Dubai: Dubai Police have warned residents against falling victim to fake travel and tourism offers circulating online, particularly during the holiday and summer vacation season when fraud cases tend to rise. The warning was issued as part of the ongoing “Be Aware of Fraud” campaign led by the Anti»»»

The head of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Kyrgyzstan, Zhumgalbek Shabdanbekov, held a meeting with domestic mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters. He also serves as the President of the National MMA Association. According to the SCNS press service, Shabdanbekov expressed gratitude»»»

CANNES: Leila Marrakchi’s “Strawberries” marks the Moroccan filmmaker’s return to the Cannes Film Festival, 21 years after “Marock” premiered in the Un Certain Regard section in 2005. Marrakchi returns to the very same section with a markedly different cinematic gaze, shaped by questions of displac»»»

CAPE TOWN: The mental well-being of three elephants in a zoo in South Africa is the subject of an unusual court case, with animal welfare groups saying they are depressed and should be moved to a larger conservation park where they can be happy. The case this week will ask a South African court to »»»

In a current context which is defined by inflation, volatility, and increasingly delayed investment decisions, the balance between saving and investing is being fundamentally reassessed. In this exclusive interview, Răzvan Brasla, CEO of Cloud9, outlines why passive saving is no longer a neutral st»»»

NATO should strike Russia’s Kaliningrad to make a point to Moscow, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys has said. Kaliningrad Region is a Russian exclave of over a million people, which sits on the Baltic Sea coast and borders NATO member-states Lithuania to the north and Poland to the south»»»

Dubai: OutdoorAdvertisingUAE.com, operated by EDS FZCO, one of the UAE’s leading outdoor and out-of-home (OOH) advertising companies, has officially launched its new “Green Advertising” initiative in Dubai and across the UAE. The initiative introduces a new generation of sustainable outdoor adverti»»»

An intensified spring vaccination campaign for farm animals against infectious diseases is underway in Kyrgyzstan. For these purposes, 1 million doses of vaccines were delivered from the Russian Federation and fully distributed across all regions of the country, the Ministry of Agriculture reported»»»

An ​explosive device planted inside ‌a car ‌detonated ​near ‌the ⁠front ​gate of ⁠an armament ⁠management centre ‌in ‌Syria's ​capital ‌Damascus on ‌Tuesday, a ‌Syrian military source told ⁠Reuters.»»»

BANGKOK: Thailand is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals, officials said on Tuesday.Tourism is vital to the Southeast Asian nation’s economy, but foreign arrivals are yet to return to their»»»

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court sentenced a man to death on Tuesday for murdering a teenage influencer last year after she had repeatedly rejected his advances. Sana Yousaf’s murder in June drew nationwide condemnation and reignited debate over women’s safety, after some online comments — alongside co»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has stated that there is "increased American involvement in the efforts to solidify the ceasefire." Asked about the reported idea of ​​reciprocity in security measures -- an Israeli withdrawal from the south followed by the Lebanese Army taking control of the areas vacate»»»

Cuba’s leadership warned Monday of a “bloodbath” in the event of a US attack, as Washington imposed new sanctions on the country’s intelligence agency and senior officials. The escalation comes amid reports of heightened military tensions and claims of Cuban drone acquisitions from Russia and Iran.»»»

Violent protests demanding Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz to resign intensified in La Paz on Monday, with riot police clashing with demonstrators, government offices looted and mounting anger over a deepening economic crisis gripping the Andean nation. Bolivian protests calling for center-right Pre»»»

The world's richest man Elon Musk lost his blockbuster lawsuit against artificial intelligence giant OpenAI on Monday, with a federal jury finding that the tycoon had waited too long to bring his case forward. The trial saw some of the most powerful figures in Silicon Valley go head-to-head with th»»»

Brazilian football superstar is back on the world stage. His country's all-time leading goalscorer, he earned a dramatic recall to Brazil's World Cup squad, returning to the national team after nearly three years away. The 34-year-old will headline Carlo Ancelotti's roster as Brazil chases a record»»»

Cuba's president has warned of retaliation in case of an attack from the United States, as the island "has a legitimate right to defend itself against a military attack". This comes amid rising tension between the two countries after Trump alluded to taking over the island and imposed additional sa»»»

Honduran ex-president controversially pardoned by Trump speaks to BBC 16 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleWill GrantBBC's Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent Juan Orlando Hernández: Case was a 'witch-hunt' and different from Nicolás Maduro's Just a month before US elite troo»»»

Late on May 18, Donald Trump said he had called of strikes on Iran following advice from Gulf countries. This comes amid stalled talks between the US and Iran, with neither party willing to compromise on their demands. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani looks at where the talks stand, and where the G»»»

Tehran warned on Tuesday it would "open new fronts" against the United States if it resumes attacks on the country amid reports that US President Donald Trump is considering resuming military operations in Iran as negotiations stall. “If the enemy is foolish enough to fall into the Zionist trap aga»»»

Dubai: South African-based Pam Golding Properties has expanded its international footprint with the launch of a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, further strengthening its position in the global luxury residential property market. Strategically located in Dubai Internet City’s Business Cen»»»

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enter a conference room at a hotel in Andong on Tuesday for a joint press announcement after their meeting. Photo by Yonhap SEOUL, May 19 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister San»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anne Moore, Professor of Biochemistry at University College Cork. She is warning about the seriousness of the latest Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain. While tests and vaccines exist for the Zaire strain, Professor Moore says “we don’t yet hav»»»

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen sharply to at least 131 from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said, as the World Health Organization on Tuesday is set to host an emergency committee meeting.  The toll from the Ebola out»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the Africa-France summit in Nairobi, Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa, said "we [in Africa] need to fix our problems ourselves" as Western aid cuts bite, calling on the continent's private sector to step up and in»»»