witness a rare celestial event on May 31, commonly known as a “Blue Moon”, one of the most unusual lunar phenomena of the year. Astronomers said the moon would begin appearing full on the night of May 30, reaching peak illumination at 3:4»»»

Lebanon’s central bank (BDL) has formally reappointed consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal to conduct a comprehensive forensic audit on the period from October 2019 through the end of 2023, in a move aimed at uncovering possible misuse, embezzlement, and waste involving more than $20 billion in deplete»»»

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said the initial news regarding superstar Lionel Messi's fitness "is not that bad" and hopes further examinations will confirm that diagnosis with the World Cup just a fortnight away. Messi has been diagnosed with muscle fatigue in his left ha»»»

JIAXING - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Wednesday in Jiaxing, China, that manufacture of robots in Serbia would begin between July 10 and 20 and that, in two months, Serbia would have humanoid robots, something that no other European country would have. On the fourth day of an off»»»