As Egypt strides towards a cashless future, the recent launch of Apple Pay and the upcoming introduction of Google Wallet in 2025 mark significant milestones in the nation’s financial inclusion strategy. These advancements are integral to Egypt’s 2022-2025 plan to embrace contactless payment method»»»

The National Media Authority (NMA) has launched a series of sessions as part of the National Campaign for Awareness of the 2026 Media Content Standards, aimed at fostering a safe and responsible media environment that promotes creativity and excellence in the UAE. The NMA inaugurated the campaign W»»»

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President Donald Trump said Friday that wants to build the National Garden of American Heroes, an exhibit of statues in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 15 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that wants to build the National Garden of Americ»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress in the negotiations, US State Department Spokesperson Thomas Pigott said on Friday. "On May 14 and 15, the United States hosted two days of highly-productive talks between Israel a»»»

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WASHINGTON: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire US President Donald Trump declared on April 16, the US State Department said on Friday. “The April 16 ‌cessation of ‌hostilities will be extended ‌by ⁠45 days to enable ⁠further progress,” State Department spokesman Tom»»»

LivePoliticsUnited States of AmericaTrump says no change in Taiwan policy as China visit wrapsLouis Oelofse | Wesley Rahn | Roshni Majumdar | Kate Hairsine with AFP, AP, Reuters, dpaUS President Donald Trump is headed home to Washington after spending two days with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing. Bo»»»

Damascus, May 15 (SANA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria said on Friday that Abdulkader Husrieh has been appointed as the new Syrian ambassador to Canada, in line with established diplomatic procedures. The Foreign Ministry’s Information and Communications Administration sai»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Syria remains at a “critical, yet promising” juncture, the UN warned on Friday, as senior officials told the Security Council that progress on efforts related to accountability, recovery and the return of refugees risk being undermined by insecurity and economic hardship, coupled wit»»»

VILLY-LE-PELLOUX, France: A French toy spaniel named Lazare thought to have been “the world’s oldest dog” has died aged 30, his carer said on Friday. Contacted by AFP, Guinness World Records said it “did not receive an application or associated evidence” before Lazare passed away on Thursday, so co»»»

London: West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo wants VAR decisions to show more consistency after his relegation-haunted side were denied a crucial equaliser against Arsenal. Nuno's team thought they had rescued a valuable 1-1 draw with the Premier League leaders last weekend when Callum Wilson netted i»»»

New York, May 15 (SANA) Syria’s permanent representative to the UN Security Council, Ibrahim Olabi, said Friday during a Security Council session in New York on developments in the situation in Syria, that transitional‑justice process is moving forward as one of the pillars of the new Syria, noting»»»

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefs the press on the recent hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship during a joint press conference with the Spanish prime minister at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday. Photo by Chema Moya/EPA»»»

Hamas voiced hope that a direct meeting would be held between its leadership and Fatah’s after the end of the latter’s eighth general conference, which is being held for a second day in Ramallah, Gaza, Cairo, and Beirut. The conference is due to end on Saturday with the election of new members to F»»»

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NEW YORK: Lawyers for a prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader requested Friday that US immigration authorities terminate their push to deport him, alleging the Trump administration “secretly engineered” the outcome of his case. US President Trump has championed the effort to deport Mahmoud Khali»»»

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Read more NATO chief wants to triple money flows to corruption-plagued Ukraine – Politico NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte wants NATO members to cough up 0.25% of their GDP for Ukraine. This figure seems minuscule, but how much hard-earned taxpayer money does it add up to? Rutte floated the idea a»»»

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BRUSSELS: Romelu Lukaku’s efforts to recover from injuries seem to have paid off after the Napoli striker was included in Belgium’s World Cup squad Friday. Lukaku, midfield great Kevin de Bruyne and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois are set to play their fourth World Cup campaigns. Lukaku has»»»

LONDON: Sitting comfortably in his office in Amman, Dr. Ziad Rifai does not immediately strike you as someone whose grand mission is to fight information warfare. The dean of the Jordan Media Institute and architect of its media literacy program — one of the first and most comprehensive initiatives»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to launch more retaliatory strikes on Russia, a day after a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children, according to officials. Russia has shown little sign of halting its more than four-year invasion of Ukraine, launchin»»»

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The US will replenish every barrel of oil it releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Energy Secretary Chris Wright ‌said Friday ‌at an event in Sabine ‌Pass, ⁠Texas. "We're releasing oil ⁠now, and for each barrel we're releasing, we're going to get at least 1.2 barrels of oil back into the r»»»

