RIYADH: Saudi Research and Media Group announced that it has been awarded the contract to operate and manage Al Thaqafeya, the cultural television channel affiliated with the Ministry of Culture. The appointment reflects SRMG’s media, editorial, and operational expertise across platforms, and comes»»»

PARIS: The UAE Jiu-Jitsu National Team concluded their participation at the 2026 Paris Open Grand Prix this weekend with 12 medals, which included five gold. The UAE national team opened their campaign with two gold medals, one silver, and two bronze on day one, before adding seven more the followi»»»

Decisions of the Central Election Commission (CEC) announcing the members elected on April 19 to the 52nd National Assembly, as well as the results of the voting and the distribution of seats in the new Parliament, have been promulgated in Tuesday’s issue of the State Gazette, the CEC said. Accordi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondents reports constant drone activity over Beirut’s Dahiyeh and Baalbek in eastern Lebanon 28-04-2026 10:23 AM Latest New»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Department of Meteorology has forecast relatively hot to hot daytime conditions inshore until 6pm on Tuesday, with partly cloudy skies and a chance of light rain at times. According to the daily weather report, offshore conditions will also be partly cloudy, with a chance of light r»»»

NEW YORK: The State of Qatar affirmed that freedom of navigation in international waterways is a fundamental principle of international law, and stressed that serious dialogue, adherence to the principles of international law, and good neighborliness are the cornerstones for resolving crises and av»»»

The West is losing its leadership position in the world, giving way to the countries of the Global South, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. A more complex, multipolar architecture of the global development in the world is being formed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said."Literally before ou»»»

On January 3, the US launched a massive attack on Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and taking them to New York. “Venezuela has found itself in an extremely complicated situation, which led to unexpected shifts in its relations with the US,” Venezuelan expert Miguel Jaimes »»»

A Ukrainian drone attack Tuesday killed three people in the Russian border region of Belgorod, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. "Three civilians were killed following drone attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces," he wrote on Telegram, adding that three others were wounded. The drones targ»»»

A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, conservationists said Monday. Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species, and fatal conflicts with p»»»

It began with a phone call that sounded routine — the kind millions of retirees trust every day. A 68-year-old Filipino pensioner, struggling to access his state pension account, was contacted by a man claiming to represent the country’s Social Security System (SSS). The caller knew his personal de»»»

The 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest and the National Institute for Research and Development in Genomics are launching two projects worth 76.8 million lei, aimed at creating a coherent national framework for equitable access to genetic and genomic testing services.Acc»»»

Romania is faced with the most serious measles situaton in EU, on the background of the dropping vaccination rate and of persisting problems in the medical system. Physicians are warning that, unless rapid measures are adopted, a new severe epidemic wave will emerge soon. An analysis made by The Gu»»»

Nearly 9 out of 10 large companies in Romania plan to maintain their current office footprint in 2026, a sign that the focus is shifting from expansion to optimization and efficiency, according to a survey conducted by Colliers among 101 companies. At the same time, small firms are more open to exp»»»

EIB Vice-President Ioannis Tsakiris visits Curtea de Arges to observe work on tunnel section of planned A1 motorway Site represents central part of highway being built between Pitesti and Sibiu EIB finances strategic transport ...»»»

The length of highways in Romania increased by 131 kilometres (km) in 2025, and the length of the public road network totalled 87,220 km, of which 18,193 km (20.8%) were national roads, 35,131 km (40.3%) were county roads and 33,896 km (38.9%) were communal roads, according to data published on Fri»»»

Turnover in wholesale and retail trade, as well as the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, decreased by 3.1% in unadjusted terms in the first two months of this year compared with the same period in 2025, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Stati»»»

Over half of the used cars registered in Romania (58.2%) were damaged in the past, and 1.3% of them were hiding serious accidents, according to an analysis published by a platform specialising in the analysis of vehicle history.According to carVertical, the share of severely damaged cars had damage»»»

Renault, the French car manufacturer, will give up 15%-20% of its labor force, in engineering, worldwide in the next two years, Romania included, in its attempt to become more flexible in the context of competition coming from its low-cost Chinese rivals. Up to 2,400 employees will be fired, the wo»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah's rockets and drones were a key threat demanding military action, as Israel's army expanded strikes on Lebanon where authorities reported four dead on Monday despite a ceasefire. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said direct talks with Israel so»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian Foreign Ministry: Decisions to detain ships and confiscate cargoes official legitimization of armed robbery in international waters»»»

Israeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of the water they need to live, Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday, decrying a campaign of "collective punishment" against Palestinians. The extensive destruction of civilian water infrastructure in Gaza coupled with obstruction of»»»

Dubai: Two workers were killed and 19 others injured after a building under construction collapsed in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred in the Wahda district while concrete pouring works were under way, trapping several workers beneath the debris. Get updated»»»

An appeals court on Monday sided with the Pentagon under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that it may require escorts for reporters on its grounds. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 28 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense may require reporters to be escorted inside the Pentagon, a »»»

Representatives of research institutions and universities from six European countries participated at the end of last week in a seminar on the Danube landscape held in the Danube Delta, the working visit being part of the Danube Ruralscapes project, funded by the European Union.The initiative, laun»»»

Romania supports the continuation of the external convergence of direct payments and bridging the gaps in support per hectare in the future post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), in order to secure a level playing field in the European Union, senior official with Romania's Ministry of Agricult»»»

