The US-Israeli war on Iran has already been “terminated,” and the Trump administration believes it does not need an extension from Congress to continue the fighting, the Associated Press has reported, citing sources. The report comes as a deadline mandated by the 1973 War Powers Act rapidly approac»»»

A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was Saturday released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported in a barge, a member of a rescue mission said. Dubbed "Timmy" by the German media, the whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank o»»»

China's railway network transported 24.8 million passengers on May 1, setting a new single-day record, according to data from the China State Railway Group. A report ‌on Saturday ‌in the official ‌Xinhua ⁠news agency said the ⁠national railway system is also expected to transport 19.7 million passe»»»

Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday, the industry's first casualty linked to the Iran war, after failing to secure creditor support for a US government bailout plan. The collapse of the first carrier due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old I»»»

US President Donald Trump has announced 25% tariffs on EU-made cars and trucks, accusing the bloc of breaching a trade deal reached last summer but yet to be fully ratified by EU lawmakers. The move constitutes a 10% hike from current 15% levies on the automotive industry. Announcing the decision, »»»

A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump has agreed to a merger with a mining group that secured up to $1.6 billion from the US government in 2025 to facilitate the extraction of tungsten in Kazakhstan, the Financial Times has reported. The agreement between Skyline Builders group,»»»

In a new escalation of Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, several areas in the Nabatieh district have witnessed a series of airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting populated towns and villages, resulting in casualties and widespread property damage. Three civilians were martyred in an Israeli»»»

TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was “likely,” hours after President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, state med»»»

TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was “likely,” hours after President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, state med»»»

A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was "likely", hours after President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, state media repor»»»

Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks. "Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favor of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's Miza»»»

TORONTO: RJ Barrett delivered when it mattered most, hitting a dramatic 29-foot three-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 112-110 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers and force a decisive Game 7 in their first-round NBA playoff series. Barrett’s shot boun»»»

A spill of hazardous plant protection products has been discovered during an ongoing official inspection by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) at the warehouses of a large agricultural holding in the northern village of Vardim, near Svishtov (on the Danube). A few days ago, huge quantities of »»»

For the first time in decades, a radio-collared endangered Mexican wolf crossed from the US into Mexico last week in New Mexico, a federal official said on Friday, but environmental groups warn the animal may never return due to US border wall construction. The male wolf crossed into Chihuahua, Mex»»»

Washington: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the latest rift in transatlantic ties over the Mideast war. The move came as US President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on cars and»»»

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump said Friday that he will hike US tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union next week, charging that the bloc is not complying with an earlier trade deal. The pact, which was struck last summer, had capped the US tariff on EU autos and parts»»»

Exports of liquefied natural gas from Canada’s LNG Canada plant topped 1 million metric tons in April, setting a monthly record, according to LSEG data. LNG Canada is the country’s first major LNG export facility and the first on North America’s West Coast, giving it direct access to Asia, the worl»»»

Dubai: Southeast Asian nations have agreed to keep trade flowing and avoid export restrictions as they mount a coordinated response to mounting economic pressures linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Meeting under the Philippines’ chairmanship, economic ministers from the Association »»»

Audiobook giant Audible opened what it billed as the first "bookless bookstore" in New York on Friday as industry statistics show more American consumers embracing the format. There is no rustle of pages or stacks of best-selling novels at the pop-up store opened by the Amazon subsidiary on the Low»»»

In a workshop in Turin -- the historic home of Italian carmaker Fiat -- vintage 500 models are getting a makeover with electric engines. Classic Fiat 500s, made between 1957 and 1975, are being brought "into the 21st century", said Giovanni Gentile, owner of Officine Gentile. Outside the workshop, »»»

Separatists in Alberta are preparing to submit a petition on Monday that they say has enough signatures to force a referendum on independence for the oil-rich Canadian province. Polls indicate the pro-independence camp remains a minority among Alberta's five million people, but has hit a historic h»»»

Iraq’s ruling Coordination Framework has been on an intriguing journey that started with the United States’ adamant rejection of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki being appointed to head a new government and that ended with President Donald Trump personally congratulating Ali al-Zaidi on his ap»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: 3 martyrs in Israeli raid targeted a house in the town of Louaizeh in southern Lebanon at dawn today 02-05-2026 09:»»»

The results of the April 12 parliamentary election have become final after the Supreme Court rejected two legal remedies submitted against the decision establishing the national party-list results on Friday. The individual constituency results of the April 12 election became final everywhere by Wed»»»

Despite being silenced in the West and blotted out of history in Ukraine, the Odessa Trade Union massacre of May 2, 2014, remains a festering wound. How did the tragedy unfold? On February 21, 2014, then-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and the Western-backed opposition signed a political deal»»»

New York: Audiobook giant Audible opened what it billed as the first "bookless bookstore" in New York on Friday as industry statistics show more American consumers embracing the format. There is no rustle of pages or stacks of best-selling novels at the pop-up store opened by the Amazon subsidiary »»»

