New York: The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), is participating in the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), currently taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and bringing together representatives from member states, ci»»»

Taiwan's parliament on Friday approved a $25 billion defense spending bill that opposition lawmakers say will be used for US weapons, following months of political wrangling. The result was announced by the parliamentary speaker after a final vote on the bill, which falls well short of the governme»»»

Gold rose on Friday and was headed for a weekly gain on easing fears of inflation and higher interest rates, as investors remained optimistic about a US-Iran peace deal despite renewed hostilities. Spot gold was up 0.85% at $4,709.06 per ounce, as of 0739 GMT. Bullion has gained 2% so far this week»»»

A 20-year-old agricultural worker from Nepal, living in western Greece’s Ilia region, died from leptospirosis. The death, pronounced Wednesday at the University General Hospital of Patras in Rio, has renewed scrutiny over living conditions for migrant farm workers. Local media reported that six oth»»»

Bulgaria's Parliament voted 124-70 with 36 abstentions to elect Rumen Radev of Progressive Bulgaria as Prime Minister. The 124 votes in favour came from Progressive Bulgaria. Voting against the Cabinet were 21 MPs of Movement for Rights and Freedoms, 21 MPs of Democratic Bulgaria, 16 MPs of Continu»»»

Friday's media coverage is dominated by the formation of the Rumen Radev government, budget and prices, and the political disputes around the new cabinet’s first priorities. POLITICS Trud writes that President Iliana Iotova handed the first government-forming mandate to Progressive Bulgaria’s PM-de»»»

The ministers in the Rumen Radev Government must begin their work by conducting a thorough analysis of the situation they are inheriting and the reality they face, President Iliana Iotova commented on Friday after the members of the regular cabinet were sworn in. This would allow them to take not o»»»

National Park Service officials said Thursday that a body had been found in the search for a missing hiker in Glacier National Park. Lake McDonald, pictured, is the largest lake within the Montana park. File Photo by skeeze/Pixabay May 8 (UPI) -- Search-and-rescue crews scouring a Montana national »»»

Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a delegation from the National Defence College, headed by Major General Saeed Salmeen Al Alawi, Commandant of the National Defence College. Sheikh Abdullah congratulated the National Defe»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has rejected any attempt to impose transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as Arab states and the United States intensified diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to safeguard freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most strategically vital waterways. »»»

ISLAMABAD: More than 48,000 Pakistani pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Pakistani religious affairs ministry said on Friday. Saudi Arabia hosts millions of Muslims annually for Hajj, one of Islam’s five pillars that must be performed at least once by ever»»»

Three hikers -- two Singaporeans and a local -- died in an eruption Friday of Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano where they found themselves in a no-go zone, officials said. The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into the air, with no towns of villages near»»»

Medellín, Colombia: A Copa Libertadores match between hosts Independiente Medellin of Colombia and defending champions Flamengo of Brazil was abandoned Thursday after home fans set off flares and lit fires in the stands. In just the latest instance of serious crowd trouble in South American footbal»»»

Italian company Eni completed the drilling of the third gas well at its giant offshore Zohr gas field in Egypt. The initial estimations of the third deepwater well are larger than the first and the second, with estimated reserves of 30tn cubic feet. A senior official from Eni told Daily News Egypt »»»

RIYADH: On the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Washington, D.C., Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef held a multilateral meeting with senior executives from US firms DCVC and Tidal Metals to discuss cooperation opportunities in the mi»»»

The Vazrazhdane parliamentary group will not support the Rumen Radev cabinet because of ideological differences, Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said in Parliament on Friday. He spoke during a debate on the cabinet line-up proposed by Progressive Bulgaria. "We want Bulgaria to be a sovereign and i»»»

Dubai: Oil prices held above $100 a barrel on Friday, even as Brent headed for a deep weekly loss, with traders weighing President Donald Trump’s claim that the Iran ceasefire remains in place against fresh military clashes in the Strait of Hormuz. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques»»»

In this photo released Friday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspects a munitions factory where a new 155mm self-propelled gun-howitzer system is being produced. It will be deployed at the southern border this year, state media said. Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, May 8 (UPI) -- North Korea plans t»»»

By 4 May, the Ministry of Social Affairs had documented the displacement of over 1.1 million individuals, including 124,231 people in 625 shelters. Active hostilities continued in several areas in the south of Lebanon, despite the ceasefire. Following the three-week extension of the ceasefire annou»»»

Jakarta: Three hikers, including two foreigners, died and 10 were missing after Mount Dukono on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted Friday, spewing an ash cloud about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) into the air, a local police chief said. "There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident o»»»

DUBAI: Videos posted online by Israeli soldiers inside bomb-damaged homes and villages in southern Lebanon are drawing growing condemnation, reviving memories of similar footage that surfaced during Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza. The clips, many apparently filmed and uploaded by the soldiers themselves, s»»»

LONDON: David Attenborough said he had been “completely overwhelmed” by birthday greetings as he turned 100 on Friday in a worldwide outpouring of affection for the British ​wildlife broadcaster after decades of trailblazing work. After more than 70 years of film-making, Attenborough’s instantly re»»»

ROME: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is opening his second day of fence-mending meetings Friday with talks scheduled with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in a bid to ease tensions over the war with Iran. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, his complaints about Europe’s unwillingness to help the US »»»

Paris will return its ambassador to Algeria and send a senior envoy to ceremonies marking a colonial-era massacre in its former colony to improve frayed relations, the French presidency said on Friday. Ties between France and Algeria have been fraught since 2024, when Paris officially backed Morocc»»»