Wearing traditional Palestinian dresses, the white fabric intricately embroidered in a rainbow of colors, dozens of smiling brides clutched red bouquets as they walked with their grooms past the tents and ruined buildings of Gaza City. To the tune of popular songs played from loudspeakers in a city»»»

Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the Hezbollah group on Friday, wounding 37 people as the two countries' envoys started a second day of peace talks in Washington. United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza condemned the "unacceptable" toll»»»

New York, May 15 (SANA) The UN Security Council heard a stark picture of Syria on Friday, with deputy special envoy Claudio Cordone and humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher stressing both progress toward accountability and persistent humanitarian shortages. Claudio Cordone told the Council that there is»»»

HELSINKI: No drones were confirmed in Finland’s airspace on Friday, Finnish authorities said, after an early-morning emergency alert led to jets being scrambled and air traffic suspended over Helsinki for several hours. Safety authorities issued an alert for the Uusimaa region in southern Finland, »»»

Lebanon and Israel opened a second day of talks in Washington on Friday, diplomats said, despite a new flare-up of violence with Israel striking its northern neighbor. Envoys from the two countries, which have no diplomatic relations, resumed talks at the State Department shortly after 9 am (1300 G»»»

Ukrainian rescuers carry the body of a victim after a nine-story residential building was hit by an overnight Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday. At least 24 were killed and dozens more injured. Photo by Mykola Tymchenko/EPA May 15 (UPI) -- At least 24 people are dead after Russia attacked K»»»

JEDDAH: A new documentary analyzing the importance of the discovery of the 18th-century Umluj shipwreck, just off the coastline of the Red Sea, has been unveiled. “Submerged” is a 10-minute film featuring Heritage Commission experts. It follows the first fully Saudi-led marine archaeological missio»»»

On 13 September 2017, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the “Boosting Investments in the Mediterranean” Conference organised by EIB in collabouration with MIIC, the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Dr. Sahar Nasr signed a financing agreement worth EUR 4.7 million with the »»»

Dubai: Ahead of his elevation to Kerala’s top post, chief minister-designate VD Satheesan visited the home of his late mentor and became visibly emotional, breaking down in tears. Satheesan, who is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister on May 18 following the Congress-led United Democratic Front’s l»»»

The mayor of the Canadian city of Vancouver, Ken Sim, has clarified that artificial intelligence systems are not used to make municipal decisions after remarks about digital assistants handling parts of his workload sparked debate online, local media reported. The backlash began after Sim told a te»»»

Washington’s policy on Taiwan remains unchanged and any attempt by China to break the status quo would be a “terrible mistake,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. Rubio made the remarks in an interview with NBC News on Friday, while traveling with President Donald Trump on the first state »»»

CANNES: Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi condemned Friday both the killing of civilians in US and Israeli attacks on his country and the “massacring” of protesters by the Islamic republic. Farhadi, who traveled from Tehran last week, trod a fine line when asked for his thoughts about e»»»

DUBAI; The 20th anniversary edition of Art Dubai arrived this week in a more intimate, pared-back format, yet still drew eager crowds that flowed steadily through the venue from opening hour. Collectors, curators, artists and art enthusiasts gathered in the familiar corridors of Madinat Jumeirah, w»»»

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Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s national digital platform Tawakkalna is providing Hajj-related government services in 19 languages for pilgrims and workers during the 1447H Hajj season, as part of wider efforts to improve the pilgrimage experience through advanced digital solutions. The initiative comes with»»»

Dubai: India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released Class 12 results on Wednesday for millions of students, including those in UAE-based CBSE schools, under circumstances unlike any previous year. Regional tensions stemming from the US-Israel-Iran conflict forced the cancellation of»»»

The US boasts impressive military capabilities that solidify the country’s position among the world’s military powers. This also applies to missile technology – the US maintains its status as a major global missile power, and long competed with the Soviet Union in the missile and space race. The US»»»

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TRIPOLI: Angry fans of a football ‌club in Tripoli protesting a referee decision set fire to the facade and garden of the headquarters of Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), two eyewitnesses and a local TV channel said on Thursday. The violence flared in the capital on Thursday evening, aft»»»

The Israeli warplanes launched on Friday airstrikes on the towns of Qusaybah, Mayfadoun, Shukin, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Srifa, Tayr Falsayh, Majadel, Burj Qalawiyah, Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, Dabaal, Frun, Ghandouriyah, Shabriha, Maashouq, al-Masakin, the Abbasieh junction, and al-Housh. A building near Hir»»»

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