On May 2, 2004, Nigerian Christian militants attacked the Muslim town of Yelwa with firearms and machetes in reprisal for an attack in February 2004. 1 of 5 | A Nigerian Muslim woman and her husband assess the damage to their home in the town of Yelwa, Friday on May 7, 2004. On May 2, Nigerian Chri»»»

New York: Audiobook giant Audible opened what it billed as the first "bookless bookstore" in New York on Friday as industry statistics show more American consumers embracing the format. There is no rustle of pages or stacks of best-selling novels at the pop-up store opened by the Amazon subsidiary »»»

Contacts and meetings between the Hamas movement, other Palestinian factions, head of the Board of Peace Nickolay Mladenov and mediators are ongoing in Cairo to reach a ceasefire agreement following the factions’ positive response to the latest proposal. Palestinian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat tha»»»

Turin, Italy: In a workshop in Turin -- the historic home of Italian carmaker Fiat -- vintage 500 models are getting a makeover with electric engines. Classic Fiat 500s, made between 1957 and 1975, are being brought "into the 21st century", said Giovanni Gentile, owner of Officine Gentile. Outside »»»

The President of Kyrgyzstan signed the law on exchange of credit information. According to the document, credit histories will no longer include information about the subject of the credit information’s obligations to pay a sum of money if more than: Furthermore, credit bureaus are required to ensu»»»

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday broadening US sanctions against the Cuban government, two White House officials told Reuters, as he seeks to put more pressure on Havana after ousting Venezuela's leader. The fresh sanctions target people, entities and affiliates that su»»»

Washington: Iran and its allies have damaged at least 16 US military sites across eight Middle Eastern countries during the US-Israeli war with Iran starting on February 28, rendering some of those positions virtually unusable, a CNN investigation has found. The damaged facilities constitute the ma»»»

Dubai: A community-driven initiative in Dubai is set to support around 1,500 beneficiaries this weekend through a “Gift It Forward” drive, bringing together organisations and volunteers in a coordinated effort to assist low-income families and mothers within the community. The programme is set to t»»»

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the latest rift in transatlantic ties over the Middle East war. The move came as US President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on cars and trucks »»»

WASHINGTON: President ‌Donald Trump said on Friday the US Navy was acting “like pirates” in carrying out Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ​ports during the US and Israel’s war against Iran. Trump made the comments while describing the seizure by US forces of a ship a few days ago. “We took ov»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel’s army had issued an evacuation order despite a ceasefire. The strikes in Habboush killed eight people, including a child and two women, and wounded 21 others, th»»»

Iran delivered its new proposal for US talks to Pakistani negotiators, Iranian state media reported Friday. While details of the proposal have not yet been released, President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with Iran's latest offer, but negotiations were taking place by phone. Follow our »»»

In many respects, US President Donald Trump has much in common with the British monarch, King Charles III. Both men were born in the 1940s into families that enjoyed wealth and privilege, and both, for different reasons, waited for decades before achieving their ultimate goal of becoming heads of s»»»

The West has launched a “large-scale information campaign” to discredit Russia’s Rosatom and hinder its plans to construct nuclear power plants in “fraternal” countries of Central Asia, according to a Russian Security Council official. »»»

Emerging Europe is facing a fresh geopolitical shock linked to tensions involving Iran, but the impact is unlikely to match the severity of the 2022 crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) said. »»»

The West has launched a “large-scale information campaign” to discredit Russia’s Rosatom and hinder its plans to construct nuclear power plants in “fraternal” countries of Central Asia, according to a Russian Security Council official. »»»

Kazakhstan has emerged as Central Asia’s leading market for green and sustainable bonds, while there is strong potential in other countries in the region, according to Manas Gizhduaniyev, chief executive of the AIFC Green Finance Centre (GFC). »»»

Kazakhstan has emerged as Central Asia’s leading market for green and sustainable bonds, while there is strong potential in other countries in the region, according to Manas Gizhduaniyev, chief executive of the AIFC Green Finance Centre (GFC). »»»

The West has launched a “large-scale information campaign” to discredit Russia’s Rosatom and hinder its plans to construct nuclear power plants in “fraternal” countries of Central Asia, according to a Russian Security Council official. »»»

Kazakhstan has emerged as Central Asia’s leading market for green and sustainable bonds, while there is strong potential in other countries in the region, according to Manas Gizhduaniyev, chief executive of the AIFC Green Finance Centre (GFC). »»»

The West has launched a “large-scale information campaign” to discredit Russia’s Rosatom and hinder its plans to construct nuclear power plants in “fraternal” countries of Central Asia, according to a Russian Security Council official. »»»

The West has launched a “large-scale information campaign” to discredit Russia’s Rosatom and hinder its plans to construct nuclear power plants in “fraternal” countries of Central Asia, according to a Russian Security Council official. »»»

China's ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday that there was a need to revisit the UN Security Council's decision to end the mandate of a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon at the end of this year. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, patrols Lebanon's »»»

Lebanon's health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel's army had issued an evacuation order despite a ceasefire. The strikes in Habboush killed eight people, including a child and two women, and wounded 21 others, the minist»»»