President Donald Trump speaks to the press about the new East Wing next to the construction site at the White House on May 19. An appeals court will hear arguments today about why the project should be allowed to proceed. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo June 5 (UPI) -- A federal appeals c»»»

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN that Iran was using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States. Aoun has repeatedly sought to distance Lebanon from regional conflicts and has said decisions concerning the country's sovereignty and security must be made by the Le»»»

Iran's army said Friday it had fired "warning missiles" at two US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, forcing the vessels to leave the area, according to state media. "In continuation of operations to counter maritime misconduct and harassment, as well as the hijacking of commercial vessels and oil tan»»»

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TUNIS, June 5, 2026 (TAP) – Turning environmental awareness into genuine collective responsibility and a driver of societal transformation is the challenge the Ministry of Environment is seeking to address as part of the celebration of National and...»»»

Germany—a country that initiated two world wars—is desperately searching for a way to justify its presence in the EU, Israeli expert Simon Tsipis tells Sputnik commenting on an SPD lawmakers’ proposal to add information plaques about Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s alleged crimes at the Soviet WWII m»»»

Romanian-owned courier company Sameday is set to leave Hungary, bringing an end to its six-year presence in the country and potentially removing more than 1,000 Easybox parcel lockers from the market. The company confirmed the move after the collapse of its planned sale to Express One. The withdraw»»»

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN on Friday that the Lebanese people are fed up with the war with Israel. He said Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem does not represent the Lebanese people. "These people are not yours," Aoun told Qassem, as he accused Iran of using Lebanon as a "bargaining chip" in i»»»

Egypt will step up efforts to cut red tape to spur on local businesses and it expects to list as many as four state-owned firms on the stock exchange over the next 12 months, its Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh told Reuters. Planned reforms aim to streamline company format»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Jagoda Lazarevic and South Korean Minister of Trade Yeo Han-koo signed on Friday in Belgrade a joint statement marking the conclusion of talks on signing an intergovernmental agreement on a comprehensive economic partnership between the two»»»

The Russian president is participating in the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum for the 20th time. SPIEF has been Russia's flagship business and economic forum since 2006, attracting billions in investments annually. It's been dubbed the "Russian Davos" by some obse»»»

Further steps regarding plans to design a tunnel across the Bering Strait between Russia and the United States will become clear closer to the end of the year, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries Ki»»»

Geneva: The WHO and the African Union's public health agency launched a $518-million joint plan on Friday to tackle the Ebola outbreak causing alarm in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours. The World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said t»»»

A traffic accident is causing congestion on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road opposite Arabian Ranches in the direction of Sharjah, Dubai Police said. Motorists have been advised to expect delays in the area and exercise caution while approaching the affected stretch. Drivers are urged to reduce speed»»»

Dublin: Ireland on Friday barred Israel's national security minister and finance minister from entering the country over the war in Gaza. Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan "has instructed immigration officers to refuse entry to Itamar Ben-Gvir - Minister for National Security of Israel, and Bezalel »»»

A report by The New York Times said that relentless drone attacks by Hezbollah “exposed cracks in Israel’s defenses,” shocked the Israeli public, and triggered an urgent search for solutions within Israel’s military and political leadership. According to the NYT report, authored by Adam Rasgon and »»»

Ireland on Friday barred Israel's national security minister and finance minister from entering the country over the war in Gaza. Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan "has instructed immigration officers to refuse entry to Itamar Ben-Gvir - Minister for National Security of Israel, and Bezalel Smotrich»»»

National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Deputy Director Momchil Mavrov said in a statement on Friday that his work has always been guided by one principle: the patient and the public interest come first. "Everything else is just noise, political interpretations, and convenient suggestions," he added.»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday urged Iran to stop treating his country, where Israel and the Tehran-backed Hezbollah are at war, as a "bargaining chip" in its negotiations with Washington on the Middle East conflict. "If I may address a word to Iran, it is this: have mercy on our south, stop »»»

Vienna: Last month's drone attack on the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant was a "serious compromise of nuclear safety, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday, adding any such attack "is unacceptable, a no-go, taboo." The United Arab Emirates blamed pro-Iran militants in Ir»»»

Tunis, June 5, 2026 (TAP) – Stakeholders overseeing Tunisia’s Irrigated Agriculture Intensification Project met on Thursday to review implementation progress and discuss ways to improve the sustainability and effectiveness of investments made under...»»»

Iran's army said Friday it had fired "warning missiles" at two US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, forcing the vessels to leave the area, according to state media. "In continuation of operations to counter maritime misconduct and harassment, as well as the hijacking of commercial vessels and oil tan»»»

Turkiye’s Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek wrote on X on Friday that the Ministry will continue implementing policies aimed at achieving lasting price stability. Simsek was commenting on Turkish Statistical Institute data, which showed that the country's annual inflation in May stood at 32.61%, and t»»»

New Delhi: India’s expanding partnership with Oman offers Delhi an alternative route for crucial imports amid supply disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, experts said on Friday, as a free trade pact between the two countries went into effect earlier this week. Under the India-»»»

Doha: Qatar will play their final friendly match before the 2026 FIFA World Cup when they take on El Salvador on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The fixture represents the last opportunity for head coach Julen Lopetegui to assess his squad before the tournament gets under way»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted on Friday, June 5, 2026, at 13:10, a gathering of vehicles and soldiers belonging to the “Israeli” ene»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin is speaking to the plenary session of the 19th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2026) at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre. Alongside Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Chinese Vice-Pres»»»

