Syria's interior ministry on Friday announced the arrest of a general from ousted president Bashar al-Assad's era, accusing him of involvement in a 2013 chemical attack on a suburb of the capital, Damascus. In August 2013, the army under Assad's rule was accused of using chemical weapons to target »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called Kiev's attack on Russia's Rostov Region another act of terrorism. "The Kiev regime has committed yet another act, undoubtedly of a terrorist nature, namely, a strike on the Rostov regional air traffic control center," the president said at »»»

A Lebanese official source told Asharq Al-Awsat there were “serious US efforts” to secure the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel before the launch of direct negotiations between the two countries under US sponsorship next Thursday. The source said that if the efforts fail, Lebanon will take part »»»

Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority will announce on Sunday, May 10, whether private schools will continue with distance learning or return to in-person classes. The decision will follow an assessment of the current situation in coordination with relevant authorities. Get updated fast»»»

JAKARTA: An explosive eruption Friday of Mount Dukono on the remote Indonesian island Halmahera killed three hikers and injured five who were climbing in a restricted area around the active volcano, authorities said. About 20 climbers had set out Thursday to ascend the nearly 1,355-meter (4,445-foo»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Türkiye held talks aimed at forging a strategic partnership on climate resilience, flood management and water security ahead of the COP31 summit in Antalya later this year, Pakistan’s climate change ministry said on Friday. Pakistan is among the countries most severely affec»»»

Egypt’s candidacy for the Northern African non-permanent UN Security Council seat for the years 2016-2017 is on its way to become a reality; Ameera Fouad reports Within the framework of Egypt’s Foreign Ministry tremendous efforts to gain the non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council»»»

Trump and Lula's private Oval Office meeting signals lingering strain - and effort to avoid tension 14 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoão Fellet and Rute PinaBBC Brasil Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump and Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva greet each other at the White H»»»

WASHINGTON: Buzz Aldrin observing a “fairly bright light source” while aboard the Apollo 11. A mysterious object making “multiple 90-degree turns” at a speedy clip. A blaringly bright object doing corkscrew twists over the skies in Kazakhstan. Those are some of the details in a new batch of files o»»»

A 32-year-old woman in Alicante, southeastern Spain, is being tested for hantavirus after developing symptoms consistent with the infection, health officials said. According to Spanish authorities, the woman was on the same flight as a passenger linked to a deadly outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise »»»

Tunis, May 8 (TAP) - Cumulative workers' remittances reached TND 2.9 billion during the first four months of 2026, up 5.2% compared with the same period last year, according to monetary and financial indicators published on Friday by the Central...»»»

The issue of allowing the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza into the enclave to begin its work remains unresolved. Israel continues to refuse its entry, while other complications persist over the conditions under which it would operate, including the creation of a police force under»»»

An adviser to Iran's supreme leader compared control over the Strait of Hormuz to having an "atomic bomb" on Friday, and vowed not to relinquish it. Adviser Mohammad Mokhber said Iran had long "neglected" its privileged position along the strait, a vital conduit for oil and gas shipments that Tehra»»»

The European Commission has faced ridicule after using a popular internet meme to portray critics of the EU as conspiracy theorists. On Thursday, the bloc’s executive branch posted a variation of the well-known ‘Peter Parker glasses’ four-panel meme on social media. The format, taken from the Tobey»»»

Sheinbaum praises K-pop group for connecting Mexico and South Korea Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (2-L) reacts alongside members of the South Korean K-pop group BTS during a visit to the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, 06 May 2026. Photo by Sashenka Gutierrez / EPA May 7 (Asia Today) »»»

Doha: Katara Cultural Village hosted the digital showcase of the Teen Art Awards, an international initiative empowering young artists aged 13-17 from more than 60 countries. Director of the British Council in Qatar Dr. Wasim Qutub said the initiative strengthens cultural dialogue and nurtures a ne»»»

Tunis, May 8 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti on Friday received Ambassador of Mauritania to Tunisia Ali Ould Sidi Ali, who paid him a farewell visit on the conclusion of his mission in the...»»»

Parliament voted Friday to approve the composition of the new Cabinet with Prime Minister Rumen Radev. All of the votes in favour, a total of 122, came from Progressive Bulgaria. Democratic Bulgaria (21 MPs), Movement for Rights and Freedoms (21 MPs), Continue the Change (16 MPs) and Vazrazhdane (1»»»

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reacted to new U.S. sanctions, saying on social media that the island's population "already knows the cruelty behind the actions of the U.S. government." File Photo by Adalberto Roque/EPA/Pool May 8 (UPI) -- Cuba vehemently opposed new measures adopted by the Unite»»»

The Virginia supreme court overturned the new redistricting map that Virginia voters already approved. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 8 (UPI) -- The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that a measure to redraw the state's congressional districts to add more Democratic seats viola»»»

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fired a precision missile at the smokestack of the M/T Sevda, an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Friday. Image courtesy of CENTCOM May 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. military said it disabled two Iranian-flagged oil tankers entering a port in the Gulf of Oman »»»

The Ministry of Education has said the approved learning model for the upcoming period—whether in-person or remote—will be announced on the evening of Sunday, 10 May 2026. The decision will follow an assessment of the current situation in coordination with relevant authorities, the ministry said. G»»»

ABU DHABI — TA’ZIZ has unveiled a major expansion of the United Arab Emirates’ industrial chemicals sector through agreements and planned investments exceeding $38 billion, reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s long-term strategy to strengthen domestic manufacturing, supply-chain resilience, and industrial self-»»»