Outstanding non-government credit granted by lending institutions rose by 1.1% in March 2026 compared with February (0.3% in real terms), reaching 453.791 billion lei, the National Bank of Romania said in a press release.RON-denominated loans, which account for 67.8% of total non-government lending»»»

Deposits of resident non-government customers increased by 0.7% in March 2026 compared with the previous month, reaching 673.175 billion lei, while year on year they rose by 7% (-2.6% in real terms), the National Bank of Romania (BNR) said in a press release.Lei-denominated deposits of residents, a»»»

Romania's Defence Minister Radu Miruta and United States Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll on Monday signed a letter of intent for cooperation in the field of drones and anti-drone systems."Romania becomes the second country in the world, after the UK, with real-time access to the American C»»»

At a joint sitting on Monday, the standing bureaus of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate acknowledged a request from the Defence Ministry (MApN) to the Romanian Parliament for prior approval for the initiation of procedures for awarding contracts for 15 projects selected for funding under the E»»»

Ben Turner New York: Hugo Hivernat's restaurant was only open for a few days before he got dragged into New York's cost of living row for pricing a half rotisserie chicken at $40. For some, the cost highlights how dining out has become prohibitively expensive in one of the world's culinary capitals»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ministries of Municipality and Labour have reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for all workers in Qatar on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed today on April 28, 2026. In a social media post, the Ministry of Municipal»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: The death toll from a collision between two trains in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, has risen to 14, with 84 people injured, local officials said on Tuesday. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited the victims at a hospital in Bekasi on Tuesday morning, saying that he exte»»»

Oil prices rose 1% on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session, as efforts to end the US-Iran war appear stalled, with the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway still mainly shut, keeping energy supplies from the key Middle East producing region out of the reach of global buyers. US President»»»

Indonesia's president ordered an investigation Tuesday after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing 14 people and injuring dozens. Officials ended a nearly 12-hour rescue effort near Bekasi Timur station, east of the capital Jakarta, which saw crews prying»»»

For more than 40 hours, a man in eastern China lived without an independent heartbeat — his body sustained by machines, his survival resting on one of modern medicine’s most advanced forms of life support. Then, against staggering odds, his heart began beating again. The extraordinary case, first r»»»

US official who served as deputy secretary of state for much of former US president Joe Biden’s administration, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being responsible for the perpetration of a genocide in Gaza. Speaking to Bloomberg’s The Mishal Husain Show, Wendy Sherman said, “I think tha»»»

Suspects in Scot's murder in Kenya charged over attack on another man 15 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleStewart MacleanBBC Africa news editor FICOCampbell Scott's body was found in a sack 60 miles from Nairobi Four men named by police in Kenya as suspects in the murder of a Scottish bu»»»

Museum announces return of artefacts to Botswana 18 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDanielle MalgwiSouth East David McHughThe artefacts were collected from Botswana in the 1890s Brighton & Hove Museums is set to return 45 cultural artefacts to Botswana as part of a partnership between t»»»

On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of balsa logs. 1 of 6 | On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl, pictured, and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of balsa logs. File Ph»»»

The interim Minister of Health, Cseke Attila, said on Monday that the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) will not vote on the motion of censure to be tabled in Parliament against the Bolojan Cabinet."I understand that today's opposition in Parliament wants to introduce a motion. It is a c»»»

PSD and AUR announced that they will table together a censure motion against the government led by Ilie Bolojan at a moment where the governing coaltion was broken. Beyond political statements, however, the key lies in parliamentary arithmetic. Projections show that the two parties are close to a m»»»

The mayor of Buzau, the social-democrat Constantin Toma stated on Monday that the PSD’s move to sign, together with the Alliance for the Union of the Romanians (AUR) a censure motion against the government led by Ilie Bolojan is ‘ a big mistake’ which will lead to the loss of the party’s identity."»»»

The leader of the liberal senators (PNL), Daniel Fenechiu stated on Monday that, if the no-confidence motion announced by PSD and AUR passes, there is no other alternative but the PNL decision not to collaborate with PSD and the solution is the party getting in opposition, as the variant of early e»»»

The President of the Senate, the liberal Mircea Abrudean, declared on Monday that the submission of a motion of censure by the PSD and AUR is an attempt to validate a collaboration "established for some time", noting that, if the motion passes, the two parties should continue by proposing a governi»»»

The secretary general of the National Liberal Party, Dan Motreanu, said on Monday that the Social Democratic Party (PSD) has formalised its cooperation with Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) by announcing a motion of censure against the government led by Ilie Bolojan, adding that this allia»»»

George Simion, leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), said on Monday that the motion of censure initiated together with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) will be tabled once 233 MPs have signed the document.Simion estimated that the vote on the motion could take place on 5 May, ad»»»

The leader of the social-democrats (PSD) senators, Daniel Zamfir, declared that the PSD-AUR approach to jointly support a motion of censure represents "a punctual, pragmatic collaboration", aimed at removing Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan."There is no political agreement between PSD and AUR. AUR aims »»»

The Chairman of the European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, expressed his concern on Monday in Strasbourg regarding the latest developments in Romania, stating that Europe needs a partner that can achieve results on the agreed reform agenda."We are very concer»»»

President Nicusor Dan had consultations on Monday at Cotroceni Palace with the leaders of pro-European parties on the SAFE and PNRR programmes, the Presidential Administration informs.Leaders of the Social Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party, the Save Romania Union, the Democratic Alliance»»»