Dubai: A British court has sentenced the killer of Saudi student Mohammed Al Qassim to life imprisonment, bringing to a close one of the most closely followed criminal cases involving a Saudi national in the United Kingdom. Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday ordered Chaz Corrigan, 22, to serve a min»»»

Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler Zholaman Sharshenbekov has won the Open Ulaanbaatar international ranking tournament, currently underway in Ulaanbaatar. Related news Ulaanbaatar Open: Kyrgyz wrestlers win four medals on the first day In the final bout in the 63-kilogram weight class, his opponent, Iran»»»

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has filed a formal complaint with the Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police after its post-result services portal came under a series of coordinated cyber attacks. CBSE said the portal, launched on June 2 to provide se»»»

Doha, Qatar: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced new visa suspensions and entry restrictions, as precautionary measures against the Ebola virus, effective Saturday, June 6, 2026. The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) and Federal Authority for Identity and »»»

Ukraine and Russia each exchanged 185 service personnel in the latest prisoner of war swap on Friday, officials in both countries said. Most of the Ukrainians brought back were in Russian captivity since 2022, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on X, Reuters reported. Russia also returned one civil»»»

A German court has ruled that calling Chancellor Friedrich Merz “lying Fritz” should be criminally prosecuted out of “public interest,” slapping the offender with a fine amounting to an average monthly salary, or more than €2,000 ($2,322). The case is just one of dozens of similar investigations la»»»

The Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, with a drone dropping a munition on personnel from a Russian Defense Ministry demining team. Five servicemen were injured and received the necessary medical assistance."The incident occurred during the f»»»

Bulgaria has not supplied Ukraine with naval mines, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said here on Friday. Addressing Parliament, he took a question from Ivelin Parvanov MP of Vazrazhdane about the military aid provided to Ukraine and the situation with the defence of Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. St»»»

A recap for new readers: In late May 2026, Bulgarian authorities exposed a complex of 104 buildings constructed without permits in the Baba Alino locality near Varna, on land registered as forest inside a Natura 2000 zone. The investor was Ukrainian businessman Oleg Nevzorov, owner of KYB Corporati»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said in Montenegro that the European Commission’s move toward an excessive deficit procedure represents a clear judgment on previous governments that aimed to maintain the 3% deficit target through what he described as “budget gymnastics.” Speaking to reporters during the»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev rejected claims that Bulgaria had manipulated data in order to qualify for eurozone membership, telling lawmakers during a parliamentary question session that there had been no falsification of information, only what he described as “accounting»»»

Lagos: Nigeria said Friday, June 5, 2026, it planned to repatriate more than 1,000 of its nationals from South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions rise in the country, long a destination for documented and undocumented African workers. The move by Abuja comes after Ghana recently repatriated hundreds»»»

Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased crude processing capacity to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), exceeding its official nameplate capacity of 650,000 bpd, according to company executives. The refinery, Africa’s largest, said on Thursday (June 4) the achievement was confirmed during a »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pressed Nato allies to accelerate deliveries of Patriot missile interceptors, as Ukraine’s stocks start to run dangerously low, warning that funding alone will not solve growing shortages as Russia intensifies its missile campaign against Ukrainian cities. Sp»»»

At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said. The victims, all Nigeriens, were returning home from a religious festival in Mali when the truck stopped running more than 80 kilometers (49 miles) we»»»

Dubai: A touching Instagram post featuring two pilot brothers and their mother has gone viral, winning praise for its emotional depiction of family pride and aviation life. The post, shared by Instagram users @captain_akshat and @supersayajingotu, captures a unique family moment where a mother trav»»»

Instant POA LLC and One Point Legal Services LLC have signed a strategic collaboration agreement aimed at expanding access to power of attorney (POA), notary, document attestation and legal support services across the UAE. The agreement is designed to streamline legal and administrative processes f»»»

Arab Finance: PARAGON | ADEER has taken part in the largest economic platform aimed at promoting investment opportunities and strategic partnerships in the Egyptian market, organized by Nile Property Expo and the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA), as per an emailed press release. Taking »»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev and Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Turchin, who arrived in the country on an official visit, held a bilateral meeting. The Cabinet Chairman noted that his colleague’s visit will be an important step in furthe»»»

Today, June 5, in Bishkek, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin, who arrived in the country on an official visit. The head of state noted that Alexander Turchin’s visit is an important confirmation of the progressive development of Kyrgyzstan — »»»

U.N. peacekeepers and Lebanese troops were seen Friday at an entrance of the village of Dibbine, near the town of Marjayoun, after Israeli forces withdrew following intense clashes with Hezbollah fighters. The ceasefire agreement calls for Lebanon's armed forces to take control of security zones in»»»

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday proposing they jumpstart 'direct negotiations' to end the war by fixing a date to meet face-to-face. File photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo June 5 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cha»»»

June 4 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in New York were summoned to a marsh where a coyote had wandered into the 4-foot-deep mud and become stuck. The Strong Island Animal Rescue League said rescuer Frankie Floridia responded to a call for assistance from police in St. James, Long Island. Floridia worked »»»