"We will not back the proposed cabinet but I still wish them success in the uphill task to eliminate the systematic prerequisites for the political crisis that brought them to power," Democratic Bulgaria Deputy Floor Leader Bozhidar Bozhanov said here on Friday, addressing a plenary debate on a cab»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, is participating in the World Hand Hygiene Day 2026 campaign, held for the eighteenth year under the global initiative “Save Lives: Clean Your Hands.” The campaign aims to reinforce hand hy»»»

Skopje, 6 May 2026 (MIA) - The prices of catering services in April 2026, compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 2.8%, the State Statistical Office data show. The prices of catering services in April 2026 increased by 0.6% compared to the previous month. The prices of caterin»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Protection and Social Rehabilitation Centre (Aman), one of the centres under the Qatar Foundation for Social Work, has concluded a series of awareness activities organised in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation and the Primary Health Care Corporation. The initiative was co»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), a member of Qatar Foundation, in partnership with TotalEnergies, has marked the start of the QSTP , TotalEnergies WaterTech Accelerator. The programme brings together a global community of founders working on innovative solutions across the water»»»

Consultative sessions on the National Human Rights Action Plan (2026-2030), organised by the committee tasked with preparing the plan, continued yesterday under the chairmanship of Minister of State for International Cooperation H E Dr. Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad. The session, which forms»»»

Any agreement between the United States and Iran can also help lower tensions in Lebanon, where a separate truce was under renewed strain after an Israeli strike on southern Beirut killed a commander from militant group Hezbollah on Wednesday. But recent violence threatens to unravel the fragile tr»»»

London: Britain’s ruling Labour Party suffered losses in local polls Friday, according to early results, as Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK made clear gains. The ballot is the biggest electoral test for beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer, less than two years since he ousted the Conse»»»

Manila: Authorities here are ramping up a nationwide crackdown on illegal "text blasters" — high-powered GSM devices — now peddled on Facebook Marketplace and online store Shopee by ex-workers from shuttered offshore gaming operations. While centralised scam hubs have declined, the Philippine Natio»»»

In a move to invigorate the entrepreneurial spirit and ease the financial burdens faced by small businesses and freelancers, the Egyptian government has unveiled a sweeping series of tax reforms. Announced by Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk during the Digital Payments, Financial Inclusion, and Digi»»»

Konstantin Prodanov MP of Progressive Bulgaria Friday said the cabinet line-up proposed by Progressive Bulgaria prime minister-designate Rumen Radev on Thursday “is not simply a list of names, but a pragmatic, capable, and well-prepared team with the expertise to guide Bulgaria through today’s glob»»»

Doha, Qatar: With changing seasons and fluctuating weather conditions, along with the spread of dust in our homes and workplaces, many people experience bothersome symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, and itchy eyes. These symptoms are not merely a passing “cold”; they are often signs of allergic»»»

Abu Dhabi: Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, said the UAE had demonstrated a high level of readiness and strong national cohesion despite regional and global challenges, stressing that the country is determined to continue its path towards further progress and pros»»»

PARIS: Paris will return its ambassador to Algeria and send a senior envoy to ceremonies marking a colonial-era massacre in its former colony to improve frayed relations, the French presidency said on Friday. A deputy minister of the armed forces, Alice Rufo, will on Friday attend ceremonies markin»»»

The U.S. military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets in response, although Tehran charged that it was Washington that had initiated the exchange of fire. The latest violence threatens to unravel a fragile truce in effect since April 8 that brought an end to weeks of U.S.-Israel»»»

Beirut, May 8 (SANA) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is preparing to visit Syria with a ministerial delegation to discuss expanding cooperation between the two countries, Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said Thursday. Speaking after a Lebanese cabinet session, Morcos said Salam would »»»

The body of a man was found inside a burning passenger car early Friday near the Domokos railway station in central Greece. Firefighters discovered the remains while extinguishing the vehicle fire in the municipality of Domokos in the Fthiotida region. Seven firefighters with three fire engines res»»»

Dubai: Emirates has unveiled a new Airbus A380 livery featuring a giant UAE flag stretched across the fuselage of the aircraft, expanding the airline’s long-running use of national imagery on its fleet. The design, introduced on aircraft A6-EVG, extends the airline’s existing UAE flag tail artwork »»»

Podgorica: Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, met with President of the Senate, Faisal Akef Al Fayez, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Mazen Qadi, on the sidelines of the first Summit of Speakers of Parliaments and Presiden»»»

Mount Dukono in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted Friday morning, killing at least three people, officials said. Photo courtesy of MAGMA Indonesia/X May 8 (UPI) -- At least three people were reported dead and several others injured after Indonesia's Mount Dukono erupted Friday morning, acco»»»

Doha: The Centre for Empowerment and Elderly Care (Ehsan), affiliated with the Qatar Social Work Foundation, has launched the ninth edition of its Scientific Research and Innovation Competition. The initiative is organised in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Q»»»

Doha, Qatar: In a continued drive to foster a robust culture of security and safety within government workplaces, the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB) recently organised a specialised workshop titled “Evacuation Procedures for Facilities and Occupational Safety and Health Stand»»»

THE PENINSULA DOHA: The Endowment Studies Center at the General Directorate of Endowments, under the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, has released the seventh issue of its peer-reviewed international scientific journal “Waqf”, reinforcing its role as a leading knowledge platform in the fields»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) at Qatar Chamber recently concluded the second edition of the 'Qualification and Preparation of Arbitrators Programme' in 2026, held in cooperation with Qatar University’s Centre for Continuing Education. The progr»»»

DUBAI: The latest addition to Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning luxury hospitality industry is Amansamar, a resort set in the dramatic landscape of Wadi Safar in Diriyah. Amansamar was designed by Denniston — a firm led by renowned Belgian architect Jean-Michel Gathy — to reflect a contemporary interpretat»»»

LONDON: Partial results Friday from local elections in England showed big losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform UK The votes are being widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted since he was »»»