Much of today’s artificial intelligence boom has been built by a simple assumption: that scaling models, data and compute will continue to make systems more capable. That approach has taken us remarkably far. But it is becoming increasingly clear that scaling language models alone may not be enough»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police has stepped up efforts to combat human trafficking by launching an advanced specialised training course focused on modern criminal investigation techniques, digital crime detection, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in trafficking operations. The two-day programme,»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said two paramedics from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee were killed and five others wounded on Sunday in Israeli strikes on the country’s south despite a ceasefire. A ministry statement said that Israeli “directly targeted, with two strikes, two »»»

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Dubai: Israeli warplanes striking an Iranian naval facility on the Caspian Sea in March may have signalled something far bigger than a military raid. The attack on Bandar Anzali — hundreds of miles north of the Strait of Hormuz — exposed what Western officials increasingly see as a critical wartime»»»

As students increasingly link degree choices to long-term career outcomes, experts during a panel discussion at Gulf News Edufair highlighted the need for clearer visibility into what happens after graduation. Application to outcome is no longer abstract, it is central to how students assess academ»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Damascus on Saturday on a visit tackling issues including security, transport and energy. Beirut and Damascus have been rebuilding their ties after the December 2024 overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in Syria, wh»»»

European Union crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib on Saturday urged increased humanitarian access in south Lebanon, where Israel has kept up strikes and Hezbollah has been launching attacks despite a ceasefire. "Humanitarian aid is ready, but too often it cannot reach those who need it most," Lah»»»

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Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums is inviting the public behind the scenes of its archaeological work at the second edition of Orientation Day 2026, taking place on May 14, 2026, at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) Auditorium. Qatar Museums invites the public, students, researchers, and heritage enthus»»»

Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least nine people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds. The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the start of a thr»»»

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards threatened Saturday to target U.S. sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran's response to its latest negotiating position. "Any attack on Iranian tankers and commercial vessels will»»»

BEIRUT: Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least nine people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds. The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the start »»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron held wide-range talks in Alexandria on Saturday focused on bilateral ties and mounting regional crises, as the two leaders inaugurated the new headquarters of Senghor University. Macron arrived in the Mediterranean city af»»»

The soon-to-be launched Libyan United Airlines (LUA) announced last Tuesday (5 May) that it had held a Cabin Crew Open Day in Tripoli the previous day at a leading Tripoli hotel. The LUA said the event was a great opportunity to meet ambitious young talents ready to take their first steps in aviati»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iranian authorities are using a so-called "mosquito fleet" of hundreds of boats to control the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported citing experts. According to the Financial Times, some of the boats are lightly armed, but others are equipped with short-range missiles. »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israeli authorities have established a secret military base in the Iraqi desert to launch airstrikes against Iran, the Wall Street Journal claims citing sources, including US officials. According to sources, the Israeli army built a facility to house special forces, the base also»»»

Chennai, India: Indian film star C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu state on Sunday after his new party brokered a coalition in the southern industrial hub. The swearing-in ceremony followed days of high drama in the state capital Chennai, where Vijay's fledgling Tamilaga »»»

Bright lights and mysterious objects, those are what could be found in a new batch of files on UFOs that the Pentagon began releasing on Friday as President Donald Trump taps into the public's long-held curiosities about "unidentified anomalous phenomena” in the broader universe.»»»

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A well-informed Egyptian source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday that mediators are working to bring members of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza into the enclave soon, with discussions proposing that the move take place before Eid al-Adha, which falls at the end of the month. “»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said on Sunday that it had fined a foreign shipping company Rs500,000 [$1,793] after a Syrian crew member was found traveling on the vessel with an expired seaman’s book. According to Marine Traffic, a web-based platform and mobile app that p»»»

The Dosan Ahn Chang-ho's deployment is aimed at proving South Korea's submarine technology as Canada weighs a major procurement project Sailors aboard the ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, a 3,000-ton South Korean naval submarine, bid farewell to family members at a naval port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang »»»

Boeing is seeking to strengthen its presence in Saudi Arabia, citing significant opportunities to support its regional expansion and stressing that cooperation has evolved beyond aircraft sales into a long-term partnership aimed at transforming the Kingdom into a global aviation and tourism hub. Om»»»

Two people have been arrested in the northeastern Evros region on suspicion of belonging to smuggling rings that picked up migrants who had illegally crossed the land border with Turkey and drove them west towards Thessaloniki, authorities said Sunday. A police statement said the two separate arres»»»