“A new world order must be built to ensure economic justice and equal political security for all nations. An end to the arms race is an essential prerequisite for the establishment of such an order.” This year marks the 40th anniversary of those words from the Soviet-Indian Delhi Declaration, signe»»»

Milan, May 8 (SANA) The Doha Forum and the Mediterranean Dialogues (MED), in partnership with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) and the Center for International Policy Research (CIPR), convened a joint EU-GCC initiative Thursday at Palazzo Clerici in Milan to discuss »»»

The Council of Ministers appointed Stancho Stanev as deputy chairperson of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) for a term of five years, beginning from May 8, 2026. The government also decided that Stanev will serve as acting chairperson of the agency until a new permanent head is appoint»»»

The Ministry of Education has said the approved learning model for the upcoming period—whether in-person or remote—will be announced on the evening of Sunday, 10 May 2026. The decision will follow an assessment of the current situation in coordination with relevant authorities, the ministry said. G»»»

Manila: A motor launch carrying at least 140 drums of fuel was destroyed by fire on Friday night while docked at a private wharf in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, authorities said. The vessel, bound for Tawi-Tawi province and loaded with drums of diesel, caught fire at around 530 p.m. »»»

JOHANNESBURG: Financially-embattled Egyptian club Zamalek will pocket a record four-million-dollar CAF Confederation Cup prize if they beat Algerian outfit USM Alger in the two-leg final. USM host the first match on Saturday in front of a 50,000 crowd and the return game is set for Cairo on May 16 »»»

RENNES, France: Julia and Roland Seitre, a French couple aboard the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, said passengers remained calm, called their journey an “unlikely adventure,” and urged against unnecessary drama. Their ship left Ushuaia on the southern tip of Argentina on April 1 »»»

Authorities in western Libya's city of Zawiya, which houses a major oil terminal and a large refinery, said on Friday they had launched a "large-scale operation" against criminal groups, as clashes and explosions were heard. Security forces and military units carried out raids and arrests from dawn»»»

Sofia University ranks 1226th among the best universities in the world and 424th among the best universities in Europe in the Clarivate Global Institutional Profiles Project ranking for 2025-2026, the university's press center announced on Friday. The ranking examines the achievements of 23,450 uni»»»

New Delhi: India's federal civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said on Friday the probe into the Air India airplane crash that killed 260 people last year has reached the final stage, and the final report will be released within one month. "As per the information we have received, the»»»

At least one bank robber was on the run in Germany on Friday after sparking an hours-long standoff in which police initially feared that multiple hostages were being held inside the bank's vault room. The situation ended when heavily armed commandos entered the bank and freed the two locked-up empl»»»

Mohamad Al-Assi ran beneath the concrete wall as the sun rose over Bethlehem. His Nikes pounded the gravel, his breath fogging the air as graffiti and paint splatter blurred past with each stride. The road along the barrier separating Israel from the occupied West Bank makes up a stretch of a marat»»»

Abu Dhabi: National Ambulance is taking part in the 22nd Emirates Critical Care Conference 2026, which opened in Dubai on Friday, bringing together healthcare specialists and emergency medicine experts to discuss the latest advancements in critical care and emergency medical services. The three-day»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall after arriving in Moscow on Friday to participate in Victory Day celebrations. Fico laid a wreath of red carnations, adjusting the ribbons of the white, blue, and red tricolor»»»

Keir Starmer vowed to carry on as UK prime minister Friday after taking responsibility for grim local election results that saw the hard right make big gains as disillusioned Britons go off mainstream parties. "I'm not going to walk away and plunge the country into chaos," Starmer insisted, after h»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio concluded a two-day visit to Rome on Friday, where he sought to ease tensions with Pope Leo and urged Europeans to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. The task was not easy, given President Donald Trump's recent sharp criticism of both the Catholic leader and Italy's»»»

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan , President of the Republic of Turkey, within the framework of Sheikh Mansour’s working visit to Turkey . During the meeting, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed conv»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic met with KFOR Commander Ozkan Ulutas in Belgrade on Friday to discuss the security situation on the ground and activities conducted by the Serbian Armed Forces and KFOR. At a regular high-level meeting that was a part of br»»»

Tunis, May 8 (TAP) - Amid growing hopes for a resolution to the conflict in Iran, optimism continues to prevail on the Tunis Stock Exchange. The benchmark index posted a sharp weekly increase of 2.9%, setting a new record high of 16,525.74 points,...»»»

KARACHI: The government has decided to hire international consultants to build countrywide storage facilities for maintaining strategic petroleum reserves, a move officials say would help Pakistan avoid energy shortages during crises such as the Iran war and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. The»»»

The Islamic Resistance engaged in fierce clashes with the Israeli occupation forces during the 24 past hours, preventing the enemy troops from achieving a field advance in South Lebanon. In this context, the Zionist occupation forces deployed in Al-Bayyada town attempted overnight to infiltrate int»»»

Hezbollah launched missiles at a military base in Israel on Friday in response to Israeli attacks that killed a top commander, while Lebanese authorities reported five people including a rescuer killed in fresh Israeli strikes. In a statement, the group said the missiles targeted a base south of th»»»

US forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile and drone attack. The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that th»»»

A new International Monetary Funds report says higher copper production and prices support Chile's growth expectations, but warned of risks that include the crisis in the Middle East, rising oil prices and loss of domestic competitiveness tied to the sharp public spending cuts. File Photo by Mario »»»

Dubai authorities have clarified that the dark smoke seen in videos circulating this morning was caused by a warehouse fire in the Al Khabaisi area and is not connected to any ongoing developments or wider situation. Earlier today, several posts on social media falsely linking the fire to the regio»»»

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