Abu Dhabi Police has organised a specialised workshop on artificial intelligence as part of efforts to strengthen future readiness and expand the use of advanced technologies in policing operations. The workshop, titled “AI Agent for Future Readiness”, was organised by the Strategy and Future Depar»»»

Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on police, killing at least 15 and wounding three, officials said on Sunday. "Last night in the Fateh Khel area of Bannu, a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police checkpoint, after which»»»

A cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived in Spain's Canary Islands early on Sunday as Spanish authorities prepared a tightly controlled evacuation of hundreds of passengers, all deemed high-risk contacts after three people died and several others fell ill during the voyage. A cr»»»

Jonas Lauwiner was widely dismissed as an eccentric when he held a coronation and crowned himself king of Switzerland in 2019. Since then, he has used a loophole in Swiss law to acquire a 117,000-square-metre “land empire”, but local authorities are keen to stop him in his tracks. The self-proclaim»»»

Dubai: As Eid Al Adha is fast approaching, millions of Muslims across the UAE are preparing for one of the most significant occasions in the Islamic calendar, a holiday marked by faith, charity, family ties and community traditions. Expected to fall on May 27 this year astronomically and observed o»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian private space company Space Energy plans to begin construction of its own spaceport in Primorsky Territory in 2026 for launching ultra-light rockets, the company told Sputnik. "The company plans to begin construction and commission one of the launch pads as early as 2026.»»»

Across Ukraine, especially along the front lines, Ukrainian security forces are actively pulling vulnerable youngsters into information warfare and intel gathering, Russian law enforcement sources tell Sputnik. So-called social and psychological assessment centers are operating hand-in-hand with th»»»

Duba: Dubai has unveiled world’s first fully integrated smart bus station, marking a significant leap in the emirate’s journey towards building a futuristic, technology-driven public transport network. Launched by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) at Mall of the Emirates, the new smart bu»»»

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Iran's oil infrastructure may be the source of a suspected slick off a key island export terminal, but satellite images showed it was "much reduced" Saturday, an environmental group said. Satellite images in past days appeared to show an oil slick spreading off the coast of Iran’s Kharg Island. It »»»

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A CNN report has revealed growing unease within Israel over Hezbollah’s advanced fiber-optic drones, describing the weapon as an “unstoppable nightmare” that the Israeli military cannot effectively counter. The American network acknowledged Hezbollah’s increasing prowess in drone warfare, pointing »»»

Doha, Qatar: The US economy continues to display notable resilience against an increasingly complex and uncertain global backdrop. This comes despite several headwinds, including elevated uncertainty, persistent inflationary pressures, and the risk of higher-for-longer interest rates weighing on se»»»

Doha, Qatar: Brent crude futures jumped as much as 3% on Friday, a day after the US and Iran traded air strikes, but pared gains as traders hoped for a longer pause in the fighting that has shut shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures settled at $101.29, and US West Texas Intermediate»»»

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a series of government changes in late-night presidential decrees published by state news agency SANA. Sharaa appointed Khaled Zaarour as information minister, replacing Hamza Mustafa, who was moved to the foreign ministry. As agriculture minister,»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow's most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years. "I think that the matter is coming to an end," Putin told reporters of»»»

Ajay Mitchell scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half and the ‌Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the final 24 minutes en route to a convincing 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their Western Conference second-round series on Saturday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 »»»

India faces challenging heatwaves each year, but few places endure conditions as searing as the country's western desert salt pans, where workers rely on simple techniques to survive almost unbearable temperatures. Up to 50,000 workers in Gujarat spend eight months on the remote salt pans without e»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ibtechar has successfully concluded the eighth edition of the Sanea Competition in a closing ceremony that brought together students, teachers, and industry leaders to celebrate the achievements of Qatar’s next generation of innovators. The event was held under the sponsorship of renow»»»

Doha, Qatar: “Find your mountain, that one thing that lights your soul on fire. Climb it. And then hold the door for others.” That was the message Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulla Al Thani, the first Qatari to reach the highest peak on all seven continents and ski to the South Pole — brought to Georgeto»»»

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Chandrasekhar Joseph Vijay was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, marking a dramatic shift in the state’s political landscape. The ceremony took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, where Governor Rajendra Vishwanat»»»

A small boat carrying 40 migrants who made the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Africa arrived on the southern Greek island of Gavdos, off Crete, on Saturday, authorities said. the Coast Guard said the 33 men, six women and one child were found on the beach of Trypiti, where many migrant b»»»